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ORGANIZATIONS
AALGA- 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 Civil Liberties
Union/Lesbian&Gay Chapter. 3rd Wednesday of each
month. Peachtree Branch Library. 7:30 PM. Woridng
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.
ACT UP/Atlanta-AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power
A direct action group with the purpose of fitting
homophobia, AIDS, sexism and racism. Meetings held
every Monday. Call 3774803 or 289-6358 for more
information.
AFC- Atlanta Faerie Circle. 1st Sunday of each month.
Location and time varies. Gay men who gather to
support one another and explore their connections with
the earth and white light 6224112.
AGC- Atlanta Gay Center. 876-5372. Operated
primarily by volunteers, AGC offers services for
lesbians and gays men as well as educational out-reach
to society as a whole. AGC Help Line-892-0661.
AGMC- Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus. A semipro
fessional 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.
ALGPC- 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. 7:30 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,
therr families and friends, and education to everyone
regarding the disease and its prevention. 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 and the Ga. Dept of Human
Resources.
Atlanta Aitematives-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- Anon-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 ail 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. 7:30 PM. 874-1622.
B WMT- Black and White Men Together. 1 st 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.
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 8:30 PM. Shabbat Seder, 2nd
Friday of each month at 7:30 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
membership grows. Interested peraons may call Mark
du Pont at (404) 634-3061 or write: P. O. Box 77266,
Atlanta, Ga. 30357-7266.
Fourth Tueday-A networking organization for lesbian
professionals and entrepeneurs, operating through
monthly dinner meetings and a variety of special social,
sports and educational events. P. O. Box 7817, Atlanta,
GA 30309 (404) 662-4353.
First MCC Atlanta- Metropolitan Community Church.
Sunday Services at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM evangelistic
service. Mid-week services on Wednesday at 7:30
PM.800 N. Highland Ave. Office hours Noon-6:00
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 7:30 PM. 676-1339 or 352-9213.
GALA, Programs Area, GA Tech, Atlanta, GA 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
International. 1 st 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 and bisexual men who are or
who have been involved in marital-type situations with
women.
Hotlanta Volleyball-Serious and amateur players are
welcome to join. Members compete in tournaments and
regulation league play. Clinics are held during the year
to leam and practice new technics. Call 875-0700 for
more information.
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 party. 875-7500.
MACGLO- Metro Atlanta Council of Gay and Lesbian
Organizations. 3rd Thursday of each month. 7:00 PM.
Peachtree Branch Library. A repre-sentative 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 political,
social, and educational organization which exists to
confront the AIDS crisis. Membership is open to all
individuals with AIDS or Arc. 874-7926.
P-FLAG- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
2nd Sunday 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 gather over light foods to celebrate their
Presbyterian heritage. 373-5830.
SAME- Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project,
Inc. Organized to utilize the aits and media as tools for
exploration, education, and change in human rights,
especially those pertaining to the lesbian and gay
community. 584-2104.
The Names Project/Atlamnta- A National AIDS
Memorial. Every Wednesday at 6:30PM at All Saints
Episcopal Church. Address correspondence to: 375
Georgia Ave., Atlanta, Ga. 30312
UULGC- Unitarian-Universalist Lesbian and Gay
Community. 2nd Thursday of each month. 8:00PM.
Unitarian-Universalist 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.
1st Annual Potluck and Volleyball
Tournament Draws Community
Support and Raises $800 for
Southern Voice
The heat and humidity didn't keep the over 50 volleyball players off the courts for
one minute. It was no-holds-bared "v-ball" all day long.
Moral Hazard (pictured above) was just one of the 5 groups or individuals who
donated their time and their talent Also performing on Sunday were Sam Baker,
Michelle Martin, Angela Motter and the Sissy Mountain Boys.
GAPACommentary
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when do we stop? We’ve got trash to spare: like the candidate who hung up on our
interviewer, then said they were disconnected when complaints reached his campaign manager.
Or the one who said to call his office, then never took the calls or answered messages. Believe
me, there's much more.
And how about this one: dowejudgeononly gay issues? Why or why not? Are gay men
and lesbians only concerned with those issues? Or do we just try to determine the "gay
tolerance/support threshold" of each candidate and apply that to his/her other campaign planks,
in order to judge who's the best all-round candidate for us in this race?
We have to be careful with all of this, because in the slow natural progress of things, every
decision counts to the final score. Most important, we have to register our own to vote. The
key to our impact in the future is going to be knowing where our support is, and in what
numbers it is out there, and that we can count on that support to vote in targeted elections,
making a significant difference. Politicians listen to money, because they need it so desperately
to get out their message and fund their races; and they need votes to win. We can supply both,
and in so doing, we ensure that they are answerable to us.
Are you registered? No? Get thee to a registry! Hell's bells! As a group with a relatively
high median income level, we pay taxes without end, amen. And in return, we must be careful
of how we live our lives, because we suffer a ludicrous shortfall of protection for our own
individual liberties. What will it take to galvanize us into acting on our own behalf?
-Marie J. Murray
Marie Murray is the Chair of GAP AC (Greater Atlanta Political Awareness Coalition).
The Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus begins practice Sunday, August 28 at
6:00 PM at the Existentialist Church in Candler Park. Membership closes on
September 11. For further information call 355-8894.