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Shepard Murder Update ATLANTA (AP) - Twelve years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Georgia’s controversial anti-sodomy law, the state Supreme Court threw out the statute late last month in a ruling that Gay civil rights activists hope "We cannot think d any will lead to the downfall of simiother aetlvlty that lar laws around the country. The state court voted 6-1 to reasonable persons overturn the conviction of An- would rank as more thony Powell, now of Shreveport, La. He had been found guilty private and more of sod.omizing his 17-year-old deserving of proteetlon niece m 1996. He had been- from governmental charged with rape, but his lawinterference than yers argued that the sex was consensual and the jury acquitted on eonsensual, private, that charge. adult sexual aetlv~ty," The court’s majority opinion, - Georgia Chld Justiee by Chief Justice Robert Benham, Robert Benham said the law violates the state LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)-A suspect in the death ofaGay University of Wyoming student admitted to an investigator that he drove off with the victim and then told him: ’~3ues s what. We’ re not Gay. You’ re gonna getj acked." After hearing testimony at a preliminary hearing, a judge ordered Aaron McKiuney to stand trial in the death of Matthew Shepard, an attack that brought wideconstitution’ s provision that citizens are entitled to privacy. "We spread outrage, a condenmation from President Clinton cannot think of any other activity that reasonable persons would and calls for tougher hate-crime laws. rank as more private and more deserving of protection from The other suspect, Russell Arthur Henderson, had governmental interference than consensual, private, adult sexual waived his fight to a preliminary heating and is schedactivity," he wrote. uled to be arraigned Dec. 2. Both men are charged with In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 165-year-old Georgia law banning oral and anal sex, ruling that ~e U.S. first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery. The21-year-old Shepard, who had been found tied to Constitution provides no right to private homosexual conduct. a fence outside of town, died five days after the Oct. 7 see Georgia, p. 8 beating. The lead investigator, Sheriff s Detecfi~÷’e Sgt. Rob DeBree, testified that McKiuney, 21, admitted to the beating and implicated his friend Henderson, also 21. According to DeBree, McKinney said that robbery was ." the main motive but that Shepard was chosen,,as a targe~ because he was Gay. DeBreesaidMcKinney admitted ° Matthew did not hit on them or make advances" in the .,~FiresideBar,.batthat they luredhimoutintending:to rob : him and 6urgiari~e hi~ house. ....... :~ .2 ~ According to DeBree, McKimaey told investigators that the attack began after Shepard placedhis fight hand ". on McKinney’ s leg as the trio drove on Laramie’ s east side." ’Guess what. We’re not Gay,’ "DeBree quoted " McKinney as saying. ’"You’re gonna get jacked. It’s Gay Awareness Week.’" DeBree said McKiuney admitted he hit Shepard two ¯ to three times with his fist, then pistol-whipped and Local AIDS activist, Bruce. Begley before World AIDS Day robbed him. see Shepard, p. 10 memorial service and march. For more, see page 3. ::WORLD AIDS DAY Tulsa MCC’s Merge! Tulsa Is Site to Test HIV Vaccine TULSA - After years of strife,Tulsa’ s two Mb~~poli’tan Community Church congregations have voted to merge beginning at the end of November and at the beginning of the Advent season. The Metropolitan Church of Greater Tulsa (MCC-GT) is likely the oldest Lesbian and Gay organization in the state at more than 20 years old. It was one of the first MCC’ s in the US to purchase its own building in an innovative bond based fundraising program. Family of Faith’MCC was younger congregation that grew out of MCC-GT starting out in Jenks, then later moving to a storefront in southeast Tulsa. Both congregations are currently without permanent pastors and members of each congregation approved the merger with "overwhelming majorities." The move also enjoys denominational support. The new congregation will meet at the building near Pine and Sheridan which has been the home for MCC-GT but the vision that thenew congregation has is tomove to anew shared home and see MCC, p. 2 DIRECTORY/t.ETFERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW RESTAURANT REVIEW DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 2/3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 9 P. 10 P. 11 P. 12/13 P. 14 : TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Researchers in Tulsa are participating in : a nationwide trial of a vaccine that may help prevent infection : from the virus that causes AIDS. Tulsa is one of a handful of cities _. chosen to participate in final testing of the AIDSvax vaccine, ¯ developed by California-based VaxGen Inc. ¯ "I think it is an opportunity to make history as the first major ¯ trial to prevent HIV infection," said Dr. Ralph Richter of St. John .. Medical Center, who is leading the local branch of the trial. "It’ s ¯ aumque opportunity, and the challenge is to prove that this works : by doing a very highly scientific study." ¯ Researchers are recruiting HIV-negative Gay men who are ¯ considered at high risk Of contracting the disease. That includes : those who are not in monogamous relationships. They also seek : women who currently are in sexual relationships with HIV: positive men or who have had more than one male sexual partner ¯ and have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases : within the past year. : In preliminary trials of AIDSvax, nearly 99 percent of those : vaccinated produced strong levels of antibodies. Final testing of ¯ the vaccine is targeting 5,000 U.S: volunteers at high risk of ~ contracting the AIDS virus and 2,500 high-risk people in Thai" land. ¯ John Lysight, 31, recently got his first shot of the vaccine and : will get a second injection soon. ’ofhis is a beginning vaccine of ." the future. This is what is going to start what I refer to as the super : vaccines," Lysight said. "I think we are reaching a totally ¯ different realm of meditfine, and it needs to be taken advantage : of." Lysight learned of the vaccine from Richter almost a year ago ~ and plans to help the doctor recruit study subjects. He does not : know if he is receiving the vaccine or a placebo. ¯ see Vaccine, p. 11 : MONTPEIJI~.R, Vt. (AP)- Vermont’s Supreme ¯ Courtjustices dearly were ready for thepotenfially ¯ historic case before them. Before 10 minutes had ¯ gone by in their hour-long heating on the question ¯ of same-gender marriage, Justice Denise Johnson : cut off a lawyer and told her to get to the point. "We ¯ have to know what your theories are that entitle you ¯ to relief," Johnson told lawyer Beth Robinson, who ¯ was arguing the case for three couples seeking the ¯ right to marry. : Throughout the hearing, justices peppered law, yers from both sides withquestions about theories : of law, Gay politics and common sense. Each : jnstiee, from the chief to the most senior member of : the court to its most recent appointee, asked at least ¯ one question. They listened intently, caj oled, prod¯ ded, occasionally chuckled and scribbled notes. : "tit’ s good to know the court is thinking about these ¯ issues, and if you think hard about this, we win," ¯ Robinson said following the arguments. ¯ Oral arguments before the Supreme Court can be : curious affairs. Lawyers go prepared to fill their ¯ allotted time with an oral recitation expanding on ¯ the written arguments they have previously filed. ¯ They rarely get a chance to deliver their remarks : tminterrupted because at least one of the justices ¯ generally wants to probe a point more deeply or ¯ perhaps go off in another direction. But seldom ¯ does the court become so immersed in the case ¯ before it. Seldom does the court have as much time ¯ as it allotted Docket No. 98-32, Baker v. State of : Vermont. Lawyers had an hour to make their case. ¯ Normally they get half that, sometimes less. : In the hearings in November, they had to share it ¯ pretty much.eq.ually with the three men and two : women in black robes.-It was almost l~ke a law : school class where the fivejustices were theprofes¯ sots and the individual lawyers were the students : getting uncomfortably close seruuny. : - When Robinson rejected a notion that everyone’ s goals~ Justice James Morse responded: "So the label is everything?" Johnson was the most animated justice. AssistantAttorney General Eve Jac~bs -Camahan pointed out that no other state in the nation had legalized Gay marriage. Johnson observed: "Somebody had to be the first in an interracial state," referring to : states that once banned interracial marriages. Try: ing to recover, Jacobs-Camahan said that common law had always made a distinction between men and women in marriage statutes, but not between the races, which was what made interracial marriage bans unconstitutional. "What does that show other than how long-standing the discrimination was?" Justice John Dooley asked. Reflecting that new legal ground was potentially : being plowed with the case, Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy asked Robinson to explain why the state would want to discriminate against its citizens. : Figuring that one out is a frustration, Robinson replied. The State of Vermont’s representatives have contended that limiting mamage only to heterosexual couples is good for procreation and childrearing - a point characterized as discriminatory and unconstitutional by Robinson, the lawyer for three Gay couples who brought the case. Robinson : argued that Vermont’s 28-year-old ban doesn’t serve to protect children. 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Ministers who have merely blessed same-sex unious have found themselves in trouble with church leadership. One was quoted as saying "I can bless a battleship. I can bless a nuclear weapon. I can bless dogs or animals, but I can’ t bless two people who want to make a commitment to each other." The freedom to marry the person you love is a basic civil right, a basic human right, and an important, individual personal choice that bdongs to the couple in love, not to politicians or the government: Some day, probably not un61 the next century, that won’ t be an unpopular idea. - William C. Stosine. Iowa City With Credit to The Village Voice The 1998 Wacko Awards: Losers, Liars, and Other Political Lowlifes The Human Rights Campaign Well, the folks- at the. Human~ Rights Campaign sure do know how to pick ’em] After a protracted internal battle, the country’s largest gay fights group voted to endorse Al D’ Amato. Actually, it was the HRC’s board- in a 15-7 vote - that chose to support the Fonz. Most members backed Schumer, who romped in the Gay community. For mstanee, in Manhattan’ s 66th Assembly Dislrict, Schumer routed D’ Amato by about an 8-to-1 margin. This Greenwich Village district was the first to send an openly gay woman, Deborah Glick, to the state assembly and provided Schumer with his biggest vote total of any city A.D. In recognition of HRC"s misguided endorsement, we present the group’ s board with the Out of Touch Plaque and a global positioning system, so they are better informed when they next get the urge to veer right. Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ ve covered or on issues you thinkneed to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters must be signed & have phone humbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publi=m cations will be printed as is appropriate. by joining forces to be able to secure a permanent full-time pastor as well. Tins also will allow them to increase their outreach to the community. Both congregations were predominenfly women and leaders stated the hope of encouraging men to feel welcome as well. �World AIDS Day 1998i WASHINGTON, DC - A new study just released resoundingly debunks widely held beliefs about the economic status of. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) people. Contrary to what has become the conventional wisdom on the subject, Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people do not earn more than by Tom Neal, editor and publisher ¯ It is even more bitter now that we’ ve learned that One of the consolations of growing older is that every : former Supreme Court Justice, the late Lewis Powell, once in a while, something "right" happens you thought ~ decided .that his vote, the"swing" votein Bowers (5-4), you might never see. Justice sometimes prevails. ¯ was a mistake. Powell never really seemed to underFor example, in thelate 80’ s,my youngest stand the impact of his act since he also brother spent some time in the then German ¯ . . it’s been both stated that his mistake never caused anyone "Democratic" Republic (the DDR in a proany harm. Indeed. ~unny and l~tter gram organized by the University of OklaAlso, it’ s been both funny and bitter to homa); and we wondered when, if ever, all to learn that learn that former Georgia Attorney General of Germany would be one again. Michael Bowers during the very time in former Georgia More recently, we’ ve seen Chilean murwhich he was defending the Georgia "sodderer and former dictator, Gen. Pinochet, at Attorney omy" statute was himself breaking a differleast called tojustice - even if his age and the ent Georgia law by having an adulterous General legal wrangling may prevent any real payMichael Bowers affair. Obviously, all animals are equal but ment for his part in the systematic disaFsome are more equal than others - if I may pearance and murder of his own, and forduring the very paraphrase that line poorly. eign, citizens. Here in Oklahoma, our Supreme Court had time in whleh So too, the decision of the Georgia Suless courage or less commitment to fundapreme Court to say that the apparatus of the he was defending mental constitutional rights. Oklahoma’s State, here Georgia, has no compelling, lethe Georgia "crimes against nature" or "sodomy" statute gitimate interest in regulating the private, "sodomy" statute was declared unconstitutional in 1986. And consensual sexual conduct of adults. Since like the Georgia decision it involved heteroGeorgia’s law was the impetus for the was himself sexual citizens rather than Gay ones. But our wretched, horribly reasoned US Supreme court chose to state explicitly that it was only breaking a Court case, Bowers v. Hardwick, to have the addressing the unconstitutionality of the law law undermined by its home state constitudifferent as it affected heterosexual behavior. As Steve tion is sweet. Georgia law by Scarborough, staff attorney, Lambda Legal But it is a bittersweet victory because Defense and Education Fund, Southern RehaGn~ an Bowers still stands rendering Lesbian and gional Office explained to TFN, it’s arbiGay Americans lesser citizens under our adulterous affair. trary, it’ s unfair but it’ s what we’ ve got until own federal constitution. Like the 19th centhe statute’ s overturned in another statelevel Obdously, tury Dred Scott Supreme Court decision that case or until Bowers v. Hardwick is overlegitimized slavery, Bowers will someday all animals are turned at the federal level. fall. But its decision, (based on primarily on equal but some The great thing is that’s going to the logic that this behavior, oral and anal happen. I don’ t know when, or exacdy how, are more e~ual sex, has always been despised and therefore, but to quote that song of solace for both based on popular revulsion, should be untitan otherS. Black and Gay folk (and Black, Gay folk), constitutional, tliough note that though de~ "deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall Spised, a lotof "them" are doing it too) continues to overcome some day" Because the fssue here is not butlress anti-Lesbian and Gay decisions, like child really what folks are doing in their bedrooms but whether custody battles where the Gay parent lives in a state America’s promise, that all are created equal, is truly, where "sodomy" is illegal. truly what we believe. Heterosexual people. In fact, they may even earn less. known that lncome Inflation: The Myth of the myth of Gay Affluence Among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Americans was released wealth by the Policy Institute of the NaWhat I like about this column is its flexibility to write . tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force is ju,t that about any number of things without necessarily having and the Institute for Gay and Lesto pun them together into a completely coherent argu- a myth . . . bian Strategic Studies (I~LSS). The ment. So be forewarned that this may wander. lneome I~at~on report was authored by M.V. Lee Sent via the Internet: "Morality is what you do when Badgett, Ph.D., professor of econobody is looking." - Oklahoma’ s own Congressman, s~nes t~e nomics at the University of MassaThe Reverend J.C. Watts (R-OK) - who has fathered o~ truth on yet .chusetts at Amherst and executive two children out of wedlock. Indeed. director of IGLSS. another o[ Also from our e-mail regarding the so-called "liberal Income Inflation is a startling media": a 1996 Nexis search of sources used by major The Ri~ht~ study of the economic status of a newspapers and broadcasters, show that 7,776 medi~ ~stortlon frequently stereotyped population citations were used from conservative think tanks (with of Americans. Badgett explores the Heritage Foundation topping the list); 4,665 from cenof the ~a~s," pervasive andinaccurate notion that trist think tanks; and 1,837 from liberal think tanks. That - Urv~hl Va~d GLB people form an economic elite, means the news media used sources from conservatives insulated from discrimination by 54% of the time, centrists 33% .and liberals 13%. their wealth and disconnected frbm society at large by a KABC, an ABC affiliate in Los Angeles refused to air special, privileged status. After examining data from seven any anti-war protest stories during the Gulf war. This different surveys, she finds that none support this stereotype. from staffers inside the station. "The evidence from many different scientifically sound ¯ ABC’ s 20/20 program has never run a story critical of data sources points to the same dear conclusiom Gay, ¯ nuclear power. Come to find out, the show’ s producer Lesbian, and Bisexual people do not earn more than Hetero- ¯ Victor Neufeld’ s wife works for the nuclear industry. sexual people, either as individuals or as couples," reported Rupert Murdoeh, an ultra right wing activist, (he Badgett. "Some GLB people are poor, some are rich, and ¯ initially offered Newt Gingrich a mulfmi!lion dollar most are in the middle,jnst as heterosexual people are. Now : book deal thru his H,ar)pe_r Collins publishing firm), that we have credible data, we can stop relying on flawed owns the entire Fox media conglomerate, the Fox telestu~di.’e3, that were designed to find high income Gay people." visionnetwork andFox news channel. He also owns the right-wing organizations and individuals perpetuate and i New York Post,and TV Guide magazine. regularly exploit the myth of Gay wealth to bolster their ¯ ABC’s David Brinldey had to apologize for making attacks against the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender ¯* insulting remarks about President Clinton on the air ¯ eommtmity. The myth is so pervasive and accepted that even during the 1996 election. He now is a spokesman for a Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia injected it into the ; multimillion dollar corporation. John Stossel, known dissenting opinion in the Colorado Amendment Two ease. : for his ultra-rightwing pro-corporate views is a regular "We have long known that the myth of Gay wealth is just reporter for ABC news. that - a myth," said Urvashi Vaid, director of the Policy ¯ CBS canned a 60 minutes story on tobacco company Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. : lies because of pressure from upper management. NBC "’Income lnflation shines the light of truth on yet another of has squdched stories about boycotts of General ElecThe Right’ s distortion of the facts," added Vaid. tric, its parent company. CNN has no one as far to the "We lmve long Left as Pat Buchanan is to the right on its nightly political show Crossfire. NBC’s reporter Pete Williams is a former Bush administration official. CBS’ s and ABC’ s Diane Sawyer was a Nixon administration insider before landing a job covering the news. Britt Hume of Fox News is a known conservative ideologue who used to play tennis with George Bush. _ PBS has many shows dedicated to covering corporate America - Nightly Business Report, Adam Smith’s Money World, Tony Brown’s Journal, Wall Street Week: etc., b~ut~noo’ s,hows dedicated to covering consum.ers or laoor, r’t~ s tongest running show is Firing Line l~osted by ultra conservative William F. Buekley, the editor of the conservative National Review Magazine. Other shows hosted by conservatives regularly are: .One on One, The MeLaughlin Group and American Interests. Additionally, a show has been added to the PBS lineupthat is based on holier-than-thou conservative William Bennett’s book The Book of Virtues. ti Talk"ra’di° is.hosted almost exclusively by conservave talk snow hosts, headed by Rush Limbaugh, Ollie North, Larry Elder, Michael Reagan and G. Gordon Li’_d.dy. Former Republican presidential candidate and religious right leader, Pat Robertson, owns the Christian Broadcasting Network which airs nationwide. He also owns the Family Channel and a radio news service called Standard News. And those are just a few things to consider about our "liberal media" ~ except, of course, Tulsa Family News which is proudly pro-Gay, moderate to progressive in our politics. Hats off to Tulsa Oklahonmns for Human Rights, the organization that provides our Gay CommRnity Center, for mounting alarge and very visible sign on the south face of The Pride Center. The sign can be seen well down Brookside as you travel north. TOHR president Steve Horn credits board member and volunteer, Ric Martin, for getting the sign done. Kudos to Ric and to Steve and see About, p. 14 �Texas Sodomy Challenge Pedreira’s firing, said Pedreira acknowledged she was Gay when she interviewed for the job as art therapist and supervisor at the Spring Meadows home for emotionally disturbed boys m eastern Jefferson County. Cox said he told her that wouldn’t be a problem, as long as she didn’ t talk about her private life at work. In a letter to Pedreira after her termination, Cox said that no one can be hired or fired at KBHC without approval of its president, William Smithwick. Citing privacy concerns, Gray, the KBHC spokeswoman, declined to elaborate on what promises, if any, where made to Pedreira when she was hired or whether Smithwick knew about her sexual orientation then. Pedrcira said when she returned to work from a vacation in August, she learned that several employees at the children’ s home had seen a picture of her and Goodman at the state fair and were discussing it at work. Cox said that his superiors contacted him and told him that they wanted Pedreira to resign. She refused. Pedreira said that KBHC. after initially saying she’d be fired, offered what she considered a demotion. She said she turned that down and was fired. She said she’ s still out of work. After Pedreira was terminated, Cox said he resigned, as did another supervisor; an employee who worked for Pedreira; and two clinical social workers. Cox said Pedreira’ s termination is contrary to the code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. "For me to continue to work for an agency that embraces that is against my ethics and personal belief," Cox said. Spalding University and the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work said their students were leaving because discrimination against Gays is inconsistent with the ethics and ideals of social work. The KBHC, a part of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, operates eight homes across the state for more than 3,000 emotionally disturbed children. Most of the children are placed th(re by the state. The KBHC received about $12 milhon of its $15.6 million budget last year from state agencies, Gray said. The state can withhold money from private child-care contractors that discriminate against women, African-Americans and others who are protected by state and federal law. But, said Cary Willis, a spokesman for the Cabinet for Families and Children, "We can’ t base any funding decisions on whether somebody discriminates based on sexual orientation." HOUSTON (AP) - Two men found having sex in a private home pleaded no contest Friday to sodomy charges, initiating a legal challenge to the 119-yearold Texas law that bars Gay intercolarse. John Geddes Lawrence, 55, and Tyrone Garner, 31, were arrested for engaging in homosexual conduct on Sept. 17 when deputies- responding to a false report of an _ armed intruder - found them having consensual sex in Lawrence’ s apartment. Justice of the Peace Mike Parrott fined them $125 each. The men, who want to keep the case alive to fight the law, appealed the fine and posted appeal bonds of $332.50 each, which moves the case to state district court. "I hope that the law changes," Garner said. "I feel like my civil rights were violated and ! wash’ t doing anything wrong." The sodomy law makes homosexual oral and anal sex a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. Although on the books for more than a century, the law is rarely enforced. Gay activists have worked unsuccessfully for years to overturn the statute. Of the 19 states that have a sodomy statute barfing consensual anal or oral sex, Texas is one of five that specifically targets same-sex partners. The other four are Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, according to Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. of New York. United Church of Christ Leader Support Gays CLEVELAND (AP) - The head of the United Church of Christ has asked that a document he wrote supporting the acceptance of Gay ~md Bisexual people into the church and its clergy be read alou.d at services. The Rev. Paul H. Sherry, president of the 1.4-million member church, headquartered in Cleveland, mailed a pastoral document to his denomination’ s more than 6,000 churches. Sherry said he wrote the document in response to the Slaying of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming and other recent examples of anti-Gay sentiments that have been in the news. "The hatred exposed in the shocking murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyormng last month underscores the critical importance of this reflection and of the need for our voice to be heard," , " Sherry stated recently. The pastoral letter is titled "Now, No Condemnations," and supports the full participation of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual persons in the membership and clergy of the church. "Knowing how challenging this issue can be for some in our churches, I hope it can be helpful to you in the exercise of your leadership, providing a way to initiate needed reflection, study ¯ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)-A proposal to declare and action," Sherry wrote in a letter accompanying ¯ that only marriages between a man and a woman the document. ~ would be recognized as legal in California won a ¯ place on the state’ s prima~u¢ election ballot in 2000. ", The initiative was written by state Sen. Pete Knight, ¯ R-Palmdale. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Baptist Knight’ s petition drive collected 677,000 signaHomes for Children fired a supervisor for being a ¯ tures, of Which more than 482,000 were projected to Lesbian after co-workers saw her pictured with her : be valid voter signatures based on a random sampartner in a photo contest at the Kentucky State Fair. " piing. At least 433,269 voter signatures were needed The fired worker, Alicia Pedreira, said she acknowl- ¯ to qualify the measure for the March 7, 2000 primary. edged she was Gay when she applied for the job last May. Pedreira¯was dismissed Oct. 23 on the grounds that her"admitted Homosexual lifestyleis contrary to the Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children core valties." ¯ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Cedar Rapids In the wake of Pedreira’ s firing, five other employ¯ Civil Rights Commission has agreed to recommend ees resigned in protest, and two universities decided to withdraw their students from the Baptist Homes for ¯ that the words "sexual orientation" be added to the : city’ s civil rights ordinance. With the 6-1 vote TuesChildren’ s programs. The picture of Pedreira that appeared in a contest at . day, the ordinance would prohibit discrimination ¯ based on sexual orientation in matters such as erathe state fair was taken by an amateur photographer at alocal AIDS walk. The picture, which shows Pedreira ¯ ployment and housing. Commission Chairman Gerald Matchett abstained standing in front of partner Nance Goodman wearing ¯¯ from voting, while Commissioner Taha Tawil cast an "Isle of Lesbos" t-shirt, was entered without : the only dissenting vote. Tawil said he thinks homoPedreira’ s consent. In an interview, Brenda Gray, a KBHC spokes- . sexuality is a"deadly sin" and that an amendment to woman, said: "We strive to be fair in our dealings : th( civil fights ordinance would chip away at tradiwith all people, including, certainly, our employees. ~ tional family values. "It is an open door," Tawil said. At the same time, it is important that we stay true to ¯ ’q’his is a conservative city, and we need to keep it as a family city." our Christian values. 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Kate Brown, D-Portland, the newly elected Senate minority leader. She noted that the breakdown in the Senate is still 1713 in favor of the Republicans, so despite any influence she may have for civil rights issues, her caucus will still be outgunned. Brown said civil rights backers might have to settle for small steps, such as the last session’ s funding of a state coordinator to help prevent teen suicides, of which Gays make up a significant share. "We’re treading lightly," said Jean Harris of Basic Rights Oregon, thebiggest Gay civil rights organization in the state. She sees the group’s posture as a mainly defensive one. If the Legislature pushes an extreme right-wing bill on Gays "we’ll be there to prevent them from passing bad things... It’s a fight against the religious right-wing agenda." "We’ re sort of waiting to see how many anti-Gay things are going to come up and whether they’ 11 pass the employment bil! after 23 years," Harris said. "The employment bill is the only thing on the front burner." The measure to outlaw discrimination against homosexuals in employment, first introduced in 1975, has been a key part of the civil rights lobbying efforts for years. The measure passed in the House in the 1997 Legislature but fell short of getting a Senate vote in the waning days of the session. ’.’I certainly feel that’s an unsolved issue out there," Brown said. "Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people still are discriminated against in employment." But House Speaker-elect Lynn Snodgrass, R-Boring, who describes herself as a social conservative, said she doesn’t particularly want to spend time dealing with thorny social issues. "We need to focus on issues the people sent us here to do," she said. But added she’ll bow to the will of her caucus if the members want an issue advanced. Harriet Merck of Eugene, a Gay woman who works at the University of Oregon, said it’ s discouraging that "we still don’ t have an anti-employment discrimination bill." But she said she doesn’ t have too much hope of pro-Gay civil rights gains in the coming session. "You have to work what you have to work with in any given session," she said. " 1,000 in Chicago Counter Phelps Protest Family Owned & Operated Herman Handyman, Inc. 835-9598 Home Remodeling and Repairs Drywall - Painting - Decks- Fences Tile - Shelving - Arbors - Etc. References opponents of theamendment. "I was very concerned by what I saw as pretty organized prejudice in this town against homosexuals, and I don’t think anything convinced me more than the testimony that was given," she said. The recommendation must now be considered by the City Council. MasterCard & Visa Herman "Tony" Becker CHICAGO (AP) - More than 1,000 Gay-fights supporters surrounded a church where an anti-homosexual minister protested a marriage ceremony for two men conducted earlier this year. The Rev. Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., and about 10 of his supporters gathered recently to protest a September marriage presided over by the Rev. Gregory Dell, pastor of the Broadway United Methodist Church. Gay civil rights supporters surrounded the church, gathered on rooftops, and held signs that read "Stop the Hate," in anticipation of Phelps and his followers. Phelps and his followers have engaged in anti-homosexual picketing around the country, including a demonstration at the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a Gay University of Wyoming student who was beaten to death in October. Chicago police surrounded the anti-Gay group with barricades as they gathered on a street comer facing the church. Phelps waved different anti-Gay signs throughout the demonstration. One sign read "God Hates Fags." "This is tack3,, minimal, cheap, tawdry stuff," Phelps said in referring to those protesting against him and his followers. Midway through the demonstration, some Gay sup- porters approached Phelps and his group and were forced back by police. The anti-Gay demonstration ended when Phelps andhis followers were escorted away by police. Phelps said he plans to return to Chicago in the next few weeks to continue the protests. "It’s unfortunate that individuals and groups carry the kind of hate and fear that these folks do," Dell said of the Kansas protesters. "But however offensive their message might be, the strength of community, justice and love is stronger." Dell performed the Gay marriage service despite a ban on such ceremonies that was inserted in his denomination’s "Book of I>iscipline" in August. The United Methodist Church will put Dell on trial next year for violating the ban. He could be defrocked. Is West Virginia Gov. Gay-Friendly? CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Cecil Underwood is exasmniDg several Gay civil rights initiatives and has not ruled out proposing legislation to enact them, his spokesman said recently. "Does it fit in his legislative agenda? That is being decided right now," Dan Page said. Underwood sent a letter to a Gay member of the state Republican Executive Committee saying he does not support a "quick fix" on discrimination issues. But he said "we shall examine very carefully the positions" Larry Tighe Of Wheeling had asked him to support. Tighe asked Underwood in September whether he stands by his 1996 campaign pledge to seek changes in state fair housing and human rights acts to make it illegal to discriminate against Lesbians and Gays. Underwood said then, "I am opposed to using sexual preference to discriminate. I feel they are entitled to the same-protection we offer everyone." Tighe asked Underwood specifically if he supports amending the state I-Iumun Rights Act to include aban against diseriminating against homosexuals in empl0yment,housing andpublic accommodation. The act now prohibits discrimination because of race, religion, color, nationality, sex and age. Opponents have said the additional language would give homosexuals special privileges. Supporters say it is necessary to protect homosexuals from growing violence. Tighe also asked whether Underwood would sign an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in state government employment and if he would support changing West Virginia hate crimes laws to protect homosexuals as a class. And he asked Underwood to include the proposals in his State of the State address in January. Underwood’s Nov. 20. reply, which Tighe received Monday, said, "My position on human rights issues is straightforward and unwavering: No West Virginia citizen should suffer discrimination for any reason. "We can realize the vision of America embodied within our cons titution by maintaining vigilance and fighting prejudice where we find it. We cannot and should not opt for a’ quick fix’ that touches only the surface of a problem," the governor’ s letter said. Page said Underwood’ s opposition to a "quick fix" does not necessarily mean he has rejected the legislation Tighe supports. "The governor believes the long-term solution is changing people’ s attitudes," he said, noting Underwood has established a commission to teach West Virginians about the Holocaust and has an initiative to promote better race relations. Underwood’s letter said, "We should work together to promote tolerance and understanding among all Americans, especially those citizens who would deny freedoms and opportunities to others... That is a long-term process that deserves our full attention." Underwood opposes same-sex marriage and has voted against ordaining Lesbians and Gays as ministers in the United Methodist Church. �Rural Americans: ter. ’The disease also progresses faster" in females~ she sai& She also said women and minorities are underrepresented in tri~,s, of new AIDS and HIV treatATLANTA (AP)- They had _unprotec~d.. i clinical ments, and There may be some biologisex with partners of the same and oppostte : cal and genetic differences in how some sex, somclinlcs in exchange f~ .d~gs people respond to the drugs." yet many never lmew they were ~il~ ! ~ Stone said everyonein her study had of gettiilg AIDS..I~,tervi.ews wire ~a~ -some health insur~ce, so she eliminated infected pati__egts snow .tpat .s~e ¯ cost as a reason some were ~eated with Americans still aren’ t gett~.gtttemessage protease inhibitors and others were not. about how AIDS is uansmitted, the CenShe said it appeared that patients were ters for Disease Control and Prevention more likely to get the treatment if they reported recently. _ . knew about the drugs and asked for them. Despite their risky behavior, about ~ ’"Some said they had never heard of the never thought they were at risk of contherapy. Whites were much more likely to tracting the AIDS virus, the CDC said. Of have heard of the new drugs," she said. those, roughly a third admitted they had Heterosexuals were less likely to get notdeahow thevtrus was spread. ~learly ~ the therapy because they often face the it’ s the people who are engaging in the higher risk behaviors who appear not to ~ ailment alone, she suggested. ",Many get help through networks¯ Gays be getting the basic information about i people have their networks and so do IV drug transmission," CDC epidemiologist Amy Lausky said Thursday-. "I guess we’d all ¯. users,"she said. Heterosexuals with AIDS : usually are women who got the disease like to think that, 10 to 15 years into the epidemic, people would know.how HIV ¯ from having sex with men, who were or : had been drug-users or Bisexual. The is spread." Researchers interviewed 608 adults with : women often did not know anyone else HIV living in rural areas of Georgia, ." with the diseas&, she said. ’~nis was sur¯ prising, but even IV drug users knew Florida, South Carol",ma. and Delaware. ¯ more about AIDS than these women/’ she Asked why they didn t consider themselves at risk, 33% of men and 29% of :¯ said. Of women with AIDS, 58% are women said they didn’t know how HIV ¯ black, she said. Nationally,43% of AIDS patients are black; 36% are white, and was spread. Other reasons given included . 20% are Hispanic, according to data prenot tl~nking their sex partners were infected and the belief that only homosexu- ¯ sented at the conference. Some HIV Ignorant i! John Serrot, MSW Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates i i als and intravenous drug users contracted HIV. LTnprotected sex and cracl~’use were common among those interviewed. The CDC said it doesn, t know of any studies in which it asked urban HIV patients the same questions. Researchers i¯ HIV Treatments blot Available to All ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Physicians sometimes steer HIV-infected New Yorkers noted that the vast majority of AIDS cases away from the best drug treatment regi: are concentrated in urban areas. AIDS mens because they do not believe the cases in rural areas made up fewer than patients are motivated or stable enough, a 10% of the 641~086 cases reported through state-sponsored panel of experts has found. 1997, the CDC said. Health providers often saw. those with HIV as members of suspect patient groups - immigrants, homeless people, inmates, ¯ the mentally and physically disabled : and prescribed treatment accordingly, in" stead of treating cases on an individual BOSTON (AP) -Women, minorities and heterosexuals with AIDS are less likely : basis, the group said. An HIV treatment plan "should not be than others to get a new and effective ¯¯ based on presumptive judgments about treatment, andignorance of the procedure ¯ people in any racial, ethnic, gender, age, may be one of the reasons, according to a ¯ new study, The situation maybe particu- ¯ risk or other category," the panel declared. "The state of New York should ensure larly bad for women, who, according to another report, may be more susceptible : that every person with HIV has access to ¯ than men to HIV, the virus that causes ¯ basic health services as well as to providers with HI¥ expertise," the group conAIDS. " The reports were given at the "AIDS at ¯ cluded. The 44-member panel included physithe Millennium" conference sponsored ¯ clans, medical ethicists, public health exby the Massachusetts Medical Society ¯ perts and advocates for groups at highrisk and Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. A study by Dr. Valerie Stone of the Brown Uni- ¯ of contracting the virus that causes AIDS, including Gay Men’s Health Crisis and versity School of Medicine found that ¯ Housing Works. It was formed in midnearly three-quarters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island men with AIDS got the "¯ 1997 after reports surfaced that some HIV patients werereceivingless-than-op~dmum three-drug, protease inhibitors treatment, ¯ care because of who they are or because but only half the afflicted women did. The ¯ some doctors and other health care workstudy also found that 75% of whites with AIDS got the multi-drug, or "cocktail" "¯ ers were not up to speed on thelatest drug treatment methods. treatment, but only 58% of blacks and ¯ Dr. Guthrie Birkhead, director of the 50% of Hlspanics did. Half of heterosexu: state Health Department’s AIDS Institute als with AIDS were being treated with the drugs, compared with 81% of Gays and : andco-chair of the panel, said the report : was thefirst of its kindin theUnited States 61% of those who contracted the disease ¯ through drug injections. The study was ¯ to examine the ethical issues involved with the complicated drug treatments made at five sites, including community : which have evolved for HIV and AIDS health centers and teaching hospitals. Protease inhibitors given in combina- ¯ patients. Those treatments have become ". especially prevalent in the last three or tions have improved and prolonged the ¯ four years. Problems with matching palives of many AIDS victims. New biological evidence suggests women may be : tients with optimum treatment regimens more susceptible to HIV than men, said ¯ "are still not solved at this point" in New : York, Birkhead said. 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Appointments made,,8 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-F. Call us today at 58zF1233. Medical Excellence And Compass.ionate Care S nce 1926. ST. JOHN MEDICAL cENTER Medical Excellence ¯ Compassionate Care ability to work with them (medications)," he said. "In some cases, that may mean deferring treatment- getting people housing, drug treatment, whatever. But in no instances does that mean denying people proper treatment." Doctors and researchers have had the best results in delaying the onset of AIDS among HIV-infected peopleusing a combination of "antiretroviral’ drugs which inhibit the development Of the virus in human beings. Often, the drugs can extend the lives of HIV-infected people for many years. Typically, HIV patients take three different drugs two to three times a day, Birkhead said. "For the average person, without any problems,keeping on a(medication) scheduleis very difficult,"he said. With HIV and AIDS patients, doctors must recognize a whole series of related problems that can prevent medications frombeing taken, including having proper refrigeration for the drugs and language barriers involving non-English speaking - HIV victims, the panel found. And, recent studies have shown that taking HIV drugs in proper doses and sequences is crucial because if some drugs are stopped, the body could develop immunities to them that will hasten the onset of AIDS. The panel of experts saiditis the duty of doctors and other health care providers to stay current about the latest drug treatments for HIV, to make them as widely available to patients as possible and to help get patients into situations where they will stick to a medicinal schedule. Patients, the panel said, have an obligation- to religiously take the drugs, to eat properly, to take other steps to maximize the effect of the medications and to otherwise aid in their own treatmentS. In cases where a patient "demonstrates an inability to initiate or maintain a treatment regimen" it may be "appropriate" for a health care provider to discontinue drug treatment, the panel concluded. A member of the panel, Deunis DeLeon of the Latino Commission on AIDS, said he would like to see its recommendation that all New Yorkers have access to anonymous HIV testing become reality. ’There was not equal access to appropriate preand post-test counsding," DeLeon said. ’~3nce a person got tested, thefollow-up in terms of the medical referral was lacking, even in some major urban centers throughout the state." State health officials estimate that between 150,000 and 200,000 New Yorkers are HIV positive, believed to be the highest snch population in the nation. Quilt to Move to DC SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 52-ton symbol born in San Francisco as the deadly epidemic ravaged the city’s Gay community, appears to be headed permanently to Washmgton D.C. The board of the Names Project voted to begin searching for new executive offices and a place to store and display the quilt, which has grown to more. than 100,000 pounds of cloth and imagery. The vote has not been formally announced, but Names Project Executive Director Andy lives told the San Francisco Examiner the move won’t happen for several years. ’XDbviously there is a strong emotional tie to San Francisco, birthplace of the quilt," he said. "But what began 10 years ago as an ad hoc response to this tragedy has become an icon and the No. 1 AIDS prevention .and education tool in the country. "My position is that logistically, we belong in the nation’s capital... None of us has any interest in having the quilt be this musty, dusty relic stored on shelves:. 2’ The Names Project intends to keepits original storefront space at Castro and Market streets, where the local chapter displays a segment of the quilt. There are 52 US chapters. ~The quilt was the concept of AIDS activist Cleve Jones during a candlelight march on Nov. 27, 1985 honoring slain Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. He asked fellow marchers to write on pieces of cardboard ~the names of lovers and friends claimed by AIDS. When the marchers covered the Federal Building with their placards, "it looked like a patchwork quilt of lives cruelly cut short," Jones said. ’~ understand what they’re trying to do," said Mike Salinas, news editor of the Bay Area Reporter, a Gay newspaper. "Relocating to Washington will let them reach a broader audience of visitors from around the globe, many of whom are in desperate need of better AIDS education." World AIDS Watch: Indian Youth MANESAR, India (AP) --Hard as it is to talk about sex with young people, involving them in AIDS education is crucial to preventing the spread of the sexually transmitteddisease, community workers, health experts and young people themselves said. ’Young people have an enormous curiosity about sex. So let’s build an information systemaroundthem," saidLN. Balaji, chief of planning of UNICEF, India, which is organizing a four-day workshop on the role of youth in fighting AIDS epidemic and HIV, the virus that causes the fatal disease: People in their teens and 20s who act as. health activists in their own communities in 17 countries are attending the workshop. They’ll return home with new ideas about education and counteracting discrimination against those who have the disease. About 1.7 million people in Africa. and 700,000 others in Asia and the Pacific are infected with HIV every year, according to United Nations statistics. India accounts for the most cases in the world, at 4 million. One half million of the victims in India are young people. Their number will rise if young people do not have access to information, skills and services to fight the problem, Balaji told a news conference in Manesar, a town near New Delhi. Many participants in the UNICEF conference said youth in their countries are unable to discuss sex with their elders because of societal taboos. They usually end up getting bad information from peers or reading pornographic literature or experimenting with unsafe sex. In India, school principals balked at the idea of health experts talking to studentsabout drugs, sex or even problems of youth. ’Talking about sex was considered outrageous," said Gunjan Shah, one of the 4,000 students and teachers trained by Sevadham Trust, a voluntary orgamzation in Pune that is helping spread the message of AIDS. Sevadham volunteers slowly persuaded authorities to talk to teachers. "Soon, they were saying’ This is exactly what we want.’ From then, there was no problem." Today, nearly all public and private schools in Ptme and many others in Bombay have asked Sevadham to conduct training for their staff. �That ruling came in a federal lawsuit filed by a homosexual who had been arrested under the Georgia law, Which carried a maximum sentence of 20 ysars. ’This is a symbolic victory," said David Smith, a spokesman for the Gay civil rights group, The Human Rights Alliance. "It sends a message - the demise of the Georgia sodomy law that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully be a precursor to the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating all the nation’ s sodomy laws." Three other states - Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania - have recently overturned such laws. ’This would help the continuation of this trend," Emory constitutional law professor Robert Schapiro said. Even though the law applied to both heterosexual and homosexual activity, it was seen as an example of discrimination against homosexuals. The law "has made Gays and Lesbians a target for unjust police action in the past and unjust prosecution. We hope with this, that will come to an end," said Harry Knox, interim director of the Georgia Equality Project Foundation. Powell, formerly of Norcross, spent 14 months in jail before making bail last year pending his appeal. "I don’t really espouse’ the Gay lifestyle,’ but’I:understand their point of view," said Powell, whose defense was helped by Lambda Defense and Education Fund, a Gay andHIV rights advocacy group. Powell is now living in Shreveport, La. The ruling cannot be appealed, because the Georgia S upreme Court i s the ultimate authority on the state’ s constitution. Legislators would have to amend the constitution to pass a similar law. Former Attorney General Michael Bowers, who defended the law before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1986 case, said he was surprised by the ruling. "I can’ t imagine how. they can make such a ruling... I would be very surprised if you don’ t see a legislative move to alter that." The 1986 case involved a challenge by Michael Hardwick, a Gay Atlanta bartender who was arrested for committing sodomy in his home. Prosecutors later dropped the charge..Hardwick, who died of AIDS in 1991, sued state officials to have the law declared unconstitutional. The Georgia Supreme Court never ruled on Hardwick’s case because his suit was filed in federal court. In the lone dissent to the ruling, Justice George H, Carley wrote that the majority misconstrued the state constitution and "’usurped the legislative authority of the General Assembly to establish the public policy of this state." Carley said the Georgia Constitution contains "no express recognition of a right to privacy." The antisodomy law was upheld by the state Supreme Court in 1996, but that case turned on the solicitation of sodomy, not the act itself. Eighteen states still have laws against sodomy. Louisiana has such a law. It is under state court challenge and a judge’s ruling is pending. Those challenging these laws in various states now have ’Tuel and ammunition see Georgia, p. 14 to fight the battle," said Powell’ s attorney Steven H. Sadow. The following are excerpts from the majority and dissenting opinions: The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice Robert Benham: ’q~he right of privacy has a long and T u L S A ~*’0 P E RA TULSA PHILHARMONIC NationsBank Presents Tulsa Ballet’s The Nutcracker The Holiday Magic Retums in 14 Performances Carol L. Crawford General Director Handel’s Messiah MINI-SEASON PACKAGE Two Great OperasOne Low Price! TULSA ORATORIO CHORUS Conducted by EDWARD BYROM Branch Theatre, Holland Hall December 3 & 4,1998 at 8PM Sponsored by Omni Medical Group. 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Info: PUB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pm, Long rides, 7am. Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria. Write for winter schedule. lf your organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 or fax 583-4615. �-Kelly Kirby CPA,. PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation : in more polar opposition. While Jack is by Adam west " " " Tulsa City-County Library : noble, dignified and worldly, Trip brings With the millenium close to an end, the : self-absorption, infantile behavior and igrate of novels dealing with the subject are ¯ norance to new lows. The chapters focussure to skyrocket. Some wise individuals : ing on-Trip will probably be tedious for got onto the trend early, anyone with depth, although For those d though, and one of these is he does have his looks and a British science fiction author misguided innocent loyalty (to you who dislike Elizabeth Hand. Due to my the girl he impregnates) to save intense love of sci-fi, I was him from complete inanity. sei-fi, you recently asked to review this It is nldmately the characshould know book for the TulsaCity-County ter of Jack that makes this Library system in response to so important. Jack conthat this book book a customer’s request to have stanfly berates himself for bethe book withdrawn from our ing selfish, but he is horribly iS more shelves. Customer objections mistaken. Jack comes from speeulative to material are always taken wealth, and in the political deseriously, and so I found mys tabilization of 1999, his home fietlon... self reading this The Glimmeris one of the few havens availing looking for evidence of There are no able in the novel. Though most obscenity in its rather graphic of his family’s money is gone, aliens here... he maintains the upstate New sexual scenes. Before you run out and Y ork estate in order to give his This novel aging grandmother comfort snatch this one off the shelves, let me warn you - the sex should not and provide his friends with a scenes aren’t that graphic, and secure getaway in times of be enjoyed what’s worse, they’re written need. with little, attention to the Jack undertakes a sort of for its sei-fi beauty of the written word and spiritual journey that we all an inordinate amount of porn- azpeets anyway. sometimes feel a need for: the level vulgarity. Hand is inept process of remembering what The real at writing worthwhile erotica, is important in our lives. Jack but there are other reasons to beauty of The longs for health and sex and devote some time to this disstability, but what he really Gl;mmer~ng mrbing and elegant novel. needs is’the "knowledge thathe For those of you who dislike had a positive impact in shines through has sci-fi, you should know that the lives of the people he loves: this book is more speculative It’s not a complicated lesson, its characters. fiction (along the lines of but for some reason it escapes Marge Pierey) than science fiction. There most of us, most of the time. are no aliens here, only some premature I’m aware that I haven’t given you a advances in technology and some lessgreat amount 6f detail about this particuthan-scientific consequences. This novel ¯ lar story, and my descriptions of the charshould not be enjoyed for its sci-fi aspects acters are rather vague, but that really anyway. The real beauty of The Glimmercan’t be helped. Although Elizabeth Hand ing shines through its characters, thanhas a complete lack of skill with erotica, other note to the style, The Glimmering is her ability to create elegant, complex stoin split-focus, with every other chapter nes and characters and weave them toaltemating between two protagonists, Jack gether so intricately with her plot is suand Trip. It is only near the end that perb. To tell you much more about the everything comes together, but keep readcharacters would reveal too much of the ing-the coalescent result is smooth and progression of the plot. Read this one logical (albeit extremdy coincidental). before the millenium ends. It’s not going Jack is a forty-something gay man dyto be accurate, but you’ll have plenty of ing of AIDS; who finds an unlikely cure ideas to consider on December 31 st, 1999. called Fusax. Trip Marlowe is a teenage Adam West is an associate with Tulsa Christian Rock idol who loses his faith City-County Library System and an OSU ¯when he discovers sex and the female alumnus. He is not now and never has body. The two characters could hardly be been Batman. ferred to Shepard as "queer" and "faggot." McKinney sat expressionless for most reached a sagebrush-strewn area at the of the five-hour hearing, smiling once or foot of the Laramie Range where the twice when he spoke with l’us attorneys. dying Shepard was found 18 hours later. Shepard’s parents, Dennis and Judy DeBree said that McKinney was asked if Shepard, sat in the front row, his mother Shepard begged for his life and the defencrying when a deputy identified photodant replied: "Well, yeah- he was getting ., graphs of her son in the hospital. ¯ the (expletive) beat out of him." Public defender Dion Custis said the The autopsy showed that the 5-foot-2- ¯ state failed to meet its burden of proof that inch Shepard was struck in the head about " the murder was planned and said Shepard ¯ 18 times, prosecutor Cal Rerucha said. was not kidnapped, but went willingly. A Officers testified that Shepard’s face was ¯ watch, money and other property left at caked with blood - except where it had ¯ the crime scene showed that robbery was been partially washed dean by tears. They ¯ not a factoreither, he said. ¯ said his wrists were bound so tightly, it Ms. Price, 18, and Henderson’s girlwas difficult to cut the rope. : friend, Chasity Vera Pasley, 20, will be Explaining the violence, McKinney told ¯ arraigned Dec. 9 on accessory after the ¯ his girlfriend, Kristin Price, "’Well, you fact to first-degree murder. Henderson ¯ know how I feel about Gays,"’ Police and McKinney are being held without Detective Ben Fritzen testified. And ¯ bond. 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ON SATURDAY. MYER~S-DUREN HARLEY-OAVID~ON OF TULSA, INC, SOUTH PEORIA ¯ TUL~. OK 7411)15 * 918743.4440 �¯ The Museum Shop at Philbrool( ¯ sen from the chalkboard), and a basketful by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Some of our eatin’ and da’tnkin’ buddies : of-freshly baked dinner rolls, only cost will go to a restaurant, f’md a dish they : $4.99. Theliver, an easy meat to overlike, and then order the stone food, over . e~ok, was nicely done, and our only cornand over, eve~ time they go thct~. Not us. : plaint was that we got a few onions from We prefer the adventure of tr~ng every- ¯ the outside stem-end of the bulb which were a bit papery. Our thing on the menu, and companion opted for the variety of selecting the chicken fried steak, different entrees on difwhich cost just a little ferent occasions. If our moreat $5.69. His steak waiter should happen to filled the plate, and the remember a previous aroma was wonderful. -visit and suggest a rePhill’s recipe includes peat sampling, invaria bit more than a hint of ably, we will decline garlic, and the steak and eat something difwas very satisfying. ferent. Except at Phill’ s. We have the waitresses well trained by : The green beans with bacon were heavily now, and they know that any time we ¯¯ seasoned with black pepper, and that is almostatrademarkcharacteristicofPhill’s come in after l0 a.m., they’d better put aside a slice of the coconut creme pie for : food. He likes things to have seasoning. us, because we always eat a piece when- ¯¯ Some may not like things so "spicy," but, with his tendency to use exotic ingrediever we’ re in for luncheon. This coconut pie is wonderful. Made from scratch - ." ents like salt, pepper, butter, onions, garnone of that coconut-flavored vanilla ¯ lic, and bacon, we find the spicing charmpudding stuff - with a classic creme : ing - kind of like visiting a friend’s patisserie-style recipe,it’ s lovingly poured : mother’s house for supper. Another great time to visit Phill’ s is for into a dreamy, flakey, flavorful, lard pastry shell, and topped with clouds of real ¯" a late breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday whipped cream. It’ s not a snooty coconut ’. morning. The chalkboard specials almost tart from a New York City bistro cooked : alwayshaveanmterestmg *orunch food, ¯ by a cook with a bad French accent. It’ s ¯ ~uch as Malibu French toast (French toast just a plain old piece of good old Okla- ¯ with orange marmalade), an avocado, bacon, and cheddar cheese omelette, and, homa pie. ¯ for those who like corned beef, a hefty Phill’s Diner, located just east of Harvard on 32rid Street, serves up a lot of , serving of eggs and hash. Prices vary, Phill’ slogan is, Better Than Ever, Pride Merchandise, Magazines & More 610’8510 8120 East 21st (21 st+Memorial, next to Boot City) We buy back good used adult magazines. "home of goocq food." Go to Phill’ . You’ll feel at home¯ And the food certainly is good. generally in the $4-5 range. Huge, fluffy plain ,old .good Oklahoma cooking. In ¯ hotcakes are also apopularmorningitem, fact, it s such a classic, that when we’re ¯ .entertaining out-of-town performing art- : with one ample cake going for $1.29, and ists in for a gig with the Phil or the Ballet ¯¯ two for $2.29. If you really think you can eat it all, they also have a triple stack for or the Opera, and they want some "Okla." $3.29 (but eating like that is not going to homa fOod," this is where weend up. ¯ help youfitin thosenew bicycling shorts). Only open for breakfast and lunch, ¯ phill’ s is a classic diner. Blue plate spe- ¯ And, in the best Southerntradition, one can also order a brealffast side order of cials. Biscuits andgravy. Basichamburg¯ sliced tomatoes for just 99 cents. After all, ers and fries. Chicken fried steak. Home¯ it isn’ t breakfast without tonaatoes. made cinnamon rolls that sell out almost When the autunm weather begins to get every morning. Sirloin steak and egg ¯¯ more of a nip in the air, we’ 11 be looking breakfasts. And, unlike other popular din¯ forward to several other Phill’s staples. ers in Tulsa, Phill’ s hash’ t succumbed to ¯ especially his homemade Irish stew and being trendy. It’ s still a neighborhood place,marketing mostly by word of mouth. ¯ his pinto beans with ham. A big bowl of one of these ($1.99 cup, $2.99 bowl) and But, you have to remember that this is ¯ a basketful of his cornbread is more than a low key kind of place. Vinyl banquettes ¯ enough to refuel on a chilly afternoon. have the occasional tape patch. Soda founPhill’ s slogan is, "home of good food." tain bar stools face a functioning service ." area. Glasses are plastic. Dinnerware is : Go to Phill’ s. You’ II feel at home. And the mismatched - and includes the sundry ¯ food certainly is good. remnants of an IHOP going out of bnsi~ : I Editor’s note: Mary Schepers. our DoheSS sale. There is nothing pretentious "I It-Yourself-Dyke is taking this month about this place. : off, and so we bring you this review by On a recent visit, we decided to have Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche whichfirst the grilled liver and onions, which, with a ". ran tn our November 1997 issue. simple Iceberg salad, two,~egetables (cho- We know you’re going to love this[ Restaurant & Cabaret 310 East First Street -918-599-9949 Massage Therapy Services Country Club Barbering Custom Styling for Men & Women ~~garO. Cruz, L.M.T. ¯ ¯ Pager: 918-889-5255 Voice Mail: 918-697-9282 Lic. #C4133 David Kauskey 3310 E. 51st, 747-0236 Tues.-Fri., 8-5:30, Sat. 8-5prn series of booster shots. The vaccine uses engineered copies of a protein found on the outer coating of the HIV virus. It is designed to prompt the immune system to Two-thirds of U.S. volunteers will remake antibodies, which can attack invadceive the vaccine. Richter said the Tulsa ing viruses before they infecthealthy cells. trial has enrolled about 12 volunteers but Lysight said he hopes to help pave the can enroll as many as 150. No women way for avaccinethat blocks HIV the way have enrolled yet. Volunteers receive free shots and about $40 to help with transpor- ~ today’s vaccines target small pox or ¯ chicken pox. "Until there is a vaccine or tation, Richter said. Lysight said Tulsa has a large Gay : anything to help it. nobody will want to community, making it an ideal.site for the : accept what the problem is," he said. Local AIDSgroups and the Tulsa Citystudy. He said he has known at least 15 : County Health Department are collabopeople who died of AIDS complications within the past seven years. Study volun- : rating on the project and will assist’in teers commi t to participate for three years. : recruiting trial volunteers. Other cities in They receive three injections of the ge- ¯ the study include New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Philadelphia and sites in netically engineeredvaccine over several months. Those are followed up with a "- Florida, Texas and California. : ." ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ �Timothy W. Daniel ¯ had a very hard time with harassment. by Esther Rothblum ¯ I recently talked with a group of five Then when I came out my freshman year, ¯ hestartedmaking fun of m!! I said to him: young women in a Vermont high school about what it means to be Lesbian, Bi, or : ’Don’t yon remember how-bad it felt questionning. These women students - ¯ when everyone made fun of you?’ He said: ’But I wasn’t and you and a teacher- have been .... ~bool life is not are." In s,o,me ways, I was his meeting weekly in their school after hours. Hard as it wlthout harassment, revenge. may be for us older Lesbians Another woman was con¯ . . Another woman, to believe, but such groups cerned about how her hetwho is Bisexual, are a part of all high schools erosexual friend would be in the Burlington, Vermont viewed. She said: "I think has been called a my being fairly out in school area. "dyke"by another The women were proud affected her. We used to sit student. that their classmates had just together in class and spend a lot of time together. We’ve voted in (500 in favor, 100 Als0, students in against) a club to be called been friends since kinderthe "Gay and Straight Alli- their high school will garten. I think the fact that refer to something we were so close actually ance." As one woman said "what was so good about the negalively affected her, with they don’t llke as process was that it was so people assuming that she was "gay," as in "thatout there, and an explanaGay as well. I found myself tion went along with it, so pulling away from her so dress is so people knew it wasn’t just a that she wouldn’t be stereotyped. I wanted her to be able to find a Gay thing." In fact, one of the club’s boyfriend and be happy; I didn’t want her organizers received a school medal for her efforts. harasssed." In some ways, being Gay is viewed as BUt school life is not without harassment. One student said: "Yesterday, a kid trendy in their school, but only when it refers to female students, mostly those came up to me and said ’I would really, appreciate it if you didn’t make out with" who are Bisexual. But the women I interviewed felt that trends are viewed as a other girls in the hallways.’ I’ve never phase, and their classmates wonder When done anything like that in school." Anthis particular trend will finalh, be over. other woman, who is Bisexual, has been called a "dyke" by another student: Also, "My friends thought I was a "~oser’ because I told them that I was Bi," said one students in their high school will refer to something they don’t like as "gay," as in woman. Esther Rothblum teaches Psychology "that dress, is so gay.’" at the University of Vermont and Editor of The women I interviewed were aware of internalized homophobia as well. One the Journal ofLesbian Studies. Ske can be reached at Dewey Hall, Univ. of Vt., woman said: "In eighth grade there was Burlington or: esther.rothblum@uvm.edu this kid that everyone said he was Gay. He couples’ request to overturn the prohibition. In legal briefsand arguments to the court, they said mamage historically has been defined as a union between a man and a woman because same-sex couples can’t biologically bear children. ’‘To say (otherwise) would be to say there’ s absolutely no connection between marriage and procreation," said Assistant Attorney General Eve Jacobs-Camahan. "It’s a unique social institution based on the sexual communion of a man and a woman." Vermont is now the only state with a Supreme Court considering the question of Gay marriages. In last month’s elections, voters in Hawaii and Alaska essentially overturned court rulings that were moving toward legalizing such unions. Robinson said refusing to allow samegender couples to marry was as discriminatory as bans on interracial marriage, first overturned by the California Supreme Court in 1948. "The parallels between that case and this case are striking," she said. In 1948, proponents of California’ s interracial ban used many of the same arguments as Gay marriage opponents today, such .as the promotion of procreation, she said. But Assistant Attorney General Timothy Tomasi said both men and women are given the right to marry, and a court redefining it would cut into the rights of the Legislature. ’‘There’ s no benefit given to males that isn’ t given to females," he said. The lawsuit challenges a 1975 ruling by the state’ s attorney general advising town clerks that Vermont law defined civil marriage as a union between a "bride and a groom," in effect prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying. Ten groups, ~ncluding a coalition of other states, wrote briefs supporting Attorney General William Sorrell’s definition. Seven other groups have filed arguments that contend Vermont" s Constitution guarantees Gays the same rights to marriage as heterosexuals. Hordes of people showed to watch the arguments. Folding chairs were set up and the court, for the first time ever, required tickets to get in the building. They were snatched up the moment doors opened, hours b.efore the scheduled arguments. From the point of view of the couples, who found themselves at the center of a national debate and sat in a front row, the arguments couldn’t come soon enough. 