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ORGANIZATIONS
Registry
AALGA- African American Lcsbian/Gay
Alliance. 1st Sunday of each month. 4:00 PM.
Quaker House. 525-3376. A politcal and
social organization for black lesbians and gay
men.
ACT- Atlanta Couples Together. Meeting
times vary. 432-1085. A social support and
educational outreach.
AFC- Atlanta Faerie Circle. 1st Sunday of
each month. Location abd time varies. 622
4112. Gay men who gather to support one
another and explore their connections with the
earth and white light.
AGC- Atlahta Gay Center. 876-5372.
Provides services and advocacy for the
lesbian and gay community. Operated
primarily by volunteers, AGC offers
numerous services for lesbians and gays men
as well as educational outreach to society as a
whole.AGC Help Line-892-0061.
Information, counseling and referrals.
AGMC- Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus. 296
6581. A semi-professional community
oriented chorus of male voices. Membership
open to all interested singers and non-singers
alike.
AMC- Atlanta March Committee- More
Than a Phase.2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month. 7:30 PM. North Highland Branch
Library. 377-8312. A community based
activist organization that works toward
promoting lsbian and gay rights through
educational, social, cultural, and political
events.
AVS- Atlanta Venture Sports. Activities and
meetings vary. 2424899. An association in
which the membership enjoys recreational,
social, educational, and sports activities.
AID Atlanta- A community-based, non
profit agency providing multiple services to
all people with AIDS, their families and
friends, and education to everyone regarding
the disease and its prevention. Community
volunteers working with a small professional
staff. New volunteers orientation sessions: 1st
and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00
PM. 1132 W. Peachtree St. (Entrance 13th
Street). 872-0600.
AIDS Information Line-876-9944
(Atlanta); 1-800-551-2728 (State
wide). Answers to questions about AIDS,
referrals, etc., by trained volunteers staffing
phone lines from 9:00 AM-9:00 PM daily. A
public service of AID Atlanta.
Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus- A
community-oriented choral group of women's
voices. Membership is open to all women
interested in singing. Chorus practice held
each Sunday, 6:00-8:30 PM at the First
Existentialist Church at 470 Candler Park Dr.
355-8894 or 4354498.
BWMT- Black and White Men Together. 1st
Saturday of each month.8:00 PM. Location
varies. 794-BWMT. A gay inter-racial
organization committed to fostering a
supportive environment wherein racial and
cultural barriers can be overcome and the goal
of human equality realized.
Circle of Healing- 1st and 3rd Sunday of
each month.4:00 PM. First Existentialist
Church. The Circle is open to anyone in need
of healing, be it physical, emotional, or
spiritual.
Congregation Bet Haverim- Services 1st
and 3rd Friday of each month at 8:3® PM.
Shabbat Seder, 2nd Friday of each month at
7:30 PM. Quaker House, 1384 Fairview
Dr.Synagogue information line: 642-
3467Proudly serving the lesbian and gay
community.
Friends Atlanta- Activities and meetings
vary. 634-2500. A social, recreational, and
educational group for gays and lesbians.
Volleyball, bowling, dinners, theater nights,
and dances are among the activities.
GALA- Gay Atheists of America. Meetings
social in nature and at members' discretion.
875-8877. To assure freedom of speech;
freedom from religion; to defend the
separation of church and state; to assist in
obtaining civil rights for gays and lesbians,
and to offer non-believers an alternate social
scene.
GAPAC- Greater Atlanta Political
Awareness Coalition. Meetings vnrv. 888-
OS 10. The gay and lesbian politic*., action
committee monitoring and acting in the local
political scene.
GLPCI- Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition
International. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each
month. 7:30 PM. Unitarian Universalist
Church. 296-8369. A support group for
lesbians and gay parents.
The Group- Thursday nights. Call the Gay
Help Line at 892-0061 or write PO Box
15191, Atlanta, Ga. 30333. A support group
for gay and bisexual men who are or who
have been involved in marital-type situations
with women.
Integrity- Gay Caucus of the Episcopal
Church. 2nd and 4th Friday of each month.
