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Wingspan - Tucson's
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender
Community Center
LGBT DIALOGUE:
'LET'S TALK
ABOUT RACE'
Wingspan and DV Project Merge:
'Together We Are Stronger'
Wingspan, the YWCA, and the
city's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
& Transgender Commission
sponsor a potluck and forum
on racism from 6-9 p.m. on
Thursday, Aug. 30 atthe Sentinel bUilding, 320 N. Com01
merce Park Loop. Part of the
YWCA's "Let's talk about
race" series of dialogues, the
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event Is free. Trained facilitators at each table will lead
discussions over dinner about
Issues relating to racism. For
"We thought it would be smart to conserve and strengthen resources," said Laura Alexander, chair of
Information, call Wingspan
the DV project's steering committee. That sentiment was echoed by Kathy Altman, Wingspan's V.P.
at (520) 624-1779.
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for outreach, who served on the committee that negotiated the merger. "We want to share the responsibility for keeping both the center and the project functioning at a high level", said Altman.
Under the agreement, the DV project's steering committee ceased to exist as of July 1, although
several of its members took seats on the Wingspan board. They are: Laura Alexander, Jim Allender,
Lavina Tomer (founder of the DV Project), and Gloria Proo.
"Essentially, there will not be any major changes for clients," Alexander said. "But, the people
who are doing information and referral for
Wingspan will get much
more consistent training
about domestic violence.
Non-Wingspan
The keynote speaker at Fourth Annual Wingspan Dinner and Godat Award
board appointees on the
Benefit will be Riki Wilchins, Executive Director of Gender PAC, a national
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Services to Tucson's LGBT community are stronger now that the Wingspan
Domestic Violence (DV) Project has become an official component the community
center. The move was approved in June by the DV project steering committee
and the Wingspan Board Directors. Previously, the project lunctioned
independently, although it was linked to Wingspan which served as its lis cal agent
and housed the program.
The event opens with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner at 7 p.m., on September 22, at the
agenCy,alawye~,andadoP- project oversight and
Tucson Convention Center's Copper Ballroom, 260 S.
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forum on October 25 delves
The Wmgspan Do- fundraising event and, says Wingspan president Tim
Into same sex domestic viomestic Violence Project Konski, "It promises to be the social event of the year for
lence:thegayperspectlve.On was founded to advothe LGBT community. It is a fantastic opportunity for the
November 15,a panel of art- cate for the safety and
LGBT community to get dressed up and enjoy a wonderful
istsdlscussesqueeractlvism support of victims, perevening with family and friends," he says.
and art. The free series takes petrator accountability,
The evening will be rounded out with enterplace from 7-9 p.m. onthe
legal and institutional
tainment from comic Sabrina Matthews, a regular
above dates at Wingspan.
changes and community on cable television's Comedy Central.
based prevention of
Through the Godat Award, Wingspan
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honors an outstanding member of the commu300 East 6th Street
violence. By Tim Konsk! nity for his or her lifetime of service to LGBT
Tucson, Arizona 85705
See Page 2for questions and causes. The award is named for Ken Godat,
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With the merger of Wingspan and the Wingspan Domestic Violence (DV) Project,
services to Tucson's LGBT community will improve. Cathy Busha, Program Director
of the domestic violence project, answers questions you may have about the merger
and how this change will affect both the center and the DV project.
Q: Will there be any change in services after the two groups become one?
A: The Wingspan Domestic Violence Project will continue to offer 24-hour services to victim/survivors
of domestic violence including crisis intervention, emergency shelter, advocacy, education, and outreach.
Q: How should DV services be accessed after the merger?
A: If people have concerns about their own or a friend's relationship, they can call us on our 24-hour
hotline at (520) 624-0348. All of our services are free and confidential. For non-client issues, people
should call us on our new business number at (520) 624-1779.
Q: How will services be improved after the merger?
A: By merging with Wingspan, the Wingspan Domestic Violence Project has gained support around
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advocate to have more time and energy to focus on client needs, improving programming, and
increasing outreach. Last year, we responded to 700 calls and provided direct services to 100 clients.
We think the merger will allow us to serve more clients. Also, by our consolidating with Wingspan, the
problem of domestic violence attracts greater visibility in the community at large. We benefit from
broader community support for a vital issue.
Q: Will the change have any effect on donors?
A: The Wingspan Domestic Violence Project, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in May, is very
grateful to all of our generous donors. People will have the option of specifying that their donations go
directly to the domestic violence project. Wingspan has made the fiscal commitment that the Wingspan
Domestic Violence Project will continue to be funded at the same level or greater.
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Board of Directors
Tim Konski, President
Shannon Cain, Treasurerand
VP., Fundraising
Kathy Altman, V.P., Outreach
Jim Sincox, Ph.D., Secretary
Laura Alexander
Jim Allender, Ph.D.
Jean Baker, Ph.D.
Colette Barajas
Lisa Bibbens
Shiri Djente, Ph.D.
Steve Hall
Addam Moreno
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Marianne Ozmun
Gloria Proo
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Lavina Tomer
Alexander John Goodrum,
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Wlngspan Is grateful to
the following for providing
generous program and operating support for 2000-01 :
~ Amazon Foundation
~ Bohnett Foundation
~ Centra Realty
~ Community Foundation for
Southern Arizona - Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender &Straight
Alliance Fund
~ Gill Foundation
~ Legacy Group
~ Tucson Lesbian & Gay Alliance
Wingspan salutes all who contribute volunteer time and moneywe couldn'tdo it without you
and we wouldn't want to.
