The Herland Voice : v.6: no.8(1989)
- Title
- The Herland Voice : v.6: no.8(1989)
- Description
- The Herland Voice is the monthly publication of Herland Sister Resources, a womanist organization with a strong lesbian focus based in Oklahoma City.
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- 1989-08
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- All rights reserved by Herland Sister Resources. Contact UCO Archives & Special Collections for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of these materials.
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- Herland Voice
- Creator
- Herland Sister Resources
- Contributor
- Lewis, Karen
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do~HERLAND ~
AUGUST 1989
ICE
THE ULTIMATE RETREAT
Herland's Fall Retreat at Lake Wister
State Park is the place to be over Labor
Day Weekend.
In the past month, this retreat grew
from three days to four, and from one
nationally acclaimed entertainer to two.
As in the past, check-in begins at 4
p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. Check-out time
is noon, Monday, Sept 4, which means
one more whole day of fun and sistership.
Entertainment will be provided by
YOU Saturday afternoon if you participate in the Open Mic. The concert
Saturday night will feature one of the two
great national acts we have lined up: the
Therapy Sisters from Austin, TX, and
Ann Reed from Minneapolis, MN. There
will be another concert Sunday night.
The Therapy Sisters perform laboratory-tested, original songs oflove, anger
and conflict resolution. More McLean,
Gail Lewis and Lisa Rogers base their
practice on years of experience and introspection. Their songs convert mundane
situations into opportunities for selfactualization, leaving their audiences in
stitches.
It has been said that Ann Reed leaves
her audiences lying in their seat like
puddles of soft wax with her guitar work,
wit, lyrics, melodies and rich voice. An
outspoken romantic, Ann's voice has
been described as being rich with a
mellow sensuality, while her lyrics are
filled with the emotional content of
relationships. Ann's specialty is the 12string guitar, but she is equally at home
with a 6 -string.
One more day, one more concert, all
for the price of one retreat! Additional
meals will be provided at a cost of
$2.50. If you are just now sending in
your registration and you want a meal
ticket for the whole weekend, the total
cost for meals is $17.50. Please note that
all meals do not necessarily accommodate vegetarians. The reknowned potluck dinner will be held Saturday night
before the concert. We are in need of
volunteers to cook that weekend. Please
VOLUME 6 NUMBER 8
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call Laura at (405) 672-4141 if you'd
like to help.
If you would like to attend the retreat
but don't have a way to get there, we
will try to arrange for a carpool. Please
notify Laura if you need a ride or want
to offer your vehicle for a carpool.·
As with all retreats, if you are bringing
a pet, please remember that state law
requires you pet to be on a leash and not
roaming the campgrounds. Pets are also
not allowed in the main building.
We are expecting more campers at
HERLAND SISTER RESOURCES
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this retreat than we have had in the past.
With this in mind, we are encouraging
campers to bring tents, and campers-incouples to occupy one bunk if feasible
and desired.
If anyone would like to set up a craft
booth or give a workshop, call Laura.
We are deeply interested in furthering
women's culture.
This is promising to be our biggest
and best retreat yet. Don't miss it. For
more information, call Laura at ( 405)
672 -4141. See you there!
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2312 N.W. 39th, OKC, OK 73112
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(405) 521-9696
HSR- CALENDAR
OF EVENTS-AUGUST
Out
Aug 11 • Friday Night Video, "Torch
Song Trilogy," 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 12 ·Work day at Resource Center,
lOa.m.
Aug. 14 • Gay/Lesbian Political Caucus
Meeting, Resource Center, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 15 • Deadline for submissions to
newsletter, no exceptions
Aug. 20 ·Volunteer orientation meeting,
Resource Center, 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 20 • HSR monthly board meeting,
Resource Center, 4:30 p.m.
Of ofie Storm
EDITORIAL POLICY!
The HERLAND VOICE is offered as an
open forum for community discourse. Materia ls
printed herein reflect the beliefs and opinions of
the authors of the articles or letters, and not
necessarily those of the Newsletter or the
Her land Board.
Letters to the editor must be signed by the
writer with full name. Letters will not be
printed with name unless writer requests it.
Editing may be necessary for space or to avoid
obscenity, libel, or invasion of privacy, but ideas
will not be altered. Publication of all materials
is at the discretion of the editors. Anyone
having a complaint about the content of this
news letter may contact the editors at 521-9696.
Out of tfie storm came a rain6ow,
starting as a cry for peace,
ending in joy.
Out of the storm came people wfio care
for 6ody and mind.
Out of the storm came a rain6ow
ending in joy.
Out of tfie joy came you,
not one 6ut more.
A rain6ow came from the storm,
and ended in peace.
Aug. 25 • Friday Night Video, "The
Hunger,'', 7:30 p.m.
Susan .Cynn
~uly 12, 1989
Aug. 26 • Peggy Johnson, Cantina del
Paseo, 3007 Paseo Blvd., 9 p.m.
UNITY IS THE KEY
Sept. 1·4 • Herland's Fall Retreat, Lake
Wister State Park.
Designs With Lettering
Custom Signs and Lettering
359-1900
Magic Hattbs
"Stress Management"
Therapeutic Massage
5~11'1
HSR would like to thank the women of OWL for their generous
donations of signs for our new building.
Blcvitts
525-5907
Treat yourself like a
millionaire for a day.
Get a Massage and live ,
like the Rich and
Famous.
Gift certificates also
available. What better
gift for that hard·to·
shop-for person?
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REGISTRATION FOR FALL RETREAT (FOR WOMEN ONLY)
NAME(S) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Number of Pets _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Pets must be kept on leash and no
pets in main building.)
CITY _
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0 I would like a work exchange
0 l would like a scholarsh ip
0 I will provide _ _ _ _ scholarships
0 I would like to lead a discussion group on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --
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0 I would like to attend a group on - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and a possible leader is - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COMMENTS: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost of the retreat is (preregisteration) $17 • $20 sliding scale, or $25 for on-site registration. A limited number of sholarships and
work exchanges are available on a first-come, first served basis.
