VCLGR’s Coalition Notes

The 1994-95 Board of Directors is
planning for its annual retreat in
February/March. The ‘new’ board
already has two meetings under its belt
and has begun work on events for the
coming year.

Watch TV with us! The first event
sponsored by VCLGR in ‘95 will be the
‘Fourth Fridays’ series scheduled for
February, March, and April. Three
informational sessions will be offered
via Vermont Interactive Television at
seven sites statewide on the fourth
Friday in February (2/28), March (3/24),
and April (4/28). So get yourself to
Bennington, Brattleboro, Rutland,
Randolph, St. Johnsbury, Waterbury, or
South Burlington on one or all three of
these Friday evenings for information
and interactive sharing. Topics are still
being developed at press time but are
likely to include some of the following:
‘Family Issues for Our Communities”
(impending legislation and court
decisions regarding adoption and
same—sex marriage); ‘Our Legislative
and Political Agenda’ (what will be our
challenge and focus in Montpelier and
Washington, D.C., this year?); ‘Fight
the Right in Vermont’ (grassroots

‘ organizing and strategies against the

oppressive agenda of the Far Right); and
‘Gay and Lesbian History’ (a look at the
gay and lesbian movement and
contributions of gays and lesbians in
history). If you have not received our
informational mailing, call us for topics
and details.

Keith Goslant, Susan Aranoff, and
Tom Fleury met with Governor
Dean’s Chief of Staff Kathy Hoyt in
early January as part of the transition
of VCLGR Co—liaison duties to Susan
and Tom. Keith and Holly Perdue
will surely be missed as familiar and
persistent faces in the Governor’s
office and State House.

What did they wear to the ball?
Co—liaisons Tom Fleury and Susan
Aranoff were invited by the Governor’s
office to represent VCLGR at the
Governor’s Inaugural Ball in January.

The numbers are in! Tabulated
feedback from the 2nd Annual
VCLGR Conference: A Queer Town
Meeting rated the Conference on a 1 to
5 scale (low to high). 35% of attendees
completed the feedback forms and rated
the Conference as ‘affirming’ (4.6
rating), ‘informational’ (4.4 rating), with
a ‘good balance of workshop topics’
(44 rating), and a ‘good _keynote
speaker’ (4.4 rating).

VCLGR members, and many of you
joined at the Conference, should expect
membership cards and information to
reach your mailboxes in February. If
you have not signed up, call us.

Making inroads. Susan Aranoff has
been representing VCLGR for the past
six months in the Department of
Education task group to develop Sexual
Harassment in Education legislation
that protects students against sexual
harassment in Vermont schools.
Because of Susan’s work to educate the
task group about the special issues of
students_ who are gay, lesbian, or
bisexual, the language of the regulations
was rewritten with a sensitivity to the
issues that g/1/b students might face in
such situations.

And more inroads. Since last May, the
Coalition has been closely studying the
work of the Legislature’s adoption
reform .study committee and has been
developing legal language and strategies
on the issue. Stay tuned for more details

and information in next month’s
VCLGR’s Coalition Notes.
Look for VCLGR’s Coalition

Notes column from now on in each
issue of OITM.

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February 1995

If you need to Contact the Vermont
Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights
(VCLGR), you may write to PO Box
1125, Montpelier, VT05602, or you may
call (802) 365-9139 or ( 802) 482-3927.

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VCLGR Board of Directors

Co-Chairs
Mary M. Hurlie (Hinesburg)
Christopher Wesolowski (Newfane)

Co-Liaisons to the Governor
Susan Aranoff (Randolph)
Tom Fleury (Burlington)

Terje Anderson (Burlington)
Tom Aloisi (Burlington)
Judith Beckett (Bradford)
Louise Brill (South Royalton)
D. Dudley (Strafford)

Carey Johnson (Brattleboro)
Laurie Labarthe (Worcester)
Judy Lashof (Sudbury)

Susan Murray (Ferrisburg)
Gabriel Q. (Northfield)
Joseph Watson (East Middlebury) V

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February 11-12

Outright's speakers will work with
schools and other organizations both to
talk directly to young people and to
educate professionals. No experience
necessary to attend training. Call Karin
at (802) 865-9677 at Outright for more

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