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SEPTE M BER 1 B. 1 998 www . h ousto n voice.com
Growing old together
Retirement
communities
under
development
for older gays
by GIP PLAS rm
E' crvont net ds soi::
\\hen• to retire, but 'or
r.: ny gny nnd lcsbrnr
sen10r the trnd1tional
options simply don t "ork
C'oupl<'s who have been
bgt!her for ~ears could be
forced to go 111to th• closet 1f
tht'"y t "'lh r trnd1t1on.ll r tin
nu nt commurut1cs and if
nu mg home c.m• 1s needed
for c1thc• of tlw part1wr•
tht• couple could ht' forn·J to
fl p 1r •h or lw nhout tht•tr
ri•latwnsh1p.
Smet• a baby boomer turns
50 cwry 7.6 scconrls, 11ccordmg
lo govt•rnment stnt1sticM,
morP nnd mon• gay and lcs·
l.1hlfl Jll' 1p)e fnct._• ugmg ISSUt'S
cvl'ry day. Older g •Y• und
l<'•lnnns fac1 chnlH nges that
young1•r g.1ys don't have to
face and gay nnd ksbinn
emors fncr challenges that
older strmght pt•op. don't
fart e1th1 r
Cny and k~brnn seniors
arc findmg that SOCll'I} 1s
ogl!111t, th.it tlwy havP fi.•w
plact.•s to nu et cnch ot lwr
und that "" they ag1" th<•re
mav be no plac.:p for th t•m to
go that und1·r•tands the
vahll' of tlw1r n·l.1tion•h1ps
und rcoJll'dS tlw1r d1·sire to
still be part or the gay com·
mun.ty.
See RETIREJ page 4A
Old lesbians: Houston residents Chmf<>tte Ave!}' and partner
Arden Eversmeye' members of Old Lesb1.Jns Orgamzmg for
Change. work to empower lesb1 ns to onfront ageism P/loto
by Matthew A Henmo
Working to empower aging lesbians
by GIP PLASTER
Houston's ArdPn ~;wrsnwyer
1s an old lesbmn.
Ev!'rsmcyn and hE·r p.1rt
ncr C'h:irlotte A\E•ry, likP
othor memb<'ro of Old
l...c,:hmns Orgnruz1ng for
Change (OLCll'l, prefer to Ix•
ca.lied old rath1·r than older
•·our concern 1s not 111,•mg,
it's uge1sm." ~aid Evcrsmt•ycr
th1• organizations co-coordinator
'Old hi" come to mean
such rlrcadful thm!,'S."
Through other Ol'J,'llmza
t1on' like the National Gnv
and uo;bmn 'fa.,k Foret• und
th<' Presidmt's C'omnuSl'ion on
•\;,0111:, OLOC work, to t'ln·
front tgt 'l"'nt 111 t:ocil'tV. lt docs·
n't han• nwf'tini..rs or S<x.:inl
gathl'rllll,'"S, ulthc1ugh locnl
groups of tlw llouston-bascd
organizatmn t•x1~t m 1<irnd l ,
~t'W York, ?\.hnne:-;ota,
C 1hfomia and Texas, among
other pince:;.
The group says its goal is
to empower old lesbians to
confront ageism and to
mak<' th1 m>elve,; a Vbible
force w1th1n their own com·
mu111ty and a shapmg force
for women's issues
:\!embers of OLOC hke to
be called old beca.use they
nre attempting to rccla11n
the term m much the samt•
way some have tned to
recia11n the pmk triangle,
once a symbol of Nazi
opprcsswn, as a symbol for
t lw lt•sb1an and gay commuruty,
organiz('rs said
"Soc1el} calls us old
bl'l1ind our backs while it
cull:; us older to our face1'i,"
See OLD/ page 4A
Frances slants
AIDS shelter
Donations needed to
reopen emergency
shelter for
HIV-positive men
by MATTHEW A HENNIE
Some $10,000 may h recd
ed to rec.pen one of ttie city s
only AIDS emerge cv shelters
after henvy damage mfl1cted
by Tropical Storm Fr nces
caVl'd m the roof J ~lo,ed
th fnc1hty la t week
Hcav} rams collapsed part
ofthl' root and rOO<! d much of
the two-story housu early on
Sept 11 as Frances pumml'led
Houston, causmg scwre floodng
and nn estimated 23 w. J.
hon m damngc Ill Harn'
Countv, officmls said.
"The house was creaking
and groanmg," sa d Matt
Lockhn, exc utive director and
ont ofth1• founders of the fac1l
1ty at lli Tuam. "We were up
.lock m the mornmg
\\Ith buckets tnmg to mm1·
m.zc the d.J ~e •
The fac1hty ca.n h~t. e 1x
HIY-pos1livt• males for up to
90 days as II. uston's only
same-dav-untry AIDS c·mc rger.
cy shelter, Locklin aid
But the storm mag h s
forced him to c e the dot.
for H \\U K
Hem) r n flood~ a ccond·
f' oor bcdroo , d ffice nd
r med so furn t.irc and
equ1pm nt Lock! n sa.d
Ir ur.ince ma' pav some of
the repair costs, "htch could
,trctch to 10,000, but the
'helter needs immediate 11ss1stance
to rclocalP residents nnd
begin repa rs, he smd
A plastic tarp coH•rs the
damaged roof while yello"
caution tape 1s draped aero s
μarts f the fnohty t \\Urn f
the damage The ram ca ved tn
a flat portion c.I the h~....,e
See SHELTER/ page 6A
Closed: Hoavy rams pounded the city's only same-day·entl}' AIDS
emergency shelter, forr:mg execu/1ve dlfector.Matt Locklin to close the
fac1/l/y until up to $10,000 m repalfs can be completed -Photo by
Ma/thew A. Henme
Tip cards to help police with hate crimes
by MATTHEW A HENN!.
Ilouston's f1 300 pohcc officers will
oon b(' ~armt d \\1th blue rcsourcP
cnrds 111 .mother st1·p •n th1• city's fight
nga&nf't h .. 1tt1 cnnws, officials said
Thur day
Thl' four nch by two md1 c.1rd
t1tl1•d Hutt• Cnnw How you been
n v1thm''"' h~t th<' pohcl' dt.·1mrt
mont's :l 1 hour Hult- Crnnes llothne
INSIDE:
nnd n•sources for ,·1ct11ns, suC'h as tht..
:\lontros<• Couns1•ling Center nnd
Texas Human Rights Foundation
Some 10.000 curds nrt' being dist rib·
uted to police offil'crs. subst:itwns and
l'ommunity outlets throughout
Houston, inrludmg tlw pohco storefront
on \Vt•!=;tht•Jml'r nc.lr ~tontrosc,
said l.t :\lark Ei><'nmun. hnte cmnes
coordinator for thl' Houston Police
Domestic
Viole n ce
l'ohn• c/1ll'/
/ollou·~ t/Jro1.1(/II
on 1111pro1 l(•n1, ·11ts.
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readily
ha\'e access
to re~uurces
that \\ould
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v1ct1ms,•
Eisenman smd
Thursday
"Crime v1ct1ms
nre certainly
trau"Il:It'Zcd but
the traumat1zamcrcased
w,th hate
Better
H ealth
\\armu1g up
key lO S!ICC('SS
in workouts.
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AIDS leaders to be honored
Thre Houston leaders m the fight
against AIDS will be honort•d by n
Washington, D.C.-based advocacy and
pohcy grcup on Sept 24.
Businessman Jack>on Hicks, state
Rep. Garnet Coleman ,md Chase Bank
of Texas will be honored by AIDS
,\ct10n, a group that represents some
3,200 AIDS service providers H!TO>S
the countrv.
"As llo~ston has becoml' a trug1c
n<'W epicenter of the AIDS Pptdl'mtc,
local leadership responded swiftly and
e'Tect1vcly, said Darucl Zmgale AIDS
Action's executive director "We arc
proud to honor these t hrce leaders not
only for their fight against AIDS 111
Houston, but for setting a nat1011nl
example for individual and corporate
respons1b1hty."
The AIDS Actwn Houston
Leader.hip Awards will be held Sl'pl.
24 at the Houston Junior L<'agm',
1811 Bnar Oak Lane, at 8 p.11'
Anniversary: Dozens of people were on
hand for tho 10/h anniversary colebrar1on
of The Assistance Fund. which helps
guarantee medical care for HIV-pos1t1ve
patients through its offices at 1116
Jackson Blvd A 10th anniversary gala is
planned for Oct. 18. For more mformatron.
call 713-529-4788. -Photo by
DaltonDeHatt
Local musicians host AIDS
benefit for Berin~
Several live bands will perform during
a benefit for th(• BPnng
Commumty Service Foundation on
Sept. :.!3 nt 8 p.m. Performers mcludc
Chlormc. Rose Bud, Senator Gravity,
Tr1ppstrokc and Shella :\lnrshnll
Band The benefit will b<• held nt
Instant K.irma, 1617 R1,hmond,
Tickets nre '7.
"This c\'l'nt is designed to takl' the
prcvC'ntwn nwssagc where 1t io most
needed - to young adults who thmk it
Clifton Hazelwood Bradley Jr.
can't happpn to them," ,;aid event
organizer Samantha Wilcox ofSt•n.ltor
Gravity. •with all the publicity surrounding
treatment advanct•s, then• IS
u very dangl'rous nnd growing P<'rcept10n
that HIV 1s controllnbl!• and for
some ('Ven curable We havl' to
courter this perception or we stand to
:ose !mother gt•rwrat10n to this disease
For mon 111form.1t10n, call 713 521
8494.
Benefit: More than $4. 100 was raised for
the Houston Buyers Club durrng a benefit
at Bnck's II on Sept 6. orgamzers said
Fred Walters (left), executive dtrector of
the Buyers Club. accepts the proceeds
from Don Giii of Don Gill Productions.
which orgamzed the event, along wrth
Buddy Buckley The Buyers Club provides
nutrrt1onal supplements at wholesale
prices to assist people with chrome
illnesses. such as AIDS.
Birthday bash planned for
state House member
Retired Army Col Margan•tht•
Cammcrmcyer, om• of a handful of
openly lesbian cund1datt•s for
Conb'T('"s, is sch('dul<•d to appear at
the annual birthday
hash for state
Rc.p. Debra
Dan burg (D
Houston I
!Ji strict 137
•ncludes part8 of
hN1vtly gay
:\lontrosc. State
House 8peuk<•r
Tom t.nncy 1s ulso
scheduled to
attend. The Sept
24 event will hi'
held at Amazon
2050 AD., :J7.1!i
Cammermeyer:
Congressional candidate
to VIS/I
Houston Sept. 24
Grc<•nbriar at 6: :JO p.m. For morn
informatron. mll 71:!-523-3272.
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OBITUARY
Clifton Bradley Hazelwood ,Jr, rlll'd on Sept. 12 from complicat1ons
due to AIDS. lfo was 36
1
A nntive of Fort Dix, New ,Jersey, llazl'lwood, a thespian,
art promot(·r and volunteer. hv<'d in Houston for 10 years. IIP
was best known for his 111volvement in the nrts and Day
Without ArVWorld AIDS Day.
Chnon 1s surviwd by partner Robert Barber; grandmother Ethd G
'lbompson of Panama; father Clifton B. Hazelwood Sr ol San Antomo; and siblmi,'S
the Rev. Carmen Sullemun-Stubbs of X cw York City, Js.uno A I fowlwood of Clear
Lake. James n. Hazlewood of San Diego. and :\farin Wilhan1s of San Antonio.
In heu of flowers, donat10ns arc accepted 'It The Center for AIDS, P 0. Ilox
66306. Houston. 'Ihas 77266.
A memorwl scn•ice will he p/cinned at Rothko Chapel. For mor~ 111formatio11,
call 7 l:J·.52?.1:1219.