At this year's fall retreat we are once again offering terrific meals at a great price. You may purchase them individually for $2.50
apiece or buy all seven for $17 .50. In order to plan how much food to prepare, we must know which meals you'll be purchasing.
Please fill in the appropriate boxes below.
MAIL THIS FORM TO:
I WANT TO PURCHASE MEAL TICKETS FOR THE FOLLOWING MEALS:
HERLAND RETREAT
c/o LAURA
0 Friday Evening
D Saturday Noon
0 Sunday Noon
D Monday Brunch
4924 S. KATHY DR.
0 Saturday Morning
D Sunday Morning
0 Sunday Evening
D ALL SEVEN MEALS
OKC, OK 73135
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NATIONAL BRIEFS
Seattle's Human Rights Department
has "found probable cause" that membership policy of A AA Automobile
Club of Washington is discriminatory
on the basis of marital status. The
ruling was issued in a case brought by
Demian, a Seattle resident. The department ruled June 23 that the automobile
club discriminated against Demian when
it told him that his domestic partner
was ineligible for "associate membership." The low-cost associate membership is offered to spouses and dependents of "master members."
Demian is co-publisher I co-editor of
the national monthly newsletter "PARTNERS: The Newsletter for Gay and
Lesbian Couples." The case now proceeds to conference and conciliation, a
process whereby the department will
work with both partners to achieve a
just and equitable resolution to the
matter. If the conciliation fails, the city
attorney could file a suit against AAA.
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The Human Rights Campaign Fund
(HRCF) has announced the appointment of two young gay and lesbian
leaders to its board of directors. Barbara S. Bernstein, recent graduate of
Stanford University, and Tad A. Gardocki, of Georgia State University, are
the first students to be elected to
HRCF's board under the organization's
new Young Leaders Internship Program.
Bernstein and Gardocki will serve
one-year internships on HRCF's 25member board of directors. The interns
will have full voting rights and will
share responsibilities with other board
members for governing the largest gay
and lesbian political organization in the
country. The interns will network and
fundraise to colleges and universities
and educate youth communities on gay
and lesbian issues. They also will participate in key HRCF political and legislative projects.
HRCF created the Young Leaders
Intern Program to establish strong leadership skills in the gay and lesbian movement and help educate and involve its
future leaders. For more information
on the program, contact HRCF at 1012
14th St. NW, Suite 607, Washington,
D.C. 20005, Attention: Young Leaders
Intern Program.
Contributions are being sought for
an anthology on survivors of rape. This
collection will focus on the continuing
ways rape changes women's lives, and
the problems, invisibility and devastating isolation survivors experience in a
society that expects us to be "over all
that" in a few months.
Survivors of stranger or acquaintance
rape and of all ages, abilities, class,
educational and ethnic backgrounds
and sexual preferences are encouraged
to contribute their stories. The deadline
for submission of stories is Nov. 1,
1989.
For more information and guidelines,
write: Survivors, P.O. Box 460895, San
Francisco, CA 94146.
***
Urvashi Vaid assumed the duties of
Executive Director of the National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) on
July 28. Vaid was chosen following a
three-month, intensive search that attracted 86 other candidates. She was
public information director for the
organization before being selected to fill
the position vacated by Jeffrey Levi.
Levi is leaving NGLTF to expand his
work in the area of public policy
development.
NGLTF is the nation's preeminent
lesbian and gay civil rights organization.
With more than 15,000 members
nationwide, the organization is active in
grassroots organizing; legislative lobbying, local and federal levels; and houses
the Privacy Project, the Anti-Violence
and Campus Projects and the Lesbian
and Gay Families Project.
***
The National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF) announced its Creating
Change Conference for grassroots activists and gay and lesbian organizations
will feature keynote addresses by former
staff sergeant Perry Watkins, author
Vito Russo and Arkansas-based feminist activist Suzanne Pharr; a demonstration calling for an end to discrimination
against gay men and lesbians in the
military; and a day-long institute on
fundraising.
The conference will be held Nov. 912, 1989 at the Holiday Inn, Bethesda,
MD. Registration fees range from $75 $125 for the Fundraising Institute, and
$50-$125 for the conference itself.
Hotel rates range from $68 - $78 for
singles to quadruples. For registration
information write NGLTF Creating
Change, 1517 U Street NW, Washington, D .C . 200009.
***
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT, NGLTF
The National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF) fights discrimination
against lesbians & gay men through the
political process. NGLTF lobbies, organizes, educates and acts to secure gay and
lesbian freedom at the federal and state
level. With a staff of ten, and a 1989
annual budget of $950,000, NGLTF
offers exciting opportunities for a development professional.
Overall Responsibilities: The NGLTF
Director of Development manages R
diverse array of income generati~vg programs to enable NGLTF to meet its
budgetary and programmatic objectives.
Works with a Development Associate,
the Executive Director, and the Board
of Directors. Responsible for : preparation and implementation of NGLTF
development plan, oversight and management of the direct mail program,
major donor development. Also coordinates activity on: membership expansion efforts, securing f9undation support and major gifts, running planned
giving program, and coordinating an
array of fundraising events.
Specific duties include, but are not
limited to:
• Prepare and implement an annual
development plan for group.
• Recruit, nurture and expand NGLTF
major donor network, and directly
manage major donor program.
• Supervise development staff and consultants in fulfillment of fundraising
objectives and plan.
• Coordinate with communications staff
and direct mail consultants to maximize community support for NGLTF
through direct mail, membership, and
public education programs.
• Build and develop relationship between
NGLTF with institutional funders.
• Work closely with Executive Director
and Board to develop long-term fundraising plan for organization.
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Qualifications: Applicants are required
to have professional development experience in a non-profit setting. Experience
with major donor programs, membership orga1,izations, and direct mail programs required . Excellent communications and writing skills and working
knowledge of the gay/lesbian community critical. Experience coordinating
grants preparation and writing, familiarity with planned and deferred giving
programs, events production knowhow, extremely valuable. Willingness to
travel, ability to work under deadlines
and pressure, flexibility and initiative,
creativity, ability to work with a diverse
array of persons also very important.
Salary range: Negotiable depending on
experience. Excellent health and vacation benefits. Employer sponsored IRA
plan.
