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Supporters: March to boost local activism
by MATTHEW A. HENNIE
Organizers of the Millennium March
want lo raise $2.5 million. in part lo
help bolster grassroots organizations
that can tackle anti-gay Initiatives and
rhetoric In cities such as Houston,
according to the head of the nation's
largest gay and lesbian political group.
"We arc In a wonderful position to
battle." said Elizabeth Birch, executive
director of the Human Rights
Campaign. "What truly matters in this
movement doesn't happen in
Her
toughest
attle
et?
Well-known lesbian
veteran in bruising
election battle
by MATTHEW A. HENNIE
We arl' In a lifr and death struMle
for tht· spiritual and cultural herital(e
und future of our country.
That's tlw pllC'h som<' 47.000 conservatives
across Wa!':ihinp;lon state
rl'ceivcd In a fund· raising letter from
U.S. Rep. Jack Metcalf last month.
Th<' Republican Is hurriedly Uying
to raise money to match the campaign
coffers of retired Army Col.
Marl(arcthc Cammermeyer, a military
nurse ancl Vietnam veteran hoping lo
uns<'at the two·lerm Incumbent in a
district north of Seattle nearly evenly
Washington. It happens around the
dinner tables when gay people are honest
and open and take that brave step.·
Birch, In Houston Thursday for a
whirlwind fund -raising trip through
Texas and Oklahoma. said that while
the HRC should stay "squarely
focused" on lobbying Congress, it
must also develop better lies lo local
and slate gay rights groups.
Earlier this year, the HRC. along
with the Universal Fellowship of
Metropolilan Community Churches
and the Latina/a Lesbian. Gay.
Bisexual and Transgender
Organization announced the
Millennium March, a massive rally to
draw gays and lesbians lo
Washington. D.C. In April 30, 2000.
The effort drew Immediate and
harsh rebukes from some gay activists
who said organizers failed to consult
them. The event could also drain slim
resources in communities across the
country. critics charged.
See BIRCH/ page SA
On to Washington?: Rel/fed Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer. who announced
her campaign for the U.S. House. could become the first openly gay or lesbian candidate
to wm national office. She visits Houston on Sunday. -Photo by Mark Harrison
split among the two major political
parties.
It's a cla8"1c talc of Incumbent versus
wdHinanct•d challenl(er.
Republican al(alnst Democrat, sea
soned politician lacing outsider.
But this race has a twist:
Cammermcyer Is a 56·year-old lesbian.
She is one of four lesbians running
for Congress this year. Along with two
gay men seeking reelection to the
House and a third gay man nmninj:l
as a challcnl(er. they make up the
largest group of openly gay candidates
to seek national offke.
Their candidacies could turn the
1998 midterm elections Into a breakthrough
for gays and lesbians. accord·
ing lo political analysts.
Cammermeyer became a hero of the
See BATTLE/ page 4A
Community volunteers prepared for stint as parade leaders
by STEPHEN R. UNDERWOOD
On Saturday. at least one grand
marshal in the pride parade Will be
·unified, diversified. electrified" and
terrified.
"It's sheer terror." said gay grand
marshal Dill Bouton. 45. recalling the
announcement of his election. 'To be
namc..·cl Arnncl marshal for my community
dlorl Is nol the kind or thing I
look for 1 don't do community service
INSIDE:
for the recognition."
Lesbian grand marshal Jackie
Doval. 34, secs her election a different
way.
unified diversified electrified
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''I've been nominated for two years
in a row and usually lost by one or two
Gay
Marriage
N.J. coupl<'
lakes votv.s
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voles." she said. "'This year. I won. So.
now I'm no longer the Susan Lucci of
the gay and lesbian community."
Like it or not. Bouton and Doval will
take center stage with two other honorees
- David Berry and Barbara
Winston - elected last February in a
popular vote by members of the Pride
Committee. Nominations are open.
and anyone who attends two meetings
See PARADE/ page SA
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Famous drag queen
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Page lB
Birch: 'Movement doesn't happen in 0. C.'
Court rules
bias law
covers HIV
From staff and wire reports
WASHll'iGTO - HiV infec ed p o
pie are protected by a federal I.Mn on
discrimination a~ainst the disabled
even if they sufler no symptoms of
AIDS. the Supreme Court ruled
Thursday.
Also. the Court al(reed the go\'ern
ment can deny cash grants to artists
because their work 1~ considered inde·
cent without violating free- speech
rights.
The 5-4 rulin!( ordered a lmwr court
to reconsider "'hether a Maine dentist
violated the Americans With
Disabilities Act when he rdused to fill
an HIV-infected woman's tooth in his
office.
"HIV infection satisfies the statutory
and regulatory definition of a physical
impairment during every stage of the
disease," Justice Anthony M. Kennedy
wrote for the court.
The justices said the dentist
involved in the case. in deciding how
to treat an HIV-infected woman. "had
the duty lo assess the risk of Infection
based on the objective. sctentiflc information
available lo him and others in
his profession." Kennedy wrote.
In deciding whether a health-care
provider has violated the dtsabilityproteclion
law. "courts should assess
the objective reasonableness of the
views of health care professionals
without deferring lo their indMdual
judgments." the justice said.
Today's ruling set aside a lower
court decision that said dentist
Randon Bragdon Violated the anti-dis
crimination law when he refused lo fill
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Cast ol popular musical hopes to raise $15,000 tor AIDS care
by STEPHEN R. UNDERWOOD
The voltcb of the Phantom will
haunt Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera
House on Monday.
Wdl, not quite.
It'll be 3·1 cast and orchestra members
from "Tlw Phantom of the Opera"
lakinp; lo tht• Grand's stage in the
hopes of raising SI !i,000 for lhe AIDS
Alliance of tht• Bay Arca (MBA).
For m·.1rly six years, the loming
C"asl has organized benefit concerts for
local t·harilit·s In the c1tit's where the
musical anchors for exlt·nded nms.
The conct·rts nr<" model<"d In Ian(<" part
after s1milar bt·ne-fils that were inau·
p;uraled In 1988 by Broadway
Can•s/Eqully Fii;!hls AIDS, said
Marnee l lollis. a spokt·swoman for the
production.
For I 0 yt·ars, BC/EFA has planned
charity fund ra1st·r::-; with volunteer
Broadway lalt'nl. Tlw funds are dis
pt'rst'(i lo lo!'al and national AIDS service
c>rj!anl1,attons.
··we think ti's wonderful to help
underwrite MBA. Tile people there
have been p;n·at It's a small or1Zani1.. a
lion, but the-\' sc:rvl' a larj!e area,"'
Hollis said.
Gt·orgc Barnhart founded AABA in
May 1993, and bei:an servin~ the HIV
t·ommunlly from ollkcs in Clearlake.
Now l,;1sed in Alvin. AABA serves 14!i
AIDS clients in Br"7.oria, Galveston.
Harns and Mata~orda counties.
·we really jumped at th..- chance to
do this because half the proceeds go to
BC/EFA, and they've been a funder of
my agency ever since we've started."
said Lew Wiggs. AABA's executive
director. '111is givts us an opportunity
to pay lhem back a lit tie bit •
Wii!l(s said AABA's i:n·atesl nt'ed is
transportation for tlwir dit'nt s dodor
appointments. BC/~:FA has been
instrumt'ntal in Jundin~ maintc:nanre
for AABA's van sl'rvi('t'S, he said, and
much of tht• pr0<·t·l'tb lrom •phantom
Voices" will fund lhal net'd.
Hollis •aid sh<· likes touring "1th
.. Phantom," but ·rhantom Votce:-o·
gives her and lht' ra•t a much nr<"Ckd
break from e1~ht !->hO\\.'S a weC'k of lht"
same mu~1c.
""It's kind of a sdfish thinJ,! on our
part bet·aust· we grl to do stuff we
don't normally do." sht' said. "It g1ws
us an opportunity to pick sonwthing
totally differl'nl (from "Phantom") and
be able to shine as our O\\:n ii we want
to.·
·nw t·vent":; proL?.ram will ht• a c-asu ·
al assortment ol vanous Bro..adwny
tunes. like "Make Tiwrn llrar You"
("Ragtime"), "l'wo Lost Soub" rnamn
Yankees"), and "Stars" ("Les
Mist·rables").
But definitely no music from
"Phantom." llollis said.
'We try to do one in
almost every city we can.
It's wonderful wizen we
can raise money to fund
the costs of local organizations.'
-Marnee Hollis
"We try to do Ont" In nlmost C\'CI)'
city wt" can. Its wonderful when we
can rai"' money ta. fund the cost- of
local orl(an11.atlons and benefit
BC/EFA." ~he said.
Wiggs agrees ·we don't have the
people or th~ rt"SOttrc~... to or~ant7~
lar~t" fund rJist"rs. Thls rcaJly is a
Godsend."
Wbat: ""Phantom Voices"" w1lh cast
and orchestra lrom "Tlw Phanlom of
the Opera"
Wben: June 29 7 p.m.
Wbcrc: The Grand 1894 Opera
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Tickets: $25. Rc.-sc . rvallons recom
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1894.
Newspaper expands production team
by ELLA TYLER
A nativt• J loustonlan ~nut veteran of
mag;uinc and nt'wspapcr production
has joined the production team of the
Houston Voice.
Joh n H.. Swt·t·1H..·y _jol1wd the- nt·wspa~
p<'r's staff as tht• St'nlor graphic
desll(ner In early June. Sweeney, with
12 years In newspaper and mal(azine
production. most recently was art
Sweeney
director for Tune
In Publications. a
local publisher
Sweeney, 39.
said he enjoys
working for the
ll("wspapt·r and
with graphic
dcsil(ner Connit"
Marmolejo. an
t'mployee since
May 1997
But rnmpatibillly has ih limits.
"We·rc v<·ry compallbl<·. Our birth
days are on tlw same day, 10 years
apart" ht' said 1oklngly
Swl'e1wy a 1977 graduate of lligh
School [or Performing and Visual Arts.
maton·d in Clothing and T<·xtiles at
Tt·xas Soullwrn Uniwrstty and has
studicd art at llouston Art Institute,
llouslon Community Collej:!t' and
I lou>lon Museum of Fhw Arts.
Sw<·cney's studws In fashion design
lc·d lo his first fob in puhllshin~.
