Established in 1986 Volume XX, Number 8 Editor Euan Bear editor@mountainpridemedia.org   Assistant Editor Susan McMillan Art Director Pete Gershon art@mountainpridemedia.org Classifieds Michel DuBois classifieds@mountainpridemedia.org Calendar Dan Brink calendar@mountainpridemedia.org Source Editor Michel DuBois source@mountainpridemedia.org Contributors Connie Beal, Euan Bear, Alison Bechdel, Stuart Granoff, G. Hanson & A. Neuwirth, Kevin Isom, Robert Kirby, Rob Larrabee, Arlene Istar Lev, Jason P. Lorber, Peggy Luhrs, Lee Lynch, Robyn Maguire, Susan McMillan, Lynn McNicol, Matt Mulligan, Cathy Resmer, Larry Rudiger, Scott Sherman, Francesca Susanna, Jacqueline S. Weinstock, Leah Wittenberg. Advertising Manager Michel DuBois ads@mountainpridemedia.org 802.861.6486 Advertising Designers Peggy, Jamie, Miguel   National Advertising Representative Rivendell Marketing Company, Inc. 212.242.6863   Board of Directors Ron Bernard, Dan Brink, Brian Cote, Shawn May, April Villemaire, Faye Ely, Greg Weaver Out In The Mountains was founded in 1986 with a grant by the Haymarket People’s Fund. Mountain Pride Media’s current funding sources include the Ben & Jerry's Community Action Teams, Haymarket People’s Fund, Merchants Bank Foundation & the Hinesburg Branch, Samara Foundation of Vermont, Vermont Community Foundation, the Walter Cerf Community Fund, and individual private donations.   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 or actions of public officials on issues of importance to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgendered persons. 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 assumptions 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 in Fairfax, Vermont. The newspaper maintains offices at 34 Elmwood Ave in Burlington, Vermont. The bulk mail subscription rate is $29 per year within the United States of America. ©2005, Out In The Mountains - All Rights Reserved Out In The Mountains PO Box 1122 Burlington VT 05402-1122 TEL (802) 861-OITM [6486] FAX (802) 860-0705 editor@mountainpridemedia.org www.mountainpridemedia.org 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.