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Something similar to Samoa’s Or I w as until the day I called Much of the context-governed names out to young Joshua, an acoccurs here with American tive 5-year:old who liked to attraetlon of drag cross-dressers and drag arthang around my hut. He comes from its ists. When you meet up with shyly informed me that his eonstruetlon of your friend, do you use his name was now Tio. "But what happened to Tio?" I hyper-femlnlnlty boy name or his gift name? This mostly depends on asked, confused. Tio, I - an image of where you are at the mothought, was the helpful son ment and also, of course, of my neighbors Vani and perfected what s/he’s wearing. PerKaisaia. Joshua, or rather womanhood that sonal nmnes in Iankahar give now Tio, drawing in the dirt men rights to family and with his big toe, told me that no real female land; here in America they Tio was now called Kamuti. could, in reality, give us rights to be, and to But this was equally confusing. Kamuti - or so I had act, male or female. obtain. American Gay cnlture memorized - was an older, includes Several drag namchildless man who lived in a. This is why ing traditions. Much of the rattletrap hut at the end of RuPaul and attraction of drag comes the village. I pestered people in my Barble are twins - from its construction of hyper-femininity - an imrudimentary Pidgin English they both are age of perfected womanhood until they" helped me underthat no real female could, in stand that old Kamuti, sensway beyond reality, obtain. This is why ing death, had just adopted female reality. RuPaul and Barbie are twins 20-someflfing Tio who took his name. This left open the - they both are way beyond female reality. One drag naming tradition name-"Tio" that the former Joshua assumed. Men’s names on this island are is the hyper-feminine. Here, the queens take on Barbie-ish names. I surfed through really titles. They emplace individuals within a structure of kinship groups. Each a number of drag queen websites on the Internet (yes, those gifts are online) and nmne. moreover, comes with rights to turned up hyper-ladylike names such as certain land plots. Joshua’s father had Zhanna, Monique, Vaunessa, Cookky, more sons than nmnes to give out, so the Felicity, Chynna, Windy, Misty De Mute, bob was making do with the European and so on. Sometimes these names pair "’Joshua" until a landed personal title (like with the drag equivalent of a surname. Tio) freed up. Persona! names in Iankab,ar There are named drag houses in many thus link individuals into land-holding cities, and a daughter takes the family kinship ~oups which are the basic building blocks of island society. name of her drag-mother (and sometimes also drag-father). This creates a structure AnthropoloNsts study personal naming systems in order to learn more about of ficdve kinship that anthropologists call matrilineal descent. people’ s understandings of selfhood, and There is a second, comic naming tradiof the ways in which they conceive of individuality and society. In many cultion in American drag. Her~ the queens tures, people may have several names at celebrate the carnival foundations of their once, or may take on additional names as art. There are ancient and widespread they go throughlife. ,americans are familassociations of masking and naughtiness in Western culture, as all of us learn very iar with first names, middle names, nickyoung ("Trick-or-Treat, smell my feet!"). names, family or surnames, pen names, stage names, and aliases; and the majority Those sly queens adore bad puns. My quick tour of the web discovered Miss of ~american women still change their family names at marriage (as Hillary went Pencil Vania, Charity Kaesse, Paige Turner, Evian Water, Sister Dana van from Rodham, to Clinton, to Rodham Clinton). Still, people in other societies Iquity, and of course Hedda Lettuce. And may have far more opportunities than we I’m sure you can bring many coarser do to collect various names or to swap one examples to mind. But,just like people in name for another Vanuatu, China, and Samoa, the more names you have, .the more you are. In some cultures, each time an indiLamont Lindstrom teaches anthropolvidual enters a new phase of life (childby Lamont Lindstrom, Ph.D. Whenl moved into Iankahar, a small South Pacific village in Vanuatu, I worked hard to learn all the names of my M0nthly Payment Monthly electric bills. They go up: they go do~nl -depending on the bi~3s and lo~vs of e:mh monthLs weather. 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Shepard Murder Update LARAMIE,Wyo. (AP)-A suspect in the deathofaGay University of Wyoming student admitted to an investigator that he drove off with the victim and then told him: ’~3uess what. We’renot Gay. You’regonnagetjacked." After hearing testimony at a preliminary hearing, a judge ordered Aaron McKiuney to stand trial in the death of Matthew Shepard, an attack thatbrought widespread outrage, a condenmation from President Clinton and calls for tougher hate-crime laws. The other suspect, Russell Arthur Henderson, had waived his fight to a preliminary heating and is scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 2. Both men are charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbery. The21-year-old Shepard, who had been found tied to a fence outside of town, died five days after the Oct. 7 beating. The lead investigator, Sheriff s Detecfi~÷’e Sgt. Rob DeBree, testified that McKiuney, 21, admitted to the beating and implicated his friend Henderson, also 21. According to DeBree, McKinney said that robbery was ." the main motive but that Shepard was chosen,,as a targe~ because he was Gay. DeBreesaidMcKinney admitted ° Matthew did not hit on them or make advances" in the .,~FiresideBar,.batthat they luredhimoutintending:to rob : him and 6urgiari~e hi~ house. ....... :~ . 2 ~ According to DeBree, McKimaey told investigators that the attack began after Shepard placedhis fight hand ". on McKinney’ s leg as the trio drove on Laramie’ s east side." ’Guess what. We’re not Gay,’ "DeBree quoted " McKinney as saying. ’"You’re gonna get jacked. It’s Gay Awareness Week.’" DeBree said McKiuney admitted he hit Shepard two ¯ to three times with his fist, then pistol-whipped and robbed him. see Shepard, p. 10 Tulsa MCC’s Merge! TULSA - After years of strife,Tulsa’ s two Mb~~poli’- tan Community Church congregations have voted to merge beginning at the end of November and at the beginning of the Advent season. The Metropolitan Church of Greater Tulsa (MCC-GT) is likely the oldest Lesbian and Gay organization in the state at more than 20 years old. It was one of the first MCC’ s in the US to purchase its own building in an innovative bond based fundraising program. Family ofFaith’MCCwas younger congregation that grew out of MCC-GT starting out in Jenks, then later moving to a storefront in southeast Tulsa. Both congregations are currently without permanent pastors and members of each congregation approved the merger with "overwhelming majorities." The move also enjoys denominational support. The new congregation will meet at the building near Pine and Sheridan which has been the home for MCC-GTbut the vision that thenew congregationhas is tomove to anew shared home and see MCC, p. 2 ATLANTA (AP) - Twelve years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Georgia’s controversial anti-sodomy law, the state Supreme Court threw out the statute late last month in a ruling that Gay civil rights activists hope will lead to the downfall of similar laws around the country. The state court voted 6-1 to overturn the conviction of Anthony Powell, now of Shreveport, La. Hehad been foundguilty of sod.omizing his 17-year-old niece m 1996. He had beencharged with rape, but his lawyers argued that the sex was consensual and thejury acquitted on that charge. The court’s majority opinion, by ChiefJustice RobertBenham, said the law violates the state "We cannot think dany other aetlvlty that reasonable persons would rank as more private and more deserving of proteetlon from governmental interference than eonsensual, private, adult sexual aetlv~ty," - Georgia Chld Justiee Robert Benham constitution’ s provision that citizens are entitled to privacy. "We cannot think of any other activity that reasonable persons would rank as more private and more deserving of protection from governmental interference than consensual, private, adult sexual activity," he wrote. In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the 165-year-old Georgia law banning oral and anal sex, ruling that ~e U.S. Constitution provides no right to private homosexual conduct. see Georgia, p. 8 ::WORLD AIDS DAY DIRECTORY/t.ETFERS P. 2/3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES P. 12/13 CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 14 ¯ MarriageLawsuit Heard : MONTPEIJI~.R, Vt. (AP)- Vermont’s Supreme ¯ Courtjustices dearly wereready for thepotenfially ¯ historic case before them. Before 10 minutes had ¯ gone by in their hour-long heating on the question ¯ of same-gender marriage, Justice Denise Johnson : cut off a lawyerandtoldher to get to the point. "We ¯ have toknow what yourtheories are that entitle you ¯ to relief,"Johnson toldlawyer Beth Robinson, who ¯ was arguing the case for three couples seeking the ¯ right to marry. : Throughout the hearing, justices peppered law- , yers from both sides withquestions about theories : of law, Gay politics and common sense. Each : jnstiee, from the chief to themost seniormember of : the court to its most recent appointee, asked at least ¯ one question. They listened intently, cajoled, prod- ¯ ded, occasionally chuckled and scribbled notes. : "tit’ s good to know the court is thinking about these ¯ issues, and if you think hard about this, we win," ¯ Robinson said following the arguments. ¯ Oral arguments before the Supreme Court can be : curious affairs. Lawyers go prepared to fill their ¯ allotted time with an oral recitation expanding on ¯ the written arguments they have previously filed. ¯ They rarely get a chance to deliver their remarks : tminterrupted because at least one of the justices ¯ generally wants to probe a point more deeply or ¯ perhaps go off in another direction. But seldom ¯ does the court become so immersed in the case ¯ before it. Seldom does the court have as much time ¯ as it allotted Docket No. 98-32, Baker v. State of : Vermont. Lawyers had an hour to make their case. ¯ Normally they get half that, sometimes less. : In the hearings in November, they had to share it ¯ pretty much.eq.ually with the three men and two : women in black robes.-It was almost l~ke a law : school class where thefivejustices were theprofes- ¯ sots and the individual lawyers were the students : getting uncomfortably close seruuny. : - When Robinson rejected a notion that Local AIDS activist, Bruce. Begley before World AIDS Day memorial service and march. For more, see page 3. Tulsa Is Site to Test HIV Vaccine : TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Researchers in Tulsa are participating in : a nationwide trial of a vaccine that may help prevent infection : from the virus that causes AIDS. Tulsa is one ofahandful of cities _. chosen to participate in final testing of the AIDSvax vaccine, ¯ developed by California-based VaxGen Inc. ¯ "I think it is an opportunity to make history as the first major ¯ trial to prevent HIV infection," said Dr. Ralph Richter of St. John .. Medical Center, who is leading the local branch of the trial. "It’ s ¯ aumque opportunity, and the challenge is to prove that this works : by doing a very highly scientific study." ¯ Researchers are recruiting HIV-negative Gay men who are ¯ considered at high risk Of contracting the disease. That includes : those who are not in monogamous relationships. They also seek : women who currently are in sexual relationships with HIV- : positivemen or who have had more than one male sexual partner ¯ and have been diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases : within the past year. : In preliminary trials of AIDSvax, nearly 99 percent of those : vaccinated produced strong levels of antibodies. Final testing of ¯ the vaccine is targeting 5,000 U.S: volunteers at high risk of ~ contracting the AIDS virus and 2,500 high-risk people in Thai- " land. ¯ John Lysight, 31, recently got his first shot of the vaccine and : will get a second injection soon. ’ofhis is a beginning vaccine of ." the future. This is what is going to start what I refer to as the super : vaccines," Lysight said. "I think we are reaching a totally ¯ different realm of meditfine, and it needs to be taken advantage : of." Lysightlearned ofthe vaccinefrom Richter almost ayear ago ~ and plans to help the doctor recruit study subjects. He does not : know if he is receiving the vaccine or a placebo. ¯ see Vaccine, p. 11 : : : : : everyone’ s goals~ Justice James Morse responded: "So the label is everything?" Johnson was the most animated justice. AssistantAttorney GeneralEveJac~bs-Camahan pointed out that no other state in the nation had legalized Gay marriage. Johnson observed: "Somebody had to be the first in an interracial state," referring to states that once banned interracial marriages. Trying to recover, Jacobs-Camahan said that common law had always made a distinction between men and women in marriage statutes, but not between the races, which was what made interracial marriage bans unconstitutional. "What does that show other than how long-standing the discrimination was?" Justice John Dooley asked. Reflecting that new legal ground was potentially being plowed with the case, Chief Justice Jeffrey Amestoy asked Robinson to explain why the state would want to discriminate against its citizens. Figuring that one out is a frustration, Robinson replied. The State of Vermont’s representatives have contended that limiting mamage only to heterosexual couples is good for procreation and childrearing - a point characterized as discriminatory and unconstitutional by Robinson, the lawyer for three Gay couples who brought the case. Robinson argued that Vermont’s 28-year-old ban doesn’t serve to protect children. "If the state’ s concern is about protecting Children, then that would be protected by allowing these couples to marry," she said, noting that two of the three couples have adopted children. State lawyers urged the court to turn down the see Marriage, p. 11 see Editorial, p. 3 Tulsa Clubs &, Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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Ministers who have merely blessed same-sex unious have found themselves in trouble with church leadership. One was quoted as saying "I can bless a battleship. I can bless a nuclear weapon. I can bless dogs or animals, but I can’ t bless two people who want to make a commitment to each other." The freedom to marry the person you love is a basic civil right, a basic human right, and an important, individual personal choice that bdongs to the couple in love, not to politicians or the government: Some day, probably not un61 the next century, that won’ t be an unpopular idea. - William C. Stosine. Iowa City With Credit to The Village Voice The 1998 Wacko Awards: Losers, Liars, and Other Political Lowlifes The Human Rights Campaign Well, the folks- at the. Human~ Rights Campaign sure do know how to pick ’em] After a protracted internal battle, the country’s largest gay fights group voted to endorse Al D’ Amato. Actually, it was the HRC’s board- in a 15-7 vote - that chose to support the Fonz. Mostmembers backed Schumer, who romped in the Gay community. For mstanee, in Manhattan’ s 66th Assembly Dislrict, Schumerrouted D’ Amato by about an 8-to-1 margin. This Greenwich Village district was the first to send an openly gay woman, Deborah Glick, to the state assembly and provided Schumer with his biggest vote total ofany city A.D. In recognition of HRC"s misguided endorsement, we present the group’ s board with the Out ofTouch Plaque and a global positioning system, so they are better informed when they next get the urge to veer right. ¯ Letters Policy : Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ issues which we’ ve covered or on issues ¯ you thinkneed to be considered. Youmay ¯ request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters must be signed&have phone hum- ¯ bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- " ters are preferred. Letters to other publi=m ¯ cations will be printed as is appropriate. by joining forces to be able to secure a permanent full-time pastor as well. Tins also will allow them to increase their outreach to the community. Both congregations were predominenfly women and leaders stated the hope of encouraging men to feel welcome as well. World AIDS Day 1998i WASHINGTON, DC - A new studyjust released resoundingly debunks widely held beliefs about the economic status of. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual (GLB) people. Contrary to what has become the conventional wisdom on the subject, Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people do not earn more than "We lmve long known that the myth of Gay wealth is ju,t that - a myth . . . lneome I~at~on s~nes t~e o~ truth on yet another o[ The Ri~ht~ ~stortlon of the ~a~s," - Urv~hl Va~d Heterosexual people. In fact, they may even earn less. lncome Inflation: The Myth of AffluenceAmong Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Americans was released by the Policy Institute of the Na- . tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (I~LSS). The report was authored by M.V. Lee Badgett, Ph.D., professor of economics at the University of Massa- .chusetts at Amherst and executive director of IGLSS. Income Inflation is a startling study of the economic status of a frequently stereotyped population ofAmericans. Badgett explores the pervasive andinaccuratenotion that GLBpeopleform aneconomic elite, insulated from discrimination by their wealth and disconnected frbm society at large by a special, privileged status. After examining data from seven different surveys, she finds that none support this stereotype. "The evidence from many different scientifically sound data sources points to the same dear conclusiom Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people do not earn more than Heterosexual people, either as individuals or as couples," reported Badgett. "Some GLB people are poor, some are rich, and most are in the middle,jnst as heterosexual people are. Now that we have credible data, we can stop relying on flawed stu~di.’e3, that were designed to find high income Gay people." right-wing organizations and individuals perpetuate and regularly exploit the myth of Gay wealth to bolster their attacks against the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender eommtmity. The mythis so pervasive and accepted that even Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia injected it into the dissenting opinion in the Colorado Amendment Two ease. "We have long known that the myth of Gay wealth is just that - a myth," said Urvashi Vaid, director of the Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "’Income lnflation shines the light of truth on yet another of The Right’ s distortion of the facts," added Vaid. by Tom Neal, editor andpublisher One of the consolations ofgrowing older is that every once in a while, something "right" happens you thought you might never see. Justice sometimes prevails. Forexample, in thelate 80’ s,my youngest brother spent some time in the then German "Democratic" Republic (the DDR in a program organized by the University of Oklahoma); and we wondered when, if ever, all of Germany would be one again. More recently, we’ ve seen Chilean murderer and former dictator, Gen. Pinochet, at least called tojustice-even ifhis age and the legal wrangling may prevent any real payment for his part in the systematic disaFpearance and murder of his own, and foreign, citizens. So too, the decision of the Georgia Supreme Court to say that the apparatus of the State, here Georgia, has no compelling, legitimate interest in regulating the private, consensual sexual conduct of adults. Since Georgia’s law was the impetus for the wretched, horribly reasoned US Supreme Court case, Bowers v. Hardwick, to have the law undermined by its home state constitution is sweet. But it is a bittersweet victory because Bowers still stands rendering Lesbian and Gay Americans lesser citizens under our own federal constitution. Like the 19th century Dred Scott Supreme Court decision that legitimized slavery, Bowers will someday fall. But its decision, (based on primarily on the logic that this behavior, oral and anal sex, has always been despisedandtherefore, based on popular revulsion, should be un- titan constitutional, tliough note that though de~ - - Spised, a lotof "them" are doing it too) continues to butlress anti-Lesbian and Gay decisions, like child custody battles where the Gay parent lives in a state where "sodomy" is illegal. What I like about this column is its flexibility to write ¯ . . it’s been both ~unny and l~tter to learn that former Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers during the very time in whleh he was defending the Georgia "sodomy" statute was himself breaking a different Georgia law by haGn~ an adulterous affair. Obdously, all animals are equal but some are more e~ual otherS. ¯ ABC’ s 20/20programhas never run a story critical of ¯ nuclear power. Come to find out, the show’ s producer ¯ Victor Neufeld’ s wife works for the nuclear industry. ¯ Rupert Murdoeh, an ultra right wing activist, (he initially offered Newt Gingrich a mulfmi!lion dollar about any number of things without necessarily having to pun them together into a completely coherent argument. So be forewarned that this may wander. Sent via the Internet: "Morality is what you do when nobody is looking." - Oklahoma’ s own Congressman, The Reverend J.C. Watts (R-OK) - who has fathered two children out of wedlock. Indeed. Also from our e-mail regarding the so-called "liberal media": a 1996 Nexis search of sources used by major newspapers and broadcasters, show that 7,776 medi~ citations were used from conservative think tanks (with Heritage Foundation topping the list); 4,665 from centrist think tanks; and 1,837fromliberal think tanks. That means the news media used sources from conservatives 54% of the time, centrists 33% .and liberals 13%. KABC, anABCaffiliate in Los Angeles refused to air any anti-war protest stories during the Gulf war. This from staffers inside the station. : book deal thru his H,ar)pe_r Collins publishing firm), owns the entire Fox media conglomerate, the Fox telei visionnetwork andFox news channel. He also owns the New York Post,and TV Guide magazine. ¯ ABC’s David Brinldey had to apologize for making ¯¯* insulting remarks about President Clinton on the air during the 1996 election. He now is a spokesman for a ; multimillion dollar corporation. John Stossel, known : for his ultra-rightwing pro-corporate views is a regular reporter for ABC news. ¯ CBS canned a 60 minutes story on tobacco company : lies because ofpressure from upper management. NBC has squdched stories about boycotts of General Electric, its parent company. CNN has no one as far to the ¯ It is even more bitter now that we’ ve learned that : former Supreme Court Justice, the late Lewis Powell, ~ decided .that his vote, the"swing" votein Bowers (5-4), ¯ was a mistake. Powell never really seemed to understand the impact of his act since he also stated that his mistake never caused anyone any harm. Indeed. Also, it’ s been both funny and bitter to learn that former Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers during the very time in which he was defending the Georgia "sodomy" statute was himself breaking a different Georgia law by having an adulterous affair. Obviously, all animals are equal but some are more equal than others - if I may paraphrase that line poorly. Here in Oklahoma, our Supreme Court had less courage or less commitment to fundamental constitutional rights. Oklahoma’s "crimes against nature" or "sodomy" statute was declared unconstitutional in 1986. And like the Georgia decision it involved heterosexual citizens rather than Gay ones. But our court chose to state explicitly that itwas only addressing the unconstitutionality of the law as it affectedheterosexual behavior. As Steve Scarborough, staff attorney, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Southern Regional Office explained to TFN, it’s arbitrary, it’ s unfair but it’ s what we’ ve got until the statute’ s overturned in another statelevel case or until Bowers v. Hardwick is overturned at the federal level. The great thing is that’s going to happen. I don’ t know when, or exacdy how, but to quote that song of solace for both Black and Gay folk (and Black, Gay folk), "deep in my heart, I do believe, we shall overcome some day" Because the fssue here is not really whatfolks are doingin theirbedrooms but whether America’s promise, that all are created equal, is truly, truly what we believe. Left as Pat Buchanan is to the right on its nightly political show Crossfire. NBC’s reporter Pete Williams is a former Bush administration official. CBS’ s and ABC’ s Diane Sawyer was a Nixon administration insider before landing a job covering the news. Britt Hume of Fox News is a known conservative ideologue who used to play tennis with George Bush. _ PBS has many shows dedicated to covering corporate America - Nightly Business Report, Adam Smith’s Money World, Tony Brown’s Journal, Wall Street Week:etc., b~ut~noo’ s,hows dedicated to coveringconsum- .ers or laoor, r’t~ s tongest running show is Firing Line l~osted by ultra conservative William F. Buekley, the editor of the conservative National Review Magazine. Other shows hosted by conservatives regularly are:.One on One, The MeLaughlin Group and American Interests. Additionally, a show has been added to the PBS lineupthat is based on holier-than-thou conservative William Bennett’s book The Book of Virtues. ti Talk"ra’di° is.hosted almost exclusively by conservave talk snow hosts, headed by Rush Limbaugh, Ollie North, Larry Elder, Michael Reagan and G. Gordon Li’_d.dy. Former Republican presidential candidate and religious rightleader, PatRobertson, owns theChristian Broadcasting Network which airs nationwide. He also owns the Family Channel and a radio news service called Standard News. And those are just a few things to consider about our "liberal media" ~ except, of course, Tulsa FamilyNews which is proudly pro-Gay, moderate to progressive in our politics. Hats off to Tulsa Oklahonmns for Human Rights, the organization that provides our Gay CommRnity Center, formounting alarge and very visible sign onthe south face of The Pride Center. The sign can be seen well down Brookside as you travel north. TOHR president Steve Horn credits board member and volunteer, Ric Martin, for getting the sign done. Kudos to Ric and to Steve and see About, p. 14 Texas Sodomy Challenge HOUSTON (AP) - Two men found having sex in a private home pleaded no contest Friday to sodomy charges, initiating a legal challenge to the 119-yearold Texas law that bars Gay intercolarse. John Geddes Lawrence, 55, and Tyrone Garner, 31, were arrested for engaging in homosexual conduct on Sept. 17 when deputies- responding to a false report of an _ armed intruder - found them having consensual sex in Lawrence’ s apartment. Justice of the Peace Mike Parrott fined them $125 each. The men, who want to keep the case alive to fight the law, appealed the fine and posted appeal bonds of $332.50 each, which moves the case to state district court. "I hope that the law changes," Garner said. "I feel like my civil rights were violated and ! wash’ t doing anything wrong." The sodomy law makes homosexual oral and anal sex a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500. Although on the books for more than a century, the law is rarely enforced. Gay activists have worked unsuccessfully for years to overturn the statute. Of the 19 states that have a sodomy statute barfing consensual anal or oral sex, Texas is one of five that specifically targets same-sex partners. The other four are Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, according to Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. of New York. United Church of Christ Leader Support Gays CLEVELAND (AP) -The head of the United Church of Christ has asked that a document he wrote supporting the acceptance of Gay ~md Bisexual people into the church and its clergy be read alou.d at services. The Rev. Paul H. Sherry, president of the 1.4-million member church, headquartered in Cleveland, mailed a pastoral document to his denomination’ s more than 6,000 churches. Sherry said he wrote the document in response to the Slaying of Matthew Shepard in Wyoming and other recent examples of anti-Gay sentiments that have been in the news. "The hatred exposed in the shocking murder of Matthew Shepard in Wyormng last month underscores the critical importance of this reflection and of the need for our voice to be heard," , " Sherry stated recently. The pastoral letter is titled "Now, No Condemnations," and supports the full participation of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual persons in the membership and clergy of the church. "Knowing how challenging this issue can be for some in our churches, I hope it can be helpful to you in the exercise of your leadership, providing a way to initiate needed reflection, study and action," Sherry wrote in a letter accompanying the document. Kentucky Lesbian Fired LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children fired a supervisor for being a Lesbian after co-workers saw her pictured with her partner in a photo contest at the Kentucky State Fair. The fired worker, Alicia Pedreira, said she acknowledged she was Gay when she applied for the job last May. Pedreira¯was dismissed Oct. 23 on the grounds that her"admitted Homosexual lifestyleis contrary to the Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children core valties." In the wake of Pedreira’ s firing, five other employees resigned in protest, and two universities decided to withdraw their studentsfromthe BaptistHomes for Children’ s programs. The picture of Pedreira that appeared in a contest at the state fair was takenby an amateurphotographer at alocalAIDS walk. Thepicture, whichshows Pedreira standing in front of partner Nance Goodman wearing an "Isle of Lesbos" t-shirt, was entered without Pedreira’ s consent. In an interview, Brenda Gray, a KBHC spokeswoman, said: "We strive to be fair in our dealings with all people, including, certainly, our employees. At the same time, it is important that we stay true to our Christian values. Homosexuality is alifestyle that would prohibit employment." Jack Cox, the home’ s manager until he quit over Pedreira’s firing, said Pedreira acknowledged she was Gay when she interviewed for the job as art therapist and supervisor at the Spring Meadows home for emotionally disturbed boys m eastern Jefferson County. Cox said he told her that wouldn’t be a problem, as long as she didn’ t talk about her private life at work. In a letter to Pedreira after her termination, Cox said that no one can be hired or fired at KBHC without approval of its president, William Smithwick. Citing privacy concerns, Gray, theKBHC spokeswoman, declined to elaborate on what promises, if any, where made to Pedreira when she was hired or whether Smithwick knew about her sexual orientation then. Pedrcira said when she returned to work from a vacation in August, she learned that several employees at the children’ s home had seen a picture of her and Goodman at the state fair and were discussing it at work. Cox said that his superiors contacted him and told him that they wanted Pedreira to resign. She refused. Pedreira said that KBHC. after initially saying she’d be fired, offered what she considered a demotion. She said she turned that down and was fired. She said she’ s still out of work. After Pedreira was terminated, Cox said he resigned, as did another supervisor; an employee who worked for Pedreira; and two clinical social workers. Cox said Pedreira’ s termination is contrary to the code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. "For me to continue to work for an agency that embraces that is against my ethics and personal belief," Cox said. Spalding University and the University of Louisville’s Kent School of Social Work said their students were leaving because discrimination against Gays is inconsistent with the ethics and ideals of social work. TheKBHC,a part of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, operates eight homes across the state for more than 3,000 emotionally disturbed children. Most of the children are placed th(re by the state. The KBHC received about $12 milhon ofits $15.6 million budget last year from state agencies, Gray said. The state can withhold money from private child-care contractors that discriminate against women, African-Americans and others who are protected by state and federal law. But, said Cary Willis, a spokesman for the Cabinetfor Families and Children, "We can’ t base any funding decisions on whether somebody discriminates based on sexual orientation." : California Marriage Ban Advances ¯ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)-A proposal to declare ¯ that only marriages between a man and a woman ~ would be recognized as legal in California won a ¯ place on the state’ s prima~u¢ election ballot in 2000. ", The initiative was written by state Sen. Pete Knight, ¯ R-Palmdale. ¯ Knight’ s petition drive collected 677,000 signatures, of Which more than 482,000 were projected to : be valid voter signatures based on a random sam- ¯" piing. At least 433,269 voter signatures were needed to qualify the measure for the March 7, 2000 primary. ¯ Iowa Town Looks at ¯ Anti-Bias Measure ¯ CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - The Cedar Rapids ¯ Civil Rights Commission has agreed to recommend ¯ that the words "sexual orientation" be added to the : city’ s civil rights ordinance. 