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DECEMBER 20, 1996
Clinton Unveils
AIDS Strategy
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l ! nton has set six "simple. but vital"
goals that call for ,1 cure, a \accine and
a guarantee of 4ualit) cure for those
stricken \\Ith AIDS But it leaves m
place a ban on kderalt) funded needle
exchange programs.
I ~c plan, released I uesday .Joes QOt
aucmpl 10 O\cnum ( ongrcss ban on
use of frdcral funds for programs that
distribute clean needles to drug users,
de,p1tc ( lin10n·s J 991 pror sc to al
low needle distribuuon
Clinton's O\\n AIDS wt111<1I appro\ed
a resolution Monda) Sa) ing more •nust
be done to stem the rapid spread of the
1--------------~ disease niling intra\cnous drug users.
Gay
Rodeo
coming
to
Houston
See page 9
fiJr story
'Nc'Cdle exchange seems to be pan of
that equation." said Dr R Scott Hitt,
chairman of the Pres1dcnt1al Ad\isory
Council on fllVIAIDS
Wayne 1 urner, a Washington
spokesman for the AIDS activist
group Ac·r UP, said Con~ress' ban
has thwarted the potential ;uccess of
needle e"hange programs. Many of
the nauon's larger AIDS clinics ••
where an abundance of intravenous
drug users are likely to turn up_ can't
p~nicipate because that could Jeopard11e
their funding, he said
" fhe president can talk about how he
wants prevention, but he could end the
ban on needle e\change "ith the
stroke of a pen," I urner said "lnaJ's
the kind of thing that\ real!) missing
from this strateg) "
tlontmued on page 8)
The Community Newspaper
ISSUE 843
Elders Speaks Out
crusader and favorite conservative bete
noir Like her or not, Dr Jo)cclyn rlMention
her name and man) people ha\c dcrs ts a force to be reckoned "ith, one
an instant impresS1on of~------------ "ho doesn' hesitate to
her She has been hailed " ... the Christian speak frankl) on tSsues
By Curt Morrison and
Re\. Carolyn Mobley
and , iii tied in a to\\ n she deems important to
that loves to politicall) Right have the "clfare ofour soc1-
assassinate people as a ety Her relentless can-contrl'b
uted to t!?e dor brought rublic at- '
sport. Fe" figures on tcnuon to her issues.
the contemporary d / if American political land· eaf 1 0 OUr mfunatcd her oppo·
scape have been as 'isi- / " nents, and C\ entuall)
ble and memorable. as young peop e. led to one of the most
admired and hated, as ne"s"orthy firings m
Dr. Joycelyn Elders. recent memOJ)
During a recent no holds barred mter·
'1ew with the Houston Voice, Dr Elders
spoke candidl) about her tumultuous,
yet brief, tenure as Surgeon General of
Through 11 all, she has endured as a
leading figure in the medical communtt)
and. despite the controvers) that sur·
rounds her, has managed to remain
above the fro) She is a firebrand liberal (Con11nwd01t~ ')
Elizabeth Taylor Supports
Syringe Exchange
\le\\ 't ork '\i'r' In .m i...nsl.hed~.cu "tSll n edit t ,., dn1g use. n "' II sJv Ines
Elizabeth fa)IOr dropped m •(), t staf' lthatare "'KW/mg/a "
and clients of the lu\\er l'ast Side Harm Through her O\\n l .zabc• fa)lor AID'\
Rcducuon C.cntc• on lnursdJ) Decem· foundation (E fAF), M fa\lor ... the
ber 5 m Manhattan fogdhcr "1:!> ha tr· largest smgle contributor to th; Amer•can
drcs,cr Jose I bcr and Joe Spct1man, the Foundatiol' for AIDS Research s "ork on
hccutive Vice President for I· la.abeth needle exchange, which supponed the
Arden, the actress amved toting gift bags
of hair cnre. perfume and beaut) products
for clients attending a special
holida) l>a) of Pampering."
Eliz.abeth Taylor has been
a long ume advocate for
the distribution of clean
synng.es to all intravenous
drug users. and had raised
the issue most recently
"hen she addressed a
meeting at the United Na·
tions on Monda), Dccem·
ber 2 In a poy,erful speech
in the hall of the General
Assembly, she said:
"Pre>"ention
common sense, are no"
pro>"cn />1 srud1c.1. bur 1t
•cem.< there is neuher the
po/111ca/ >ufl nor the
mone; to act upon them
IJ'c lmoK, uneqmvocuf/y,
that the pro\·1swn of clean
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And There You Have It
Pager
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Lingle On Hiatus
Hou,ton Voice columni•,1 l arry l tngle ha;
been under the "eather in recent \leeks.
His column. Plain Spc.iJ..ing, \\hich has not
been in the last NO issues will hopefully
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us staff"1sh Mr. l mglc a speedy recovery
2 HOUSTON VOICE I DECEMBER 20, 1996
!VOICE
ISSUE 843
December 20, 1996
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WRITERS
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Products.
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On ht halt of 1hc Board of Directors. mem·
her' and associates of The National
Leather As~ociat1on: Houston , I
would like to ~incerely recognize and
thank D1ck·Cherry Products for the
"Jingle Balls" >how benefiting the
NLA· H 's 6th Annual Christmas Toy
Drive.
" Jingle Balls" was held at 1he Venture·
Non Friday the I 3th Not at all an unlucky
day for the children of The PWA Coah·
t1on and The Loving Arms Foundation.
benefactors of this year s toy drive
act1v1t1es.
Jingle Ball>." emceed by Mara·
schmo Cherry, a.k a John Fi1zgerald
and Mark D1ckmeyer. brought in hundreds
of toys, games. coloring books,
crayon" etc. plus $200 m cash 10 add to
the NI.A: Houston toy boxes and com-jars
~cattcrcd throughout Houston .
Many thanks to all 1he great performers
and 10 Jim Robert' of the Venture-N for
contrihuting to making thts Christ
mas a JOyous season for those children
ICS\ forrunate than most.
(\'ote. Colllrthutwns to this Toy drivt
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A Letter Of Appreciation
To Outrage
LYN"I PA'i'ill L, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PWA COALITION OF
1101.iSTON
1
On behalf of the clients, Board of Directors,
and Staff of the People Wnh AIDS
Coal111on, Houston, Inc ., I would hke
to express our sincere thanks to the Board
of D1recton .• Hosts. and everyone who
auended Outrage '96.
Through your generoSll), PWAC
received a much needed dona11on of
S7,000, which will go a Jong wa> to assist
our 1549 clients m Houston and the sur·
rounding counties We arc extremely
honored lo have been chosen a benefi·
ciary by Ouirage. Inc.
We would like to" ish a wonderful holiday
season to everyone associated
wuh Outrage '96 and to all our friends tn
the communll~ who have supported us
th" year. and for the ten years that PWAC
ha> >crvcd People W11h AIDS Thank
You . Again'
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in November I 996 based on computerized
sale> reports from Crossroads Market in
Dallas and ftouston.
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asterisk indicates the book reappears on the
list after an absence of o ne or more
months. The publisher's suggested price is
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Crossroads Best Sellers
Fiction by or for Women Fiction by or/or Men General Interest
I. Tmre and Tune Agam. b> Catherine I (I) The Second Time Around. by James I Conversa11ons W11h God, b) l'eale Don-
Ennis (Naiad, SI0.95) Earl Hardy (Alyson, SI0.95) a id Walsch (Putnam, $19.95)
2. Dancmg m the Dark, edited by Barbara 2. ( • ) The Pre.ud~nt'.< Son, b> 1'.randal
Grier & Christine Cassidy (Naiad, $14.95) Kraus (Alyson. $5.95)
3. Takes One to Jo.:nov. One, by Kate Allen 3. Kept Boy, b) Robert Rodi (Dunon,
(New Victoria, SI0.95) S23 95)
4 . (I) Inner Circle, by Claire McNab 4. (2) My First Time, edited by Jack Hart
(Naiad, $10.95) (Alyson. S9.95)
2. (I) Don't Block the Blemngs. b) Pani
LaBelle (R1,erhead, $24 95)
3 (2) love. Lucy. b> Lucille Ball (Putnam,
$24.95)
Non-Fiction 5. 0111J1de In, by Nanis1 Barren D'Amuk 5. Shock to the System, b> Richard Steven·
I (2) 'iu lou Want To Be a Lesbtan7 by (Ne\\ Victoria. $10.95) son (St. Martins, S9 95)
l.tz rraccy & Sydney Pokorny (St. Mar·
tin's, $ 12.95)
2. (I) /.m·e Between Men, by Rik Jsenscc
(Alyson. $12.95)
1. (4) What the Bible Reul/1• San About
lfumosexua/11)'. b) Daniel llelminiak
(Alamo Square. $9 95)
4 Wonda Breud & F.c11asy, by Charles I
JshenH>od (Alyi.on, SI I 95)
5 (5) lh,• I '110/ficwl Ga.1 \lunual, b) ,
Kc' in D1lallo & Jack 1'.rumholt1
((}oublcd3}. S 12 ~0)
b (3) /' 111d111g fr11e /.o\'e 111 a \fan-Ellt~
flln 11 orld, by Craig '-:elson (Delta.
Sil <J'J
7 Th<' lfomu lfantlhuok, by Jud) Carter
(J·ucs1dc, SI 2.00)
8 (6) !he llistori· of I.es/own /lair b)
\1ar) !lugger (Doubleday, $JO 95)
<) (9) Hobert /111/e• of l.e1·bw11 / 1w1g, h)
Shtll) Roberts (Spinsters, S'.95) 1
JO t•) \f1,/111glrt m the Garden of <Jov.I
cmd f\1/ b~ John Berendt( Random Jluusc,
S2~ 00)
Christmas Eve
Cand/elghf Sert'ice
Tuesday,
December 24,
1996 at 10:45 PM
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. REGIONAL NEWSNOTES
I
Local Entrepreneur's Holiday Mixer I
"iuzannc Andersen.
rn as~oc1auon wuh
the Greater Houslon
Gay & lesbian Cham·
ber of' Commerce.
held a fun f 'led spe
cial Holiday Mixer
last week on sne at
Suzanne Anderson
Proper11es, located
at 239 Wes1he1mer
Hundreds of community
members
auended the holiday
reception and
enjoyed the mus 1cal
brilliance of the
rncomparablc
Sharon Montgomery Suzanne Anderson Properties, 239 Wesrhe1mer
accompanied by
Housion legend, 1he
mul1Halen1ed Jerry A1wood on the keyboards
Atwood demonstrated his vocal
prowesoi; on several ditty's throughout
the evening Montgomery, as usual,
enamored the guests with her crowd
pleasing repertoire.
Recenlly, Anderson closed on lhe sale of
1he building al which her business
resides .. l am ecstatic," exclaimed
Anderson .. It has been a goal of mine to
1 purchase 1he building for some lime. I
JUSI d1dn'1 1hink II would happen 1his
fast .. Anderson moved into the building
in Jan 1994 "This 1s a tes11mony of the
success community support can
achieve • During the la1e I 980's, Anderson
decided to tocus her business on thi!
lesbsan and gay community. She has 001
looked bad: srnce. -1 fell 11 wa"' important
for us IG have a safe place IO d&uss some of
1he most pl!'l"SOnal aspecrs or our lives. our
fmanccs our dreams and lhe color ot our
kitchens ," said Anderson . Realizing
thal II was unpopular 10 be out in the 80s
did no1 stop Anderson from laying down
the groundwork for her business venture.