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Local News Voices & Echoes Book Review
page 2A-7A pages 19A-20A page 28
NaUonal News Classlfleds Horoscope
page 11A-14A pages 118-128, page 78
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RETIRE/ from page 1A
Heterosexuals can turn to a variety
of retirement communities - groups
of houses, apartments and nursing
home facilities that offer aging people
the services they need as they grow
older - but until recently, nothing
like that has existed for older gays and
lesbians.
Traditional communities and their
staffs may not be sensitive to gay and
lc,bian issues, and they certainly
aren't likely to encourage residents to
be open and honest about their onentatJon.
In addition, seniors, like everyone
else, often want to be around others
who arc like them.
Several organizations are now work·
ing to create retirement centers for
our often-overlooked elders.
Our own town
"We've all sat with friends and
talked about what we arc going to do
when we get older," said Peter
Lundberg, a San
Francisco-based
financial planner
who is planning
two communities
called Our Town
in California.
Lundberg 1s
also considering
two options for
the design of the
community. One
would be made up Lundberg:
of urban residen· Planning two
t1al buildings retlfement commu-w1th
an incorpo· nit1es m Cahfom1a
rated a.'sisted·liV· for gays. lesbians
mg facility and
would be either
newly built or a renovation of an ex1"tmg
property.
The other would be more of a resort·
like community with a commercial
core and a pedestrian-oriented square.
Townhouses and detached homes
would radiate from this central bus1·
ness area. Balconies and patios would
overlook the act1V1ty.
But Lundberg said it could be five
years or more before one of his project:;
1s ready for use.
"The development process is a very
lengthy and llme-consum1Dg one," he
said. California regulations require
zoning and environmental reviews,
among other th1Dgs lfo said the pro·
JCCt could be accelerated tf existing
fac:ht1es are found that can be converted.
Aging gays respond
More than 1,200 people have
responded to Lundberg's survey to
detcrmlDe the exact needs withlD the
community. From that 1Dput, he has
developed some conclusions about
what gays and lesbians considering
retirement want.
He 1s not surpnsed to find that
although most want a community that
is gay developed and gay managed,
some don't want an exclusively gay
retirement community - more than
90 percent of the people he surveyed
do not want an exclusrvely gay community.
He says this is probably because of
the "Stonewall factor.• Seniors who
grew up before the not at Stonewall
Inn that began the openness of the
lesbian and gay nghts movement are
less likely to be out than those who
have grown up smce. L1v1Dg m an all
gay retirement community would
mean everyone would know they are
gay.
In addition, <ome older people who
grew up in times when there was no
gay community enjoy 1Dteract1on with
straight people Surveys have also
shown that many seniors would prefer
a community that also 1Dcludes
younger pt.'Ople.
Lundberg said that while our community,
like society as a whole does
COV E R STORY
Home sweet home: Retlfed psychology professor 811/ Laing has invested some
$650.000 ma Palmetto, Flonda retlfement community for gays and lesbians. The threephase.
22 acre pro1ect already lf>eludes five homes.
sometimes discriminate against its
older members, gays and lesbians
have a unique perspective on end-oflife
issues.
"Within the general population,
there 1s a great deal of denial about
the agmg and dying process," he said.
"In contrast. the gay population has
dealt with death. Many of us have
been caretakers for friends in their
dymg process."
That means that, ID general, gays
and lesbians have faced the issues of
failing health and ag1Dg at an earlier
age.
"Younger gay populatioM - age 45
to 55 - overwhelmingly embrace
hav1Dg assisted living and nursing
home facilities. They're concerned
about who wtll be there for them during
this inevitable life process," he
s1ud.
Under construction
Lundberg was inspired to begin
worklDg to create Our Town about five
years ago when he read a brief paragraph
in the Wall Street Journal about
Bill La1Dg, a Florida man who was
already working to create a gay and
lesbian retirement community.
La1Dg, a retired psychology professor.
recently opened the Palms of
Manasota. He has invested about
$650,000 of his own money, partly
inherited from an aunt. Work has now
started on the fifth home of the three·
phase project. Plans call for the com·
munity to accommodate 240 people on
22 acres.
"I had planned to have ten homes in
by the first of the year, and so far we're
on <chedule," Laing said. "We're just
domg great. The sites are finished and
ready for more homes."
Phase one of Laing's project calls for
21 homes built upon purchase and
designed pnmanly for younger
retirees. Later, phase two will include
44 apartments, and phase three will
be an assisted-living facility that can
accommodate 45 people.
Associating retiring gays
In California, Veronica St. Claire
and her partner Mary Thorndal began
the Gay and
Lesbian
Association of
Retiring Persons
(GLARPJ two and
a half years ago as
the gay version of
the American
Association of
Retired Persons, a
powerful group
that offers consumer
discounts
for older people
and 1s a strong lobbylDg
force ID government.
GLARP now has
more than 1,000
Thomdal: Helped
start the Gay and
Lesboan AssoaatJOn
ol Rebnng Persons.
wfllCh lllCludes
more than 1.000
members
members, and, ID response to its members,
the organization is focusing on
creating a retirement facility.
St. Claire said that many people she
has encountered since co-founding
GLARP are people in their 40s and
50s who are con-cerned
about
growing older,
especially given
the current conservative
shift in
the political climate
and the mixing
of religious
zealots with conservative
politicians.
They also St. Claire:
want a community Members of
where thev can national group m
feel safe. ·
G L A R p s Texas want thelf
research, hkc own retlfement
Lundberg's, shows community
that the communi-ty
should not be 100 percent gay.
In addition, St. Claire said many
gay and lesbian people are concerned
about their future since they don't
have children or relationships with
their family.
"The whole idea is that when mom
starts to feel she can't take care of the
house anymore, then the kids make
the decisions about what will happ<•n
to her," she said. But people with no
children arc afraid no one will be there
to make the decisions for them, and
thev would rather be in control of their
ow~ fate anyway, she said.
St. Claire and Thorndal are considering
a project ID Cathedral City, near
Palm Springs, among other locations
m California.
More options
Other options for gay and lesbian
retirees are developing, too.
St. Claire says that while they are
focusing on creating a community in
California first, they have already
been approached by a west Texas
landowner. And most of the organiza·
tion's Texas members say they are not
planning to leave the Lone Star State
when they retire.
"We have a good number of Texan
members and they all want to retire in
Texas, so there will certainly be someth1Dg
happening there in the future
smce there is that amount of interest,"
St. Claire said
Other retirement communities are
planned ID Boston, Prov1Dcetown and
New York City, as well as add1t1~nal
projects ID California and Florida
Some lesbian seniors are finding a
home in Apache Junction, Arizona.
Amsterdam Holland has seven onebedroom.
c1t;-subsidized apartme!'ts
for older gays and lesbians, accord1Dg
to Lundberg, that adjOID an assisted.
living facility. Those . apartments
already have a long wrut1Dg hst. Other
European options also exist.
OLD/ from page 1A
OLOC's brochure says. "We refute the
lie that it is shameful to be an old lesbian."
"We name ourselves old lesbians
because we no longer will accommodate
language that implic.; ID any way that
old means inferior," the brochure continues.
"We call ourselves old with pride. In
doing so, we challenge the stereotypes
directly. Thus, we empower and change
ourselves, each other and the world.•
OLOC publishes a quarterly newsletter
available by subscription.
Membership is limited to lesbians age 60
and over, although they have supporters
who are younger, Eversmeyer said. The
group also publishes a book called
"Facilitator's Handbook: Confronting
AgeL'm for Lesbians 60 and Over" The
group's next conforcnce is in San
Francisco in the summer of 1999.
Eversmeyer said the group wants to
change the belief within the lesbian
community that young is good and old
is bad She says that might help society
mirror others around the world.
"We're the only c1v1lized culture ID
the world that doesn't revere old people,"
Eversmeyer said.
For more i11formatwn about Old
Lesbians Organizing for Change, write
P.O. Box 980422, Houston, Thxas 77089.
Resources
Our Town
415-566-4100
www.ourtownvillag1·s.com
P alms of Ma na sota
941-722-5858
www.prideworks.com/palms.htm
Gay a n d Lesbia n A~soc i ation
of Retiring P e l"90n•
310-966-1500
www.glarp.org
Ame rican Soci<'ty on Aging's
Lesbia n and Gay Aging
Issues Network
www.asag1Dg org/lga1D.html
Pride Senior Network
www.pndcspmor.org
Other communities
Herl.and Ot•v<'lopment
212-989-3573
( Planmng a commumty fo
lesbian seniors )
Metroplitan Community
Homes Betty Ped e r son
P.O. Box 642153
San Francisco, Calif. 94109
(Non-profit organ1zat1011
planmng to build affordable
senior housing 10 northern
California.)
Rainbow Garde n s Assis ted
Living Homes
970-385-4090
www.rainbow-gardens.com
(A planned assisted-living
community.)
The Resort on Car efree
Boulevard
Fort Meyers, Fla.
800-326-0364
www.resortoncb.com
(A vacation and n·ltrement
community for lesbians. Now
open. Homes und RV sites for
sale and rental. Clubhouse,
tennis courts, putt1Dg greens
and lakes.)
Wo rld's Edge Springs
Edneyv1lle, N C.
704-68.5-9673
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shght increase in reported hate crimes
for the first six months of 1998,
despite an eight perct•nt drop m overall
violent crime in Houston
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by race, religion, disability, ethnicity
or sexual orientation during the first
half of the year, compared to 16 during
the same penod last year.
Four of the 20 hat(' crimes targeted
gays and lesbians, compared to five
last year oflicmls said. Hut even with
small numbers of reported hate
crimes, nct1v1sts and counselors have
said most go unreported. And violent
attacks are still common in Houston,
they said
In Apnl • .\tayor Lee Brown opened a
24-hour hotline (713-308-87371,
appointed a hate cnmes coordinator
and pledged more training for the
city's police force to mcn•ase aware·
ness about hate crimes.
Because of the effort and the hotline
reports of hate cnmes have
increased 13 percent, Eisenman
said
"We arc trying to elevate that
reporting," he said.
Officials want pohce oflicers to refer
to the blue card when they respond to
calls and write incident reports, us
well ns hand tht•m out to victims,
Eisenman sa1Cl. The cards define a
hate cnmc and list six tPlephonc numbers
as resourc<'S,
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a cnme should be classified as a hnte
cnmc or v1::t1ms nre afraid to rcvc:1l
their sexual oncntat1on to nuthor1t1es,
oflioals said.
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which are mot1vakd by bias or pnju·
dice," Eisenman said.
The slight increase in hate cnmes
comes as local activists and pohti·
Clllns are nttl'mpting to jump·start
grassroots support for the Hate
Crimes Prevention Act, legislation
stalled in Congress that would
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offenses based on sexual orientation
and disability.
Parker and Congresswoman Sheila
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L 0 C A L
Police improve response to domestic violence case
Killing of gay waiter
in March prompted
changes
by MATTHEW A. HENNIE
The appointment of Houston's first
family violence coordinator this week
completes a months-long push by city
officials to improve its response to the
30,000 cases of domestic violence
reported each year_
Arthuryne Dailey, a former management
analyst in the Department of
Health and Human Services, will help
coordinate city efforts in domestic violence
and work with the Houston
Police Department, which was severely
criticized earlier this year for its
handling of a
cas1• that 1•nd1•d
in a murdcr-sui·
c1de on Montrose
Boulevard.
In late March,
th!' estranged
boyfriend of Marc
Daniel Kajs, a 28-
year-old waiter,
chased him down
outside a trendy
Montrose r1•stnu Bradford: New
rant and shot
him before com
milting suicide.
