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favored
felines
Houston hosts an International Cat
Show, and at least one gay man
has entered two of his pets.
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ISSUE 1099 www.houstonvoice.com ALL THE NEWS FOR YOUR LIFE. AND YOUR STYLE. NOVEMBER 16 , 2001
INSIDE
Sen. Rodney Ellis, O.Mouston,
is one of the award winners
to be honored Saturday at
the annual Houston Black Tie
Dinner.
Page 2
National Salvation Anny offi·
cials give domestic partner
benefits a thumbs down,
reversing a regional board's
decision.
Page 8
Houston Ballet prepares for
its performances of 'The
Nutcracker,' as other the·
aters also fill their stages for
1he holiday season.
Page 17
Gay vote may be key for Brown
Political observer: Current mayor likely to get support of gay voters; runoff
expected to be close
by PENNY WEAVER
J IOUSTON - Thursday's Chris Bell
endors\!mcnt of Mayor Lee Brown for reelection
is likely to mean a stronger showing
of support among gay men and lesbians
for the incumbent, according to a local political
expert.
But the clearly pro-gay Brown still has a
ttght runoff election in front of him against
candidate Orlando Sanchez, a former
1 louston City Council member who has cast
morl' than one anti-gay vote, notes Dr.
Richard Murray.
"Bell and Brown seem to have split the
gay and lesbian vote in the first round," said
Murray, a University of Houston political
science professor and author. "I think that
there is the possibility that the disappointed
opponents of [the anti-gay] Prop. 2 will now
try to make the mayor's race a sort of second
referendum - that, 'We don't want a
mayor two to six years who opposed us on
Now that Houston Mayor LH Brown and mayoral candidate Orlando Sanchez are in a Dec.
1 runoff election, gay voters who split between Brown and cancfidate Clvis Bel may help
make or break Brown's bid for re-election, according ta a local poGtical expert.
this issue."'
On the Nov. 6 ballot in competition for
Houston's mayoral slot, Brown, Sanchez
and Bell were the top three vote-getters.
Brown did not gamer the necessary minimum
of 51 percent of votes, however, to
avoid a runoff. Bell did not earn enough
> Continued on Page 8
Health experts warn Houston gay men
Houston health officials have renewed warnings to gay men about the
dangers of sexually transmitted diseases in tight of a continued increase
in the number of cases of syphilis among men who have sex with men.
Officials alarmed by continued
increase in local cases of syphilis
among men who have sex with men
by PENNY WEA VER
HOUSTON - Texas gay men may not follow a national trend
that traces syphilis outbreaks to Internet chat rooms, but health
officials still are alarmed at a continued increase m the number of
gay men with the disease.
"We're concerned about 1t," said John Paffel, sexually transmitted
diseases (STD) pre\·ention program manager for the
Houston Department of Health & Human Services. "Some of our
traditional interventions don't appear to be working very well."
As Houston Voice r~portcd in mid-October, health officials m
San Franasco ha\·e linked Internet chat rooms frequented by gay
men to an increase in STDs, particularly syphilis. Officials with
America Online, the nation's largest Internet provider, at that
time did not plan to post warnings in such gay chat rooms.
This week, AOL officials admitted they are discussing possible
online areas in which to post such warnings, but do not necessar·
ily plan to do so spL'cifically in chat rooms. (See story, page 9.)
> Continued on Pilge 9
2 NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2001 • HOUSTON VOICE
INSIDE Mayor to appear at Black lie Dinner NEWS
HoustonBlock TieDinnersoldout ••..•• .J. Annual event also to honor Ellis,
Local news briefs •................• 5 Davidson, and raise funds for several
t-1 · Army • DPb fi a AIDS organizations .111 vot1on mxes ene ts ••••••••
AOL stalls on chat room debate ...•..... 9
VOICES & ECHOES
Vame : Islam's punishing trut • . . .10
letter Woclmer should apologize . ..... .11
Quote/ Unquote . . . . . . . ...••.... .17
At least o local
Sol man has
bigll hopes for
t is weekend's
International Cat
Show in
Houston. See
Out on the
Bayou, page 1 S.
OUT ON THE BAYOU
Weekend event celebrates feUnes ... 1 S
Out on the Aisle .17
Ho efronl • • .19
Eat ng Out at Zana . 70
Community Ca ender . . 27
My Starsl • . • . ... 77
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by PENNY WEAVER
HOUSTON-Organizers excitedly
report this week that the Houston Black Tie
Dinner is sold out and more than 900 people
are expected to attend the charity fund·raiser
on Saturday.
"The dinner is going to be beautiful - as
always the decor will be fabulous,# said
Gail Swinney, president of the Houston
Black Tie Dinner, Inc. board of directors. "So
far we have 900 people who are attending.
It's going to be a grand evening."
Janine Brunjes, liaison to the GLBT community
for Mayor Lee Brown, said this
week the mayor will attend the event
Swinney confirmed that Brown will take the
podium during the evening also.
'The mayor's going to speak. Janine
Brunjes is going to speak,"
Swinney said. "We'll have a
lot of political people there.
It's going to be fun."
The dinner will be held
in the grand ballroom at the
George R. Brown
Convention Center.
Featured speaker is nationally
known actor Alec Mapa.
Also appearing will be the
Houston Gay Men's Chorus
and Sharon Montgomery.
This year's theme is "And
the Beat Goes On ... ".
Among those to be honored
during the everung are
Sen Rodney Ellis, DHouston,
who will receive
Houston Mayor LH Brown wiU be among those who address
the aud"1ence at Saturday's Houston Black Tie DiMer.
the Hollyfield Political Award, and local res·
ident Kevin DaVJdson, who will receive the
humanitarian award. Among other activ1-
t1es, DaVJdson is the administrator for the
Greater Houston CLBT Chamber of
Commerce
The event includes a silent auction as
part of an effort to raise funds for the many
beneficiaries of the dinner. The nabonal
beneficiary IS the National Gay & Lesbian
Task Force Local groups who will benefit
are: An Uncommon Legacy, The Assistance
Fund, Assist Hers, Bering-Omega
Sm. Rodney Elrrs, D·Houston. Is amo g those
who will be honored at the Houston Black Tie
Dinner oa Saturday. Ellis wi'D receive the
Hollyfield Po&ti<al Award at the event, whi<h ls
a charity fund-raiser.
Community Services, Houston Area Teen
Coalition of Homosexuals, Houston
Lesbian & Gay Community Center, Lesbian
Health Initiative, Montrose Clime, People
With AIDS Coalition of Houston, PFLAGHouston,
PFLAG/HATCH Youth
Scholarship Foundation, Texas Human
Rights Foundation, The Center for AIDS
and Resurrection Metropolitan Community
Church.
The Houston Black Tie Dinner last year
distributed more than $130,000 to local and
nattonal organizations that serve gay, lesbian,
b1SCXual and transgender people
The group states that its mission is to
"fight AIDS, prejudice and dlSCrimination
while serving as a'Strong advocate for men's
and women's health care."
The dinner has raised and distributed
more than $1.2 million since 1993.
GLBT Chamber selects new board members for 2001-2002
Members of the Greater Houston GlBT Gamber of Commerce this week elerttd five new board members for 2001 •
2002. They include, fro ltft: Jeff Walloce, Sheryl Parrish, Robia Robinett and Wlit Sanders. Not pictured is new
&oard member Jani lopeL Chamber me s volte! to elect the ltaders at the group's Tuesday 111etf at
Double Tree Hotel In Houston.
HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001
Think Ahead.
Plan Your Future With YIRACEPT .
Because it's strong and effective. Keep your viral load
down with the +1 prescribed HIV medication of its kind.•
VIRACEPT works with you to keep your life on track.
Because it's easy to live with. VIRACEPT's easy dOSMig
schedule and manageable side effects have been hetping
all kinds of people continue to lead their lives on their
own terms.
Because it saves future options. When choosing a
treatment plan, it's important to consider what options
you will have m the future. Stud es show taking VIRACEPT
early on leaves you with cho ces in treatment for later.
Ask your doctor about your future with VIRACEPT.
VIRACEPT•
.n.e..l f.i n. a.v ir m.. .e.s ylate ~ ........
VIRACEPT 1s indicated in combinatton with other
antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV
infection. The most common side effect of
VIRACEPT 1s diarrhea, which can usually be
controlled with over-the-counter treatments.
Some prescription and non-prescnpt1on drugs
and supplements should not be taken with
VIRACEPT, so talk to your doctor first. For
me people, protease inhibitors have been
associated with the onset or worsening
of diabetes mell1tus and hyperglycemia,
changes in body fat, and increased
bleeding in hemophiliacs. HIV drugs do
not cure HIV infection or prevent you
from spreading the virus.
Refer to the important information on
the next page. For more information,
call toll free 1-888-VIRACEPT
or visit www.viracept.com.
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VIRACEPT9
(nelfinavlr mesytate)
1-and0rallnforma1ioll
for Patients
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Please read 11113 i1fannallon c:inUly be1or1 taki'O YIRACEPT Also. please
"""'hS - eadl line yru ....... Ille~ ""lltase qUlrlg
-la-sy dWal1;Je1d 1T!l0lS C'"11t11Jmr rlrbayu nn ynao1r a _~_ b_ a c:arWe f\.l1A1 CEPT
""""'yru strt lalung l'is naiCalm and al~ dleCloCI$. 'l!ll -
......, 111ler 1 docb"ll c..-. wtoen~ww::a>T llld-nortfaV!
er Siil!> lreattnenl wttrwt lirsl tallang wtt11 ya1-
Alert Find tall about medicines that - NOT be taktn wtlli
VIRACE'l Please aJSa read Ille 1eCt100 "MEOICll6 YOU SHOWl NOT
TAI<!: WITH ww:EPT"
WHAT IS YlllACEPT AND HOW DOES IT WORX?
VllW:EPT •usedin~wittlolller antiretroYlral ctugslrl Ille
1rea!menl al~ w!11l 1Unan ln1!ntl1Cdeftoe vllUS ~infection.
- wilh ltV leads ti Ille desO'IJCllOn al C04 T eels. wliCll n trcxrtr'll
ti the mnlJ10 sysleln MN I Wge llJmller ol C04 cells llaW been
GestlO!eCl. Ille inlec18d - amq,s BaJJired mTU1B deli:ierq
SJ!Dtrne (AIDS)
VIWll'T 111C11<s by l*>clOng ltV~ ca~ enzyme wliCll
ii ""*"' fer ltY ti llUbply VllACEl'T has bee> lllDMI ti SVifQ1lly
ll!lla me wntu11 al ltV" the lllood. Al!!'cu;1I VllACEl'T •ID a an
ullVer .llllS ww:EPT can help ll!lla '/fU risk fer oealn llld *1ess
llSSOClaled wtth llV - wllo llOI< VlllACEPT Ibo !lid~
lnCl'ea9eS In.,. - al C04 cell auit. YlllACE'T-be talu!n t>gells ""' - .-uw.. *"Ill ILICl1
• Rellllli4D\ZDMJlft.AZTJ. ~ - 3T er Zd'ISll'AD>e
d:I- r ~ VllACEl'T lrl Cllllll>lrla1lo wtth--ctugs
llGlCes 1ne WlltU1I al ltV" 1ne boay ~ IOad) Nil '11SOS ":D.t cwt:..
ww::El" my be lal<fn by llUts. IOOleseentl, llld dlbS1 2 ,ears al IOI!
er ollller ~" i'llns IQllglll' llm 2,ears al age n -~!Ra
DOES VIRACEPT Ql!E HIV OR AIDS?
