Statement Of Purpose

The purpose of Out In The Mountains [OITM] is to serve as a voice for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and our supporters in Vermont. We wish the newspaper to be a source of information, insight, and affirmation. We also see OITM as a vehicle for the celebration of the culture and diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities here in Vermont and elsewhere.

Editorial Policy

We will consider for publication any material that broadens our understanding of our lifestyles and of each other. Views and opinions appearing in the paper do not necessarily represent those of Out In The Mountains. This paper, as a non-profit organization, cannot and will not endorse any political candidates. We reserve the right not to publish any material deemed to be overtly racist, sexist, anti-Semitic, ageist, classist, xenophobic, or homophobic.

Unless otherwise specified, all submissions of articles, photographs, graphics, and advertisements herein are the property of Mountain Pride Media, Inc. and any re-publication or broadcast without written permission is prohibited. We are not responsible for the return of unsolicited materials. All contributions are donated to Mountain Pride Media, Inc. for our use including, but not limited to, publishing in print and electronic (Internet, Web, etc.) versions, advertising, marketing, and archival purposes with appropriate attribution to the original author. No assumption should be made about the gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of any contributor or any person named in these pages.

Out In The Mountains is not responsible beyond the printing of corrections for errors in any submitted materials.

Writers guidelines are available on request. All materials submitted must include a name and a contact number. However, within the pages of the newspaper, articles may appear anonymously upon request, and strict confidentially will be observed.

Out In The Mountains (ISSN 1081-5562) is published on the last Wednesday of each month by Mountain Pride Media, Inc. It is printed by BD Press (Fairfax, VT). The newspaper maintains offices at 39 Bridge Street in Richmond, Vermont.

www.mountainpridemedia.org is updated to include the current issue of OITM, generally by the 10th of each month, in our online archive.

OITM is available in alternative formats upon request.

OITM is printed on recycled newsprint containing 30% post-consumer and using 100% soy-based inks.

Copyright Policy and Guidelines

All materials appearing in Out In The Mountains and Mountain Pride Media are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and are the property of Out In The Mountains.

You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any such content, nor may you distribute any part of this content over any network, including a local area network, sell or offer it for sale, or use such content to construct any kind of database.

However you may download from www.mountainpridemedia.org such content for your own personal, non-commercial use. Copying or storing any content except as provided above is expressly prohibited without prior written permission of Out In The Mountains and Mountain Pride Media, Inc.

Mountain Pride Media, Inc. will not be held responsible beyond the printing of corrections for errors in submitted materials.