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1977 GEAR

Vol 4 A Publication of the GEAR Foundation Issue 1

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HIGH GEAR/SEPTEMBER 1977...

CENTER REPORT

One more time, our friends have come through for the Center. The people at· After Midnight, management and staff, gave us an entire Friday night door, lo pay another month's rent. Such friends are good to have, I guess.

All kinds of good things should be happening for the women's collective. There will be meetings this month, to plan. structures for Monday night rap groups, among other things. The collective has been contacted by & number of straight organizations, and are preparing to send speakers out, on an educational trip. (Arrangements are being made for a men's auxiliary, too.) Also, if anyone is interested in getting into a black women's rap group, give the hotline a call, on a Monday night.

Rowe Davidson, buh-less his heart, I wish I could tell you about him... he's gonna do this trip to faggot heaven of-thenorth, Toronto. That's gonna be the week-end of October seven through nine. It'll leave from the Center by car: figure $10 for transportation, $25 for two nights in a double occupancy room, at a hotel. Again, call the hotline, give 'em your name, telephone number, the number in your party, and whether you

can drive, all that by September

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GAY CENTER

23. And Rowe says that the CALENDAR

canoe trip over Labor Day was a big splash.

Well, ol' Chuck Mosberger is in here again, and Jim Kozman, too. Chuck designed a logo for the Center, a really nice one, and Jim Kozman has gotten. It onto a spiffy T-shirt. You can get it in peach, blue and tan; and it's $6. part. of which goes to The Center. They look good. One more time, call the hot-line.

The last issue of this paper carried a little something extra from me. (Stop snickering). Í stuck in a review of an Erotic Art Show (capitol letters!) at the Kent State gallery. Sure it was kind of a puff piece for a couple of friends. Unfortunately, some staff person lost an entire typewritten page of it, omitting any mention of my friends. That's sloppy, and a disappointment. Besides the fact that they were my friends, they organized the thing, had the most uniformly high quality stuff there and were

the only outwardly gay voices in

it. So Duane Perolio and

Michael Milligan get their names

in here, this poor second . cousin of-a-camp-follower's column, instead.

David Akers

September, 27, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Activities Planning Meeting at the Center. All interested. people are welcome."

October 7 to 9, Friday thru Sunday: Weekend In Toronto. $10.00 covers auto transportation: $24.00 per person covers hotel room at the Carriage House for Friday and Saturday evenings (optional). For reservations, phone Hotline, 321-6632. by Wednesday, September 21. We'll leave after work on Friday and return late Sunday afternoon:

October 16, Sunday, 3 p.m.: Cleveland Ballet at the Hanna. $5.00. Phone Hotline, 321-6632. by Wednesday, September 28, for reservations. We'll leave from the Center at 2 p.m. 30 be there by 1:45.

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