Hours before the
killing, Kajs told
police he was
being threatened
pos1t1on will provide
comprehensive
approach to police
hand/mg of domes·
lie violence cases
Family members say he was turned
away by oOicers; pohce argue they
fil!'d a report and warn1•d Kajs to
avoid his boyfrl(•nd.
The murd<•r-suicide prompted an
internal review by Police Chief C.O.
Bradford, who later proposed decentralizing
the family vwlence unit by
opening substations, making officers
available 24-hours-a-day, hiring a
domestic violence coordinator and
increasing sensitivity training.
Dailey's appointment by Mayor Lee
Brown on Monday completed the last
step in revamping the police department's
approach to domestic violence
cases, which leads to about 60 homicides
a year, some 20 percent of
Houston's total.
"There are many, many resources out
there, but one of the problems is people
don't know about them." Dailey said.
Through the Harns County
Domestic Violence Coordinating
Council, comprised of law enforc1~
ment, pro~ecutors, victim advoca.tes
and service provid(•rs, Dailey wants to
better coordinate and increase community
outreach.
Members of some communitws . such
as gays and lesbians, may need better
representation on the council, sh(1 said.
About 1,900 of the city's 30,000 domes
tic violl•nct• cases each year an• saml"-'
sex, though that could mean a boyfr1md
attacking his gay mate, a mother bt,ating
her dau!(hter or a son striking his
father. Police don't track domestic violence
by sexual orientation.
"If then• is no repn•sentation from
the gay and lesbian community, I will
make every effort to ensure that then•
1s," Dailey said.
The council may also boost its tics
with religious groups, business sector
and media to help increase awareness,
she said.
"I want to establish links betw1•en
tho~u.· 1,rroups to makt• sure (•vt.·ryone
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the problems is people don t know about them. I want
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to involve more p<'<>plc," Dailey said.
In decentralizing the policl' departml'nt's
family violt.•nce unit, victims
can now go to three substations for
help - Central at 1200 Travis, North
at 9455 W. Montgomery and South at
8300 Mykawa. The Central substation
will operate 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; the
other two substations are open 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• It provides gr<'ater accessibility to
v1ct11ns when they come in for service,"
smd Lt. Tum Roman, commander of
the family violence unit. "I would hope
we have more p<>ople coming in.•
Op<·ning one of the substations seven
days a week meets a pkodge Bradti>rd
made in June wh1•n he announct.od the
results of th<> int<•mat review to about
thn'<'-dozen gays and lesbians during a
me<•ting of the Houston Gay and
Lesbian Political Caucus.
The city's 5,300 police officers will
also receive increaeed sensitivity
training and will hear from domestic
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und<'rstand how to respond and write
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with mformat1on about shelters and
counseling centers for domestic violence
victims, mcludmg ones designed
for gays and lesb1arn<, Bradford said.
Police officials srud in July that officers
sometimes don't und<>rstand how
gay mal"" can become victims of domestic
violence, though attitude- among
rank and file officers are improving.
"Ms. Dailey will be able to assist in
providing a comprehensive approach
in how we can better deal with domestic
violence and come up with workable
solutions to reduce these types of
acts," Bradford smd.
The pohe<• chief has also added
seven positions to th<> family violence
unit, increasing personnel to 53. More
staff could be added after offioals
review changes to the unit in January,
Roman said. If more v1ct1ms seek help
and report violence, the department
may need additional staff. he said.
"We will look at getting three
months under our belt so we can make
an asses~menL That w11I g1ve us a
good a bihty to a n a lyzt• what impad
this ha.• had and what direction W<'
need to go: Roman "llid.
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am: at the Kolbe Projt"ct. 713·522-8182.
• Thr Churd1 of Good Life on the lntt-r11et.
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Saturday, September 19
• TI1t" Church of Good lJfr. on the Internet,
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Sunday, September 20
• (hutch of the X1 Apostl"" Anj:llc.m Rite Old
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at ~9 Westhelm 713/605 7903
• Jh. Jy Rite' Euchanst I J;t 00 un, Holy RJtc
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am 713 528·67"'6
• MCC R Worship ~crs 'I 00 & 11 00 am
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• Grace Luthrran Clrnrd1-5tmtfay sd10ol [or
all ages nt 9:30 am Worship &rvlce at I 0:30
am 713 528 3269
• First Unitarian Unlvrrsaltst Church
Sunday Services al 9 30 am nnd 11 lO am
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• Houston Mission Church Worshtr servttt
ill 10 30 am 713.J'):l9 8225
• (~cnanl B:tptlst Churc..._ \Vorshlp SC'rvtC't'
• 30 pm and educ.111011 horn 1t ,i:OO pm
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• Ber1ng ~e-mor1al lnlted Methodist Chc:-ch
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Eucharist 7·-\0pm
Tuesdav. September 23
lleahng Serv11 ·es • 8pm
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:O.lorning Prayer • I Oam
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• F'atth and Hope Frllow~hlp Sf:-J'\1rc nt 11 :00
am 713·520~78·17
Monday, September 21
• Catholic M.1ss at 7· JO pm at the Kolbe
Project. 713 861-1'300
Tuesday, September 22
• MCCR: Em1>owM mtnt for Lh111,L! sup1>0r'
gro11p & J'Dt Jrn-k dinner at G:OO pm.
Gloryla11d r;n.._wmble at 6 00 pm Orc-hcstra
rehersa1al730 pm 713 86 <J149.
• M :-an • a ~cllov.-shtp MCC h.1s ~roups
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• MCCR Blhh· Study 7<\0 pm 71:\·R(i1 n 149
• \\orshlp &Mee 7 IQ pm at f,1Jth amt llupc
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• M.uan.atha Fd~htp MCC' has groups that
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soml·timts occur' with growth horm<me. Suhj«tivc:a~se,,mcnt of performance
was mea5Ured in a nint-point queMionnam.· \EROSTIM showed '1gnifh.ant
1mpn.J\'ement~ on two pomts change m appca.ranci: and owraU benefit of
therapy while roulb of the other mea.,urcs ¥it'rt inrorh1. . uc;.1w, Pati~t~ who
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wul h<lp your phys•< ~n gam •«<SS to a BIA system on ioor behalf.
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1 0 A SEPTEIVIBEA 1 a 1 a a a
•
Stealth agenda in Hawaii
Activists avoid 'gay' to
defend state's constitution
against change
by KAREN M. GOULART
The nation's largt'sl gay political
organization is raising more than $1
million to win the biggest gay rights
victory l·v<•r, but thl• stratl'gy is to deemphasiw
homosexuality
Th<' hattl1•ground is the beautiful
stntl' of Hawaii, and the fight ts over a
:-:ovpmber n·fon·ndum that would
omc·nd that st:1lt 's mnst1tution to pn~
n·nt tht• Supreme' Court of Hawaii
from forttng till' r·ccognition of samescx
mnrnai::t.·s.
But tlw Human Rights Cnmpnii;n
JOinl•cl by a coalitton of national and
Hawaiian organtzatwns has looked
at the polls and dl•cidl•d that a head·
to-head fight on the issue of gay marriag<•
ts a losing proposition. Instead,
IIRC and its alli1•s an• urging Hawaii
votl•rs to "prot1•ct th1•1r constitution"
from ame•ndnwnt.
IIRC officials maintain this unlikely
strute•gy will work. Rt•cl'nt poll results
SC'Cll'I to confirm that tlw organization's
.. stt>alth., campaign appeals to
the vot1•rs' instincts. When asked
nbout snrnl'-st>x marriage. a majority
of Hawaiian vott•rs showed disapproval.
But wh1·n llawa11nns were asked if
they would want to change their const1tutton
- tlw sll'p n·quin·d to ban
smrn.•·scx marriage a majority said
no.
"Tlw polls show that voters arp
opposc•d to sanw·!'l'X marriagt•," said
David M. Smith, IIRC communicatwns
director "Wht•n we start talking
about Uw tSl">Ut• in lt•rms of what it
dot's to llw constitution, it create~ a
dtffrn•nl response ... So we are going
to focus like• a last•r b<•am on those
issues. So. we an• focusc·d very tightly
on the messag1• of prokcting the constitution.
That 1s stratt•gic and pur·
post·ful."
Smith, who's ovcrsPPing HRC's
efiorts in llawa11. arknowll·dgcs the
Hawaiian strate•gy is unique.
•rhis ts d1·finit<•ly a ve•ry focused,
vt•ry ambitious l'ffort, and it i!-> proba·
bly not sonll'thrng that HRC has
engag1•d in th!' past. nnd I'm not
t•ntirl'i\' ,;urt• would c>ngagc m, in the
futun·:· h<• S.'ltd. "I think ti ts a n•sult
of th1• llRC board and staff under·
standing th1• imr~•rtanct• of this issu1•
and what 1s nt ~tnkt•."
IA1wrn• ll!>mon·•t. an Atlanta attorlll'Y
and gay rights ndvocate who
st•rvps as i;outlwrn n•gwnal co·chair of
l!HC's board of governors, "'"d sh1•
supports I IRC's dP<is10n to fram<• the
llawn1i isstw in tPrrns of protPctmg
Foley: Attorney for plamt11fs agrees with
HRC strategy -Photo by Tony Cheng
the state conslttutton instead of as a
direct appl'tli for gay rights.
"I think w1• need to b1• pragmatic
about 11,· she said. "Who 1•lse ts gomg
to run this campaign? Who elst• but an
organization intc1 n•stt•d in assuring
civil rights for gay and lesbian people
is going to inVl'st the resourc1•s, both
human nnd fiscal, to do it? So I'm not
sure what would be• thl• alternative.
"I absolutdy think 1t ts a very well
researched campaign 111 terms of the
polling data and diffen•nt demograph·
ic groups that nrc bt'ing marhted to
with difii•n•nt me:'sagl'S that wtll n»onatc
with th1•m."
If th1• reforendum amendml•nt pass·
1·s. the state's legislature will have the
power to make moot any decision by
the Hawu11 Supn•mt1 Court in Baehr
vs. Milk<'. the historic lawsuit filt>d 111
1990 by thn·1• gay couples "''eking
licenses to marry.
The state's high court has already
lwld thnt <•xd uchng gay couples vao·
lat1•s the guarantee of Pquul protection,
unless tht• statl• can prove a compelling
Justification for domg so. In a 1996
trial, the stat<• fml1·d. That lower court
verdict in favor of the gay plamltffs is
now on appeal back be•forc the Hawaii
Supreme Court, which has not even
•chedul1·d ornl arguments on the matt1•
r, though 1t docs not always do so.
"Obviously. saml'-Sl'X relationship!'.>
should be rt-cognizC'd in tht.- saml' way
oppos1h.'"-scx n•lntionship:-- nru - th<·rc
is no question about that," said HRC's
Smith. "But the•re is som1·thmg dsc at
stakP h1•re: Changing the cons!Jtution
to 1•xclud1• us ts quill• fnghtenmg ...
The wholl• notwn of chnngmg a conslt·
tution to 1•xclud1• rights 1s som1•th111g we
an• gmng to rnakl' CV(lry pffort to stop."
HRC ts w1llmg to commit $1.1 mil·
lion to l'nsurp that Hawaiians won't
chang1· th1•ir constttutton to pn·cmpt
the Hawaii Suprem1• Court Protect
Our Const1tut10n/Iluman Rights
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Plaintiffs: Genora Dancel and Nin1a Baeher were one of three gay couples seeking
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now pending before /he state's Supreme Court. -Photo by Dennis Oda
HAWAII/ from page 11A
Campa.~n. <in HRC group forml'd m
January, 1s working clo~ely with
Protect Our Constitution a
Hawaiian alliance of community lead
ers, clergy, c1vil·rights acllv1sts and
citizens to fund grass-roots votl'r
educallon, and wage a hlow-for-blow
med111 battle with far-nght Chnstian
orgamznt1ons rntsmg funds to cnm
p:ugn for the amC'ndmC'nt
Opponents of gay marnage
mcludmg the SnvP Trnditional
.\tnrriagl' '91< the All1:mce for
Trad1t1nnal l\larrmg1•, and the R<'v.