VIWll'T II ID I an fer ltV lrlleclkJ1 er AllS. Pecllle ~ YRACEP" "llY
stil ~ Ollll(l11nsllc inlecllorls er olher conc!llons associated - 'ti
lnfecllon Some al lhese COIDUCRs are Pl*mnl. hel1'8S mis~
~ .-CIJITil)le> (MAC) llfections, ll1d l(aj)osis samrna.
":iere 11 no prool lllat YllACEPT m ll!lla the Its!< al D'anSl1Ur.lng ltV ti
• fl'Dl"'1 sexual ccntlCI er blood ccntlminallOn
WHO SHOUUI OR SHOWI NOT TAKE V1RACEP'l'I
li:Q!lll!rwlll yru ID:b: yruneed ti OOCD!-WWll'T BIRJqrlat
loryou.111~-- .. ~-be~
A11siieS: a JOU -r...s •-dorgi:-ID VIRAC&'T, you
must not tdut WlACEl'T. \W sln.t! also m.m ya1-ruse er
itwmadSI al Inf_, allergles ti llbstlas ILICl1a01ner -...
looa. paserva1l'9S. er cl)U
a rau n PR1J10111: The et!ec!S al ww:EPT an~ Wl¥!lel1er1lieir
mnn ba!lles are nor - • yru n ingra11 cr.,.,., tlll!
Qllalll. yru-11!11 yal doc!Dr belor1 ~vrw:EPT
I ]IOll n-·-.U:'tlJ llnJddscusa wilhya1doc:llrlhe be:l Wltf
ti feed ya111111y lbu sln.t! be awn 11111 d ya111111y dcesnol ~
lme ltl( C.... IS I ctaaflal lcal be lr.rSni:!!ll hWl1t tnml~
--nol---dlllly-llV
Cl!lldren:YIRACEl'TlsavallatJleferltelnl3lmlrllal!Mnn2fl'Dl"'113
)eaS al age wllll ltV Then! BI~ bm alWWll'f hi! 131 be nixed
wllll llil<. baby rumua. er foods ~ pu1c1ng lnsCuC1xJnS an r.iw t1 tlN!
'lllACEPT powder m be bile! In a l:l:cr RC1DI Illa! lllSl:us3os,.,.,
'IWoCEPT Oral Powder shoulll be prepared.
l you havelhw-YIRACEl'TllasnolbeenlllUdiedllpeqilewtlll
llverllSaase ayru......,tmdlsease,yru-181ya1ClllCl!lrbe!tre
Wig VIRACEPT.
oaw .-.,.__ Cerlain medal prc!Jlems may decl 1ne use
all'IRACEl't Some~ llldng ~ rttnn haVI deVelopeCI -
Cl' lllCl'll senotaclabetes .. ""' blOlxl- Some peqE wi11l le!qtila
haveh:ldi'ICJ83Sed~lil1D--hl)ltlleasen-.
caused l!lese proClems. Be ... ti 11!1 '{Qll - • !OU have hemol:hfa
ttPesA ll1d 8,dlalleles mellilus, er an n:rease 1n 11m1 n'cr hlpr.!
lmllllcn.
ClaV!S " llOl1y tat haVt been seen In ..,. pate::l:I ~ pr"1Base
irdlitrs. ~ d8lges may iD.D! lnatasell llllllll al la!" .. -
bD. and nod< ("lilJ!lalo IU!ll1. tnast, ll1d ll'Dllll lte tnri:. loss al la!
...., lte bca. 1eQ1 ll1d sms may ~The cause ll1d ~
,_. lll8CIS ol lh8S8CIJl1Cblr8are~"-'11 hS IJme.
CAii VllACB'T BE TAml WITH OTltER llEDICATIONS?
VllACEPT may illera:t wt:h-ltugs, ~ - !OU •• wll!na
I pr!SCJ1IJllan. You OU!l-wi11l YQl CIOCtlr In[ drugs lhlt Y!lJ 11111
1al<l1g er n plnq ti tlN! bebt you IN ww:E!'I.
_,..._l!lilllla-VllACB'T;
~ ldsa;rlde. fer nedllnlj
r.a.mnoe ~. u mo-'*'1bea1l
!llrlCh lb mg.Jw '-lbe8!), also - • ~.
~. Qundex9, ll1d alherS
Etgoc der1VlllVes~ lflllolhor1. umlgrJinelleadaclle)
~(1rlalollrnl
v.rwe~
-9~tord1lllesterol~
z.oare~fer~~
Taking 1te above drugs wtth VIRACEPT may cause semus im'er lfo.
l!naleling advel1e -=
Rl!ampln91for-l.alsoknown•~ RlladITT4',
Rllaler•. er Rl1amaiae
This drug rOlll.CeS blood - al VIRACEPl
._ ...--"'I'*" u you 1al<t YllACEPT wtth: MyaillJtin4D
(rllabu1in. fer MAC); yru wlll need kl lake a - Cl:lSa al M)'CDIJuln
A change al lhnpy- bl ...-.ct U you n talUng
V1RACEl'T will!:
"'-
PllenylOin~lflll ~
~(T~llld~
lhese age<l1S may r1Cla 1llt - al VllACEl'T In yal - and
mal<a ~ less lf!eC1lVt
Oral~"'111epll"
I yru are 1aklng 1ne p11 kl~ P1IJBl:Y you sin.ti use a c::imnt
fype al CXll11l'aCfl)10 sn:e VIRACEPl may ll!lla Ille et!8dM!ness al
oral~
Spedalcm-.atlolos
lle1tn yru tlke Viagra4P (SIJdenat'l wi1ll WIACEPT ti ya1 -
amJI possible drug in1erllctionl and side etteas.. !OU tll<.! Viagra ar<I
VllACEPT 1Dge1her you rmy be 11 lnaasecl rlsl< Ill side lffuc1s al~
SIJCll as IOw blood p<eSSlle visual ~ lflll penile erectJan las!lrlQ
lllCl'll lhan 4 ton n .. erectm las!s 00ger 1han 4 rws. yru should
seek 1nUne<1ate medlcal 11SSiSt1na1 ID a'IOid -llamage ti your
penis. ltU ClllCIDr m IJllll;li!i lh8S8 syrnp1QmS ti yru
I IS not reccmmended ti l:IJ<e VIRAC(PT w1V1 Ille -klwering
drugs~ (lovaslallnl er zoccre bocausealpossitJ!a
drug - Tbe<e Is also IJl lnatasell risk al drug ln1erac!lorls
belWeen YIRACEPT and UplD4D (alDrvaStallnl n ~ (CenVastat;
1alk ti yal - belor1 'jOU - - al 1h8S8 Chaleslr:ul ~ drugs wi1ll WIACEPT
~Sl.Jolll'swcrt~ perUninJ anllefllolprodllel llllda
a detry llQlllfllenl. er procU:i,, contnlg St Jolll'S W!JI "'111 ww:EPT
ii no1 ~ Talk wlln ya1-• yru n tlkl1U er ate pi;l'IWlg
ti 1:1118 St Joll1's wat ~St ..tm's W!JI rray aiaease VllACEPf -
ll1d lea! ti n:rmsed Vlral bid nl passbe '"5ISlanal ti VIRACEl'T er
CltlSS resistn:e ti---$ugs.
HOW SHOULD VIRAIVT BE TAKEN WITH O'lllD! ANTHW DRUGS7
Tal<mg WlACEPT tlge1ller - - d-llV drugs n:reases 1he!r 1Y
ti tqll Ile WI& I also ..u:es Ile CQxrt.n1y tor l!!SISla1I maes ti"""'
Based cri ya1 his1llry ol lakJng OCher ant> HIV~ '{Qll~
you an now t1 tlke 'llWXl'T n - n.ftV madicines. These
drugs should be t!k2n ll I Cfl!lal1 onfer er al Sl)ed!IC lines. This will
depenl an ,.,., moor Qmes a day eadl meddle should be l:ll<cn. ft wr
a&so depenl an "'1elt1er l should be 1al<en willl er wl1hou1 rooo
Nucleoslde analogues: Ila drug ll1eraction prot>lems wera seen "'1en
VIRACEPT was grien wtth
- ,MMJch,AZ'I
Ej)ivlr (1alnNldoe 3TC)
Zerll~d:I".\
v.iexe(lidallOSlne ddll n,... are takJng - Vida (ddl) and YIRACEPT;
Vldex should be tlkan wfthaul food. an an~ Sllll113m ~ yru
should l:lk& WlACEl'T w1111 loo0one1lu l!!!er er more 1han ~ l10ln
beba !OU lal<a VIOel.
--_ ........,_ inhl>l1ln (NNRTl&r.
'Mlenww:EPT II tlkan ~ wl1l1
v._..e~
The 1m01111 ol l'llACEPT In - blood IS tn:IBV!d. A da9e ...ii
nol 'lleded when VIRACEPl • used - 'lhr!ule
Susnva .. tmvirenzJ
Tl1e lmOll'll alVllACEPT 11 yru llilod may be hnased A dme ~
is not..- when WIACEPT ii used willl SusM.
Olllef NNl!lls
WIACEPT tias nor been - w1111- HI.ml! Other pro*-__ ,
'Mlan VIRACEPT Is taken 1cgc1ter wtth:
Ct>mane (kldlnaW)
The - al boll1 mugs In 'f(IJ llilod may be licn:osed Q.nenllY. there
n no sa1e1y n efficacy dat! Mi!alJle lrom 1te use al Ills c:omblna1Xn
Norr<'"~
The - al VllACEl'T In yal blood may be lncremed. Qmnlly. lnere
n no salely n olllcacy-mllallle lrcm 1ne use ol 11115 IDIDla1lan
~~
Tbe 111101111al ~In 'f(IJ blood may be RnDed. Qmre!y, there
are no~ ll1d emca:y 11a1a ..-1rom 1ne use al llllsWHAT
AAE THE SIDE EfffCTS OF WIACS'T?
IJ<a an medicns. 'llRACEl'T m cause sile 11'.i!ds. Mo61al1ne sile
el!9dl "'9C'1enCed - 'llRACEl'T - been mid ti moder1IB. Oim1llea
Is Ille 1111111 canmon sile ll!ec1 In ~ lal<i1g VllACEPT. and rrost
- pallenll IDO al least mid -al.,.,., IJ(ilt cbing hllln1mll.
In dlriCll IUlles. ill>oli 1$-20% al pa!le!ts receiYlng WlACEl'T 750 mg
ntne _, 11m1cmesdalyer12Sll mg (llYe -i two 11rnes daily
ta1tuer1TD11txtt-1Gly lnlll!il-.-131be..._
ISirlg-meclclnes.IUC!lalnullJm9 A·D!lol>etwniclelllld
olhers, w!idl are~ - a pres:r1pllan.
~ sile 11!«11 Itel ocamcl 1112% er mono Ill~ receiving
l'llACEl'T iR:lude-IJI'..., rash.
