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ORGANIZATIONS
Registry
A ALGA-African American Lesbian/Gay Alliance. 1st
Sunday of each month. 4:00 PM. Quaker House. A
political and social organization for black lesbians and
gay men. 525-3376.
ACLU/LG- American Gvil Liberties
Union/Lesbian&Gay Chapter. 3rd Wednesday of each
month. Peachtree Branch library. 7 JO PM. Working
for the civil rights of lesbians and gay men in the
metropolitan Atlanta area. 231-5991.
ACT- Atlanta Couples Together. Meeting times vary.
A social support and educational outreach. 432-1085.
AFC- Atlanta Faerie Circle. 1 st Sunday of each month.
Location and time varies. Gay met) who gather to
support one another and explore their connections with
the earth and white light. 6224112.
AGMC- Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus. A semi
professional community-oriented chorus of male
voices. Membership open to all interested singers and
non-singers alike. 296-6581.
ALFA- Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance. 2nd Sunday of
each month. 6:00 PM. A lesbian feminist organization
which welcomes lesbians of all races, religions, political
orientation, economic status, occupation and degree of
openness. Write PO Box 5502, Atlanta, Ga. 30307 for
more information and to request newsletter.
A LG PC- Atlanta Lesbian/Gay Pride Committee. 3rd
Thursday of each month. 7:30 PM. Unitarian
Universalist Church. Needs volunteers to coordinate
next year's lesbian and gay pride March to insure its
success.
AMC- Atlanta March Committee- More Than a
Phase.2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. 7 JO PM.
North Highland Branch Library. A community based
activist organization that works toward promoting
lesbian and gay rights through educational, social,
culturaL and political events. 377-8312.
AVS- Atlanta Venture Sports. Activities and meetings
vary. An association in which the membership enjoys
recreational, social, educational, and sports activities.
2424899.
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 mcnth,7:00 PM.l 132 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 and the Ga. Dept of Human
Resources.
Atlanta Altematives-Buyers Club- A group plan for
obtaining bulk orders at reduced cost of certain
alternative products of interest to PWAs. AL-721,
German enzymes and others. Participants are welcome.
Meetings will be announced soon. 233-0083 for info.
Atlanta Business & Professional Guild- A non-profit
service organization comprised of both gay/lesbian and
non-gay professionals and businesspersons. 2nd
Tuesday of each month. Place varies. Membership and
further information: 872-1922
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.
Atlanta Lambda Chorale- A community-oriented
choral group for both men and women. Membership
open to all singers and non-singers alike. Rehearsals
every Tuesday at MCC-Blessed Redeemer, 800 N.
Highland Ave. 7 JO PM. 874-1622.
BWMT- Black and White Men Together. 1st Saturday
of each month.8:00 PM. Location varies. 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.794-
BWMT.
Cirde of Healing- 1st and 3rd Sunday of each .
month,4.BO PM. First Existentialist Church. The Circle
is open to anyone in need of healing, be it physical,
emolionaL or spiritual.
Congregation Bet Haverim- Services 1st and 3rd
Friday of each month at 8:30 PM. Shabbat Seder, 2nd
Friday of each month at 7 JO PM. Quaker House, 1384
Fairview Dr. Proudly serving the lesbian and gay
community. Synagogue information line: 642-3467.
Couples, Inc.- The National Organization for Family
Diversity is seeking full legal and social recognition of
same-sex relationships. Meetings will vary as merribership
grows. Interested persons may call (404) 634-3061 or
write: PO Box 77266, Atlanta, Ga. 30357-7266.
First MCC Atlanta- Metropolitan Community
Oiurch. Sunday Services at 2 B0 PM and 7:00 PM
evangelistic service. Mid-week services on Wednesday
at7:30 PM.800N. Highland Ave. Office hours Noon-
6D0 PM,Tuesday-Friday.A Christian church
proclaiming God’s love for lesbians and gay men.
Counseling available by appointment for individuals
and couples. Same sex Holy Unions performed. 872
2246.
Friends Atlanta- Activities and meetings vary. A
social, recreational, and educational group for gays and
lesbians. Volleyball, bowling, dinners, theater nights,
and dances are among the activities. 634-2500.
GALA- Gay Atheists of America. Meetings social in
nature and at members' discretion.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. 875-8877.
GALA- Georgia Tech Gay and Lesbian Alliance.Every
Thursday at 7 JO PM. 676-1339 or 352-9213. GALA,
Programs Area, Ga. Tech, Atlanta, G A 30332.
GANG - Greater Atlanta Naturist Group. For gay men
who enjoy nude outdoor and social activities. Not a sex
club. Nude camping, swimming, parties, etc. several
times per month. For info send SASE to: GANG, PO
Box 7546, Atlanta, GA 30357.
GAP AC- Greater Atlanta Political Awareness
Coalition. Meetings vary. The gay and lesbian political
action committee monitoring and acting in the local
political scene. 885-0510.
GLPCI- Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition
IntemationaL 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. 7:30
PM. Unitarian Universalist Church. A support group
for lesbian and gay parents. 296-8369.
The Group- Thursday nights. Call the Gay Help Line
at 892-0661 or write PO Box 15191, Atlanta, Ga.
30333. A support group for gay andbisexual 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. 875-2720.
LIFE- Lesbians in Fun Endeavors. Meeting times and
locations vary. Bringing professional gay women
together for the fun of it, giving them the opportunity to
make friends and enjoy a wide variety of events. 493
3966.
LEGAL- Legislate Equality for Gays and Lesbians.
3rd Monday of each month. 7:00 PM. Peachtree
Branch Library. The voice of lesbian and gay
Georgians in the Democratic parly. 875-7500.
