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HOUSTON
March 3, 1995
ISSUE 749
A Weekly ommunity News Publication
House subcommittees vote I
to slash AIDS programs I
Glamour
Diana Foundation
Presents
42nd
Annual Show
IS E veryt h1. ng . . . .' '
upoo their torrid dra·
mauc •perform·
anees ' O\er the past few
'ear' Presen1ers ha'ld
~ul the 1roph1cs "h ch
include Bes1 Ac1ress,
awarded to a ~a> man Bes1
Actor. which goes 10 a
fe<b1an, and the .om1·
ca and co\eled Bes1
Supported Actre's .:ir
A~1or categories
"'h1ch arc earned by a
wcl'·kepl man and
woman respecuvel).
B~ Sin.RI COHE!\ DARBO"i:-;E
/louJttm \.'out' Ed11or
Rcprescntatl\'CS of AIDS \enicc
prov1<lcr groups an<l a~enc1es that
adminis1cr federal AIDS fund' in
llou,ton and llarr;, County, reacted
Y.!lh a' mui.:h confusion ;rnd disbc
lid a\ .tpprchens1on on learning the
ftrtil a(;1 u11u on AIDS taken by the
1041h Con~res' Last week, one
llou'ie \Ubcommittce voied to slash
funding already in 1hc pipeline 10
states and ci1ics for AIDS care and
prevention, while a second voted to
climinalr the federal program that
provides houi;1ng as~1,.tancc to
people wnh AIDS
In \cparatc actions last Wcdncs·
day and Thursday, 1he Appropria
11ons Subcomm1t1ec on Labor/
Health and Human Serv1ccslEduca·
turn voted to cut S 13 million from the
Ryan Whuc CARE Acl programs and
S23 m1llwn from prevention programs
at 1hc Centers for Disease
Con1rol and PrC\cn11on, bolh ror
1he currcn1 I.seal year 1he Appru·
prla •("rt~ Suhcomm1ttce on Vet~
•r•u .t\ffttlra lloU•lng anlJ Llrban
Development voted to eliminate
1hc S 186 million Housing Opporlu·
nll1e\ for People v. 11h AIDS
(HOP\l'Al program
fhc propo..,ed cut-. tn Ryan Whtte and
CDC tunds apply Ill 1he a :cady ·'>udg
e1ed 1995 program Fran1s. accord·
ing w Winnie StaLhelherg. health
policy ad\.ocalt' l(1r 1hc Human
R1gh1s Campa1~n J unJ and olhcr
wa,hing11>11 based AIDS a<1n·
isrs llKCF 'ays the propo\ah mean
lm:al commun111C!\ grappling with
1hc ep1Jcm1c stand to lose $222 mtllion
in lcdcral a's1stam:c that many
had planned to receive durJng 1hc
current year
U S Rep Shcda Jack.on Lee (D·
Houston) ho~ ever said 1he pH•poscd
cuts would face an ··uphill ba1-
1lc"' in lhc full House and Scna1c and.
even if passed by bo1h hOU\e". would
l1kel) be \eloed by Pre ... 1dent Clinton
In a \tatemenr announcing a S4 ~
granl In Harris Counl) from Ryan
While funds on TUC\day, Lee said she
wa~ '"prrparcd to 'ight" effor" r
(:U t tundine tor A l DS programs
(Con1inued on Page 6)
l'pholdrn 42 1 ear·
old llad llCll of
black lies go" n,,
rhine~tnnes and
feathers. rhe Diana
founda11on ol Uousrnn
will presenl "Gia·
mour h Ever~ 1h ing ••
on March 251h al 1he elc·
gant Hou~ton Cluh
The Academy A"ards
spoof is headlined b~
John Eppen.on of
"The Fahulou'
Lypsinka Show,' His
35 m1nu1e-sc1 dircc1ed
by Kevin Malony "
complamentcd by the
dish_ songs and dance of
Tht 42nd Annual Dtana .4Mards
ShO't\, Glamour u £\try thing "
fta1urts lht stnsa11onal John
Epperson of .. The Fab11/011s
nc 3le founder of 1he
O•ana foundation.
Charks Hebert. a l a
the fabulous Angela
1-.. 1n::,bur). transformed
the ~ma• dub 1n10 a maJOr
ph1lanthrop1c organ1-
za11on over 1he } ears
Curren! pres1dcn1 Bill
1.>·ps1nka Show IPhoto b) Un
Pr1ntt)
1he Diana membership.
The Diana Award~ Show was !:lorn at a small
television pany on Q\car nighl over tour
decades ago when guests decided 10 presen1
their O\A.n awards Al lhe program. stat
ue°' of Diana . lhe goddess of the hun1. Wiii
he given 10 "deserving .. a11endces based
Poplin repons that the
Diana's have donated
over SI 0.000 10 charnahlc concerns 1n
1he pa>I ) ear. Benefac1ors rnclude the
Monirose Cltn1c, Coll 45"< Trouble
Fund, Benng Care Founda11on, and
AIDS Founda11on of Hou<1on Emrr-cency
I·unl.f
(Conlinued on Page 13)
Bering Care Center mounts extensive renovation to meet new rules
Pr0Rrt1111 Dtuuor Robert Sntll~
grO\'t .,howJ planJ for ntw, tnhanctd
Btrtng Cart Ctnur
(llOliSTON)-Working on a harrow
1ni hul non-ncgo11ablc schedule.
Benn& Care Center I\ renovating
and expanding the fac-11ity 1ha1 for sev
eral years ha' prov ided an adult day
center and comprchens1\-e nutri -
11on program for Hou:o.ton res1denc~
l"ing w11h HIV/AIDS
The cen1cr, a program of 1hc Bering
Commun11y Service Foundaiion,
received no11cc on Dec. 9 from Harm
Coun1y 1ha1 a new require111en1 was
added 10 1he siandards governing
Ryan Wh11e funding policies, effec-
11ve Jan 10, 1995 In order 10 qualify for
Ryan Wh11c funding for 1he 1995 fund ·
ing cycle lhc Care Ccn1cr needed 10
become hcen'°d hy 1he S1a1c of Texas by
sundards are hased on new 5tllc rcgu
la11ons effccuve Jan I Che Cuc: Center
s Texas Dcpar1men1 of Heallh fund·
mg will even1uall\ be 1hrea1ened 11
llccn~ing I\ nol ac,h1eved
Licensing re~u1rc> 1ha1 1he Care Center
huilding he remodeled rn mee1 both
lu:cn'e standards and ADA rcqurre·
ments , including hu1h.llng a nur-.e',
station and hiring a tull·t11ne nur-.e,
creating an outdoor recreational
area, 1ncrea,1ng hour' of operation.
and 1ncrca\1ng amount of full · lime
!olJtl mc:mher' 10 achic:ve a ,mailer clientf'
1afl ratw
The hul!d111g mod1f1ca11ons began
on Feb. 17 and are scheduled he compleic
h) April 30 The Care Cen1er has
been temporarily moved 10 the fel tov.
>h1p hall of Bering Mc1hodist
Church, adJacen1 10 lhc original cen·
1er hu1ld1ng.
The new, enhanced Bering Care Cen-
1er program will include; cx1endcd
hour\ ot oper111on. breakfast and
lunch nursing care. physical 1herapy,
nutritional counseling and
as~e,,mcnt, f1nanc1al counseling,
educa1 1onal -.em1nars. support
group,, chemical dependency pro·
grams, exercise programs art pro·
grams. field 1r1p,, 1ranspor1a11on.
and heal1hy 'oc1al 1n1crac11on,
agency official' said
Al1hough 1he 11mc consirainis for
J l:lecorning licensed are er.uemely nar
row 1he Bermg Foundlt.Lttn board 1s
comm111cd 10 achieving hccns:ng in
order to not interrupt or hall client
service; due 10 lacl of funding said
Stacie Cokinos. the founda1ion·,
direc1or ot devclopmen1 The Care
Cen1er "ill reappl) tor Rian \Vhlle
tunding on Ma) I. when 1he renova -
11011s and necessar) program add1·
t10ns arc complete "he said
De,p11e 1hc prc,\ure ul heing forced to
work w1th1n ... uch a re\tr1ct1ve lime
frame. the final re..,ult of 1he 111.:en!<lrn~
requirement will be a vcr) pos111ve
change for 1he cl1en1 care program,
Colino> -aid
'For1una1ely, 1he Bering Founda
tion Board of Director~ was alread\
making long-range plan> 10 bccom~
licensed wnhin 1he next few years." she
nOlcd
In fact a1 the 11mc ol no11ficauon of
rhc licensing requ1remcn1 a t\A.O )ear
campaign JHOJCCI had JUSt heen com·
pleted and prcp.ara11on ... \A.ere underway
10 build a commercial ki1chen to
expand the Care Cenrer's meals and
nutr111on program . Many individua
ls and community groups have con·
1ribu1ed 10 1hc ~llchen reno,a11on
campaign Now, however, 1hc plans
for lhe new kuchen arc ha.ing 10 be
res1ud1ed 10 afford 1hc licen<ing rcn
ovation. officials reported
.. One poin1 " clear in s1ud) 1ng lhe V Offices: 811 Weslhcima Suile 105. Houslm, TX 77\KJ6
Phones: Hotson (713) 529-8490 Nalioowidc (8110) 729-8490 Fax (713) 529-951 I
Jkus: Mcnlay bough Friday 9:00 a.m 10 5:30 p.m Deadline: Mcnlay noon
"PROUDLY TELL 'EM YOU SAW IT IN TIIE HOUSTON "\K)ICE!"
changes required che R)an \\'hue and
Texas Depar1mcn1 of lleallh funds are
ab-.olure y ncccssar) 10 the liun 1\al
of lhe Bermg Care Ccn1cr program and
licensrng 1s lbe unly alternall\C to
receive lhese funds . Cokrn s said
Bering · , 'er\lcc' are offered free <'f
charge 10 lo" inc me hm1hes and
1ndn1dual> funding from Ryan
While and the Te>as Departmenl of
Heallh ;, pro1ec1ed 11 8~ percen1 of the
overall Care Cenler budge I for I 995
Rober! Snellgrove. program direc
1or of 1he Care Cen1er, and John Sid·
ney-Trahan. Pre"den1 of 1he Board
of Trustee~. arc JOinll) o\er,eerng
1he reno\at1on .and program
change!<> . For more informa11on call
lhe foundation at (713) 529·6071.
IN mis WEEK'S
ISSUE
Another view of the PBS
debate - Page 3
Review Edward Albee's
"Three Tall Women" - Page 9
"Let Us Entertain You" this
weekend - Page 14
"Angels in America",
Part 2 Broadway
Page 38 (Blue Pages)
2 HOUSTON VOICE I MARCH 3, 1995
OI.C E MAIL 'tOr{;LCJ; ~
Letters to the Editor £ J ~
Spectrum '95 Update
From ALA" BOlJRGEOIS
Evtnt coordinator. Sp~ctrum 95.
HoUJIOn
Early last spring. we began the monu
mental task of creating an event that
was created for the Ga), Lesbian,
815~-tual anJ Transgcnder commu
noty of Houston fhe event was then
known as Town Meeting II and has
srnce evolved mm Spectrum '95. a
five star event 1hat has already set his·
tory. Spectrum 95 comprises of a
Bu.,ness Expo an Art Expo. a pol111·
cal Town Meeting, a Speakers Pro·
gram and a Concert. We would now like
to bring you up to datt: on the progress
of this historic event by explaining
what Spectrum '95 IS about.
Spectrum 95 currently has 20
~ponsors, comprised of national and
local businesses Thi~ 1s historic in
ll!\Clf, as no event other than Stonewall
and the Gay Game> has had so many
diverse sponsors I feel confident
that even more sponsor< will be added
on before the event takes place.
The Bustneu Fxpo ts designed to
show the fmanc1al strength rn our
communoly by showca<ing lesbian
and gay o"'ned bu.,nes,es "hole
allowing 1,ay frtc'1.dly busrncsscs to
also compete fllr our dollar..; . It jo;;
estimated that the llou,ton area ga)
and lesbian economy IS valuod at S2
b1I ion strllng
Wuh lh•t in m nd Town \feeting II
r designed lo unrte t':te communuy
hchrnd goals that benefit the entire
co'llrnunll} "' "ell a s 1nd1vidual
groups New (HOJeCtS and program ...
will he ("nl~rf'd d\lrrnc th1<; d1Hu'~
sion as well Just 1mag1;,e what S2 bil·
loon would l>uy Nov. JUSt 1mag1ne
what 350,000 votes w 111 accomplish
Wnh the Speakers Program, our
commun11y -.111 be able to learn how
to m~·esl that money on an individual
basis -.hat to do 1f we arc d1scr1m1-
natcd aga1nt;.t. or what the procedu!
fcs arc 10 adopt a child A cour ... e
entatlcd Runbow Zebra' will he
held to give our communuy a po-.1~
live ou1reach on a persDnal basi~
Not to l>e lorgotren the arts and
cntcrtatnment commun1t) will be
recogn:ted lhrough two events The
Art F•po will htghl1ght the many tal
encs 10
our communuy, such as national
recording s1ar Sarah ~1cl achlan ,
whose art work: will be available al
auction Her work w1 I be alongo;;1de
the m•ny local anms tha1 will be
c~h1b111ng
The conceri , 'Concert ot the
Stars. has over ~O 1nd1-.: 1duals and
groups scheduled 10 perform lor
your enterta1nmcn1 This concert
••II captare the d1vers11y of our
\!ommunll'fi and \\ II give many loca
and nauonal cntcrtJ ners th~ expo·
sure 1hey deserve Concert tickets
are n won sale )ru ma) call (713)
S26 28S3 to order yours
fhe concert has rece ved a great deal
of aueritt n fr-..m across the ~<lUntry
because of us first CD to l>e releasod on
April 15 , ,99S The CD entitled,
"Hand in lland has the t11le song hy
the sa"Tlc name wh _h w.u written b)
local artut Phil Smith especully
for th1' event The song has local and
nauonal enlcruiners like Roman
ovsky & Phill ps The Doghouse and
many others adding their voices t
the new !>attic hymn of the gay and le<
btan community You may p<e orJer
the CD fr SIO 00 by calling (713 '
526-2853 I
All of the above acc1v1ties and
entertainment will co1it a very low
price . concerc tickets start ac
SIS .00 and goes as high as S 100 you
will get a free tickec 10 other activi ties
with the purchase of a concert
ticket If you only want to attend eve·
rythong but the concert, the price os
S5 00 To order your ticket, plea.e
call (713) 526-2853.
Thi' promises to be an exciting and
h1stor1c event. We look forward to
(iCcing y u there
Focus On Real Fight
From GARY J. \A1' OOTEGHEM
H<>urton, TuaJ
It 1s eerie to watch ~ome among us
attempt 10 denigrace and undermine
others who arc at work within our gay
movement. You have to ask yourself.
will we ever learn'!