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Kate Brown, D-Portland, the newly elected Senate minority leader. She noted that the breakdown in the Senate is still 17- 13 in favor of the Republicans, so despite any influence she may have for civil rights issues, her caucus will still be outgunned. Brown said civil rights backers might have to settle for small steps, such as the last session’ s funding of a state coordinator to help prevent teen suicides, of which Gays make up a significant share. "We’re treading lightly," said Jean Harris of Basic Rights Oregon, thebiggest Gay civil rights organization in the state. She sees the group’s posture as a mainly defensive one. If the Legislature pushes an extreme right-wing bill on Gays "we’ll be there to prevent them from passing bad things... It’s a fight against the religious right-wing agenda." "We’ re sort of waiting to see how many anti-Gay things are going to come up and whether they’ 11 pass theemploymentbil! after23 years," Harris said. "The employment bill is the only thing on the front burner." The measure to outlaw discrimination against homosexuals in employment, first introduced in 1975, has been a key part of the civil rights lobbying efforts for years. The measure passed in the House in the 1997 Legislature but fell short of getting a Senate vote in the waning days of the session. ’.’I certainly feel that’s an unsolved issue out there," Brown said. "Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people still are discriminated against in employment." But House Speaker-elect Lynn Snodgrass, R-Boring, who describes herself as a social conservative, said she doesn’t particularly want to spend time dealing with thorny social issues. "We need to focus on issues the people sent us here to do," she said. But added she’ll bow to the will of her caucus if the members want an issue advanced. Harriet Merck of Eugene, a Gay woman who works at the University of Oregon, said it’ s discouraging that "we still don’ t have an anti-employment discrimination bill." But she said she doesn’ t have too much hope of pro-Gay civil rights gains in the coming session. "You have to work what you have to work with in any given session," she said. " 1,000 in Chicago Counter Phelps Protest CHICAGO (AP) - More than 1,000 Gay-fights supporters surrounded a church where an anti-homosexual minister protested a marriage ceremony for two men conducted earlier this year. The Rev. Fred Phelps of the WestboroBaptistChurchofTopeka, Kan., and about 10 of his supporters gathered recently to protest a September marriage presided over by the Rev. Gregory Dell, pastor of the Broadway United Methodist Church. Gay civil rights supporters surrounded the church, gathered on rooftops, and held signs that read "Stop the Hate," in anticipation of Phelps and his followers. Phelps and his followers have engaged in anti-homosexual picketing around the country, including a demonstration at the funeral of Matthew Shepard, a Gay University of Wyoming student who was beaten to death in October. Chicago police surrounded the anti-Gay group with barricades as they gathered on a street comer facing the church. Phelps waved different anti-Gay signs throughout the demonstration. One signread "God Hates Fags." "This is tack3,, minimal, cheap, tawdry stuff," Phelps said in referring to those protesting against him and his followers. Midway through the demonstration, some Gay supporters approached Phelps and his group and were forced back by police. The anti-Gay demonstration ended whenPhelps andhis followers were escorted away by police. Phelps said he plans to return to Chicago in the next few weeks to continue the protests. "It’s unfortunate that individuals and groups carry the kind of hate and fear that these folks do," Dell said of the Kansas protesters. "But however offensive their message might be, the strength of community, justice and love is stronger." Dell performed the Gay marriage service despite a ban on such ceremonies that was inserted in his denomination’s "Book of I>iscipline" in August. The United Methodist Church will put Dell on trial next year for violating the ban. He could be defrocked. Is West Virginia Gov. Gay-Friendly? CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Cecil Underwood is exasmniDg several Gay civil rights initiatives and has not ruled out proposing legislation to enact them, his spokesman said recently. "Does it fit in his legislative agenda? That is being decided right now," Dan Page said. Underwood sent a letter to a Gay member of the state Republican Executive Committee saying he does not support a "quick fix" on discrimination issues. But he said "we shall examine very carefully the positions" Larry Tighe Of Wheeling had asked him to support. Tighe asked Underwood in September whether he stands by his 1996 campaign pledge to seek changes in state fair housing and human rights acts to make it illegal to discriminate against Lesbians and Gays. Underwood said then, "I am opposed to using sexual preference to discriminate. I feel they are entitled to the same-protection we offer everyone." Tighe asked Underwood specifically if he supports amending the state I-Iumun Rights Act to include aban against diseriminating againsthomosexuals in empl0yment,housing andpublic accommodation. The act now prohibits discrimination because of race, religion, color, nationality, sex and age. Opponents have said the additional language would give homosexuals special privileges. Supporters say it is necessary to protect homosexuals from growing violence. Tighe also asked whether Underwood would sign an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in state government employment and if he would support changing West Virginia hate crimes laws to protect homosexuals as a class. And he asked Underwood to include the proposals in his State of the State address in January. Underwood’s Nov. 20. reply, which Tighe received Monday, said, "My position on human rights issues is straightforward and unwavering: No West Virginia citizen should suffer discrimination for any reason. "We can realize the vision of Americaembodied within ourconstitutionby maintaining vigilance and fighting prejudice where we find it. We cannot and should not opt for a’ quick fix’ that touches only the surface of a problem," the governor’ s letter said. Page said Underwood’ s opposition to a "quick fix" does not necessarily mean he has rejected the legislation Tighe supports. "The governor believes the long-term solution is changing people’ s attitudes," he said, noting Underwood has established a commission to teach West Virginians about the Holocaust and has an initiative to promote better race relations. Underwood’s letter said, "We should work together to promote tolerance and understanding among all Americans, especially those citizens who would deny freedoms and opportunities to others... That is a long-term process that deserves our full attention." Underwood opposes same-sex marriage and has voted against ordaining Lesbians and Gays as ministers in the United Methodist Church. Rural Americans: Some HIV Ignorant i! ATLANTA (AP)-They had_unprotec~d.. sex withpartners ofthesameandoppostte sex, somclinlcs in exchange f~ .d~gs - yetmany neverlmew they were~il~ of gettiilg AIDS..I~,tervi.ews wire ~a~ infected pati__egts snow .tpat .s~e ¯ Americans still aren’ tgett~.gtttemessage about how AIDS is uansmitted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported recently. _ . Despite theirrisky behavior, about~ never thought they were at risk of contracting the AIDS virus, theCDCsaid. Of those, roughly a third admitted they had notdeahow thevtrus was spread. ~learly it’ s the people who are engaging in the higher risk behaviors who appear not to be getting the basic information about transmission,"CDCepidemiologistAmy Lausky said Thursday-. "I guess we’d all like to think that, 10 to 15 years into the epidemic, people would know.how HIV is spread." Researchers interviewed608adults with HIV living in rural areas of Georgia, Florida, South Carol",ma. and Delaware. Asked why they didn t consider themselves at risk, 33% of men and 29% of women said they didn’t know how HIV was spread. Other reasons given included not tl~nking their sex partners were infected and the belief that only homosexuals and intravenous drug users contracted HIV. LTnprotected sex and cracl~’use were common among those interviewed. The CDC said it doesn, t know of any studies in which it asked urban HIV patients the same questions. Researchers noted that the vast majority of AIDS cases are concentrated in urban areas. AIDS cases in rural areas made up fewer than 10% ofthe 641~086 cases reported through 1997, the CDC said. ter. ’The disease also progresses faster" in females~ she sai& She also saidwomen and minorities are underrepresented in clinical tri~,s, ofnew AIDS and HIV treati ments, and There may be some biologi- : cal and genetic differences in how some people respond to the drugs." ! ~ Stone said everyonein her study had i -some health insur~ce, so she eliminated cost as a reason some were ~eated with protease inhibitors and others were not. i She said it appeared that patients were more likely to get the treatment if they knew about the drugs and asked for them. ’"Some said they had never heard of the therapy. Whites weremuchmorelikely to have heard of the new drugs," she said. Heterosexuals were less likely to get ~ the therapy because they often face the ~ ailment alone, she suggested. ",Many people get help through networks¯ Gays i have their networks and so do IV drug ¯. users,"she said. Heterosexuals withAIDS : usually are women who got the disease ¯ from having sex with men, who were or : had been drug-users or Bisexual. The : women often did not know anyone else ." with the diseas&, she said. ’~nis was sur- ¯¯ prising, but even IV drug users knew more about AIDS than these women/’ she : said. Of women with AIDS, 58% are ¯ black, she said. Nationally,43% ofAIDS ¯ patients are black; 36% are white, and . 20% are Hispanic, according to data pre- ¯ sented at the conference. i¯ HIVTreatments blot Available to All ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Physicians sometimes steer HIV-infected New Yorkers away from the best drug treatment regi: mens because they do not believe the patients are motivated or stable enough, a state-sponsoredpanel ofexperts has found. Health providers often saw. those with HIV as members of suspectpatient groups - immigrants, homeless people, inmates, ¯ the mentally and physically disabled - : and prescribed treatment accordingly, in- " stead of treating cases on an individual : basis, the group said. ¯ An HIV treatment plan "should not be ¯ based on presumptive judgments about ¯ people in any racial, ethnic, gender, age, ¯ riskor other category," thepanel declared. ¯ "The state of New York should ensure : that every person with HIV has access to ¯ basic health services as well as to provid- ¯ ers with HI¥ expertise," the group con- " cluded. ¯ The 44-member panel included physi- ¯ clans, medical ethicists, public health ex- ¯ perts and advocates for groups at highrisk of contracting the virus that causes AIDS, ¯ including Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ¯ Housing Works. It was formed in mid- " 1997 after reports surfaced that someHIV ¯ patients werereceivingless-than-op~dmum ¯ care because of who they are or because ¯ some doctors and other health care work- " ers were not up to speed on thelatest drug ¯ treatment methods. ¯ Dr. Guthrie Birkhead, director of the : state Health Department’s AIDS Institute : andco-chair of the panel, said the report : was thefirst ofits kindin theUnited States ¯ to examine the ethical issues involved ¯ with the complicated drug treatments : which have evolved for HIV and AIDS ¯ patients. Those treatments have become ". especially prevalent in the last three or ¯ four years. Problems with matching pa- : tients with optimum treatment regimens ¯ "are still not solved at this point" in New : York, Birkhead said. "It’s very important : not to make assumptions about people’s For Some, Less Access to Care BOSTON (AP) -Women, minorities and heterosexuals with AIDS are less likely than others to get a new and effective treatment, andignorance of the procedure may be one of the reasons, according to a new study, The situation maybe particularly bad for women, who, according to another report, may be more susceptible than men to HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The reports were given at the "AIDS at the Millennium" conference sponsored by the Massachusetts Medical Society and Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. A study by Dr. Valerie Stone of the Brown University School of Medicine found that nearly three-quarters ofMassachusetts and Rhode Island men with AIDS got the three-drug, protease inhibitors treatment, but only half the afflictedwomendid. The study also found that 75% of whites with AIDS got the multi-drug, or "cocktail" treatment, but only 58% of blacks and 50%ofHlspanics did. Half ofheterosexuals withAIDS were being treated with the drugs, compared with 81% of Gays and 61% of those who contracted the disease through drug injections. The study was made at five sites, including community health centers and teaching hospitals. Protease inhibitors given in combinations have improved and prolonged the lives of many AIDS victims. New biological evidence suggests women may be more susceptible to HIV than men, said Dr. Deborah Cotton, director of AIDS clinical research at Boston Medical Cem John Serrot, MSW Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates Sandra Hill, M.s. National Certified Counselor Certified Hypnotherapist Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. 2865 E. 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Often, the drugs can extend the lives of HIV-infected people for many years. Typically, HIV patients take three different drugs two to three times a day, Birkhead said. "For the average person, withoutany problems,keepingona(medication) scheduleis very difficult,"he said. With HIV and AIDS patients, doctors must recognize a whole series of related problems that can prevent medications frombeing taken, including havingproper refrigeration for the drugs and language barriers involving non-English speaking - HIV victims, the panel found. And,recent studies have shown that taking HIV drugs in proper doses and sequences is crucial because if some drugs are stopped, the body could develop immunities to them that will hasten the onset of AIDS. Thepanel ofexperts saiditis the duty of doctors and other health care providers to stay current about the latest drug treatments for HIV, to make them as widely available to patients as possible and to help get patients into situations where they will stick to a medicinal schedule. Patients, the panel said, have an obligation- to religiously take the drugs, to eat properly, to take other steps to maximize the effect of the medications and to otherwise aid in their own treatmentS. In cases where a patient "demonstrates an inability to initiate or maintain a treatment regimen" it may be "appropriate" for a health care provider to discontinue drug treatment, the panel concluded. Amemberofthepanel, Deunis DeLeon of the Latino Commission on AIDS, said he would like to see its recommendation that all NewYorkers have access to anonymous HIV testing become reality. ’There was not equal access to appropriate preand post-test counsding," DeLeon said. ’~3nce a person got tested, thefollow-up in terms of the medical referral was lacking, even in some major urban centers throughout the state." State health officials estimate that between 150,000 and 200,000 New Yorkers are HIV positive, believed to be the highest snch population in the nation. Quilt to Move to DC SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 52-ton symbol born in San Francisco as the deadly epidemic ravaged the city’s Gay community, appears to be headed permanently to Washmgton D.C. The board of the Names Project voted to begin searching for new executive offices and a place to store and display the quilt, which has grown to more. than 100,000 pounds of cloth and imagery. The vote has not been formally announced, but Names Project Executive Director Andy lives told the San Francisco Examiner the move won’t happen for several years. ’XDbviously there is a strong emotional tie to San Francisco, birthplace of the quilt,"he said. "But what began 10 years ago as an ad hoc response to this tragedy has become an icon and the No. 1 AIDS prevention .and education tool in the country. "My position is that logistically, we belong in the nation’s capital... None of us has any interest in having the quilt be this musty, dusty relic stored on shelves:. 2’ The Names Project intends to keepits original storefront space at Castro and Market streets, where the local chapter displays a segment of the quilt. There are 52 US chapters. ~The quilt was the concept of AIDS activist Cleve Jones during a candlelight march on Nov. 27, 1985 honoring slain Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor GeorgeMoscone. Heaskedfellow marchers to write on pieces of cardboard ~the names of lovers and friends claimed by AIDS. When the marchers covered the Federal Building with their placards, "it looked like a patchwork quilt of lives cruelly cut short," Jones said. ’~ understand what they’re trying to do," said Mike Salinas, news editor of the Bay Area Reporter, a Gay newspaper. "Relocating to Washington will let them reach a broader audience of visitors from around the globe, many of whom are in desperate need of better AIDS education." World AIDS Watch: Indian Youth MANESAR, India (AP) --Hard as it is to talk about sex with young people, involving them in AIDS education is crucial to preventing the spread ofthe sexually transmitteddisease, communityworkers, health experts andyoungpeople themselves said. ’Young people have an enormous curiosity about sex. So let’s build an information systemaroundthem," saidLN. Balaji, chiefofplanning ofUNICEF, India, which is organizing a four-day workshop on the role of youth in fighting AIDS epidemic and HIV, the virus that causes the fatal disease: People in their teens and 20s who act as. health activists in their own communities in 17 countries are attending the workshop. They’ll return home with new ideas about education and counteracting discrimination against thosewho have the disease. About 1.7 million people in Africa. and 700,000 others in Asia and the Pacific are infected with HIV every year, according to United Nations statistics. Indiaaccounts for the most cases in the world, at 4 million. One half million of the victims in India are young people. Their number will rise if young people do not have access to information, skills and services to fight the problem, Balaji told a news conference in Manesar, a town near New Delhi. Many participants in the UNICEF conference said youth in their countries are unable to discuss sex with their elders because of societal taboos. They usually endup gettingbadinformationfrompeers or reading pornographic literature or experimenting with unsafe sex. In India, school principals balked at the idea of health experts talking to studentsabout drugs, sex or even problems of youth. ’Talking about sex was considered outrageous," said Gunjan Shah, one of the 4,000 students and teachers trained by Sevadham Trust, a voluntary orgamzation in Pune that is helping spread the message of AIDS. Sevadham volunteers slowly persuaded authorities to talk to teachers. "Soon, they were saying’ This is exactly what we want.’ From then, there was no problem." Today, nearly all public and private schools in Ptme and many others in Bombay have asked Sevadham to conduct training for their staff. That ruling came in a federal lawsuit filed by a homosexual who had been arrested under the Georgia law, Which carried a maximum sentence of 20 ysars. ’This is a symbolic victory," said David Smith, a spokesman for the Gay civil rights group, The Human Rights Alliance. "It sends a message - the demise of the Georgia sodomy law that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court will hopefully be a precursor to the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating all thenation’ s sodomy laws." Three other states - Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania - have recently overturned such laws. ’This would help the continuation of this trend," Emory constitutional law professor Robert Schapiro said. Even though the law applied to both heterosexual and homosexual activity, it was seen as an example of discrimination against homosexuals. The law "has made Gays and Lesbians a target for unjust police action in the past and unjust prosecution. Wehope with this, that will come to an end," said Harry Knox, interim director of the Georgia Equality Project Foundation. Powell, formerly of Norcross, spent 14 months injail beforemakingbail last year pending his appeal. "I don’t really espouse’ the Gay lifestyle,’ but’I:understand their point of view," said Powell, whose defense was helped by Lambda Defense and Education Fund, aGay andHIV rights advocacy group. Powell is now living in Shreveport, La. Theruling cannotbe appealed, because the GeorgiaSupreme Courtis theultimate authority on the state’ s constitution. Legislators wouldhave to amend the constitution to pass a similar law. FormerAttorney General Michael Bowers, who defended the law before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1986 case, said he was surprised by the ruling. "I can’ t imagine how. they can make such a ruling... I would be very surprised if you don’ t see a legislative move to alter that." The 1986 case involved a challenge by Michael Hardwick, a Gay Atlanta bartender who was arrested for committing sodomy in his home. Prosecutors later dropped the charge..Hardwick, who died of AIDS in 1991, sued state officials to have the law declared unconstitutional. The Georgia Supreme Court never ruled on Hardwick’s case because his suit was filed in federal court. In the lone dissent to the ruling, Justice George H, Carley wrote that the majority misconstrued the state constitution and "’usurped the legislative authority of the General Assembly to establish the public policy of this state." Carley said the Georgia Constitution contains "no express recognition of a right to privacy." The antisodomy law was upheld by the state Supreme Court in 1996, but that case turned on the solicitation of sodomy, not the act itself. Eighteen states still have laws against sodomy. Louisiana has such a law. It is under state court challenge and a judge’s ruling is pending. 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Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria. Write for winter schedule. lfyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. by Adam west " " " Tulsa City-County Library With the millenium close to an end, the rate of novels dealing with the subject are sure to skyrocket. Some wise individuals got onto the trend early, though, and one of these is British science fiction author Elizabeth Hand. Due to my intense love of sci-fi, I was recently asked to review this bookfor theTulsaCity-County Library system in response to a customer’s request to have the book withdrawn from our shelves. Customer objections to material are always taken seriously, and so I found myselfreading this The Glimmering looking for evidence of obscenity in its rather graphic sexual scenes. Before you run out and snatch this one off the shelves, let me warn you - the sex scenes aren’t that graphic, and what’s worse, they’re written with little, attention to the beauty of the written word and an inordinate amount of pornlevel vulgarity. Hand is inept at writing worthwhile erotica, but there are other reasons to devote some time to this dismrbing and elegant novel. For those ofyouwho dislike sci-fi, you should know that this book is more speculative fiction (along the lines of Marge Pierey) than science fiction. There are no aliens here, only some premature advances in technology and some lessthan- scientific consequences. This novel should not be enjoyed for its sci-fi aspects anyway. The real beauty of The Glimmering shines through its characters, thanother note to the style, The Glimmering is in split-focus, with every other chapter altemating between two protagonists, Jack and Trip. It is only near the end that everything comes together, but keep reading- the coalescent result is smooth and logical (albeit extremdy coincidental). Jack is a forty-something gay man dying of AIDS; who finds an unlikely cure called Fusax. Trip Marlowe is a teenage Christian Rock idol who loses his faith ¯when he discovers sex and the female body. The two characters could hardly be reached a sagebrush-strewn area at the foot of the Laramie Range where the dying Shepard was found 18 hours later. DeBree said that McKinney was asked if Shepard begged for his life and the defendant replied: "Well, yeah- he was getting the (expletive) beat out of him." The autopsy showed that the 5-foot-2- inch Shepard was struck in the head about 18 times, prosecutor Cal Rerucha said. Officers testified that Shepard’s face was caked with blood - except where it had been partially washeddeanby tears. They said his wrists were bound so tightly, it was difficult to cut the rope. Explaining the violence, McKinney told his girlfriend, Kristin Price, "’Well, you know how I feel about Gays,"’ Police Detective Ben Fritzen testified. And DeBree said McKinney repeatedly re- : in more polar opposition. While Jack is : noble, dignified and worldly, Trip brings : self-absorption, infantile behavior and ig- ¯ norance to new lows. The chapters focus- : ing on-Trip will probably be tedious for For those d you who dislike sei-fi, you should know that this book iS more speeulative fietlon... There are no aliens here... This novel should not be enjoyed for its sei-fi azpeets anyway. The real beauty of The Gl;mmer~ng shines through its characters. anyone with depth, although he does have his looks and a misguidedinnocentloyalty (to the girl he impregnates) to save him from complete inanity. It is nldmately the character of Jack that makes this book so important. Jack constanfly berates himself for being selfish, but he is horribly mistaken. Jack comes from wealth, and in the political destabilization of 1999,his home is one of the few havens availablein thenovel. Thoughmost of his family’s money is gone, he maintains the upstate New Yorkestatein order to give his aging grandmother comfort and provide his friends with a secure getaway in times of need. Jack undertakes a sort of spiritual journey that we all sometimes feel a need for: the process of remembering what is important in our lives. Jack longs for health and sex and stability, but what he really needs is’the "knowledge thathe has had a positive impact in the lives ofthe people he loves: It’s not a complicated lesson, but for some reason it escapes most of us, most of the time. I’m aware that I haven’t given you a great amount 6f detail about this particu- ¯ lar story, and my descriptions of the characters are rather vague, but that really can’t be helped. Although ElizabethHand has a complete lack of skill with erotica, her ability to create elegant, complex stones and characters and weave them together so intricately with her plot is superb. To tell you much more about the characters would reveal too much of the progression of the plot. Read this one before the millenium ends. It’s not going to be accurate, but you’ll have plenty of ideas to consider on December31 st, 1999. Adam West is an associate with Tulsa City-County Library System and an OSU alumnus. He is not now and never has been Batman. ferred to Shepard as "queer" and "faggot." McKinney sat expressionless for most of the five-hour hearing, smiling once or twice when he spoke with l’us attorneys. Shepard’s parents, Dennis and Judy Shepard, sat in the front row, his mother crying when a deputy identified photo- ., graphs of her son in the hospital. ¯ Public defender Dion Custis said the ¯ state failed to meet its burden ofproof that " the murder was planned and said Shepard ¯ was not kidnapped, but went willingly. A ¯ watch, money and other property left at ¯ the crime scene showed that robbery was ¯¯ not a factoreither, he said. Ms. Price, 18, and Henderson’s girl- : friend, Chasity Vera Pasley, 20, will be ¯ arraigned Dec. 9 on accessory after the ¯ fact to first-degree murder. Henderson ¯ and McKinney are being held without ¯ bond. Rerucha has not yet indicated if he ¯ will seek the death penalty. -Kelly Kirby CPA,. PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation Lesbians and Gay men face many speciaJ tax situations whether single or as coupleS. Call us for help with your year round tax needs. 7’4 7 - 5 4 6 6 4021 S. 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We have the waitresses well trained by now, and they know that any time we come in after l0 a.m., they’d better put aside a slice of the coconut creme pie for us, because we always eat a piece whenever we’ re in for luncheon. This coconut pie is wonderful. Made from scratch - none of that coconut-flavored vanilla pudding stuff - with a classic creme patisserie-style recipe,it’ s lovingly poured into adreamy, flakey, flavorful, lardpastry shell, and topped with clouds of real whipped cream. It’ s not a snooty coconut tart from a New York City bistro cooked by a cook with a bad French accent. It’ s just a plain old piece of good old Oklahoma pie. Phill’s Diner, located just east of Harvard on 32rid Street, serves up a lot of plain ,old .good Oklahoma cooking. In fact, it s such a classic, that when we’re ¯ .entertaining out-of-town performing artists in for a gig with the Phil or the Ballet or the Opera, and they want some "Oklahoma fOod," this is where weend up. Only open for breakfast and lunch, phill’ s is a classic diner. Blue plate specials. Biscuits andgravy. Basichamburgers and fries. Chicken fried steak. Homemade cinnamon rolls that sell out almost every morning. Sirloin steak and egg breakfasts. And, unlike other popular diners in Tulsa, Phill’ s hash’ t succumbed to being trendy. It’ s still a neighborhood place,marketing mostlyby wordofmouth. But, you have to remember that this is a low key kind of place. Vinyl banquettes havethe occasional tapepatch. Sodafountain bar stools face a functioning service area. Glasses are plastic. Dinnerware is mismatched - and includes the sundry remnants of an IHOP going out of bnsi~ heSS sale. There is nothing pretentious about this place. On a recent visit, we decided to have the grilled liver and onions, which, with a simple Iceberg salad, two,~egetables (cho- Two-thirds of U.S. volunteers will re- ¯ sen from the chalkboard), and a basketful : of-freshly baked dinner rolls, only cost : $4.99. Theliver, an easy meat to over- . e~ok, was nicely done, and our only corn- : plaint was that we got a few onions from ¯ the outside stem-end of the bulb which were a bit papery. Our companion opted for the chicken fried steak, which cost just a little moreat $5.69. His steak filled the plate, and the aroma was wonderful. Phill’s recipe includes abitmore than a hint of garlic, and the steak was very satisfying. : The green beans with bacon were heavily ¯ seasoned with black pepper, and that is ¯ almostatrademarkcharacteristicofPhill’s : food. He likes things to have seasoning. ¯¯ Somemay not like things so "spicy," but, with his tendency to use exotic ingredi- ." ents like salt, pepper, butter, onions, gar- ¯ lic, and bacon, we find the spicing charm- : ing - kind of like visiting a friend’s : mother’s house for supper. Another great time to visit Phill’ s is for ¯" a late breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday ’. morning. The chalkboard specials almost : alwayshaveanmterestmg *orunch food, ¯ ~uch asMalibu French toast (French toast ¯ with orange marmalade), an avocado, ¯ bacon, and cheddar cheese omelette, and, ¯ for those who like corned beef, a hefty , serving of eggs and hash. Prices vary, generally in the $4-5 range. Huge, fluffy ¯ hotcakes are also apopularmorningitem, : with one ample cake going for $1.29, and ¯ two for $2.29. If you really think you can ¯ eat it all, they also have a triple stack for ." $3.29 (but eating like that is not going to ¯ help youfitinthosenew bicycling shorts). ¯ And, in the best Southerntradition, one ¯ can also order a brealffast side order of ¯ sliced tomatoes forjust99 cents. After all, ¯ it isn’ t breakfast without tonaatoes. ¯ Whenthe autunm weatherbegins to get ¯ more of a nip in the air, we’ 11 be looking ¯ forward to several other Phill’s staples. ¯ especially his homemade Irish stew and his pinto beans with ham. A big bowl of ¯ one of these ($1.99 cup, $2.99 bowl) and ¯ a basketful of his cornbread is more than ¯ enough to refuel on a chilly afternoon. ." Phill’ s slogan is, "home of good food." : Go to Phill’ s. You’ II feel at home. Andthe ¯ food certainly is good. : I Editor’s note: Mary Schepers. our Do- "I It-Yourself-Dyke is taking this month : off, and so we bring you this review by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouchewhichfirst ". ran tn our November 1997 issue. ceive the vaccine. Richter said the Tulsa trial has enrolled about 12 volunteers but can enroll as many as 150. No women have enrolled yet. Volunteers receive free shots and about $40 to help with transportation, Richter said. Lysight said Tulsa has a large Gay community, making it an ideal.site for the study. He said he has known at least 15 people who died of AIDS complications within the past seven years. Study volunteers commit to participatefor three years. They receive three injections of the genetically engineeredvaccine over several months. Those are followed up with a Phill’ slogan is, "home of goocq food." Go to Phill’ . You’ll feel at home¯ And the food certainly is good. series of booster shots. The vaccine uses : engineered copies of a protein found on ." the outer coating of the HIV virus. It is ¯ designed toprompt theimmune system to : make antibodies, which can attack invad- ¯ ing viruses before they infecthealthy cells. ¯ Lysight said he hopes to help pave the ¯ way for avaccinethat blocks HIV the way ~ today’s vaccines target small pox or ¯ chicken pox. "Until there is a vaccine or : anything to help it. nobody will want to : accept what the problem is," he said. : Local AIDSgroups and the Tulsa City- County Health Department are collabo- : rating on the project and will assist’in : recruiting trial volunteers. Other cities in ¯ the study include New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Philadelphia and sites in "- Florida, Texas and California. by Esther Rothblum I recently talked with a group of five young women in a Vermont high school about what it means to be Lesbian, Bi, or questionning. These women students - and a teacher- have been meeting weekly in their school after hours. Hard as it may be for us older Lesbians to believe, but such groups are a part of all high schools in the Burlington, Vermont area. The women were proud that their classmates hadjust voted in (500 in favor, 100 against) a club to be called the "Gay and Straight Alliance." As one woman said "what was so good about the process was that it was so out there, and an explanation went along with it, so .... ~bool life is not wlthout harassment, ¯ . . Another woman, who is Bisexual, has been called a "dyke"by another student. Als0, students in their high school will refer to something they don’t llke as "gay," as in "thatdress is so people knew it wasn’t just a Gay thing." In fact, one of the club’s organizers received a school medal for her efforts. BUt school life is not without harassment. One student said: "Yesterday, a kid came up to me and said ’I would really, appreciate it if you didn’t make out with" other girls in the hallways.’ I’ve never done anything like that in school." Another woman, who is Bisexual, has been called a "dyke" by another student: Also, students in their high school will refer to something they don’t like as "gay," as in "that dress, is so gay.’" The women I interviewed were aware of internalized homophobia as well. One woman said: "In eighth grade there was this kid that everyone said he was Gay. He couples’ request to overturn the prohibition. In legal briefsand arguments to the court, they said mamage historically has been defined as a union between a man and a woman because same-sex couples can’t biologically bear children. ’‘To say (otherwise) would be to say there’ s absolutely no connection between marriage and procreation," said Assistant Attorney General Eve Jacobs-Camahan. "It’s a unique social institution based on the sexual communion of a man and a woman." Vermont is now the only state with a Supreme Court considering the question of Gay marriages. In last month’s elections, voters in Hawaii and Alaska essentially overturned court rulings that were moving toward legalizing such unions. Robinson said refusing to allow samegender couples to marry was as discriminatory as bans on interracial marriage, firstoverturnedby the CaliforniaSupreme Court in 1948. "The parallels between that case and this case are striking," she said. In 1948, proponents of California’ s interracial ban used many of the same arguments as Gay marriage opponents today, such .as the promotion of procreation, she said. But Assistant Attorney General Timothy Tomasi said bothmen and women are given the right to marry, and a court redefining it would cut into the rights of the Legislature. ’‘There’ s no benefit given to ¯¯ had a very hard time with harassment. Then when I came out my freshman year, ¯ hestartedmaking fun ofm!! I said to him: : ’Don’t yon remember how-bad it felt ¯ when everyone made fun of you?’ He said: ’But I wasn’t and you are." In s,o,me ways, I was his revenge. Another woman was concerned about how her heterosexual friend would be viewed. She said: "I think mybeing fairly out in school affected her. We used to sit together in class and spend a lot of time together. We’ve been friends since kindergarten. I think the fact that we were so close actually negalively affectedher, with people assuming that she was Gay as well. I found myself pulling away from her so that she wouldn’t be stereotyped. I wanted her to be able to find a boyfriend and be happy; I didn’t want her harasssed." In some ways, being Gay is viewed as trendy in their school, but only when it refers to female students, mostly those who are Bisexual. But the women I interviewed felt that trends are viewed as a phase, and their classmates wonder When this particular trend will finalh, be over. "My friends thought I was a "~oser’ because I told them that I was Bi," said one woman. Esther Rothblum teaches Psychology at the University ofVermont andEditor of the Journal ofLesbian Studies. Ske can be reached at Dewey Hall, Univ. of Vt., Burlington or: esther.rothblum@uvm.edu males that isn’ t given to females," he said. The lawsuit challenges a 1975 rulingby the state’ s attorney general advising town clerks that Vermont law defined civil marriage as a union between a "bride and a groom," in effect prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying. Ten groups, ~ncluding a coalition of other states, wrote briefs supporting Attorney General William Sorrell’s definition. Seven other groups have filed arguments that contend Vermont" s Constitution guarantees Gays the same rights to marriage as heterosexuals. Hordes of people showed to watch the arguments. Folding chairs were setup and the court, for the first time ever, required tickets to get in the building. They were snatched up the moment doors opened, hours b.efore the scheduled arguments. From the point of view of the couples, who found themselves at the center of a national debate and sat in a front row, the arguments couldn’t come soon enough. 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He shyly informed me that his name was now Tio. "But what happened to Tio?" I asked, confused. Tio, I thought, was the helpful son of my neighbors Vani and Kaisaia. Joshua, or rather now Tio, drawing in the dirt with his big toe, told me that Tio was now called Kamuti. But this was equally confusing. Kamuti - or so I had memorized - was an older, childless man who lived in a. rattletrap hut at the end of the village. I pestered people in my rudimentary Pidgin English until they" helped me understand that old Kamuti, sensing death, had just adopted 20-someflfing Tio who took his name. This left open the Ameriean Gay culture includes several drag naming traditions. Much of the attraetlon of drag comes from its eonstruetlon of hyper-femlnlnlty - an image of perfected womanhood that no real female could, in reality, obtain. This is why RuPaul and Barble are twins - they both are way beyond female reality. name-"Tio" that the former Joshua assumed. Men’s names on this island are really titles. They emplace individuals within a structure of kinship groups. Each nmne. moreover, comes with rights to certain land plots. Joshua’s father had more sons than nmnes to give out, so the bob was making do with the European "’Joshua" until a landed personal title (like Tio) freed up. Persona! names in Iankab,ar thus link individuals into land-holding kinship ~oups which are the basic building blocks of island society. AnthropoloNsts study personal naming systems in order to learn more about people’ s understandings of selfhood, and of the ways in which they conceive of individuality and society. In many cultures, people may have several names at once, or may take on additional names as they go throughlife. ,americans are familiar with first names, middle names, nicknames, family or surnames, pen names, stage names, and aliases; and the majority of ~american women still change their familynames at marriage (as Hillary went from Rodham, to Clinton, to Rodham Clinton). Still, people in other societies may have far more opportunities than we do to collect various names or to swap one name for another In some cultures, each time an individual enters a new phase of life (childhood, adulthood, old.age), he takes a different name. In classic Chinese society, important men acquired "death names"; because, dead, you ate a changed person and you need a different name. The Japanese borrowed this custom which is why theformerEmperor!tirohito is now called Showa. Elsewhere, people takenew names after important events in their lives, such as surviving a major illness. In Samoaand other Polynesian cultures, people commonly have several names, one of which may be a tide. Names are context dependent- people call one another by whichever of their names best fits the occasion. Most American names are gendered; some are male, others female. It is not surprising, therefore, that transgendered individuals, and drag queens, almost always acquire new names as part of their transformed personality. Something similar to Samoa’s context-governed names occurs here with American cross-dressers and drag artists. When you meet up with your friend, do you use his boy name or his gift name? This mostly depends on where you are at the moment and also, of course, what s/he’s wearing. Personal nmnes in Iankahar give men rights to family and land; here in America they give us rights to be, and to act, male or female. American Gay cnlture includes Several drag naming traditions. Much of the attraction of drag comes from its construction of hyper-femininity - an image ofperfected womanhood that no real female could, in reality, obtain. This is why RuPaul and Barbie are twins - they both are way beyond female reality. One drag naming tradition is the hyper-feminine. Here, the queens take on Barbie-ish names. I surfed through a number of drag queen websites on the Internet (yes, those gifts are online) and turned up hyper-ladylike names such as Zhanna, Monique, Vaunessa, Cookky, Felicity, Chynna, Windy, Misty De Mute, and so on. Sometimes these names pair with the drag equivalent of a surname. There are named drag houses in many cities, and a daughter takes the family name of her drag-mother (and sometimes also drag-father). This creates a structure of ficdve kinship that anthropologists call matrilineal descent. There is a second, comic naming tradition in American drag. Her~ the queens celebrate the carnival foundations of their art. There are ancient and widespread associations of masking and naughtiness in Western culture, as all of us learn very young ("Trick-or-Treat, smell my feet!"). Those sly queens adore bad puns. My quick tour of the web discovered Miss Pencil Vania, Charity Kaesse, Paige Turner, Evian Water, Sister Dana van Iquity, and of course Hedda Lettuce. And I’m sure you can bring many coarser examples to mind. But,just like people in Vanuatu, China, and Samoa, the more names you have, .the more you are. Lamont Lindstrom teaches anthropology at the University of Tulsa. e-mail: lindstroml@centum.utulsa.edu PFLAG Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays Tulsa Area Chapter POB 52800, Tulsa 74152 749-4901 distingnished history in Georgia. In 1905, this court expressly recognized that Geor~ gia citizens have a ’liberty of privacy’ guaranteed by the Georgia constitutional provision which declares that no person shall be deprived of liberty except by due process of law... This court has determined that a citizen’ s right to privacy is strong enough to withstand a variety of attempts by the State to intrude in the citizen’s life." "v~re cannot think of any other activity ¯ .that reasonable persons would rank as more private and more deserving of proteetion from governmental interference ~consensual, private, adult sexual ac- :~tivity. :. We’conclude that such activityis at the heart of the Georgia Constitution’ s protection of the right of privacy." ’q’he State fulfills its role in preventing sexual assaults and shielding and protecting the public from sexual acts by the enactment of criminal statutes prohibiting such conduct... The only possible purpose for the statute is to regulate the private conduct of consenting adults, the public gains nobenefit, and the individual is unduly oppressedby the invasion of the right to privacy. Consequently, we must conclude that the legislation exceeds the permissible bounds of police power." "In undertaking, the judiciary’ s constitutional duty, it is not the prerogative of members of the judiciary to base decisions on their personal notions of morality. Indeed, if wewere called upon to pass upon the propriety of the conduct herein, we would not condone it... While many believe that acts of sodomy, even those involving consenting adults, are morally reprehensible, this repugnance alone does not create a compelling justification for state regulation of the activity." "We agree with our fellow jurists that legislative enactments setting ’social majority’ are not exempt from judicial review testing their constitutional mettle." The minori~ opinion was written by Justice George H. Carley: "Clearly, Powell has no right under the federal constitution to engage in the act. .. since there is no fundamental right ¯ . under theConstitution ofthe United States ~ to engage in consensual sodomy." 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1998] Tulsa Family News, December 1998; Volume 5, Issue 12 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeams Christjohn Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud Barry Hensley J.P. 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He died Oct. 12 in a Fort Collins, Colo., hospital. ¯ His deathsparkedanintemational . .," outpouring of sympathy for vic"[your vi$11 represents] ¯ ¯ tims of hate crimes and calls for ~: a-federal hate crime law from a eommhment to an end of vlolenee and Clinton. All across the US, communi[to] appropriate ties heldvigils andrallies tohonor proteetlon under the and mourn the slain student. In ¯ law... Matthew Tulsa, a group of about 150-200 ¯ persons gathered at the Civic Shepard’s death was Center Plaza. A number of clergy horrible and senseless; WASHINGTON (AP) - Wisconsin voters elected the ¯ spoke, including the Rev. Father it would be more so if first opeuly Lesbian woman member of Congress on : Rick Hollingsworth of the Parish it. was in vain." ¯ Church of Saint Jerome, the Rev. Tuesday. But an acknowledged Lesbian House chal- Drew Edmondson lenger lost in Washington state and another was behind ¯ Leslie Penrose of Community of OkLaltom Attorney General : Hope United Methodist, the Rev. in California. In Wisconsin’ s open 2nd District, Democratic state Rep. Tammy Baldwin defeated Republican ¯ Helen Calloway of the Unity Josephine Musser, the former state insurance commis- : Church and the Rev. Russell Bennett of Fellowship Congrega¯ tional Church. sioner, to replace retiring GOP Rep. Scott Klug. Oklahoma’ s Attorney General, Drew Edmondson, sent a stateBaldwin, 36, made healtheare a cornerstone of her : campaign, saying the United States should adopt a : ment which was read by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights vice president, Greg Gatewood: "[your vigil represents] a com~national, publicly funded system like that in Canada. mitment to an end of violence and [to] appropriate protection ’°Tammy Baldwin is a solid representative who hapsee Hate, p. 11 pens to be a Lesbian," said Elizabeth Birch, executive ¯ under the law.. director of the Washington-based Human Rights Cam- : paign, a Gay civil rights group that helped bankroll the Baldwin campaign. "She has broken down a very large door," Birch added. see Baldwin, p. 10 Wisconsin Lesbian Elected To United States House - Fayetteville Civil Rights ¯ Measure Overturned Hawaii. + Alaska Voters Reject Gay. Marriage ’Th~As;oc;’ated Press ~S tri~ggiingt; s atis f~y~l~ot~.~ 0ei-al conservatives and the law of the land, Hawaii on Tuesday took another step toward banning same-gender marriage, giving its Legislature the go-ahead to write a new law. Elsewhere, Alaskans voted a Gay-marriage ban into their constitution, and voters in Fort Collins, Colo., defeated a measure to protect Gays and Lesbians from discrimination. News was more hopeful for Gay civil rights advocates in Maine, where individual communities are fielding anti-discrimination bills to circumvent this year’s statewide vote that overturned protections on the basis of sexual orientation. South Portland approved a Gay rights initiative; Ogunqult’s vote on a similar proposal was too close to call early Wednesday. The Hawaii initiative was lawmakers" latest try to sidestep the state Supreme Court’s 1993 ruling that the state had no constitutional right to ban same-gender marriages because that would deny some citizens the rights provided to others. Because the U.S. Constitution’ s Full Faith and Credit .Clause requires states to honor each other’ s statutes and legal bonds, the 1993 ruling set off some furious preemptive legislating around the country. At least 30 states have now banned Gay marnage, and Congress passtd the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal recognition of Gay marriage and allowed states to ignore same-sex tmions licensed elsewhere. The two sides in Hawaii spent millions of dollars in a relendess media campaign. "It’s really sending aclear message, a strong message, that the people of this community will not allow homosexual marriages;" said Mike Gabbard, a leader of the Save Traditional Marriage group, seeVote, p. 10 UJ DIRECTORY/LETTERS US & WORLD NEWS ~ ~ ~ HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DO-IT-YOURSELF DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P, 2/3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 8 P. 8 P. I 0 P. 11 P. 12/13 P. 14 FAYEFFEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -.Voters here rejected a resolution : that backers said would have protected Gay people against job ¯ discrimination in city government. Final but unofficial results ¯ from Tuesday’. s .balloting 8howed7~811" v_otes against the measure, 6r58 pe~-cent~ whil~ 5,731,or_42 percenL.we~_e cast in favor. Known as the human-dignity resolution, the measure was passed ¯ by the Fayetteville City Council earlier this year, vetoed by the ¯ mayor, then passed by the council again in overriding the veto. : It would have required that all applicants for city staffpositions ¯ have equal access to employment, regardless of race, sex, reli: gion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, familial statUS, disabil¯ ity or sexual orientation, A group opposed to including "sexual ¯ orientation" on the list successfully petitioned to get the resolu¯ tion.on the ballot. ¯ Claudette’s Leaving! Longtime AIDS Activist Moving to Aggieland ¯ TULSA - For half a decade, anyone seriously involved with ¯ HIV/AIDS, knew Claudette Peterson. For a nu~nber of years, a ¯ Tulsan being tested for HIV anti-bodies likely had their blood ¯ sample taken taken and results given by her when she ran Tulsa ¯ Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing Clinic. More recently, Persons Living with AIDS (PLWA’s) have ¯ benefited from her tireless (and initially unpaid) efforts to estab¯ lish Food Chain, a food pantry and more. However, since her ¯ spouse, Tim Peterson has recently been taken a teaching job at ¯ Texas A&M where he received his ph.D, Tulsa is losing Peterson ¯ to College Station. Another prominent figure among Tulsa HIV/AIDS fundraisers ¯ and caregivers, Janice Nicklas, bemoaned Peterson’ s departure. ¯ "It’ s a major loss for our community.., she has tireless energy for ¯ developing resources for HIV prevention and care and we owe ¯ her a lot . . . anyone’s fortunate to have her living in their community." ¯ Peterson noted that her work has been a labor of love, and is ¯ proud of the fact that she and Foo~t Chain have never had to turn ; away a client and they are now. serving over 100 PLWA’s a ¯ month. She notes that donating food has brought very diverse : people together- drag queens working right next to conservative church people. Peterson also recognizbA Audra Sommers for her ¯ very generous support of Food Chain and other care programs as ¯ wall as support from the National AIDS fund, Tulsa Comm ¯ AIDS Partnership, the Rath Foundation, &Philip Morris Co. Inc. ¯ TULSA- Fornearlyfiveyears,Tulsa’sCity/County ¯ Library System (TCCLS) had refused to allow the ¯ distributionofGaynewspapers,TulsaFamilyNews ¯ in particular, in its lobbies. Early in October, TFN ¯ received a letter inviting the newspaper to provide ¯ copies to be distributed at the Central and each of ¯ the four regional libraries. Tulsa Family News is ¯ now found in those locations. ¯ The dispute over distribution privileges began ¯ when TFN publisher, Tom Neal, was representing _" a now defunct out-of-town Gay paper and re" quested equal distribution access as magazines like ¯ Tulsa Kids, Tulsa People and Urban Tulsa enjoyed ¯ a number of library lobbies. The response of the ." then TCCLS director, Pat Woodrum and the ¯ library’.s board of trustees was to change the rules ; to ban "out of town" publications. Shortly after that decision, Neal began Tulsa ¯ Family News and reapplied as a local publication. ¯ Once again, TCCLS changed the rules to continue to grant access to non-Gay publications and not to ." aGay one. These new rules required that 50% of the ¯ content of the publication be "local." ¯ TFN challenged TCCLS to clarify how it was ¯ defining and connting local content. Neal notes, ¯ "we had issues where it appeared that we met the ~ 50% standard as we understood it and yet we were ¯ told we didn’ t have enough local content. Further." more, we documented multiple violations of that : rule by other publications but the library administration refused to respond to our requests to clarify the policies and to explain their seeming tolerance ¯ for rule-breaking by other publications." see Library, p. 12 World AIDS ¯¯ IAM Director Decides to Step Down ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯" ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ TULSA~interfaithAIDS Ministries is sponsoring its annual World AIDS Day Candlelight March.& Memorial Service. As is customary, the event is on December 1 st, Tuesday and will begin at 6:30 at the parkinglot of Centenary United Methodist Church (631 North Denver) just north of downtown. The march begins to the Parish Church of Saint Jerome (205 West King) at about 7pro and the memorial service will start about 7:30. There is a reception following the service. Marchers are asked to bring banners & bells, but candles & matches will be provided. St. Jerome will be accessible to the disabled at the east entrance. Also, this will be the last World AIDS Day for which ]AM’ s executive director of many years will serve. Diane Zike, who helped found the organizafion when it was part of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma’s AIDS care, will be stepping down at the end of the year for personal reasons. Zike s tated, "my work in AIDS ministry has been a very importaut and meaningful part of my life fore the past 12 years. I regret the need to step down now from my role as director but I will continue to be active and supportive in any way I can." TFN publisher, Tom Neal, noted, "Diane is one of the unsung heroes of the Tulsa AIDS community - she has worked long and hard at great personal cost." Info: 438-2437 or 800-284-2437. : Blues Concert for AIDS ¯ TULSA-Walk for Life will presentits 2ndannual ." blues concert later this year (the date will be an¯ nounced). Last year’s event was held at at ¯" Streamroller Blues and featured a surprise visit from Hanson. The tickets to the event will be $5 at ~ the door and will benefit local AIDS care organizations. For info., call 918-579-9593. see Editorial, p. 3 �Coors Donation Condemned Imagine a Lesbian or Gay activist who 832-1269 918.583.1248, fax: 583.46 15, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 left the country a few years ago and just e-mai!: TNsaNews@ earthlinl~net recently returned back to our community. 744-0896 website: http:Husers.aol.com/TulsaNewst Talk about culture shock! She or he would 599-9512 Publisher + Editor: witness a brave new’queer world, one in 583 -6666 Tom Neal which GLAAD has accepted $110,000 749-4511 Writers + contributors: from Coors, the Human Rights Campaign 585-3134 James Chfistjohn, Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud (a Lesbian and Gay PAC) has endorsed 599 -7777 Balry Hensley, J.-P. Legrandbouche, Lamont Lindstrom D’Amato for Senator in New York, and a 749-1563 Esther Rothblum, Mary Schepers, Adam West young Gay man was tortured and mur744-4280 Member of The Associated Press dered in Wyoming. Importantly for us, 745-9998 these three things are not unrdated 834-4234 Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this appeasement comes at a price - and that 585-3405 oublication are protected by US copyright 1998 by T~ J::.~¢L~ . 660-0856 price is not acceptable to us. ~ and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without We are writing (respectively) as a former 584-1308 written permission from the publisher. Publication of a r~ame or taffer and former board member of photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. CorresponTulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals GLAAD/SFBA. Therefore we will focus dence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted,_oaust 747-1508 Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular rathe GLAAD-Coors connection. be signed & becomes the sole prope,rty of, T,~.~. /:.~Lg,’...ff.*~.*" 610-8510 *Affinity News~ 8120 E. 21 Each reader is entitled to 4 copies o~ each eoition at msmouuon GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alli746-4620 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. ance Against Defamation) has accepted *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 $110,000 from the Coors Brewing com582-0438 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 pany to support its new "sexual orientaFriends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 250-5034 583-6611 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 tion in the workplace" training effort. *HIV ER Center, 4138 Chas. Page Blvd. 712-1122 834-4194 Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 GLAAD was founded by activists such as *HIV Resource Consortium, 3507 E. Admiral 712-9955 481-1111 Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 Vito Russo (author of The Celluloid *Holland Hall SchOol, 5666 E. 81st 494-2665 834-8378 *Borders Books & Music, 8015 S. Yale Closet) with a single, very spedfic rmsHOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education 743-5272 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria sion: to watchdog and critique the media’ s HIV Testing, Mon/Thurs. 7-9pm, daytime by appt. only 746-0313 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S.-Peoria *House of the Holy Spirit Minstries, 3210e So. Norwood coverage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and 581-0902, 743-4117 Cherry Sf. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis Transgendered issues. Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 622-0700 Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker 838-1715 It has strayed from that mission often to *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 352-9504, 800-742:9468 748-3111 Tim Daniel, Attorney deal with the substance of issues rather NAMES Project, 3507 E. Admiral Pi. 749-3620 365-5658 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th than how they are covered. We believe NOW, Nat’l Org. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 587-2611 *Devena’ s Gallery, 13 Brady . that conducting sexual orientation in the . OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 744-5556 584-7960 ¯ workplace trainings is outside GLAAD’ s Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S~.’Peoria *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 838-8503 749-4901 . niche. *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan PFLAG, POB 52800, 74152 584-0337, 712-9379 587-7674 *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th No other organization in our commu*Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 744-9595 743-4297 " nity focuses on anti-defamation. There is *Iqoral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105. 628-3709 Cathy Furlong, Ph.D., 1980 Utica Sq: Med. Ctr. . plenty of defamation (some have lately prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 742-1460 74%4195 Gloria Jean s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21st taken to calling it hate speech) runmng *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 459-9349 665-5174 ¯ around loose these days. GLAAD has Learme M. Gross, Insurance & financial planning Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 744-7440 584-2325 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney. plenty enoughmedia analysis andresponse *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 *Sandra J. I-Iill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 O’RYAN, support group.for 18-24 LGBT young adults to do and litde enough money to do th.at 341-6866 *International Tours vital work, without implementing a new O’ RYAN Jr suppOrt group for .14-17 LGBT youth 712-2750 425~7882 Jacox ~rtimal Clinic; 2732 E. 15th : project with dirty money. ’ - - ’ pi~coP~1 ChurCh , "4045 N¯ Cineinnat4 582-3018 St Aidan’s ~ 492-7140 -~*Jared s Antiquesi i602 El 15th Much has already been said about the *SL Dunstan’ s Episcopal, 5635 E. 71St" 747-0236 582-3088 David Kanskey, Country Club Barbering politics of Coors and the politics of ac*St. Jerome’s Parish Church; 205 W. King 599-8070 583-7171 ~Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. i5 cepting money from Coors. We would *Tulsa Area United Way, 1430 S Boulder 747-5466 582-7225 Kelly Kirby CPA, 4021 S. Harvard, #210 like to emphasize our dismay that GLAAD TNAAPP (Native American men) Indian Health Care 585-1234 595-4105 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady would accept money from such a source. 584-3112 ¯ Tulsa Cbunty Health Department, 46 16 E. 15 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3rd When we were with GLAAD, RJR Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 Reynolds (Big Tobacco, a key backer of Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 664-2951 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place powerful, homophobic North Carolina T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 747-6711 Novel Idea Bookstore, 51 st & Harvard Senator Jesse Helms) was also offering *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule 747-7672 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 the community money and some were *Tulsa Community College Campuses 583-1090 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 considering taking it! *Rogers University (formerly UCT) 743-4297 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor So, we in GLAAD/SFBA back then 747-5932 BARTLESVILLE Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74 t01 "did the math" and realized that taking 834-Q617 *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Jolmstbne - 918-33%5353 Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning money from people trying to kill you just 834-7921. 747-4746 OKLAHOMA CITY/NORMAN Teri S chutt, Rex Realtors doesn’t add up to anything that makes 582-7748 *Borders Books &Music, 3209 NW Expressway 405-848-2667 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 sense. Same for Coors once removed 749-6301 *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square that is the Coors Foundations. 697-0017 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria TAHLEQUAH - Tom di Maria, Exec. Director, 1993-95 742-2007 918-456-7900 *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria - Jessea Greenman, Co-Chair, 1990-94 Stonewall League, call for information: * 481-0558 918-4.56-7900 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis GLAAD/San Francisco Bay Area *Talilequah Unitarian-Universalist Church 743-1733 918-453-9360 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 [Editor’s note: the Coors family wealth 592-0767 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis has been closely associated with a numNSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30. call for dates Tulsa Agencies, Churches, Schools & U niversities ber of the most ultra rtght wing and anti579-9593 Gaypolitical causes. Coors Brewing ComAIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 4337, 74101 EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS 743-2363 501-253-7734 pany was once the target of a boycott due *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria *Autumn Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 587-7314 501-253-7457 to anti-Gay company policies. Coors Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 583-7815 501-253-6807 Brewing now boasts a non-discriminaBless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-9780 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-5445 tion policy that includes sexual orienta*B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 585-1201 501-253-9337 tion and. supports Gay organizations. *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-2776 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence ¯ Coors Brewing has supported the Tulsa Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-5332 Pride Picnic for a number of years.] *Church of the Restoration UU, 1314 N.Greenw°°d 587-1314 ¯ Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery 501-624-6646 * Commlmi ty of Hope United Methodist, 2545 S. Yale 747:6300 Positive Idea Marketing Plans Letters Policy 749-0595 501-253-6001 *Commumty Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 743-4297 ¯ Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on 501-253-4074 ¯ *V~qfite Light, 1 Center St. *Council Oak Men’ s Chorale 712-1511 issues which we’ ve covered or on issues *Delaware Playhouse, 1511 S Delaware 742-2457 ¯ FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS5 you think need to be considered. You may *Democratic Headqtmrters, 3930 E. 31 501-442-2845 request that your name be withheld but *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. ~ Dignity/Integrity of Tulsa - Lesbian & Gay Catholics & letters must be signed & have phone num355-3140 ¯ JOPLIN, MISSOURI Episcopalians, POB 701475, 74170-1475 622-144 1 bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let*Spirit of Christ MCC, 2639 E. 32, Ste. U134 417-623-4696 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 747-7777 : ters are preferred. Letters to other publi*Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard *Free Svirit Women’ s Center, call for l°cati°n &inf°: 587-4669 -cations will be printed as is appropriate. * is where you can fin dTFN ¯ NotallareGaY" ownedbutallareGay" friendly " 747-6827 Tul;a C~ubs & Restaurants *Bmnboo Lom~ge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria *Full Moon Care, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston *Jason’s Deli, 15th & Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd �Ray of Light Campaign Invites Gay People To Tellof Experiences With Ex-Gay Ministries by Wayne Besen . Of course, you would never see a cover story about a discredited, unsubstantiated, cure for baldness, or anyHRC Associate Director of Communications ". thing rise for that matter.., except homosexuality. It is morning once again, and as you rub your tired At the present time. there are only 25 states that have laws against homoffexuals, most nbted are; Alabama 20 years, Georgia 20 years, l~hode eyes and peer into the unforgiving bathroom mirror, the " When it comes to a so-called cure for Gay people, (as if Is and ant ess than 7 years nor more than 20 years, Oklahoma 10 years. The one were wanted or needed) veracity does not seem to shiny reflection of your head is a painful reminder that homosexuals are working hard to get these laws changed to permit their be of much importance to the media. In the following perversion o four country, and it appears they are success fuq at it. " you look just as much like Kojac as the day before. passa~, all of the shenanigans attributed to A great many laws have been changed. Until 1990 the U.S. barred admission of sexual deviants into Although your friends say you should learn our country. In 1986the U.S. SupremeCourtuph, d the constitutionality of Georgia’s sodomy law the ex-bald movement actually occurred in (in a 5 to 4 vote), noting that "prohibitions again homosexuality have been a part of Ainerlcan to accept your baldness, you desperately Currently, ~alse the so-called ex-Gay ministries, from the jurisprudence since the colonization of the countr " Sodomy was a criminal offense forbidden by want to change and have spent years pursuthe laws of’he original thirteen states when they r~ fiodtheBillofRights. Until 1961, allb0states bogus statistics to the distortion of scientific outlawed sodomy. Noah Carolina’s original sodl ay statute nut: "Any person who shall commit notions about : ing the latest hair growth remedies to no the abonimable and detestable crime against natur not fit tb be named among Christians... Shall be research, to the founders of the ex-Gay minadjudged guilty of a felony and SHALL SOl: ER DEATH WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF : avail. But today is your lucky day. While Gay Amerleans CLERGY". istries marrying each other and repudiating : sipping the morning coffee, you pick-up a are beln~ these "cures." Yet, despite these gross irWithout proper punishment of these, perveRs, u( great comitxy has become like Sodom & ¯ copy of a respected news magazine and a Gomorrah. It’s gotten pretty sad when we allo’~ mmosexuals to teach our children that there is ¯ regularities, the media still unwittingly lenothing wrong with being *gay".