She believed 1ha1 1f even she pul off
90% of lhc people, she could s1lll depend
on 1he 10% who were supporuve and be all
1he more happier for 11 . Anderson
stresses chat the direction of our community
ha; been lo support and empower one
ano1her Anderson says sales at Suzanne
I Anderson Properties increased 50% I compared to lase year and arc three times
larger than they wore when V1c1ory Mag
azinc named us one of the fastest growing
gay and lesbian owned bu!<tine~scs in the
l,;n11ed States. Anderson also s1a1es that
~he could not have achieved the success
wuhout the continued support of the
community and thanks them for their sup·
port Meanwhile. Anderson looks for
ward 10 anorhe'I" s1ellar year in 1he real
esta1e husiness
Houston, we're not here to
educate you about the gay maitet-we're
here to deliver it
\i\ Houston
9
TARE MAlllEt
QUARTER
MILLION+
ClllCIUTllt
100,000+
lll11BJ11IN
UICATIM:
OVER 570
Deposition Dismissed
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
upheld a motton to suppress a depos1-
t1on as evidence an a case involving
insurance thcfl The ruling means 1ha1
prosecutors cannot use the depos1·
tion by Clorus Roberts as evidence
against her
Roberts was accused of stealing insurance
money from an AIDS pa11cnt, Lawrence
While. and claimed in her depos1-
11on 1ha1 ~he had u~ed 1he money 10 buy
clothes. fix her car and reclaim her pawned
Jewelry According 10 1he deposition.
Roberis believed tha1 since 'he had
power of a11orney for White, she had h1>
permission as well
D1s1rict Judge Mike Wilkinson granted
the motion 10 suppress the deposition
nearly several years ago which was
upheld on appeal to the 141h Court of
Appeals and, obviously, lhe Court of
Criminal Appeals who said the state has
no jurisdiction in 1he mauer.
Whether lhe criminal case will go any
further remains to be seen since the depos
11100 was the sutes most compelling
evidence. A decision will be made at a
later date .
The civil sui1 rcsulled wi1h 1he JUry awarding
Wh11e $180,000 in cumulative damages,
$55,000 for ac1ual damages and
$125,000 for pun111vc damages . Wh11c
died in June of last year
Ray Hill Running In City
Council Race
Houstonian Ray Hill S6. announced th1~
week tha1 he will sed. the city council at
large pos111on vacated by former coun
cil member John Pea\ly in the special
elecllon to be held Jan 18, 1997.
www neosoh ·om ·ha lie I.
Top Ten Stolen Vehicles
1 he Hou st n P• · Department has
released its list of 1he ten most stolen veh1·
c.les m the cny of Hou~ton for Novcmher
The lop ten, w11h models m paren1hcs1s,
are I Chevrolel Tru,;ks (Astro, Sub
urban and Blaler), 2. Oldsmob1lcs
1Culla'5 and Della 88); 3 lnyoias
(Camry and Corolla); 4. Chcvrolc1s
(Caprice and Camaro), 5. Bu1cks (Le
Sabre and Regal); 6. Ford' (Musiang and
Escort); 7. Cadillacs (DeV1lle and
Flee1wood); 8 GMC Trucks (Suburbans,
J1mmys, Safari Vans), 9 hird
Trucks (Acrosur, Bronco and
Explorer) and 10. Hondas (Accord and
Civic)
Annual Teddy Bear Delivery
Continues
Mr. Hans-Willi Ro1heud1, Prcs1den1 of
Rotheud1/D1z1nger Founda11on,
announced that provision was made for
lhe annual delivery of Teddy Bears to
AIDS pattents m Hous1on area hospitals
on Christmas Day
The annual cus1om was begun by Mr
Rotheudt and continues in memory of
Mr. Pe1er D1zmger who was losl 10 AIDS
in 1991. "They, 100, along with all lhosc
affcc1ed by AIDS who have 10 be in hosp1 ·
tals on Chris1mas Day will know 1hey arc
not forgo11cn," said Mr. Ro1heud1
Volunteers will be delivering between
200 and 300 bears and making v"lla·
uons Christmas morning. The l·ounda -
11on also donaic• 100 add111onal bears
that arc given ou1 10 1hc Bering UMC Foun
dat1on s regular clients
.. One or lhe most seriOU" problems mem· 1
hers of Cuy council have "1heir belief in
1he1r own self importance," 11111 said.
Rainbow Ranglers Charity
at BRB
Tis lhe Sea;on Rainbow Ranglers
Dance Club, a 501(c){3) charuy,
announced lhat 1he Rangier llnl1<la~
Show will take place on sunday, Dec 22 at
8 p.m. al 1he Brazos River Bollom. Thi'
show will be a fund raiser !or Steven's
House and will feature the award win
nang Rainbow Ranglers Dance Team, as
well as many special guest!\. Anyone who
wishes to be a financial underwriter for
this event 1s encouraged t0 contact lhe
organ1za1ion at 880 0670
... Who 1s really important 1$ the tax payers
and c11izens. 1 hope to try to convince
HouslOn C11y Council Ill Slop 1ry1ng lo
regula1e and control the personal and
bu~1ness lives of Houston1ans
Hill, a longtime community activist
who has of1cn >lirred con1roversy, has
sought a positton on Cuy Council several
time!; 1n tht pasr
Houston Ballet Unveils
Web Page
The Houston Ballet unveiled 11> offtcial
web sue on the world wide web, prov1d·
rng dance aficionados throughout the
world with an invaluable source of
mformaiion about the company and us
aCllVllleS
The Web sue will allow surfers 10 check
cas11ng for upcoming performances,
learn more abou1 upcoming produc·
tions, leave e-mail messages for their
favorite dancers, learn historical
aspec1s abou1 1hc ballc1, and review the
class schedules for courses offered al 1hc
Ballc1 "s Academy.
Metro Offers Free Holiday
Service
For the second year in a row, Me1ro IS
I offering free bus •crv1ce. on Christmas
Eve and New Year's Eve as a commun11y
service to those who are incapable of
driving , shouldn't be dr1Y1ng or do not
own a vehicle. "We're offering this
service as a gift to our passengers in
appreciation of their patronage
throughou1 the year," said Me1ro Chair
person of 1he Board Billy Burge "We
want everyone to counl on Metro as their
designaied driver so 1hey can •nJOY a
safe and happy holiday." For schcdul·
mg or Me1roL1f1 1nforma1ion, call 739·
The web page " localed al hltp II 4000.
r
Pat Gandy Appointed HGLPC-PAC Chair
For Infomra!W11 Call
(713) 942 ·0084
By HGl.P{ PRt!;S Rt:U .\S.:
The Housurn GJy and Lesbian Polmc!ll
Caucus (llGLPC) wishes lo announce-for
the remainde r of 1h1s calendar year and
un:.: a new Pn:s1den1 IS elected at the Jan 8.
1997 meeting -lhe curren1 PresuJent,
Pat Gandy. wdl he scrvmg a< PAC Chair of
llGLPC·PAC'. lhc pol111cal arm of llGLPC I
Gandy was appointed 10 take o••cr 1he pos1
Uon 81 lhe Board mce11ng of Nov 13. 1996 by
a vote or the Board
Tue i10111iy for the flGl r'( PAC IO do all or
1hcse 1h1ngs 1s totally drpendent on money
and or volunteers hemg ava lhle," said
Pal Gandy .. , urge all Caucus members and
those ~ho arr not mc-nbers hu1 are suppor
llVC or Gay & Lcsh1an CIVIi nghu to volun
teer We vo 111 need lots of volunteers anJ
some more contr1bu11ons to the HGI.PC
PAC 1t we are 10 make our influence tell m
C11y poli11cs 1his year The special ci1y
election con11ng up on Jan 18, 1997 I\ an
importanl one becau\e as ii \pec1aJ elcc
tlon the 1urn out among voter~ will be lu;o.
than 20% Jfwe '"our communuy 8CI behind
one cand1da1e and turn out in greater num
bers than other volCh, our influence wall he
grea1cr ihan theirs_ h is really JU•H as simple
as that:• said Gandy
The PAC Chair appornts a committee lo (I)
Get out a mailing w mform mcmhcrs 1tnd lhe
communuy regarding the cndor!-emcnu
made by the llGI.PC' membership, (2)
Arrange blockw•lkmg. (3) Arrange for
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NATIONAL NEWSNOTES
Ryan White A wards
Announced
Department of Health and Human Serv·
ices Secretary Donna E. Shalala
announced on fr1day that $227 7 m1l11on
had been awarded to 49 selected c111es for
the care of lllV·infccted patients. Under
the Ryan Whue CARE Act. the cuies will
receive the funds in fiscal year 1997
Funding for the act has increased I 59 per·
ce nt since President Clinton took
o lftce
U. S. Forces Genetic
Research
In an attempt to keep the new drug giant
Novan1s from dominating gene ther·
apy research the Federal Trade Commission
(f'TC) has mandated that the
merging companies. C1ba·Ge1gy and
Sandoz. share research developments
v. ith rivals
Although gene therapy holds the potenttal
to improve treatmem of many types ot
disease,, including cam:er, AIDS, and
gene11c diseases. the technology 1s
still in early stages of development.
fhc government conditions will not
have a serious financial impact on Nov·
artis. which expects to report annual sales
ol $27 bil11on. W1ll1am Haseltine.
Cl:O ot Human Gcnomt Science, noted
that the action will help ensure 'that a
fundamental medical breakthrough
w11h enormous commerc1al promise
wall he availahle 10 competing
researcher\,"
Court Rules In Favor Of U.S.
A ft:dc:ral Judge ha~ ruled m fa\·or of the
lfn1tet.I States 1n a negligence ca..,c
hrought by the e\tate of a pallent v.ho
rcct'1vcd a 1ransfu,wn of HIV ta1n1ed
blood from a serviceman.
The patient received the blood in Feb
1985, one month after 11 had been donated
by a man m basic trainrng in the U S.
Army. The donor was warned about donat·
mg blood 1f he was at-risk for HIV. but the
blood was not tC!<aed for the virus because
no test was available at the time.
After the pa11ent"s death in 1989 from
AIDS-related complications. the survivor
and estate sued the U.S. government,
charging that the blood center was
negligent. Expert testimony pre'
cnted at the trial. however, held that
although the blood center had not operated
according to federal regulatory
guideline" 11 had met the standard of
care in elfect 1n 1985.
The court ruled that the patient's estate
did not meet the nece!'.sar)· burden of
proof.
Renowned Surgeon Takes
Hollywood To Task
Michael DeBakey took <ome heavyweight
Hollywood luminaries to task
la\t week for 1he1r act1v1sm regarding
animal ngh" on behalf of the People for
the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PbTA) DeBakey argues that 11 1s hypocruical
lO oppose animal research and
wear red ribbons m support of AIDS.
"The use of animal remains indispensable
in many ke)' areas." inconed De·
Baley an an op-ed piece for 1he Wall Srre~t
Journal
DcBaley cla1m'ii stars \uch as Alec Bald4
win and Kun Basm~er ough1 to lea\.e their
AIDS ribtwns at home c;111ce they cannot
have u hoth wa)~. "'The pa11ent' acuv
1qs and tam1l1es, as \l.tll a!!. }Our tans.and
the s<:ientists worl1ng hard on a
cure· desene 10 L.no"' \I.here }OU pre
<:1sely !itand" opined DeBakc)- in 1he
column
Court Seeks Administrations Opinions
By RICHARD CARELLI
WAS HINGTON (AP)-Ac t ing in rhe
case of a Lou isiana 011 worker allege
dly thr e at ened w11h homosexua l
rape. the S upreme Court Monday asked
the Clinton adm in1 s1 rauon whe ther It
thinks same·sex sex ua l ha rassment
viola.tes federal law.
The court said ll wants to hear from Jus·
11ce Department lawyers before decid ing
whether 10 granl full review to Jo.eph
Onccale"' appeal from a ruling that said
federal law doesn 't cover same·sex
harassment da11ns The government
<:ould take months to respond
foday 's court action marks the first sign
that the justices may he interested m the
legal issue They previously had turned
away ... everal appeal\ that raised s1mi·
Jar harassment cla1 m'ii
On<:calc worked a-. a rousiabout
assigned to an ofhhore oil rtg With Sun.
Jo"'ncr Offshore Services an 199l Ills
lawsuit agam\l Sundowner said he \I.as
suually as<aultrd, battered, touched
and 1hreatened with rape by his d1rec1
supervisor. John L)ons, and a second
supervisor Danny Pippen A third
defendant, co-"'orker Brandon Johnso
n , wu. accused of ass isting Lyons m
o ne of the a lleged attac ks.
Onccale's lawsuit sa id he lw1ce reported
lhc s11uat1on 10 his employer's highest-
ranking represcn1111ve on the
JOb site, but no acuon was 1aken . Onccale
quit, his lawsuit said. because he feared
the harassment would escalate to rape.
