In 1985, Phoenix phased out and was replaced by various groups: The Gateway Gender Alliance in San Francisco, the Baltimore-DC Gender Alliance, and the Northwest Gender Alliance in Portland, Oregon, to mention but a few. Other groups, not wishing to affiliate with Tri-Ess, primarily because of the restrictive membership requirements, formed the TV Independent Clubs (TVIC) with chapters, for example, in Albany, New York, and Hartford, Connecticut. The Albany TVIC is still functioning, but the Hartford group went out in blaze of glory in February, 1980. The club facility, located in a rented apartment over a local bar, was completely destroyed when the building burned to the ground. Informal club functions were then held in the home of Phil and Ann Ferris in Meriden, CT. In November, the Club reconstituted itself as The TV Set. Monthly meetings, really parties, were held at Harriet Lane’s home in New Haven. Unfortunately, she passed away several years later. The group was replaced by the Connecticut Outreach Society.