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Staff
Kent Burbank, Executive Director
Cathy Busha, Program Director,
Domestic Violence Project
MarkEnglish, Volunteer
Coordinator
Leticia Reyes, Advocate,
Domestic Violence Project
Ana Soldana, Admin. Assistant
Meredith Trauner, Development
Associate
Wingspan board. Their board membership will ensure that domestic violence remains a prominent
concern of our community. Also, a new Wingspan Domestic Violence Subcommittee will have its first
meeting on Thursday, July 19 at 5 p.m. at Wingspan. The subcommittee, which will work on issues
such as developing programming, is open to anyone.
Q: How will the change affect volunteers?
A: With the merger, there will be more
options for volunteers at Wingspan.
In September, we will have a
20-hour training for anyone who is
interested in becoming a volunteer
on-call crisis advocate for the
domestic violence project. To find
out more information about this
training, please call Cathy Busha.
at (520) 624-1779.
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Newsletter Staff
Joyce Bolinger, Editor
Ken Goda!, Design & Production
Stephen Baker, Advertising
Q: Will there be any changes in the way the DV project is managed?
A: Four members of the Wingspan Domestic Violence Project Steering Committee are joining the
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Newsletter Contributors
Stephen Baker, Kent Burbank,
Cathy Busha, Alexander John
Goodrum, Tim Konski,
Scott Rebmann, Shirley Snow
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Wingspan publishes this newsletter,
The Center, bimonthly and invites notices
of events, news entries, and articles.
Submissions must inciude the name of
the contact person or writer, telephone
number and/or email address and may
be sent to Newsletter, Wingspan, 300 E.
Sixth St., Tucson, AZ 85705-8426 or
emailed to newsletter@wingspanaz.org
We request that emailed material be sent
as MSWord attachments. Deadline is
August 13, 2001 forthe nextissue.
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Speaking OUT
By Tim Konski President, Wingspan Board of Directors
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Wingspan is changing. It is no longer the all-volunteer group that started in atiny
studio in the Presidio barrio in 1988. It has an Executive Director and aprofessional
stall. And it has avision for the future: Adream to build acoalition among
LGBT groups, the city and other funders to help Wingspan lead adrive to build anew
community center to serve southern Arizona's rainbow family. To work towards
this goal, Wingspan's Board of Directors is evolving.
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A few months ago, Wingspan's board was an all-volunteer, hands-on group that managed every aspect
of the center. With the hiring of Kent Burbank as Executive Director, we are now moving toward an
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exciting transition that will allow the board to develop a long-term strategic plan while Kent keeps a sharp eye on day-to-day operations. The board has agreed that its priority mission is to keep the center prosperous in the 21st century. We're looking at new
ways to achieve our goals by reaching out to the community, primarily with the guidance of Shannon Cain, the board's vice president for fundraising. Among our efforts is a series of house parties in which board members will entertain LGBT people in their
neighborhoods and solicit help with the center's growth.
The board is asking its own members to dig deeper into their own pockets than they ever have before to set an example for
philanthropy. After taking a seat on the board, each member is asked to commit to a personal financial contribution that,
hopefully, will send a strong message to the community. The effort, so far, has resulted in an overall pledge of almost $16,000
from the 12 directors who were on the board prior to the merger of the Wingspan Domestic Violence Project. In addition, board
members sit on at least one committee ranging from outreach to youth services.
To become even more effective, the board has appointed a Transition Committee made up of Shannon Cain, Kathy Altman
and me to help Kent Burbank direct the center's activities. Besides the Transition Committee, the changes will be directed through
a board retreat on July 1 that set goals for the future and established procedures to make sure they happen.
Your input is welcome and needed. To offer a suggestion on where the center should go, call me at (520) 326-6716 or
e-mail meattandq@azstarnet.com .
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critical era in the organization's history. A committee of organization and business leaders from
throughout Tucson will select the award recipient.
This committee is looking to the members of the
community for nominations and recommendations; "Please consider nominating a deserving
individual for the Godat Award this year!"
says Konski. Call Wingspan (520) 624-1779 for
nomination procedures and forms. Deadline for
nominations is July 16.
Tickets to the dinner are $65 per person.
For an extra $35, guests can take part in a
special before-the-event reception with Riki
Wilchins and Sabrina Matthews. Tables of ten can
be purchased for $650 (dinner only) or $1,000
for the dinner and pre-reception. To purchase
tickets or to become a table host, call Wingspan
at (520) 624-1779.
Riki Wilchins was one of the founders in
1991 of the Gender Identity Program of New
York City's Lesbian & Gay Community Services
Center and, with the direct action group, The
Transsexual Menace, helped to organize vigils
around hate crimes and to create chapters in
40 cities. She has served as Executive Director of
GenderPAC since it started in 1994. This year,
GenderPAC sponsored a National Conference
on Gender and convened its Sixth National
Gender Lobby Day.
Wilchins is author of "Read My Lips:
Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender"
from Firebrand Books (1997).
