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CHARTER MEMBER
AUGUST 23, 1996 • ISSUE 826
mil ital') pand ocquottcd her on ·\ugust 15th
-~~~-- of sodom) and conduct unbecoming an
officer. ~1s. \1eeks put her head on her
hands. slumped in a chair and hugged her
lawyer when the milital') JUl)'s verdicts
were read late rhursda) night after seven
hours of deliberauon "I'm just glad this
nightmare 1s O\cr: ~lcc"-s e\prcssed.
Pamela Di llard, a Cl\ ilian. had claimed 1hat
she and ~1s \leeks engaged in oral se' and
had a l\\O-)ear lhe-m lesbian affair The
charges was brought against the maJOr after
Ms. Dillard claimed that l\.leeks 1hreatened
her al gunpoonl 1f she 1old nn)one abou1
-------~ -'"""""°.....a"""'=-'""~"-..., their relalionship.
( olonel \ fargarethe ( ammermeyer 1J the
h1ghert ranJ.mg '>/ficer e'er to challenge 1he
ban on GaJ' m the n11/11an
Major Meeks
Acquitted
Charged ll'lth having Affair
b) Kelle~ Shannon
<;.\"1 \"1fONIO(<\PI- '\nAtrforcemaJOr
"as ucquollcd of ha\ mg d lesbian dffatr on a
\Crd1ct he• lawye s.:·d \\ 1 prevlnt others
frorri U) m f ru1" r.- •:uy ar rs \\ 1tt>i
-ntle a1lons ofhomo:texuat behavior
~faJ. Dcbr.1 L /\leeks, 41 crocd and hugged
her 1mycrs after a foe-man, t\\O•\\oman
A mi Illar) Judge, LI Ct I ~1a<) \1. Boone,
ollo\\cd the court-martial to go fomard
\\hen she ruled that the or.\esugators'
questions \\ere penmen! and the bringing
of a SC'dom) charge did not violate the "don't
ask dNl'I tell" polic) The polic) pernits
homosexuals to se"e in the milola') as long
JS they don't ~ave sex "Ith ser\lce members
,md keep their sex~• .:irientat1on and
conduct private Sodom\. defined under
m1hta') law 1s unnatural caMalcopulauon
"1th another pc<son of the same or opposite
Sf\,
Defense law)ers argued that ~1s. Dollard
made up the '"'laims of a lesbtan romance and
that she \\as bent o~ destroying Ms Meeks
·arcc "\\e s~nt 1 m • de e sc
ntt \mC\ ,Af, h et Ta 1~
mcs~a •c 1s that 1fi.;hargcs ofth1s kind arc to
be brought •gamst a dostmguoshed member
f( ontmued on p~ /../
Convention Too Smooth
Debate 1s Silenced
B) Curt :\1orrison
The 1996 Republican l\atoonal Com enlion
held in San Diego las1 \\eek was designed 10
make the GOP look more inclusive as a
party. On the surface that ma) have been
how it \\as con\e)ed; ho"ever, closer
ontrospcetion pro,es that "as not the case.
The convention "as elaborately staged and
presented as an \IT\' SI) le a\\ards sho\\.
There "as not enough debale about
differences \vothon the part)
\\ oth the cxccpuon
of Colin Powe , no
one was allo\\ ed to
address the subject
of abonoon from
the podium lest it
create tension
among the
delegates fhose
"h" dod not want lo
conform to the
podium 10 demonstrate theu pro\\esS and the
pan)'s inclum encss.
Political conventions "ere intended 10 bring
participants from all regions of the L nited
States 1ogether to hammer out polic) 'oa
platforms. The} have turned onto slt•k
marketong productions. As a result the
electorate misses an opponunll) to trul)
undersland 1he differences bet\\een the
Jl<llitical panies Although. the Republicans
recel\ ed a post c.invent1on bounce on the
onl nwd Dn pag~ ''
Walgreens
Controversy
Austin Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
h) Dchorah Bell
C'ontlict111g reports ha\.C' surfaced
con~ern1ng the article m la~t \\eeks
Houston Vooce regarding the pulling of ga)
publ,cauons from the \\ algreens store on
\lontrose Blvd Several people have
pointed out errors or d1sagrccmcnb \'t-ith
whal the artocle said. \\ c '"II be reporting
de,cloprnents regarding this matter as the)
happen some people quesuoncd as 10 "h)
there was no byline on the SIOI) This""'
because 11 \las gleaned from a press release
and lelle• that had been issued by the Gay
and t.e;boan Political Caucus. It wa,
published only alicr 1he m;t.PC atteniplcd
resolution "ilh \\ algrcens and had
encounlered unsatisfactory response
In a conversauon \\llh store manager \1r
Abdo\\aise tnot An"ar), he S3)S that 1he
polic) has been changed He says
Outsmart "ill be allo"cd back on the
store lie saod he had been unable to reach
Pat Gandy lo on form her of this change of
poliC)
\1r "\bdo\\a1se c'plained \\ .ilgrcens had
ndverti,cd m the ma1.!a1inc \\hen the store
moved. from its p;ior ~1ontros~ Blvd,
address 10 1he current ne" bu· Id mg and
therefore they had allo\\ed 11 to be
d1stnbutcd as a "freebie" publi.:ation. He
nlso said 1ha1 it "ould be the onl) such
puolie.nion allo"cd Ills reasoning as 10
\\hy it \\ould be there ;ind other malcr•al
(C on/ln~Jonpogt '''
l're\ 1cned h\ I\.:. Ua' id ( ochrnn
In Austin. Labtir Ila) \\Cckcnd has hccnmc:
s\.non,>mous \\Ith the C\.Ctlf that ha-. c me tu be
knm\ n as Last Spla'h I housands or men and
'' oml·n dcsccnJ upon the cit) Ii -celebrate the end
of the summer :season lh1s )CJrh ritual has
grown so much that lhlS }tar's C\cot has become
one of the man' national circuit parties RIP'D 96
as 11 has been '1amed, should Ix: 1hc pan' to end
.tll parties. Bllt ,,h1k )OU'rc m Austm that
''cclo.cnJ )OU ma) \\ant to chcd. out another C\Cn
that 1s beg1nn1ng to gain 1uitional a1tcnt1on
I roJa) , August 30. marks lhc opcnmg of the 9th
annual . \ ustm l1J) & I csb1an lntemallonal f Im
I C:Stl\ JI, ,\(,t II F for short Fe~" al director S1..olt
Dmger promises that this )car's fcst1\;d \\Ill be
1hc h1ggcst and a nll,st exciting to date I hrs
1ns1allmc111 of ,\(ii II F \\lll mdudi: man) of the
prcnucn:s that the fest" al has bcoomc lr..m,)\\TI for,
H \\ell ol' the Arncriun prcnuerc of 11 h1ghl)
an11c1patcd Dnllsh film and a' is1t b) l) ps.mla.
\f.JL 111 stan.s offu's \\\O "eek run \\llh a bang.
the American prtimcrc of the br1t·h1t lluutiful
I hm11: The filmed \Crs1on of Jonathan JlaJ"\c\ 's
long runn ing \\ C!.l I nd pla). Bcauttful rh1~g
tells the ' 101) 0 1 l"o teenage hO\S \\ho !all in
h_"' e anudst the squalor that 15 th~ir Ii\ cs '~'")
( lassu.:s lthc films distributor) \\as so sure lMl
this \\35 i!l1mg to be an instant crossO\ct hit that
the} rcfu~cd the man) requests to include 11 m
tilm fC!<.li,als. It ts I coup for Austin to ha\C
follcn tl11s premiere seeing that f'i \ \an
I ram:1s'o Jnd L.A \\t:re ull passed O\'er
If lleauloful I hon~ os lhe l>ang lha1 announces lhc
Stan of the fi..~L lrrll1gel I mch's ~tonr"all is the
lirc\\orks 1hat 111ununatcs it's close Alrc:ad}
touted as the most important ga) feature or the
Har. S1onewall tdls the stol) m It's 0\\1 "•U\!, of
the Ji, cs of the hr&\ e It:\\ who stood up for {!.J\
ngJus on th3l lalclul 111ght at the 'tonC\\al~ Harm
1%'1
lllroughout the n."St or the (\\0 \\CCkS audiences
"ill be trc ted 10 more fe3lurcs 'han C\.Cr before
I he \lid"' 1fo',. I alt' IS a rcfrcishmg fan) talc told
to a )Oung gul b., her mother "c" g1rlfnct:td
I hin It(' 1s a lesh1an love stor) toJd a"amst the
baclo.drop of profos tonal !.katmg \Jen \1tn \ten
1s J politicJU) schrlophrcmc earned., th3t g1.,es a
~ot so llattcnng 100K at the ltahan male ps) che
Paradl" directed b} Orad (f1oor Super \1anl
Fraser ts a scm1-documcntal) •oot at Toronto s
C...al Prtde Parade Ra1,1ng lltrot' lclls the ston
of a ga) couple on the \C:rgc of adoptmg a bah)
'"ho \\ltm.: .. s a moh hit Violent and blc>o<I}. this
pronuses to he lhc lirst ga) dCllon film Rt\Cuinc
(}c\lrt is a corned) about a \\\.imcn commg . ,ut
late ·n hfc ~·' t~ thing Rclati' t 1s bcmg ha1.ed a..-.
a lesbian Bog Cho II. llu,ller \\ hitr os Jorec•or
Bruce ( upcr 8 I':! '\o "''" Of' \1) Ass) la
Bruce's latest ad,cnturc which stars former
\1adonna rla~thmg -, UO) \\ ard In the Utk role
·\c:adcm) a'"ard \\tnnmg dirtctor Debra
(hasnoft's nC\\CSl documental') It'\ Hcmcnt1~
rxptores \\hal children !honk bemg ga) IS all
about
"" films :lfpart1cu ar mt "SI al this \CMS fest
arc I •le Bloomtn. hrnught o hlU b" 1sters
(,rcu.:. '•l en and Ju1·a >~er of Dallas. and H.cd
Hihhon Blut'. st3mng drag performers l)psml.a
and RuPau! out of Jrag Roth films ha'" had
much SLl~Ccss al the le ll' als around the "'"'\Unll)
(Oloomm was eH-n screened at 'undancc) and
lx>th arc "" I on their \\a~ to thC3trcs near )OU
I.ate llloome-s 1ells lhe stOf\ ofl"o middle aged
tea1.:hers \\ho fall •n lo\C O\er a fnendl) game of
baskc1ball. Red Ribbons Blues deals \\llh AID'>
tarcg·,ers "ho talo.c ri1allc"'S into thc1r O\\n hands
\\.hen the) rnall) ha"c to steal needed drugs 'or
their ,-rends I \"J)Smla \\ 1[ be n -\usttn for this
scn:cmng
The Austm (,3, & Lcsti1an lntcmauon ! J Im
l-CStl\a1 runs from Augus· 10 through September
I 3 f 1 lms are screened at the Dobie and
Paramount Theatres Ticket pnccs arc ~,, per
screening but S30 I c:· ·'''Pass \\tll l!el ~ou into
6 films For more onformauon call (S 12) 4 72·
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I Houston Area NOW crashes
President's
Houston Arca National Organization
for Women (NOW) protested al the club
City Lights on Sunday, Augu>l 18. The
club was the downl111k site for Clinton's
50lh birthday ce lebrny party The pro
te~-i was because Clinton plans to sign the
"wdfare repeal• bill .
Poor women and their fam11tes have
nothing to celebrate. The boll 1s a devas1a111g.
hfc-1hrea1<ning piece of
lcg1slat1on to w men and their fami
lies II will put an cs11matcJ I I m1llton
children m povcr1y rncrcasmg the cur
rcn1 number of 10 million children
a'ready 1n poverry by 10" The boll will
end Ame 1ca"s 61·yrar guarantee of aid
to poor fam 1cs. Wlule 8111 Clinton use.\
h" bmhday 10 r11se SSO mollmn tor 1he
Democrall"- Nauonal Comm1t1ec, poor
wome'l anJ children will sllll he reeling
from the hlows of lhe welfare repeal act
.. We will m3ke sure Pres1den1 Clrnton
knows that women want to t:mJ povenynot
punish poor women and their tam1·
l11::s ·• said Jeanne Sommerfeld, Prest·
dent nf Hou,1on Area NOW. "We are call
ing upon him to keep h1!<o promise to veto
any mea~ure thar further 11npoverishcs
women and children There 1s nolhrng
·modcnlc' about the pun1l1vc welfare
bill which ernc:rgeLI from rhe conference
comm nee. nor 1s there anythmg •mml·
erate' abou1 1he rcoplc who arc baclung
the b1 1I"
Hungry For Justice
NO\\" 1s cncouragrng c1111e1u to speak·
out agaonsl lhe wellare repeal boll because
us elfetl on women and children will be
de>as1a11ng NOW ha- launched 1he
Hungr} for Justice campaign.
The hill wall eliminate the 1:afc1y nel for
poor women and children. Aid 10 Fam1-
l1es wllh Dependent Ch ildren (AFDC),
1he lederal welfare program. would be
elim1na1ed and replac.:cd by block grants
10 1he stales. Federal funds would be
slashed an emma1ed $55 b1ll1on over 5
)·ear~. and states would he allowed 10 c ut
tUnJmg by 20~ on top of that When a s.tate
runs out of money, poor rcople will be lefl
with no means of support.
There are severe re~trictions on aid to
legal 1mm1grant~ There would be a life·
long 11me l1mll of t1ve years. While this
party
provision requires a rcc1p1ent co work
for pay, it docs not provide adequate
funds for education, JOb tra1n1ng or
child care. Nor does 1t value the work that is
required to raise children
States will have the option to deny assistance
to children horn to teenage women 1f
she does not hve at .. home." Young moth·
crs would be forced rn hve wuh parents or
other guardians. even 11 there 1s violence
in her fam1ly-111 order to receive
benefits
Furthermore. the bill wll chm mate the
requirements tor sta1es to adapt then
programs to meet the needs ot women and
their children who are forced out of their
home~ a' a result of Jomest1c v111lcnce
Bolh hou>e> ol Congress had previously
voted for this minimal protectmn .
What can you do·! Jell President Clinton
10 veto 1hos horrid hill. Call 202/456111,
e-mail pres1dentl0 whitehou'e gov.
Right To Vote Fund Raiser
Celehrale Augu\I 26 wuh llous!On Area
NOW the 76th anniven.ary of Women's
Suffrage NOW members and 'upporl·
ers will gather at Toopee·s Coffee Bar.
1832 Wesr Alabama, from 6 IO 9pm. $15
donation cover desserts. coffees. ant.II
or wine. How did women get the vote'•
According to early feminists and suf ..
trage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt
(founder of the League of Women Voters)
and Nettie Shuler, 0 To gel the word
•male"" ou1 of the Constttutrnn cost
wom('n 52 years of pau~cless campaign·
ing. During that tune they were forced to
conduc1 56 campaigns of referenda 10
male voters; 480 campaigns to get Legislatures
10 submit !-.uflrage amen<l·
1ncnl1, l•> voter a. 47 .-a111p.1115na tu r 1 Nt.-
COOSl llUl iOna I conventions to write
women's s uffrage into their state con,11
tutions; 227 campaigns to get S1a1c party
convent ions 10 include women's suffrage
planh ... and 19 campaigns Wllh 19
~ u ccess 1ve Congresses·· Join NOW
and work with people who are comm1ue<l
10 Justice for all. Call 713/665·8869 tor
more information Houston Area NOW
meets lhe 3rd Thursday of the month •l lhe
ln1erla11h Mon1~lroe> Duoldong u 3217
Montrose Blvd at 6:30rm tor \Oc1al time.
meeting star1s al ?pm.