We all have a role to play. There is no
one way of doing this . We must be in
I both pol11ical partoe> That IS the
real world. like u or nol .
Pat Gandy ' s negative article
(Houston Voice Issue 747) about Log
Cabin Republ1cans~Houston was
on the mark by 180 degrees She " a
fool of she behe•es "hat her mind con·
tr1ve5 !'lone of ll IS true.
Whar her letter represent< is a con·
unued rescncment b)' -.ome ga) mem·
bcrs or ano1her pol1t1cal group
locally. They think we are crazy ro get
involved in the Republican Party
But we av th.at 11 you wanl to 11ght the
war, go to where the fronc line is . We
believe lhc: baule lies over in the
Rcpuhllcan Party lhc enemy there I '' the Reilg1ou' Right V>f• are going to
do battle with them There In the
I other pol111cal party. In any way we
can We are not afraid of losing. We
are onl} afraid ot not trying We will
not let that happen to the Republican
Party. Not wuhuut a fight anyway
The fight should not be between us
gays It os okay to be different.
Pat Gandy anJ her like 'hould >IOP
focuisrng on those of u-. who are doing
something posllt\IC rn a very troubled
world Stop the onf1ght1ng
We' re )Our lru:nJs. Pat, not your ene4
moos Th•} 're behind you
Log Cabon Republocan< - llou,ton
1s comprised of fiscally conserva
tl\ie, soc1all} lthcral men anJ women
who are mostly gay: certainly gay in
hel1ef "'e have doubled 10 c;1ze JUSt in
rhe IJSt few months The nelli gay polit·
1cal for~c in town ts u~ The monopoly
1s over'
AFH Thanks Colt 45 ·s
From S\R\ SPEER SU.BER
Ex,cut1 vt Drucror AIDS Fo11ndat1on
H1J11ston
\l.e at AIDS r ound•toon Houston
\o\JSh to express "ur sincere thanls to
the Colt 4 5 's Inc tor their ongoing
support ot the AFll food pantr),
Stone Soup I ast }ear alone, the Colt
45's controhutcd Sl5 000 to .. ard
the purchase of fresh fruits, voge
tahles and meats In the absence ol th•
Colt 45's generosity, hundred• .>f
Hl\' · po s 1t1\·c persons • "'ng on
tued incomes would l>e u ,.b • to
CPJOY rhe important nu1ri11ona
benefits provided bv h•th qua •l)'
produce and meal product< AFH
lools forv.ard t the cont nued support
cf the colt 4S • as a \ otal hnk on our
mutuil comm11menl to enhancing
the qua ht) of I le for persons II\ ong
v. 1th HIV AIDS Thanks Colt•!
Last week, the topic ot AIDS nnce again
bubbled to the surtace lor a spot in the
fickle frame at the foretront of main·
stream media attention Anc.J what ~tory
triggered the newt't round of con·
cerned/educataonal sidebar\ on
local and national newscasts and talk
~how~'? Well . 1l wasn"t the hearings that
kicked oil la.t Wednesday in the Sen·
are on reauthorizauon of the Ryan
White Comprehensive AIDS
Resources Emergency Act of 1990. And
11 wasn't the proposals passed an two
Congressional subcomm1tteec;; 1ha1
together would slash upwards ol S200
million in funding for AIDS pro·
grams, including Sl3 m11i1on from
Ryan White funds budgeted tor the
CURRENT fiscal year. Those two
items got precious liutc play. at least
in the local press.
No. the story that gol America's atten·
tion was that of Olympic d1v1ng great
Greg Louganis. who "admitted" in a
1elev1s100 incervicw broadcasc last
Friday that he had AIDS and that he was
aware of his HIV status prior to part1c·
opating on the Seoul O~ympocs in 1988 .
The J1sclo~ure---a' many gay people
were already aware before the media
went into a frenzy over promotional
transcript excerpts relca~ed two day~
before the "ABC', 20120" ep1>ode
aired-w.t\ acluall)' made in the con4
text of a much longer, deeper 'tory ol
private pain h1JJcn t'ty a person an the
public hghl . tn Lougan1s newly
released l>ook. Brealing the Sur
face .. But the transcripts provided
the first seed of a s.tnry that the
··scra1ght .. media found far more inter·
esune and reporter~ sc11ed on the
oppnrtun11y to tran~latc pohl11.: hy•
ter1a 111to public in1eres1 l.ougan1s
during the Seoul game,, had hot his head
on a diving board and hied into the pool,
his wound wa') areatcd by a \I S Olympu.:
team doctor who wa' not wearing
glove~
In the Feb. 13 1s-ue of The New Repub
lie •writer John \Ve1r rcfletted on the
rec0ent death (and final window on life)
ot h1S close friend, author. activist and
•raging AIDS clone" David £'e1n·
berg In the somewhat self-appointed
memorial cc;say-\ubse4uently
lauded for courage and 1n•1ght hy the
right-leaning culture watchers
newly prevalent on the gay pressWeir
describes Feinberg as ••relent~
lessly and destructively" angry, and
goes on to offer h1' own analysis of the
rage that provided the driving force
for his friend and others like horn.
·'What David wanted rescuing from
wasn't AIDS. He hated AIDS, but more
than that, he hated being human," wrote
Weir. In other words, chc anger and
urgency that fuel• AIDS act1v1sm 1s
really an exaggeraccd mcumor ..
phoslS of human fru.irat1on at the
human cond111on . In Weir's view (and
apparently. that of other gay wnter<).
the true, hidden object of all that anger
1s che fact of human mortahty: chc idea
that one day. no mauer what we do, we
are all going to die
What these quite unrela1ed media per"'
pectives have to do w11h each other ts
that they both represent currently
prevalent viewpoints on the current
and continuing crisis that is AIDS. It
os disturbing to note, in the 14th year of
the AIDS ep1dem1c, how completely
the gay and lesbian community (and
the rest of the HIV -concerned community)
has removed us belief system from
the reality of a woefully m1sontormed
ma1onty that srill-perhaps now more
than ever-ha~ control .
The most devastalln& cffcccs of this
detachmenl are evident m 1hc recent.
ready accep1ance of much of the AIDS
I advocacy community of the notion
that because more people wuh HIV arc
llvtng longer. because the mctl1cal
and research establishment has moved
increasingly 1oward the view of llIV as a
'manageahle 0 condition. the
urq.:1nal 1ac11ca and GOAi S (1 e
AIDS cure) ot the movement are no
longer valid or important
At a time when th e ('OC: •• ..-c:por11ng that
AIDS has become the leading cause of
death among American men and women
age• 25-45 ... management .. has
become the banner word of 1he founda
tion~ that tuntl AIDS research . And a•Y
white men. tncludtng some who., .:: illV ~
pos1t1ve are hypo1 h c'.'\1z.1ng thal
those who rail ag• inst this killer do so
because they believe that they. person·
l ally. are 100 important to sh~re to an
inherent weakness of human11y.
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OPINION
My PBS, My NEA: another take on the funding debate
8) RICHARD D. \10HR
A voice comes o,·er my local NPR station
urging me to write my congressman and
be!? him not to zero oul federal funding for
the Corporation for Public Broadcas1ing
The reason "NPR is impor
tant to families. especially families
with children" The station's self-pro
mouon continues ·So in 1h1s era of
family value.,. what deserves your sup port
more .. Say what?
It 's Saturday afternoon at the Met I'm
cuued I've scribbled a bit on opera, but
I've never been to its premier American
house A generous fnend has offered 10
take me when I visit New York I realize
just how generous when he hands me lhe
ticket It reads · ••walk.urc Balcony
SI SO" I gape . Laicr I read that the larg
est single grant from their National
Endowmen1 for the Arts in 1995 is to the
Mei-a half million bucks I gape Kids
f11pp1ng burgers a1 McDonald's have
subsidized my patron's tickets
Do &ays need 1hc CPB and the NEA? Arc
gays getting value for money from 1hcm'
Do they ac1 JUstly? Arc they helping gays
win 1he war for 1hc hearts and minds of
Amcricans1 No
When Clinton was elected President
and Jane Alexander became head of the
NEA. artists. museum directors. and
liberal pundits breathed a sogh if relief
They thought that they had seen the end of
poli11cal intenention into the NEA' s
peer-review system ror the evaluation
of artistic merll Early on . Alexander
gave a hear1eoing 1nten 1cv.. 10 The
Advocate in whirh she claimed 1hat the
sort of pol11ically·largetcd interven ~
tions made by Reagan and Bush appointees
would not occur under her leadership
Bui Clinton's NEA proved no more
principled than Cl1n1on himself
Immediately prior 10 last Fall's clec
11ons, the poli11<ally-appoin1ed NEA
oversight board reversed peer-review
decisions to fund three sexually themed
projects One was that of Andres
Serrano, the world-class photographer
whose work~ include card-table size
images of male ejaculates in flight To
work for gays, the NEA would have to be
principled But 11's not And it won·i be
in any foreseeable future
The same IS true for PBS In 1994, the sixhour
&•Y celebra11on "Talcs of the
Cicy" was PBS most successful program,
even when success is measured at
its crudest ·total number of couch potatoes
glued to the screen But under conserva1
ive political pressure, PBS
fa iled to build on its success and fund the
filming of the second volume of the
"Talcs" series In consequence. the
prOJCCI d icd.
The general rationale for public suppon
of the arts is the same as the rationale
for government support to the sci-cnces
Puhlu; funds prtn 1dc forums for
potentially 1mpor1ant ideas that would
not make i1 on their O"'-n 1n the mar.,. ct place
because 1hcy are ney,, or abstrai;t Federal
funds are nor needed , and ~hould not be
used, to suppon and reinforce old ideas.
customary practices and money-making
en1erpnses
Now, when It comes 10 gay issues. docs
public funding do 1hings that 1hc pri·
va1e sector does not? Again no. For
example, NPR ·s news and commentary
programming-notably "All Thongs
Considered~ -1~ ""•Y behind the New
York Times in us coverage of ga}· hsues
And we have FOX and ABC, no1 PBS and the
NEA. to lhank for gradually demolishing
the taboo against depictions of samcscx
affection and for portraying gays as
expected fixtures on the landscape of
everyday American life
The chief problem with public funding,
1hough, is not that under political
sway the federal government will fail to
fund gay performance art, pho10-
graphs, and screen plays 1n favor of funding
Wagnerian operas and macramc.
Rather. 1he chief problem is 1ha1 federal
funds have sinuous tendrils extending
deep into rhc private realm And these
intrusions arc a positive detriment to
gay progress For. you see. museums and
other nodal points for representation
and meaning, notably un1vcrs1ties
arc hooked on federal funds The result is
that museums and other non-federal
mstitutions must be good boyc; and girls
by federal standards to ~ct the ~ood1cs
that v. ill keep them from gtltng tnto with
drawal convub1on~ So as Rush Lim·
baugh ' s followers set these standards.
gay images and ideas will vanish from
museums and other federally-enticed
institutions . More than ever,, museums
will censor themsehcs and play it '.iafe in
order to stay hooked up to federal sugar
Q,·cr the ncx1 coupe months as Con gress
takes up issue of funding the arts and
a1rwa\ cs a worst case scenario 1s llkel)
10 come true. Funding for the NEA and CPS
will be reduced 10 a IC\·el where nothing
in1cres1ing ¥.Ill be produced by ahem
Certainly gay art and gay programs ""'"
not be funded Bui funding wlll not be
reduced to lhe potnl 'Where 1ns1itut1ons
arc free of government oversight. If
conservatives are clt\'Cr, they will not
cut funding entirely Rather they will
maintain a triclle of federal money 10
museums. television sntions. uni·
vcrsitics and the like 10 order to extend
farther into the private sphere their sur·
vcillance and control, their manipulation
and suppression of aay images
and ideas . In these circumstances. 11
will be bcucr for gays of the NEA and CPB
arc terminated
(Richard D. Mohr u a professor of philosophy
at the University of IllinoisUrbana).
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4 HOUSTON VOICE I MARCH 3. 1995
It I i'l\Ei'l\OR'I OF
DAVID ALAN BARABY
On February 13. 1961 heaven sent us an angel
with a specaal m1sst0n to bnng love. JOY peace
and happiness to everyone who came 1n conlad
with hITT\ He !ulfilled his m1ss1on to it's full-est
and hLS laugh and sp1nt W1D be with us
always Survrved by farruty mother. Kathenne
•potty" Spencer srsters M .e Donna. Janice
and Betty, brothers Rudy and Danny Extended
family' Daddy Dan and Mumsie Kelly Don
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special care-g1Ver Roy. fnends and coworkers at
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Many thanks to the loving people at Twelve
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1n hlS final days Dal/Id's new Journey began on
February 23 as the sun rose 1n the morning
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I w,11 always love you ''Boy David"
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ROBERT WILLIAM FILLIS
Born August 8. 1964
Died February 18. 1995
Bobby F1ll1s was born 1n Austin on August 18.
1964 He d'ed of comphcallons due to AIDS on
February 18. 1995 1n Houston He graduated
from North Shore High School in 1982 and attended
Houston Community College and San
Jacmto College where he studied nursing He
served in the U S Army from 1983-1985 Hos
love for traveftng was exceeded onty by htS k>ve
of nurs1ng and canng for others He dtd volun~
teer work at the Montrose Chmc Pnor to has
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death. he was fortunate to travel throughout
Tex as and by hos former lover. Johnny Peden
Bobby was a person of profound Chnstian faith
and a member of Benng Methodist Church "I
am the resurrectoon and the hie he that be·
lieveth in me. though he were dead. yet shalt he
hve • Heaven has another angel
JAMES STUART GEITINGS
Bom December 28 1953
Doed February 27, 1995
'One Bnef Shining Moment In Time'
Love You. Tyson and Karen
Yet the tuneless 1n you tS aware of Me's timelessness
and knows that yesterday ,. but today
·s memory and tomorrow td todays dream
and that whteh sings and contemplates in you IS
stoH dweUong wrth 1n the bounds of that moment
whteh scattered you and the stars into space
Kahhl G1bran
ISSUE 749
March 3. 1995
Pubhshed Fridays
Estat:mhed 1974 as the Houston Mont.rose Star.
r~ 1980 n the Houston Montrose VOllCI':
changed name to The New VOK"A in 1991
lflCOfJJOOIUng the New Oi1oan& Cresent City Star.
re-Htablished Oec:ember 1 1993 as the
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Contents copynghl 1995
Office Hours 9am-5 30pm
weekdays
Tad Nelsonlpubll~
Jack Leonard/general men1g•r
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
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Tad Nelson/entertainment editor
STAFF WRITERS
Vada Carroll, Bob Ainsworth.
