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The Cavalier Daily, Thursday, April 3, 1980
GSU,CLF
Gay groups foster unity,
offer social activities
. Feminists (CFL) offer an emotional mond, but it’s different seeing the organization. was a need for more than just coffee,’
and social outlet not provided in the same people (at the dances). It The right o gays to play a role in
f Mary said. The group recently has
mainstream of Upiversity social life. reinforces your positive feelings about University affairs was questioned in tried to include dances, potluck
. An ad placed in an underground yourself. You don’t have to play September, 1977 when resident supper$ and sports activities, shc
newspaper in 1972 led to the forming games.” assistant Bob Elkins resigned from added, and sponsors educationa
, of the GSU. The ad proposed the Max, a first-year woman, said the the presidency o the GSU; an ad hoc
f programs at the University.
meeting of a gay discussion group, GSU was “like a little private club.” administrative committee had been Susan, a fitst-year student whc
according to University alumnus and f
Arriving at the “heels o the student considering firing him from the attends CLF meetings regularly, said
former GSU member Tom dePriest. f
unrest o the sixties,” the first Resident Staff, but decided against it. gay women felt they did not havc
, The GSU has since expanded its
~~ meeting was attended by five men, On March 21, 1978, the GSU with- Cnough say in the GSJJ and did not likc
scope to include social functions, according to dePriest. I drew its request for Student Activity the atmosphere.
ucational programs and political One woman joined the previously Fee funds because the level o funding
f Disagreeing, Mary said that thc
tivism. all-male group in 1975. Later she was simply “inadequate,” according formation of CLF had less to do witt
Similarly, CFL has grown from brought other lesbians who “balanced toa GSU officer at the time. the atmosphere of the GSU than witt
monthly coffees to regular potluck out the group,” according to dePriest, The GSU was joined in August, 1979 the need to address problems specific
suppers and dances, and its members and raised the group’s political by the Charlottesville Lesbian to lesbians.
speak to University classes. motivation. Feminists, founded by several women “GSU speaks to the needs o gaj f
Perhaps the GSU’s best known Student Council recognized the GSU to resume the monthly coffees o two
f students. There is a need for that. CLE
activities are its dances, held about in 1972 and gave the group $45. The years ago, according to Mary, a group has a broader membership including
,once every three weeks. According to Board of Visitors overturned the member who asked that her real both University and cornmunit)
rtin, the GSU does not request allocation because the group’s name be withheld. people.”