Sister, Sister at ~ela's
rcllg1ou::; conservatives crazy by once
again 1ak1ng over Disneyland . Nole that
Gayn1gh1 11 D1>neyland has moved lh"
year only from December 10 Noveml>er!
Disneyland, Friday Nov 15, 1996 from
8:30pm un11I 1 :30am. l'.nJOY D1>neyland
Park. live entcrtainmtnl, dancing. and
unltm1ted u::;c of all rides and attraction::;
(excepl Arcades). Corn< rn)OY me park Wllh
your fnenJs and lovcJ ones '" a " Happy and
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School Rules
New shoes. new do's, and a fresh box of
crayons were wha1 I used IO look forward
10 each school year Thai, and
ca1ching up w11h family members
around 1he d111ner 1able, reun11ed af1er
1he kids and our parenis spenl weeks and
months at camp, vis iting cousins and
enjoying assoried vacauons.
I used 10 look forward 10 wriung 1hose
"How I Spen1 My Summer Vacauon"
essays, preparing monihs in advance,
inventing chilling tales of backpack
ing lhrough 1he Yucaian or critiquing
1he Mas1ers ai 1he Louvre.
I loved school. School was beyond 1he
breuh-to-breaih superv ision of 1he
extended family. School was whe re I
cou ld expenmen1 wilh being free,
hanging o ut w11h the g irls my folks
deemed un seemly, or "ac1ing like a
public school kid" a1 SI. Agnes Academy.
School was a relief, an escape from
real life.
My kids love school 100, but nor for 1he
same exh1lara11ng c ho ices. I don'1 gel
11. They're so different.
They go 10 school 10 "ge110 be normal"!
They lik e normal! They like cloak
rooms-hey, we're friends, righ1? I can
1ell you this My kids like closeis1
On h" first day of first grade. my son
Jo~e· came home g loating "I know
something you don't ~now" he sing·
songed with all 1he au1hor11y in !he
world ' There are 01her shapes beside'
1riangle'' M,. l·cmmc showed us! And
triangles l:omc 111 ,,ther colors. nC1t JU'-'
p 1nl.:
I had wanted my kids ' educat1011 to less
ellll\l lhan m111e had been Maybe I had
1r1c-J to ht., ton hrti.tdm1n<led Perh.tfh
I 'hould see if there were s11ll desks, uh,
">paces ' avallahle a1 Bu1ches and
Beaus School for All-Inclusive It had
been a 1empta11on 10 enroll Lawrence
in their pre-kindergarten Dykes and
Tykes program But he was a 11mid child.
as 1f uneasy being four years old wuh a
green Mohawk and pierced nose.
The sc h oo l 's catalog was enticing.
"We encourage our studen1s to asser-
1ively Act Up! Take Pride! And Parade
around in their mother ' s clo1hes!"
But Lawrence cried and clung onto the
grease-stained legs of my coveralls and
begged not to go to school there. He
wan1ed 10 go 10 "normal " school.
In a compromise reached under duress.
1h1s fan11ly now celebraies Real Life all
summe r and suffers lhroug h oppressive
cult ural experiments during the
school 1erm. This season we marched in
the Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade, celebrated
w1th the Me1ropol1tan Community
Church in Dallas and partied
with the Hous1on Pride Band in Corpus
Christi. We wors hiped a1 1he San
Antonio AIDS Foundauon Casa of Care
and took part in the March on Austin for
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Rights We
completed our AIDS Mas1ery Workshops
So what will Jose' write his summe r
vacation essay about'.1 " I'm gonna wrire
that I spen1 1he summer al a Chrisiian
you1h camp with my cousins ," he 'aid .
Lawrence say's he's moving to Beaumont
to live wuh hi\ dad
Jazz. IJ on 'ac·ation This IS one of h~r
archia;ed fa• ontes It was pre nous/)
publi!ihed in anothtr periocfical .
EDITOR'S NOT!:: Jau , 11, one of Ill)
favorites too . Good luc~ w1th your neY.
JOh - Jh
The True Story of Lesbian
Couple to be Film
LOS ANGU.lS Academy Award Winner
Debra Chasnoft (DEADLY DECEPTION)
announced l<>day 1ha1 her nexi P'I>·
JCCt will l>c Jo.:artn and Sharon based on the
Hue story of Karen Thompson and Sharon
Kowalsl1. Wriuen by Jan Oxenberg.
Jo.:artn and Sharon 1dls the '""Y of Thomp·
son' heroic and h1ghly·publicized e 1gl11-
year hattle to he reunited with her lover,
Kowalski, after Kowahki was severely
injurcc.1 Ill a car accident Chasnoff will
direct and will also produce the project
w11h Wendy llra11111an and Michael Ehren·
LWe1g,
"It 'eenh that most people have a hard 11me
1magm1ng 1ha1 gay people can hring 1he
same depth of love to their relat1onstup~ as
heterosexuah. and 1ha1 our comm1tmcnt'ii
to each other don ·1 deserve the same
stalU~ as ,1ra1ght marriages;· says Chasnott
.. I'm c,c1ted to brmg this love .MOI) lo
the ~crecn I th1nl It will touch a wide aud1~
cnce with a very d1Herent message . We
are at a great Mage with the project, wh.1ch
was originally developed al HBO The
'cnpt ,., in place and we are now finding the
additional financing.'
In Si. Cloud Minneso1a. Karen Thompson
and Sharon Kowalski bough! a hou'e
together. cxchan~ed rings, tool "·ows of 3
l1te11mc c.:omrnllmcnt, went to church,
and tried Ill keep their lnve a secret. The
.accident changed all thaL Kowalski ' s
pa1c:111' who denied their daughter was a
I C'-h1an decided to tale her to a nursing
home hundreds ol 1111lcs away Thompson.
a two tune Ronald Reagan v,HC'f ""ho had
nevu u~cd the word .. i;ay" to dcscritie her
se!f ""·'s forced to tell 1hem ahout her rela ~
uonsh1p wuh Ko"'alsk1 Light years later,
after cine of the country 's mo!>t b111ell)
co111es1cd cushJdy ba11les, rl10mpson
managed io c on\ lnt;C the docwrs . the
courts, and 1he world, that Thomp~on and
Kowalski were indeed a family 1ha1
dt!served the same respe~t a" a married coup
le
Dehra C'hasnolt wrote, produced and
directed Deadl) Deception , which won the
1991 Academy A\\arJ for BcM Short Do\.:u
mental). The film rece1\1Cd 25 01hcr mternat1onal
awards. mcluding top prizes at
fe,11vals around 1he world lier la1est
pr<>JtCI, It's Elemen tar~ (which
recenily won he>! documentary al the San
Francisco Internallonal Le!ib1an and
Gay l'dm l'ewval), " an inspiring fea·
ture doc.:umentary ahout addressing gay
issues 111 elemental) school. Thi! film will
he screened at OUTl·EST'96 and 01her
prominent film fe!oollvals 1hroughout
the fall before H!-1 theatrical release, Jan
Oxenherg as the wr11er/d1rector of the
critically acclaimed American Playhouse
prnduc11on. Thank You and Goodnight
She wa~ the creative consultant
for The Celluloid Closet and " current!)
writrng for rh e ne"' Mar11,hall Hcrskovu11Ed
/\.\1cl 5eracs, •• Relati,it\ ,"on
ABC's fall >chedule. ·
~rndu cers Wendy Brauman and Michael
l:hren1we 1g are princ1pal'ii in l1BS Production~
a San J·ranci"co hased firm
spec1al11111g in internat1onal co-pro
duct1on, and fmam.:ing . The) are the assn~
c1atc produco" of The Celluloid Closet
• d1rc1.:tcd hy Academy A\\ard winners Rob
l:pst~in and Jettrcy I ncdman EBS Productu~
ns is currently developing The
Dari.. Lnd of !he S1...,et , a new film hy Acad·
em) Av.ard '""·111ner Ste\en Olazal1
Bia1tman .ind Lhrenz'4e1g are the tound 4
1ng dirccrnr' ut IJ l·CON, lhc ln1crn.a-
11onal I 1lm hnan\;ing C.:!nference ,
\\ h1ch is an annual •narlet tor producc~!-1
s ... ek1n~ f1nant.:111g for independent
1 ii rns
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Financial Advice
I would l1ko address all of you HIV·posi·
t1ve readers of this column . It is impor ..
tant thal you take control of your finances
as you fac.:e the future. Especially now wuh
the new treatment!ri and a longer life -span
expectancy
One very 1mponant thing you can do is to
\I art a savings account for the day may
come that you have to quit your job. If you
1hrnk you can survive on social security,
keep in mind you w 111 only go1 $600.00 a
month If you ha"e no 01her income, lel me
tell you lhat doe\ not go very far. After you
pay your rent and uttl111es. you m1gl11 have
a hundred dolla" or lo" availabl< 10
spend tor the month . You may qualify for
food stamps, and that too will help ends
mret You can only have up to $2.000 m 1he
bank in order 10 quality tor d1sabil11y
tu:ncflls . You waru a family mernher to
open an account Ill their name, one that you
can CtH.1gn on. TI1at way you can put as much
as poss1blt Ill to savings and still meet the
Social Securuy qualifica11ons
You need to t1gure out your expenses and
plan a trndget For mstance. how much are
you spending a month on gas or car ma an ..
lenancc:·! It you have car trouble. will you
have tht: money to tix u'! Many people end
up selling their cars and are now depending
on Metro to get rhem around . Are you
ready tor that''
Yuur party money will he gone. Unless you
have generous friends , you can forget
spending mone)' at the bars or on <Hher
cnterta111rnent You can learn to have a
£OtH.h1mt: w11hou1 drinking which isn c
g11t1d fm your tomprom1sed immune sys-
1< m anyway
You can't always depend on your parents to
help you. It they can, grea t. b ul at 1hcy
can't, you will have to depend on yourself
M&1ny of us have older parents who are
re111ed and on a limited 111come them'"''""
Many nf 1hem havo modical con
ctrn~ a\ well It you are too 111 to work, you
will he 111 trouhlc
You can "'ave on rent hy gc1t111g a room·
mate, bul have II spelled out how much you
can c.:ontribute so there will be no m1sun·
der,iandings If 1hey drink 01 <lo <lrugs
you may not want them around . You need
Slablc friend' IO suppon you .
If you noed help. ask for 11. You can gel a care
icam 1hrough lh< PWA Coali11on or
through several churches throughout
Montrose The Bering Care Center is a
place 10 go and vi'."111 wuh other folks. wa1ch
TV., and havo a nico lunch. You should
con1ac1 The AIDS Founda11on of Hous
Ion or one of the other service providers
and they can set you up with a case manager.
The case manager will walk you 1hrough
1he process of geu111g the assistance you
• need We are lucky to have so much availa·
ble Ill our community here in Houston
I gel lunch Monday lhrough Friday. I'm
very gra1dul. 01herwiso I would be ea1-
ing poanul huller and Jelly evory day. The
moals provided by Sunshme Moals are hol
and nutri11ous. At dinner lime. I usually
havo a TV. dinner. They are pre11y good
and tillmg. and give me my second hot meal
of lhe day
l"d hko 10 urgo you 10 pay off your credll
cards. Credi! cards should only be used in
emergencies . On a budget , it is almost
1mpossibl< 10 pay oft a high balance
Don'! qu11 workmg 11 you havo a high bal·
ance .
My other concern I\ the high cost of medi·
cme It you don't have insurance. you will
he hard pre'\'."lt:<l to pay for 1t. Your rnedicme
m1~h1 be your big~e!'l expense Many
poople d<p<nd On lhe '<rVIC<S off.rod by
llarr1s County a1 Thomas Street Clinic for
help You may consider sellang your life
111su1ance polu.:) through a v1a1tcal
company and 1ha1 1s an opuon, but one you
should consider most carefully. It may
not be in your best interest to do so .
Research it carofully.
f ho 1-.e thal my adv1(;e will hcljl you c.kudc on
a course ot action for your future. It can be a
comfortable future it you plan it corr<
clly. Allornoy M11chell Kalrne offers
'"!low 10"" workshop' off<ring advice on
managing your finances and life with
HIV/AIDS. 10 trnd ou1 more abou1 !hem
pl•»• call 961-7100
Glen Wtbhtr is a puson managing htS
lift and lfri1111 w//h AIDS in tht MontroSt
art'a of Houston.
NEU, Primer Fine Arl Show at Martin's
llouston-Mar11n's Gallery will show
the paintings of lwo new artists. Ann
Vancas and Tod Waiers , Augus1 24
1hrough Sop! 21. Vancas and Wa1ers are
true lloustonians, born and raised here
and 11 " here 1ha1 1hey will exh1b11 1heir an
for 1h• fir,1 11me
fod Waters claim~ not co be a d1ss1dcnt or
a political art 1st. but sees himself as
more of an ohJectivt oh~erver of the cur ~
rent scene Drawing on a broad spectrum
of tradllnrn~. he has juxtaposed mod
crn1\l conceptual clements \I, uh
example~ of realism , figurative and
narra11ve pain11ngs . Of1en 1his JUXlapOSllHlll
and iconography 1s called
•he Amorican Pop Movemenl of 1he 90s.
Another member of this movement. Ann
Vanca' "a modernist artist, using her
art 111 the cta,~ 1 cal style but has added a
n~rratave form to her nonobjcct
1v1sm. Vancas and Waters will be present
at the art1s1's reccp11on on Saturday
Augusl 24 , from 6pm 10 8pm. Mariin's
Gall•> " locaie<l al 1641 Wcsiheimcr.
II 1s op•n Monday lhrough Saiurday
from IOam 10 6 30pm. Sunday hour. are
I 30pm 10 6pm.
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Busy Times for NAMES Project
A number of activi-
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volunteers for the
NAMES Project busy
over the next several
weeks as they prepare
to move to a new loca·
tion. They arc also getting
ready for the
showing of the AIDS
Memorial Quill in
October Washing·
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Yard Sale
Bog news for the local
chap1cr is its move to a
new locauon in Che·
lsea Market (Mon·
trose at Chelsea Place) the first week on
September In prcparatrnn for 1hc
move the group 1s hosting a Fmal Moving
and Yard Sale on Augu<t 24th and 25th. Sam
10 5pm. They have many office otcms
oncludong desks, chairs, sofa, and tables
10 select from. The sale which woll be held at
their current worbhop loc11cd at 2410
Woodhead (between Fairview and Wcstheimer)
will also have fabrics, clothes,
and kotchen otcms available
Assistance Fund And Names
Project Host Party
A kick-off lo the Labor Day Wcrkend woll
be a fund-raising party hostedb> The
Assistance Fund and Hou'1on NAMES
Project woth a holiday "Private
Party·· on Wednesday, Augu'1 28 at Coty
Streets on Richmond
A buffet dinner. complimentary first
cocktail, door prizes and a rarne woll be
featured in the Stray Cats Room from
5:30pm to 8pm. The suggested dona11on
is $20 for thos evening of fun. Coty Streets
os at 5078 Richmond
Emergency Assistance Program
The People Woth AIDS Coalotion of
Houston (PWACH) has added its fourth
major program woth the addotoon of a
grant of over $100,000 from harris
County Ca lled Dircel limrrgcncy
Ass1 tancc, the program l"I funded by
Ryan While Tolle I federal funds. Through
!hos program, elogoble clients of the
Coalotoon may receive up to $500 on a one·
time basis for emergency need\ such as
rent. or one~way travel to move from the
area .
