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Bits and Pieces

July 17, 1992

Local

Take your date to the Summer Prom. On Friday, August 21, relive those fond memories of the prom night you wished you could have. The Cleveland Pride Committee and U4ia are sponsoring a "Stars in Your Eyes Prom Night and Fashion Show" starting at 9:00 p.m. at the club, 10630 Berea Road. Tickets are available in advance for $6.00 per person, $10 per couple at U4ia and by mail (P.O. Box 91031, Cleveland OH 44101). Higher ticket prices at the door. Dis is formal; discount tuxedos rentals are available, call 631-4962 for info. Open that hope chest, dust off that gown and get a date to whisk you into the spotlight. Black, white and lavender are the appropriate colors.

Ohio media watchdog group forms. A state-wide chapter of the national organization Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has begun organizing efforts to establish an effective media-watch program in Ohio.

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is a diverse group dedicated to confronting public expression of homophobia or heterosexism, and to promoting the fullest possible understanding of the breadth and diversity of our lives. GLAAD evolved from a local, grassroots effort into a nationwide network with chapters in several major U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Baltimore, New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and now in Ohio. Anyone interested should call Organizing Chairman Stephen Moore at 216-535-6911.

1940s Brunch Fashion Show and Silent Auction will benefit the AIDS Housing Council of Cleveland. Have Sunday brunch in the Grand Ballroom of Stouffer's Tower City Plaza Hotel on Public Square. Sunday, September 27, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Limited reserved seating available, donation is $30.00 per person. Call 252-0159 for information, to volunteer, or to donate items to the silent auction.

Back issues of High Gear needed. The Western Reserve Historical Society, which is curating Cleveland's gay archives, is missing several issues of High Gear and needs them to complete the collection. If you have any issues numbered 2 through 5 (October, 1974 through January, 1975) or number 7 (March, 1975), please contact John Grabowski at 721-5722. The newspapers are bug microfilmed and made available to those studying gay history and culture.

Kent student group changes name. As is widely known, the Kent Gay-Lesbian Foundation (KGLF) has been in continuous existence for over 21 years. During these years, the organization has gone through various changes. The latest of these is a change in the name.

In an April 2 vote, the active members of the KGLF voted to change the name of the organization to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Union-Kent, or LGBU-Kent. There are various reasons for this renaming; however, the first and foremost reason is to make the organization more inclusive of Kent's bisexual community. LGBU-Kent thanks you for your support in the past and hopes to work with you in the future.

You Are Invited

to the

Third Annual Garden Party

Sunday, July 26, 1992

At the historic Koncar/Grandon home and gardens

Major Benefit for the

Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center

Scheduled Events:

11:30 am 12:00 noon

12:30 pm

1:30 pm

Special Reception for Patrons

Light Refreshments and Silent Auction Buffet Lunch

LIVE AUCTION

Auction items expected this year:

• Antiques

• Film Festival Passes • Recordings

• Dinner Theatre Packages Concert Tickets

• Original Cleveland Art • Vacation Packages Catered Dinner Parties

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Reservations only as space is limited.

Please respond by July 17 to allow time for your reservation to reach us.

For tickets and information, please contact: The Center, P.O. Box 6177, Cleveland, OH 44101 216522-1999

OSU alums form group. Gay and Lesbian alumni/ae of The Ohio State University (OSU) can receive an alumni/ae newsletter by contacting editor Craig W. Mercer, c/o Buckeye GALA, Contract Station #12, Box #561, 930 Monaco, Denver, CO 224-1665.

The quarterly publication continues the tradition begun by Bryan Knedler in September 1987, containing updates on OSU gay and lesbian activities, and providing a forwn for alumni/ae to keep in touch with each other.

National

Creating Change Conference speakers selected. Seven plenary speakers have been picked for the fifth annual Creating Change Conference of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, slated this year for November 13 through 15 in Los Angeles. The conference is the country's largest skills-building conference for gay and lesbian political activists and organizations, attracting over 1,000 participants last year. The opening address will be given jointly by John Preston and Margaret Cerullo. Preston was co-founder of the first gay and lesbian community center in the U.S. and former editor of the Advocate. Cerullo is a professor of sociology and feminist studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Limited scholarship assistance is offered to low-income activists who wish to attend. For more information contact Catherine Carter, conference coordinator, NGLTF, 1734 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009-4309. 202-332-6483.

