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by Barry D. Miller
Special to Q-Notes
[he Gay & Lesbian National Hotline
(GLNH), a non-profit peer-counseling, infor
mation and local resources telephone hotline,
has increased its hours of operation. Thanks to
the recent opening of its new San Francisco
office, in addition to its original New York lo
cation, callers nationwide can now reach the
GLNH — toll-free — at 888-THE-GLNH
(888-843-4564) Monday-Friday, 4:00 pm to
12:00 midnight (Eastern), and Saturday, 12:00
noon to 5:00 pm (Eastern).
Founded in 1996, the GLNH is the only
national organization of its kind in the US.
Staffed by well-trained and compassionate vol
unteers. Each year, GLNH takes more than
100,000 calls from teens and adults from all
50 states. Completely free and totally anony
mous, Armistead Maupin has described the
GLNH as “a ‘place’ where gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender people everywhere can talk
about their feelings openily and without fear
of rejection or shame.”
Elizabeth Toledo, executive director of the
national Gay and Lesbian Task Force, has said:
“The Gay and Lesbian National Hotline pro
vides a valuable and indispensable resource for
gay, lesbian, bisexaul and transgender people
across the country. Many GLBT people live in
rural areas and haye nowhere to turn when in
need. Others live in urban areas but often do
not know how to connect with their local com
munity center. For both of these diverse popu
lations, the National Hotline provides vital help
and outreach.”
“Our approach,” says Brad Becker, GLNH
Executive Director, “is to help each caller focus
on their feelings, rather than for us to tell them
how to solve their problems. By talking to a
caller about the issues they are facing, it is of
ten the first step in their ability to come to an
understanding and comfort with the way they
want to live their lives. Callers can also get in
formation on groups and organizations of ev
ery imaginable type - social, support, political,
religious, athletic and professional, plus gay-
friendly businesses, doctors, lawyers and coun
selors. Volunteers at the GLNH have access to
a national database containing more than
18,000 listings, the largest resource list of its
kind in the world, and still growing.
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contact its administrative office toll-free at
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Fund hosts national gay and lesbian leaders for summit
Forum to discuss new
political climate at
Aspen ski week
by Sloan C. Wiesen
Special to Q-Notes
WASHINGTON — Leaders from several
national gay and lesbian organizations will de
bate the current state of the gay and lesbian
civil rights movement at this year’s Human
Rights Summit, a policy forum on January 24
being coordinated by the Gay and Lesbian Vic
tory Fund during Aspen Gay & Lesbian Ski
Week. The forum is expected to draw as many
as 200 people.
The Victory Fund is also hosting two other
events during Ski Week; the annual Culinary
Institute to raise money for its work to elect
qualified openly gay and lesbian candidates for
public office, and a free “apres ski” reception.
“The Human Rights Summit will gather
some of the gay and lesbian community’s na
tional leadets to discuss where we are and
where we are going as an equal rights move-
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cal history,” said Victory Fund Executive Di
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panelists. “It happens that representatives of
several national organizations will be in town
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during Ski Week focusing on public policy
issues. This panel will allow Ski Week partici
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political challenges and opportunities that lie
ahead in the new year.”
The summit is free and open to the pub
lic. It will take place from 4 pm to 5:30 pm
MST on Wednesday, January 24, at the
Wheeler Opera House located at 320 East
Hyman Avenue in Aspen, Colorado.
Representatives from national organizations
who will be in Aspen for Ski Week were in
vited to participate in the panel discussion. The
event is being co-sponsored by The Advocate.
Also during Ski Week, on Monday, January
22, the Victory Fund and HERO magazine will
co-host an “apres ski” reception from 2 pm to
6 pm at Whiskey Rocks in the St. Regis Hotel,
located at 315 Dean Street in Aspen.
Following the Human Rights Summit, the
Victory Fund is hosting the Third Annual Cu
linary Institute during Ski Week — an inter
active cooking demonstration and gourmet
four-course meal.
The fund-raiser is set for Wednesday, Janu
ary 24, from 7 pm to 10 pm at the Cooking
School of Aspen at 4l4 Hyman Avenue Mall
in Aspen. Space is limited and advance ticket
purchase is required.
For ticket prices for the Culinary Institute
and additional information about all Victory
Fund events, please contact Meghan Duffy at
202-842-8679 or mduffy@victoryfund.org -
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