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SOUTHERN VOICE • DECEMBER 29/1994 CREDIT PROBLEMS? NO PROBLEM At Hickman Thrift, helping people with credit problems buy the late-model car, truck, or van they need is what we do best! If you have a job, a residence, and a down payment, well get you financed! bL. THRIFT 2 miles inside 1-285 on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. For those who Just Want Cremation... * Cost discussed by phone * Cremation arrangements made in your home, our offices, phone or fax * Crematory tours ■ Call for free cremation literature ■ Serving the entire state of Georgia V V . CREMATION S0UTH SOCIETY Mary K. Gleason, CFSP . Manager (404) 941-5352, 1-800-474-0448 apartments ' 'Mtar We find you the best deals in Atlanta FREE 888-9744 1874 Piedmont Road • Suite418-D You Are Invited gktki To The Next Supper Worship Celebrated: Sundays 9 & 11am, 7:30 pm Wednesdays 7:30pm Bible study 10am Sunday, signing for the hearing impaired, & children's church school at Ham service. First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta Phone: 404»325»4143 1379 Tullie Rd. <N. Druid Hills & 1-85) ORGANIZATIONS AIDS ORGANIZATIONS AID Atlanta— 872-0600 AIDS Athens—706-542-2437—provides support services to PWAs, their families and friends, and community education and awareness. AIDS Education/Svcs for Minorities—POB 87277, Atl, 30337, 753-2900, 753-4300—a certified non-profit, community- based service organization which provides transitional housing, education outreach and case management to gay African-American men living with HIV/AIDS. AID Gwinnett—POB 884 Lawrenceville, GA 30246, (404) 962-8396—respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through advocacy, education, and collaboration with other agencies. AIDS Hotline for Women—888-9991 . AIDS Info Line—876-9944 (Atlanta); 1-800-551-2728 AIDS Legal Project—614-3969—provides free legal services in civil matters to low income persons living with HIV/AIDS. AIDS Outreach Sewing Guild—325-4143 AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta (ARCA)—876-2317 AIDS and Substance Abuse Speakers Network—977-7797 AIDS SUPPORT—Jewish Family Services—888-6400, #76 AIDS Survival Project (formerly Atlanta NAPWA)—874-7926 (voice); 872-1192 (fax)—diverse people living with HIV united to promote the education and self-empowerment of HIV-affected individuals. Atlanta Buyers Club—874-4845, or POB 77003, Atl, 30357, or fax 874-9320—provides access to experimental, alternative and complimentary medical treatments for people living with HIV. Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network—874-8686 ^ Atlanta Lesbian AIDS Project—POB 5409, Atl. 30307 Childkind—936-9655 Common Ground—874-6425—new ways of finding safe places for people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. First MCC AIDS Ministry—325-4143 Georgia AIDS Therapy Information Network—1-800-551 2728 Good Samaritan Project—873-4589 Grady Mem. Hospital Infectious Disease Program—341 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atl. 30308, (404) 616-2440 Jerusalem House—527-7627 The Living AIDS Memorial Park Project—876-0105 The Names Project/Atlanta—605-7386 Outreach, Inc.— 3030 Campbellton Rd. Atlanta 30311 346 3922 or 1-800- 441-2437— the first African American HIV/AIDS and substance abuse service agency in GA and the oldest in the South. Pets Are Loving Support (RA.L.S.)—876-PALS Positive Impact—885-9040—no-cost counseling for people affected by HIV with low incomes. Call to receive services or to volunteer. Positive Outlook On Health—872-9954 Project Open Hand Atlanta—525-4620—home delivered meals for people with AIDS-related illnesses. Sisterlove, Inc.—753-7733 (voice); or 753-1500 (fax)—non profit organization that provides support services to HIV+ women and HIV/safer sex education to the community. ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURE Atlanta Diversity Chorale—739-5607 Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus—438-5823—a non- auditioned chorus celebrating strength and diversity in women through music. Atlanta Freedom Marching Band—872-9763—gay and lesbian marching band organized to provide a musical outlet for our community. Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Arts Festival—874-8710, POB 55475 Atlanta GA 30308—annual festival in support of our community in performance, visual, market and literature. Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus—POB 77114, Atlanta 30357, 977-6310 Atlanta Lesbian and Gay History Thing—POB 7032, Atl 30357, 876-1060—preserves, promotes, and protects lesbian and gay history and culture. Atlanta Rainbow Ensemble—633-9419 "Funny...That Way"—875-2275 Dichotome—2300 Bankhead Hwy. #86 Austell—819-1096 Pen-draggin' Poets—523-3639 Silver Fingers Productions—388-4624 Southeastern Arts, Media & Education Project, Inc—609 9590 Southern Country Atlanta—908-7480 Young Lesbian Art & Craft Exchange—Decatur, GA; 378 3367 BARS The Armory—836 Juniper. 