September 1994 AND THANK: 10 Au of )0!) FOR COMING OUTTDQJFFORT oust LOCAL Amoozs, Moi-wrote Tm: rum EVEVTIN Ilukes In lllatch But for By Alison Bechdel OPINIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS Ll SWKARONDFPR Rgmmmam.’ ANDCME Readers are encouraged to voice their I -' opinions by responding to the question ©1994 zsy Anson BECHDEL THAUK you, 3'iLu;N, FOKTMAT FA$c».lAnMcr, UH. 1izAM5SE>u!AL VEKSIOU or -ms OEDIPUI LEGEHD, "oEDm«u. coMPLEx T HANK)’ /use To /MKO TAKAGI Nb DEIIZDRE TRM1P1EcE Folk sswzwc ‘niait wax um-i U5 TONIGHT, AND To cut Ast N\"ERPR£TER , To PALMER . _ posed in this monthly feature. Please send responses to OITM at P.O. Box 177, Burlington, VT 05402, or via the Internet at OutVermont@aol.com. This month’s question concerns the issue of domestic partnership and same-sex marriage. Vermont just became the first UH _ state to offer domestic partnership \rlEllyFIKSTOFAl4,HE5NOTA b f 1 nsi\aN,:}s1E'SALE5B(3rJ. [MEA>J,. ene its to state emp oyees (see story E ALESBIA .Aui>$EtouD. ' ' ' " I HM1_Hu$EmST°B£m_ this issue). . The courts in Hawaii are cwswe,Am> NoT$oM£PKivA1E still bouncin around the idea of . . I - _ ‘ ' - cws rmw mam wquss g _ Tm SW0“ Emflpomry? same sex marriage. In a recent issue ‘of an ...-_\___p . ‘ Out, a 15 year old gay male, while ' discussing the need to address gay youth issues, was quoted as saying, “People don’t kill themselves over domestic partnership”. HUH.’ 7w ruufib IT arr! veky lMrRE$5nIE. EXCUSE me. i: luv Mean To NICE wakxmo. ArJl>L0O(AT No one i.buu> EVER SAY I was REALLY 5HocxED NLTHBE PEOPLE! I BEHEK SUSPECT mu HERE A suy TH/r1 you LET-_‘\ MAN READ GET LPTD THE RE£I:rER. Psxsonl, THE my ybo » HER: TDNlGH1': mu HAVE - ACCESSTDTHE M-lOt£ WORLD. um SHMDNE siwzizotk How important is domestic partnership MUSE“, MO. I," Mm “Mm M Sommmuun M legislation and should our community be r suwoxe wuruwor "i.zsam1:" wwa user WITH MEN ARE PYKEY ._‘ Eonul M"rHETE»IPERc£wr11uauNE. rum, FRDMTHEOUEER vzaw fighting for legally recognized same—sex SOOETXNHENYDU GFTACHANCE, .nan.'a 6‘) LISTEN. wsvzs Loauocrouwewmr LET’: TAu’,THAr1K)’ Fol |nJ(LUDl»JCv mam‘; wokx mien. I ‘n Godu/l TELL My FRIEND BIFF To SEND >wSo4-«E oFHiiPo91:. us"; SEEM wrum/c. GREAT ' STUFFABOUTHIS FEMALE -119- IMLE ‘|'MN51TIovlInl(y. uH...»loTA1ALL. DEIRPRE. xv was GKEM. I DovJ'T Mo, THI5 WAS warlock- Fu. THANK; A LOT Fox mxmo I1 HAPPEN. I NEVER BEAU IN PUBLIC bEFoRE. cow >bu Tizu. now uazvws 1' mi?! _so, I KNOW )’ou'RE Pkosasw may HERE You so. cuzcx our THE5£ KECIPE)‘ Full /K91. E66. MIDDNI«)'- FREE Hots Voeovkej. THE P1ci:LED‘lbFu cM£E$E I)’ Hi PM- David W. Curtis MICHAEL GIGANTE, PH.D. ATTORNEY AT LAW Psychosynthesis Counseling & Therapy HOFF, CURTIS, PACHT, CASSIDY & FRAME, P.C. 100 Main Street P.O. Box 247 (802) 254 -8032 15 Myrtle St., Brattleboro, VT 0530] Burlington’ VT o54o2_o247 802_864_4531 04/94 ll