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T T T T T T T T T AUGUST 2, 1996 • ISSUE 823 T T T T T T T T T
Stone Soup Clients Busted
B) Deborah Bell
Se\ era I incidents of police horassmcnt in the
\ lontrose area ha' c been reponcd m recent
"eeks including the urrcst of th•ce people
\\ho \\ere standing m line \\aiting for the
AIDS' Foundauon Stone Soup food Pant!)
to open Some are calling the brouhaha. a
contrived "zero tolerance .. campaign and
others arc sa) ing 1l is a clean-up ol the area
brought about at the request of area residents
and businesses. Rumored to ha\c been
brought about by the continuing controvers)
regarding the A' ndalc Associa11on's
obiections to a proposed nc" bar in the area
and statements that the police ha>e not been
d01ng a thorough enough JOb in c'.anng the
----------------------------! streets of prostitutes. drug dealers. and other
criminals.
prograo coordinator for AIDS Foun~-· n
Housto~ (AFH) said the panlr} ope s at
IOam and due to the lack of space in front .if
the building the) ask clients to a' 01d amv "g
too earl). as there rs no "anmg area space A
lottel) held 15 minutes prior to opening
allo\\s "the \\inners• first access to the
hurlding. Schroeder sa) s that she has never
heard of an) complaints b) area residents
regarding the location of Stone Soup. In fact,
she emphasrzed that the neighbor ng
bus messes ha' e been \el) supponl\ c of the
pant!) "h1ch provides food for people "ho
arc AFH clients during the three )Cars II has
been at ts current location <;he sa) •that 111s
a good locauon because n 1s ccn•·all)
located, on a regular bus route. and 1s
accessible for most of the clients "" c
ackno\\ !edging the lim11a11ons of space arc a
problem o, er a 1,000 pee-pie access the
pantry ever\ year A Conversation
with Mel White
The Relig1011s R1;.;hts Nemesis
11) C urt l\1orri (HI
You \C seen h11n on 60 M1m .. tes, l arry King
L •.e and a host of dher ne"• programs and
)Ou vc read nN>ut hm• 1 man) -:ie"spapcrs
and JOUrn 11 1-ut • genuinely Lndc stand
and comprehend the po\\cr f Dr Mel
''lite. \JU ::lU th t h11r. peak Mc \\ Ule
mrs w rd for " rd l rec..ent nterv1en·
with the llou tun Vu1cc Dr \\ hrte
explained why he takes his m1ss1on ''
CrtC"U }'
[)1 \\ hrte's C'Cdenuals are a testament tc hrs
mlluencc Whnc completed hr B A degree
at Warner Pacilk College m 1962 and hJS
M .1\ degree in communicauons al the
Lni,crsit) rf Portland, Oregon in 1961.
While \\orking on his Ph.D in
commun1ca1ions and lilm at L. S.C in 1965,
White \\on a Rockefeller grant to bcgm a
doctorate in relir1ous studies. He cvmpleted
h s doctorate at f ullcr I heolog1cal Semmary
m Pasadena., Cahfon1~ \\here he also scn.cd for
more 1han a dee de as a professor of
(Ommun1c::u1ons and preaching From I 959w
1964 \\hnc produ,cd and hosted. The \\orld of
'outh 1 \\Cckh NBC h:IC\ 1 ion scr es Iha!
carr cd the same impact MTV has lod3)
In 1965. he founded ~kl \\lute f'roduet10ns. lnc
nd l ver the n .... ~ lj
The Voice Goes Online!
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Saturda). Jul> 27. three people \\ere arrested
on outstanding \\al"'ants after bemg
questioned b) police l'fficcrs \\ho respl'ndcd
to a call complaining of people s111mg on the
s1de\\al~ in front of Stone Soup. m the 700
block of \\ esthe1mer A sign posted m front
of the building reads • 0 LOI FRl"'G
A \Oluntecr \\ho armed shonh before the
scheduled opening and \\ho opened the gate
that da>. sa) s that she nouced a fc" police
C ntmu d npc
j Lesbian Avengers
come to defense of
fired coach
,\ uber to file Federal Appeal
B) Deborah Rl'll
After reading of the firmg of softball coach
Holly Nuber the ne\\I) formed Houston
chapter of the Lesbian A\cngcrs voted to
target Pearland ISD as their inaugural acuon
The~ agreed "ith Nuber that the grounds for
her dismissal "ere quesuonablc (sec
Houston \ 01ce 7 i I) The) "•nted to send a
message to all homophobes that
discnmmation '"II be confronted
The action occu:-red m two phases on July
1 l Phase One \las a & oup ot the A\engers
spra}inB \\cedlgrass killer onto the la\\ns of
Pearland '1 •h School an the d1 1c1 s
admm1na11on bu1ldmg ,.e sprayed areas
died ou• m 7 dais to rc,eal the "o ds
"Homophobic Higb" at the school and ~e
message at the othc locat on v.as "Hate
i'1lls"
Flyers \\ere pasted ontc doors. \\mdov.s.
\\alls and columns in the "ce hours of the
morning It was 'imted m these flyers that
somcthmg "as going to happen. 1dent lied
\\ho the g-oup "as and "h)' thC) took the
action.
fhe L c .bran A Hngcrs are a front ~c
political act" ist group dedicated lo 1ss"cs
rconr 11ued ,m page 12 J
Who's that girl?
Who ts 11? See page 15
If LI ) d s I l ondon \\here to insu:i: nne l'f her bod) part. •I would ""' her r.outh
Shes no c "d> kc but he has been •CCn frequcnll) at The Rane!:
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SUMMER
T's
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ETCHED IN MEMORY.
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BOOK.
It's made of solid granite and bordered "panels" in
which you can inscribe the name and date of your
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Theater LaB Extends
POOR SUPER MAN Run
Theater LaB Houston will extend Its
current exclusive Southwest pre
miere of Brad Fraser's drama/comedy
POOR SUPER MAN (a play w11h cap-
11ons) This produc11on will now play
through August 18th.
From 1he award wrnning Canadian
pla)wrighr and author of our
acclaimed production Unidentified
Human Remains and the True
Nature or Love comes h1~ newest and
most controversial work. follow·
1ng us critically successful productions
in Edtnburgh. London and
Canada. At its world premiere rn Cin·
c1nna11, Ohio 1n April 1994, that
city•s vice squad first threatened lo
close down the producllon lhen
aclnowledgcd 1l""t ar11qic merit
stimulating much controversy and
1ntere'1 The play went on 10 be named
by Time Magaztne as one of 1994 's
be,1 1hea1rical produc11ons
POOR SUPl'R MAN (A play w11h captions)
will play on Friday and Satur- 1
day evenings through August 17th at
8:00 pm. and on Thur>day August 8th
and 15th al 8 00 p.m and Sundays at
6:00 p m rhru August 18th
The play is ahout David a gay arnst
Suffering a creali.e block, he
decides 10 rake a pu1-11me ;ob "' a
waiter in a restaurant run hy a young
married couple named Mau and Violet-
and an affair between the two men
ensues. Other characters 1ncluc.le
David's roommate, Shannon, an HIV
positive 1ransgendei-cd person
who ~ant.s a sex change and Kryla. a
JOUrnahsr. who searches endless!)
for the right rela11onsh1p They are a
fragmented generation grappling
with life"s confusions the nature of
betrayal, 1he insidiousness of
hypocrisy and sell-decep11on and
the importance ot relat1onsh1ps.
Their lives cross an a world of lies.
loneliness and loss. Flashed on the
back wall, the captions of the !Ille are a
counterpoint to the e\lents tran
spiring on scage-somet1mes pro
vid1ng subtext, some11mes revealing
the actual thoughts of a character
and in the process contradicting his
or her lies.
Please note Iha! this play " for AOtJl.T
audiences only and contains sexual
suuat1ons and nudity This production
is generously underwruten
by The Houston Voice and Crossroads
Marler Bookstore and Cafe
f PWA Holiday Card Project
B) LARRY GARRETT
The Larry Garrell l·ounda11on Inc •
a llouston based 50l(c)3 charity
announces its newest proJett The
People with AIDS Holiday Cards
Pro;ecr Patterned after the Children
with cancer cards ~rorhored by
~ D Anderson, IS encouraging
people living w11h HIV/AIDS 10
design the cards which will be prrnted,
boxed and sold hy the foundation
P•oceeds from the cards will be used 10
prepare personal care baskets that
will be dtStributed durmg the ho 1
da) season 1 1lous1on area hospices
and tnd1v1du.1ls in need
Mos of us take for granted a bar of soap
or a new raz r but 10 a person I vmg on
a f •ed nc me. paytng utrageous
med1.al and prescriptwn bills
these ttems wtl vc<Y m~ch he 1ppre
c1a1ed I undc sr•nd these needs as a
person l1v1ng with AIDS myse.f I
battle 1h1s chrurHc lllrH!SS along wuh
the dreads of chemotherapy lor Kap
os1's Sarcoma cancer anJ Iii\'
rel111ed congestive heart failure.
Donations tor 1l11s proiecr have
already >tarred com1~g and are well
ur.derway, even rhouJh tt is lhe middle
of Summer It is hoped 1ha1 the
boxed sou "1 I he available by m1dOctober
11 IS hoped that communuy
busmesses will supporr this pro
Jecr by sellrng the cards and donaung
items 10 the baskets Spec1t1t
derails are still bctng worked our as 10
how many cards will be provided tn
each box. offering personalized
engraving, and design ~pec1t1ca·
t1ons It has been d11cua•eJ th•• •h•
cards may be of a 'generic va11e1y so
1ha1 they are >Ullable lor nor only
Christmas. hue Hanukkah, Kwan1a,
and the Winter S ... ls111.·I! as well The
derails will be provided as so n as
they are available. Those 1ntc1-
e.1oted 111 trying 1heu hands al design·
mg these special cards should con
tact the Pound111 n at 7111729
7077 The proJ«l could expand to
other holidays, ltke llalll'ween
Mother s Day. Bm~dJY> and Annt
vcnar1es
The Larry Garre • r OJndat1Qn
works on a 100 volJnteer bas s
w11h no paid staff !'he onlv expense
are f r rou11ne adm r.1stra11on and
posuge and ba,k fees Other charity
proJ<• s of the I arry Ga1 rel! l·oun
da11on a"'e the Prngr.1111 to1 Well
ness Restoration, rha1•s What
Friends Arc !·or'. and the Hnuswn
area Red R1hbon Pruiecl
lnd1v1duals 1n1ercs1ed tn par
11c1pa1ing m 1h1s pro;ecr may call
7131729 7077 or "file 10 The Larry
Garrett l•ounda11on, 1152S Bur
dtne Sr 1421. llousron, TX 7703S
Plans have already hecn set up w11h
area depar1ment Stores to oOtaan lhc
personal care Items anJ 1t 1s hoped
thac a big variety ot tterns will he pro
v1Jcd
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IN My OwN . J$
V . ~
OICE ~"D~6Cea~,u
Full Moon Madness
What 111 the world 1s gorng on" The moon
was full on July 30 and 11 seems the world
was in the grip of some son of madness
all of the precedmg week that the moon
was waxing Actually. many weird
things have heen happening for a
while now, and mayhe we can't blame 11
on the moon hut thi'i week was parllculally
qrange . On a pe"onal level,
three people on the Voice staff have
haJ car accuJenh including one
involvrng The Houston Voice dis
1rihul1on van No one was serrnusly
hurl, t rtunatel). hut their cars were
badly damaged One •tatl member had
a 11e1ghho 's car burst 111 co flames
\\l'!1le pa1 kc<l 111 the driveway and I came
acr, SS a frie 1d r1ghl afler her ill\iOIVe ·
menl 111 a minor accident on Monday
\1y tJther 111 lav. v.as hosp1tal1Led
this week "Ith heart prohlems and one
of our st.111 mcmhcrs l"i 111 the midst ot
c.11!111g t.1mlly together as her hrothe1
IS dy111g ol AIDS (special prayers for
\.f.1gg e ple.1se} Yes. 1t has hcen a hard
week
Ot cJu1 se our nation and the world 1s in
hHmotl \.1ayhc nn more than usual , hu1
: sJrc seems like 11 . I have ollen heen
thanktu1 that here 111 the United
S ates. we have special privileges ot
freedom anJ have not sultered the
horrors that so many people have to
deal with everyday 1n places such as
Ro>nu , the Middle l:a.i , and North·
ern Ireland Sure. our coun1ry has
endured a numhcr of disasters due to
aclS ol nature sui:h as hurncanes
c.1rth4ua.,,es .rnd llnud1ng, hut sudden
) we are laced wuh what tech like a
w,11 that Ii;" coupled on US ""I. I think It
sta1tctl Y..llh the Branch J};.1v1d1ans
1ege 111 W.u:o, lollnwed by the homh
1ng ul the tcderal hu1ld111g 111 Okla·
homa Cuy, and now there are folks like
lhe 'l·rccmcn ' and other mil111as
rhe most recent nalmnal tragedy 1s the
bomh 1ha1 exploded .tt a cont:erl at the
Centennial Olympic Park 1n Atlanta.
killing one woman, causing a heart
11tack and dcalh of a man, and injuring
mJny other' Beyond chose people
wit,• are v1ct1ms ot these actions. the
\liOUnd on the natrnn"s psyche cuts the
most dccpl). ant.I ettetts us all.
Just a le" weeks a~o a whole plane full
ot people met their deaths when the
pl,rne t:\ploded over the New York
coastline We dnn t .._nnw vet v.ho is
re.spons1ble tor ~ome the~e acts of
terrorism, but more and more . it is
ft:ared not to be one of "them," but one
of us . American Cll1zens engaged 111
acts of terrori!'.m against other ctt1·
zens We all wonder "Why"" and
"What will happen next'!" And as II
h11s closer to home, we can't help hut
thrnk that 11 could happen here
Our community is ettected by these
tragedies JUSt as everyone else is.
