Sisters,

Letter to My Sisters

Because we are Black Lesbians in this world, we are strong. If we have said to any other, "I am a lesbian," we have very special courage. The society does not want us to exist! The only ones asking for a Black Lesbian are other Black Lesbians (and some white wimin). Most would like our strongest statement about our identity to be twisted in a Hefty bag and buried.

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halloween party

Let's toot our own horn and pat ourselves on the back for that smashing success, the BLN Halloween party. Without doubt, it was the best party (and fundraiser) of the year--thanks to all of you who at- tended and thus supported our efforts.

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! And a very special thank you to Lynn Scott for the use of her house for this event.

The struggle is a hard one. What do you do to get by, to survive, to thrive? What watchwords? Expect a miracle? Press on? The darkest hour is just be- fore dawn. Who encourages you and helps you gain faith?

Share these sources of strength and faith with your sisters through the Black Lesbian Newsletter. We need this in our support system and as an expressive out- let. The society has not and will not promote your voice being heard. We must speak for ourselves. We must val- idate ourselves.

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raising...Advertisements...Typing... Bookkeeping. Let's hear from you now! Call us at (415) 540-0671.

new home.

new phone...

Please note that BLN has a new mailing address. We can now be reached at:

BLN

1442 A Walnut St. #307

Berkeley, CA 94709

Our answering service number is 540-0671.

apologies

BLN offers apologies to authors and sub- scribers for any inconvenience suffered due to the BLN address change. Some manuscripts were never received by us due to logistic problems with the post office. We are correcting these prob- lems as they arise. Please bear with us.

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