To Apply: Resumes, Cover letter and
Reference list to DD Search, NGLTF
1517 U Street NW, Washington, D .C.
20009. (202)332-6483.
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Meet the Board
MEET THE EXECUTIVE
EDITOR: SONDRA M.
By Karen Lewis
A national tabloid coined the phrase,
"inquiring minds want to know." The
inquiring mind of this month's featured
board member, Sondra M ., has been
beneficial to Herland.
Sondra has been working for the newsletter since 1988 and recently became the
executive editor and city news editor. She
credits an ex-lover with getting her interested in journalism.
"In 1987 I was involved with someone
who was majoring in journalism at
OSU," she said. "We talked about starting a weekly newspaper of our own. I felt
uncomfortable with this since I had no
journalism knowledge, and started taking
classes at Rose State. I'll graduate next
May. I think I've finally found my niche."
The 35 -year-old native Pennsylvanian
moved to Oklahoma in 1981 after graduating from the Art Institute of Ft.
Lauderdale. Although she has an associate's degree in photography, Sondra
follows a career in the computer field
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that started in 1979. She presently works
as a network specialist in the city.
If you've seen Sondra at retreats or at
the Resource Center, there's a good
chance you've also seen the love of her
life, her dog Kelsie .
"Kelsie's well-being is an impo. rant
factor when it comes to scheduling my
time," she said. "Some people think I
pamper her too much . Maybe I do, but
she has given me an incredible amount of
joy. I've never met a dog like her. She's a
wonderful companion. She's also the
only female I will ever have in my life
with hair on her legs." (Never say never,
Sondra.)
When she first heard about Herland in
1982, she was disappointed. Every time
she went to the store, it was closed.
Herland's seeming unreliability and Sondra's own lack of understanding of what
Herland really was kept her away. Four
years later, she showed her lover the
store. Or tried to . On the first trip, it was
closed. The second trip was the charm.
The lover became a member of the board
and Sondra's involvement grew from
that. After their divorce, the lover left
Herland; Sondra stayed.
"I'm emotionally attached to Herland
now," she said. "I delight in her accomplishments and agonize over her defeats.
She's just a part of my daily life. I can see
how far Herland can go, but I can also see
that she lacks the necessary support to
get there. I'd like to see the newsletter
become a major publication and the
retreats become music festivals. But that
takes more money and volunteers, something we don't have. I'm grateful to those
who do donate their time and money.
What I'm saying is, when it comes time
to staff an event or the resource center,
it's always the same people. There are
individuals carrying the load of more
than two people. What's going to happen
to Her land if those people get burned out
around the same time?"
Sondra's passion for the newsletter
runs deep. Citing a strong desire to
inform and educate, Sondra credits the
newsletter as a factor in her decision to
join the board. She took over the editor's
position to give the editor a summer
break; but the editor doesn't want it
back.
"The newsletter is an instrument, a
voice, to spread the word," she said.
"When I look at material for the next
issue, I look for subjects that I think will
be of interest to 700 women. The newsletter is not there to reflect one woman's
opinion or the board's opinion. It's there
to inform all women. This is why our
readers ' input is so valuable. We don't
know what they want unless they give us
s.o me idea."
Sondra's wish list for Herland's future
includes a computer and printer with
desktop publishing capabilities ('' 'MACxine' would be a nice addition to the
newsletter staff" ), more reader input and
contributions to the newsletter, more
dedicated women involved in the operation of Herland and more funds to
maintain and grow. With everything Herland has going for her, Sondra can't
·· understand why more people don't want
to get involved.
"I get all my tidbits of information for
the newsletter from the Resource Center," she said. "There's always something
going on there, some piece of information
being said or read. Herland is one of the
few places that can give a woman a sense
of pride, an identity. It's a place where a
'second class' citizen in a male do'zy.inated
society has the opportunity to feel like
the first class citizen.she really is. It's also
a place where you can learn how to grovel
for money in 101 different ways."
Sondra thinks the best feature of Herland is the newsletter "Is that obj ~ctivity
or what?" because it reaches so many
women, with the retreats coming in a
close second.
Her answer to the last magical question
of all board member interviews, "What
does HSR mean to you?" was: "Herland
is safe, comfortable spat e to go to, to get
away from the real world for awhile. I'm
very protective of her and of the people
involved with her. It's an honor to be on
the board and to follow in the footsteps
of the women who have worked so dilligently to ensure her place within the
community. All of them were stubborn,
dynamic leaders and educators in their
own right. We have a lot of stubborn
women within Herland. If we didn't, we
wouldn't be here."
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"Just as long as newspapers and
magazines are controlled by
men, every woman upon them
must write articles which are
reflections of men's ideas. As
long as that continues, women's
ideas and deepest convictions
will never get before the public."
Susan B. Anthony
Potpourri
POLITICAL CAUCUS UPDATE
The July meeting of the Oklahoma
Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus took
place in the private dining room at
Nicolosi's restaurant. Interim officers
were elected to serve for six months,
and the current slate of officers is as
follows:
Chair - Deborah Evans
Co-Chair - Dennis Durbin
Secretary - Vincent Henderson
Treasurer - David Michael Gabor
Membership Chair - Don Hanks
Social/Program Chair - Paul
Thompson
Mailing Committee Chair Victor Gorin
The next election of officers will be at
the January meeting.
The August meeting of the OGLPC
will be on August 14, 7:00 p.m., at
Herland Sister Resources, 2313 NW
39th st. The guest speaker will be from
the Campaign For Choice. The topic of
discussion will be "choice,'' a national
issue affecting women and gays. There
will be an open discussion forum and a
question-and-answer period after the
speaker; a social hour will follow, at
which refreshments will be served. •
YES!
I agree that we need a voice for lesbian and gay
rights at our state houses!
I want to join your struggle for human rights for
gay people in Oklahoma!
will gladly pledge $
per month or $
(a onetime contribution) to pay the salary of a lobbyist.
(Sal ary con tribu tions wll be kept in separate acco unt and used only for t h at purpose.)
