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HOUSTON
June 23, 1995
ISSUE 765
A Weekly Community News Publication
The cclcbrati<:_n continue.s: .. '?" (Photo by David Goetz)
Follow parade to fab free fest
The lloust,n Gay a 1d I e•btan Pr de Parade 95 SldrtS at 2:00 p m Sunday
along us usual \\'es1he11nc1 Route rh1' }ear though, re\c)ers won'' ha\e to
drl\c, h1~c or s'luule their way to the h1g post parade e\'ent.
The lcst1vc p.11adc, "-Ith around 100 cntr1c,, will ""ind 11' wa) from \\.o ..... d
head to Wht1ne}; then the participants will head to the neath) '1te ot P11dc
I est •9.c; 'sec map) I he cro" watching the parade \.\.Ill he c1H.:ouraged to JOIO
the march alter the final un ts pa" and lllerally lollow the parade as tt head'
to I ovell Street I he post parade lest iv al lcatun!' a tree outdoor concert
headlined h) dance mu~ic di'a' Da.1ac and l·ern 2 l·em Sec you there'
!,Spectrum' test run yields
I mixed results
B) SHERI COHE'- DARBO\'-f
Hou ton \:, ce Ed11or
CHOL STON)-An amhiuou>-and
expensive· -fir,t-of-its·kind communny
event designed to pull
together diver'e elements of the
area·s gay, lesbian , bisexual.
transgender and gay-friendly populations.
Spectrum '95 laid claim
to Houston's AstroArena last Sunday,
June I 8. The experimental
all-day, all-gay affair yielded
apologizes to gay
and lesbian
officials
lR0.\1 STAH \'II \\I R~ R F. l'ORI'
(WASll l NG l 01' Prestdcnt Clln
•on 11polog1zcd Monday to l"!JY nd lc'l
111an elec'Cd , f'1c1als for the behavior
of Secre Service off1cus "~ ~ d
donned ru~'>er g.~ves before ad"lltt rng
the off·c1•ls •o t~e Whtte I! use or a
mce mg last Vwcck
In a lc1tcr SC":ll S11urday, Chnl ':I
offered hoS apolog es to the off«t Is
and said Secret Service D rec or E J3}
Bowman \\35 taktng s?cps 10 ensure 'd d
not happcr. aga r.. spokespcn " G,r.nv
fcrzal"o Said ate Su,day
The off1c1a 'ii, r.vated t t~c \\hue
House "or 1 brief ':1~ fucsday com
pi.tined tha• se,ur1 y ~u.uds grcc1cd
them \.\. eaP':1£ bl Jc rubber glo\'es The
\o'1s11ors rn'errcd that the ~u rds v.cre
de :nonstrd.trng fears about bcin~
infected '"'h the AIDS virus. e\C"
thougb the d"ease which afr cts man)
tn the gay community. 1s nol Lommu1.
cable through ca\uill contact
(Continued on Pa~e 8)
dec1dedl} mixed results
A "ell \locked \\ell attended
husine5' expos111on did lirtsk,
enthusiastic hustness through
out the day, "htk a heavily pulih
cized all-star cc-ncert-wh1ch \\3~ t"
have been the event's f111anc1al balance
bar-drew a dtsappoint1ng
door crowd, \.\.ho~e ranks '40Uld
dwindle much more hefore the
national headliners even took the
stage.
Spectrum organizer Alan Bourgeois
said Monda) the event, hilled
earl} on as a fundra1,er, ma)· have
lost as much as S40,000, although, he
said, t\\O donors who attended the
eHnt ha,·e offered to cover about
S24,000 of the >hortfall ' We
ha\cn"t gouen all lhe figures rn
yet f:ou1 11's not a prctt) picture'
St JI, Bourgeois called the event a
succe" ir. 11la1 "It happened "e
pr Hd "c could pu1l 11 oft ' Skep
11cs, he nNed, had assailed the event
throug 1:wu1 lhc pJann·ng proccs"'
.is somc1h111g thal cJuld no1 be Jone
IC nttnued on Page 5)
IN THIS
\VEEK'S ISSUE
Pride\\ eekend highlights,
calenda1 - Pg. J
Problems at the Thomas
Street ( linic - Pg. 11
Ga) playwright inspired by
family, friends - Arts, Pg. 14
\\.There to go party after the
parade - Soap. Pg. 25-26
NORTH • HOUS'fON
VOICE
Prid Party '95
(Nu ber's) II
PARADE
LINEUP
12pm
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PARADE ~
DIRECTION
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PrideFest '95
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John-Michael Albert, Artistic Din:ctor
PRiii MTS
Wortham Center Cullen Theater
Saturday, June 24, 1995, 7 p.m.
We wclcnl"le members of our 'ICxas cnoral family, including
Capital City Men's Chorus
HeartSong
MCCR Sanctuary Choir
·nckcts are $10, $15, $20, and $25 , available now
from the Wortham Center or /ones I fall
box offices. or by calling
713/227-ARTS
Spttial stating is available for "t.Wchair acttss and IM h<aring 1mpa"ro
I
If you would like an event listed in this
section, please feel free to call me at
529-8490 or fax the facts to me at 529·
9531.
• Sign Language classes at the Brazos
River Bottom. Free 7 ;00 p .m.
• AFH Creative Writing Class . 3 :00
p.m Call 623-6796
The Official Pride Week Calendar of • Gay Fathers/Fathers Firs-t support
Events is on Page 3 group. 8:00 p .m Call 861-6181.
Friday, June 23
• "NLA H s " Hot Night at the Ven·
ture·N
• " Absolutely Fabulous" Pride
Party at Heaven .
• Border> Book Store Gay/ Lesbian
Book Club meets at the Espresso Bar at
9634 Westheimer Call 782· 6066.
• HIV Art classes at the Art League .
Call 225-9411 .
• Lesbian/Gay Voices on KPFT 90 .1
FM 6 00 p.m . to 10:00 p.m
• HATCH meets. Call 942-7002
• CODA meets at MCCR at 7:00 p.m
Call 861-9149
•The Houston Symphony's 55th season
at Miller Outdoor Free. 8 :30 p.m
Saturday, Jun e 24
• Volunteer Meeting for Pride
Parade Call 529·6979 for more info .
• Gay Men's Chorus of Houston performs
at the Wortham . Tickets call
227-ARTS .
• Houston Chain Gang Bicycle Club
ride>. Call 520-1809.
• After Hours on KPFT 12:00 a.m . to
3.00 a .m 90 I FM Call 526-5738 .
• Midn ight showing ot 0 'Prisc1lla ,
Queen of the Desert" at the River Oaks
3 . Call 524·2175.
• Dignity Houuon mcclS for l11urgy
and social hour. Mass at 7.30 p.m. 1307
Yale. Call 880-2872
• Fundra1ser at the Venture·N Hot
Leather Night. Pre.ented by Don Gill
and the women of F I ST.
• MCCR Handbell Choir Rehearsal at
7 :00 p .m. 1919 Decatur. Call 861-
9149.
• Deb Price and Joyce Murdoch at
Crossroads for signing and readings
. 7 :30 p .m. Call 942·0147.
Tuesday, June 2 7
• MCCR' CODA Support group meets
at 7:00 p.m .. Empowerment for Livtng
support group and pot luck drnner
at 6:00 p .m., Gloryland Singers at
8:00 p .m • The Gospel Ensemble at
6:00 pm Call 861-9149 .
• "Establishing Effective Case
Management Units"-Seminar by
Creative Cons ultant Services.
Call 861-4338.
• Front Runners meet at Memorial
Park 6 30 p m. Call 522-8021.
• PROTECT meets at Bering Church .
Call 520-7870.
• Helprng Cross Dresser> Anonymous
meets at 1509 Fairview . 8 00
pm. Call 495-8009 .
Wedn esday, June 28
• Bear's Night Out a1 the Monrrose
Mining Company. Call 529 -7488
• Bear of the Month Contest at the
Montrose Mining Company.
• Shella Lennon performs at
Chances . 9·00 pm. Call 523·7217
• MCCR. 81Nct .Support Group mee.,
at 7 :00 pm .. Jubilation Mixed
Ensemble meets at 6 :30 p.m .. Mid
I week uplift service at 7:00 p m., Bible
Study, Lect u re Series and Choir
Rehearsa l 7:30 p.m . 1919 Decatur.
•The Houston Symphony' s 55th sea- 1
861
"
9149
'
son at Miller Outdoor. Free . 8 :30 p .m. • " Light Company" performs at
Sunday, June 25
· Houston Chain Gang Bicycle Club
meets Call 520-1809
• Metropolitan Community
Church of the Resurrection wor;h1p
services 8•30 a m. and 10 45 a.m
1919 Decatur. Call 861·9149
•Front Runners meet at 9;00 a.m at
the Tennis center in Memoria l Park
Call 522· 8021
• Maranatha Fellowship Metropol11an
Church Services at 10:00
a.m. New Location 3400 Montrose
Suite 600. Call 528-6756.
• Community Gospel Church worship
service at II :00 a m. and 7 00
p m SOI E 18th. Call 880-9235.
• Houston Mission Church worship
service at 11 :00 a .m. 1505 Nevada
Call 529-8225.
• Kingdom Communny Church worship
service at 11 ·00 a .m , Sunday
School at 10:00 a .m. Call 351-4217
• Dignity Houston Communion
Service at 5 30 p.m . 1307 H Yale Call
880-2872
• Montrose Softball League plays.
Call 867· 3913 for fields and loca·
11ons .
• HATCH meets Call 942 ·7002
• Inner Loop Sunday Bowling
League Ca ll 522·9612
• Houston LesbianrGay Pride Week
Parade. For more tnfo call 529-6979 .
• " Ab•olutely Fabulous" Pride
Party at J R 's
Monday, June 26
Community Gospel Church. 7 :30
pm Call 880-9235 .
I
• Houston Pride Ba. nd pract ices at
Dignity Houston. Call 524 ·0218 .
•GLOBAL meei. at 4.00 p.m. Call 743-
7539
Thursday, June 29
• "Light Company performs at
Community Gospe l Church . 7 :30
p.m . Call 880-9235 .
• Montrose lee Picks skate at the Gal·
leria. 8:00 P.M . Call 629·1432 .
•Broadway Showtunes at J .R's . 9 :00
pm. Call 521-2519.
• Community Gospe l Chu rch worship
service. 7 30 p .m SOI E 18th .
Call 880-9325
• "Buildtng Healthy Client Rela ·
tionships""-Seminar by Creative
Consumer Services Call 861 -4338 .
• Book Signing at Bering Memorial
United Methodist. 7 00 p. m. Special
PFLAG National Vice President and
author Bob Bernstein will speak and
sign copies of "Straight Parents/
Gay Children ." Call 942· 0147.
• Art Classes sponsored by AFH. The
Art League. 1:00 PM Call 526-1118.
• Front Runners meets at Memorial
Park 6 30 p .m. Call 522·8021.
• Gay Men's Chorus of Houston open
rehearsal at 7 00 p m. Call 521 -7464.
•Computer Nerd Session . 7 :00 pm.
529-1223 .
• En•Light*en Up meets at 7:30 p.m.
Call 528-6174 .
• Twentysomething meets at 7 :30
p .m. Call 531-9396 .
Gay and
I Lesbian Pride
Week event
calendar
Friday, June 23
• Ah<11lu1cly I ahulou• Pride
part), 1hcmcd around the Brucom
thal has hecome a gJ) phenomenon
rn1~el S lleavcn,8IOPac1f1c,521-
0l07
.. I co;h1an and Ga} Vo11.:c'.'I A 'pec1al
sho~ on the luture ol Pride Weck and
the hou\lnn Gay and Lc,hian Com~
mun11y 6,00 JO 00 p 111 KPFT 90 I
l·\1 On ,11r l111c 526 KP! I
• !healer N1gh1. Mc and Jezc
he!," The Comp.any We Keep $12,
8 00 p.111 New lle1gl11' 1hea1er. 339
w I 9lh. 523 9000
!heater Night. •soul Surv1
vor,'' I he Group $12 8:00 anJ 10 30
p 111 Cur1a1n• Thca1er, 3722 Wa,h•
ngton, 522 2204
• llnu\lon's lint VII · A Night m Blad.