Thn wn Diiler.,. el!ecl:I nolld "dira - f1al ocamd In
- - 2% al paller1!S recelWlg W\AClPT However, these sile el!9dl may 111ve ceen u ti o111er drugs 1l1a1 Pl1Jel1ll were lal<lng er ti h
--EJtept tor dl;IT!a. lherl were ID moor dlf!oerc8s 1n.,.
ofleds In patJenls wllo llOI< YIRACEPT llanQ wtlll - drugs a>mpnc1
wtll>ClOSewllOllOl<onlyllle-dnl;s.Fcra~11sta111ide
ollacll. IOI< '{Qll ooct>r, ruse. er~
NOVEMBER 16, 2001 • HOUSTON VOICE
HOW SHOUUI I TAKE YIRACEPT?
VIRAaPT II avallab!c anly wt1n '!'Al Cloc1or's pr~ '1b.r doc1a rmy
prescribe Ille li\tll blue YIRACEPT Tablet3 - as 1250 mg (fJVe tablets)
1al<a1 two 1imeS a day er as 750 mg (!!ne 1allle!sJ taken ltne llmes a day
YIRACEPT llhWd alWays be taken Wl1h a meal er a 11g111 snack. WlACEPT
talRls In 'llnH:oatel'.1 ID netp rr.al<a 1te 1allle1B easier ID swallDw
Take Y1RACEPT exactly as - by your-· Do nor lncreaSO er
doCroase any llasl! er Ile IU!ttt al m;es per dirt /IBJ, lake l'is medicile
ulleexactlleli0dal11me11a1ya1doclcr11as~ 0o no11111p
1alung YIRAOO'T wlUwl flnt c:onsulllng wlllt your- .,_ N
,... .. teetlngbeller.
~lake~ lhlt has bes! presat>ed rpoclfically tor you Do '101
give YIRACEPT ti ~er-,,_ presalled u someone else
The dosing al l'1RACEPT rmy be Cffennl fer you 1fa1 fir- pabenl.>
-lhe-.S from ,...._,IUClly aWTllllol an 111e-.
The 8ITIDlJlt alVllWVT In .. blOlxl-1!!1131n san1t!Wlla! CCJ1SISlenl
- Dme ~ - cause Ille caunlralion al \'1RACEPT ti oecnas. Cl8ra1ln.,... _not miss any doses.._ "!OU
111JSS a oos. yru - lake 1ne da9e as soon as POSSlble n inen lake
yal naxt adlecUeCI - .., luUe doses. ongilaly IChecMed
Dosing In - (Including dllklren 14 years al age and ......,
The recanmended - - al WlACEPT • 1.!50 mg (liYe l3biels tlken
IWo limes a day er 750 mg (11Vee lalJle1s) l:i1<t:l llvee 1lmes a day Eacll
005e slWll be taken - I meal er ligll1 &nack.
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HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001 NEWS
PVA leader steps down, undecided
about next move with group
Alex Morua, executive diredor of
Progressive Voters in Adion. has
resigned his post to take some
time off to 're-energize.'
HOUSTON - Alex Morua, executive director of
Progressive Voters in Action, a gay-friendly political
group, has announced that he will resign that post in
order to rest. "l am extremely proud of the accomplishments
of PVA over the last two years, especially regarding
the 'No on City Prop. 2' campaign and the Ada
Edwards for Houston City Council District D campaign,"
said Morua, who is openly gay. "But after two years of 50-
60-hour weeks, I'm ready for a break." Morua will remain
on the group's board of directors. He plans to take the rest
of the year off before deciding his next step. "It has been
inspiring to see hundreds of new LGBT and straightallied
volunteers take action," he said of his time leadmg
PVA. Grant Martin, PVA board chair and a gay political
consultant, said the group's members wish Morua well.
"PVA and the entire progressive community owe Alex a
great debt of gratitude," Martin said. "Alex is responsible
for bringing PVA from an operation with one computer
and one phone to an organization capable of rurming a
citywide ballot measure campaign."
Supporters host Saturday breakfast with mayor
HOUSTON - Community leaders including Houston City Council member Annise
Parker and Janine Brunjes, GLBT liaison to Mayor Lee Brown, invite gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender people and supporters to a Saturday breakfast for Brown. The focus of the
event is to help gather support for Brown's quest
for a third term in office He faces Orlando Breakfast with Mayor
Lee Brown
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Sanchez in a Dec 1 runoff election.
The reception begins at 8 a.m., and
Brown will address the audience at
8:45 a.m. A breakfast buffet will be
served at 9 a.m. The event will be held
at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown
Houston, and those who wish to
attend are asked to RSVP to Grant
Martin Consulting at rsvp@grantmartinconsulting.
com or 713-523-1762.
8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
Doubletree Hotel
400 Dallas St. at Bagby
RSVP to Grant Martin
Consulting:
e-mail: rsvp@grantmartinconsulting.
com
713-523-1762.
Center to host Thanksgiving dinner Thursday
HOUSTON - For the second year, the Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center will serve dirmer for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people on
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22. There is no charge for the meal, which will begm
about noon. The center's board of directors will provide the main dishes for the
meal, including turkey and holiday favorites. Individuals who plan to attend are
encouraged to bring food items,
potluck style, but such contributions
are not required. "We invite everyone
to join us, even if they want to stop in
after other family celebrations," center
President Tim Brookover said. "Last
year, about SO people dropped by for
dinner and fellowship." Those who
plan to attend are asked to call the center
and leave their name.
- Penny Weaver
Thanksgiving Day cirvlef'
Noon
Houston Gay & Lesbian
Community Center
803 Hawthorne
713-524-3818
Hiles remembered as fun-loving
Houston native Perry Gorden Hiles died May
11, 2001.
Mr. Hiles was born on Dec. 11, 1968. Friend
Ricky L. Johnnie of Houston said Mr. Hiles will be
remembered for his fun-loving nature by the many
people in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community of Houston who knew him.
Mr. Hiles was an interior designer whose work
includes several River Oaks homes.
He is survived by his parents; two sisters; sev·
era! nephews; many other relatives and a number
of friends.
-Prnny Wttroer
Remember
Our
Names
November 30, 2001
Candlelight March 6:00 pm
4617 Montrose, Chelsea Market, Suite Cl40
Panel Dedication Ceremony 7:00 pm
The Meail Collection, 1515 Sul Ross
Tree of Remembrance I 0:00 am to 6:00 pm
NAMES Project Leaming Center at
4617 Montrose, Chelsea Market, Suite Cl40
NAMES PROJECT Housro~
The Menil Collection
Alley Theatre
Houston Ballet
Houston Grand Opera
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6 NOVEMBER 16, 2001 • HOUSTON VOICE
In the world of politics we have many friends. In the No On City Prop 2 campaign these three leaders stood out as heroes.
Mayor Lee Brown passionately articulated our message, raised over $100,000 for the campaign, and opened many doors to the
corridors of establishment power not ordinaril} available on an issue of gay rights. Mayor Brown truly understands that health
care for the families of gay and lesbian city employees is a family value.
State Representative Garnet Coleman stepped up to the plate as Campaign Co-Chair when it mattered the most - when the
fallout from the World Trade Center attacks threatened our campaign budget. He gave $5,000, and raised almost I 0 times that
much in checks and in-kind donations. Garnet always took our calls and most importantly - never said the word "no." Garnet
is not only a good friend, but also a leader and an inspiration when it comes to building true coalitions.
Council Member Annise Parker - what is there to say that we already don't know? Annise spent $50,000 and risked her own
seat on City Council to stand up for gay and lesbian families, including her own. She endured - with dignity and grace - public
insults from Prop 2 proponents, political candidates, talk radio hosts and even anti-gay colleagues. Annise, you have the love,
respect and admiration of your community and all of Houston.
Friendship is a two-way street. When Garnet Coleman and Annise Parker are ready for higher office, we must stand up for
them just as they stood up for us in this campaign. And on December I, let's all stand up for our mayor:
Re-Elect Mayor Lee Brovvn
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HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001
v'NO DISCRIMINATION
on CITY PROP 2
November 16, 2001
Dear Supporter of No on City Prop 2,
This is an especially hard letter for me to write. We lost our fight last Tuesday against City Proposition 2 by 6. 710 votes. While m) heart broke that
night, however, my spirit did not.
Before anything else, I want to say thank you. Thank you for your contribution and the role you played in standing up to discrimination and unfairness,
and thank you for moving outside your comfort zone as we had a very public, honest and positive conversation with Houston voters about the value of
gay and lesbian relationships and families.
In any close defeat, it is tempting to start laying blame and pointing fingers. A very few things done in a slightl) different way could have affected the
outcome. It is even more tempting to rage at Dave Wilson, the architect of the anti-gay ballot measure, and his merry band of cowards \\ho mask their
hate in the guise of values and pervert the concept of family.
But all that energy would certainly be wasted. As it turns out, we weren't really running against them - they ran next to nothing ofa campaign. We were
running against a set of deeply held beliefs that take a lot of education to overcome. Even if the numbers were flipped, and we had won b) a 2-point
margin, the fact would remain that roughly one-half of Houston voters still do not "get" the concept of gay and lesbian families.
That said, I want to thank you specifically for what we accomplished:
• Heroes: I know gay and lesbian people who came out of their closets: African American ministers who search their souls to discover their
opposition to discrimination against gay and lesbian people; volunteers who took vacation days to check petitions and work polls; and staff who quit
their jobs and moved to Houston just to work on the campaign.
• Numbers: In 1985, we lost an election to save a nondiscrimination ordinance for gay and lesbian city employees by 64 percentage points. In 200 I,
we passed a nondiscrimination ordinance for ga), lesbian and bisexual and transgender cit) emplo)ees with little controversy. We lost an election about
domestic partner benefits, a much more controversial issue, by only 2.64 percentage points.
• Friends: We built a coalition of leading elected officials, corporate CEOs, unions, leading African American ministers and clerg) of ever) color and
denomination, social justice organizations, students, parents and grandparents, working, middle and upper class people, leaders from virtuall) every ethnic
community in Houston, and even of the Houston Chronicle and Channel Two, to stand up openly and publicly for gay and lesbian fam il1es.
• Education: We raised and spent over $300,000 on a public education campaign about gay and lesbian relationships, with more than 1.500 volunteers
talking one-on-one with over 50,000 voters and with television and radio spots reaching over I million people.
These are the reasons that my spirit is intact and my heart will heal. While, there is no doubt that winning is better than losing, it is my hope that we will
take the long view and continue a positive, open and honest dialogue with Houstonians about the value of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people
and their families. Again, thank you.
Sincerely,
Grant Martin
Campaign Manager
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8 NEWS NOVEMBER 16, 2001 • HOUSTON VOICE
Salvation Army rescinds domestic partner benefits
Decision follows uproar from anti-gay groups
by LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The Salvation Army on Monday, Nov. 12,
resonded a decision it made less than a
month earlier to allow its West Coast div1-
s10n to offer health care benefits to the
domestic partners of its employees.
The policy reversal came after Salvation
Army officials received a barrage of criticism
from fundamentalist Christian and
antt-gay groups, who complained that the
popular charitable organization was bowing
to pressure by "militant homosexuals."