.James I>obson·s Focus on tlw Pmnily
have initiated a mult1-1nedia advC'rt1smg
campaign to promote the antigay
marriagP constitution'-11 nrnt•nd·
ment.
HRC had alreadv rmsc<l more th~11
$700,000 for the 1iawn11 bnttl<·; and a
coalition of civ1l-nghts groups led by
HRC, Lambda Legal Defense and
Educatwn Fund nnd the nntionnl
American C1v1l Liberties l'mon 1s
attemptmg to rn1s the re. ,_mmg
$400,000 by late Septe!!!ber
Dan Pole), the llawau attorney rep·
resentmg the three couples m Baehr
vs . .\1nkc, has no questrnn that llR('
has selected the best strategy He hns
been with the case from the bPgin
n1ng.
"\Ve would consider a 'ves' volt.• a
deva"tating defeat." ~'oley said. "We
didn't start this looking for sccond·
class citizenship .... A 'no' vote IS the
only way there will bt• Pqual protection
and equal opportunity."
Evan Wolfson, the staff uttornt•y at
Lnmbda Legal who has lt•d the
Freedom to Marry Project, a coalition
of gay nghts organization, 1s also
working with Foley on tht• Hawaii
case, and said the most important
goal of HRC"s Protect Our
Const1tut10n campaign 1s to "beat
back this d<Scnmmatory stab nt our
movement."
"This 1s n C1v1l nghts advance bemg
attacked by a broad coalition of opposition.
If thev succeed, then• is much
more at st~ke thnn tht• right to
marry People need to help at this
critical penod." Wolfson s:ud
Another natwnnl advocacy group,
the National Gay und Lesbian Tu'k
Force, endor•es this approach
•we·rc not gomg to Sl'cond-gupss the
people on thc front hne," said Trncy
Conaty, t11>k force media d1rcctor. "The
mo't important thing that all people
coordinating campaigns have to be
mmdful of 1s there 1s the battle and
there 1s the war. Sometimes winnmg
or losing the particular vote isn't the
most important thmg The most
important thmg in theSt' campaigns is
if we as a gay and lesbian community
come out strong1.•r and more organized
But must gay nghts advocates stop
talkmg about the frt•Pdom to marry ,n
order to win 1t?
Activi,;t and author .\lichPlangt•lo
Signorile, who nnalyzt•d the ll11wa11
~ituntion early on, says no, daimmg
the rush for nctwn now could have
been nvo1dccl .
•·one thing I will say is llRC WM
very late commg to this 1ssut'." he smd
Early on, they didn't SCP 11 us somPthing
'winnable.' It wusn't until a
grnss-roots movt.·mcnt of marriugt•
activists and thl' media really camt•
into 1t-but, you can't cry ovt•r ~pillt•d
milk, and I wish
tht•mwt•ll."
Signorile
believes n
strongl·r focus on
VI .bility might
have made 11 s1g·
mfinnt d11Terencc
m the cvolu·
t1on of II aw au s
cast.• for snmc-sex
marriage.
"What we could
have done early
on was a visibility
campaign nnd
Signorile: Show
real gay people to
sway public opinion
m Hawmi
could haw frnmt•d this as ll nm•c'\8
p('ople·s lives, 1woplt.•'s fan11liPs,"
Signorile said. '"IIawai1 1s a vt.1ry fomilial
culture. Wt> n('(•dPd to appl'lll to
pc·ople that way, show pl'oplt• that tlwy
know gay peoph• who would b<• afil·ct·
ed by this. That n•ally nct•dt-<l to be
dont• early on, before the religious
right's campaignmg."
\Vhile polls show a n•sistanct• among
Hawaiian voters to changing the
state·s constitution. S1gnorilt• says too
much faith could bt> placl'd in poll
respon:-;f.!s.
S1gnonle s:ud that, unlike other
stntes, Hawaii is still dt•veloping polit·
ically. He notes that thl' natum's
youngest state has mndc chang1•s to
its constitution Ill the past 30 year•,
and that amending 1t again may not
be as unthinkable as many portray 1l
to be.
"A better stratei,'Y would bt• to have
n•ally visible and vocal pt>oplt• show.
mg who they are," Si1,'I10nlt• snicl. "I
think they renlly have to clwlh•ngc
people's ideas about gay n•l11tionsh1ps
and gay families and really try to
change peoplc's minds."
A decision 1s expected soon, and
despite what could have or should
have been done, attt-ntion must bt•
given to the issue, and money must be
rai,;c<l, Conaty said
1 2 A SEPTE M BE R 1 B 1 e e e
State agency pulls AIDS
conference money
COLUMBIA. S C An annual
conference on sexually transmitted
diseases and AIDS prevention will
have a high-profile speaker, but 1t
will go on wit hout $40,000 in state
money. T he head of the Department
of Health and
Environml'nta l
Control says t he
state cannot
approve of for·
mer Surgl'On
G ll n e r a I
,Joycelyn Elders'
participation in
nl1xt month's
c o n ft• r e n c e .
Elders' contra·
vcrsial views on Elders: V1s1t by fordisC"
ase prcvt•n- mer Surgeon
t10n nnd sexual General causes
practin•s might controversy m South
do South Caro/ma
Carol inn's
efforts more harm than good,
Commissioner Doug Bryant said
All1•n Wutzdor ff, chairman of the
committ1•1• thnt 1n v it1•d Elders, said
organizers initially \\'l're surprisl•d
and frustrnl!•d that DHEC pulled
its sponsorship, but they quickly
recov1•rpd and proc1•t•dPd with the
plann111g
~tabbing of retired gay
educator be\\ ilders police
:\llA!\11 Tht• stabbing of a
rct1n.·d nss1stant princ1pal 1n h1~
South Be.1th apartnwnt has puzzlt•d
~11am1 B<•ach dct1•ct1vcs according
to a report in the :'lliami Hnald
Kt•nncth Swgt•I, 71, had no appart>
nt NH'm1t•s or f1nnncin l proLlems.
Su•gcl was found on tlw afll'rnoon of
St•pt !i after his nP1ghbon; contact·
etl t ht..•ir condo board about un odor
com111g from lus apartmt·nt The
BnyviPW Tt•rru<·t• condominium
association called police who found
Sll'gcl stabbed s1•vcral tim1•s. Ile
hud bt•en dt•nd for up to two dnys .
... lie ''us a Vl'f}' nice guy. lie mad<• a
po111t to soy hPllo to everybody,"
David l horlro\\ 1d ":'\obody m
th1•1r right mmd would do that to
him 'J\m deadbolt I ck, wen•
lockt•d so if 1t wns a strangrr, 1t
wasn't 11 complct< stro:ingcr"
S <'gl'l's d1•ath bnng> to three the
numh<·r of unsoh·<•d murdt•rs of gny
m1~n 111 :\1iam1 lleal'h
Appeals court overturns
·Jenny Jones' murder
conviction
IH:TROIT - A slat!• app1•als court
ha~ ovPrturrwd tht• murd<•r conv1ct1on
of a man who :;hot anotht.•r man who
n·vt•a)pc) a '!'Cr!'t crush on him during
a tapmg of "Tlw ,/(•nny .Jones Show."
Thi• M1ch1gan Court of Ap1wals said
.Jonathan Sthm1tz should han• bt•cn
allowed to n·mov1• a JUror b!'forc the
Schmitz: M1ch1gan
murder conv1ct1on
overturned by state
appeals court
trial began. Tht•
threl~Judgt• panp)
s.1id tht• t•rror
was harmful
enough to \\.'Hr·
rant nvt•rturning
his conv1d ton on
SHO!ld·dcgr1•1·
m u r d !' r .
ProFiPCulors must
now d1•cid!'
wh!'llwr to n•try
Schmitz, who
was accust•d of
~hooting Srntt
Anwdurt•, a gay
man, Ill Marl'h
199!i afll'r Anwdurc n•v1•al1•d on th!'
show that h1• was attract!'d to him.
Schmitz, who has said he 1s heterosexual,
uppt•art'd on the show, believing a
woman was j!'Oinj?' to rt·v<>al n crush on
him. He later told police he was humiliatt•
d by the surprise on-camera
announcement. He was convicted m
1996 ofsecond-dcgn•e murder and was
sentenced to 25 to 50 years. Amedure's
family has a lso sued Jones and distributor
Warner Bros. for $50 million,
claiming they were at least partly
responsible for Amedure's death.
Red Lobster ordered to pay
in discrimination case
CHICAGO - The Cook County
Commission on Human Rights awarded
a gay man who sued Red Lobster a
$95.000 victory, according to a report in
the Ch1wgo Tribune. Thi· six-member
pan1•l unammously agret-d Sept. 10 that
R!'d Lobsl!•r violated th!' countv's civil
nghts lnws when, in 1996, it di~missed
Dale Hall bctnuse ofh1s sexual orienta·
hon from its outlt•t in Lincolnwood. In a
first und1·r the
1993 ordmance
extending
employment
pr olt)ction to
gays and )psbmns, the panel ordered
th1• company to reinstate Hall as an
nssocint(• manngPr. fu•d Lobster, which
withdr<•w an m1trnl challenge to the
•
legality of the civil rights onlinance,
was also ordered to conduct diversity
training at all six of its Cook County
restaurants.
Manslaughter plea in 'gay
panic' murder case
SAN FRANCISCO JO>ihua Puckett,
an 18-year-old model accused of killing a
San Francisco
busi n essman,
pleaded guilty to
involuntary
manslaughter in
a plea bargain
reached Sept. 11,
acconlmg to a
report in the San
Francisco
Examiner. The
case had bt'<'n
clO>iely watched Puckett: Teenager
oc'C8usc Puckett pleaded gwlty m
said he had kilk-d death of man who
the business- made unwanted
man, 29-ycar-old sexual advances
Vitaly Poliakov, toward him
bccaui;e the vic-tim
had made unwanted homoS<·xual
advances toward him. &uni• ft·an-d that
Puckett would rely on a "i;..1y pamc"
defense, mearung that he struck Poliakov
out of panic to prewnt what h<' found to be
a repugnant act. Puckett, a model who
once appeared on the cov!'r of XY magazine
for young gays, told police that he wa:;
fending off Poliakov"s sc·xual advances
during an Aug. 31, 1997, party at an
Orinda home whE·n he baohl'<l Poliakov m
the head with a glass cdcr bottle. Puckett
was sentenced to 13 years and 8 months m
state prison, said his attom<•y, llfark Llss.
New drugs may offer
help in AIDS fight
WEST CONSHOHOCKE!'\, Pa. -
1\rn new drugs may be entl'nng the bat·
tie against AIDS in the near future. lI S.
B10sciencc, Inc. announced .Sept. 10 that
the company's drug lodenosine has been
cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration to proceed to climcal tn·
als. Lodeno:->inc is n prot.ease 1nh1bitor
rl'porlt-d to haw an encourai:mg re.-islance
profile. :lledical D1scovenes, Inc
announced the same dav that add1tional
testing of its Novel Drug MDI·P has con·
finned and extended Its ont1·HI\• acm·1·
ty. Expt.•rimt.•nts using a mon.' cone<.·n·
tratcd version of the drug resultl'<l in up
to 90-pcrcent killing of the HIV virus m
cell culture with no toxic1t~· to th!' cells.
