Columbus news
Gay show for gay audience sponsored by MCC
MCC/COLUMBUS Metropoli. tan Community Church, will be sponsoring a show, "Shadow of our Lives." on June 2 at 8:C, at the Summit United Methodist Campus Center, 82 E. 16th Ave. "This will be a Gay show for Gay audience." according to a spokesperson for the production. The show will consist of all live numbers, and follow a vaudeVille format The show will be broken into four sections, Childhood. Youth. Adulthood, and Here and Hereafter. A, special feature of the show will be the M.C. "A fairy godmother with fairy uust Tickets are $2.00 in advance. $2.50 at the door. Promises to be a most wonderful production.
May 12 is still MCC day at King's Island. Discount rate tickets are still available through the church Tickets may be ordered by mail, or in person until departure for King's Island The group will assemble May 12 at 7:30 am at the church parking lot at the northeast corner of Twelfth and Indianola Avenues. People going to King's Island are requested to wear jeans and a red shirt, so that we may recognize each other.
liturgy at the Newman Center, 64 W. Lane Ave. May 19 will be Dig. nity's third anniversary dinner at lanka's Party House. Tickets are $10.00 and reservations must be in by May 12. For more information on Dignity or about events. call 614-274-1029.
Gay Peer Services-Gay Peer Counseling, at the Open Door Clinic, 237 E. 17th Ave., has been renamed Gay Peer Services. This name change represents more inclusively the many services that this group has been providing Women's and men's rap groups. women's support
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group, a group for gay parents. the "Advocate" program (introducing people who have just come out to the resources in the community). and Clearning. house (linking people of com. mon outside interest) are some of the active programs, as well as peer counseling on a one-to-one basis Volunteers ae still sought for these many programs Gay Peer Services may be reached at 614-294-6337
Ohio State Fair Booth Ohio bc Rights Coalition will sponsoring a booth at the Ohio State Fair August 14-26 People
May 27 will be a special show Dayton
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ing of Rocky Horror Picture Show for MCC members and friends, at the Graceland Cinema at 11 30 This will also be a fundraiser for the church, as long as more than 75 people attend Advance tickets will be sold until May 15 by mail or by writing the church. Tickets will also be avail. able at the door
More information about these events or about MCC/Columbus may be had by writing c/o PO Box 10009, Columbus Ohio 43201 MCC telephone number is 614-294-3026
Gay Alliance-Gay Alliance holds Gay Awareness week May 23-27 featuring a coming-out seminar May 24 and Gay Blue Jeans Day May 27 More infor mation will be available next month
Gay Alliance will be co. Sponsoring a booth with MCC/Columbus at the Spring Community Festival. May 18-20 The purpose of the booth will be to increase the visibility of Gay people in the community and to promote the many services that Our organizations provide Volunteers to staff the booth and people to help with the running of the Festival are sought To volunteer, call GA at 614-4229212
May 11-13 will be the date for a campout, sponsored by GA at Delaware Lake State Park Last year's campout, at the same park. was such a success that a similar event has been scheduled this year Should be a lot of fun
to staff the booth and money to Tinance the booth are both needed. Individual contributions and organizational contributions are both being sought by the coordinating committee in Columbus. To volunteer or donate, or fr more information on this most important project, call Jay at 614-262-7547. Women's Community Events
Two women, Crindi Loschinkohl and Sue Burke, have been running for the offices of president and vice-president of Undergrauate Student Government at Ohio State University. Their platform is based on USG's lack of response to women's concerns The rising incidence of campus rape brought USG proposals for bandaid programs
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escort services and a vague. meaningless 'assault awareness programs states their campaign literature
A spokesperson for this campaign spoke recently at a meeting of the Gay Alliance at OSU which includes some students "Sexism is tied to heterosexism," she said. "The oppression of women and of gay from the same
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roots." She spoke of how feminist women and gay men do not fit society's sex-role stereotype, and often suffer the same type of discrimination. One campaign goal is to increase the amount of information available to students about resources available in the Gay community and in the women's community.
