A Lot of Talk

Well, we are no longer in the process of starting this thing up. It's official. We're a group! We had our first meeting and have had a lot of encouraging feedback about that and about our site.

During our first meeting we discussed the reason for a group like ours being formed here in Miles City.

We read a quote by Elenore Roosevelt in which she said,

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission. Never give it."

That's easy to say, but harder to act upon when you feel all alone in a small town. Well, that's why we started Out on the Range. Because we're not alone. The group of people who came to our meeting had great fun talking about a lot of different things we have in common and different opportunities we may have to hang out together.

There's also been a lot of talk about our group on milescity.com! We started a forum topic in hopes of finding more people who might be interested in joining our group. You can click here to go to that forum.

We must rant for just a moment now... Some people on that forum have complained that we are too vague about who we are when we say we're a GLBT Community group. But much like only tennis enthusiasts might know what 30-Love means, if you don't know what GLBT stands for- the group probably isn't for you. And as for being "Out on the Range" when some of us are still "in the closet", give us a break! It's a play on words. And if you still don't understand, forget it. Just think of GLBT as a delicious Guacamole, Lettuce, Bacon, and Tomato... on Rye. YUM!


One final note: Our survey is down. We'll have another one up soon. Until then, if you want to contact us, our information is at the top of the page.


Stay strong! Stay proud! Stay you!
~The Out on the Range Crew

Quotable Quotes

Past quotes from our blog:

In Germany they came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left to speak up.
~Martin Niemoeller (1892-1984)

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.~Lucille Ball

You could move. ~Abigail Van Buren, "Dear Abby," in response to a reader who complained that a gay couple was moving in across the street and wanted to know what he could do to improve the quality of the neighborhood.

Lots of different thought, lots of different ideas, lots of different people, lots of different lives, but yet the one thing we have in common is that we all want friends that will just let us be ourselves and not be scared.
~Anonymous

The easiest thing in the world to be is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
~Leo Buscaglia

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. ~Harvey Fierstein

Promise me you’ll always remember:
You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. ~Christopher Robin

Our First Meeting

We've been very encouraged by the responses we've received so far! And we're excited to announce that we've chosen a date for our first official meeting! We will be emailing anyone who filled out our survey regarding the details.

Hope to see y'all there!

Until then,
Stay strong! Stay proud! Stay you!
~The Out on the Range Crew