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Research shows hov,· AIDS
'erupts' after years of lurking
DE:-;VER - Molecular biologists
may have d. •covered how AIDS can
suddenly erupt into a catastrophic illness
after lurking for years as a lowgrade
infection. New research by a
nationwide team of scientists sugge8ts
that HIV eventually attacks a
class of disease fighting cells produced
by the immune system that
were thought to be impervious to
attack bv the v1rus The results,
which have been l.m1ted so far to testtube
expcnmerts, could provide drug
makers with a new target for drugs
designed to keep tr. ' '1rus in check, as
well as \'accmes mml'd at preventing
infection. R<'Sl'arch<•rs said the attack
on this different group of immune
cells, known as CD8 T cells, triggers
an exploswn of cell death that
exh_.ust:-> the •mmunc sygtcm ond
leaves the body vulnerable to pneu
moma and other secondary infecttons
that typically kill most AIDS patients.
Exactly how AIDS affects thl' CD8
cells remains unclear though. The
cell death process 1s complex. and
quickly involvPs an array of other c<·ll
types that soon may subvert the
NATIONAL
entire immune system and lead to
full-blown AIDS symptoms, said lead
author Georges Herbein of the
P1cower Institute for Medical
Research in ~lanhasset, N.Y.
"Because CDS cells are thought to
limit the spread of the infection, the
failure of CDS function could contribute
to the development of AIDS,"
he said.
Push on for Hormel vote
WASHI:-;GTO:'\ - Secretarv of
State :.ladeleine Albright urged the
Senate last week to schedule a vut" on
,Jnmcs Hormel as ambassador to
Luxembourg. Senate R<•pubhcnn leaders
have blxked
a votp to protest
what some have
ca led Hormel's
promotion of a
"gay lifestyle "
•Jim has
served his coun·
try well and wil,
be nn oul•tand
ing nmhassador,•
Albright said in a
statement accom- Hormel: Vote for
pan1ed by a pie- ambassador stlll
lure of her with stalled m Senate
Hormel, both of them smiling. "He is
entitled to an up-or-down vote on his
nomination . I urge the Senate to
schedule a vote as soon as possible"
Hormel has been part of the U.S.
delegation to the U.N. Human Rights
Commii-;s1on in Geneva and was con·
firmed by the Senate last year to 8erve
on the U.S. delegation to the U.N.
General Assembly session. Tht- Senate
Foreign Relations Committee recommended
Hormel's nomination to the
full Senate Inst October, but four senators
have placed •holds" on it, blocking
action
Feds may charge
bombing suspect
ASHE\'ILLE, N.C. - hch•ral
1nvpst1gators b<•lieve they haV<'
enough evidence to charge abortion
clinic bombing suspect Eric Rudolph
with th!' d<•adly blast at the 1996
Olymp1cs, The Asheville C1t1ze11
Times reported.
The m·wspaper, which c1tt•d sev<·ral
anonvmous law enforcem<•nt
sources, ·said investigators have
found morn evidence linking Rudolph
to thr<•<• bombings in Atlanta -
including the one at Centennial
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been trying to learn if Rudolph was
in Atlanta when bombs exploded at
Centennial Park in July 1996, at an
abortion clinic in •
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and at a gay
nightclub in
February 1997
Agents hypoth<•·
size that th<•
same person or
people were
behind all three.
Rudolph, a 31-
year-old part-t1me
carpPntcr, Rudolph: May bo
is a fugitive chargedw1thbombcrarged
with th<' mg Atlanta gay club
,Jan 29 bombing
of Birmingham. Ala., women's clinu·
that kill<•d an off~duty police offie<•1
who was working there as n security
guard. Ther<• 1s a $1 million reward
for information l<•ading to Rudolph's
capture. He is one of the FBI's 10
most wanted StL p(•cts.
Lesbian takes Democratic
Congressional primary
SEATTLE R<•tired Col
Margarethe Camnwrmeycr, who made
national h!'adlinPs when she was
kicked out of the military for admitting
to b<•ing a lesbian, is challenging
Rep. Jack Ml'tcalf, R-Wash., for his
congressional
seat in Nov(•rnbt..•r
after winning the
Democratic spot
1n Tuesday's
state primary.
Cammermeyer
a 31 year mih
tary veteran and
mother of four,
easily won tht•
primary and the Shindle: Miss
right to chollt•nge Amenca used crown
the 7l-year-old to talk AIDS preven!\
frtcalf, om• of lion across country
the state's senior
congrl'ssmt•n A
mov1l' sturrmg actress Glenn Clostl
was made ubout Cammermeyer's legal
battle to n•main as chll'f nurse of th"
Washington National Guard after
telling a security ollic1al that sht• wns
homosexunl.
Metcalf was crihclZl'd for a letter
sent to his constitu<•nts during the
campaign that condemn<•d
Cammermey<•r's homos<•xual hfostyh',
but the two camps w<·re scheduled to
meet earh<·r this we<·k to sign a pl<·dg<'
to run c1C'an campa1gnl-'" in thl"
~ovembcr eledion.
Miss America's reign ending
ATLANTIC' CITY, N .. J. - Miss
Am<•nca Kate Shrndle took a lot of
h<•at for her controvPrs111l AIDS pr<'vention
mt·ssagP. !-itill, as lwr reign
nears its end,
Shindle h11s no
regrets.
•1 wc-uldn't
hm·c handled
"nything d1ffrr
t•ntly, espPc1111ly
with regards to
th<• IllV-AII>S
platform," she
said last week
•controversy 1s
something thnt Shindle: Miss
gets peopl<• tnlk- Amenca used crown
mg, 1f nothing to talk AIDS prevenl'lsc.
And om• of /Ion across country
the bt•st ml'thods
we can <•mploy to
combat th<· AllJS l'!Hd<•m1c IS dialog-
ue."
The 21-yt•nr-old Panll'd both prais<•
and cntlc1sm for IH'r blunt advocacy
for condom d1stributwn nnd needle
exchanges to pn•vcnt AIDS. :.11ss
Anwncn 19·11 VPnus Ramey called
Shindle's plntform •lunacv."
The l\11ss America p~geant will
crown a nt•w winnPr on St>pt 19.
HOUSTON VOICE P A G E 1 4 A SEPTEIVIBEA 1 e 1 a e e
QUOTE UNQUOTE
"I don·t know 1f I'll ever have the intensity for sex with women that the average man
on the street has I had no sexual interest m women at all But when you begin a relallonsh1p
with a woman that you believe God has led you to. then you develop attraction to
that person To say that we've arrived at this place of total heterosexuality - that we·re
totally healed - 1s misleading.
"Ex gay" μosier bay John Paulk, in a 1993 interview w1lh lhe Wall Street Journal.
"(Anne Paulk) conceded that her ties to women 1n college were 'more emotional than
sexual.'"
From a Time magazine story. July 27 ed1l1on. afler "ex gay" Anne Paulk refused lo name a single lesbian
lover from her past
"He seems to be more obsessed with homosexuality than most
homosexuals •
Rep. Barney Frank (0-Mass. (left), n a Sept. 9 iloslOn Globe story about a statement
by P.ep. Rar;y Duke" CoM1r~~am (R Ca 1f.), who t d group of prostate cancer
pa tie" •. n oc en~ ng a •ectal procedure r uMJngham underwent. "That's ::st not nat."al.
i:: ess '11aybe yo</re Barney f'aJlk. •
'President Clinton, telev1s1on. abortion and homosexuality- all (have) contributed to
the moral decline of people •
rev ~le;Mn Thursi::n 1• a Sept. 8 speech 10 the Nat1ona1 8apt1t~ Conver>! 1 ol Amenca. a 4 5 m I
hon member hurch and l"e C'lUfltry , second ;::gest group ol African American Baptists
·1 believe that personal conduct and integrity does matter
Dan?"
Where do you stand,
Con·,aw,~ve Rep ~efen Chenoweth 'R Idaho) (nghlJ, 1n a campaign adve·
hsement challenging her Jemocra11c opponent, Jan W1ll1ams.10 respcnd 10 the Clinton
sex •candal
"Fourteen years ago, when I was a private citizen and a single
woman. I was involved in a relationship that I came to regret. that I'm
not proud of I've asked for God's forgiveness. and I've received 1!"
Rep Chentmeth. less than a week ater. after "'le Idaho Statesmo., "Maled
!hal •"e earned on a ~1x ye r affair with a named man in the 1980s. The man's wife
cal ed the newspape: after seeing ChellO"et"'s campaign ad.
"I will come out in support of recognized re!ationsh1ps But no. I'm sorry. I will tonight
come out 1n favor of DOMA •
C raid ne ~e r three Democrats COIT'pel1ng lor l'le "~"t to rhallenge Sen Al :l'Amalo (R NY)
n Novembt•, !I a torun1 pon: .:1l bv •toe Gay. esb.an R. & Transgender Coalition cl New YOO. r 1ty Jespite
q ~ n rJ di<" ei-•• , ~ "'l l lhe 1.ap !al H1 -;paper Re I Cal. 1'1e c•'lWd 0tned lhe 'Tioderat in
Singl '\J "Happy 81 ihday' •o Ferraro, wru •urned 63 Ille day belc e
"Odious lectures by Stephen Jay Gould on evolution at the Amencan Museum of
Natural History will lead to cherub-size hail in the early evening 1n New York City
Continued homosexual act1v1ty in the large cities of the E:ast Coast and, of course. San
Francisco, w1ll 1nit1ate a severe low-pressure front with associated torent1ally heavy rains
late in the day Look for heavy flooding. especially in theater districts
Because of some isolated pockets of freethinking. the Midwest
will see a 90 percent chance of frogs this afternoon with vermin,
especially m low-lying regions. so please drove with the low beans
on Frogs d1min1shing toward dusk, followed by scattered murain.
Putting the map 1n motion now. we see that general sinfulness
across the country will bnng darkness after sundown
A s.;;igested Pal f«Jbertson eft) wealher lo<e- t. s nee the te1ev;:nge1 st
r cted • m :>es would hll Orlando rw- Ille cit{• detis • fly gay p def ags
n June, as hypol,,_, zed by Steve Mir <t 1n the September issue d Scie:-'.1f1c
Ame<"can.
"The bi-level. the regulation lesbian hairciut, 1s the ultimate non-do This hairciut
was not designed to be flattenng It was designed lo make the following statement 'We
don·t conform to whole wh1te-male-dom1naled ideal of beauty ' This 1s an offshoot of the
·we are a bitter people' philosophy that many lesbians have These are the women who
think people like me are too happy to be gay·
Chryss Cada wr111ng n the Washington Posl, Aug. 9.
"That's iust angry queens I should only play flamboyant gay
roles? I have no desire to be a role model for anybody But in a
sense I feel hke I have been because I've played a wide vanety of
gay characters There are two gay characters on (NBC's "Will &
Grace/ - plenty for one network They don't need me prancing
around•
At;• Nathan Lane ("The Bordcage"J (rghl), v.no recenlly ac).n(:w!edged
that he's aay, 10 r nter .11nment Neekly, ove cntic1sm that " s new ole on NBC's
"Ent'.' 1 Enc 1• •eatur~ l as a v:~'led up opera nger ~ho 1. a v.omar zer
'Right now I can't see how a gay kid can feel safe 1n sports I think they re terrified of
their teammates. they're terrified of their opponents and they· re ternf1ed at what could happen
to them 1f someone finds out And the vast maionty of gay student athletes on the
male side are def1n1tely closeted because they iust don·1 feel safe•
M11<e Muska, athletic d1r&'or for Oberlin {Ol\10) College, Jn NCAA Oov.s100 IU sehool. 10 the Aug . .28
issue t USA l'Jday Mu;.ka 1s the fi ~-ever openly CflY athlellc director at any lJ S. COiiege or umvers.ty
iJ "George doesn t want to let his fans down, but he iust cant
cope with tounng at the moment •
A fnend of George M1!ilaef (left). quoted 1n lhe Sept. 4 tal:l0td lhe Sun, on
M1chae 's dec1~ on 10 cancel a v.orld tour planned lor next year becJuse f'e s Sli• try
1ng to eope with a stnng of recent traumas, 1ncludlng his cos Angeles 'est •or le>\d
behavior n a put11c t0tlet. his dec1s100 io come out ol the closet, and L'e deaths OI
tus molher -t year and his Braz•lian tove• n 'J!l4
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Warming up to exercise
The importance of pre-exercise routines
by JOHN AARON
There 1s probably no doubt that
you·ve been told by your instructor,
personal trainer or even your
favorite TV pernonality that it 1s
unportant to warm up before you
exercise. Although you may have
reluctantly followed their orders, you
still might not be to sure why you
really need to warm-up in the first
place. But pre-exercise routines are
important.
