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n FWA SFEAKS AT UM€ Decentoer 1987 The Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association is an "officially recog nized, semi-independent" student organization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CGLA is funded by the democratic vote of the Student Congress and through | CGLA fundraising activities. © 1987 by the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association All material appearing in Lambda is protected by federal copyright law and may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without the express per mission of the publisher. T.;:imhd;^ can assume no liability for errors, whether made by the orig inal writer or by Lambda in editing or production, beyond the printing of a correction or retraction. Opinions expressed by columnists, photographers or by any other artis tic expression are those of the writers and artists and do not neces sarily represent the opinions of Lambda or the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Associ ation. Publication of the name, pho tograph or likeness of any person or organization in the articles or adver tising in Lambda does not imply and is not to be construed as any indica tion of the sexual orientation of such persons or organizations. We welcome your comments, criti cisms, and information. If you would like to be part of the staff, call the CGLA office; if no Lambda staff mem ber is available then, we'll return your call. T.amhda is distributed free on the UNC-CH campus at the Carolina Union and many campus libraries. Subscriptions by bulk mail in plain envelope are $4.00 per year (see subscription form elsewhere in this issue). Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association CB§ 5210, Carolina Union Box 39 Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Office: 216-B Carolina Union (919) 962-4401 Editor: Mark Donahue Production Manager: Jim Duley Writers this issue: Daniel Mattem, Steve Sullivan, Dannielle Landry, Jim Duley, Kathy Kerr, Scott Hustead, Sean Rcwe, Wendy Wijdd^am^ On Friday, November 13, the Carolina Gay & Lesbian Association hosted a presentation by a Person With AIDS (PWA) who spoke on how the illness has affected his life and the lives of those around him. "Jay," a former UNC drama major and openly gay man, was very poignant in his remarks to the small crowd of about twenty. Jay spoke candidly about the non existent health care system for PWA's; his limited income of about $350.00 per month and the cost of one of his life-supporting drugs, AZT, which has an annual cost of about $10,000.00. Jay stressed the need for more education and less complacency among UNC students--especially gay men--on campus. "I'm frustrated with closeted gay men on campus who think that just because they are not open about their sexuality that they are not at risk of AIDS. Closeted men are just as vulner- able--to think they are not in a high risk group is self-delusion." Kathy Kerr, from the AIDS Control Program of the Division of Health Services in Raleigh, gave an excellent presentation on what the state is doing in the way of AIDS education and prevention in North Carolina. She had several new pamphlets describing risk reduction for the audience to take and share with their friends. Kathy also gave a demonstration of the proper use of condoms. Both Kathy and Jay were pleased with the overall response of the gay community to the AIDS crisis. "The lesbian & gay AIDS service organizations in North Carolina-- Lesbian & Gay Health Project (Durham), the Triad Health Project (Winston-Salem), Metrolina AIDS Project (Charlotte), Wilmington's GROW, etc.--have been phenomenal in their support of PWA's," Jay said. Asked what is the most important thing he has learned from the whole ordeal. Jay said, "Love life and people," a quote from Tallulah Bankhead. PLEASE GCRRESPCND WITH PERSONS IN PRISON, VISIT IMEM, AND ADVOCATE FDR THEM. BUT IN AN INFORMED, CARING & CONSISTENT WAY. FOR FURTHER INTO, CALL DAN LEONARD AT 929-4997 OR WRITE P.O. BOX 671, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514
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