Out in the Mountains

Coming Out Right: A Handbook for the Gay Male

Fred Pond

I initially picked up this book with some
humor, thinking: who really needs a
guide? However, second thoughts have
brought back memories of when I'd
wished for a manual, something to read
and consider, as I traveled the road de-
veloping as a gay person. Initial re-
actions behind me, I sat down in the
shade along a cool river to read.

Authors, Muchmore and Hanson write in
their preface, “our purpose is to impart
information about what gay men actually

do, not what gay leaders and other well-
intentioned people would like them to
do.” They are hoping their book will
serve as a transitional guide for the new-
ly out gay man. I think they are success-
ful, with a few exceptions.

Generally, I can recommend this book
for the person new to the gay scene, ei-
ther young or old. Its nineteen chapters,
extensive bibliography, and sources list
covers the area fairly completely. The
clarity of the text usually leaves nothing

Metaphysical Nature of Abuse

Hatfield, MA
Saturday, September 21, 1991

Workshop will focus on the energetic nature and properties of Incest, Alcoholism, and
Ritual Abuse and their impact on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies.
Also covered will be the anractions of individuals to others with similar electro-
magnetic patterns of abuse. The goal will be to remove the energy pattems of abuse
from the mental body, the emotional body, the physical body and cellular memory.

Call Marianne for flyer (413) 628-3319.

AIDS HOTLINES:

Vermont 1-800-882-2437
New Hampshire 1-800-752-2437
New York State 1-800-541-2437
Massachusetts 1-617-522-4090
Maine 1-800-851-2437
National 1-800-342-2437
Canadian 1-613-563-2437

AIDS Community Action Project
(ACAP)

c / o Caledonia Home Health Agency
PO Box 383

St. ]ohnsburyVT 05819

(802) 758-8116

AIDS Community Resource
Network (ACoRN)

PO Box 2057

Lebanon NH 03766

(603) 448-4400

Bennington Area AIDS Project
PO Box 1066

Bennington VT 05201

(802) 442-4481 or
1-800-845-2437

Health Resource Organizations

Brattleboro AIDS Project
4 High Street, Suite 2-3
Brattleboro VT 05301
(802) 2544444 (Helpline)
(802) 254-8263 (Office)

Franklin-Grand Isle AIDS Task Force
8 Ferris Street

St. Albans VT 05478

(802) 524-6554

I-I.E.A.L. Vermont

(Holistic Education and
AIDS Alternatives Liaison)
PO Box 795

Montpelier VT 05602

(802) 229-4325

Lesbian Cancer Support Group
(802) 660-8386

Northeast Kingdom AIDS Coalition
PO Box 40

Newport VT 05855

(802) 334-2437

to chance in discussing the various as-
pects of gay life, particularly helpful in
the area of sexual techniques, health, and
AIDS. For example, the chapter entitled
“First Experience” methodically lists the
various ways that gay men have sex (a
total of nineteen subchapters--use your
imagination). Later, a helpful guide to
the abbreviations used in classified ads
covers two pages, and folllows a detailed
description of what one might encounter
on a trip to the baths, including a method
of wearing a towel so it won't fall off.

Equal time is given to dealing with legal
affairs, the police, and employment. Ad-
ditionally, I must praise the 23 page chap-
ter on medical/psychological problems.
This book was first published early in
AIDS era of 1982, but the revised edition
incorporates the disease into all areas of
the book, from sexual encounters to mak-
ing preparations for estate planning. V

North Star (Holistic Health Care)
RR2 Box 3255

Morrisville VT 05661

(802) 888-2858

Vermont AIDS Council

PO Box 275

Montpelier VT 05601

(802) 229-2557

Vermont C.A.R.E.S.
(Committee for AIDS Resources,
Education, and Services)

PO Box 5248

30 Elmwood Avenue

Burlington VT 05401

(802) 863-2437 (Burlington)
1-800-649-2437 (Rutland and
Washington County support groups)

Vermont Department of Health
1-800-882-2437 (AIDS Hotline) or
(802) 863-7245 (AIDS Program office)

Vermont Women's Health Center
336 North Avenue

Burlington VT 05401

(802) 863-1386