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September-October 1998
Greensboro: 855-8558
Winston-Salem: 748-0031
Alternative Resources of the Triad ARTbeatNews@juno.com
Your source for the Triad gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender news and information.
The Fate of the Community
For the past two years, I have happily served on the board
for ART primarily focusing my efforts towards events for fund
raising. During this time, I have become familiar with various
activities and programs for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender community as well as making many new friends
and acquaintances.
This letter may come across to some as bitter and negative,
but sadly it's true. I fear that the GLBT community of the Triad
is in jeopardy of almost becoming non-existent. The reason is
simply that the GLBT community will not support itself and
seems very apathetic.
Organizations such as ART, Power of One and Triad
Advocacy Network have a difficult time having persons serving
positions on the boards volunteering for numerous varied duties,
and last but not least - donating financially. Unfortunately the
most common if not only community support given is to the
patronage of the bars.
After all, my favorite excuse in fund raising is blamed on
the money "Gee, I'd really like to attend the event but I can't
afford a $30.00 ticket!" Yet that very same person will go out
every weekend and spend twice that amount on a door cover
charge and alcohol. I'm in no way putting down bars but
there's more to life.
If our organizations fold due to lack
of support, think of the terrible impact this
will have on everyone. No
hotline/information line, no support
groups, no advocacy programs, no
communication, and no voice of the
community. Since all things and events
are some how linked, just think,
even the bars could close. After all, the
suppressing society would love nothing
better than the shut down all "sick,
homosexual, dens of sin" Jerry Falwell
quoted, as there would be no
communication or organization for the
GLBT community to react.
Aside from venting my obvious disgust, I truly hope that the
community will open their eyes and try in some way to help
maintain and strengthen our stand in the Triad. A proud and
strong "community" will allow us all a higher quality of life.
Volunteer your free time, donate financially, and be active -
Anything, everything will help. It's up to you!
by Bill Miller
National Coming Out Day Turns 10
A Decade of Celebrating Openness and
Honesty
You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your
country. You just need to shoot straight. ~ Barry Goldwater
When you allow your fears to dominate how you think, act,
and feel, the result is an inability to move forward and to explore
what is in your true nature. To put off living and loving in a
way that's right for you because of fears - real or imagined -
means you take away from whom you are and how you'll grow
emotionally, physically, and spiritually. -Amy Dean
"Proud to Be: Daily Meditations for Lesbians and Gay
Men."
It's no wonder we know how to dress; we've spent centuries
in closets. - Isaac Mizrahi
I don't think homosexuality is a choice. Society forces you
to think it's a choice, but in fact, it's in one's nature. The
choice is whether one expresses one's nature truthfully or spends
the rest of one's life lying about it. -Mario Thomas
No government has the right to tell its citizens when or
whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love
anybody. - Rita Mae Brown
ARTBEAT is a publication of the
Alternative Resources of the Triad, a non-profit organization.
ARTbeat Committee
John Doan, Jerry Elmore, Charlotte Dula,
Luke Jones and Jonathan Ferris
Board! Mc-malbeirg
Stephen Carrigan - President
Wendy Scott - Vice President
Sharon A. Snow - Treasurer
Charlotte Dula, Sharon Maitland, Bill Miller,
Richard Patridge and Arlene Fonorow
Grinding Tofu - Happy Coming Out!
Growing up as a Vietnamese American is hard enough. The
added complexities of growing up as a queer Vietnamese
ARTBEAT, volume 11, issue 3
08/30/98
Object Description
| Title | ARTBeat, September-October 1998 |
| Date | 1998-09 |
| Creator | Alternative Resouces of the Triad |
| Subject headings |
Gay activists Greensboro (N.C.) - History - 20th century Gay men--United States--Social conditions Lesbians--United States--Social conditions |
| Topics | Organizations |
| Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
| Description | September-October 1998 issue of ARTbeat, the newletter of Alternative Resouces of the Triad an LGBTQ+ organization based in Greensboro, North Carolina. |
| Type | Text |
| Original format | newsletters |
| Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C. : Alternative Resouces of the Triad |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
| Source collection | MSS469 Thomas G. Clarke Papers |
| Series/grouping | 4: ART |
| Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
| Object ID | MSS469.004.006 |
| Digital master format | Image/tiff |
| Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5308 |
| Sponsor | National Endowment for the Humanities |
Page/Item Description
| Title | 001 |
| Transcript | September-October 1998 Greensboro: 855-8558 Winston-Salem: 748-0031 Alternative Resources of the Triad ARTbeatNews@juno.com Your source for the Triad gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender news and information. The Fate of the Community For the past two years, I have happily served on the board for ART primarily focusing my efforts towards events for fund raising. During this time, I have become familiar with various activities and programs for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community as well as making many new friends and acquaintances. This letter may come across to some as bitter and negative, but sadly it's true. I fear that the GLBT community of the Triad is in jeopardy of almost becoming non-existent. The reason is simply that the GLBT community will not support itself and seems very apathetic. Organizations such as ART, Power of One and Triad Advocacy Network have a difficult time having persons serving positions on the boards volunteering for numerous varied duties, and last but not least - donating financially. Unfortunately the most common if not only community support given is to the patronage of the bars. After all, my favorite excuse in fund raising is blamed on the money "Gee, I'd really like to attend the event but I can't afford a $30.00 ticket!" Yet that very same person will go out every weekend and spend twice that amount on a door cover charge and alcohol. I'm in no way putting down bars but there's more to life. If our organizations fold due to lack of support, think of the terrible impact this will have on everyone. No hotline/information line, no support groups, no advocacy programs, no communication, and no voice of the community. Since all things and events are some how linked, just think, even the bars could close. After all, the suppressing society would love nothing better than the shut down all "sick, homosexual, dens of sin" Jerry Falwell quoted, as there would be no communication or organization for the GLBT community to react. Aside from venting my obvious disgust, I truly hope that the community will open their eyes and try in some way to help maintain and strengthen our stand in the Triad. A proud and strong "community" will allow us all a higher quality of life. Volunteer your free time, donate financially, and be active - Anything, everything will help. It's up to you! by Bill Miller National Coming Out Day Turns 10 A Decade of Celebrating Openness and Honesty You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. ~ Barry Goldwater When you allow your fears to dominate how you think, act, and feel, the result is an inability to move forward and to explore what is in your true nature. To put off living and loving in a way that's right for you because of fears - real or imagined - means you take away from whom you are and how you'll grow emotionally, physically, and spiritually. -Amy Dean "Proud to Be: Daily Meditations for Lesbians and Gay Men." It's no wonder we know how to dress; we've spent centuries in closets. - Isaac Mizrahi I don't think homosexuality is a choice. Society forces you to think it's a choice, but in fact, it's in one's nature. The choice is whether one expresses one's nature truthfully or spends the rest of one's life lying about it. -Mario Thomas No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love. The only queer people are those who don't love anybody. - Rita Mae Brown ARTBEAT is a publication of the Alternative Resources of the Triad, a non-profit organization. ARTbeat Committee John Doan, Jerry Elmore, Charlotte Dula, Luke Jones and Jonathan Ferris Board! Mc-malbeirg Stephen Carrigan - President Wendy Scott - Vice President Sharon A. Snow - Treasurer Charlotte Dula, Sharon Maitland, Bill Miller, Richard Patridge and Arlene Fonorow Grinding Tofu - Happy Coming Out! Growing up as a Vietnamese American is hard enough. The added complexities of growing up as a queer Vietnamese ARTBEAT, volume 11, issue 3 08/30/98 |