"An old fnl'nd was Involved with
Onh1 Music magazme and called and
Said tht·y rwect<"d o lc1shion <"ditor, so I
bcearne it It w..is great fun. \\'t• wt·nt le
!\frw York one clay u monlh to tak<'" pie
tun•s ol ('t·lc.·lJriltt-:-.:
By tlw 111111• lhl' magazlnt• folded.
Sw<'<'IH"Y wa~ llrml~- <·onmut trd lo the
publlsh111g huslnt•ss, but still turns
hts hand to fashion work oc-tcistonally.
11<" is an urd1itt·t·tltr<· bull, a fan of
dassic blat'k ancl whit<" movit~ and a
dt"volt·t• of 'lounge' tnuslC'.
Although Swt·t·nt·y studied vocal
musk ,1t I ISPVA. he now sings onh u.ir
his c·hurch choir.
·All that music tlwory l urned me oil
singing for a whik. but I've recently
dlsco\'ercd jazz, hc says.·
I lis t·xperlt·nc·t· has aln·ady proven
to be an rn;st'l for th<' ~rowin~ newspa
per, said ~:dltor Mall l knnl<'.
"John has been able lo build on the
internal improvements already taking
place al the newspapt·r," llennie "'1id .
"lie and Connie can now do an even
better job of ddiverin~ an 1nformatl\·c
and attractive newspapt'r to our re.ad
ers .-very Friday."
Associate Publlslwr Mike F1cmin~
said hiring more stan maintains the
llt"Wspapt.·r's 3g,t!rt•ss1vencss clnd com
pelit1v« t-d~t·.
"John not only has lhl' qu.1lifka·
lions lo a lop rate job, but is a nalur·
'John not 011/y has the
qualifications to a top
rate job, but is a natural
addition to our vision for
the Houston Voice team,'
-Mike Fleming
al addition 10 our vi-Ion for the
Houslon \'oicc l<"am." Flcmin~ said.
Sweeney, who IS sinl!le. li\'Cs in
l louston's histtiric Third Ward nlonl! "1th
his two black cats Gator and Lil' Boy.
Atlanta basffi \\'fndow \1cdia owns
Houston \Oicc nnd .southern \'c>ire.
and recc-ntly announced plan:-. to
acquire Impact a blweC'.kly newsp"pcr
for J(ays and lesbians in :-O~w Orlcnn,,
Singing with Pride
The Gay Men's Chorus of Houston, in ifs 19th season, det1vered a rousing Pride
concert June 20-21 at Lembert Hall The event included old favontes - "Ded1cated
to the One I Love• and "Stop! In the Name of Love• - to the more modem, including
·Material Girl.• -Photo by Dalton DeHart
HOUSTON VOIC E P A G E 3 A .JUNE 2 a 1 e e a
BATILE/rrompage 1
i?ay community after h .. r dischan(e
from the mllltary In 1992 for admittinl(
she was a lesbian. She foul(ht the move
in fedc:ral court and won reinstalement
two years later. A te.levi~ton movie
chronicled her storv.
She can talk the issues - health
care. education. Socia.I Securtty as
w.-11 as any polit1cal instckr, but carries
unshakable ha~al(e.
lier Rt'pubhc;.·rn opponent knows it.
"I am surprised it 1s startinl( this
early· Carnmermeyer sale! th IS week
from her campall(n headquarters m
Everett Wash "Who I am is hast"<! on
so many facets. the least of whirh have
to do with my P.<-TSOnal C'hnmcteristics.
It lS not a denial of who I am, but rather
It (!icing .i lesbian) is only a portion of
who I am and certainly not why I or
anyone would nm for Conl(ress. •
Being an op<>nly l(ay candidate car·
rtcs more burdens. he said But the
additional hurdles she has to faC'e are.
m part. Camrnermeycr·s own creation.
In campnll(ninl?. hrr shtick <"enters
on hf'.alth care and Medic-'1re. beltenng
education and prolt0C'lml( the ril(hts of
workers. Put hn m a room full of gays
and lesbians. though, and the slump
speech hroad("ns to include themes of
r1vil ril(hts. poolinl( resources and bet
tr-rin..-? innucnC'e
Cammermeyer m attempts to build a
campaign war .-hest of $1.5 million.
travrls across the country to colleC"t
donations from gays and lt'sbians.
Three months a/!,O. It was $28,000 from
a fund miser in Atlanta
Supporters In llouston held a fund
raiser on Wcdnesd:w A stop 1s S<·hed ·
uled In Dallas licforc Cammermeyer
arrives here to deliver a keynote
address on Sunday to thr annual
brunch of An Uncommon Lega<"y
Found<1t1on, a non profit ~roup dedicat·
ed to supporting lesbians.
The stratecy of crisscrossinl( the
•
country to raise funds with ~ays and
Itshians has worked ru:,. muth ac; it has
backhred' Cammermeycr has collected
more than $300.000. compared to
Melcalfs $289.000, and has more
money in the bank than her opponent.
accordinA: to the latest campaign
finance reports relmsL-d ln April.
Metcalf has ~eized on
Cammermt'Vt'r·~ funcl ·rahmA. criticiz
mg her for ·raisin~ money from a star ~
studded hst of donors - includinl(
Barbra Streisand. Glenn Close and
Rosie ononnell - as well as gays and
J(·shians and other out of state sourres.
Though 1rs a race for Wash1nl(ton's
2nd D1Mnct. Camnwrrn(•ytr said the
poss1hthty of ht·r election as the first
op<·nly lcsl>Jan mtmlicr of Conl(ress car·
m·s hroad appeal That's why she seeks
contrihul.10ns from ~ays and lesbians
arross the country. 'he sald.
-nu·rC' has lX"cn tnormou~ support
for me standing up to the ~ovrmment
for justice and (al(.~mst) a dlSC"riminato·
ry poli<"y. The fact that I happen to he a
lesbian is simply coincidental The sup·
port I receive from around the country
1s lx"<'ausc I W"cl!> an underd~ and
fought for what was right,"
Cammermeyer said. "It Is curious that I
am criliclZ(·d for what other politicians
do.·
!kforc her wdl·publitized lawsuit
aAainst the military, Cammrrmeyer
macl<· u ca.r("c·r of St"rvice: the nalive of
Norway moved lo Wash1ngton. D.C. as a
rhild, and bt•c.unt• a C'illien 1n 1960. As
a rollt'I(~ stuch-nt. she enlisted m the
Army student nurse pr~mm and rven
tually served a~ a head nurse during
th<• V1rtnam \Var and wus awardrd a
Bronze Star for M<·r'ilorious Srrvic-e.
D1SC"harJ(e<I from the Army aftrr the
hirth of her lir;t son. Cammcrmeyer
returned to join the reS<"rves m 1972
when a ban on women soldit•rs wtth
young dcp .. mknts was lifted. She went
on to l>ecom~ Chid Nurse of the
Washm~ton St.Ile National Guard. but
~c-r cnn·c·r \.ime to a qukk <•nd in 1989
when she uttered four words: "'l am a
lesbian.·
She made the declaration durinl( a
routine security rlearance lntervirw.
After 26 years of service she was dis·
charged in 1992.
Cammermeyer foul(ht bark and won.
In 1994. a federal clistrtct C'ourt jucll(t' in
Seattle rukcl the mlillary·s ban on gays
unconslituuonal and ordrn·d hl"r rc.·in·
statement. though the rullnl( had no
precedent outside of her C'ast'. She
retired three years later.
"'The one thing I do have ts a track
record for being honest and standinf.(
up for what is ri~ht fighting diSC'rlm
mation against tht· largest bureaucracy
of all and winnin~ that lawsuit and
movin~ on. she said.
Bein~ a leslnan ended ht·r military
career onc·e and now it chvt·rts attt·ntion
from issues on whi<'h Camm('rnu-yer
wants to base her mmpa1i:n. she sald.
"It means there are p<'Ople so totally
occupied with that asp<>ct of the cam
pail(n. they won·t let us run for
Conl(ress to represent people in their
district. I berome a media cln-us that
has no bearing on the candidacy or the
ability to serve," Cammermcyt·r said.
As she tries to focus a ttention on
issues important lo volt'rs, ht·r oppo
nenrs campalgn Is stepping up the
rhetoric Melcalfs reC"ent funtl·ralsing
letter calls his clislricl a •batlkfield" in
the "Oghl for our country's spiritual and
cultural future •
'ille campai_gn b v(·ry ronccrned
about the money she's (Cammnmt-yer)
raised," Chris Strow, Mt'lc.llfs c;un
pall(n manager, told Tiw. Smttle Times.
"We certainly don't have th<• fund "''""
in~ ability and thr nu<hencc to rc.·ac·h
out lo that !-he has. Tht' lctt1·r is sp<'C·lf ·
1C"ally targeted to c·onservalive donors
and addresse, the issut·s they C'are
about."
Bul for Cammt·rm<"ytr alonit wilh
the otht'r op<·nly gay ;md lt.,,hlan I louse
candidates g.iy rights has not brm a
central theme of h<·r carnpall(n
"'The focus aj(aln needs to he on the
issues. And there is l<"s~ and less of that
in the campall(n arena." she said.
"I happen to be a nurse. a retired mil·
llary office, I have a Ph.D .. I have kids.
I have grandkids. I pay my truct'>o, I go to
church - all of these things that I havt'
to make explicit so that we C'.Ul l(et
through the notoriety of tht• fact that I
challenl(ed the mllltary·s discriminatory
work policy, and I happt·11t"d to win."
According to the Gay and Lt·sblan
Victory Fund, a group ckdlcat<'d to
electing gays. tht·n· are mon· than 150
openly gay t'lccted oflkl;lls around tlw
country. There were none as n·tt·nlly ,\s
1973.
lllese candidaks are not nmning Lh
gays or lesbians." sale! Brian Bond. the
fund·s executive director -rhey are
candidates who happen to bt• ~ay or les·
bian. They have a track n ·conl in pub·
lie service. representini.{ pt·oplt• on a
wide ran ~e of issut·s and tt':-; only nat·
ural that tliey start moving up."
If voters push Camn1ermt·ycr throu~h
a Democratic pnmary 1n September -
she·s expected to win that race easily
and through a predicted hruhing
November election. she has no plans to
immediately tarkle the mllllary's "Don't
Ask, Don't Tell" policy as a frc~h man
members of Congress. S he does plan to
maker her voice and t·xpcrknrcs lward.
