Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 16:49:31 +1100 From: PRIDE Subject: PRIDE E|Newsletter PRIDE E|Newsletter ------------------ 6.8.97 Upcoming events @ PRIDE Funny Farm Join PRIDE! A Maturing Community Dorothy McMahon Women: Living well into the 21st Century SMASH Study Update Australian to head International Lesbian and Gay Association I am a gay researcher ... LesbiaNation Australian Queer Network Reclaim The Night '97 Gay men caring for other gay men who are HIV+ve or have AIDS Australasian HIV/AIDS journals Ask Camille by Camille Paglia "New Look" HIV Web Pages Holidays! Sodom, Gomorrah, Gibeah Auntie Teck's Home for Women in Asia Kakasarian + Kabaklaan The deviant's dictionary Russian Gay Culture Survey on Women Online ---> Upcoming PRIDE events August 10: Sunflower Healing Day, all day at the PRIDE Centre, 26 Hutchinson St, Surry Hills. More info, Maria Nott 9999 3192. MUSE Retro Fundraiser - Live music! Sunday August 17 @ Frankie's cafe. Bookings on 9555 8844. MUSE is sponsored by PRIDE. Performance Positive VII: Hope (the final one!), September 19+20. http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/hope.htm PRIDE Annual General Meeting, September 29, 7:30pm at the PRIDE Centre. ---> Funny Farm Next Funny Farm Wednesday August 27 at 8PM at Kinselas, Taylor Square, Darlinghurst. Auditions at PRIDE, 7pm Wednesday August 13. "Produced by PRIDE and Q-Notes the first Funny Farm was born as a response to a comment from a visiting International comic, who asked why there was no place in Australia for showcasing Queer comics ... " http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/funnyfarm-aug97.htm ---> Join PRIDE! http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/membership-form.htm ---> A Maturing Community 'Gays and Lesbians Growing Older Successfully' A course designed to address ageing in our community, sponsored by PRIDE. "Many people are fearful of growing older, yet understanding the ageing process can empower you to take charge of fears and prevent some of the common problems of older adults ... " http://cybersyd.rainbow.net.au/pride/a-maturing-community.htm ---> Dorothy McMahon The incarnation is a struggle - Dorothy McMahon At this stage of my life and ministry, I have been confronted by the need for ministry among the homosexual community, both in my own church and in society at large ... http://ausqrd.queer.org.au/QRD/religion/SCM/incarnation.html Set out below is the speech made by Dorothy McRae McMahon at the Celebration held 20 August 1996. Dorothy, who is presently the Director of the National Commission for Mission for the Uniting Church in Australia, has consented to its publication in The Whistle. The Whistle takes this opportunity to say thank you Dorothy. For hers is a timeless, evocative message: joyous yet disturbing. We have all been there. http://helix.ucsd.edu/~bssimon/dissent1/contacts/au.wba/whistle96.10.html#XXX11 ---> Women: Living well into the 21st Century A national conference focussing on health promotion for women of all ages in Newcastle, 6-8 September 1997. http://ds9.newcastle.edu.au/hcha/ mailto:filson@laa.com.au ---> SMASH Study Update "Our community is undergoing dramatic changes at present with regard to both new treatments and possible increases in unsafe sex. In the context of these changes the next 1 - 2 years are vitally important and data from the SMASH (Sydney Men and Sexual Health) study will help us understand what is happening ... " http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/5227/SMASH.htm ---> Australian to head International Lesbian and Gay Association "At the International Lesbian and Gay Association’s (ILGA) 18th World Conference in Cologne Germany, Jennifer Wilson from Sydney was elected as the Female Secretary General of the organisation. Wilson joins Spain’s Jordi Petit who was re-elected as Male Secretary General. Bruce McNichol from Melbourne was also elected to the Executive Board ... " http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/5243/JWilson-ILGA.htm ---> I am a gay researcher ... I am a gay researcher at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur. We are currently investigating attitudes on being gay, or having gay desires, through a fairly detailed but interesting on-line questionnaire. The on-line form takes about 20 - 30 minutes to complete. Although this seems quite long, the form asks for your responses to scenarios and in this way is actually quite interesting and enjoyable. Well it makes you think anyway. http://fassweb.macarthur.uws.edu.au/psychref1/ - Chris Rowen mailto:c.rowen@uws.edu.au ---> LesbiaNation Introducing the hottest new Women's Web Site on the 'Net ... LesbiaNation The One-Stop Cyber Resource Center of INFORMATION, INTERACTION, NETWORKING, COMEDY, SHOPPING, TRAVEL, ENTERTAINMENT, FUN and SUPPORT For All Lesbians of the