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¢hamh¢r at tommtrtc As of this month, Chuck Smith
focmtug steps down from the editorship of
the GLSO News and the GLSO Board.
Chuck has taken a teaching position
Several members of the Lexington at New Mexico State University, Las
lesbigay community have joined to Cruces, NM-. fie has been a 900d
organize the Lexington Lesbigay friend, aCthlet' and leader for
Business Coalition. Modeling itself many m the LeXington gayicommunity
after several successful groups in igdugafmjgsg gerigtariniztrlsveafiinfié
other cities, the Business Coalition Gay Men’ s Slpiritual Group. Our
hopes to draw together both gay—owned community will sorely miss him but
and gay-friendly businesses. The wishes Chuck good luck in New Mexico
Coalition has several goals in mind: with his partner Doug.
- creatin a local director of a . . . .
and garfiiendly businessei 9‘ y Elhnlcuv/Raasm 10 be Dlscussed
. increasing patronage of lesbigay Growing out of initial meetings‘at
businesses by the lesbigay community the recent GLSO Forums at the New Morning
- working on a group health/insurance COffieehouse’ a .Cqmmunlty .dlSCUSSan on
raCism and ethniCity Within and without
plan . , the Lexington lesbigay community is to
'increaSing buSiness between be held on July 8, 7pm, at a local home.
leSbigaybUSinesses themselves (i-e- The invisibility of minorities in the
restaurants and suppliers, etc.) gay community in Lexington will also be
' coordinating efforts to draw in a topic. For more information, contact
business from local lesbigay Mary at 266-5904 or Beth at 253—0955.
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loans, scholarships, etc. a Joseph-Beth Booksellers
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