LeJthcr, National Leather A''oc1-
at1on llou~ton . JO 00 pm -2 00
, n \.:nwre·N 2923 Marn 527 9666
Saturday, June 25
I ·uthcr I orum and S) mpl 1um.
I OU 4 00 p m 527-9666
• l:nclo ... ccJ Beer GarJcn at Cha1H:c-.
all wee LenU Blcadlt:rs seating tor
Ille Pride Parade available tor $5
donatwn to MnntrO"d! Cllnu;
• l'ruud <>111 Loud ' Ciay Men 'Churu'
tlf llou\toll with other area choru 'c'/
$10-25; 7 00 p.rn., Cullen Theaier.
Wuriha111 Ccnlcr, 500 Pre\lon
I 1cle1 111lor111a11nn call 222 ARTS
(222 2787)
• llA I C' ll Prom, $15 lundral\er for
the Jlou,wn Area teen Coalllion ol
llon11"ernal' 8.00 pm , Ma1es
lie Metro, 911 Pre'""'· 942 7002
• BAii f' ·95 The largesi pride even1
1ndo<H' I.ave Te1ann Rand $2~ hene
I 11' ga> charillc'- S·OO p 111 -
2 on a m Adam" Marl Hotel, 2900
HrtJr Parl
Sunday, June 25
P11Jc Sunda} al MCCR Choru'e'
10 pcrlnrlll, 10:45 a 111 1919 Oeca
1ur. 861- 9149
• llOlJS I ON GAY & l I SBIAN
PRIDI PARADI ' Grand Ma"hal'
Su1it11nc Andcnon and Don Gil l 2. 00
p m \1.q" !'age I
• PRIDI 11 s r •951 !·rec conceri lea
ture' hut stars J·cm 2 h!lll and DaJat:
.i 00.7 00 p 111 Map , Page I
• I naJ1ng Duel Part) q' Leather/
I cv1 dJnce co hosted tn Sl A llou'·
~on dlld PJc1t1c S1rcc1 .7 10 Pa,1fH:.
52; 021 l
• Atisolutc y J·ai'ulou~ Atter
Parade P.1r1y J R s Bar and Gr II,
5 00 p m 80R Pac lie 511 2519
•After P.11.tde Beer Busl ~ontr,,se
\11111ng C< 1111J.111y Hos Pac11. S oo
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ISSUE 765
June 23. 1995
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mc:orporabng the New Orleans Crescent City Star
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Houilon Voice ot lh II.rt
HOUSTON VOICE I JUNE 23. 1995 5
Attendance, responses vary at Spectrum '95 events
TM II , chaired b) Deborah
Bell and moderated h)
Linda Morales. noncthc Je..,
s go1 down 1('1 hu,1ncs!I,
pa,sing quickly and "'"h
veq minima d1,cus c;
ion the three re~olut1on~
dealing ""1th max1-
mi1ing local ga~ and !es ·
b1an economic strength
and clout and a total of II
rcsolutrnn" proposed
hy tran~gcndcr activists
Participating rcpre
Rap duo and concert act "DV-8" muR scnta11'c' of the Hous/
or lht pun whilt gi\.'ing awa\ CD ·s ton Transgcnder Caucus
(photo b.' Gabrul TJ appeared thrilled at the
the origina Town Meellng ••1·vc
been v..a11mg 10 )ears for this•• stie
said
Noting tha1 plans are already under
wa) for a Spectrum "96. Bour~eOI'
gave!'. an opt1m1st1c O\er\ IC\\ 1he sue
cess of the Buo;rne"'" f\po . m term" of
both 1urnou1 and exh1b11or feedback .
1s encouragrne and ins.p rin~. he ... aid .
and the organ•zcrs t:ave learned \ alu
able le\!101~ to n1.:orpou1e tn lhe
coming year "' p 1anning 1 he Spectrum
organ1za11on. like 01her e\cnt
commtttees , w 111 hold var1ou!I, fun·
draism~ even1' 10 pa) orr lhe 95 debt and
to raise seed mone~ for ncx1 year he lia1d
Di-.·trst businesses hawA gimmicks , gadgttJ and lou of One of the scheduled
good wi/110 tht llouston gay and lesbian comm1mlt\' at lht acts a1 the Concert of the
Bu11neS> £.<po (photo b.Y Frank Parsln) Stars. the Ga) Comedy
uncontC\ICd VOtC\
Transgender acll\l'>I\, 1hwaned m
recent efforts at lobb) 1ng local. state
and national ga) r11;ht\ orian1za11onli
to specifically include their community
and us issues, emerged a dominant
force at TM II The conference pas.ed
resolution\ 1iupport1ng pol1t1cal
inclu'\ion of 1ran1;,gendered penons in
the gay/lesbian cnmmunll) and inclu·
sion in proposed hate crimec;, leg1sla-
11on. along v.ith JHO\ 1s1,1n ... of the
• I nternalional 8111 ol Gender
Rights" Other rc,olution' adopted
support education .uhout tran!'.
gender issues for )OUth, resource and
support nrgan1zatwn, , sens1tnll)
trarning on transgender t!'.!'.Ue\ for
\OC1al service agencies and health
:.er\'ice pr<H1dcr' and tncrea,ed
effort, to 1mpuH e re lat mhh1ps Wit~
law. enforccmen1 groups and rclig1ou'
rights for 1hc transgendered commu·
nit). a .. ~ c:ll as a resolut10n dedarmi!
••union of purpose .. in wor~inJ toward
the repeal of Tt\as Penal CoJt' StalUIC'
21 06 A ... the meeting closed. a 1eary
Ph)lll' I r)e. llou,ton attornc) and
long- time tran,gcnder advoc a1e
recalled the de teat ot ,1m1 ar Jl an ks at
Speclrum 96 '"II be held m earl) June
instead of du 1ng Lesbian and Gay Pride
Week and will not include a Town meeting.
Bourgeois ... aid . addmg that a num·
bcr of communit) groups. have alread~
expressed an in1ere't tn 't\Ork1ng on the
(Continued from Page I) event
Despite smaller than an11c1pated
numhen for some events. dissatisfaction
seemed nowhere in eyidence
among the Jubilant throngs who whisked
through the pride symbol festooned
booth' nn Sunday afternoon, gather
mg giveaway trinkets and informa-
1ion on community businesses, services
and organizations
Organ11.eri. estimated that a total ot
2000 people turned out for the day"
events w11h the lar~e't numbers tour
mg 1hc 'pread of business organiza
11onal and art boo1hs
Allcndance at most Speaker Forum
events met or exceeded presenters'
e'pccta1ion\ But what might ha"·e
been the most popular work..,hop ~
focu-.ing on •• starting Your Own Busine''
·' had 10 he canceled due to illness
ol 1hc:- sc.:hedu lcd pre,en1er
Maga11nc puhll\her M J
Reich
\'1uory 1
McKean -
Jam team of Scou Ken-ned)
and Ke"·in Maye. al"'o had to be canceled
The duo v.a!'. unable to get a flight
out ot Vancouver to make it in 11mc for
the show, according to Bourgeois Just
under 1000 concert tickets v.ere sold
and the opening crowd \\as enthusiastic
and anima1ed, hut the e'.\tended event
(performances ran overtime by more
than an hour) \aw its audience 1rim down
as the night wore on
Town Meeting
Fewer than 35 people wound up taking
part in Tov.n Mee1ing II, a communit)
planning meeun~ around w.h1ch the mit
ia l 1nspira11on for Spectrum had
cvol\'ed Patterned after the historic
Town Mce11ng ot 1978, 1n which an estimated
4000 people put1c1pated. TM
JI drew. only a handful of part1c1pants
who "ere noi directly 1nvol\ed in either
1he \tructuring ol the C\Cnl or prepara1wn
ot '\everal pre\·10u'I) relea\ed
propo,al' on !he a~enda
Housron arllsl l\ermlt Eu~nhu1 at
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BOOK-SIGNING EVENTS
Deb Price & Joyce Murdoch
Syndicated Journalist Deb Price and partner Joyce Murdoch
will rAad from and sign copies of
And Soy Hi t, roy• :e 'n
Monday, June 26 at 7:30 P.M.
a· j• ssroods Marl:et ll< • ;tore
A free reception will 1mmed1ate/y follow•
Robert Bernstein
Spec10/ PFLAG Speaking Event ond Recept on
pu:.AG "lot oral Vice PreStdent and author Bob Bernstein
W' I speak ond Stgn copies of Straight Poref''s/Goy Children on
Thursday, June 29 at 7 PM
~ Bering Merronol United Methodist Church
1440 Harold Street. Houston
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G y Today
by Glen Webber
,-
Gay Pride Notebook ,
Pa rt IV
Welcome to week four of GAY PRIDE
MONTH The excllement ts in the air.
It 1s time to remind Houston who we
are. We are no longer going to Sil back
and he verbally abused or physically
auacked any more Our strength
1<. in our numhtP. and our commun11y
is thousands strong
The succes. ol the Spectrum ' 95
Bu mes!'! E..xpo made me realize
something Not only do we have ff'>wcr
though voting. we have power
through the almighty dollar. We are
empowered by who \l.e do busrness
Wllh.
At Spectrum 95 , there were businesses
who clearly wanted our money
and support They were saying to us
that we are important, that our needs
can he met . and our problems can he
"'lved . They showed us they were gay
friendly I know there were other businesses
that were atra11J to sho'-'" up
They "ere alra1d ul going puhltc with
then supporl That's line. but it a
bus•ness 1s afraid to come out pub
hcly and ask tor my bustness I'll be
afraid to give them my mone)' We need
to update our hsl ul g3} friendly businesses.
then remind ever)one ehe
that our quote large disposable
income w1 I go to those busrnesscs on
the lt51 Think ol every dollar you
spend a~ a vote AnJ don't ever forget
to think Gay hrst."
As w~ celebrate with our pataJc we
al so need 10 rcmemher that v..c are
he1ng watche\J and Judged We are om.:c
again shov. ing 1hc v..urld v.e- arc parl nf
1he Wt'rld comrnunll\ II s 1mpor
tant that we Jress to he comfortable
due I.> the hcdt Hut plc.1sc ~cep the llal
1oween outllts 111 the closel until
Hal' "cen I e1 ' s party and let ' s
have c ur nelltc rrbhons But personally
I 'm •ns ulled h) those v.ho come
oul 1n outrageous oull1ls 10 auract
a11ent1on This 1s not Che umc lo do 11
!·or the sake ot all the hard worltng
adalts "ho "'ant to he taken seriously
"'h"' v.ant to be Gay and Proud, now 1s the
t111e t act responsibly.
The day of the pa•ade 1s also a tune to
remember our lrtends . I frequently
thrnk of my friends "hu can'1 be here to
celetirale ""1th us I rememhcr meet
11g m} good lrrend ~11le I etlcur.
during our parallc many )cars ago. lie
\lioas one of 1hu:-.c handsome men who
attracted people "'1th his beaullful
smile and warm personal11y . We
talked on the phone every day. He
taught me how to relax and enJOY the
party. Hos death was the firs t o f my
close friends . I remember George
Blair. for yea rs my work out pa rtner
at the gym. He was o ne of those handsome
well built men without an once
of a1111ude He inspired me with the
success he achieved hoth person
ally and professionally, and we
shared a comparable sense of
humor. He was the best friend anyone
could ever hope to have .
