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Conferences, gatherings, sports
Beginning in May, conferences, gatherings and sports events
to be held throughout the summer illustrate the diversity of
the gay and lesbian community. The events will focus
on a wide range of issues, including homophobia,
Native Americans, politics and education
Forward in Unity
ationally known lesbian and gay political
Workshops offer opportunities to enhance
and organizational figures will be among
leadership abilities by the exchange o f skills and
the dozens of speakers, workshop facilitators resources. Through a process o f community
and other resource persons providing leadership
forums and consultations with different interest
for “ Forward in Unity,” a grassroots gay and
groups in the community, conference organi­
lesbian leadership conference. The conference
zers developed an agenda with a block o f work­
will be held May 13-15 on the University of
shops in each o f the following interest areas:
Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.
addictions, aging, arts, care and feeding of
The principal goals o f “ Forward in Unity”
activists, coming out in public, people with
are to pmvide skills, resources and opportunities
disabilities, fund-raising, gay male concerns,
for networking that will facilitate participants’
health and AIDS, legal and political issues,
abilities to function as grassroots leaders in their
lesbian culture, other liberation issues (racism,
own lesbian and gay communities; to experi­
feminism, militarism, radicalism, coalition­
ence the empowerment o f the wealth o f cultural
building), organizing and organizational
and spiritual resources available in a setting that
developm ent, people o f color, spirituality,
crosses lines of race, sex, class and disability;
violence, youth and family issues.
and to build on the momentum generated by the
A $100 registration fee includes all events
March on Washington.
and most meals. Reduced registration fees will
The conference will employ a variety of
be available for low-income persons. Special
strategies to create a setting for the achievement
rates have been arranged at the Holiday Inn
o f its objectives: building skills, sharing strate­
M etrodome, and community housing will also
gies and resources, interacting with recognized
be available.
leaders, giving and receiving support, setting
Registration information may be obtained by
the agenda for the next phases of the movement,
writing to Forward in Unity, PO Box 300171,
and empowering for action.
Minneapolis, MN 55403.
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Specific issues to be addressed include
strategies for educating educators, youth,
media, legislators, librarians, religious institu­
tions, unions, corporations, healthcare and
social-service agencies, police and the legal
he first Conference on Homophobia Edu­
community;
educating about racism, classism,
cation will be held in Washington, D .C.,
May 20-22, at the National 4-H Conference sexism, ageism and disability issues in the gay
community; educating about lesbian and gay
Center. It will be a small working conference
issues in the black. Latino, Asian and Native
for approximately 150 leaders in the field of
American communities; incorporating positive
homophobia education. The work of the confer­
gay images into school curricula and AIDS edu­
ence will be to exchange strategies and resources
cation; using gay history as a means of educa­
for teaching about and reducing homophobia, to
tion; legal obstacles to gay and lesbian educa­
build the capacity for development and distribu­
tion; promoting multi-cultural gay and lesbian
tion of resources on homophobia, and to plan
history, pride and culture; and the politics of
for a larger, public conference in 1989.
teaching sexuality.
The conference planners have identified nine
The Fund Education Conference will be held
areas in which homophobia education now
in conjunction with the Second International
occurs or should occur: religion, public health,
Lesbian and Gay Health Conference and AIDS
formal education, the media, art (broadly
defined), politics, community organizations,
Forum.
For information write to the Lesbian and Gay
psychology and law. The program for the first
Education Conference, Fund for Human Dig­
conference will focus on the first four of those
areas, and the planners are inviting leaders in
nity, Suite 410, 666 Broadway, New York, NY
those fields.
10012 .