This '" the first year that the Coahtion ha\
applied for 1he g.rant, which ha) been pre~
viously di>1ded among three other agcn·
cies. The Ryan While Planning Council
voted 10 consolidate the program at one
agency on order 10 be more client friendly,
and 10 eliminate the doffocultocs or
applying at more 1han one place for a~s1\l•
ance. Says Executive Board President
Ray West , "We are cspccoa lly proud 10
have been entrusted as the sole manager of
these desperately needed funds from
Hams County officials. The addotoon of
th is progr am brinas us unc l c.p c lu1oc1 10
mec11ng all of the challenging and
changing needs of people loving woth
HIV/AIDS"
The People W11h AIDS Coa l11 1on or
Houston operates out of an acccs~1blc
by pub lic or pr.vile transportation
<lorcfronl at 3400 Montrose Blvd 1106.
The building offers free parkon&
The PWACH was founded on 1986 a< an
organization of, by, and tor people
infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Three
quarters of the Coall11on's volunteers
are people loving w11h lllV/AIDS . fl" a
501(c)(3) organoz11ion.
IN~~ c~:~ :ID~-t ~-~.:. .. '~'t'~':'~~ ~. I ~;;ated Eye o;sease ''"'"" .... '""""'OMV"""""
Researcher> have stopped pa11ent enroll·
ment and treatment in a l'\tudy designed lo
evaluate the safety and effectovenc" of
a new drug 10 treat a hhndmg eye infection
common on pe11plc w11h AIDS The drug
1 MSL 109 (Pro10vor") , dod not slow the pro·
gress1on of CMV re11n1t1s, the eye mfcc·
uon in a cl1n1cal trial spon\ored by lhe
Na11onal Eye lns111u1e (NEil of the
Na11onal Institutes of Health
Al the lime the <tudy WU 'lopped. 209 or the
325 pa11cn1s planned for the study had been
treated Of those, approximately 401'
were newly diagnosed wllh CMV rcun~
Hos and 60" had previously been doag·
nosed with. and treated for, the disease.
The patients were randomized lo rece ive
e11her MSL I 09 or a placebo.
The investigators decoded 10 terminate
enrollment and treatment following the
recommendation of an 1ndcpenden1
d11a and safety monitoring board. The
recommendation was bucd on the lack
of evidence of cffocoency or MSL 109 for
the treatment of CMV rettnlllS The
median time lO progression of disease
was 65 days on the group treated w11h MSL
109 and 66 days on the croup takon& the pt ..
who were 1akong the new drug had a higher
mor1al11y rare than similar paucnh taking
a placebo. However. 1he meaning of
this mortality d1ffcrcm:c was unclear
because among th1~ same group of SIUd)
paucnts there was a lower 1han expected
mortality rate in 1hose given the plu:cho
The mortality difference ""as nol
ob,crved in pa1iencs with ncwly· d1ag
no)ed CMV rct1n1us .
·These results hoghloghl the importance
of conducting clinical trials to cvalu
ate new therapies," u1d Dr. Carl Kupfer
Na11onal Eye Ins11tu1e d 1rcctor
Up to 40 percent of people w11h AIDS
develop CMV reunuos. which is caused by
an organism called cy1omegalovorus
(CMV). Untreated. the doscasc destroys
the retina, the loght·scnsong t"suc that
loncs the back of the eye and os crucial for
vision.
People w11h AIDS are among those most
vulnerable 10 CMV. bccau~c their weak·
ened immune sys1ems arc unable to rc~1st
po1cn11ally harmful organ.,ms Mo'1
people have been expo•cd 10 CMV, but
1hc1r healthy immune syHcm, do not allow
infections 10 develop .
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UNITED M ETHODIST C HURCH
A Reconciling Congregation
Where persons - reqardless of sexual orientation. qender,
ethnicity. aqe - fully participate in the church's life and
ministries as loved disciples of Christ.
1440 Harold
at Mulberry
Sunday School ....... 9:30 am
Sunday Worship ... 10:50 am
(713) 526-1017
August 23 7:00pm
MUSICAL FRIDAY NIGHT
"Showboat"
Thurs., September 5, 7:00pm
POT LUCK DINNER
Please bring food
Community Concerns:
Stress Reduction Workshop
Thurs., September 12, 7:30pm
Prayers for Healing
Fri., September 13, 7:00pm
MOVIETIME FRIDAY NIGHT
and Anointing "Philadelphia" Movies provided courtesy of LOBO
Rev Janet Paricr
(Paid Advcr11c;cmcnt)
ASK THE PASTOR
Q: "Wiry is ii so difficult for a gay Christian to share
their /ait/r wit fr others who are gay? It uems that many
gay people are not open to hear unythi11g that has to do
with God? Is it because they are guy, or ju11 becau1e
they are not interested in anything religious?"
A. One of the most difficult thongs for an) gay person to
do is to work through the issue of being gay and bemg
okay The reason for this is that many negative, condemning
messages have been given to them through the
church and society. For people "'ho come from a religious
background, or a Christian home, th1> may present
many struggles in the form of self-acceptance, self-esteem and self-wonh Most
people in general will struggle with getung a good self-image. For a gay person,
this as sometimes magnified because of the pressure from the church and society.
When you begin to share your faith with another gay person , try and be sensitive to
"'hY they might be resistant. There could be many factors. It may have nothing to
do with God, but only with accepting themselves. It is very hard to receive love
from someone when you don't love yourself. When people think about God, they
may thmk that they must be wonhy to receive God's love. If a person 1s battling
feeling unworthy, they will clam up and be defensive. What you must reali1e 1s that
this reaction is not about you. but about the struggles they are facing inside themselves.
II is important for a gay Christian to remember any struggles they went
through to get to the place where they felt okay and had a peace onside ---- about
being gay, and about just being okay as a human being.
Every person must come to the place of feeling that they are "'onhy of being loved
~ost of us fall on either side of the spectrum. Some of us feel such low self-esteem
and "'orthless. Others on the other side of the spectrum ore full of pride, are over
confident, and are self-sufficient "'lthout a need for God. The balance is to be somewhere
in bcl\\een
Human beings "ere created to worship something. God intended for us to worship
God, our Creator. If people resist what you have to say about God. they are probably
\l.Orsh1ppmg something or someone else There are man). many different things
in this "orld that"' ill lure you into worshipping it. People caught in the area of selfsuffic1ency,
w see no need for God. They have become their god !'hose who belie\
e they are not wonhy of God's love, get hooked on do mg good deeds and being
"works" focused Performance becomes their god
Let me encourage you not to stop sharing your faith. What you may want to do is
begm meeting a person where they are. and find out "'hat their Journey of faith has
been like. Walk "''th them for a while and see what their needs are. God "ill sho"
you ho"' to share "'hat God has d<'ne for )OU. It should be a natural process. Evangelism
IS about bemg a friend: .... ne an.1ther
IF ) OU \\OULD LIKE TO ASK THE PASTOR A QUFSTI0 '.11, \ .. RITE:
REV. JA..,ET PARKER, M ARA"iATHA F ELLOW~ HIP ~1C C, P.O. BOX
667032, HOU TO.._, T X. 77266-7932
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Church Calendar of Events
Friday-8123
• "Your Sacred Self"-s1udy group U\mg lhe
best seller by Wayne Oyer COME learn more
about your ucred self. sacred Sl\len & broth ·
crs. & the sa;;:red. lovmg Creator GoJ who made
11 so At Kingdom Commun11y Chun:h 862-7533
• Catholic Mass al 10 00 am a1 and Musical~ Fri·
day N1te at 7 pm at Kolbe Pro1ec1 522-8182
Saturday-8124
• Services al 7 30 pm al D11n11y Churd 880~
2872
Sunday-8125
• Maranuha Fellowship Metropoluan
Church Servu:es 0 A Study in the Gospel of
Marl"" and "'The 'l' Factor.'" ~How 10 be a posi·
11ve influence on others as a -wuneu for Christ)
at 10.00 am Pnuse and Worship, Ministry of the
Word, Drama and Personal M1n1s1ry II 00 am
at Marana1h1 Fellow:i.h1p S28-6756
• MCCR -wonh1p sen1cu 9:00 am &c. II :00 am
861-9t49
• Wor)h1p Service 11 :00 am at Faith and Hope
Fellowship 773-4429
• Grace Lutheran Churd Sunday school for all
ages at 9 30 am Wonh1p Scrvtce 11 10 30 am S28·
3269
• F1rs1 Unitarian Un1versalls1 C'hurch Sun·
day Serv.c:es at 9 30 am and 11 30 am S26-S200
• ServK.es II S 30 pm D1gn11y Church 880-2872
• Community Gospel Church worship service
11 t LOO am & 7 00 pm 880-923.1
• Houuon Mission Church worship service at
10 30 am .129-822.1
• Kingdom Commun11y Church worship serv·
ice 11 ll 00 am Sunday School 11 10 00 am 862·
7533 •'The Celestine Prophecy. An Ex.pen·
enual Guide " at lO 00 am
• Ecumenical Catholic Church Mau at 10·15
am 526 809~
• Covenant Bap1ut Church Wouh1p 1rrv1cc
I 30 pm and education hour ac 3 00 pm 668-8830
• Bering Memorial l 'n11ed Me1hod1s1 Church
Worship scr\11Cc 10 $0 .1m Seekers class 9 15
am 526· 1017
Monday-8126
KINGDOM
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Catch a gl1mpoc of the Kmgdom of God
Sunday School - tO AM
Sunday Wonh1p Scl'Vlce - ll A M
Wcdnadays= A Counie in M1rac:IC5 '"'
7-.30 PM.
4404 BIOllOf'n at SOOV'Cr
7t:Hl62-7.133
5LINDAY 11 ~
~~J~P~
An evangelical ministry
with celebration services
of Praise, Prayer and
Study of God's word.
Bible Class: 10-am
3400 Montrose, Suite 600
{Handicap accessible)
{Montrose at Hawthorne)
F<lr info on weekly home group>, call
528-6756
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• Calholic Mass at 7 30 pm KQlbe ProJecl 522
8182
• MCCR Handhcll ChQ1r Rehearsal al 1 00 pm
86t 9t49
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Tuesday-812 7
• MCCR Empowerment for Living ~upport
group & pol luclo. dinner a1 6 00 pm, Gloryland
Singers 11 8 00 pm, The Gospel f:no;cmhlc at
6 00 pm 86 1·9149
•PROTECT meecs al Benng Church 520-7870
• Small home groups meec to sing, ~hare 1he1r faith
and pray for one another al 7 30 pm These groups
arc open 10 all people Maranitha Fcllow,h1p
at 528-6756 for locauon each week
Wednesday-8128
• MCCR Bible Study 7 30 pm 86t 09t49
• Worship Scr\ltee 7 30 pm at Faith and Hope
Fello'4sh1p 773-4429
• MCCR Jub1la11on Mtud Ensemble meets at
6 30 pm Midweek uplift ser\11ce at 7 00 pm.
Bible Study, Lecture Sene1. &:. Choir Rehears.al
7 30 pm 86t 9t49
• .. A Course in M1racles"-Study Group u.ing
1he book, publnhed by 1hc Foundaoon for
Inner Peace. which IS aimed at remo\lrng the
blocks to our awareness of one's presence
Kingdom Community Church 7 30 pm 862 ~
7.133 .
• Ecumenical Ca1hohc Church Mass at 7:00
pm .126-809.1
• Small home groups meet 10 sing, share their fauh
~nd pray for one another at 7 30 pm These groups
arc open to all people Marana lha Fellowship
at 528-6756 for location each week.
Thursday-8128
• Bible Study 7 Pm At Faith And Hope Fellowship
77 3 4429
• Commun11y Go1.pel Church wonh1p ser\11ce
7 30 pm 8M0·9JB
• Healing Scrv11;e and Anointing at Kolbe Pro~
iec1. 7 JOpm .122 8182
• AIDS Affec1ed Group mccu ill Community
GQspcl Church 7 00 pm tom Q2.H • Bible Study
•I MCCR 7 30 pm 861 ·•149
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call 'SlCJ -.;4yn
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SERVICES
S•turdays 7:30 pm
Traditional Mass
lnclualve lturgy celebreted.
Cal and pre11 4 for ow
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St e. H Phone 880-2872
COMMUNITY
GOSPEL CHURCH
''A ~ '811dt - .L~'
50t E. 18th Columbia • Houston, TX
*Sun. • ll:OOam
PRAISE & WORSHIP
Sun. • 7:00pm
EVENING SERVICE
Tues. • 7:00pm
AIDS Affected Group
Thurs • 7:30pm
MIDWEEK SERVICE
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{713) 11()-9235
PLAIN SPEAKING
Now let's get this straight-if
you ·11 pardon the cxprcssionB1ll
Clinton 1s a "new" Democrat
busily pre-empting 1he old
Republican 1deaS' Bob Do le
really docs have a heart and 1he
Republicans arc lhc party of
1nclus1on-Gcorgc McGovern,
where are you now-and Ross
Pero! is. well. Ross Pcror. And
1hal's nor 10 exclude Ralph Nader
who JUSI caplurcd 1hc Green
Party nod for president (has any
gay leader suggcs1cd 1hc pink
party or lhc lavender partynah,
1ha1's nol our concep1 of
"party" by wharcvcr color).
Next, Dole and hos latest s1dck1ck,
Jack Kemp. with calculalcd
disdain, deny having read
1hcor party's plarform. let alone
feel any loyalty to it's harsh
designs. Nader disowned his new
allies' wrillcn effort and Perot
paid for hos plalform. No doub1
by Larry Lingle
Clln1on will have a wrn1en doc- Happv Birthday You luckv Basset'
umenl tailored to his campaign
Boll Clinton, 1hc New Democra1,
approved reformed welfare, hawks a bal ·
anced budgc1, figh1s crime in lhe siree"
and the ~chools-all ideas once conMdcred
Republican 1crr11ory. al lcasi by
the GOP. Kemp, who puts passion into an
otherwise Dole campaign, even preempled
for lhe Republicans such Democratic
icon~ a!. llarry Truman, John F
Kennedy who. according t<l Kemp,
would not rccngn11e the Clinton
Democracy lruman would have
rcspomlcd not only "no .. but .. hell no" lO
\Uch annexation to such an elitist body
rwl 11 1c as the curren t Republican
Party, to say noth ing ot 11s rel1grnu ..
sclf·righteousness which the Mis
'«lUrtan would have railed aga1mil wuh all
1he vigor he was ••pended on lhe Do-Nolh·
1ng Congre"
Say '-"hat you will about Clinton s move to
the center. at lcu1 he ha~ the good sense
nut to annex. ras1 Rcpublu;an heroes, the
likes of such as Calvrn C'oollJgc. War
rcn G llarding l!erben Hoover, Tho·
ma$ I· Dewey. Robert A. Tall Jr., Dw1gh1
D. J·15enhower, Ronald Reagan.
George llu>h or 1he clcveresl of 1he 101-
and lhe b1gges1 crook-Richard Mil ·
house Nmrn No. none ot 1hese good old
hoy• could ever be pl•ced al 1he cen1er of
1hc poluical spectrum, 1hen or now.
