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rally were secured in late July and the development of a National
Travel Information Center was established in that conference. The
Travel Info. Center and its 800 toll free number, were later discon-
tinued due to problems within its administation and financing pro-
cedures.
Also, as a result of the Houston conference, the National Gay Task
Force, Gay Rights National Lobby, the National Organization for
Women, MCC, the National Lawyers Guild, and the Mobilization for
Survival decided to endorse the March on Washington. The involve-
ment of these significant organizations within the March planning
placed the "movement" in a new relationship in the struggle for civil
liberties in the United States. For once, the March was on sure footing
to make broad advances in the fight for gay rights and the promise of
a definite future in the legal and judicial arena, for lesbians and gay
people. The organizing of the March on Washington has given a
diverse community a new wave of energy and coalition building and
has established a structural guideline for other groups in the land. That
structure requires that there be a minimum of 50% women and a
minimum of 20% Third World inclusion in all planning and leadership
of the March. There should also be advisory groups, other hardly
recognized groups from our community; these being youth, older per-
sons, physically challenged people, and transpersons. This inclusion
allows for the clearest decision making, allows for full representation,
and maximizes a flowing of information throughout the community.
For national organizing, the country was broken down into (7) regions
to insure urban as well as rural input to the structure. Thus when we
march down Pennsylvania Avenue before the White House, we will
have assured that our community with all its joy, diversity, and
humanity is showcased. The world has never seen the beauty of the
lesbian and gay community in the full light of day. Most people have
never seen or known a lesbian or gay person, to their knowledge. We
can and must change that To free ourselves, we must free others!
We shall be FREEI31
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