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and the CabaretPlayers returned to perform
at the Unitarian Universalist Church to a
good crowd. The evening continued with
an open poetry reading and two crowded
showings of the motion picture "Longtime
Companion" at the Savoy Theater, which
owners Gary Ireland and Rick Winston
scheduled to coincide with the Pride Day
celebration.

Capping the day, hundreds attended a
dance at Pyralisk Gallery behind Montpe-
lier City Hall, an event which was much
better attended than last year's dance at City
Center. A lively crowd of revelers re-
mained in town until midnight, topping off
the day's events as a success.

Members of the organizing committee
pointed out during the day that a newly-
created Pride Day organization will func-
tion year-round. Continued fund-raisers,
planning, and development of Vermont's
armual Pride celebration will happen on an
on-going basis, with organizers hoping to
attract sponsors for a wider variety of
events and a larger volunteer crew. Ronnie
Bancroft, who chaired a typically small

  

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core committee of workers for this year's
event, indicated that the continuous effort
would take place in coordination with a
new, regional Pride umbrella organization
which would enable resource, funding, and
publicity sharing through New England.
She noted during her remarks at the State
House that Vermont is soon to host a re-
gional Pride planning conference, with
groups expected from throughout New
England and New York.

Other organizations participating in
this year's event have been discussing addi-
tional initiatives for the coming year, with
ideas ranging from an afternoon picnic,
athletic competitions, and an extension of

the celebration to Sunday, keeping cele- A

brants in the city through the weekend.

If the response of participants this
June, in spite of the dreadful weather con-
ditions that required on-the-spot program-
ming changes and extensive cooperation
from the crowd, can be taken as an indica-
tion of future prospects, then Vermont
Pride is growing in all good respects.

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Whether we're in or out of favor of
outing, we should all be working to make it
a passing fad by stressing and maintaining
the dignity behind our identification as gay
or lesbian. We should take this opportunity
to think hard about what it means for us as
individuals to be gay or lesbian in today's
world, and about how we can make it easier
for others to come out and join us in that
world.

But most of all, we who are out need to
work together to preserve the honor and
pride which is the reward of coming out.
That means "straightening" up our lives
less and less, leaving those questionable
books out on the coffee table, and smiling
with outward glee when we pull our mail
out from the closet of its plain sealed enve-
lope. That example, not the kicking and
screaming of some outed movie star, is the
role model our community needs — and
deserves.

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