. - '.~: ~ , •• . Another great'source ofioexpensh,/ebut mel'lnirlgful gifts'are , •. the the' cii:y's lesbian and gay Ir · . bookstores': A Different Light on' ' :. Hudson Street; the Oscar Wilde' , . .. . Boo~:?tore' on Christopher Street, Judith's Room on Wash.in'gton \ '. . . :. . Street and ,Three Lives on. West' .' 10th Street are. 'all terrific places ,. ·' 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 ' •. · also particularly well-stopke.d with', •. gay odds, and ends.$mall)te.ms :of jewelry pink triangle pins'; . \ . ...I• lambdas, dyke symbols, peh- , \ , dants;and earrings ' are all less - ..., .. 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~,. . ,. .. "". . .' " ~. ,to ..... • • shirts at $11 (a portion of which , @oes' tathe '. orgahization - that .', made the shirt),· OScar' Wilde is at ·.15Christopher-Sf' ~ . • A Ditferent Light 600kstore, •. h'as fewer odds'and enos than , .,'Oscar Wilde: but its larg'er space accom0dates i rJ)orebboks'. It is, in ,., . . f,a~t. one of the rarg.est lesbian a~d.gay bookstores in the.coun- , . tryan-d worth a browse at any . season. In. addition to fiction and 1 nohf.ic.tion, whole sections are " " .. ~ • "."". J.... ,.. • " . · de.voted to·psychology, religion, e'rot1ca, history,,- p~otog raphy, •·1, .~ • ",' AIQ8. and on and on, A half-hour . ,~. . · spellt at A Different, l::ight is an \.... . .-. ~ ., , education in the vast bodybf ,Iit~ ~' , (". ..•. \' .". do' .'.. , erature that has grown up around , ", ," ~ 'o'ur issues in recent years,' and · .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 , ,,' - . ! · and T-shirts,' , . I. NAME '. , " "I ' . '~' . Of course if yo~ want to give .1 . ......: .. ,.. ..' . " 'I ' >' :' . . '.,., .' . .'. ADDRESS' .' . I 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 '. '_, ; : . tn afrienc;i's n~rne'!6 t~e Lesbian,· i .'ALICE 10' . " i ~gay or AIDS organizatIOn of your I. . RUBBERLAND I .. . , ' . 'h" . L 'k' th "C ,.. "t' I, FANTASY S.TAMPt; I G olce. 00 .In. eommunl y I . pO.S", 2<strong>73</strong>5 La. Angeles. CA 90078 . I . .,.. DireCtory" in, the back pages of I"· ,".. .', .' . IAI k f I' '. f h I WHOLES~LEINQUIRIES WELCOME, O utvv(3e or· a Istlng 0 wort y ,._ ...;;. .._~-~----- ..--.-.-- , • • 30 • HOLIDAY .,PT 1 .~ID • , , designs:'. ~ tt.; CRUSE· ../,\ ~ " OONELAN. . ." . . . ' , TOM of Finland and more!. ,. '. ·HUNDREDS of FUN RUBBER STAMPS! E >'" "' ..."....j -- .,- "< ... ;;....... ~ , • , • • • , • , • • , " , , , • , . .' r •,I • • . Bronx Lesbians , United 'In ,. Ststerho~d' • Bronx .. . Lesbians , United in' ,. . Sisterhoo4 (BLUS, pronoU'nce4 "blueS'), is a mu1ti-racial group of women of all ages, committed to '. . promoting soliqarity with, aI;l.d opening a~enues , of communication ' among lesbians fu ,the Bronx, and the . 'other outer'boroughs; " • • We began in, 1988. in .response to • the lack of a visible and organizt;d presence of lesbians in tb,eBronx .. The grOl,lp is dedieated to outreach, • • • < • education, and the identifipttion of the unique needs of the Bronx lesbian . , .. . - ~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, . . cultural and politiCal. awareness. , ~ .', y . • Outreach to other gay and . ~ , . non-gay groui>-'!alike for .' I · '. , . ' . coalition building. .' " , We envision BLUSas a community,. organiZationthat.will contique to grow I .• i: 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'~ . . rna.\,{ethe . Bronx leSbian community a . stronger and more .visible ·presence. . . :We are everywhere and proud to be Bronx lesbians. 1 J JOIN US! We meet in Manhattan 6} the Bronx at . . 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 , , • , • " ( , ·LJ , , • • • • , ,
• • I • " • • • COLUMBUS from page· 28 .. '-I', • have had my sweet tooth and, indeed, - . my Sr]tlre head.sheathed in black leather, This was my typically gay shopping dC!-y,after aJI. I.discussed tit clamps , with .the ne'atly bearde.d man behind the counter and admired some wide black , . , belts with big silver buckles, some with studs, some without, for $25 to $50. It , w.as my 1970s gay moment. Iwalked " ,I 1, f out of the Leather(llan humming "So . Many Men,~So Little Time" and went next-door to Streat Wise to look at To ", , • shirts, I liked the ohe that read, '.'Men Are . •, ,j - ,. .. :;: • • f," i " ,It. 'j' ,'I , ) ,~. ~. , ' , ,.-
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