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PRIDE WEEK WRAP-UP
from John Cutright
Well Blanche you missed it again! Were documentation of Kenneth picking u his sparel
you like Blanche, sitting at home in your tasteful And they have the nerve to calT us nellie
yet not pretentious apartment wiling away the queens!
ours? Meanwhile, hundreds of people Next for week was Arts Night sponsored by
celebrated that they are gay and lesbian and Esmerelda and GLSO, which gave the lesbian
proud, excited, and willin to express and gay communila a chance to show off their
themselves as they truly are! Wé1l Blanche, not talents. Nearly 1 0 persons witnessed a night
onI do you have to o throu h life bein of skits, short stories, poetry, music (even
calfed Blanche but you aTso misseg Lesbian Chg bagpipes!) and visual art all by central Kentucky
Gay Pride Week 1990! Just sit back Miss gay men and lesbians. This is an important
Thing and I'll tell you what you missed. statement in the recent censorship attempts of
Pride Week wasted no time and started off gay art.
big with JoAnn Loulan in a concert sponsored Thursday ni ht NAMES Project Kentuck
by GLUE (with a big help from Crossed Fingers sponsored a Oufitin Workshop and STOP AIDS
Productions). Bluegrass sponsored; an Open Forum. O.K.,
Over 160 womyn and men listened, heres where I get bitch . I'm taking for
laughed and languished during Loulan's granted that the low attendance for these events
liberating Iilt of lesbian love and passion (o.k. was not due to the Blanche in all of us and we
so my alliteration isn't so great!). This are not becomin complacent in the fight
presentation wasn't for womyn only! We men against AIDS ant? remembering our friends.
were also reaffirmed in our sexuality with the Lexington, do not let your guard down - the
knowledge that as human beings we have the AIDS virus hasn't.
freedom to express ourselves sexually in ways Friday brought us two events. First, a
that are fulfilling and appropriate. Summer Bash sponsored by STOP AIDS
Next on the a enda was a show by the Bluegrass geared toward the minorit
Imperial Court of are Bluegrass Empire. The communities of Lexington and attended by 66
audience was wooed and wowed b the persons. Now that's excitin !
performance of some of Lexington's finest Female The second event was gar Night sponsored
illusionists. Personally, I was inspired to dream by The Bar and Crossings. Those who wore the
about becoming Lexington's Poetic Beauty - Miss ever so chic Pride Week buttons enjoyed
Ona Matopoeia. Watch for m ren ition of s ciaIs at our local Iibation emporiums. Special
"Clang, Clang, Clang, Goes the Tyrolley"! thjnks to Bobbi for designing the buttons.
Monday night brought Robert Bray, Saturday started off with a theolo y
Information Director of the National Gay & workshop at the Unitarian Universalist Church Ey
Lesbian Task Force in an event co-sponsored by their interim minister the Rev. Thom Payne and
Bluegrass Human Rights Advocates and GLSO. culminated in a picnic held on the church
Mr. Bray gave us a rousing speech on the grounds and co-s onsored by GLSO and _
progress of the lesbian and gay equal rights Interweave. Lots 0? food, fun, and frolicking
movement and urged us to "come out" fighting went on and the lucky names were drawn for
and show Lexington "we are no longer your the Raffle sponsored by GLSO. There was a '
dirtyflittle secret." special game of Group Process Volleyball (and
uesday night was Bowling Night sponsored how do you feel about that) among the activities
b the Rainbow Bowling League and yes - enioyed by the 150 peo Ie who attended
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