June 1991

Out in the Mountains to Hold General Meeting

A year ago at this time, Out in the
Mountains was still whisking the dust off
its shoulders and getting back on its feet
after a mid-winter brush with death. Now,
Vennont’s only statewide newspaper for
lesbian, gay men, and bisexuals appears to
be in good health.

A look at the numbers point to a suc-
cessful year for the paper: advertising has
increased by about fifty per cent, as has our
subscriber list, which jumped from 189 in
February of 1990 to 324 with the current
issue. Our sincere thanks and appreciation
go out to both constituencies.

The paper has also grown in size and
content and now publishes consistently at a
length of 24 pages. This again is due in
great part to our advertisers and readers’
input. New bulk mailing procedures have
helped us to keep pace with the increased
distribution, which continues to include

free delivery at a number of locations
across the state for those who, for one
reason or another, cannot have the publica-
tion mailed to them at home (even if it is
mailed with incredible discretion in the de
rigeur brown paper envelope).

Many changes have occurred since a
new staff took over back in February of
1990. For starters, bisexuals were included
in the scope of the paper’s interest, with
several articles addressing that segment of
the gay-identifying population. Monthly
health articles have addressed the AIDS
epidemic from anumber of different angles
and perspectives in a constant effort to keep
Vermonters informed of the threat of the
disease without resorting to clinical and/or
chemical analyses that would frustrate the
most informed pharmacist.

OITM has also been delighted to in-
clude “Dykes to Watch Out For” as the na-

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toonist Alison Bech-
del has moved to
Vermont (see inter-
view on pp. 12-14).
We hope to continue
to increase the visual
appeal of the paper
by including more
artwork, photogra-
phy, etc.‘, in the fu-
ture.

The initiation of
our “Classifieds”
section has also gen-
erated some much-
needed income, in
addition to providing
yet another outlet for
our readers to com-
municate with one
another. If you have

yet to take advantage of our “free classi-
fieds” offer, please be aware that subscrib-
ers can place up to six free ads of any kind
per year (within reasonable size and con-
tent limits, please!).

The next hurdle for the paper involves
a restructuring of the editorial process as
the current Editor-in-Chief, Hugh Coyle,
prepares to leave the state and head west.
Other reliable members of the staff, includ-
ing a couple of our finest writers, will also
find themselves unable to continue on in
their regular capacity with the paper.

In response to this reorganization, and
in order to maintain contact with our gen-
eral audience, Out in the Mountains will be
holding a General Meeting at the Vermont
Law School in Royalton (first floor in the
classroom building; follow the signs) on
June 16th from 1-3:00 p.m. If you or your
friends have any ideas which might help the
paper, or especially if you'd like to get
involved in some way or another (writing,
envelope stuffing, eventplanning, or distri-
bution), please come and join us.

The meeting is open to any and all
interested people and will be followed by a
reception with fine (and free) food and
beverages. (Rumor has it that Vermont's
favorite ice cream, used in the past to bribe
new staff members into attending editorial
meetings, will be on hand as well.)

This is, once again, acrucial time in the
newspaper’s history, and we ’d like to have
as much community inputas possible as we
prepare to move forward from here. We
hope to see you at the meeting (particularly
if you’re from the southern parts of the
state, where we need to establish more
effective lines of communication). Any
questions or comments can be directed to
either of the paper’s current co-chairs,
Cheri (229-0109) or Larry (563-2938).

   
  

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