Onccale had been hired through Sundowner
·s office in Houma, La . and was
assigned to Chevron USA's Ship Shoal
266·A offshore platform .
Onccale's la"'~u11, based on a federal
law banning ~exua l discrimination
and hara,smenl in employmenl was
thrown out by a federal trial Judge who
ruled that sarne·sex harassment "' nol
covered by the law. known as Tule VII of
the Civil Right' Act of 1964.
The 5th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
upheld 1he lawsuit's d1sm1so;;aJ last
May. "Same--.cx hara'iismcnt claims are
not viahle under Title VII," the appeal•
court said Other appeals courts, how·
ever have indicued that same·sex
claims of haras'iiment should not be
••eluded lrom the federal law·, prohibn
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Elders continued ...
1ton1mwdfrompagt I)
the l.nited States and addressed the topics
of sexualit) AIDS and education.
Brief Biography
rhe oldest of eight children, Joycelyn Elders
was born Minnie Lee Jones in small
town Arkansas circa 1933. At the age of
ment." exclaims l·lders. "lf"e are going to Elders concedes that she dealt \\Ith hot
be ignorant and diseased. nobod) "ill \\ant bunon issues that this count?) has&\ 01ded
us an)\\a) and there \\On't be a need to and not dealt \\Ith. Rather ~he claims
have anybod) to de!Cnd," said Elder>. we've tried to leave It out there "under the
J'he positions primal) purpose is educating covers." under the pretense that the issues
and getting people involved in matters of \\ill disappear and go a"ay.
health issues accord- "We've allowed
ing to Elders. "The ..-------.I---------, sexualit) issues
fifteen, 1· lders graduated from high school Surgeon General's "Well, condoms cause increased
as valedictorian A college freshman at job is a four year b k Th if AIDS. teenage
sixteen, f..lders recounts listening to Dr. statutory appointment rea . . . e vows 0 pregnanC) and
rduh Irby Jones, who was the first black and vou do not serve abstinence breakfiar sexual!) transm1t-female
student to anend the L'niversity of at th~ "'II of the Pres- ted disease. We've
Ark.msas, address her class when she real- 1dent. For that reason more quickly than allO\\ed l>SUes re-i1ed
her vocation "From the minute I sa\\ you need somebod) lated to homosex-her,
I ah•ays \\anted to be just like her," who can really speak COndOmS. " uality, and all of
intoned Flders. up, honestly and L-------..---------' those other issues
Indeed, l:lders earned her doctorates degree
at the University of Arkansas Medical
School. Alier becoming the school's first
black resident and subsequent chief resident.
Elders culminated those milestones
by earning the distinction of becoming the
initiations first black professor. In a twist
of irony. Elders. a pediatric endocrinologist
is back at her alma mater where she is
currently the professor of pediatrics.
The Arkansas Years
openly. about health we refuse to talk
based on scientific fact." about. to come back and hit us upside the
Sexuality, Drugs and
Violence
Many analysts believe that Elders comments
stirred controversy because she was
addressing issues that the public was not
ready to deal with. Although she does not
agree with that assessment in its entirety,
head and we keep going on." intoned Elders.
"It's the same "ith the drug issue. We
won't talk about it. We won't educate our
children about 11. We won't talk about the
violence problem. And those are the problems
we sit around and just ring our hands
on and then talk about them being a problem."
says 1-iders. "Obvious!) \\e love
them, because if \\C <! dn't \\e'd do some·
thmg about it."
Flders contends that •f the go-.rnmcnt
doesn't address the aforementioned issues,
then parents \\on't either because most
people feel timid talking about these issue>
"1th their children "[Parents] don't know
ho", we've never taught them. Because of
that, [the issues) go unaddrcssed. Then, \\C
get into a lot of problems as a result of
avoiding them and. of course, then \\e get
upset." remarked Elders.
The issue of violence in Amcnca ts less
contro\ersial than sexuahty. Man) pundits
believe 'iolence 1s far more detnmental to
the fabric of soc1et) than sexuality, an
observation that Elders concurs "1th.
"Violence is because of sexuality Its children
being born tha1 are unplanned and
unwanted and increasing amounts of
po-erty. that results in not being able lo
parent appropriate!), that end up creating
the problem of violence," said Elders "If
\\e would deal "ith the sexualit) issues
and reduce the problem of having unplanned.
unwanted children, \\e \\Ould
fContmwd on page} I)
Prior to her appointment by President
Clinton as Surgeon General, Elders \\as
the director of Arkansas' Health Department
for six \cars. As such. she raised the
Mate's child immuni1ation rate from 34 to
60 percent During her reign at the helm of
the Health Department, the state set up
programs for Sickle-Cell Anemia and
\\omen's health, cstabli,hed home hospice
care m conjunction \\Ith churches, built
tv,.ent)-C'lght llC\\ pubhl' health clinics.
1nuca,ed prenatal care and food supplement-
for d1ildren and attracted doctors to I
rur,tl <1rca· that did no.I ha' l.' ~lll)
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A' Surgeon General of the United States,
1· lders came under fire over her positions I
conccrn111g abortion, Se\ education, the
distribution of condoms, the legalization
of drugs and her infamous comments on
masturbation "hich resulted 111 her resignation
from the coveted position.
lier forthright demeanor and direct approach
to addressing controversial issues
enraged religious right conservatives and,
at times. frustrated the President. Since
her departure, there has not been a replacement
appointed prompting some to
\\Ondcr whether the position is necessary.
"I think that II (Surgeon General) is very
necessary. There is an acting Surgeon
General, Dr. Audre) Manley There are
6,500 commissioned oflicers in the public
health services who are responsible for
providing public health • providi~g health
care for the Indian Health Services. the
Center for Disease Control, NIH (National
Institute of Health), the FDA (Food &
Drug Administration) and many other ser'
ices And the' are real!\ some of the
Icade~ 111 A IDS research .or in the comm
1sswn core," opmed Llders.
l-lders passionate!\ bcl1.-es the post is
essential for the betterment of societal
health .md readily admus the position>
pnr.ar) purpose 1s as 11 bull) pulpit
"I feel 1f \\e care about the health of
,\mem-.1, then we delinllcl) need some·
one" hn'c the •pokcMnan for the health of r--------.Amer1"
1 \\c h:el that \\C need someone
\\hose o'er the Department of Defense. If
"e don't fee I that "e need someone "hose
responsible lor health or education. then I
don't feel that "e need a Defense Depart·
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NATIONAL NEWSNOTES
c Boy Scout Group Relaxes Gay
Policy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Boy Seoul
officials in the Bay Arca have quietly
adopted a "don't ask, don't tell" gay
policy that 1s more lenient than the
organization ' s national guidelines
Homosexual members or leaders are
opposed by the national Boy Scouts
organ1zat1on, and II has allowed gays
10 be expelled. The policy of the Bay Area
Council of the Boy Scouts does not call
for expulsion unless the Scout or leader
engages in public homosexual con ~
duct or advocacy.
The new policy attempts 10 better define
"gray areas" in the na11onal policy,
said Steve Barnes. a former miluary
man who rnok over last year as chief exec·
utive officer of the local council.
Barnes balked al the hint of compari·
sons between the council's action and
the milatary ' s "don't ask , don t tell"
gay policy.
"This is a very difficult issue ,'' Barnes
said "What we've done 1-s define where
and when we'd take action. If you come
into our program and you arc intereMed
in conduct or advocac) , tht:n we will not
retain you "
Nauonal Bo) Scouts guidelines require
would·be lcad~rs to !riubmll to Jn\.'eSll ·
gauons including CJ'1m1nat back
ground checks, Barnes said. The re\!1sed
Bai Area guidelines forh d Seoul orr.
c1ats from 111ves11ga1ing a mcmbtr"s
or a leader's sexual or1cntat10n
.. Tht Boy Scoub of America Joes 001 a ~ k
prospective members about their sex ·
ual preference, nor do we check on the
sexual orientation of boys who are
already in scouting," the local counc1l's
policy says
"The Boy Scouts of America has always
I taught youth the 1rad111onal values of
scouting families . Accordingly, we
do not allow for the reg1stra1 ion of
members or leaders whose public con·
duct or advocacy docs nol suggest these
traditional values," Slates the pol·
icy
In 1992. the Unued Way cut off nearly
$500.000 1n annual funding to <even San
Francisco Bay area counc1h because of
the Scouts ' an11-gay policies. Se•cral
major corporations aho cut oft fund·
ing
A number of board members worked 10
define the policy, wluch was p3'sed 111 an
August meeting and marked "confi ·
den1ial (and) not intended for public
release." The San Francisco Examiner
reported on the policy Tuesday
A spokesperson al Boy Scouts head quarters
in Irving, Texa!-1 , said the
national policy is unchanged and
referred questions to the local chapter.
Barnes said each council 1s allowed to set
policies independent!) ' We ' ve
communicated with lhc national oft1ce
that this 1s our policy interpretation ,
(and) they said, 'OK ,'" he said
The Scours tloard hasn't decuJcd whether
to reapply for Un1teJ Wa) lunding .
Barnes said
Clinton continued ...
(Contrnutd/rompage I)
!"he While House waleg) offer<. federal
agencies a guide m coordinaung an oftic1al
response to AIDS. no" the leading
cause of death for Am<'Ticans ages 25 to
44 It does not lay out a specific legislauve
agenda or estimate how much money
the federal government should spend on
fighting AIDS
The President"> 1997 budget devotes
$8.04 billion to federal AIDS programs,
up from $7.27 billion this year
The strategy calls for developing a cure
and a vaccine: to reduce and eventually
eliminate new infections; to guarantee
care and services for those with the A IDS
virus: to fight A IDS-related discrimination:
lo translate scientific ad•ances
quickly mto improved care and prevention;
and to provide "strong, continuing
suppon" for international effons to deal
with AIDS.
"We have set six simple, but' ital, goals,•
Clinton wrote in u letter accompanying
the strategy "HIV is a disease that we can
defeat -- just as we have eradicated smallpox
from our planet and polio from the
Western hemisphere."
AIDS act1'1sts cheered Clinton for being
the first President to create an A IDS strateg),
but they sa) they will " -dtch closely
to ensure that the missing a.>pecls of ruesday's
strateg) .
"It remains to be seen whether he "'111
fulfill this commitment, but the fact is he's
on record," said Winnie Stachclbcrg, legtslat1ve
director for the Human Right>
Campaign, a national political group for
lesbian and gay issues.
11111 said Monda) that Clinton's policy
"could go funher" on an arra) of A IDS
In her foreword, White House All>S PolIC\
Director Patricia Fleming said the
,l;ateg) b not meant to address every
aspect of AIDS immediate)) but to act as
a framework "that requires regular updating
and adjustment as goals are roached
and new challenges emerge."
The strategy notes that federal spending
on AIDS research, prevention and care
increased by 50 percent dunng Clinton's
tenure, with $1.8 billion in Medicaid benefits
going to HIV-AIDS patients in fiscal
1996. It estimates that the average lifetime
cost of medical care after diagnosis
of HIV infection is $119,000.
But it steers clear of whether Clinton
should lift a ban on providing federal
funds for programs thal allow drug users
to tum in used syringes for clean ones.
Intravenous drug users are a population
"heavily affected" by AIDS, but the rcpon
docs not offer a breakdown of their presence
among the reported 566.002 AIDS
cases.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 26 percent of all
AIDS cases in 1995 were attributed to
injecting drug use. up from 17 percent m
1985. Th1rt)"five percent of infected heterosexuals
con1rac1ed the virus through
sex Y.llh an injecting drug user, the CDC
said
Clinton promised in 1992 lo allow federal
funds to be used for exchanging needles
""'here local commun111es approve_" Cur·
rent I), such programs operate in al least
50 c111es, using private or local rundmg.