Jon Hamson. Javier Tamez
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Richard Mohr, John Reed
CARTOONISTS
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Robert Kirby, Cat Meyer. Scotty T
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Tad Nelson, Sid Stephens,
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CLASSIFIEDS & PERSONALS
Mike Pnnce
Montrose Clinic, UH Optometry
D.e .p artment o.f fer free or low cos.t v1s1on screening program screening
program for people with HIV
The Montrose Cl!n1c, working with lhe Universi1y of Houston, is now providing
free or low cost vision screening for HIV positive 1nd iv1duah.
Through a generous grant from Monte Frost, the clinic was able to purchase
equipment for two vision screening offices, officials reported . In a cooperative
arrangement with the Un iversity of Houston Optometry Department.
fourth year Optometry students can choose to complete their student internship
at the clinic.
"We were extreme ly excited when the opportunity presented itself to add the
clinic as a sile to rotalc our Optome1ry interns. Now our students can fulfill
graduation requirements and serve the HIV affected community. This is very
important since eye care Is so 1mpor1ant to 1hose infected and hands-on experience
is the best education for learning how 10 treat HIV positive persons," said
U of H Director of Optometry Ser vice Dr. Segu .
The c linic has been offe ring bas ic optometry services since Jan 19.
"When you are HIV pos111ve you have to make many decisions about your health.
Routine eye exams can be a cost that, for many, they cannot afford and 1ha1 1s why we
established this service, .. said Chris Jimmerson . vice p res 1denc of clinic
operations. Regular vision screening can detect and initiate rreatme~t for
llfe threa te nin g eye infecu ons such as Cytomegalovirus (CMV) ret1n11is in
immune s up p ressed individuals. However, pe rsons with HIV do not always
have a low-cost alterna tive for quallty eye care. Montrose Clinic, seeing an
unfulfilled need , has res po nde d , J imme rson s11 d .
T he c ll n1c o ffers in1t 1al eye exam, refe rral to o phthalmologist 1f d isease is
suspected, a prescription for corrective le nses 1f needed, limited frame and
lens selection through University o f Ho uston Ophthalmology School and
follow-up exams In the fu ture, diagnosis and t reatment of eye disease will be
available, but at the moment o nly eye screening 1s available .
Screening, lenses and frames are offered free to HIV pos1t1ve persons wich a
Harris County Gold Ca rd (or other documencation of financial need), or a S25
donation 1s reques1ed for the exam and prescr1p11on (frames and lenses availa·
hie 1hrou1h U of H but a1 reduced fee) for pa11en1s without Gold Card . This new serv ice
"offered every Monday and Th ursday I :00 to 5:00 p m Pauents are asked to
schedule an appointment by calling the Clln1r 11 (713) 520-2000
"Why do lovers get better looking and richer after they
dump us?"
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Budget ax looms over critical A IDS programs
(C rnt nued from Page I)
The current-year cuts were pan of an
effort by GOP lawmakers lo mm S 17 5
~:II ~n from this year s budget atloca·
l10'1S
The announcement of the AIDS moves
came e>en as the U S. Department of
Health and Human Services and Congress
members from the Ryan While cu·
1cs wc!'e preparing to announce cur·
rent year grants-and ironically, as
the first hearrngCj for reauthorizatwn
of the fl\e year-old CARE Act were get
1 ng underway
In a statement announcing a S4.5 mil·
hon grant for Harris County author·
ozed under Ryan Wh .:, Lee said drastic
cuts on AIDS funding w~uld hurt the
Houston area badly And, though
there is a vcr) mcan-spuued move
mcnt by some opponents in 1he House to
slash funding for various AIDS pro·
grams, I am prepared 10 light their
elf<>r!S" she Slated "AIDS" an epi·
<lem1c ll 'an affect an) one rich or
poor blac~ or while, gay or '1raigh1
The federal government cannot
abdicate 11~ ltfe preserving re~pon sob1l11y
!~at 11 acknowledged when
the Ryan While Act w.- pa"ed on 1990."
Connn1e ~erhley ol the Harris
County Health Department', HIV
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The eflm1na11on of HOPWA Mcrh ·
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local organ11acion' involved in AIDS
hou .... ing .
Tom Combs, who oversees AIDS hou\·
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Handing that we arc ~ecure through
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AIDS need rs addressed," he said .
" When the fund' come 10 the c11y (as a
block grant), we're lumped together
with everyone else ... and everyone
will also be vy 1ng for a smaller piece of
the pie."
Fem 2 Fem to perform at
free 'Pride Fest' concert
/ Quick Notes
The Pride Comm1ttt:e ol Houston 1s
e:c:c:11edly f1nal111ng arrangements.
for the climax even!S of "' 1995 llou>ton
Ga) and Lesbian Prrde Weok mem·
bcrs rcporled this wed .. Among the most
recent announcemencs dance music
dP1as "Fem 2 Fem .. w1:1 headline a tree
conccrl at Pride I· est •95. a fcsu
val to be held on Mon1rose 1mmed1
ately lollowrng the Pride Parade
The 1995 Houston Ga) and I esbran
Pride Parade will be held on Sunday,
June 25 1995. The parade "'II begin at
2·00 pm. and will tra.el down Westhe
1mer Following the parade, the Pride
Commlltec wilt he hoit1ng .. Pride
Fe" ·95" Tim event will be open 10 the
public At this 11me. the recording art
ists "Fem 2 Fem·· are confirmed per
form at the free concert, and another
well known artist is expected to sign a
contract to perform in the next few
days, according 10 PCOll
Pride Commlltt!C ot llou\ron 1s a non·
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GlAAJJ MEDIA
WATCH
r Wrong Abo~1t The Right
The Dennis Prager Show 1• yet another
entry in the cramped ltnc · up of T\' talk
shows . Prager pre~ent<i h1m~elt as an
intellectual .. thinking per
'lion 'i ' host Hrs talk ~how scl<lom fea
wrcs any gue'itS, hut centers on Prager
preachong to a small audience II s
style is akin to Rush Limbaugh, th ugh
Prager 1s not nearh as conservative
(or lunatic) Stoll he ' s not all that
good e11he<.
On hos l·eb. l 1 shm•, earned by the I OX
nel\\ o rl , Prager tt1 ... l a loot at 1hc so~
called " Christian Right,'' Cla1mmg
that 1he Christian R1gh1 suffered from
an unfair image Prager wcn1 on h.t
defend cena111 right · w1ng ob1ec11ves
l~\lerynne .s allowed to parl Cl•
pale in American pol1t1cs except the
Chro>ll•n Right Prager claimed
"GO)' blacks, ll1>pan1cs you
name the group. thJt's great, bu1 not the
Chmuan Right Why all this fear about
1he Christian Rtght'
Worst of all, Prager went on 10 Jdend
the Christian R1gh1 l s ant1•g3) 111111a"'"
efforts Parroting right "tng
pro paganda, Prager claimed that the
Christian Rtght •s NOT against civil
rights for lesbians and gays. but "spe·
coal roghts Smee when 1s the roght to
work . rcnl a house or s1mrly live with
out rear some1h1ns ··special! ..
Prager suggests 1ha1 the ChroSllan
Righi 1s only interested in equaluy for
all lie bd1eves that 1hc Chnst1an Right
actually opposes .active J1~cr1n11na·
tH.n against le tnan and gay people
Yet 11 lesbian< and gays alread}
enJO) all the rights ot otht:r c1111ens
then why are ' sotlom~ • laws "1111 on Che
tinnk!f. in l ver h;ill 1he 'iates 111 the cuun
try? And wh) drc caring and lo\ 111g les
hian mothers Sii . i losing custody o(
the.r 1.h1ldren • Of course !10 rie fr.Jm
the Chrtst1an R1gh1 has ever "orked 10
<ne11urn soJvmy laws, ensure the
raghts ot le:s~aJn parents. rr d any
thing that "ou'd correct the homo
phobrc 1ne4u111cs
Prager informed his audience that the
Chrtst1an Right has been unla1rl)
demon1zed. To portra) the Chrast1an
R1gh1 as VICIOUS or lotal11ar.an IS , in
Pragcr's "-Ords, wrong." · dts·
custmg," and .. An11 American
Clearl} , Prager-who portrays him
i,;elf 3'\ a " llheral thinkcr"'-has never
done his homework on tht: Chr1st1an
Right and he completely ignores the
dcsuuctive effects of their relentless
homophobia Perhaps he might con·
SHlcr a novel approach to his show. and
ac1ually think before he talks .
Send feedback to Dennis Prager.
"The Dennis Prager Show." p O Bo•
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Out Of Order
The Feb IS broadcast of La" &
Order engaged in an unchara ... ter1s11c
auault on lcsh1an mothers In the ept
s de , police de1ec11ves BnSL:o and
Logan (porirayed hy actors Jerr) Orb·
ach and Chris Noth, mterv1e" a lesh1Jn
~ouplc. one of whom 15 pregnJnl Af1er
le.ivrng 1he couple's ap.u1ment .
I ogan remarls 10 hu partner
"Brother. and I thought I had 11 bad
being brought up by two alcoholic' "
Hts partner s nidely repl1c' : " I wonder
whrch mommy's going to tt~ach him
how to smoke and drink'' "
This le .. b1an ba!o>hing continues a~
Logan -ays · Wdl. 11s the nine
lies .everyone's allowed to he gross
and dosguS11ng, not JU>I ~ou. Well,
all I know IS that I had one mo'l'my and she
did enough l>all·brcaking for one hie
11me
Of course , 1elcv1s1 n programs
should poriray homoph h1a, n's a per
\ias~vc soc..1al disease that demands the
nat1011's 1ue,t1on However. m 1hu
case 1he ponrayal ts simply gra1u1
tous . The police officers hateful
comments are never challenged No
other references hl lesh1ans and gay'
oc.cur anywhere el5e 111 the episode
Thi~ sort of fictional dialogue '' 111dc·
fen-.1ble a1 a lime when the children nt
real life lesbians are heing torn from
their home' by homophobic courh
The NBC telev1swn nc1work
recently adopted a policy against
defaming any minoruy group in its
programming, 1nclud1ng lesh1an s
and gays Given the recent 0 1 aw &
Order · episode perhaps 1he network
need' 10 reaffirm that commument
Contact \\'arren Ltttlet1elJ, Vice
President of Fntt!rta1nmen1 . c/o NBC
Viewer Services. 30 Rocleleller
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An Indecent Act
In what promlscs 10 he one ~I m.1ny
cfforls to cen:-i.or 1hc new 11 informa
t1on 'uperh1ghway," the LIS .Senate
1~ current!~ <:ons1Jcr1ny: the ••('om
munrcauons Decency Act of 1995 "'
Is 114) In elfect. the a<I would han sex
ual 1nforma11on on lhe Internet anJ
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rul from puhlto bulletin ho ard s and
d1scus,oon groups (and of cDurse, ou
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1he information o:;uperh1ghv.ay the
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'Three Tall Women' stands tall
over other area productions
(/, R) Kathlttn Butltr, Nan Martin and Trary Sallmu in 'Thret Tall Womt'n"
Theater Review
By JAVI ER TAMEZ
Hous1on Vo1u1Jlouston
In the preface to .. Three Tall Women,"
playwright Fdwarc.J Albee s1a1cs that hc
wan1r-d 10 write a play about 1he death of his
long estranged <1doplive morher
because he was ''1ouchcd by the sur\li
\'Or, the figure clingmg to l~c wreckage
only putly of her own making. refusing
10 ,go under
ll1s poi~n.1.n1 and dcepl)' personal
OICt:ount t'f 1h11 woman and lhe stock c;hc
takes of her own life 1s a masterful piece
of work that richly deserves us Pulitzer
Prize honor and the Alley honchos. who
pulled oft something of a 1hea1r1u1il
coup to bringing the play to Hou\lOll lo r
its first production outside of New
York or London, should be similarly
laut.lccJ
Par1 of 1he play'a 5trength comes from
Albee':; brillian1 struc1ure In the first
act. three wo~en, labeled only as A (Nan
Mar11n), B (Kai~leen Buller) and C
(Tracy Sallow)) <.eem <;aught in a point·
lcH and cons1an1ly changing convcr
n11on A is a querulou<.. 92 year old
dowager "'aging unceas1ni war
ilgainst the t1fflic11ons of old age-c;en1l
ity , incon11ncncc and phy'iiological
decay B 1s a 52-year old companion ,
nurse and secrenry with a compla
cent, care worn presence. C 1s 26, intel
ligent, amh111ous and an auorney with a
law firm handling A's affairs
Beyond the obvious personality
traits of the characters on stage. noth
mg 1s learned The d ia log ue 1s an endless
repe1 1t ion of A·s cantankerous com
plaints. C's impatient and cynical
responses. and B's soothing assurances
to the former and gent le admon1
llons to the latter The plot, as 1s typical
of so many of Albee's works, is aimless
and rudderless Then, quue suddenly,
though not altogether uncxpec1edly A
suffen a uroke, Ind Ac1 I ends
cot and begin\ a wistful recollcclion of
times past, Joined with reflective repose
by B, while C waxes both curiou•ly and
anxiously The memories become
darker and the figures of lhe one woman·s
lifr begin ro clash a de .. elopmen1 set
furlher m mo11on b) the arr val of 1he hoy
The boy ts a young man, he never speaks
He 1us1 s1u a1 the bedside ma s.1eni d1~ 4
play of devouon, •11.I 11 i..s here that Albee
has thrust himself orito 1he uage
8 1s fur ous o .. er his prese"'lce. a• one
point 1creammg olt him lo leave Though A
as~s lor 1olerance and forg1 .. encss
and C 1s utterly cap11va1ed hy the son she
docs 001 yet kno\I., B rcma ns unmoved
.. flt dot'in'1 love me" she spews .. mak·
ing reference to the boys (and Albee's
horno,e\uallly) ""•th whom the son
would rather 'PCnd his 11me Bur B's
intransigence l!t shown later 10 be partly
because the son tell\ her, as he is being
thrown ou1 ot che house, that he was wilness
10 one or her H'ua 1nd1scre1iont;
(Albee himself was rhrow11 out of hts home
when he was 18)
.. And so 11 goes · is a lme repealed in lhe
play And it could dcscr1he 1hc general
d1rcc11on of 1he pliii)' m the 1 .. 11 h•lf of the
'ccond ltl Alhec \\ inds thingc; do\l..n, b)
rc1nforc1ng 1hc differing perspectives
from d1tfcren1 vantage points of
the same life 11 s a reassuring and hopeful
resolution
The performances arc outstanding
from all the players Nan Martin " nearpcrfect
as A She 1mprcssncly cap
tures 1hc sardonil: and hitter qual11ies
of her character in the first act. Mar
1in's portrayal of spiteful carping and
unceasing demands contrasts wondrously
wuh the \age demeanor and even
lcmpc rarnent she exhibit\ in the sec
ond act
Kathleen Butler gi ... cs a stellar turn as
B She delivers a heart-aching gentility
in the flr\t act that gives way to an
unbridled fury, a .self c;uuaining
righ1cou~ncs' and tt touching scnsi
(IV fly
fracy Sallo1,1, s ghes a flawless rend1
t10n of an impeccable yuppie with a
screaming 1mpallence made platn in a
don't · ha"c 11mc for-this at1irude
1.ater she demonslra1es frightened
hewlldermen1 healed rage, hys1er1
1.:a l denial, conilor11ng dreams and she
doc:s so conv 1ncingl>·
When Ac1 II opcnc;, A's incn body lies on
the bed, iln oxygen ma\k in place, while B
and C !Hand v1g1I. di~cussing death and
the absence or a living will Surpri\
ingly A enters the scene, strn.l1ng confi
dcntly, appearing rc<plcnden1 She
look\ dircc1fy al her l1kcncs- on the hed
before her, and with one simple Slate
men1 re\lcals 1hc stunning transforma
lion 1ha1 has 1akcn place on siage
"We're 1ust :.as we were••
!'he meaning is unmista~able While
A has hecorne a v1bran1 man1tes1allon
ot herself at the same age. B and (' ha\IC
become A al earlier stages ot her l1fe 1
(ll's an ah~olutely hcauuful mo\'C on
Albee • pa<!)
