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1 lA MCC Charlotte
5P Lutherans Concerned
6:45P New Life MCC
7:30P MCC Charlotte
Bingo at Stevens
10:30A MAP-PWA
Support Group
9P Bowling - Coliseum
Lanes
6P GALA-UNCC StudenU
7:30P Friends, Family &
Partners of PWAs support
group (MAP)
7P Closer - Asheville
8P First Tuesday Mtg.
CCP House
7:30P MCC Charlotte Bible
Study
7:30P MAP- HIV-Positive
Support Group
8P Q-Notes Meeting
8P Acceptance AA
7:30P Mature Gay Men
Call 882-1747
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5P Lutherans Concerned
5P Tradesmen
6:45PNew Life MCC
7:30P MCC Charlotte
Bingo at Stevens
10:30AM AP-PW A
Support Group
7P GROW - Wilmington
9P Bowling - Coliseum
L^es
6P GALA-UNCC Students
7P Closer - Asheville
7:30P FFP/PWA support
group (MAP)
7:30P MCC Charlotte Bible
Stuay
7:30P Queen City Friends
7:30P MAP-HIV-Positive
Support Group
7:30P PFLAG
8P Q-Notes Meeting
8P Acceptance AA
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6:45PNew Life MCC
10:30A MAP-PWA
Support Group
6P GALA-UNCC Students
7:30P MCC Charlotte Bible
Study
7:30P MAP-HIV-Positive
Support Group
8P Acceptance AA
7:30P MCC Charlotte
Bingo at Steverw
9P Bowling - Coliseum
Liies
7P Closer - Asheville
7:30P FFP/PWA support
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8P Q-Notes Meeting
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IIAMCC Charlotte
6:45PNew Life MCC
7:30P MCC Charlotte
Bingo at Stevens
10:30A MAP-PWA
Support Group
9P Bowling - Coliseum
Lanes
6P GALA-UNCC Students
7P Closer - Asheville
7:30P FFP/PWA support
group (MAP)
7:30P MCC Charlotte Bible
Study
7:30P Queen City Friends
7:30P MAP-HIV-Positive
Support Group
8P Q-Notes Meeting
8P Acceptance AA
7:30P MCC Charlotte
Potluck Supper
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6:45PNew Life MCC
7:30PMCC Charlotte
Bingo at Stevens
10:30A MAP-PWA
Support Group
9P Bowling - Coliseum
Lanes
6P GALA-UNCC Students
7:30P FFP/PWA group
(MAP)
7P Closer - Asheville
from the staff of Q^9{ptes
ORGANIZATIONS
For Current Activities See Social Highlights.
Phone numbers in 704 area code unless otherwise
indicated. **Memberships or contributions are tax-
deductible.
NATIONAL
**Gay Men’s Health Crisis. 132 W. 24th St.,
New York, NY 10011. One of the nation’s fore
most organizations in information about AIDS
and services for persons with AIDS.
Human Rights Campaign Fund. P.O. Box
1396, Washington, D.C. 20077-4462. Lobbies
congress for funds to fight AIDS through the
AIDS Campaign Trust.
♦♦Lambda Legal Defense & Education
Fund. 132 W. 43rd St., New York, NY 10036.
Fights in the courts for equal treatment of gay men
and lesbians in employment, housing and cus
tody; and against AIDS discrimination and ar
chaic sodomy laws. Membership: $30 year. 212/
944-9488.
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. 1517 U
St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20009.202/332-6483.
♦♦National Gay Rights Advocates. 540 Cas
tro St., San Francisco, CA 94114. Fights in the
legal system for gay/lesbian civil rights in insur
ance and other fields. 415/863-3624.
People for the American Way. Counters ef
forts by Religious Rightists to subjugate individ
ual rights. 1424 Sixteenth Ave. N.W., Washing
ton, D.C. 20036. 202/462-4777.
Q-Notes
C.A.N. — Publishers
Dean Gaskey — Editor
Jim Yarbrough — Associate Editor
Joel N. Smith — Associate Editor
Craig Nelms — Associate Editor
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SOUTH CAROLINA
AA/AI-Anon. AA closed. Al-Anon open. 6:30
p.m. Saturdays, Circular Congregational Church.
150 Meeting St., Charleston, S.C. Upstairs in
building behind church. 803/722-6677 or 803/
871-8660.
Palmetto AHJS Life Support Services. Pro
vides monetary, buddy & other assistance to
AIDS patients. P.O. Box 12124, Columbia, SC
20211.803/779-PALS.
Piedmont Gay/Lesbian Association. Net
working and social group for people in northwest
ern South Carolina. P.O. Box 205, Central, S.C.
29630.803/639-6900 in Central, 803/654-9210 in
Clemson, 803/268-5692 in Greenville, 803/882-
7835 in Seneca.
Upstate S.C. Women’s Community. Les
bian social group. Meetings every last Friday 6
p.m. at Ryan’s Steak House on Laurers Rd.,
Greenville, SC. Monthly potluck dinner and
dance at a member’s house. PO Box 6652, Green
ville, SC 29606.
AH) Upstate. Formerly the Greenville (S.C.)
AIDS Task Force, P.O. Box 2507, Greenville,
S.C. 20602. 803/240-8987.
♦MCC. P.O. Box 6322, Greenville, S.C.
29606. 803/233-0919, 803/646-9550.
NORTH CAROLINA
AA Open. 8 pm Tuesdays. Catholic School
2000 N. Elm St., Greensboro, NC. 24 hour AA
phone (919) 854-4278.