The Houston Voice doesn't always
report on the same things that appear 111
mainstream papers a"' you can read that
news there. So we haven t really
addressed much about the 01) 111p1c
Games or the explosion of TWA Flight
800 Not that these matters arc not of
1ntt:rcst to our community, hul they
are hettcr covered hy 01her news
medium' while we concentrate nn our
community here 111 Houston Tht:
po111t I want In make is this Gays and
1.esh1ans can and are the v1c11m' of
these crimes JU St a' everyone elst: 111
the coun1ry 1s . and JUSt as ever)one
else we have personal traget.l1es like
car wrecl..s or our relatives hecoming
111 and CVCI yday >!Ull Ille JOhs Ill go
to. children to ta.._e care of. hills to
pay. groceries to huy etc And like
all)'One else we too can he v1ct11n' of
terrorists
One of the v1ct11ns nt the TWA fl1gh1
"as 47-ycar old Jed Johnson, an
openly gay man anJ an anterior deco·
rator from New York Along with
architect Alan Wanzenherg, John·
son designed the homes ot "'uch celeh~
r1t1cs as R1t:harJ Gere. Mick Jagger
and Andy Warhol One of h1' many
tru.~nds was Good Mon1111g Amerfra
host Joan Lunden Lunden delivered a
moving and heartfelt memorial at the
end ol the <lay"s hroadcasl 011 July
I 91h The G;.1y & l.c\h1an AJJ1anc:e
Against Defamation (GI AAD)
issued a statement pra1s1ng Lunden
for affording John,on 'uch great
re,pcct and dignity so often reserved
unly for heterosexual's spouses
particularly 1n the media Her
aclnowlcdgemeru of Alan Wanzenhurg
a"' Johnson·, lite rartner wa~ a
simple and touch111g act maJ.ing a sag·
n1f1cant contribution to gay v1qh1loty
and c1v1I right' according 10 a
GLAAD release
Wc grieve along wuh the rest nl" the
nation and oiler condolences to the
lamil1es and friends who have loss
their loved ones through the'e horri·
hie assaults
Lawsuits filed for '94 Murder
Heai·en and Ripcord named
According to the management of both the
Ripcord and Heaven, the lawsuit filed
against them and reported on the Wednesday
ed111on of the Houston Chronicle, was a
surprise. Both businesses reported "we
learned of the suit by reading Wednesday
morning's paper. We have no additional
information on which to comment'"
According to the report by Chronicle writer
George rlynn, the parents of Michael
Buflinski filed a wrongful death lawsuit
againq the four individuals charged with the
1994 gay-bashing murder of their son
Michael and the two clubs he had patronized
prior to being abducted, kidnapped, beaten.
robbed, murdered and then dumped in a
remote loca11on.
1 he lawsuit. filed m state district court
seeks unspecified damages for negligence,
mental angu1>h and loss of companionship
with their slam son Michael's parents, Ed
and Kay Rurzmski live in Ohio.
According to the Chronicle, "the suit, filed
by Anorney D. Craig Olivier, said the clubs
and their operators continued to serve
Burzinsk1 drinks when he was "obviously
intoxicated to the extent that he presented a
clear danger to himself and other.."
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the controversial play the Cincinnati vice squad wanted to close down
POOR SUPER MRH
by Br ad Fraser
EXTENDED DUE TO SOLO-OUT PERFORMANCES!
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In Loving
Memory
ERIC PHILIP
JACOBS
iVOICE ::c""•- z~· e ~---.r~' 7=rz '==
SSUE823
August 2 1996
Published F ndays
Enc Ph1hp Jacobs died of
AIDS-related
complications at Twelve
Oaks Hospital, on 26 July
1996 He was born in
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Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
on 13 December 194 7 And he was
preceded in death by his mother, Ellen
Ann Moss. and his father Enc Henry
Jacobs, Royal Navy retired Survived by
his sister. Julia, and her husband, Peter
Green, and nephews Philip and
Allen.Phthp also served 1n the Royal Navy
prior to attending college and came to the
United States in 1978 For a number of
years he was in service as a butler with a
River Oaks family and in recent years he
has resided in the home of Larry Lingle
and the late 8111 White
A special thanks to Dr Patneta D Salvato
and her staff who were always there for
Philip. Even as his illness progressed
Ph11tp preferred to ltghten the moment for
others. He devoted his life to serving
others. and brought only JOY to all those
whose paths crossed those of "the funny
Englishman•
Services will be held at the graves1te
1n West Sussex Those wishing to
remember Philip may wish to make a
donation tn his memory to The
Hollyfield Foundation. P 0 Box 6722,
Houston, TX 77266
JAMES (JAY) T. REAUME
Born February 3 1953 m Windsor
Canada Died July 25, 1996 m
Houston Survived by parents, 2
brothers. and many friends He was
employed at vanous times at the
Atnum, Ors. M1dtowne Spa,
Milam House
is a home- like atmosphere
for HIV• persons who
because of health, social
and/or economic conditions
are unable to provide for
their own basic human
needs. We are seeking
volunteers to help
with everything from shift
duty to fundraising. If you
can help please contact
Dallas at 520-9248
or via e-mail
ahhvlntr@neosof t.com.
VOLUNTEERS
ARE NEEDED!
Omega House,
an eight bed residential
hospice for individuals
in the terminal stages
of AIDS. Volunteers
are currently needed
on weekdays to help
with supportive functions
such as cooking,
housekeeping and
administrative assistance.
If you are interested,
please call Claudia Commo
at 523-1146.
(800) 729-8490
Fax (713) 529-9531
E-mail HouV01ce@AOLcom
Contents copyoght 1996
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EDITOR
Deborah Moncrief Bell
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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STAFF WRITERS
B R McDonald . Carolyn Roberts,
Javier Tamez (Theatre Review)
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
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Curt Morrison, Jazz Paz. Glen Webber
CARTOONIST
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PHOTOGRAPHERS
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PRODUCTION
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by Glen Webber
Bedtime Story?
Here is a bedtime story for you. Just
1mag1nc you are stand rng outside the
Stone Soup Food Pantry wait111g to go
1n when the police start harassing you.
lmag111c be111g arrested, and spend
111g 24 hours 111 jail oven though you did
nothing wrong. Imagine you not even
allowed to take your medicine with·
out a coun order.
This terrible ordeal happened to
Robert S1eman last Saturday, Jul)·
27. while he wa~ 111 line waning for the
Stone Soup to admit him. About 7 to 8
people were arrested or ticketed .
Some of these people may have had war·
rant. out on them, but why harass all the
folks who were in line, including poor,
<ick, hungry people who were not
do111g anyth111g wrong? It sounds very
'cary indeed
111 jail, they put a red tag on his wrist
that had G-lllV on u. He was also put in a
separate cell because he had AIDS
Robert is up,et because the Jailhouse
does not re.pect the confidential
1ty of PWAs
I've been told that the Avondale Civic
As,oc1at10n doe!\ 1101 like the Stone
Soup locat1on This organization 1s
strongly 111tluenced by two gay men who
live in the area. I can understand their
not llk111g the street people, but these
foils were there on legitimate bust
ne!<.S, and are not lo11ering 'undesirables,'
I don"t like tht: locallon of Stone Soup
myself. I teel It does invite trouble
They need a 'ate place to operate like
He1 in~ Chun:h. or other !<iinular loca
tions fhcy aho need a place where
-
people wa1t1ng in line can sit in a environment
protected from the ele
ments of "'hatever season It 1s Stone
Soup 1s a worthy charity, and they
, deserve the best If the Avondale Civic
A.soc1at1on does oppo'e the Stone
Soup, they 'hould help It find a new
location or ~uppnrt in more We can't
tight each other, Ga) aga111't Gay.
The police need to qull harassing
Ga)" 1f that " what " go111g o n They
should be protect111g "' from trou·
ble, not inventing u \\'e need to get
more peorle in office that can make an
impact lie) , elect me to the city coun·
cil' You can bet I won 't !iiohut up 1f lnJUSuces
are occurring
Please don't forget the Bering and
Friends show this weekend. I've seen
some of It and 11 is greac.
I am now a member of the Dumb Guy
Club . And white 1 thrnk 1 m not worthy
of inclusion in this club, several people
think 1 am The reason Well, I ran
off to Walgreen 's with the stove on.
Wow, what a dumb th111g to do. 1 didn't
realize my mistake till 1 was 111 the
check out tine . Every terrible
thought 1 had about my apartment com·
ptex be111g engulfed 111 flames due to my
1 stup1d1t)· went through my m111d as 1
raced home . Thank God, no fire I had
not even put rhe T. V_ dinner in the
oven. 1 wa> lucky not to be the lead story
on the e'en111g news that night 1 II be
more careful in the future . It was a real
risk I took I hope you wilt he careful
not co put )'OUr~elt or others at risk
maybe startrng a tire 1ha1 can't he put
out
Glen Wthbtr is a perrnn li•·ing with
AIDS 111 /lauston, making the most of
ea,·h and rvrrv day
IV-STD Community
anning Group Nominations
The HIV/STD Prevention Program ot
the llou,ton Department of Health and
Human Service.s '" reque!'iting nom1 ·
nations for the followrng pos1uons:
Person< with Physical D1sabil1 -
t1es, Mrnority Men, M111onty Women,
Juvenile Justice System Substance
Abuse; Gay/lesbian Bisexual
Issues ; Sex Workers, Spiritual
Issue\ and Rt!pre..,en11ng IIIV
lnfected/PWAs .
HIV prevention community plan
n111g " a process designed to establish
programs which are responsive to
high priority, commun1ty·vat1-
dated needs w1thtn defined poputa
t1ons The process allows governmcncal
agencies, non-governmental
oraan1zat1ons. and rcprescntat1ves
of communuies and groups at
mk for HlV or 111fected with HIV to share
respons1btl1t1es for developing a
comprchcns1vc HIV prevcn1ion
plan . The llou\lon HIV Prevention
Community Plann111g Group (CPG)
provales guidance to the Hous1on
Department ot Health and Human Serv ·
ices related to the use of prevention
resources .
jPLAY~
Persons who fill the vacant pos111on~
must have spec ific expertise and be
able to articulate and address the HI\"
prevention needs of the popula·
uon' they represent . The members of
the community planning group must
be over 18 years of age and reflect the
characteristics of the current and
pro1ected ep1dem1c 111 Houston, and
should include representatives
from both governmental and nongovernmental
agencies and organizations
which provide HIV preven·
non services The affected community
must be represented .
The nomination process is open.
Anyone can nominate him/herself or
ano ther person The nomination
form 1s a screening 1nstrumcn1 only
and serves as the prehm1nary mechanism
in the setcc11on process The
second s1cp in the selecuon process
includes a meeting wuh several members
of the Screening Comm1ctcc .
The nom1nuion form must be completed
and subn11tted by August 19,
1996. It you wish to nominate yourself
or someone else for a position.
plca'e contact Bill Comeaux at 713/
794·9092
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Give Ralph Reed twenty minutes on the
Internet, he brags, and he can organize
350,000 d1sc1ples of the radical
exlremist right Christian Coal11ion
to expedite his orders.
Jean Clark knows that his boast is true.
and she has decided that "What's good
for the goose 1s good for the gander." In
response to the damage Reed and h 1s
cohorts arc conspiring to foment
against women, Clark has coordinared
a nonpartisan assembly called
Women Organ1Zing for Change. Her
goal 1s ro synchronize a core of one million
women (and supportive men) who
will commll to work one hour per week ro
further the specific causes of women.
including expanded cider care and
child care, access to affordable health
care and stricter gun control laws . The
campaign also supports protection
ol the environment. funding for the
arts and humanities and the preser·
vatmn of the Earned Income Tax Credit
for the work.Ing poor.
Clark has experienced remarkable
success as a grasHoots activist for
the pas1 quarter cen1ury for feminist
anJ progressive causes. including
the t.1st aborr1on rights march and the
1975 Mothers Day of Outrage at the
Vatican Emhassy 1n Washington.
DC She was a tuunding n1cmbcr of
Pittsburgh's ACT l'r and was 1nstru ·
men1al .n persuading that cuy•s
1.:ounc1I 10 adopt an ant1·d1scnm na
uon ord1111nce regarding sexual ori
cntat1on She 1s a long·t1me laborer to
tncludc women of color, l csh1ans,
Gays and transgcnJered persons
under .i protecuvc umbrella
'"We' \'e hetn v-orkrng a Jong 11mc try·
1ng to pul together a complete fern1 -
n1st agenda so that we can have an 1den4
1if1able complete philosophy
statemcnl.~ she said. referring to the
.:ulle ... 11ve efforts ot the founders ot
the campaign Clark and WOC are
JOined tn 1h1s endeavor by the National
Women s Political Caucus, the Fem·
.n1st Majority and Planned Parent·
hood The) intend to direct the energy
and passion of lho)e cyber-tem1n1sts
.. to empower women pol111cally and
~top 1hc anu-woman ae:enda ot the rad1-
cal right." Presently the project 1s
reaching most of its audience on the
'Net. (Their web Site 1s http //wlo org
The organiza1ions's e-mail address
1s wlo@wlo.org. You can call them at
800-WOMAN96 ) Of the one million
Internet users, one 1h1rd are profes·
sional women. most of whom go on-line
every day. It is hoped that these participants
will alert ochers via fax and
postings in mailboxes and bulletin
boards of the need for clerical and
office volunteers, phone callers,
lclters-to 4 thc-cd1tor wrilcrs. callers
to talk shows and web-workers who
will share in discussion lists and crca1e
web pages. "The onhne approach 1s
necessary today,, I Clark slates.
"because the majority of women are
working and we don't have the volun·
teer corps that we had 25 years ago ."
It is anticipated that 111 each geograph
1cal locale, lhere will be a few
women dedicated to serve as spok·
eswornen for the network, and
regional leaders Additionally each
volunteer will he expecte<l lO reach our
to five unreg1steret.1 friends, ta1111ly
members or co-workers. get them reg ·
1stered to vote and cransport them to
the polls on election day.