Direc.:tor l.awrcnce Sachro"' dis
plitys keen ins1gh1 into Alhee \\Ii.Ork He
evokes a lars;e ranee ol emnuons f"rom his
t cas1 and 11agcs 1hcrn "'11h shaucring,
c:'4.plo,1n· elfec.:t \ eness
A 1s now c.:omplclely ratmnal and coher
Three Tall Women'" u a drama11c
tour de force anti reaffirms Albcc·5
standing as one ol the g1anh or Amen
can thea1u
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Diana Foundation presents
42nd annual awards show
.. Diana is no long: er a flam ho) ant
social group . The memhersh1p ts more
consc 1ent10us about e\Cr~ 1h1ng :
proclaims lhc tour term JHcs1dcnt
Comment111g on the otrcn viscous
content of the tart · rongued a\l.ards,
Pop1111 ads. We give the a'lllanh to
make l1~ht and tun of ourselves I \C
ryhod)' docs slUff that desc:n·es laugh
1er. They are not Jes1£ncd to otfcnd •· In
past ) ears. 'evcral rcc1p1cn1s 1a1 ed
to see the humor ot their O\\ n slOries as
they were roa ... ted at the podium. as a
re'ult, the campy award' "111 be
hes1owed only to members of the dub
this year
In add1tio 1 10 his du11cs as lhe duh
leader Pop Ir, has a•so sc rvcd a-. 1hc:
awards sho" stage manager Our
"'ilde-.1 hacks.rage moment o..:currcd
when Wayland 1 lo"er. locked h1'TI
self in lhe dres-.111g room with his mari
onette Madam onl)' seco nds hcfore hewas
due to pe1to1m
Some maJcH L·hanE!c 111 1l11s )l'a1 ·~ prll
gram include the he\lowal of three prt:st1g
1ous awards for outsranding con
tributions to the gay community. The
top honor. The Diana A" ard w1I be pre·
sented to popu ar cn•ertarner J r \'
·\rwooJ lor a llfc111ne of ext..:ep11onal
deJ1cat1on l"he 1)1and \"olun -
1eer1sm A"'ard w 111 go 10 Rich ·\ren'
cheldt for out'landing \\,ul thruugh
the Montrose Pet Patrol. while the Bering
Foundatlllll will rcccne an av.an.J
for outstanding service h) an organ
1.zauon
Biii Jhlbc11 crealne d1rc.:hH of
planning and produc11on reports
hrisk uclet sales tor the cvenl and an11cipales
an early sell nut ot the 500 'eat
auditorium He 'hare' leade"h'
per. the event chairperson and show
dueccor. who co ·emc.:ecs the cxtr va
gan1a \\Ith Joe Ru,,cll FxcueJ ahout
the upheat rh~ thm of 1hc prcscnla·
turn, Kcmper expound' 'The ,ho\\ is a
cabaret style \enue with no curtain'
or blackout' The 'tage wilt never he
cmpty a' we conq..rent1y bounce
energy lo 1he audience It JS a complete
evening a•ter "'h1ch the patrons \\I I
ha\ c lhc oppor1un11y to dance and
part) "1th the ca't
To furthcr enhance the evening. ere·
at1\·e JIZZ choreograph) for the pr ...
Juctoon number> as pro• oded b) Dor
ell ~1ar11n of 1he accl.armed Ocha Stew
arl Dance C !:lpany along \\ "h Randy
Boatwnghr and Joel Quinones David
Gandy ' in charge;: ol the bcauutul cos
iumcs "h1ch are des gned and se" n b)
volunteer' from the;: Diana member
'hop
Perhar' Ke-mpcr summarized 1he
Drnna s amti111ou' g als tor the night
w.1h 1hc tollav. ing Jeclarauon
··we want th1o;, to he a knrn.J ... Jov-n Hou'.\·
rnn happening 1ha1 people "111 go
awa} amazed that thh kind ot talent
C.\1'1' 111 th~ ut~ and "'e \\e'l't" able 10
harne~s 111
The 4~nd Annual Diana Av.ards .Sho\\,
Glamour 1' Ever} 1hang .. featur ·
ong l) P'onla, w 111 he pre,emed al The
Hou,ton Club R 11 Rus l on downto" n
Hou>tc~ on Saturday, \t.rch l51h
Prices tor the tundra1~er var) accord
mg to sealing and rnclude hutlel d1"1
ger 1he .. ho" a":ld da'1c1ng Coclr.a1ls
and ulen1 auction b.:g.n al 6 (J r m
"'1th rhc -.how opening at 7·3(.1 p m Om~
ner butte I and dan1. mg \\ 111 commence
at 9:30 p.m For tu: leis or 1nforma
tion. telephone the Diana hrnnda·
713 63'l-l000 or Bill Green at
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Potluck dinner & stimulating discussion
Ray Hill on
"Personal Safety in a World of
Gay Bashing & Official Oppression"
7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2nd
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14 HOUSTON VOICE I MARCH 3, 1995
Bill would transfer money
from gay organization to day
care
Panel kills attempt to overturn
Arkansas sodomy law
By ROCHELLE OLSO:\
FOR THE HOUSTON VOICE
CHARLESTON W.Va, Friday, Feb .
24 {AP)-A member of a gay, lesbian
and b1se.ual group at West Virginia
University said homophobia is
behind a bill aimed at eliminating the
group's funding and office space.
"You cannot claim yourself to be
non-homophobic when you wtll do
anything in your power to throw a gay
organization off campus. but at the
same tame keep organllations in their
offices based solely on their race. gender
or rclig10n : · Erick Rexrode. a
board member of Bisexual, Gay and
Lcsh1an Mountaineers, said Thun
day
Delegates Eric Blass. R Monong
alia, Greg Mamo, R·Oh10, and Arnold
Ryan, D Summers, mtroduced a bill
1hat would cut o!f space and money for
the group and give It to a day care
Blass said the un1vcrs1ty needs ~pace
for sludcnt day care.
"It could have a good chance becau•e a
vote against n would be a pro gay vote
and I don•t think many delegates want
to go on the record as pro-gay," Blass
s11d.
But Rexrode said the group's office
space 1s only 8-by 12 feel. The whole
downtown campus is unfit for a daycare
center because there is no outdoor
area for children 10 play Rexrode
said .
'"If Delegate Blau thinks he 1s going
to gel lhlS htll pas.ed withoul a flghl, he
is wrong;· Rexrode ~aid .
Blass said the gay group receives up Ill
SS 000 1n taxpayer funds )early
"I JUSI don'! chink, 10 be quile hones!,
1hc homosc:tual and lesbian commu·
nuy should be funded by rhe Slate
whether ,1 s a penn) or a million dol lars,"
~larun sa1J.
Rexrode said the group is financed by
membership dues and prinl< dona
tion' not taxpayer money. The group
paid for HS own computer and pays its
own phone bills he .aid
The lawmakers are stepping over
their bounds by trying to tell the uni·
verslly what to do, Rexrode said
Morgantown is a comfortable
place for gay, bi<exual and lesbian
people because of non·discrimination
laws at Che univenity and in the
cny 1ha1 prorect them, Rexrode said.
Delegace Brian Gallagher, D-Monongaha
said he received no requests
for such a mea~ure and doubts there is
room at 1he union for a day care center
"I don t think a vole for that i< pro-gay
or ant1 · gay," he said .
Delegaie Barbara hvans Fle1scha·
uer. D \lonongalla . said the bill was
.. r11.l1culous • She received no call~
from const11uents requesting che
measure and does not support it, she
said.
"I 1h10k 11 's a puhllcny '1on1,'' she
said
The bill was sen! to !he House Educa-tion
Commlllee Chairperson
Roman Prezioso, D·Marion, said he
had not read 1he bill and had nor decided
wherher to put it on the agenda.
PrellOSO noted rhe bill also would
need In be sent to the Finance Commit-
1ee
Marlin, s.aill he reprc5ents conscr·
vat1ve consutuents, many of whom
believe rhe gay lifestyle " deviant,
and that everybody ~hould he t reated
equally under the law
""They have what we might call tradition
a I family value" and overwhelmingly
are not happy thal fundmg
1s being used 10 supplement and pay
for homosexual and lesbian projects"
Marlin saul
Ryan agreed 1l was an mappropriate
use of la.payer money
It's a problem !here . They could use
da) care services" he said
Montrose
Soft
By JAMES JEH'ERSO"i
FOR THE HOUSTON VOICE
LITTLE ROCK, Friday, Feb . 24
{AP)-For 1he rhird rime in six years. a
Senate committee killed legislation
Friday 1ha1 would make privaie,
consentual homosexual acts legal
in Arkansas
The stale sodomy law makes sexual
acts bttween people of the ~ame sex a
misdemeanor, along wuh sex with
an animal.
Sen . Vic Snyder, D· Little Rock has
sponsored legislation to remove
private homosexual acts from the
law 1n three consecutive regular
sessions .
lie said Friday that hcterosexu ah
an Arkansas can privately
engage tn any kind of consentual sex
they choose without state interfer·
ence
"Bui 11 you are gay or leshian, rhe
s1a1e has a right 10 go in your home and
arrest you," Snyder said . "We're
JUst one aggressive. muguided
prosecutor away from having an
ugly incident in 1h1s scare ."
Former Sen John Pagan, a con'\.l1·
tutional lawyer, said the issue was
not whelher the Legislaiure
approves of homosexual11y, but
whether lawmakers believe in the
righis of privacy and equal protection
Some siates have repealed similar
sodomy laws and 1he courts have
invalidated them in other ~talc~. he
said
"There's nothing at all radical
about this bill . This bill" very much 10
the main~tream of current Amen·
can legal thought ,'' Pagan said.
About a dozen spectators in the
Senate Jull1c1ary Comm1ctee
mee11ng wore lapel s11ckers sup
por110g Snyder's bill, 1nclud1ng
1he Rev. Bryan G Fulwider of 1he
ln1erfai1h Council, a group of 14
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Arkansans
A United Me1hodi>1 m1n1sier,
Fulwider said his denomination
has struggled wilh the issue of homo
sexualny for many years
"Many of us believe and undersrand
it as one of the ways God create~ God's
human beings.'' he said. "We don't
believe the state has any business
leg1slacing or dictating what
consenting adults do in the privacy
of their own home~."
Shirley Herndon of Little Rock
described her daughter whom she
did not name, a~ an upstanding c1t1·
zen of the state and good person who
for a decade has been mvolved in a les
bian relationship.
Ms Herndon crit1c1zed the sod·
omy law as an unconstitulH>nal
infringement on her daughter's
right to live her life as she saw fit
Bui opponenls of 1he measure no1ed
the 81h U S Circu11 Coon of
Appeals' affirmauon of rhe law 10
1983.
"'Our law is conU1lulional and,
basically, we ought Ill jusl leave well
enough atone." said Jerry Cox,
director of Arkansa. Family Council.
a conservative group that
focuses on family issues
Larry Page of the Christian Civic
Acrion Comm111ee said the law was an
importanr public policy siatemenl
.. that ">ltme behavior is not appropriare,
regardless of how poli11·
cally incorrect that view would be."
The committee vored the bill down
on a voice vote . The only member
ocher than Snyder 10 voice support
for it wa. Sen Mike Everett, D·
Marked Tree.
Two years ago, Evereu revealed in
emotional tesllmony he had
accepted hts son after learning he was
a homosexual
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Forum on religion and
homosexuality scheduled at UH
Are gay people going to hell'! Or are
they JUSt as accepted, in a closer analysis
or the tcaching1; of relag1on, a.,
any other people? The'e arc among the
quesuons that will he d1scus~ed 3!1.
GLOBAL. (the Gay, Lesbian. and
Bisexual Alliance at the Un1vers1ty
of Houston), 1n con1unction w11h the
UH Student Program Board, spon·
sors a forum on religion and homo·
sexuallly The event will be held on
March 15 at 12 00 to 1:00 p m. at the
Satellite Holl on the UH campus. This
very timely 1mporcan1 topic in our
society will be discussed in a manner
conducive to an exchange of ideas
organizers said.
A var iety of speakerc; will share their
views ~ including Rev. Janet Parker of
Maranatha Metropol11an Community
Church: Rev. Troy Plummer
of Bering Methodist Church; Fr
Paul Gallagher from the UH Catholoc
Newman Center; Rabbi Stuart Fed-erow
from the UH 1!11lel, and more to be
announced. Revs Parker and Plum ·
mer are both openly gay clergy, and l'r.
Gallagher and Rabbi Federow are
part of the campu~ religious community
The panelists will be asked IO share
the views thao they represenr to relog·
ion and homosexuality Audience
qucs11ons will be encouraged
"What we are hoping for here o< a
sharing of onforma11on . and hope·
fully more understanding." said
Ruben Cantu, pres.dent of GLOBAL.
"We don't want any knock down , drag
out fights. We want to hear what people
have to say and hopefully answer some
quest ions,"
The Satelt. te Hill 1s located off of
Entrance 16 near the corner of Elgin
and Cullen . For more information,
call Ruben Cantu, call Ruben Cantu at
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ASK THE PASTOR
o~ Can all !'lnS be! forgiven'» What IS n:qu1rcd'' Arc there ;ill)
sins that cannot he forgiven?
Re\· Janet Purker
A Jesus Chni;t 'ihcd lh blood so that our 51"'.S ina) he forg1\CO
In lkbre"s 9 22 "e rc'3d. " \\ithout the shtddinR of blood,
there is no forgiveness of 11ns." In I John I :9 Y.C read. " If "'e
confess our ~ in . lie (Christ) is faithful and just and ~ill for4
li\le us our sin and cleanse us from all unrighteo~sne)s." We
also r"'~d Hl P..alm 103.12. " As far as the east 1.s from the
"'est. so far hu God remo"ed our transgressions from us."
