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Ohio Supreme Court justice to speak at lesbian-gay bar dinner

by Doreen Cudnik

For the first time in the history of Ohio, the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, Thomas J. Moyer, will be delivering the keynote address at the Ohio Human Rights Bar Association's annual dinner. The bar association is a statewide group dedicated to promoting sensitivity to the legal issues faced by lesbian and gay Ohioans and their families.

"For far too long, many lawyers have been reluctant to tackle the important legal issues faced by hundreds of thousands of gay and lesbian Ohioans because of a perverted hostility from members of the bench, and the fear of being fired from their jobs or being discriminated against for handling such cases," said bar association president Timothy J. Downing. "Perhaps Chief Justice Moyer's historic decision to be the keynote speaker before a group whose members have been in the trenches addressing those issues will help ease some of those fears and begin to give meaning to the phrase 'equal justice under law' to the gay and lesbian citizens of this state."

The dinner and address will take place on Saturday March 16, at the Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, next to the Columbus Convention Center. Cocktails and dinner will be served at 7 pm. Moyer will give his address at 8:45. Cost of the annual dinner is $40 per person. For further information, contact Timothy J. Downing, Esq. at 216-621-8400 or fax 216-6217488.

Film festival opens March 21

The 20th Cleveland International Film Festival returns to The Avenue at Tower City Center on March 21 through 31. An opening night benefit gala, featuring Gramercy Pictures' new release Jack and Sarah, will kick off the annual eleven-day event, with proceeds benefiting the Cleveland Film Society.

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information night on Monday, March 18 from 7:30 to 9:00 pm at Cheryl's Daily Grind Coffeehouse at 1662 Merriman Road in Akron. All interested community members are invited to attend, and it promises to be a great opportunity to meet the new Stonewall Akron Board, ask questions, get answers, and get involved. 1996 is a major election years, and Stonewall Akron members will be on hand to talk about upcoming events like the popular Candidates Night Out. Come with a friend, enjoy a cup of Cheryl's coffee, and learn more about the political future of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Akron.

For more information, call Stonewall Akron president Chris Hixson at 216657-2977 or vice president Judy Byrd at 216453-2609.

Fifty Plus elects board

Fifty Plus, the latest in a growing number of organizations serving the Central Ohio lesbian and gay community, elected its first slate of officers at its February monthly meeting.

Modeled after similar organizations in New York, Miami, and San Francisco, Fifty Plus has been holding meetings since September, 1995. The new nine-member board will lead the organization's effort to provide social events, education, advocacy, and outreach to Central Ohio's estimated 6,000 gays and lesbians age 50 and over. Ed Phillips,

Ed Phillips, Carrie Davidson, Mindy Meacham

The festival is one of the top 15 film festivals in the country, and Elton Wilson. showcasing Cleveland pre-

mieres of American independents, documentaries, international features and shorts, and Academy Award nominees and other international prize winners. Highlights this year include a special program of Pan-African films and seven new and provocative lesbian and gay films which will make their Cleve-

land debut at this year's Ten Percent Cinema portion of the festival. Sell-outs are a common occurence at the festival, so order your tickets early to ensure that you won't be left standing out in the lobby. On March 8, the Cleveland International Film Festival Store will open on the second level at Tower City (next to Liz Claiborne and Godiva Chocolatier). The Festival Store will offer ticket sales for all Fes-

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tival events, ticket packages, and special festival promotional items like T-shirts, posters, and buttons. Festival program guides are also available at the store. Call 216623-3456 for further information.

Get to know Stonewall Akron

Having just been elected, the new members of the Stonewall Akron board are ready to meet their public. Stonewall Akron will be hosting a "Get To Know Us" mixer and

one of the founding members of Stonewall Union, and Elton Wilson, both of Columbus, were elected co-chairs. Others named to the board included Carrie Davidson of Worthington, Mindy Meacham of London, Carrie Roach of Columbus, and Gerri Ramp of Mansfield.

Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month in Brownlee Hall of First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Boulevard in Marble Cliff, at 7 pm. Each business meeting features a guest speaker. For further information about Fifty Plus monthly meetings or events, contact Ed Phillips at 614258-8339, or write to the organization at P.O. Box 06139, Columbus 43206.

Radiothon supports gay show

GayWaves producer and Chronicle columnist John Graves reminds us that WRUW 91.1 FM, the noncommercial Cleveland station that airs the show, is just finishing its annual radiothon this weekend. The station, funded partly by its parent Case Western Reserve University, uses funds from the radiothon to pay for studio equipment and public affairs programs such as GayWaves. The radiothon money enables WRUW to provide Gay Waves with airtime, studio and equipment, technical assistance and recorded materials free of charge, although Graves pays for research materials out of his pocket.

Help WRUW and Gay Waves out by sup porting those who help keep the show on the air, by calling in your donations to WRUW's Radiothon, which ends March 10. Also by calling in donations during Gaywaves March 8 broadcast, you let the station know you like gay radio programining. The station's number is 216-368-2208.