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Page 10 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. PO Box 50374, Atlanta, Ga, 30302.691-5921 or 297-8815. ACLU/LG-ACLU/Lcsbian &Gay Chapter. 3rd Wednesday of each month. Peachtree Branch Library. 7:30 PM. Working for the civil rights of lesbians and gay men in the metropolitan Atlanta area. 231-5991. ACT- Atlanta Couples Together. A non-political, non religious, social organization whose purpose is to support the positive aspects of gay and lesbian relationships. Events and meetings vary. Info: A.C.T. Voice Mailbox, 365-2455, or write PO Box 723291, Atlanta, Ga., 30339. 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. 24-hr. info line - 286-6247. Outside Atlanta, call 800-342-7038 ext 6247. 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 semi-professional community-oriented chorus of male voices. Membership opat to all interested singers and non-singas 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. AYS- Atlanta Venture Sports. Activities and meetings vary. An association in which the membership enjoys recreational, social, educational, and sports activities. 242-4899. 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. AL721, Gentian 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: 6624202. 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 cr 435-4498. Atlanta Lambda Chorale- A community-oriented choral group for both men and womea 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. Atlanta Lesbian and Gay Marching Band - Every Monday nigfrt 7:30PM-9:00PM at First MCC, 800 N. Highland Ave. Instrumentalists and colorguard still needed. For info call David at 434-7826 or Susan at 951-1591. 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 envi ronment wherein racial and cultural barriers can be over come and die goal of human equality realized. 794-BWMT. Circle of Healing-1 st and 3rd Sunday of each month.4:00 PM Fust Existentialist Church. The Circle is open to anyone in need of healing, be it physical, emotional, or spiritual Congregation Bet Haverim- Services 1 st 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 erf same- sex relationships. Meetings will vary as membership grows. Interested persons may call Marie 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 Cotter. Box23515,Atlanta,Ga.30322. 377-7421. Fourth Tuesday-A networking organization for lesbian professionals and entrepreneurs, operating through monthly dinner meetings and a variety of special social, sports and educational events. P. 0. Box 7817, Atlanta, GA 30309,6624353. First MCC Atlanta- Metropolitan Community Church. Sunday Services at 11.00 AM and 7:00 PM evangelistic service. Midweek 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' discretioaTo 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. G APAC- Greater Alanta 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 held during the year to learn and practice new techniques. Call 875-0700 for info. Integrity- Gay Caucus of the Episcopal Church. 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. 7:30 PM. All Saints Episcopal Church-3rd floor erf Ellis Hall. 875-2720. LIFE- Lesbians in Fun Endeavors. Meeting times and locations vary. B inging 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. Lutherans Concemed/South Carolina- A society of gay, lesbian and non-gay Christians. A1 denominations welcome. We work to foster a climate of understanding, justice and reconciliation among all people. 3rd Sunday of each month. 4:00PM 728 Pickens St, Columbia, SC. Contact: PO Box 90537, Columbia, SC, 29290. 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" 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 MCC Southside - All Saints Metropolitan Community Church.Serving the southside with positive Christian support for lesbians and gay mea 5:00 PM every Sunday. 575 Boulevard, SE Office hours: Mon-Thurs. lOAM-Noon, and 1PM4PM. 622-1154. NAPWA- Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of People with .AIDS. 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. * GAPACommentary Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is...LocalIy Have you seen the ads? GAPAC is having a fundraising dinner, November 12th-ycs, just around the comer. We've been working on issues that concern our community for four years. Now we need your help-accent on NOW. First of all, question: where does all the money go? Answer: In the past year, GAPAC funded 40% of the budget for the Georgia AIDS Legislative Coalition, which successfully lobbied the AIDS Omnibus Bill into a more acceptable form. We interviewed dozens of candidates and published our voting recommendations (advertising accounts for thousands of dollars per year). We published our own paper, GAPAC News, updating you on how the political process directly affects us as gay men and lesbians. We’ve lobbied in City Hall, the State Legislature, and Washington, D.C. We held a very successful Candidates' Forum on October 5th. And then there's mailings-secd money for fundraisers-and more. Even with volunteer efforts, it all costs a lot of money. Hence this dinner/show fundraiser. GAPAC deliberately tiered the costs so that it would be feasible for most of us, or so we thought, to contribute and enjoy ourselves at the same time: S60, $100, $ 150. We need your support; our goal is 600 people in attendance, which we must achieve, as this is a very expensive undertaking. Of the 600, we have allocated 60 places at sliding scale ($25 cost plus whatever contribution is affordable), plus 24 full scholarships for work exchange, PWAs, etc. As of this writing, all the seats are not yet filled; and though we know that everyone operates on "gay time," we cannot afford to wait and trust the gods (or MACGLO, SAME, LEGAL, Southern Voice and the Georgia AIDS Legislative Coalition are all nominated for the first annual GAPAC Impact Award, a cash award which will go to the organization which has made significant advances on our behalf in the past year. All the nominees are eminently deserving...and probably, equally cash-poor. And considering what they've done in the past year, to raise our visibility as a community in a positive way, that is an extremely unacceptable situation. So here's the heart of the matter. If we have a community that can produce 600 people at S150/head for the HRCF dinner last May, where is the response for our own local organizations? Look at it this way: at $60, the GAPAC dinner costs you a little over $ 1/week per year. A Southern Voice subscription is less than $.50/week. Attending several SAME arts presentations a year may add yet another $l/weck. For $10 to the Coalition, you can buy one hour of our lobbyist’s time on Capitol Hill. Even if we disregard the 600 attending HRCFs dinner as our monied elite (and that is not entirely true), the numbers up there prove that $2~S3 a week, or $ 10/month, can go a wtnxt AnA ■maTieti/xalK/ crwairmiT hnur mam? nf nc r"$mnnf tv*r w/vMr? T think the real answer is that we haven't picked up the habit of budgeting for our own charities yet And we just can’t do that soon enough, because it’s then that we will be ready to P We need you...NOW. The 12th is almost here! We’ve been working on issues that concern you for four years. Now it's time to respond, to support...nol just GAPAC, but all your local organizations. Join us for a fun evening that also makes a statement! CALL US NOW AT 521-0630 OR 888-0510 AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATION! -Marie J. Murray * GAPAC (gay’-pak) n. How it sounds is what we are: Atlanta’s local gay/lesbian political action committee, working for us all since 1984. 7:00 PM. 1132 W. Peachlree Si A political, social, and educational organization confronting the AIDS crisis. Membership is open to all individuals with AIDS, ARC or who are HIV positive. 874-7926. P-FLAG- Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. 3rd Sunday of etch month. 7:30 PM Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Atlanta. Committed to help parents learn 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 organizing, kitchen and delivery. 248-1788. SAME- Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project, Inc. Utilizes 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 Prioject/Atlanta- A National AIDS Memorial. Every Wednesday at 6:30PM at All Saints Episcopal Church. Send 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 erf interest to the community, readies out to older women and women with special needs. Subscribe Today! VOCE Subscription Order Form ^j$28.00 per year 0Name ill Address 111 City ■I I Amount Enclosed $