MACGLO- Metro Atlanta Council of Gay and
Lesbian Organizations. 3rd Thursday of each month.
7:00 PM. Peachtree Branch library. A representative
council of lesbian and gay organizations to facilitate the
exchange of information. 242-2342.
MCC of Stone Mountain- Metropolitan Community
Church. Outreach program includes and actively
supports those involved in various" 12-step"
programs.Services are at 10:30AM on Sundays, and
followed, on the second and fourth Sunday of each
month, by Christian education.879-1872.
NAPWA- Atlanta Chapter of the National Association
of People with AIDS. 2nd and 4th Thursday of each
month. 7:00 PM. 1132 W. Peachtree St. A pdilicaL
sodaL and educational organization which exists to
confront the AIDS crisis. Membership is open to all
individuals with AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex. 874
7926.
P-FL AG- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
2nd Monday of each month. 7:30 PM. Unitarian-
Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. Committed to
help parents leam what we have learned. To help
change attitudes and create an environment of
understanding, so all gay people can live with dignity
and respect 961-6085 or 296-0830.
PLGC- Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay
Concems/More Light 3rd Sunday of each month.
Gays and lesbians g3ther over fight foods to celebrate
their Presbyterian heritage. 373-5830.
SAME- Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project,
Inc. 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. 584-2104.
UULGC- Unitarian-Universafist Lesbian and Gay
Community. 2nd Thursday of each month. 8:00PM.
Unitarian-Universafist Congregation of Atlanta. A
spiritual and social support group for religious liberals.
Call for a copy of our newsletter. 634-5134.
WOW- Women of Wisdom. 3rd Monday of each
month. 7:45 PM. North Highland Branch Library.
Aims to facilitate women meeting together with other
women in a pleasant atmosphere. Offers timely
programs of interest to the community, reaches out to
older women and women with special needs.
"Boogie" Raises $10,000 for
Lesbian/Gay Visibility
Atlanta- Over $10,000 was raisedand more
than 300 people attended the "Ballot Box
Boogie and Bar-B-Q" Sunday night at the
Inman Park Trolley Bam.The money will be
used to cover the expenses of staffing an
"action center" at the Atlanta Hilton Hotel
which will keep lesbian and gay issues in the
forefront during the Democratic National
Convention. The event attracted gay/lesbian
luminaries including Rep. Barney Frank CD
MA), comic Kale Clinton, former Army
Sergeant Perry Watkins, and national leaders
Jean O'Leary, Jeff Levi and Vic Basile, as
well as local activists and politicos.
The tone of the evening was set by Clinton
who avoided addressing cither candidate's
worthiness, instead stressing the importance
of each individual's participation in the
growing visibility of the community. Said
Clinton, "You each need to come out to some
member of your family on National Coming
Out Day (scheduled for October 11, the
anniversary of the National March on
Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights), and
you need to make sure they're alive.
Sneaking into the cemetery isn't going to
work."
Quoting himself from an interview that
appeared in Sunday's Boston Herald, Frank
said, "I don't think liberals should attack
Dukakis until the day after he is elected."
Saying that he thought a Dukakis presidency
would appoint more liberal justices to the
Supreme Court bench, Frank predicted that
the Hardwick decision which upheld
Georgia's sodomy law would be overturned
within five years.
Although Tim McNeil from the Dukakis
campaign received only a polite greeting from
the audience with his call for unity against
Bush, Randy Miller,a Jackson aide, garnered
an ovation when he spoke of the sense of
empowerment that Jackson's candidacy had
brought to the gay/lesbian and people of color
movements. Said Miller, "After traveling
through bustling urban areas and rural,
desolate country areas, all along the way we
[Comic Kate Clinton, co-host of the
[Ballot box Boogie and B-B-Q.
have gotten the support of gays and lesbians
in some very unexpected places. For that, we
in the Jackson campaign are extremely
grateful."
NGLTF Board member Cathy Woolard
organized the event, and proclaimed it a
success as the evening was wearing down.
Said Woolard, "As a native, I'm very proud of
the way Atlanta is showing itself to the
national movcmenL"
The gala event was steered along smoothly
by Atlanta March Committee members, who
volunteered their time and effort to ensure the
evening's success. Said Woolard of Shelly
Robbins and her team, "they were fantastic.
Shelly in particular worked extremely hard to
not only ensure everyone had a good time,
but that everyone left the event knowing the
true meaning of Southern hospitality."
The hospitality suite at the Hilton will be
open through Thursday. The suite is being
jointly shared by an ad hoc coalition called
the Gay and Lesbian VOICE '88 (Voters
Organized in Coalition for the Elections),
which includes the NGLTF, the HRCF and
the Gay and Lesbian Democrats of America.
Atlanta residents as well as convention
visitors are encouraged to stop by during the
week.
-Chris Duncan
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Atlanta police estimated that 1000 delegates and activists from across the country
joined Atlanta-based LEGAL for a rally outside the Democratic National Convention
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action is what will win the war against
AIDS."
Other speakers at the rally included New
York Representative Ted Weiss and Perry
Watkins, a black soldier who is currently
fighting in the courts his discharge from the
Army for homosexuality.
In closing remarks, LEGAL rally organizer
Linda Meredith again stressed the importance
of political reform and social acceptance.
Gays and lesbians are too large a part of
society to be marginalized with the label
"Special Interest Group," she said.
"We can't practice sodomy anywhere [in
Georgia] legally," she reminded the audience,
"but we can speak here today."
After further closing remarks by rally
organizer Lee Harrington, who closed the
gathering on a lighthearted note stressing the
economic power of the gay community, the
crowd joined Craig in singing "This Land is
Your Land" before dispersing.
- Amanda Bates
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Photo by Gerald Jones Photo by Gerald Jones