A proper warm-up increases the
body's core temperature. During the
gradual process of warming up, your
body's muscle temperature may rise
by up to four degrees. It's created
because your muscles are producing
more energy and releasing more heat
than they do at rest (this is also
known as muscle friction ), hence the
term to "burn
calories."
on syutems that produce anaerobic
enNgy. A gradually progressing
warm-up involves all of the body's
energy producing systems, which
decreases perceived exertion. That
allows a comfortable workout for a
• longer pt>r1od of llm!' b!•fore reaching
muscle fatigue.
Another benefit to warmmg-up 1s
that 1t heightens h!•at loss. The
warm up allows your body's heat dis·
s1pation mechanisms to kick into
action (you heat up, you sweat, the
sweat evaporates, then you cool
down because of the evaporation l.
This is an important step in prevent·
ing overheating.
Fundamentally, warming-up prior
to exercise will no doubt improve
heart function. Thanks to the warm
up, the heart muscle receives greater
blood flow and
oxygen supply.
Warming-up
can also help
prevent
inJuries A
proper warm
up serves as
the ideal tran·
sit1on from
your pre-activ·
ity state to
your workout.
The warm-up
rncreases the
elasticity of
muscles and
connective tis·
sues and pre·
pares for the
upcoming
physical challenges.
It also
enhances muscle
contraction.
Warm muscles
can move more
efficiently. You
Warming-up can definitely
The heart is
therefore prepared
for the
increased out·
put demands
1t will sustain
as workout
intensity
builds. A prop·
er warm·up
also reduce~
the risk of
el!'ctrical
abnormalities
occurring 1n
th!• heart as a
result of rush·
ing into the
workout from
a previously
sedentary
state.
enhance calorie burning.
When your core body
temperature rises, the muscle
cells more efficiently
metabolize glucose and fatty
acids. The warm-up increases
the activity of glucose and
fat-burning enzymes,
hormones and reactions. There arc
can contract
them faster
and with
greater inten·
sity.
This increased activ11) then
continues throughout the
rest of the workout.
generally two
phases of
warming-up to
exercise .
active and ~pe-c1fic
phases.
Th!! uctive
Oxygen supply
to the mus·
cles is also enhanced by warming·up.
Due to the body's challenged cardio·
vascular output, normal blood flow to
the muscles increases. Consequently,
the working muscles receive more
oxygen and nutrients and can more
efficiently use glucose and fatty acids
to produce energy for the workout.
The muscles can also remove waste
products and carbon dioxide more
rapidly.
A proper warm-up can also lead to
a speed up in nerve messages and a
shortening of reaction times. During
the warm-up, your body's complex
neural message pathway to the mus·
cles undergoes an increase in speed
and sensitivity. You experience more
control and can respond more quickly.
It 1s also important to know that
warming-up can definitely enhance
calorie burning. When your core body
temperature rises, the muscle cells
more efficiently metabolize glucose
and fatty acids. The warm-up increases
the activity of glucose and fat-burning
enzymes, hormone• and reactions.
This increased act1v1ty then continue•
throughout the rest of the workout.
Warming-up can also reduce perceived
exertion, which is the level of
intensity you may feel given a partic·
ular exercise, or the level of energy
you have to complete a particular
number of sets or number of repell·
lions. For example, 1f you rush into a
workout without warming up, you
may find that you fatigue sooner.
This is because the body has to r..Jy
phas<' of the
warm-up con·
SJSls of full
body, rhythmic, continuous activ1·
ties. Low to moderate intensity
swimming, cycling, walking and aerobics
are examples of active-phase
activities. The purpose of this active
phase is to increase the body's core
temperature and meets other bene·
fits of warming-up.
The specific phase consists of activ·
ities that include movement patterns
performed in the main port of the
workout. In step classes, for exam·
pie, instructors often take their stu·
dents through range·of·motion move·
ments similar to those that will be
performed at a greater intensity
later in the workout. In resistance
training, personal trainers often
have their clients perform a light
warm-up set before the heavier sets.
Combining these two phases will
produce the most significant benefits.
Don't neglect to account for your fit·
ness level, workout experience, goals
and ensuing workout. Warming·up to
exercise, often ignored is part of
obtaining optimum fitness. With the
facts now clearly in your hand, you
have no excuse to omit 1t from your
exercise routine. The next time your
personal trainer says it's time to
warm·up, do it with the knowledge
that you're doing something good for
your body.
John Aaron is a certified personal
trainer and member of tlw
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Stealth Strategv
Effort to beat Hawaii ref erendum isn 't hoiv to win
Birch: HRC's leader
wants to raise $I
mlll1on tor Hawa11
media campaign
The folks who run the natwn'ti
largest gay political organization nn• a
particularly savvy bunch. Som<'l1mes
they're too savvy for their oWh good,
or the good of the movement.
In Ilnwa1i, th<• Human Rights
Cumpaagn has committed to rnismg
mon· than $1 million to fund a media
campaign then• The aim is to prevent
passag<' of a ballot referendum thnt
would am<•nd the Aloha State's const1
tut10n to prevent the state supreme
court from recoi:nizing gay marriage.
(Story, Page llAI
The llRC-ll>d fund-raising effort 1s
an enormous and laudable undcrtak.
1n v,, nn<l wor thy of the gny rom mumty's support. TlH'~ are
fow pt• r::;tmal frt•t•dom~ more ct•ntrttl thun the fret•dom to
marry, and lfawai1 offrrs an historic opportunity thl'
first hul npt thc1 last - to guarantc-e that freedom for our·
selves and those who follow.
Always politically astute, the llRC has conducted polling
on the referendum and learn<'<! an 1mportant lesson that
has bt•come central to its Hawaii strategy. The voters in
llawa1i nn·n't ready for gay mnrriage, but they don't like
the id<•a of changing their state constitution.
The n •su lting HRC strall·gy is som<•thing like the stealth
"gay agenda" that conscrvativt1 groupH a re alway8 conj uring
up. The pro-gay groups have names like "Protect Our
Constitution." while the anti-gay coalitions have names
lik<• "Savl' Traditional Ma rriage."
Our stealth strategy may appear more practical, but 1t"s
actually quite danger-ous.
The Hawaii Supreme
Court has already
d<•monstrnt<'<I that it's
unwilling to move too
far a head of the public
on th<• issue of gay
marriage.
It's been five yenn;
s incp that court decided
that denying gays the
freedom to marry each
oth!•r violates the con·
stituloon's promise of
l'qual protection. But
<'V<'n two yt•a rs after
th<• stall' failed to prove
a compl•lling justifies·
lion for t rPuting gays
d1ffcn•ntly, the high
court hasn't acted on
th<• app!•al
The first priority must he to tell our
stories and educate the public ahout
our /fres. Ei·en toda)~ most Amencans
haven! taken the time to consider.fairly
our case for marriage A civil rights
mm·emellf ha.\ to be about makmg a
case for equality to the public and the
courts. When we look for shortcuts that
hide our real agenda, we 're too clever
for our own good.
D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely decide once and
for all whether it is constitutional for statl'S to allow heterosexuals,
but not gays, to marry. The- ntnP justices on
that court may be sworn to uphold the Constitution. but
gays know all too well that they arc humans with preJU·
dices first.
That means, in Hawaii and Texas and Washinb<ton, D.C
the first priority must
be to tell our stories
and educate the public
about our live;;. Even
today, most Americans
haven't taken the time
to consider fn1rlv our
case for mnrnait.'.
A c1v1I rights movement
has to be about
making a case for
equality to the public
and the courts. When
we look for shortcuts
that hide our real
agenda, we're too
clever for our own
good.
The Hawaii Supreme
Court isn't alone. In
more than 30 states,
laws have bl'cn enacted
to prohibi t the recogni·
lion of gay marriages,
from Hawaii or anyPlaintiffs:
Genora Dancel and Nmia Baeher were one of throe gay couples
seeking licenses to marry m Hawa11, an idea that sparked a h1stonc lawswt
fifed 1n 1990 that 1s now pending before the state's Supreme Court. -Photo
by Dennis Oda
In our mo,·cment,
there should be no such
a thmg as a battle not
worth fightmg -
whether it's public
hC'.artngs on rC'moving
the statt•'s sodomy law
whl'n the votes aren't
there to pass it, or
whether n's educatmg
voters m Hawaii about
where else. Tu win recognition, gays in many of those
states will be going to court one day, and those judges, pre·
sent<•d with a "public policy exception" that permits one
s ta te to ignore a nother state's law, will also be hard·
prcss<•d to move too far ahead of public opinion.
The same could be said for the Big Court in Wash ington,
the fundamental fair·
ness of allowmg gay couples to pursue their own happiness
as married couples.
The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't allow Gallup
surveys and focus groups to determine the basic claim to
fairness be so eloquently advocated, and neither should
our leaders.
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Plant Lile
Trendy container garden proves to be urban therapy
by DREW PLAN'
It started during the fourand-
a-half years I worked at
home. My home otfice - my
former dining room - backed
up to a wall of windows, and I
wanted something green on the
balcony outside.
So I hit Homo Depot and sev·
eral nurseries and came home
to plant a nice, big
evergreen bush with various herbs scat·
and wntchrng things grow before. but I've been
yard less for all of my 10 years back rn Atlanta.
I nearly bought a yard - oh, yeah, a house would
have come with it - earlier this year but postponed,
with a nod toward a new job. But with a
new, get-out-of-the-house JOb and the realization
that a new job and a new house in the same, short
time period were too much, I opted for three more
large containers and no mortgage.
In went Mexican heather, lantana, more herbs,
through the addition of some all-important missing
t.'lement.
I know my neighbors must wondt•r what body I
am burying at midnight or beyond. At lt•ast one noc·
turnal neighbor has glimpsed me gardening in my
underwear Well, he should have been in bed any·
way.
Luckily, the pitfalls of my new hobby are few. The
all-day exposure to the sun was my first and
seemed to be my biggest challenge. Not many
plants can adapt to life in a container
and near-constant daytime sun. Then
tered about the base. The combinatwn
of permanent greenery and goodsmelling,
utilitarian tiny things seemed
to make my real work go easier.
:'.\"ot long after, my apartment complex
manager was perplexed when another
resident (a kindred soul, no less) moved
out, leaving behrnd a huge concrete contarner.
I asked if I could have it, assuming
I was able to move the bronzed and
antiqued I no kidding) monstrosity to
my own balcony; she readily agreed.
Before company comes, I fuss over my container
garden like a parent trying to get the kids in just the
right outfit. When I couldn i figure out why my
came the wasps.
I didn't know why my dianthus was
dying. After all, it was one of the oldest
and best-established plants in my garden.