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_ _ I enclose my check for my annual membership dues of $12.0ll.i
__ I cannot afford to join right now, but would like to be on
your mailing list. I am enclosing a contribution to help defray
postage & mailing costs.
Mail contributions to: OGLPC, P.O. Box 60930, OKC, OK 73146.
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WIN!
REGISTRATION FOR 2 for any retreat held within 1 year of date of eligibility.
Includes registration and meals -A $60 VALUE!
Drawing to be held during August Board Meeting.
NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN.
TICKETS ARE $1. If you want to buy more than one chance, we will make the appropriate number of
copies and drop them in the pot.
Herland Sister Resources
Fill out the below information and mail to:
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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by Sondra Metzger
I've been hearing some great things
abo ut the newsletter from quite a few
readers and would like to thank all of
you for your valuable input. I don't
think you realize just how much it
means to the staff to hear how we're
doing, good or bad .. .
beginning August 2, the Resource
Center will be open every Wednesday
night starting at 6 :30 p .m . ....
come one, come all to the fun-packed
work day at the Resource Center Aug.
12 beginning at 10 a.m .! Let's all join
together and make a clean sweep of the
place . . ..
the Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
will be holding a meeting at the Resource Center on Augw~t 14 at 7 p .m.
Anyone interested may attend. This is
an opportune time to remind everyone
that Herland's Resource Center is available for meetings. Just give us a call;
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if anyone has a spare room they are
willing to make available for visitors
coming through OKC, please let us
know. We recently encountered an
incident where an exchange student was
forced to find another place to stay
until her semester was over because the
hosts found out she was a lesbian . .. .
volunteer coordinator Pam T. has called
for a volunteer orientation meeting at
the Resource Center on Aug. 20 at 2
p.m. This will be for all volunteers,
whether you're not quite sure what to
do when you volunteer at the Resource
Center on weekends or if you've done it
a hundred times but want to make sure
you were doing things right .. . .
Oasis Community Center has moved
back to its original location at 2135
NW 39th St . ... .
the judicial process in this country
never ceases to amaze me. First, the
abortion issue, then the flag issue. Now,
Oliver North gets a suspended sentence
for selling weapons to the very people
who killed his fellow Marines and for
going against a few Constitutional amendments, while a female sergeant in the
Marine Corps spends a whole year in
jail and is dishonorably discharged just
because the Marine Corps "suspected"
she was a lesbian. That's justice, all
right . ...
if you caught the graph illustrating how
same-sex couples met in this issue of
the newsletter, you can obtain more
information about the study done by
" PARTNERS: The Newsletter for Gay
& Lesbian Couples" by sending a selfaddressed business envelope to PARTNERS Survey Results, Box 9685 , Seattle, WA 90109 . ...
calling all aspiring writers! We, the
women who comprise the newsletter
staff, are getting a bit overloaded
between the newsletter, work, school
and family life and are looking for
anyone who would like to take some of
the load off and write articles for the
newsletter. They don't have to be masterpieces. We need people to cover events,
do interviews, write feature articles, do
book and music reviews , etc. You k\.ow
what's in here each month. It's not
difficult. As editors, we reserve the
right to edit anything that comes in, but
our editing does not change the meaning
of the article. If you're interested, .call
me at 732-2315, or drop me a line in
care of Herland .. ..
Denmark has become the first country
to legalize gay/lesbian marriages,
granting fu ll and equal rights under
the law, effective Oct. 1, 1989.
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donation of $12 allows me use of the Herland Library and
a 10% discount on store purchases over the next 12
months. (My $12 is enclosed.)
D YES! I want to he lp Herland with a donation to the
New Bu ilding Fund .
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Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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PUBLISHED BY: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR:
Sondra Metzger
ANNOUNCES
NATIONAL NEWS EDITOR:
Karen Lewis
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
CITY NEWS EDITOR
Sondra Metzger
August 11, 7:30 p.m. - "Torch Song Trilogy''
TYPESETIING: Rhonda S.
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION MEETING
CIRCULATION: 700
August 20, 2:00 p.m. - Resource Center
GENERAL INFO: (405) 521-9696
ADVERTISING: 1-872-9673 or 521-9696
BOARD MEETING
DEADLINE on all advertising and submissions is
the 15th of each month.
August 20, 4:30 p.m. - Resource Center
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the HERLAND VOICE are
free upon request.
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
August 25, 7:30 p.m. - "The Hunger"
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HERLAND'S FALL RETREAT
September 1 - 4, Lake Wister State Park
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WILL BE CLOSED LABOR DAY WEEKEND DUE
TO THE ANNUAL FALL RETREAT AT LAKE
WISTER STATE PARK.
CLASSIFIED ADS:
first 10 words . .. . . ... . . .. .. ... $2.50
each additional word . . ... . . . ... $ .1 O
DISCOUNTS: available on advance prepaid
orders only
1 - 3 months order . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
4 through 6 months .. .... . . . . ... 10%
7 through 9 months . . .. . . . . . .... 15%
10 through 12 months .. ... . . . . . .. 20%
HERLAND OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
Beginning August 2 at 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAYS 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SUNDAYS 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
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PLEASE NOTE: There will be a minimal
charge for typesetting done to any
advertising.
Call Karen at 1-872-9673 or HSR at 521WMYN to place an ad.
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do~HERLAND ~
AUGUST 1989
ICE
THE ULTIMATE RETREAT
Herland's Fall Retreat at Lake Wister
State Park is the place to be over Labor
Day Weekend.
In the past month, this retreat grew
from three days to four, and from one
nationally acclaimed entertainer to two.
As in the past, check-in begins at 4
p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1. Check-out time
is noon, Monday, Sept 4, which means
one more whole day of fun and sistership.
Entertainment will be provided by
YOU Saturday afternoon if you participate in the Open Mic. The concert
Saturday night will feature one of the two
great national acts we have lined up: the
Therapy Sisters from Austin, TX, and
Ann Reed from Minneapolis, MN. There
will be another concert Sunday night.
The Therapy Sisters perform laboratory-tested, original songs oflove, anger
and conflict resolution. More McLean,
Gail Lewis and Lisa Rogers base their
practice on years of experience and introspection. Their songs convert mundane
situations into opportunities for selfactualization, leaving their audiences in
stitches.
