Community Connections, March, 1991
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES
and lesbian children. Gay men and lesbians
are also welcome. Group led by Dan and Joan
Marshall. Meets second Monday of each
month at 7:30 PM, All Souls Church Library.
Phoenix
PO Box 18332, Asheville, NC 28814
Transgender support group for
transgenderists, transsexuals, crossdressers,
and anyone wishing to explore his/her
need incidents from Asheville or Buncombe
Country, whether or not they were reported to
other authorities. We are especially interested
in cases that happened in 1991, but will
document any case, no matter how long ago it
happened. You may do this anonymously,
and all information is strictly confidential. To
tell your story by phone, call 253-1656.
(Phone line supported by a grant from Resist.)
Drexel (Serves Alexander, Burke, Caldwell,
Catawba, Rutherford, and McDowell Counties)
ALFA (AIDS Leadership Foothills Area)
Greg Young 433-4219
PO Box 668, Drexel, NC 28619
Haywood County
Haywood County HIV Support Group
WNCAP 252-7489
androgyny.
Counseling and referrals to
General Resources
professionals also provided. Meets bimonthly.
HIV Organizations
Hendersonville
HIV Support
Family and Friends
WNCAP 252-7489
WNCAP 252-7489
SALGA (Southern Appalachian Lesbian and
Asheville Area
Asheville Gay Men's Community Chorus
Stephen 696-9921
Gay Alliance)
254-0292
CLOSER (Community Liaison Organization for
Support, Education, and Reform, Inc.)
Dan or Joan at 274-2681 (days)
or 669-2635 (weekends)
PO Box 2911, Asheville, NC 28802
A gay/lesbian support/educational/social
group. Meets at All Souls Church, Biltmore,
Tuesday evenings all year. Unless stated
otherwise in calendar (centerfold), greeting,
socializing and refreshments begin at 7:00 PM;
program starts at 7:45. Programs are free of
charge. "The basket" is passed to recover
expenses for refreshments and hall use.
CLOSER is not a religious organization.
PO Box 197, Asheville, NC 28802
A group working for full human rights for
gay men and lesbians through education and
promotion of supportive legislation. Sponsors
numerous projects aimed at improving public
attitudes and the legal status of gay men and
lesbians.
Asheville
M.A.C. (Mountain AIDS Coalition) 258-0999
An advocacy group providing a unified
voice and common channel for beneficial
action for HIV+ individuals, MAC offers
problem-solving assistance, regardless of the
stage of HIV progression. Meets monthly.
Student Groups
WNCC/NLC (Western NC Committee of the
National Lesbian Conference)
Cindy or Angela 251-0475
WNCL/GPC (Western North Carolina
Lesbian/Gay Pride Committee)
Ron 258-3318
Boone
Parents-FLAG
Terry 264-4109
GALPAK (Gays and Lesbians and Their Kids)
299-1129
Support/rap group for gay parents and
their kids. Open discussion in an informal
setting. Third Monday every month, 7 PM, All
Souls Church Library, Biltmore.
Far West Counties
MTN-GLO
Organization
(Mountain Gay/Lesbian
Jess 586-2506
Gay/Lesbian Information Line
253-2971
Information on Asheville area groups and
activities. A service of the Asheville Gay and
Lesbian Community Council.
PO Box 205, Sylva NC 28779
A group for gay men and lesbians in the
western part of WNC. Meets the second and
fourth Monday of each month (except summer)
at 7:30 PM. Call for locations.
Western Piedmont
NC Royal Court
328-4451
Live and Let Live AA
254-8539
For anyone with a drinking problem, or
friends/family members and members of other
12-step fellowships. Meets in the downstairs
classroom of the Unitarian Universalist Church,
Charlotte St. and Edwin Pl., Asheville, every
Friday 8-9 PM.
PO Box 9402, Hickory, NC 28603
A general service organization for the
gay/lesbian community.
La LUCHAI (Lesbians of Color Strike Now!)
Cindy or Angela 251-0475
PO Box 1246, Asheville, NC 28802
An organization for Lesbians of Color
which meets the third Sunday of each month
in the Asheville area to explore issues in a
social environment.
Other
TOSF (Tarheel Outdoor Sports Fellowship)
Send SASE to PO Box 10644, Greensboro, NC
27404.
A high adventure group for gay
outdoorsmen.
Hiking, backpacking, caving,
boating, etc. Day and overnight trips,
Reporting discrimination,
harassment, violence
The SALGA Documentation Project
documents cases of discrimination,
harassment, violence, etc., against gay men,
lesbians, bisexuals, HIV + , or PWA's (or
anyone perceived to be one of these). We
WNCAP (Western North Carolina AIDS
Project) 252-7489
WNCAP offers the following programs for
PWA's:
•Lunch Time Learning-Fridays, 11:30 -
1:00
•Therapeutic Counseling Group—a daytime
therapy group
• Chi Kung-slow movement meditation
exercises similar to Tai Chi.
Appalachian State University
SAGA (Sexual Awareness Group of
Appalachian) John Majors, (704)262-8327
ASU Box 8979, Boone, NC 28608
Meets Thursdays at 8:30 PM at the ASU
Student Union.
University of North Carolina at Asheville
251-6515
A gay and lesbian support group. Meets
weekly at the Counseling Center.
Warren Wilson College
The Gay Owls Ben Harper 298-9893
Meets Sundays at 6:30 PM in front of
Chapel. Pak-a-snack.
WNCAP also offers the following
groups in the Asheville area:
PWAs'Support Group
Led by Dan Marshall (274-2681
2635). Co-sponsored by All Souls
support
or 669-
Church.
Meets first and third Thursday of each month.
Family and Friends Support Group
Led by Dan Marshall (274-2681 or 669-
2635). Co-sponsored by All Souls Church.
Meets every Friday at 6 PM.
MAP (Mothers of AIDS People)
For parents, friends, significant others.
Meets second and fourth
month at 7 PM.
Boone
Hope Support Group
Thursday of each
Terry 264-4109
Rt 5, Box 549A, Boone, NC 28 607
Cullowhee
Rap group
Asheville
Michelle Mazzucco 227-7469
Nightclubs
0. Henry's, 59 Haywood Street
Scandals, 11 Grove Street
The Getaway, 11 Grove Street
Trax II, 38 N. French Broad
Hickory
Cabaret, 101 N. Center Street
Restaurant
254-1891
252-2838
252-2838
258-TRAX
322-8103
Cahoots, 11 Grove Street, Asheville
252-2838
Traditional Chinese
Ellen Hines, M.Ac., DIpl.Ac. (NCCA)
Cotfo'Txo and Hawaii Star*, and Nonanal Board Cemfled
(704) 252-7491 in Asheville, NC
(615/928-0005 in Johnson City, TN
Parents-FLA G (Parents and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays)
Dan or Joan at 274-2681 (days)
or 669-2635 (weekends)
A support group for parents who have gay
Tuning and Repairs: Pianos,
Reed Organs, Harpsichords
Stephen C. Klein
piano service
704-696-9921
700 Sylvan Boulevard
Hendersonville, NC 28739
Teri Sferlazza
17041254-7266
APPALACHIAN
Realty Associate
18 Grange Street Asheville.