World. http://www.lesbianation.com LesbiaNation is HOT And we want YOU to be an integral part of our sizzling growth. ---> Australian Queer Network The One Stop Internet Site for the GLBT Community of Australia: Members Section; News; Discussion; Chat Rooms; Events; Venues; Social Groups; Personals; Resources; Queer Travel; Links. wysiwyg://177/http://gowd.powerup.com.au/aqn/ ---> Reclaim The Night '97 Friday, 27th October, 1995 "Reclaim The Night, is a march by women through the streets of Sydney to take back the power from those that make it unsafe for a woman to walk a night ... " http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~matthewa/cat/reclaim/ ---> Gay men caring for other gay men who are HIV+ve or have AIDS I am undertaking some research into this area, I am seeking research participants from the Melbourne area, or surrounds, ie counrty that would be intrested in spending two one hour interviews that would be taped. The research is to gain insight into the psychological effects on gay men. This research is being done for my phd at Deakin UNiversity, Please feel free to either Email me or contact me on 9478 5791 or mb 019 948 977. Thank you http://home.rainbow.net.au/boards/positive/messages/5.html mailto:ilm@deakin.edu.au ---> Australasian HIV/AIDS journals "Is ‘compliance’ the right word? ... " http://www.afao.org.au/nabfeat1.htm "Lynn X, a woman who found that she was HIV positive when she gave birth to her second child, discovered to her surprise that she had become pregnant again soon after giving birth ... " http://www.afao.org.au/hhfeat3.htm New Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) website location http://www.afao.org.au/welcom~1.html Australasian Society for HIV Medicine: Journal, HIV Journal Club http://www.unsw.edu.au/ashm/HIV_JC.1997/June_1997.html Australasian Society for HIV Medicine: Journal, Noah's Ark "Have you ever experienced driving on the road for hours, dying for coffee at your favourite place, only to find that it has closed down? Driving long distances has both a relaxing and tiring feel about it, and one that I find positive as well as negative. Being able to watch the wildlife and just experience the peace and quiet of the countryside is very enjoyable. Research has shown that access to health services in rural areas involves long travel times, high costs associated with travel and isolation due to lack of transport both private and public (Humphreys & Rolley 1991). Living and working in rural areas is both a positive and a negative experience ... " http://www.unsw.edu.au/ashm/NoahsARC.1997/NoahsARC_Apr97/NoahsARC_Apr97.html ---> Ask Camille by Camille Paglia "Why did flyers warning about Andrew Cunanan appear in other gay communities but not in the gay bars of Miami Beach? Could it be because they're bad for business?" http://www.salonmagazine.com/july97/columnists/paglia970722.html ---> "New Look" HIV Web Pages "The new Johns Hopkins AIDS site is one of the best organized of the AIDS Web sites, and is likely to be one of the most useful for medical professionals ..." http://www.hopkins-aids.edu The HIV Infoweb, a Internet-based resource for AIDS and HIV information, has announced that it will sport a new format. The searchable online database has been geared to help people with HIV find information and support through the Internet. http://www.infoweb.org/ AEGIS continues to expand its range of information and services with the addition of The Miami Herald database. The database currently covers the period 1996-97. The full database should be online by the end of August, at which time, it will provide regional coverage from 1983 to the present. AEGIS is the most comprehensive HIV/AIDS database on the worldwide web, currently averaging 14075 hits per day. http://www.aegis.com ---> Holidays! Summer at Lugger Bay Resort, Mission Beach, Tropical North QLD, is set to go off for it’s first year as exclusively Gay & Lesbian. Lugger Bay’s manager, Andrew Cooper says "We are ideally situated in lush tropical rainforest, right on secluded Lovers Beach ". Lugger Bay Resort, probably Australia’s best kept secret, offers the Gay & Lesbian community a chance to experience the tropics’ hidden paradise, nestled in and above the jungle canopy with breath taking ocean views. For reservations contact your host, Andrew Cooper at Lugger Bay on (070) 688400. More info mailto:lugger@ozemail.com.au Paradise Retreats: The longest established Gay Accommodation on Queenslands Gold Coast. Located on the banks of the Nerang River. Large comfortable well appointed rooms. Not just a room, but a home away from home. Take advantage of the areas many sites and activities. http://www.ion.com.au/~staygay/ Turtle Cove Resort, Tropical North Queensland http://www.ng.com.au/turtle_cove/ ---> Sodom, Gomorrah, Gibeah "There is no Sodom, only Sodom texts" - Paul Hallam