Whal are the hurning issues coming ou1
of the Republican convention and on
the eve of 1he l)emocra1ic bash 1n Cl11-
cago nexl week'! Well . the new center ot
Dole's campaign 1s his tax cut which
revived 1hc 1ac1ics of Reagan on 1980 bur
which even 1hc polls show 1ha1 Amero
cans apparently aren't sold on this tact1t:
now
The <llher bog issue coming our of San
Diego " 1ha1 ol "charac1er The
Repuh l u;an~ say tha1 they disavow
nega11vc camp11gn1ng bur 1ha1 1heor
bog issue " !he fine character of Bob
Dole llowever, 11 doe~n·c take an MBA
degree to see the ctintrast implied wuh the
character of the s1111ng pres1den1 If
nothing else, o.,1Je can wei~h in with his
age as a restraint on the lrnd of sexual
escapades alleged agaonsl Clin1on.
So we have a t:ampa1gn unfolding rn
whit.:h the 1np three candidates, Dole,
Clln1on Jnd Pcrol. all support some form
ul 1ax hreak. some approach IO a ha lanced
hudgc1 , cath with a ver..,ion of elcc.:11011
rtlorrn, .and all three suppor11ng ma111·
u111111g lhl· na11onal defense.
AnJ lhc Rcpuhl1cans now rhe pany ot
inclusion arc tal1ng che baule lor
minor 11y votes directly to the Democrats
I hey paraded Cohn Pov.ell before
the n.lt1on ;111J .even let lum menuon those
verho1en words. att1rmatl\·C' <1Ct1<>n
and pro ~ho1cc on .1hort1tm. before <1 con
ven11on foiled wuh persons nor only
opposed 10 those pos1t1ons. bur rabidly
so. Then I hey displayed a black. conscrv
a 11 ve m 1111ster·congressman, for·
mer foo1ball s1ar from Ollahoma. They
would have dragged our Clarence Thomas
but. for once, even that partisan
JUdgc realized 1hc 1napproproa1cness
of the occasion
The well-\cropied Republican conven-
11on attempled to pre .. ent 11~ best face to
Che Y1ewing public-thus no Pat
Buchanan, in tact, no leading spokes·
person from the- rehgiou .. right The plat·
form itself Wh approved durrng a drowsy
afternoon sesswn lh1s also mean1 that
'01t1C r n 11t n a n1 m o m C'nl o;. nusscd included
annrhcr appearanc.:c hy Mary hsher, and
AIDS ac11vos1, w11h a l111le blacl girl
w11h AIDS-her arrival al lhe conven
Iron actually produced one of the more.
lellong p1c1ures-s1and111g w11h her
arm' raised as a metal deteclor scanned
her body
l·ranlly, like many' tlcctwns hetore th1.,
the carnp:ugn 1s not dri.,,en h) ideas or pol-
1c1es hut lly polls and locus groups. All lhe
attentwn of lhc Republicans afcer 1he1r
convention was nol the J1sc.onrcn1 of
lhe Chrostoan Coahtoon over being fro-
1en oul of lhe speeches, bur how big a boo,t
did Dole gel on lhe poll,. And, then, which
poll 1s more accurate
Even Perot and hos Reform Parry. mee11ng
on 1"0 consecutive weekends 111 rwo
diverse locat1ons. centered on 1he
pseudo baule be1ween Pero1 and Lamm
wuh hnle or no men11on of a pla1form ..
And, unlike the Republican delobcration'.'
o before their convent1on, the Democ.:
rats gathered 111 Chicago 10 work out
~heir platform are ge11111g only a pass·
mg notice There are no halites 1here
So what does the campaign hoil do"' n to at
this pornl'! Dole b running 3\ Reagan
including lhe once d1scred1ted sup
ply-side voodoo, on a platform of mclu
'dOn even a~ they cut welfare. )launch 1he
flow of 1mm1gran1~. undercut public
educa11on with private voucher<..
demon1ze unions, and slam the door on
Gays.
The bog winner> al San Diego were all 1he
lobbying group' h<"ling lhe ley dele
gates heyond 1he glare of the tclc\iision
cameras. And, 10 a lesser extent, 1h1s will
he true 111 \hKago. While mut:h of <:orporatc
Amcrrca, partic.:ularly lllhac..:o,
ha. bough! '""' 1he GOP bog 1cn1- hell,
!hey buugh1 1hc big 1en1- unions and cor
JlOlalc Jlollyvoood holJ SV03) In C°hl·
cago rhc bi& losers •s always arc 1ha1
v.au mu.Idle giuund ot -\mencJ which
pays us laxes Ines to pay ·t~ hills reh,g
musly votl• lour ytuS,_,ilnJ seldom I' heard
<1fter the h.allotli are counted Ye\
dcmoc.:racy's l.ut gre<1t hupe .
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No league·
just take off your shoes
and JUMP IN!
• Cl.YI l"""'""'11s • Pool Lragues •
• C&W Dance Lessons • Retr0 Disco M.Jsic •
Four Bars •Four Moods •For You!
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9200 Buffalo Speedway • (713) 666-3464 • 666-3356
• FREE, Patrolled, Well-lit Parking for 300• Cars •
b) .\ann Ford fapp an bi-wetkfr m th~ Houston i mcel
'Thtrt is a timt for work And a timt for
lo\.·t That ltO'-'tS no othtr timt- .. Coco
Chane l
As a result of a nasty nightmare m which I
was being c hased through Houston by
Mattres~ Mac (who was try mg to set fire to
me with an Olympic torch.) I was recently
challenged (which is so much more civ1 ..
hzed than being dared) to endure 48-hour
period of lime without any son of mfor ..
mat1onal fix. No TV, newspaper. faxes
or cyber-s.pacing out
In most cases a challenge-in this case a
double-dog challe nge-wouldn't int 11n·
idate me. Keer 111 mind this would he n()
e-Jsy tas.k for a woman who grew up thmkmg
Lucy Ricardo was her mothec But let me
tell you whar. even though I found i:real
pleasure m focusing my eyes and atten
uon on something other than a 25-inch
glowmg screen. I will never do that again
A girl n11sses way too mul'.h. Hand me the
remote. Now
Upon re1urn111g to the land of cahlt! ancJ
p1c1ure·in·p1c1ure, I learned I haJ
missed one of the h1gge~t 1t not most 111tr1·
gumg news Moues of the year No, I'm not
talking about the Dole-Kemp alliance.
(Though I nottce th.It the>·'ve heen emhrac·
mg and holding hands in puhllc way too
much tor two men who are les~ than !.Upptlr·
tJ'e ot gay rights.)
No I'm talking ahout the three year nld
hoy who tell into an an imal hah 1tal at
BrooltielJ Zoo 111 Chicago l·or henct1t
of those ot you who had perhap' also
accep1eJ similar no-media-zone chal·
lenges and therefore, n11ssed th1~ news,
I'll reh3'h: a temale gorilla is ~eing touted
by 5ome as having rescued the fallen boy
trom turthcr harm. It seems that. upon
fallmg 18 lcc-t 1hrnu gh the ra iling 11110 the
pll, the boy ""'scooped up 111 the an11> of
th" ma111a gorilla. She then cradled the
unconsc1ous tot tor a momem. and then la1J
hun gently anJ satdy on the boulders near
lhe human enuance to 1he p11. Homo Sap ..
1ens then rcu1eved the hoy, who 1s
ex.petted to completely recover phys1 ..
call} (1! 'ol emot1onally )
Had II been me, I probably would have
wakened "1th a headache v.onJc11ng
"hy the heck Roddy MacDowell "'"'
rock111g me 111 his arms.
Tuts incident has raised a numher ol ques·
uons ahout evolution the inna1e nur
turrng capacity of mammals (dolphins
have been known for their share of good
c.Jeeds, 100) anc.J lhe wisdom of re1urning
to the use of chicken wire as a preventa-
11vc measure Then there's the matter of
whe1her or not the zoo should invoice 1he
boy's parenrs for day·care services
Other bulletrns I missed while commun·
ing with nature
• Oprah Winfrey told Tyra Banks, on
national lelevision, that her breasts are
" u nbelievab le," (-Tyra's breasts,
not Oprah's own hreasls.) Is it JUSt me, or is
II mdicative to you, too, that not only ts
Oprah no longer c.Ja1ing S1cadman -she's
checkin' racks! Supermodel racks, no
less! Cool! Chalk up anolher female talk
!'ohow hosl as a pou:nt1al family member
(Speaking of which, my mother called fut
week. asking 1f' I'd ever seen ..... 1ha1 new
talk <how with Ro<ie 0 ·Donahue'/ Nancy I
don t what it is. hut ~omethmg about her
reminds me of you ." Swear co God, th1" 1"'
what she said. Verha11111 llmmm .. I won
c.Jer what thar •• .. 0111cth111g .. could ht. .. ,
Wuh this, my mo1he1 has hecnme the firM
c.Jec1dedly straight woman 111 re<.:ordeJ
history to exh1hit signs of pnssess111g
gaydar.)
" And ~peaking nt "'upermudels Kathy
Ireland has become the first one 10 hurp on
commercial telev1s1011, 111 a Baked
Lay's ad_ She 1nsP .. ts thar it's a great way to
get a1ten11on. hav111g learned that fact
the hard way as a resull ot growmg up with a
bu nch of brothers. It Kathy's brothers
are anywhere near as gross as my brothers,
expect her to lilm a 'equel plugging
Lay's Bean Dip
• Even more evidence has been c.Jiscov
ered ~upport i ng the existence of life on
M ars Now let ·, ~~an: h lor 1 1g n -t o l Ille 111 ----l
Wash111gton . intelligent fife. tha1 i>
GOP VP wanna be Jae~ Kemp s tated th1>
weekc::nd that he didn't know Abraham
Lrncoln personally, hut that Bill Cl1n
ton was no Ahraham l.111coln. Perhaps he
should ask Boh Dole tor a more personal
recollecriun
Nanq Ford iJ a l/moton-ha.u:d nm1edwn
and writer. She hoHJ friends FeH 96, a
three till}' music ,·ome,h •. \fWrts,and
enttrt11i11mtnt <"tunp111x extrU\'ll·
xanza Ort 4 6 ,,, Dripping Spring.•,
re'<ll.\ For more 111/ornwtion. rull 5121
894 0567
Helping Hands across Houston
Cameron (Mr Gay Space City All Amer·
ican) presents a benefit show for the
Bering Care Activity Center on Sun·
day, Srpt 8 The show will be hosied by
Cameron and Roxanne Lee Love. E/J 's
(2517 Ralph) 1s the place to be starung at
9pm There will be food provided wnh a S2
donation To have a chance 10 win Door
Pri1cs you have to .\how your vorer"s reg
istra1ion card or register to vote
Cameron has gone to the ex.tra eUort of
being depu11zrd as an offlc1al Harris
County Voter Registrar
Door pnze donations are thus far hemg
sponsored by Tuxedos ETC • Pinn1kcl
The Pot Pie, Basic Brothen, World New5
Stand and 1!1gh Volume Records and
Tapes Food will be provided by Ronald
Dix.on Scheduled Performers are Cam
eron, Roxanne Lee Love Tori Savage
Pa1v1 I re I ove fara Dion Mtchaelay
Oscar Paredes W1f11am Smith, Brandon
Mart•n and host of other local celebri
ties Add111onal caSI members will ~e
announced as .:onhrmed
·1 \\ar.I eve'l")One to come OUI and hep
support m) efforts w raise monc) lor th1
wor1'iy orsanizJ11on and for us to rnoh1
I ze our commum~ lo use the po" er of our
1 vote;· expressed Cameron.
Mr Ga\ Spa£t Clh All Amertcan,
Cameron hill gladl\ reguter \'OU to
vote'
Anyone who " uld Ille to donate uems as
door prizes or ~ho are snleres1ed m offer
rng their talents m perfirm•ng should
call UO 0 ,8
Tht'i 1s gorng lo be one l 1 lhc most tabu
lous !ihov.s of the year,' promises Carn
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HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23, 1996 13
Gay Paper sued by American Indian Ministries
Baltomore, MD-"On behalf of relog·
1ous persons who oppose homoscxualoty,"
Ellos Hadey Barber of the South
Carolina-based International American
Indian Monostries (IAIM) has filed
a lawsuit in Howard Counly District
Court against the Baltimore Gay Paper
(BGP) for slander and defamacion
In a cwo page scacemenc filed wich Che lawsu
11, Barber alleges thac che BGP has
denied him the free exercise of religion
by slandering and defaming persons
who oppose homosexuality. Despite
that declaration. Barber does not
de1a1I any specific instance in which lhe
papor has defamed or slandered horn
fhc IAIM maintains a local chapter
ofloce on Columbia, Maryland , accord·
mg to Barber. who ~ays the local group has
The Perfect
Barbie Outfit
HOUSTON-Macy's, Nicole Miller
and Barbie arc pleased co hose che Design
che Perfect Barbie Ou1fi1 Conces!,
which will be held from Saturday,
Augusc 17 through Sunday, Sept. 15 in
1he Children's Department of all
Houscon-area Macy's stores.
Children ages 4-14 are inviced co stop by
che Children's Depl. 10 pick up cheir
concesi balloc, on which they will draw
cheir "dream" Barbie oucfic Con-
1es1an1s are encouraged 10 be as
detailed as possible, showing color
preferences and even fabric choices
if desired. Two winners will be selected
and woll have cheir "dream"' design
manufac1urcd for her Barbie by
Nicole Miller, and will receive a $2,500
scholarship
There 1s no purchase necessary 10
enter the con1es1 . for additional
infurmacion regarding lhe Design
The Perlecc Barbie Ou1fo1 Concesc ac
Macy 's, please call the Macy's Special
Evencs Office at 968-1523
OK, if )'l>U are readi11g this papa you ar.
probab/\' 101> old ro rntu 1his conres1.
so 111.1tead. und vour Drag Doll Outfi1
Dt.<tgn(s) 10 rtie lfou.<ton Voice Wt
will feature a .<eluted few eury no"'
and then 111 f11111re issuts. No prius. JU.II
fun •
They'll help ~
you with .
your overdue •
returns, explain
your payment opuons,
and help get your
refund 1r you're due
money back. But
don't watt. the
IRS is looking hard
at people who aren't
filmg their taxes or ;
answenng IRS ~
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~ 1-800-829-1040.
" It's in ymu intenst.
approxomaccly 1000 members.
In his pet1t1on, Barber writes, .. The act
of homosexuality 1s still criminal in
its action and v1ola1cs state laws and federal
laws These accors (soc) are forbidden
by partners of chc opposite sex, and
forbidden woth same sex. The odea thac
homosexuals can slander and defamed
(sic) persons opposing what os criminal
1s slanderous and denies many consc11u1ional
roghcs.'" Among che rights
Barber loses chat Che BGP is denying him
are• "'free exercise of religion. free ·
dom of choice and freedom of speech '"
He goes on to slate that .. homosexualuy
requires a death penalty from God for
all concerned par111:s .. man) of these
homo~exuah are under hundreds and
thou~ands of death penalties:·
.. We are nol executing homosexuals
we arc separacing from chem, of they
choose co repent and pray, 1hey have
homosexual churches and m1nistr1es
they can go to, we do not want to associate
w11h 1heor kinds"
Barber os seeking $9,999.99 for each
inscance of slander. He also os demanding
an "open apology and no further
scraighc bashing by chese homosexual
beings"
During a brief telephone con\lcrsa·
cion on July 30. Barber called cho !AIM "a
sc1ent1f1c Chr1~tun c1v1I rights
organization ..