I remember Norman Guuman, a
political powerhouse, who never
hesitated to speak hi!'! mind ~ and
demanded to be respected a' a gay man
Ile also threw fabulous parties and
had the mos1 diverse and unusual
group of friends I've ever seen lie wa~
intelligent, educated, well 'Pokcn
and proud of who he wa" and he taught
me a Jot about who I was
Or. John Conti wa' my friend \lllCt we
were young adults in San Antonio. lie
was a Marine Corps doctor, a lover of
music and a hody builder who taught
me to me to take care of my body as well as
my mind. He was very funny We always
laughed and had a Joyous tome
together lie brought a lo"e of life to
everything he did . Our paths crossed
over the years 111 many different t.:11
1es. and I loved him very much ,
And of course Kelse Anderson, who I
shared my hfc With for l'J years. Jl c V..3S
a quiet man who'e acrmns spolc louder
that v.ords While we led ~cparate
lives mos1 (lf lhc 11111e, ihe b'''H.I
be1ween u, , the support we gave each
01her and the love we shared will never
he forgotten lie taugh t me more than
I II ever rememhcr.
lhcrc are, ol t.:ourse man} more
h1endo;;h1p' that made me who I am
today. Among them was ~gt l conard
Matlov1ch . 1he tusl openly gay sol ·
d1er, who lost his career hut gained a
sclt·respecr that carried him 1hrouch
life lie told me w never sh) away from
the truth . and that s a lesson I ' ve
linally learned all these years later.
Another was Bob Damron founller ot
the Damron Gay Guide. who brought
me to San f·ranc1sco in 1981. 10 \lioork
lor h1111 on puhhshrng the Guide book.
What a dear man lie was very giving.
and v.c stayell friend~ unlll his 4.lc.tth .
Ile malle traveling the gay thing lo dn
So cnJOY the parade, pany w11h your
friends hoth here and 111 your heart, anll
he proud And give me a hug when you
'ec me
Houston, TX noo1
(WahingtOfl • White •• ·""-'
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AMPAIGN FUND
~~
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Threatened
rhe R)an While CARI Act" the lead
tng source ol federal funding lor the
care ol people with lll\'IAJDS. Th"
hie-saving help '"II run ~ut in Sep
temher It Congress docs not act no" to
renev. the program
Senator Jesse Helms IR !'CJ ha' put a
hold on the CARI· Act. threatening to
stall the hill until it e:qHre!i., Congre ... ,
mu'1 act now w CO\Ure that people! wuh
1!1\'1A!DS get the help the) need Senate
~atnrll) I cader Bob Dole (R·Kan)
has co spo nsored the hill He can
ovc1 rnJe Jlehn1;,' hold and hring the bill
10 the Senate !!nor for a \.'Ote
Thi' I' no time to 1etreat on AIDS. The
Center' lor D1sea1;,e Control ha'
reported that AIDS " the leading
~illcr ol all American' aged 25-44.
·1 he federal government ha' a
respons1h1l1t} 10 help qate~ and c1t-
1e!i. address th1., national health en·
SIS A poll comm"stoned b) the
Human R18hl> Campaign l'und lf!RCF)
lound that 77 3 of American' favor
1ncreas1ng or rna1n1ain1ng tederal
tund1n,g for A IDS care
!'he Ryan Whtte CARE Act pro' ides
nec.:c,sar) federal support w hlle
allow 1ng local commun1t 1es 10
decide how dollars are best spent. A'
llR C I• 'talleis light for the CARL A<t
on C'ar110J 11111 SC"nato1 Dole and
the re\I nt Cong ress must hear from the
rnaJlHll)' nl Americans who support
II .
Urge -~ma r e MaJortt) Leader Robert
Dole tt1 hrmg the R}an Wh11e CARI
Ad (S 641) tn the Senate fll'Of for a
vote Call Scna11>r Dole at (202) 224
6521 '"' l11m at (202) 224 8952 or
write to hrn1· The Honorahle Robert
Dole 141 Hart Senate Office Burld·
ing, tln1ted Slates Senate, Washing
ton DC 20510
Urge your Senators aod Repre·
'entatl\'e to support 1he R) an White
CARI Act and oppose an) cut< rn AIDS
fund ng Call them. Dial the l'.S. Cap·
11ul at (202) 224 3121. 1r )OU aren t
sure v. ho ) our SenalOrs and Re pre·
scntat1vc arc, JUSt asl the sv.;1tc.:h·
hoard operator When you are ~on
nected 10 your Memher ·s office, asl to
'real tn the >taller "ho handles AIDS
1ssui: s. Wrlll' to lhern. Include )'OUr
nanH! and address. and send your
politely worded letter to: The Honor
able (Senator) ti S. Senate, Wa,h -
1ngton , DC 20510, or The Honorahle
{Rcpresental i\ e), l S House of
Rcprt:scntat1ves, Washington
DC 205 15 . I ax and e marl them Call and
asl for their fa\ number" Somt:' Mem·
bero;; of Cong re'' have gone on-line, so
a'l for lheir e·mall addrcs~es as \I.ell.
Cop) this Actrnn Alert column for
~our lricnd' and ask. them to help too
The more R) an Wh11c \Upponers
( ongrcss hears from, 1he >ooner thl"
vita l funding bill will he renewed
For more informa11on 1 call HRCF,
Our l·ederal Ad1ocac) :-letl'Ork
O·AN) will pr<n1de information on
contacting your elected offrcrals
Call (202) 62 -4160 or l'flte FAl'i at
llRCI . PO Bu\ 1396, Wash1ng1on
!)(' 200 I 3 .
Th e Human Right' Campaign Fund
(llRCF), the nation" largeq le>b1an
and gay polrtr<al organization,
w.orks 10 end d1,cr1m1na11on
'ccure e 4.1ual 11~hts. and prlllec.:1 the
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JOlll, call (800) llRCI (777-4'23'
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llpm !\tale Swimwear Strip Contest • $125 Cash to Winners
l\Udnigbt In-line Skate Giveaway • :'<io purchase nee~.
Clinton apologizes for
White House glove flap
(Coniinucd from Page I)
On Sunday aflernoon, pro1es1-
ers upset by 1he 1nciden1 re1ali·
a1ed by decoraling 1he While
Hou>e fence wilh lhe offending
i1ems. The group. which reponedly
had JUSI Jef1 1he line of a Gay Pride
Parade. chanied • 'hame, shame"
and festooned 1he black iron fence
men! several of !he par11c1panis
were subjec1ed 10 al 1he enirance
gale of 1hc While Jlouse II was
wrong," Clin1on sa1<t in 1hc Jcuer,
according 10 Terzano
Clinion said 1hc mecling had been
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The galfe wa- viewc a~ par11cu- from a cons111ucncy 1hat sirongly
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FOR THE HOUSTON VOICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Monday, June 19
(AP)·-The city's 25th annual gay
pride parade was full of firsts this
year-for some surprised tourists,
a few new participants and the event
itself.
The parade, led by Candace Gingrich,
the lesbian sister of House
Speaker Newt Gingrich, drew
400,000 marchers and watchen.
"You go, girl!" a woman shouted to
Gingrich, who road in a converti·
blc purple Ford Mustang "You tell
your brother we love you!"
"This is San Francisco," Gingr
ich said over the roar of the crowd.
"This " the mecca of outness. It's
great."
This year for the first time, a TV station
broadcast the event, officially
named the "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgendcr Pride Celebration,"
live. San Francisco's independent
j(OFY TV went 2 hours over
its allotted two-hour broadcast
because it proved so popular, the
station sau.J
Another first-time participant
was Navy Lt Cmdr Zoe Dunning,
who learned last week that the gov
crnment is dropping its efforts to
drum her out of the military for
hontoscx uu Ii ty.
"I never felt safe hefore, I was in the
middle of litigation . This is the
first tune I've felt free to be part of my
community.'' she said, as she
walked with me111hers of the Alexander
Hamilton, San l«anci<co's gay
1 American Legion post.
The gay and lesbian alliance from
San Leandro High School screamed
out their school cheer and waved
<igns that read: "School's Out-And
So Am I"
"We're the firs t high school to be in
the parade The response has been
really, really great," said junior
Julie Morris.
Off to one side of the parade route, 17
protestors waved s igns readi ng
"God hates fags," "AIDS c u res
fags" and other anti -gay messages.
"The whole thing is calculated to
warn this evil city that they're going
the way of Sodom," said the Rev. Fred
Phelps, whose Topeka. Kan , church
group made its first appearance at the
march .
Four people were arrested. Three
had thrown eggs or tried to throw
eggs, a fourth managed to jump two of
the barricade lines before police
tackled him.
The group left after police told them
officers were having diffic u lty
protecting them from the crowd
Desp ite Phelps, the parade flowed
o n , fea turing marc h ing bands,
floats, squa re dancers, unicyc li s ts
and s tolt walkers. The crowd roared
at the a rrival of the West Hollywood
Checrleadcrs - 12 men wuh bog
hair, big pompons and short skirts .
A group of bicycling lesbians,
naked from the waist up, carried
signs iden t ifying them as
"Scruffy Dykes On Clunky Bikes ."
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From Celebration
To ... ?
Since last week., when we ran the
"Silence 10 Celebracion" logo of
Houscon Gay and Lesbian Pride Week
1995 on our fronc page, we al che Hous·
ton Voice have gotten a few unexpecled
inquiries The more surpris·
ing quescions were along che line of,
"Whal is char ching, anyway?" The
more thoughc·provoking: • Whac's
it supposed to mean1"
The "Silence 10 Celebracion"
theme, adopced by several ci11e;' Gay
and Lesbian Pride Week coordina·
cors for 1h1s year's observances, of
course refers 10 che long crek from the
dark ages of universal closers, scan·
dal and secrec societies 10 che pre·
sumably free, open and "gay·
friendly" i 990"s.
There is cercamly much 10 celebrace
about coday's cultural freedoms and
che progress won through che visi·
bilicy of ou1-of-the·close1 gay men and
lesbians at every level and in every
corner of sociecy But a quick look al
the headlines of the day remmds u• chat
much work remains to be done before we
can truly escape che crappings of a
vo1ccle~s past.
The desperate a11cmp1s of a young
gay man to come oul publicly (and to
defend a friend branded across the
nacion as a pedophile becau•e offi·
c1als at first suspecced he was 18, nor
16) are std! being smochercd by the
outr gc:lUo,; claims of his parentS and
ocher> in che media.
Last week ac che While House, a dele·
gat10n of gay and lesbian fLECTED
OFFICIALS were greeted hy Secret
Service personnel who wore rubber
gloves •for protection" when
checking che groups' belong10gs and
shaking hands
In a scate to che ease of chis one, where I
spenc four racher confused years of my
own life and 10 which 1·ve had occa·
sional daydreams of re1urn1ng an
expecced candidate for governor
has suggesced cauooing IIIV-posi·
rive people, and a legislacor has
reporcedly introduced a bill allow·
10g killers of HIV-positive people
10 claim JUStifiable homicide if
they feel threatened. And in every
state, our community's political
scrcngth and 10tcrcst in the gay and
lesbian movement is dying down. at
the same time as the strength and organ·
izat1on of groups whose very exist·
ence 1s dedicated 10 denying us our
rights are at an all·t1me high
As we cake a long, close look al che
theme and logo of I!ouscon's Gay and
Lesbian Pride Week '95, we can take
stock of bolh our successes and our
shortfalls.
For many people in our community,
"Silence 10 Celebration" 1s 001 che
intended assessment of how far we
have come as a community. from the
pre-Stonewall era to the cultural ~uccesscs
of today For too many. it ha
description of a uans1iion rou·
tmely made from day 10 nighc, or week·
day to weekend 10 che confusion of a
soc1c1y chat does 001 acknowledge
our cx1s1encc and refuses to validate
our relat1onsh1ps
Hopefully, however, che mcan10g
of that powertul theme will hit home
for many during the cmocion-chargcd
evencs of this weekend And hope·
fully, afler !he celebration fewer
will be concent fade back 1010 the 1llu·
~ory comfort of their silence, emerging
only to criticize others for
speaking up .
Kent, Washington welcomes 4000
gay-lesbian softball players
KENT, Wash ., Thursday, June 15
(AP)-Some officials 10 chis south
Sea11le suburb arc ready to welcome
4000 gay and lesbian soflball players
10 a mid·Augusc cournament cha! could
bring Che commun11y as much as $4 mil·
lion .
But Mayor Jim While say• he will not be
available that week and .. won't be
here to welcome them,"
The Catch the Spirll World Series,
scheduled Aug 14·20 by chc North
American Gay Amateur A1hlc11c
Association, is .. one or the biggest
rournaments we've ever hosted."
said Kcnc Parks program coord10a·
cor Gar> Quancz.