"Remember where we startt•d and
how far as a group we have <·om<• In
terms of freedoms. In terms of opportu
nilies. in terms of what the future wlll
look like," she said. ·1 ftoll U1al I was the
ril(hl person at the rlJ.tht linw to takt• on
the Incumbent."
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PARADE/ from page 1
can vote.
"1llis year. we had about 70 people
voling. representing just about every
group and organization In town," said
Julie Siska. executive director of Pride
Commltlee of I louston. "But we have a
questionnaire out that we hope wlll
tell us how to
get more of
p u b I I c
involved."
Bouton
became
involved in
community
organizations
when he
moved to
llouston in
Hl80. Orw ol
llw first orl(.1
nt1A1Uons was
the T<·xas
•
-1 was supposed to be born a boy,"
she said. "In my dad's eyes, I was
going to be a Fernando. (But my parents)
dldn 't have a name for a girl. so
I was called Jacquelyn. because I was
born the day before Kennedy was
shot."
Doval and her lover returned to her
native Puerto Rlco to attend the gay
pride parade
there June
I. Her lover
secretly told
the parade
oq(anizers
that Doval
made history
being the
first Puerto
Rican elect
eel grand
marshal of
BIRCH/from page 1
Birch has since worked to include
more activists Jn the planning process
and has pledged lo donate some proceeds
to slate groups. such as the
Lesbtan Gay Rights Lobby of Texas.
Organirers also met wlth about 40
representatives of gay and lesbian
groups earlier this month. including
Dianne Hardy Garcia, executive
director of the state's gay rights lobby
"(The March) appears to be on very
solid ground and moving forward."
Birch said during a half hour inter·
view .. Every or~anil'...a lion came into a
room. worked through a process and
came out ready to movf' forward."
But eight longtime actMsts walked
out of the me<·ttngs June 9 · 10 and
pushed for a more opt"n planning
process for the marrh . The two-day
session was rlosc.·d to the nlt·dia. .
organi?.Blions for blacks and other
minorities. she said.
Organizers haven't finalized details
of how to raise their p~limlnary goal
of $2.5 million or how to dole out pro·
ceeds after the march, Birch said.
One approach is to put It in the hands
of the Federation of Statewide
Organi?.Btlons. which ts organizing
events in all 50 states for March
1999.
"The issue ls have we effecttvely
built the infrastructure at the
state\\oide level and we haven't It ts
important not only to be strong al the
national level. it is essential that we
build up those statewide organ11.a
lions.• sht" said.
Renegades a Electrified: Grand marshals of Saturday's Pnde
lea th <"r /l<'vl parade were recognized dunng ceremonies this week.
sex rlub lhal From left, David Berry. Bob Bouton, Jackie Ooval and
brought "nwn Barbara Winston. -Photo by Carolyn Roberts
·AmrriC'a s
f 0 u r t h
larl(est city.
Dm:al \\tasn't
prepared for
what hap
pened nexl.
Birch dtsmisst•d th<· <'Onllnuln,:! crlt
iclsm as tlw rrcatlon of a small group
of di"idents.
"Everyone needs raw cash. Thl'
Millennium Mardi. if done propt·rly,
is an amazinj.! raising oJ resoun:c.·s. \Ve
want to raise morwy abovt• thr cost of
operations and tak<· that pool of
money and reinvest it." she said.
Strong lobbym~ \\1th lawmakers in
Washington. O.C •. Birch said. \\ill
improve the chnnces that Congress
\\ill pass the l!atc Climes Prevention
Aft. whi<'h wOuld remove c-r-rt.1ln
jurlsd1cttonnl restrictions that keep
Ju~tiC'e Department prost·cutors from
pul"!-iuin(! hate crime~
On Tut·~dciv, Prcstd<"nl Clinton
called on Concn·ss lo appro\'t• the
measure Lawmak<·rs did not act on
the legislation alkr It was introdut<·d
of a «erlain last year.
naturl'" logethl'r
By lh<· mid HOs. Bouton said those
lyp<·s of dubs b<·gan to change to
charitable organi1.atlons that raised
mom·y in response to the AIDS cnsls.
Those who wouldn't change didn't
survive.·.
"Wht·n I got Involved \\oith my first
leath<·r organization 14 years ago.
evtryone was hav1nj:! to refocus on
how lh<·y wt·rn orlglnally formed and
what they were there for." he said. As
one example. Bouton credits the Colt
45s for making the change to a succr.::;
sful d1nrt1y.
Tod.1y, Bol1ton plans parties like
LUEY weekend, and he ls a member of
the Royal. Sovereign. and lmper1al
Court of lht· Single Star I le likes to
work ht"l1lnd th<· ~<·encs most times.
but Ill' C'njoys any chance to emcee an
event.
"I hav<' th<· most fun emceeing a
contest b<·<"aus<· I basically gel to
insult p<·ople I don·t know all night
long." h<· said.
If [)oval's father had his way, she
mighl have been the gay grand marshal.
- When
they announced that, it was mcredible
how the crowd just wrnt wtld." she
said. ·ruc.•rlo Ric-ans have a lot of
pride. Wlwn llwre's some kind of
recognition In the Stales of a Puerto
Rlrnn. evt'rybody ts really proud."
As for Bouton. he plays off all the
hoop and hoilt-r. But he has a jO\ial
attitude about what the honor means.
"Then· ar~ u lot of people in this
community that do more than I do as
far as I'm «OrKcrncd. I'm honored. I
think It's great. And it scares me. My
fet'ltngs at the lime were. oh no. not
anoth("r obligation.·
Puerto RJ<·o would havt" been much
more fun as a kid, Doval said, If she
would have understood that she was a
lesbian Today, !';hf' realizes she wasn't
alorw
"I thought I was tlw only lesbian in
Puerto Ric·o: she said. "Boy. was I
wrong."
Winston, 60. is a volunteer wlth the
Parenh, Families and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays. Berry represents
the Texas Gay Rodeo Association
Both arc honor.iry grand marshals.
Pride parade lineup, page 9A
Those funds should a1d -J:!ay nghts
groups in local communttles and
states. as well as bolster n,.dgling
"We feel very optumstic that the
support for this bill will grow• said
Birch. who stoppt"d short of predict
in~ the lt·~isl.1Uorfs pa~snc:e this \'l!"ar
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Sidney Abbott's tooth in his office
because she cames the Virus that
cause-s acquired immune deficiency
syndrome.
The jusUces instructed the lower
court to re<'onsider the case under
today's ruling. Kennedy added, -we do
not foreclose the possibility that the
Court or Appeals may reach the same
condusfon ll did earlier.-
The ADA. signed by President Bush
In I 990. protects the disabled against
di5Crim1naUon in jobs. housing and
public accommodations such as den·
ll•ts' omce.. Some or the law's most
visible results are ruds such as wheelchair
ramps in public places.
The law says people are disabled if
they have a physical or mental impairment
that -substantially limits one or
more major life aclivllie.. -
The Human Rights Campaign called
the dn:lsion -a great victory. -
-We arc delighted with the result.said
llRC exn:ulive director Elizabeth
Birch. who was 1n Houston when the
decision was handed down Thursday.
"'That's an absolutely sound inlerpretahon
or the ADA. -
Other activists agreed.
"'Tht· Supreme Court sent the mes
sage that fffV discrimination is unacccptabk.
- said Kerry Lobel, executive
director or the National Gay and
Ll:sb1an task Force. "'This decision Is
an extremely important first step in
eradicating d1s<·riminalion against all
people with 111v.-
Abbott visited Bragdon·s dental
office in Bangor, Maine. for an
appointment in September I 994. On
her patient information form, she
Indicated she was HIV positive but
had no AIDS symptoms.
Bragdon found n cavity near Ms.
Abbott's gum line and told her that,
under his infectious-disease policy, he
would not fill the cavity In his office.
lie said he would treat her only al a
hospital and she would have to pay
the additional cost.
Abbott sued. saying her lllV infection
qualified h1·r for protection under
the ADA because the contagious and
fatal nature or AIDS limits her ability
to have sexual relations and bear chil.
dren.
A federal judge ruled for her, as did
the Isl U.S. Circuit Court or Appeals.
The appeals court said the ADA protected
HIV-infected people. and added
that Bragdon failed lo offer surficient
evidence that it would have been
unsafe to fill the tooth m his orfice.
The Jaw says disabled people can be
treated differently If they pose a
-direct threat to the health or safely or
others.-
Publlc health authorities say there
ts no documented case of a dcnlisl
contracting the AIDS virus from a
patient. But Bragdon contended he
should be allowed to use his own
judgment on how to safely treat such
patients.
Bragdon·s lawyers also argued that
having sex and bearing children
should not be considered major life
activities similar to seeing. walking
and hearing.
Abbott's Jawyrrs said that if lllVinfecled
people did not have dear pro·
lection undrr lhe Jaw. many would
hide their condition.
Thursday, the Supreme Court said,
-rnv infection. even tn the so-called
asymptomatic phase. is an impairment
which substantially limits the
major life acliVlty of reproduction.·
The court said that in deciding
whelhrr a health care profcsslonal's
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actions arc reasonable. the views of
public health authorities such as the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the National Institutes
of Health -are of special weight and
authority" but are not conclusivr.
"A health care professional who dis·
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credible scientific basis for deviating
from the accepted norm," Kennedy
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Kennedy's opinion was joined by
Justices John Paul Stevens. David II.
Souter. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and
Stephen G. Breyer.
Dissenting In part were Chief
Justice William H. Rehnquist and
Justices Antonin Scalla. Clarence
Thomas and Sandra Day 0-Connor.
Rehnquist wrote for himself, Scalia
and Thomas that decisions on
whether asymptomatic lllVlnfected
people are protected under lhe dis
ability law should be made on an ind!·
vidualized basis. I le added he did not
believe Abbott had shown that her
infection substantially limited a major
life activity. O'Connor agreed with that
view m a separate opinion.
Also Thursday, the Supreme Court
agreed lhe government can deny cash
grants to artists because their work Is
considered indecent, saying the policy
does not violate artists' free· speech
rights.
The 8 1 decision said the National
Endowment for the Arts can consldrr
decency, as well as artlstlc meril. In
decidin~ who gl'ls public money for
lhe arts.