··we will v1gorou\I) defend ourselves
agarn!>t this lawsu 1;· commented BGP
Managong Edotor ~fole Chase. "We
fully believe Mr. Barbers $UH 1~ \\uh out
ment and is a waste of the court's lime."
A Sept. 30 mal has been sec and the BGP
woll be represen1cd on a pro bono basis by
auorney Randy Knepper Mr. Knepper
has filed a motion ask.mg the court to dis·
miss che sun One ground os chat Mr. Barber
has no standing co sue on behalf of
religious people who oppose homosexualicy.
The second basis os che failure
of Barber co scare a claim. The chord os che
absence of any specofoc example of defamation.
The BGP " Maryland s largesc gay
newspaper Yrllh a readership exceed·
ing 35,000 Published by the Newspaper
Commncee of the Gay and Lesbian
Communll} Cencer of Balc1more , che
paper has \Crved the state's lesbian and
ga) community for more than 17 )ears.
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14 HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23. 1996
GOP continued ...
(('ont1"Wdfronopag< f)
polls, the end result was less than
informati'te.
There are many dofTerent viewpoints in both
panics. That was not apparent at the
Republican convention, nor is it likely to be
so at the Democratic convention that stans up
August 26. The selection of Jack Kemp as
Bob Dole's Vice President was the only
surprising revelation during the whole
convention period The highlight of the entire
con\oention was the unconventional address
administered by Elizabeth Dole. She
demonstrated "ith verve her political acumen
and IS by far "Ir Dole's best political asset
He would be "'Se to use her during the
campaign quite frequently Dole deli.cred
her speech on the con• entoon floor rather than
from the podium and did so without the
benefit of a teleprompter Her performance
"as astounding and refreshing.
As for the gay and lesbian community, we
were non existent. Not one single spee'h
addressed ga) and lesbian issues with the
e.ception of Mat) Fisher, Y.ho gave a stirring
speech concerning AIDS research and
funding Of course, considering the ill-fated
1992 GOP convention in Houston where gay
bash mg Y.as the norm, our community fared
quite Y.ell There was not one utterance of
gay bashing during the entire four days the
con.cnt1on was convening. ACT vP
protesters clashed t"occ "'th supponers of
Pat Buchanan, forcing officers to form a
human barricade separating the protesters.
but there \\ere no reported injuries or arrests.
Bob Dole has indicated he "welcomed" the
suppon and endorsement of Log Cabin, the
gay Republican group While, that in itself is
surprising, ot demonstrates that our
community has its work cut out for us, if we
intend to make inroads onto the Republican
pany
The major theme of the Republican
convention y,as taxes. The Dole/Kemp ticket
"ill campaign on an economic package that
reduces taxes 15° o over 3 years and drops the
capital gains tax from 28°0 to 14°0. The ticket
promises to make ot the primat) campaign
issue and for good reason Taxes are one of \
the most imponant issues to the electorate
Whether or not the pany can ride to 'ictot)
on that issue alone remains to be seen. 1
All in all, the con.ention pro•ided the electorate Y.lth an elaborate production I
similar to an infomercial. The public is left to
decipher political salesmanship from reality I
The most disappointing element was the lack
of proper debate. Debate is good for morale
and imperative for proper polotocal growth. It
also encourages compromise and politics
\\-ithout compromise is non-productive.
When the Democrats convene next week it is
unlikely that they "'II publicly display their
points of contention Y.oth one another as well.
Unfonunately, the public loses a chance to
grasp the s1gn1ficance of the political process
They do have the final say however and they
Y.ill dell\Cr theor •erdict on November 5
Air Force continued ...
I( ontm~d from page I)
of the military, those who bring them had
better be prepared to back them up."
\Is. Dillard testified that she and l\ls. II.leeks
began having a sexual relationship in Virginia
on 1992 and continued after \1s. Meeks
transferred to Lackland Air Force Base in
Texas Ms. Dillard claims she eventually
moved to San Antonio at the request of \Is.
II.leeks and \las "her y,jfe, essentially•
Ttgar ho\\e\er, saidJUSt because \1s. \feels
let Ms Dillard li.c tn her home while \Is.
Dillard did free-lance Y.ork and studied for an
exam to enter medical school did not mean
the two had an affair
\Is. Dillard testified the relat1onsh1p began
crumbling on 1994 and that a female air force
officer became 1molved with \Is. \leeks.
Jome Isner, a prosecution Yf1tness and
longtime friend of \ls.Dillard. said she
attended an "engagement pany" for the two
"omen on April 1992 and that she once sa"
Ms. \leeks kissing Ms Dillard's chest
Tigar, ho"ever, questioned the authenticity
of 1he letters nnd argued that written words
are not eviden<e of gay sex. T ogar also argued
that even if Jurors believed l\ls. Meeks is gay
but didn't think she committed sodomy, they
would have to acquit her. Juror>. all officers
of higher rank than Ms. \leeks, issued a
"courageous judgment" that should
encourage "all members of the military to
seek only to serve their country honorabl)
and to do so w othout undue and unwarranted
pt) mg into their private li•es, Tigar stated.
Ms. l\leeks could ha•e faced dismissal from
the military, loss of her retirement benefits
and up to eight )CllTS tn a milotal') jail of she
had been c.>nv1cted She had refu;ed a plea
bargain offer by prosecutors that she plead
guilty to an assault charge \the gun threau.
An officer ""h 19 y·ears of active-duty
se,.ice, \1s. Meeks declined to discuss her
militar) future or her :;exual orientation.
The government's policy against Gays in the
molitar) "as highlighted in the case of
Colonel \largarethe Cammermeyer She "as
dismissed from militat) dut) in I 9'12 due to
the ban. In her challenge to be reinstated,
federal district coun judge Thomas S. Zolly
ruled that the Go.crnment had discriminated
\Is. Dollard testified theor "intense"
relationship included oral sex and that \1s.
Meeks wrote about ot on letters and cards she
sent her "Those arc not the letters that a
friend would send to a friend. Those •<ere
pas51onate letters that one lover "ould send 10 against her solely because of her status as a
another," prosecutor \laJ James L. Flanner) homosexual and failed to demonstrate a
argued. rationale basis for doing so.
Walgreens continued.
(Contm.,dfrom pap/)
such as the Houston Voice would not be
allo"ed "as "because it was here before " He
argued that they cou Id not let the Voice be
there because then they "ould have to let all
the pubhcatlons, such as The Houston Press
and Public -.ews, etc. be distributed He had
no response to m) statement that I knew for a
fact that The Voice had been distributed at the
store. at IC3St at the old location. because that
os \\ere I used to pock II up
We at The Houston \ oice feel that it is
totally unfair to allo" one magazine and not
other community publocatoons. It is a
violation of our constitutional rights of free
speech. We are asking the community to
suppon pla.:ement of 1 he Houston Voice at
the Walgrcens Store. If you are a customer
there, please ask them to cart) The Houston
\ oice Pubhcauons are sometimes restricted
based on grounds of "community standards".
Walgreens needs to kno" that community
standards tn \lontrose and the Lesb1anr Gay
Bisexual Transgendercd Community means
•fairness•
Rough Night at the Remo Room
Radio Music Theatre
is proud to
announce the pre miere
of us brand new
comedy Rough Night
at the Remo Room by
Steve Farrell The
show stars RMT regu
I a rs Rich Mills.
Vicki Farrell and
writer/ director
Steve Farrell as
"The Fertlc Family
" a large clan of
51ng1ng Baptists
from the tony town of
Dumpster, Texas
In tht~ new adventure
••big crty" problems The wacky Futlt Faml('t' iJ at ti again at Radin Mu.uc rhtarrt
have come to town in
the form of crime, drug< , and even a
homeless man' To male matter\ worse
the unontellogoble Doc Moore os trying
to deliver some urgent news, but no
one can understand hom. The end result
os a fun night of laughs, music , and more
strange characters than you could fit on
a Winnebago.
Rough Night a t the Remo Room premieres
August 29th. then follows the
usual RMT performance schedule
woth shows every Thuf'day and Friday
at 8 30pm and Saturday at 8 ·30 and
10 50pm. Champagnes. wine>. beers,
cappuccino, and munchies arc avail·
able throughout the show Adnmsoon
is $14 .00 and reservations arc
required. Tickets may be purch3'ed on
advance at Radio Music Theatre (2623
Colqu1t1, near Richmond and Kirby) ,
or by calling the theatre box office at
522-7722.
Justice Delivered
The Justice Department reached
agreements "Ith an lllonoi<·based
moving company and one of 11' local
agents that allegedly refused to help two
Ph1ladelph1a re\ldents move
bccau"'c a neighbor with AIDS wa' prc~ent
at the moving site
The agreements, which were reached
June 27, resolve a complaint hied by the
Justice Department last October on the
US D"troct Court on Pholadelphoa.
The complaont alleged 1hat on July 1994 ,
the Bek ms Van l.111cs Company of Hill ·
side Illinois and Schlloer Enterprises,
Inc , Its local agent on Ph1ladelph1a,
violated the Americans woth
D1'abll111e' Act (ADA) by refu"ng
"'crvice to two ind1\'1duals who were
moving from Pholadelph1a to Scot tsdale.
Ar11ona
According to the complaint, a Bel111screw
arroved at the home of David Homan
and began to asse" the property to he
moved . Allegedly, when the company
employees encountered a neighbor
whom they believed had AIDS they
refu,ed to load any of the belongings .
There is no evidence that AIDS can be
transmitted through ca,ual 'ontact.
'Tim agreement woll help 'end a me\·
sage lO hu,messes that ll 1s unlawful to
d1scr1minate against a per11on
bc,ause they or their associate\ are
infected w11h AIDS or the lllV vorus ,"
11a1d Deval L Patru:k Assistant Anorney
tor Covil Rights.
Bekor.sVan I.ones of lllonoos has agreed
to include a poltcy statement in 1ts pro·
cedural manual lhat adc.Jres~es the
1ransm1Slllitons ot 1ntect1ous <l1\·
ea<e< oncludmg HIV/AIDS 111 relatoon
to the packing , loading and tran,por
talion ol houc..ehold goods lh1' man-ual
'" d1'!itr1hutcd to each ot Bekins'
more than 400 agents around the coun
try
In addotoon, the company h3' agreed to
pay David Churchill, the ondovodual
woth AIDS SIZ,000 and Robert Ro,enbaum
and David Homan, the 1nd1v1du·
als whose helongings were to he tram11·
ported. SI0,500 and $7,500, re<pcc -
11vely.
Under a 'eparate agreement, the local
Pholadelphoa afloloate, Schlloer
Enterpri,es Inc , will adopt the parent
'ompany ' s non-discr1m1nat1on
policy and woll en,ure that 11' Opera
uons Manager and current d1>pa1chers
auend educational seminars
about the ADA. The local company woll
al'o pay $14 ,500 to the US Government
Tule Ill of the ADA prohobll' hu"·
ne!!.ses from d1scriminatrng aga111'it
persons who have an J\\Oc1at1on with
1nd1voduah with d1Sabol111es .
Ternng posuove for HIV or having
AIDS os considered a d"aboloty
under the ADA.
In 1994, the JuH1ce Department
reached an ADA 'ettlement w 1th the
Pholadelphoa Emergency Medical
Services alter they refu,ed servu;e!!. to
an in1ured ind1v1dual with AIDS The
Department aho reached seulemcnt'
with dentists m Houston, New Orlean~
and Connecticut who refused to treat
patients who were HIV posouvc or had
AIDS
According to the Centers tor Di...ea11c
Control and Prevention (CDC), AIDS
can only he transmitted hy 'exual con
tact with an intected ind1v1dual , expo-
11ure to infected hlood 01 hloo<l prod
ucts, and from an infected pregnant
woman to the cmhryo
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Letters to the Editor
Walgreens · E-Mail
LEE from SPACI'C ITY t.:SA
I have JUSt sent an E·rnall mes"age to Mr.
Jorndt, Pre>1den1 of Walgreen> (per last
week's arttcle re the pulltng of Gay publication~
from the Montrose storeL I
found then- homepage on the WWW and you
may wan1 to mclude It m the ne\t 1-;sue of the
Houqon Voice
It 1s Info@walgreens .com. the URI. tor
their homepage •s hllp //www wal
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Randall' s man) years ago
Disg usted By GOP
By J EANA Lt:A
After watching the Repuhllcan National
Convention I felt outraged and d1~
gu;ted at the overall blatant and outright
lie~ Republicans tried to present themselves
as thi: party that cart:~ ahout rat mg
the minimum "age. As I recall Bob Dole
and Newt Gingrich led the 1tgh1 to keep the
wage euctly at S4 2~ p<r hour
Kay Bailey Hutchinson showed the true
colors of the Grand Old Parly when <he was
given 'honor" of delivering the "I.et s
bash Clinton·· speech Wonder why she
had to deliver such a speech• The anti·
choice people didn't want her at the party
but they were forced to pu1 up wtth her, so
the) gave her the JOb that was most dts·
pleasing' Kay Batie) rhetoric promot·
rng cla..,s1sm. racism . and disrespect 10
the Pres1den1 ol the L nued .States os the
\/Cr} last thing voten. 111 particular
"omen want to put up w11h 1 Hutchinson
men11oned ·· 1t take a tamtly tn raise: a
child not a viii.age." This ~at) not 1U~t an
auack on hrs.t I.ad) lhllar) Clmton hut an
auack on other cultures ~uch as the Na11ve
Americans and African tr1hes who
heheve that ll 1s the re!ipons1bil11y ot the
whole tr1he or village to raise chddren
Even n the lfnned S1ates the tamil) 1s not
the lone taclOr rn ra1s1ng a lh1ld . Our
1 children arc raught values first trom their
families also from teachers, poltce
mon1s1ers peers , and collec1ovely all
these people make up a community
All of the spealers lept commg back to the
'ame point that Americans arc tired ot
paymg taxes . And ~ure that 1s true to liome
degree, but what Amc:ricans are most tried
ot 1s elected ott1c1als using tax money
unwisely' If the government would learn
how to spend the money we gl\:e them so that
people-all people arc taken care of there
~ould be no pruhlem. Ever smce the twelve
years of Reagan and "trid.le down econ·
om1cs" the rich get richer and the poor get
poorer and chere 1s less and less m the mu.I·
die . Now D11le wants to hnng hack che Voo-doo
cconom1cs.
I have listened to all 1he belly achmg from
' I. ncoln ' s Party ' lor tour years """
The) said Clinton wculd never gel an~-
1hing passed through congress and Repub·
hcins v..ortcd agamsl him 1n ever) way
they could. The) made sud1 a fU'iS over Wl11·
tewater that 1l caused them In get caught up
m the under tow and drowned. The GOP has
one last ditch effort to pull oft a n11racleand
It ain ' t Boh Dole'
Grand Old Party, the eye' of l tncoln are
looking down upon you wnh tear' that his
party has been d1 man1led
Voice Is One Of The Best!
