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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
December 1, 2000
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New lesbian singles group forms in northwest Ohio
Toledo
Single lesbians in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan will have a new opportunity to meet each other for friendship and networking in 2001. That's when Les Be Friends plans to launch its first calendar of events.
While the group's primary function is to provide social activities for women, organizers hope Les Be Friends fosters a sense of community among its members. In fact, its mission is to provide activities that nurture mind, body, and spirit.
University surveys students on campus GLBT climate
Cleveland Surveys are being sent out to 2,500 Cleveland State University students in an effort to gather information on the general attitude and climate at CSU for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning students.
Project Lambda, a collaborative pilot program of the Department of Student Life and the Office of Minority Affairs and Community Relations at CSU, is conducting this general survey to help assess both the general attitude regarding GLBTQ issues and the climate at the university.
The surveys are being sent to a randomly generated list of current CSU students.
"It's important for students to return the general survey with honest answers so we can develop an idea of the true atmosphere here at CSU," said Paul Putman, coordinator of the Project Lambda pilot program.
A second, self-select survey is being conducted parallel to the general survey.
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This "select survey" is designed specifically for GLBTQ students to complete to share their needs and attitudes regarding their experience at CSU.
"It's also very important for as many GLBTQ students as possible to complete the select survey," said Putnam, “as that will provide the benchmark for statistical information regarding GLBTQ CSU students, and it will also help us determine needed services for this often overlooked population."
The select survey is available via the Project Lambda web site at http:// www.csuohio.edu/lambda/ or students can e-mail lambda@csuohio.edu to request that a copy be returned to them via e-mail or sent U.S. mail to their home.
The survey may also be obtained in the Department of Student Life on campus, located in University Center Room 102. All surveys can be returned to the Department of Student Life or returned via U.S. mail. The deadline for both surveys is December 8. ♡
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Les Be Friends is unique because it is targeted specifically toward single women. The group plans a broad range of activities, which include cultural events, concerts. coffees, card parties, and sporting events.
"After talking with several women in the community, it became apparent there are few organized events to help adult single women meet and network with each other," said one of the group's organizers. "We want to bring together single women from diverse backgrounds in an atmosphere that promotes friendship and unity."
Women interested in joining Les Be Friends are encouraged to attend an informational meeting on December 9 at 5 p.m., at People Called Women, 3153 W. Central Ave., Toledo. The meeting is intended to provide members with an overview of the group's objectives and the activities planned for January and February 2001.
Lesbians who wish to join the group may also e-mail their names and addresses to singlesinfo accesstoledo.com. All personal information provided to Les Be Friends and the membership list will remain confidential.
Log Cabin Columbus names Troy Doucet board secretary
Columbus-The Log Cabin Republicans of Columbus voted Troy Doucet to their board as secretary and events director.
Doucet is president of EDR Duplication and is pursuing a BA in economics at Ohio State University. He was a candidate for president of the OSU undergraduate student government and fundraising chair for the Stonewall booth at the Ohio State Fair.
In addition to his statutory duties as chapter secretary, Doucet will be responsible for organizing Log Cabin's membership events for 2001-2002. Doucet replaces Kevin Walter, who resigned due to growing professional duties.
Doucet's major challenge will be to organize Log Cabin's second annual dinner in March 2001. The first dinner, held in March of 2000, raised $22,000 for the group.
The Log Cabin Republican Club of Columbus is the voice of gay and lesbian Republicans in central Ohio. It is a chapter
of the national Log Cabin Republicans. Founded in 1992, Log Cabin Republicans have 50 chapters and 11,000 members na-
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tionwide. The organization maintains a national office staff in Washington, D.C., and a political action committee.
Log Cabin members
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lieve in individual
rights
rather than group rights. The group
is working to restore the Republican Party to its inclusive roots as the party of Lincoln and ideas. Log Cabin is the dynamic alternative to the traditional gay politics of victimization.
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Artwork by Montia Warfield, age 11, Wilbur Wright Middle School
Capital City Volleyball league sets winter season
Columbus-Registration for Capital City Volleyball's Winter 2001 season is now underway. The ten-week season will feature four divisions, all played on Sundays at Berliner Athletic Complex beginning January 7.
Capital City Volleyball will host a sign-up party at Union Station Video Café, 630. N. High Street, on December 13 from 7 to 9:30 pm. Teams can also register at the pre-season open gym on Sunday, December 17, noon to 4 pm at Berliner Athletic Complex, off Greenlawn Ave. The open gym is $2 per person, payable at the door.
Registration is $250 per team and must be paid by the end of the open gym on December 17. Late registration is $300 per team and must be delivered to a league committee member or received at CCV, P.O. Box 1062, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1062, by December 27. Checks should be made payable to Capital City Volleyball.
The four divisions will be A (Advanced), B (Competitive), C (Intermediate) and D (Recreational). A and B divisions will have open gym on December 17 at the Berliner complex from noon to 2 pm; C and D will
follow from 2 to 4 pm.
All four divisions will operate on a teamregistration system. No individual registrations will be accepted. But players looking for a team and teams looking for players can use the league's bulletin board on its web site at www.columbusvolleyball.org.
For more information; see the league web site or contact Capital City Volleyball via phone at 614-265-7363 extension 2, or e-mail ccv(@columbusvolleyball.org.
The season will run from Sunday, January 7 to Sunday, March 25.
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Serving Northeast Ohio Karen R. Schneiderman
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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One Cascade Plaza, 12th Floor Akron, Ohio 44121
Cleveland-area publicity coordinated by North Coast HIV/AIDS Coalition World AIDS Day Committee.
Visit the calendar at www.NCHAC.com or call 216-621-0766 x103 for more info.
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