The court said the law requires the
NEA to judge grant applications on
artistic mrril, "laking Into consldera
lion general standards of dettncy and
respect for the diverse beliefs and val·
ues of the American public.
Excerpts from decision:
Excerpts from the Supreme Court dec1-
s1on Thursday that said HIV-infected peer
pie with no v1s1ble symptoms are protected
by the Amencans With Disab1ht1es Act:
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's maionty
opinion:
We hold respondent's HIV infection was
a disability under .•• the def1nit1onal section
of the statute ...
The statute is not operative, and the definition
not sahsf1ed, unless the 1mpa1nnent
affects a ma)Or lrte activity ... Reproduction
falls well within the phrase "ma)Or hie activity."
Reproduction and the sexual dynamics
surrounding 1t are central to the lrte
process rtse~ ...
HIV infecbon, even in the so-<:alled
asymptomatic phase, is an 1mpa1rment
which substantially hmlls the major hie
actlVlly of reproduction .••
Chief Justice Wilham H. Rehnqu1st's dissent:
It 1s important to note that whether
{Abbott) has a d1sab1hty covered by the
ADA is an ind1v1dualized 1nqu1ry ..
The court is simply wrong 1n concluding
as a general matter that reproduction is a
"maior hie activity" ... But even rt I were to
assume that reproduction 1s a maior hie
act1v1ty of (Abbott), I do not agree that an
asymptomatic HIV 1nfect1on "substantially
hmrts" that act1v1ty ...
While individuals infected wrth HIV may
choose not to engage 1n these act1vit1es,
there IS no support • for the proposrt1on
that such voluntary choices constitute a
i1mrt" on one's own hie act1vihes ...
I disagree wrth the court ... that in
assessing the reasonableness of
(Bragdon's) act1ons, the views of public
health authonl1es ••• are of special weight
and authonty ...
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Activist: Oppose anti-gay
rhetoric with 'love, truth'
Relentless: The Rev Dr. Mel White delivered a call to action for gays and lesbians during
a workshop at the Wortham Center on June 21. He asked gays to embrace non-violent
sct1V1Sm to fight anti-gay rhetonc. -Photo by J. Roe
by MATTHEW A. HENNIE
Gays and lesbians should embrace
non vlolenl activism lo battle the anti
gay rhetoric of some conservative
politicians and religious leaders. a
prominent activist said last week.
Oppression should be fought al
every turn by gays and lesbians who
lak<· hac·k the-Ir d1urdlt."~ and syna
gogues and deliver "love and truth
relentlessly" to anti gay acllvlsts. the
Rt-v. Dr. Mel While told about 400 pro
plr cl11rtnl( a workshop al the Wortham
Cent1·r last Sunday
lbe rh<'loric Is pourtnl( out. There is
a stream of rhetoric nowing now that is
turning tll(' hraris and minds of the
nation agaln~t us.· White said ... What's
golnl( to happ<·n If th<' st<x-k market
gocs bad? It dot·sn't takt· a Ph.D. lo fig
ure out you will be a S<'apt'goal."
While, a former ghoslwr1ler for some
Of tht• stalwarts of the relil(IOUS ril(ht,
delivcn·d a c-all lo action for gays and
l<'sblans durln!( a two hour "Prid<' and
Just11·1· Workshop." which capped a
day of 1-vents .1t tlw Wortham spon
son·d In part by lht• Metropolitan
Community Churd1 of the
Iksu rrec lion.
To Aain stren~th as a movement,
While asked closeted gays and les bians
to step forward lo bolster the
ranks of those nghtlng anti gay
oppression. To help. gays and lesbians
should nrst undertake a spiritual
renewal. he said.
"Spiritual renewal begins when we
join God on the field of justice doing
battle," While said. "God wants one
thing from us, and It's lo do justice. We
were made by God lo help the
oppressed. We've gone on and made a
IMng and forgot life,"
From then.•, gays should understand
that their enemies are vlcttms of misinformation,
though they are deter·
mined In their beliefs. he said.
Ibey are not phony. If they were
phony, It would be easy. Just expose
them," While said.
But Instead. It Is critical lo confront
harsh rhelor1<· with truth: While sug
gests videotaping shows such as Pal
Robertson's lbe 700 Club" lo let others
vlew It and gauge the harshness of
attacks on gays. Often people don't
bdteve that kadcrs of the religious right
deliver such hurtful speech. he said.
'You can~ picket someone
you haven~ tried talking
to. Show them our
homospirituality. lets
reclaim the high ground
We could stop it tomorrow
if we had the
courage of a King or
Gandhi.'
-Mel White
Gays must also learn to negotiate
with their opponmts and continue
pursuing tht•m relenllessl~-. but without
vJokntt'. While said.
The author and acllvist embmced
lht· lt-:ithmgs of Martin Luther Klpg
Jr .. and Gandhi aflt·r coming out and
Arowing lru >tml<-d al not bt·mg able lo
mct"t with sonw ol his <·onservalive for
mer clknls. A 199·1 letl<'r from an
assistant lo Con·tta S<·ott King. wif<• of
the slain nvil rights kad1·rs. in 1994
marked a turning point
Tut• letter warned that White had
Ignored a primary rult• for performing
non·vtolenl Justtcc - giving up on an
adversary was an act of violence. While
had done just that,
"You can't picket someone you
haven't tried talking to. Show them our
homosplrlluallly. Lei's reclaim the
high ground." he said. ·we could stop
11 tomorrow if we had lht• courage of a
King or Gandhi."
But courage comes with a price. and
gays and lesbians must come·oul and
take actton, even If tl means losing
their job. While said. If not. there will
be lillk success In batlllng homopho·
bia. he said.
"If you are In the closet. you can't
stop ll. They will change when they
know a lesbian personally." White
said. ·Who Is the enemy? Who ts the
person that ts bringing the false
rhetoric onto the national community?
It Isn't Pat Robt·rtson. It Isn't Trent
Loll. It Isn't Dirk Armcy. It tsn·1 any of
tho~e P<'oplc. The cm·my h us. We
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Re-Run Over Gav-Themed
Documentary
COLUMBIA. S.C - "Lircnsed To
Kill." ,1 donmll'ntary that examines
nwn who huvc murckred ¢ays. aired
on many PBS affiliates last Tuesday.
but not In South Carolina, SC E1V
instPad ran a repeat of an earlier
'Frontline• show The South Carolina
Cay .,md l.A.·sblan Pride Movement is
t•nc:our,1gin~ mt'mbers and supportt:rs
to withhold financial support from
South Curollna's public tell",·iSlon m·t
work u1 a protest ovt·r the decision.
-nw realtly of hate c-rinws aqainst
gays .md je_,,bfaris. which is clearly
<kmonstrated tn this film. is some
lhinJ! th,11 cvt·ry South Carolinian
needs to ~cc." saJd Patrick Evans. a
GLJ>M ~pokt·sperson. ·whill' then· may
IJe some graphic footage 111 the film.
vl!'llms of l1.1t1· !'rinws nt"<·d only look
in the mirror to wHrwss this reali1y;
·nw omission of tht· lilm from Uw
South C,lrolina 1mt· up comes on tlw
he.Tis of sc:n·ral otlwr gay and arts
rnnlll!'ls In lh<' stal<'. An Irmo. S.C
high srhool n«·<'nlly can<·t•kcl a <·on ·
(Trl by Uw Indigo Girls because the
duo an• ksbtans, uncl Tlw Burrou~hs
& Chapin ckvt'lopmrnl company
banrwcl a Vtllag<' l'«ople performann•
durin,i.t last month's South Carolina
!'rid<· F«sliml. Both lh« htgh s<·hool
und U&C wc:rc suhsc.·quently awardt·d
lh« slal<''s hi~hest honors for support
of tlw urts. G«org1a Public Trl«vision,
which has bt'c·n niticiz«d for droppmg
Ovr of six gay th.-nlt'd shows this
month. did .. lir the d0<·umc1ltary as its
onlv gay tlwnwd program for Pridt•
month.
Repeal Effon Places Ark.
Pro-Gav Resolution on
Nov. Ballot
l'An:rTl'.:VILLE. Ark. A pt•llllon
has galhn«cl enough signatures to
pl.1<·1· l'ayrllt'\'tlle's I fuman Dignity
n·solutlon on tlw Novt·mb<-r ballot for
n publiC' vott·. at·c:orclinA to a r<"port in
th<' Northwest Arkansns Ti.tw·s. TIH:
resolution, passed by tht• city council
1n May, Is hltt·ndt'd lo t•xtrnd tht• rity's
«qua I· acTcss hiring poltcies. addinJ!
· 1amtlial st.lll1s· und · sexual oricnta
lion· to Ill<' 1·.1tt·gorl<'S that an• ofl-lun
Its wh«n dt'lnminlng suitabrhty for
htrlni: Tht• group that circufat«d th«
pctll1011 f««b lh« council overslt'ppcd
!ls bounds tn passing lhe resolution
and tlwn ovt·1-riclin~ the mayor's \'t'to.
David Garcia, u spokesman for
Clti1<·11s for Fair Gowrnment. a lorn!
polltlral aC"t1011 group. said reC"enlly he
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SllREV~:l'ORT La. 111e grand ·
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motht·r an• seektn~ to havC" the rhil
drt·n tak<.·n aw(1y from her. aC'cordinA:
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Jm· and Patrirla Douglas say lht·ir
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d1ildn•n as lo lht•ir snual orienla
lion" and an· st•t:km,C! C'Uslcxty
On June 5 . Caddo Parish District
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grandpan·nts lt·mporary custody.
with a llt',1ring st'! for (,1ter this
month. Clauchus g . \\111lm«rer. Becky
Davis' clllorncy. suspcc·ts the disputt"
may stem from Da\1s thn-alt'ning the
gra11d1~1re11ts v.1lh loss of \isllation
unkss th<'y did somdhini: about the
childrm's fatlwr. Jost'ph C. D,l\1s,
who \\.as s('nl ba<·k to prison for a
parole \1olallon. \\11ilm«y<'r disagreed
wtth \Valkt·r·s Jurw 5 ruhn~. as well,
arguinf.! that a tt·m1>0rc.1ry C'l1.1nge oJ
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TI1ost· kids un· as normal as ran be .. •
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FOHT 1..AUDERDAL~: Fla.-The
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Mt•dlrnld for Ryan White
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patrents. 111c Fort Lauderdak founda
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patl('nls pay for their tn·atnwnt. has
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namt· lJv lh« t•nd of tlw month . the
ntwspa1x·r rq>0rlt'd. 11w Wl11le family
had n·st-rvt'd tht• right lo tt'rminate
her agn·t•mrnl with tht• Fort
Lauch'rdalt• <"harity In the t'vent its
attlons <.'ast a nl'galivc light on the
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Making their vows: Jon Gallucc10 (left)
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by Rev. Kevm Coffey -Photo by Mitch
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FAIR 1.J\WN, N.J. In a state lhal
d<><'S nol It' gaily recognize sanw-sex
unions, Jon and Michael Galluccio
camt• as close as they could lo gelling
married. Standing bt•fore family and
friends during a weekly worship ser·
vice al The Episcopal Church of the
Atonement last Sunday. lhe men
made their vows to each other and
exchanged rings.