Will they succeed'.' The Democratic
National Convention threatened IO
eliminate 1he ERA anJ other vital
women•s issues from their plalform
I 1wo weeks ago Women Organ11ing for
Change s1arted e ·mailing the Ocms on
Sunday July 14, and by Tuesday alter·
noon had rece1vetl a renewed pledge
from 1hcm to keep lho$c issues as planks.
and include equal p<1y .and orhcr c.1uses 111
the party pla1to1111 I hey exr1ec1 even
greater Internet par11c1pation
when 1he .school calendar resumes 1h1s
Fall because many women edut:ator'i
who arc normally onl111e are on vacaturn
now
Roseanne has 1t right· "The thing
women have got to learn 1s thar nobody
gives you power. You JU'it take it! ..
Carpe diem
Jaz:. is a /oral character and pro/esuonal
agitator whn would gi\.'t' 11 all up
for a rtgular wrtkday job and a Heady
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lnole Endorsement Nixed
8} CURT MORRISON
Texas' only state-wide Republican
organiza11on ;upport1ng equal
civil right> lor Gays and lesbians,
The Log Cabin Republican' of
Texu, announced they have decided
not to. endorse presumptove Republican
nominee Bob Dole in the
upcoming elecuon fhe dec1s1on
came at a meeting of the group s
directors held in San Antonio July
27
There were several factors
involved in the group"s dec1uon
including the now infamous snafu of
Dole returning a S 1,000 contribu
t1on from the organ11auon. Dole
raised a furor in 1995 when hi' cam
paign returned the check c1trng his
disagreement with Log Cabin's
"agenda" for gay c1v1I rights .
Later, Dole ;aid he regretted returning
1he money, however, he indicated
he would not accept future con·
tribu11on>, 1f any, from 1he group
The non-endorsement resolu-
11on passed at the state Log Cabin
directors' mee11ng cited Dole's
••antagon1st1c•• actions toward
Log Cabin as a primary reason for
I their dee"'"" Other lact1ir'
involved concern ol Dole ' 'Pon
1 sorsh1p of the Dete11'e of Marriage
Act, his po$1l1ons regarding pro~
tect1on for gays trom employment
d1scriminat1on and allowing
Gays to serve openly in the military
Log Cabin State President Dale
Carpenter noted, "Tl11s 15 s11nply
our way of saying that Dole does nol
mcru our endorsement"
Carpenter caunoncJ. however
that the dec1S1on should not be talen
"a sign of \Upport tor 8111 Clinton .
"'Clinton has been 1ncons1stent, at
best, on i<sues related to gay and lesbian
equal1ty, as he ha> heen on other
issues," observed Carpenter. In
fact, the non endor\ement resolution
pa"ed Saturday spec1f1ed
that 11 "docs nol constitute an
endorsement for Bill Clinton."
Carpenter 1nd1cated that ind1vid·
ual members ol l,og Cabin tn Texa'
would "voce in accordance with
their consciences .. an November
Next Week Curt Morrison's interVICW
with Gay Congressmember
and Republican Steve Gunderson ,
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One Courageous Act
If the age of television has taught us
anything it 1s that American!'I have a
deep and abiding thir'1 for dirt . Not
JUSt your everyday gos>1p but the
gritly details , the kind of smears which
lay low the mighty and affirm 10 the 1011.·
llest that the high and mighty (I cannot
say such a phrase v. 1thout visions of
John Wayne an a movie of the 5ame namesee
what Rosie O ' Donnell has done to
me) are only 100 human
Franklin Roosevelt and John F Ken
nedy were lambasted after their
deaths, although ne11her had been
measurably tarn1~hed in history
Nuon was vilified while lt\.ing ,
Jimmy Carter 11.as bellnled 11.h1le pres·
ident, and a Silting president , Bill
Clinton, is castigated a~ a man with·
out a moral compass . We all know that
only Pat Robertson possesses such a
compass. although an exact repro·
duc11on is available from the 700 Club
on an easy payment plan
Now, probably th1> election year
will prove to be no more mean sp1r1ted or
dirty that man) other recent ones. But
the thirSt for office doe~ bring out the
worst in men (no slight to women
intended) After all, in love and poll·
tics all is fair game The Democrats are
making the most of Bob Dole's age-an
easy target--and without even trying
their opponents seemed hent on warfare
over ahoruon.
The Republicans on the other hand ,
having tasted the sweet victor) ot
Congressional control now thirst fJr
the While Hou'.je Driven h) the fanat
1cs among the freshman Repuhllc.ws
in Congress the Grand Old Part) (wl11ch
1s, however, the younger ot the two par
ues) is using its control o ... er leg1:-.la
t1on to build not a leg1slat1\.'e record.
but campaign 1~sues with one goal
Embarrass the President and the
Democrats .
No bener ex.ample arises from the
mucl than the Defense of Marriage Act.
\\"1th even the Chr1suan Coaltt1on
playing down II s anti-gay agenda.
along comes a subtle ga)' issue which the
Radical Right leaped upon w11h all the
ag1l11y of the cowardl) few aboud the
T1tan1c lhc reasoning went some·
thing like this Okay, so most Ameri ·
cans oppose job dtscnmination even
toward ga)s. most Americans uphold
the " concept of the family, even 11
the maJOrtty take tailing marks in
practice
And what pol1t1c1an, or columnist,
can t"ail to JUmp on such an obvious win ·
win situation'> No one , except Gays
and Lesbians, wants same·sex marrragcs-
such a concept destroys
"family values." The Right con
demns our promiscuity but denies us
cont1nu1t} And Congressional
Republicans could smell a ripe her·
ring all the way 10 the cloak room The
DOMA (pronounced ··dumb one")
forced the Democrats 10 go on record
as either supporting their gay consurncnts
or bad.. 1ng down before
overwhelming supporl.
Of cour>e 1h1s wa> not a d1ff1cult
choice for the lonesome three : Barney
Frank, Gerry Studds and Steven Gun-by
Larry Lingle
derson Besides being Gay. the laner
two are not running for re election
For other someume Supporters of gay
rights the word was out, openly sig·
naled by Clinton , that a "yes" vote was
understood- like the Gays- in the
military issue , fence~ could be
mended later
Members of Congress . 11.orking
closely w11h Barney Frank, opposed the
measure in committee. on the ob\.'1·
ous grounds of ll5 const1tut10nal -
11y . After all. marriages and their regulation
1s and ha\.'e always been a state
matter No one more than the supposedly
states-rights oriented Republi cans
should have championed that
pos1t1on
Losing 10 comm1t1ee this member of
congress then conunued waging the
fight on the floor of Cong re" Because
she 1s an African·American she wa~
receiving a flood of calls from the m10-
1sterial alliances throughout her
district-all opposing the support of
the gay pos111on . Black churches are
the bedrock of their communities .
What the Christian Coaliturn is cur·
rently doing through 11's member
churches the black church« have heen
doing for years For decade> their
churches were the sole recourse for
black leaders to arue in defense of
their r1gh1S .
The Nauonal Democrat1\. Party and
the Texas Democrauc Part)· let us rep
resentatives 10 Congress kno\\ that a
"'yes·· vote was acceptable on this
1SSJe. The party was determined not tn
hand the Republicans this 1nuc fur
late.- fifteen secund sounJ h1tc' in the
heat of the c:ampa1gn
When 11 finally came down 10 a vntc the
handful of " no ' s" came from the gay
Congres~men and their lcw 'upport
ers trom sate Nonhern J1str1ct5
Shiela Jackson Lee of itoustun, the
member of Congress v. ho had fough t
this bill 10 commntee and v. ud~ed
alongside Barney f·rank on the floor,
chose to ignore her part) and voted
.. present .. on the bill. Now to some this
1s rationalized as a "' yes vote But
the rea 11y 1s that ··yes" 1s yes" and
"pre,ent" 1s "'not yes•• Congress
woman Lee showed courage bctore her
colleagues and helore her Alrican
American constituents She
worked the 'ystcm on behalt ol" a nunor·
Hy within her congressional d1!".trict
dominated by her 1mmed1ate con·
stttuency
Throughout the process Jackson I.cc
consulted with leader' 1n llouston·,
gay and lesbian community. She val
ued our op1n1on But more than that , she
recognized the issue as one of c.:onsll·
tut1onal1ty and human rights. She
worked hard on our hehalf hdore the
onslaught of a Republican Sleam
roller ot hatt And, in the final analy sts,
we1gh1ng the di..,1ded forces 10 her
distric1 she chose to announce her lorm
ot protest 10 the lnJUSllCes of the bill by
\.'Ot1ng •·present ·• J;or cho~e really
concerned w 1th JUstice for all , It 1s
only JUSuce to recogn1le the cour ...
age of 1h1s member of Congress To
reject our friends in the heat of hatlle "
to stand alone in the war
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The Abyss Widens
·Criminal Ju~aice in America 1s 111 a
>tale of collapse. We have formalism
and techn1cal1t1es but little common
sense. It's about time America
wakes up to the fact that we are in 1hc
fight of our lives ," opined Judge Harold
J Rothwax m an article that
appeared m Parade, a weekly national
magazine o;;upplement that appears
m the Sunday ed111on of the Houston
Chronicle Rothwax . a liberal .
presides over criminal cases in New
York Clly and has been dorng so for 25
years Rothwax insists that nothing
short of ~weeping change" v..111
save our current system. While I do
not as:ree w11h some of his recommendat1ons
his ana ys s is thought provoking
and deserving of consider
a1ion. Ot course. Rothwax's hur
geon111g m1ss1on co1nc1des with the
1elease nl his recently published hook
lilied Guilt): The Collapse of Criminal
Justice Nevertheless. Rot h\\.
ax ·' overall m1s~'1on 1s well
intended and he provide~ the reader
With a plan ot ac11on to ameliorate the
prohlcm
While I agree with Judge Rothwu rn
lheory I am not at all sure that h1'
med1c1nal overhaul ol lhe Judicial
system will entire!) cure the current
stile of societal dy~tunc1ion The
weakening moral cul1ure of our
SOCICI) .11 al levels IS equal!) to
hl.une and cause for concern Child·
rcn art: comm1tt1ng heinnu" crimes
Passion and sclf·1ndulgence have
he•11 l1on11cd ove1 self control Seit
has hn:n e\a l1cd over lamily and com
mun1ty lnd1v1dual rcspon,1h1I·
it) 1s no lo11ge1 predominate Toi ·
erance towa1d' others has been
t hl1tc1a11:d WorL c1h1c ha~ been r11J ·
1culcd 11u1eat..1 ol heralded The lut 1~
endless )Cl no1h111g s1gn1t1cant 1s
he•nii done 1.1 rever "ie the s 11uat.nn.
1 hl"i wecL Congress plans to 'end a
\\ellare Retorm hill to the \\'hlle
Hcuse tor the President 's s1g na
ture Media speculation to the ton·
traf) Clrnton will more than l1kel)
sign the htll consu.lering th1~ 1~ an
election )Car and welfare reform h an
issue that re,onatcs v.. 1th the elector·
Ult: J'he plu1al1t} nf Americans
champH>n welfare reform and hel!eve
1t needs to he recon~tructed from 1ts
current state. Still, u 1s 1mperat1ve
that any welfare rctorm 1;,trategy
aimed at pu1t1ng the 1housand ann·
m1c piece' of llumpty Dumpty hack
together must ent:ompass cultural
renewal rn order to heed results . His·
1or1cally, efforts IO deal wuh economic
aspects of behavior while
ignoring the 51gn1f1cance of virtues
ha- been regarded 3' foolish and
rightfully sn
The tanuly unit has alwap heen the
foundation to the cultural success
of any given soc1tty and its demise has
h1stor1cally heen attributed to
'oc1e1al failure and civil dis ·
tourse I am 111 no way suggesting that
the trad1C1onal dd1111t1on of fam
1ly (man, woman and child) 1~ the a nee·
dote to achieving a level of civility
currently remiss 111 our society. I'll
leave that m1sguu.led tasL IO Ralph
Recd and his m1n1ons Angela Lans ..
bury summed It up !-.O well 111 a ret:ent
interview when she re marled ••A
family 1\ anypla<:c where two or more
people come together 10 crea1c a
household :· The essence of a family
u people who care ahou1. and for, one
another Dictating "family values•
to \OC1e1y will only treatc rebel
lion . By 1he same token, rewarding
1nd1viduals who engage 111 self·
des1ructive behavior through noncond1t1onal
welfare benefits 1s
equally disastrous .
It 1s human na1ure to rebel against
authoritative d1ctums . Be that as it
may, there is a far more grievous
underlying predicament that IS
derived from this type of paternalism
I have always helleved that our
community's lll!<lt1nct1ve rebelllon,
harbored from years of main~
tream societal d1sda1n, has crca1ed
an intcn~e averswn towards an)~
thrng deemed culturally normal by
society. Unforrunately 1n so
doing. we neglect to reall1e thar not
all of .societies mores are 1ncompat·
1ble to our own culture There is no
reason that hec.au!it: we are Lesbian
and Ga). we are unahlc to be law abtd·
111g·product ive c1t11ens who have a
sense of family and our own 1nd1v1d·
ual princ1pl<> 1<h1Ch we live hy Most
ol U\ are ) et that 1s not the way we are
perceived Interestingly, we allow
ourselves to he defined hy our oppo·
nents How., Because our community
puhl1cl) denigrates everything
associated w11h so called 'family
values' primaril) bc:cause we do nOI
agree with the Chr1~t1an Coal111on's
det1n1110n ot fam1I) That should
no1 he construed as meaning v.:e do not
have any \alucs of our own. We need ro
pro\·1de and inform the public of our
det1n11hrn of family and 115 ~ign1f·
icance 111 our lives
Welfare 1~ not , and shoulc.I not he con·
strued as, the sole cause for the growth
of povcr1y 1n the last 30 ) ears Nor
Ytnuld cnmplclc ohl11c1a1111n of 1he
welfare sv .. 1c111 Can 1mplau,1ble
~ccnario) produt:c a viable renewal
to that community The social equiv·
a lent of the second law nf thermody·
nam1cs hold~: It 1s tar easier to
des11oy social ordc1 1han to rehuild 1t
11 1s Ill) conten11on that government
should l1Jvc l1m11eJ c ntrol O\Cr the
lives or us c111zcnry Moral11y can
not he legislated t\ny a11emp1 to do so
"· and always will he tu11le Bo1h
pol111cal par11es haH produced
disas1rous result~ 111 their attempts
to prtH e otherv.1se. External economic
1ncent1ve!:> cannot be manipu·
lated to al1er behavior There 1!<1 more
tu hchav1oral mod1f1cat1on than
econom1c<;, \Uch as internal char~
actcr and personal responsabil~
lly. On the other hand, economic
1nccnt1ves shouldn l he entirely
obl11erated.
