by Dave

Brian McNaught, whose first appear-
ance at the University of Vermont in the
spring of 1982 was extremely controversial
and highly publicized, will be returning to
Vermont to give a public lecture on April
30 and a day-long workshop on May 1.

During his free public lecture,
McNaught will tell his own story of grow-
ing up and dealing with his homosexuality
and the impact that “coming out” had on
him, his employment, his family, and his
future. That presentation, “Homophobia:
The Toll it Takes on All of Us,” will take
place on Monday evening, April 30, at 7:30
p.m. in the Ira Allen Chapel on the campus
of the University of Vermont in Burlington.

McNaught’s story is not only inspiring
and empowering, but his presentation helps
people to realize that they are in charge of
their own lives, and that with courage and
support they can learn to love themselves
and share the unique gifts they have to give
as gay men and lesbians. A reception will
follow the evening presentation.

The day-long workshop will take
place on Tuesday, May 1, at Marble Island,
and is entitled “Understanding and Re-
sponding to the Needs of Gay and Lesbian
People.” The cost of the workshop is
$45.00 and includes lunch.

This workshop is for people who wish
to understand more about homosexuality
and who wish to be better prepared and
more comfortable in responding to the
needs of gay and lesbian clients, whether
those clients be in a doctor’s office, a class-
room, ahealth care facility,oracounselor’s
office.

Gay Book Awards

The Gay and Lesbian Task Forceof the
American Library Association is pleased to
armounce its winners of the 1990 Gay/
lesbian Book Awards. For fiction, the
award goes to Eighty-Silxed by David Fein-
berg (New York: Viking). Neil Miller's In
Search of Gay America: Woman and Men
in a Time of Change (New York: Atlantic
Monthly Press) was selected as the non-
fiction winner.

In addition, the Task Force announced
the winner of its first Award for Excep-
tional Achievement, Armistead Maupin,
for his “Tales of the City” series of six
novels. ,

Brian McNaught to Spea at U

McNaught’s first book, A Disturbed
Peace, was published in 1981. As I have
done homophobia workshops myself with
a variety of groups over the past several
years, I have often quoted from passages of
that book, especially from the chapter “I
Like It.”

Since his first book’s publication,
McNaught has been a freelance writer and
an educational consultant and lecturer
addressing the topics of homosexuality,
homophobia, acceptance, family, and faith.
His new book, On Being Gay: Thoughts on
Family, F aith, and Love is excellent and
includes some of the best chapters of his
first book along with several new thoughts
and ideas generated by his experiences. His
chapters on “Oppressing Ourselves” and
“Living for Yourself” are of particular

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value and offer each of us challenges we
may or may not be ready to face. “Listening
to the Voice Within” also manages to make
us think - not once, not twice, but several
times about paying attention to our gut
feelings:

“The voice within is a person’s best
friend. It is also a troublemaker. The voice
within sings an anthem of independence.

Listening to it can make you feel dissatis-

fied with the way things are. Listening to it
can prompt you to do and say things you
never imagined were within you. Follow-
ing its call to action can create all sorts of
trouble.” (p. 161)

Posters and brochures on McNaught’s
lecuire and workshop can be obtained by
calling the UVM Office of Human Devel-
opment Studies at 656-4050.

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