Congress subsequent I} banned us mg I"cd·
eral money for needle c\change programs
unul their effectiveness a1 reducing the
spread of HIV "ithou1 mcrc,1'ing drug
8 HOUSTON VOICE I DECEMBER 20, 1996
GLOBAL NEWSNOTES
f Mother Teresa Presses For
AIDS Hospice
B~ CHANDRA BANERJEEB
CALCUTTA, INDIA (AP)· Mother
Teresa received a get-well visit from
India's Prune Minister on Tuesday and
took the opportunity to press for land to
build a hospice for AIDS patients
I cond11ion of Mother Theresa's heart
and lungs. Her heartbeat remained regular
a day after a mold electric shock was
administered to stabilize it. It was the
second time she was given the treatment,
called an electrical cardiovers1on,
since she was hospitalized Nov.
During the brief meeting in Mother 22 following a mild heart attack .
Teresa's hosp1tal room. Prime Mono<- She had been given oxygen during the
ter H.D Deve Gowda promised to donate night to help her breathe more easily. By
property '" Bangalore, the cap1tal of morning she was cheerful and able to su
his home ~late of Karnat~ka, said chief
1
in 3 chair for Mass. Her pneumonia
card1osurgeon Dr Devi Shetty seemed to be clearing allhough some
.. You have go1 a home in everybody's infection remained, the hospital said
heart," he quoted Gowda as telling the She was receiving respiratory ther -
86·year·old Nobel Peace Prize winner apy, or che.i massages
"Mother Teresa is doing better. I gave Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Pnze
h<r a llouquet ot roses and she gave me her on 1979 for her service to the poor The
love and affection, ' Gowda told report- Missionaries of Charity order she
ers after the meeting . founded in 1950 operates 517 orphan·
A statement from the hospual said doc- ages, homes for 1he poor AIDS hospices
tors were encouraged by the improving and other charily centers worldwide .
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
I Houston Symphony Presents
Handel's Messiah
Gucsl conduc1or Ivor Bollon, making
his Unilcd S1a1es debul, will lead lhe Hous·
ion Symphony and Chorus and a quarlel
of g1f1ed singers in George Frederic Han·
dcl s treasured oralorio Messiah . A
holiday 1radi11on inlroduced to the
Houston Symphony by Sir John Barbirolh,
rhc performances of Messiah
lhis year arc on Dec. 20 and 21 at 8pm and on
Dec. 22 11 2.30pm, m Jones Hall for lhc Performing
Aris, 615 Louistana Stree1.
Ann ~ionoyms soprano; Lmda Magutre,
mezzo·soprano. Glenn Siebert. tenor~
and Thomas Barren, bass-baritone,
are the soloists Charles Hausmann as. the
director of the Houston Symphony Chorus
Tickets to Mttsiah are Sl6-4S On
Dec 22 uckcts arc half-price for child·
rcn ages 6-18 ,.ho arc accompanied by an
adult Tickets arc avulable by call mg
227-ARTS or 800-828-ARTS
The ever-popular Messiah , composed
and premiered m 1741. and popular in Its
own day was one of the works that revived
the composer s career. One of thiny ora ..
1o•tos Handel composed, Messiah ' s
1c.i 15 taken from the Old Te>tamcnt
prophets and psalms and from 1he Gospels
of Matthew, Luke, and John. Messiah
1s presented m three sections. Part
Two concludes wnh the famous HaUtlu
;ah performed by full chorus. "'here, m a
1rad111on said to date from the prese,ce
of King George II in the audience the
audience rises to stand for that glonc-us
chorus
Ivor Bolton 1s cstabloshcd as one of Brua
n"s mosl acuve and versatile conduc
1o:rs. both in opera and m concert. m rep·
erto1re rangrng from Barcque ro con
temporar) He has been music director
of the Glyndebourne Tourang Opera
srncc 1992 and 1s music direcior of 1he l.uf-thansa
Festival of Baroque Music a1 Si.
James s P1ccad1ll} on London He
founded the SL Jamcs's Baroque Pla)'ers
in 1984, was mu"c dircclor of 1he Ingllish
Touring Opera on 1991 and 1992. and was
chief conduc1or of 1he Scottish Chamber
Orchestra lrom 1994 to 1996 His conducung
engagements have included performances
Wllh Covcn1 Garden, the Bay
croschc S1aatsoper in Munich. 1he Tcairo
Colon in Buenos Aires, lhe London and
Tulsa, among 01hcrs. and m spring 1996
he led several performances w11h slage
and screen star Dudle) Moore as narrator
of Carnival of the Animals
HSPVA Chorus members, dirccled by
Rob Sc1bcl, allcnd lhc on1crna1ionally
renowned High School for the Perform·
ing and Vosual Arts, a school of 1he Hous·
ton Independent School District ere
a1ed 10 fill the special needs of young peo.
pie who arc both gifted aru.is and scho
la~t1c achievers The advanced, w1derang
mg curriculum of the schoo l 1s
unique in correlating the art~ with aca
dem1cs and 11s s1udents cons1s1en1ly
rank at the top among Houston school in
performance on academic achievement
tests.
Gc~c McDavtd, narra1or of Brother
Hemrtch s Chrtstmas • is Prcs1den1 of
1hc Houston Chron"le and 1s a former
Prcs1den1 of 1hc Houston Symphony
Society He t a current member of the
I xccu11vc Comm111cc and Board of
Dorcc1ors of 1hc Hous1on Symphony
Soc1ct)
Tickets Tickets to Chmtmas From Far
away landl arc on sale t the pub he no" at
the Hou.ion T1Ckc1 Center, 615 Lou"'
a,a S1rect. and a1 al T1cketmaster outlets
and by callon; 713 227 ARTS or XO<l<
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~ All DaLJ All Niqht
A Sweet Suite for the Holidays
By DAVID R IC H ARDSO:\
Houston Ballet's
Nutcracker
It IS very d1ffocul1 10 ponpoonl
wha1 exac1ly IS 1he bcsl thong
about 1he Houston Ballel's hol·
iday offering ot The Nul
cracker. The reason heing i~ that
there are so man)· 1hmg!t to like
about It.
The basic s1ory "fairly simple.
It opens on Christma~ Eve as
gue'1 hurry 10 lhe home of lhe Sia·
hlbaums , where a lavosh
Christmas party 1s in progress
l"iaomi Glau OJ Clara and J Krutophu Paynt as tht
.Vutcracktr.
Am1dsl 1he frolicking ol lhe guesl, a
darl and mysterious figure arrives in
the form of Dr. Dro»clmeyer. He pre·
sen!> 1he young girl Clara wllh a gill of a
magical nulcracler. The parly end' and
as the clock strtkes twelve lhe nut ..
cracker come~ magically to lite and saves
Clara from a band of ralS Then lhe nul·
cracker turns into a handsome prince and
whosksClara away 10 the Land of Snow
where the prince dances with the Snow
Queen.
Following lhos . Clara and 1he prince
depan m a magical sleigh 10 1he Kingdom
of the Sweets, ending acl I . Ace 2 finds
Clara in 1hc Kingdom of the S"'ects bemg
enlertamed b) 1hc Sugar Plum I-air) and
the rnhabllants of her Kingdomoncluding
dances wnh a Spanish, Arabian,
and Chinese Flair. 10 name bul a few.
The fest1v111cs end on a gra"-eful nole
"ith the Prince and 1hc Sugar Plum I-air)
dancmg a grand pas de deux. Clara returns
to her hcd and rhc ~how ends
The muS1c ot TchhaokoV'h) is brought
into the realm ot "1sual magic "Hh Cho-rcography
by ArllSllC Direclor Ben
S1cvcnson . 1he ,1age design of De>mond
Hecley (who deserves much credll for
crcaung a world of sparkling glamour
replele with dancing snowflakes , fly ·
ang chefs, and a Christmas tree whu:h
grows on slage 10 a he1gh1 of 40 lccl). and
ligh11ng hy Duane Schuler
Mention must be made of the dancer~
themselves, who perform w11h style and
1echn1cal brilliance. This is due, on
pan, to 1he rulelage lhey rece ive trom
Balle1 M1s1ress Carmen Mathe and Bal•
let Master o~car Escavriaza who put
1hem lhrough 1hetr paces. In all, 1hanks to
the entire Houston Bal et Compan) tor a
gift of dance 1ha1 will put the holldl}
sp1ru and the magic ot Chn~tmas into your
heart
The !\utcraclcr runs lrom No,, 291h
Dec 291h. 1996 at the \Vonham Cenlcr
The New Years l:ve performance 1s a spc
c1al treat as the !-how runs amol in satirl'
and fun T11.:kets and tnformauon can he
ob1a1ned b) calling 227-ARTS Don I
miss this hol1da~ spcc1acular'
i!j®! i!j®! Uj®!
We LePhants wish everyone
a Merry Christmas!
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Gay Today
By GLEN WEBER
ll\ Chmtma' 11me. and I am very happy.
Since re·eqablishing my connect1on
with God. I have Ileen blessed with so many
wonderful thongs and wonderful people
111 my lite. I realize that I can't battle
my virus hy myself, and I know that God will
help me '"n the battle . My memher\h1p
m M C C R church has given me hope for
1he future. and I no longer worry about it
I wan1 w rela1e a beautiful Christmas
'-lnry 10 )'OU Ret:entl~ . about 9 p.m .• after
the mo\ 1c .. In the L1ghl." there v.a" a flash
of light fhen I wu surrounded b) an aura
of complc-te anJ total love. I realized that
God was touchmg me For five minute!'., I
w.a<S ~urrnunJe<l hy his love Ahhnu~h he
did not "peak. I know what he wants from
me. Smee th" has happened , I feel supercharged
I can't hellcve he cho.'.e me lO
louch II 1\ a miracle w me I wonder how
m;my of you ha>e been blessed by God like
th IS .
The things God wanic; from me 1s to con·
tmue my AIDS ministry through my column,
and my mspira11on book I'm putt111g
together 10 help those who are fight·
111g and wmn111g the haule aga111st AIDS ,
cancer, and other ltfe rhreatening 111 -
nesse\ Ir can also be used by those fight ·
mg depressurn and other allmen1s_ I am
naming tl "Life Experiences" and I
hope 11 will help and hless all of you. This
hook 1s very close to becoming reality.
Tim will be the proudest moment m my hie
when the first hook comes off the press.
lie also wants m~ to be a witness to his mir~
1 acl.- . I am proud to do that. W11h all the
wonderful thongs, and miracles hap·
penmg 111 my hie, I know he rs true to his
word. To all of you who are d1S<a11sfied
with your life. and arc unsure of your
future, please check out M C.C.R. or the
other fine gay oriented churches in our
area Being happy and being loved " a
wonderful thing
I will be spending a week m San Anionio
with my family. I am amoous ro see what
fine young teenagers my niece Tracy,
and my nephews Ryan and Brian have
grown 11110 They arc very well adjusted
and involved m many \thool activities . I
am ceriamly blessed hy them I am a proud
gay uncle
I am also ble,;ed hy my dog. Miss Lady.
hu thirteen years, c..he has heen my best
friend . The one thmg I am so grateful for 1~
she has taught me the beauty of uncond1·
tinnal love Whcn Kelse died , she didn't
understand what happened J didn't
either. But. she came 10 me for ltwc-and 111
the prm.:cs'\ she gave me lo\:c I thrnl all
of you dur r<aucrs 1<1th AIDS should have
a cat or Jog They leep ~ ou from being
loncl) .anJ thC') a:1vc you love I don·t lnow
whtrc I would he 1,1.11hout M11io' Lad). Sure,
I spoil her hui <he s my hab~
My favorue Chnqmas memories
revolved around our Christmas visits to
Malvern . Arkansas . It was a small town
stuck rn the middle of beautiful pine
trees Grandmother's house was a small
frame house surrounded by the trees . In
the distance was a railroad track., and at
night you could hear the tram passing by.
