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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 oiganization for black lesbians and
gay men. 525-3376.
ACLU/LG-ACLU/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
Direct action group with the purpose of fighting homo
phobia, AIDS, sexism and racism. Meetings held every
Monday. Call 3774803 or 289-6358 for more info.
AFC- Atlanta Faerie Circle. 1 st 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 organ
ization 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 Univer
salis! 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,
their families and friends, and education to everyone
regarding the disease and its prevention. 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. DHR.
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. 2n'.’
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. 7:30 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.
Circle of Healing-1 st 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 730 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 persons may call Mark
du Pont at (404) 634-3061 or write: P. O. Box 77266,
Atlanta, Ga. 30357-7266.
ELGO- Emory Lesbian & Gay Organization. Meetings
every Wed. at 7PM. Room 363E Dobbs University
Center. Box 23515, Atlanta, Ga. 30322. 377-7421.
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) 6624353.
First MCC ' tlanta- Metropolitan Community Church.
Sunday Services at 11:00 AM 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 pro-claiming
God's love for lesbians and gay men. Counsel ing
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 stale; 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. 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 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 learn and practice new technics. Call 875-0700
for more informauon.
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" pro-
grams.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 confronting the
AIDS crisis. Membership is open to all individuals with
AIDS, ARC or who are HTV positive. 874-7926.
P-FLAG- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
3rd 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.
Project Open Hand - Prepares and serves meals to
PWAs, PWARCs unable to do so themselves.
Volunteers needed for organizational, kitchen and
delivery work. 248-1788.
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.
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.
GAPACommentary
Show Up, And Put a Pecker In Your Pocket
Two quotes worth considering: Lyndon Baines Johnson, "I never trust a man unless I’ve got
his pecker in my pocket". And Lily Tomlin, "98% of the adults in this country are decent,
hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy 2% that get all the publicity. But then-we
elected them".
Yaasss, yaass. The other Saturday morning, I dragged myself bleary-eyed out of bed and
attended the DeKalb County Democratic Party elections. LEGAL again proved its tenacity
and drive, and turned out 3040 people in the hope of accomplishing another coup a la
Caucuses. It worked.. .our folks, or those with whom we had formed a coalition, became part
of The Committee.
But disturbingly, let us note the "Our People" section of the Party's local platform. Itemizing
the diversity of minority groups for which the Democratic Party in DeKalb County will battle,
we find about everyone included except-you guessed it-homosexuals. This was not
challenged at the Committee level nor from the floor, in favor of a tactic of quietly placing our
own people on the Committee that will create the next platform. Well, I can understand that,
but it doesn't help my blood pressure.
Damn. Wouldn't you think that the splash effected at the caucuses by our community would
demand at least a token nod from the Party? Or was it exactly that splash that caused some
retrenchment? No doubt, the surprise showing effected by our community at the Caucuses
raised the ire of the old guard What this last gathering should prove to them is that the
Caucuses were not a flash in the pan. We’re here-and to stay.
That makes us more dangerous. Sooner or later, the parties are going to have to back off
from a disregard of, or a bemused token glance at, our community's potential clout And when
that happens is when things will really start to cook.
Part of that process will take place on Tuesday, October 4th, when GAP AC hosts a
Candidates' Forum at the Inman Middle School on the comer of Virginia Avenue and Park
Drive. Emceed by Carolyn Mobley and starting at 7:45 p.m„ incumbents and challengers will
take the stage to tell us all about themselves in 2 minutes or less. But the most fun pan is that
after they do that, they have to stand there and field our questions.
This is so important. The last time we did this, the turnout on the part of the candidates was
terrific. The community turnout was, in a work, abysmal. Lordy, what a lost opportunity. We
just can’t let that happen again.
To help everyone along, GAP AC will have the facts ready for you as you walk in the door.
Hopefully, well have a little summary on each candidate. Look upon it as your "cheat sheet".
This is some of the information that you need to ask the hard questions.
And we need to ask those questions. Even if we ask only little ones. Even, or maybe
especially, if the questions are not about specifically gay issues. After all, we're hardly a one
dimensional community, though that is how we are perceived by the elite (if we are considered
at all). That's understandable, for consider when we work in neighborhood groups, for the
homeless, for the aged, for any of the worthy causes that we support so strongly.. .we blend in.
Only when we discuss our own issues do we stand out
So a gathering like this is a golden opportunity that both LBJ and Lilly would appreciate.
For one, putting these guys on the spot is one step toward putting their pecker in our collective
pockets. And, therefore, to keep that 2% accountable to us, in all our concerns.
What counts, as LEGAL has proven, is that we SHOW UP. The politicians will pay
attention only to those people who prove that they pay attention in return. I mean, really, why
else should they? Because "it's the right thing to do"? Oh, please. Well, maybe. But I
wouldn't bet on it
So come and join us October 4th at 7:45 p.m. It's really important And who knows? The
fireworks could get going. It's up to you.
- Marie J. Murray
Marie J. Murray is the Chair of GAP AC (Greater Atlanta Political Awareness Coalition).
The opinions expressed in this column are those of GAP AC and not necessarily those of
Southern Voice.
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