Archive for April, 2002

Unitarian

Saturday, April 6th, 2002

The Office of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Concerns of the Unitarian Universalist Association

The Office is guided by the vision that someday we will be able to put ourselves out of business and that oppression against bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender people of all ages, abilities, colors, and genders, whether it be overt or subtle, will be a thing of the past.

Unitarian Universalism has been on record as supporting the rights of bisexual, gay, and lesbian people since 1970. The Office was formed in 1973. (more…)

Tri Ess New England

Saturday, April 6th, 2002

Allow us introduce ourselves. We are all adult heterosexual male crossdressers, joined together in a sorority with our wives, partners and families. This means that from time to time we wear clothing, which is considered gender specific to women. We often appear as ladies. We do this for our own personal satisfaction. We don’t do it for money. We don’t do it for exhibitionistic purposes, although I suspect there is a bit of exhibitionism in all of us on occasion.

We don’t crossdress for erotic reasons, attempting to attract lovers, although the touch of silk and lace may be erotic for us. If we don’t dress up in dresses and tresses from time to time we become unhappy, irritable, depressed and generally impossible to live with.

Tri Ess is a sisterhood for heterosexual crossdressers; the chapter offers support, guidance, training, and a social environment for its members. The chapter holds social gatherings with programs of interest to members, and provides a safe, congenial meeting space where the members have an opportunity to practice crossdressing in a nonjudgmental setting. The chapters are asexual and educational.

Tri Ess New England is one of 30 Tri Ess chapters across North America. We hold meetings once a month in Salem, New Hampshire. We do ask to interview people before inviting you to a meeting. Please feel free to contact Gem Buchanan via E-mail at: (gerri_buchanan@yahoo.com) or call her at (603) 321-7844. Visit our web site at: http://www.geocities.com/tri_ess_ne/.

Playing

Saturday, April 6th, 2002

Peter Michaud

As we age, society wears us down. The systems we fight against slowly absorb us and assimilate us. Without caution, we slowly slip into the monotonous mainstream, or drown in the attempt to resist it.

When I first stepped out of the closet, I was younger and full of ideas and ideals. I searched for a gay community that combined both men and women, living in a happy harmony, interacting with each other in rich and meaningful ways. Though naive, I was lucky enough to find a great group of people, made up of both genders, covering all age groups, who, for the most part, fit into this ideal. It was not in Portsmouth (which at the time boasted separate gay clubs for men and women) that I found this group, but in central New Hampshire. While in this golden age of my newfound gayness, I frowned upon the institutions that did not meet my high standards. I disdainfully refused to attend clubs and social organizations that held on to a primitive gender biased mentality. I was contemptuous of an annual cruise of Portsmouth harbor for its men-only mentality. (more…)