"The event was started as a way to bring
together the LGBT community and celebrate
its diversity and accomplishments," according
to Konski. Each year, the dinner has grown
in popularity. Last year's dinner was sold out
with an attendance of over 475 people.
Past Wingspan benefit dinners have enjoyed
dynamic and informative speakers. Urvashi Vaid
of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
spoke last year and State Senator Elaine
Richardson served as the keynote speaker at the
very first dinner in 1998.
"We are looking forward to another great
dinner, but we want to make sure that you are
there! So mark your calendars, clear the schedule,
get your outfit pressed, and make sure to join
the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community at the Fourth Annual Wingspan Benefit Dinner and Godat Award Presentation," says Konski.
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... Self-proclaimed "flannel
dyke", Sabrina Matthews
of cable television's Comedy
Central will cap the evening
of celebration with her
special brand of humor. The
San Francisco Chronicle
called Sabrina Matthews
one "of the brightest
emerging talents In town".
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VOLUNTEER
WISH LIST
FOR WINGSPAN
Wingspan's new stall includes adiverse group with two
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A former junior high school English teacher and sports coach in
Pennsylvania, Cathy Busha has volunteered as a Wingspan Youth
Group Facilitator for three years. She served as a part time advocate
for the Domestic Violence program for two and a half years and
was hired in March as Program Director as the program began to
transition from being under the Wingspan umbrella, but functioning
autonomously, to being incorporated into Wingspan.
Leticia Reyes, Domestic Violence Project Advocate, has worked
in domestic violence related services for over seven years. Previously
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Mark English
Center. Originally from Mexico, she holds a degree in social services from Pima Community College.
Volunteer Coordinator Mark English is a creative movement educator, choreographer and performer
associated with Tenth Street Dance Works and FUNHOUSE movement theater. He teaches in Tucson
schools and Headstart centers as an artist-in-residence. A member of the activist group, OUTRage,
English says "my performance ideas are closely tied to activism. I want to change people's minds and
make them more aware of both the political environment and their personal growth process." English
holds B.A. and M.F.A. degrees from the University of Arizona.
Video documentary maker, Ana Soldaiia is Wingspan's new Administrative Assistant. Hailing
from San Antonio, Texas, she studied video production and communication at the University of Texas.
As Administrative Assistant, she is responsible for updating the Wingspan Web site, maintaining
reports and records and for a multiplicity of other tasks. On her own, she's producing a video
documentary with the local chapter of the Gay Lesbian Education Network (GLSEN) to sensitize
teachers on how to support students who question their sexual orientation.
Development Associate Meredith Trauner has an A.B. from Harvard University and an M.A.
from the University of Arizona. Her thesis was on "Transgender Technologies: New Perspectives on
the Transgender Movement." During her studies, she worked as a research assistant in the Women's
Studies Department and taught courses on issues relating to gender and health. Before moving to
Tucson, she worked at the Jewish Women's Archive in Brookline, MA. She is actively involved in
TGNet Arizona and the Lesbian Avengers.
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skills In the following: visitors servlces/lnformatlon
referral,lIbraryservlces,
writers, graphics, photography, word processing, data
entry, Web site development
and maintenance, bilingual
and translation,
fundraising/special events,
facilities maintenance,
youth group facilitation,
domestic violence on-call
advocacy. To volunteer,
contact Mark English,
Wingspan Volunteer Coordinator, at Wingspan at
(520) 624-1779 or email
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SENIORS To 'RAP'
A'rap' group for LGBT people
over 55 and their admirers
has been formed to discuss
Issues of concern to older
members of the LGBT
community. The group,
senlorrap, meets at Wingspan at 7 p.m. the second
Sunday of each month. For
more Information, call Dave
Eyde at (520) 740-0620.
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Background:
I'm a student (history with an emphasis on queer
history) at the University of Arizona. I'm originally
from Spokane, WA. My activist work began with women's reproductive rights
and has shifted focus to queer liberation. My doctoral dissertation is based
on oral histories of the Califa Community, a lesbian-dominated group of
educational activists in Los Angeles
between 1976 and 1986. I was one of
the founders of the Tucson Lesbian
Avengers in 1999 and OUTRage in 2000.
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Leisure time:
I socialize with friends and my
girlfriend, listen to music, refinish
or build furniture, walk Butchy my
dog, and pet my cat Hothead.
Wingspan track record:
Since October, 1999, I've been a volunteer handling
inquiries and information referral.
Why do you volunteer?
I want to give my energies to the queer community.
Wingspan offers the chance to help people feel safe
and valued. It helps them find community and fun.
What are Wingspan's greatest strengths?
Wingspan started with a focus on supporting youth
and it is really gratifying to see more options for
queer and questioning youth in Tucson.
What are Wingspan's greatest needs?
I'm hopeful about the ways Wingspan is growing.
We ca.n increase our help to other grassroots
orgaOlZatlOns and individuals. We get calls from
older people and there don't seem to be enough
ways to serve them.
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Wingspan Director's Passion: Build Community
"For the lirst time ever we have someone working lull time to represent our community," says Board
member, Steve Hall, about Wingspan's lirst Executive Director. Moving towards its goal as alull service
LGBT community center, Wingspan's jumped Irom amostly volunteer organization to one with astall 01 six.