FR0 !\1 JO\ f DE\ LI\
I JU St wanted to thanl you tor making 1he
Houston Voice one of the hest puhlica
uons in the Housron rca for our commu ~
nny Your pollc) ol mdus1on for all , as
well as 1he add111ons of Nancy Ford and
Sarah DePalma as writers have made me
something I never ~as hd<He. a regular
reader of The Voice
I feel that for too long . local putillcations
have 1ended to overlook the women 's com·
rnun1ly. The appearance of a ne~. 1nclu·
sive Voice however seems to have caused
many of the other publ1cat10n~ to sud
denly "" d1~cover " us and our l'~sue, , The
henefit ot th1~ to our commun11y as a
whole 1~ 1mmea ... urahle
Thank you agam for a great publlcat1on,
and I can hardly wall until the ne<t os•ue
EDITOR'S l\OTE. lnanks rn much for rnur
compllme11ts and s11ppor1 Just "ht11 h 't'
think ours ts a tota/11 thankless ;ob a lerttr
like \'Ours com~s rn and kts us know that our
l<'Ork is appreciated und ti makrs us ful
really good -db>
Hats Off To TGRA
A\ GELA \10RE, AVES EXECVll\I'
DIRECT OR
On hehalf of lhe clients, s1att. and Board ot
Directors o l Am1g1h Voluncecis 111 £·Ju
cation anu S'crvoces In<. (AVIS) I would
like to CXJHCS\ our more '111c.:ere gra11·
tudc to members nt the llou,tnn chapte1
ot the Te,as Ga) Roden AssO\; IJlinn
(TRGA) tor the ~upport they have given U'i
during the past tew month' Xavier Luna,
candidate tor Mr TGRA 1997, rai sed
near'y SS.000. v.h1ch allo\\eJ us to hold our
f1rs1 ever Latino Pride Gala J his e\·cnt
was held as p•n ol Pndo Weck 1996 and was
very successful as a tunJ -ra1'icr as well.
Shelby St. John and Jamie Roherts, ~loss
TGRA 1997 candidates, on separate
e••ents, ra1seJ over Sl.000 which wa" u5eJ
to purchase school supplle.., tor over 90
choldren impacted b) lllV/AIDS .
These three 111d1vu.Juah as well as \CV ·
eral other members ol IRGA and other
local entertainers. have given so much nt
their tune and dedocatmn to help the l!IV
communuy. We are very gratclul that
they have chosen U\ a' one of the group~ that
benefit from their genero~lly Tl11s 1n
turn allows us to continue our mi~~10n of
promoting a healthy community
through education. d1..,ease preven·
tion, advocacy anJ d1rec1 care to Launo/
La11nas and other historically under·
served populat1ons
llats off 10 TGRA and good lucl to Xavier,
Shelby, and Jamie on their upcoming pag·
cants
The f/11111/1111 i 'oice \\elcomcs \\Cll·\Hitten, msightful and to lhe point
commentaries for our opin1on 1edttorial pages. "Counterpoint" articles
representing .1 d1ttcrcnt 'ie" on 1s$ues already covered arc encouraged. We
re5erve the right 10 edit for length, format and clarity The' ic"' expressed
tn guest commentaries and letter' to the editor arc those of the \\rtlcrs. We
sec~ to pn" idea hroaJ-hased forum \\hich reflects the varytng points of
vie" of our rich and diverse community. Submissions 111U'>I he lype
\Hitten, and 1or provided on a IBM formatted disc '~ith the document '>aved
as text/ascii. Letters $hould he no longer than 200 \\Ords, article\ should he
500 to 1000 \\ords in length While they may he published anonymously at
the \Hitcr's request, 1he1r name, address and phone number musl be
included -- any suhm1ss1ons '~ithout this information "ill not he considered
for puhlicauon. Selection for puhlication is at our discretion Sent to Editor,
lhc Houston Voice, 81 I We~thcimcr #I 05, Houston 'f X 77006
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MA"IY T'IMES BEFORE GAY MEN
E."IGAGll\JG IN WHAT THEY
THOUGHT WAS SAFE SEX,
ONLY TO CATCH HEPATITIS A
THROUGH ORAUAl\JAL ..
CONTACT OR HANDLING
A CONDOM THE VIRUS
RARELY KILLS. BUT IF YOU
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DEBILITATE YOU FOR WEEKS.
FORTUNATELY, THERE'S HAVRIX, PLEASE SEE
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Community Calendar .::t~ i? arolyn Roberts
If you would like an event listed in this I their care givers at Montrose
section, please feel free to call 529- Counseling Center. 6 30 pm. 529-
8490 or fax at 529-9531 ' 0037.
I pm 537-1348.
• Lambda Rollerskating Club
skates at 8 00 pm 933-5818
Friday, Aug. 23
* Borders Book Store Gay/Lesbian
Book Club meets at the Espresso Bar
al 9634 Weslheimer. 782-6066.
• HIV+ Art classes al the Art League
523-8817
* HATCH meets . 942 7002
• 12 step program at Montrose
Co nsel ng Center 6 ·00 pm 529-
0037
• Aftercare Group Treatment al
Montrose Counseling Center
6 00 pm ~29 - 0037
• Men's HIV Group at Montrose
Counseling Center. 7:00 pm 529
0037
• AVES sponsored free HIV testing
from 10:00 am 10 5:00 pm at 4125 SW
Freeway, Suite 1717.
• AIDS Foundation Houston's
Crea11ve Writing Class meets al
3 :00 pm 623 6796
• Houston 'llatwna' Organ1za11on
for Women's fundra1ser 665-
8669
* Gay and Lesbian readers meel al
7 00 pm. 149-0050
• Women's Network at Montrose
Counseling Center. 7:00 pm. 529-
0037.
• Ongoing Mixed Living in Process
Group for men and women. 622 7250
for more info.
• L1v10g w11h Chronic Pa10 at \lontrose
Counseling Center 9 30
pm 529-0037
• Aftercare Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6·00 pm 529 0037.
*Art Classes dt AIDS Fou~dat1on Tuesday, Aug. 27
Ho .. s10~ at I 00 pm. 526 1118
• Women s I.sues Process Group at
Montrose Coi.nseltng Center
6 30 pm 529-0037.
• Houston Tennis Club meets at 7 J 5
pr:-. 527 :348.
• Q-Patrol meets to walk the streets al
10:30 pm. 528 SAl·E
• Free Spaying and -.;eulenng PrograM
522 2317.
Saturday, Aug. 24
• Helping Cross Drcsse<s Anony- • HIV Survivor Support Group
rnous meets at 239 Westhe1mer meets at 7:00 pm. 782 4050.
8.00 pm. 495-8009 • Women's Clinic at the Montrose
• Basic Computer Skills Class at the Clinic 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Call 520
Kolbe Project. 522-8182 lOOO.
•Gay Men HIV+ Psychotherapy at • AVES offers free HIV temng at
Montrose Counseling Center 10:00 am to 5 00 pm. At 4:25 SW
4·30 pm 529 0037. Freeway, Suite '717
• Outpal ent Group freat"ent at • I.esb1anlB1se:rnal Survivors at
• Ho-ston Cha10 Gang Btcycle Club Montrose CoL~seling Center
d 86• 1860 \lontrose Counseling Center
rt cs ,. 6 30 pm 529-0037.
6 00 pm. 529 0037.
• Afte• HoLrs on KPf-f 12 00 am to • Aftercare Group Treatment at • Love Lust & Intimacy work
3 UO am 90 : FM 5.26 57Hl Montrose Counseltlig (enter shon• 523 "' 374.
• Gui• CoJst fr.nsgende• support 6 O.J pm. 529 0037. • Free Spay and "!cuter ng 522
gro p meets 78) 4282 . 2337
* Q Patrol meets to \\alk the streets at • AIDS Alha~ce of the Bay Area
meets at 7 00 pm. 488 4492 Tf d A 2 9 0 ·3(1 pm ~28 - <;AH- lUTS ay, ug.
• Empowerment for 1 1v•ng meets
* V1su.il A•• Alhan~e neet• at 10 O_O_,_f "-'-.,oe"'~-"l= k"-"'---"R:§'-".:L<-"-'""-....:::.---";;-t;*~Fr ec IIIV Jcstill£..;lqd l.Jl.loll ~luia
at 581 840 or OI uc I Q
149 !11! • rtrl!Ti'li e'CliDIC :ti the \'i:£!!fn1"':::==----- * PROTECT an HI\' nega·ivc sup
• T"e Houston Symphony at C W port group meets dl 7 00 pm 520_ lure N 4:00prn to 8:00 pm
M le hell 224 75"5 7870 •Art I.abs at 'Ille An League 1·00 pm.
Sunday, Aug 25
• Houston Cha•n Gang B1eycle Club
m~c•s 863-1860
•The \\.o;ien ~Group mcelS al 10 4~
am 529 8571
• Front Runners meet at 9 00 am at
the Tennis ~enter 1n \1emt'nal
Park ~22-8021
• HAfCH meets 942 7002
• Inner Loop Sunday Bow mg
League ~22 'll612
Monday, Aug. 26
• Free HIV Testing and counseling
by the Montrose Clinic at the Brazos
River Bottom 4 00 pm to 8:00
pm.
• Gay Fathers/Fathers First support
group. 8·00 pm 861 -6181.
• HeartSong open rehearsal at the
First Un11arian Church at 7.00 pm.
947-1488
• Calendar/Computer workshop
for Pnde Weck 7:00 pm 529-1223.
• Posiuve Livmg Group at
trose Counseling Center.
pm. 539 0037
Mon-
2.15
• Outpatient Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6:00 pm 529-0037.
• Women and HIV/AIDS Group at
Montrose Counseltng Center
6: 15 pm. 529-0037
• Men Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Group at Montrose Counseling
Center. 6:15 pm 529-0037.
• Lesbian Survivors of Cancer and
• Free HIV tcs110g by the \1ontrose 225 9411
CL~ c at Cub Body Center &·OO pm • l'•ont Runners mee1 a1 Memonal
),W 208; Park 6 lO pm 522 8021 .
• Women S1..rv1vors of C b1ldh.:iod • Gay Men' s Chorus of Houston
Abuse al Mont rose Cour.sehng <.'pen rchear~.11 at 7·00 p;n 521 7.164
Center. 6·30 pm 529-0037. • T\\ent)someth ng meets JI 7 10
• Survivors of loss support g•oup pm 531 9196
meets at 8 30 pm. 778 2677 • KPF·f Le b1an an Gay VC'tces am
* FrnntRunners meet t 6 !Op~ at 8 00 pm. to 10 00 pm 866 6505
522 8021 • Ongomg g.1y mc"'s L vmg m
• Live JMZ al Borders Book Shop. P•occss Group 622 7250
782-6066 • Open Mike Night at Cafe Artiste
• Log Cabin Republicans meet at 1601 W. Ma10. 8 00 pm 528 3704 .
7 00 pm 529-9100. • HIV+ Men Psychotherapy al
•HIV/AIDS Treatment \1"cr at 7:00 Montrose Counseling Center.
pm. 527 8219 1:15 pm. 529-0037
• Town Meelmg,lnc meets al 7 00 • Relapse Prevenuon al Montrose
pm. 526-2853 Counseling Center. 2 00 pm. 529·
• Free Spay and Neutering . 522- 0037.
2337 • Outpatient Group Treatment at
d 28 Montrose Counseling Center
Wednes ay, Aug. 6 .00 pm 529-0037.
• Free HIV testing and counsehng
by the Montrose Chn1c at Mary's.
4 00 pm 10 8:00 pm
• Houston Tennis Club meets at
10:30 pm. 537-1348
• Houston Pnde Band practices at
Dignity Houston 524-0218
• GLOBAL meets al 4.00 pm. 743-
7539
•Women's Action Coalition meets
at Toopees 7:00 pm 867-9581 .
• Men's Network at Montrose
Counseling Center. 7 00 pm . 529-
0037
• Houston Tennis Club meets at 7· 15
• Aftercare Group Treatment at
Montrose Counseling Center
6:00 pm. 529-0037.
• Med1tation and Chanting Group
meets at 7'.00 pm 942-0923
* HIV Affected at CASA. 7:00 pm.
796-2272.
• Men's Therapy Group at Montrose
Counseling Center. 7:00 pm. 529-
0037. -
• HIV survivor Support Group
meets at 2929 Unity Drive 7:00 pm.
782 4050
• Center for the Heahng of Racism
7.30 pm. 738-RACE
HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23. 1996 19
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ENRolliNG
Now foR
DAy &
EvENiNG
ClASSES Showers Singing
Nada Surf'' new htt single "Popular"
(flektra Records) is an incisive, sarcastic
swipe at high school mores and teen
!'.ncial conventions. However, it's not
the song's biting lyrics-but a few seconds
of video tape-that have one school
olflcaal crying foul.
The music video for "Popular" conrains
a brief shower scene that recently
ran•ed the homophobic hackles of Leo
Smith, vice principal of New Jersey 's
Bayonne High School The video'' clo"
1ng scene-wh ich ponrays young male
athletes showering and (gasp!) sm1l
ing at each other 1s offensive. says
Smith hecau!r'>e 11 o;,uggests that some '
members of the Bayonne football team
might aciually be homosexual
"Popular •• was shot on location al Bay-
011 ne ll1gh - with adm1111stra11on
approval--and the cast made use of the
school's cheerleading and football
un1lo1 ms However, Sm 1th says, he
never would have consented tn the production
had he known the video would
contain "iUCh "sugge!'itive" imagery.
According to Nada Surf, the shower scene
was never 1111ended 10 suggest homosex·
ual11y. Indeed, both the 'ong'' lyrics
and the hulk of the video's imagery are predom
1nan1 ly-a nd blatantly-heterosexual
The video features passionate.
hetertl"ie:<ual k1ss1ng scenes, for
example which go well beyond any
.. sugges11ve'' smiles tha1 so offended
Sm 1th.
S1gn1f1cantl)' the band memhers
qu1d. ly wo~ exc.:ept1on to Smllh'.s homo
phoh1c attaok. Dur111g an "MTV News"
report on the controversy. Nada Surf
lamha!-. ted Smllh's 1gnorance-cal lrng
the vice pr1nc 1pal .. sma ll minded" for
s1nglrng out "homoeroticism as more
ntten\lve than straight eroticism"
Nada Sui I could have ea"IY (and perhaps
more profitabl y) defended the heterosexual
in1en1 of their music WITHOUT
eve1 defending homoeroticism ,
ht"itead. the hand refused to ignore lwmo·
phobia-the principal \·1ce
Action 10p11ons: Remind Mr. Sm uh that
sdwol adm11t1"itratlH°'I are supposed to
touer under standing. not ignorance
C1u11act Leo Smith, Vice Princ1pal
Ba)onne ll1gh School, Bayonne, NJ
201-858-5900. copy compla111ts to the
New Jcr,cy Departmeru of Education.
1 225 W. State St .. CN 500, Trenton NJ
08625-0500 609-984-7454. A' always,
your correspondence can do double
duty as "letters·tO·tht:-edllors" of
leading local newspapers: write to
"The Record ," 150 River St., Hackensack,
NJ 07602, fax 201-646-4135 and the
"Newark Star-Ledger," Star-Ledger
Plaza . Newark. NJ 07101. fax 201-643-
7248.
Supportive feedback should be sent to
Nada Surf, c/o Elektra Records, 345 N.
Maple Dr, Beverly Hill s, CA 90210-
3827, 310-288-3800. Web browsers can
acces. "The Oll1ctal Nada Surf Home
Page'' (hup;//www.flm,am.com/nadanet/)
for band member h1os. song lyrics
. and other fan tnformation: e-mail
nadasurf@aol.com
To encourage MTV's coverage of issues
largel)' ignored by other news outlets.
coruact Judy McGrath, President.