"There was an uproar from the public,
both internally and externally," said Maj.
George Wood, a spokesperson for the
Salvation Army's national headquarter!:> in
Alexandria, Va
"We received about 20,000 e-mails in 48
hour5, nearly all of them against the policy
change," Wood said. "These were written
by real people. They weren't canned messages."
Wood said the dea:.ion to rescind the
policy was made by the Salvation Anny's
five-member national commission, which
consists of the commander:. of the organization's
four regions and a national comm1ss10ner
He said the national commission
approved the earlier decision to allow the
West Coast region to offer benefits to
domestic partn.~rs on l\Jov 1. The policy
change, Wood said, was aimed at enabling
the Salvation Anny to meet equal benefits
ordinances passed by various cities, such as
San Franasco, which require companies
and nonprofit groups providing services
under city contracts to comply with those
equal benefits laws.
San Francisco's equal benefits law
requires all firms or social services groups,
such as the Salvation Anny, to provide the
same domestic partner benefits to their
employees that San Francisco provides to its
own municipal workers.
Wood said the policy change adopted by
the West Coast region used the term "legally
domiciled member of an employee's
household" rather than the term domestic
partner, e\•en though offioals with the organization
made it clear the term would apply
to domestic partners.
"We wanted to reach a balance between
biblical pnnciples and the people we try to
serve," Wood said "But this was perceived
by the public as violating biblical principles.
So the comm1ss1oners met again and decided
we can't cross the line on domesttc partners."
The policy adopted by the Salvation
Anny on Nov. 12 prohibits the organization's
regional entities from offering
employee domestic partner benefits by
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restricting benefits to an employee's spouse
and dependent children.
Wood said the new policy makes it dear
that the Salvation Anny will withdraw from
or decline to enter into contracts with any
city or municipality that requires a domestic
partner benefits program as a condition for
providing social services programs.
Officials with gay civil rights groups disputed
Wood's assessment of the bulk of the
complaints came from the general public,
saying the opposition e-mail messages and
phone calls were driven largely by anti-gay
groups.
Jody Renaldo, executive director of
Equality Mississippi, a gay advocacy group,
said the Mississippi-based American Family
Association called on its members across the
country to "flood" the Salvation Army with
emails, faxes, and phone calls.
"The pressure put on the Salvation Anny
by the AFA worked," Renaldo said.
The D.C.-based Family Research Council
acknowledged on its Internet site that it
called on its members and supporters to
demand that the Salvation Army reverse its
domestic partner!:> policy.
"[TJhere is no escaping the fact that the
policy at issue was being driven by
demands of militant homosexual actiVJsts,"
said FRC President Kenneth Connor. "Their
goal is not simply to obtain ht?alth insurance,
but to have their relationships treated
on an equal basis with traditional heterosex·
ual marriage."
Gay organizations, including the Human
Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay
political group, have insisted their calls for
recognition of same-sex relationships are
aimed at securing equal rights and benefits
for gays.
"We are dismayed that the Salvation
Army's national leaders stepped back in
time and usurped the strong leadership of a
local division to include and support all
families," said HRC Executive Director
Elizabeth Birch. "We urge the organization
to return to basing its policies on 'moral and
ethical reasoning' instead of what appeases
anti-gay political pressure groups."
Birch added, "If this decision stands, the
Salvation Army will have unambiguously
identified itself as an anti-gay organiza·
tion."
The Salvation Army became the subject
of a flurry of press reports in July when the
Washington Post disclosed the contents of a
controversial, internal memo from the organization
that discussed its views on gay civil
rights issues. The memo claimed that the
Bush administration had agreed to support
a federal government policy exempting the
Salvation Army from complying with local
gay civil rights law!:> in exchange for the
organization's support for President Bush's
faith-based initiatives legislation.
The White House denied it had entered
into such an agreement.
Brown~ record clearly pro-gay; Sanchez
cast anti-gay votes on City Council
votes to compete in the runoff, set for Dec. 1.
Sanchez and Brown now face off in a
runoff election that most local polihcal
observers agree will be close.
Brown and Bell both opposed the antigay
City Prop. 2, which voters approved by
a slim margin. The measure prevenb the
City of Houston from offering same-sex
domestic partner benefits to ib employees.
Sanchez is on record as supporting the
proposition.
Bell's Thursday announcement backing
Brown's re-election campaign makes the
dLstinction of the incumbent as pro-gay -
versus Sanchez as an anti-gay figure -
more dear.
"It's helpful of course," Murray said of
Bell's endorsement of Brown. "If you look
at the precincts where Chris was strong, he
ran well in [the heavily gay neighborhood
of] Montrose.
"One of the clear differences between
Sanchez and Bell-Brown was Prop. 2," he
added.
Gay supporters of Bell this week
pledged their support for Brown's candidaq
·. He also has been endorsed by the
Houston Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus;
Gay or Lesbian Dollars Political Action
Committee (GOLD PAC); and Anmse
Parker, the City Council's only openly gay
member, who was re-elected on Nov. 6.
Brown co-sponsored an anti-discrimination
measure that included gays. The ordinance
was approved by the City Council in
July. Sanchez voted against that measure.
In a close election, gay men and lesbians
who vote can have a big impact, Murray
noted.
"Every vote will count. Every vote really
matters here," he said
Mayor Lee Brown
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HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001 NEWS 9
AOL denies plan to post chat room warnings
Internet giant is working with CDC on public service
announcements for 'appropriate areas,' not
necessarily chat rooms, top officials say
by LAURA DOUGLAS-BROW:-..
Internet giant America Online says
reports of plans to post warnmgs about sexually
transmitted diseases in some chat
rooms are "not wholly accurate," a company
official said this week.
AOL has not agreed to post STD information
specifically in chat rooms, said
Richard Socarides, a gay vice president of
corporate relations for AOL/Time Warner.
"We are continuing to work with the
[Centers for Disease Control] on public service
announcements on the issue of STDs,
and we arc continumg to look at what are
appropriate areas on the AOL service and
elsewht•rc across our publications," said
Socarides, who formerly served as White
!louse gay liaison under former President
Bill Clinton.
Socarides said possible "appropriate
areas" for STD information on AOL include
the services, health, gay and lesbian, and
women's channels.
As for posting the information in chat
rooms, "I wouldn't say we have ruled it out, but
I wouldn't read anything into that," he said.
Socarides' comments this week are consistent
with information he told Houston
Voice for an Oct. 12 article on concerns over
gay chat rooms AOL did not have plans
then to post messages in the chat rooms per
se, Socarides said.
But in a report published the same day,
the Dallas Voice, a gay newspaper in that
city not affiliated with Houston Voice,
reported that AOL would post information
about STDs in some gay and heterosexual
chat rooms on the service.
The Dallas Voice attributed the information
to AOL spoke~person Andrew
Weinstein.
Socarides' said this week that the report
was "not wholly accurate," but Dallas Voice
Editor Dennis Vercher said his paper stands
by the story.
Weinstein "was familiar with the issue
from the start and gave those responses
pretty much off the cuff," Vercher said.
Weinstein said Wednesday that he told
the Dallas newspaper that AOL would post
public service announcements, but he didn't
specify in what areas.
"I didn't say they were going in the chat
rooms, but I didn't say they weren't. I didn't
say either way," Weinstein told Houston
Voice.
Concern over STD transmission through
Internet chat rooms became a topic of
debate after Jeffrey Klausner, a top official
with San Francisco's Department of Public
Health, raised concerns about an outbreak
of syphilis among gay men he said has been
traced to the AOL chat room SFM4M.
When the outbreak first occurred in
1999, Klausner said he considered asking
for a court order to force AOL to disclose
names of the chat rooms users so they could
be contacted
The solution came in a suggestion from
AOL, which put the San Francisco department
in touch with PlanetOut, an online ser-vice
for gays. AOL allowed PlanetOut \ olunteers
to visit the chat rooms to pronde
information to users.
Klausner has continued to push AOL to
post general warnings about syphihs in the
SFM4:vl room, as Internet outreach has
become an increasingly popular tool for
safer sex outreach.
HIV organizations in cities including
Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans and San
Francisco say they are using screen names
such as "HIV Info" to enter chat rooms and
provide education to chat participants.
Some activists, meanwhile, have accused
the educators of privacy violations.
Klausner said Monday that he continues
to encourage AOL to post information in
SfM4M
But "there has been no speofic plans told
to me by AOL to do direct notification and
awareness efforts in the chat room,"
Klausner said.
Meanwhile, a meeting between the
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
and other public health officials about tran.~mission
of sexually transmitted diseases
through encounters arranged on the
Internet has been rescheduled, apparently
in the wake of the nation's anthrax scare.
"A new date has not been set for the
meeting, however, It will be rescheduled
when all key state, local and other officials
can attend," said Mary McFarlane, a
research behavioral scientist at CDC's
National Center for HIV, STD & TB
Prevention
Amenca Online was not part of the
planned meeting, Socarides said, although
AOL is engaged m "active discussions"
with the CDC about appropriate language
for public service announcemenl~-
Reports that America Ontme plcms to post STD
information in diat rooms are not a<cvrate,
a<corcling to Richard Socarides, vke president
of corporate relations for AOL/T111e Warner.
America Online
PO Box 29521
New York, NY 10097
1-888-265-8003
www.aol.com
People with syphilis more at risk for HIV, health experts say
:> Continued from Page 1
In Texas, unlike California and other
areas in the nation, health officials do not
report a hnk between gay chat rooms and
the increase in cases of syphilis.
Paffel said that at least in Houston, it is
more likely that the STD is spread by men
who have sex with men after meeting in
places other than a chat room, such as bars
or bathhouses.
"There are some pickup sites on the
Internet that I think have been referenced a
couple of times," Paffel said of information
his office has gathered from gay patients. "I
haven't seen a big relationship with that."
The I louston Department of Health &
Human Services (HDHHS) reported an
increase in new syphilis infections among
gay men early this year. That trend has continued,
Paffel said this week.
Reported new infections between May
and October this year totaled 23, compared
to 28 such cases of early syphilis among gay
men the first four months of the year. That
contrasts with 18 such cases reported last
year total between January and October,
according to Paffel.
"In the gay community specifically, it's
been gomg kind of up and down," Paffel
said. "Right now we're still at a higher level
than we're comfortable with and really need
to be aggressive to get the word out for people
to use precautions. It's still there."
Of particular concern to health officials is
the rate of syphilis co-infection with HIV
among gay men. Paffel said people who are
infected with syphilis are at an increased
risk of HIV infection.
"The syphilis chancre sores make the
risk of HIV infection two to five times higher,"
he noted.
Both diseases can be prevented through
safer sex practices such as condom use,
reducing the number of sexual partners and
eliminating high-risk sexual practices,
health experts said.
Paffel encourages gay men to be mindful
of symptoms of syphilis and to refer their
sexual partners to health care officials if
they discover they are infected.
Health experts in Houston and across
the state are combating the increase in STDs
through traditional methods such as talking
to the media and posting fliers, posters and
other items in high-traffic places such as
bars or book stores.
"We try and get some visibility in
[putting] promotional items out into the
community where folks might congregate,"
Paffel said. "We're also trying to alert the
medical providers that cater to gay men."