881-9280 Backstreet—845 Peachtree St. 873-1986 Blake's—227 10th St. 892-5786 Buddies Cheshiro Square—2345 Cheshire Br. Rd. 634-5895 Buddies Midtown—-239 Ponce de Leon. 872-2655 Bulldog s—893 Peachtree. 872-3025 Burkhart's—Ansley Square. 872-4403 The Chamber—2115 Faulkner Rd. 248-1612 Club Fetish—(Weds.) 695 North Ave.-577-8178 The Eagle—308 Ponce De Leon. 87EAGLE The Heretic—2069 Cheshire Bridge. 325-3061 Loretta's—708 Spring St. 874-8125 The Metro—48 6th Street, 874-9869 Model T—699 Ponce de Leon, 872-2209 Moreland Tavern—1196 Moreland Ave. S.E. 622-4650 New Order—1544 Piedmont. 874-8247 Odella's—1231 W. Peachtree 897-5777 Opus 1—1086 Alco St. 634-6478 The Otherside—1924 Piedmont Rd. 875-5238 Pearl Garden—107 Luckie St. 577-7059 Phoenix—567 Ponce De Leon. 892-7871 Players—800 Sandtown Rd, Marietta 429-9115 Revolution—293 Pharr Rd. 816-5455 Scandals—Ansley Square. 875-5957 Shahan's Saloon—735 Ralph McGill 523-1535 Spectrum—Ansley Square 875-8980 Velvet-89 Park PI., NE 681-9936 DIRECT ACTION/POLITICAL ACLU of Georgia—142 Mitchell St., Suite 301, Atlanta 30303 523-5398 — legal assistance or referral in cases where the denial of rights is due to the victim's sexual orientation. ACLU/Lesbian &Gay Chapter—523-6201 ACT UP—44 12th St. NE, Atlanta 30309-3979, 874-6782 (O) Atlanta Greens, Green Party USA, Lesbian-Gay-Bi-Queer Caucus -368-7137 Catalyst—(404) 776-1478 Cobb Citizens Coalition—POB 965336, Marietta 30066, 256-8690—Education, positive community and political outreach efforts on human rights (primarily sexual orientation) issues. Gay/Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation—876-1398 Georgia Advocates for Battered Women & Children/Lesbian Task Force—524-3847, or toll-free (800) 643-1212; 250 Georgia Ave. SE, Rm. 365, Atl. 30312—a statewide coalition working to end the violence against women and children. Georgia Equality Project—POB 78351, Atl. GA 30357—662 4030 vm GAPAC-Georgia Political Action Committee—872-8095, FAX 874-8628 Human Rights Campaign Fund—Federal Advocacy Network, 231-5751 HRCF Event Hotline—POB 78401, Atl. GA 30357-840-6969 vm HRCF National Office—1101 14th St. NW, Ste. 200, Washington DC 20005—(202) 628-4160 LEGAL—605-7476 Lesbian Avengers—798-7742 National Association of People with AIDS Hotline—874-7926 National Organization for Women—875-0176 National Org. for Women, Gay & Lesbian Rights Task Force— 315-0084—Grassroots politics and coalition building. Works within NOW to ensure rights for lesbians/gay men. Neighbors Network—816-8348 Out Front—PO Box 12369, Atlanta 30355 Queer Planet—875-7711 Republicans for Individual Freedoms—PO 13162, Atl, GA 30324, 239-1679—gay republicans fighting "homophobia" in Republican party and fighting "Republiphobia" in the gay community. Straight But Not Narrow—242-2256 (voice mail) STOP Bias Crimes Hot Line—605-STOP NATIONAL Human Rights Campaign Fund—1012 14th St. NW, Suite 607, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 628-4160 Lambda Legal Defense Fund—666 Broadway, 12th floor, New York, NY 10012, (212) 995-8585 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force—1517 U. Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20009, (202) 332-6483 Old Lesbians Organizing for Change—OLOC, PO Box 980422, Houston, TX 77098 PROFESSIONAL ANGLE (BellSouth Gay/Lesbian Employee Group) — (404) 723-6540 Atlanta Entrepreneurs' Club—Dr. Bravy 457-6347 Bar Owner's Assn—POB 15114, Atlanta 30333-0114 Community Network for Counseling Psychology and Social Work -315-8945 Fourth Tuesday—662-4353 Gay/Lesbian Postal Employees Network (G/L PEN)—POB 580397, Minneapolis, MN 55458-0397 GA Assoc, of Physicians for Human Rights (GAPHR)—231- 2251 GLOBES—POB 7864, Athens, GA 30604—gay, lesbian, or bisexual employees and supporters at UGA for faculty, staff and graduate students. LEAGUE ATLANTA, Inc. (Employees of AT&T)—404/351 -8322 Nat'l Gay Pilots Assoc.—PO Box 27542, Washington, D.C. 20038-7542, (703) 660-3852 Nat'l Lesbian and Gay Journalists Assoc.—634-7429 or 607- 8931—NLGJA is 1,000 print and broadcast journalists ensuring equitable treatment of gay journalists and accurate coverage of gay issues. Nat'l Federation of Career Women—(404) 659-0315 OUTstaff (Emory)—727-2787 (Donna) Turner Broadcasting Employees for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns— 223-5226 or 872-9678 Voices Out Front (Media Networking Assoc)—2103 N. Decatur Rd. Ste. 185, Decatur 30033 5 s " Continued on page 22