"When we first came out 16 years
ago, first ft•ll In love, this wasn't an
option." said Jon Galluccio. who
changed his name earlier this year
from Jon I Iolckn. ··we thought we had
to giv<' lhal up bt·cause we were gay.
As wt.-re lol!etlwr longer and longer.
we'n· flndtng oul that we don't have to
gin• up anylhlng bet·ause wc·re gay.
Somethnt·s you just have lo ask for it
a illtk bit louckr." Galluccio "'id.
t Ioldt·n, 34 , and Galluccio. 36. were
ralst•d as Roman Cathollc-s, but
bt·rnnw f;ptseopallans four years ago.
saying lhe dt·nomlnatlon was more
accepting of their sexual orientation.
Clinton Wants Tough
Hate-Crime Law
WASlllNGTON - Citing lhe drag·
ging dt·ath ol a black Texas man.
Pn·sidt•nl Clinton urged Congress to
pass ,, hill that would make tt easier
for ft-tkra1 prosenJtlon ol hnte crimes
Before leaving for China. Clinton
sent a ieller to House and Senate
leaders of both parties Wednesday
urging that they pass lhe Hale Crimes
Prevention Act, which would remove
certain jurisdictional restrictions that
keep Justlee Dt·partment prosecutors
from pursuing hale crimes.
For examplr. federal prosecutors
now ran pursue a hate crime case
only tf It occurs on federal property or
while the victim was performing a fed erally
protectt·d act. such as voting.
The kgtslatlon als<> would make hate
crimes based on ~ender, disability or
sexual orientation federal offenses.
Current mies specify that federal hate
climes cover only Incidents based on
race. color, reltgton or national orii:in.
Using lli(ures from local law enforcement
ajlenctes. the FBI reported 8. 759
hate crimes In 1996. Of those, 5.396
were based on race, I .40 I on reli((ion.
1.016 on se><ual orientation. 940 on
ethnic backl(round and six for multiple
reasons.
Judge Strikes Down 'Don't
Ask Don't Tell' for Calif.
National Guard
SAN FRANCISCO. Caltf. - A
Callfornla judl(e has made what
appears to be the first state mling to
address a stale National Guard's
Implementation of the Cltnlon admin·
lstrallon's "Don't Ask, Don·t Tell" policy
toward gays and lesbians in the
mtlltary according to a report tn TI1e
San Francisco Chronicle On June 19.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge
David Garcia struck down as unconstitutional
a slate regulation that bars
,:tays and lesbli.Uls who would be jnelf·
Albk for the U.S. military under Its
"Don't Ask. Don't Tell" policy from
servln~ In the Caltforn1a Nalional
Guard. The rultng. which was based
on California's stak <·onstilution. was
issued as part of an anti-disrrimina·
lion lawsuit filed last year by a former
lteutenant tn tht• California !l.'atlonal
Guard. who was dlscharl(ed alter he
told his suixrvtsor that he was gay.
NY council Approves
Gav Measure
NEW YORK The City Councll on
Wednesday approved legislation
designed to ensure unmarried couples
are treated lhe same as those who are
married In Issues from housing to
parking pt•rmlts. Vlt-wt•d as an lmpor·
lanl victory for homosexual couples.
lhe proposal would make law many
polklt·s that han· been tn effect for
years Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ts
expected to s1iin It quit·kly.
A series of city directives extended
to domestic partm·" the rij!hts once
n•st·n.·t·d for spoust"s and family mem
b<•rs, sud1 as visitation In cily jalls
and hospitals, and succession for city·
supt·rvtst•d housin~. Since the seltlemenl
of a lawsuit In 1993, the ctty has
provided health and dental benefits to
the domestic partners of ctty workers.
Under the btll, labor negotiations
would be requlrt•d to extend to
employees' partners the same benefits
provided for employt•es' spouses.
Countllman Michael Abel, a
Rt'publtcan who vott·d against the bill,
called It anotlwr nall in lhe cofhn of
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PllILADELPI llA - Volunteers IJ<o!(an
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nw mt•n Wt're amonA the first of 5.000
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nw thrt•t• year trial of VaxGen lnc.'s
AIDSvax Is cks1g1wd to show whether
It t·an prott·et pt·opk from lnfertlon.
nw tt'sllng that began Tuesday ls the
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Dn1~ Administration mak<"!-. a decision
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Volunteers like tlw 150 m
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Ow virus. suC'h .. ts J,!a\· men and
women whoSt· st·xual parlnt·rs are
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Lott's Remarks Rallvinu
Call for Vote on Hormel
WAS! IINCTON - Saying "dlsrrlmt
nation ls \VTOng." Sen. Alfonse DAmato
(R-N.Y.) C'rltirlzed his party's top leader
for refusing to 1<-t the S1·nate vote on
the ambassadorial nomination of i:!a\·
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- Former Lambda Legal Defense attorney Mickey Wheatley on
conservative talk show host Armstrong Williams (right). the defendant
on a sexual harassment suit Wheatley has brought on behalf of a former
male producer The suit alleges that Williams. who famously asked
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-M1ss.) whether homosexuality 1s
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- Traditional Values Coalition Executive Director Andrea Sheldon in a June 5 press
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22 I was not a club kid, I was a real senous kid I am still
pretty serious. Im really a homebody. I don't want to
leave my house •
- Chastity Bono (left), former entertainment media director for
the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, to the Toronto Star,
May 29
"We were estranged, and I hadn't talked to him in
almost a year. I feel terrible about that.·
- Chastity Bono to USA TODAY, June 11 , on the death of her father, Sonny Bono.
"(My 'Tales of the City') miniseries did very well for PBS (in 1994) It
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of Oklahoma and Georgia, the latter seriously
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"At the PBS station in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a
bomb threat prompted officials to pull 'Tales' one hour
before a1rt1me. Within a matter of weeks, PBS had quietly
retreated from its plans to participate 1n the funding of
'More Tales of the City, a six-part follow-up . ... My characters
were abandoned in mid-crisis, with storylines dangling •
- Author Armistead Maupin (right) writing in the June 6 issue of TV Guide "More
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Gender Transgressors
The time has come for equal treatment for transgender issues
by CINDY l ABEL
·1 am here to
take a second
look al this trans
p.endercd thing.'"
said the some
what disheveled
man. "Years al(o. I
ust"d lo have
rh(·nts who want
(•d st•x-rhanges
and even though
they seemed pn·lly 'normal" accordlnl(
(O lhc lt:Sllnl( Wt' US('(J, ( figun·d there
must Ix· someUuni: wrong.·
Thal admission, which woulcJ have
been dlscom·erlml( cnou~h from your
average family doctor came from a
licensed psyrholo!(lsl attt-nding a
workshop on "The Transgendered
~:Xpcr1encc: Is It Patholog1ralT al the
Gl'orl(la Psychological Assoc·1alion's
recent annual confrn.·nn·.
II was. uller all, tht• lirst din1rally·
oriented t·xaminalion of the topic at
lhc groups' annual c·onferencc, and
lht· attt·ndt·t·,, wt·n· a bknd of proft·s
sionab from afross lht• stat(".
Dr. Barbara Rubin, who also just
happ..-ns to be my partner In life. led
the l(roup through definitions and ter·
minology and then the fun and Od
!(<'ling - !x•gan.
·oraw a p<'rfet·tly gendt'red person,"
she instruett'd. "Then. draw a picture
of yours<-lf, and another or how you
had always wisht'd you looked."
The results? Women with breasts
and mrn With penise,,.
C"mon. Dabs. doesn't everybody
know that? wc·re all l(rade school
graduates herl' .
Actually. the good do<tor wanted us
to dig det'pt'r and find out why we drew
our pictures lhe way we did. Her point:
clinicians should pay allmtion to their
client's cxpt'rit'nce or their gender
rather than dt'termtne whal ·gender
slot• they think the client should Ot
Into now or end up In later.
In discussing how gender ts attributed
on the basis or societal standards
developed through movies. religion.
,;oc-lely. and CXp<'rience. she pushed a
little more.
'"\Vhy. wh'"n a J)f'r!-ton walks into a
room: she asked, "do we uncon
sciously seek to answer 'male or
female"?" Goodness. those ehalrs sure
were slar1ing to feel uncomfortable.
"And how do we fed if we can't
an~wer (·onduMvely enou14h for our
standards?"
By the end or lht' session. the psy
cholog1sl who was once so sure that
"something must b.- wrong" with
cli<-nls wanting a sex than#.?,t' n·a<"ht·d
the c-ondusion that "some or those
·standards of <-can·· books may warrant
some re·wr1tcs.·
This is the rrvo1ution your molh<"r
warn("(] you al>oul- Wlwn you dare to
question the belit·fs al>out lhlnjls like
gender. exploring the possibility that
maybe thn,.·s a little b1l more to le::irn.
After all, to borrow a phrasr from the
feminists. ts hlolol(y dt:sllny? Do
breasts promise mterlor decorating
and gourmet cooking skills? Docs a
penis fon·tell a prdrn·n<"t' for driving
tmcks and drinking l><·c-r?
Let's fac-t· it, mos! or you rmding this
column are ,!!t·ndt·r transgressors.
·Nol me. rm a man. I w«ar pants and
don't swish. Just cuz rm attracted lo
men doe:-;n't mean I'm not a man."
