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