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_/■ / ^ ' W;% ;,Tj:.. .:i .X'.' Asheville Gay and Lesbian Information Line: 253-2971 A project of the Asheville Gay and Lesbian Community Council Gay and Lesbian Youth Hotline: 1-800-347-TEEN Thiirt.-Sun. 7 p.m.>12 a.m. To report anti-gay/HIV+ discrimination/violence: AsheviUe-Buncombe Community RdoBons CounaL 253-1656 / 252-4713 US. Department of Justice loU-free: 1-800-347-HATE Asheville, NC Serving the Southern Appalachian Chy!Lesbian Community Circulation 7,000 Vol. V, No. 10 October 1993 Ron Lambe Loses Primary Ron Lambe, the first openly gay candidate to nm for Asheville City Council, lost the Sept. 21 primary elections. In order to be eligible to run in the general elections Nov. 2, the can didates must have first won the pri maries. The winners are as follows: Chris Peterson, Barbara Field, Ed ward C. Hay, Leni Sitnick, Herb Watts, Charles “Chuck” Cloninger, and Charles Worley (mayor nomi nee). These Democratic nominees now must face their Republican coun terparts. Five of the six primaiy_^iniiers said they would siip^iS^ a city ordi nance banning discrimination be cause of sexual orientation, which Lambe feels still leaves the commu nity in good standings. "Sexual orientation was never an issue in the campaign,” according to Ron Lambe. He feels he did not win because of “...West Asheville votes and general name recognition.” "I knew it was a lon^ was arespectable campaigiir* LamKe commented with regards to obstacles an openly gay candidate could face. Lambe said ‘T was very pleased with the support I did get. The sup port was so broad-based, but just didn’t materialize in the votes.” CLOSER Holds 15th Anniversary Dinner Community Liaison Organization for Support, Education, and Reform (CLOSER) will hold its 15th anniver sary dinner on Tuesday, October 26 at 7:30 p.m. at All Souls Episcopal Church, closer’s guest of honor for the evening will be Ms. Joan Gardner, the new executive director of the Fund for Southern Communi ties (FSC). FSC is a progressive com munity foundation that awards grants in the Southeast to grassroots organizing. Among other topics, Ms. Gardner will speak about her experiences as an openly gay African-American woman. In addition to serving as an advisor to Atlanta’s Mayor Maynard Jackson on gay and lesbian issues, Ms. Gardner received the Human Rights Campaign Fund Community Leadership Award and was appointed to the Georgia Teisk Force on AIDS. CLOSER is a gay support, educa tional, and social group which spon sors programs every Tuesday evening at All Souls Church. Facilities are wheel-chair accessible. 'The group is not affiliated with All Souls and is not a religious organization. Please bring a dish of food if you are able. Drinks will be provided. For more information about CLOSER or the anniversary diimer, call Dan or Jo£m at 704/277-7815. National Coming Out Day Arrives Oct. 11 “Coming out”, short for “coming out of the closet,” is a term used for gays and lesbians who come to terms with their sexuality. A person can come out to a friend, parent, co worker, or whomever, but, first and foremost, must come out to him or herself. The National Coming Out Day Campaign states that, “There are over 30 million lesbians and gay men in America, yet most people think they don’t know anyone gay or lesbiem.' It is no wonder people din’t believe they can relate to us or our concerns. The price we pay for this invisibility is enormous. 'The poor government re sponse to the AIDS epidemic, dis crimination in employment and the military, and the perpetuaion of anti gay state ballot measures are but a few tragic examples of how costly our silence can be. Equality will be there for us only when we come out and show our pride. Our open participation in soci ety is critical to our empowerment, our safety, and our well-being. For gay men and lesbians to live in terror of being discovered is unacceptable. Future generations of gay and les bian people count on our courage to come out now. If we don’t conunit to the process of coming out, anti-gay prejudice will continue. The future is up to us.” Outing Event Ideas Be vkible Plan a “Queer Visibility Field Trip.” Wear NCOD t-shirts, buttons, and caps and spend the day in a group at a shopping mall, amuse ment park, on a hike ride, etc... Contact lodal rakio stations about having representatives of gay, les bian and bisexual groups on their programs. Get Political Host an evening of letter writing to local and national elected officials or newspapers on gay and lesbian illues. Your local political organiza tion, or the Human Rights Campaign Fund (202/628-4160), can help you with ideas. Educate Your Community Host a film event featuring com ing out themes or other gay/lesbian related educational subjects. Produce a “Coming Out Work shop” with a localcampus counselor oFTioWf aiTevefit where people come out publicly and/or tell their personal coming out stories. Party Arrange a gayfiesbian entertain ment event: a band, stand up com edy, performance art, singing, vari ety show, etc. Create a gay and lesbian “Come Out and Play” sports event. Plan a volleyball, softball, bowling or golf game for people in your community. es & Slides 3 Snapshot Arts & Leisure Focus On: 5 s 7 8
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