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FEBRUARY 1997
Triad
Network
NEWSLETTER NO. 2
WHATT.A.N. IS DOING
The Triad Advocacy Network was formed in 1995 to act as political advocates for the Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual, and
Transgendered (LGBT) Community in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point area..
We work with local newspapers and radio and television stations to ensure fair and accurate coverage of issues
important to the LGBT community. The T.A.N. Media Committee is actively monitoring local media and also serving as
a resource to supply information to reporters. In addition, several TAN members have been interviewed on radio and
television, providing alternative viewpoints to the anti-gay hysteria of political religious extremists. (See the Media
Committee report on this page.)
We plan to meet with local government officials in order to discuss LGBT issues and seek their support on legislation
affecting our community. We will survey all candidates for election and actively support those who favor equal rights for
lesbians and gays. We will be watching legislative activity- at all levels of government and act as strong advocates for pro-gay
positions. Included in this newsletter is a list of local government officials — please save for future reference, so you can write
or phone when the need arises.
We meet monlhy. on the 4th Monday of even month, at the Kernersville Public Library. Any one who is willing to
assist in our efforts is encouraged to attend and become active in pursuing equality for gays and lesbians.
Another important function of TAN is education of the community- and the public at large. The purpose of this
newsletter is to provide background on important issues, so that we can make informed responses to the media elected
officials, and others. In this issue we focus on North Carolina's Crime Against Nature Law (page 3). the same-sex marriage
issue (page 7). and the recent efforts to include sexual orientation in the non-discrimination statement at UNC-G (page 2).
Submissions to the newsletter are welcome; contact Tom Clarke, at 288-1329.
-Tom Clarke. New sletter editor
TAN MEDIA COMMITTEE - 1996 Recap & 1997 Preview
When I first agreed to chair TAN's
Media Committee, I wondered what I
had gotten myself into. At the time, I
still wasn't sure if I could handle having
my real name used in a story or article,
and pictures were out of the question.
But coming out occurs in stages; and I
guess I went through about 10 stages in
as many months.
What was true for me personally was
also true for outreach efforts to the
media. At first the committee was
excited, but apprehensive, about meeting
with members of the press, but we have
found that our voice carries w eight. In
June, during the NC Pride March in
Winston-Salem, a reporter from WGHP
did a horrible piece in which a local
minister was allowed to make ridiculous
allegations toward gay and lesbian
people. We followed up by sending a
"report-card" of sorts to all the local
media concerning Pride coverage, and we
made it clear that WGHP had failed us.
As soon as the letter reached the station
manager's desk, our contact at WGHP,
who happened to be the assignment
editor, was immediately summoned to
the station manager's office to explain
what happened. Though WGHP will not
confirm or denv what action was taken.
we found out that the reporter who wrote
the piece left WGHP shortly thereafter.
The immediate reaction was set up, in
large part because of visits by the Media
Committee, and the efforts of other TAN
members who wrote "thank-you" notes to
the station about positive stories. Those
letters got a lot of attention.
Another example of our growing
influence concerns an op-ed piece
published in the Greensboro News &
Record by a member of the Family
Research Council, an extreme anti-gay
group. After reading the piece, and
Continued on page 3
For further information about TAN. contact:
Jeff Law son- 274-8759. Ann Buffington - 294-0171.
Flora Isasi - 760-8865. E-mail: tan9 5 tfjuno.com
Newsletter Editor: Tom Clarke - 288-1329
To Ac No meets moimthlyo The miext meetimig will
be Monday, February 249 at 7:30 poOHo at the
Keirunersviilk Puablk library.,
Object Description
| Title | Triad Advocacy Network newsletter, February 1997 |
| Date | 1997-02 |
| Creator | Triad Advocacy Network |
| 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 | February 1997 issue of the newsletter for the Triad Advocacy Network, a group whose mission was to be a social and olitical advocates for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Community. |
| Type | Text |
| Original format | newsletters |
| Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C.: Triad Advocacy Network |
| Language | en |
| Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
| Source collection | MSS469 Thomas G. Clarke Papers |
| Series/grouping | 3: TAN |
| 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 | MSS469.003.002 |
| 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 |
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| Transcript | mora FEBRUARY 1997 Triad Network NEWSLETTER NO. 2 WHATT.A.N. IS DOING The Triad Advocacy Network was formed in 1995 to act as political advocates for the Lesbian, Gay. Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Community in the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point area.. We work with local newspapers and radio and television stations to ensure fair and accurate coverage of issues important to the LGBT community. The T.A.N. Media Committee is actively monitoring local media and also serving as a resource to supply information to reporters. In addition, several TAN members have been interviewed on radio and television, providing alternative viewpoints to the anti-gay hysteria of political religious extremists. (See the Media Committee report on this page.) We plan to meet with local government officials in order to discuss LGBT issues and seek their support on legislation affecting our community. We will survey all candidates for election and actively support those who favor equal rights for lesbians and gays. We will be watching legislative activity- at all levels of government and act as strong advocates for pro-gay positions. Included in this newsletter is a list of local government officials — please save for future reference, so you can write or phone when the need arises. We meet monlhy. on the 4th Monday of even month, at the Kernersville Public Library. Any one who is willing to assist in our efforts is encouraged to attend and become active in pursuing equality for gays and lesbians. Another important function of TAN is education of the community- and the public at large. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide background on important issues, so that we can make informed responses to the media elected officials, and others. In this issue we focus on North Carolina's Crime Against Nature Law (page 3). the same-sex marriage issue (page 7). and the recent efforts to include sexual orientation in the non-discrimination statement at UNC-G (page 2). Submissions to the newsletter are welcome; contact Tom Clarke, at 288-1329. -Tom Clarke. New sletter editor TAN MEDIA COMMITTEE - 1996 Recap & 1997 Preview When I first agreed to chair TAN's Media Committee, I wondered what I had gotten myself into. At the time, I still wasn't sure if I could handle having my real name used in a story or article, and pictures were out of the question. But coming out occurs in stages; and I guess I went through about 10 stages in as many months. What was true for me personally was also true for outreach efforts to the media. At first the committee was excited, but apprehensive, about meeting with members of the press, but we have found that our voice carries w eight. In June, during the NC Pride March in Winston-Salem, a reporter from WGHP did a horrible piece in which a local minister was allowed to make ridiculous allegations toward gay and lesbian people. We followed up by sending a "report-card" of sorts to all the local media concerning Pride coverage, and we made it clear that WGHP had failed us. As soon as the letter reached the station manager's desk, our contact at WGHP, who happened to be the assignment editor, was immediately summoned to the station manager's office to explain what happened. Though WGHP will not confirm or denv what action was taken. we found out that the reporter who wrote the piece left WGHP shortly thereafter. The immediate reaction was set up, in large part because of visits by the Media Committee, and the efforts of other TAN members who wrote "thank-you" notes to the station about positive stories. Those letters got a lot of attention. Another example of our growing influence concerns an op-ed piece published in the Greensboro News & Record by a member of the Family Research Council, an extreme anti-gay group. After reading the piece, and Continued on page 3 For further information about TAN. contact: Jeff Law son- 274-8759. Ann Buffington - 294-0171. Flora Isasi - 760-8865. E-mail: tan9 5 tfjuno.com Newsletter Editor: Tom Clarke - 288-1329 To Ac No meets moimthlyo The miext meetimig will be Monday, February 249 at 7:30 poOHo at the Keirunersviilk Puablk library., |