It was with great angst that I
started cutting out the dead spots one
day. Out flew many, many, many wasps.
dianthus was dying, I started cutting out the dead I screamed like a girl, which I know
will surprise no one. As I struggled to
get the door open and fall into the din·
ing room, three wasps found their tar·
get - unfortunately, two of those tarThe
container garden bug had hit. I get!r were up my pants.
was on a roll that would alternately
delight and bewilder my friends and
clients. I went along for two-plus years
spots and out flew many, many wasps. I screamed
like a girl, which I know will surprise no one. One wasp got the inside of my thigh;
another got the base of my pristine
backside. Needless to say, I'm just
happy I was wearing tighter-fitting briefs with my
baggy shorts. (The third sting was on my less·excit·
ing, less-enticing upper arm.)
obsessively over-protecting my urban gardens.
I learned more than I wanted to about aphids,
fungus, watering schedules and appropriate fertil·
izers. I also learned where to go to find answers to
questrons like, "Why do the leaves look perforated?"
When I left town on business, it wasn't JUSt my
cat that would need a sitter Who would tend
Stately Pinnt Gardens?
Unw1ttmgly, I had become part of a trend. Every
publication or cable show II can't watch movies and
profiles on Lifetime - "Television for Women• - all
of the time) seemed to feature rooftop gardens,
urban green houses and containered frurt trees that
would support ;\lrs. Smith's apple pie factory.
More than that, I had discovered a new form of
therapy. I've known the JOY of digging in the dirt
Cigar Alicionado
cannas, Carolina jasmrne and a huge butterfly bush
that has become my pride and JOY. I am so proud of
my little row of mismatched contarners, sitting one
floor up from a parking garage and spilling over
carelessly with different heights, textures, colors,
smells, diseases and bugs.
Before company comes, I fuss over these contain·
ers like a parent trying to get the krds rn Just thi>
right outfit. Last night I proudly served guests a
meal that included several of my fresh herbs We
ate looking out over my little patches of moveable
earth.
It's not cruising I'm up to when I hit the 24-hour
Home Depot now IOK, I do put on fresh cologne and
fix the hair J. No, occasionally stress can only be
erast•d hy late-night clipping, digging or maybe
The swelling has long sinrn faded and now sum·
mer is as well. I'm in the midst of planting the fall
garden and wondering how my containers will
weather the move to a house.
In the meantime, I'm eyeing a corner in my office
and wondering how much greenery I can install
before my boss notices the loamy odor and increas·
ing water bilk Couldn't we Just include the cost in
our employee wellness plan?
Drew Plant is an Atlanta-based writer who had to
use a dictionary to spell the names of hrs beloved
plants. His column takes a lrunu111·1nterest forns
and oftl'n .'ihan•s hrn obs~ssions
Effect of scandal may harm Clinton s push for gay tolerance
y "AREN SHOFFNl:R
I have learned more about
President Clinton's ilhc1t sex
hfo than I have wanted to. With
the release of Independent
Counsel Kenneth Starr's n•port
on the Clinton-Lewinsky affair
on the Internet, the details of
the president's furtive sexual
hmson with the then 21-ycar·
old White House
intern arc available
N-.. I'd le '" to b• fly on tht" 111 when aL mrrep d
nnd srnct'rc parent endeavors tv cxplarn to his or her
rapt seven· year-old the uses of n cigar in clandt•strne
sexual encounter:;.
I wonder how many parents seized the opportum·
ty to talk honestly with their cluldren about homose.
xuahty when Ellen DeGcneres came out or about
the options nva1lable to lesbians who want to bear
children when the news of :\1elissa Etheridge's part
ner's pregnancy broke. I don't rccnll anyone in the
Starr\ irre ;p msibihty and zr.,Jousnuss, we ore now
ex1wriencmg the Rcpublrcnn ideal of less govern·
ment. ;\!y friend Emily said thnt politicians are so
pn•occup1ed with Starrs report nnd its mrrnficnt1ons
that they have ct'ased to govt•rn. Russian, Asian and
South Amerrcan econon11es arn on the wrg(• of col·
lapse. Yet our fearless lenders ure mutt• und <·xtraor·
dmarily rnactive on th(• world stag<•. And forg1•t about
ony discussion of domestic issues lrke t•clucation,
cnme and poverty. But that's th1• hard stun~ :\luch
easier to moralize nnd contemplat(• oral
sex. lies and cignrs.
to anyone in the world who has a com·
puter nnd a modem. It's rather absurd.
I've read enough of Starr's report to
know that I don't want to know anymorl•
The report, while purporting to show
that Clinton committed 11 impeachable
offenses, 1s actually state-sanctwned soft
core pornography. Starr was apporntcd
by the attorney general orrginally to
investigate the Whitewater land deal
and n Repubhcan·controlled Congress
voted overwhelmingly to allow the
report to be made available online.
At one time, (Clinton) did deserve kudos for being the
It's not JUSt politicians, though. A
friend who lives rn southern Cnliforma
said that the day ufll'r lht• n•port Wl'nt
onlrne, the ent1n• front page of tlw Los
Angeles Times, along with a ~pl'tutl section,
was devot<·d to the scandal. I Of
course, I'm no better really sinn• I'm
writing about it.)
first [; S. president who could say the words /e\bian
and gay without it being visibly painful for him. But
that isn ~enough. While many Americans might be
able to tolerate Clinton in all his weakness, I doubt
Because he can't run for rc-ch.·cllon,
Clinton was a lame duck unyway. But
even if he isn't imp1•adll'd or doesn't
resign, I'm afraid his effectiveness as a
leader will be greatly d1mrnished. At one
time, he did desnve kudos for b(•tng the
first U.S. pres1dl·nt who could say the
words lesbian and gay without it being
visibly painful for him. But that isn't
While conservative, family values
types, some of them members of
Congress, get the vapor.< at the thought
of pornography - soft, hard and any·
thing in between - they seemed to have
they 'II allow him to push for tolerance. even
affirmation of us, after the dust has sell led.
little difficulty unleashing the narrative
of the Chnton·Lewrnsky assignations. The same people
who are revolted at not Just the sight, but also the
thought of lesbians and gays being the least bit affec·
t1onate towards each other will probably be jostling
therr way into the web sites where the report is avail·
able JUSt like the rest of us. They won't have difficul·
ty finding 1t srnce the report is accessible from any
number of local, regional and national newspaper
web Sites.
When the information about what went on
between Bill and Monica had only been leaked to the
press, the author of a column I read somewhere suggested
that the entanglement could be a good oppor·
turuty to talk honestly with one's child about sex.
HOUSTON VOIC E
moinstream media suggesting parents should do so.
If any parents did, they were on their own.
Cigars have been very popular in recent years At
almost uny newsstand, one can ogle copies of "Cigar
Aficionado," a pretentious glossy magazine devoted
to stogies and their appurtenances. A celebrity with
thrs phallus·shaped symbol of power adorns pract1·
cally every cover of the magazine. Now that Monica's
escnpade with Bill's cigar is widespread knowledge,
will straight, middle class couples eager to spice up
their sex lives rush to buy a Cohiba or Davidoff' The
prospect of a Monica-inspired rise in cigar sales is
undoubtedly a tobacconist's wet dream, so to speak
Thanks to Clinton's stupidity and n.-cklessness and
enough. Speaking nt a national lesbr~'lly
organization's dinner or invit111g orwnly
gay celebrities 1s useful symbolically, I suppo•e, but
1t effects httle real change.
Yes, Clinton is a womanizer, o liar, o scoundn•l, but
we're all imperfect and I believe h(>'s b(•ing tarn•d
and feathered unnecessarily. But hey, there's noth·
ing quite like the spectacle of th(• self-rightt•ous cost·
ing those first stones, right?
While many Americans might be able to tolerate
Clinton in nil his weakness, I doubt they'll allow him
to push for tolerance, even affirmation of us, after
the dust has settled. That's JUSt one of the sorry
things about thrs tawdry little >Candal.
Karen Shoffner <.• a freelance u•ni<'r rn
Northampton, Mass.
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other organ systems.) VIRACEPT IS EASY TO LIVE WITH Take It three times a day onset or worsening of diabetes me1l1tus and hyperglycemia, and wtth increased
with your normal meals or light snacks. VIRACEPT IS GENERALLY WELL bleeding in patients with hemophilia Ask your doctor. For more information, call
TOLERATED People treated with VIRACEPT may experience some side effects; the toll free 1-888-VIRACEPT 01 v1s1t www.agouron.com
most common is diarrhea of moderare or g1eate1 intensity 111 20% of people i: Agcuon
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nelfinavir mesylate
Information for Patients About VIRACEPT (Vl-ra-cept)
Generic Name: nelfinavir (nel·FIN-na-veer) mesylate
For the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Please read this lnfc 1ati refully before taking VI RACE PT Also, please read this leaflet each lime
you renew the prescription, 1ust in case anything has changed. This is a summary and not a replacement
for a careful d1scuss1on wrth your doctor. You and your doctor should d<SCuss VIRACEPTwhen you start
taking this medication and at regular checkups. You should remain under a doctor's care when taking
VIRACEPT and should not change or stop treatment without first talking with your doctor
WHAT IS VIRACEPT AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
VIRACEPT IS used m the treatment of people wrth ~uman immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.
Infection with HIV leads to the destruction of CD4 T cells whieh are important to the immune system
After a large number of CD4 cells have been destroyed, the infected person develops acquired mmune
deht1ency syndrome (AIDS).
VIRACEPi works by block:ng HIV protease ca protein-cutting enzyme1, which IS required for HIV to
multiply VIRACEPT has been shown to s1gmflcant1y reduce the amount of HIV m the blood. You should
be aware however that the effect of VIRACEPT on HIV In the blood has not been correlated with tong·
term ~ealth benefits. Patients who tock VIRACEPT also had s1gmficant increases 1n their CD4 cell count.
VIRACEPT 1s usually taken together with other anhretroviral drugs such as Retrovi .. (zidoV1Jdine,
AZTJ, EpM .. (lam1V1Jdme. 3TC), or Zent (staV1Jd1ne. d4T) Taking VIRACEPT in combination with other
antiretrowal drugs reduces the amount of HIV 1n Ille body (Ylral load) and raises C04 counts.
VIRACEPT may be taken by adults. adolescents, and children 2 years of age or older. Studies Jn nfants
younger than 2 years of age are ~ow taking place.
DOES VIRACEPT CURE HIV OR AIDS?
VIRACEPT IS not a cure for HIV 1nfechon or AIDS The long-term effects of VIRACEPT are not known at
this time People 1Jk1ng VIRACEPT mar still develop opportunistic mfect1ons or other cond1t1ons
associated with HIV infection. Some o th.ese cond111ons are pneumonia. herpes virus 1nfect1ons.
Mycobactenum avium complex (MAC) mfect1ons. and Kaposi's sarcoma
It IS not known whether VIRACEPT will help you Jive longer or reduce the number of mfections or other
illnesses that may occur
There IS no proof that VIRACEPT can reduce the nsk of transmmmg HIV to others through sexual
contact or blood contamination
WHO SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT TAKE VIRACEPT?
Together with your doctor. you need to deCJde whether VIRACEPT IS appropriate for you. In '!laking
your dec1S1on. the folJowmg should be considered
Allergies· ff you have had a serious allergic reaction to VIRACEPT. you must not take VfRACEPT.
You should also •nform your doctor. nurse, or pharmacist of any known a11erg1es to substances such as
other medicmes, foods. preservatives. or dyes.
ff you are pregnant: The effects of VIRACEPT on pregnant women or their unborn babies are not
~~t!ryou are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. you should tell your doctor before taking
ff you are breast-feeding: You should discuss with your doctor the best way to feed your baby. You
should be aware tha.t H your baby does not already have HIV. there is a chance that 1t can be transmitted
through breasMeed1r19 Women should not breast-feed if they have HIV.
