grounds that it would violate the privacy of Board members.

Supporters of the new By-Law (those voting against the amendment) argue that occasionally it might be necessary for a Board member to identify her/his sexual orientation. For instance, what if a Board member should refuse to answer if he/she is questioned about sexual orientation on a TV show? Or to take another instance, last Fall some hard feelings and unnecessary divisiveness arose at the last minute before the March on Washington over the question of whether or not a heterosexual woman who was a gay rights activist should be the spokeswoman for lesbians at a White House meeting. The fault was not the woman's, who was quite open about her sexuality when the issue came up. The new By-Law attempts simply to open up the question at an early stage, if such a need arises. It is not a requirement that the sexual orientation or preference of each candidate for the Board be stated on the election ballot.

In an attempt to clarify the issue, supporters of the By-Law suggested an alternate wording. Voters should read carefully all the alternatives before voting on this issue (#12).

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Oct. 14 "Voices of Strong Wimmin" Arts Festival, sponsored by Lesbian Activists Bureau of Cincinnati. Includes an art gallery of local wimmin, erotic cookie contest, readings from DINA H MIGHT ANTHOLOGY, Tee Corime slide show. Call Lab for more details: (513) 541-7393.

Place

18 GAUC/OGRC Workshop in Cincinnati. See brochure. 19 OGRC General Meeting in Cincinnati, 12:00 noon. will be announced at the Oct. 18 Workshop. If you cannot attend the Workshop but want to come to the Sunday meeting, call Rick Lang (216-535-2358) or Art Kaltenborn (216-673-7642) for details a few days beforehand.