Culminating a Wingspan fundraising campaign, Executive Director, Kent Burbank, began in April. He was followed quickly by
the addition of staff members Mark English, Ana Soldana and Meredith Trauner. Cathy Busha was selected as Program Director
for the Wingspan Domestic Violence Program following the departure of Claudia Reynoso. Reynoso is now the Executive Director of the Lambda Gay and Lesbian Community Center in Fort Collins, Colo. Leticia Reyes remains as DV Project Advocate.
After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 1990, Kent Burbank served a 2% year stint with the Peace Corps
in Thailand. "I taught different techniques of fresh
water fish raising to farmers in rural areas," says
Burbank. "This was how I got interested in comBy Kent Burbank Executive Director, Wingspan
munity building and how you bring people together - this sparked my passion."
Although Wingspan began its work in 1988, it was officially incorporated
From Thailand, he went to the University of in July 1990. With this as a benchmark, it seems a good time to look at the
Chicago, where he was awarded M.A. credentials state of the organization. Wingspan is growing rapidly. Changes can be seen
both in theology and in social services administra- in the following areas:
tion in 1997. At the University of Chicago, he met
his partner, Vicente Talanquer, a Mexican citizen, Stall, Volunteers, and Board Members
~ Wingspan has four full time and two part time staff members.
then pursuing post-doctoral studies in chemistry.
~ We are blessed with nearly 40 active volunteers and over 300 members.
Now an Associate Professor at the University of
~ Our board of directors numbers 18 members from diverse backgrounds,
Arizona, Talanquer trains secondary teachers in
sexual orientations, gender-identities and ethnic heritages.
chemistry education.
For three years Burbank worked with a refu- Programs and Projects
gee/migrant agency in Mexico City, Sin Fronteras, ~ On July 1, the domestic violence project officially merged with Wingspan.
as an administrator responsible for grantwriting,
~ Our volunteer-run Information and Referral Service fields nearly 500
developing a five year strategic plan, producing
requests per month.
annual reports and training staff. Last year,
~ Other Wingspan programs/projects include: youth support services, the
Burbank became Program Director for the
annual film festival, lending library, AIDS Candlelight Memorial, CommuCerebral Palsy Foundation of Southern Arizona,
nity Forum series and our newsletter, The Center.
upervising direct care services - he left to become
Meeting Space and Other Organizations
Wingspan's executive director.
"The stronger Wingspan gets, the more
~ Over 20 groups use our facilities each week, including several A.A. groups,
impact the LGBT community will have," Burbank various transgender support groups, grassroots organization, such as the
adds. "When people think about their ability to be Lesbian Avengers, and educational projects like Merryl Sloane's Sexploration.
out at work, to marry their partner - of all the
~ We now support five grassroots organizations: the Southern Arizona
thing that affect their lives - they should want to Gender Alliance (SAGA), TGNet Arizona, the Lesbian Cancer Health
make Wingspan as strong as possible.
Project, the University of Arizona's LGBT Studies and OUTreach, and
Because Wingspan stands for the community."
Double Dog Dare Productions.
When he's not working
Fundraising and Capacity Building
("I'm always working"),
Burbank enjoys whipping up ~ New foundations, such as the Amazon Foundation ($20,000), the Bohnett
Foundation ($25,000), and the Gill Foundation ($45,000 over three years),
Thai dinners for friends,
are investing in Wingspan.
travel, theater, film, hiking
~ Our annual budget goal for fiscal year 2001-2002 is $470,000.
and reading nonfiction ~ New programs emphasizing outreach to older LGBT people and to the
currently a book on recent
Hispanic
community are being developed.
political trends in Thailand.
He is fluent in both Thai
We have great dreams for Wingspan's future. We want Wingspan to be
and Spanish.
the axis of Tucson's LGBT community, where people come to get informaBy Joyce Bolinger tion and services, connect with others, access community organizations, and
feel supported wherever they may be in their life's joyrney. We also have the
goal of owning a building in the few years, with expanded meeting space,
recreational opportunities, more social opportunities and additional services.
To make this dream a reality, we need you to join us. Please take a moment
.... Kent Burbank to become part of the Wingspan family if you are not already a member.
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IN ApPRECIAnON
Wingspan thanks Antigone
Books, Rainbow Planet Coffeehouse, Tucson Trunk
and Desert Pride for seiling
tickets to benefit Wingspan
for GayWest. The efforts of
these businesses provide
great financial assistance to
Wingspan. Please support
these friends of Wingspan.
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Harmony Hammond, professor of art at the University of Arizona, has been selected for a national
award for Lesbian Art in America, a history documenting lesbian visual art over three decades the '70s through the '90s. Hammond was honored with a Lambda Literary Award announced in Chicago in May for works published in 2000. The prizes are sponsored by the Lambda Literary Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender literature.
"Why write a book solely devoted to lesbian art... ?" Hammond asks in the book's introduction.
"Because images of lesbians remain almost completely absent from the dominant history of Western
art. Art by lesbians has been erased from the historical canons... "
Wingspan member, Hammond responded to The Center's request for comments with the following: "In 1984, I moved from New York City to Santa Fe with my lover and my daughter. I divide my
time between Galisteo, NM and Tucson (where I've taught at the University of Arizona since 1988).