USG could fill a vital role in this. Elections for theseoffices will be held next week. Women's Restaurant Collective The women's restaurant collective in Columbus has been catering several dinners recently, most recently. a reception for Kate Millet, and a National Lawyer's Guild dinner. Catering orders are now being sought The collective is growing, and thse requests are vital so that people may become aware that the collective is in existence and doing meals Women's Restaurant Collective phone is 614-294-1757
Women's Music Union will be sponsoring Theresa Trull at 8.00 at the Summit United Methodist Church Campus Center 82 E. 16th Ave Theresa Trull performs very strong woman-identified
Methodists have weekend get-together
By Ruthanne Seaman
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Affirmation meets in Dayton Affirmation, Methodists for Gay/Lesbian concerns. met Dayton March 30 through April 1 They met to plan a course of action that will make a positive contribution to the United Methodist Church The weekend included plenary sessions, workshops. caucus meetings. workshop services and good social times
A short ligurgy/eucharist was held each day You could feel the spirit of unity and power as the service proclaimed Gods love
COGC wins
The Central Ohio Gay Coali tion (COGC) was notified on April 11 that it won its 4 1/2month-old legal dispute with the Columbus License Bureau
The dispute dated to fast November 27 when Anita Bryant made an appearance in Colum bus COGC coordinated a dem onstration and was denied a sound permit by the License Bureau on the grounds that sound equipment could not be used on Columbus streets after 5:00 PM COGC contended the Columbus City Codes made such a limit only for sound trucks When the License Bureau remained adamant about its position COGC went to City Council who requested an opin-
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Gay Pride Week will be June 17-23 Scheduled during this from the City Attorney's month because the Stonewall nots of 1969 were in June, Gay Both Council and the City Pride Week promises a variety of Attorney's office sided with events, sponsored by many dit. COGC and the License Bureau's ferent organizations Plans are interpretation was, invalidated now being made in Columbus for Council is now pressuring the License Bureau to post permit a joint celebration of this event DIGNITY/COLUMBUS Digni regulations As a result of this ty will be continuing its discusvictory it will be easier for any sion on coming out. with group to obtain a permit for discussion May 5. "Coming Out sound equipment for usage in to Others The wall fail 200 demonstratiops
and direction in their lives.
During the workshops, the goals of the group were more closely defined as they spoke of the coming General Conference and regional workshops they plan to conduct The sharing times were special as they spoke of their desire to stay within the church and work for acceptance As one young man put it. "I grew up in the Methodist Church, set under your tutelege, went to your services, participated in your worships I love the Methodist Church Why won't you hear the pain and hurt I feel at your rejec· 1 tion?"
WOMENS SOFTBALL
Softball season is here Practice will be every Thursday evening at 6:00 at Riverview park off Salem Ave Games will be on Fridays this year For information call our coach Ann at 513-2757195
LESBIANS UNITED mets every Sunday evening at 6:00 at the Dayton Womens Center. 1060 Salem Ave (St Andrews Episcopal Church) We have some good programs coming up in May and June MotherDaughter relationships, women and music, is the church relevant? the Bible and homosexuality and some great social events For more info call Ruthanne at 513-277-3050
S.O.L. Sightly Older Lesbians. our 30 and over group meets Sundays at 8:15 at the Dayton Women's Center If you are over 30 years old, come and join our group. If you have a lover/friend
who is under 30 she is a welcome to coine with you. For info call Ruthanne at 513-277-3050
Dignity the Gay caucus of the Catholic Church meets every
Tuesday at 7:30 for Bible study prayer meeting They are now having a regularly scheduled
mass. On May 6, there will be another day of recollection at 2.00 at Wright State Univers t For information on these a..d other activities call Kay at 513298-8335 or Ruthanne at 513277-3050
N.O.W., National Organization for Women, has formed a new chapter here We want to encourage all feministsmale or femaleto come to our meetings Gay males and lesbians might be especially interested in an action we are organizing called "Take Back the Night "For more info on this and the chapter call Ruthanne at 513-277-3050. Gay Center The hotline number is 513-228-4875 On the 23rd of May, "Word is Out" will be shown at 7:30. Their meetings are the 2nd and 4th Wednesday at the
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music. often accompanying herself on the guitar, or singing to a piano accompaniment. Women's Music Union may be contacted at 614-267-1270.
Women take back the night A women's march May 19 will begin at the OSU Oval with a rally with speaker: beginning at 7:30 p.m. The group will then march through campus and down High St. to the Spring Community Festival, which will be going on at that time, just east of 16th Ave. and High St. The march will "reaffirm women's rights to move freely outside day and night," according to the sponsoring organization, Women against Rape War's telephone number is 614-291-9751.
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Confidential (no names used) testing for syphilis at the Club Columbus Baths, 1575 Livingston Ave, Columbus. Phone: 614252-2474. Testing is free and no entry fee is charged. First Monday of each month: 12:00 noon 2:00 pm First Wednesday of ach month 8:00 pm 10:00 pm.
Dayton Free Clinic, 1007 North Main St.
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On April 22, at 2:00 pm Dayton's New Church met for a liturgy/eucharist service. The congregation will meet every Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm. It is non-denominational and open to all people who want/need a place to worship freely. We believe in God and Jesus Christ's liberation and the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We believe God accepts and loves us, that we have a place in the body of Christ and that together we can be a strong loving community. For information and location of service call Ruthanne at 513-2773050 or David at 513-222-8538. Come and worship with us.
SISTER ADDRESSED DIGNITY--Sister Mary Rose tells members of Dignity Cincinnati that three things can help us to love-welcoming, wondermentand contemplation. She said we learn by welcoming things into our lives and that the ability to wonder gives us the freedom to not know everything there is to know. She suggested people should sit and wait and look and belleve, Sho addressed the sixth anniversary dinner meeting of Dignity-Oneinna on April 7 at Mother of God Church, 'Covington, Kentucky.