He noted that health professionals sometimes
need to be reminded that patients
who test positive for HIV do not necessarily
abstain from having sex.
A main ally for the HDHHS in the local
health education campaign is the Montrose
Clinic, which provides free testing for
syphilis, Paffel added.
Syphilis is caused by the bacterium
Treponema Pallidum, and transmission
occurs when the uninfected partner has contact
with the infected partner's painless
lesion, which is often located in the genital,
anal or mouth area. The newly infected person
will develop lesions about three weeks
later, according to health officials.
The disease is treated with antibiotics.
Left untreated, however, the infection progresses
to the secondary phase, in which
one or more areas of the skin break into a
non-itchy rash. Secondary syphilis symptoms
also include fever, swollen lymph
glands, headaches, weight loss, muscle
aches and fatigue.
If the case remains untreated, health
experts caution, the patient's symptoms will
dLsappear but the disease will continue to
cause damage.
Montrose Clinic
215 Westheimer
713-830-3000
Texas Department of
Health
Bureau of HIV and STD Prevention
1100 West 49th St.
Austin, TX 78756
512-490-2515
www.tdh.state.tx.us
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VOICES & ECHOES NOVEMBER 16, 2001 • HOUSTON VOICE
VIEWPOINT
The punishing truth about Islam
by PAUL VARNELL
Barely two weeks
before the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the
'cw York Post and Court TV both ran
items about punishment meted out by
Afghanistan's Taliban regime on two men
convicted of homosexuality.
According to those stories, the
Taliban's Islamic jurists knew that homosexuality
was reprehensible and the sentence
should be execution, but they were
genuinely puzzled by conflicting Islamic
opinion on exactly how the execulton
should be earned out.
"We h.ive a dilemma on this," one
Taliban leader explained. "One group of
scholars believes you should take these
people to the top of the highest building m
the city, and hurl them to their deaths."
The other group, he said, opted for a different
approach. "They recommend you
dig a pit near a wall somewhere, put these
people in it, then topple the wall so that
they are buried alive."
No one thought to point out that the~e
approaches are atavistic survivals of
options presented during the earliest days
of Islam in the mid-seventh century.
The idea of stoning derived from the
Koran's account of the destruction of
Sodom by a "rain of stones," apparently
due to Mohammed's misunderstanding
of the Hebrew legend of "fire and brimstone"
(sulfur), and from a supposed
hadith ("saying") of Mohammed's urging
stoning of both partners found engaging
m homosexual sex.
Mohammed's succe~sor, his father-in·
law Abu Bakr (reigned 632-34), reportedly
ordered a homosexual burned at the stake.
The fourth caliph, Mohammed's son-in-law
Ali 1bn Abi Talib (reigned 656-61) ordered a
sodomite thrown from the minaret of a
mosque. Others he ordered to be stoned.
One of the earliest and most authoritative
commentators on the Koran, lbn
'Abb.is (died 687) stipulated a two-step execution
in which "the sodomite should be
thrown from the highest building in the
town and then stoned." Later it was decided
that if no buildmg were tall enough, the
sodomite could be shoved off a cliff
Subsequent commentators on the
Koran denounced homosexuality in what
ethnologist Jim Wafer calls "extravagant"
terms: " Whenever a male mounts another
male, the throne of God trembles; the
angels look on m loathing and say. 'Lord,
why do you not command the earth to
punish them and the heavens to rain
stones on them.'"
These early doctrines and practices were
codified by the influential Hanbahte school
of law. the most conservative school of
Islamic 1urisprudence, named after the theologian
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780-855).
Ibn Hanbal argued that human reason·
ing was not a reliable guide to truth and
that the Koran and the habitual behavior of
Mohammed, literally understood, offered
sufficient guidance for later practice. As a
result, Hanbalites uniformly urged execution,
usually by stoning.
There were, to be sure, other schools of
thought on the subject. The Hanafites,
named for Abu Hanifa (699-767), put
greater emphasis on individual reasoning
and local circumstances. They taught that
homosexuality was wrong but did not
mcnt physical punishment because another
supposed hadith of Mohammed said
Muslim blood should be spilled only for
adultery, apostasy or murder.
But some ambiguity remained. For a
married man, homosexuality could be
interpreted as adultery, so an individual
judge might choose to impose a physical
penalty anyway.
Other schools of 1urisprudence urged
public whipping, usually 100 lashes, so that
the pain of the sodomite might serve as an
exemplary warning to others.
Reports of these punishments being carried
out in early times are not abundant.
Some historians think this means Islamic
culture was more tolerant in prachce than
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind of
the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S., grew up in the
state-supported Wahhabi religion,. a version of
Islam that condones the stoning of gay men.
'Whenever a male mounts another male, the throne of
God trembles,' or so argued an early Islamic commentator.
The outlook hasn't gotten much better since then,
especially in Afghanistan.'
in principle. But more likely most court
records have simply not survived, ~ we
have no information.
What may have protected some homosexuals,
though, was the insistence by most
Islamic jurists that conviction for homosexuality
required witnesses, sometimes as
many as four. That meant that homosexuality
conducted discretely and in private
might survive unpunished.
What does all this history have to do
with us?
Just this. The strict Hanbalite school of
Islamic jurisprudence remains powerful to
this day, and is dominant in Saudi Arabia
and Syria. The distinguished Islamic schol·
ar Scyyed Hossein Nasr describes the current
Hanbalite school as:
"The most strict m its adherence to the
Koran and the Sunnah [the onginal prac·
tices) and does not rely as do the other
schools of law upon the other principles"
- such as the consensus of the
learned, the welfare of the community,
modern scientific knowledge, or individual
human reasoning - "and, in fact,
rejects them."
The official Saudi Arabian state religion
is a puritanical branch of Islam called
"Wahhabism," named for the fundamentalist
religious leader named Muhammad ibn
'Abd al-Wahhab (1703-92), who urged an
anti-modem, "restorationist" or "back to
the Koran" puritanism fully consistent with
the Hanbalite school.
It is hardly necessary to remind anyone
that Osama bin Laden 1s a Saudi
Arabian who grew up in the state-sup·
ported fundamentalist Wahhabi religion;
or that the Saudi government and royal
family have channeled hundreds of millions
of dollars to fundamentalist Islamic
groups worldwide including, according
hundreds of millions of dollars to promote
their particularly homophobic version
of Islam among U.S. Muslims.
Paul Varnell is a Cl1icagcrbased ~yndiaited
writer whose work can be found al the Independent
(,ay Forum (www.indega:t.forum.org); he can be
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HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001
LETIERS
For Wockner to blame religion for
Sept. 11 attacks no better than
Falwell, Robertson blaming gays
To the Editor:
I read with disgust the quote by Rex Wockner
blaming the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on religion
(Quote/Unquote, Oct. 26).
It is simply stupid and as bigotted .ls the statements
by Revs. Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson,
who blamed gays for the same disaster. Many in the
gay community have a deep religious faith. It is not
religion at fault but rather human nature hiding
behind the mask of religion that causes wars.
Docs Wockncr honestly believe the world would
be a better place without religion? Stalin was no
religionist, nor was Hitler.
I think Wockner owes those of us with religious
faith an apology.
Albert Clerc
Ho11sto11
HRC defends new plan to build
official headquarters in D. C.
To the Editor;
We are frustrated that the Houston Voice editonal of
Nov. 9 ("'House poor HRC can't lead"), failed to represent
the facts regarding the Human Rights Campaign's
plans to build a national headquarters in Washington,
O.C. The plans are alive and well, and more exciting than
ever.
The editorial asserted, among other things, that the
terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 had dashed HRC's plans -
nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, two days
before the editorial ran, HRC concluded ncgoti,1tions for
the purch.lsc of land and an existing building .lt 1640
Rhode Island Ave. for just this purpose.
The editorial's ;inalysis is flawed. On the one hand,
the paper has lauded the underlying fiscal motivation for
this step ("anyone paymg rent down a black hole appreci-
Of thee
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VOICES & ECHOES
ates the benefit of owning your own home"), but 1t does
not make a case for how this is suddenly unwise and
why this sensible investment in HRC's future is now
detrimental.
Our analysis shows this approach will save the institution
over $15 million in a lS·year period, and, under thLS
new scenario of reno\•ating an extshng building, it may
be more. Owning our own headquarters v..ill strengthen
the organization by better positioning HRC to weather
hard times and prosper, even in economic downturns.
HRC abandoned an earlier plan in favor of a far more
effective approach. As the Zoning Commission records
make clear, at all hmes, development of the lot at 1616
Rhode Island Ave. for HRC'~ use was an option under
consideration.
The editorial completely misinterprets HRC's statements
regarding the decision not to proceed v..ith the purchase
of the property. Neither the Sept. 12 Jetter the editorial
refers to or an Oct. 10 letter from HRC to the Zoning
Commission indicates that a "fmal decision" had been
made. ln fact, the Oct. 10 letter clearly states that HRC
was "exploring other opttons including the feas1b1hty of a
smaller HRC headquarters buildmg on the site."
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and distinct from HRC's operatmg budget. Separate and
apart from the HRC's opcratmg budget, we have already
raised $15 million from a small group of Jeader~h1p
donor~ and board members.
Jeff Sachse, pres1de11t
HRC Capital Cam11aign
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"It's such a great thing that I'm gay because
I could not stand to put up with a crying
woman now. I couldn't do it."
-Contestant Brandon Quinton on CBS TV's
"Survivor," Nov. 8
"I thought that I was just like everybody else,
that I'd grow up and get married and have kids,
but that everybody else must have these feelings,
too. I thought that other boys must find that guy
cute, and that guy hot, and they must all think
Brandon Quinton that way but just date women and then maybe
get turned on by them later. This was going on in
my head and I believed it, and so all through high school I dated girls."
-"Sul'VIVOf" winner Richard Hatch to the Idaho gay newspaper Diversity. November issue
"It was difficult getting back into the groove this time around
because we have changed in many ways. Five years later, I found that
I didn't have the desire to smoke as much, for example. Last time, I
was always desperate for a smoke and now I just can't be bothered to
smoke. But these characters aren't tired or anything like that. I think
that their worse vice now, more than ever, is selfishness. They don't
think about anyone but themselves, and I love that!"
-"Absolutely Fabulous" creator/co-star Jennifer Saunders (Edina) to San Diego's
Gay & Lesbian Times. Nov. 1
"I think gay people were important to the show's initial success,
especially in America. It was a gay cult hit well before the mainstream
got on to it. I love that gay men love the show."
-"Absolutely Fabulous" creator/co-star Jennifer Saunders (Edina) to San Diego's
Gay & Lesbian Times, Nov. 1
"My gay friends tell me that in a lot of gay relationships,
it's OK to bring in a third party, as long as everyone's
in agreement. It seems to me that this is a more
open sexual thing than in a straight relationship."
-Author Jackie Collins to London!> Gay Times, Na.tember issue
"I think there is a difference between the
English and the American gay scene. In Los Angeles
in particular, they are much more into the body
beautiful and everyone is oiled, suntanned and
worked out to within an inch of their life. In
England, it's more of an at-home thing, where the Jackie Colils
body is not so important, unless it's being shown off in private."