It has been said that Ann Reed leaves
her audiences lying in their seat like
puddles of soft wax with her guitar work,
wit, lyrics, melodies and rich voice. An
outspoken romantic, Ann's voice has
been described as being rich with a
mellow sensuality, while her lyrics are
filled with the emotional content of
relationships. Ann's specialty is the 12string guitar, but she is equally at home
with a 6 -string.
One more day, one more concert, all
for the price of one retreat! Additional
meals will be provided at a cost of
$2.50. If you are just now sending in
your registration and you want a meal
ticket for the whole weekend, the total
cost for meals is $17.50. Please note that
all meals do not necessarily accommodate vegetarians. The reknowned potluck dinner will be held Saturday night
before the concert. We are in need of
volunteers to cook that weekend. Please
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call Laura at (405) 672-4141 if you'd
like to help.
If you would like to attend the retreat
but don't have a way to get there, we
will try to arrange for a carpool. Please
notify Laura if you need a ride or want
to offer your vehicle for a carpool.·
As with all retreats, if you are bringing
a pet, please remember that state law
requires you pet to be on a leash and not
roaming the campgrounds. Pets are also
not allowed in the main building.
We are expecting more campers at
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this retreat than we have had in the past.
With this in mind, we are encouraging
campers to bring tents, and campers-incouples to occupy one bunk if feasible
and desired.
If anyone would like to set up a craft
booth or give a workshop, call Laura.
We are deeply interested in furthering
women's culture.
This is promising to be our biggest
and best retreat yet. Don't miss it. For
more information, call Laura at ( 405)
672 -4141. See you there!
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(405) 521-9696
HSR- CALENDAR
OF EVENTS-AUGUST
Out
Aug 11 • Friday Night Video, "Torch
Song Trilogy," 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 12 ·Work day at Resource Center,
lOa.m.
Aug. 14 • Gay/Lesbian Political Caucus
Meeting, Resource Center, 4:30 p.m.
Aug. 15 • Deadline for submissions to
newsletter, no exceptions
Aug. 20 ·Volunteer orientation meeting,
Resource Center, 2:00 p.m.
Aug. 20 • HSR monthly board meeting,
Resource Center, 4:30 p.m.
Of ofie Storm
EDITORIAL POLICY!
The HERLAND VOICE is offered as an
open forum for community discourse. Materia ls
printed herein reflect the beliefs and opinions of
the authors of the articles or letters, and not
necessarily those of the Newsletter or the
Her land Board.
Letters to the editor must be signed by the
writer with full name. Letters will not be
printed with name unless writer requests it.
Editing may be necessary for space or to avoid
obscenity, libel, or invasion of privacy, but ideas
will not be altered. Publication of all materials
is at the discretion of the editors. Anyone
having a complaint about the content of this
news letter may contact the editors at 521-9696.
Out of tfie storm came a rain6ow,
starting as a cry for peace,
ending in joy.
Out of the storm came people wfio care
for 6ody and mind.
Out of the storm came a rain6ow
ending in joy.
Out of tfie joy came you,
not one 6ut more.
A rain6ow came from the storm,
and ended in peace.
Aug. 25 • Friday Night Video, "The
Hunger,'', 7:30 p.m.
Susan .Cynn
~uly 12, 1989
Aug. 26 • Peggy Johnson, Cantina del
Paseo, 3007 Paseo Blvd., 9 p.m.
UNITY IS THE KEY
Sept. 1·4 • Herland's Fall Retreat, Lake
Wister State Park.
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Custom Signs and Lettering
359-1900
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"Stress Management"
Therapeutic Massage
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HSR would like to thank the women of OWL for their generous
donations of signs for our new building.
Blcvitts
525-5907
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millionaire for a day.
Get a Massage and live ,
like the Rich and
Famous.
Gift certificates also
available. What better
gift for that hard·to·
shop-for person?
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REGISTRATION FOR FALL RETREAT (FOR WOMEN ONLY)
NAME(S) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Number of Pets _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
ADDRESS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(Pets must be kept on leash and no
pets in main building.)
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work exchanges are available on a first-come, first served basis.
At this year's fall retreat we are once again offering terrific meals at a great price. You may purchase them individually for $2.50
apiece or buy all seven for $17 .50. In order to plan how much food to prepare, we must know which meals you'll be purchasing.
Please fill in the appropriate boxes below.
MAIL THIS FORM TO:
I WANT TO PURCHASE MEAL TICKETS FOR THE FOLLOWING MEALS:
HERLAND RETREAT
c/o LAURA
0 Friday Evening
D Saturday Noon
0 Sunday Noon
D Monday Brunch
4924 S. KATHY DR.
0 Saturday Morning
D Sunday Morning
0 Sunday Evening
D ALL SEVEN MEALS
OKC, OK 73135
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NATIONAL BRIEFS
Seattle's Human Rights Department
has "found probable cause" that membership policy of A AA Automobile
Club of Washington is discriminatory
on the basis of marital status. The
ruling was issued in a case brought by
Demian, a Seattle resident. The department ruled June 23 that the automobile
club discriminated against Demian when
it told him that his domestic partner
was ineligible for "associate membership." The low-cost associate membership is offered to spouses and dependents of "master members."
Demian is co-publisher I co-editor of
the national monthly newsletter "PARTNERS: The Newsletter for Gay and
Lesbian Couples." The case now proceeds to conference and conciliation, a
process whereby the department will
work with both partners to achieve a
just and equitable resolution to the
matter. If the conciliation fails, the city
attorney could file a suit against AAA.
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The Human Rights Campaign Fund
(HRCF) has announced the appointment of two young gay and lesbian
leaders to its board of directors. Barbara S. Bernstein, recent graduate of
Stanford University, and Tad A. Gardocki, of Georgia State University, are
the first students to be elected to
HRCF's board under the organization's
new Young Leaders Internship Program.
Bernstein and Gardocki will serve
one-year internships on HRCF's 25member board of directors. The interns
will have full voting rights and will
share responsibilities with other board
members for governing the largest gay
and lesbian political organization in the
country. The interns will network and
fundraise to colleges and universities
and educate youth communities on gay
and lesbian issues. They also will participate in key HRCF political and legislative projects.