- ttawthome I ementary public school, Madison, Wisconsin, perpetuated hy a bold, splashy headline proclaims: BALD where lesbian TummY" Boldwln is Distriet Cotmty ~upcwisor, bes just one of many pilot programs gitimizes "ex-Gay" ministries by not holdto teach against homophobia, At the direction of~[hoir teachers, Ist and 2nd graders made a book media whleh : FOR LIFE? Underneath the headline, two titled "Everybody is Equal, A Book About Gay &. Lesbian." The book teaches our very young ing them to the same standard of scientific chiltlrcn respect for homos, a.s well as the Ga~ Pride chant’Hay-Hay-Ho-Ho-Homophobia’s got to ¯ smiling, bushy haired people, who look enerroneously proof that they would demand from any go’and"Wewant rigbl,~tao*: 1ST&2..NDGRADERS!!! OneolderstudenL whenaskedwhatshe ~ thralledby their new hair-dos, claim to have had learned, statedshe’loaksatitlnadifferentlight. Toknowwhatbeinggay isallabout, it’snot other group. believes it is actually diffcrent from anybody else". : been "cured" by a miracle hair tome, cornAdvocates for Gay equality believe Cambridge Mass. schools hold functions like a Gay Family Photo Exhibit on school grounds, and honorable : blued with bible study. another celebrates Gay Pride Day as a holiday. Third graders n New York earn tolerance for these ministries should have an opportunity Ecstatic, you excitedly turn the pages unborons, tlomosexuals argue that wbat consenting adults do in the privacy oftbeir home is protectod journalism to to voice their opinions. However, the media under lhe tight to privacy. Vsctlmless crimes, sucKas the possession and distribution of illegal drugs : til you f’md the story about this new "miracle do not escape the law where they are committed at home; right to privacy in no way allows one to simply has a duty to research the accuracy of statebreak the law. Not State law and not God’s !aw...sodomy is a crime and must be prosecuted. By ." cure." But as you read on, your enthusiasm dolng nothing and allowing sodomites to run amuck, just look around and see where our morals are ments made or statistics reported. Currently, regurgitate today. Prison terms for sodomy are designed to punish persons who undertake by unatural and ¯ quickly begins to diminish. First, you find false notions about Gay Americans are beindecent methods to gratify a perverted and depraved sexual appetite which is an offence against that the smiling mop-tops on the cover-page sound bltes rom public dccancy and morality. To i mprison a conlinnod homosexual is like throwing Brer Rabbit i nto ing perpetuated by a media which erronethe briar patch To ~ve our nation we need the DEATII PENALTY to put an end to the sodomites : are full-time, paid employees for acompany ~erverslon o four country. both sides in the ously believes it is honorable journalism to : marketing this product. Next, even the most Can honmsexuals repent and be saved I I Corinthians 6:1 I)? A few are, but this still simply regurgitate sound bites from both does not mean society eannol INSTITUTE THE DEATI I PENALTY for this crime, just : fervent supporters claim that the success name of bahnee. as it has for the crime of murder. No one says a murderer cannot repent and come to sides in the name of balance. While balance ¯ rate of this so-called panacea is a paltry Christ, nor does society allow such a conv~’sion to stop the death penalty from being is important, it is not an excuse to eschew : 30%. What about the other 70% ? According carried out. Lev. 20:13: "Ira man lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman both of accuracy and tough, fact checking. All statements are .them have committed an abominatiott. They shall surely be put to death". to the company, the hair tonic is not working for these not equally valid and it is the media’ s responsibility, to folks because they are "not praying hard enough." Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the I.ord, and hc tookaway the sodimites out distinguish fact from fiction. In most of the news stones of the hind (IKings 15:12). ]-lad Asa execu~.d these sexual deviants, Jehnsaphat As you skim down the page, you perk up because you wouldn’t have had to remove the remaining sodomites out of the land (I Kings22: 46). about the "ex-Gay" mimstries or the Right wing ad read there is still hope! A competing company claims The Death Penalty is our only answer to ensure these pe~’erts are out of our cont r~’ and campaign in which these mimstries are highlighted, that their hair tonic has a miraculous success rate of stay out for good. ] fiction has been the norm and the truth has been a 71.6%. But when asked by the magazine reporter for But God is love, oh yes, God is love ~nd if you love God, you will keep his commandment {Matt 22:37 and Jol~ 14:15). So for our people to keep the hard data to corroborate the claim, the company spokes¯ For example, ex-Gay leader Anthony Falzarano recommandment of l.ev. 20:13 is tO love Grd. Romans 1:2~-32: :,re have changed.the . " person glibly replies,. "I don’t have time to conduct troth of God into a lie. worshippingand se~ing the creature more than the Creatbr. God cently said dn television that nearly 80% of Gay people follow-up studies." How then, you wonder, does the has given us up to qle afflictions, even our woman go against nature, ~nd likewise also were :molested as children. This is factually incorrec~by the men burned in their lust one toward another, They \vhich commit such things arc ¯ company come up with a specific number like 71.6% worthyofdeath, SodomandGomorrahwcredestro.vedforsuchthings. Ourendcould any objective standards, with Gay people no more likely without ~’011ow-ti~ studies to document whether or not be #n uch worse i fwe don’t follow God’s law’.and uphold the Death Panahy for sodom): to be molested as children than heterosexuals. Unfortu: the patients sprouted hair? nately; because he is talking about Gay people, the Pastor Pete Peters points out in his book,"Death Panalty for Homosexuals" that the top ~ The article then points out that the two scientists who 6 leading scrialki||ers in the U.S- are: Donald | larvt:y - 37 killed. J ohn \Vay’ne Gaq." - 23 lethargicmediafelt there was no need to hold Falzarano ¯ founded the hair tonic formula have feverishly traveled killed. Patrick Keamev - 32 killed, Bruce Davis - 28 killed. Core Henley Brooks - 27 ¯ iecountable for his lie. If Falzarano would have mad.e .a9 killed. Juan Corona -’25 killed, al! of which were homosexuals; add to that Jeffrey " to science conventions around the world to declare that Dahalcr. outrageous claim about any other minority group, ~t ~s ~ their invention.does not work as they once said it did. guaranteed the media would have followed-up and In closing. I would like to poinrout that God has the answer to all our problems. God ~ They say that many people would he harmed psychohas Ills law and the law is good tfa man use it lawfully( I Timothy 1 :g-I 0). excoriated him for his hysterical statement. . logically if they pinned all ,of, their ho.p~,s a~,d dream~,on~ At the Human rights Campaign, our biggest chalHelp spread ti~is message, support the ministr) of Reverend Jon’ny Lee Clear,.. To what they now Call a"fraud. The article atso states mat reorder copies scud a $12.50 donation fi~r 100 copies to P.O. BOX 702631; Tulsa, OK lenge is not countering political religious activist ~oups "- all respected medical and mental health organizations 74170. who exist m deny us equal rights. The toughest battle we agreed with the inventors that the hair tonic was no more face is getting the media to accurately follow-up on T s tact sponsored by the American Patriot !lotline {918) 494-0004. Call for a free i likely to help one grow hair than dipping ones head in recorded message. outrageous statements made by these groups. As it ~ a vat of Ben and Jerry’ s ice cream. ¯ stands, our opponents can say anything they want about If that isn’ t bad enough, the companies promoting the Gay people, no matter how despicable, and they never ¯ hair tonic have taken out full page ads in major newspa. have m answer for it~Through lazy reporting, the media : pers which have distorted a baldness study by one of the has become an accomphce m the Right s discnnnnalao ¯ premier hair loss specialists in the nation. The acby Tom Neal, publisher & editor campaign against Gay Americans by giving bald faced "_ claimed expert retorted acrimoniously to the lies by "To save our nation, we need the DEATH PENALTY t~ lies equal stature to documented facts. It is our hope that ¯ saying, "It was a complete misrepresentation of what put an end to the sodomites perversion of our country." No ~ the research actually said. It was taken completely out as the news media begins to evaluate some of their doubt, your reaction is much like mine was - this is ludiglaring ethical lapses in 1998, they will consider stop~ of context. I am horrified and angry and they are crous, almost laughable ! And that reactionis increased when ¯ ping the harmful practice of printing false information we note the source: the extremely disreputable, publicity- ¯ spreading an awful and destructive message." about Gay people perpetuated by the Right without first Your dreams of looking like Fabio are dashed for hungry ex-Klansman, the "Reverend" Jonny Lee.Cleary. ¯ verifying the outrageous claims. But just as the extremist rhetoric of anti-abortiomsts has ¯ good when you read that of the people lumped in the This perpetuation of myths by the media has forced 30% success rate category, the majority believed that if created a climate in which extremists murder in order to the Human Rights Campaign to start the Ray Of Light "save lives," this adds to a climate in which Lesbian and Gay ~ thehairtonicdidnot work, biologicalbaldness couidbe (ROL) project. The ROL seeks to shine the spotlight on ¯ overcome by wearing atoupee. The article ends with the lives .(and those of our non-Gay friends who shand by us) are ¯ these ministries so people can see beyond the rhetoric testimony of angry ex-ex bald people who claim that already devalued and at risk. and hear from the vast majority of people who have been ] they were misled and cheated by the hair tonic compaThough ultra conservative political groups, like the Famthrough these ministries and now call their techniques ¯ rues. One company’s spokesperson dismisses the inily Research Council, Focus on the Family and the Repub] convenient complaints of the ex-ex-bald people by ¯ psychological terrorism. This project will invite former lican Party now distance themsdves from recent violence ex-Gays from around the nation to share their stories against Lesbians and Gay men, their systematic attacks on us ~ saying: "Some p~.ople fall of the wagon." ¯ with the Human Rights Campaign and lift the veil of ~ You now sit m your living room, enraged by the and their exploitation of anti-Gay fear for political gain also ¯ secrecy surrounding these mimstries. The Ray of Light ¯ misleading story, wondering how a respected news have helped create a climate ripe for violence. ~ outlet would g~ve this "snake oil" that has been so ¯ will: ¯ Murdered University of Wyoming student Matthew *Seek and chronicle the stories of former ex-Gays; Shepard’ s death was horrible but it was not the only one of ~ thoroughly discredited, the slightest bit of legitimacy, ¯ *Share these smiles with the public and the media; ¯ ~ no less a cover story. Shouldn’t the ex-ex-bald people its type, nationally or even locally. According to Kelly *Compile information by leading mental health and Kirby, 1 ongtime Tulsa civil rights activist, there was one Gay ~ have been on the cover, or at least been the focus of the ¯ medical experts on the most recent studies; and ¯ story instead because their experiences are a more ¯ man murdered each .year from 1991 to 1996. And yet when *Examine the literature of the ex-Gay ministries to Tulsans held a public vigil for Shepard, not one elected ~ representative of the vast majority who took the tomc? ¯ look for flagrant abuses and fraudulent claims. ~ Do journalistic ethics and standards exist anymore, you official came or sent a representative. Mayor Savage was out If you have been through these ministries, please of town but surely some one member of her staff could have ¯ wonder? Whoops, you almost forgot, it is 1998, ’‘The ¯ submit your story so we can share it and help others. shown up? What about the district attorney? Only former : Year of the Journalist." ~ Stories can be submitted, to: www.hrc.org/ncop/rol DA Bill LaFortune came and that reflects not only on his decency and compassion see Penalty, p.14 �Churches Create Hate ¯¯ gether in 1991, chose a sperm donor together with a genetic profile that was compatible to theirs once they MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mainstream Christian denominations are to blame for a climate of hate and ¯ decided to have a child. S.L.V. was inseminated because R.E.M. had had a hysterectomy, the opinion bigotry that fostered the fatal beating of a Gay Uni¯ satd. The women went by mommy and mamere, versity of Wyoming student, a United Methodist ¯ Church pastor says. "It’s not just the fight-wing ¯ and drew up respective, detailed family trees for the conservatives" who are teaching that homosexuality ¯ baby. The relationship ended in November 1996, although S.LV. remained in the home until Septemis a sin and that Christian churches should shun Gays ¯ ber 1997, the opinion said. R.E.M. sued for castody a and Lesbians, the Rev. Jimmy Creech said while in Minneapolis recently. "I hold the church accountable ¯ month later. for helping to create a culture that allows violence against Gays and Lesbians," he said. "Churches don’ t intend for the violence to happen, but they lay the groundwork for it." Creech gained national notoriety" for officiating at LONDON (AP)-The British Broadcasting Corp. has a same-sex covenant ceremony in his Omaha, Neb., apologized to a Cabinet minister who was described congregation. In August, he was narrowly acquitted as Gay during a news program. Aides to Trade Secof violating church law. He subsequently resigned retary Peter Mandelson said Monday he had received from his Nebraska congregation. ~ a letter of apology from BBC chairman Sir ChristoCreech argues that when the church denies clergy ¯ pher Bland. Mandelson, who prefers not to make an members the right to perform same-sex ceremonies, ¯ issue of his sexual orientation, planned no comment it is preventing them from "being a pastor to all : on the letter, the aides said. members of the congregation.r’ For him, "’This is the The controversy began when newspaper columnist denial of my freedom to be a pastor to everyone, and Matthew Pards said on alate-night BBC program that that’s very offensive." ¯ Mandelson was "certainly, Gay. The remark came Crecch was in Minneapolis to preach at two ser- ¯ during speculation about the sexuality of another vices at All God’s Children Metropolitan Church. ¯ Cabinet minister, Ron Davies, who resigned as Welsh The day before, he met with several Minnesota United ¯ Secretary last week because of what he called a"lapse Methodist clergy and laity. Recently, 22 United Meth- ¯ of judgment" with a stranger who robbed him after odist members from Minnesota joined 344 other the two met at London’ s Clapham Common, a popuMethodists around the country in asking the national : lar Gay hangout, and left together. Davies has given bishops to address the issues of treatment of Gays and : no clear explanation of what happened. But he has Lesbians in the church. ¯ denied he was seeking Gay sex or drugs, even after days of banner headlines and tabloid stories. : Meanwhile, the BBC added to the controversy by ¯ ordering staff members never to repeat the remark by ¯ Parris, who is openly Gay, on any of its programs. ¯ NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A woman who stayed home ¯ That move provoked charges of clumsy censorship and of giving special treatment to Mandelson, a close [o raise a 2-year-old boy while her Lesbian partner ¯ adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair and among the earned a living can share custody of the child, even though she isn’ t the biological mother, a judge has ¯"¯ country’ s most influential politicians. Protesters included the opposition Conservative ruled. The partner, identified only as R.E.M., stayed ~arty., severa! 9f whose.politicians were pursu.,e,d.by home to take care of the boy while her partngr, S.L..y., worked at a hospital. The Lakewood couple decided . the media over extramarital affairs when the party was ~n power. to have the child together, chose a sperm donor to Also opposed to the BBCrs move was Northern inseminate S.L.V. and sent out birth announcements " Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam, also a leading memwith both women’ s fingerprints on them. Experts who follow Lesbian custody battles say the ¯ ber of the Blair Cabinet. Ms. Mowlam said she and other panelists on a Friday night BBC radio talk show decision goes further than any other in granting bro,a,d ," were told not to mention Mandelson and the Gay custodial rights to a woman who is not the child s birth mother. "- remark. "I’m not about to be unfair or unjust to "The court is satisfied that R.E.M. has been able to ¯ colleagues, but we’ve all state~,,very clearly that to be given guidelines is insulfing~ she said during the show that she stands in the shoes of a parent to the child and should be accorded the status of parent in " show. The BBC altered.anews quiz program last week to parity with S.L.V.,’7 Superior Court Judge Vincent ¯ remove a running joke about Mandelson, but the TV Grasso wrote in his decision issued Monday in Ocean ¯ satare program .Ha. e I Got Ne~ws For You.’?" was County. ¯ allowed to broadcast a Clip of the Parris comment. 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They say lawsuits are a powerful have yet to be decided in Mercer and Union counties. ¯ weapon in the ending name:calling, harassment and "Right now, you have a situation that really cries out : violence agMnst young Gay people. S.chool districts for an appeal," said Paul Urbania, S:L.V:’s attorney. ¯ that have ignored the problem are being held liable. ’q’he law in New Jersey shouldn’t depend on where ¯ No federal anti-discrimination laws cover sexual geographically you’ re located." : orientation, and Massachusetts is the only state to One woman in Essex County, who said she helped ¯ mandate such protection. But officials-fro_re, the U~S. raise 4-year-old twins with her ex-partner, lost cus¯ Department of Education saidthat under T~tle IX of tody of the children and vowed to appeal. Attorney theCivil RightsAct,new legal groundis being carved Robin Wernik said the woman will use the Ocean ; out to help Gay youth. County opinion to bolster her case. For instance, a boy who is harassed by other boys ¯" Lawyers are still formalizing the details, butR.E.M. ¯ because he is.effeminate may have a valid claim that will likely be able to care for the boy for three or four ¯ he’ s being discriminated against because of his gen12-hour days each week while S.L.V. isat work, as ¯ der. Agency officials said they werelooking into such well as on alternate weekends, said her attorney, ¯ a case at a private school in the San Francisco Bay Bettina Munson. R.E.M., a former bartender, does ; area. ’Tm n0t saying we came to tell you we’ve got not work because of apermanent disability to her arm. ¯ all the magic bullets and fight answers," said Art Both women must share the cost of supporting the of ,,D~p~artment of.Education’s Office of boy, identified only as A.J.M.V., the judge said. 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Gay MayorforWinnipeg WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - A city councilman once featured in a documentary about Gay foster fathers has won the mayoral race in Winnipeg, becoming the first openly Gay mayor of a major Canadian city. "It was a history-making night," said Glen Murray after returns showed him winning easily over six other candidates. Winnipeg is Manitoba’s capital and, with 667,000 residents, is the largest Canadian city between Toronto and Calgary, Alberta. Murray, 41, became one of Canada’s betterknown Gay politicians six years ago when, with his troubled foster son Michael Curtis, he was featured in a film documentary called "A Kind of Family." Murray did not make his sexual orientation a focus of the campaign, concentrating instead on economic issues and moderating some of the left-ofcenter positions he espoused during three terms on ¯ the city council. His main opponent, grocery-store executive " " Philip Kaufman, did not raise the homosexuality ¯ issue explicidy, though he made references early in ¯ the campaign to family values. Late in the cam" paign, a local minister organized a prayer vigil and ¯ urged voters to oppose Murray. "This is not a matter of hating anyone," said Bruce Martin, pastor ¯ of Calvary Temple Pentecostal Church. "It’s a " matter of biblical interpretation." Murray’s victory was celebrated by Gays in ¯ Winnipeg. "It’ s apotent symbol that an openly Gay person should be elected to a high post like this," " said Chris Vogel, a Gay rights activist. "It contrib¯ utes to the growing sense that there’s nothing ¯ wrong with being homosexual." Murray, seeking to portray himself as main¯ " stream, said he would follow the practice of previous Winnipeg mayors and refuse .to officially proclaim a Gay Pride week in the city. In fact, he said " he _will try to avoid issuing such proclamations on " behalf of any group or cause. "We’re a city of such ¯ diversity, of so many cultures," he said. "We’re a ¯ city of great tolerance, of hope and I just think all of ¯ those values were reaffirmed tonight." There are " only a couple of dozen openly Gay politicians in " Canada, including two members of the federal Parliament. Gay Man in NY SenateI ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Thomas Duane, openly Gay and HIV-positive, describes himself as "distinctly progressive." The Democratic New YorkCity Councilman is running for a seat m the state Senate that has rarely, if ever, been described in those terms. If Duane is elected - and the heavy Democratic makeup of his Manhattan district makes that very likely - he will become the state Senate’s first openly Gay member and only the second openly Gay member of the state Legislature.-"I’m hoping to add something that has been missing from the debate in Albany," Duane said. He runs as the recent beating death of Gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepherd focuses national attention onhate crimes legislation, one of Duane’ s key issugs. Known for his outspoken support of issues relating to Gays, women and the disabled in.the rough and tumble city council, Duane has said that the absence of hate crime statutes permits and, ina sense, encourages violence against homosexuals. This-year, he called for can-cellation-of the annual GreenwiEii Village Halloween Parade, clting rising anti-Gay violence in the traditionally tolerant New York City enclave. Such abate crimes law has been blockedin New York by the very Republican-controlled state Senate Duane hopes to take a seat in. Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno opposes the law, saying it creates a special class of victim. ’‘The state Senate has been absolutely backward," Matt Foreman, executive director of Empire State Pride ¯ Agenda, New York’s largest Gay advocacy group. ¯ "Someone like Tom is desperately needed there." It is highly unlikely that Duane he will have any luck " COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A bishop who performed two same-sex ceremonies when he was a pushing legislation through the highly-regimented Senate from the Democratic side of the aisle. Still, support- ¯ Columbus pastor said it was an agonizing decision ers say his status is likely to hold sway in debates. "To ¯ for him to file a complaint against a minister for have someone who lives with HIV talking about HIV- : performing a Gay ceremony. Bishop Joseph related bills will be quite powerful and I think his " Sprague, head of the Chicago United Methodist opinion willcarry real weight," said state Sen. Catherine ¯ Church, said he performed services for two men and two women. Abate. Sprague charged Rev. Gregory Dell, pastor of Duane is running for Abate’ s seat after she vacated it " Broadway United Methodist Church in Chicago, to nm unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination ¯ for state attorney general. The district winds from the ¯ with "failure to uphold the order and discipline of the United Methodist Church." Sprague said he Upper West Side through Times Square downtown to Greenwich Village and the Financial District. Voter :’ chose to write the complaint to avoid inflammatory registration is 67 percent Democrat and only about 11 " language he expected others might use. Dell will be tried before a 13-person jury of his percent GOP. His opponent, Republican Karol Murov, ¯ peers. Dell said he didn’ t talk with Sprague before has failed to mount mu’ch of a challenge, observers said. conducting the recent service, but knew the bishop Bruno spokesman John McArdle refused to discuss Duane’ s candidacy. But in response.to criticisms about " would be required to file charges. Sprague said before he performed the Gay certhe chamber’s attention to Gay issues he said "the .. emonies he first discussed it with Bishop Judith Senate has responded to concerns of New Yorkers as a whole." ." Craig of the West Ohio Conference, which has Duane’s election would bring New York even with ¯ jurisdiction over Columbus. "I told him he could Arizona and California, which both have two Gay ¯ not use the marriage ceremony in that setting... I members in their state Legislature. Only Oregon and " told him that in terms of any ceremony he designed, Maine have more. ." I would leave it to his pastoral discretion to do what was necessary to providepastoral care," Craig said. AssemblywomanDe_borah Glick, the-New York’s Sprague has refused to remove Dell from his first openly Gay legislator, points to legislation r~quirduties pending the trial, and said he isn’ t sure what ing AIDs testing for newborns and this year’ s mandate : that people who test positive for HIV notify their " he will do if the jury votes to oust Dell. Bishop in Bind l~ Brooksid¢ 918-663-5934 fax: 663-5834 800-OA.A. -5934 Family Owned "& Operated 12 death of Matthew Shepard, a Gay University of : Wyoming student who was beaten and left tied to a " fence to die, officials said. "When you don’t deal with ¯ sexual harassment, it leads to society accepting it, and that leads to tragedies like that," said Gloria Estolano, " who works in the agency’s San Francisco office. Those attending the second annual conference hosted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network " said lawsuits should be a last resort. "The last time " students needed lawyers ,to g~t them through high school was in the ’50s and 60s’ during the civil rights movement, said Kate Frankfurt, an organizer of the ¯ gathering. What’s needed instead, she said, is organiza- ¯ tions that can stimulate dialogue on the issue. Learning how to better run her own such group ¯ brought Veronica Lopez, 22, from Stockton to the ¯ conference. Lopez, a college student who works full time in a day care center, said homophobia starts early. She said a 4-year-old boy recently came to her in tears . because a 5-year-old had just called him an anti-Gay " epithet. "It shows the parents are talking about it, ." because kids don’t even know what (Gay) is," Lopez ¯ said. "I thinkit’ s important that people realize we’re not " sick people... I consider myself pretty normal." Herman "Ton~’ Becket �Jocelyn Elders: No Regrets COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Jocelyn Elders, who lost her job as U.S. surgeon general four years ago, says she does not regret taking such controversial stands as advocating se~x education for kindergartners and conitoms in teen-agers’ pockets. "You look back on things like that more than once, and I have tried to think how I would have said things differently or should I have said those things, and I have to say I have no regrets," she said at an annual state conference on sexually transfnitted diseases and HIV, the AIDS virus. Even the invitation for her to speak stirred controversy. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control last month withdrew its sponsorship and $40,000 in funding, saying Elders’ presence would distract from the issues. That left AIDS service organizations as the primary sponsors, with funding frompharmaceutical companies. Eiders, who drew bursts of applause and cheers from the audience of nearly 650, said she advocates explaining sex to youngsters so they can protect themselves from abuse. "We want tO teach our children early that there are places that people should not touch," she said in an interview. What about leaving sex education to parents? "We don’t let the parents teach physics," Eiders said. "Your health is far more important than physics." And if site had a teen-age daughter? "I would never want my teen-ager to go out on a date without a condom in her purse," Elders said, saying vows of abstinence"are easier to break than a latex condom.’" Elders, the first black woman to be surgeon general, held the job 15 months until she was forced to resign in December ;t-994: ~Her downfall came. when she said Gays and Lesbians must help save children from the un-Christian religious right. three years. It got $210,000 from the dis- trict last year for the effort and raised $50,000 from private donors. Last month, its van disU-ibuted 17,000 needles. Prevention Works should have. enough resources to keep the needle-exchange van rnnning for four or five more months, said Graham, who is running for City Council. Needle exchanges are operatingin about 100 U.S. cities. Supporters say such programs help prevent the spread of AIDS by allowing addicts to exchange contamimated needles for dean ones. Opponents contend the programs encourage drug abuse. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the distriCt’ s delegate to Congress, called the provision "callous... (and) ignorant, because the entire scientific establishment has reached the same conclusion: Needle exchange markedly reduces AIDS infection and deaths without spreading drug abuse." Its racial implications are inescapable, she said, because AIDS is hitting black and Hispanic populations the hardest. Last year, she said, the District’s AIDS rate was nine times the national average. Tiahrt and Sen. Jolm Ashcroft, R-Mo., the Senate sponsor of the ban, cite Canadian studies they say demonstrate that . clean needle programs have failed to reduce the spread of HIV. "’Wherever the needle exchange programs took place, they became hubs for drug activity," Tiahrt said. Addicts~ need "help ~o get off drugs, not help to get new needles." A possible White House contender, Ashcrofl likens needle exchange programs to the idea "that providing bulletproof vests to bark robbers would make it safer for them to rob banks." The authors of the Canadian studies have said congressional leaders misinterpreted their report. Because the programs served inner-tory neighborhoods, they served users.already at the.greatest risk of infection, they said, and the programs did not provide enough syringes to be effecfive. Investors Suing Needle Exchange Program Prevails ¯ PLWA’s Not Dying WASHINGTON (AP) -Even before a : wEsT PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A congressonal bahon funds for needle- ¯ group of mvestors has sued two compaexchange programs became law, an AIDS ¯¯ nies that buy and sell life insurance policies ofterminallyill patients, saying mediclinic in the nation’ s capital had set up a private group to supply drug addicts with ¯ cal advances are keeping AIDS patients clean needles. "This law is intrusive," ¯¯ alive longer. The two companies targeted in the lawsaid Jim Graham, executive director of ¯ the Whitman-Walker Clinic. "It not only suits broker what arb known as viatical tells D.C. how we can spend our own local ¯ settlements. A terminally ill person, usutax dollars, but it tells charities like ¯ ally an AIDS patient, sells his life insurWhitman-Walker how we can spend pri: ¯ ance policy for less than the death benefit to get the cash. The person who buys the rate funds." Congress, as part of the $520 billion ¯ policy becomes the policy’s owner and spendingpackage signedinto law Wednes- ¯¯ beneficiary and collects the full benefit when the patient dies. day, banned use of local and federal fund¯ The deals were invented in the 1980s as ing for any needle-exchange program in the District of Columbia. That was on top ¯ thenumberofAIDS cases exploded. They of a permanent ban on federal funding of ¯¯ have been controversial since their inceplion because, in .crass terms, they are an needle exchanges anywhere in the coun: investment in someone else’ s death. But try. The Whitman-Walker Clinic, one of : the deals are touted as making the best of the nation’ s largest, has created a private, ¯¯ a bad situation. They often help AIDS patients pay for treatment and live out nonprofit group to run the program, transferring equipment, supplies and $50,000 ¯ their final days in relative comfort. However, the lawsuits filed recently in in private funds to the new operation. The ¯¯ Palm Beach County Circuit Court conWashington-based Drug Policy Fotmdation gave the new group, Prevention " tends the system is falling apart. Medical Works, an additional $25,000. "Sounds ¯ progress means AIDS patients whomight like they’ ve. got some pretty sharp law- _- have expected to live only for another yers," said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., ¯ year are living for three, four or five years. ¯ Thelonger a patient lives, the lower the who sponsored the ban. The clinic gets $7 million a year in ¯ return. If an investor buys a $110,.000 federal and local government dollars and : policy for $100,000, and the patient dies has operated a clean-needle exchange for Providing Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy in the Tulsa Community since 199/ . Orthopedic and Work Injuries are our specialty.. Most insurance-accepted. Appointments made 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. M-F. Call us today at 58zl--1233. 