1 his" a beautiful p3'-.agc for 1! tclls u< that not only docs (,od
forgl\e. but God al'o forgets. t.od onl) require' us to repent (tum """) from the dorecllon
"e are headed m and go the opposite "ay) and confess our sm (agree Y.llh God that u 1~ sin).
and \1,e an! forgi"en Sms nrc: not rnted m the R1ble as one being more severe than another
Sin 1s sm. We tend w ntnl-. our own sins. but God looks at the heart For example, one may
vie"' murder ll.'i the mo't horrible ~m I he Bible addresses anger &!) severe tis murder. M}
suggc~t 1on 1n dealing \1t-1th sm m each of our lives is to be opi!n to God's d1rect1on nnd dealings
"1th sm. '"hethcr it 1s sc\cre or trivial m our c)cs. Sm separates us from C"lod and hmders
our fclJ0\1,sh1p \\-1th one another I he only $111 that is mentioned m sc:npture that cannot
he forg"en os gl\cn on Mal!hcw t 2 J t, 12 "And so 1 ttll you, every sin and bl.,phtmy will
be forgiven all ptoplt, but th• blosphtm} against the Spirit will not be forg1>en. Anyone
who speaks 1 "'ord againsl the Son of Humanity will be forgi\.en, but anyone "'ho
speaks against the llol) Spirit ""''" not be forgiven, either in this •Rt or in tht_ age to
come." llerc "c sec not a part1,ubr sm. hut an attitude beang addr~d Ciod's grace 1s suflicient
to eel\ er e\Cr) sm 1 he one y,ho contmU\."S m consc1ou) and stuhtxun hatred agam~t
God (auad.mg thi: \\Ork mg of the 1 lol::. _Spirit). may one da> find their St'UI m sui.:h a Mate
that repentance 15 no longer poss1hh:. 1-auh m Chn:>t Jcsu'i \\.111 he so I.tr rcmO\'Cd that sah-D·
tion \\Ill nC\Cr be a n:aht} 11 is ne\-cr our place to JUdF:e another ~rson's salvatmn It 1s not
up 10 us to 58~ if an "unpardona~lc sm'" has tx-cn commitu:d I bc:h_c ... c tha~ 1h1i 1tlct\ u~ to
God 10 kno\\ and understand \\hat I do kno" 15 that the enemy. Satan. \\.ould like to trustraie
Chn.shans contmuall) \\1th rcpellll\IC !lims. Jf a per;on finds 1t 1mposs1hlc .to overcome a
stronghold m their life the) rna) thin~ that 11 1s unforti:i"eabh: because of the frequen9 \\1th
which 11 is repc."3lcJ Jaus "as quid .. 10 tell us that y,.e must forg1 ... e our hrot_hcrs and s1Men
SC\Cnl) times ~c\cn It that is so. then. even more so. God forg1\Cs us an mtm1tc numllcr of
times
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Deb-U-Not Ball
The Mos' Camp America Foundation'>
torsi maJOr fundra1sing even1 of the
year, The 4th Annual Deb-U-Not Ball
woll be held on Sunday. March 12 from
4 00 p.m tol 8:00 p.m al Rich's
The ball , a M1>s Camp America pre
view will feature the introduction ol
ne"' foundation members tn variou~
chic drag , The lop Ntne and Moss Camp
America 1995 .. f';a11mova .. and a bCY)
of fine entertainer" including, Huus
ion Coty l.omns , Clay Howell & Juliana
Wallon Thoma- Rodriquez. Dyan
Michaels, Pe1cr Houston and Caria Lee
Love .
The Deb-ti No1 Ball henefns the four
..,elected charit1e~ of the Foundation
for 1995, The PWA Coal111on. The
Houston Names Project The Colt 45 's
Trouble l'und and The Bering Denial
Clinic A $5 dona1ion IS suggested.
casual drcs.., and special drink prices .
Positive Choices Classes
The Posotove Choices .. Wellness
1 Program IS a program supported by a
con~nrt1um of local AIDS service
agencies oftering free regular
classe~ 10 discuss opuon~ for improv ing
and maontatnong 1he health of HIV
pos1t1.,.·e ind1v1duals. These classes
provide vital informatoon 10 help
avoid legal. f111anc1al and heallh cri·
ses before s1tua11ons. aet serious
Thi:-t week ahc program will feature a
eta .. - 'llddressong "Happiness
Through Wellness" on Wednesday.
March 8, 1995 and on Thursday, March
9, a "Complementary / Alternative
T1c•1mcnta .. w1ul..shof1-wll h a fl-'n<"I
of experts on nutritional supplem•
nt>. herbs, exercise and more The
worksnor art open to all interested
parties and take place from 7 00 p.m -
9:00 p m. at the Mctrul'oti1an Mul11
Service Cen1cr 1475 West Gr~r-
Group: The Public Offocoal Award,
former Judge Eileen O'Neill, and The
Medical Award. Houston Clinical
Research Network
Body Positive 'Angels'
Benefits
On Sa1urday, March 25 , a1 8 :00 p.m ,
1he AIDS service organ11at1on Bod)
Pos111ve will 'POn!\Or a ~pcc1al benefit
performance of Ton)' Kushner·s
'Angel> on Ame roe a ' on the Alley Theatre
' s Neuhau~ Arena Stage A recepuon
with the cast and d1recwr of the production
woll he held immediately following
the performance T1clc1s arc
S50, and ma) he purchased hy calling
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"ln Angels on America. Tony Kushner
has created an astonishing work of art
that exam111es what ll is lake rn live with
AIDS Even !hough 11 1ackles 'uch a
serious subject, the play somehow
manages 10 he both very funny and profoundly
moving. commented Body
Positive Board Pre"dent Robert
Berry " The Alley Theairc·s run of
'Angel> In America' 1> almost complc1ely
sold out. and Body Pos1t1vc
considers itself \'Cr)' fortunate 10 be
1 able to sponsor a special performance
0 Angels In America·· traces the rela-
11onsh1ps of 1wo New York couples as
they struggle to understand each 01her
and thernsch;cs l.ou1~ Jronson 1s .a gay,
Je'W1sh worl processor living in
Manhattan wi1h hos lover Prior Walter,
who ha~ JUst been d1aa,noscd wirh
AIDS Joe Put 1s an amb1t1ous lawyer
I with a bright fu1ure on the Reaun
•dm111u1r.a11on lie l 1nd:. ll increas·
ongly doffocult to cope woth h os men-
\
tally unstable wofc Harper. who is
add1c1ed to sedato.es and spends her
days cloistered away in 1he confines of
1hcir Brooklyn ap1rtmen1. ln10 thos
1-cmu playwrigh1 Kushner spri nkles a
Lomoted space os sioll a.ailable for hoSI or ~-1o~cly characters Roy Cohn,
lhe free 2-day Self Hypnosis cou<'e-- an angel. Mo•mon pioneers from 1he
register to hypno1hcrap1st T.C . nineteenth century; the oldest l1v-l.
cNormand, (713) 789-0713-and a ing member of Russia's communos1
(highly successful) 6-weck S1op Sm1I- party. and lhe ghost of Elhel Roscn-ing
cla'' Por more information about berg
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1ng and Thriving with HIV AIDS.' eral respects . First, 1he play put two
please contac1 Bart Loeser at AFH, subJecis 1hat had previously been
(713) 623 6796 considered ''untouchable·· and
AEL MacAdory Awards unprofotable-1he experience of
gays and lesbians durinit the cnor
mously conservative years of 1hc Rea
gan 80's and the struggle of tndivoduals
loving with AIDS on a Broadway
s tage and onto the center of "main-
The AIDS Equity League woll prc scn1
the 1995 MacAdory Awards on Thursday,
March 9, from 5,30 10 7:30 p.m. at
Windfall, 1hc home of Doug W1llos and
Hal Coo ley, 4727 West Alabama. The
League's annual awards for HIV/AIDS
service and advocacy arc named after
1hc late Michael MacAdory. a Houston
1an who was one of the first diagnosed
cases of HIV and who became a wcllknown
advocate for the rights of people
wnh HIV/AIDS on 1hc 1980's.
This year's awards and rcc1p1cn ts
The MacAdory Award, Michael Pcrantcau
of D1vcr.cWor~s. The Media
Award. Maxine Messinger; The Com·
munoty Award, Brentwood Bapt1s1
Church, Rev. Joe Ra1loff, pastor : The
Holly Patterson Volunteer Award
(named after the late Holly Patterson>:
Kathy Hubbard: The Robert Falletti
Service Provider Award (named after
the late Robert T·allet11). Michael
Spr111ger, executive director of
Houston Regwnal HIV/AIDS Resource
s tream"
Body Pos1t1ve will also sponsor a
special bcnefi1 performance of the
second part of" Angels In America,"
"Perestroika." on Saturday. Aprol
IS , at 8:00 p.m . Tickets arc SSO. lnccrcsicd
individuals may call Scott Clark
a1 Body Posotovc at (713) 524-2374 to be
put on a waurng list for 1ickets to this
1 performance.
Founded on 1988 by six Houston1ans
~oncerned about 1hc AIDS crisis, Body
os1ttve •\ m1~\10n •~ 10 encourage
individuals 11 ruk of HIV infection to
get tes1cd: and w help those infected
w11h HIV to ac11vely manage 1heor lives
and health from maximum qualny of
lofe. h' ObJectovcs include providing
emotoo_nal suppori. education, and
social 1zat1on opporcun1ties to
affected ondovoduals.
"Weekend~ are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a
distance but disappear when you get up close to them."
~s~
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offering discreet confidential
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This weekend: Houston clubs say Let Us Entertain You!!!
Partrnpa111• In 1,.,e s.it. Stock.tng Ball
Houston Soap, Part I
8) CAROLY111 LARSO:\
Past Events
Houston Vout!Ho11s1on
On Saturday, 2/25, the Venture-N
opened its stage to raise money for the
Names Project. A whopping total of
$1161.50 was raised to help bring the
quilt to Houston Congrats to alt
involved!
On Sunday, 2126, Mr. and Miss Gentry,
Thomas Rodriguez and Catia Lee
Love hosted ··f lashback Follies" as
a fundraiser for Soiree Aubergine
benefiting the Bertng Care Center
~1cals Program A record $738 was
raised from the annual event. Performers
mcluded· Pa1v1 Lee Love.
Chnstopher Graham, Black Velvcl,
Vanessa Rae. Knf1 Emperor XI Jerry
'Aorin. Miss Galveston Veronica
Devoe, Oscar Ramon. and man) others.
fhe ll ouc;wn appearance ot Marco
Rossi was a ''huie su ... ccss Mdrcn
hiu really 'carncJ how to ''rlcasc·· .crowJ'
l ea\-e If t Hr:aven 10 con
~lantly hr1:ag u~ some of the hotlesl
1dul1 't'1Jeu surs rn 1he country'
The Silk S1ock ~g Ball at !\.food) Ga ·
1.kns 1h1c; piiiSI Sa1ur\!.Jy night was a sell
:.H 1 Over 750 people auenJc:J, from a'
tar a"'ay as ~·c-w Yod. and C ahforn1a I
sa~ many faces from Uous10n . Th er~
are no figures m yel. hut I m sure 1ha1 a
uti-sun11al amounl was raised for cheAIDS
Coalttoon of Coa,tal Tex»'
Friday, 313
Rego-iratoon for I. U E Y Weekend
staru tonight at the Venture-N at 8 00
p.m The first of man} cocktail parties
staris at 9 00 p m
Put on those bell bottoms and get really
tor the ''Disco Ball Pany " at R1ch·s
1on1gh1' Trash Disco will be in full
swing ~!lh greal music, vu.leos. fun
performances anJ of course. hun
dreds of free mirror ball necklaces to
he given awa~ "Thi~ 1s the firq in a
screes ot groovy Disco par11es lined
up says oa .... c Hemmer. Produc11on
Manager of Rtch's So, keep your eyes
open for whar's coming!
So1ree Auber&•ne s .. La Soir Au
Cabaret" IS tonight at the Pent·
house There "'11 be many performer'
for this ever so important fundra1fi.er.
The Penthouse's lutchen 1s open
tonight. Be sure 10 call for rescrva ·
J•lf and B•bba Jrmmv Dalt ar rh• To)
Box
tions and menu selection' The tables
20 fast 'cuz the ever changing menu 1s so
-:cod
Saturday, 314
The Mr Toy Box Conte't is tonight
starting at II :00 p m. There are 4 categories;
GQ Wear Talent Personal
Statement Wear. and lnten1ew My
fav""'r1te category I' 1he Personal
Statemcn1 'A'car. The rules state:
~There arc so many ways to be a man
1oday that our contestants will have a
grear lime wtth this category
Although basically anything goes.
we must poant out that foll nudity 1s not
allowed by law in the bar (oh dear!) ..
The winner will receive S 125 1n cash
plus other neat stuff If you would toke
more information. call the Toy Box at
529-3367
Erica'< Showcase at the Lazy J tonight
feature> the talents of· Misty Valdez,
Brandi Houston·M1ss Lazy J. and
Tracie . The show starts at II 00 p m,
but you might want to get there early as
the good seats in the house go early!
Tonight at Heaven, Munday, TJ,
James and John present "Temple."
Celebrate 1nd1v1dual 1ty. personality,
and the imagination with
these fierce club kids. See any of these
guys for an 1nv11a11on that reduces the
adm1!is1on cost.
Super Saturday·, at Ell's star the
talents of Br11tany Paige! Her guests
this wecl are An&cl. Heather La't'zon ,
and direct trom DPIC recurd'.'i, Tranae
Chardon' The .. ho"' starh at ll 00 p m
Ripcord' Hot Leather Men' Ripcord!
Hot Music~ Ripcord'
Stop by Gentry tonight or any other
day/night to 'ee rhe uem' up for silent
auction to benefit Soiree Aubergine'
The) have a ion of really cool uems
and great artwork on d"play. This
"lent auction run' through 3110 If you
have an) questions , feel free to call
Gentry at 520-1861 !
There 1s late rcg1s1rat1on for
l. U.E. Y weekend at Mary'> this morn·
ing starting at J0 .00 a .m The Saturday
atlernoon dinner theater opens
al 3 00 p m This ~eel fealUres 01'.'i·
ney s "The Loon Kong and some of
John Waters ttcstlwors1, rncluding
Scraal Mom ." The mcn·1es arc free,
and a 12 ol T hone "uh all the trim·
mongs IS onl) s~ .50. You can wash It all
down "oth a 50C a cup ol draft beer!
