Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges

Description

A question and answer section of the Western Carolinian answers the question, " What's the difference between being a gay person or a transsexual?" This clipping appeared Classifieds and Announcement section of the January 30 and February 6, 1986 issues of The Western Carolinian and was sponsored by Lavender Bridges. Lavender Bridges, an anonymously founded student organization open to all individuals, aimed to promote awareness of lesbian and gay lifestyle, provide lesbian and gay resources, and increase communication with all students and community members. The first organizational meeting took place October 10, 1985 and was officially recognized by the office of Student Development on December 13, 1985. The last mention of the group appeared in the October 10, 1991 issue of the Western Carolinian.
Details
- Format
  - Clippings (information artifacts)
- Type
  - Text
- Date
  - Date original: 1986-01-30
- Extent
  - Dimension: 2" x 2.5"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Lavender Bridges
- Identifier
  - HL_WesternCarolinianClipping_1986-01-30_Vol51_No02_16_02
- Related material
  - This clipping is from a full page in the Western Carolinian student newspaper. The entire page is available at Https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/54571
- Repository
  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library
Transcript

Q: What's the difference between being a gay person or a transsexual? A: Most gay people have no desire to be the opposite gender. Those individuals who do wish to be the opposite gender are called transsexuals and are usually not gay. Find out more FACTS. Write to: Lavender Bridges PO Box 2646 Cullowhee, N.C. 28723

Western Carolinian announcement for Lavender Bridges

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