CLOSER. Networking and social group for
the Asheville area. P.O. Box 2911. Asheville,
N.C. 28802. Contact Don or Joan Marshall. 274-
2681.
GROW. P.O. Box 4535, Wilmington, N.C.
28406. Hotline 919/675-9222. Peer support and
counseling, information and referral, AIDS re
source project, social activities.
Lavender Bridges. For students and others at
Western Carolina University. P.O. Box 2646,
Cullowhee, N.C. 28723.
♦♦N.C. Human Rights Fund. P.O. Box
10782, Raleigh, NC 27605. Works in the courts to
seek justice for gay men and lesbians; provides
educational programs to reduce prejudice. Mem
bership: SlO/year. 919/828-2077.
Triangle Lesbian & Gay Alliance. Umbrella
planning and political activist group in Raleigh-
Durham-Chapel Hill area. P.O. Box 3295, Dur
ham, N.C. 27705-1295. Contact Joe Herzenberg.
919-929-4053.
Triad Health Project. AIDS support serv
ices, counseling, health care referrals, informa
tion, speakers bureau, support groups. PO Box
5716, Greensboro, NC 27435 (919) 275-1654.
Triangle Coalition of Black Lesbians and
Gays. Contact: Mandy Carter (919) 682-6374.
St. Mary’s Metropolitan Community
Church. Worship 7 pm Sundays. Reverend
Christine Oscar, Pastor. 3010 Monterey St., PO
Box 5808, Greensboro, NC 27435-0808 (919)
272-1606.
CHARLOTTE AREA
Acceptance AA/AI-Anon. Open meetings
for alcoholics and their loved ones. 8 pm Tues
days and Fridays at Holy Comforter Episcopal
Church: 2701 Park Rd.. 332-4387.
Closet Buster Productions. Produces “Gay/
Lesbian Forum” television show for Charlotte
public access cable. Channel 3 at 9:00 p.m. on
Fridaynights. 3001 Central Ave., Box 156, Char
lotte 28205. Call Al Carwile. 332-3322.
First Tuesday. Meets first Tuesday of the
month at the Carolina Community Project. Call
Don King, 332-3834.
Gay/Lesbian Couples Club (GLCC). Social
club for committed couples. Call Frank at 545-
7408.
Gay/Lesbian Switchboard. Information,
peer counseling, referrals. Staffed 6:30-10:30 pm
daily. Volunteers always welcome for training.
525-6128.
Gay Parents Coalition. Social, educational
group for gay men and lesbians who have chil
dren. Monthly meetings. Inquiries: Mark, 541-
7989, or P.O. Box 221841, Charlotte, NC 28222.
GLS Bridge Players. Call Al, 332-3322.
Mature Gay Men. Social group meeting first
Saturdays with 7:30 p.m. social hour, 8:30 cov
ered dish supper. Inquiries to Q-Notes, P.O. Box
221841, Charlotte, NC 28222. Include phone
number for quick response.
♦♦Metrolina AIDS Project (MAP). Infor
mation, education, safe-sex instructional parties.
support groups. Anyone interested in joining
support groups needs to contact Lori Cardona at
the MAP office Mon-Fri. 9-5 (333-AIDS). HOT
LINE Mon.-Fri. 7-10 p.m. 333-AIDS. Write P.O.
Box 32662, Charlotte NC 28232.
♦♦Metrolina Community Service Project.
Operates the Gay/Lesbian Switchboard and other
gay/lesbian services. Call 525-6128.
Lutherans Concerned of Charlotte. A sup
port forgay/lesbian Lutherans in the Charlotte
area. Meetings held the first Sunday of each
month at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1900 The
Plaza, Charlotte, N(2 28205. Contact: Rev. Glen
Boland 377-5439 or Tim Eudy 786-8473.
♦♦Metropolitan Community Church of
Charlotte. Worship 11 a.m. Sun.; worship, heal
ing service and altar calls 7:30p .m. Sunday and
Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Wed.; pot luck dinners
every fourth Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at 4037 E. In
dependence Blvd. Promptness requested because
of building security rules. Pastor Lynn Guerra.
Mail: 3001 Centri Ave., Box 156, Charlotte
28205. 563-5810. Please do not send mail to the
church address.
♦♦New Life Metropolitan Community
Church. Worship6:45 p.m. following the church
service the 1st Sunday of the month only: Pot luck
Dinner at Unitarian Church. Hardwicke at Sharon
Amity. 365-2308.
New Life Players. A theatrical group. 568-
3154.
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG). 7:30 p.m. second Thursdays at Christ
Church, 1214 Providence Rd. 364-1474 (strict
confidentiality). Inquiries: 1419 Femcliff Rd.,
Charlotte, NC 28211.
Queen City Friends. Lesbian social group.
7:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays upstairs
at Pantera’s Pizza, Park Road Shopping Center.
Q-Notes. Produces gay community newspa
per. Meetings every Thursday night at 8:00 pm.
To become involved, call 339-0679. P.O. Box
221841, Charlotte, 28222.
Speakers Bureau. Gay and lesbian speakers
for civic, religious and educational groups. Con
tact the Switchboard, 525-6128 or Don King,
2634-E Park Rd., Charlotte 28209. 332-3834.
GALA - UNCC. Chartered student group,
sponsoring speakers, socials, workshops. Tues
day, 6 p.m. Denny 118, or call 547-21()4 (Susan
Furr).
The Tradesmen. Box 36712, Charlotte, NC
28204. Levi-leather social club. 5 p.m. Sunday
after the month’s first Friday at Brass Rail, 399-
8413.