The current problem wuh welfare is
1hat there i!:> no incentive for the rec1p-
1ent to modify their lives. e11her
hchav1orally or econom1cally
The t:urrent Jeg1\lat1on doe!:> not
address thu conundrum effec11vely
It is e~.sent1al tha.t an) \lrelfare reform
include rrov1sions that encourage
self reliance, sclf .. respect and economic
1nceru1ves such a~ child care
a"s1stante and educational serv ..
ice,.
Talk "cheap. Action" needed While
econnm1t 1ncent1ves should never be
m1n1m1zed, we must also locus on
principles of virtue-not by coer·
CHHI, rather lhrough the dcn11se of
rewarding negative behavior A
co111p1chen\1ve do!-.e of remedial
change 1s cssen11al f'or ~ucce\sful
welfa1e reform Failure to do so will
reap further chao~. Meanwhile, the
ahy\s widens and we as part of society
as a whole suffer the consequences of
inaction through a daily dose of mur·
den •• hate crimes, and unnece"~ary
v1olcnte Is 1h1s 1he legacy this gen
era11on want~ '° leave hehind?
HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 2, 1996 9
IN LoviNG MEMORY
ERic Pltilip JAcobs * 1947-1996
As WE REMEMhER HiM
LOBO • 3939-S Montrose
713-522-5156
10 HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 2. 1996
Thursday, August 8, 7:30pm
Healing Service
August 9, 7:00pm
MOVIETIME FRIDAY NITE
"A Part from Hugh"
with Anointing Movie provided courtesy of LOBO
Thurs., September 5, 7:00pm
POT LUCK DINNER August 23, 7:00pm
Please bring food. FRIDAY NITE MUSICALS
Community Concerns: ''Showboat''
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Sunday Worship 10:50 am Sunday School 9:30 am
Ministries:
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United Methodist ~ten
Bering Support Network (HIV Ministries)
Bering Spiritual Support Group: Wednesdays, 6:30 pm
Bering Counseling Center, AIDS Chaplaincy
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ASK THE PASTOR
Q· "When )OU go to heaven .... ,. you kno" and recog·
mze the people you kne"' here on eanh' \I, ill you be
married m heaven 1fyou "ere married on eanh?"
A. In the Gospel of Mark. the Sadducees asked Jesus almost
the sJme question The <! fterence IS that the Sad·
ducees <! d not believe ·n the resurrection They "ere a
re• ;i1ous group of people "ho fa ed to acknowledge \\ho
Jescs really ... as. They only ackno\\ledged Jesus as a
Rev Janet Parker Teacher not the Son of God. The Sadducees \\ere only
tr)mg to trick Jesus. In Mark 1218-27 \\e see where they
gave Jesus a hypothetic- question It \\as customary y,hel' a mar died without ha,.
mg ,~ dren, to ha\e hlS brother marry hts \\ldow so that she could bear the deceased
man d child to carry on h1> name This y,as t~e1r "ay of havmg an
mhcr•tance and havmg their name live on forever rhe) asked Jesus that 1f this happened
over an over agam with each marriage havmg no children, \\ho would she be
married to when they nil died? If she actual!) marned seven rela1ivcs bearing no
ch1ldre~ "ho "o~'d be her real husband m the rc-surrecuon?
Jesus' remarks are this The establishment of the mslltut on of marriage .1s the Sadducees
saw ti was for the purpose of proc1eat1on only Jesus told their that m
heaven there \\as no need for marriage It is only necessary for this \\Orld m order
to continue the human race nnd learn about bemg m relat10nsh1p with one another.
\\hen the dead rise they w 111 neither marry. nor will anyone arrange a mama1,:e for
them Just as the angels ha\e their entire focus on enJoymg fello\\ship with God, so
"• "'e do the same We "'ill be like the angels The angels knCV\ each other and
they also krew the fallen angels. The angel Gabriel called the angel M 1chael by
name They kne" one another. fh1s IS clearly given to us 1:i the book of Daniel,
chaptel'S I 0 and I I
I believe according to Scripture that we"'! know each other by name The bond of
love will alwJys exist bet"'een those we ha'e !med on thlS eanh. The book of I
Cormth1ans 13 te. s us that lo' e \<i ll never fail. Lo'e \\Ill never cease What will be
different about that love is that is " ill be faint m comparison to the One who died
for us. Our focal pomt will change. We will be glad to sec our loved ones, but we,
too, "ill tum our eyes upon Jesus and look fully in to his face. Everyone else will
seem to be dim in comparison ---- even those we have loved from the depth of our
heart There wi ll be nothing wrong with this, because they, too, will have their eyes
upo- Jc .u. 1 All of us together with the angels "'ill sit around the throne s inging
prai • mto tl1e Lamb of God who is wonhy of all our praise!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE PASTOR A
QUESTIO:"I., WRITE: REV. JANET PARKER, MARANATHA
FELLOWSHIP MCC, P.O. BOX 667032,
HOUSTO"I, TX. 77266-7932
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Sunday-814
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at 10 10 am !52~ 8225
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operated, and 'or friendly is given a free
listing.
1'en funher explains that
can check-out the website to get a preview of WWW.USAGA YNET.C0,1 has taken a
the Bayou Cicy prior lo !heir arrival
rhe ln1erne1 is growing faster than any other
form of communicacion media. Currently,
more than 45 million people access the
Internet, and that figure is expected to grow
to well over 80 million by the end of 1997.
What does chis new media mean to our
Community? Statistics indicate that the
average person spends at least 5 112 hours a
week "surfing the net." It is providing well
over I 0,000 web sites or anicles on every
facet of our community, from the abundance
of information on the latest AIDS research
programs to the Christian Leadership
Ministries fear of Gays, and hate messages
aboul our community. Addicionally, it will
provide organiling and necworking
opportunicies 10 community groups.
differenl perspeclive on chis new inforrnacion
medium. Owned by USAGayNec Inc., their
goal has been to become the world's largest
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual entenainment
complex on the Internet USAGayNet offers
a web site full of information, resources and
entenainment that is and will remain
absolutely free all who wish to view the
material. Feacures include:
Fatal Beauty - One of the most popular
features is this online mini dramatic series
This is a soap opera set in a modeling agency
written by Houscon writer Joseph Lozano.
Filled with passion, persuasion, and power, It
"airs" every Monday night at 8pm. Fatal
Bea111; is built around the Gay and Lesbian
community, something 1ha1 TV doesn't often
portray correctly.
"I attempl to wrice comprehensive material
chat allows everyone to read ii and relate 10
the unfolding drama. Many will see
themselves in che story and acknowledge that
they've been in that situation before". says
Joseph
The character roles arc very realistic yet
fictional and there is always a moral to the
story. Soon 10 incorporace some of the
beauuful faces of men and women in che
Houston area. USAGayNel IS doing che firs!
ever casting call for models Sunda), August
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I low did this unique arrangement come
about? It seems we don't receive much of
anything anymore thac does not include an
e-mail address and many of the stories
submitted for publica11on come to us through
e-mail. It clearly is the wave of things to
come and the lime is hot for anyone who
want to establish themselves in this field
Several "Gay• websites exist and we hear
about several new ones each week. 1'en Burd
approached us with che idea for The Houscon
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to \\Or~ \\ith him and his compan) so that \\C
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We felt The Houston Voice, as lhe premier
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pcrta111s 10 issues of concern lo Lesbian and
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weeks and monlhs to come". com men ls Mr
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1'en cells us more ahouc "hal's in score al che
USAGa)Nel \\ebsile. 'l he lncernec pro\ ides
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HE~LTHC~RE FRQ\i THE HEART
Nuber, whose Lady Oilers won the state
District SA championship this year was
dismissed as coach after "hat she considers
an unfair evaluation and one that was based
both on sexual discrimination and her
perceived sexual orientation.
Because Nuber runs a lawn service during
her summer hiatus, the school district
questioned her, thinking she had been
responsible for the messages that "ere left in
the grass She did not know "ho to credit the
action to until she \\.as contacted for this
anicle.
In a special hearing before the school board
on July 22, with her grievance being the only
agenda item, Nuber had 10 minutes to
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present her side. The District also had 30
minutes. Nuber claims their witnesses
presented blatant lies. The charges include
ones of incompetence and failure to properly
handle paperwork. The ruling that evening
was that she will not be reinstated as a coach
but can still teach. The next step is to request
permission from the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission to file an appeal in
federal court. If granted, the hearing will take
place in Galveston
Nuber admits that the last several months
have taken a toll on her, but she feels
somewhat optimislic, taking the advice of a
former professor who said that when one
finds oneself overuhelmed they should
'KISS', or "Keep it Simple, Stupid." She says
she realizes she is in the hands of a vel)
competent attorney who is her coach and she
has a whole team of supporters.
A legal defense fund ha.' been established to
defra) the cost of the case. Donations can be
made to the Holly Nuber Defense Fund,
10400 S Post Oak, Suite i: #169, llouston,
TX 7703S.
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cars parked at the building next door and
thought that they were due to some kind of
problem there. That building has been used
for homeless kids involved in a program
called Streetwise. There have been numerous
problems there connected with drugs and
prostitution. The volunteer said no one
mentioned anything to her regarding the
police questioning, tic~eting, or arresting
anyone in line for Stone Soup. Loretta
Schroeder said AFH did not know anything
about it until Monday when they were
contacted by the lover of one of the people
\\ho was arrested
~'eral Montrose residents ha\C reported to The
llouston Voice lhal the\. had obscr.cd several
mctdcnts of female coupl~s or male couple~ bemg
stopped and qucst10ned b) the police \\hile
\\ailing or h1c)cling m the neighborhood Some
claun to ha"! bc:cn ticlctcJ It ''as said that the~
noticed that "ob\ iousl) straight couples
(male/ti:malc)" \\ere not bcmg stopped Cla1mmg
that the pol ice department has resorted to a
c:tmiHll·lile Mdc '-IH)\\ b) ticketing people
\\Ul)..mg aaos:-. a rcs1dcn11al Mrcct to chat nllh a
nct£hhor tmd am." . Slmg AIDS pauents st0tnding m
lmc at a fooJ pantl), 1 cc Harrington, a former
Prcs1Ji:nt of the I louston (ja, and l eshian
Poht1cal Caucus decncd the ·zero tokrance
oper.Itmn as smack.ms of Big Brothensm I le said,
'"lbc department 1s too smart: for this, there arc too
man) professionals m the police h1crarch) lo
allo'' something hL.c this to happen •
Police spolespcrson Jack Ceto said that
harusmcnt of (1;J)S \\3.~ absolute!) not whal was
gomg on SD} mg that the officers working central
control alt ha\c h3d C\tcnsl\c d1\'Crs1t) trammg
und 1f an,>thmg \.\Cre both SCTISlll\C anJ
compassmnatc to the communit) fk further
e)(.phuncd that whal \\BS happc-nmg \\as \\hat the
depanment calls a pmpoant patnll. In an opcrauon
su1..h us tlus. ull calls arc rc~pondcJ to and all
mtract1ons. C\Cn mmor ones. are mvcsugatcd So
am one hre 1k111g the la" man) W'"J) should c'pcct
to he 4u¢ lloneJ .md anyone \\ho is not should
h.nc nothing to \\orry .1hout Cato c.hd vcrif) tha1
no one ha~ to ~how 1dl!nt1ticnt1on al the rcqu1.."St ol
Jn otlker If the) urc not hrca~mg the: la\\ lie also
pointed out that a murder :-.uspcct was
appn:henJcd rcccntl) Junng such an operation
Libert) police had tssue<t a warrant for the arrest
of Rohcrt Bnce Mom)\\ as a suspect m thcabJu,
trnn and murder of al 1hcny ( ounl) \\oman.
Lisa \ll1son, 21, ont) on hour before he \US
stopped for walking in the street \\hen a s1de\\all
"as a'a1lable
\ pn..-ss conference was called for Tuesda), Jul)
30 b) local acu' 1st and ag1btvr Ra) I lilt n:gardmg
the so-called zero tolerance campaign. With his
usual flair for drama. Hill held the e\ent at the
If PD storefront at 802 Westhe1mcr. onl) hair a
block D\\J) fnim Stone Soup. ~"\ gathering of ahout
JS to 40 peorle. most I) member~ of Queer Nation.
he.1rd Ifill u-s hi! aJJrcssed reporters' quc.."Sllons
about the Saturda) mom mg mctdc-nt and hi'.\ O\\n
rirresl on h1dil) .. lnl) 26 M1,~f of those in
attendance du not h\ c- m the area althuugh a IC\\ i
residents ''ere there. Not C\C'r)onc nas m support
of the i.tatemcnts 11111 rnaJc
Ifill char~es th.11 SC\Cral \\Ceks ago about 20
people \\ho compose the .i\\onJalc 1\ssociauon
JeciJed that the) didn't want .. queers m the area•
and had solicited the help of the police to nd the
area of them I lo hlnhcr chari:cd that four pohcc
can had descended on the lmc at Stone Soup and
officers began qucst1omng those an hne lie sa1J
''omen \\Crc removed from the hnc and only the
men \\Crc questioned I hll qucstionabl) describe..~
the \' ondalc \ ssoctauon as a small group '"ho
\\ere led h) "l\\O pnssy men \\ho \\a1k funn) .•lie
contended that the group present outnumbcn:J
\vondalc and thcrrfore could decide sC\eral
matters m n demo,r1uc process
I 1c first \vte \\.ts on ha\ mg 1 hoarde\I op bu1ldmg
rcnmnsccnt ol dimnto\\n Be1 u11 on the ~omcr of
\\esthc11ncr and tr JC"ker or to uft u up' h)
ha\ mg 11 lC\\ bi11 open •l. t that 111;:auon .. I luff•t up.