I teach Painting and Combined Media at all levels. This fall I will teach a special graduate art history
seminar entitled "Lesbian Art in America". Two artists in the MFA program (Angie Piehl and Darden
Bradshaw) helped do research for the book and I anticipate that some participants in this fall's seminar
will help me develop a lesbian art chronology. I think it was 1994, that I was one of the jurors for the
popular exhibition XXposure: Photographs by Lesbian and Bisexual Women, organized by graduate
student Jodi Kelber, presented at Wingspan's old location.
I currently have two paintings (examples of what I call
social abstraction) in the Tucson Museum of Art's Arizona
Biennial- 140 N. Main. I am scheduled to have a solo
exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art/HAZMAT in
spring 2002 at 191 E. Toole Ave."
For information on the Lambda awards,
contact: Lambda Literary Foundation, PO Box 73910,
Washington, DC 20056-3910, phone (202) 682-0952, or
e-mail jim_marks@lambdalit.org
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Wingspan's LGBT families
group Is for LGBT adults who
have children. Avariety of
social and Informational
activities are offered and
new members are welcome.
Asummer pool party and
other events are planned
for this summer. For Information, contact Lisa
Blbbens at 322-9003 or
email Libbibfam@aol.com
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"Denial of an opportunity to make aliving is the single most damaging and pervasive
form of discrimination against transgendered people. Even more systematically
than lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people, transgendered people are routinely
targeted for work place discrimination and almost universally unprotected under
existing laws." ICTLEP, the International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy
TGNet Arizona is pleased to announce the creation of the Arizona Transgender Workplace
(ATWORK) Project. Funded in part with a $5,000 grant by the Amazon Foundation, the ATWORK
Project will provide the information, education, and resources Tucson-area employers need to create a
safe and secure working environment for transgender applicants and employees.
For transgendered people, their gender expression is a major factor in their employability, and
many possess physical or behavioral characteristics that readily identify them as such. Thus
transgendered men and women are particularly vulnerable to loss of employment, denial of employment, or underemployment.
Even companies who include sexual orientation in their workplace protections .(or who participate in diversity workshops that deal with sexual orientation) lack the basic information and resources
about transgender applicants and employees. By approaching employers positively and proactively,
rather than as an adversary after problems or conflicts arise, the ATWORK Project will work to secure
their cooperation and commitment to transgender inclusion and overall workplace diversity. For more
information about this program, contact Alexander John Goodrum at (520) 566-4591 or
Alexander@tgnetarizona.org or visit their Web site at www.tgnetarizona.org By Alexander John Goodrum
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for beginners, nationally
known caller Rick Gittelman,
will teach 48 basic calls.
For Information and cost,
call Carol at (520) 749-1617
or Ray at (520) 749-5247.
.. Harmony Hammond
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TSquares, Tucson's gay and
lesbian square dance club,
kicks off Its new beginning
class with three free classes
on Sept. 25, Oct. 2 and Oct. 9,
all at 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall,
2902 N. Geronimo (one block
north of Glenn, west of First
Ave.) These classes offer
those Interested In the club
an opportunity to observe.
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Lesbian Avengers Fight Bias with Wit
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"We Recruit!" "Smile! You've been kissed by alesbian!" Slogans like these will go up on bus benches and
inside buses all over Tucson next year as part of apublic education campaign by the Lesbian Avengers.
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The Amazon Foundation recently announced a $10,000 grant to Tucson's Avengers for a three-pronged program including the
bus signs, the Second Annual Tucson Pride Parade which took place June 24, and the purchase of LGBT books and materials to
be donated to elementary and junior high schools when schools open in August. "The avengers strive to increase visibility about
issues important to queer women and to combat homophobia through humor and direct action," summarizes Catherine
Pomerleau, one of the founders of the Tucson Lesbian Avengers. This intriguing group is sometimes irreverent, occasionally politically incorrect, and always original and entertaining as they carry their message to the general community.
Lesbian Avengers started in 1992 in response to a New York's school board's decision to dismantle the diversity curriculum. While brainstorming ways to confront the "recruiting" stereotype, the first avengers decided to greet kids on the first day of
school with balloons and signs advocating teaching about lesbian lives. It was at this time that they adopted their slogan of "We
Recruit!" and their logo of the lit bomb, which was designed by the 15-year-old son of one of the founding members. Ever since,
a growing number of Lesbian Avengers groups around the nation have used humor to confront bigotry and to refocus the issues.
One of the major traditions for avengers chapters is to stage a Dyke March the night before Pride activities. This tradition
was born at the second LGBT March on Washington D.C. in 1993, when the New York avengers spread the word for dykes to
gather the night before the actual march. About 5,000 were expected at Dupont Circle to march, but, some 30,000-50,000
women showed up! Since then, Dyke Marches have sprung up in various cities, including New York, San Francisco, San Diego,
Atlanta, and now Tucson, where a third annual Dyke March is planned in mid-October before OUToberfest!
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studies programs at state universities, on Antigone Books, and on the coed college dormitories. Founding member Dace Park and
about a dozen other women organized the first Dyke March, which drew over 100 participants. At the march, they chanted "Jean
McGrath and dykes agree ... same sex dorms for you and me!"
"Dyke for a Day" stickers and "Smile! You've been kissed by a lesbian" Hershey kisses have been distributed indiscriminately by the avengers at shopping malls and the central business district. The avengers' signature fire-eating performance has
been demonstrated at OUToberfest and most recently at the Second Annual Pride Parade this June.
