GOLDEN THREADS

Golden Threads is an organization founded twenty years - or more - ago by a Lesbian woman in her 80's who had been shunned by women's social organizations because of her sexual preference. Golden Threads is for Lesbian women aged 50 and older. There is a quarterly publication that will link Lesbians with one another and report any events that might be of interest.

Kay and I used to attend their annual celebration held in Provincetown, Massachusetts. These were wonderful gatherings of Lesbians from all over the country who could meet for three days and just feel free to be themselves...and enjoy good food, parties, dancing and entertainment. There were also workshops of all sorts, purveyor displays and this was where we displayed our book, "Sisters by Heart", and presented a program based on our story.

At the close of the weekend a terrific ceremony was held to wish us on our way and to cement the ties that had bound us together for that brief period. One year I wrote the following that I called "Draw the Circle Wide"....this is part of it:

We give thanks for the chance to exchange thoughts and ideas with one another. We resolve to keep ourselves healthy in mind and body so that we can return another year to once again join hands and hearts in celebration of our Lesbian lives. As we depart from this special gathering let us take with us the spiritual gifts we have received and draw strength from the GOLDEN THREADS that bind us together.

This is my message this morning - for women in a same-sex partnership or Lesbians still in the closet looking for a way out into the sunshine of living an alternative lifestyle, contact me for more information for a way to subscribe to the Golden Threads Newsletter. Email me at uniqueyankee@ comcast.net.