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My apologies to my readers for
what may or may not be erroneous
information in last month’s col-
umn. Reuters circulated a report
of detainees in Egypt. Apparently
it was a gay wedding/gay disco
arrest/round-up of 54/55/60 men
that Amnesty International is very
worried about. You now have as
much or as little truth or lies as I
do.

I was at a party last weekend,
and I love to watch people. I was
the designated driver so I was
sober — completely sober amidst a
good size group of mostly queer
as a three dollar bill people, I
think. Now, I don’t have the gift
of “positive gaydar” all the time
and I leamed a long time ago to
never make assumptions, so my
guess is there were straight people

there too. But again, I am not

Sl.lI'C.

K It was an incredibly lovely set- A

ting in the lush green of Bethel,
VT, the food was amazing, and the
conversation was without compar-
ison. As usual, I found myself
drawn to the company of men, oh
and a merry band it was. I like
men and I enjoy their cama-

raderie. It’s hard to make friends .

quickly and easily with women,
speaking for me of course. Men
on the other hand, bond in imme-
diacy. That’s why straight girls
claim they never see it. '

I do have an advantage though,
a secret weapon. In the early 70’s
through 1988, I drove tractor trail-
ers in the greater Boston area. II
have seen the best and the worst
and everything in-between in
men. And along with making an

Whatever you take along fo_r pleasure, consider this:
We may feel safe in Vermont, but we’re not immune
to AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Don’t take a chance...

1 take a condom

 

  Bark o’ the Banshee

By Pat Robinson

 

Welcome Fairies

honest wage well beyond what the
average woman was making, I
learned to handle men. All of my
ex-husbands complained about it.

By now my partner was look-
ing for me and when seated,

leaned and whispered, “All I have _

to do is find a group of men and
there you are.” She smiles and
dives into her salad. I cannot help
laughing at thetstatement made to
me so many times by all the ex’s.
_ Now the great thing about my
partner is she too enjoys the com-
pany of men and this makes com-
plete sense to her. Now I am cer-
tainly not trying to suggest that I
made no effort to enjoy the com-
pany of women, only that it once
again seemed to divide up accord-
ing to sex, with a little blending
here and there. And we made new
friends of both too, but we sat
with the guys.

' The fellow to my right was
inspired by my sober attitude and
we both shuddered to think of me
with a buzz. ‘John Malkovich sat
directly across being Dustin in
Disguise. He thinks I won’t
remember. I did. Stephen with a
“ph” enjoyed my little reminisce
down memory lane with a horse I
called Spaghetti Head . among
other things. My day was made,
however, with the revealing tale of
the now-retired doctor who made
out laxative orders as a young
man, and signed them BM. I
agree! Anything that gets a charge
out of a Mother Superior deserves
40 years of use. I guess retelling

_that story is part of the fun too.

Go, BM, go!

So by the time this hits the
print, Pride Month will be over. I
have enjoyed the button Kelsey
Flynn gave me at the

 

Northampton Pride March, May
5, 2001 and Burlington, VT will
be mine to treasure in a host of
warm memories after June l5-
17th.

Sadly for some Americans,
there is no honor in being gay.

July 4, 2001 looms ahead and
still we have Americans in the
United States not free. I live in the
State of New Hampshire. The
motto? Live free oridie. When
my partner was rushed to the hos-
pital in an ambulance, I was
adamant that I be listed as next of
kin. Why should Ihave to make
any extraordinary effort to be rec-
ognized?

My dad knew in 1956 that the
armed services had gay men and
women. How come Colin Powell
and John McCain don’t know?
And only the Air Force has lower
numbers to report of gays being
dismissed under the _“don’t ask,
don’t tell” policy for the year
2000. Maybe someone should tell
the Army, Navy, and the Marine
Corps that it really does take more
that just a _FEW GOOD MEN to
keep a country free and safe.

And how about the great man
from the little state that just swung
the balance of power in a pro-
found manner. All-you Log Cabin
Republicans can just roll over,
thank you- It is not going to be the
sweet ride down TRASH
EVERYTHING LANE you had
originally anticipated. I

Oh and-now my big dilemma?
Where should I put my $300.00
tax refund so it will be to my best
advantage?

In Gaelic, Shee means Fairies.
In my garden, fairies are always
welcome.

Vermont AIDS Hotline 1.800.882.AIDS

TTY 1.800.319.3141

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