The avengers were instrumental in pulling together a quick reaction to the stabbing of a gay student on 4th Avenue last
year. The resulting march was attended by thousands. From that march was formed OUTRage, a direct-action group which often
cosponsors events such as the Pride parade with the avengers.
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enthusiastic and willing to be identified as a dyke (regardless of gender) is welcome at the meetings at Wingspan every Sunday at
5 p.m. Those interested in attending should first call Wingspan at (520) 624-1779 to confirm the meeting.
By Stephen Baker
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organizations which meet at Wingspan.
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The Arizona Human Rights
Fund (AHRF) has announced
three new Tucson members
on its board of directors:
Quinton Jenkins, Bruce
Loeffler and Wayne Yehling,
all added in June. They replace former Tucson delegates Colette Barajas, Bruce
Lehman and Noel Matkin.
Continuing on the board from
Tucson are Ron Bogard and
Amelia Craig Cramer.
Community Elders In Need 01 Services
"In American CUlture, there are no joys of aging. "
Gay male focus group participant.
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"It's difficult when you don't encounter an LGBT friendly person. People with attitudes
against LGBT community become an obstacle [to receiving adequate services]."
Transsexual male focus group participant.
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The quotes above are typical of a focus group discussion on "Aging and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender Community (LGBT)" that was
convened by Wingspan on May 29. Sixteen people
(six men, one transsexual male, and nine women),
ranging from their early 50s to late 70s, shared
AHRF celebrated its tenth
dinner in Phoenix on June 23 their experiences as LGBT seniors in Tucson. Focus group participants reflected a range of sociowith the theme "Make it
Count." Tucson's State Sena- economic and ethnic backgrounds. The purpose
was to begin a dialogue on: the unmet needs of
tor Elaine Richardson was
LGBT seniors; programs this community wants;
honored as was National
and ways to reach older LGBT people. The discusPublic Radio and the Gill
Foundation. AHRF works to
sion will guide future Wingspan program developeliminate discrimination on
ment and grantwriting.
the basis of sexual orientaConcerns were identified as lack of health
tion and identity/expression. insurance, inadequate knowledge and acceptance
among medical professionals, lack of emotional
STONEWALL DEMS support, paucity of social activities, high cost of
TO HOST
legal aid, dearth of legal advocates, pitiful transBARNEY FRANK
portation services, difficulty finding good in-home
assistance, and poor intergenerational contact.
Services proposed for LGBT elders include a
buddy/companion system, sliding-fee legal advocates, social activities, outreach/education to other
agencies (e.g., medical professionals, government
services, etc.), daily living assistance for people
with disabilities, resource guides, group health
insurance, a drop-in center, a health clinic, an
emergency loan program, and a youth mentoring
program.
Because some older people are closeted or
not active in the community, participants underscored the importance of outreach, especially
through mainstream media. Wingspan plans to
use this information to formulate targeted project
ideas. The focus group participants agreed to meet
again to serve as a sounding board for Wingspan
program ideas and proposals.
By Kent Burbank
Youth Group Seeks Volunteer Facilitators
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Why does everyone hate us so much? Sometimes Ifeel like ending it all.
Girl at Wingspan Youth Support Group
LGBT youth are more likely to attempt to kill
themselves: four times as likely to try to commit
suicide as heterosexual youth. They are more
likely to be homeless (ranging from 20-40 percent
of the homeless population in various studies).
They are more likely to drop out of school - one
study found that 28 percent of school dropouts
were LGBT. These young people desperately need
support and resources. Most of all, they need to
connect with other young people and adult
mentors in the LGBT community.
Youth facilitator Cathy Busha says, "The
youth are not the future, they are today - and
they need some new facilitators! Please, let us
know if you are interested in volunteering about
two hours a month to work with lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth.
Wingspan's Saturday youth group, one of
the oldest continuing LGBT youth groups in the
country, is looking for people interested in volun-
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hosts a reception with U.S.
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass)
from 7 to 10 p.m., August 10,
at the DoubleTree Hotel, 445
S. Alvernon Way. The Tucson
group is an affiliate of the national organization which advocates LGBT issues within
the Democratic party.
Monthly meetings are held on
the third Monday at 7p.m. at
the Pima County Democratic
headquarters, 2617 E. Broadway. Meetings are open to all
Democrats. For Information,
visit their Web site at
www.AZStonewaIIDems.com
or call (520) 615-0473.
teering as facilitators. You don't have to have
experience facilitating groups - we'll teach you!
Every Saturday at Wingspan, the youth
group meets from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and the trans
youth group meets at 5 p.m. These groups are for
people ages 23 and under. As a facilitator, your
main job is to provide a safe space for the youth
to talk about issues facing them (i.e., coming out,
school, work, friends, family, relationships,
fashion :), and any other interesting topics the
youth offer). We will train you extensively in basic
group facilitation skills so you'll be comfortable
facilitating these fabulous discussions. We ask
facilitators to volunteer for just one group a
month."
Contact Mark English, Volunteer
Coordinator, by telephone at (520) 624-1779 or
e-mail Mark at volcoord@wingspanaz.org' if you would
like to learn more about volunteering as a
Wingspan youth group facilitator!
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GLBT Commission
7 p.m. Gender Outlawz
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6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
7 p.m. Bisexual Support
8:15 p.m. Lesbian A.A.
