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Transgender News Service

O n Feb. 17, the transgender advocacy group It's Time America! (ITA) announced the launching of the It's Time! News Service (ITNS) to bring news agencies up-to-date information on the transgender community.

"It is our hope that through this news service we can promote improved communication, understanding and cooperation among all minority groups," said ITA Acting Media Director Penni Ashe.

To receive ITNS or for more information contact Penni Ashe (ITA) via e-mail at penn45@ma.ultranet.com.

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One-Stop Cyber Resource Center

L esbiaNation is a lesbian's best friend. LesbiaNation is information, interaction and entertainment. "Our goal," says Vice-President Denise Sharf, "is to provide our visitors an environment in which they can obtain, culturally rewarding and updated information about the Lesbian world in a safe and confidential manner."

Whether you are active in the community or prefer to remain anonymous, LesbiaNation offers you immediate access to the resources that shape your life. The Site features an extensive List of Resources. Here you will find vendors and direct links to Web Sites helpful to the Lesbian Community. There is even a virtual online Comedy Club. Visit the Live Chat Room for discrete Lesbian conversations where you can meet the girl next door or around the world.

In order to bring the LesbiaNation "experience" to ALL Lesbians--online and offline--it is also available in print Newsletter format. It is distributed to Lesbian & Gay establishments, restaurants, bars, clubs, bookstores, Community Centers, and Women's Groups throughout the USA.

Visit LesbiaNation at www.lesbianation.com. For more information, or you personal copy of LesbiaNation in Print, contact Denise at 954.747.7680.

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First Women's Event at Disneyworld Gay Day 1998!

M ariah Hanson Presents is proud to announce it has been invited to produce the first ever official women's party associated with Gay Day at The Magic Kingdom in Orlando, FL. Prior to 1998, the events surrounding Gay Day at the Magic Kingdom did not include a formal women's party hosted by a lesbian event company. 80,000 gays and lesbians are estimated to attend this annual and fast growing event.

"Many woman promoters expressed an interest, but without prior solicitation we actually contacted Mariah Hanson," says Leila Hunter owner of Good Time Tours. The facility, Arabian Nights, has been chosen for the event. It is anticipated to be one of the single largest lesbian parties on the East Coast.

The first annual Club Skirts "Harem" during Gay Day at The Magic Kingdom takes place Sat., June 6, at 9pm at 6225 W. Bronson Hwy., just outside the West Gate at Disneyland.

For ticket information on the first annual Club Skirts "harem" party, call 888.5.SKIRTS. For travel and accommodations, please call Good Time Tours at 888.429.3527.

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25,000 Lesbians Heat Up Palm Springs!

C lub Skirts, San Francisco and Girl Bar, Los Angeles are proud to announce The 8th Annual Club Skirts & Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend, March 26-29, at the Wyndham and Marquis Hotels.

The weekend is touted by the gay and lesbian press as the largest lesbian getaway in the world, and has become the straight media's favorite "lesbian Chic" event. Past feature articles have appeared in Buzz Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Examiner, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Fox News, Channel 4 England, Nightline and various documentaries.

Last year, Titleist, a major golf equipment manufacturer, was so incensed by the media attention Sports Illustrated paid to The Club Skirts & Girl Bar Dinah Shore Weekend, they pulled over $1,000,000 worth of advertising from the unsuspecting Sports Magazine. This gesture sent a strong message to women athletes that "golf and lesbians don't mix!"

But they do, like an Absolut Vodka and tonic! Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism estimates between 15,000 and 25,000 women attend the parties and tournament. The weekend's fiscal impact on the City of Palm Springs is so positive, the republican Mayor presented the lesbian promoters, Sandy Sachs and Robins Gans of Girl Bar, and Mariah Hanson of Club Skirts with a proclamation making March 29, 1997 "Gay Tourism Day!"

Customers may obtain a detailed brochure outlining activities and events by calling 1.888.44.DINAH. To reserve a room, call The Wyndham Hotel at 760.322.6000 or The Marquis at 760.322.2121.

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1998 Texas Lesbian Conference

T he eleventh annual Texas Lesbian Conference, TLC'98, will be held in San Antonio, Texas, May 29-31. Over 400 women are expected to attend.

Keynote speakers and workshop presenters will focus on the theme of "Creating Balance / Creando un Balance." Scheduled speakers include the trainer and activist Suzanne Pharr from Oregon. Writer, director, and performing artist Sharon Bridgorth of the Root Wymn Theatre Company is scheduled for Saturday noon. A third keynote address is expected by Carmen Vasquez, the activist policy director of the Lesbian/Gay Community Center of New York.

Noted writer Katherine V. Forrest is scheduled as a workshop presenter. Conference attendees will also enjoy a comedy performance Saturday evening.

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel, downtown on the San Antonio River at 118 Lexington.

For further information send email to txlescon98@aol.com, visit our web site at: http://members.aol.com/txlescon98, call 210.805.8398, or write: PO Box 12327, San Antonio, TX, 78212.

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Rainbow Community Garden

P arkway Partners Program, owners of five locations in the Treme neighborhood, is seeking residents to work an area located at 925 N. Villere St. Ron Chalom tells us that he can accommodate ten workers at the location and that a second location just a block away should be opening up soon.

What do you need to do? Call Ron at 504.586.1769 to 1) pick a plot, 2) work the ground, 3) plant your seeds, 4)provide love, water and nutrients and 5) reap the rewards. Ron is just setting up this project and at present working the garden alone. Don't hesitate. Your fresh vegies and flowers are eagerly awaiting a touch from your green thumb.

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