1 luf 11 up1 .. responded the no"d
~ndb, they "ere asked if the ( onstitullon and
11111 of Rights hould be su>pcndcd, wtuch s "hat
I( I 1s cha1i;mg llPO \\1th domg or 1f the zero
tol ancc pro ram should he su~pcndcd fhe
C'l)\\d ruarcd their ans\\Cf that the zero lolcrJncc
pro~ram ~hould be su~pcndcd
11111 thcn called for suppon of the continuation of
the Wc-;thc1mcr Street Fesuval (another area of
contention for the A\ondalc Association). Again
the crov.d confirmed its support for the fcst1\al to
take place , ... 1th a few na)'s also expressed by
several of the area residents "'ho \\'Crc present
finally, 11111 asked if SOBs should be regulated
(sexual!} oriented businesses) or if Huey and
Wong (membe"' of City Council) should be
suspended lhe group voted for the suspension of
lluc) and Wong.
A few people \\ho actual!)' ''ere arrested Saturda}
at Slone Soup then spole. Robert Sicmen said he
''as in line for Stone Soup \\a1tmg for it to open
''hen he \\Bs questioned b) 1hc police. He \\&S
arrested for outstanding \\arrant:, on traffic
11d .. cb. lie claim~ he ''as not aJlo,,cd to ha\c his
anll·\.1ral mcdu.:allons at the jail and onl) got them
after hi) lifc·partncr got a i.:ourt order on Sunda)
morning. Another Stone Soup chent. Jr\e\ m
lllompson claims he \\.3S not told \\.hat he \\as
char!!ed \\1th and had been put in Jail and did not
get out until Monda~ allcmoon. lie said that as of
l<bt Oeccmhcr he \\a~ no longer on parole and had
been clean :-.mcc.
Hill on the other hand
had been arrested
after a stag.ed
ja) \\alkmg and
confrontation. daring
lhe police officers to
arrest him according
to the llPO. Hill says
he was crossing
Crocker street, the
police sa} he was
\\.alking down the
Ray Hill talks to reporters at press conference
middle of it Just \.\.hat 1s going dO\m ori
Wcsthe1mer remains quesuonable but 11111 makes
an excellent point \\.hen he expressed ma \\.Tillen
statement that the solution to political problems b
pohucal 1mohement, enoouraging those: that h\e
m the area to get in\.ohed 1n the A\ondale
Association and auend the meetings.
Another opportunit) to be 1n,ohed \\Ill be the
"Nauonal 1'"ight Out.• Sponsored b~ ma1or la\~
enforcement agcncu." . 'S throughout the counl.r) and
local!) b) the I louston Police Department and the
Harris Count) Sheriffs Department Thl!i e'cnt 1s
designed to I) heighten crime and drug
prc\ention a\\areness. 2) r;cncratc: support and
participation m local anucnme efforts, 3)
SOFA
strengthen neighborhood spirit and pohcecommunit~
relations; and 4) send a message to
cnmmals Jcmng them kno" that neighborhoods
a.re ~amzcd and fighting back From 7 to 9pm on
Tuesda). August 6. residents in neighborhoods
throughout Houston Harris County arc asked to
lock their door.;, tum on the ouuide lights and
spend thee' en mg oouidc \\1th their neighbors 1111d
police \fan) neighborhoods '"II be hosting a
\anet} of special e\cnts such as blocl parties,
cool..oub, parades," ts1ts from pofo;:e, contests and
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b) Jon 4nthony
h• distinct but highly presug1ous A•urd
ceremonies "'l. be holding their upcommg
C\cnts at similarly prestrgroui \enuC!;. The 1996
MTV Video Music Awards "'11 be broadc<a>t li'e
Sept 4 from Radio City Music llall and the 69th
Annual ·\cadcmy A"ards will be held at Los
An~eles Shnne Auditorium March 24. 1997 ~o
\\Ord )ct as to \\hO wall emcee the C\.ents .•• Julia
RobtrU fans need not fret The bo'\-oflicc di' a
is busy this summer
working on SC\.eral film~
slated for release later
thlS )Car. Currently in
Olicago. Robcns. 1s
filming the romantic
corned) My 81U1 Friends
W•ddmg. directed b)
P.J. Hogan \Munel's
Wedding). D•rmot
~--,._-J \1ulronc} and Cameron
Diaz co--star n "'ilat ms1den predict will be one
of I CJ97's biggest hus. Meannhile. Robens c.m be
seen albeit m a smaH ~rt. m the upcoming
1900's lnsh rcvolutJonary r.1m M1chatl Col/ms
~°' stanmg the mult1·takntcd Liam '\ceson, a
former Roberts flame. and \idan Quinn (An
Ear/}! Fros/I Roberts arso has a small role in
\\ ood\o \Hen's next release. Everyone Sa.u I
love }ou. starnng Gold it Ila~ n and Ort~
Ban)mort I ver)one 1s due to be released
thc:uncall) at (hnstmm Slee;Nrs \\l I open the
Venice Film fcsll>al August 28 pnor to it's fall
release here m the states The Barry l.t\ inson
directed fi m stars Robtrt Ot '\iro. Dustin
Hoffman and h.t,in Bacon freU;.1es take
note Jamo Doohan, better l:no"n as Scott).
"'ti take another tnp to outer s;pacc sans the
Starstup fnterpnse Doohan tsJoming the cast of
LP 's Homebou in Outu Space thlS fall as a
mechanic qamed Pippen "-ho repairs Space
lloopty, homeboys' spaceship .Juloa Ouff)
returns to lhe smaU screen m l p~·s m1dseason
sitcom. Socwl S1uJ1u. set in 1 boarding school
Bonn1t \Id arl1nt co-~tars. .\o CoJ~. Purl
Jams nc\lr album, the1r fourth. 1s slated for
release August 27 The first single. Hho tou -Ire.
from the album hll stores this "eek. A tour is
pl3nncd and the group \IOWS to attempt to conduct
1t \\lthout Tu:.kctmastcr, ttgain. Houston 1s not on
the schedule to date Sales of Anonymous'
Primary Colon rose 6~. last '"eek after
~C\\S\\eck columntst and wmeume's CBS
correspondent .Jot t\.ltin fessed up to "nting
the bcst .. selling pohllc-al nm.el. Klein has
resigned from his posts at CBS and Ne,.,s,\.cek
m light of cntu:tsm he has rccei\'Cd from fellov.
Journalists concerning JOUmalisuc 1ntegrit) and
ethics He plans to continue "riting novels. The
paperback \.ers1on \\ill be released Oct, 4. JUSt
prior to the elections. Coincidence? .... ABC ,.,;11
replace the n11?htl) "American Agenda" segment
of its \\orld 1'.c"' Tomght this fall \\llh a
recurring feature lltled "'SolutioM.11 ABC's move
is seen as an aucmpt to agg.rcss1vel)' compete
'"th NB("s Nightl) News \\h1ch has been
ach1C\ mg ratmg gams on the perennial leader
Veteran actress \ irtini1 Christint died this
\\eek at the age of 76
due to heart
compl•cat1ons
Chnstmc's film credits
include G11trs Jf ho's
Commg 10 Omner
lnrns1on of th• Body
5natchur and ll1gh
\oon An
accomplished actress,
it was tier role as \1rs.
Olson in the I olgcr's coffee commercial~
hm"e'er thal endc~cd Chnstme to the hearts of
mdl1ons of Amencans mcluding m)self Rare!)
docs a rommcrc1al character 1mbed itself into
the 1\mcncan ps)chc Chnstmc's portra)al did
JUSt that. May she rest in pc.--ace another loss
this \\Cek. screen legend ( laudtltt Colbtrt
died Jul) JO at her home m Barhados The 92
)Car old Oscar \\Inner for It /lap~ned One
\1gh1 nh1ch also starred Clar~ Gabl• (he
rccc1\ied an l\'1.ard for his role a." \\Cll). Colbert
appeared 1n more than 60 films O\o\ttzil
/.appa h:is recorded a \.Crs1on of Smofte on tht
Uoter \mokc an anthem recounting the S"lSS
concen featunng htS lale dad. frank L.app1
"hen: a flare gun-""1elJmg fan "rcaked ha\OC,
is due for an October release The h1~hly
touted return of punk nxk p1oneefl. the St1
Pi~lob ha5 finall)' ITTl\.Cd Their tint album m
18 )Cars, ,.-,Ith} Lucre f.tvt. wus released this
'"ed. and the band is current!) on tour The)
amve in I louston this \\eckcnd for a concert on
Saturda> PBS announced 1L> fall slate amidst
pleas for 1dd1tiona1 fundmg Among the
highlights: a four hour version of \loll Flanders
\\ill launch the 25th season of Mobil
Masterpiece Theatre on Oc:t 13·14 The
producer. Rtbtcu Eaton. msiSL'i her \.Crs1on 1s
more faithful to the Danitl Otfot no\el than
this summer's big-screen flop; an adaptation of
\rthur l\1illtr's Broken Glass \\1th \hndy
P1tinkin and Elizabeth McGourn pon.ra)'ing
the leads and a si,-hour adaptation of Joseph
Connd's \'ostromo; another Pr1mt Sus{Hcl
m)sterJ starring the incomparable lltltn
.\tirrtn, the tele\.is1on premiere of J1ne
.\ustta's Persuasion following 1ts theatrical
release. and a remake of Rtbeccu featuring
legendaf) actress Diani Rigc D!t the creep)'
Mrs. Damcrs Remember the Pat Boont
!kl\')' \!eta! album flus "' That brought to
)Our anent.Jon SC\cral months ago., Ifs in
progress and should be "' ailablc come October
just in ume for Halloween fr1ghL>. lhc album. a
tribute to heav) metal artists, fc:iturcs Boone
smgmg co\crs or Ou) O\bournt and \ 1n
lllltn \lice Cooptr. lhHtlil /.1pp1 Shtil1
l:. and Richit Bfac!,,mort arc among those
ass1s11ng Boone m his cflorts for authent1c1t)
The) al'. appear on the fonhcommg disc Some
things nC\Cf cease to amaze'.. :\aomi Judd
and Oonn) O\mond both have planneJ da)t1mc
tall shm\S m proJw.:tion for next season. Jhc
question 1s wtuch one wants to be the ricxt Rosie
O'Donnell., ~er,·ant of lht Boner (J\nopf.
525.95) 1s the name of \nnt Rict'SJUSl released
nc" no\ el Bones consists of nc" Race matcnal
and is not connected man) '"BY "1th her W11",
or Vampire scncs Src:k1ng of Rice, Crossroll(.
Market. has a fe" autographed cop1.,. left of
Rice's prcccJ1ng book lftmnot:h 1he 0.wl and
an autographed set of paperback n1" els CBS
airs the broadcast pn:m1c:rc of ltrrtnct
\1c,all) s film adaptal1on ,of has pla) frank.le
and JohnfTY \I Pacino and :\11chtllt Pftifftr
suzle m this b1t1ersY.cet drama about the
rcla11onsh1p hct"ccn an ex~ and a Y.a1trcss.
' •than Lant Jeh"crs a fine 5uppor11ng
pcrfunnance. Frankie and Johnn) airs 1h1s
Sunda) at 8pm ens I) rerunning Flinbcth
Ti) lor's appearances on The \annJ. and
.\lurph} Bro-...n this \\.CCk on August S at 7pm
and 8pm. r<>peCUVCI) Making th• Round.:
Robin \\illi1m1 fans will be dcli,Rhtcd to kno"
that their icon has a hca\) presence on the small
tube this "eek Williams '-lslls tm the NBC's
Today shoY. Aug 5, then chats \\1th Ja)' 1.cno on
the networks Tomg/11 Show later that c' en mg.
Tod3) airs at 7am and Tonight at 10:35pm
Williams "ill also be fcatur,,.:d on CBS' !his
.>tfornmg Aug 7 at 7am G\\)ntlh P11tro" and
Kurt Russell arc among the guests on Ro\it
O'Donnell's sho"" this week. O'Donnell airs
\\Cekly at 9am on AflC
afliliate Channel I 3
f ran Drc~htr hctchcs
nllh Jay 1.cno Aug 7
and rom \rnold
promotes his latest film,
The S1up1ds, as a gu~t
of Oa' id I ttttrman's
on his CllS I.at< Show
Aug 7 ZiRU \larl<)
\ISlts \\1th l.aurtn
llutton Aug 5 anJ f'u// /louse hunk .John
Stamos has a one on one "1th Lauren I lullon on
her late night sho" Aug q Lauren llutton and .
o.1rs at lam on l 'PN r""Jtatc ( hanncl .!O l·amcd
director f ranci\ f"ord ( oppolla m:il..:es a rare
telc\ 1S1on appearance on CBS' I hi$ Mommg
Aug. 9. Oon John\on and h:t\ in ('o,lntr co ..
stars in the soon to be rcleascJ corned) I in f up
have an hour long comcrsatmn \\Uh Opr.1ht Aug
7 at 4pm on CBS affolhato Ch.mnd 11 I 01> or
tht fhart~: NBC's cO\Crag.: of Ihc Ol)mp1cs
d1 11nated the;: "eel.I) Nielsen ratings. f I 1me 10
;.:, ... tarrmg \tatthtl\ \1c('onaught) and
Sandra Bullotk clod.. ed in at #I at the h<n:·
office earning S14.8 million 10 '"as second \\Ith
Sl3 8 million \fucart•na 1Bm-s1de 80.1,"1 \ht) hy
Los Otl Rio is the hottL"\t song in the countr) and
'AS' 11 Was lfruun remains the top selling
album. accordmg to R1llboarJ '1agume
Patricia ('ormull's Couse of f>~alh (Putnam) 1s
the bcst·selhng fiction utlc m ·\mcrican J he
honest sell mg non·licuon hook 1s !otcott \dam~
The Delb1r1 Prmc11dr ( H.a.rpcr Business).
according to the Ne,.,. York ·11me\ Quott of tht
\\ uk: 0'D1Snt.l' IS e:rpundmg lhtv'rt uddmg a
nt-... lhtmt parfc culled l>uney 's Califorma
Ad\•enlurt 11 '.r gom to ht reC11ly sce1ry Ftrsl
1hert 's an tartqualtt lhtn 1hert 's o brushfire,
and 1hen finally, 1here 's dmna wt1h 0 J
Simpson on the Rostt 0 'Oonntlf Show.