Mail BJ' Rocb'
J"he annual ' Diamonds and Studs"
party ts a1 Pac1f1c Street tonight' They
will be enforcing the dres' code, so get
out )Our leathers and head down to the
part) place Pac1l1c Streeo Where real
men still dance'
Sunday, 315
Jimmy Dale 1s guest hartcndrng at 1he
To\ Rn:-. l"iar t day all da .. long S10r m
and say Ill'
\loss BRB 9~ Regina Dane and Mr BRB
95 ·\rmand Posas are presenting
That's lntertaonment a Mardi Gras
lorn . The \how ~tarts
at 7:30 pm. and -.tit
benefit the Lady
V1ctorta l.u't PWA
Holiday Fund
Easter Project!
Scoot there early and
enioy steak n1gh1 on
the patio!
The talent' of Hal
and Jim at the
Yea!Buffet• at the
Venture N ~on
t1nue The) start
serving at 5:00 p m.
And stick around,
'cuz Susan Masar and
Somt of tht Four Stasons
the Family Connection will take the
stage at 7:00 p.m. This os a show not to be
missed'
Galveston will never be the same once
those "Folltes Girls" do their numbers
here rn Hous1on tonight at the
BriarPatch. Sing1ng ... danc1ng .
as the "Follies" presents: "On Tour
10 Galveston "
The lmpertal Court salutes Broadway
and Bering tonight at Gentry.
Show lime is at 10:00 p.m . This sounds
like a must sec show!
"+Passion," an art show opens at the
Dizinger Art Gallery today from 2 :00
p.m. until 6 00 pm. There os a $5 suggested
donation at the door. ror more
1nformat1on please call 527 ·8490
Monday, 316
It IS While Hot Hump night at Pac1t1c
Street Hear the sounds you want to hear
as Adrian plays the hottcs1 and newc.st
dance music in che country. Be sure to
get a pass from one of your favorite bar·
tenders to get 10 free!
Thursday, 319
Every Thursday, t he Toy Box bar has
open mike night Hostess Hillary
Arwen takes the stage starting at 8 00
p .m. and keeps local fresh talents on
the stage 1111 the audience stops cheering
If you are interested in performing.
be sure to get there around 7:30 p.m
The People with AIDS Coalo11on IS
having their 2nd Annual Rally D3)
today from 9:00 a.m until I 00 p m.
There will be a free notary ser't'1ce,
documents completed by Auorneys
.-------------- from South ea> t Tex a.
Legal Clinic The form'\
avatlable will be . Direc
t1ve to Phy11c1an's
Durable Power of Attor
ncy lt'r Health Care. Slat·
utory Power of Attorney
as well a ... any 1nformatu10
for w1ll'i. Plea'e make
an appointment hy call-.
ong 522-5428 .
Half Price night at Cluh
Houston! The Club llous
ton "a great place to pump
It up and make 11 firm 1
I fo•nd 1hut Jm'"' faas at EIJ'J
Don 't lorget that
Chances hH S2 Cuervo
R ·, Monday night
comedy night IS devel
oping quite a follo-.ong. The htlari
ous Britcom Ahsolutely fabulous"
aor' at 7 30 p.m . and 10:30 pm
and os followed by Lindsy Lo••" Arna·
1eur Strip contest. Monday nights at
J R 's are absolutely fahutou' w1th
all Abrnlut Martinis only
S3 50 all n1~h1 long 1
Tuesday, 317
The long awa11ed " final> " of the 8·
week talent search at EH'~ arc aon1ght!
This is one on Hou~ton"s largc~t
weelly talent ~earche\'
Half Pnce night at Club H0
ouston' All
lockers rooms and video rooms arc
half price' Talk about an inexpen,.ve
way co spend your evening!
I sure "hh Mary 's would in; tall a ded·
teated computer line a1 the bar so I
could do this column from there! Soap
and S2 Cuervo JUI! seem to go hand in
hand'~
Wednesday. 318
f·ree P1ua on the patio of the Monuo ... e
\.1intng Compan)' Be there around
midnight to ta .. e ad..,antagc of lhl\
)Umm~ freebie' Don't torgct that
domes11c longnccks an: on ly a hue._ on
\\edne,days'
The \\ednesda) night strip contest
at Gentr) rc.lly pacls ohcm 111 1 D)>n
\11chael' reallv ._now!(, h''"' to make
those bunk) g~)S st rip down I<> rhe
""hare cssen11als 1 •• The co ntest
starts at 10 30 '"get there cally to get a
prime spo1'
C'*ery day ! Chances •~
located next to Charlie s 1
Other Important Stuff
The Movie Club will soon be adding
more fun stuff 10 do! For more info. call
867-9454
A new Adult Bookstore has opened!
Hempstead Bookstore IS located at
12310 Hemp,tead, one block west of
Bingle_ The have a one time adm1ss1on
fee that eliminates the use of coins or
tokens . This approach leaves your
hands free for well. whatever' They
have a wide '\Clec11on of videos, magazines
per!'tonal item' and oodles of
other nea1 stuff.
Mark your calendar' Brian Blad and
his band are bad;. 11 the Brazo~ River
Bottom on March 10th'
Garruon IRunnrr Up) Rrtafl J:,.r, er
(MC) Denn11 (wrnno) and Don (iii/
(.\IC/ o/ tht B"rr C/11h for .'>l•n
Houston Soap, Part 2
Gel your inlilrumcnts out ot the closet' The
Houston Pride Band has formed to provide
musu;:al enteru1nmen1 for 1he Lesbian
and Gay C"ommun11y. They are ac11vely
\ed.rng musu:.1ans of all skill levels and
1ns1rumen1a11ons. Rehearsals are a1 Dig
nuy llouslOn, 1307 Yale For more info.
call Russell Wiiham\ at 524 0218 or Email
llousTJ.Band@aol com
Basic Brothers i~ packed wuh fun .. club
clothes·· in fresh for the Spring season
Stop 1n at Basic Brothers and see what I
mean'
This week's rea1ures at 1he French Quar-
1er are - " Sex Pohce·· and "'Hang 10.""
Be sure to check out the Houston Premiere
of '"Assassins .. at Theaccr LaB This is an
cxctus1ve run wuh only 13 performances
Call 868·7516 for more info
"'Scenes From My Love Life" opens al
Stazes Theater on March 3rd. This 1s a new
play aboul phone sex. sex clubs. and per~
sonal ads Call 808-8360 for rcscrva
11ons.
If you - ..... ,d like an event listed rn this section.
please feel lree to .... II me al 529 8490 or fu the
racu to me at 529 9531
03/03 • Lesb1.in and Gay Votees on K»r.f 6 :00
p m 10 8 00 p m. On Lrnc number 526· KPFT
03/03 • HATCH meets at 7 15 pm Call for
loca11on 942·7002
03/0J 10 \ • I U F. Y Weekend locks off For
more info, call 9S6 9.S04
03103 • Cabaret n1gh1 at Penthouse houcd
by Soiree Aubcrs1ne
03/04 lo 05 ' Chonl wortr.shop at MCCR Call
861 9149 for more info
03104 •to JO• Soiree Auhcrirne's silent auc
11on at Gcn1ry bencf111ng lhc Bering Care
C'cnter'1 mul pro1ram
03104 • Afler lloun on KPr:'f The only Gay and
Le\b1an Radio show in South luu I 00 a. m
wlOOam
03104 • 01gn11y/llous1on mcc1s for social
hour 7 JO p m 1307 Yale Call KR0-2872 for
more info
03/0S • RSIC:SS salu1cs Broadway. Bcncfil
show 11 Gentry
O)J()S • FrontRunncn meet al Memorial Park
at 1he lenn1i Cen1er For more rnfo, calt 522·
8021
03 10~ • Muana1ha fellowship Metrorol
nan Church mceu to praise the Lord in Mus1¢,
the Word and Song al the Hohday Inn Wcu
l 131 Wcsl Loop South Afton Oaks room For
more info -:all ~2H b756
03/0S • C'ommunny Gospel Church Wor
ship Scr\11ccs, a h11h spmtcd ga1hcnn~ for
.a charuma111;. Pentecosul Worship
.scr"1ce II 00 • m SOI 1~ 18th 11 Columbia
For more 1nfo call 880 q13~
03/0~ • llOU\IOn M. llQn Chun.h worship
Ser\" tee .al II 00 a m 1 SO~ Nevada Call 529
82H
01'05 * Kin~dom <'ommunuy Church Sun
Jiy Wtirsh•P Service ill It 00 a m Sunday
School :U 10 OO am Call 351 4217 for mnre
111tu
OJ/Oli • Monlro\C Sotihall L.e1;~ue promote\
sporumansh1p anJ lr1endu11p through a
Sunda) st•flball lc11gue <'all 867 3913 lor
rnorc into
Cl 5 • The Women's ~iroup rncecs II ') )()pm
tu ~ oO r "' al 1hc ( C'fllr.al <'ongrcg.111on.al
("hurch I C1f ";';;
7
'"10 ult In, 11 'i2Q H57t or
hnel 11 "'42
O)/O~ • The llouuon Arc.a .rtenagers Coah
uon of uomosuuals CHA re II> ftlee1s Call
942 7002 lor detath and info
Birthday Comer
A parade of Hipp) Birt~da)·s 10 Darnell of
the Pride Weck Cumm11lce fame!
A light fluHy anJ full of calorics Happy
Birthday to Sandy of Acad1an Bakers'
A ho.,.,hng Happy Birthday to Animal of
1he Brarns Rn·er Bo11om fame!
A bu"" and curts) Happy Birthday 10
"Fmpress .. Barry Petri!
A whtp< and chatn\ llappy Birthday hug to
Jim \heck ol l.ca1her By Boots'
Rodent Droppings
The usual d1scla1mer 1s in force
Well, Ratrat 1s sllll being a bit m1sch1c
vous! He seems 10 think tha1 my toes are \"Cry
tasty! Biie this ·
Thumper (Toy Bo•) And I (kinda) quote ··
h talcs a lot of man 10 get through my buu, hut
when 11 ge1s 1n. I ect no complarn1s I'm srn
gle. ready and able'"
Patty Duke: You eo from man 10man,1ust
like a cheap boule of wht'ikey'
Doug A (PS): Do you really run around your
back yard naked•
Larry Wayne (BRB): I hear you have a new
lover, younger and better looking, bu1 he
barks a lot!
Chris1opher G . • You look so cute wear·
ing my shade of whore red llps1ick~
Big Gary (Ripcord). What's the matter
honey? No tricks lately? Have you 1hough1
about using a new •·rick. up• line.,
Don (Old Spaghe1t1 Warehouse) You
lied to me1 You u1d you v.ere un your "'ii)
home from PS when I la1er 'aw you 1n the
M1nc1 81d Boyl
P1ckle!i. (C'lut'i Uousron) What were you
carrying in ch•I ~gal can lut .,.,ed. v.hlle
walL.1ng up hurv1e.,.,? Your lunch'>
Roland, Gene and Pearl (BRB) What's 1h1 ..
I heiir a hour )·our rcnd1c1on of "flaming
J·agg1lts in 1he Mud Gras Parade''
03106 • Lambda Roller skating mcen al the
Dairy A•hford Skate Rink at 8 .30 pm Call
qJJ 5818 for more info
03106 • Gay FachC"r,, 1:aihcn F1rs1 -A weekly
.4Upp0rl mcellng fOr father\ and their riart
ncrs tt 04 0 m 10 9 30 p m Grace Lutheran
Church 2ll' w•uah Dr Call 861~6181 for
more info
03106 • AIDS Founda11on llnuuon offers
C'rea11ve Wri11ng Cl.as!l.es call 62J b79ti. for
more info
OJ/07 • .. Tour of Galveston Follies" at 1he
BriarPatch
03107 • FrontRunncrs meet at Memorial Park
.11 6 JO P m at 1he Tenn1\ Cen1er Call .522-
8021 for more into
03/07 • Heir <"rou Dreuers Anon)'mous
meel\ at 8:00 pm at 1~09 l·a1rv1ew C".111 49S
8009
03107 • Hnu!i.IOn Lob1an/Gay Pride Weck
execul1\.·e meeung 2700 Albany 7:00 rm
Call 529 6979 for more info
01108 • Women·~ Network al the \1onlro~c
C'oun~cling C'C"nlcr 7 00 p m Call 529 0047
for more info
03/08 •The Gay. Le~h1an, &: Bue'\ual Alli
ance at the lln1vcr\1ty of Houston (Gl.OBAl.)
mcel\ al 4 00 p m at the l'n1vcr~1ty Center
For more info. call Ruhcn al 743 7539 or C' mail
ai Sll86CJl!TSON UH EDC
03108 • t-.dgar Cayce founda11on free -.orl·
lhop 7 30 pm 7621 Wn1Y1e..., For more info
Call 444 7426
03/og • lfnuuon G.ay and Lesbian Pohllcal
C'aucui board mee11n1 at 1 JO pm 2700
Alb.an)' Call ~21 IOOO for more Info
t 1~~;os .. • "»em1nar )JlOnsored by fn1roduc
F AHi:-:.1c11on and che Art of Dat:ng"
ocus on Wumcn Call 520·628) for more mfo
11°!'0~ • NI.A 11 1~duca11on mcc11ng 711
>'.
1 ~1 arkb, 7 OO P m A u11oomg seminu
anu ut"mo )' Rago0
o3to9 ' Mnnlro~c kc Picks slare 11 the G.allcria
a1 S 00 Jl m C111 629 14.l2 for more info
O.H09 • FroniRunnt'rs mee1 at 1he Tennis
Center :.t Memnntl ParA 6 10 m C 11 Sl2
8021 p •
03109 ' Gay Men·s Choru" or llQUUon open
rehearuh al Grace Lutheran C'hurch Call
~ 2 1 ?4M fur more inro
OJ Oll • Computer Nerd Sesuons for Pridt
\\etA mcen 10 do comru1er nerd ,~utt Call
I
129 1221
0110ll • En'l 11h1'en l 1p A gariy men's !.pin
iuarii group meeu a1 ]40~ W 1.amar C.1111 lfo.,,
ard al H8 bl74
Joe DeRosa (Ma•y "s) I though! you hid
better laste 1 I heard you prcled up 1h s
"Pickled Pu:l cs" on 1hc street corner
and took her to the 1uhs~
Skeeta (LOB) Jus1 hov. low IS chat uterus
of yours hani!ing·• We have all seen •ts trail
marks around Montrose tor the lul two
weeks! Happy Trails 10 l 1erus'
Tucker (BRB Cu\lomer) Ho.,., did you g:e1
1he name "Dumpster Dolly'1 • I heard
JoAnn (BRB) ha\ the Sl<H)·, hul "'lln'I tell
me!
Russell (llous1on Pride Band) I 'II meet
you at Mary ' any Tuesday 10 cuh in'
Rua Boulevard I guess )OU arc having
trouble gcuing 17 tricks a day' I ha\"e
heard your pimp mobile 1s back on the <ho.,.,~
room Ooort
Charlie and W.a)nC (BriarPatch) Is H
uuc you 1wo arc having a d1c1 con1es1" I
hear your new dtel 1s water and English
peas!