- Author Jackie Collins to London's Gay Times, November issue
"Our basic perspective is that Hollywood is a lost cause when it
comes to promoting traditional views of marriage and sexuality."
- American Family Association spokesman Ed Vitagliano, to the Associated
Press, Nov. 7
"The narrow view is that a transgender woman looks like a man in a
dress, but that's not true. Yes, there are some transgender women who look
like men in dresses, but that's just a tiny, tiny part of the whole community."
-Helen Shaver who plays the tranny character on CBS' "The Education of Max
Bickford," to the Associated Press. Nov. 7
"There isn't any [after life], you dingbat!
Ahhha ... Ha ... Ha ... Ha ... Haaah. This is it, baby!
Enjoy, carefully! Religion is such a medieval idea.
Don't get me started .... I can't buy any of it. So
God made man in His own image? It's just the
other way around .... It's all about money."
-Comedian Phyllis Diller to the AIDS magazine A&U,
November issue
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Local gay man among
those to show felines at
this weekend's
International
yELLA 1YLER Cat Show in
"I became addicted the first time my child won," laughs Wil Johnson,
he confesses ho\\~ 15 years ago, he joined the world of cat shows.
The openly gay Johnson is a bartender at Ej's and a sometime cat
breeder. Two ofhIS cats, Elusions Black Pearl and Elusions Enchantres.s, will
be shown at this weekend's Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. International Cat
Show at the Brown Convention Center. The highlight of the show will be the
naming of the "World's Most Beautiful Cat" on Sunday afternoon.
'This show," Johnson says, "has only pcdign'Cd cats, unlike many shows
that have a household pets category."
There will be more than 1,CKXJ cats, representing 40 different breeds, being
hown, he says. Each cat entered in this show qualified at one of 11 regional
shows hdd last month.
''When cats get to this show, they compete as equals," J~ notes. 'They
don't have any points and previous wins don't matter."
Black Pearl is a part of the Championship Class for adult un-neutered cats.
Enchantress is a kitten and competes in the Kitten Class, of coor.ie.
Cats that have been neutered compete in a separate class, called Premiership.
Johnson is excited about the event. "This is the best part of the year because people
come from all over the world to this show. You don't get to see them any other
place," he says.
Black Pearl and Enchantres.s are Comish Rex, a breed that attracted
Johnson because their unusual coat did not set off his allergies.
"Most cats have three kinds of hair:;, but these don't have the
co.me guard hairs. They only have the short, fine undercoat,"
he offrrs.
The cat's unusual coat attracts attention, and makes
getting thrm ready for a show relatively easy.
"Some breeds can be work, but these are
self-maintaining," Johnson says. ''You can
wash them ii you want, or put on
some powder so the white stands
out, but gl'nerally all you need
to do IS comb them and
maybe add some lex·
tunzer."
Pifte e n
years of
Cat-lover .ltlmn admits that he
lets his cats - ilductmg Elusions
Grtat bptdatlons or 'Hcmdsome'
- lian free run of his house.
Continued on Page 16 >
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competition have made Johnson a relaxed
competitor.
"The cat has to enjoy 11. Some cats don't
like going to shows and you might as well
take them home," he says. "Some cats Jove
shows, but others are scared and cower an
their cage."
Johnson says he has traveled all over the
country showing cats.
"It's a lot of fun and very social. I meet
people from all over the world; people who I
would never meet otherwise," he relates.
"Everyone enjoys showing cal~ and our cats
are like our children and have lots to talk
aboul"
He used to go to as many a~ 10 shows a
year, but heart surgery slowed him down. "I
go to maybe one show a year, but Cynthia
Rigoni, who is my vet and best friend, also
shows my cats," he says.
Johnson also breeds Corrush Rex, but produces
just a few kittens each year. He has
eight cats, including a 17-year-old.
"I.Dis of people m Montrose have one of
my cats," he says.
He treats his cats like more than just pets,
and admits the cats have the run of the house.
"They run me; they're my children," he says
cheerfully.
The fact that he is a gay man doesn't necessarily
dictate his love for felines, according
to Johnson. He doesn't think that gay men arc
any more likely to have cats as pets than any
other group of people. "All the men I know
have dogs. I don't know why, but they do," he
says. People who own his cats seem to be
equally likely to be men or women, he notes.
In addition to the cat exhibition and judging,
the weekend feline show features a Judging
school, exhibits and information about
various cat breeds, performances by the
Friskies performing cats and the opportunity
to meet a live cougar.
Proceeds from the everit benefit the Winn
Feline Foundation, which studies feline heath,
and the Houston SPCA, the Houston
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"She Loves Me"
The Country Playhouse presents a holiday
musical with "She Loves Me," a love
story based on the classic film "Uttle Shop
Around the Comer." This unconventional
love story is set m a European "parfumerie"
in the 1930s and tells the tale of two co-workers
who each fall in love by correspondence
- without knowing that it is to each other.
The recent film, ''You've Got Mail," is loosely
based on the same story. Director is
Christopher Ayres, and Claudia Dyle is musical
director. The show opens at 8 p.m. today
and runs weekends through Dec. 15, with
two Sunday matinees, Dec. 2 and 9, at 2 p.m.
"She Loves Me"
Nov. 16-Dec. 15
Tickets: $19 or $17 for seniors/students
The Country Playhouse
12802 Queensbury
713-467-4497
Mezza.5oprano Denyce Graves
Known across the globe as one of
today's premiere vocal stars, mezza·sopra·
no Denyce Graves will appear at
Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera House this
Sunday in a performance sponsored in part
by Diane and Marion Duzich, The Trube
Foundation and The Galveston Musical
Club. USA Today calls Graves "one of the
singers most likely to be an operatic super·
star in the 21st century." She has performed
throughout the world since her debut at the
Metropolitan Opera during its 1995-96 sea·
son. Sht• probably is best known for her title
roles in "Carmen" and "Samson et Dalila."
She has partnered with Placido Domingo in
both performances. Special discounts are
offered for group and senior citizen tickets.
Mezza-soprano Denyce Graves
3 p.m. Nov. 18
Tickets: $16.50 to $55
The Grand 1894 Opera House
2020 Postoffice
Galveston Island, TX 77550
409-765-1894
www.thegrand.com
THEATER CALENDAR
"The Nutcracker"
Houston Ballet presents Ben Stevenson's
holiday production of "The Nutcracker" in
both 2 and 7:30 p.m. performances on various
days from Nov. 23 through Dec. 30. The
opening night cast features Lauren
Anderson as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Zdenek
Konvalina as the Nutcracker Pnnce and
Sara Webb as the Snow Queen. For more
than 100 years, the story of this ballet has
proven irresistible to both children and
adults. A little girl named Clara receives a
magical nutcracker on Christmas Eve and
sets off on a wondrous journey to the Land
of Snow and Kingdom of Sweets. Housont
Ballet's production includes a Christmas
tree that grows to a towering 40 feet and a
winter snow scene complete with falling
snowflakes. The production will include 10
separate casts throughout its run, and
includes the debuts of five Houston Ballet
dancers. Artistic Director is Ben Stevenson,
designs are by Desmond Heeley and lighting
is by Duane Schuler.
''The Nutcracker"
Nov. 23-Dec. 30
Tickets: $11.50 to $76.50
Houston Ballet
Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater
Texas at Smith streets, downtown
Houston
713-227-ARTS
www.houstonballet.org
"Buddy ••• The Buddy Holly Story"
In three concerts over Thanksgiving
weekend, Galveston's Grand 1894 Opera
House presents "Buddy ... The Buddy Holly
Story." The musical celebrates the life and
legacy of the singer/songwriter who
changed popular music forever. Favorite
songs such as "Peggy Sue" and "That'll Be
the Day" add to the performance.
"Buddy ... The Buddy Holly Story
8 p.m. Nov. 23, 3 and 8 p.m. Nov. 24
Tickets: $16.50 to $65
The Grand 1894 Opera House
2020 Postoffice
Galveston Island, TX 77550
409-765-1894
www.thegrand.com
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HOUSTON VOICE • NOVEMBER 16, 2001 OUT ON THE BAYOU 19
homefront
Tropicals off er winter beauty
As annual Cow Parade cows retire to pasture, a tour
of the city offers colorful indoor, outdoor foliage
by ELLA TYLER
The Cow Parade cows are now on their
way to the last round up, but they were fun
while they lasted. In the course of checking
out the cows, I visited several places that I
don't visit often. I saw some very pretty
public spaces and got new ideas for big and
small gardens.
Sam l louston Park, downtown at Lamar
and Bagby, has some unusual plants in the
gardms around its houses. It is worth a
visit for a lei:.urely stroll or for inspiration if
you arc trymg to landscape an old house. I
found a pretty little park on the other side
of downtown, at Austin and Lamar, that I
hadn't seen before
My quest for cows took me to the
Galleria. I rarely go there, but the stores
were closed, and except for the contractors
remodeling, the place was empty. Its interiorxaping
is scattered pots planted with
fems and orchids. They make a striking dis·
play. In this kind of display, each plant usu·
ally has its own pot. The pots can be
changed out when the flowers fade. Each
plant can have the kind of soil it likes but
the plants should have similar requirements
for heat, light and humidity. In this
case, both fems and orchids like humidity.
Sec-mg these pots reminded me of the
first time I saw bromeliads. It is also the
first time I remember seeing plants in a
commercial mtenor, except for the philodendron
at the dentist's office. It was when
I was a teenager, and they were at
Ne1man's, when it was still downtown.
There was a planter of them at the top of the
escalator. They had a silvery-green leaf and ,
pink bract with tiny blue flowers.
Bromeliads and orchids are worth using
more often both inside and outside. Since
many of the varieties derive nourishment
from the air or have cups that hold water,
they need less space for roots and can be
planted in relatively small containers. Some
can be even be wifl'<i to a board. They have
long lasting flowers or bracts that are eyecatching.
I continued onward to Uptown Park,
which I hadn't visited before. Its outdoor
planters have interesting and 1magmative
plant combinations. I saw one with
loropetalum and caladium, and the spots
on the caladium were the same color burgundy
as the new growth on the
loropetalum. It is also called Chinese witch
hazel or frmge flower, and blooms in the
winter and early spring.
One planter has druanta, which gets one
of its common names, sky flower, from Its
blue flowers, and il-; other, golden dewdrop,
from its small fruits. One pot included
jewels of Omar, which is rarely seen. Its
botanical name is talinum paniclatum. It
has spikes with lots of tiny bright red and
yellow flowers in late summer.
Some of these plants are tropical, but
they might survive the winter outdoors.
They are on concrete walks, which retain
heat, and are sheltered. Many tropicals,
however, begin to lose leaves when temperatures
fall below 40. Chinese evergreens
and peace lilies are notorious examples.
Speaking of tropicals. many people have
bananas now. The fruit stalk can be cut
from the tree when the edges of the bananas
begin to get rounded. The stalk can be hung
in a cool place and hands can be brought
inside to ripen. A friend gave me some, and
though they don't taste quite like Chiquita,
l found them to be edible. They are sweeter
and have a slight citrus undercurrent. If
you have them, put some chunks out for
the birds. Drag out a Cuban cookbook and
fry them like plantains or make banana
bread.