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Mel White continued ...
(Contmuedfrom page I)
Ga) and Lesbian Christians. White also lamba.\tes
the m1slcadmg anti-~a) rhetonc regular!)
espoused b) the religious rig.hi and set!; forth a
path to launch his O\\n fight for JUSticc and
understandmg tO\\.ards our communll)
r or nearl) 30 )'Cars. Mel White scr\:ed the
evangelical Chrisuan community in many racets
including pastoral. consulting and \\ riling. l ie has
ghost \\.Tittcn for some of the most po\\crful and
influential poliucal and religious leaders indudmg
Boll} Graham. Jerry Fah'1,li, D James Kenned) ,
Oliver North and Pat Robenson. Much to their
chagrin, the) "ere unav.arc or Dr White's se'\ual
ofientat1on. The)" arc cum:ntl)" a"arc and the) arc
"·cry concerned. Not so much be~au.se he is gay,
but because he 1s kno\\.ledp!eable enough to
con\ mcmgl) d1.Scrcd1t their rhetoric Uc is on a
cru~ade and Pat Robertson and his ilk are qu11e
aware of at Fortunately. Md White cannot and "'II not be dclcmd
Jn Fcbruan. of 1995, \\hue \\as arrested at Pat
Robenson·~ Christian Broadcast ~ctwcirl (CRN)
Center for trespassing \\hat followed \\as a 22
day fa.,t while mcarc.:erated in 1hc Virgin ia Cit)
Beach jail to protest Rohcrtson's week!) anti-,ga)
and mflammatof) rhctonc spewed from the perch
of his 700 Club pro~ram which airs natmnall) on
The l·amil) Channel (l·AM) Whuc "as
detennmcd to st.a\ in 1a1t until Robertson '1.'i1ted
htm and heard "hat he had lo say Robertson,
rclenung to poltt1cal pressure. vtS1tcd White mja1I
at lhe elC\-cnth hour and heard his pica
\\hole had three requests of Robertson
Denounce lhc gtO\\.th of hate crimes against God's
(Ja) and Lesbian children, 2 Condemn 41l)Onc
who commas or mi;1tc.s tho>e hate cnmes. and 3
\1cct with P·fl A(1 members "ho hove been
v1d1ms of such hate crimes To hts credit.
Robenson ha:s gone on the air d1stmcll) stating
that he •abhorred the gro"mg violence ogamst
ga) and lesbian people," ho\\e\er he has yet to
address the rcmammg requests or tone dO\\.O his
m1sleadmg rhctonc
\\bite believes that we should ne~cr
underestimate our ad\crsar1cs · Pat as a man \\ho
feels called b) God to purge the nation of n's sms
fie helicves (1oJ ~ r.rntcJ h1m lhc power," Sll)S
White lie contends that Robertson feels so
adamanth. about his m1s.-;1on that he'' ill Uie an}
means nc-ccssal') to succeed. According to White,
Robertson •s fora) mlo the pol111cal arena stems
from his contention that If he 1s unable to
accomphsh hJS goals through ~pmtuaht). he \\.111
do so through politics Dr \\hue argues 1ha1 ti IS
a mistake for our commumt) to brush m1J~ people
hke Pal Robertson as merely nn cxtremtSt. He
~no"~ first hand that lhc Robertson's of the \\orld
lrUI) behC\c whal the) espouse and that they need
to be educated about 1he inaccuracies of the1r
rhetonc as well a1 the rest of SOCIC't)
•1nC1 really bchcve that our communtt) consists
enurel) of bondage and d)kcs on b1~es Our
cqul\alent of Mardi GrL'i as who the) thmk \\C
arc." contends \\hue •Yte arc that and shouldn't
be ashamcJ But ohe) don't show u• as clerg).
la'')crs. teachers, parents, Joctors, etc Robertson
refuses to \\.1den h1-; camera lens: he added
White asserts that our communH)" :;houl<l not
allO\\ itse lf to be caricatured into an) ~mglc
category As it stands, White belie\ cs that the
~cneral pubhc·s pcrccr11on of our commumt) LS
bcmg defined b) the rehgoous right anJ lhot our
commuml) necdi to confront those
mis.rcprescnLaUons on a regular basis
Y.hue's mmtstry monitors the 700 Club daily for
ant1-ga) rhetonc and responds to 11 ammediatel)
\ia efcctron1c media Ills ded1cauon IO\\;ird$ his
mlSS1on ts 1mprcss1vc and \\'hue's oratorical skills
arc mnarkable lie has become a thorn on the
rehgious nghts ha\Cn and ts considered b) mon)
lo be their mam nemesis. White's dc:tcnnmation
stems from his thcolog1cal and philosophical
.Mudies of some of htSlN) ·~ grcatc~t ai.h lx:alCS for
basic freedom Among those" ho White credits as
mfluences are Chnst. Gandhi and Martin Luther
Kong Jr.
White believes that the. ga) and lesbian
community has made tremendous strides in the
last decade but cautions that in this )"Car's election,
we "will discover just how much territory \\c've
gained." lie ascertains that the selection of
candidates \\ Ill reveal \\h ich d irection the
electorate is heading to. Despite prcdu:tmn$ to the
contrary he believes "the Republican's \\ill
repudiate the right \\.lng" at the con\cnuon. White
has worked closcl} \'11h Rich lafel. President of
the National Log Cabin Republican group. to
encourage the GOP to recognize them Asked 1f
he has attempted to contact rrc:sumpt1\e
Republican nominee Bob Dole, White rc\caleJ he
had not because he felt 11 ''as improper to do so
unless he ua.s asked to be an intcnnedial) "Ga)
and Lesbian Rcrubhcant fighting to open (the
pan) 's) anns - they arc the ones \\ho dcsen c to be
heard and lhc GOP should listen 10 lhcm before
they talk to clcrg) • \\'hue said he had
tremendous respect for gay and lesbian
Republicans hccausc the) are cngagmg in a
valiant fight and arc conducting 11 "Ith
dt:tcnnmation and rcs pcc.:tabiht) \\llhin lhe
S)Stcm. ''It 1$ not ca-;~ to do \\hat the) arc domg.
II tal.:es courage.'' he asserts. While ha~ also
\\Orked closely \\Ith Republican Senator Mark
llatficld and has \Hillen htgh ranl.mg (,()p
officials ask.mg lhem •to take m I og Cabm
Although White does 'lOt consider himself a
Rcpubhcan. he has \\Orked closel) \\Uh Log
Lahm m order 10 increase our commumties
presence \\.Uhm the GOP lo confronl the b1gol1)
which exlSlS fie n1ll be addressing the National
Log C abm Republican com en lion m San l>1ego
this month
According lo White. the cand1d3tcs are · 11\ ing
under political hm11s • I le: t.:onclude!' tlul both
candidates. C hnton and Dole. need lo be cducaled
about our community Notmg the comrlcxnu.-. s of
our mtSsmn m the Republican part) he 1dds
cl fons should not be acquiesced m the Democrat
party \\'h1tc states that 1f Prc.stdent Clinton lS re
elected we as a cornmumty need 10 make sure that
we have a sc:1t at 1he tahlc soon 1hcrc.1fter lo
address issue~ of concern, cspcc1all) smc.:c he will
be lame duck Reluctance to cor11pl) "houl<l be
folJO\\.Cd b) very aggrcss1\'C protests. ar@.UCS
White • 11c has made some te rrible and lrag1c
nustakes" on gay 1uucs. Clinton's argument that
marna~e is m the heart and that he has ah\a)S
opposed same-SC'\ marriages draws this analysis
from Whne· "If the rmrnage thmg 15 m his heart.
hts heart need< to be changed· qu1cll\ •
Dr White re.sides \\1th his partner. Ciar) Nixon in
Dallas. TX where he has been ohc D<-an of the
C olhcdral of llopc M<tropohtan Communll)
Church. \\.1th 14.000 congrcganl'i. 1t 1s lhc nations
largl.-st E:ay-lesb1an congrcgauon I he couple ""111
be moving to Los Angeles shortly lie has
produced a '1dco tilled l"hc Rhctonc of
Intolerance An Opcn-1 ctter \'1dco to Pat
Robertson from l>r Mel \\h1tc In the video
White rc$ponds to man) of Pat Robertsons
orations concerning homoscxuaht) on Ins 700
C'lub program. Whtie manages to d1sc.:rcdi1
Robertson \\.Ith facts, intcllcc.:t and religious
scnplure It 15 a thought prmn..,mg anJ
\:Om pd ling video. mdccJ Io ohtam a cop) of the
video ) ou can \\T1te lo Ju$1Kc Rcpon, 1280 Bison.
Suite B9-IJ I, Ne"porl Beach. ("A 92660 or call
7 14-224-9129 Perhaps the following quote
rrm ides the best summ~uon for understanding the
significance of Whttc's eonv1ct1on to htS
pnncoples· "If they could Imo" us 11 "O•lld take
their fear awJ) And 1f we could k.no" them 1t
would take our fear PW3) •
BEITER ANGEL
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Sixty years ago, Better Angel provided one of the few positive images
available of gay life. Today,~ remains a touching story of a young
man's discovery of his sexuaroty in the years between the World Wars.
•one of the best coming-of-age novels I've read.•
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One Can Make A Differ- I
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FR0\1 CHARLES MCDUGALD
A respon..,e to Missy Gay's "Why Can't
We Get Along''
Congratulations for speaking up
and having the courage to share your
hear1 _ It only more members of our community
would speak out with love for
one anuthu. perhaps we could learn to
1111erac1 mnre pleasan1ly.
I have to admit that your eloquently
composed leuer has moved me to step
hack and take an hone\t look at the
1nteract10n 111 our community.
fhank you tor sharing
Believe 11 or not~ my flr\t reaction was
nnl one ot anger or vengeance. but of
compassion Because I too have e1'-pe-
11enced a degree ot resentment and
rudenes' 1n the hars. I wish co share
with you
I am a mrddle·aged newly-out gay
male, so I \hare in your compassmn for
our community When I finally
decided to come out to myself this past
Pnde Wt:d. I expected open arms, hugs
and kisses and a welcome_ It simply
wa" 1101 there So, I sti:pped hack to take a
look at the drama hetore me, and what I
saw \l.J~ realuy That's JU\t the way life
IS
fhe realH) ot human nature 1s what I am
referring to fhe look\ and comment\
in 1he hars will alway' he there, 111.:e It or
nOl I have leurned that people are who
the) arc and I can only change the way
"I" reat.:t or respond to such ignorant
111sens1t1ve rudene''· People will
e't·entually leave me alone when they
see 1ha1 1heu look'§ or comments have
no 1ntlue1u:e over me or over my composure.
What they see is my selfa1,:
crptance gaining cont1dence.
I have \tmply found a bar where I am
comtnr1ahle. and 1t happens to be a
p lal'.t' where hoth lesh1a n and straig ht
women are we lcome a nd fre q uent
rhere are also gay bars I refuse 10 frequent,
hut that does not imply those
11u.l1v1dual ban are not lit to social-
1z.e with. Not at all Other bars remain
open with regu lar loyal c usromers.
Bars are like people, each with a unique
rndrvrdual personalrty. It takes all
of us to compo\e the whole. We are not
go111g to he expecced co like every bar.
we simply just need to experience the
peace of findrng our own home. But,
that in itself does not mean there will be
disharmony. Find a home and make
friends, and ignore the riff-raff.
As a gay male rt's easy for me to .ay what I
have concerning predominantly
gay male hars, and I do intend to rmply
the utmost respect to you.
Speaking of establishments 1n our
communrty. personally. l believe
there should he male only and female
only hars and tnns In my opinion. that
IS perfectly normal and healthy. Are
we not simply seeking solitude?
True. 111 the ha rs we arc able to intermingle
1f we so dt:"i1re. but in regards to
the .. 1110 ... I ha\.'C no problem w11h male
only because the establlshmenl has
ever) legal r1£hl to ellist as It so desires.
Why heat down s1Hneone'.., door who has
the rrghl to lullrll a dream•
Perhaps you got your feelings hurt
Remcmher our ex.pcrtt:nces are not
accidents. From your recent experienl'.
es you prohahly have developed
some very creative ideas for your own
'inn • Why not write them down'' Open
your own e\tahll,hment It seem' to
me that our community 1s always open
co new relreshini; idea.., Turn your
expe11c1u:e into a pos11ive-M1ss}.
you can male a d1ttercnce.
Wt' rt'Ct'l\.'t'tl .ft'>'t'ral Ittters in
rt'S(Wfl!it' to Mif.'i~' 'J •personal Outlook
·-some ratht'r hostile. some
which nw.flly .'laid somethin~ like
"Yeuh, l.e.r;hians gfl treated bad 1n the
men'.\ ban. so whut' We don't really
want them there." Some mt'n da1med
thtll the_·.- xet treated puorl_v when they go
to /eJbian hars. Remember, besides
tht han tlurt' are man\' i.·olunlt'er
orga1i1z.attons in our (Ommunity
(sacrnl, athltllc, rellgwus, polit1·
cal ({ rultural) ~dit're to mett anti inuract
with o t lter.\· You <'an hai.·e fun in
theJe Rrouru and mak.t' a t!if/erent·e
What i \ your pe rsona l Out look on
herng Gay, Leshran, Transgendered
or Bisexual·> The Vorce would
Irke to hear from you Send )Our typed
suhmiss 1ons (or on IBM format disk
saved to texl) to 811 Westhl!1mer
#105, Hous t<>n, TX 77006.
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Lesbians
Democratic
Gays at
Convention
and
IDNC Touts ln clusio:: I ;uzd Empowerment For
Commun ity.
Ace ord1ng to Brian Bond, Director
of J.eshran and Gay Outreach for the
Dcmocrat1c National Committee,
J 46 openly ga) or leshran Demo
crats wrll he altendrng the Demo·
crat1c National Convention in Cha
1
cago, August 26-29 as conventron
I p3rll.,.1p311tS ro date, the COntlll ..
gent includes 102 Delegate\ 25
Alternates and 19 Standing Committee
Memhers.