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So for the investor, the deals are no longer viable, said Mitchell L. Perlstein, a Boca Raton attorney who is representing the investors. The deals now amount to deception on the ,part of the two companies in the lawsuits, he said P6rlstein said there’ s no longer areasonable certainty as to the projeqti~n Of life expectancy. The lawsuits seek a~jury trial and unspecified damages. A Judge must certify them if they are to become class actaon. Officials at Accelerated Benefits in Orlando and Dedicated Resources Inc. of Delray Beach said they had not seen the lawsuits and could not comment on the Specific charges. "It’ll be interesting to see what they have to say," said Michael Zadoff, president of Dedicated Resources. HIV & Elder, Sex TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Sue Saunders is 65 and has AIDS. As far as she’ s concerned, the more people who know it the better. Saunders pioneered aproject in her hometown of Fort Lauderdale to educate Flori~ans over age 50 about the risk of de¯el oplng acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Her first challenge was getting the attention of an age group largely ignored when it comes to AIDS education. "Yes, there is sex after 50. After 60. After 70. People think after 50 we die from the neck down," Ms. Saunders said. "People look at you like you’re crazy. What? You mean, Grandma and Grandpa are still having sex?" Ten% of all AIDS cases in the country are people over age 50, according to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. In Florida, the figure is higher - ranging between 12% and 14%. One in eight Floridians living with AIDS is 50 or older, state health officials said. Yet when groups are addressed that are considered.at risk of contracting the virus that causes AIDs, older Americans are often left out. Eighteen months ago, Ms. Saunders began inviting herself to small South Florida groups to discuss prevention, promote education and warn seniors to abstain from sex or use condoms. "You’ re telling people 50 to 90 years old: ’You are at risk for a fatal disease. You just went to bed with a guy and y,ou don’ t know where’ s he’ s been.’" Ms. Saunders was healthy and active. She was divorced, in love and in a longlime relationship. Her Bahamianboyfriend was the spark of her life. They spent lazy days on the water, fishing. Life was good. That was in 1990: Suddenly, her boyfriend was diagnosed HIV positive. Nine months later, he was dead. She feared the same thing would happen to her and began saying goodbye to her four grown children. A son took herto an HIV-infected doctor in Laguna Beach, Calif. That visit helped change her life. She dropped the self-pity and went to the Broward County Health Department but found little informarion. After six months doing research, she went to Bentley Lipscomb, elder affairs secretary, who found $170,000 to fund SHIP, the Senior. HIV Intervention Project. Ms. Saunders worked long and hard getting into the crowded retirement condominiums along Florida’ s Gold Coast to give her message. In these building complexes, women outnumber men seven-toone, she said. "The women are starved for affection. The men are having a ball. They" ¯ b.ling the cost. Hemophiliac,~ m~d tra:>/;ucan have all the women they want. "Ev~ sxon recipients were infected wifl~.~,~--,..... ,,~,.~ erybody says ’it can’t happen to me. I’m ¯ donated by people who carried th6 AIDS uot aprostitute. I don’ t fool around,’" she ¯ virus. said. "You’ie never too old. And all it The Institute of Medicine, a scientific takes xs one partner - if he or she is ¯ organizationthatadvises the government, ¯ infected.’" later concluded that government caution. Older people are rarely targeted for ¯ fear of criticism and inadequate leaderprevention. The health care system, inship delayed effective screening of docluding doctors, often is reluctant or unnors and proper blood testing. easy about discussing AIDS and sex with ¯ Hemophiliacs already have won them, said Dave Bruns, elder affairs : $100,000 each from the blood industry spokesman. "Not only is it an insult, it’ s ¯ through the settlement of a class action rampant ageism," Bruns said. "Just who lawsuit. Transfusion court victories have do they think is buying all this Viagra?" ¯ been more sporadic. There are 67,282 cases of AIDS cases ¯ Karpinski said Jeffords will try again statewide and 8,400 of those infected are ¯ next year toinclude transfusion victims, a ¯ age 50 or older, according to the Florida move DeWine backs. "We should work to ¯ Department of Health. see that justice is done for this group of When Ms. Saunders left the SHIP pro- ¯ victims as well," said DeWine. "We made gram recently, the demand for lectures the decision that it was better to deal with was enormous. "Everybody wanted us to ¯ part of the problem than none of the probcome talk to them," she said. They were " lem." "I think the precedent of this bill scheduling 20 to 30 presentations amonth. ¯ willmakeit easier to address the concerns ¯ The project was so successful, a second ofthosewhohaveAIDS because oftransprogram was launched in the Tampa Bay ¯ fusions." area under Edith Ellerson in June. She encountered similar apprehension as she started talking at senior centers, assistedliving residences, senior nutritional programs. WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP)-Ten years Gradually, the audiences became more receptive and willing to listen. She brings ¯¯ ago, a little boy from Broomfield began condoms, urges listeners to be tested and ¯ first grade while 30 children stayed home in protest. Threatening statements and find out first about themselves, then ques¯ letters from parents demanded a separate tion their partners. "You’ re not only sleeping with your partner, but with whomever : bathroom and eating area for Ryan your partner slept with for the past five ¯ Sheridan, who was infected with HIV. He years, and whoever they slept with - like ¯ died of complications fromAIDS in 1993. Public perception of the disease has a pyramid or domino effect," she said. School NamedAfter Boy with AIDS ¯ changed since 1988, but misunderstand, ings still exist. Reminding students, teach¯ - ers and admimstrators ol~the hard lessons ¯ learned about Ryan is a school named ¯ after him: Ryan Elementary School in ¯ Westminster. His picture, a plaque and a WASHINGTON (AP) - Last-minute lob- ¯ red ribbon hangin thelobby of the school. bying led to deceptively easy approval of "It’s tough to remember. People were a plan to allow the government to com- ¯ backed in a corner and forced to deal with pensate hemophiliacs infected with HIV ¯ something they didn’ t want to deal with," during the early days of the AIDS epi- ¯ said Tim Sheridan, recalling the events demic. The bill, passed by the Senate on a ¯ leading up to his son’s first day in first ¯ voice vote, authorizes payments of grade. When the Shefidans, now divorced ¯ $100,000 apiece to compensate hemoand bothlivingin ~Ihornton, told adminisphiliacs or their survivors for the : trators Ryan was infected, the Jefferson government’s failure to aggressively ¯ County school boarddecided to inform all screen tainted blood products. parents by letter that a student with HIV The measure, which President Clinton ¯ would attendJuchem Elementary School. is expected to sign, does not put the checks ¯. Juchem closed in 1994 after being rein the mail, though, because it does not placed by a new school named Ryan Elallocate any money. However, with the ementary. authorization in hand, the bill’s backers ¯ The letter caused a firestorm of controcan lobby Congress to appropriate the versy that forced the school board to have estimated $750 million it would cost. ¯ a number of secret meetings with Ryan’ s The bill, named after Ricky Ray, a 15- ¯ teacher and publicmeetings to discuss the year-old hemophiliac from Florida who ¯ issue. Throughout, Ryan remained anonydied from AIDS in 1992, became contro- ¯ mous to everyone but his teacher, the versial late in the legislative process, when principal and the school board. others who contracted the .disease from ¯ Ryan contracted HIV when he was 2 tainted blood transfusions argued that they ¯ years old from a blood transfusion during deserved to be included. ¯ 9Pen-heart surgery. Teachers and adminSen. James Jeffords, R-Vt., took up the ¯ lstrators say Ryan taught everyone at the cause of the transfusion victims, and at ¯ school difficult lessons about tolerance one point blocked consideration of the ; and courage, but AIDS educators say the Ricky Ray bill in an effort to force action public still has a long way to go in underon a more encompassing authorization. standing the disease. "in my opinion, we Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, said he ¯ haven’t gone all that far in 10 years. Our spent the weekend on the phone pressing ¯ homophobia is what gets in the way of Senate leaders to move the bill to the floor hearing about HIV," said Katy Fleming, and dealing with the last-minute objec- ¯ education director at the Boulder County tions of other senators. ; AIDS Project. "Studies have shown that Jeffords’ spokesman Joe Karpinski said ¯¯ manytimes peoples’ attitudes towardchilhe never planned to hold up the legislation dren (with AIDS) have been negative altogether, and dropped his objections to ¯ because of issues of sexual orientation " the House bill after it became clear that he ¯ Although HIV and AIDS education is could not develop consensus to include ¯ better today, moral issues still need to be the.transfusion victims, potentially dou- ¯ separated from medical issues, Fleming \ ¯ said. Hemophiliacs to Get Compensation �by James Christjohn : they would get the in-jokes peppered ff there is a movie that I would heartily ¯ throughout the film. recommend to all folks this Halloween,,it ; And speaking of magic, The Divine is Practical Magic. It has something for ¯ Miss M’ s new release, "Bathhouse Betty" is a must-have for any gifting everyone: laughter, tears, suspense, horror, magic, and "I’m Beautiful, this season. It is Bette at her best, full of everything from Stevie Nicks (betcha were Dammlt" tearful ballads ("One True wondering how I’d work her [Bette Midler’s Friend") to bawdy blues (my in, huh?). A comedy about a favorite, and new family of hereditary witches new recording] personal theme song, "One Monkey that actually gets the gist of is a standout Don’t Stop No Show"), to Wicca correct for a change, comedic with a message (aneven if adding a few "eyes of track that other theme song, a hipnewt and a liberal dose of should he a hit hoppin’ ’Tm Beautiful, frogs" - and romance, the fain the dance Dammit!"). vorite line will be the one It marks a return to the where one of the townsfolk clubs, being an eclecticism that was one of says of one of the witches anthem to Bette’ s most delightful quali"Goodnews - she’ s come out!" being-different ties, where you might discover And, to my delight, Stevie~ s songs you’ d never find otherreworked "Crystal" is a major and eelebratln~ wiseifyouhadn’ t been liste~ntheme in the film in the score that dlfferenee ing to her albums. ’T m Beauas well as sung. The advice given in the film to those conin .spite of the tiful, Dammit" is a standout track that should be a hit in the sidering or afraid of relationflak it brin~s. dance clubs, being an anthem ships is well worth the price of to being different and celebratadmission. Stockard Channing ¯ ing that difference in spite of the flak it and Diane Weist are absolute magic as the Annties who pass on the family traditions ¯ brings. ¯ Know someone that Loves Bette with liberal doses of love and laughter. ¯ Midler? Perfect gift. Know someone that One of the lovely things about the film has never heard of Bette? Perfect introis .that it deals with being perceived as different, inhuman, "other" in the ’~main- ¯¯ duction. James Christjohn, actor, writer, poet stream" world, and being a magical film, ¯ and Mac-guru extraordinaire provides how the wOmen of this family transcend that difficulty. It very much has a Gay ¯ TFN with entertainment news, commensensibility to it and thus would be enjoyed ~ tary and can be counted on for regular by those in our community especially, for ¯ Stevie Nicks updates. Gal-A-Vanting, Tulsa’ s new social ac- " play a wide array of tunes for the dancing pleasure of Tulsa’s women. tivities network specializing With the smaller lounges in in Ms-adventures for women, the Pride center, opportunities kicked off its program with a Women In the Arts night at the long-awalted for a quiet conversation are available. Light refreshPride Center on October 23. dance will be also ments will be available and While attendance was somethe entry fee is $3 for singles what thin, with approximately held at the and $5 for couples. 20 women in the audience, Pride Center "We’ ve had a lot of interest Gal-A-Vanting founders Joan on Saturday in this dance, because so many and Mary were still quite women like to dance but for happy with the event. November 14 whatever reason don’ t care to "We didn’ t take into account be arbund smoking or drinkOktoberfest," Mary explains, from eight ing. It will also provide a nice "And we are still developing p.m. tll ??? and venue for women to meet new our mailing list and contacts. The artists were really outwill be D.J.’d friends and make new contacts." says Mary. standing, each with a style and by The December Gal-Amedia that was quite unique~ We’re hoping to do a week Sue Knause, Vanting event will be a movie night on December 16 at the long show in the spring so that who promises Pride Center, beginni ng at 6:30 the art exhibits can be stationp.m. A feature film and a ary and serve as an anchor for to play a wide couple of documentaries will performing arts such as readarray of tunes be shown. ings, music and so forth. And We’re getting ready to prethis will give people a better for the pare our schedule of events chance to see the works of danelng for the first of the year and these fine women artists, and we’ d really like some ideas pleasure of support them by purchasing from the women in the Tulsa their worl~ You don’ t have to Tulsa’s area of what they’d like to go to Eureka Springs or to Pdo," explains Mary. "Please town to find exceptional artfeel free to call me with your work for your home." The long-awaited dance will be held at : wish list of activities at 743-6740. And if the pride center on Saturday November . you’re not on our mailing/call list, please 14 from eight p.m. til ??? and will be : let us know, This information is strictly D.J.’ d by Sue Knause, who promises to ¯ confidential and will not be shared." Humperdinck’s nse rete The Parade of Lights. Come celebrate the spirit of the holiday season at the PSO Christmas Parade of Lights. Saturday, December 12. Downtown Tulsa at 6 p.m. View parade floats up close, Friday, December 11, at the HolidayFest.(Brady Arts DistriCt) from 6-9 p.m. Public Service Company of Oklahoma A Central and South West Company �~ SUNDAYS World AIDS Day 1998 Candlelight March & Memorial Service sponsored by Interfaith AIDS Ministries Tuesday, December 1st 6:30, Gather at Centenary United Methodist Church Parking Lot 631 North Denver 7:00", March Begins to Saint Jerome 7:30*, Memorial Service at the Parish Church of Saint Jerome. 205 West King Reception following seine.ice. *time approximate Bring banners & bells~ candles & matches provided st. Jerome will be accessible to the disabled at the east entrance. Into: 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 2545 S. Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 1 lam, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1 lam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 1 lam, Childrens Ministry also, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am. 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 1 lam, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 Council Oak Men’s Chorale, rehearsals at 5pm, Info: 743-4297 ~" MONDAYS nIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pm, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians.& Gays 2nd Monicach too. 6:30pro, Fellovcship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pro, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, call for meeting date, noon, 585-5551 ~ TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 11 i 10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder THE NOON NEWS NEVER LOOKED SO TASTY. H!V+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium l:30pm 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), lnf6: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 11/3, 12:30pm, Urban League, 240 East Apache Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 !~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 ¯ House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pm, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group, more information, call 582-7225 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS The big news is Warren Duck Club’s new lunch menu. And the Horseradish Orange Crusted Halibut with Apricot Basil Sauce is just one of the tastiest stories. From familiar favorites, to late-breaking dishes hot from Chef Dan Broyles’ creative kitchen, this is news to truly savor. Call 495-1000 for the whole story and for reservations. HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’ s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 I~" FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th ~" SATURDAYS Wari’enOu~kCh-d) In the Doubletree Hotel At 6110 S. Yale / Tulsa Warren Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pro, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS Place OK / 918-495-1000 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pro, Long rides, 7am: Meet at Z~igler Park,.3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peorial Write for dates. Ifyour organization is not listed~ please let us know. Call 583-1248 or fax 583-4615. �Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Uncle What-Is-It Is Coming To Visit. It Barry Hensley ¯ concerns a young brother and sister who ~sa City-CountyLibrary ¯ have just learned that their Gay uncle, ~lany Gay and Lesbian families have di "~ rallies finding materials for children ¯ whom they have never met, ts coming to visit. They ask older kids what h depict their family sireit means to be Gay and are Willholte has a 8t~’~ ... In the past few years, horrified as the stereotypes of third, the ., has been a slow change leather queens and Carmen in te publishing world and hilarious book, Miranda look-a-likes spew we re beginning to see a few Uncle What-ls-h forth. Their fears are shattered tifl ~ for children, early school Is Comln~ when Uncle Brett shows up ag~ and .under, which depict To V;s;t. and tunas out to be a normal, and Lesbian families. everyday kind of guy. It concerns a ae trailblazer ~as Heather Other appropriate books for Two Mommies, by Leslea youn~ brother young children include The Ne man, which stimulated and sister who Duke Who Outlawed Jelly dis~ usslons across the country .have just learned Beans, a satire on today’s poand ’opened a new line of atthat their Gay lirical scene. In it, the Duke tad ~.on the Gay community by the Religious Right. A simple, uncle, whom they issues a proclamation: "I had exactly one mother and one short book, it depicts a young have never met, girl and her family: two pets is eomln~ to visit. father, and I turned out so well, I thinkall children should have and two mommies. Heather They ask older exactly one mother and one suddenly realizes that she father. Any that don’t- why, kids what it doesn’t have a daddy and bewe’ll throw ’em in the dunmeans to be comes upset. She is gently geon." Fortunately, the Duke shown other children who, for Gay and are learns the error of his ways. a variety of reasons, don’thave horrified as the For slightly older children, fathers. Heather realizes that stereotypes of ages 6-12, try How Would You there are many different famFeel If Your Dad Was Gay? leather queens ily situations and that she is by A~n Heron and Meredith lucky to have two mothers., and Carmen Maran. Written by two LesA companion book "i§ Miranda look~abian mothers with help from Daddy’s Roomate, by Michael likes spew forth. their sons,it depicts three chilWi!lhoite, depicting a boy who’s divorced father is in a long term, : drenwithGayparents.Ithasmulticultural canng Gaymlationship. AnotherWillhoite ¯¯ characters andcompassionately shows the reality of different types of families. rifle, not owned by the public library, is Don’t forget to check your local library Daddy’s Wedding, which continues the ¯¯ saga of Daddy’s Roomate. Ask your li- ¯ for information regarding Gay and Lesbian families. Also you may call the Readbrarian to interlibrary loan Daddy’s Wedding for you from another library system. . ers Services department of the Central Willhoite .has a third, hilarious book, ¯ Library at 596-7966. "She has created an arch of hope that future Gay and Lesbian candidates will be-able to walk through." Baldwinis also the first woman ever elected to Congress from Wisconsin. Another openly Lesbian Democrat, former Army colonel Grethe Cammeremeyer, was defeated by incumbent Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf in Washington state. A third, Democrat Chrisline Kehoe, was trailing in her bid to upset California Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray. Gay Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona, bidding for an eighth term, held a solid l(ad with more than three-quarters of the votes counted in his race against Democrat Tom Volgy. In an Oklahoma rematch, Republican Rep. Frank Lucas easily won. a fourth term against Democrat Patti Barby, an openly Gay Oklahoma City businessman. Another openly Gay member of Congress, Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, was unopposed for a 10th term. Frank is an outspoken member of the House Judiciary Committee, which will consider impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton. In most cases, the Gay candidates and their opponents kept sexual orientation out of the campaigns. But 6ational Gay civil rights organizations poured money into the races, notably $1 million spent t~y the Human Rights Camp~gn. "People are taking a stand for traditional mamage." Not surprisingly, Joseph Mdillo, who with his partner and two Lesbian couples sued the state when they were denied marriage licenses in 1990, felt differently. "It’ s putting into our state constitutaon a discriminatory clause that will distinguish us from other people," he said. Alaska’s constxtutional amendment defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The Legislature put the question on the ballot after a Superior Courtjudge ruled in favor of two Gay men who challenged the state ban on same-sex marriage. The judge said choosing a life partner was a fundamental right and the state had to prove a compelling reason to regulate it. In Fort Collins, a civil rights proposed had become especially emotional since the beating death of Matthew Shepard, a Gay student from the University of Wyoming who died in a Fort Collins hospital. Ordinance 22 would have prohibited discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation. 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S et up your first picket so that it is about 1/4 to 1/2" off the ground; put the square in the middie of one side and move it gently until the bubble is between the two middie lines. Attach picket with the first screw, in the middie. up your posts and asThis frees up your sembled all your tools. hands,for attaching the Your beverages have top and bottom screws. been cooling and Put two screws into the so let’s snap to it, get you’ve got a pile of picket at the top and pickets stacked in the bottom stringer, about yard, and the neighbors, 3/4" from each outer it over with. the Nosey Parkers, are edge. Do the same for still much too interested the remaining pickets, in your private life. So leveling each as best put on that toolbelt you can. to this you’ve been breaking As you approach the in, and let’s work it. end of your fence, you The fence stringers will, unless most fortuare the backbone of nate, discover that the your fence. If they are last picket will not fit on that toolbelt on the inside of the perfectly, being either fence, you’ll want to too wide or too narrow. channel" your anal reStart paying attention tentive side and take to this about a half particular pains to get everything level dozen pickets from the end. If you will not and true. If your neighbors are getting that be off by much, you can adjust the spacing side of the fence, one can be somewhat between the last few pickets so they come more cavalier, though not messy, about out fine, otherwise, you’ll have to find a stringer placement. way to np cnt an end picket, or to get For the perfect stringer array, you will sneaky. You know what the DIYD preneed enough string to stretch from one fers: sneaky ways are deliciously evil and end of the fence to the other, a spare body always appeal, especially if they equate for help, and a level. A chalk line won’t with less work. On the DIYD’s last fence hurt, either. There are small levels that project ( which is also the current fence attach to your string and they are not project...), a lx4" picket was used in the expensive; but if you’re tired of waiting, last space, and the other pickets were we’ll make do with a regular level. Measpaced ever so slightly wider apart withsure from the ground up about eight inches out being the least bit obvious. You’ll and make a mark on the fence post on have to play around with it, but if vou haven’ t got access to a table saw to rip’cut either end. This will be where the bottom edge of your bottom stringer will go. a picket, it is well worth it, and safer as Don’t worry, the tops (and the middies) well. Rip cuts have a nasty reputation. will get their chance momentarily. You Now you are asking yourself what there can no either stretch and attach a string was about this project that took so long, line from end to end, using a level to and the answer is the same as so many ensure eveness, and mark the other posts, others - prep work makes the difference or you can use a chalk line and snap the in any home project. It is well worth the mark across the posts. This saves time, if investment of your ume to measure, level you know how to use one. Attach your mad true up any part of your fence before bottom s tringers wi th No-Co - Rode s crew s. it becomes regrettably permanent. And it drilling a pilot hole slightly smaller than looks so much more beautiful - mad darthe diameter of the screw. lings, you are worth it! You will need help with this if you are There. Your DIYD is less cranky now going for the perfect look. ff not, then you that you’ve built your privacy fence so can attach a 1 x4 so that the top is even with well. Rest up. We’ll have more fun next your bottom line. Do this on both posts month when we freShen up those fired old and use them to support your board while kitchen cabinets with a bit of sanding, you drive the two screws into each end of some paint, and some more stylish pulls. Your DIYD is tired and cranky, this fence ~p and get After all, you’ve been waitin~ three months finish project and it is getting sooo tiresome... So put y.ou’ve been breaking m, and let’s work it! the stringers. You can remove and reuse the lx4’s as you go down the fence. The stringers will meet in the middie of each post, so if you’re over the length a bit, measure carefully (twice!) and remove whatever is necessary; if it isn’t long enough, have you got trouble! The only solution-is to b.uy a board two feet longer and saw off the extra, and darling, that is going to hurt. Once your swingers are all attached, you are ready to start putting up your pickets, ff you are using Cedar pickets, the wood is soft enough that drilling pilot holes are not necessary, but they will be for any other type of wood; otherwise, it will split your pickets, and the possibility of screw head cam-out is very much enhanced. News Flash: your pickets will not be even, square, or straight. Sorry, but this w ould actually be desirable in wood. Keep that level handy and use it when setting each picket unless you want your fence to Matthew Shepard’s death was horrible and senseless; it would be more so if it was in vain." Kelly Kirby, longtime civil rights activist and Gay community leader spoke of his family’s direct experiences with hate crimes, including an assault on his spouse, Ric, which resulted in over 100 stitches being required. Kirby also claimed that each year from 1991 to 1996, a Gay man was murdered in Tulsa. In New York City, participants of the recent Fifth Avenue rally to remember Shepard alleged that police beat them with batons and ran into them with mopeds and that police horses kicked them because they had no permit for the event. Police were dispatched to the march when about 4,000 people flocked to the event. see Hate, p. 14 �Timothy W. Daniel In the chapter "I am a Lakota womyn," ." by Esther Rothblum At a time when sexual orientation and ¯¯ Beverly Little Thunder writes: "Most tribes that I have had the honor of knowgender are being viewed as more continuous categories, there is renewed interest " ing have specificnames for men wholove in the fluidity of who is a "woman" and ¯ men and women who love women... I who is a "Lesbian." In many Native Ameri- ¯" can understand that theremay be a need can cultures, gender and sexuality have ¯ by some to find a pan-Native term that can be used as a marker for the not been as fixed as in westgeneral population of Naern cultures. tive Lesbians and Gays. We Recently, a number of traditions are all so different in so many books have appeared on acknowledge that ways, however. Culturally "two-spirit¯ people," a term the he-shes and physically, we are all coined by Native Americans different. Each tribe has its for individuals in their culown name, its own structttres who are Gay or Les. . . were amon~ ture. How canwe all even be bian, or who are transgenthe ~reatest called ’Natives’?... The dered, or who have multiple eontrlhutors to the words I would like to see gender identities. The term written about me and read "two-spirit" is an attempt by well-heln, and fifty years from now should Native American commttniadvancement of be words that reflect who I ties to re-define their past their eommunltles. am as an individual.’" from the way in which it has Came House, of Navajo! been depicted by white male Oneida des cent, writes: "Our anthropologists,and also to oral traditions acknowledge distinguish Native American that the he-shes and she-hes concepts of gender and sexu- the Sreatest probers ality from those of the.west- into the ways of the (those who hold in balance the male and female, female ern Gay and Lesbian comfuture, and they and male aspects of themmunities. qulekly assimilated selves and the universe) were I recendy spoke with Suethe lessons of among the greatest contribuEllen Jacobs, one of the cotors to the well-being and editors of the book, Twoehan~in~ times advancement of their comSpirit People: Native Ameri.... and people..." munities. They were (and we can GendertIdentity, Sexuare) the greatest probers into ality and Spirituality. She ¯ the ways of the future, and they quickly -said: ’¢Fhere are a number of instances where there are Native women, living on ¯ assimilated the lessons of changing times and people. Recent studies into the lives reservations, who don’t stand out, who. ¯ of she-hes and she-hes have recovered don’t come forward. The Gay white men who are out there studying Native Ameri- ¯ models or near models of this rich, invencan men don’t see the women because ¯ tive, reverential, and highly productive ¯ approach t.o k.eg,ping balance within a s~these.researchers don’ t recognize, these Women as Who they are with~n their cul~ ¯ ciet~ viewed as an extension of nature." Further reading, see: Sue-Ellen Jacobs, ture. Not many Native women use the ¯ Wesley Thomas & Sabine l_xtng (’97). words ’Lesbian’ or ’dyke’ to describe ¯ Two-SpiritPeople: NativeAmerican Genthemselves. The researchers didn’t realize that there was a movement going on : der Identity, Sexuality and Spirituality. within the Native American communi- ¯ Urbana, IL: Univ. of Blinois Press. Will : Roscoe (’98). Changing Ones: Third and ties, the two-spirit movement." Sue-Ellen Jacobs described instances ¯ FourthGendersinNativeNorthArnerica. of"male-bodied women" or "female-bod- ¯ - NY: St. Martin’s Press. Lester Brown ied men" who took on the roles and be- " (’98). Two-Spirit People. NY: Haworth came known as being of the "other" gen- : Press. Esther Rothblum teaches Psychology derin Native American cultures. As Jacobs : and the other editors state in the introduc- ¯ at the Univ. of Vermont and edits the tion to their book: "Using the word ’two- : Journal of Lesbian Studies. She can be Spirit’ emphasizes the spiritual aspect of ¯ reached at John Dewey. Hall,Univ. of one’ s life and downplays the homosexual : Vermont," Burlington, VT, email:¯ esther.rothblum@uvm.edu. persona." Attorney at Law and she-hes An Attorney who will fight for justice & equality for Gays & Lesbians They were (and we are) "¯ ¯ : After experiencing several years of "dis- ¯ ¯ criminatory treatment," and many efforts to work out the differences with TCCLS, ¯ Neal contacted Tulsa County Commis- ¯ ¯ sioner John Selph to discuss what Neal called "these blatant violations of the First ¯¯ Amendment" and his intention to file a ¯ lawsuit to resolve the matter. While Neal never received any response : from his letter to S elph, shordy afterward, ¯¯ TCCLS banned all free publications from its lobbies- with the exception of a Latino ¯ publication, Imagen in the 3rd Street Library which serves an increasingly Span- ." ish-spealdng neighborhood. ¯ According to Neal; lmagen blatenfly violated the 50% local content nile but : said he was told that TCCLS director, Linda Saferite, approved that violation because having the publication helped to ¯ serve a special needs population. Neal said his arguments about the Lesbian and Gay communities’ special needs were ignored. Neal adds, "I have no illusion that TCCLS made this change to accomodate Tulsa Family News. It’ s likely that given" the’society’ make-upoftheTCCLSboard, that the rifles were changed to keep Tulsa People happy rather than to be fair however, I’m pleased with the result. I guess it means if you wait long enough andarepersistentenough, youwillacheive fairness." PFLAG - Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays Tulsa Area Chapter POB 52800, Tulsa 74152 749-4901 Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma ~Neekend and evening appoinlmenls are available. Are.You Gay or Bisexual? 