HRCF created the Young Leaders
Intern Program to establish strong leadership skills in the gay and lesbian movement and help educate and involve its
future leaders. For more information
on the program, contact HRCF at 1012
14th St. NW, Suite 607, Washington,
D.C. 20005, Attention: Young Leaders
Intern Program.
Contributions are being sought for
an anthology on survivors of rape. This
collection will focus on the continuing
ways rape changes women's lives, and
the problems, invisibility and devastating isolation survivors experience in a
society that expects us to be "over all
that" in a few months.
Survivors of stranger or acquaintance
rape and of all ages, abilities, class,
educational and ethnic backgrounds
and sexual preferences are encouraged
to contribute their stories. The deadline
for submission of stories is Nov. 1,
1989.
For more information and guidelines,
write: Survivors, P.O. Box 460895, San
Francisco, CA 94146.
***
Urvashi Vaid assumed the duties of
Executive Director of the National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) on
July 28. Vaid was chosen following a
three-month, intensive search that attracted 86 other candidates. She was
public information director for the
organization before being selected to fill
the position vacated by Jeffrey Levi.
Levi is leaving NGLTF to expand his
work in the area of public policy
development.
NGLTF is the nation's preeminent
lesbian and gay civil rights organization.
With more than 15,000 members
nationwide, the organization is active in
grassroots organizing; legislative lobbying, local and federal levels; and houses
the Privacy Project, the Anti-Violence
and Campus Projects and the Lesbian
and Gay Families Project.
***
The National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF) announced its Creating
Change Conference for grassroots activists and gay and lesbian organizations
will feature keynote addresses by former
staff sergeant Perry Watkins, author
Vito Russo and Arkansas-based feminist activist Suzanne Pharr; a demonstration calling for an end to discrimination
against gay men and lesbians in the
military; and a day-long institute on
fundraising.
The conference will be held Nov. 912, 1989 at the Holiday Inn, Bethesda,
MD. Registration fees range from $75 $125 for the Fundraising Institute, and
$50-$125 for the conference itself.
Hotel rates range from $68 - $78 for
singles to quadruples. For registration
information write NGLTF Creating
Change, 1517 U Street NW, Washington, D .C . 200009.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
DIRECTOR OF
DEVELOPMENT, NGLTF
The National Gay & Lesbian Task
Force (NGLTF) fights discrimination
against lesbians & gay men through the
political process. NGLTF lobbies, organizes, educates and acts to secure gay and
lesbian freedom at the federal and state
level. With a staff of ten, and a 1989
annual budget of $950,000, NGLTF
offers exciting opportunities for a development professional.
Overall Responsibilities: The NGLTF
Director of Development manages R
diverse array of income generati~vg programs to enable NGLTF to meet its
budgetary and programmatic objectives.
Works with a Development Associate,
the Executive Director, and the Board
of Directors. Responsible for : preparation and implementation of NGLTF
development plan, oversight and management of the direct mail program,
major donor development. Also coordinates activity on: membership expansion efforts, securing f9undation support and major gifts, running planned
giving program, and coordinating an
array of fundraising events.
Specific duties include, but are not
limited to:
• Prepare and implement an annual
development plan for group.
• Recruit, nurture and expand NGLTF
major donor network, and directly
manage major donor program.
• Supervise development staff and consultants in fulfillment of fundraising
objectives and plan.
• Coordinate with communications staff
and direct mail consultants to maximize community support for NGLTF
through direct mail, membership, and
public education programs.
• Build and develop relationship between
NGLTF with institutional funders.
• Work closely with Executive Director
and Board to develop long-term fundraising plan for organization.
Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page
Qualifications: Applicants are required
to have professional development experience in a non-profit setting. Experience
with major donor programs, membership orga1,izations, and direct mail programs required . Excellent communications and writing skills and working
knowledge of the gay/lesbian community critical. Experience coordinating
grants preparation and writing, familiarity with planned and deferred giving
programs, events production knowhow, extremely valuable. Willingness to
travel, ability to work under deadlines
and pressure, flexibility and initiative,
creativity, ability to work with a diverse
array of persons also very important.
Salary range: Negotiable depending on
experience. Excellent health and vacation benefits. Employer sponsored IRA
plan.
To Apply: Resumes, Cover letter and
Reference list to DD Search, NGLTF
1517 U Street NW, Washington, D .C.
20009. (202)332-6483.
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Meet the Board
MEET THE EXECUTIVE
EDITOR: SONDRA M.
By Karen Lewis
A national tabloid coined the phrase,
"inquiring minds want to know." The
inquiring mind of this month's featured
board member, Sondra M ., has been
beneficial to Herland.
Sondra has been working for the newsletter since 1988 and recently became the
executive editor and city news editor. She
credits an ex-lover with getting her interested in journalism.
"In 1987 I was involved with someone
who was majoring in journalism at
OSU," she said. "We talked about starting a weekly newspaper of our own. I felt
uncomfortable with this since I had no
journalism knowledge, and started taking
classes at Rose State. I'll graduate next
May. I think I've finally found my niche."
The 35 -year-old native Pennsylvanian
moved to Oklahoma in 1981 after graduating from the Art Institute of Ft.
Lauderdale. Although she has an associate's degree in photography, Sondra
follows a career in the computer field
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that started in 1979. She presently works
as a network specialist in the city.
If you've seen Sondra at retreats or at
the Resource Center, there's a good
chance you've also seen the love of her
life, her dog Kelsie .
"Kelsie's well-being is an impo. rant
factor when it comes to scheduling my
time," she said. "Some people think I
pamper her too much . Maybe I do, but
she has given me an incredible amount of
joy. I've never met a dog like her. She's a
wonderful companion. She's also the
only female I will ever have in my life
with hair on her legs." (Never say never,
Sondra.)
When she first heard about Herland in
1982, she was disappointed. Every time
she went to the store, it was closed.