One of the things that occurred to me on
this mission was that I could have more fun
with my garden. I don't think I'm ready for
a painted cow, but my pots and birdbaths
and patio furniture are all very tasteful and
classic. My rore; are colorful, but only in
one area of the garden. Rainbow Moosaic,
at Sam Houston Park,
reminded me of the mir·
rored Mexican flowerpots
that were all over the place a
few years ago. 1 wanted one,
but couldn't find one that
wasn't too gaudy. I've decided
to make my own. And it
might not be white. I might
even plant a hot pink hibiscus
by the front door.
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Hd for tlis year.
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cow, 60 of them will be auctioned
off at Wortham
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eating out RESTAURANT REVIEW
Dining at Zana a real treat
Despite one pretentious
waiter, restaurant shines
with creative foods,
unique atmosphere
by TRAYCE DISK!:--:
Are we Houstonians really that provincial
when it comes to global cuisine? Or did
our waiter at Zana (the downtown
Mediterranean Cafe owned by the talented
and savvy folks of Mi Luna and Mia Bella)
just have a bit of an inferiority complex?
Soon after sealing us at one of the cozy
yet sleek black \'inyl booths, he brought us
the starter of sliced pita and charmoula, a
spicy tomato sauce. "You know how you
guys eat tortilla chips and salsa? Well." he
coached, ''this is what we eat instead in
Morocco. This is pita bread." Well, thanks
for clueing us in. Our amusement, however,
would have been sweeter if this exotic
and obscure invention was actually fresh.
Unfortunately, the chilly, thin triangles
were chewy and decidedly stale. The sauce,
however, redeemed our friend quite a bit.
The deep tomato flavor and smoky, garlicky
seasonings made it easy to disguise
the texture of the bread
The waiter's overbearing and pretentious
manner continued this way throughout
the evening, as he reminded us more
than once that he was the artist behind the
minimalist, industrial-looking creations on
the walls, and questioned us as to various
items on the menu, to "test" our knowledge.
There's a fine line, we learned,
between the entertaining and downright
imtating.
Thankfully, Zana offers some sumptuously
good food to counteract its seemingly
needy staff. The charmoula sauce makes
another fortuitous appearance with the
Fried Calamari ($5.95), which features
lightly battered meaty rings of squid. The
Steamed Mussels ($6.95) in a zesty tomato,
cilantro and roasted jalapeno cream sauce
is a welcome south-of-the-border addition
to the menu. The Moroccan Blackened Tuna
($8.95), on its bed of leafy sauteed spinach
sauce and drizzled with harissa sauce, is
not to be missed.
Although one expects lamb and couscous,
feta and olives to make star appearances
on the menu, the crepes caught our
attention immediately. The Veggie Crepe
($8.95) features sauteed spinach, mushrooms,
roasted red peppers, zucchini and
cheese stuffed into a thin crepe. Although
the veggies were tender and fresh, the real
flavor comes from the generous heaping of
basil cream sauce, which lends a rich and
piquant kick to the otherwise somewhat
bland dish. Perhaps it was just an oversight,
but we found it odd that the cheese
wasn't listed as one of the ingredients.
The Chicken Zana ($11.95) is topped
with a festive confetti of sundried toma-
Zana Mediterranean Cafe
401 Louisiana
222-1822
Food: fel fel fel fel
Service: fel fe l
Value: fel fel fel fe l
Scene; fel fel fel ft
**** Worth the drive. so live a little
***** As good as it gets
toes, artichoke hearts and goal cheese, and
the white wine sauce deliciously enhances
this mingling of flavors. The chicken itself
was tender and moist, and the side of couscous
was light and unburdened by heavy
spices or drowning sauces. The side of veg·
etables is a healthy and pleasingly
ungreasy medley.
The Grilled Eggplant with Goat Cheese
($8.95) features eggplant that manages to
be beautifully grilled while still maintaining
its succulence. The layering of moz·
zarella, parmesan and goat cheese over·
whelm the dish a bit, but the resulting taste
is rich, smoky, and decadent.
For those interested in something a little
more spare, try the Whole Wheat
Fettuccine ($12.95), with mushrooms, peas,
spinach, roasted peppers and an exquisite
wild mushroom pesto sauce. The Grilled
Lamb Chop ($14.95) with its tapanade of
sundried tomatoes and braised leeks features
a gorgeous saffron rice and pinot noir
sauce.
Salads also illustrate the creative and
tasteful touch of many of Zana's dishes. Try
the Roasted Eggplant Salad ($6.95) and
Rosemary Chicken Salad ($7.95), where
toasty walnuts and juicy tomatoes soak up
a delicate pommery mustard vinaigrette.
The lunch menu doesn't scale back in terms
of quality, but features more on-the-go
items such as wraps, burgers and an end·
less array of sandwiches.
Located one block from the heart of the
Theater District, Zana is a welcome, casual
alternative to many of the cavernous and
loud new restaurants in the area. Other
than an obnoxious waiter or two, Zana's
staff is efficient and friendly, and allows the
food lo speak for itself.
HOUSTON VOICE• NOVEMBER 16, 2001
Thank you to all my loyal supporters and friends. You have
stood by me thoughout my career in politics, and your votes,
volunteer time and money are the reasons we won this election.
The outcome was closer than I was comfortable with, in large
part because of my active and public involvement in the No
on City Prop 2 campaign. I am proud of that effort, and
would do it again without hesitation.
Although this was my last campaign for Houston City C:Ouncil,
it is certainly not my last election. I look forward to calling
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community calendar
saturday, nov 17
After Hours. KPFT 90 1 FM 12 a.m. to 3 am
713-526-5738.
Dignity mass. 7:30 p.m. for gay Catholics.
713·88<>-2872
Gay & Lesbian Breakfast Club 930 a m
281-437-0636.
Houston Chain Gang Bicycle Club. Call
for nde locations. 713-863-1860.
Houston Wrestling Club Practice. 1:30 p.m.
713-453-7406.
Q-Patrol walks the streets 8:45 p.m. 713-52!!-SAFE.
Rainbow Fishing Club Meeting. 713-526·
7070.713-88().9235.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Rosary 8
a.m. 1805 W Alabama. 713-528-6665.
Houston Gay & Lesbian Community
Center Drop-in noon-4 p.m. • Gay & Lesbian
Switchboard Houston volunteer appreciation
reception. 1-4 p.m. •Texas Association for
Transsexual Support, 3 p.m. • 803 Hawthorne.
713-524-3818
Asians & Friends Houston. Dining wrth
fnends at West Gray Cafe Express.
wwwAsiansAndFriendsHouston.com. 713-626-6300.
Houston H Friends Support group for people
with HSV or HPV (herpes or genital warts).
Meeting. www.HoustonHFriends.org. 713-595·
2100, ext. 3821 (24-hour voice mail system).
Confidential and anonymous.
sunday, nov 18
Anarchist Black Cross
Federation/ Anarchist Reading Group 1
p.m. www.houstonabc.org. 713-595·2103
Bering Memorial United Methodist
Church Services at 8:30 & 10:50 am. Sunday
school 9:45 a.m. 713-526-1017
Community Gospel. Service at 11 a.m. & 7
p.rn. Sunday School for children 10 a.m. 713·88().
9235 or www.commumtygospel.org.
Covenant Church, Ecumenical, Uberal
Baptist. Service 9:30 a.m. & education hour 11
a.m. 713-668-8830.
First Congregational Church (Memorial)
Service at 10 a.m. Christian Education. 11 :30 p.m.
713-468-9543 or fcc·houston.org.
First Unitarian Universalist Church.
Services at 9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Brunch available
10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion. 1 :30 p.m. 713-526·
5200. church@f1rstuu.org.
Gay Catholics of St. Anne's-Houston. 5
p.m worship service. Dinner and social. alexcam@
wt.net. 713-623-0930
Grace Lutheran Church. Sunday school for
all ages 9 am. Service 10:30 a.m. 713-528-3269.
Houston Mission Church. Service 10:30
a.m. 713-529-8225
Houston Tennis Club. 9 a.m to noon. Memorial
Parle at the Tennis Center. houstontennisclb@aol com
Maranatha Fellowship Metropolitan
Church Service. 6:30 p.m. 713-528-6756.
Rainbow Riders A bicycle club for women.
713-869-1686.
Resurrection MCC Services. 9 and 11 a.m.
Adult Sunday School 10 a m. Youth Sunday
School 11 :15 a.m. Hand bell Choir rehearsal 1:30
p.m. 713-861-9149.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. Holy
Rite Eucharist I 7:45 a . m~ Holy Rite Eucharist II
8 55 a.m .• Education hour 10 a.m.; Choral
Eucharist 11 a.m. 713-528-6665.
The Women's Group Meeting & Discussion
10:45 a.m. 713-529-8571
Thoreau Unitarian Universalist
Congregation. Adult discussion 9:45 a.m.
Service 11 a.m. 281 -277-8882. www.tuuc.org.
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Unitarian Fellowship of Galveston County.
502 Church St. Service 10:30 a.m. 409-765-8330.
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston Adult
forum 1 O a.m. Service 11 a m. 713-686-5876.
Houston Gay & Lesbian Community
Center. Drop-in 2- 5 p.m. 803 Hawthorne. •
713-524-3818.
Classic Chassis Car Club. Progressive
Dinner. Three locations for coordinated potluck.
www.ClassicChassisCarClub.org. 713· 797 ·8615.
PFLAG-Oalveston Meeting. 2 p.m. 713.a67·9020.
monday, nov 19
AIDS Mastery 7 p.m. Montrose Counseling
Center. 713-529-0037.
Frost Eye Clinic. Free eye exams for people
with HIV 713-830-3000.
gayDAR Wellness Community. Support Group.
7 p.m. 713-526-1017, Ext. 211.
Gay Fathers/Fathers First. Support group.
8 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church. Tom: 713-726-8736.
Gay Men's Chorus of Houston. Open
rehearsals. 7 p.m. 713-521-7464.
Grief & Divorce Support Groups. 7 p.m.
Bering. 713-526-1017, Ext. 208.
HIV testing STD Exams & treatment. Free.
AVES. 1 to 6;15 p.m. 713-626-2837.
Houston Tennis Club 9 a.m. Memorial Park
at the Tennis Center. 713-692·2703.
Kolbe Project Eucharist 7:30 p.m 713-861-1800.
Lesbian & Gay Voices Radio Show. 8 to
10 p.m. KPFT 90.1 . 713-529-1223.
Northwoods AIDS Coalition Food
Pantry. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 936-441-1614.
Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center. Drop-in 6-9 p.m. 803 Hawthorne. 713-
524-3818.
Integrity /Houston Guest speaker Rev. Elizabeth
Carl 6:30 p.m .• Autry House. 713-622-2255.
tuesday, nov 20
Bering Support Network Lunch Bunch
Gang 11 a.m. 713-526-1017
CPR Classes 3 p.m. 713-607-7700.
For Mature Audiences Only. Support group.
7 p.m. Bering Memorial UMC. 713-526·1017
Free HIV Testing. Montrose Clinic. 8 p.m.
to midnight. Club Houston. 713-830-3000.
Gay Men's Process Group 7 p.m 3316 Mt.
Vernon. 713-526-8390.
