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B - G NOTES H ow do you top a year like 1992 for our country’s lesbian and gay community? Easy. You swear in a president who removes the military’s ban on homosexuals, you pass the national civil rights bill, you attend the 1993 March on Washington April 25th and you continue to support the lesbian and gay young people on our college campuses and in youth groups around the country. Sound like a tall order? It shouldn’t. Many of these events are already a done deal, and the rest will happen with a little effort on your part.Throughout recent his tory, college campuses have been focal points of debate, protest, and change. During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, during the Viet nam War and today, our nation’s young people have taken up the torch of dissent to hold this country to its promises of equality, justice, and democracy. The same is certainly true with the revolu tion underway affecting the lesbian and gay community. After the Stonewall riots, college students and profes sors were the first to create a movement organized around sexual orientation. Through academic debate, protests and grass-roots organizing, these groups were able to bring about significant change in higher education. ROTC units, which discriminated against homosexuals and bisexuals, were forced to leave many universities after non-dis crimination policies were passed. Lesbian and gay stu dent groups sprang up at col leges around the country. It was with this national backdrop that the Carolina Gay Association was officially recognized at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1974. Since that time, our student group (among the oldest in the South) has un dergone two name changes GLAD DouflEHH' and a few face-lifts, but its main purpose remains the same: providing education and support for UNC and the surrounding communities. Now, we are B-GLAD, and our new name reflects our commitment to being more diverse, more inclusive and broader in our base of support within the community at large. This was only the first of many changes this year. After battling it out with Student Congress to have re strictions on our budget re moved, we were also able to make changes in the Lambda — switching from newsletter to tabloid form. This being our first issue since the change, we hope that increased adver tising revenues will allow us to bring it to you four times this semester. At least that many issues will be necessary to keep up with the many changes affecting our nation and the University of North Carolina. This fall, B-GLAD also joined in ^the movement to bring a free-standing Black Cultural Center to our cam pus. As a group that opposes discrimination in all forms, we believed strongly in the need for such a center on cam pus, and we hoped that join ing the Black Student Movement and other groups in their struggle would create allies for B-GLAD as well. When the number of re ported rapes in the commu nity skyrocketed last semester, our group organized a “Take Back the Night March” to draw attention to the dangers women and men face in our community. The event drew hundreds of participants and considerable positive press coverage. Our OutReach program hasorganized dozens of dis cussions and panels both in University classes and resi dence halls and in area high schools and businesses. Our group’s leaders have been called on by the media to com ment regarding national trends affecting the lesbian and gay community, and we provided volunteers for the Intematonal Conference of Lesbian and Gay Officials which took place in Chapel Hill last November. This spring, B-GLAD will hold its annual Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week begin ning March 29th. With big- name speakers and creative programming, our group is looking to make this week our best one to date. So you see, B-GLAD is on top of things, working to pro vide a non-threatening and supportive atmosphere for les bians and gays in the Univer sity community. But we can only do so with the continued support of our friends on cam pus, in the Triangle and around the nation. Next month's co-chair column will be written by Kathy Staley. THE FUNDERTWINS iHiTiniinmiiinaiiiiLallw A s the social co-chairs of B-GLAD (you should know by now that the name is as queer as the group), we feel it our duty to inform you of the rockin’, bitchin’ activities that you may have missed last semester. But never fear, social activities will continue to abound. Perhaps the most notable event of the fall semester was the wine and cheese croquet tourney. While many were avid participants in the sport, others found the refreshments more entertaining. Several participants began to see double wickets, but a winner did emerge. A big ole’ wet one goes out to Andreas Hennig for his hospitality. Fashion history was made when the new design team of Karen and Chris came out with the 1992 B-GLAD tee. This versatile accessory can be worn in the gym, in the Pit, more discreetly beneath the garment of your choice, or with no discretion at all. You too can own one of these rare fashion gems by simply dropping by the B-GLAD office. Shirts are $10, a bargain at any price. November’s pot luck din ner was a smash. In addition to the soda and crackers that were expected, a veritable cor nucopia of other culinary de lights showed up, along with their respective chefs. We can confidently say that it was by far the most successful pot luck ever thrown by B-GLAD. Many thanks to host Cecil Wooten and all who attended. B-GLAD also sponsored “less fabulous” (read, “nobody showed up”) events. Where were you? (I mean Chris is a really nice guy and all, but he really isn’t my type). Ultimate frisbee went well compared to the movie nights. Next time all you B-GLADers need to come on out. The moral of the story is, queens who never come out of the castle never find their fairy godmothers. B-GLAD has begun to reach out and help the environment by co-sponsoring one of today’s best folk singers. We are bringing Fred Small to the Hanes Art Center auditorium on January 30. Fred is the only environmentally con scious, queer-positive, Yale Law School graduate activist that we could get to come to campus for $5 ticket. O.K. folks, that’s about it. Chris and I have been work ing our little hearts out to turn this organization into some thing more than just a battle ship against Student Congress. We need your help. It’s real easy, y’all —just attend some of these events. Where else are you going to see, meet, and be a part of the queer presence on this campus? It’s fun, and it insures the future. It’s called the pink dollar, folks, and there is no better place for your money. Just do it. We’ll see you out! Visit Our Gay & Lesbian Studies Section Featuring authors such as: Paul Monette Essex Hemphill Dennis Cooper Eric Marcus Lillian Faderman Martin Duberman Susie Bright Minnie Bruce Pratt Marjorie Garber UNC Student Stores Bull’s Head 962-5060 Bookshop
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