MTV Networks, 1515 Broadway. New
York. NY 10036, 212-258 8712. e· mail
feedhack@mtv.com .
Various artists and activists are working
to combat the larger, on-goang prob·
lern ot popular music censorship. The
Ma"achusett' Music Indu.iry Coa·
l1t1on (Ma.s. M.I C.) ha. JOined forces
with Rock Out Ccnso"h1p and Rock &
Rap Confidential, setting up a web rne
and petition drive 10 ··~upporl all artis1
·~ righl to creare music and all ind1-
v1dual's righl lO choose lhe mU'ilC lhey
will listen to." The organizers encourage
pol111cian' and other would-be censors
''to male more benelic1al and pos-
111ve use of rherr tune. money. and power
by srrivrng tor beuer opportunities.
educarion, and \Uppori for young people
.'' Contact: Ma" M .I C., P.O . Box
333, Leon11nster. MA 01453, 508-
537-1669, e·mali crowleyn@ultrant!
I <.:o rn , h11 p://www. ul 1rane1 com/crowleynlmmic
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An elfec11ve (and exceptional) new tool
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Debra Chasnoff and Helen Cohen
recently YdHl Be~t Documentar)'" at
the San l'ranc1Sco ln1ernatrnnal Lesh1an
and Gay Film Fes.t1val and-lhanks
to l1m11ed thealrical release· ha\ also
qual1fled for Academy Award consideration
(11 won the Oscar would be
ChasnoH s ~econd!). Contact:
Women's Educatinnal Media, 2180 Bryant
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Mount Graham . in Arnona Longer Power Hour-Lower Pnces lhe retent s1ories ahout Congressman
Kolbe's (R·AI.) "outing" only mention
his vote against same·sex marriages. In
tact , Kolbe·, own Dec 12, 1995 r1der
destroyed funding for an Indian AIDS
prevention program and inserted a
clause to withhold cultural, religious
and en\l 1ronmental pro1ection Jaws
that protecl a satred Apache mountain.
Mr.Graham . Kolbe promoted these
exemptt0ns so lln1vers11y of Arizona
telescopes could desecrate this sacred
mounta111 ," says openly gay candidate
Eric Resn1d., who ran 1n the Democratic
pr1111ary 111 the d1Str1c1 of Rep. Regula
(R 0 11 ), Interior Appropriations
chalfper~on. Regula and Kolbe conspired
to sneak the rider rn a1 the last
minute.
lhe Congre'>1onal Record read
00Amcndmen1 No 178: Delctes Senate
language requiring the Indian Health
Service to prepare a report on HIV-AIDS
preven11on need~ . and inserls in lieu
thereof a pro"~1on which allows the
construction ot a 1hud telescope on
I Kolbe sold out the Ams alll1cted Indian OPEN tO CLOSE: SUN-MON-TUES-WED-THURS
community and rerlaced 11 with a rider NOON 7 OD FR & S
al.lowing Kolbe'' U of A pah to desecrate tO : ~! I AT
a sacred Apache mountain . claim' Re,. ALL WELL/BEER/WINE $1 75
nick Kolbe claimed the homophobic and •
rac"t aspects of h" Cider "ere coinc1· NEVER A COVER CHARGE dence, and the HIV '1udy costly. In fact, he
1n1en11onally "a1ted many months to Cuel'VO Shots 2 50
inject hi\ .. coincidence"' at the final •
1995 jornt Senate/Hou'e conference Evel'yday All the Ti· me According 10 Resnick, ••1t was no co111-
c1dence" The iron)' of this non·coinci- FRID •
dence "that the AIDS study cost w3' AY, AUGUST 23, 9:00pm till ??
m11w,cule compared to the b11l1ons in G t B t d th "TOP"
gra7111g sub"dte,. he low-cost limber f.\lE ues ar en ers on e iJ ._
_,,.,, and coyote k•ll•ng tor pmate ~ Houston Area Bears :n.,- , ranche" 111 the Kolbe / Regula bill.
Resn1cl further charg~). ··1hat e"·ery
U.S un1ver-.1ly has reJccrcd or aban·
doncd 1h1\ U of A outrage agarnsl human
right"i. the environment and due process.'
Onl)' foreign partners remam and
Re"'1c~ >ays, "' Outing " likely for leg
1slators who pur-.uc homophobic, racist
agenda\••
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mind- offers you the opportunity to make better
personal choices, lead a healthier life and protect yourself
and your loved ones from the virus that causes AIDS.
The three major ways HIV
can be spread are:
O Through unprotected sex-
Any unprotected sexual intercourseespecially
vaginal or anal intercourse-puts
you at risk for HIV. Oral sex can also be a
mode of transmission although it is less
risky than vaginal or anal intercourse. Your
risk for HIV increases each time you have
unprotected intimate sexual contact. Using
a condom or dental dam during sex can
greatly reduce the risk of HIV spreading.
8 Through blood-
HIV travels in blood, and the risk of
becoming infected is greatest when you are
exposed to blood that carries HIV. If you
have ~ problem with drugs, avoid sharing
another person's needle or syringe.
E) Mother to Infant-
HIV positive women can spread the virus
to their infants before or during birth. Or,
the newborn baby may become infected
from breast milk. Because recent studies
show that the risk can be reduced when the
mother receives anti-HIV treatment, the
US Public Health Service suggests that all
pregnant women know their HIV status.
Talk to your healthcare provider about how
to learn your HIV status ... and take steps to
avoid the spread of HIV.
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22 HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23. 1996
"Laff"ing and Local Events!
Robut RodrttU~l of Rascals
Ho uston Soap
By CAROLYN ROBERTS
Past Events
Kevin Maye and Scott Kennedy had
the audience of the Laff Stop on the
floor laughrng 1h1s past Monday
and Tuesday nights• If you missed
the Gay Freedom Comedy Jam. you
missed a laugh-riotous night•
Cameron placed as the I st allernate
to Mr Ga) Southern States AllAmertc
an and Will Smith placed
2nd ahernate! Congrats!
Friday, Aug. 2 3
The Gentry Social Club meets today
and everyday until 7 00 pm feaiuring
SI 50 well cocktails. $1 75
domestic longnecks, and $3 50
Absolul Mar11n1s. The Bad Boys
wtlh IJJg hoals take the stage at 6 00
pm
The Royal. Sovereign and Imperial
Court of the Single Star and
hosts JD Lee Love and Lloyd Was
sen1ch present "Some11mes You
Feel Like a :-.lu1," another zany
show This show benefits the Ps)chotherapy
L nu of the Montrose
Clint~ There will also be an auclJOn
Pnzes are dates w11h Jodi and
Kody 1 Where does all this take
place? Chances of course. at 9:00
pm
The fuZLy, huggie, Houston Area
Bears will be guest bartendmg al
the Venture tonight starting al
9 00 pm.
Start your weekend off at J R's
Video Bar The gorgeous go-go
gods dance from 5:00 pm till the wee
hours of the morning. Be sure 10 take
advantage of the All-American
happy hour drink specials wnh SI
off all top shelf liquor until 10 00
pm and $3.75 Skyy and Stoh Vodka.
I /fry prnty ladv'
You ,a girl'
They will be serving a tropical
hors d'oeuvres after 6·00 pm
Tonight and tomorrow. head down
to XTC and the Ranch' Shut up and
dance'
Miss Zack. Pa1v1 Lee Love, Frankie
Lane. and Kara Dion arc headlining
tonight al Cousin's! The curtain
rises al II 00 pm
Saturday, Aug. 24
The Sundance Callie Company
will be celebra11ng their 16th
ann1versar) tonight at Mary's,
naturally at 9 00 pm Head out to
the back patio and have anniversary
cock1a1ls and hors d'oeuvres
with them1
The Trading Post 1s ha\'Jng a pool
tournament tonight al 8 00 pm
There 1s a ~5 entry fee If you need
directions 10 the Trading Post. call
CJ at 726-1963.
Tonight al the La1y J features the
talents Pats1 Kime and Diane Jackson,
~ vonne Supreme, Tricia
Blake and ~ secret special guest
The spotlight shines ut 10 30 pm
Scrub-a-Drag Queen' Tonight at
Chances. you Cdn help clean up
Crystal Rae Lee Love's act' Please
be sure to brtng nonperishables
and to1le1ries lo be donated 10
S1one Soup! This should be a night of
good dean tun' The suds start at 9 30
pm
The truly talented Tara DJOn hosts
the super show tonight al E/J's. Jom
Tara and her guests Shelby St. John.
Nicole Blake. and Day Leigh
Edwards for this 11 00 pm show
Work out, lay out or JUSl hang out al
the Club Houston Today and
tomorrow they have a pool party
from I 00 pm to 3 00 pm EnJOY a
catered buffet and refreshtng beverages'
Talk about an appropriate party!
The Ba)OU Cny Boys
Club's annual Hurricane
party 1s on the same
weekend that hurricane
"Dolly"
approaches Houston!
Trust me. the BCBC's
party will be as wild as a
real hurricane . Tickets
arc available at
Lobo and Baste Brothers
orb) calling 521-3696.
The stars are out tomght
al Cousrn's Stop rn at
II :00 pm to sec the tal
ents of Miss Zack, Bra-nd
1 Houston. Erica
Lane, and Ashlhlee Houston
Sunday, Aug . 25
Heart pounding trash disco fills the
mine shaft of the Montrose Mining
Company this and every Sunday.
Enjoy $1. 75 well Bloody Mary's,
Screwdrivers, Cape Cods,
Madras. Kamikazes, and domesuc
longnecks all day and all night.
Head out to the patio and enjoy the
double bust! An optional $2 buy-in
gels you refills of Miller Lite Draft
for a quarter and frozen R it as for
only a buck! The men, the music, the
Mine!
Headlining tonight at Heaven is
I Trella and the Fellas Jorn Trella
Thomas and her gorgeous male
dancers at 11 ·00 pm. The doors open
al 8 00 with reduced cover and 50C
well dnnks until 10;00 pm You can
: also enjoy tasty Absolut Vodka
cocktails and Bacardi L1monade
for a mere $3.50 all night long!
There is always a drag show at
Cousin's on Sundays! Miss Zack.
Kara Dion. Sivi Ross. and Leah Hal-
Guarding the door at the BRB
buck this Monday and every Mon'
day at Mary's, naturally from 8 00
pm to II :00 pm!
Tuesday, Aug. 27
There 1s a thank-you gel together for
the Denim Party hosts tonight at the
Brazos River Bottom. Stop in after
7:00 pm a nd give a ll those hardworking
fo lks a big thank-you hug
and have a cocktail or two.
Paivi Lee Love hosts the talent con·
test tonight at E/J's. Try out your act
starting at 11 00 pm.
Show your personalized bus1·
From August 27 thru Sept. 3, Robert ness card at the door of Pacific Street
Rodriguez. employee of the newest
club Rascal's and the current
~fr. Texas World. will he competing
for Mr World 1997 m Charles-ston
will entertain you all night
starting al 11 :00 pm.
and they will let you m free for Young
Executive Night' Use your fiscal
sense with S 1. 25 well cocktails
ton. WV. Robert holds many titles today and every day at Pac1f1c
throughout Texas Jom Robert and Street. •
BerryHill II has luscious ladies
dancing for you tonight starting at
IO 30 pm The doors open at 6 00 pm
the staff and management of Rascal's
tonight for a send-off <how! Be I
there by 8:00 pm, 'cuz this ought to be
one heck of a good show By the way.
Mimosas arc only $2 on Sundays'
, and happy hour runs until 10:00 pm
Gcntryhasafulllmcupoffuntoday
1
1 Wednesday, A ug. 28
There 1s an 8 ball tournament at
5.00 pm: Bad boys with h1g hoats ,1lso
start dancing at 'i 00 pm: The Impcnal
Court present~ "Two Tons of
Fun" at 9 00 pm, Black Velvell
takes the stage for the male stnp contest
at II 00 pm A full fun day Sun·
day at Gentry. Don't forget about
Professional women meet at Bacchus
II 1h1s and every Wednesday
for Executive Ladies' Night Out.
There 1s a buffet at 6:00 pm and the
I party lasts all night'
"Dnnk 'Tit He Is Cute" drink spe-the
S2 Kool -Aids all day and all c1als this and every Wednesday al
night!
This and every Sunday. the Chocolate
Covered Cherries band rocks
the house of Chances The R&B
sounds start at 6·00 pm
You can enJOY $I Bud and Bud Lite for
only a buck this and every Sunday at
EIJ 's.
Jamie Roberts, candidate for
\>11ss TGRA ·97 presents
"Wounded Heart," a night of
cheating-drinkrng :;ongs! This
I 7:30 pm show benefits the Houston
chapter of TGRA
The women of Females m Search of
Trouble (FIST> will be guest bartendmg
at the Venture N this afternoon
from 5:00 pm '111 the Cuervo 1s
gone'
Monday, Aug. 26
Show tunes movie themes, JV
songs. C&V., Gospel, 50s and 60s,
the Br1arPatch has them all' L1\e,
never Karaoke! .Sometimes, they
may get a bu nsque hut It 1s always
hve at the Br1arPatch, where
extraordtnary fr1cndsh1ps
begm!
Domes11c loni;necks are only a
Mary's.
Hump thru your Wednesdays at
Rasca l's. They have happy hour,
4 00 pm to 8:00 pm with $1.25 well
cockta ils and $1 50 domestic
beer. At 10:00 pm, the lovely Jill
Jordan hosts an all-male strip
review at 10:00 pm.
Granny grills burgers tonight at E/
J's.
Shiela Lennon commands the stage
of Chances tonight al 9 00 pm. You
can jom in the show with karaoke•
~hnt tJ lml• Rodd l .md.<ry doing pullurg
up hu su1rr1 duss'
HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23, 1996 23
Rodent Droppings on the Fashion Sheriff!
Thursday, Aug. 29
Sexx' Show your Club Houston gym
card or any other gym card at Pacific
Street and you get in free! Be sure to
try and steal the towel from the towel
boys. The doors open at 9:00 pm.
The 611 Hyde Park Pub has big ol'
burgers for a buck tonight from 6:00
pm to 9 :00 pm
World famous Nancy (Bite Me) Ford
is on the stage at Ms B's tonight at
8 :30 p.m. After her Comedic Bizarro,
she opens the mike from 10:30
pm to I :00 am
Other Important Stuff
We would like to welcome Minit Man
Car Wash and Express Lube to our
family of advertisers Minit Man
car wash offers a full service car wash
(with the coupon on page 2) for only
$4.99! Express Lube offers $4 off a
complete 14 point oil change service,
and that also includes a free car
wash! Minit Man Car Wash and
Express Lube is located at 500 I Main
(between Downtown and the Med
Center.)
Incognito, the club , 1s having the
"Labor Day Funk Fest" next weekend
. If you would like more mfo, call
237-9431.
Buurdreaux of Montrose is a quaint
little coffee shop that will be opening
up in a week or so. They will have
sandwiches, soups, desserts ,
snacks. espresso, coffee, and such .
Bourdreaux of Monlrose will be
open for that late, late crowd after the
bars close and early for those "gotta
have my coffee fix" morning fo lks!
They are located at 2312 Crocker
(near Fairview) . Look for more info
in up coming issues of the Houston
Voice.
Mark your calendars for Sept 8 at
9:00 pm. Cameron and a cast of stars
are holding a benefit for the Bering
Care Center at Ell's Show your
voter registration card or register
to vote and you will be entered in a
rafne! There will be more info available
as this date draws c loser!