Back lo that drawinl( or tht' perfectly
l(endered person. By lransl(rt"ssors, l
mean not ntt1ng societal roles for
males and females, determined somewhere
alonl( lhe way.
lsn"t that the SOUrCl' of homophobia
and helero.sf.'xism? Men told they're
not "real men· l>ccaust' lh<"lr partner
isn't female, womt'n who ·aren't really
women" because they're not l>ear1ng
children as well as their husband's
load?
We're breaking the !(ender rules.
Some of us In shame, some of us In
freedom. but we're breaking them
nonetheless. We're- not so different
from those whose Internal Identity
doesn't match their extenor bodies.
The slrul(!llc for l(ay c-MI r11(hls and
the battle for transl(ender rights may
not present the same face, but at !heir
heart. they are the s:ime: We're defytng
biology and renouncing social ronfor·
mity to be tme to our Innate ldenlily.
Allempts to drny that root cause or
discrimination and "keep the Issues
separate" have already cost us.
In the land or IA.BT alphalx·t soup,
consider ENDA and DOMA
There's been a lot or hootin' and hol
lcrin' al>oul the cxc·luslon or prol<'elion
for transj:!rnd<•rt•d p<·rsons from lhe
l:!:mploymcnl Non Dl!it'rirnlnaUon Acl.
the bill that would outlaw discrimlna
lion in tht' workplaet· on ltw basis or
sexual orientation.
A lol of oUwrwise wdl inl«nhorwcl
gay folks haw mack it <"i<'ar llwy don't
want their on<' shot at <'qual protection
jwpardl7.ed ·1x .. -.1usc not enough .-du
c-alion has bet·n dont· yt·t" on gc·nder
identity Issues. So f:NDA moves for·
ward. and onct• passed, some wil1 be
left behind. maylx· for a day, maybe for
a decade.
Then I ht· re's I>OMA that ul-(ly.
misnamed pit·c·t' ol legislallon called
the Defense Of Marnage Art.
In the midst ol all lht· grl'nadr-loss
inl( over DOMA. a lilllt• bll of linkage
between ,!lay folks and transgt·ndrrecJ
folks would havt· broul(hl to light an
ovcrlookt'd detail on thc· marriage
landscape: lransgt'ndt·n·d marriage.
A hetcrost'xual. kgally ldt'ntified.
male and female coupk gt·ts married,
Later, one or the partnt·rs IJC.'t·omes.
legally. another gend<"r. They are still.
the courts have held. legally marrit"d.
What. a marriage between two p<'O
pie of the same !(ender'? Aren't some or
us raising and spendinl( mllllons or
dollars campall(n1ng for this fret'dom
to marry? Y.-s, and some <·oupks or the
same ,!lender already "enJOY" those
rights and l(ays have l>ecn left
behind.
This linkage thing betwt·en gays and
transgendered persons cuts both
ways.
Maybe we dldn"I want to admit, lo
ourselves and to the finger pointing
condemners. that when wc-'ve said
repeatedly. "We're JU St like you: we
should have bt't'n say1nl( ll to our Id
low gender transgressors (gay.
straight. trans and bi). and not the
heterosexuals who play by "lhe rules"
and seem to run the world.
Maybe we didn't wan! lo fa<"e and
embrace that lmlh. And In the words
or Dr Rubin, why is that'?
Cindy L. Ab('/ is a c·oountmirolion.,
and pol11ical ronsullcml. Siu.· can Ix•
reached al C1ndyU\lx•l@cwlrom.
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VOICES & ECHOES
Tagged An Outcast
It's our responsibility to include, not divide gay community
by MUBARAK S. DAHIR
Although I am not black. I
received some early lessons
In racism that slick like nee·
die prtcks In my memory.
Unfortunately. those memo
ties recenUy surfaced after a
discomforting encounter I
had at my local gay bar.
I was 7 years old when my
family moved to the wooded
mountains of central
Pennsylvania. I was soon lo discover not everything
was as open as the state's beautiful landscape.
Soon after we setlled In our new slate, my parents
went searching for a house lo buy. After many
months and many house tours. they found a place
they liked. As part of the house lour, the real estate
agent walked them around the front and back yards
of the house. and even around the community. The
point of the walk around the neighborhood was lo
show my parents how well-kept the area was. Bui It
also serwd, Inadvertently, as a way for the home
owners there to gel a glimpse at their prospective
new neighbors.
After a few days of discussing the matter. my moth·
er and father called the real estate agent lo pul in a
bid on l11c house. The agent gladly accepted the bid.
bul had some important news for my parents: some
neighbors had seen my mom and dad walking the
streets with the realtor. and knew they were consid
ertng purchasing the home. Unhappy with what they
saw, some neighbors had circulated a petition and
then sent It Into the realtor: they were asked that the
home not be sold to a "mixed race" couple.
My father Is an Arab. not a black man, but his skln
Is just dark enough thal neighbors (who I would later
find out didn't know what an Arab was) could mis·
take him for an Afrtean Amertcan. My parents d<"cid·
ed to buy the house and ignore the pellllon. and later
at school I would be taunted that my father was
black. ('No he's not," I would respond with the tnno
cence of childhood. "He's brown.")
Even after the community realized my father was
not black. they still understood he - and thus the
whole family - was different. We had funny names
and a funny religion and he had a funny accent.
They substituted the slurs they once used for black
and replaced them wilh the slurs they knew for for
el~1ers.
Many years later, when I realized I was gay. I
thought I had finally found a group of people who
understood what it meant to be "different." to be a
social outcast. Even before I came out and under·
stood I was gay and what that meant. I had lived my
entire life under one label or another. Thank good
ness. I thought, that my newfound community
understood the scourge of those labels. Surely as a
community we would understand our klnshlp with
others similarly taAAed outcasts and infertors by
society al large. I believed.
Sadly. I have been sorely disappointed. A reminder
of that came just the other day In my favorite local bar.
When I moved several weeks ago from Philadelphia
lo St. Louis, one of the first things I did was seek out
the leather/bear bar. Aside from any sexual Interest
such bars may carry for me. I had hislortcally found
that many patrons understood the outsider lab..-!,
even from within the gay community The leath<'r
crowd Is oflen pushed aside by the larger gay com
munlty, embarrassed by the stereotypes men In
boots and biker hats. and women with whips. convt·y
to straight America. And until the relatively recent
advent of the "bear movement.· large hairy men were
considered anything but beautiful in a gay commu
nlty obsessed with youthful, slim pretty boys. These
men. I figured. were the epitome of outsiders In a
community of outsiders.
I am standing at the bar, shartng a beer with a man
squarely In tlle bear department. He Is asking me the
litany of questions a native son of any city asks a
newcomer; what do you like about our city, what
Marching to Nowhere?
don't you like
I happen to mention that I find my new city sur·
prtsingly segregated. For a city that Is 60 percent
black, there seems precious Jillie interaction between
the races.
"Where did you move here from?" he asks after my
remark.
"Philadelphia." 1 reply.
"Oh, well that explains 11." he says. as 1f he's dis·
covered the Rosetta Stone.
"Explains what?" I ask. confused.
·wen. you just don't understand blacks here; he
says lo my amazement. "'Missouri was a slave state,
you know. Blacks here are different than blacks lrom
free states.·
It would be easy lo blame this attitude on the
Southern influence of Missourt. But I've witm•sst·d
similar attitudes in other cilles. north and south.
east coast and west coast. We all know they exlsl in
the gay and lesbian community to a greater degree
than any of us would like to admit.
Apologists for our community often counter this
fact with two observallons: First, that homophobia Is
not neC'Cssartly less in minority communities. for
example, so the lessons are not Jearnt"d on the other
side of lh<" fence either. This may be true. but it's no
t'XC'US{".
St·cond. they point out lhal l(ays and lesbians
come from every sector of life in America, and that we
renrct the altitudes and values of our roots rel(ard
less of our sexual identity.
Perhaps I'm naive lo believ<" that just because we
are gay and lesbian, we should be less bi~oted as a
community 1n our altitudes towards olh<'r< - for
elgners. different races, different relii:1ons. whatever.
But I do believe as gay men and lesbians it 1s part of
our responsibility, part of our ~1ft. to connect the dots
and see the larger picture of the things that needless
ly divide this nation - not just lhis que<'r nation
Mubarak S. Dahir can be reached at
MubarakDah@aol.com.
The Millennium March could be ejf ective, but is it worthwhile?
by Paul Varnell
/\ kw months ago. the
llum:m Rights Campaign,
Metropolitan Community
<'hurdws. Pan·nts, Families
and Frtends of L<-sh1ans and
Gays, .:md the Lal um org.1111
7..ation Ll~EGO annourwed n
national gay mar<'h In
Washington in 2000.
This Milknnlum Mardi
was inknded to draw par·
Ucular atl<'nlmn to gay "p«oplc of l<tilh" and gay
"family issuc·s." su!'h as gay and lesbian parlnn
ships. gay pan·nllng and gay C"hildren.
Tiws<" an· not lssul's whld1 affec·t nw p<·rsonally.
but tll!·y do rt"O!'cl the liws and concerns. of most
gays and lc-shlans I know. Th<'Y arc also issu!'s that
are llkt'ly lo n·sonalt" with most decent Anl!'ticans
who. In larg<" part, are the audience for such man·h
es. And w1• should ('(·rtainly support equal rights for
gay famili<"s wht·ther W<" desire marriage for our·
srlv<":S or nol.
Was th<" marc-h announc·c.-menl was quit·kly fol
lowt"<I l>y t"nlhusiasm and approval? Oh. no. R;.1lll!'r.
c-omplaints .lnd dt·nurwtahons or those propo~m~
lht· Idea. Ii was tht• wrong dalt'. It would dlvnl
r<"sour<"<-:s. II wa!'t <·xdusionary in its planning. It was
exdustmMry tn its t·mphast·s. An asteroid mij!ht
6ltik!". It might rain.
So a larj!t" m<·t'tlll~ wa~ convt·n("'(I ot soint• 40 IW~lds
of rmUonal nncl local J,!ay orj!alli7.. ations t·arlic:r this
month to "'c·olkc:livc:ly cit-sign· an lndusivt· and diverse.·
stnKtun· lo t·nslirt· d1vc·rstty and mdusivt·nt•ss.
