flpWKI/MeleWWWZWSW W E Egghfgay Bluegrass Bids Farewell to « » Activist ¢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. C O n f e r e 1'1 C e 5 y[III/IIII/[IIIIII/IIIIIII/IlllllIII/Illllllllllllll/I’ - reciprocal tickets sales in // ’g businesses for advertising on fliers ? GLSO NEWS g for local events g g ' providing potential avenues for I , , _ 5 employment by local lesbigays é mdaéowlamww. ; - creation of funding pool for g Squ1al Medla ? loans, scholarships, etc. a Joseph-Beth Booksellers - helping gay and non—gay businesses g Alfalfa ' S 2 include “sexual orientation” for E New Morning Coffeehouse, iiiéffatiiiaciiceiddffg Wdeoiistii ? The Bar “mph" é Natural Food Co—op g a CrOSSings / (CON'I‘INUED ON PAGE 8) ll/l/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/I/Illll/l GLSO / JULY - I