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mel'lnirlgful gifts'are , •.
the the' cii:y's lesbian and gay Ir
· . bookstores': A Different Light on' ' :.
Hudson Street; the Oscar Wilde' ,
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Boo~:?tore' on Christopher Street,
Judith's Room on Wash.in'gton
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Street and ,Three Lives on. West'
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·' to part with those h0liday bucks. '
Oscar Wilde, the citY's ol'dest
'lesbian arid gay bookstore, has a
great selection of boqks',' bl,Jtit's ' •.
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gay odds, and ends.$mall)te.ms
:of jewelry pink triangle pins';
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lambdas, dyke symbols, peh-
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than $20. They ~I.so have a large
,. s,election ,of rainbow flags ,.for
under $2;;, queer posters at$5 t6,."
.$8, cassettes of gay. and' lesbian
, artistsAor$8. 75 ,and .activist T~,.
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made the shirt),· OScar' Wilde is at
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h'as fewer odds'and enos than
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accom0dates i rJ)orebboks'. It is, in
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f,a~t. one of the rarg.est lesbian
a~d.gay bookstores in the.coun-
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. season. In. addition to fiction and
1 nohf.ic.tion, whole sections are
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· de.voted to·psychology, religion,
e'rot1ca, history,,- p~otog raphy,
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, education in the vast bodybf ,Iit~
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erature that has grown up around
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· .s9r;n~thingenlightEm.ing or entertaihirjgcan'be
fooild here for just . _~n:
, A Differ~nt Light, at 548 '!iud- : ENCLOSEDis, $2 (R~fundedwith order) !
s.on$t., also h.as a.,gre'at supply! " I
" of posters, Japes, alblJms,. CDs,1 , ,,' - . !
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a holiday gift thatJeally embod,les:',,~ . .'.,. . " . : .: .
. the activist spirit, 'perha,p$ the i"CITY " STAfE. Z.lP. !.
best buy of all is t9 donate,money ": Qtwl '. '_, ; :
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. Bronx
Lesbians
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Bronx .. . Lesbians , United in'
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Sisterhoo4 (BLUS, pronoU'nce4
"blueS'), is a mu1ti-racial group of
women of all ages, committed to
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promoting soliqarity with, aI;l.d
opening a~enues , of communication '
among lesbians fu ,the Bronx, and the .
'other outer'boroughs; "
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We began in, 1988. in .response to
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the lack of a visible and organizt;d
presence of lesbians in tb,eBronx ..
The grOl,lp is dedieated to outreach,
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education, and the identifipttion of
the unique needs of the Bronx lesbian .
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~ommunity. We have targeted the
following needs:'
.• Establisbingaproud,and .
positive identification as'
-lesbians ~thinour· coinmuriity .'
• Distribution of inforrilation .
about ~ingservices in other
, . boroughs, and a.n .assessment
.of needed sef\lice$ for the
.. gay and lesbian community'
"'within our borough.. :
• Orgaluz!ng activities and a ,
" .group which fosters education3I,
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• Outreach to other gay and .
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non-gay groui>-'!alike for
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coalition building. .' " ,
We envision BLUSas a community,.
organiZationthat.will contique to grow
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and change in its effOl1S, according to
the , needs of its members. We ,invite
you tQ' become part of the effort to •
~bbut.anyqne o'n your list: :;.,t~~~;;~-:~;~~~-~tu~~~~-:a-ci'~
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rna.\,{ethe . Bronx leSbian community a
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stronger and more .visible ·presence.
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:We are everywhere and proud to be
Bronx lesbians.
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JOIN US!
We meet in Manhattan 6} the Bronx at
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The Lesbian &: Gay CommuDltyCenter. 1st &: .,
3rd fridays of every month. 1i:30-8:00pm
1 fordham Plaza. 8th l'loor. '
, BrolD: AIDS Senic:es Room, .
2nd Wed. of every montJi; 6:30-8:00pm.
Contact 212/829-9817 or 212/409-1131
BLUSP.O. Box 1244. Bronx, NY,10462
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