II It was hard lcr gl'l nn1C"h information al>oul the·
Milknnium Mar!'h In the past lwo months. ancl ll
was, It h now <'V<"n harckr. Al this po111l , tlw marC"h
is no longc·r .1houl gay "pc~>ple or faith." or gay farnl
ly issues, or,. in fort. anythin~ al all. No orw wants lo
cummtt to .. 1nylhtn~ cxt·t>pl lnu..zwords'. "'divt·rsr;
·co11t:"t·ttvc· .u1d •Jndus1vc.· And so Wt' wondtT
whether it i5 worthwhile havin 1 march.
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they have been adduced for <lll the prc"\ious march
es In 197fl, 1987. 1993. They can dcmonstrale
gay numbc:rs and commllm<"nl to pohllci<ll", and
opinion le:1dt rs Tun· can create: bursls of c:xdtr
mcnl and enthusiasm among some of thosr attend
Ing. TI1ey ran draw people together durtng the pl<ln
nlng prucrss. They can expand gay malling lists
These nn· not the stated goals of the mare h l>ul
these ore the tcnns the march ts being drfendcd In.
Arr these reasons to attend such a march~! For
many ol us. probably not. There .ire. howt·vc.·r, fatrh•
M1bslanttal <lr,L!ument:.; a~ainst a national mard1.
Mardws take a grc.·at dt·al of Umt· and ex1x·nst· to
plan and <"lrry out. P<·opk who sp<•nd lilll<'. <·nt-rey
and mmu-y organizing a march might bdlt·r dc.·votc.·
thosr sauw !"ilorls to the wide array of otlwr impor
tanl, suhslanliv<' gay conc·erns. It Is hardly useful to
dl\'tTl pt·opk'~ att<•ntion from other proJ<'l'ls.
St'l'nnd, a national march siphons ofl a great d<~ll
or mml<'Y lrom tht• pcopk who attend, money that
nc-vt•r docs a thin~ for the gay movement. Washington
m<·rthanb will profll greatly from the man-h, l>ut will
anyont· dsr lx·ndlt? In addition. many marc·hc.·rs may
wdl fed that lh<'Y ha\'e ruIOlkd their ol>ligatlun to the
gay mowm1·11t by going lo the march und l>e less
induw<l to contnbutt· anythin$! more
·n1trd, the t·nthusiasm creakd by national man·h
c.-s <·an l>c bric.·f. Promise Kecpt·rs slid downhill afirr
tts 114.ttJonal mardl. TI1e Million Man Marrl1 SCt_'JllS to
hav<· had lillk lingt·ring impact. Tiw warm fuzzy
glow of tlw fir-I gay marC'h in 1979 S<'<'m<·d lo last
M"vt·ral month ..... but each subst•qut·nt Aay mard1
st·t·ms to havt" had a shorkr impaC'l: c.:nthusiasm
from Ill!' 19!1:1 march Ja,ted al>oul two W<'!'ks.
Fourth, t"aC'h marrh we hold means less and less
b(·«,tust· it ts 1ust on(• of a s('rks. Mardws ha\'(•
bt·c·omr routtn<". Unlt·ss a march is signilicantly larg
er or ha.-,, a dilfrn·nt .1ni;?le: lfor instanc-t·. laith uruJ
family lssu<•s?), lh<" rm·dla ~el lxm·d. 1x1httd.111s get
bored. gays get l.xm'tl
Also, plans lor the nal1onal marrh will incsc.apably
P A G E 1 9 A
w some ume. enerey and money away from the
mare-hes planned for each state capital. All talk of
roordlnallon. syncrey and so forth bttwcen lht•
pl.llls makes no sensr Thcrc Is only so mud1 llm<"
,u1d money .1round. and statcs arc \i..herr- most
Important gay issues arc dccrdt'CI from sodomy
laws. lo gay marria~c. lo non d1sc-rimln~ ion propos
als. to school proi?rams for g.w youth. lo h.1te <.mm·
d.lla collection
And alas from what little m e ran Je.irr !>out !ht·
new collecttve, cltvt·r~e orgar :zcn». U,~ sec m lx·nt on
rcpcalln t all lh..- prol>Iems that plagued the I IJ!l:i
mardl. 11Ml march was poorly o~anizec! It nnrcr
J.!Ol t·veryonc on tht.· Mall at once the events on st_gt•
wt·n· slow pan•d and dull, the-re wa~ no rcsult..lnt
polllln1l gain, and tlwrc wl're so muny dem.mds (53)
that the m.lrch •·nlirdy latked a focus and ended up
l>einitjusl a party and music re.suval. Did we ever get
a financial ac·countln~?
Once a~ain. lher<" is the obsessive and lime con·
sumlng concern "1th proct'ss Instead of results.
DcnMnds for "open process" usually translate to
m<~m. "I think I am important. \\'hy wasn't I con
sullcd?" And "process" is usually a stalking horse for
agenda issues.
Once again. as m I 993. planning groups arc to l>e
50 (><'rcenl minortty and 50 percent wom..-n even
though mlne>rtllt"s consll ute 26 percent or the t, 5.
populallon. and most studies have found that gay
men outnumber lesbians by al least 2 I. It Is Inter
1-sling that no one brought this up.
It seems llkdv that so relentless)\· tnclusl\'e a
group wtll be un;;ble to reject \irtually :iny "concern"
ur clt•mand from any constituent group. lndt•ccl It Is
hard to think or any reason they could offer for doing
so slnre organtz<·rs have now slated their aim of
maximal lndus1\"C'nt.•ss.
Forget the national march Do something useful
Instead.
Paul \'arncU wntrs for Ch1cago·s \\ uld.11 Cuy Ttmcs
and olher gay newspapers. Hr.s c mall address r.s
l'VameURAOl..rom.
..J U N E 2 a 1 a s a
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"IS THIS A CAUSE OF HOMOPHOBIA?"
(This Program IS Free and Open to the Community)
Presented by Dr. Jim Hollis,
Director of the Jung Educational Center,
Tuesday, July 7, 1998!
Dr. Hollis will di scuss the proh1b111on against self-awareness
under which men labor and the secrets they keep from
themselves. He says, "As wounded as women have been m
society, it can be argued that men, who are emotionally denied
the companionship of other men, and are spht-off from their
emotional realities, are even more grievously wounded."
Does this offer an explanation for homophobia and mternahzed
homophobia'? This program 1s for men and women who
would hke to understand the answer to that question.
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BEARS on the Bayou to host a cocktail
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Friday, June 26th, 7:00pm
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Reg1strat1011 JS FREE and artists may
keep 100% of thetr sales For more
Information, or to register. call Nick
Cavallaro or Lois Ml7/er at 713.2841973.
CALLING ALL SWBT EMPLOYEES
ACTIVE OR RETIRED!!!
Come OUT' and show your colors by
proudly supporting the Houston Lesbian
and Gay Pnde Parade. If you are interested
on being a part of the spectrum unit
1n lhe parade, please call 713.871.2922
for more 1nformat1on. Spectrum 1s the
organization of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual,
trans-gendered and gay fnendly SWBT
employees.
HOPWA Funds Available for Rural
Counties. The PWA Coahtoon has housing
assistance funds for People with HIV
or AIDS residing on Austin. Colorado,
Walker and Wharton Counties. These
funds are provided by a contract woth the
Texas Department of Health. Individuals
or famtlies residing on these coun11es m
need of rental or uhhly assistance should
contact tho Coahhon directly at
1.800.999.0325.
Houston Lesbfan & Gay Prfde 1998
The official Houston Lesbian & Gay Pnde
1998 merchandise 1s now available. Tsh1rts,
tank tops, sleeveless muscle Ts,
caps and commemorative pins all feature
the 1998 theme of "Unilted, D1vers1lted,
Electnhed." All proceeds help bnng you
PRIDE 1998. Call Fred. for more mformatoon,
at 713.522.9752.
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off-Broadway theater seeks a sor-
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vice/sales oriented person to oversee its
patron services and box office operalions.
This pos11ton os responsible for
supervising single ticket and subscription
sales, daily and weekly sales reports.
management and scheduling of two Box
Office Assistants and House Manager,
audience relattons and some marketing.
Must be motivated, organized and deta1loriented
person. Strong computer skills
and a good telephone manner are
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1s a full-time, year-round pos1hon woth
health benef1ls. Send resume and cover
letter with salary requirements lo Donald
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TX 77019 or fax to 713.527 8669
The Houston/Harris County Tille I
Ryan White Planning Council seeks a
Planning Council Manager to provide
oversight of all Planning Council support
activities. Graduate degree in Public
Health/Adm1nistrat1on or related field pre·
!erred. Experience in
staff/volunteer/budgel management,
excellent communication skills and com·
puter literacy required. Knowledge of
HIV/AIDS ep1dem1ology and services,
Spanish language fluency a plus. Send
resume to Roy Delasbore. Texas Dept. of
Health. 5425 Polk Ave., Suite J, Houston,
Texas 77023·1497. Or fax resume to
him al 713.767 3435
LOBO-ls accepting appifcatlons for
evening manager. Apply in person
3939 Montrose between 9am-5pm
Mon.-Fri.
The Houston Pride Band,avolunteer,
non-profit organization 1s looking for a
conductor/artistic director Duties will
include: providing art1st1c direction, conducting
at weekly rehearsals, and part1c-
1pating al bi-weekly board meettngs. For
more onformalton, please contact Russett
Williams at 713.524.0218, or send email
to HousTxBandOaol.com
The Fltness Excha nge 1s now hiring fiir
receptionisVtramer Must be people oriented
and wtlling to work on some weekends
We are also looking for a detail
oriented housekeeper Please come by
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p,.,. 7'3·546 0230
June 27
Its what this weekera 1s all
about Houstor hgtots up l'ie
sky with pnde for the 1998
Lesbian and Gay P•1de Parade.
The parade is more than 100
urnt~ strong this year It bogms
at the comer of Westhe1mer
and Ridgewood, and travels
east toward Stanford. But get
there earty to plant your roots.
orgar1zers expect 70,000 this
year 9 p.m. 713-529·6929.
Last year, Rich's was packed
for Pride Night with circuit boys
partying down until early
Sunday. This year, expect the
mega dance club to pull out all
the stops for "Wired: Direct
Current." a party they say won"t
be forgotten. Billboard DJs J.D.