7:30 PM. All Saints Episcopal Church-3rd
floor of Ellis Hall.
LIFE- Lesbians in Fun Endeavors. Meeting
times and locations vary. 493-3966. Bringing
professional gay women together for the fun
of it, giving them the opportunity to make
friends and enjoy a wide variety of events.
LEGAL- Legislate Equality for Gays and
Lesbians. 3rd Monday of each month. 7:00
PM. Peachtree Branch Library. 875-7500.
The voice of lesbian and gay Georgians in the
Democratic party.
MACGLO- Metro Atlanta Council of Gay
and Lesbian Organizations. 3rd Thursday of
each month. 7:00 PM. Peachtree Branch
Library. 6334754. A representative council
of lesbian and gay organizations to facilitate
the exchange of information.
NAPWA- Atlanta Chapter of the National
Association of People with AIDS. 2nd and
4th Thursday of each monLh. 7:00 PM. 1132
W. Peachtree St 874-7926. A political, social,
and educational organization which exists to
confront the AIDS crisis. Membership is open
to all individuals with AIDS or AIDS-Related
Complex.
PLGC- Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay
Concems/More LighL 1st Sunday of each
month. 373-5830. Gays and lesbians gather
over light foods to celebrate their Presbyterian
heritage.
SAME- Southeastern Arts, Media &
Education Project, Inc. 584-2104. Organized
to utilize the arts and media as tools for
exploration, education, and change in human
rights, especially those pertaining to the
lesbian and gay community.
SECLGM- Southeastern Conference for
Lesbians and Gay Men.Evcry Monday. 7:00
PM. Peachtree Branch Library. Volunteers
needed to plan the Southeastern Conference
to be held in April, 1988.
UULGC- Unitarian-Universalist Lesbian and
Gay Community .2nd Tuesday each month.
8:00PM. Unitarian-Universalist Congregation
of Atlanta. 634-5134. A spiritual and social
support group for religious liberals. Call for a
copy of our newsletter.
WOW- Women of Wisdom. 3rd Monday of
each month. 7:45 PM. North Highland
Branch Library. Aims to facilitate women
meeting together with older women in a
pleasant atmosphere. Offers timely programs
of interest to the community, reaches out to
older women and women with special needs..
A panel for the Names Project quilt,
sewn in memory of Dennis Ray
Rhoades, 9/23/52 to 8/26/87. '
Inscribed "Dennis, you touched so
many hearts," the panel was
exhibited at AVS (Atlanta Venture
Sports) Bowling on March 14,1988.
Over $130 was raised to assist in the
national tour of the Quilt
Contributions may be sent to The
Names Project, do AID Atlanta, 1132
W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309.
Photo by Gerald Jones
Dennis Ilgin
12/11/42 - 3/14/88
Local gay activist Dennis Ilgin died of
AIDS-Related Complex at his home 01 March
14,1988. Bom and raised in the Bronx Bucugh
of New York City, he spent the last seventeen
years of his life in Atlanta.
Ilgin is survived by his aunt, half-brother,
and two best friends-Mac Wilson and Steve
McKeown.
Described by friends as a man who never
complained about his diagnosis with ARC, Ilgin
worked exhaustively with local community
service groups. He was a member of the Atlanta
chapter of NAPWA (National Association of
People With AIDS); the serenity group of
Alcoholics Annonymous; and the Frankly Open
Group. He was founding member of the Galano
Club and served on its board of directors for
three and a half years. He was also an active
volunteer for AID Atlanta.
Known as "a selfless person, who never met
a stranger," Ilgin made it his private mission to
visit every AIDS patient at local hospitals. He
spent a great deal of time at Grady Hospital,
and expressed his gratitude to the Grady staff
for their help and services on many occasions.
His signature trademark was a single red
rose which he would send to hospitalized
PWA's. As one of his final requests, he asked
that those who wished to remember him would
make a contribution to AID Atlanta.
A memorial service was held for him on
March 24,1988 at St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
His ashes were scatterred during a service held
at the Pavillion on Lake Clara Meade in
Piedmont Park.