"They're expcc11ng a huge curn·
our,' Quancz S31d, adding, "The cuy
well dcfinuely benef11 ·•
White said he's nor sure !he event will be
good for Kcnc Al che same 11mc, he said
the organ1z.at1on 11 1' JU\t another
group as far as I'm concerned. .• I'm
not opposed to it if that's what you're
asking"
Buz Flem10g, "ho has chc concession
concract for cny sotcball fields, s11d
area merchants should be sure to make
themselves available
A small weekend 1ourn1men1 was
sponsored here lase year b) chc Emcr·
aid Cicy Softball A»oc1acion, a
Seaule·based gay and lesbian league,
she recalled
"They are big spenders," Fleming
said "They're very friendly, very
happy."
Last year's tourney didn'c have chc
heavy compe1i11ve atmosphere of
some such contests. she noted
"These people are having fun •••• I
enjoyed working wllh them," Flem·
ing said
Tournament director Gail Briuo
s11d 3000 of che players will be from
outside the area. mostly the l~ast Coasl.
About 1000 rooms have been reserved at
area hotch.
.. The rooms should brrng an well over
S500,ooo:· said courney crave! agenc
Karen Farrell. •we anticipate well
over 700 (rencal) cars, well over
SI 00,000 '
Anocher $500.000 i' gorng rn air fare.
The remaining m11l1ons are expected
to be spenc on food, merchandise and
entertainment.
"They appear to have the bucks and
chey wane co spend chem" Farrell said
The group also is spendrng SJ5,000 to
S20,000 for cuy field rencals, and has
bough! a S5,500 lighlcd scoreboard
that will be donaced to che cuy
OPINION
!Problems at Thomas Street need
J to be addressed
Guest Commentary
By BAR WILSON
A number of problems are routinely
encountered by clients of che Harris
County Hospocal Discricc's Thomas
Screcc Clinic. FYI, Thomas Screec is chc
D1slnct"s designated clinic where
persons woch HIV/AIDS arc generally
trea1ed
What docs II mean. personally, to be
treated at Thomas S1reet? Foremost.
you mu>! quallfy by noc having any s1g
n1fican1 financial resources .
Admoccedly, che Clln1c's cond1·
tll>n!-1 have improved dramat1cally
over the past year, but there are s1gn1f·
u:ant problems rn the areas of person·
nel . drug 1rea1ment and dispensing
1ntcct1on control and confiden
tially policy. and continuity of care
All need co be addressed by che Discricc
Personnel
The very Ja1.;t thing that anyone wants to
deal wuh I' an uncaring clerk with an
actocude problem. far coo often, peo·
pie who are 111 are seen cry mg. rn rage or
qu1c1 frus1rat10n at some rude clerk's
ac11ons .
Adm111edly, there 1\ a system to el1m
1nate problem clerks. hut 1t 1s
extremely involved and requires too
much paperwork, with at least 1wo doc·
umented viola11ons to gee nd of some
supposed c1v1I servant who 1s not
doing 1he1r Job .
It 1s essen11al that the District initi·
ate quality service se minars and
1nce1111ves for 1he clerks. Trainin~ 1he
em pl oyee~ to understand that cl1e111s
are people and are co be created profes
swnally with some common cour
tesy, or th at consequences. a swift
term1na11on of employment. will
loll ow
Drug Treatment & Dispensing
Thomas Scrcec has a number of prob
lcms on drug dispe nsing. The first, if a
c lient has a prescrip11on for a drug. 11
needs co be filled chcrc ac Che clinic. le 1s
inexcusable for che Thomas Scrcec
pharmacy noc co foll a PWA's prescrip
twns because a particular drug 1s not
on some arbitrary bureauc ra11c l is t of
approved medo ca 11on s Add111on ally,
che 11me waning on prescrip
toons co be filled mighc JUSlify con
uact ing the pharmacy to a priva te
firm. I know of no private drugstore
chat has "' high a number of employees
nor 1s as slow in processing o rders
Secondly, gee over having a problem
dispensing pain medication to AIDS
pallenh who are in pain. Exp lam to me,
please. 1he problem in giving a term1
nal patient a habll forming pain killer'>
h this some Ii.Ort of puritanical char·
acter building exercise or what'! For
mercy s sake, give these sick people
the medication the) need to have some
san11y and d1gn11y. and qull creating
chem like chcy were drug fiends
Finally. there arc ins1anccs w~cn I
have heard o f Thomas Screec Physo·
c1a n \ sta tin g of a private phys1c1an.
" Ile t e nds to over med icate" and 1101
prcscr1he a ny thing for a c lient wit_h
the \amc or similar symptoms as a pre ·
vale care patient Thomas Street's
doctors are becoming known for
under med1cacong cheir cloencs. I am
not a phys1c1an, but ll seems obvious
Chae a balance needs co be scruck here for
che ul11mace healeh of these pacoencs
Infection Control & Confidentiality
Thomas Strec1's Adm1n1s1ra11on
seems to care more for 1he confidentiali1y
of their clien1s records than
for cheir heal ch .
Staff and volun1eers are not informed
when client.., ha .. ·e for in"ilance. active
cases of TB (or an) other contagious
disease) This present' a problem
when these clients. refuse to maintain
1ntc:ct1on control procedures. (wear
their masks). Because of conf1den
tial1ty you can be sitting next to ~ome one
with ac11ve TB and no one know~
except the TB patient and l11s Docrnr
This idwcy e'poses the remaining cl1·
ents, along wuh the staft, 10 TB
EthH:all) main1cnance ol confi~
dent1alll) is accessc.H) 11 a patient
w11h an 111tcct10us disease v.111 not fol·
low infection control protocol and
thu:-. causes even potential spread of a
disease It a client ts being treated at
Thomas Street the) must accept
rcspons1bll1ty tor their ov. n actions
When a client break!<. rnlect1on proto·
col they violate the covenant Con
f1dent1al1l). a well 1n1entioned
pract ice, 1s medically and morally
unsupponable in this instance and
che clienc population and scaff muse
be protected aga1ns1 the:-.e v1ola1ors.
Paranoia and pol111 cal co rre c 1-
nc11;s do not make proper medical prac
11ce
Continuity Of Care
Most clients in further stages see a Siil ·
gle care provider who 1s familiar "-tlh
their case . Clients who are onl)' in Tho4
mas Stree1 once every quarter do nol.
Obvoousl>, work loads need co be dos·
tributed 1n order that all clients sec a
care g iver v.ho 1~ familiar v.Hh their
case history'
Let's Get Real
My hac 1s olf co che people ac Thomas
Scrccc Clin ic. Whac happens chcre
every day is fairly miraculous. There
are some very dedicated, really good
people chere and I chank God chac Tho·
mas Screec " chere for chis Commun11y.
In shore, 1h1S " 1101 a blan~cc ondoccmenc
of che Ilo,p1cal Discricc. Tho·
mas Street Clinic, nor their adminis·
1rators employees or volunteers. h
·~ a sincere auempl to call attention to
areas tha1 need improvement in Tho·
mas .Screet Clln1c 1
\ \en1ces
llowever, 11 ..., high ume that Thoma~
Street's cllen1s were treated profes·
"onally b) all ot che cmplO) ees of che
11 <1'pllal [)151roc1 chac all PWA's
pre~cript1ons are tilled 1n a reason
able lime frame, that the clients and
scaffs' health " noc endangered b)
r1d1culous, pol1t1ca ll y correct
confident1al1ty protocol and that a
PWA can expect 10 meet a \ingle care
g iver who I\ familiar to the: PWA and
w11h has ca\e
Your comments and suggesuons are
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teacher, AIDS activist dies
SAN ANTONIO, Monday, June 19
(AP) -W.B. "Dub" Daugherty Jr., a
longtime college Journalism
teacher and AIDS activist, has died
from complicauons of the d1'ease.
He was 52.
As chairperson of mas~ communications
at San Antonio College .
Daugherty helped launch thousands
of journalbm careers He died Saturday
at his Monte Vista area home
"He took a medical leave in January
and hi< condition has krnd of been
up and down the last four weeks," said
Irene Abrego, a friend and SAC col·
league "(His) house has been full of
people for the last three days."
Active in the fight against AIDS,
Da ugherty was founding director of
the San Antonio AIDS Foundacion
His home wa> the first hospice fo r
AIDS patients 1n 1he Alamo Cuy
Daugheriy described his educa·
tional credo as .. expect the best and
accept nothi ng leh ...
Born on May 15, 1943, m Mill Creek,
Okla., the family later moved 10 Ard ·
more, Okla .. where Daugherly
attended Plainview School He was
valedictorian in 1961
Daugherty rece ived h is mute r 's
degree in jou rnalism from the Univer
s ity of Okla homa in 1965 after
receiving bachelor's degrees from
Murray State College and Southeastern
State College.
He taught at Southeastern and Connors
Stale College before JOinmg the
SAC faculty in 1969.
In his 26-year tenure at the community
college. Daug h erty, while
serving as an adv iser. helped trans ..
fo rm the student newspaper, The
Ran ge r, into a national ly recognized
college publication
Daugherty is surv ived by iwo sis-
1ers, The lma Whitson of Ardmore,
Okla , and Lois Rolen of Ki ngston,
Okla., as well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
Memorial services a re scheduled
for 2:00 p.m. Thursday at San Antonio
College's McAllister F ine Arts Cen·
ter a nd 7 00 p m. F riday at the River
r C ity Liv ing Church.
In lieu of flowers, dona tions may be
' made to the WB. Daughe rty Scholar·
ship adm in rste red by the Soc1e 1y of
P rofessional Journalisls or to the
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Eyes For Bette Davis
I'hc producers of an upcoming local
production Elizaheth Fuller' s stage
play, "Me and Jezebel," are look111g
tor Bette Davi~ memorabilia for the
show s Southwest Premiere here
Posten. l1fe · s1zc cut-outs. 8x.JO
photo!<., trinkets knick knacks -con
trihutc anything Bette Davis . and
you ' ll get an acknowledgment in the
program tor the July 5 -31 run at New
llc1glu~ Theatre . according 10 The
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fhc producers are also offering com
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raise $500. SIOOO or $1500 in one night
hH de1a1h , call Lee Harrington at 523 ·
9000
Thank You Parties
rwo local community organ1za ~
lions recently held apprec1at1on par
ties to recog1111e hard working vol
unlccn. anc.llor officers
On June II, NAMI'S Project Houston
held an apprecra11on party at KAO's
Restaurant to thank volunleers and
pan1c1pan1s in the recent AIDS
Memorial Quoit Display at Houston ' s
George R . Browm Convenllon Cen·
ter . During the event a special
award the ttrst ever NAMES PrOJCt:l
1acket from 1hc San Francisco national
organ11a11on ~ wa s presented tu
lluu ,.1ou ,"'J;trne\ Pr0Jec1 •s Pete Mar
1111c:1 111 1pprl"c1al1on tor hrs years of
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/)a\·1d Jaclr.Jon <·o·cha1r a/ ucent
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Standings
The Inner Loop Sunday Evening
League reports the followrng s tan dings.
Strcky Wickets is in first place,
Another Ex is second and We Hate This
Game is third . High Scratch game of 228
was bowled by Bob Roberts and series
of 620 by Chm Bcnneu for the men. For
the women High Scratch game or 191 and
series of 560 was bowled by Judy Hatfield.
For League info, call Tom at 522·
9612.