• Th IS "rll he !he largest le,hran
and gay contrngent ever tor the Democratu.:
Party," said Bond The
DNC and the Clrnton/Gore Re election
Comn11ttec v.orked very hard to
open doors and ensure 111clul\ 1on 1n
the Delegate Selectron proce'5 '
Jn 1992, there "ere 81 openly gay and
lesbian Delegates. IO Alternates
and 13 Sundrng Commrttee Mem
bcrs
"As tt stands no" "e have a 38 %
increase in lhie numhcr ol Convention
pamc·p~nts from J 992 This rs
not ahout polrtrcal rheiorrc, thrs
rs an example of real fundamental
empowerment wrthrn the pol111cal
process ol the Dcmocrattc Party,"
sard Bond.
Ihc Calrfornra contrngent "rll
he the large'! w11h 34 Delegates and
8 Alternate' Texas wrll follo" "•th
15 Delegates and 3 Alternates :\e"
York w rll send 11 Delegates and 3
Alternate' Florida and Ma»•
lhuselts wrll each send 5 Delegates
and 2 and I Alternalc' re\flCCll\ ely
Washington State and Mrnne,ota
wrll each send 4 Delegates The D"·
trict ol Colurnh1a. Pcnn~ylvan1a
Illinois \"irg1n1a and Vermont
"rll each ,end 2 Delegate' and 2
Altcr11n1es from Penn .. ylvanta
an<l I Alternate trom Illinois and
D C The tollowrng States wrll also
have repre\en1a11on Mar}
land, Montana , Ohro, Al3'ka, Arr·
znna Georgia, Colorado, lo"a
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Caro
lrna Utah, \\ tsconsrn and ~1ts
stssrppr
A roster of Conventr<rn gay and
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Mon1rose's own Dyan Michaels is
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Cousin ' s 1onigh1 with Miss Zack,
Kara Dion, and Ashlhlee Houston .
The show s1ar1s al 11 :00 pm.
The Court will be guesl banendmg
" Top" side of 1he Veniure-N
tonight starting at 9 00 pm .
Friday foreplay 1onigh1 al
Pacific Street The doors open al
7·00 pm wnh no cover until 9 ·00 pm
"Tu for Tat " hosted by the
Court's own Laura Lee Love, takes
the stage of Chances ton1gh1 at 9:00
pm
Saturday, Aug. 3
Chances celebrates 2 years
today• Slop rn and congra1ulale
."1.ulene and 1he staff' There 1s a day
long cuslOmer appreciation
party wllh the "Who' s Driving
Who?" band on stage at 9:00 pm.
Daddy of Montrose and candidate
for Mr Prime Choice '97 Ken
Claude will be guesl banendmg
al the Ripcord!
Dyan Michaels is back at Cousin's
tonight . Join Mis> Zack, Paiv1 Lee
Love , and Leah Halston tonight a1
11.00 pm.
Miss T.T. hosts 1he show tonight at
lhe Lazy J . Her special guests Frankie
Lane , Bunny LaCara, and a
secret special guest will take the
stage al 10:30 pm .
Saturdays a1 the Montrose Mining
Company are full of men and
heart pounding music . Join rn the
fun limes on the patio with cheap
\111ler Lite Drafl or frozen " Rnas'
The men the music , 1he Mine'
Sunday, Aug. 4
LSA GAY ~ET presents the first
ever casung call for models
tonight 10·00 pm al EJJ's Be a part
of their online all gay soap opera.
For more info , call 781 -3122
Sunday beach parties conunue
tfr ' I
Handsomt mtn of Pae1/lc Strttt !
a1 J.R.'s Video Bar. Beal 1he heat
wilh 99c well vodka juice cock1ails
from noon until II :00 pm. Plus, Sex
on the Beach 1s $3 a piece all night
long! Gorgeous male dancers
s1ar1 a1 6 :00 pm and the swimsuit
male strip con1es1 commences al
11 :00 pm
The Houston Area Bears will be
guesl bariending "Top" side of
1he Venture N this afternoon
s1ar1rng al 5:00 pm
A full Sunday, fun day al Gentry!
The 8 ball tournament starls and
lhe bad boys wilh big boats dance al
5 :00 pm Al 9 :00 pm, the Mr Life
Today contest begins, and al II :00
pm Black Velvell makes men strip
for cash'
EnJOY the super Sunday show a1
Darltnt of tht OutPost pours up a
tasty cocktail
Heaven with hostesses Kofi and
Kouriney Van Wales. Direct from
California, Celeste Marunez
and the Dream Makers Tour features
five gorgeous go-go gods and
adull video stars Ty Russell and Bo
Summers . Don'! forget 1hat the
firs! Sunday of lhe month there is a 2
for I cover charge!
Jerry Morin and Crystal Rae Lee
Love present "Kamprn' it Up,"
10n1gh1 al the Brazos River Bo1-
1om This " kampy " benefit show
1s for Lady Vktoria Lust's PWA
Holiday Fund Show time is 7 :30
pm, 8 ·00 pm G S .T.
Monday, Aug. 5
Sing for cash 1on1gh1 al BerryH1ll
II The karaoke contesl starts al
8 :00 p m
S1ar1 your week with Darlene at
1hc Outpost! She sure pours a mean
cock1a11'
Tuesday, Aug. 6
The Gentry " Soc ial Club ' meets
today and e very day unul 7 00 pm
w11h SI SO wel coc k1a1ls, S I 7~
doc~suc ongnecks, and S1 ~O
Absolu1 mar11n1 s serve d bv Sean
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Al A'"'.l~ ri can
C.o I \1 rv s c>n TuesdAv for
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For 2 bucks a shot, many will be sold
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With many stories 10 be 1old
Tuesdays are for truly twisted
videos al the Ripcord
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Show tunes, movie themes, TV
songs, C&W, gospel, 50s & 60s,
and more . You hear all of them live al
1he Briarpatch 1onigh1 and every
night!
The fabu Dyan Michaels does her
one (wo)man show tonight at EIJ's.
Slop m al 11 ·00 pm. This show not to
be missed!
I
Professional women meet at Bae
chus II on Wednesdays. The buffet
s1ar1s al 6 ·00 pm and 1he pany
Iasis all nigh!.
Thursday, Aug. 8
Stop in the 611 Hyde Park Pub
1onigh1 for steak night! The grill
glows from 6 :00 pm 10 9 :00 pm .
Marilyn "Taco" Marx takes the
stage of EIJ's 1onigh1 a1 II 00 pm.
I Join "1anlyn and her gue s ts Fred die
, Shelby Si. John , Tiffany Pow
ers , and Paivi Lee Love. Be sure 10
try one of Granny'> tacos or a teH
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Other Important Stuff
The Houston Voice would like to
welcome 1he Computer Exchange
10 our family of adveriisers.
They are Monirose's only new/
used computer store with a 1ouch of
class . They take trade-ins, do
repairs , and other services . The
Computer Exchange 1s localed al
1212 A Wes1heimer (a few doors
down from Bas ic Bro1he" . ) For
more info, call 529-6789
The Houston Voice would al so
like to welcome Kroger(on Montrose)
to our family of adverl"ers
!
Mr Texas Drummer weekend hits
Pacific S1ree1 on Aug 9 , 10, and II.
The con1es1 ts on Aug I I with ho!
Lesb ian C-omed1an Shann Carr
Crazy mtn of tht Vtnturt -N
The Bayou City Boys Club's Hurricane
'96 storms into Houston on
Aug. 24. For more info, call 521 -
3696.
This week's fea1ures a1 1he French
Quarter are "Santa Monica
Blvd." and "Never Too Much ."
Back by popular demand, Rick
S1anc1l and his band will be al the
Brazos River Bollom on Aug . 9 .
There is a pany on Aug. 10. 9:00 pm
al the Ranch 10 help send Houston
Women's Softball League learns 10
lhe "World Series" There will be
games , an auction, and a bunch of
fun . If you would like more info, call
526-6351
Poor Super Man
rhey have add.ct more show s for 1h1s
musl sec play. Call Theater I.ab
Houston a1 868 7516
Birthday Corner
Happy birthdays 10 Vernon (Cla
ssy Chassis Car Club), Ken (1hc
Vampire) Brown , Jerry Morin, and
Sue (FIST)'
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person or persons unknown fell ii
necessary 10 send me a subscnp·
tion of "Bugle," a journal of Elk
and the Hum. Honing in on the fact
I 1ha1 I personally feel meal is mur'
der, this magazine 1s for the hunters
of the eanh! Best pan was lhe
mailing label It looked like any
other malling label, bar codes and
all! Whal a greal JOke! Keep it up, I
love surprises 1n 1he mail!
No Rodent Droppings
With all 1he pame this weekend,
Harvey and Ralral were loo tuck ered
oul 10 produce any droppings
. Gelling the lipstick oul of
their fur was not fun 1 There >hould
be a heap of droppins by nexl
week's issue.
Cuervolyn
U 0 rp;f d I l: ( utn (J
Uarde~ Party a~d
De~iVV\ Party
. SPORTS NOTES _ ,.
M SL Recruiting For Fall
rhe ~lonuose Softball league (~SL) IS
now recruumg for Fall League ""h1ch
begins play on Su,day. Sept 15 Fall
League. c"Jnsasting of six weeks of games,
1s rccru11ed differently than 1he regu ar
Sprina: season In the Fall teams arc
selected by a lonery. rather than by per·
sonai selectton There are typically six
different teams. eac'l sporr ng a differ·
ent color of the ra1nbov.- flag
The lottery w1I be held Saturday.
August 24 at Gentry, 2303 Richmond. from
3-S:OO p.m Don'1 worry 1f you miss this
deadhne' We \'.:an always use more players
There 1s ne¥er any sot1ball experience
needed to play 1n the MSL. All are welcome'
For more 1nformat1on, or to reserve your
spot D the louery. please call our voice
mail at 867-3913 and leave your name and
phone number We 11r11l relUrn your call
ASAP'
Billiard League
Following t>ae 27th week of play 1n t"ie
Houston Metropolnan B1ll1ards
Le:a2ue CHMBL> the team Coalition as s;1ll
leading the leag\le w11h a 880 won match
average They also head rhe h.'>t or numbers
rn the game,, won column a1 672
JR s Cue Crew IS second 1n 1hc v.on match
numbers w th 769 and Jackson 5 thJTd wuh
760 011 the games won list. Jackson 5, u
621 has a shghl lead over J R ·~ Cue Crev.
with 615 League s1and1ngs are deter·
mined by matches "'On
Special congra1ula11on' go 10 Ron
Harper who had a break and run during the
27th week ol play The final night of play
happened Tuesday, 30th. and a food buffet
was served at Cousin's and final score
sheets were turned in Final results will be
m nelt weeks paper
In 1nd1v1dua play B11ly Lea leads the
league v.1nn1ng .760 percent of his games.
John Adams, Joel Reyes and Carlos Romero
are nu.t 1n the sundma:s. each winnmg
693 per<ent of games pla)ed
The thought of 1he "'·eek· 1s '"1f a substitute
commits to a 1eam and the playing
locauon has not changed and the subs11
1u1e docs not show and there 1s no replace.
ment subsutute available. then the
"'111 be charged wuh
A•talk
group talk
ONE on ONE
voice mail
1·800·3HOT GUY
biDed disuete~ to your Z • or coll:
1·900-435·5958
no credrt cord required.
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On YourNextVmtoHouston ...
What you get at the TTUJtel on the highway & what you get at
the Montrose Inn
Mo1el He1erosexuals wuh kids f1gh1ing ncxi door.
Montrose Inn Ga)· men nexi door. Only gay men Nolhtng but gay men
Motel Several miles to the gay bars
Montrose Inn : 5 1iny blocks to 1he gay bars.
Motel: Dnve to lhe gay bars & pay SS lo park. 1f you can find parking Or cake a
S 15 cab
Monirose Inn: Walk to the gay bars. Or take a SJ cab
Mo1el: Drive back from the gay bars and risk the cops making you walk lhe
straight line. Or take a $15 cab.
Mon1rosc Inn· Walk back from the gay bars. Or take a $3 cab.
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Motel. Pay $35 to $95 a nighl for a room
Montrose Inn: Pay $41 to $79 a n1gh1 for a room ----------- M 01 e I: Eat in lheu resuurant. Food for the ma.ses. Pay plenty. SI so fl drink
machine
Montrose Inn . Complimentary late nighl sandwiches & full breakfasl lhe
next day. Free soft drinks, juices. coffee 24 hours .
Molcl : Cruise lhe parking lot and gel threatened
Montrose Inn· Cru1Sc the hallway• Please'
Moad: The rcccpt1on1st sneers at you.
~ontrose Inn The receptionist winks at you.
Motel: Washing machine? Ironing board? Hatr dryer• Refrigerator• Stove'
Microwave? VCR & gay movies? Arc you kidding?
Montrose Inn All of the above Free 10 use
Mo1el: Full size bed, everylhing else is plaSllc
Moncrose Inn: Queen size bed, hardwood floors. hardly any plaslic.
Mocel: Maid knocking 8 a.m .• you moan bul she's coming rn anyway. Checkou1
II a.m
Montrose Inn: Handsome man next door knocking 11 a.m. lo join htm for
breakfasl. Chcckou1 I p.m.
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Rutnations uqutsttd. 1-800-357-1228. Thi houst at 408
A •ondalt.
The Montrose Inn IS NOT. motel. We're NOT a hole!. we·u. Bed & Breakfasl.
(And we're Basic & Butch We're the B&B that's B&:B) We"re eomple1ely
different!