Gay youth. New program for young gay males.
ages 18-29. 7 p.m. 614 Avondale. 713-533-9786.
Helping Cross Dressers Anonymous
Support group. 7 p.m 713-524-0439.
HTGA. Support Group. 7 p.m. 713-520-0439.
Men's Network. Discussion group for social.
educational development of gay and bisexual men.
7 p.m. Montrose Counseling Center. 713-529-0037.
Northwoods AIDS Coalition Food
Pantry. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 281·633·2555.
Rainbow Ranglers. Free C&W dance lessons.
Brazos River Bottom. Two-hour free dance work·
shops. No partner needed. Beginner. _2 Step,
Waltz, Shuffle & Swing. Drop in anytime. 8:30
p.m. 713-528-9192.
Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center. Noon, Thanksgiving dinner potluck. •
Drop-in 6·9 p.m. • Lesbian Coming-Out Group, 7
p.m. • 803 Hawthorne. 713-524-3818.
wednesday, nov 21
Bering Memorial United Methodist
Churcn. Dinner at 6:30 p.m Various Support
Groups 7 p.m. 713-526-1017.
Bible Study. Noon & 6:30 p.m. St. Stephen's
Episcopal. 713-526-6665.
Blessed Sacrament Church. Workshop
Series for Christian Faith and Ecumenical Old
Catholicism. 713-476-9776.
Free HIV Testing. Thomas Street Clinic. 9
a.m.·1 p.m. 2015 Thomas Street 713-793·4026.
Freelance Art Classes. By Kermit E1senhut
for HIV+ individuals. 1 ·4 p.m. Lunch provided.
713-523-9530.
Houston Pride Band. Open rehearsal. 1307
Yale. 713-527-0931 www.houstonprideband.org.
Houston Tennis Chlb. 7:30 -9 p.m. Memorial
Parle at the Tennis Center. houstontennisclb@aol.com
Lesbian Uterature Discussion Group 7
p.m. Meets every other Wednesday. 713-383-6738.
Northwoods AIDS Coalition Food
Pantry. 10 a.m.·6 p.m. 936-441-1614.
Spiritual Uplift service. 7 p.m. Bible Study
7:30 p.m. Resurrection MCC. 713-861-9149.
Women's Network. Montrose Counseling
Center discussion group for social, educational
development of gay and bisexual women. 7 p.m.
Montrose Counseling Center. 713-529-0037.
Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center. Drop-in 6·9 p.m • Free HIV testing,
counseling, 6· 9 p.m. • Houston Committee for
People's Radio, 6:30 p.m. • Bi-Net Houston. 7:30
p.m. 713-524-3818.
thursday, nov 22
Community Gospel. Service. 7:30 p.m. 713-
880-9235. www.communitygospel.org.
Free HIV Testing. By the Montrose Clinic. 8
p.m. to midnight. Toyz Disco. 713-830-3000.
FrontRunners. Running club. 6:30 p.m. 713·
522-8021.
Gay Houston New social group for all ages. 7
p.m. 713-526-9318.
Hep C Recovery. Support group. 6:30 p.m.
Bering. 713·526·1017, Ext. 211 .
HIV Art Therapy Program. 1-4 p.m. Kermit
Eisenhut. 713-523-9530.
Lambda Skating Club. 8 p.m. Tradewinds.
Skating Rink. www.lambdaroll.org. 713-410-7215.
Northwoods AIDS Coalition Food
Pantry 10 a.m. ·6 p.m. 281-633-2555.
Rainbow Ranglers. Free C&W dance lessons.
Two hours free line dance instruction. No part·
ner required. Drop in anytime. Brazos River
Bottom. 8:30 p.m. 713·528·9192.
STD exams & treatment Free. AVES. 713·
626·2837.
Spanish Charla Conversation Group. 7
p.m., Empire Cafe. Email
charlahouston@msn.com. 713-416-7203.
Women's Clinic. Montrose Clinic. 713-830-3000.
Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center. Drop in 6-9 p.m. 803 Hawthorne. 713·
524-3818.
friday, nov 23
Frost Eye Clinic. Free eye exams for people
with HIV. 713-830-3000.
Govlnda Yoga Club. Free yoga classes at 3115
West Loop South, No 21 713.439.0455_
Houston Area Teen Coalition of Homosexuals
(H.A. T.C.H.) Meeting. 713-942-7002.
Houston Tennis Chlb. 7:30-9 p.m. Memorial Parle
at the Tennis Center. houstontennisclbOaol.com
Kolbe Project. Morning prayer. 10 a.m. •
Movie night, "Much Ado About Nothing.• 7
p.m. 713-861-1800.
Lesbian & Gay Voices. KPFT 90.1 FM. 7 p.m.
713-526-5738.
Q-Patrol Walks the streets. 9 p.m. 713-528-SAFE.
Houston Lesbian & Gay Community
Center. Drop-in 6-9 p.m. • Lesbian Film Night, 7
p.m. • 803 Hawthorne. 713-524-3818.
Trip to AutoRama. Classic Chassis Car Club
travels to world's largest indoor car show. Meet
at The 59 Diner, 3801 Farnham, 10:30 a.m.
brunch/gathering.
www.ClassicChassisCarClub.org. 713-797-8615.
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COUNTER HELP
DELI
Gay owner and operated deli in
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STEVEN'S HOUSE
S"kong cook • Responsible for
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planning • Prepare grocery list •
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call 713-981-1543
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MONTROSE
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Seeking caregiver for HIV+ adults •
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staff • Minimum requirements
include high school diploma and at
least 3 years prior work experience
in caregiving • light duties include
cooking, cleaning, administration
of medications and crisis intervention•
Call Taylor 0 713-522·5757
Resurrection MCC is seeking a
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• Individual will clean and maintain
interior and exterior of
church properties • Qualification:
High School diploma/equivalent
• Salary & benefits • Send cover letter
with resume 10· Resurrection
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Houston, Texas 77008 • Attn
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New to area Gay barber seeks
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1 Porn star Stryker
5 Place for oral gratification
9 Strip for perking?
14 Largest continent
15 "The Spell" author Hollinghurst
16 Filmmaker James
17 Argument in favor of male gay sex?
20 Poet Griffin
21 "No" to Dietrich
22 Keanu's "Matrix" cyber-ID
23 It can be pulled
25 Noisy hammer target
27 Have a one-nighter?
32 Hardtop, maybe
36 Sexual preference determiner, some say
37 Motorists' org.
38 Boat basin
39 Shakespeare title starter
41 With 64 Across, premature ejaculation?
43 Slumps
44 Minuses on the ledger
46 _ & Jerry's
47 Wishy-washy Mapplethorpe supporter (abbr.)
48 Former gay mag "Men's _
49 Result of agressive sex?
52 'Hmanty• Clinton
54 Cold porter
55 • _ Pleasures· (Pansy Division song)
57 Porn film ·_Riders'
60 • .• 9" cut, smooth"
64 See 41 Across
67 Composer Copland
68 Fremont's gay and lesbian center, with "The"
69 _St. Vincent Millay
70 Piece played by Liberace, perhaps
71 The Red and the Dead
72 Grating sound
DOWN
3 Missile stabilizers
4 Description for a butch's deadly girlfriend?
5 Result of beaver nibbling
6 Enthusiasm
7 Nathan of "The Birdcage•
8 The-Girls link
9 Part of an AOL chat room's name
10 Direct-action lesbian group
11 Costume prop from Madonna tour
12 Approximately
13 TV's "Science Guy'
18 Prime draft classification
19 Ambient music pioneer
24 Flying pests
26 Govt. intelligence org.
27 Larry Kramer and George Bush, to Yale
28 Tongue of water
29 GLAMA Award winner Elaine
30 long, in Morse code
31 Greta of "Ninotchka"
33 Princess and icon to many gays
34 Melissa Etheridge's "Talking to My_·
35 like Fran Drescher's voice
38 Brainy bunch
40 Movie in which Cher played a lesbian
42 Want ad abbr.
45 Room opening?
49 Whitman's •_of Grass·
50 Poet Gidlow
51 _half (partner)
53 "Bill and _'s Homosexual Adventure•
55 like Seinfeld, though he's straight
56 Stocking shade
58 Verel's "The Dark_ of Venus•
59 Madonna's discipline in "The Nel1t Best Thing•
61 Heroine of Verdi or John
62 Quite a bit
63 "Thumbs up• on "Men on Films"
64 Kind of enc.
65 U-turn from SSW
1 Fruit preserves 66 Cukor's •_Girls"
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1 block from River Oaks shopping
center next to Barnaby's • 713-
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Share 212 remodeled home in the
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VOLUI\TEERS
STEVEN'S HOUSE
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Contact Ms. StrahaM 0 713-522-
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YOUR WEEKLY HOROSCOPE
Nov. 16-22
ARIES (March 21 to April 20)
The Sun moves into your adventurous ninth house on Nov. 22. Leap into a new
phase of life and stop hanging back to see what others do. You need to remind yourself
that you are the bravest of all sigru;. A Leo wants to look up to you.
TAURUS (April 21 to May 20)
A radical shift in your career is about to happen. You can resist it and ensure a tortuous
experience for yourself and others, or embrace it and en1oy the good things to
come. Adjustments are always tough, but an Aries can work all the stress out of your
body.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 21)
You want to live m the past, and you can't wait for your future to begin. You may
feel like you are straddling two worlds this week, dear Gemiru A Cancer wants to
straddle both of your twm personalities.
CANCER Uune 22 to July 22)
Thanksgiving brings you an opporturuty to show off a few your hidden talents.
Mercury and Venus are grooving together in your house of performing. so make tlus
holiday a memorable one. A Capricorn helps you to move beyond your own cyniCISm.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 221
It's hard to keep your life m perspective during this time, dear Leo. But when the Sun
shifts mto a fellow fire sign on Thanksgiving, you'll feel more like your old, free-spirited
self. Fun with a Gemini solves half your problems.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Jupiter m your friendship house could brmg you out-of-town guests and make your
place a mess. Deal with it, darling. You need to be dragged kicking and screaming
out of your rigid routine A Pisces will do the dragging.
LIBRA <Sept. 23 to Oct. 221
There's no reason to get nervous about a change m your day-to-day work schedule.
You need some new stimuh, anyway. A Sag can teach you a few new tricks of the
trade
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
You are about to dlSCover 1ust how versatile you can be, in life and m bed. AU things
familiar are about to morph into the area we mystical types like to call "the
unknown." A Gemini wants to swim in your (under)world.
SAGITIARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
You can make nice with sumeone who formerly hated you or vice versa. The Sun's
movement into your sign gives you a free pass for four weeks. Don't blow it. A
Capricorn wants to like you - really like you - agam.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
You can't be sure what a Leo wants from you till you ask. Stop projecting your paranoia
onto others. You're making me and everyone around you nervous! Spend time
practicing a craft that calms you down.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
Mercury and Venus at the top of your chart make you a very hot and commercial
property in the business world. Who' da thunk it' Use your street smarts to dose the
deal with a fellow Aquarius. You know how wily your kind can be.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)
Something strange 1s gomg on between you and a Cancer. Strange good, not strange
bad. Push the limits a bit and see what you can find out. Your ability to elicit trust is
strong. Just make sure you don't betray anyone's trust without meaning to.
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