Children: VI RACE PT IS available for the treatment of children 2 through 13 years of age w1Jh HIV There
Is a powder form of VIRACEPT that can be mixed with milk, baby formula or foods hke pudding
1nstruc110ns on how to take VIRACEPT powder can be found in a J.Jter section that discusses how
VIRACEPT Oral Powder should be prepared
ff you have liver disease: VIRACEPT has not been studied 1n people with hverd1sease. If you have fiver
disease, you should tell your doctor before taking VIRACEPT.
Other medical problems: Certain medical problems may affect the use of VIRACEPT. Some people
taking protease inhibitors have developed new or more serious diabetes or high blood sugar. Some
people with hemophilia have had increased bleeding. It is not known whether the protease 1nhib1tors
caused these problems. Be sure to tell your doctor If you have hemophilia types A and B. diabetes
mell1tus. or an increase in thirst and/or frequent unnat1on
CAN VIRACEPT BE TAKEN WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS?
VIRACEPT may interact with other drugs, including those you take without a prescription. You must
discuss with your doctor any drugs that you are taking or are planning to take before you take VI RACE PT.
Drugs you should pol take with VIRACEPT:
• Sekl<lne" lterfenadme. for allergies)
• Hismanaf' (astem11ole. for allergies)
• Propulsid" (CJSapride, for heartburn)
• Cordarone"(amiodarone, for irregular heartbeat)
• Ou1md1ne (for irregular heartbeat), also known as Ou1naglute~Gard1oqu1~0u1mdex. and others
• Ergot denvatNes (Gafergot and others, for m1gra1ne headache)
• Haitian" (triazobm)
• Versed" (midazolam)
Taking the above drugs with VI RACE PT may cause serious and/or hfe-threatemng adVerse events.
• R1fampin (for tuberculosis). also known as R1mactane", R1fad1n", R1fate ... or R1famate•
ThlS drug reduces blood levels of VIRACEPT
Dose reduction required if you take VIRACEPTw1th
Mycobutin• (nfabubn, for MAC); you wil' need to take a low !r do,,e of Mycobutm.
A change of therapy should be considered If you are taking VIRACEPT with:
• Phenobarbital
• Phenyto1n f D1lant1n" and others)
• Garbamazep1ne (Tegretol" and others)
These agents may reduce the amount of VI RACE PT in your blood and make 1t less effective
• Oral contraceptives ("the p11r1
It you are taking the pill to prevent pregnancy. you should use a different type of contraception since
VIRACEPT may reduce the effectiveness of oral conlraceptNes.
HOW SHOULD VIRACEPT BE TAKEN WITH OTHER ANTI-HIV DRUGS?
taking VIRACEPT together with other anh·HIV drugs increases their ability to fight lhe virus. It also
reduces Ille opportunity for resistant VJruses to grow. Based on your history of taking other ant•HIV
medicine, your doctor will direct you on how to take VIRACEPT and other anh·HIV medicines. These
drugs shOUld be taken ma certain order or at specHic ~mes. ThlS wlll depend on how many times a day
each medicme should be taken. It win also depend on whether tt should be taken with or without food
Nucleos1de analogues: No drug "1teract10n problems were seen when VIAACEPT was given with:
• Retrow (zidovudme. AZT)
• EpMr (lam1V1Jdine 3TC)
• Zent (stavud ne. d4T)
• Videx9(didanosine, ddll
ff you are taking both Videx (ddl) and VIRACEPT: V1dex should be taken without food. on an empty
stomach. Therefore, you should take VIRACEPT with food one hour atter or '!lore than two hours before
you take V1dex
Nonnucleos1de reverse lranscriptase inhibitors (NNRTls):
When VIRACEPT IS taken together with:
• Viramune (nevirap1ne)
The amount of VIRACEPT in your blood may be reduced Studies are now taking place to learn about
the safety of combining VIRACEPT with Viramune
• Other NNATls
VIRACEPT has not been studied wrth other NNRTls
HOUSTON VOICE P A G E
Other protease inhib1Jors:
When VIRACEPT IS taken together with:
• Cr1xivan (md1naV1r)
The amount of both drugs 1n your blood may be increased. Currently. there are no safety and efficacy
data available from the use of t111s comb1nat1on.
• Norvir'" (ntonaV1r)
The amount of VIRACEPT In your blood may be increased Currently. there are no safety and efficacy
data available from the use of this combination.
• lnvirase (saquinaVJr)
The amount of saqu1naV1r 1n your blood may be mcreased. If used 1n comb1nat1on with saQuinavir hard
gelatin capsules at 600 mo three times daily, no dose ad1ustments are needed. Currently, there are no
safety and eff1c cy data available from the use of this comb1nat1on.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS OF VIRACEPP
Like all med1c1nes. VIRACEPT can cause side effecls. Most of the side effects experienced with
VIRACEPT have been mild to moderate. Diarrhea 1s the most common side effect m people taking
VIRACEPT and most adult patients had at least mild diarrhea at some point during treatment. In clinical
studies. about 20% of patients rece1v1ng VIRACEPT 750 mg (three tablets) three times daily had four or
more loose stools a day. In most cases. diarrhea can be controlled using ant1d1arrheal med1cmes, such
as lmod1um A·D (loperam1de) and others, which are available w1.thout a prescription
Other side effects lhat occurred m 2% or more of patients rece1V1ng VIRACEPT include abdominal pain.
asthema nausea. flatulence and rash.
There were other side eHects noted 1n cl1mcal studies that occurred in less than 2% of pal1ents receMng
VIRACEPT. However, these side effects may have been due to other drugs that patients were taking or to
the illness nsett. Except for diarrllea. there were not many differences in side effects Jn patients who took
VIRACEPT along with other drugs compared with those who tock only the other drugs For a complete list
of side effects. ask your doctor, ~urse or pharmaciSI.
HOW SHOULD I TAKE VIRACEPT?
VIRACEPT 1s available only with your doctor's prescnphon. The light blue VI RACE PT Tablets should be
taken three times a day. VIRACEf>T should always be taken with a meal or a light snack You do not have
to take VIRACEPT exactly every 8 hours instead. you can take 1t at normal times when you are eating
Take VIRACEPT eucffy as directed by your doctor. Do not increase or decrease any dose or the
number of doses per day. Also. take this med1c1ne for the exact period of time Jhat your doctor has
mstructed Do not stop taking VIRACEPT without first consulting with your doctor, even if you are
feelmg better.
Only take medicine that has been prescribed spec1f1cally for you. Do not give VIRACEPT to others or
take medicine prescribed for someone else
The dosing of VIRACEPT may be different for you than for other pal1ents. Follow the directions from
your doctor, eiacffy as wriffen on the label. The amounl of VIRACEPT 1n the blood should remain
somewhat consistent over time. Missing doses will cause the concenlrahon of VIRACEPT to decrease.
therefore, you should not miss any doses. However. 11 you miss a dose, you should take the dose as
soon as possible and then take your next scheduled dose and future doses as originally scheduled
Dosing 1n adults (Including children 14{ ears of age and older)
The recommended adult dose of VIRAC PT 1s 750 mg (three tablets) taken three limes a day. Each
dose should be taken wrth a meal or hght snack
Dosing 1n children 2 through 13 years ol age
The VIRACEPT dose in chllaren depends on their we19ht. The recommended dose Is 20 to 30 mg/kg (or
9 to 14 mg/pound) per dose. taken three times daily with a meal or hght snack. This can be adm1n1stered
erther tn tablet form or, In children unable to take tablets. as VIRACEPT Oral Powder.
Dose Instructions will be provided by the child's doctor. The dose will be given three times daily ustng the
measunng scoo~ provided. a measuring teaspoon, or one or more tablets depending on the weight and
ageofthec/'kf. ~ lt • r- · irt •tstrbegirentoa .t'ld sdescribed'nth-:hartbelow.
Pt·dialrk Dose to He \dminlslert•d 'fhrt•t• 'l'lmt·s Dail)
Body Weight f\umber I'. umber Number
of le.el of l l"\.t>I of
kg Lb Scoo~· Tta"-poon~1 Tahiti<
7 to < 8,5 t<5 IO<IH.5
8 5 lo <10.5 185lo<ll I'•
'0510<12 23 lo <26.5 111>
2 to <14 2b 5 10 <31 ~ .
•4 to <lb JI to <j) 8
'b to <18 JS 10 <Jq,5 9 21,
'8 to <'3 Jq ~ to <50.5 10 2'
~J .?50 5 15 l •
In measuring oral powder. the scoop or teaspoon should be level.
• 1 level scoop contains 50 mg of VIRACEPT. Use only the scoop provided with your VIRACEPT bottle.
• 1 level teaspoon contains 200 mg of VIRACEP r. Note A measunng teaspoon used for dispensing
medication should be used for measunng VIRACEPT Oral Powder Ask your pharmacist to make sure
you have a medication dispensing teaspoon
How should VIRACEPT Oral Powder be prepared?
The oral powder may be mixed w1Jh a small amounl of water. milk. formula, soy formula. soy milk,
dietary supplements. or dairy foods such as pudding or ice cream. Once mixed, the entire amount must
be taken to obla1n the full dose
Do not mix the powder with any ac1d1c food or 1u1ce. such as orange or grapefruit ru1ce, apple ru1ce. or
apple sauce. because this may create a bitter Jaste
Once the powder is mixed, 1t may be stored at room temperature or refrigerated for up to 6 hours Do
not heat the mixed dose once 1t has been prepared
Do not add water to bottles of oral powder.
VI RACE PT powder 1s supplied with a scoop for measuring For help 1n determm1ng the exact dose of
powder for your child, please ask your doclor. nurse. or pharmacist
VIRACEPT Oral Powder contains aspartame. a low-calorie sweetener, and therefore should not be
taken by children with phenylketonuria (PKU)
HOW SHOULD VIRACEPT BE STORED?
Keep VIRACEPT and all other med1c1nes out of the reach of children. Keep bottle closed and store at
room temperature lbetween 59°F and 86'FI away from sources of moisture such as a sink or other damp
place Heat and moisture may reduce the effectiveness of VIRACEPT.
Do not keep,med1c1ne that is out of date or that you no longer need Be sure that 11 you throw any
medicine away, It IS out al the reach of children.
Discuss all quesuons about your health with your doctor II you have quesl1ons aboul VIRACEPT
or any other med1cat10n you are taking, ask your doctor. nurse, or pharmacist You can also call
1.888 VIRACEPT ( 1 888 84 7 2237) toll free.
The following are registered trademarks ol their respective manufacturers: Retrovir. Ep1vir/Glaxo
Wellcome Oncology/HIV, Zent, V1de~lflnsto~Myers Squibb Oncology: lnvirase. VersedlAoche Laboratories
Inc: Seldane, R1fadin, R1famale. R1fater/Hoechst Manon Roussel: H1smanal, Propuls1d/Janssen
Pharmaceut1ca Inc: Halc1on. Mycobutu\/Pharmacia & Up1ohn Co: R1mactane. TegretoVC1baGeneva
Pharmaceuticals: Viramune/Roxane Laboratories, Inc; D1lant1n/Parke-Davis: Cnx1van1Merck & Co. Inc.
lmod1umA·D1McNe1I Consumer Products Co; Cordarone!Wyeth·Ayerst Laboratories. Ou1naglute1Berlex
Laboratories; Card10QumfThe Purdue Frederick Co: Ouin1dex/A.H. Robms Co, Inc; CafergoVNovart1s
Pharmaceuticals Corp. Norvir 1s a trademark of Abbott Laboratories lit..
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