Devin (Mary's): I know you want 10 'how up
in Roden! droppings uery week' Every·
one knows 1ha1 you never do anything note·
worthy! NOT!
Dan (Ripcord) I understand on rare
occasions you clean the bar totally nude! I
bet the hccr dr1ver!li rc•lly :1pprec1a1c
1ha1•
Joseph (BRB)· How do you spell cele·
brate? No. not. M A R K (BRO)
Ed Ma!iion (VN): So, you arc hcmg chac;cd by
a Russian named Gnsha~ What 1s he going
to do wuh you when he cah:hc!i you'
Christopher (Ripcord) What do you
me.an you ~£::VER cfo .anylhmg thal my read·
er) would he interested in' I beg to d1f
fer and I hear you beg tor "'01her 1h1ng\' '
Re~ (\.far) 'c;) Who " the "°' 1g snatching
bitch, you or Devin? 801h of you could eas ily
fit that descnpuon
Don 0o'4Jtn I love you1!' nc• ""01•f a
sho(''" Somc1h1n,: •huut \.f.lry sand \f<)r
phinc that go together'
03108 • HIV Trca1mcnt Alterna11ves A c;em
inar al 1475 W Gray SpOn\orcd by AFH Call
623-6796 for more info
03110 • J.ei.b1.1n .1nd Gay Voices on KPFT 6 00
p .m to 8 00 pm On-Lrne number .Sl6 KPFl
03110 • HATCH meets at 7 15 p m Call for 1
locu1on 942-7002
03110 •An Classes a1 the Art Lcasue I :00 pm
to 4 00 rm C'all 623 6796 for mllrc info
03110 " Auro R•1nbow All1.1nce of (he Deaf
meets a1 1 ~O p m Call lil69 ZlH7 for mo~ into
03111 • After Hou~ on KPf<T The only Ga)' •nd
Lesbian Radio show in South Tuu I 00 a m
to3:00am
03111 • D1gn1t) Hou\1on meet~ tor c;0'111
hour 7 JO pm 1307 Yale Call 880-2872 for
more 1nJo
01/11 •Gulf C'oau Bun Prowl n1gh1 al the
Venturc-N
0'.'I II • The Follie.!. al lhc l::h1arPa1cb A mus1
cal rcv1e.,.,
0J'l2 • Outdoor Sk.att'- l.amtida Slating
Club C•ll 942 7406
03112 • l.a Soiree Grande at Gentry
03112 • Garden Parly prcsenn "Radio
Due -a blast from our pasl" a mu11cal
review .11 the Bruos R1'ter 801tom, starling
a1 7 00
03111' Dch-U·!'iot Ball al Rteh s A Mi.ss Camp
American funcuon surung 11 4 00 p m
03/12 • Gulr Coau Bears Monthly mee11n1
Call 867 9121
O~ll~ • .. A !\1gh1 10 Remember•· at the Rip·
cord Hos1ed by Don Gill
0311::! • frontRunnen meet al Memorial Parl
at 1he Tcnnts Cen1cr for more info. call $22
8021
03'12 • Maranatha fellowsh p Merropol
1tan Chur~h meets 10 praise the Lord tn Muuc
the \\ord and Si)ng at the Holiday Inn West
3131 Weu Loop Suu1h Af·on Oal.s room For
more info, call .UM 67~b
OJr 12 • Commun II) <ioirtl C'hurch \\or
ship Set\IH:es , a !ugh t.pulled ga1hering for
a ch.ar smaltc Pen1ecos1al Worship
Service 11 00 a m ~O I I· 181h .it Columh ,a
For more info call K80 923~
03 12 • Hous1on M1u1on Church Worship
Service .al 1 I 00 a m I c;o" 'evada <"all ~lq
8225
OJ 12 • Kingdom C'ommu:11I) Church Sun
day \\onh1p Scr"1'e at II 00 a m Sunday
School .a1 10 00 a m Call 3SI 4217 for more
Marco Rossi and BB al Hea't·en
Lang (611). I hear you have earned a new
n1d. name-Lola Standards'
Dog Lipps (Wolf Pad)· So you finally
gave up your u1J. but reall) to the Schnau
zer1 That ts hl..e incest'
David (R1p~ord) I understand )OU have
~cl 1hc ncY.. MonUOSC' rci.:orJ for the num
ber of alcoholic beverages drunk in a 24
hour penod! Mi my' Talk about party ttll
you puke!
Jerry Monn; The Emperor .... an1 .. new
cloches, or should that he new rubber
sheets?
Jenntfer (RSICSS): Do you need a iello"'
hankie?
Well. guys and girl~. lhl\ girl 1s has to run
home and ge1 read) for LUEY wccl..end' It 1s
such a part)' ""'celcnd 1 And for 1hosc ot you
.... ho ue nor f.amllur w1rh tl'EY. UIS the
wecl..cnd after \.fard1 Gras and people JUSt
kinda flow o .. ·cr 10 Houston to continue the
pauy The weekend of f'arl1es u spon
\Orcd bl the Hous1on Council of Clubs
There ,.."1n t.c abour 400-500 fresh r ces m
Houston 1h s v.:ceke"ld . So 1f you are tool
,,, tor an ou1-of rown encl rhu could "e
you luck) .... ctl:end'
Huggs and Kisses , Cuen olyn
info
03112 • Mon1rose Soflball Lea~uc promo1es
~porumansh1p and fr1cndsh1p throu1h a
Sunday sof1ball league Call 867 3Ql3 for
more info
03112 • The Women's Group meets al l lO
p m m lo S 00 p m al lhC' Ccnual Congrir
ga11onal Church For more info, call Ins ai 529-
8571 or Janet al q42 7717
031l2 • The Hciuston Arca Teenarers Coa·
li11on of Homo~uuals lHATCH) mcc1~ Call
942·7002 for dtlatls and info
0lJl3 • .. Myths and Realuy of Gay Lesbian
and B1scxua Pol 11c1- Power" -A semi
nar al Rice UnnC'rsuy 8 00 p m Sc-"' all Hall
JOI
03, 13 • AIDS Foundauon Houston orrcrs
Creauve Wn11ng Clanes call 623 6796 for
more info.
O.'l/13 • Gay Fa1hers Father~ F~rst A 'A'eeLly
support mee11ng tor lalhers and 1he1,- parl
ners X 00 p m to 9 30 p m Gr11.e l.uthcran
Church 2Sl:'li \\<1ugh Dr Call 861 6181 tor
more info
031 I 'l " Hou\ton Area Women 1 Sheller Vol
unteer Trainmg Call 5:?8 6798
Ol/13 • \11ss Camp Ame 1ca meeung Call
129·STAR
03 14 • FronrRunners meet al Memorial Parl
ar 6 10 p m .ar rbe Tcnnas Center C1ll 'i:?2
80:? 1 for more :lfo
03 14 • Help Cross Dressers Anon) mous
1ncets at 8 00 p m at 1509 F11r.1c,., Call 495
8009
03 14 • AIDS Equ1C) League lunch at Cbar
hes 11 noon All a e welcome
03 14 • E~c- Choicc-s A Safer Sex \\ortsbop
sponsored b) AfH Call 621 6796 for more
1nro
03 14 • Legal Plan:11ng Seminar It tc7~ W
C.ray Sponsored by AJ:'H Cal 621 6 796 for
more info
O'l I~ • Edgar C'a) cc Foundauon free work
\hUp 7 30 p m 7621 WeSC\. le\\ For more mfo
coll 444 7426
03 15 • lambda Sk.a1e :S 1gbt T"eme Sl.. rt
s,ght C"al1 94~ 7406
03 I~• The Gay Lcsb11n ~ 81suual Alh
1nce .al 1bc Ut.,\'ersuy o( Houston C.LOBA.L)
meeu arit 4 00 p m 11 the Un1"en11y (enter
for more info ... all Ruhcn a114l ~~1Q nr e mat'
a1 ST'86CJETS0' UH EDU
03/ 1 ~ • \4en's -.;et•ork 11 the \tonuosc
Counsehng Center 1 00 p m Ca 129
0037
20 HOUSTON VOICE I MARCH 3. 1995
After lengthy Jeliiheration
at the highest executive ReweRs 9
and extensive <e([))nsultati([))n
with ([))Ur legal Jepartn:nent 9
we have arrived at an
([))fficiaR <e([))r]_J>([))r&te reS]_J>([))nse
to :iru:m.o:irs ([))Il the street
that we are ([))WneJ
1by 2 straight att([))rneys
([))Ut ([))f DaRlaso
"" L l0 &Jr 9
Okay. We lost our temper for
a moment. Linked Benefits of
Houston is more that "Gay
Friendly". It is owned by Jerry
Furman and Chuck Walters,
lovers, who are
proud to serve our \
Pants on f 0 99
lJrteoo
More facts. Linked Benefits of
Houston is the only gay owned and
operated V iatical company in
Texas. When selling your Life
Insurance please call us for a face to
face meeting. We, being gay, listen.
We understand.
We help.
community.
L1NKEID IBEN:f~JF'JT§
OF HOJSTON
,\ \'ia11cal So:n:1«< C:mnpony
Sll \\'Esrnrn1rn Snn: 208
llou:;rns, TEX.\S 77006
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BLUE PAGES
Joel Bender, Con.iposer Actor/Model
Photograph by © 1994 Dennis Dal Covey (JBR-25 37)
All Rights Res rved'
March 3, 1995
ISSUE 749
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As We Are, 5666 LaJolla Boulevard, #111, CA 92037
28 HOUSTON VOICE BLUE PAGES I MARCH 3. 1995
Hous1cn NEW TO HOUSTON: .a <Jle
'""""'"""'· 'J0-43 '>ornd:iody. 4 I, 5'18
'45, bm/hlu hones! Sincere and canng,
smoke drinl occosionolly. le lo lw and
<l.ddle- .,35306
Hou.ion FUN AND MORE: Masc GWC
seeb ""' or smgles for fun or more• ;-"'
acaR "35368
Hou.ion YOU KNOW WHAT I WANTI
:>ave 29 gcli•g WM G<oenway Plaza area
;-me a cal 11 u-.! wliat _. !i7
1>m/grn end'~ J llUs sounds good ".GI me
l"IOWI 11'35388
Haus1co IEOTIME STORIES: Dave 29
goli<gbm/green 57 f15bui come"'"'
and l\lel me on lor !he ntght- lei< lo )'OU
"""'1'35602
- SUM BUILD: [)a,,d As""1 2A
5 9 140 il" lo"""""' dmlng out '°
""""""'...- 35 J.,, lo med build !!""
mea call if.., inlemled "35619
......,_ FOURTH FOR BRIDGE:
lhomo• WM loolung lo get wolh """"°""
who wanh lo have fun. ~ke play.ng ca.ds
""'""l"'IY or wolCll"'IJ Iv smoker dnnl
occmionafy interesled 9""' me a
.. 35640
Houslcn llG II.ACK MEN: Glenn SW
area 100 ~ lew good ~ blod men 200+
la-.ebacler bu.1cl lo slcwl a &ii> cc!ed blod
bean ~ men who il.e lo socialize wol<h
ll""'"' an IY ~men adnuren Iv a '""""9"
1 ... ~.3570::
lbnlcn POSSIBL! RELATIONSHIP: 52
)" aid 'P lP'Y "" lllm in.git be "" .. ~
relalionship 'ke am, dc..cing "'-e d ...
loolung lor o rel s-me a call· .,2922
Houslcn ATHLETIC PROFESSIONAL!
.lame> • .., '°"""""' ptt>leu.onal, a!l>letic
WM, belw-. J0.45 BM 28 5' 6 5
""'y srnoolh ,f ... "'""e.Jed,, QI> el""""
lcgeflier eJI009
HoWcn All AMERICAN IOY: Seth.
hand• attr 5' 11 20 all amer boy '° oll-.en
20-29rnasca~.di:.creeta!tr
p<ofewonol 9...., me a cal· "35808
Colege ~ GM- 23 loolung lor
'°"""""' 1111 11 compong outdoon ha.eing a
9aochme pau rel· "358"
How:>n GIM, 20. li1e1chool."'"'1'1
""1er 8M ..--.! !he,.... ages- me o
call· •35820
Hou.Ion TJ 29 s '7 • 50 .hart bland, alhl
ma>c lcned. end' d. ""IJUY' 20 JO_.
1o get lcgeflier and have a good llme W lo
ha.e fun safely lhanb bye- •35847
Hauslco llONDE ITM: Vidor 31 WM
510155blncl!I*.. 11.gloragdigl.WMor
w.I befw.oo 18·32, l:;m SO Ip, gn.e me 0
call· ,.35992
Houslcn GREENWAY PlAZA AREA:
Dave, 29 WM. 57, 135, bm/gm, well
rcl'd ""'· J"' mt"' gethng lcgeflier give
meacall- •36033
Hauslco COIY NITTS: Ra>ey 205'11
'28,blncl/gm, ooGWMorGHM 20-39,
le dining out_., ...... not realy Ille
bats smoker. 9"" me a cal 1f 11t
tnteresled • 35988
Hou.ion ASIAN MAN: David moan 26
s 9 • 48 looking lor "'"""""' under 35
.....i;..,,i..a:i, butnct..........igh~e356'9
Haus1co TW! s no FUN: M.1e lkg 1or
some ..w.ct fun le!> see wliat ~·
,.29235
Gining. HELP ME OUT OF THE
CLOSET: Mamed WM.,.,., been wi'1 a
man, ~ke lc try 34 slcdy. 9""' me a try.
help me out· •24592
Hau.ion CAMPING AND FISHING:
Alan. 28 5'4 bind blu, '"' .. comping
fi.tung. "'°"'"" mall., ~ke lo meel 29 32,
5'9·6'3 wefl bu;l1 masc, iome body hair,
g1ve..,acoll-ei514
GalvesJon HOT GUYS: Vidor. 31 WM
5'10155,blndM. •glorhal!JUY' 18
32, lor ~ good limo po" friend.hip 9..., me
aco! ""'getlcgeflier· ,.29937
Hau.ion CURLY
HAIR:.Jame\,GBM
!i6 125 ""'Y curly
"" pre uoWM56·
6 gr<e me o ca!
,.30999
>iauWn SINGL!S
AND COUPL!S:
°""1cl 29goli<gWM
bm/gm 135 -
encf' d ISO single. and
"" r.,, playtune
adventure le(, """" 0
ban cofl me1""'
eJI092
- MR.
DRUMMER.ARE
YOU OUT THERE?