Herland's seeming unreliability and Sondra's own lack of understanding of what
Herland really was kept her away. Four
years later, she showed her lover the
store. Or tried to . On the first trip, it was
closed. The second trip was the charm.
The lover became a member of the board
and Sondra's involvement grew from
that. After their divorce, the lover left
Herland; Sondra stayed.
"I'm emotionally attached to Herland
now," she said. "I delight in her accomplishments and agonize over her defeats.
She's just a part of my daily life. I can see
how far Herland can go, but I can also see
that she lacks the necessary support to
get there. I'd like to see the newsletter
become a major publication and the
retreats become music festivals. But that
takes more money and volunteers, something we don't have. I'm grateful to those
who do donate their time and money.
What I'm saying is, when it comes time
to staff an event or the resource center,
it's always the same people. There are
individuals carrying the load of more
than two people. What's going to happen
to Her land if those people get burned out
around the same time?"
Sondra's passion for the newsletter
runs deep. Citing a strong desire to
inform and educate, Sondra credits the
newsletter as a factor in her decision to
join the board. She took over the editor's
position to give the editor a summer
break; but the editor doesn't want it
back.
"The newsletter is an instrument, a
voice, to spread the word," she said.
"When I look at material for the next
issue, I look for subjects that I think will
be of interest to 700 women. The newsletter is not there to reflect one woman's
opinion or the board's opinion. It's there
to inform all women. This is why our
readers ' input is so valuable. We don't
know what they want unless they give us
s.o me idea."
Sondra's wish list for Herland's future
includes a computer and printer with
desktop publishing capabilities ('' 'MACxine' would be a nice addition to the
newsletter staff" ), more reader input and
contributions to the newsletter, more
dedicated women involved in the operation of Herland and more funds to
maintain and grow. With everything Herland has going for her, Sondra can't
·· understand why more people don't want
to get involved.
"I get all my tidbits of information for
the newsletter from the Resource Center," she said. "There's always something
going on there, some piece of information
being said or read. Herland is one of the
few places that can give a woman a sense
of pride, an identity. It's a place where a
'second class' citizen in a male do'zy.inated
society has the opportunity to feel like
the first class citizen.she really is. It's also
a place where you can learn how to grovel
for money in 101 different ways."
Sondra thinks the best feature of Herland is the newsletter "Is that obj ~ctivity
or what?" because it reaches so many
women, with the retreats coming in a
close second.
Her answer to the last magical question
of all board member interviews, "What
does HSR mean to you?" was: "Herland
is safe, comfortable spat e to go to, to get
away from the real world for awhile. I'm
very protective of her and of the people
involved with her. It's an honor to be on
the board and to follow in the footsteps
of the women who have worked so dilligently to ensure her place within the
community. All of them were stubborn,
dynamic leaders and educators in their
own right. We have a lot of stubborn
women within Herland. If we didn't, we
wouldn't be here."
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"Just as long as newspapers and
magazines are controlled by
men, every woman upon them
must write articles which are
reflections of men's ideas. As
long as that continues, women's
ideas and deepest convictions
will never get before the public."
Susan B. Anthony
Potpourri
POLITICAL CAUCUS UPDATE
The July meeting of the Oklahoma
Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus took
place in the private dining room at
Nicolosi's restaurant. Interim officers
were elected to serve for six months,
and the current slate of officers is as
follows:
Chair - Deborah Evans
Co-Chair - Dennis Durbin
Secretary - Vincent Henderson
Treasurer - David Michael Gabor
Membership Chair - Don Hanks
Social/Program Chair - Paul
Thompson
Mailing Committee Chair Victor Gorin
The next election of officers will be at
the January meeting.
The August meeting of the OGLPC
will be on August 14, 7:00 p.m., at
Herland Sister Resources, 2313 NW
39th st. The guest speaker will be from
the Campaign For Choice. The topic of
discussion will be "choice,'' a national
issue affecting women and gays. There
will be an open discussion forum and a
question-and-answer period after the
speaker; a social hour will follow, at
which refreshments will be served. •
YES!
I agree that we need a voice for lesbian and gay
rights at our state houses!
I want to join your struggle for human rights for
gay people in Oklahoma!
will gladly pledge $
per month or $
(a onetime contribution) to pay the salary of a lobbyist.
(Sal ary con tribu tions wll be kept in separate acco unt and used only for t h at purpose.)
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_ _ I enclose my check for my annual membership dues of $12.0ll.i
__ I cannot afford to join right now, but would like to be on
your mailing list. I am enclosing a contribution to help defray
postage & mailing costs.
Mail contributions to: OGLPC, P.O. Box 60930, OKC, OK 73146.
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WIN!
REGISTRATION FOR 2 for any retreat held within 1 year of date of eligibility.
Includes registration and meals -A $60 VALUE!
Drawing to be held during August Board Meeting.
NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN.
TICKETS ARE $1. If you want to buy more than one chance, we will make the appropriate number of
copies and drop them in the pot.
Herland Sister Resources
Fill out the below information and mail to:
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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by Sondra Metzger
I've been hearing some great things
abo ut the newsletter from quite a few
readers and would like to thank all of
you for your valuable input. I don't
think you realize just how much it
means to the staff to hear how we're
doing, good or bad .. .
beginning August 2, the Resource
Center will be open every Wednesday
night starting at 6 :30 p .m . ....
come one, come all to the fun-packed
work day at the Resource Center Aug.
12 beginning at 10 a.m .! Let's all join
together and make a clean sweep of the
place . . ..
the Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus
will be holding a meeting at the Resource Center on Augw~t 14 at 7 p .m.
Anyone interested may attend. This is
an opportune time to remind everyone
that Herland's Resource Center is available for meetings. Just give us a call;
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if anyone has a spare room they are
willing to make available for visitors
coming through OKC, please let us
know. We recently encountered an
incident where an exchange student was
forced to find another place to stay
until her semester was over because the
hosts found out she was a lesbian . .. .
volunteer coordinator Pam T. has called
for a volunteer orientation meeting at
the Resource Center on Aug. 20 at 2
p.m. This will be for all volunteers,
whether you're not quite sure what to
do when you volunteer at the Resource
Center on weekends or if you've done it
a hundred times but want to make sure
you were doing things right .. . .