What a wonderful memory I alw3)s
wondered v.here the train was coming
from and where 11 v.as going
All the famil) wa' there All us cousins
running around while all the adults sat
around talk.mg and yellmg at us for bemg
kids I was a prclt)' rambunc:twus kid as
you lnow b) now When m~ ovenly rehg·
HJUS relat1\'es heard ahout m) gelling:
naked m lhe museum, 1hey Marted a prayer
v1g1l IO sa\e m~ soul I thml 11 worked M)
dad I\ a "'1dco camera man. In those days ,
I c:ameras u\ed 8 mlll1meu:r film 1 have
my whole lite 3' a ch ild t ransfe rred on
video lape Somc11mes I wah.:h 11 and
relive 1hosc memories. I wish my museum
escapade was on tape . I could have won
10,000 dolla" on America' s Stupidest
Videos.
l'h1s 1s the first Chri~trnas I ha\'e cele
hratell 'lllce Kel"ie du:d While I sull mrss
him terribly, I realize, finally, 11 1s 11me
10 move on. Bui I 11olll never forget him . I
was having 1rouble abiding m) own
advice, but I Sllll couldn' t accept h1>
death. Bui God told me 10 move on, and he is
introducing me lo a whole 1<orld ,
through a church of handsome and nice
men. Because th1~ I' the fir~t time mm) 42
years I ever dated, I feel hke a school-girl
again
My proulleM moment u. 1 writer 1~ when
Continenta l Airlines asked 1f they
could use a poem I prmted m my column 10
put on their AIDS quilt. What an honor for
me. At the dedication ceremonies
w11h a room full of airline personnel,
and parents of those who died from the
virus. J was asked to sign the quill and give a
speec:h. My parents were there, and were
beaming w11h pride. I thanked my parents
for supporting me in my battle against
AIDS
I would like 10 .ay something to all you
dear readers who volunteer 10 help AIDS
patients Your un~elf1shness, the time
you give, and the love you give 1s trul} a
blessing from God I know your work 1s
hard, and n 1s sad when your pa11en1 d•"· I
know also that when your patient recov·
ers ant.I goes on to hve a heuer life. he car~
ried wuh him your 'flint and love fnr life.
You de,ervc.a Merr) Chrn.. tmas, and may
all your wishes come true
My Chr1...,tmas wish to all of you dear
reader' is to keep lighting and wrnning
GuJ 1s on your su.h: All you have to do is
open yourself up and let hun in Jam an
e\ampll' ol thl' muules God can give 111
\OUI life Merr~ \hriHmas and have a
hcal1h~ New Year I fo\le you all
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This & That ...
by Jon Anthony
Herc's W1sh1ng you and yours Hopp) Holidays
and 1 prosperous Sew Year While we're on lhc
subject, here's some trlVla for you Which Diva
has the bcst·sclhng mulu-plaunum holiday
album of all time'> \1lri1h C1rc)' Her Merry
ChT1s1ma1 album has sold an 1mpress1\ c 4
million copac> IO date. Sot bad considering the
album is only a few ycanold. Borbro Strei.and
(Clrrutmas Album • 3 million), Am> Gront
(Home for Chrulmas • 2 mtlhon) and Anne
\lurro) (Christmas Wu/res • 2 million) arc the
only other diva's ccrt1ticd muh1-platmum for
holiday albums. Borbr1 Strti>and and Robert
Redford have agreed to begin filming the sequel
to Tire Way Wt Wert Redford will direct
Sll'Cisand, 1nllially reluctant IO agree IO a sequel
unless she could dll'Cct, finally relented and
"gned on for the proJeCt. Sll'Cisand's latest. Th•
Wvror llm T'lllO Fausr failed to 1gmtc al the box.
office Speaking of Diva's, three of the biggest
- Donn• Summu, Cb1ka h:1ha and Gloria
Estcfan • took «ntcr stage at the Lunt-Fonlannc
Theater 1n Manhattan last week for a chant)
benefit Iha! netted S60.000 The special concert,
balled Thru Dtvas on 8'oadl4'tl). was simulcast
on M.anhaaan radio station V. K TU-f \1 Ilic
surpnse of the C\ocmng was the former Prince's
appearance playmg elcctn~ guitar on 1Urn 1M
Beal Around lcavmg the 01\l&S breathless
Legendary crooner Johnn~ C'a~h has a nc"
album, l nchaintd, and it's not "hat you'd
expect. Frec:-"hechng. refn:shmg and
surprisingly dl\CTSC, Cash drmonstra!cs "h> he
has earned the respectability he has m the music
tndustry Backed by l om P•t!> and th•
flurtbrukcn. Cash does covers ol songs by
Soundgardca and Bttk Just to name a fe".
Cliccl II out, you won' be disappointed Who
an: America's most admired men and \\Omen
Accordmg to Good llousdupmg, Barbara
Bu.,h and Bill~ Graham Rounding out the top
five m descending order· Women - Hillary
Rodham Clinton, EJiubeth Dole, h:.athie Lee
Gifford and Oprah \\infrey, Men - Pre5ident
Clinton, Jimm) Carter. ('hriJtopher ReeH
and Colin Po~ell .. Catherine Laniga n.
author of Romancing 1ht Slone and Je'l4d of lhe
.\1lt "111 talk about romance writmg and her
latest novel, Dangerous Love at 1he Bay Area
Wr11rn I.tap~ (8 A W LJ on Thursda) Janual)
2 at 7 p m 1n lhc Clear 1.akc Park Bu1ldmg,
5501 NASA Road I .. Cable sta1ion 'P.-il was
the highest rated cable nct,.ork of the )Car
USA. TBS. Nickelodeon and ESPS round out
lhe lop fi,c. TBS has acquired the nghts to air
NBC's smash hit Fr1tnds beginning m 2001
Beaws and Buulread creator \ t1ke Judge and
me S1mpsons CO-C:\CCUll'f"C producer c re~
Daniel\ ha\e created a~ an1matc!d sncom for
hlX Amg of rlr• Jill/, aboul a fictional farmli
and thc•r ne1ghbon m ·\rfcn, lcxas y,jlJ dcbul
Sunda). Januar) t2 at 7 'lO pm llc:gmnmg
JanuaJ) 6. the network "ill be: mo\ 1ng .\~d and
Sraay 10 Monda)S al 8 p.m to be follo"cd b)
Married. W11h lh1/drt:n at 8:30 p.m m 1t"s ne"
time slot. Fonner presidential candidate Bob
Doi• just taped an episode of NBC"s Sudden(>"
Susan No "ord yet on Y.hen the eptSodc will
aJr David Copperfield is a ~mash on
Broadwa) Copperfield') shOY., Dreams &
\'igh1mart.s, has broken BroadY.a) records
since its debut l"hc magician pcrfonns 15
shows a Y.eek and ha' '1rtually sold out cai;h
shoY. through its Dec 29 run To date, the sho"
has conjured up an impressive S6 milhon an fo1c
"eeks Copperfield also hold> lhe record for
the highest .. eckli gross in Broadway histol) . a
heft) Sl.25 million. \l11'1h1 \la•on williom
the cast of ~BCs sophisticated hat sucom
Frasier. Mason Y.111 portra)' the lmc mten:5l of
Manin on the shoY. earl) nc't )CM .. Another
,·cteran actress is rcturnm.g to the small $~reen
Bea Arthur 1s joining the cast of CBS' Ou-..·e's
World stamng Harry \ndenon The wamng
sitcom hopes thal Arthur's durabilit) as a series
star will increase it's rat an gs to I\ oid
canccllauon Sta) tuned ... Mary T)ler \toore
and [d .\5ner will n:-unatc on screen for the
first ume smcc the classic Mar) 1)-/er .\fo"re
Show The tcle\ 1S1on legends co-star in the
upcommg ABC tcle-p1c Payback. slaled to air
Janu31) S.-. Who will be the next hollcsl 1hmg
on the talk -.ho"' circuit? If tele,·1sion
syndicators ha\e their wa), 1l will be the fonner
Duchen of\ ork. Sarah Ferzu.son Fergie is
amidst mcctm~s with sc\.Cral nCl\\Ork
development teams and will mull over an)
offers that arise . Beginning in January, NBC's
Suddtnl}· Susan Y.ill mo\C to the 7:30 p.m
umeslot follo'"mg Fr1~nd.'l. Semfeld rcmauu at
8 p.m and the nC\-.. Tea ~oni sitcom /he
\"abd Tru1h debuts m the high!) co,etcd
timeslot sarnJ,.1ched be1"ccn Scmfcld and ER,
tclc"i,ions highest rated shows. The Smgle Gu)
1s temporarily on hiatus. ABC has put 1t-t
\toll) Ring" aid sitcom. To.,., mes, on mdcfin1tc
hiatus due to anemic ratings. l"'o "ord )Ct on
"'hen, or 1f the Joi.how "111 return to the
schedule Jae"- ralance ha., Y.ritten a book of
)OUthful \·erscs. The Fores/ of l.o~·e, to be
released at a later date M ilntone~~ Legendary
country smger Faron \ oung committed suicide
last "eel.. at the age of 64 Young had been
c\periencing health problem$ du¢ to a kn~th)
bout with cmph)sema . l\1akin2 the Round':
On id Copperfield talks "1th Oprah on
December 23 and John l"rnolta chats with the
queen of da)time television on Dec 27 A&I 's
Biography series will profile \hdonna on
December 27. Shirle\ \he Laine and lom
Selleck check in with. Ja) Leno Dec. 23 on
NBC's Tonrghr Sho,., J hat same day, John
Travolta drops m on lhe CBS I.ate Sho• and
"is1ts "'th Da-..id Letterman \I Pacino
tDcc.23). Christopher Ree\t (Chrutm"' Oa))
and Johnni Cuh tDcc. 27) go one on one"'"'
Larr"} Kini: on his CNN l..1\e sho" next \\CC~ .
Renowned author 'orman \tailer gives a ran:
mten ie" on ABC's Good ,\fornmg .-4meru:a Dec.:.
26 . Top of th• (harts: NllC-s ER "IS lhc
highest rated sho"' of the \\eek. acoordmg to the
Nielscns. Toni Braxton's Un-Brtak 'fr lft:art 1s
the hottest sclhng sinelc an the country Irag1c
Kmgdom by :\o Doubt is the number one album
in America. And. Alan Jackson's I Utlt Biiiy 1s
the hottest country song, according to Billboard
Magazme Danielle Steel's Silent llonor
(Delacortc) and f'rank MeCourt's Angela's
Ashes (Scribner) arc lhe besl·scllmg fic11on and
non-fiction titles. respccllvel), according to The
New York Times bestseller's hst Tom ('rui.se
proved he sull has box·office muscle I\ he
sponed his "ay to number one at the box-office
"1th his latest release, Jerry Maguire, The film
earned Sl7.I million ab first "cckend m release
\fars Allack..s' opened 111 second place earning
S9 4 million and The Preachers u·if~ debuted at
number 4 "Ith S7.6 malhon l)ic;ne)'S IOI
DalmatwnJ earned S89 million for third making
1t"s total take to dale S75 million Quote of the
\\cc": "'!I's bttn repor1ed that Artmu Rents u
tngaged 10 ac:trrss Amanda dt Caden~t .-4.ded
10 c-ommenl. Kranu said. 'If hat ;) I thoughl I wa.t
ga) '" - 'orm \1acDonald on NO(•s Sa1urJcn·
\1gh1l..1w
Wqt ~tuf f & !Bgmt. of tqr 1Bi&1B
~qunk l]ou for your tonttnurh putronugr!
illny your i~olthuys ht f illth wtt4
go oh 4rnltq, go oh f rtrnhs, unh go oh ttmrs.
Brazos River Bottom
12 HOUSTON VOICE I DECEMBER 20, 1996
Brazos • Houston
(713) 528-9192
COMMUNITY
8} LEE DAVIS
Holiday Tips-III
To conclude with the Houston Police
Department's Holiday Tops, these are
lhings you should remember while at
home. Keep outside of home well lit. with
doors locked. and window curtains
clo>ed Do not d isplay gifts beneath tree
to be seen from windows or doors. After
holidays, do not advertise gifts
received by the boxes left for garbage
collec11on Destroy boxes and place in
sealed garbage bags. Use common sense
and suy calm. Prepare plan of action
ahead of tome. Think of where you will be,
what you may encounter, what you will do
or .. Above all else. your safety comes
hrs1! Live~ can't be replaced, packages.
purses and wallels can
Party For New Year's
A New Year s Fve Party thrown by LiB
(l.e,h1an' 111 Business) will be held from
8pm to I ·30am at the Renaissance Hotel.
