20 Out in the Mountains

December 1999

We held our first meeting in
November and it was an inspiring expe-
rience. A room full of bisexual folks,
excited in the group’s potential, sharing
thoughts and ideas and dreams.
Amazing. We want to thank each and
every one of you who came, many of
whom have helped support the birth of
this new adventure.

So, let’s do it again. Saturday,
December 18th; we’ll post details online
soon. A suggested topic for that meeting
was bisexuality and promiscuity.

Joining the mailing list, if you
haven’t done so already, is a good way
to keep in touch and share with others.
To join the Both Sides Now e-mail
community on-line, go to:
www.onelist.com/community/BothSide
sNowVT and follow the directions.

We’ll also be updating the web site
regularly: www.angelfire.com/vt/both-
sidesnow

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community center

On Saturday, October 30 the board of
directors of Burlington R.U.1.2?
Community. Center -- -,.. convened in
Starksboro’ fora day-long retreat to
determine a set of goals for the project
to establish an LGBT community ser-
vices center in downtown Burlington.
Diane Felicio and Jackie Weinstock
facilitated a discussion that led to a 2-
year plan of action for making the com-
munity center a reality.

The board hopes to establish a center
where community groups can hold
meetings, social events, and workshops.
Some members envision a storefront
café area where visitors can meet one
another, have coffee together, and make
connections to LGBT community in a
comfortable and accessible space.
R.U.1 .2? also plans to olfer office space
and materials in the future to new orga-
nizations and underserved populations
in our community.

The directors agreed that R.U.l.2?’s
existing social, cultural, artistic and
educational programming is essential to
the goal of building a physical center.
To this end, the oard decided to contin-
ue its popular bi-monthly coffeehouse
event, the monthly “Good Cookin”
potluck, and the Vermont Queer
Archives Project. Over the next 12
months, R.U.1.2? plans to schedule
some educational seminars to benefit
the LGBT community. Check the OIT M
calendar and Source for contact infor-
mation and events.

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CVUUS had a successful and enjoy-
able movie night on November 20,
watching Torch Song Trilogy, with 10

people in attendance. What a great
film, and a lot of messages! We are tak-
ing a month off from monthly movies
in December, for the holidays. But in
the meantime, we would like to com-
pile a list of good glbtq-themed and
glbtq—related movies to recommend to
people. Do you have any suggestions?
Please send your favorite movie sug-
gestions to marnmen@sover.net. Also,
as we write every month, we are co-
sponsoring a Same-Gender Marriage
Decision Day Gathering with VFMTF
on the day of the Vermont Supreme
Court Decision, 7 pm at the CVUUS
Meetinghouse, 6 Cross Street, whatev-
er the decision. See you there! For
more information about CVUUS in
general or any event in particular,
please call CVUUS at 388-8080 or
Dorothy Mammen at 388-7240.

Mountain Pride Media board mem-
bers, staff, and friends helped out with
Vermont Public Radio’s most recent
fund drive in October. We answered
phones for two hours on October 16th
during a special edition of Car Talk.
Special thanks to MPM board member
Sarah Harrington, who coordinated this
outreach event and to all that participat-
ed.Mountain Pride Media continues to
improve our web site: www.vtpride.org.
You can now submit classified ads
online as well as purchase subscriptions
to Out In The Mountains. Are you look-
ing for the perfect gift for that person
who recently left Vermont but still
wants to stay in touch with what’s hap-

pening? Know of someone who just .-

recently moved to the area or is think-
ing about it? A subscription to Out In
The Mountains is the best way to stay
connected!

We welcome Andrew Allen and Paul
Hendler as Web Consultants/Trainers
for a grant-funded project, partnering
MPM with three local non-profit orga-
nizations. We will be working with
these organizations to develop and
enhance their Web sites. This project is
generously being funded by The Gill
Foundation, Haymarket People’s Fund,
Physicians Computer Company (PCC)
and individual donations.

Happy Holidays from everyone here
at Mountain Pride Media!

Theatre (Ill 3 S|ll|8SlI‘i|l!I

We’re a local, non-profit, tax-exempt
theatre company. We have many new
and exciting things planned for the new
millennium. One is the addition of an
email list subscription. This free sub-
scription allows you to receive exclu-
sive email from TOAS dealing with job
opportunities in theatre, dance, and film
as well as contests for email list sub-
scribers only each month. To subscribe
to this service, go to the Web site
(www.theatreshoe.com), click on the

 

Community Compass is a service of OITM.

GLBT

organizations from around the state are invited

to provide 200—word descriptions of recent or

upcoming activities and events. Send your

submissions to us by email at editor@vtpride.org

by the 15th of the month.

logo and find the Topica subscription
box. Enter your email address, click
submit, and you’re added! TOAS is also
plarming many other surprises through-
out the next year. To keep abreast of
what TOAS is planning, subscribe to
our monthly newsletter by sending your
request via email to newsletter@the-
atreshoe.com or by mail to Newsletter,
c/o TOAS, PO Box 1012, Burlington,
VT 05402-1012. -

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In November, along with the
Interfaith Alliance, the Windham
County regional chapter of VFMTF co-
sponsored a clergy panel on same-gen-
der marriage. About 60 people were in
the audience to hear leadership voices
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freedom to marry. The panel served as a
nice reminder that many people of faith
support same-gender marriage. Almost
100 Vermont religious leaders have
signed the Marriage Resolution.

Our regional groups are hopping.
Two have planned Decision Day gath-
erings for the day the Vermont
Supreme Court Decision is
announced: Burlington at the UU
Society, 4-7 pm; Middlebury at the
UU meetinghouse, starting at 7 pm.
FMI please call Erika Nestor (863-
4256 (h) or 656-0367 (w)) or Dorothy
Mammen, 388-2633. We don’t know
when the decision will be made. But in
the meantime, there are still plenty of
Vermonters to talk with about this
issue. Check out “the Source” page for
a listing of regional coordinators, or
call 388-2633 to find. out what’s hap-
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