Any Marquette alums? MGALA, an association of graduates from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has formed and is now looking for new members. For further information, please contact MGALA at P.O. Box 92722, Milwaukee, WI, 53202 or call the information line at 414-256-1347. All correspondence is held in confidence.

The search is on for gay athletes--full event triathletes and swimmers, bikers and runners for relay teams--to compete together in the Chicago Sun-Times Triathlon this August 23. 1984 Olympic gold medalist Bruce Hayes, a gay athlete on the forefront of the Gay Games movement, will lead the fastest relay team in an attempt to win the relay portion of the event. The Smelts, "Chicago's (mostly) gay and lesbian swim team," pull together triathletes and relay participants from Chicago and throughout North America for this event. Members of the Front Runners Chicago running club and Windy City Cycling Club assist in organizing the event also. In addition to establishing relay teams, the organizers provide social events and arrange housing for out-of-town triathletes during the triathlon weekend, August 21-23. The event will be the largest national gathering of gay triathletes in 1992.

For more information and registration forms, contact Bill Toepper at 312-2815184, or Karla Shelton at 312-338-7317.

Eighth annual outdoor jamboree. The Baltimore Adventurers will host the eighth International Gay and Lesbian Outdoor Organization's annual jamboree, at the Ramblewood Campground near Darlington, Maryland, from September 10 to 13. The event features a wide variety of organized outdoor activities, such as hiking, caving, rock climbing, canoeing, sailing, and biking. Cost per person is $145 for dormitory lodging, $170 for semi-private cabin. Anyone interested may write the Baltimore Adventurers, P.O. Box 33406, Baltimore MD 21218, 410-243-6442. Deposits are required prior to August 15 and spaces are filled on a first come, first served basis.

P-FLAG International Convention. The 11th annual Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) international convention, titled "Love in Action--Joy in Diversity," will be held in Seattle over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. The event, designed to bring together 350 participants from around the world, is open to anyone. Registration fee is $150 per person before August 1 and $165 after that date. For more information on the PFLAG convention, or to obtain a registration packet, contact Ardyce Fish, 7737-14th S.W., Seattle, WA 98106, call 206-763-4575,

Positive image gay videos sought. The Out in Video Narrative Project is looking for short lesbian and gay dramatic videos for exhibition and distribution. Producers are invited to send a stamped, self-addressed envelope for guidelines to: Out in Video Narrative Project, Box 14051, San Francisco, CA 94114.

Out in Video is a quarterly newsletter featuring news and reviews about the latest video releases of interest to the lesbian-gay professional quality which provides true community, with an emphasis on work of and positive images of our people. To subscribe, send name, address and a check or money order for $10. in US funds to: Out in Video, Persona Press, Box 14022, San Francisco, CA 94114. Allow four weeks for processing.

AIDS study published by ACLU. In a newly-published study funded by the Ford Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union's AIDS Project drew a stark picture of HIV disease in the United States in the 1990's, warning of the growth of a twotiered health care system and mounting pressure for punishing people with AIDS. The warnings are contained in AIDS Agenda: Emerging Issues Civil Rights--the first comprehensive examination of the policy implications of HIV disease in the 1990's. Published by the New York Press (New York), the study also focuses attention on the growing populations of women, adolescents and parents infected with HIV.

The study recommends that HIV infection not be used as a factor in custody and visitation decisions, that modifications be made in the guardianship system to address the needs of HIV-infected single mothers, and that laws provide clear authority for voluntary adolescent testing and treatment without the mandatory parental consent and notification requirements that would deter teenagers from being tested.

Want to start a "Prime Timers"

group? Until August, 1987, little had been done to bring together, in a social situation. older men with homosexual interests. All that changed with "Prime Timers." Starting in Boston, Woody Baldwin founded an organization that is dedicated to making life just as exciting for middle-aged and older gays as it is for the younger ones. There are now eleven chapters in the United States and Canada with others soon to be formed. Activities may include dining out or pot luck dinners, theater outings, discussion groups, bowling, card games, sexually-oriented parties, trips picnics, camping, monthly meetings and newsletters. Privacy and anonymity are studiously protected to the extent the member wishes. Dues are kept as low as possible, usually $15 to $20 annually. Prime Timers is looking for persons to start new chapters; call 512-282-2861 or write to Prime Timers International, P.O. Box 436, Manchaca, TX 78652. They have prepared a manual to ease the start-up process.

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Women's Motorcycle Festival ‘92. Wells College, located along the eastern shores of Cayuga Lake in central New York, will be the site of Women's Motor-

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