Ticket> are S25 1n advance or $30 at the
Joor Your 11cket includes buffet & mid·
1 night champagne toast (both alcoholic &
nnnah:oholic) Tu.:kets are avaiJa ..
hie ao lnklongs and LOBO.
Singles tahles are avallahle through
Doane Portilla@ 713·552-1448. For
1ahlc reservations. call Diana John·
•on@ 7 I 3-529-9R53 The Hotel room rate
os $65 1nclud1ng a huffet brealfa>t
rhere will he a !;pcc1al screen111g of a
I .estnan film at I'he Greenway movie the·
atre on New Year s Day.
Next Step
fhe \tontrose Clinic offers Neu Step
ddsscs b1 monthl) to ncwl) diagnosed
Ill\' pus• ave persons The classes are
anonymous. ('lass topics will include
heahh issues, nutri11on, safer sex legal
nsucs anJ 111rd1catrnns Clients will
.il~o rec.:c1vc an Immune System Panel,
"h1ch will 111clude a CD4 (Tcell) count,
~p~ (syphilis) tes1, CJl(" (<.:omplclc
hlood tount), and a rB skin test. All of
these scrvu:es are free to the client.
Cla" >pace " limited, so please contact
7 J ).520-2000 to make reservations for
an upcom111g class.
"Ille next set ot clas\Cs are offered on Jan. 7
& 9 lrom 5:30 to 8pm. On Jan. 13. a Spanish
class will be offered. On Jan. 21 & 23, the
classes continue from 5:30 to 8pm
John Bradshaw
Noted author, theologian, and lecturer
John Bradshaw will be featured at
The Ko lbe Project 's first Potluck &
Community Concerns Program of
1997 The program begins at 7pm and
concludes at 9pm Thursday, Jan. 2,
1997. Following a potluck dinner,
partic ipants will voew the first half of
Bradshaw's address to the national Dignity
Convention on Los Angeles last
summer.
The Kolbe Pro1ect 1s located 11 1509 Fairview,
JUSI half a block west of Commonwealth.
The phone number 1s 522-8182 .
Celebrate '97
New Year's Eve Celebrate 97! at 1he
Wyndham Warwick benef1tong Ber-l
ing Community Servke Foundation
1s an annual event and a lot of fun! For mfo
call 529 6071.
Wholistic Health
A Christmas Wholos11c Health & Psychic
Fair sponsored by CenterPoint will
be held Saturday. Dec. 21 from 10:30 am
to 6 pm. Con,ult their top psychic readers
and buy your Christmas Angels,
Crystals. or relax wuh a head & foot massage
Localed at 7621 Wcstview.
Cen1erP01nt c.an be reached at 688~ 7224.
Christmas Toy Drive
The ~ational Leather Association:
Houston (Nl.A:ll) contonues to ho>1
their 61h Annual Children'> Chrosimas
Tuy Drove henel1t1ng the kids of the
PW A Coal111on and The Loving Arm~
Foundation rhe collecllon boxes are
ava1lahle and will he collected on Dec
22 in tome to dostrohute the toy' to the
respec11ve charnoes so they can prepare
them for Chri!<>trna~ morning
Collection boxes arc located at Ven~
tureN, Crossroads, Basic Brothers ,
Briarpatch, Mary's, Pac1f1c Street,
Ripcord. Leather By Boots. Outpost,
and m many 01her loca11ons . For further
info, call Neil Thompson at 7 I 3·861-
2598 or lax 713-861·5969
Welcome Home La Wanda
By I.EE DAVIS
Cungratula11on' and a hearty Wei·
come llome to Jlou,ton ' own LaWanda
Jackson Adding still another crown to
her already Jam-packed loara display
case, 1.aWanda was mo't recently
awarded the title of Miss Louisiana US
ol A '97 '98
Rece1v1ng her Associate Degree 111
Theater Arts from the University of
Oregon, J.aWanda began her career ma
high school talent show on Portland,
Oregon. Yclli, at took a lot of courage for
her to pull off a drag performance on
front ol her peers, hul she indeed won . At
the age ot 18, !.aWanda won the MisOregon
Pageant.
Wuh total support from her family &
friend,, I.aWanda has amassed addo -
/,a Wanda a.i 1hr ln·,s
1oday
Is it /;\''
I.oWondo1
t1onal title< of Moss Hou.ion Emeri·
tus, Mo" Blad Universe Emernus
and twelve more too many lO hst here'
She has tuured on fokyo, Japan Free
port, Grand Bahamas, Las Vegas,
Nevada wuh l.aCage; Vienna. Austria,
Br1t"h Columhoa. Lake Tahoe,
Nevada ; Mexico City, Mexico. llous·
ton. Texas and Biloxi, M1ssi~sipp1
She has appeared on Good Mornong
llou>ton, hye on L.A •• Mark Wahl
herg, Richard Bey and the Jerry Spro
ngcr Show
i:uture endeavor' find Lawanda anx·
mus to start her own male-up lmc. wnte a
Mory of her hfc anJ tunes m \how biz, and
worlong at the Club Ol 1n New Orleans.
For hoolong onlormatoon, Fax 504·
362·0002 or Voice Mali 504·947-7788.
nr U II I.a Wanda as t\·tn·ont 's
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(713) 528-9343
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HOUSTON VOICE I DECEMBER 20, 1996 15
ATS &-ENTERJAINMENT
The Lure of the Smithsonian Ira Levin's Deathtrap Hits Houston
Exhibit Adds Selena's
Pantsuit
By RAY\fO'iD TERRY
Emperors of the Ming Dynasty, tunes of some
ancicn• compos1t1on. and other things,
you have never seen from places you never
heard of, may 001 roll off your Texas longue,
but the items 1n the American Smithsonian
exhibit wdl seem as familiar as an old family
album you have only heard of but nOI seen.
The names are all familiar 10 you. the events
have been etched mto your memory The
rcsuhs of past deeds arc a pan of your every
day fife This exhibn IS as real and excituig as
any you 11<ill sec And, qutte 11<ell done . Of !he
140 m1 _on items m the Smirhsonian collect
on. spec a. efforts ha\le been made to
select ob;ccts that would appeal to the widest
possible audience .. wrucs J ~ichael Carri&
an. Drrcccor of the lnuuuuon
The exh bit at the George R. Brown Convenuon
Ccnccr downto\\'n 1s 50 large and wel.
executed that crowding 1s not a problem.
Everything 15 accessible and clear co see
Mos! of the de!ailed 1rc-ns are displayed in
free standing cases that m"ue you to walk
all !he way around for !he full 360 degree view
ThlS 1s pamcularly true of the Fust Ladies•
iowns Mamie E senhower's inaugura1
gown ts so Mamie 1t 1s v.c ~ just Mamie
Friends of Dorothy w1r love the shoes resting
unobtrusively off to the side a!most in
sem1·darkness except for lhc pinpoints of
hght Just across the v.ay are some of the m:>st
fabulous JCVrC1.s you could ever v.;rnt to see
One pe son was surprised al the size and
appare"lt ""e•ght of the d1amo'1d earnngs
and wondered ak>ud how they would ever stay
m pbce A man rumed to her and said, ·w11y,
supe• g :JC 1f nothing else It's been done
before E\ieryonc nodded as if to say t
~ould be worth the effon The rare Tiffany
lamp would fit •nto any dccor.mng scheme
h too 1s I g'ued by rmy pmpomts that make n
• appear io be a rare Jewef;usclf
Ja1 '!;' A11d1·bon "'1sued the first capitol of
Texas \\hen n was on Mam Street and has por·
trait--and those of some of his birds-have
returned only a few blocks away. Both U.S
Presidents from Te:us, Lyndon Johnson
and George Bush, are featured, as are the
gowns of their wives From NASA to Indian
anifacts and assorted adventurers. Texas
and the we~t arc well represented
Ea~1ly one of the mos1 outstanding and popular
of the exh1b11s 1s 1he operational car·
ousel 1hat is so perfect in every detail and in
such pristine conduion tha1 many people
JUSt sn and stare although you are encour·
aged 10 take a spin In, and unto itself the
pteec as a wort of an and wtll bnng ou1 all your
whims1cal daydreams The Tucker auto
mobile beckons from the paSl 11<ilh a look 1ha1
IS no more than yesterday, 1f not tomorrow.
Down 10 the 1m1est detail the e:11:h1bi1ion
rcflcct.s a love of an and a destrc to share it wllh
everyone The 'ighting effects are
designed 10 cast thousands of tiny shadows
splattered across walkways and washing
walls in shapes from dots to stars to flags
There 1s plenty of space for wheelchai~ and
strollers. Adequate seating both to rest and
reflect is everywhere throughout the gen·
erous spaces. The atmosphere is not as quiet
as a church, nor as rowdy as a street fesuval,
but people do tend 10 $peak in hushed tones
AfteralJ. these are 1hc actual legends we have
all heard about smce our youth Finally, they
are 1us1 tiches away
The mother and sister of the late pop smgmg
sensauon Selena have provided the exhibit
wnh a new 11em ro display The Tc:Jano super
star's purple pantsu t, 1hat she donned dur
mg a Feb 26 concen ar the Astrodome m
1995 11<11l be par! or !he Smuhsonian s l!aV
ehng exh bit Selena was murdered m Cor
pus Chrisu JUSI one month after he ... Houston
appearance Probably the most e,I g.ht
en ng aspect of •he exh1bu 1ha1 11 free to j evervone You may pay a smali fee to n~'en·e
11d;;ts for a special lime but 10 1he masses, u
tS free of'-'large 10 anyone You '4111 enjoy the
Sm11hson1an cxh1bll tnr a' llS 1plendor
Ticke1s go on sale Sunday, Dec 8 for Ira
Levin'> DEATHTRAP, siarnng F.111011
Gould and Mariette Hartley, as n begins us
rollercoaster adventure across the coun
1ry The comedy 1hnller will play Jones Hall
from Dec 24 ·29 as a presentation of the
1996·1997 Mas1erCard Broadway Series
Playwrighl Sidney Bruhl, Ell1011 Gould,
specializes in mystery thrillers-well.
at least he used to Unfortunately, he's suf4
fcring from a string of failures and a short·
age of funds.
Enter young protege Clifford Anderson,
Doug Wert, who has written a play so good
"'e\i·en a great director couldn't ruin it••
This could be the break that Bruh! needs but
would he, could he kill for a h11' Toge1her
.,.,1th his wife Myra. Manene Hartley, they
scheme co entice this promising new play
wright to visit them tn their lovely home in
Westport Connecticut
Under the direction ot John T1llinger, Ira
Levin's ingeniously constructed play
unfolds wnh a rare blending of gasp-mduc
mg thrills, spontaneous laughter mys~
tery, murder, and mayh-cm Dealin& with
the devious mat:hmations of a writer of
1hrilltrs who is prepared to go to any
lengths to improve his fortune it provides
twisters and turns and sudden shocks in
such abundance 1ha1 audiences will he held
spellbound until the very last moment. Jack
Kroll of Newswuk says tha! DEATHTRAP
is .. A rollercoas1er of laughs and
screams!"
DEATHTRAP remains one of the longest
running thrillers in Broadway h1s1ory
The Ne"' York produc11on played 1809 performances
and was nominated for four
1978 Tony Award; including Besi Play.
Tickets are on sale all Ticket Master loca 4
tions including all Blockbus1er Mu~ic.
Foley"s, Randalls, and Fiesta stores. To
charge by phone, call 629 3700 T1cke1S are
priced from $34 10 S40 Performance 11mes
are Tuesday lhrough Friday al Spm, Satur·
day al 2pm and 8pm and Sunday al 2pm and
7pm. Please note that the matinee on Sat 4
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This landmark study Y.hich was reported
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conducted by leading researchers at Beth
Israel Medical Center and New York University
Medical Center. Among other
findings, 1t documented a two-thirds decrease
m ne" HIV infections among injection
drug users enrolled at five
community-based. legal, needle exchange
programs m New York City. The Lower
East Side Harm Reduction Center \\as
one of these sues. and is unique in that 111s
the only center that includes programs
specifically geared to female intravenous
drug users, including a "Women only"
needle exchange
In addition to providing clean needles, the
Lower East Side Center runs a wide range
of programs for community members, all
in a supportive, non-Judgmental environment,
including peer counseling, an HIV
support group, TB screenings, and the
"Day of Pampering," which was initially
set up to provide a "safe space" for female
clients to relax and have a meal Y.h1ch
genmg free haircuts and manicures.