Oasis Community Center has moved
back to its original location at 2135
NW 39th St . ... .
the judicial process in this country
never ceases to amaze me. First, the
abortion issue, then the flag issue. Now,
Oliver North gets a suspended sentence
for selling weapons to the very people
who killed his fellow Marines and for
going against a few Constitutional amendments, while a female sergeant in the
Marine Corps spends a whole year in
jail and is dishonorably discharged just
because the Marine Corps "suspected"
she was a lesbian. That's justice, all
right . ...
if you caught the graph illustrating how
same-sex couples met in this issue of
the newsletter, you can obtain more
information about the study done by
" PARTNERS: The Newsletter for Gay
& Lesbian Couples" by sending a selfaddressed business envelope to PARTNERS Survey Results, Box 9685 , Seattle, WA 90109 . ...
calling all aspiring writers! We, the
women who comprise the newsletter
staff, are getting a bit overloaded
between the newsletter, work, school
and family life and are looking for
anyone who would like to take some of
the load off and write articles for the
newsletter. They don't have to be masterpieces. We need people to cover events,
do interviews, write feature articles, do
book and music reviews , etc. You k\.ow
what's in here each month. It's not
difficult. As editors, we reserve the
right to edit anything that comes in, but
our editing does not change the meaning
of the article. If you're interested, .call
me at 732-2315, or drop me a line in
care of Herland .. ..
Denmark has become the first country
to legalize gay/lesbian marriages,
granting fu ll and equal rights under
the law, effective Oct. 1, 1989.
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HOW SAME-SEX COUPLES MET
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a 10% discount on store purchases over the next 12
months. (My $12 is enclosed.)
D YES! I want to he lp Herland with a donation to the
New Bu ilding Fund .
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Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 N.W. 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
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PUBLISHED BY: Herland Sister Resources, Inc.
2312 NW 39th, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.
EXECUTIVE EDITOR:
Sondra Metzger
ANNOUNCES
NATIONAL NEWS EDITOR:
Karen Lewis
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
CITY NEWS EDITOR
Sondra Metzger
August 11, 7:30 p.m. - "Torch Song Trilogy''
TYPESETIING: Rhonda S.
VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION MEETING
CIRCULATION: 700
August 20, 2:00 p.m. - Resource Center
GENERAL INFO: (405) 521-9696
ADVERTISING: 1-872-9673 or 521-9696
BOARD MEETING
DEADLINE on all advertising and submissions is
the 15th of each month.
August 20, 4:30 p.m. - Resource Center
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the HERLAND VOICE are
free upon request.
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEO
August 25, 7:30 p.m. - "The Hunger"
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HERLAND'S FALL RETREAT
September 1 - 4, Lake Wister State Park
ADVERTISING RATES
DISPLAY ADS:
business card or 1I 1O page . ...
1/4 page . . .. .. . . .. .. ... . . . .
1/2 page . ... . . . . .... . . . . . ..
full page . .. .. . . ....... .....
$ 15.00
$ 35.00
$ 60.00
$100.00
THE RESOURCE CENTER ON 39TH STREET
WILL BE CLOSED LABOR DAY WEEKEND DUE
TO THE ANNUAL FALL RETREAT AT LAKE
WISTER STATE PARK.
CLASSIFIED ADS:
first 10 words . .. . . ... . . .. .. ... $2.50
each additional word . . ... . . . ... $ .1 O
DISCOUNTS: available on advance prepaid
orders only
1 - 3 months order . . . . . . . . . . . . . none
4 through 6 months .. .... . . . . ... 10%
7 through 9 months . . .. . . . . . .... 15%
10 through 12 months .. ... . . . . . .. 20%
HERLAND OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
Beginning August 2 at 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAYS 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SUNDAYS 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
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PLEASE NOTE: There will be a minimal
charge for typesetting done to any
advertising.
Call Karen at 1-872-9673 or HSR at 521WMYN to place an ad.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
REBECCA R. COHN, Ph.D.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
P. 0 . Box 5119
Norman, Okla. 73070
321-2148
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DANNY
FOR GAY PEOPLE
MEETS THURSDAYS, 7:30 P.M.
102 EAST HEFNER ROAD
IN OKLA.HOMA CITY
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O . BOX 60873, OKC OK 73146
(405) 787-1253 OR JANIE (405) 755-7259
Adolescent .. . Group .. .
Family Therapy
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TREAT YOURSEL T TO THE "TOUCH OF GOLD."
Treat your special someone, too, for $10 off her massage!
0oucfi of Qold
HOUSECLEANING, Pet Sitting and Grooming, Housesitting,
Odd Jobs. Affordable rates. References on request. 842-4225.
Buy or Rent - this very nice 3BR, 1llz bath brick home on
9/10 acre in Noble. 405-872-8673.
Adorable Tabby Kitten - 8-week-old male foundling;
shots. Free to good home. 1-872-8673.
848-5429
HEALTHFUL • STRESS RELIEVING MASSAGE
Special
discounts
available
to all
Her land
readers!
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6y
"Portable"
massage
table
available
for your
Melanie ~· McKiddy
MASSAGE THERAPIST
360-6945
convenience.
KEMCO
PRINTING INC.
SHIRLEY M. HUNTER, M.A.
340-4301
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR
Emphasis on the problems of gay people.
PENN PAnK OFFICE COMPLEX o SUITE 102
5009 N PENNSYLVANIA• OKLAHOM A CITY, OK 73112
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160 I S Hroaclway, Unit D • Eclrnonc1. Okla. 7301 3
TAKE NOTE!
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203 HAL MULDREW DR, SUITE #1
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA 73009
(405) 360- 2232
COME SEE THE OKC/NORMAN AREA'S
NEWEST MUSIC STORE!
I carry top quality merchandise for discriminating musicians! Here are just
few lines in stock ...
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GIBSON • CHARVEL • JACKSON • ROSS • APPLAUSE,
CARLOS • EMG • SHURE • PEARL • CB 700
All drumsticks, drum heads, strings and Yamaha amps are 50°/o off with this ad .
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CINDY RUD/CH-OWNER
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