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LEXINGTON GAY SERVICES ORGANIZATION, INC. NOVEMBER 1980 —“"—"

Gays Take to the Countryside CALENDAR
FOLLOWUP TO SHAKERTOWN HELD

On Sunday, September 21, approxi— NOVEMBER 3: Regular G80 monthly bus-
mately Sixty—five 'gay people from in iness meeting. 8:00 p.m.
and around Lexington gathered for a G50 now meets at the
day in the country near Frankfort. The Southland braOCh 9f the
gathering was an outgrowth of the sum- Le¥lngt°n PUbllc Library
mer meeting of gays at Shakertown at (Slde door next to main
which time it was decided that perio- door). Nonmembers ”91‘
dic get-togethers might be of -esmm come. _
benefit in establishing a much-needed NOVEMBER 12‘ Wallflower Order W111
sense of community among gay people in give an advance perfor-
the Lexington area. (Many people are mance at the UK recital
involved in the Lexington Gay Services hall 1n. the new Fine
Organization, women's groups and the Arts Building. 8:00 p.m.
like, but seldom get a chance to meet ' Tickets on sale at the
one another and discuss mutual con- d9°r or from Amber Moon.
cerns.) DEGEMBER 7: First G80 Winter Forum.

The day's activities consisted of Presentation on Health
games, conversation, and eating. There SerVices and Gays. 40”
were some brief announcements on the Dudley Read. Preceeded
progress of a committee which has been by P0t lUCk at 1 p.m.
formed to lay the groundwork for a ’_"'"_"._T_-—__—-_'—m‘"*——‘*—_._——~_—T
possible gay community center in Lex- The meetings for gay parents and their '
ington. In addition, the Lexington lovers have proven to be a welcome ex—
Gay Services Organization has an ap- perience for those. attending. Thls
plication pending with the rInternal group plans to continue meeting on the
Revenue Service to gain tax exempt fourth Tuesday of each month at 278
status for GSO; such status could aid Lowry Lane at 6‘30 p.m. All are wel-
in fund-raising and provide for a firm- come, including children. For more
er financial footing for projects of . information, call Carol at 272—9120 or
benefit to gays. Pam- at 269’8702.

In addition, a group has been form- ""—_”_f—————‘____-_—.—-—__—fi_~—-—-.
ed to rem- the 2nd Street YMCA on an LIBERTARIAN REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKS
occasional basis for games, activities T0 G30 .
and the like. There were also oppor- Ernest Mcafee, a representative Of
tunities for persons to sign up in or- the Libertarian Party, spoke afdar the
der to share skills and interests. It regular GSO buSiness meeting on-October
is possible that several support 6. He described the Libertarians as
groups - for men, for women, and mixed 'belonging to an eight year-old party
groups - may result. while representing a 300 yearTOld move—

ment stemming from the "claSSical lib-

eralism" of John Locke and John Stuart

Mill. The Libertarian candidate for

President, Ed Clark, is on the ballot
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