The Elizabeth Ta)lor AIDS Foundation
(ETAF) is a non-profit corporation
Through hTAF, Ms. 'I aylor seeks to I)
support organi1.ations delivering direct
care and senices to AIDS patients. 2)
support organi1.ations that provide education
to the public regarding the AIDS
virus and the prevention of AIDS, and 3)
support organiz.ations conducting research
to develop treatments and a cure for
AIDS. Requests for information on
ETAF, and donations can be sent to P 0.
Box 55995. Shennan Oaks, CA 91413
In Loving Memory
JOHN D. MUNSELL, Ill
John arrived into this world October 5. 1965 He departed to the heavens on December 4, 1996 A
celebration of his life was held December 7th at Hyde Park Funeral Home
John collected experiences and especially, he amassed friends with whom he could share great
times
John, early this Spring, found home with his lifemate, James McCain, Jr whom he 1s survived by,
along with many friends who will always remember his voice, his smile and love
We'll miss you "Johnny Cat" See ya in the next life
With Love, James, Becky, Dan, Richard, Charlie, Bruce and Paul
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COLUMNIST
Family Values
8) t~Wf:RA~ZA LA\'E~DAR JAZZ PAZ
li"s hcen over a year, hut tears are at the read)
every time I thmli. ol the day I met Becky Wat·
son. One morning. in the middle ot the ~ork
wed. .. I wa~ summoned from my patient's bed
side to an!lwer a c.all at the nurse's desk. Jan y,as
phoning me from her JOb, where she had been
interrupted by the emergency. She had one
hour. 'he said, to decide whether to accept a six
monih old infant we barely knew mto our home
rndeflnite ly. The baby had been abused
severely enough that Child Protecuve Serv·
ices would be placing her rn an anonymous
foster home, 1f we declined . The parents had
confessed and were coopera11ng . They
were ulong CPS to consider us as their
child's guardians rather than choosing
strangers
The baby we took home was severely 111 and
damaged We both m1s,.ed weeks of work tryini
to reor1an1ze our hfe and survive our
traeedy " In the end we both lost our JObs try·
mg to cope. Not having had children m almost
two decades , and never under such excruc1
at1n1 c1rcum!;tanccs, we urgently needed a
lawyer. a ped1au1c1an, diapers, food and
.supplies And, we needed day care
Dunng that abyss, I met Becky and the loving,
healing teachers and caregivers (they arc
all caregivers there. the reccpt1on1sts, the
adminisuuors, the volunteers) at Avalon
Academy_ Even 1hough I had an appointment
and had practiced my speech before I go1 there.
Becky introduced herself and inquired, more
like a therapist than an educator. about our
needs I fell sobhing into her arms and
revealed 1he horror of our family's recent
debacl~ Beck)' introduced me to Angela, and
~h Hortencia, and Evelyn. and Ana L1han.
all of whom heumc Jan . .,. and my source of
advice and support and comfon for a long
urue We \\ere cncouraied to "'hare our grid
"illh 1hcm, and C\plam 1he baby's e..,pern:nce
to 1hem. '° 1ha1 they ... .Juld take care ol all of us.
Aod 1hey dod
The baby grc\\ 'ld 101 sassy and happy She
.earned to 'A all and to Llnderstand hnghsh and
Spanish J'he three o" us !earned 10 trust and
IO\C people aiam When our employers could
no longer colcratc out trequent absences due
to the heanngs .,_,.e were required 10 attend, 1he
baby's medical and dental appoin1mcn1s
and Jan·s une~pC(.ted heart attack (how could
we have hcen surprncd'.•) Avalon Academy
allowed u' 10 leave etur ~ahy at school wnh 1he
promise that we would pa)', someho.,_, later.
They allowed Jan 10 barter her from desk skills
m exchange for day care that JUSt happened to
be heart-healing for all of us
During her s11nt as Avalon Academy s
reception1s1, Jan began to notice all the cute
loule kods being dropped off by their moms m
outfit!. decorated with rainbows and pink
triangles. These were mostly kids with two
dads and J.;ids wuh two moms. There were kids
w Ith ~ts of m1~matchcd parents (a mom and a
dad). These kods tended 10 wear a 101 of Bameymo11
f clothes Some were "'locals" (from
Montrose) but ~ome were seekers from as far
away b West U and the "burbs.• Some were from
wealthy families who could afford to pay full
tu111on, some were foster children whose
fees were paid for aranu provided by Neigh·
borhood Centers
Almost all of the kids our bab}' went 10 ~hool
w11h are still at Avalon Academy. They all
Still play beneath the Grandmo1her Tree.
learn their chakras and auras and study champions
like Mar11n Lu1her Krng and Buddha
and Jesu!l-and hkc Becky Watson and John nie
Mac, Paula. Roseanne. Gustavo and
Rose
Our hahy docs not go to Avalon Academy any
more She's not even our baby anymore. Bui
while we had her-and the months 5he spent al
Avalon-'A;H an enchanung llme for us The
school 1s named aflcr the 1\land where Krng
Arthur wen1 to reco,er from 1he "'ounds he o;uffcred
in his last haule
I c.an'1 thin._ of a ticue place to tie
Jaz.z ruNnmtnds Avalon -4 cadtmv 10 all htr
frit11d~ Mho havt Aids Tht tducauon offtrtd
1htrt u rupenor. and 1ht staff u magn Call
524 II 74 for mort mjo,mal•on
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/~~ In~andescentJimmy James
Return Performance at
1 Rich's
B~ JON Al\TllO' Y
Indeed, talking lo Jimmy James on the
phone can be interesting The !iOft !ipoken
0t:ndrogynou!i performer encompasses a
combtnallon of benevolence and intelligence
in her demeanor that in~p1res .
Jame~. who is working regular!) on the
n1gh1club ClrCUll IO
New York C11y, will
be performrng
December 27 a1
Roch's
Currently working
on an album optioned
hy Warner Bro,. Rec·
ord!i, Jame~ 1s chang·
ing the course of her
career and fot:U!;ing
more on mu,1c An
accompltshed
\.'OCalis1 • .,.. ho loves
the performers he
vocally 1mperson·
ales, will be head mg
co l·urope to record
two new songs for the
label "They need
two more!' gooc.I songs
to do 1hc alhum,'"
b) Boy George" ;aid James
James believes lhat his "'ork as a female
1mpcr!itrnator, e\pec1all) h1!<i renowned
Marilyn Monroe 1mpcrsonat1on, cul-.
mmatcd with the Kenar Women·,. clothing
bollboard-.,11h her "' Marilyn, Judy
Garland and Beue Dav" along w11h Lmda
Evangelista-d1,played m Times Square
New York James want!\ lO move on and avoid
stereotyping and broaden his horizons
in the music 1ndu~tr)· · Recording and
get11ng a hit record 1s
my primar) focus,"
intoned James
c:i.cla1ms an c'uber~ J1mm•; Jam ts as Bn erl>
Many impersonators
of Jimmy's stature,
albeit !here are lew.
have made huge amounts
of money on the Las
Vega!; circuit. ho"'
ever, that does not
interest Jame~ ult ~
boring The money •~
g0<od, bul I don"t wan< 10
stifle my creall\11)
Maybe 1<hen I'm 50"
James aho conuib~
u1es lo the communll)
1hrough her urcless
benefit perform
ances 'lH commu'l ~y
char111cs She 11.; an
ac1•ve force ~Ith 1he
anl James Ne" York C11y bqull}
'I J.iaH· onl) rt!'corde!'d one song for Warner
Jt"s reall) unhc:ard of 10 have a lahel hear onr
son~ iind approve an option," 'ays Jame~
Ja llt'S lllClHJ'IOldlCS ~tellar star!\ into ht\
reper1oire lk loves them all and has \lud·
1cd lhcm accordingly ll1s mosl recent
add11ton ts 1-vcr)lhong But The G rl 'In
the show m Houston. I will do l'-3rtha K111.
\her, PJ1sy Cline Hclly D;w1s, Karen Car·
pc i1er B.trh.tra S1re1sand and a hunch of
dead people" laoghs James
Oh Oh and a rea'ly beautolul son~
I ~hlS AlllS or~an1-
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James ha\ itd\ 1c.:c for tho'c m the community
who ,1,p1rc w lollo" m his footsteps or
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As tor her sh<"' al R<eh s• "II wdl be a n1.111!
I rneJta c"per1ence ·11:ie) II sec a rclrc
'-J'ICCl1\e of my lal~ s.ho"" appcaranl:eS
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HOROSCOPE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 20 - 26, 1996
IF THIS WEEK IS YOUR BIRTHDAY Extravagant spending
may resull from any volatile emotions and unfinished
business. Resolving past problems will do absolute wonders
for you, and the freer you feel emotionally, lhe more
you will be ready to expenence everything around you
Time spent with your significant other will be memorable
ARIES (March 21-April 20) It's lime to pull out the slops
and go ahead with plans everything you need is now m
place. Your partner 1s annoyed at your independent na-ture,
so resolve this conflict as soon as possible The idea of how things are supposed
to be, and reality, are different
TAURUS (Apnl 21 - May 21) Don't Jump to conclus10ns, 1f 11 looks great, 1t probably
1s look beyond appearances and check all facts. Your 1ntu1!1on 1s nghl on target.
so play your hunches You have a lot going for you, and your energy level 1s
high, be careful of your own strength.
GEMINI (May 22 - June 21) Slop feeling sorry for yourself Crying over spilled
milk will gel you nowhere. look around you and realize how full your hie truly 1s
Take a lesson from a friend and let their enthusiasm and upbeat nature rub off on
you Don't bile off more than you can chew
CANCER (June 22 - July 23) Check your financial dealings - you may have overlooked
something that will only cause problems later. Smee you are not fond of
change, don't alarm when a timeless tradition unravels, do your best lo roll with
the punches. Don't let someone gel away w1lh what 1s yours
LEO (July 24- August 23) With your cool approach you have managed lo accomplish
a task of quite lhe magnitude Congratulations. Plan lime lo unwind, w1lh
your significant other Your week will fly by because your hard work will give you
quite a b1I of sallsfact1on
VIRGO (August 24 - September 23) 1rs time lo examine your dependence on
those who are normally undependable Financial matters need Juggling this week
look at cutting your losses and moving on. Don't save your love for the perfect
person. there are those around you now who would be a great partner
LIBRA (September 24 - October 23) There 1s good cause to keep from letting
your feelings get the best of you A cool and reasonable appearance will get you
farther than roller coaster emotions. Your pnmary love relationship 1s heading 1n a
new direcilon This wtll be beneficial to the both of you
SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) The weight of the world seems to be on
your shoulders this week Continue doing a good job, but try not to take &och a
serious attJlude. There may be an unexpected gift of money, use ii wisely The
one who loves you best will make things easier for you
SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) There 1s a business opportunity
which may present itself and needs to be snatched up before someone else lakes
advantage of lhe s1lual1on Things are a little slow at home - humor will remedy
any ruts Focus your attentions on working hard, there will be a reward
CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your energy is excellent. and lh1s vim
and vigor may be related to a new exercise program A relal1onsh1p or person m
your life, which you have always considered a fortress, may be crumbling 11's a
perfect opportunity lo rebuild according to your own design.
AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 19) All matters pertaining to legal procedures
must be dealt w1lh efficiently. Prompt action can save you from paying fines or
overdue fees. Good communications cannot be stressed enough dunng the
week. Making your home a more comfortable place may require a small
mveslmenl
PISCES (February 20 - March 20) The choices you make will rest on your ability
to tell the difference between what looks good and what really 1s 1n your best mleresl
If looking for a d1plomahc solut10n concerning co-workers. 11's best to lake
everyone involved into consideration. Do something nice for someone
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
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By CHRIS Rtl11iDQlllST
MTV' s big screen presentation
" Beavis and Butt head Do America"
opens in theaters on Frtday, Doc.