The Mon1rosc Monday Night Men's
League reports D1v1sion A standings
or Four Blonde Beavers on first place,
Lube It or Lose II rs second and Doggre
Style Too rs third . Division B rs headed
by Party of Four, and second rs Striking
Beau11e< Third place is taken by
Duck Sau'3gc High Scratch game of
236 wa> bowled by Chris Bcnnel! and
scrre> ot 610 by Gardy Harvey. For more
onto call Gardy at 641 -5424
The Montl•y Nrte Women ' s League
reports Legal Insanity rs on first while
Karla Rand/,., fight , PWA Coalition
llouuon tH'cutn' t board mrmhtr,
prr.ftnl.J plaqur of apprrc1at1on rn
paH prtHdrnt Ja't Sltmmer
The People Wrth AIDS Coalrtron of
Houston honored past president Jay
Slemmer for his six years of service to
the organ11atu.rn on June IS , The event
al'o was the '"" of lhe •• 1994 Boll Nap
olr Award"" which honored Holly
Patterson , Escle Pru11t and Ray West
Transgenders Protest
HRCF
The three largeSl transgender rights
organ1za11ons have agreed to tale
J01n1 action in a pro1est ot lhe Human
Rights Campaign l'und, lh< largest gay
and lesbian right' nrganiza11on .
local members nt 1he group' reported
this week ll"s rune. Amc11ca1 • Trano;;.
a;enJcr Natron and rransse,ual ~fen·
ace will p1clc1 otnd tor hand out infor
mallonal pa111phle1s s peaking our
a g a111 ili t llRCT at tu11Jra1s1ng e vent-.
throu~hout the t:oun1ry in response to
the orgiln11a110n ' s pns1110n cH.lud
ing tran,genJe rs fr om 1hc Empl oy ·
mcn1 Nnn D1scr1m1nat1on Act
( l·NDA)
When chc l·NDA wa' lm.. 1 11111odui.:cJ in
Congrcs" HRCJ· '"acmely "orked to
have transgende" e xcluded from the
language of 1hc lcg1sla11on " said
.'larah De Palma of 11·.., Timc1 Texas 111 a
..ra1ement On June 16, DePalma said
"llRCI· did It again! A' a result . trans·
gendered people have once again been
e>cluded trom the protection offered
h} !:NOA.
""The d1tterence I\ 1ha1 this lime
t1ansgenders are not going to take this
insult w11hout a flgh1.'' 1he statemenc
c.:on t1nue, ,
Can't Bowl Straight is second, Maybe,
Maybe Not rs third and That's All Folks is
fourth, For info call Pat at 437-6218 or
Marla at 862-3630. '
The Wednesday Nitc Mixers report
firs t place rs taken by Tongue Wrestlers.
second place by Daisy Mac & The
Seed and thtrd by Some R Some Rn 't. High
Scratch game of 236, and scric. of 671
was howled by Rodney Seiler for th~
men and for the women. Terry Shannon
bowled scratch of 203, and C.J. Johnson
series of 454. For more info call Tom
at 522·9612 .
Can dlclrghl No Tap Bowling rs
'"hap pen ing" Saturday, June 24, at
8 :00 p m . at Palace Lanes . Call 522-
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The Texa~ In vitacaonal Tournament
Commutce repons on over ..
whelming response to the upcoming
July 1 and 2, Tenth annual event. Capac-
11y for the tournament has been
reached and anolher team short has been
added co accommoda1c the ovcrOow
For more info call Andrea at 447-8133 ,
or Tom at 522- 9612.
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Supreme Court: Boston St. Patrick's Day parade can exclude gays
F RO:\f STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS I Justice David Souter said for the
(WASH INGTON)-The u s court on the 24-page opinion.
Supreme Court ruled unanimously
Monday that the organizers of a St
1 Patrick's Day Parade in Boston have
a free-speech right to exclude a group
of gay and lesbian Irish -A merican
marchers
The high court said the organizers'
free·speech rights under the Const1-
tution 's First Amendment takes
precedence over a state public
accommodat1on law barring dis·
criminat1on balied on sexual ori
entat1on on public place>.
"'The issue in this ca~e .... whether
"fa.sachusetts may require private
c1t1zen.., who organize a parade
10 include among the marchers a
group imparting a message the
organizerc;; Jo not wi'ioh to convey,n
"We hold that s uch a mandate violates
the Forst Amendment," he concluded
The Irish-American Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Group of Boston sued
after the parade's organizers, the
South Boston Allied War Veterans
Council, excluded them on 1992 and
1993 from the parade that also commemorates
the March 17, 1776 ,
departure of Br111sh troops from
Boston
A trial judge called the parade a recreatoonal
event open to the public
and ruled that the gay and lesbian
group cannot be excluded JU<t
because ot n ... memhcrs· sexual orientation.
The Massachulietts
Supreme Jud1c1al Court agreed
But Souter declared the state court
wrong, holding that parades were a
I form of consti t utionally pro -
' tected expression that convey a
message to bystanders.
If the gay marchers prevailed under
the state law, then any group woth a
particular mesuge would have the
right to take part in the parade, he said
That would v io late the First Amend
ment 's fundamental rule that the
government lacks the power to con
trol the choice of a speaker
"While the law is free to promote all
sorts of conduct 1n place of harmful
behavior. It 1~ not free 10 interfere
with "'peech for no beuer reation than
promoting an approved me,,age or
discouraging a disfavored one
however enlightened eother purpose
may 'itr1ke the government,'
Souter said
He emphasized the dec1s1on was
based on a commitment to p r otect
free speech and expressed no view
about the message conveyed by the
parade's organizers on refusing to
allow the gay marchers .
1 "Today's dec1s1on was not a broad
pronouncement on the rights of gay
1
and lesbian peop le 1n American
society ge nerally," a lawyer for
the gay and lesbian rig h ts g roup,
Mary Bonauto, said on a sta tement.
" In fact the Court reaffirmed the
basic principle that d1scrom1na-
11on against gay, le,b1an and bisexual
people " wrong Instead, today's
ruling is l1moted to a disagreement
about what con\tllutes d1scr1m1
nation in th1~ very narrow and unique
set of c 1 rcum\lance~." she said .
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On line media ha\·e hecome 1he latesl
targels ol censorship campaigns
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ous 'self censorship' programs
are he ng Jcvcloped hy computer
soflware Ct mpan1es Tho\l~h louted
as solul ns to the ceqsorsh1p proh
en these pr gram~ '!:I se 1rouhl n~
concernllii for the 1esh11n ga) and
b sexual communn es
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f Houston playwright explores the art of looking back
By G LEN WEBB ER
llous1on Voll't iHouston
As part of the Houston Gay and Lesbian
Pride Week celebration, an encore
presentation of Houston playwright
Gary laird's production of
"Doublewide" 1s scheduled at
STAGES Th eater, with p roceeds benefiting
the People W1th AIDS Coa l1 -
11on Houston . The benefit performance
will tale place Friday night. June
23 at 9:00 p m.
Laird describes the play as "a family
reunion of sorts ... a playwright goes
back 10 his roots for a funeral. It becomes
the catalyst for reprocessing the
past."
A'ked whether the play might be sem1-
au1ob 1og rap h 1cal Laird replied
lhat all of h1~ plays have some basis from I my production!,, known in the past He laughed and
real life, and yes. there are elements of Laird 15 among a new •. emerging crop 0. f I added, ·•1 have an excellent memory
truth woven 1hroughou1 this play. creative and prolific , ••out" gay and several people have regrcucd
"Some charac ters are based on people playwrights who arc gaining note 1n it."
I know," said Laird The play is the Houston. though his age dis11n · Laird recently got a chance to work with
fourth he ha.s wriuen and had produced g u1shes him from most Asked why he a legend in his field, Pulitzer Prize -
w1thin a pertod of two years. "Double- walled unlll this phase of his hfe 10 start winning playwright Edward Albee, in
wide," said Laird, took six weeks to writing plays, he responded, "When I an invitation-only writing seminar
write but took all my life 10 actually get asked myself "hY I didn't do this 30 years at the University of Houston . "Mr
wriuen in my head ," ago, I realized I wasn't ready yet. I Albee JS very giving," he said . "It was
Gary Laird IS a native Texan, born and J needed lo live through several gener- • excu10g and useful tO me as a play-raised
'" El Campo 53 years ago He says allons of family and friends to be able to I wright . We v.orked '" a classroom situ·
he developed his interest '" the arts look bacl on my hfe and wrue about II" a11on "'uh 12 other playwrights We
through hi; family, who used 10 drive up Seeing his work on stage , <aid Land, is worked on establishing characters
10 Houston 10 auend the theaier Both "the payoff to a lot of hard "'ork." and developing play• to proper cll-h1s
brother and sister are now mus1- .. This is the only medium (with which) max. He taught us how ro answer que~ -
cians They v.111 he here for 1he perform- you can create a three-dimensional tions about our plays and ourselves••
ance Friday. \a1d Laird .. They know person . It is very cx.c1ung. I U\C man) His future plans include a production
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,\ I his is a \ICI) •t.ot• topic for man) pccplc <iod do~.--sn't address
abortton per~ m the \cnpturc bu1 GoJ has a lot to U) ahout the sancllty
ofljfe Clod IS the Creator or a11 lilc and the (,1 ... cr ot all Ilk 1t 1s b)
the miracle of conception lhat an embryo gro"s m a mother's "omb
1-ife es one cif G.:~fs grcatCSl gifts to humamt) "-kn a lite 1s concc1
... ed m lo\lc :.nJ b;y chotcc what• v.--ondc:rful giO ii becomes'
I bclic\le ~nprurc suppom hre for C\Cf)Onc (;,>J 1s the One "ho msp1Kd
\cnpturr itnd thcrcfou supports hfe ( ioJ also supporu free
dto1cc tor all pt<1pk Gud P"C ,\dam and l "c free cho11.'C regarding
lhc: caJ.ing of the l n:e <1f the l no"ledg.e of good anJ c\ll II God did
RL"'V Janet Parker not alto" free chokc. l·\le would haH: been ._cpl from such an act (11ld
did mtcrvcnc: to L.ccp Adam and f\lc from e3lmg ot the ucc: of eternal
life m the C1ardc:n of f-dcn I le dl\l\C them o ut of the garJcn and placed .an angel at its cntranu: to keep
them from the 1ree btmg (lf lhlS tree "'ould ha"e banished humanity fn)m C\ICr bcmg reconciled ~1th
C1oJ It was (nxfs l(l\IC th.lt did such a thmg. That 1s one: of the k.,., lm\C1 thill humamt) did not ha\le a
chou;:c
Abortion. I bclicH~. 1s about more than J""' termmatmg a pregnancy (1od '4l1uld ha\IC us lool.. at the
ream issues \\oc ha'llc a group ot pc:oplc fif!;htmg (ln vnc side to sa) that (Mld 1s .. Pro-Lite• People on the
CJthcr s1dr: arc ~ymg that GoJ ts .. Pro-Choice" I hcliC\IC that c~w.t 1.. bf.:,th I bchc\lc that most ol the people
m ht.Ith groups ol people agree ""1th (1o<l that Ille IS prccwu.., What "c d1S04!rcc on 1s "ho i.hould
tta"'e tO!".'TROL Control o ... er the unbtim child and control o .. cr the prcgn3nt woman <wme of the undercurrents
floaung arounJ arc the idea that "c should kg1sbtc moralit) for all pc<1plc and MA.._Elhcm
conform lO another's beliefs and .. tandarJ, \omc people arc nut..1ng thcmsc'l\lc, God for other
people an their desire to tell others what to do '°"'th the lilc .,_,ithm them Jlus IS I \ICI) SCN) place lo be
\\. hen chwch and state amc to,ether m h1st0f) "c c'pcncnccd cawtrophc \\c ""1tncs~d gra\lc pcrsecutwn
of people as well as opprcssaon ot people "'ho did not ha"c control and po"er m soc1et) 1 e
JC\o'"S, (iays. Blad.s. \\omen. ere
Aboruon as raising this ume battle for control to lhc IOrttront Another issue for us to address 1s self·
ishnas God has aJ\\ia)'S left 1l 10 the 1ntl1Hdual 10 respond to "hat God offers to us \1an) 11mcs "'c
rorcgo what God has for us Co do our own thmg. HO"' mam ot us looL at the consequences ol our IC·
11ons BEFORL we act" tlow man) of us looL at what I ma) ha\lc 10 sacrifice bcC3\1$C of an 1napprvpn·
11e acuon.., from the person "ho rapes another person. 10 • parcnl who commits 1nccs1 "11h their child
lJr ~latnc IO a promiscuous person " ho has unprotCC'lcd sc:oc-all arc acting lrre!>ponstbl) and "'di
leltish motncs "'thout lhought tor the lite 1.:rca1c:d \\.c also ha .. c people "ho are not promiscuous .,_,tw.J
tla"c sex w1thou1 the dc::suc for children who ~)not 1.al.c the precautions nccc-ssa') m'Jd ha .. e an •unw3flted•
pregnancy ,,rC: we addn::s.smg the •scJfishncu• ind 1rrcspons1ble acts"> lllw. do we aJJrc:ss
them., Is •l by lcglsbl1ng morahty? I <k1n't thmL. this 1s the ans"cr
God ha" a lot ti) say about address mg i-clfishncss arnJ 1rrcsoonsib1ht) "-hy don'I "c taLc a !ML a1 ttm
a.s another approa It .cc
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PASTOR
A QUESTION, WRITE:
REV. JANET PARKER, MARANANTHA FELLOWSHIP
MCC, P.O. BOX 667032,
HOUSTON, TX. 77266-7932
IMCCR announces 'Sexuality
and the Scriptures' class
I Quick Notes
Metropolitan Communi1y Church
of the Re,urrect1on (MCCR) ha.
