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"Safer Sex Guidelines The medical group of the Terence Higgins Trust in the UK has recently published a new set of safer sex guidelines. Wet and dry kissing, cock sucking and rimming (licking or eating ass) have been downgraded to LOW RISK activities in the transmission of the HIV virus (thought to cause AIDS). The THT says it ""cannot recommend oral sex as safe in the sense of carrying no risk. But it is demonstrably safer than anal sex."" Dr. Robin Bell of the THT Medical Group went on to say ""it is up to each of us to decide how 'safe' we are prepared to make our sex lives"". Leather Lesbians London leather lesbians now have a new motorbike group called Black Widows. The group intends organising Summer trips out of London, video parties and suchlike. Interested Irish motorbike dykes should contact Tina in London at (031) 326 5272. Jewish Helpline Britain's first ever Jewish Les­bian and Gay Helpline opened on February 8th on London 833- 8126. The line has been set up to provide information, advice, support and counselling to Jew­ish gay people and also aims to help family and friends in both the Jewish and lesbian/gay com­munities. This unique phone line is open every Monday and Thursday from 7p.m. to 10p.m. M.C.C. In Ireland M.C.C. the Metropolitan Com­munity Church, which has a pri­mary ministry and outreach to the gay community with branches throughout the world, is about to start a church in Ireland. The church's Irish representa­tive, Deacon Michael Foley, in­tends pastoring in Dublin after several years’ involvement in U.K. groups such as the Gay Christian Movement, Christian Action on AIDS, Quest and M.C.C. in Birmingham. Gay Community News will be carrying a feature on M.C.C. in a forthcoming issue. Further in­ formation in the meantime from Box 88-1, GCN, PO Box 931, Dublin 4. Provincial Activities Group It would be foolish to think that beyond Dublin there is no gay activity. One group def­initely believes that more should be done to cultivate gay life beyond the major cities. This is the Provincial Activities Group. The difficulties in being gay in a rural area are obvious and any effort to bring people together should be applauded and encouraged. Monaghan, Drogheda, Sligo, Wexford, Clon­mel and Limerick have had meetings so far. Clearly keep­ing people informed and pub­licising the venues for meet­ings is very important for good attendances and for building up momentum. Gay Community News will be giving the group a priority in publishing their venues and reporting on how meetings go. Tel-A-Friend will also be able to give details of meetings to anyone who would be interested."

"Safer Sex Guidelines The medical group of the Terence Higgins Trust in the UK has recently published a new set of safer sex guidelines. Wet and dry kissing, cock sucking and rimming (licking or eating ass) have been downgraded to LOW RISK activities in the transmission of the HIV virus (thought to cause AIDS). The THT says it ""cannot recommend oral sex as safe in the sense of carrying no risk. But it is demonstrably safer than anal sex."" Dr. Robin Bell of the THT Medical Group went on to say ""it is up to each of us to decide how 'safe' we are prepared to make our sex lives"". Leather Lesbians London leather lesbians now have a new motorbike group called Black Widows. The group intends organising Summer trips out of London, video parties and suchlike. Interested Irish motorbike dykes should contact Tina in London at (031) 326 5272. Jewish Helpline Britain's first ever Jewish Les­bian and Gay Helpline opened on February 8th on London 833- 8126. The line has been set up to provide information, advice, support and counselling to Jew­ish gay people and also aims to help family and friends in both the Jewish and lesbian/gay com­munities. This unique phone line is open every Monday and Thursday from 7p.m. to 10p.m. M.C.C. In Ireland M.C.C. the Metropolitan Com­munity Church, which has a pri­mary ministry and outreach to the gay community with branches throughout the world, is about to start a church in Ireland. The church's Irish representa­tive, Deacon Michael Foley, in­tends pastoring in Dublin after several years’ involvement in U.K. groups such as the Gay Christian Movement, Christian Action on AIDS, Quest and M.C.C. in Birmingham. Gay Community News will be carrying a feature on M.C.C. in a forthcoming issue. Further in­ formation in the meantime from Box 88-1, GCN, PO Box 931, Dublin 4. Provincial Activities Group It would be foolish to think that beyond Dublin there is no gay activity. One group def­initely believes that more should be done to cultivate gay life beyond the major cities. This is the Provincial Activities Group. The difficulties in being gay in a rural area are obvious and any effort to bring people together should be applauded and encouraged. Monaghan, Drogheda, Sligo, Wexford, Clon­mel and Limerick have had meetings so far. Clearly keep­ing people informed and pub­licising the venues for meet­ings is very important for good attendances and for building up momentum. Gay Community News will be giving the group a priority in publishing their venues and reporting on how meetings go. Tel-A-Friend will also be able to give details of meetings to anyone who would be interested."

"We regret to announce the death of Catherine Glendon. Who was Catherine Glendon? Catherine Glendon was one of the women who ran the coffeebar at the Hirschfeld Centre. Who was Catherine Clendon? Catherine Glendon was a friend to all - an enemy to none. Who was Catherine Glendon? Catherine Glendon was a person who treated everyone, gays, straights, transvestites, as people. She interfered in nobody's business but had a ready ear to listen to all our troubles. No matter how busy she was, she never stinted the few minutes needed to give a friendly word of encouragement to all of us with problems. To our muttered words of thanks she responded with that self- deprecating laugh that we all knew so well. Who was Catherine Glendon? Catherine Glendon was my friend. I am proud to have known her and apologise to none because I mourn her with unmanly tears. Of her may it be said in a slight rewriting of the oration for the fallen. ""She shall grow not old as we who are left grow old. Age shall not weary her or the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember her."""