In my project I examine readings of Sodom and Gomorrah as against readings of the outrage at Gibeah. It is essentially an exercise in intertextuality and biblical reception aimed at exposing the homophobic post-text of Sodom and Gomorrah and retrieving other readings outside the dominant Christian homophobic tradition to relativise it. I am interested in how and if homophobia and misogyny are mapped in readings of either/both stories. I am particularly interested in whether anyone recognises the similarities of both stories and how they negotiate such similarities (and differences). http://student.uq.edu.au/~s101014/HMPGE2.html#page2 ---> Auntie Teck's Home for Women in Asia IF You live in Asia, AND IF You are female, AND IF You’re not totally straight, Then Life can be TOUGH! Let Auntie Teck take care of you! "And if this doesn't help my dear, you can always play my number - 2888" http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/2888/ ---> Kakasarian + Kabaklaan Kakasarian (of the same sex): Queer Resources for Filipinos. An impressive set of resources specific to the Philippines, as well as links to many more general resources. Check out their page of Queer Asian Sites. http://www.tribo.org/bakla/bakla.html Kabaklaan: A Queer Cybermagazine for Filipinos. Just what is says ... includes fiction, serious research, personals, and other written and photographic material. http://www.mcs.net/~flip/badaf.html ---> The deviant's dictionary Abrasion asb Albert Algolagnia alt.sex.bondage Ampallang Amyl Nitrite Apadrayva Arseplay B&D BDSM ... http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/1879/dictfrms.htm ---> Russian Gay Culture Gay Literature, a brief overview. Gay History. Gay Culture: An Illustrated Sampler. Gay Journals. A Russian Out List. Gay-themed Films in Russia. Bibliography. Gay & Lesbian Slavists Caucus. Russian Gay Links. http://www.middlebury.edu/~moss/RGC.html Living Gay in Russia http://www.f8.com/FP/Russia/R10a.html My name is Vladimir. A lot of people say I'm a rather handsome man. Here is a picture of me, right here on the left. I'm 25 years old, 182/72 kgs. I have light brown hair and hazel eyes. I live in Moscow, Russia and work as a manager of a trading company ... http://freeweb.centro.ru/vladimir/vladimir.htm Adventures of a Dacha Sex Spy. "In my private Russia, everything ended and began with the dacha. It was well past midnight on a warm summer evening when I visited the dacha for the first time. It was a night near the end of my first trip to Russia in July of 1991; the same night that my friend Ksyusha scuttled my brief romance with Igor, the black-eyed doctor, by dismissing him as we boarded the train at Moscow's Kiev Station ... " http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/4030/chap3.html Gay Pride And Russian Prejudice. "Travelers in medieval Muscovy reported their amazement at how widespread homosexual relations were in the country ... " http://gayplace.com/pages/view_from/view_from.html Russian Gay Life pages http://www.vmt.com/gayrussia/ AXIOS - Eastern and Orthodox Gay and Lesbian Christians http://tribeca.ios.com/~nickz/axios.html The first official case of HIV in the USSR was recorded in the end of 1986, in a Russian who contracted the virus in Africa and then infected 15 Soviet soldiers with whom he had homosexual relations. This was immediately publicized in a mass media campaign which proclaimed that HIV/AIDS was a disease of a corrupt lifestyle ... http://www.spiral.com/infoshare/ Russian feminism resources http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2533/russfem.html A virtual tour of Russia http://www.glasnet.ru/glasweb/eng/v-tour.html ---> Survey on Women Online The results are in from the APC Women's Networking Survey! In September 1996, we surveyed over 700 women's groups and individual women by E-mail to identify women's electronic networking needs and opportunities. We received 147 responses from 36 countries. Survey findings and a database of global women's networking resources and contacts are available in English, Spanish and French at: http://community.web.net/apcwomen mailto:apcwomen@laneta.apc.org http://www.apc.org/women/ ------------------> Please draw the attention of the members of your group/organisation and/or network to this information. Thank you. You are welcome to send items or hyperlinks of interest to others on the mailing list. The shorter the better! The final decision on whether to include something rests with us, however. No correspondence will be entered into! The contents of this E|Newsletter do not represent the opinions of PRIDE, Sydney Gay & Lesbian Community Centre. If you would like to add yourself or someone else to the mailing list please forward the address. If you do not wish to receive further E|Newsletters contact us. 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