announccll the d.a1es for its popular
class on "Sexuality and 1hc Scrip·
ture,," which will be held every Wed·
nesday evening during the month of
July
People have u<cd Holy Scripture< for
years to JUSllfy their condemnation
of sc~ual per~ons who are gay. lesbian.
bise~ual or 1ransgendcrcd In
doing ,o , they have of1en lifted Btbll·
cal quotation3 out of contex1 and
ignored more than 200 years of solid Bib·
lical scholarship coordinators of
the course e~plarn
The four consecu11vc Wednesday
evenings in July (5, 12. 19 and 26). Rev
Ralph Lasher, staff clergy at MCCR,
v.ill talk about v.hat the Bible really say•
and means abou1 se~ual minorities
Rev Lasher wa3 an Episcopal priest
over 35 years and ago, wa1;; asked to leave
when It ~a.., discovered thal he ~as gay
The workshop• will begin at 7 30 p m
and end lletween 9 00 and 9 30 p m
depending on how many qucs11ons arc
asked Workshops will be held in the
Fellowship Hall. preceded from 7 00
to 7 25 p .m by a worlih1p service
(attendance optional) in the Sanctu·
ary The tentative 'chedule of agenda
topics Sex and Marriage in B1hllcal
Ttme>, July 5, Lev111cal lloline" (Old
Testament) and the Ap<,,tle Paul (New
T .. tament) on July 12, Naomi and
Ruth King David and Jonathan, July
19 and Matthe", Mark, Luke John and
Jesus on July 28 Opportunit1e• will be
provided for questions and discus·
s1on Reservations are requested. as
the class fill' up rapidly (first names
only needed to make a re~crva11on)
The New Interna1ional Ver\ion Bible
will be used, but any translation 13
acceptable
'c- ommun1.t y
announces
Gospel Church
concert
I
I Quick Notes
A Iler 1he parade •• l'ver, 1hc pall)
ccnc'uded. the rally dislturscd,
the celcbrdlt C'n con11nues al
Communll) Gnpel Church \\edncsday
and rhu rsday June 28 and
29 at 7 :30 p m the Light Compan)
from Ontar10, Caltlornta will he
in concert ··r1t11;; dynamic group is
one of the hcst in Southern Gospel
mu,ic," \aid Chris Chiles, CGC
pastor .. The Light Company firsl
came to Hou\lon la\t December and
rece1vt:d a ver}· \\arm and enthusi
astic response from all who heard
1hcm They returned in l·ehruary
for Gospel l·.xplosion '95 and
brought the house down v.11h 1heir
energy and ama11ng musical capa
b1l11ies They are curren1!y 1rav
cling through lenncs cc, mdk
ing a hnef st y 1n 11.iustcr., and con
linurng to Ari1on.i
t If you havl' hcJr<l this tremcn
Jou~ group hefclrc, you wnn~t want w
m1\s the'e services If you have not
had the pleasure ol hearing them,
this is your chance!•• ! here will he
no admi,sion char~c. however. a
free will olfering will he received
for the group They will also have
several of their recordings avail
able fo r \ale Community G<"Pel
is located at 501 E . 18th Street at
Columbia between lleighl\ Blvd
and Studemont I. -
Authors booked for Houston
appearances
Quick Notes
Na11on a lly syndicated colum n1't
Deb Price and her spouse Joyce Murdoch
will a p pear a1 a book signing
event Monday, June 26, 7 .00 p m. at
Cro"roads Market & Bookstore,
610 Wesi Alabama The couple will
cop•<' of and read from their new bool
"And Sa> 111 to Joyce" (Doubleday,
S23 95. Hardbacl, 6/1195).
Deb Pnce and Joyce Murdoch are the
1 fir,r le\h1an couple to enter Amen·
can home' acros!!i the country cour·
tes) of daily ne11ospapcr. Through
Price'' a\Arard-wrnning "'eekly col·
umn new,paper rcaden d1\covered
an openl) le,l:uan column1q
inJCcllng a long -overdue gay per-
1;;pectn·e into main,tream Journal ·
"m Price and Murdoch"" new hook,
'And Sa) lit to Joyce," shares not
only 1he first ~O months of Deh"s col
umn and 1he stor) ol II• hir1h, hut tells
how the column " changtng hvcs by
lnockmg do"n barriers that set
people apart
Crossroads Markel & Boakslorc,
PFl.AG (Pare~IS and l·nend' o( I.es
h1ans and Ga)S) and l"hunder's
Mo u th P ress (New York) have also
an no unced tha1 au thor Robert Bern.
ste in will appear at spea k ing events
in Da llas and Hou\ton next week
T he'e event< mar k the rcle3'e ol
Berstein'' new hook "Straight Parcnt>
IGay Children -Keeping l'am·
11le< Together" (Thunde r 's Mouth
PreS<, $12 95, 203 page> , Trade
Paper, 611195). During h" appear ·
ance~, Bernstein will relate not only
how he and h1' family came to terms
with hi< daughter'' homo,exual·
Hy, but some of his own and others•
experience\ \\llh PFl.AG. an organ-
1zat1on that helps parents a'h1eve a
fuller undc"tand1ng and appreci
anon of human d1vers1ty
Berstein is a former supervising
attorney for the U.S. Depanment ol
Justice. as well a1.i law Professor tor
Southern Methodl\t lln1ver'1ty
Once president ul Pl LAG', Wash
ington, D .C Metropolitan Area
Chapter, he 1s no"' natrnnal \. ICe
president ol Pl•LAG and a lreelancc
wr11cr In lloustoq, he IS •chcduled
to speak on lhur<Jay June 29 , 7 00
p .m 11 Rerrng \lcmorial l nued
Methodist Church. 1~40 Harold
teleconference
findings in HIV
Interactive
explores new
1 research
(NEW YORK)-A free. live ln1erac11ve
video teleconference will be broad·
cast on Thur\day. June 29. between 6:00
p 111. and 8 30 pm. Eastern Time (5:00·
7 30 p m Central) 10 12 ci11es across
!ht U S , includrng llousion , 10 bring
people concerned with HIV up· to ·date
on the new underslanJing of how HIV
disease Jevelop' and what it means for
people 11\Jn~ "llh Ill\"
The vu.h~o tcleconterencc: v. ill pro
"1de interested 1nd1v1duah an inter
active sess on \lt-llh leading researchers
and community representatives
a~ they discus~ the 1mpl1cat1ons of
researi.:h puhltshcd rn Nature last JanU&
r) shn" mg that HIV. long-thought
to lie dormant in the trndy for years aher
1111cuion. Is actually engaged In an
all·uu1 haule with the body's immune
... ys1em almost from the moment of 1nfec
1100
1 We've gained a deepened apprec1·
a11011 ol how eftet:tively the twdy fights
Ill\"," said Dr Michael Saag. Associ
ale Prnfc,snr of Medicine and Infec ..
tiou' l)i\ca,es at 1he Un1versi1y of
Alahama at B1rm1ngham and a con-
1r1hu1ing author ot one of' lhe Nature
papers 'We need tu tale th1\ now rnfor
rna1ion and incorporate II in10 1he
strategics we use 10 treat people to
lccp the \ 1 us JI bay as long 3\ pO\SI·
hie"
lhc re'>e.uc.:hers 'ound 1hat m1ll1nn-, of
COJ'llCS of lllV are crca1ed every day.
and that 111 re:i:ponse. the body produces
approx1111atcly one hllllon new CD4
... ells dally tu combat the tnfcttion
Over time 1he virus wear' down 1he
Immune s)'!Hem to the Point where it can
no longer dfcc.:tively respond 10 HIV or
nlher 111fec11nns As a re\ult of these
J11Hl111g,. many rc,e;.trchcf\ now
believe that 'upprc\stng the amoun1 of
lllV 111 th< hody, or viral load. is critical
111 helping the hody hold off the virus for
ali long a'" po,sihlc
rhe format of the \ 1dco telccon
ference begin' ""ilh an ovcrv1e"" of lllV
pathogencs1' from Dr Saag a
rela1ed d1sc.:us,1on on the importance
ot the Jmount ot virus. or viral loJd. 1n
people wuh HIV from Dr Mark Holod·
niy of the VA Medical Center in Palo
Alto, CA. followed hy a Que>lion &
Answer session with auendees al the 12
111terac11vc sites
Following the Q&A \ess1on, prescntalions
wall be made by community
treatment advocates. inc.:luding Mo1-
'es Agosto of lhe National Mtnorit)
AIDS Council. 8111 Beh1m•n ol ACT UPI
Ne" Y<>rl, Marlin Delaney from Pro·
JCCI Inform and Gregg Gonsalves from
the Trcatmen1 Acuon Group , Panel d1scus\
ion \\.ill offer per\pecuves on
hov. the now 111format1on lmp<1cts the
management ot HIV Ano1her Q&A \CS
s1on ""'II be held after the community
f'lfcsen1at1ons
The teleconference \lies will open one
hour before 1hc teleconference \tans,
light refreshments will he \Crvcd at that
time Houston·, anterat:11ve confereni;
e slle will he at the Westin Galleria
llo1cl (Ballroom) 5050 Wt>! Alabama
Registration fur partic1·
pants will 1a~e place prior to the tclecon
terencc, from 4 00·5 00 p .m. Mode•a·
tors of the d1scu,\ion 111 Ilou'iton arc
Dr Joseph Ga1hc and Bart Loeser
The video teleconference 1s interactive
allowing members of the aud.
cnce' 10 a'k question\ and receive
answers from the panelists during the
broadcast l:ach Interactive \UC will
he h<hted h} a ph) s1c1an expert and a
community trea1men1 repre'"enta·
t1ve. In addi110n to Houston. telecon·
ference' '"" ht held 10 Atlanta, Bo, .
ion. Chicago Lo'" Angeles, M1am1.
Ne" Yorl. Ne.,ark. Philadelphia,
San l'ranc1'co. San Juan . and Wa>h·
111g1on OC The \'1dco 1elct:onference
i\ co· spon,ored hy the National Asso·
c1a1wn ol People wi1h A IDS. lhe
National Lc\bian and Gay Health As\O·
ciat1011. the National Minorny AIDS
Council and Project Inform and is supported
under an u1ues1ncted gr<1nt from
Burroughs Wcllcome Co
For add111nnal information con
tact 1he teleconference coordinarnr
al 1-800·555-9587
Anti-gay
attacked
Methodist
initiatives
at regional
gathering
TACOMA, Sunday, June 18 (AP)Two
anti-gay initiatives have been
reJecied hy the Pacific Northwest
Conference of the United Method·
JS! Church,
About 900 clergy and lay represent·
ativcs from Washington and northern
Idaho voted Saturday at the University
of Puget Sound lo oppose Ini·
ti111ve 166, which would bar schools
from portraying homosexuallty
as an acceptable l!fesiyle, and ln1 ·
liative 167, which would bar gays and
lesbian; from adop110g children or
becoming fo>ter parents .
If the measures are signed by enough
registered voters, the Legislature
would have the choice of enacting
them into law, rejecting them and
sending them to a vote of the people,
II"!"