Arnold and Chris Sill spin the
crowd into a frenzy with their
trademark selection of bassthumpmg.
deep house. 2401
San Jacinto, 9 p m. 21 and up
$10. 713-759-9610.
June 28
Make sure your batteries are
recharged for JR ·s Sunday
afternoon ntual of cheap drmks
Take your best shot at tho
club's classic karaoke sing
along at 6 p.m., and stick
around for the professional
male strip contest hosted by
that crazy duo of hair teasers,
Kofi and Lindsey Love at 11
p.m. Congratulations to the
venue, which celebrated its
16th anniversary on Thursday.
804 Pacific. Ages 21 and up.
713-521·2519.
June 29
Tickets are on sale for TUTS'
productions of ''Camelot" with
Robert Goulet. and Andrew
Uoyd Weber's freshman work
•Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat." The
latter stars David Osmond -
yes, as 1n Donny and Mane
"Joseph" opens June 30 and
runs through July 12 ··camelot•
opens July 21 and runs through
August 2 Call 1 ·800·678-5440
for tickets. Prices vary.
Tickets have beer so hard to
get for Andrew Lloyd Weber s
"The Phantom of the Opera
that the musical has been
extended through July 18 Eight
additional performances have
been added. Jones Hall, 615
Lou1s1ana Ave Tickets $16 to
$66, 713·629-3700
INSIDE:
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__ HOUSTON VOICF • JUl\E 26, 1998
A GUIDE FOR YOUR l.EISLlRE TIME
HOUSTON VOICE INTERVIEW
by DAVID GOLDMAN
Superstar RuPaul, whose remarkable
ascension to international fame began In
Atlanta's gay bars, comes home this
Saturday night for his first Atlanta con·
cert stnc·t• 1995. HuPaul's show at The
Tabernacle is set for 11 p,m,
Long a legend In dance clubs from
New York to Miami. RuPaul hit the bl/I,·
time with his 1993 smash
·supermodel.· St nee then, he's
released thrf'f.' more CDs, pub
llshed an autobiography ("Lt"llln"
It All Hang Out"), appeared In
films ("The Brady Bunch
Movie: "To Wong Foo ,.,
Thanks for Everything, Julie
Newma r ") and h osted his own
drlve· tlrne rad to show on New
York's WKTU FM.
1\vo weeks ago, The New
York Times and TI1e Los
Angeles Times debuted new
print ads for Rockport shoes
featuring a suave RuPaul In
male clothes. For Saks Fifth
Avenue billboards In Las
Vegas, New York and LA, he
showboats In both male and
female drag, And he appears as a
guy with Stockard Channing In lhe
made· for cable movie ·An
Unexpected Li fe: which premiered
on USA Network on June 24.
The world's most famous
drag queen tells Houston Voice
about his roots, his lover and
the new millennium.
purchased in New York's \ \.'est
Vllla~e. preparing for a trip to South
America and planning a family
reunion at his Miami Beach vacallon
home. RuPaul recently took time lo
talk lo Houston Voice about his cart'er,
his relationship with his dashinl(
Australian lover and why Atlanta
whe re he return!'<i thi!-i wet•kc-nd for th e
city's Pride celebration - still feds like
home.
HoVo: What's your secret !or
being a successful superstar and
having a happy romance at home?
RuPaul: The flrsl moment I met
(lover) Georges (LeBar), I felt safe.
I was very vulnerabi<' al the lime I
met him, In his presence, I fell
really safe. at my most vulnerable
point. He's very warm and lo\1ni(.
He reminds me of what's really
important. I don't know whal the
hell he sees in me. (laughs) I J(el
really tied up In my career. I can
be really introverted and get.
very into work.
HoVo: You've done several high
profile things recently that Involve
working In men's clothes. I know
you've often said that everything
we put on Is drag, but for
a long time you've been associated
with a particular kind
RuPaul j ust wrapped u p taping on another of hlgb-glam female drag.
season of his "RuPaul Show· on VH-1, where
his guests Included Olivia Newton-John, Rick Pholo by Mathu & Zaldy
How Is It psychologically
different for you to get
ready to work as RuPaul the guy, as opposed to being
RuPaul the Queen of All Media?
James and the Pointer Sisters. And on July 4, Chancellor
Media wtll unvt>ll his dance music program "RuPaul Radio:
which wtll prt>miert' tn New York and then go into nationwide
syndication,
But long llnw observers know that RuPaul's stellar career
began rlli,hl ~n Atlanta, wHh frequent appearances on public
access cables '111e Amertt·an Music Show· and with his wild
nili,htclub performann•:.. From the early '80s until he moved
lo New York In 1987, Hu was an institution In Atlanta's gay
scene. l le danc1·d on a 11.o·go box at Weekends, plastered fliers
of himself wearing a jot·kstrap and hair extensions ("RuPaul
is Everylhin1(l on lri<-phone polt's, and spent hours waving
from the pord1 ol his Midtown apartmi·nt above a billowtng
bt•dsht•t•l with his seasonal mcssa~t· Kryloned In red: '111ts
Swnnwr, Hul'aul Is l~NI llot.•
Though pn·octuplc.·d with moving Into a nc-w aparlmt•nt he's
"Opposite
o f Sex"
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n1c111yd<'cl lines
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RuPaul: trs a lot more relaxing. All that shit I put on. I act
like. 'Oh. II comes on easy and I feel great ' But it's like ha\'
1ng a uniform on, Somehow when rm In glamour drag, it'~
almost like a goddess. I feel like the pope. who other Pfi>ple
want validation from. People pay you more attention and give
you more encrcy
When rm not In drag, rm able to focus on m)' o"m enerl()•
and linger and really be in that moment. I can focus on mv
0\1m 1·nerJt\' from !ht' inside oul, rather than the enercy that's
coming to me based on what rm wearing,
HoVo: You're launching your new nationally syndicated
radio show In July. What arc you going to play on It?
RuPaul: It'' ~omg to be a lot like the T\' ,1Jow on \'H I It
See RUPAUU page 3B
"X Files"
F r D1. 'tot•ny
ann Anderson.
life is out there
Page 98
r • A
MOVIE REVIEW
Mangled lives a treat in 'Opposite of Sex'
by STEPHEN A. UNDERWOOD
Forever. It seems, gay films have
had only two Ingredients. a pretty boy
~one V.TOn(!. and an estran~ed lover
who won't !(Ive up.
But In his hllartous new film "The
Opposite of Sex.· Uon Roos bakes a
satlrtcal cake mixed with those same
Ingredients, yet scon·s big with a catty
recipe that doesn't fall nat on its face.
The movtc stars Christina Ricci as
16-year old Dedee Truitt. a plottinl(.
connlvtrtj?, rebellious sex kitten who
elopes from her mother's Louisiana
country house after her incestuous
stepfalh('r gets plowed six feet under
Short. plump and sporllnl( two
rnlossal milky white breasts,
Christina could easily be that missinl(
mistress on a dairy c·arton. or the next
underage cenlerfold. Yet she splits
with the help of her Biblc-quolinl(,
while supremacist boyfriend (William
Lee Scott) lanclinl( unannounced on
the doorstep of her half brother Bill.
Bill l:.lartln Donovan) b a wealthy
late thirtysomcthllll! gay man who
liws with his handsome, young lover
Matt (Ivan Sergei) In an ldylltc. middle
class Eden. Their l(lganhc house 1s
packed with \\Jspy mementos that
look more like a scene out of ·Leave It
to Beaver· lhan a cesspool of homo·
sexual deviance bound to be struck by
a meteor
Yet Dedee Is the meleor Iha! strikes
this Indiana pamdisr. She su<Teeds 111
convincing Matt that he mil(ht be
btscxu,1! (how would he know he's not
If he's ncvt'r trted?), and she beds him
in the ,1fternoons while 8111 is away
tcachln!( at high school. With an in tel
lect just a notch above Cro Magoon
man, Malt IS clueless of Uedee's set
up. In record tlml'. she iJnnounces
he's made her pregnant In spite of
scores of Trojans
Shocked by the news of :.latt's mfi
dclity. Bill Is wounded deeper wh~n
lhe new couple skip town for
California. alter stealing $10.000 of
his money To kt·cp him al bay, Dedee
steals the ash('s of Bill's lover who
died of AIUS. Infuriating his survivln~
sister Lucia ("Friends" regular Lisa
Kudrow) who hanl'!s onto Bill like a
pseudo housewife. in part to temper
her sexually· repressed life.
To matt('rS worse, Jason (Johnny
Gak< ki), a quemy ex· hll(h school stu
dent, pays Bill a visit, demandm~ to
know Matt's whereabouts. Jason
threatens to tnunp up sex charl'!es
al(alnst Bill to the st·hool board if Matt
doesn't call. or ('OUrst•, Matt doesn't.
The school board suspends Bill when
the mt'dla bn·aks the story
Regrt'ltably he decides to hunt Matt
and lkclcc down to wipt· disgrace from
his name with Lt1('ia relurtanlly in tow.
Ricers sinlskr glances are reminisn
·nt of her stint as Wednesday on
"Tiu· Addams f',unlly" film series. She
seems psychologically suited as the
film's ft'mme fatale Sht' waxes and
wanes from plttful to pililt'ss as we
love her and hate all at the same lime.
~::agcrty, we applaud her doom only
to he drawn back Into her "'ickt'd web
when she lives after htrthlng the baby.
Yl't we c.an t t.elp hut shake our heads
at the sht"Cr cruelty of her shenani·
gans, and marve l al the mental circus
that manjllt"I th(' hws or the innocents.
Trouble is. on ony do.w ol lhl• wN·k .
there·s people out there just like her
Houston Voice Rating: **** (of 5)
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 100 mlnutt·s
Genre: Comedy
Director/ Script: Steven Ullkr
Cas t ; Christina Rini. Martin
Donovan Usa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett,
Johnny Galecki, Ivan Srrgd William
Scott Lee
Theaters: Opens today al the
Landmark Rl\'crs Oaks 3. Shepherd
and West Grav, (713) 52·1 ·2175.
$6.75.
Seduction: Chnstma R1cc1 (Dedee) seduces and then steals Ivan Sergei (Matt) from his
boyfnend m 'The Opposite of Sex,• which opens locally today -Photo by Bob Akester
Twisted sisters: Ivan Sergei (foreground) lets himself get entangled m a bisexual love
tnangle m a new amusing film by director Steven Dil |