PoJ 30 bind/ blu 6
l >10. good shape
goli<g hard -""'9 so
someone 'eady r.,,
mturo1erel -. ..
rrryMr~agei
.10-45· eJl787
Hauslco NIGHTTIME
FUN: [)w;n loolung
r.,, '°"'"good nyJoi
fun, ~ur '8·29. SM'
meacolleJ 902
Howen NEW TO
AREA:Eli,11,,t'l'oCMl<l
lo Houslon gdll ongr.
Gf.M 29 5 8, 145,
lived all ""' !he -'cl,
scuba, hiking, compmg, dub1, """'"" 1so
masc WM 22 33 shore'°"'" -
friendship pou more, 1f ir !he r" penon
9"" me a call- "25521
;;;;;;;; MOVIES ANO MUSICAlS:
Dav;d, Mngie WM S' 6, 37, c!l< hair blu
eyes, sloCl<y. ~ .. lo dona!, ~1. movie" and
"""icols. ~le lo !r<MI, wa!lng on !he
beach, ~ke..., w/ lriencl. oo GWM
""'"'·"'Imp J(J.40 hi/wt prop, pau rele24790
Hou.ion HEY, IEARSI Bnan, 111 are one
on one. BM WM well built muse hairy. -r
well end' d """'"" cooLng ealing out good
canv pou rel. and ouldoori animab, °"'a
hairy and beard and .... lcChe- •24852
8ryo.,1 II.ACK IODYIUILDERS: Otii.
5'5. 125. bll/br<i BM ·"II~ b& gay
UUY'· <e lc mee1 ""ry hond.ome BM body
bu11den only· e 2507 6
La Gronge LITS MESS AROUND: Alon,
30 GWM 5' JO bind blu, lltg lc 1clk lo UUY'
that wouldnt muid carnrng °""' and ""'"
around. pou rel, nol really onlc !he bar
scene- 9""...., a call- •25357
Hoo.ion INTO MRYTHING: masc gclk
40+ prol11n1c -rifimg -.! morned or
mmc. _.. lo play just rwg fun. one on one
a plu e25424
Hou.o STORM 22, bm/hzl, 5'11 190.
Rome> co ; e <tll "'-1, """'9 on !he
beac <T " ; ,..,: moon on the bay, tlie
"'"come up, 1e ~. na!Ure. anunals
tr-' , ope'1 .. ncled and energetic ISO
sane-Jo.I.,... ,.,,re1 •26090
Hou.ion TWO STtPPtN' Bab, 6'3, 172
bm bt. ' • "' ... out. nlc two siepp.ng
I"" 1arn9 on ~ :h on a rainy day
e26176
Houslcn GAY CURIOUS: Charle.. 1nl"'
meehng GWM from 20· 30 gay cun<M,
never really had wth o man wonl lo iee
wlKJt I'm "''"ing· e26295
HouslOn ATHL!TIC BLONDE: Scott, <' 8
145, gm drty bind, gdf•9 attr ''°some ''9
ki< someone 18· 24. "'°""" my hr, athlehc
~ke lc have fun e25865
SW Hou.Ion 22, WM iso BM masc, 22·
27 i,.-.~ 1o meet new people !hon ;.1 ,n
a fr 1p e25900
Ho. ""' POWERUFTERS: Roy, 41 BM
-'< gr"""'f"rd .a strong bond"'9 w/21
35 w11h very muse build. super muscle
bound poW9' l1flor, 9"" me a col· e2595~
Hau.ion RYAN, 22, int in .-ing
samoone 2 · 25· " 25967
Hou,. HOT GUYS_: _Scolf_30_GW_M_1_so
olhe- f ~ 9"Y' lo get lcgeflier and have fun
wolh, ''° .,.i,.. hal UUY' e2f:IJ3
Hauslcn DADDY'S IOY: M «. 57, 42,
..y muse wori< out 4x wk. M. so anolher
musc flo"l l"el 811 k> be rrry docldy's boy "'
'*'"""a boy that_,.,. lo 1cle charge, Iv
o ~ 009"· e 26238 ------
C.ourae CANDL!UGHT DINNERS:
Chon., 35 5' 11 fit, like spam. cordel1gh1
dinner•. dancing and anything
sponlcneaus tr26_5_64 __
lt:fi area code WANT A GOOO TIME?
Vidar,31WM155.5'11 blnd/bki .aWM0<
f<M 18· 32 lor good """'cD. "" e2"006
Ingleton DO IT TOGETHER: krf. 28 6'1
200, bm/t TI fun. IOrue o/ h.mor,
~ke k> do I ,. e27051
Hau\lon LIKE TO EXERCISE: 5'8, lf:IJ,
bm/gm ... le to swim. exero~. """''""°' """ din 0."".;l,L\eihat"
27061
Hous1on WANT A RUIOOWN?: Dav<!.
~le lo 9'"" rubdowns lo hoi -r 9'1Y', ~ ur
.ntemted "' Me 0 cot 11' i 8239
fb.;;;NEW TO AREA w...i.,, 25 ylo
150 6' I, Lrr 'b· • e dancmg roosic and
,,.,...,.s l•ke 1c · ··~ ovlgr>ng masc buik
H.spanic 0< Coucas""' male.· 20-30 pl.
q1"" me a con tr27551
HOW TO JOI1'" us ... TOLL-FREE HOW TO MEET THEM
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• follow lhe CIS) \tllee mstrucnon5 IO m:onl your pcnom1 ao.
Pini• to pKk-up nco.. messages left in your nwlbox
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Hau>lon STOCKY BLONDE: Wayue
GWM 23 new lo '"ea 5' 5 blnd/blu· 145.
.hart and :Jo<ky and like lennis comping.
dancing social galherings and condlelighr
dinnen, •so mature 20+ hone.I and loyol
91ve me a cot e27f:IJ4
Hou>1on SWlMMMERS BUILD: 5ean JI
WM SW1m1ner1 bu11d 145 5' l 0 hazl bm, 100
someone who~
mellowing out going
1ccU,,,Q""""'G
coll e279JO
Howen DISCREET
TIMES: GBM 20. kg
lor""1er BM around
.Z0.40.lorad1:.creet
hmc m63, 180.
g1vemeo
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ASTROLOGY
BUFF: Copncorn, 1sa
someone masc dk
.table. p<efer Aries
Scorpio, Taun.1"'
v'lJO. like coffee
houses read'mg
book~. wnhng 'T'IOVIC$
!ravelling -lane ng
park• and alher
lh1ngs, be my
WJleoiine you wool
be sappomled•
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HOUSTON: Dallen
37, WM gi:od sludent
OUalH2006'4bm
1 loalung lo meel a
ywho kf10W'whot
I domg e28Q31
f'· uslcn PLAY PALS:
38. 5'7 140 iio masc fnend• and play
budd1.,, 9'"" me o coll· e23140 ---- Houslon ALTIRNATIVE MUSIC FANS.
0.-, 5' 11 bkid/ blu, JO., like lo mee1 18
lo kllo 20s. tlo ok mu11c, int ..dude """"
and otlier th'"9' m ...U, lil<e lo make
friercli 9"" me a coll· el7925
409 area code nXAS A & M : ,Je,,. 20
blncl/blu engr wdent ot Texas A and M
lool:mg lor someane m !he area lo have fun
WI~ p-' 0 e22265
Ho. LOOKING FOR A FRIEND:
.Jua 26. 5· 6. 35, b.. 'bo· igomg fun,
110 19·26.muyt> oq ·1f~onceino
wliilo, 9'"' me a cal· e23049
Ga"""°" Co FRIENDS AND IUDDIES:
looking lor moK friend. and buddie.. 30
rnl/1! from aslrodome g;... me a coll·
tr23138
;;;;;;:;;;5MALlifAR: JS5;~
bear uo frtend1 and buddies.give me o coll·
.. 23139
Houslcn COUNTRY MUSIC: Gary. 30,
dkhair.dkeyes5'10170, ntocounlry
mustc, bars occosionolly ilO some other
guys 23·30 WM°' HM ki< fun sofe
encounton no siring> Iv o me.sage lhonk1·
e23235
Hau•lcn MUSCULAR BUILT GUYS: Roy.
41, BM"° 11rong bonding wii1t 24 35 w/
111U1C ':>uild. super foolbaH player wmlter,
!JM' me a coll home d1King day. partial lo
Air Am men lot1n men Arob. and Couc
men w/lcns-200-JOOlb. al musclee23324
Hou>lon NEW TO HOUSTON: Mlo 23
profl ""'Y masc "° some, 5'9 165, very
OG')'900ng, '1SI '1'oCMl<l here le lo meel
lOme people e23388
Hou.Ion JASON, 2 • 6'3, 210. ISO
-- 825, 0Je-rifi1ng,
clubbing. """"' good person, outspo<en
persconality 9"'" me a ca e23402
Hoo.ion SINCERE AND HONEST: &ne.l
WM33,6'2, 175,bm/gm 1soiomeone
20·35 WM or HM Sincere honest, spend
lune woth get logclher pau rel· "23601
Hoo.ion l!ATHER ANDCUDDUNG:
GWM 22, 1so hairy older men belween 25
and 40 inlo le leather, and cudd!ong l1ke 1c
c.xlcle up- tt23623
Hoo.ion SINGLIS ANO COUPL!S:
Dav<! 29 gclkg wm bm/grn '35 we!
end' d "" .. ngte. and couple. lor hot limes
11 lhe Greenwoy Plaza area tr23700
A09-;;;,~ CALL ME: VIClo< 31 WM
510, blnd!blu, 156, oso someone 18 32
WM°' HM 9"" me a call- tr23792
Hou.ion I LACK GAY MALI 33, 195,
6'2, lkg 1c meet another GBM"' lM 28+
wont o serious rel, ~le lo spend limo gel lo
know each olher, masc only p<el ha1'Y. lo
lo -i, ""' ""'· gdlliJ fl'l'f noce body 9'""
me o coll· e23853
Hou1lcn ADVENTUROUS PERSON:
Dof'n, 28, BM, 5' 11, ,,,.,d bid bmbrn 1so
other 8M ki< friend..,;p pou rel, enjoy
dining m ond out mew~, sports, vwy
advantv""" I""'°"· tr23992
Hou11cn NEW TO UFESTYLI, ;i..., 21
r;.NM 6' ;6Q bmlbu, r·"' lo Houllcn,
and lo lhe Goy 1,1.,iyi< ''° !he< oll1' cln CUI
GM 18· 23 lc ih-<w,.... what's up 1n
Houllcn e24 I 02
ibu.ion LOVE TALL MENI 6'1 f<M 26.
185, bm, 'bm ml '"'I coaloing. "'""'•"
mu..:. pool friends and I love onunals 1so
moture masc,-.. hi/wt p<ap. love 1cn
"*"ISO long term rel. e 24()71
Houslcn All AMERICAN GUY: Michael,
23. p<ofeuiooal 1u.t '1'oCMl<l hore 5'9 lf:IJ,
all American guy. very masc iso some 18
40 Iv o meuage· •23388
Hou•lcn DAYTIME FUN: 42, 6'2 190,
muse brn/brn mu1t lk9 for hal daytime fun
w.lh gdlkg 25·40 Iv a mossage· e24091
Unique, visionary drama set
off Broadway bidding
Angels
America,
Part fl
Jn
8) JAVIER T\\IEZ
llouuon \'01ct l
/louswn
(f~dttor·, note
Thi~ 1s the 'ccond in
a ... cries ot articles
focusing on Tony
Ku,hner 's h1sH.
H) mal1ng rnulnple
award·win
ning epic drama
ahoul gay Ide,
"'Angels 111 Amer·
Actors in rehearsal for upcnmtn~
Hous1on production of Tony
Kushntr "s "Anxels 1n Amt'n<·a ••
the prize. Tl>e Shuben
group 1s the mosl
po"erful and successful
en1 i1y in New
York commercial
theater, producing,
on a seemingly
permanent basis,
the mega·bucks musi~
cab of Andre"' Lloyd
Webber It offered
the Booth Theater 10
Kushner. one of its
pnme houses on 451h
Street, even though It
would have meant
moving a show under
produc11on there at
1ca . · and llS upcoming production at
llouston 's Alley Theatre).
The play has a special qual11y
"something magical and mysteri
ous. which honors the gay community
by 1cll111g a s1ory that sets us concerns
1n lhe larger historical context of
American pol111cal life" So pro ·
claimed John Lahr. theatrical cr1t1c
for "The New Yorker,'" of ' Millen·
n1um Approaches ," the firs1 pan to
Ton} Kushner's epic drama of gay male
Amer1ca-"'Angels in America: A Gay
f·anta~1a on National Themes:
l.ahr's op11110n was shared b)' critics
everyw here , conf irming ten-fold
what had heen largely pred ic ted for the
play·, Broadwa) arrival months ear·
lier after It opene<l at the Mark Taper
f·orum 111 Los Angeles. There was al the
taper, however, a common qualify·
1ng verse 111 the reviews, plainly s1a11ng
that further refinement part1cu
larly of Pan 2, was necessar} before a
Broadway run could be realized ,
Gordon Davidson , ar11s11c head for
the Taper an<l nther venues in the L.A
area, ha<l heen 111strumcntal 111 the
work's comple11on, providing
Kushner all the artistic latitude he
needed while being generous w11h
development funds and deadlines.
Nol willing to mk the work which he had
nurtured , or 1he enthusiasm of poten
t1al New Yod. producer~. Davidson.
after consull1ng with Kushner,
announced that the New York produc·
t1on woul<l ha\'e a different director
and a d1tferen1 set designer, which
meant. much to Kushner'~ drstres~.
that the entire production would have
to he built from scra1ch And as 1f that
were nol enough to preoccupy Kush·
ner, a venue also had to be selected. and
that became the first step.
the time to another
locauon . Bui the Shubert Organiza-
11on s Board of Directors also has an
arguably undeserved reputanon
for being better business whizzes
than theater patrons and for booking
highly profitable tourist attrac tions
onto Its stages. and this worked
against Kushner's de~1re to retain the
play 's avant-garde purny
JoAnne Akala1t1s, 1hen artistic
director of the Public made an 1mpass1oned
p11ch to Ku~hner. cHrng the
play s trenchant call to 1us11ce for an
oppres~ed mrnorll} as emblematic of
the works the Public had alw3) s produced
Aller all one of the play s fundame
nta I tenet" was 11~ repucJ1a11on of
lhc ~1a1U!ii> quo, ~et wuh finances bemg a
co nstant con.,1dera11on 1n an}
Broadway un<leriaking, the arbiiers
of 1ha1 very 'ame ... tatu s quo would be
asked 10 emhrace the producllon 1f 11
we1e first relea ... ed on Broadwa) .
Akala111s argurne111 thar the play
should orig111ate 1n the community
which gave 11 birth weighed heavily
w11h Ku<hner, but he wanted both arustic
an<l 1111ellectual 111dcpendence
and a commcrc1al venue
Roct:o Landesman , head of Jujamcyn ,
though I |