1ll t 1ttttc t l •• r 1 tl• •
UUIO• •II;;, Ult u ,. .. •tll nu
or adopting alternatives and let·
110g voters choose between the originals.
the legislative ven1ons and
existing law.
"It's a civil rights issue:· said Tri
cia Schug, conference communica11ons
director. "The Un11ed
Methodist Church tries to be proactive
in social justice issues ."
Conference members also voted to
ask the church's national board to
change the Book of D1sc1phne, a sci of
gu iding principles which describe
the practice of homosexuality as
1ncompa11ble with Christian
teaching .
"We wan! to do away with the stale·
ment and uy we essentially don't have
enough 111format1on on the i§sue and
remain divided," Schug said
ll"!"1
1ll 1 1c 1 t 1 c1l1•r1tle1
ltUltl U~ UI U\1 II •f ti • Ill ltt)
HOUSTON VOICE I JUNE 23, 1995 21
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Virgil Burke
Candidate for Mr. IGRA 1996
Presents
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ENTREPENEUR'S FORUM
NATION/WORLD
Gay elected officials
briefed on AIDS panel
By RO'/ FOlJRNIER
FOR THE HOUSTON VOICE
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, June 13
(AP)- Aller angering gay-righi.
advocale\ by steering clear of a key
Supreme Court case. the Clinton
adm1n1\tra11on met with 45 homo·
sexual elected off1c1als Tut!sday
and prepared to announce a new pres·
1den11al AIDS panel.
The 30·member panel, wl11ch 1s IO be
made public Thursday, will be
charged with advising Clanton and
his ·\IDS policy director Pa1ric1a
S Heming, on how 10 support AIDS
research and care
At least su of the members arc ga).
and al least the same numlier are
ntcctcd w th the \'UUS that L;3USCS
AIDS, ao adm.n1strat1on of11c1al
~did
I he hcst known board nu!mhcr will
be Bob llauoy, the Whne llou e l1a1-
soq to the lnteuor Deparlment, saul
1he oft1c1al, who spoke on cond111on
of 1nonym11y lla11oy who 1s
1nte .. ed w11h Ill\, spoke al the 1992
Dcmocra11c r-..'at1onal Convention.
rht: elected ott1c1als were g 1ven an
alternoon ol hricfings on gay and
lesh1a11 issues by several senior
adm1111stra11on otticial,, 1nclucJ
1ng Donna Shalala, the secretary ot
health and human ~crv1ces: prc~1
dent1al aide George Stephanopoulos
and Wh11e Hou'e Coun'
el Ahner M1lva
fhe mecllng.:; were private hu1 an
adm1n1strat1on off1c1al sa id the
Jud1cncc grilled the speakers about
1he dec1s1on las1 week to keep out ol a
legal attack on a Colorado anti-gay
measure
Several of lhe elected otf1c1al'
e"prcs\eJ anger. said the off1c1al
\II-ho a11endcd the mecung But he said
the audience was generally rec.:cp·
tive and supportive of the admm1s
trat1on's overall efton to improve
gay rights and combat AIDS.
The Whue House hoped the briefings
and the panel will mollify AIDS advocates
in the wake of the decision 10
siay ou1 of 1he Supreme Courl f1gh1
Act Up. a militant group seeking a
cure for AIDS, called the panel a
"worthless comm111ee" and said in
a statement the appointments will
not "silence our demands for a Man
hauan-siyle pro1ec1 10 cure AIDS."
The admrn1qrat1on off1c1al said
the White llouse on I'hursday will
relealie the names uf 24 of the 30 hoard
members. rnclud1ng. Mary Bol
and of New Jersey director of the
Na11onal Pediatric and Family llIV
Resource Center at Ru1gers Un1-
vers ity -Dehra l;raser-How1c
preS1den1 of the Nallonal Black
Leadership Commission on AIDS
in New York -Kathleen Gerus of
M1ch1gan, memhcr ol the board of
the National Association of People
wnh AIOS -Dr R Scou Hill of Cali
forn1a, a tlireccor of Aids Project
Los Angele' anll co-chair ot the Gay
and Lcsh1an Victory I·und. Dr
Ale"andra Mary Levine of Cal1forn1a.
prolesso1 ol med1c1ne and
chief of hematology at the Un1ver
s1ty of Southern California School
of Med1c1ne -llenJam1n Schall of
California, executive direc1or
of the Gay and Lesbian Medical
A~~oc.:1a 1 1on -11 Ale:itan d er
Robinson of Washington. pres1-
den1 of the NatJOnal Task Force on
AIDS preven11on and a lobbyis1 for
the ACLU. Sand r a T hurman of
Georg ia. pas1 e:itecut1ve dircc1or
of AID A1lan1a, the Southeast's largest
and oldest commun11y ba~ed
AIDS service organ11a11on.-Jer·
emy Landau ol New Mexico, founder
of 1he Na11onal Rural Aid< Network.
Openly gay man to be ordained
zn United Church of Christ
OMAHA, Neb , Saturday. June 17
(AP)-A campus min1s1er who says he
has been openly gay since l 980 will be
ordained as a United Church of Chrisi
pastor.
Phil Owen, 43, is believed 10 be lhe
denominacion·~ first acknowledged
homo~cxual to be ordained in
Nebraska The ceremony was to take
place Sunday.
uwe knew this would be a ground
breaker.'' said the Rev_ Lee Milligan,
president of the Omaha Auociacion,
1he ordaining body comprised of 10
area United Church of Chrht congre·
gaiions. "lie will make a very good pas·
1or," Milligan said " ! am proud 10 have
him a< a colleague'"
Owen, a Lincoln native, is pascor at
Unned Christian Minis1r1es in lligher
Education. a ministry thal serves
s1uden1s and faculty al the University
of Nebraska at Omaha and NU's Medical
Center. The m1nisiry is supporied by
ChrJStian Church (Disciples of
ChriSI), Cnned MelhodiSI and Pres•
by1erian churches and the United
Church of Christ
Owen i> divorced and has an 18-year-old
daughter who lives with him and his male
partner of four years
Milligan, pastor at Arlington Community
Church, said Owen's ordination
is consi~tent with Scripture and
dcnominat1onal guidelines. The
church's General Synod in 1983 said
that sexual orientation h not a moral
issue and should not be grounds for denying
requests for ordination.
''Having that recommendation
from the synod, and finding no evidence
of promiscuity, we voted to
ordain Phil.'' Milligan said last week
"! believe God has called him to minis·
I try."
Owen said he fell called 10 1he mini51ry
in lhe lace 1980s He entered the Unued
Theological Seminary of the Twin
Cities in Minnesota in 1989 and grad·
uaied in 1992 Ile is a former Russian
linguist for the Air Force and a former
state Department of Social Services
caseworker and office services man·
ager in Omaha,
Owen holds a master's degree in edu·
cauon from the Universuy of Southern
California. His bachelor's
degree in French language and lilera·
cure is from NU'~ Lincoln campus.
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HOUSTON VOICE I JUNE 23, 1995 25
Pride weekend parties ... before and after the parade-festival
day! S443 was raised
for the Montrose
Clinic. But, this is
matched times 7, that
means $3101 was
raised!'!! Yeah
Team•! A special
thanks to Jim Grove for
his hearty donation•
Friday, June
23
The National
Leather Associa-tion:
Houston preRandy.
Del and Donna of the Ptt Patrol pou with Alvin Van SC n t S • " Hot Night
Black VII A Night in Black
Houston Soap
By CAROLYN ROBERTS
Hous1on Voic~/Houston
Happy Lesbian/Gay Pride!!
Past Events
This past Sunday, Spectrum '95
took place at the Astro Arena. There
was a business expo, art show,
entertainment, and the "Concert
of the Stars " We look forward to
1 Spectrum '96 on June I & 2 19961
Congratulations to the new Miss
Life Today. Houston's PWA Sweetheart
Brittany Paige and runner up
Sivi Ross This annual pride week
conte'1 was held last Sunday at E/
J ••
Congratulat1ons arc in order to
Mr. Oa Yohn, who •wept away the Mr.
Club 403 contest held at Club 403 on
June 17 Runner up was Mr. Adam A
··community Achievement
Award" was presented to Roxanne
Lee Love for her fund-raising
efforts! Keep up the good work girl'
Congratu la11ons to Cheryl
I.ankenship on winnrna the title of
Ms. Club 403!
What " the difference between a
"Daddy" and "Daddy-0?" Just ask
Daddy Mark aka Marlene of
Chances Sihe won the title of
"Daddy of Montrose" contest this
put Sunday of Mary's. Oh Daddy!
The New Mr. Vcnture·N '95 is Alan!
The runner is Don Welch! This contest
was held last Sunday at the Venture-
N. $200 was raised, with some
going to the Pride Committee of
Houston and some to the Lady Vic·
tor ia Lust PWA Holiday Fund!
Congrats all!
The 2 Dons (Don Gill and Don Dowden)
held a show at Chances last Sun-
The Colt 45 's ulebratt 19 years
Leather'" tonight at
the Vcnturc-N This is an official
pride week function! Sign up starts
at 10:00 p.m
"Celebri-tcase" tonight at Club
403 This week's talent include:
"Reba McEntire," "Donna Summer,"
and "Tina Turner." Don't
miss these fabulous "impersonators!"
The show starts at 10:30
p.m.
Heaven is hosting the "Ab so- 1
lutcly Fabulous" party tonight!
They will be showing clips from the
new season and giving a-way tshttts,
caps, buttons, books, and
much, much more
"Unchain'!" Trash disco IS the
sight and sound at Rich'> tonight!
Drag out your pla1form <hoes and
bell bottoms and dance the night
away!
Don (Schnauzer) Dowden is looking
for a hard time! You can find him
tonight behind the patio bar at the
Orazo'i River Bottom!
Saturday, June 24
The Rainbow Rangle" guest bartend
on the patio of the Brazos River
Bottom tonight' Waltz over and say
II i !
Don Gill and FIST (Females in
Search of Trouble) present· "Hot
Leather Night" tonight at the Venture
N This is a fundraiscr for the
Loving Arms Foundation and the
FIST Titleholder's Travel Fund
There will be entertainment and
demo's and fun! Be there by 9;30 p.m.
to get a good scat!
The Montrose Counseling Center's
MS!. Softball team is washing
cars and !ruck today at Gentry from
11 :00 a.m to 4:00 p.m For only $7
you can get both inside and outside
done . Don't forget to wander inside
to enjoy power hour
prices from noon unril
5'.00 p m
fherc is a "PrcP
arade" show and
party at Club 403
tonight <taring at
9 00 p m.
Get oul your rain·
coats and rubbers'
Marlene of Chances
and Nick ot Charlie's
will bring out •The
Luge" again this
weekend! This thing
is so cool! They take a
300 lb . block of ice and
carve out a groove
down the middle.
Then, a specially
trarncd bartender
will pour one of your
favorite shots down
the groove• It is a great
way to cool down and enjoy your
favorite shot at the same time!
Brittany Paige is your hostess
tonight for the Super Saturday
Show at E/J 's This week's talent
includes: Tara Dion-Mi" E/J's
'95, Chevelle Brooks-Miss Gay
Houston at LARGE and LaWanda
Jackson-Miss Texas National. The
show starts at II :00 p.m
Ean's Cabaret is JUSt for ladies on
Saturday nights! Super <cxy topless
female dancers arc on stage and
up close for your cnioymcnt Ean's
is located at 112 Travis. Cut the coupon
on page 7 to get in free• If you are
taking a group, call 227-0505 and
reserve special tables!
Wayne Gray tickles the ivories
every Saturday at the BriarPatch!
Sunday, June 25
PARADE
PARADE
PARADE .. PARADE.
PARADE 2:00 P.M.
Club 403 has cold beer to go today
before, during, and after the
parade
The Venture-N will be serving a
"Pre-Parade" brunch today starting
at 10:00 a.m. with food, SI Screws
and Bloodys until 2 00 p.m.