The conference is being organized by the
Campaign to End Homophobia, a project
initiated by the National Organization for
Physique ’88
Changing Men, and is co-sponsored by 13 or­
ganizations including the Unitarian Universalist
he Arcadia Bodybuilding Society will
Association, Women’s Action Alliance, New
present Physique ’88, the second annual
York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Pro­
National Gay and Lesbian Bodybuilding Cham­
ject, Methodist Federation for Social Action,
pionships,
on June 25 in San Francisco. The
Illinois Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Vermont
event is open to all men and women. In addition
Coalition for Equality and Goddard College.
to m en’s and women’s open and masters com­
The campaign is based on the belief that
petitions,
the championships will include
homophobia can be reduced through education,
same-sex and mixed-sex pairs competitions.
and that there is a need to bring together organi­
The weight classes are as follows:
zations and individuals who have developed
Men's Open — Bantamweight, up to 143
educational models and who are committed to
lbs.;
Lightweight, 144 lbs. to 154 lbs.; Light
reducing homophobia.
Heavyweight,
155 lbs. to 198 lbs.; Heavy­
In preparation for the conference, the
weight, over 198 lbs.
planners have requested assistance in identify­
Women's Open — Light Weight, up to 116
ing print or visual resources on homophobia,
lbs.; Middleweight, 117 lbs. to 125 lbs.; Light
the identification of individuals and organiza­
Heavyweight, 126 lbs. to 132 lbs.; Heavy­
tions involved with educating others about
weight, over 132 lbs.
homophobia, and capital contributions to cover
Men's Masters — Ages 40-49; Ages 50-59;
conference expenses. For more information,
Ages
60 and over.
write to the national coordinator. Cooper
Women’s Masters — Ages 40 and over.
Thompson, PO Box 819, Cambridge, M A02139.
For applications and information, write to the
Arcadia Bodybuilding Society, Suite 221,
1455A Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103.
The Basket and the Bow
National Conference on
Homophobia
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he Basket and the Bow: A Gathering for
The Northwest Gay/Lesbian
American Indian Gays and Lesbians”
Sports Festival
will convene for the weekend of June 18 and 19
in Minneapolis. The gathering was called by
he second Northwest Gay/Lesbian Sports
American Indians who participated in the
Festival, a multi-sport event for lesbian
National March on Washington for Lesbian and
and gay athletes, will be held in Seattle during
Gay Rights last October.
the weekend o f July 2-4.
The gathering invites American Indian gays
Team Seattle, the organizer of Seattle’s con­
and lesbians, their partners, lesbian and gay
tingent to Gay Games II and host o f the first
service providers, and American Indian service
Festival last summer, expects 1,500 athletes to
providers. Workshop topics will include AIDS,
participate in this year’s event.
spirituality, reservation/urban issues, homo­
Ten sports have already committed to be a part
phobia. internalized oppression, the politics of
o f the festival: swimming, diving, soccer, vol­
racism, being out and family issues.
leyball, water polo, tennis, bowling, croquet,
For more information, write to The Basket
w om en’s softball, and running — including
and the Bow, PO Box 10229, Minneapolis. MN
I OK and 4K runs, and a 4K walk; others may be
55458-3229.
added this spring.
Highlights o f this year’s festival will be the
National
Gay Soccer Tournament, a volleyball
The Lesbian and Gay Education
tournament and a water polo event that this year
Conference
will have a home team . . . the Team Seattle
he Fund for Human Dignity, the national
Orca water polo team.
lesbian and gay educational organization,
Team Seattle is planning an exciting week­
will sponsor the Lesbian and Gay Education end for athletes who attend the Festival. In
Conference: “ Initiatives Toward a National
addition to the various sports competitions. Fri­
Education Agenda for Our Culturally Diverse
day night will be “ City Night,” with parties and
Community,” to be held on July 24 in Boston.
other events at local nightspots. Sunday eve­
The Education Conference seeks to develop a
ning will feature the festival banquet. The last
network of individuals, projects and organiza­
night. Monday, July 4, will provide athletes
tions working to educate various communities
with a chance to see the fireworks display on
on lesbian and gay issues. It will focus on
Seattle’s Elliot Bay.
education in six areas, the media, educators
Deadline for entering events in the sports
and youth, the non-lesbian/gay communities,
festival is June 15. For more information, write
the lesbian/gay community, the creative arts
to Team Seattle, 600 E Pine S t., Seattle,
and legislators.
WA 98122.
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