I told you last week about a bar called
Cheetah's! Well, as things change,
strip bars do even more so! As of this
date, they will not, I repeat not be having
ladies for ladies dancing! If this
changes again, I'll be sure to let you
know!
The Houston Black Tie Dinner, Inc.
is having a rafne to win a 1997 Ford
Mustang Convertible Get your
tickets at J.R.'s, Basic Brothers,
C/01~·ntng Around!
Crossroads, and Lobo. If you would
like more info, call 521-2519 .
Jewel's is a cute little dress shop and
wig boutique here in the Montrose.
Stop in and check her over stuffed
store full of gowns, wigs, shoes, jewelry,
and more. Jewel's is located at
2404 Taft.
AJ strvt!S up tasl)' cocktails at Heaven
Happy birthday to Devin of
Mary's
Happy birthday to Larry Arbo .
Happy birthday to Sammy!
Happy birthday to "Crush"
Rodent Droppings
The boys have been on their best
behavior this past week. Harvey 1s
back to his old self and well Ratrat is
just too cute for words! I'm thinking
about entering them in the Mary's
Dog Show as "wanna be" dogs!
The Brazos River Bottom is having
a Labor Day Buffet on Sept. 2, 3:00
pm to 6 :00 pm The droppings are a bit runny this
There are tickets available for the I week!
Miss Camp America Show See the ad My disclaimer is in force'
on page 5 for all the details .
. . . ' Bruce & Chris (hangs at the Briar-
Bas1c Brothers 1s packed with end of I Patch) What is this I hear about. a
summer stuff They are also having a nightly pool tournament?
sw1msuu sale Sec the ad on page 2
The Venture N has 84 power hours Mike (Gentry)· And I quote "I mm
per week wuh Sl.75 well cocktails, my lOenails in a fan
beer, and wine! Michael (hangs at PS) Please refrain
The annual Dog Show at Mary's will be from eyeing other customer's nuts!
on Sept. 8. Prudence (Black Eyed Pea): I hear
Labor of Lee Loves 1 The Lee Loves are
having a family reunion on Labor
Day weekend 1 Stop in Chances and
give them all a hug'
Birthday Corner
the girls at Southwest don't like your
early morning hair'
Karen (hangs at PS) Jumper cables
are for batteries not your nipples'
Brandon (Club Houston) I know
someone who wants you to be a blue
Happy birthday 10 my dear friend M&Msohecanmoumyouoverhisbed'
Greg Kill1ps 1 R1ckydon (Chances): Did you really
Happy birthday to my niece Nissa loose your v1rg1n1ty to a sack of
Larson! potatoes? And what 1s this about you
Happy belated birthday to Ken Long! and a certain Charlie's waller
fighting over a stuffed squaw?
Happy birthday to Douglas L. of 1he
Houston Area Bears . Jimmy (hang_s at PS) Have you seen
' your reflecuon in any vests lately!
Happy birthday to Larry Lingle of .
Lobo! Jene! (_Club_ Houston) : Is it true you
Happy birthday to Robert Harwood
of the Brazos River Bottom
Happy birthday to JD Lee Love
Happy Birthday to (I'll hang on any
barstool) David S How many times
does 26 go into 49·1
Happy birthday to Don (Mr. Wonderful)
Gill
1
are acting hke a female dog in heat?
1 Following the new employees
wagging your Iail and licking your
lips? I Mark (PS): And I quote: "I always hit
the hole!"
I Oscar (BRB)· Heard any good Aggie
JOkes lately?
Scott Lewis (Heaven) . I hear that
when it rains in Atlanta,
ll really pours!
Ashley (PS) Congrats
on the welcomed addition
to your family!
Aaron (Rascals) : You
sure do know how to take
1hc staff out for dinner
and a party, but really, a
limo' Whal else went on
in the back of that prett)
while limo?
Big Mike (BRB> and Pooh
Bear: How was your
tryst?
Rithard of FIJ 's !Rt.Jhf} rtaUv tnnws how to rttl lhtm m' RIC4.\don (Chancts} and hrs mom
John (Vcnturc·N) And I
quote : "If I wanted some
JT or Ttqu1 /a Roit in bo_v drag '
hp from you I'd unzip your pants'"
Bill Havard (BRB): I hear that since l Vera went on vacation you were able
to save so much money on Cactus I Juice that you were able to pay cash for
a new Rolls Royce and a mp to Denver!
Ken (Daddy of Montrose) : Just what
kind of party did you have on the patio
of the Venture-N?
Javier Luna: Paco? And I hear you
were bed hopping with Keith (TGRA
and Virg1l(TGRA)!
Miss A (BRB): I hear you have a new
baby at BRB His name is Freddy and
he is yellow Is it a due k?
Doug (Fuzzy Bear) Lake: I hear you
spent more time than Miss Keever
(TWT) on your knees in Dallas last
weekend and have the scars to prove
ll'
Sam (BRB): Wh) don t you JUSt get 11
over with and buy a mobile home!
Sammy tMar) 's) Congrats on your
new JOb with the Montrose Clinic!
Lisa, Margie , and Zane (hangs at
Chances) Past out on ham sandwiches?
Have a great week
Cuervolyn
Look out. that Fashion Sheriff is on
the prowl again'
Fashion Sheriff
It is far, far worse that I ever thought
imaginable Smee I wrote to you
last week, I find that this community
needs me more than ever. Let me tell
you about this past Friday night
First off. let's talk about the MC's for
the fundra1ser at Chances Ginger
Snap, the last time I saw that much
fringe. it was hanging from a Chenille
bedspread . And JJ LaRue, how
about a free ucket back to Trans) 1-
vania sweetie? Then came "The
Duke" JD Lee Love Congrats on
your new acquistt1on Tbc new 'stache
is a vast improvement over the
Groucho Marx electrical tape .
Then, 1s ll Jackie Thorn? I haven' t
seen hp movement like that since the
last Godzilla movie marathon.
Although there were good entertainers,
I was impressed by the
appearance of one Barbara
Walker. Any sexier and she would be
illegal.By the wa) Jennifer, the
next lime you bo" to the monarchs
make sure your shirt tail 1s tucked in
This 1s my column for the week . I'll be
watching and wailing lo bear from
you Dress well , lool well, and be
well.
Mr. I LI we IL.
24 HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23. 1996
by Jon Anthony
Legcndat) comedian Carol Burnett has been
Signed to portra) Heltn
Hunt's mother on
:-<BC's po,.crhousc
sitcom \laJ About l ou
Emmy Winner Burnett,
fresh from her highly
successful Broady,ay
stint in \loon (J-.,.er
Buffalo, "111 be Joining
the cast in September ..
Sheryl Cro-.·s ne" album. self-utlcd. hits
record stores Sept 24 The album's first single.
If 11 Makes You Happ,>. to be released Sept 3.
is alrcad) in hca"'Y rotation on radio stations
across the countr)' The album also fea1urcs the
song £ veryday ts a H 'mdmg Road from the
bo\-office hit Phenomenon and Redempllon
Dav "'hich she wrote during her trip \.isu1ng
U.S. troops in Bosnia \1eliss1 Etheridge
and her lo"cr '"'II soon be moms. Etheridge
and her life partner Julie Cypher, announced
this "eek that thC) are expecting a child The
couple who ha> c been together for eight years
ha-.c been planning to ha ... c a child for some
lime. They ha'c not commented on ho\\
C) phcr became pregnant Cipher "as once
married to Lou Di1mond Phillips of I.a
Bamha fame. currcntl~ starring to rave revic\\S
as the King of Siam m The Aini( anJ I.
Despite Robert l rich s excellent prognosis for
his battle "Ith cancer. Turner Program
Sen ices has canceled his syndicated drama,
la:aru.s \Ian There \\i3S c,pJanation for lhe
cancellation_ Linda Balgord has been tapped
to portray Norma Desmond in the touring
production of Sun.set Boult1.:ard slated to hit
Houston ne.t )Car from July 18 - August 16 a1
Jones Hall. Balgord 1s an accomplished stage
\.eteran. ho"c\er. she is not a box-office
attraction and the \oCrd1ct is out on "hcthcr or
not the shoY. "111 be success "Hhoul a
headliner aho'e the lltlc The producers tried m
\cm to attract a big name '5tar "1th marquee:
"aluc. hO\\.~vcr. those '"ho !!'\pressed an
in1crcst outpm;cd thcmscl"cs Amy Carter is
geuing married in September to a computer
consultant. James \\entul Caner 15 the onl)
daughter of former President Jimmy Carter
and Roslyn Carter.. Singer ~!cl Torme.
aka as "The l'efret ••Ill"-••• Fol(", suffered a
stroke last Tucsda).
flis prognosis is
undetermined at press
time.. r,.,o men have
been charged \\Ith
murder in connection
"ith the deaths of
Diana Ross' brother a.:.;..~:;;...-Lu.J•
and his '"fc last June. The couple had been
tied "'ith rope and wires and were found with
plasttc bags around 1heir necks causing them
to suffocate. In a related matter, ABC "'II rebroadcast
Ross' compelling and cnticall)
acclaimed ponrayal of a schi10phrenic in Out
of Darkness_ The mm 1c airs Sunda) August
25 at 8pm Tom Cruise got a retraction from
a German magazine concerning his purponed
sterilit) The actor dropped his suit as a result.
The retraction along "1th an apolog)· \\.ill
appear on the CO\-er of the Runic mag37mc on
the Aug. 17 issue .. Fox photographer Brad
Neu thought an earthquake had struck 1>hen
the portable john he "as using in San Diego
outside the com ention center shool \\ ith a
bang I hat is until the shaking stopped and
Neu heard someone '">, "Oh mi God. I'm so
sorr) • A staffer m a golf cart used to
transport JX'Ople had a<c1dentall> run into the
john.. T al mg inflation into account. Gone
Jluh The Wmd. is still the hox-officc champ
of all time According to tracking firm
Fxh1h1tor Relations Compan) and a..Cilounding
197.5 m1lhon people ha.e <een the 1939
classic on the big-screen Richard Gere
and Bruce \Villis ha\.C signed to appear m a
remake of the 1973 thriller lh• Day of the
JaC'kDI While the original's premise
concerned 1hc plotted as..sassmauon of
Ch1rltS De Gaulle. the updated >crsion "111
surround a plot to kill the fir!i>l lad) Larry
k.ing \\.ill ha"c a cameo ai h11nsclf
S/245 f * * ll:OOpm *
OP St d'
5otur>d lldde *
Hostess * QlJ Sho~
Dion
* Special Guests
Shelby St. John
icole Blake * Day- eiqh f dwardf
and talent night winner
Cnabilft1/Jer · The True Story premieres on thl!
l'SA c o k Sept. 11. Robert lllys and
Dean Stock"tll star m the production .
E\cn po th 1mousl} John \\..a)ne pro\CS he
has the muscle to c;;ell. Sales ha\ e risen 11° o
since • rhe Duke's" ad\.Crtisements for Coor.;;
beer began amng. All proceeds go to the John
Wa) nc Cancer Institute. Wa) ne died of
cancer.. U.S Air Force Capt Scott
O'Grad) \\ho sun ived being shot dO\\n in
Bosma 1>ill be Judging the Miss America
Pageant. Sept 14 m Atlanuc Cit) B.B.
King. Bonnie R1itt. Eric Cl1pton. Robert
Cny, Dr. John and Art Neville pay homage
to mu~;ic legend Stevie Ray Vaughan \\ho
died in a helicopter crash in 1990 I Tribute
to Sre-.,·1~ Ray l'au.ghn is currently available at
record stores and a video of the recordings arc
slated to air on PBS Aug. 25 and VII-I Aug.
26 . Joan Rivers will JOin the ranks of
Cindy Cr1wford [lie M1cPhcrson and
Jane Fonda River's plans to release a
workout video this fall Should be mtcrtsting,
1f an)lhin~ Robert Wigner and Stef1nie
Po~trs reunite as the Harts in the upcoming
Famtly Channel mo> ic Hart to I/art Ttll
Death Do l.'s I/art George Hamilton costars
llart airs August 25 at 6pm Rob
Morrow (.\or1hern
F.:cposure's resident
doctor) is the odds on
fa\.·oritc to portra)
Darrin m the bigscrcen
adaptation of
Bew11ched Alicia
Silverstone
set 10
Samantha
appears
portray
Other
heavy "eight
contenders~ Peter Gallagher as l 'ndi: /\nhur
and Carol Channing and Joan Collins arc m
the running to portra) Lndora OaHd
Brinkley announced he Y.Ould be lca\lng h1
poS1 a.< hoSI of Thu Week K 1th DunJ
Bnnlr.I•). a 1>cel.ly public affairs program
Brinkley "'II otay on during the clecllons and
retire thereafter~ Cokie Robern and Sam
Donaldson are bein heavily considered M
replacements Al. o in the running Ted
h'.oppel and Diane Sal\)'tr Their participation
depends on their 111tcrcst and scheduling
conflict rcsolut1om Making the Rounds:
Cher visits Rosie O'Donnell Aug. 26 at 9am
on ABC amhate channel 13 CBS' .\furph_>
Brown repeats the riotous episode from last
season featuring funny man Tim Conway
Aug. 26 at 8pm Elvis Costello visits Jay Ltno
on NBC's Tonight Sho\\ Aug. 26 at 10:35pm
Poet Miya Angelou talks to L1uren Hutton
Aug. 26 at lam on L'PN affiliate channel 20
and [1rtha Kitt chats '"th Lauren Thursdai
Aug 29 Burt L1ncaster. Bruce Lte.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onuis, Aristotle
Onasis and William Shakespeare arc this
\\eeks subjects on A&F's Biography airing at 7
and I lpm nightl) Top of the Charts: Tin Cup
caddied its 1>ay to #I at the box-omcc last
\\eek takmg in SIO. I million Seinfeld"as the
highest rated sho" of the "eek according to
the Nielsen raungs. On the music front Alanis
Morissette reclaimed the best selling album
position after a short hiatus \Hth her Jag!(ed
Ltttle Pill compilation .\lacarena bi Los Del
Rio remains the hottest song m the country for
the fourth consecutl\-C '"eek No changes on
the Ne" York I imes bestseller lists. Cause of
Death b' Patricia Corn><ell and Cn/1m1ted
Access b) Gary Aldrich remain perched at the
top' of the fiction and non-fiction lists,
rcspect1vel) Milestone; Catherine S. East, a
retired federal \i.orkcr died of congestl\C heart
failure at the age of 80 this 1>eek. East ""'
largely ·csponsihle for persuading Bell)
Friedan to found the \"clltonal Organ=iallon
for Women Quote of the Week: "Bntam'.s
Qu~en ~1other lurm .. ·d 96 She made a puhltc
appearan1·e at the l.undon sl<xk market
l nfortunatt:l_y shl' l{cJ\:t• on'-' of thou ro.ral
lHn·es al tllt' w.rong lime and noM- ~ht' OM ns a
m1/11on dollars' w,orth of pork ~II}· futures ..
Rosie O'Donntll
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• Mug Club 7om-10pm
• $3.75 Pilchers & $1.75 Mugs
with Maril1J.n
"con leche" Marx
Thursda¥, Au9ust 29, 11:00pm
with
man~
special
9uests
ALSO Grann~1 s Tacos!
HOUSTON VOICE I AUGUST 23, 1996 25
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