Chances is opening up the beer garden
today for the parade "Painted
Ladies" will be serving cocktail<
and beer, wnh all of their Ups gomg to
the Montrose Clinic Bleacher
seats will be anilablc for S7.50
with eve ry penny {)f that going to the
Montrose Clinic. This <ounds like a
great way to enjoy our parade! If you
would like more info. call Chances ar
523 7217. Also, before and after the
parade, Susan Masar and the 13 Hour
Pride Band will be on stage'
After the parade
PridcFcst '95 is the place to be'
If you can't stand the heat, head over
to Gentry Starting at 6·00 p m
they will be showing tht> year's
parade in cool comfort, on the t\
screens.
EIJ 's is having a star studded
show, featuring the "E/J's Royalty"
with special guests. Vanessa
Raye and Catia Lee Love Show umc 1s
8:00 p .m
J.R 's is hosting the "Absolutely
Fabulous" party! There will be a
give-aways galore, clips from the
show, and tons of fun!
Super Sexy porno star Lex Baldwin
will be displaying h1> talents
tonight at Heaven. The sights start at
11;00 p m
The Pre-Parade Party. Inc. will be
havrng a "post" parade party at the
Vcnture-N from 5;00 p.m. to 8·00
p.m. There will be pfingcr pfoods,
pfun, pfncnds! Sl.50 well and beer,
with a suggested S5 donation to
PWA Charities!
The Brazos River Bottom and Virgil
Burke, Candidate for Mr. IGRA
presents. "TGRA Celebrates Gay
Pride As We Show Freedom," a benefit
show for TGRA (State) . Join Bill
Havard and the Staff for one heck of a
show starting at 8 00 p.m.
Lip-smackin' BBQ wall be served
this afternoon at the ToyBox They
also hne open pool tables all day'
Monday, June 26
Honky Tonk nights arc al Gentry
tonight and tomorrow• Geniry bas
open pool tables and Juke box, and
great drrnk specials My favorite 1s
the $2 Cuervo shot special' Go Ftg·
ure' They also offer 75 c schnapps'
Synd1ca1ed journalist Deb Pr cc
and her lover Joyce Murdoch will
read from and sign copies of "And
Sa)' Hi to Joyce" tonight al Cros>·
roads ~1arkcts and Bookstore A
free reception ,. ill follow Cross
roads is located at 610 W Alabama.
Call 942-0147 for mere info.
Clubber ' night at Pac1f1c Street!
Wear your Club Colors OR show your
recent P3> .iub from a local bar or res
taurant and get in free• The doors
open at 9;00 p m
Clint is still domg 111 He 1s still playing
the song< you want to hear al the
BriarPatch'
The Ripcord has a cash pool tour
nament tonight at 8 00 p.m. There i'
a S3 buy-in and the bar matches the
pot! Chalk up your cue!
The ToyBox is hosting the "Miss
Southeast Te~a. Pageant"
tonight Thi< is a regional contest
If you would like more information,
please call 529-3367
The Montrose Mining
has "Pride Bust• ' The ·r---'~~-----------------
beer is cold and cheap!
SI dome\11c long
necks or S2 optional
buy-in and 50c refills of
Miller I.He Draft on the
patio!
"Loading Dock, The
Party '95" at Pac1f1c
Street hosted by the
National Leather
Association ·Hous ton
The doo" open
nght after the parade!
'Nellie Ribbons"
Encore Party is tonight
at Rich's. The doors
open at 7 00 p. m EPIC
recording star Roz·
alla will be on stage
later in the evening' Hue"s looking at yoa, Jod)'
26 HOUSTON VOICE I JUNE 23, 1995
More upcoming events, birthdays and anniversaries, weekly dirtvine
Jay do )'OU havt! a nt!w tirl/rund'
(HOUSTON SOAP, continued from
preceding page)
' Tuesday, June 27
It b week #7 in the search for new talent
at EIJ 's
J R .'> Bar and Grill has a super drink
special tonight. SI domestic longnecks
all night long! A great way to
beal tbe Texas Heat! Also at J.R's
tonight, KOFI takes the stage at II :00
p.m. and grab for cash is at midnight!
Marci "and the Raelets" are the
line-up tonight at the BriarPatch'
Wednesday, June 28
Hot nights and hot boys at Gentry
tonight The weekly male strip contest
starts at !LOO p.m With the rising
heat outside, 11 will be hot, hot,
hot, inside at Gentry!
'Bear of the Month" contest is
tonight at the Montrose Mining
Company. This monthly contest is
sponsored by the Mine, Don Gill's
Studio 911, and Leather Forever.
The contest starts at 10:00 p .m. Be
sure to enJOY the S 1 domestic longoecks
all night' There is free pizza on
the patio at midnight'
Cy Brinson delights you with music
and song at the BriarPatch tonight!
Thursday, June 29
The weekly talent search hosted by
Roxanne Lee Love at Club 403 starts
at 11 ·00 p m. If you want to be in the
show, be there for sign up by 10:00
p .m.
Robert Bernstein, author, will be
at Bering Memorial United Meth·
odist Church tonight at 7 :00 p.m. to
speak and sign copies of "Straight
Parents/Gay Children
." For more information,
call 942-0147.
Wayne Gray pulls up the
piano bench tonight at the
BriarPatch.
The Club Houston and
Pacific Street have
teamed up to bring you
''SEXX 1 " Show your
Club Houston card, or
any other valid gym card
and get in free . There is
good " SEXX ' at Pacific
street and the Club Houston!
:-:ancy (Bite Me1) Ford is
on stage tonight at Ms
B's Safer Se< for Lesbians
is the topic of the
night! Stop in and hear
how only Nancy can tell
you the safest way to enjoy someone
else'< body'
Other Important Stuff
Book your French Quarter Reservations
NOW for Southern Decadence
(Sept. 1-4). Call (504) 523-
1246
"Miss Saigon" opens at Jones Hall
on July 16. Order your tickets now by
calling 629-3700
"Angels in America" has been
extended thru July 9. Call 228-8421 to
1 reserve tickets!
Attention Coupon Clippers• El
Palacio has a coupon on page 9, Cafe
Brasil on page 13, Aphrodite Salon
on page 29, Ean'• on page 7 and Bistro
224 on page 7. Cut these out and stick
'em in your wallet. Use them when
spending your gay dollars!
The BriarPatch really will "save
you money" with domestic beer and
all well drink prices at $I 50 daily
until 5 ;00 p m. The Summer dulldrums
have not hit the BriarPatch,
they have top talent lined up nightly
Sing, laugh. cruise, play pool, and
even score at the BriarPatch, as they
do it hve , .. . every night!!!
Plan for the 4th! The Club Houston is
having a great weekend party!
Birthdays And Anniversaries
Happy Anniversary to Jerry and
Chris of the Texas Riders! 2 years and
still going!
Happy Anniversary to Jessi (Pot
Pie) and Jimmy!
Happy Birthdays to: The Houston
Voice Editor-Sheri Cohen DarL---------------------
bonne, Sid Stevens, and
Alan Bour1tou (/oundtr!dirtetor) and Ray Hr/I
(prtsldtnt) at Sptetrum ·95
Bobby Fife . If you would
like to send a greeting to
someone, please feel
free to call me @ 529-
84901
Rodent Droppings
Disclaimer, disclaimer'
This part is not
news, just stuff 1 over·
hear, find written on
bathroom walls or my
spies fax to me! l take no
responsibility on ver·
1fytng facts, or doing
the things a REAL
reporter would do, I just
print what I hear' I know, I
know, I'm just a witch with
a poison pen and a com·
puter'
My-o-my the
little rodents
have been
fiesty this
week! Laser
Wizard and I
have been
sooo busy that
the little
critters
spent 2 days in
their cages'
I ' ll never do
that again! It
took them days
to calm down! I
>eraped the
cage and found
the flowing
informa·
tion l guess
Harvey and
Ratrat get
"out" when
I ' m at the
office, hang
around Gay/
Kurr, Char/rt, Richard and Davrd ctltbratrng tht 17th
anniversary . at tht Mint
Lesbian places and eavesdrop! Bad
Rats! I wonder if they want me to get
them on the payroll of the Houston
Voice?
Jessica (Hangs at EIJ ' s and Gentry)"
What's this I hear about you
starting a drag queen taxi? Why did
your husband want to bring you home
motor oil and condoms?
Paivi · Who 1s this John Gonzalez
you spend so much time with? Is he a
stud? Won't Jack be Jealous?
Roxanne Lee Love : 1' 11 true?
Enquiring minds want to know if you
will be the next " diva" of the public
access TV?
Ken Brown (Alternative Visions)
Such a butch haircut! And . What is
Vertigo? Trust me, you can't get 11 by
having unsafe sex!
Armand (Chances): Honey, you
change jobs as often as I change ear- 1
rings! Good luck at Chances! Look out
for that mean "Daddy," slhe has a low
tolerance for Southern Comfort!
Rita Blvd. I hear you caused a riot at
the last shoe sale at Neiman's . I
know, but really girl, screaming out
"those are mine .. . you 'II never get
your hooves into those pumps" over
the loud speaker is just a bit inappro·
priate for Neiman's!
Doc Nowlin: Did they get your name
plate properly installed on the door
of room 43 at Richmond News? Also,
is it true that all of your softball players
had to schedule personal inter-whore
working for you a boy
named Sue, that's Tommie Sue•
Don (Schnauzer) :! hear you can get
more than just a haircut at your
house! Talk about full service•
Randy McCarble (MCC Softball
Team) : No matter what Doc Nowlin
tells you, she IS eligible for Social
Security!
Miss Alabama (BRB) What do you
call a 3 way, .precious?
Cums (Cousins) . Is it true that you
haven't had it in sooooo long that you
don't know which hole to plug your
cable into? But really.. calling
Steve (BRB) for advice!
Pearl: I hear you give haircuts at the
BRB. What do you charge . . . a trip to
the dumpster?
Eric (Hangs at BRB): I hear you went
to Pacific Street to find a man, but
picked up your x-husband instead!
d' Artagnan You are a slut!
Marlene (Chances): Won the title.
lost the beard! Did you wake up feel -
ing like you had been sleeping in the
back of a pick-up truck?
Thumper (ToyBox): We have given
you a new name, Thumper-a -natorl
Lee Davis (MSL) How did you break
your arm? I hear you were trying to
slide in to home bar stool. . not home
base!
David (Ripcord): OK, I guess it was a
4x4 not a 2-2' I hope there was enough
left of the tu-tu to cover your hiney!
See ya at the parade!
Huggs and kisses
1 Cuervolyn
views in above·mentioned room?
Keith (TGRA) I hear you have created
a new designer cocktail. V and V.
That is Vodka and Vel- ----------------
1 veeta wnh a foreskin
garnish'
Dwayne (hangs at the
ToyBox) : Ju•t what did
you and that banana do in
the pool?
Tim (SOJOUrns)· What
is the name of your new
hair tonic? Duayne ' s
Butt Butter? It sure
gives you a nice bounce I
Bill Havard (BRB) .
You flew all the way to
Nashville to get some
bro chures for Jeff
(ToyBox)? You must
want in his britches real
bad" Also, I hear you
I were rntroduccd at the
Mayflower Madam ..
because you have one
Navy drops efforts to
discharge lesbian reservist
By E LLEN KNIC KMEYER
FOR THE HOUSTON VOICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Saturday, J une 17
(AP)-This year's gay and lesb ian
parade will have an extra special meaning
for Navy Lt. Cmdr. (Select) Zoe Dunning.
"I'm looking forward to marching
... without fear of looking over my
shoulder," Dunning, a lesbian
reserve officer, said Friday in announcing
that the Navy has dropped
efforts to discharge her
"From this day forward, I serve as an
open lesbian in the U.S. military,
with the military's condonemcnt;'
she said at a news conference two days
before the city's parade
The Navy followed the recommendation
of a hearing tribunal, which
voted unanimously in December to
keep Dunning despite her disclosing
her sexual orientation at a 1993
rally.
The Navy's two·paragraph letter
informed her that "your administrative
separation case proceedings
are closed, and you will be retained in the
Naval Service."
All record of naval prosecutors'
efforts to obtai |