Bowling A ct ion
The \.1onuose \1 :rnday ~1ght Men "
League rcporu Div s1on A Stand ':'1gS in
firsl _ '>tcond and lhird ue A Fru.lin Fairy
Talc. Hot Dog,, ~ice Buns anJ E1eh1 Balls
01v1s1on B as headed by The Meat to Beal
Fighting Nuns and Four Mix Piece'>. High
scratch game of 277 and series of 698 was
bov. led hy Chris Bcnnell_ For more in for
mauon call Gardy at 641·5424 Bowling IS
a Palace Lanes at 9 00 P-m Mondays
The Inner Loop Allernauve Sunday
Evening League reports Faster Pussy
cats in I St Tough & Tight 1n 2nd and Boyish
Looks. Girlish Figures in 3rd For the
men. 8111 Henry bo"' led high !'icratch game of
234 and Jody Dunivant series of 650. For the
women Linda Dees bowled high scracch
game of 233 and Terry Shannon rolled high
series w11h 596 For more tnfo call Tom at
522 9612 Bowling ts at Palace Lanes al
7 00 pm. Sundays
The Wedne~day Night M1urs reports
ht place 1s taken by Charlies Tunu. 2nd by
I Gal & 3 Guy•. and 3rd by Rump Rangers.
Roy Rainwater bowled high scrati.:h game of
195 and Tom O'Dell scncs of 4;72 for the men.
For the women Terry Shannon !'lowlcd high
scrarch game of 189 and series of 505 l·or
more 1nforma11on call Tom at 522 9612
Bow ling 1s at AMP Southway at 6 30 p m
Wednesdays.
The Monday Night Women's League
reports first plai.:e team 1s Halt and Halt fol ~
lowed b)· Walking Wounded, and M Po'Aer
Fourth place 1s held by Fes11vc Foursome
For more information call Pal at 417
6218. Bowling IS at AMF Southway al 615
p. m Mondays
Lambda Rollers
Lambda Rollerskaung Club hold• 11>
next Skate Night Wednesday, August 7
from 8 un11I 10.00 p m at the Starl11ht
Roller Rink. 8075 Cook Road . Adm1mon IS
SS and skate rental adds SI 1f needed Everyone
is welcome to skate and a variety of
events will be scheduled alone wuh door
prizes
If your club or organ1zat1on would Ille to
hold a skate event, plea-.c contact Lamhda
a1 787-0625 or electronically at gay·
slatel@aol com or v1s11 the WEB 1;11e at
hup //members aol.com/gay!>l.atel '
!mbda.htm
BULLETIN BOARD
~:gust Chamber Meeting
The Greater llouscon Gay & Lesbian
Chamber of Commerce monthly rneel
ng ""111 locus on learning 10 eliminate
ns1s in your husiness and in your lite
to achieve the results you want more
time money and \:reaovc energy, al lhe
Augus1 meeting planned tor Monday
Aug 5. al the lnnnova llutldmg. ground
floo•. beginning with networktng
from 6 10 7:00 p m.
RSVP lo the holltne at 523-7576 1f you
are tn1ercsted 1n attending Ct,.l IS $15
for members and S 18 lor n Q members.
Joan Bolmer professional Ousiness
and personal coach. will be the featured
speaker for the evening.
Anxiety, live Without It
Learn how to live without anxiety at a
free seminar presented by the stall of
TERRAP Anxiety Treatmen1 Center.
Thursday, Aug 8 beginning at
7 30 p.m at the Rosewood Medical
Cenlcr. 9100 Weschcimer. Collage
56
The program will also be presented
Sa1urday August 10 hegtnning at
10·30 am al ~orthwoods Presby1enan
Church, 3320 J·M 1960 Wesl, Room
401 (Annex bldg tn rear)
The seminar covers the relation·
ship of anxiety. dcprcsS1on agd other
associated psycholoe1cal d1rnr
ders For more 1nforma11on call 266
5111
Art Guitar at
Diverse Works
A special funt.ha1s111g event "'fhe Art
Guitar Auction" also lno~n as ''Abs
olut Guuar An" will be held from 6 until
9:00 p m. Tuesda>, August 6 at Velvet
Elvis. 3033 Richmond Ave , to bene
fll D1vcneWorls
for th·s fun event, t>1versc\\.orls has
lined up some of llous1on°s most prom
ancn1 ar11s1S and dcs1gnen 10 create
thcu version of Arc Guitar. providing
17 ind.,1duals w1th old. beat
uP guitars and requcs11ng the instru
mcnlS be pamted covered remade
whatever-and the results are sure to be
entcrca1ninG
Tickets arc $35 and may be purchased
rn advance b) callrng D1verse\\.'orks
al 221 8346 and they will be available
at the d-i.or. Tickets JHO\llde entrance
one complimentary beverage hors
d oeuvres. adm1~s1011 to the live auc-
11on and a t·sl11rt
D1verseWorls e-.tends a special
thanks to all 1he suppor11ng artists,
The Velvet l·lvis, Absolul Vodka and
American Photocopy tor their supporl
of this event
AIDS Conference Update
Health care prnlessiona s .t11d lhc
puhl1c are 1nv11ed to a11en<l the lnternallonal
AIDS ConfcrenceJllouston
Post·Confercnce on Saturday, Aug
10 from 8:00 a.m . to 5 30 rm at the
Ramada lnntAstrodome. Hosted h}
Tenet HealthSy>tem, Park Plata llosp1tal
and Therapeu11c Crncepi.,
the event 1s expected to offer an ex.len·
s ve look at a number ot issues and c n ·
cerns fac.rng Hous1on s Hl\'·p~s •
11ve population
Various sessions at the llou-;1on
Pose Conference will n.lude Med -
cal news from the XI lnternatrnnal
AIDS Conference 1n Vancouver :
Pharmaceullcal 1s~uc~ including.
research, pricing and acce~s~ Maxi·
m111ng health care henel1h;
Women"s reproductive rights and
gynecological issu°'; Legal righls
and d1sclosurt l!iisues: Personal and
Family bsues: and a Town Meetin g
with cornrnun11y leaders and medical
professionals.
The conference 1s open and tree to the
public however advance reserva
ttons arc reques1cd. Please call Park
Plaza Hosp11al at l-800-U7- 1551 for
more mformatrnn or reservations .
HOG Elections and Party
Houston Oucdoor Group (llOG) has
planned us annual pool social and HOG
election of officers for Saturday,
Augu<t 10 beginning al 6:00 p m. al lhe
home of Ed Balll, ou1-going pres1den1.
The theme will be ""lloral paradise'"
and you are encouraged to wear your
favorite and most les11ve flower print
ensemble to match the flowers Ld has
planted arounl1 the pnnl.
This will he a porluck , \O bring your
tavorite anJ most delicwu\ dish The
food and drinks will he set up inside 1n the
atr cond111on1ng. Brang your towel
and ha1h1ng suit 1f you wan1 to swim
Please RS\'P to E:d at <29-6661 lor dircc
tion~ and to coord1na1c tooJ
August Acti1·ities For
HGLP
The Houston Ga) and I esh1an Parents
group will hold a pool party from 2 unul
5:00 p.m Sunday. Augus1 II. a' its family
ac11v11y for Augu I Also schcd·
uled are the Support G1uup meeting lor
ruesday, August 13 lrom 7 to 8.30 p.m
al MCCR. 1919 Oeca1u1, and JH' (Jus1
tor Us). the $OC1al and support group tor
youth m grades 6 Ill 12 with gay nr lesbian
parenls, will meet Sacurday, Aug 17
w11h a Museum lrtp planned
llG!.P have monthly mee11ngs to
MlC&alize and support others lacing
s1m1lar points of-view in heing gay or
lesbian with children 1n today ' s
world. Telephone 666-8260 for more
information .
' 1 If you would like an event li sted in
1hi' section , please feel free to call
529-8490 or fax at 529-9531
Friday, Aug. 2
• Borders Book Store Gay/ Les·
oian Book Cluo meets at the Espresso
Bar at 9634 Westheimer 782-
6066
• HIV+ Art classes at the Art
League 523-8817
• HATCH meets . 942 7002.
• 12 step program at Montrose
Counseling Center. 6 :00 p m.
529-0037
• Aftercare Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center.
6 :00 p.m. 529-0037.
• Art Classes at AIDS Foundation
Houston at 1:00 p .m 526-1118 .
• Houston Tennis Club meets at
7 : 15 p.m. 527-1348
• Q·Patrol meets to walk the streets
at 10:30 p .m. 528 ·SAFE.
• Artist's reception at the Art
League 6 00 p m 523 ·9530.
Saturday, Aug . 3
llousron Chain Gang Bicycle
Club rides 863-1860 .
• Aller Hours on KPFT 12:00 a.m. to
3 00 am 90. 1 FM 526-5738 .
• Gull Coast Transgcnder sup port
group meets 780-4282.
• Q·Patrol metlS to walk the street~
at 10 30 pm. 528-SAFI·.
• Vi!tiual Art Alliance meets at
, IO ·OO am 583-8408
• Singer s auditions for the l·ort
Bend Chorale 660 -9733 XI
• Artl'd 1 s reception ~ll the Arch·
way Ga llery at 5 .lO p.m . 522-2409.
• Nancy Bell signs her books at Murder
by the Book I 30 p.m 524-8597.
• l«ce l:nglish as a Second Language
classes at 8 30 a m. 266-8777.
• Free HIV 1es11ng and counseling
by the Montrose Counseling Cen·
ter at Rich's 10·00 pm. to 2:00 am.
• Rummage A Rama at 117 Tuam .
':00 am
Sunday, Aug. 4
Houswn Chain Gang Bicycle
Cluh meets. 863-1860.
• The Women's Group meets at 10:45
a m 529-857 I.
• Frnn1Runners meet at 9 00 a m
at the Tennis center in Memorial
Park 522·802 I
• HATCH meets . 942·7002 .
• Inner Loop Sunday Bowling
League 522 9612.
• Singer's audiuons for the Fort
Bend Chorale 660-9733 X 1
• Montrose 77006 airs at I 30 a. m.
and 8 30 a m
Monday, Aug. 5
Free HIV Tcsung and counse ling
hy the Montrose Clinic at the
Brazos River Bouom 4:00 pm 10
8 00 p Ill
• Gay Fathers/Fathers First sup·
port group . 8.00 pm. 861-6181.
• IleartSnng open rehearsal at the
hrst Unttarian Church at 7 ·00 p m
947 1488
• Calendar/( omputer "'orkshop
tor Pride Week . 7 00 p 111 529-1223
• Posiuvc Lanng Group at Mon
trose Counseling Center 2 15
p m 539 00~7
• Ou1pa11en1 Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6 00 p .m. 529-0037.
• Women and HIV/ AIDS Group at
Montrose Counseling Center
6 15 pm 529-0037
• Men Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Group at Montrose Counseling
Center 6 · 15 pm 529-0037
• Leshian Survivors of Cancer
and their care givers at Montrose
Counseling Center. 6 30 p .m
529-0037
• Men s HIV Group at Montrose
Counseling Center. 7 00 p .m
529-0037.
• AVES sponsored free HIV testing
from 10:00 a.m. 10 5:00 pm at 4125
SW Freeway, Sutte I 717
• AIDS Foundation Houston's
Creative Writing Class meets at
3 :00 p.m 623-6796
• Greater Ilousron Gay and Lesbian
Chamher of Commerce meets
523 7576 .
• Montrose 77006 TV airs at I :30
am
Tuesday, Aug. 6
Helping Cross Dressers Anonymous
meets at 239 Westheimer
8 :00 p.111 495-8009 .
• Basic Computer Skills Class at the
Kothe Pr<>Jcct. 522 8182
•Ga) Men Ill\' + Psychotherap)
at Montrose Counseling Center
4 · l0 p Ill 529-0017
• Outpatient Group rreatment at
Montro~e Counseling Center
6 :00 p m 529 -0017
• Aftercare Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6:00 p Ill 529-0037.
• AIDS Alliance nf the Bay Arca
meets al 7 00 p.m . 488-4492
• Empowerment for Living meets
for pol luck. 861 9149
• PROTECT an HIV negative
support group mee" at 7 :00 p m
520-7870
• Free Ill\' testing hy the Montrose
Clinic at Cluh Bod) Center. 8:00
p m. 520-2083
• Women Survivors of Childhood
Abuse at Montrose Counseling
Center 6:30 p m 529-0037
Survivors of loss support group
meets at 8 :30 p m 778 -2677
• FrontRunners meet at 6:30 p.m.
522-8021.
• Live Jazz at Borders Book Shop
782-6066 .
• Houston Lesbian/Gay Pride
week committee meets at 7'.00 p.m
529 6979
Wednesday, Aug. 7
Free HIV testing and counseling
1 by the Montrose Clinic at Mary's.
4:00 pm 10 8 ·00 p.m.
• Houston Tennis Club meets at
10:30 p .m. 537-1348
• Houston Pride Band practices at
Dignity Houston. 524-0218.
• GLOBAL meets at 4 00 p m 743-
7539.
Women's Action Coalition
meet' at Toupees 7 00 p .m. 867-
9581.
• Men's Network
Counseling Center
529-0037
at Montrose
7 .00 p m
• Houston Tennis Club meets at
7 15 p Ill 517-1348 .
• Lambda Rollerskating Cluh
skates at 8 '.00 p m 933-58 I 8.
• Women's Network at !\lontrose
Counseling Center. 7.00 p . m.
529-0037
• Ongoing Mixed L1v1ng in Process
Group for men and women 622·
7250 for more info
• Living with Chronic Pain at Mon·
trose Counseling Center 9 30
p m. 529-0037
• Aftercare Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6 :00 p.m. 529 -0037
• Women's Issues Process Group at
Montrose Counseling Center
6 :30 p .m. 529-0037
• Women ' s Action Coalition
(WAC) meets at 7 :00 p.m 867-9581.
• Art Labs at The Art League I 00
p m 225-9411
• Front Runners moot at Memorial
Park 6 :30 pm 522 8021
• Gay Men' s Chorus of Houston
open rehearsal at 7:00 p.m 521·
7464 .
• Twen1ysome1hing meets at 7 30
pm 531-9396
• KPFT Lesbian and Gay Voices airs
at 8.00 p.m. to IO 00 p m 866-6505
• Ongoing gay men's Living in
Process Group 622-7250.
• Open Mike Night at Cafe Artiste
1601 W. Main. 8.00 pm. 528 3704.
• HIV+ Men Psycborherap) at
Montrose Counseling Center.
t · 15 p m 529-0037
• HIV Survivor Support Group • Relapse Preventio |