20th . The movie carries a PG-13 rating
for language. Apparently MTV felt
stifled by rhe government re<trictions
that have been placed on the content
of the TV ~enes, and rhe big screen
allows much more freedom of expres"
on for creator M 1ke Judge
The most unu<ual thing about thl\ movie
1s that 11 acrually has a plot This 1s a
maJOr departure from the series . The
nightly excumons of lleavi< and Butt·
head into adolescent humor are inter·
twined with clips from music videos.
with very hule story line or ~tructure.
The movie follows the duo acro.s the
country and back again , in <earch of a
TV Their's was stolen while they were in
a catatonic stupor on 1hc couch In an
effort to obtatn a new IV \they cannot
cxiH without one) the two hecome
involved with rn1crnational arms
dealer:-., the ra1. a geriatric bu\ lour,
and yes, Pre~1dent Clinton
As amu\tng as this plot sounds, 11 isn't.
There are about I 0 minutes out of the 90
minute running time that are even
mildly amusmg. These arc the scenes
that pick up the segments from the series
that tnvolve "fire" and Butt· head·,
caffeme mduced alter ego "Corn
1 Hollo."
Even loyal lleavl\ and Butt -head fans
will be un1mpre'5ed by thl\ • produc·
lion. My •uggestmn 1$ that 1f you really
feel a burning need to see 1h1s movie,
wait for u co come out on video. You will
not have to wall long.
20 HOUSTON VOICE I DECEMBER 20, 1996
Elders continued ...
(Ccmlmu~dfronr page 7)
markedly reduce violence, markedly reduce
our prison population and markedly
reduce drug usage. So, it makes no sense
that we don't deal with these problems."
Clinton played a role in the controversial
and incandescent verbal melee that ensued.
At a World AIDS Day Conference, Elders
gave a speech on the necessity of breaking
The Legalization of Drugs down taboos against talking about sex in
order to counter the epidemic. Afterwards,
When Surgeon General, Dr. Llders was an one of the psychiatrists asked what she
advocate for studying the issue of legaliza- thought about the prospects concerning
tion of drugs. In fact. many historians discussion and promotion of masturbation,
credit her with bringing the issue to the as a means of reducing risky behavior.
forefront of the political spectrum. Conse- Being a strong proponent of comprehenquently.
voters in two states have ap- sive health education, as long as it was
proved legislation to legalize marijuana "age appropriate and complete," she
for medicinal purposes. Elders comments replied that children should be taught all
on the subject drew the ire of the religious the things they needed to know.
right and stirred national debate over the Later on Nightline, the question Y.as
issue. brought up by Ted Koppel who felt that
"I feel that we need to study the Elders had avoided the question. Wanting
[legalization of drugs). To spend as much to convey that she believed human sexualmoney
as we spend on [fighting drug use) ity should be covered in health education
every year and to refuse to address and that masturbation was a part of human
(studying legalizat1on] makes absolutely sexuality, she remarked· "In regard to
no sense," says Flders masturbation, I think that is part of human
Elders said she does not advocate legaliz- sexuality and perhaps it should be taught."
ing drugs, just studying it. She feels that Widely unnoticed by the media, the remost
people fully comprehended what she mark took on a life of its own and spiraled
meant. except those who wanted to inter- into a media frenzy several weeks later.
pret her remarks for something they were "It got blown out of proportion but not
not - primarily the religious right extrem- because of the press. The press was all
ists. there, they didn't even mention it when it
"My remarks have been interpreted that was said, 1t was a [none issue)," rcmemway
these people wanted to interpret them bers Elders "It was only after the PresiThat's
their privilege and right. They dent fired the Surgeon General that it was
wou Id take a few words and tum it into an issue - and it is an issue," she claims
what they wanted to," relayed Elders. "I "When there is something that you can't
had said we should study the drug issue say that is so great that it will cause a
rhey said that I rec- ~-------'---------, President to fire
ommendcd the le- "We've taught the Surgeon Gen-gali;;
111on of drugs eral, well then 11 is
Well, that \\3S a lie," teCnGf!.CTS What (Q do a big issue."
explains Llders • / j ( lier cnti , "ere
" 1·1 1 1 m t 1e rant seat o 1c pcop c t 1at arc outraged and inter-pushing
the drug is- ca rs. no ii we have I 0 preted her remarks
sue arc the same 10 infer that she
people that are out teach them lrhat to do condoned teaching
there pushing the far masturbation by
right agenda, push- in lhl! back " demonstration
ing the abortion 1s- '-------~--------' "This again, was
sue, who love little another one of the Christian right lies to
fetuses as long as their in somebody else's promote their agenda. The problem is that
womb but care nothing about children." the President fell for it."
The Religious Right
Long a target of the religious right, Elders
has been characterized as having little, if
any, morals and is accused of promoting
issues that are detrimental to the stability
of society. In her autobiography. Joycelyn
Eldert. MD From Sharecropper's
Daughter to Surgeon General of the
United States of America, co-authored
with David Chanoff, Elders delves into her
spiritual roots and religious beliefs which
contradicts any.picture her opponents
would lil-c to convey about her.
"As far as I am concerned, you have your
oY.n set or religious or family values and I
have mine. And most people out their
crit1c111ng my family, my family' values
and my morals ... have far fewer morals
than I Y.Ould ever dream or stooping to
their level in getting. They lie. They care
nothing about children And, they use the
backs of children to support their issues.
To me, I fell that that 1s the worst kmd of
morals"
The Masturbation
Controversy
Dr r lders remains pu11led as to why her
masturbation comments created such hyperbole
And, as her autobiography informs,
the religious right "as not alone in
their cn11c1sm of her remarks. Indeed. both
Donna Shalala, Sl"Cret.ir) of Health and
llum.m Services and first lad) Hillary
AIDS and Protease Inhibitors
1:.lders concurs Y.l!h many m the medical
community that there is a new sense of
hope surrounding the new Protease Inhibitors,
a combmat1on drug therapy prescribed
to individuals innicted with the
disease.
Although, she is cautiously optimistic, Elders
does not believe the Protease Inhibitors
offer a false sense of hope. "We
know that they've been helpful. We knoY.
that they are. so far. helping to reduce the
division of the virus and really inhib1tmg
the enzymes that the virus needs to dmde.
I think they are a wonderful (add111on] to
what's already there. We certainly thmk
that their all important and their all helpful,"
said Elders. But, she reasoned, "they
are a not a cure We do not have a cure.
We do not have a vaccine."
The former Surgeon General is convinced
that scientists are taking the A IDS issue
very seriously and arc diligently working
to contain 11. "I thmk they are attacking
[AIDS] as aggressively and as rapidly as
they can. Sometimes breakthroughs JUSt
happen They just come. They're looking
for something else and then discover
something different. We have to keep
looking. But we may find an anrner tomorro"'
or we ma) not find an ans" er for
a long tnne V...'e all hope tomorro\\ ," ex-
K 'Nrlmwd on foll u nx pag~J
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t(ontrnwJ from prr11ou.J f>OFJ
pressed l:lders.
Education and Prevention
Recent studies have sho"n that man)
)oung people bclie\e they are immune
from getting AIDS and have been engaging
in risky behavior. rhe increase of infection
is especial!) alanning in the heterosexual
community and "ithin other minority
groups.
"Our adolescence has been behaving in that
[manner] forever," sa)> Elders. "No adolescent
v.ants to be pregnant. Ninety-two
percent are unplanned and unwanted and
>el they go out gel im olvcd in irresponsible
behaHor," stated Udcrs.
"We have to start ti') ing to educate them
earl). What we do is wait until the)'ve
gotten involved in all of these high risk
behaviors and then, all of a sudden, we're
going to go out and ti') 10 teach them
We've got to start earl) and all of us have
to be involved. ·1 he Schools. The
Churches. The Communities," insists Elders.
In her book, l:lders recounts a remark she
made one day in a speech concerning
teenage sexualrty when she intoned:
"We've taught teenagers "hat to do in the
front ,eat of cars, no" "e have to teach
them \\hat to do in the bac~" lier analog)
\\aS that rf \\C y,erc instructing teenagers
on traffic safct), "e should also be teaching
them ho" 10 protect thcmsel,es from
sexually transmitted dL\C3Sl'S and impregnating
thcmsehcs
"I told them that I ti:h 1ha1 A IDS aftccted
far more )Oung people in the earl) Mages
of their life, "hereas heart disease and
cancer was usual!) at a later stage in lherr
life," said Flders. "But, what )OU really
should have heard was the end of [my
speech]. I said: 'We spend more money in
1h1rty months on defense research than we
spend in I 00 years on bio-mcdical research.'"
I never said reduce the mone) "e spend on
cancer research or cardio-vascular research,"
said Elders. "We Nl:ED 10 spend
more mone) on AIDS research," emphasized
Elders. "Instead what ,_.·re doing is
spending all of our mone) on weapons to
kill."
The American Public
Although most people belreve she was misunderstood,
Elders believe. otherwise. "I
was so bus) wrlh the American public that
I don't feel that they misunderstood me at
all. I fell 1ha1 there was a group Iha! was
trying lo paint me into a certain comer. I
was out there and they heard me," said
Elders.
"Sixty percent of the American public understood
whar I sard. knew what I was
about and understood and \\.ent along "ith
it There "ere 30 percent out there who had
no intention of understanding \\hat I was
about and they ne>er "ill, explains 1-ldcrs
"The difference is they "ere very vocal
and the group that understood me "as 'Cl')
silent."
l lders has some
chorce \\Ords for
those "ho belicH
condoms and absll·
nencc arc the onl)
preven1a1rve choices
concerning sexual!)
tran~m itted d1sca11.;cs
and 'the answer' to the
problem
"This again. was
another one of the
Religion and
Community
While the Christian Rights lies to Mctropol11an tum
Promote their agenda. munity Church of
Resurrection
The problem is that the <MCTRJ docs pro-vide
AIDS cducaPres
idenf jelf jor it." 1ion,manychurches
"We've got a group'-------....--------- do not. I: special!)
of people out there that are sa) ing u'e Afrrcan American
condoms. Well, condoms break," exclaims churches Considering the fact 1ha1 the
Elders. Abstinence? "The \O\\S of abstr- AIDS epidemic rs increa"ngly rising in the
nence break far more quick!) than do con- African American communuy, the llousdoms,"
chides Elders "We've all got to gel ton Voice asked Dr Elders ho" churches,
on the same page. To me, I feel that the especially black churche>. can a'l.,isl
Christian Right have con1nbu1ed 10 the
death of our young people."
Government Research and
Funding
Several years ago, Elders was taken to task
for allegedly recommending that government
shou Id reduce the amount of spending
that rs geared towards heart disease and
cancer research because they mostly affected
older people who "ere going to die
anyway . Again, she was misinterpreted and
misunderstood.
"That was blown and twisted," .. }S Elders.
"I was asked before a committee about
research." recalls Elders. She considers the
notion 1ha1 she would suggest neglecting
our senior citizens and allow them to die
absolutely ludicrous. "Of course I didn't.
Thar's the way the papers wanted 10 pul
11 ... lt matters not' I think there are far more
old people that knoy, 1ha1 I've done more 10
rm prove their quality of life than somebody
just running around talk mg about 11. Talk is
drrt cheap."
According 10 Elders, who was before the
committee recommending an increase in
AIDS funding, the) \\anted 10 knoy, Y.h)
they should spend so much mone) on
AIDS research Why shouldn't the) spend
more money on cancer and heart research,
rhe commutcc retoned
"We've got to go out and real!) bcgm 10
educate our ministers so 1ha1 they can educate
their people. We have not educated
our ministers well enough," infonns Elders.
"And, because of 1ha1, it's easy to sa1
- well, it's morally wrong and rl's a sin - and
feel that you've done your job."
"The important thing is we want them 10
really understand, first of all, they haven't
done therr Job, but secondly, to grve them
the materials and grve them all the information
so they can begin 10 save their
people in their community and I think they
want to do that," says Elders. "You cannot
educate m inrsters in a group. |
