Out in the Mountains, June 1987

AIDS Donations

Dear Friends,

As a subscriber, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your monthly newspaper. I would like to see one more thing done that isn't. Many of us are concerned with the "AIDS" problem and want to make a donation for research, but don't know where to mail a check. I personally recommend the following. This is the one that Elizabeth Taylor works so hard for - I have been donating for two years now:

American Foundation for AIDS Research

9601 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90210-5294
(213)273-5547

Editor's Note:

AMFAR is an excellent group: they fund important research projects overlooked in the government "grant game."

Readers who wish to make a contribution for AIDS education and service work in Vermont should consider contributing to the Vermont Committee for AIDS Resources, Education and Services:

Vermont C.A.R.E.S.
Box 5428
Burlington, VT 05402

It was great!

Dear Friends,

I was given a copy of last month's issue by a friend. It was great. I am not alone. Your newspaper has helped me more than you could possibly imagine. I would like to work on the staff sometime. You could send me information. I am making so many great changes in my life. Six months ago I finally came out of the closet. Your paper gave me so much hope.

Enclosed is my subscription. Could I please get the June issue as soon as it comes out.

Thanks! Julie

What about Lesbians?

To the Editor:
Re the May issue: I loved "Dear Gertrude & Alice" and was pleased to see another book review of Richard Plant's The Pink Triangle.
However, I wondered at the omission of information about lesbians in the review. Your writer used "homosexuals" mostly and "gay males" on occasion. For shame! If Plant inadvertently or on purpose omitted women, the reviewer ought to have let us know. From reviews in the straight media also, I've been unable to tell whether this "comprehensive" account mentions the role of lesbians.
In any case, incomplete as it may be, such a book deserves attention, and it's available at the public library (or will be shortly).
I urge members of the lesbian and gay community to show those of us at the Fletcher Free Library who select books that a work such as Plant's is not too specialized--that a strong interest exists in gay/lesbian subjects.
If such is the case, make your reading needs known. If you want your public library to carry lesbian/gay books, check them out. Use your library.
P.S. Keep up the fine work, OITM.
Sincerely, Suzi Wizowaty