Pima County Democratic Headquarters, 2617 E. Broadway
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meets in the Equal Opportunity
Conference Room, 100 N. Stone
7 p.m. Dezert Boyz
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Noon Pink Triangle AA
5:30 p.m. Gill Training
6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
7 p.m. Bi Support
8:15 p.m. Lesbian A.A.
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5:30 p.m. Men's AA
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9:30 a.m. Lesbian Support
Group, for information call Dorian
Easty, facilitator, (520) 882-7723
1 p.m. OvereatersAnonymous
3 p.m~ Youth Support Group
5 p.m. Trans Youth Group
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1:30p.m.SexAddictsAnonymous
2 p.m. Antigone Book Club
Discussion, The WeI/of
Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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Noon Pink Triangle AA
6 p.m. Dezert Girlz
7 p.m. Wingspan Outreach
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7 p.m. Tucson Lesbian & Gay
Alliance
9:30 a.m. Lesbian Support
Group, for information call Dorian
Easty, facilitator, (520) 882-7723
1 p.m. OvereatersAnonymous
3 p.m. Youth Group
5 p.m. Trans Youth Group
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1:30p.m. SexAddictsAnonymous
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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every month. All adults welcome.
$5 Forthis month'stopic, see
the Wingspan Web site or
www.GreatSexSecretOesires.com
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6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
8:15 p.m. Lesbian AA
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5:30p.m. Men'sA,A,
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6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
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5:30 p.m. Men'sA.A.
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3 p.m. Youth Group
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8 p.m. Wingspan Board of
Directors meeting
Noon Pink Triangle AA
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free anony-
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3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free anony-
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5:30 p.m. Men's A.A.
7 - 9 p.m. SEXCHAT, discussion
group led by Merryl Sloane, sex
educator, for adults of all genders
and sexual orientation. $5
www.GreatSexSecretOesires.com
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1 p.m. OvereatersAnonymous
3 p.m. Youth Support Group
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
1:30 p.m. Sex Addicts
Anonymous
7 p.m. Seniorrap group
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Noon Pink Triangle A.A.
Tuesday, July31
6 p.m. Gay Men's Health Project
g,III/jlIJ·r'·lIIHlhill:
9:30 a.m. Lesbian Support
Group, for information call Dorian
Easty, facilitator, (520) 882-7723
1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous
3 p.m. Youth Group
5 p.m. Trans Youth Group
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Noon Pink Triangle A.A.
9:30 a.m. Lesbian Support
1:30p.m.SexAddictsAnonymous
Group, for information call Dorian
Easty, facilitator, (520) 882-7723
1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous
3 p.m. Youth Support Group
5 p.m. Trans Youth Group
4:30p.m. TransAA,
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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Noon Pink Triangle AA
1:30 p.m. Sex Addicts
Anonymous
5 p.m. OUTRage
6 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
7p.m.SAGA
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7 p.m. Gender Outlawz
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91 .3 FM
7 p.m. Bisexual Support
8: 15 p.m. Lesbian AA
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4:30p.m. TransA.A,
7 p.m. AI-Anon
7 p.m. Bisexual Support
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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8:15 p.m. Lesbian A.A,
Noon Pink Triangle AA.
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4:30 p.m. GLSEN
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7p.m.SAGA
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1:30p.m.SexAddictsAnonymous
5 p.m. OUTRage
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
5:30 p.m. Men's A.A.
All events held at Wingspan,
300 E. 6th Street, Tucson, ArIzona,
and are free unless otherwise
indicated.
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Noon Pink Triangle AA
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free anonymous HIVtesting at Wingspan
5:30 p.m. Men's A,A.
7-10 p.m. Stonewall Democrats
host reception for U.S. Rep.
Barney Frank atthe Doubletree,
445 S, Alvernon, visit Web site
www.AZStonewaIIDems.com
7 - 9 p.m. SEXCHAT, discussion
group led by Merryl Sloane, sex
educator, for adults of all genders
and sexual orientation. $5
www.GreatSexSecretOesires.com
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1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous
3 p.m. Youth Group
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
1:30p.m.SexAddictsAnonymous
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
7 p.m. DezertGirlz
7 p.m. Outreach Committee
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7 p.m. Tucson Lesbian &Gay
Alliance
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Noon Pink Triangle AA.
6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
7 p.m. Bi Support
8:15 p.m. Lesbian A.A.
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
7 p.m. Stonewall Democrats,
Pima County Democratic Headquarters, 2617 E. Broadway
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5:30 p.m. GLBT Commission
meets in the Equal Opportunity
Conference Room, 100 N. Stone
7 p.m. Dezert Boyz
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Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
8:15 p.m. Lesbian A.A.
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Noon Pink Triangle A.A.
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Free anonymous HIV testing at Wingspan
5:30 p.m. Men's AA.
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1 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous
3 p.m. Youth Group
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Noon Pink Triangle AA.
1:30p.m.SexAddictsAnonymous
5 p.m. Lesbian Avengers
7 p.m. seniorrap group
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Noon Pink Triangle A.A,
1!lt11B'.·liIBlhifJi
7-9 p.m. SEXPLORATION.
Merryl Sloane, sex educator,
teaches adifferent erotic subject
every month, All adults welcome.
