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Dear Friends,
For some time now, the Board of Directors and active members of GSO have been
working to expand and improve the services offered by this organization with as
little added expense as is possible.
The Newsletter has grown, bringing you current, informative, and entertaining
articles. To defray the costs of printing and mailing, advertising has been added.
This now pays for about 90% of the cost of the Newsletter.
GSO's office was moved from its East Main Street location to its present location on
American Avenue, where no rent is charged. The office is stocked with supplies
provided by one of GSO's members free of charge.
The Speakers Bureau (recently retitled "Community Education Services") has sent
speakers to several college campuses and other interested parties. It has done
sensitivity training sessions with new police recruits, talked to several religious

, groups and held workshops and seminars for medical and sociological organizations.
All of this has been done on a donation basis and any stipends received by the
speakers have gone directly into the treasury.
GSO had representatives (the only ones from Kentucky) at a ten state convention,
the Southeastern Conference of Lesbians and Gay Men, held in Atlanta in April. GSO
is also a member of the National Gay Task Force, the Gay Rights National Lobby,
and is a charter member of the Southern Association of Lesbian an Gay ,
Organizations. These accomplishments too, have been done at little or no expense.
This organization operates solely on donations. As of this month, the treasury shows
a bank balance of approximately $15.00. This is supposed to last until our next
major fundraiser in November. In other words-—
GSO IS DESPERATELY IN NEED OF YOUR DONATIONS TO CONTINUE TO
OPERATE! I ! ! 1 !!
If the gay community is to continue to build toward a brighter future, the -
organizations that represent us must not perish. I implore you to help put GSO on
solid ground--for you. We're counting on you!

‘ Keith Elston, President