March 1991 Special Resources Section

and stuffing the monthly mailings, to solic-
iting advertising and writing articles. To
contact OITM either write us at PO Box
177, Burlington, Vermont 05402 or come
to the monthly meetings in Burlington,
listed in the Calendar section each month.

Vermont Friends of the Quilt
PO Box 1422, Burlington, VT 05402

Sports

The Pink Triangle League

The Pink Triangle League (PTL) is a
mixed bowling league for discriminating
adults which has now been in existence for
two years. The group is a fully sanctioned
member of both the A.B .C. and the W.I.B .C.

The group maintains a current roster of
seven three-bowler teams. Players meet
weekly at the Aslro Bowl in White River
Junction on Sunday mornings. Games begin
at 11:30 a.m.

Although the current season’s sched-
ule has already been established, anyone
interested in joining the group is encour-
aged to contact A1 at (802) 785-4617 or
write to the group at PO Box 164, Thetford,
Vermont 05074.

Vermont Gay Volleyball

Vermont Gay Volleyball meets at 5
pm every Sunday in Burlington. All levels
of players are encouraged to join us. The
group tries to provide a supportive atmos-
phere for all people. Teams are made up of
whoever shows up to play and rules are not
very strict. We are a mixed group of men
and women but would like to encourage
more women to attend. For more informa-
tion, contact Vermont Gay Volleyball at
PO Box 248, Hinesburg, VT 05461.

Support Groups /
Services

Brattleboro Women’s Crisis Center

The Brattleboro Women’s Crisis Cen-
ter is a shelter for battered and abused
women and their children. They also pro-
vide such services as a 24-hour crisis phone
line, individual and group counseling,
advocacy, referral, and community educa-
tion. The Center is a member of the Ver-
mont Network Against Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assault.

The Women’s Crisis Center can be
reached at PO Box 933, Brattleboro, VT
05302 or by calling (802) 257-7364. The
Crisis phone number is (802) 254-6954.

 

PRIDE DAY 1991: JUNE 22 in Montpelier

To offer suggestions and/ or help, write to:
Vermont Pride

V

PO Box 1551

Montpelier, Vermont 05601

DEBORAH G. ALICEN. M.A.

Licensed Psychologist-Master

P.O. Box 16
Plainfield. VT 05667

(802) 454-7701

 

 

Lesbian/Gay Alcoholics Anonymous
(AA)

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a 12-
step recovery program in which partici-
pants support one another in their sobriety.
The Gay/Lesbian groups meet twice a week
in Burlington.

The Gay Men’s Sobriety meeting is
open to men only. It meets every Monday
night at 8:00 p.m. at 30 Elmwood Ave,
Burlington, VT(VerrnontC.A.R.E.S.build-
ing).

The Thursday night meeting (also at
8:00p.m.), which isopentomenandwomen,
is conducted at St. Paul’ 5 Episcopal Church
in Burlington.

As in all AA meetings, each attendee’s
anonymity is regarded with utmost impor-
tance, allowing the focus to recovery from
alcoholism exclusively. For more informa-
tion on meetings please call Peter at (802)
864-5327.

Men Alive! - One Man’s Journey
by Barry Nelson

I had left a marriage of 14 years in July
three years ago, and I went to a man’s
retreat weekend that October. At that week-
end I was scared and in a great deal of pain.
I felt as though my world had been turned
upside down, and with the pain came fear,
anxiety, and anger, all moving around in-
side me.

At Men Alive, I found a safe place to
begin the process of expressing my feel-
ings, something that many men have prob-
lems with. I found men willing to listen to
me and to share with me - not just theirpairr,
but also their joy and love. I also really
enjoyed playing touch football that week-
end. In short, I started to make friends.

These friendships have deepened over
the past few years, and I have learned about
intimacy between men and the power and
strength that comes from having a commu-
nity of close male friends. I have partici-
pated in a number of events sponsored by
the group. We have a “Fathers and Sons
Weekend” camping trip every year, as well
as a “Fathers and Daughters Weekend.”
There was a men’s dance at City Hall and a
Unitarian service run by the group. The
poetry and drumming and music was sim-
ply great. Some men even got together one
weekend and invited their fathers to partici-
pate in a unique fathers and sons event. It

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