$5 For this month's topic, see
the Wingspan Web site or
www.GreatSexSecretOesires.com
~flijlbllt1u·r··t1lHlhif;t:
7 - 9 p.m. SEXCHAT, discussion
group led by Merryl Sloane, sex
educator, for adults of all genders
and sexual orientation. $5
www.GreatSexSecretOesires.com
i:l i1 if1u"IJ1ijQjijm:!ijjf"u
7-9 p.m. Wingspan Community
Forum presents apanel on
fostering children and adoption of
children by LGBT individuals and
families, ,
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All Day OUToberfest in Reid
Park, sponsored by Tucson
Lesbian & Gay Alliance.
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7-9 p.m. Wingspan Community
Forum features apanel on
domestic violence issues among
gays.
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AIDSWALK 2001 Rillito Downs,
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, call791-WALK (9255)
to register or visit
www.aidswalk.tucson.com !
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Women's Writing Workshop
Held outdoors near Saguaro Natl.
Park West, with telephone access
for women with disabilities who
cannot attend in person,
Look for details in the next issue
of The Center, or e-mail
dmayaan@mindspring.com
Produced by the Desert Women
Writer's Cooperative, with
funding from Lesbian Natural
Resources.
Noon PinkTriangle A.A.
6 p.m. OutLoud, KXCI, 91.3 FM
7 p.m. AI-Anon
8:15 p.m. Lesbian AA
I:llljt1I",'I'IIIBlhi '(II
6 p.m. GMHP Forum
6-9 p.m. Wingspan, YWCA
and GLBT Commission sponsor
Potluck and Forum on Racism,
free, at Sentinel Bldg., 320 N.
Commerce Park Loop
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Noon Pink Triangle A,A.
5:30 p.m. Men's AA
Wingspan
300 East Sixth Street
Tucson, Al85705-8426
General Telephone: (520) 624-1779
Domestic Violence 24-hour Hotline:
(520) 624-0348
Domestic Violence email:
wdvp@wingspanaz.org
Fax: (520) 624-0364
Web site: www.wingspanaz,org
Center Hours
Monday-Friday: 11 a,m, - 7 p,m.
Saturday: 11 a.m, - 5 p.m,
Sunday: Closed
Ex Libris: Before Night Falls
Volume XIII Number 3
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With this review, we begin a series spotlighting Wingspan's library and its collection of LGBT books,
videos and periodicals. The library is one of Wingspan's most popular assets. Donations of LGBT
books, magazine subscriptions and videotapes (those with copyright protection only) are welcome.
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The Wingspan library oilers summer readers apage turner that is not aspy thriller
nor amystery of tangled plot twists. "Before Night Falls" is the memoir
of Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas. It was recently made into an
acclaimed film starring Javier Bardem, who was honored with an Academy Award
nomination for his portrayal of Arenas.
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This memoir holds one's attention as it details the author's earthy and exuberant sexuality, and also
his determined efforts to publish his writing as he keeps only a few paces ahead of the damning indictments of the Fidel Castro regime.
... Reinaldo Arenas
Arenas, born in 1943 in rural Oriente province, was raised in poverty by his mother, grandmother, and aunts after his father deserted the family. The beauty of Cuba's rainforest left an indelible
impression on the sensitive boy, who showed an early ability to write. Barely into puberty, he left home to join Castro's guerillas.
After the rebels led by Castro defeated Cuba's brutal and corrupt dictator Fulgencio Batista (y Zaldivar) in 1959, Arenas
settled in Havana, and enjoyed the happiest days of his life. He made friends in literary circles who encouraged his writing, and
he made other friends with whom he celebrated his homosexuality. His innocence, along with the beautiful days on the Cuban
beaches, was of brief duration.
Castro soon became threatened by both writers and homosexuals, and the next twenty years of Arenas's life were spent living under continual repression and fear. Yet he continued to write and he was able to smuggle his work to France for publication.
He and his friends plotted ways to escape to the u.s. He was thwarted by betrayals by both friends and family. He was harassed
by the police, his living quarters raided, his writings stolen, and he was jailed and tortured numerous times. Yet his writing helped
him to maintain his sanity.
In 1980 he left Cuba with other "undesirables" and emigrated to Miami, then to New York City. He continued to write,
while longing for the beauty of Cuba's landscape. "Before Night Falls" was dictated by tape recorder, as he was dying of AIDS.
It is a rambling, stream of consciousness celebration of the joys of his country ruined by the terrors of Castro's dictatorship.
Only a few brief pages detail his life in the United States. He ends his life, no longer able to fight pain, helplessness, and
loneliness. Arenas was a writer of enormous courage and resilience, whose memoirs are angry, raw, bold, lyrical, haunting, and
above all cherish freedom. By Shirley Snow
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Lesbian Pulp - The Writing
of Valerie Taylor
Portrays 'Life Before Ellen'
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During the' 50s and '60s, lesbians were virtually
invisible in mainstream books and films. If a
lesbian character surfaced in one, she was most
likely doomed to commit suicide. But, still, a
market for lesbian pulp fiction thrived. And, many
of the most popular lesbian romance novels were
written by novelist, poet and social activist,
Valerie Taylor, who lived in Tucson from 1979
until her death in 1997.
Also in the next issue:
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OUToberFest
In Depth: A Look at Tucson's Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender Commission
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