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Pleas for eomplalned about Gay/Lesbian unity ("why the orffanlzatlonal practice the samesex taboos demanded by many American’t we all just get along") shorteomln~s ot7 can football coaches: No sex are perhaps as common as "Gay boys before the big game! Every jokes that poke fun at this evening, men also go off by continental divide in our They’re hopeless!" . themselves to prepare and commumty, she ~ttumed. That drink kava (Piper Public constemation about relations between women same day, another methysticum) - the traditional South Pacific drug t~rlend gaped differentand men -_ good,evokedbad,memo_Or insubstance that is becoming ries of my years in Vanuatu. about pael~s o17 increasing popular in the U.S. as a natural relaxant. ThiSlocatedtropicalin the archipelagOsouthwestpa-iS Lesbians invadln~ Men assert that women can h~.s 17avor~.te bar, cific-aculturalregioncalled strip away the potency of kavamerely by touching the Mdanesia that also includes polsonln~ its the islands of New plant before it is prepared; atmosphere, and drinkers bitterly blame Caledonia, the Solomons, and New Guinea. RitualiZed hostility be- ¯ women, talking too loud back in the viltween men and women is a cultural curi- " lage, for spoiling their kava high. osity of much of Melanesia. Anthropolo- " Women endanger men not just because gists who first analyzed the phenomenon ¯ of their polluting vaginal fluids. Men are labeled it "sexual antagonism," though " also threatened by naturally female crenowadays we’d more likely call it"cross- " ative powers. Women are mothers. The gender opposition" or the like. ¯ children they bear sustain the cycle of Full-fledged sexual antagonism exists " human life and death. Women’s vaginas notably in the highland valleys of New " are powerfully dangerous openings back Guinea. My village neighbors on an is- " into the spiritual world inhabited both by land called Tanna, on the eastern edge of ¯ the ancestors and the unborn. Men per~ Mdanesia, practice only an attenuated " haps fear the vagina as muelx for its lifeversionofgenderopposition.Still,likeall ". giving as for its deadly powers. It’s a Melanesians, they have’great ~ear and ¯ psychological commonplace that men are suspicion of the body fluids of the oppo- ¯ jealous of natural female creativity. This site sex. Men believe that contact with drives us, so the story goes, to various menstrual blood and other vaginal fluids " sorts of "cultural creativity" - art, literacan make them seriously ill. An anthro- ¯ ture, politics, business - as a sort of cornpensation for our inability to bear chil" pologistlonceknew, who worked among dren. . - the Enga of Papua New Guinea, attracted ¯ Throughout much of Melanesia, along much attention with his magnificent and luxuriant red beard, much admired by all. ¯ theselines,meniusistthatalthoughwomen When people asked for hair-growing ad- ¯ give birth, only men can make boys into vice, he liked to disgust and appall them men. On Tanna, fathers arrange male iniby claiming that the secret was to rub ° tiation ceremonies for their sons. They menstrual blood on his face. : circumcise these boys who then spend six In many Melanesian cultures, women ¯ Weeks in the bush, isolated from all conretii’etomenstrualhutslocatedinthebush " tactwithwomen.ElsewhereinMelanesia~ (outside the Village) during their periods. ¯ people believe that precious semen itself One can imagine that many women look ¯ transforms boys into men. Male initiaforward eagerly to these monthly vaca- ¯ dons include practices of ritual fellatio dons from thedailydrudgeryofcooking, ." young .boys masculinize themselves by childcare, and farming. No menstrual huts : consnm|ug the semen of older, already exist on Tanna, though men and women ¯ initiated youths. (Gil Herdt describes one here rarely share the same sleeping mat. " such societyin his book The Sambia: And a menstruating woman stops prepar- ° Ritual and Gender in New Guinea.) ing her husband’s dinners. Men, particu- : So, next time those Lesbians (or, alterlarlythosewithrockymarriages,aresome- ¯ natively, those Gay boys) invade your times suspicious that angry wives may be " favoriteclub, whatis that sudden chill you ¯ poisoning them by dripping bloodinto the feel -- is this the "death threat of sexual cooking pots. : pollution," or a contentious jealousy over And if vaginal fluids don’t kill you, sex ¯ human creativity? Lament Lindstrom teaches anthropolitself may. Melanesians also shareabelief " - one that reaches back into Asia - that ¯ ogy at the University of Tulsa. men are born with a finite amount of ¯ semen. Worse, the faster one uses up his " NOW NOV, lifetime supply of semen, the faster he ages and dies. Have too many girlfdends : or too .much masturbatory fun, and you die young! Fathers warn their sons about " The Tulsa Chapter of the National Orthe deadly dangers of sex. Dry, flaky skin " ganization for Women will feature Lucy Tamayo of DVIS, Domestic Violence ~s an early sign of semen depletion, and . Intervention Services, speaking about those teenagers withunforttmate skinprob- ¯ methods of empowering women at its lems get teased mercilessly for messing ¯ Nov. meeting, 12:30 pm at The Pride around. ¯ Center, 1307 E. 38th St. 2rid floor. NOW Men (and women, too) believe that ¯¯ will .also hold elections for its executive . female substances may pollute, or other- : board at the meeting. Info: 365-5658. 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And at the University of Wyoming, a lence agai.’nst Gay people, though note ¯ that he hasn’t suggested removing it for ¯ visiting professor whois teaching acourse ¯ Oklahoma Jews or Blacks 7,,.or Catholics on hate crime received a first hand view. ¯ "I reacted with shock-and disbelief," said like him. None of our congressional delegation ¯¯ Graham Baxendale, a Ph.D. student at England’ s Reading University. "I certMnly has exemplified the compassion which if they were the Christians they claim to be, ¯ was not prepared for such an event here. they might show. For example, a few ¯ One can read many textbooks and the months ago, I asked Pam Pryor, JC Watts, :¯ academic literature, but until you are actually confronted by something like this Jr.’ s press secretary how many Gay people needed to die before JC would speak out ¯ within your own community, you recogagainst, anti-Gay violence? Obviously, ¯ nize that you really don~t understand this Shepardi~not enough. Maybe if one of us ¯ Baxendale said hate Crimes rarely end were crucified on the South Oval of the ¯ in murder and usuallyinvolve low-level OU campus, Watts (and that other disappointing Oklahoma politician, David ¯ violence or intimidation. The victims of ¯ such crimes typically are selected at ranBoren) might take the issue seriously. But at least withWatts, I still believehis " dom because they represent a particular spokesperson’s claims of some decency ¯ group. "Gay males are one of the largest in the man to bother to ask. With The Evil ¯ victim catego.rie, s. for thrill hate crimes, but ethnic rmnonty groups such as HisSteve and his good buddy and roommate, Tom Cobum, there’s no point in wasting " panics, Blacks, and Jews also are tar" geted," he said. The perpetrators of such my breath. However, given the desire of Matthew ¯¯ crimes againstGays,Baxendale said, typically are young male adults or youths who Shepard’s family and friends that some ¯ are experiencing the emotions that come bit of good come out of the horror of his torment and death, let us resolve to change ¯ with emerging sexuality. To demonstrate our state to reduce the chance that this will :¯ to theirpe~rs that they are wholly heterosexual, these people may express viehappen here. Passing an amendment to our hate ¯ lance and hatred toward Gays. Hate crime victims,’he said, usually are crimes (Oklahoma statutes, 21:850, Mali- .. cious intimidation...) has got to be the top ¯¯ chosen because they are available, not because of any individual characteristics priority for Lesbian and Gay Oklaho¯ or actions, and because of what they reproans, our families and friends. Find out who your representatives are and talk to ¯¯ resent to the perpetrators. Hatred towards the victim’s group is often manifested in them now. ¯ exceptignal violence. "The perpetrators Furthermore, we must demand that all those groups that claim to be working for : often despise and de-humanize their vicjustice and fairness, must end their conve- ¯¯ rims, so such crimes typically are more violent than corresponding crimes that nient silences. For example, if the Meth¯ are not hate-inspired," he said. "Displayr odist Bishop of Oklahoma can work so hard to ban same-gender marriage cer- ¯ ing the victim (Shepard) by tying him to a emonies, surely he can finally open his ¯ fence is a manifestation of such dehumanization." mouth to say something against anti-Gay Baxendale, who has studied violence violence. 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Tammy Baldwin defeated Republican Josephine Musser, the former state insurance commissioner, to replace retiring GOP Rep. Scott Klug. Baldwin, 36, made healtheare a cornerstone of her campaign, saying the United States should adopt a ~national, publicly funded system like that in Canada. ’°Tammy Baldwin is a solid representative who happens to be a Lesbian," said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign, a Gay civil rights group that helped bankroll the Baldwin campaign. "She has broken down a very large door," Birch added. see Baldwin, p. 10 Hawaii.+Alaska Voters Reject Gay. Marriage ’Th~As;oc;’atedPress ~Stri~ggiingt; satisf~y~l~ot~.~0ei-al conservatives and the law of the land, Hawaii on Tuesday took another step toward banning same-gender marriage, giving its Legislature the go-ahead to write a new law. Elsewhere, Alaskans voted a Gay-marriage ban into their constitution, and voters in Fort Collins, Colo., defeated a measure to protect Gays and Lesbians from discrimination. News was more hopeful for Gay civil rights advocates in Maine, whereindividual communities are fielding anti-discrimination bills to circumvent this year’s statewide vote that overturned protections on the basis of sexual orientation. South Portland approved a Gay rights initiative; Ogunqult’s vote on a similar proposal was too close to call early Wednesday. The Hawaii initiative was lawmakers" latest try to sidestep the state Supreme Court’s 1993 ruling that the state had no constitutional right to ban same-gender marriages because that would deny some citizens the rights provided to others. Because the U.S. Constitution’ s Full Faith and Credit .Clause requires states to honor each other’ s statutes and legal bonds, the 1993 ruling set off some furious preemptive legislating around the country. At least 30 states have now banned Gay marnage, and Congress passtd the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied federal recognition ofGay marriage and allowed states to ignore same-sex tmions licensed elsewhere. The two sides in Hawaii spent millions of dollars in a relendess media campaign. "It’s really sending aclear message, a strong message, that the people of this community will not allow homosexual marriages;" said Mike Gabbard, a leader of the Save Traditional Marriage group, seeVote, p. 10 UJ DIRECTORY/LETTERS P, 2/3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 ~ HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 ~ COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 8 BOOK REVIEW P. I 0 DO-IT-YOURSELF P. 11 DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES P. 12/13 ~ CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 14 ¯ 200 Attend Tulsa Vigil For Hate Crime Victim Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation CommunityPaper Available In More Than 75 City Locations ¯ The Associated Press & TFN- Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old ¯ Gay University of Wyoming freshman, was found severely ¯ beaten Oct. 7. He died Oct. 12 in a Fort Collins, Colo., hospital. ¯ His deathsparkedanintemational "[your vi$11 represents] a eommhment to an end of vlolenee and [to] appropriate proteetlon under the law... Matthew Shepard’s death was horrible and senseless; it would be more so if it. was in vain." - Drew Edmondson OkLaltom Attorney General . .," outpouring of sympathy for vic- ¯ ¯ tims of hate crimes and calls for ~: a-federal hate crime law from Clinton. All across the US, communities heldvigils andrallies tohonor and mourn the slain student. In ¯ Tulsa, a group of about 150-200 ¯ persons gathered at the Civic Center Plaza. Anumberofclergy ¯ spoke, including the Rev. Father : Rick Hollingsworth of the Parish ¯ Church of SaintJerome, the Rev. ¯ Leslie Penrose of Community of : HopeUnited Methodist, the Rev. ¯ Helen Calloway of the Unity : Church and the Rev. Russell Bennett of Fellowship Congrega- ¯ tional Church. : Oklahoma’ s Attorney General, Drew Edmondson, sent a state- : ment which was read by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights vice president, Greg Gatewood: "[your vigil represents] a commitment to an end of violence and [to] appropriate protection ¯ under the law.. see Hate, p. 11 : - Fayetteville Civil Rights ¯ Measure Overturned FAYEFFEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -.Voters here rejected a resolution : that backers said would have protected Gay people against job ¯ discrimination in city government. Final but unofficial results ¯ from Tuesday’. s .balloting 8howed7~811" v_otes against the measure, 6r58pe~-cent~ whil~ 5,731,or_42 percenL.we~_e cast in favor. Known as the human-dignity resolution, the measure was passed ¯ by the Fayetteville City Council earlier this year, vetoed by the ¯ mayor, then passed by the council again in overriding the veto. : It wouldhave required that all applicants for city staffpositions ¯ have equal access to employment, regardless of race, sex, reli- : gion, color, national origin, age, ancestry, familial statUS, disabil- ¯ ity or sexual orientation, A group opposed to including "sexual ¯ orientation" on the list successfully petitioned to get the resolu- ¯ tion.on the ballot. ¯ Claudette’s Leaving! Longtime AIDS Activist Moving to Aggieland ¯ TULSA - For half a decade, anyone seriously involved with ¯ HIV/AIDS, knew Claudette Peterson. For a nu~nber of years, a ¯ Tulsan being tested for HIV anti-bodies likely had their blood ¯ sample taken taken and results given by her when she ran Tulsa ¯ Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Testing Clinic. ¯ More recently, Persons Living with AIDS (PLWA’s) have ¯ benefited fromher tireless (and initially unpaid) efforts to establish Food Chain, a food pantry and more. However, since her ¯ spouse, Tim Peterson has recently been taken a teaching job at ¯ TexasA&Mwherehe received his ph.D, Tulsa is losing Peterson ¯ to College Station. Another prominent figure amongTulsaHIV/AIDS fundraisers ¯ and caregivers, Janice Nicklas, bemoaned Peterson’ s departure. ¯ "It’ s a major loss for our community.., she has tireless energy for ¯ developing resources for HIV prevention and care and we owe ¯ her a lot . . . anyone’s fortunate to have her living in their community." ¯ Peterson noted that her work has been a labor of love, and is ¯ proud of the fact that she and Foo~t Chain have never had to turn ; away a client and they are now. serving over 100 PLWA’s a ¯ month. She notes that donating food has brought very diverse : people together- drag queens working right next to conservative church people. Peterson also recognizbA Audra Sommers for her ¯ very generous support ofFood Chain and other care programs as ¯ wall as support from the National AIDS fund, Tulsa Comm ¯ AIDS Partnership, the Rath Foundation, &Philip Morris Co. Inc. : Tulsa Library Rever,s,es Anti-Gay Paper Poltcy ¯ TULSA- Fornearlyfiveyears,Tulsa’sCity/County ¯ Library System (TCCLS) had refused to allow the ¯ distributionofGaynewspapers,TulsaFamilyNews ¯ in particular, in its lobbies. Early in October, TFN ¯ received a letter inviting the newspaper to provide ¯ copies to be distributed at the Central and each of ¯ the four regional libraries. Tulsa Family News is ¯ now found in those locations. ¯ The dispute over distribution privileges began ¯ when TFN publisher, Tom Neal, was representing _" a now defunct out-of-town Gay paper and re- " quested equal distribution access as magazines like ¯ TulsaKids, TulsaPeople and Urban Tulsa enjoyed ¯ a number of library lobbies. The response of the ." then TCCLS director, Pat Woodrum and the ¯ library’.s board of trustees was to change the rules ; to ban "out of town" publications. Shortly after that decision, Neal began Tulsa ¯ Family News and reapplied as a local publication. ¯ Once again, TCCLS changed the rules to continue to grant access to non-Gay publications and not to ." aGay one. Thesenew rules required that50% ofthe ¯ content of the publication be "local." ¯ TFN challenged TCCLS to clarify how it was ¯ defining and connting local content. Neal notes, ¯ "we had issues where it appeared that we met the ~ 50% standard as we understood it and yet we were ¯ told we didn’ t have enough local content. Further- ." more, we documented multiple violations of that : rule by other publications but the library administration refused to respond to our requests to clarify the policies and to explain their seeming tolerance ¯ for rule-breaking by other publications." see Library, p. 12 World AIDS ¯ IAM Director Decides to Step Down ¯ TULSA~interfaithAIDS Ministries is sponsoring ¯ its annual World AIDS Day Candlelight March.& ¯ Memorial Service. As is customary, the event is on ¯ December 1 st,Tuesday andwill beginat 6:30 at the parkinglot of Centenary United Methodist Church ¯ (631 North Denver) just north of downtown. The ¯" march begins to the Parish Church of Saint Jerome (205 West King) at about 7pro and the memorial service will start about 7:30. There is a reception ¯ following the service. Marchers are asked to bring : banners & bells, but candles & matches will be ¯ provided. St. Jerome will be accessible to the disabled at the east entrance. ¯ Also, this will be the last World AIDS Day for which ]AM’ s executive director ofmany years will ¯ serve. Diane Zike, who helped found the organiza- ¯ fion when it was part of the Episcopal Diocese of ¯ Oklahoma’s AIDS care, will be stepping down at ¯ the end of the yearforpersonal reasons. Zike stated, "my work in AIDS ministry has been a very impor- ¯ taut and meaningful part ofmy life fore the past 12 years. I regret the need to step down now from my role as director but I will continue to be active and supportive in any way I can." TFN publisher, Tom Neal, noted, "Diane is one of the unsungheroes of the TulsaAIDS community - she has worked long and hard at great personal cost." Info: 438-2437 or 800-284-2437. : Blues Concert for AIDS ¯ TULSA-Walkfor Life will presentits 2ndannual ." blues concert later this year (the date will be an- ¯ nounced). Last year’s event was held at at ¯" Streamroller Blues and featured a surprise visit from Hanson. The tickets to the event will be $5 at ~ the door and will benefit local AIDS care organizations. For info., call 918-579-9593. see Editorial, p. 3 Tul;a C~ubs & Restaurants *Bmnboo Lom~ge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria *Full Moon Care, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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School Ave. 501-442-2845 ¯ JOPLIN, MISSOURI : *Spirit of Christ MCC, 2639 E. 32, Ste. U134 417-623-4696 * is where you can findTFN¯ NotallareGaY"ownedbutallareGay"friendly" Coors Donation Condemned Imagine a Lesbian or Gay activist who left the country a few years ago and just recently returned back to our community. Talk about culture shock! She or he would witness a brave new’queer world, one in which GLAAD has accepted $110,000 from Coors, theHumanRights Campaign (a Lesbian and Gay PAC) has endorsed D’Amato for Senator in New York, and a young Gay man was tortured and murdered in Wyoming. Importantly for us, these three things are not unrdated - appeasement comes at a price - and that price is not acceptable to us. Weare writing (respectively) as aformer taffer and former board member of GLAAD/SFBA. Therefore we will focus rathe GLAAD-Coors connection. GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has accepted $110,000 from the Coors Brewing company to support its new "sexual orientation in the workplace" training effort. GLAAD was founded by activists such as Vito Russo (author of The Celluloid Closet) with a single, very spedfic rmssion: to watchdog and critique the media’ s coverage of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered issues. It has strayed from that mission often to deal with the substance of issues rather than how they are covered. We believe that conducting sexual orientation in the workplace trainings is outside GLAAD’ s niche. No other organization in our community focuses on anti-defamation. There is plenty of defamation (some have lately taken to calling it hate speech) runmng around loose these days. GLAAD has plenty enoughmediaanalysis andresponse to do and litde enough money to do th.at vital work, without implementing a new : project with dirty money. Much has already been said about the politics of Coors and the politics of accepting money from Coors. We would like to emphasize our dismay thatGLAAD would accept money from such a source. When we were with GLAAD, RJR Reynolds (Big Tobacco, a key backer of powerful, homophobic North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms) was also offering the community money and some were considering taking it! So, we in GLAAD/SFBA back then "did the math" and realized that taking money from people trying to kill youjust doesn’t add up to anything that makes sense. Same for Coors once removed - that is the Coors Foundations. - Tom di Maria, Exec. Director, 1993-95 - Jessea Greenman, Co-Chair, 1990-94 GLAAD/San Francisco Bay Area [Editor’s note: the Coors family wealth has been closely associated with a number of the most ultra rtght wing and anti- Gaypolitical causes. Coors Brewing Company was once the target ofa boycott due to anti-Gay company policies. Coors Brewing now boasts a non-discrimination policy that includes sexual orientation and. supports Gay organizations. Coors Brewing has supported the Tulsa Pride Picnic for a number ofyears.] Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ ve covered or on issues you think need to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed &have phonenumbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publi- -- cations will be printed as is appropriate. At the present time. there are only 25 states that have laws against homoffexuals, most nbted are; Alabama 20 years, Georgia 20 years, l~hode Is and ant ess than 7 years nor more than 20 years, Oklahoma 10 years. The homosexuals are working hard to get these laws changed to permit their perversion ofour country, and it appears they are successfuq at it. " A great many laws have been changed. Until 1990 our country. In 1986the U.S. SupremeCourtuph, (in a 5 to 4 vote), noting that "prohibitions again jurisprudence since the colonization of the countr the laws of’he original thirteen states when they r~ outlawed sodomy. Noah Carolina’s original sodl the abonimable and detestable crime against natur adjudged guilty of a felony and SHALL SOl: CLERGY". the U.S. barred admission ofsexual deviants into d the constitutionality of Georgia’s sodomy law homosexuality have been a part of Ainerlcan " Sodomy was a criminal offense forbidden by fiodtheBillofRights. Until 1961, allb0states ay statute nut: "Any person who shall commit not fit tb be named among Christians... Shall be ER DEATH WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF Without proper punishment of these, perveRs, u( great comitxy has become like Sodom & Gomorrah. It’s gotten pretty sad when we allo’~ mmosexuals to teach our children that there is nothing wrong with being *gay".- ttawthome I ementary public school, Madison, Wisconsin, where lesbian TummY" Boldwln is Distriet Cotmty ~upcwisor, bes just one ofmany pilot programs to teach against homophobia, At the direction of~[hoir teachers, Ist and 2nd graders made a book titled "Everybody is Equal, A Book About Gay &. Lesbian." The book teaches our very young chiltlrcn respect for homos, a.s well as the Ga~ Pride chant’Hay-Hay-Ho-Ho-Homophobia’s got to go’and"Wewant rigbl,~tao*: 1ST&2..NDGRADERS!!! OneolderstudenL whenaskedwhatshe had learned, statedshe’loaksatitlnadifferentlight. Toknowwhatbeinggay isallabout, it’snot actually diffcrent from anybody else". Cambridge Mass. schools hold functions like a Gay Family Photo Exhibit on school grounds, and another celebrates Gay Pride Day as a holiday. Third graders n New York earn tolerance for borons, tlomosexuals argue that wbat consenting adults do in the privacy oftbeir home is protectod under lhe tight to privacy. Vsctlmless crimes, sucKas the possession and distribution ofillegal drugs do not escape the law where they are committed at home; right to privacy in no way allows one to break the law. Not State law and not God’s !aw...sodomy is a crime and must be prosecuted. By dolng nothing and allowing sodomites to run amuck, just look around and see where our morals are today. Prison terms for sodomy are designed to punish persons who undertake by unatural and indecent methods to gratify a perverted and depraved sexual appetite which is an offence against public dccancy and morality. To i mprison a conlinnod homosexual is like throwing Brer Rabbit i nto the briar patch To ~ve our nation we need the DEATII PENALTY to put an end to the sodomites ~erverslon ofour country. Can honmsexuals repent and be saved I I Corinthians 6:1 I)? A few are, but this still does not mean society eannol INSTITUTETHE DEATI I PENALTY for this crime, just as it has for the crime of murder. No one says a murderer cannot repent and come to Christ, nor does society allow such a conv~’sion to stop the death penalty from being carried out. Lev. 20:13: "Ira man lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman both of .them have committed an abominatiott. They shall surely be put to death". Asa did that which was right in the eyes ofthe I.ord, and hc tookaway the sodimites out of the hind (IKings 15:12). ]-lad Asa execu~.d these sexual deviants, Jehnsaphat wouldn’t have had to remove the remaining sodomites out ofthe land (I Kings22: 46). The Death Penalty is our only answer to ensure these pe~’erts are out ofour contr~’ and stay out for good. ] But God is love, oh yes, God is love ~nd if you love God, you will keep his commandment {Matt 22:37 and Jol~ 14:15). So for our people to keep the commandment of l.ev. 20:13 is tO love Grd. Romans 1:2~-32: :,re have changed.the . troth ofGod into a lie. worshippingand se~ing the creature more than the Creatbr. God has given us up to qle afflictions, even our woman go against nature, ~nd likewise also the men burned in their lust one toward another, They \vhich commit such things arc worthyofdeath, SodomandGomorrahwcredestro.vedforsuchthings. Ourendcould be #n uch worse ifwe don’t follow God’s law’.and uphold the Death Panahy forsodom): Pastor Pete Peters points out in his book,"Death Panalty for Homosexuals" that the top 6 leading scrialki||ers in the U.S- are: Donald | larvt:y - 37 killed. John \Vay’ne Gaq." - 23 killed. Patrick Keamev - 32 killed, Bruce Davis - 28 killed. Core Henley Brooks - 27 killed. Juan Corona -’25 killed, al! of which were homosexuals; add to that Jeffrey Dahalcr. In closing. I would like to poinrout that God has the answer to all our problems. God has Ills law and the law is good tfa man use it lawfully( I Timothy 1 :g-I 0). Help spread ti~is message, support the ministr) of Reverend Jon’ny Lee Clear,.. To reorder copies scud a $12.50 donation fi~r 100 copies to P.O. BOX 702631; Tulsa, OK 74170. T s tact sponsored by the American Patriot !lotline {918) 494-0004. Call for a free recorded message. by Tom Neal, publisher & editor "To save our nation, we need the DEATH PENALTY t~ put an end to the sodomites perversion of our country." No doubt, your reaction is much like mine was - this is ludicrous, almostlaughable! Andthatreactionis increasedwhen we note the source: the extremely disreputable, publicityhungry ex-Klansman, the "Reverend" Jonny Lee.Cleary. But just as the extremist rhetoric of anti-abortiomsts has created a climate in which extremists murder in order to "save lives," this adds to a climate in which Lesbian and Gay lives .(and those of our non-Gay friends who shand by us) are already devalued and at risk. Though ultra conservative political groups, like the Family Research Council, Focus on the Family and the Republican Party now distance themsdves from recent violence against Lesbians and Gay men, their systematic attacks onus and their exploitation of anti-Gay fear for political gain also have helped create a climate ripe for violence. Murdered University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard’ s death was horrible but it was not the only one of its type, nationally or even locally. According to Kelly Kirby, 1ongtimeTulsacivilrights activist, therewas one Gay man murdered each .year from 1991 to 1996. And yet when Tulsans held a public vigil for Shepard, not one elected official came or sent a representative. Mayor Savage was out of town but surely some one member of her staff could have shown up? What about the district attorney? Only former DA Bill LaFortune came and that reflects not only on his decency and compassion see Penalty, p.14 Ray of Light Campaign Invites Gay People To Tellof Experiences With Ex-Gay Ministries by Wayne Besen . Of course, you would never see a cover story about a HRC Associate Director of Communications ". It is morning once again, and as you rub your tired eyes and peer into the unforgiving bathroom mirror, the " shiny reflection of your head is a painful reminder that you look just as much like Kojac as the day before. Although your friends say you should learn to accept your baldness, you desperately want to change and have spent years pursu- : ing the latest hair growth remedies to no : avail. But today is your lucky day. While : sipping the morning coffee, you pick-up a ¯¯ copy of a respected news magazine and a bold, splashy headline proclaims: BALD : FOR LIFE? Underneath the headline, two ¯ smiling, bushy haired people, who look en- ~ thralledby their new hair-dos, claim to have : been "cured" by a miracle hair tome, corn- : blued with bible study. Ecstatic, you excitedly turn the pages un- : til youf’md the story about this new "miracle ." cure." But as you read on, your enthusiasm ¯ quickly begins to diminish. First, you find that the smiling mop-tops on the cover-page : are full-time, paid employees for acompany : marketing this product. Next, even the most : fervent supporters claim that the success ¯ rate of this so-called panacea is a paltry : Currently, ~alse notions about Gay Amerleans are beln~ perpetuated hy a media whleh erroneously believes it is honorable journalism to simply regurgitate sound bltes rom both sides in the name of bahnee. 30%. What about the other70%? According to the company, the hair tonic is not working for these folks because they are "not praying hard enough." As you skim down the page, you perkup because you read there is still hope! A competing company claims that their hair tonic has a miraculous success rate of 71.6%. But when asked by the magazine reporter for hard data to corroborate the claim, the company spokes- person gli"bly repli¯es,. "I don’t have time to conduct follow-up studies." How then, you wonder, does the ¯ company come up with a specific number like 71.6% without ~’011ow-ti~ studies to document whether or not : the patients sprouted hair? ~ The article then points out that the two scientists who ¯ founded the hair tonic formula have feverishly traveled " to science conventions around the world to declare that ~ their invention.does not work as they once said it did. ~ They say that many people would he harmed psycho- . logically if they pinned all ,of,their ho.p~,s a~,d dream~,on~ what they now Call a"fraud. The article atso states mat "- all respected medical and mental health organizations agreed with the inventors that the hair tonic was no more i likely to help one grow hair than dipping ones head in ~ a vat of Ben and Jerry’ s ice cream. ¯ If that isn’ tbad enough, the companies promoting the ¯ hair tonic have taken out full page ads in major newspa- : pers which have distorted a baldness study by one of the ¯ premier hair loss specialists in the nation. The ac- "_ claimed expert retorted acrimoniously to the lies by ¯ saying, "It was a complete misrepresentation of what ~ the research actually said. It was taken completely out ~ of context. I am horrified and angry and they are ¯ spreading an awful and destructive message." ¯ Your dreams of looking like Fabio are dashed for ¯ good when you read that of the people lumped in the ¯ 30% success rate category, the majority believed that if ~ thehairtonicdidnot work, biologicalbaldness couidbe ¯ overcome bywearing atoupee. The article ends with the ¯ testimony of angry ex-ex bald people who claim that ] they were misled and cheated by the hair tonic compa- ¯ rues. One company’s spokesperson dismisses the in- ] convenient complaints of the ex-ex-bald people by ~ saying: "Some p~.ople fall of the wagon." ~ You now sit m your living room, enraged by the ¯ misleading story, wondering how a respected news ~ outlet would g~ve this "snake oil" that has been so ~ thoroughly discredited, the slightest bit of legitimacy, ~ no less a cover story. Shouldn’t the ex-ex-bald people ~ have been on the cover, or at least been the focus of the ¯ story instead because their experiences are a more ~ representative of the vast majority who took the tomc? ~ Dojournalistic ethics and standards exist anymore, you ¯ wonder? Whoops, you almost forgot, it is 1998, ’‘The : Year of the Journalist." discredited, unsubstantiated, cure for baldness, or anything rise for that matter.., except homosexuality. When it comes to a so-called cure for Gay people, (as if one were wanted or needed) veracity does not seem to be of much importance to the media. In the following passa~, all of the shenanigans attributed to the ex-bald movement actually occurred in the so-called ex-Gay ministries, from the bogus statistics to the distortion of scientific research, to the founders of the ex-Gay ministries marrying each other and repudiating these "cures." Yet, despite these gross irregularities, the media still unwittingly legitimizes "ex-Gay" ministries by not holding them to the same standard of scientific proof that they would demand from any other group. Advocates for Gay equality believe these ministries should have an opportunity to voice their opinions. However, the media has a duty to research the accuracy of statements made or statistics reported. Currently, false notions about Gay Americans are being perpetuated by a media which erroneously believes it is honorable journalism to simply regurgitate sound bites from both sides in the name of balance. While balance is important, it is not an excuse to eschew accuracy and tough, fact checking. All statements are not equally valid and it is the media’ s responsibility, to distinguish factfrom fiction. Inmost of the news stones about the "ex-Gay" mimstries or the Right wing ad campaign in which these mimstries are highlighted, fiction has been the norm and the truth has been a For example, ex-Gay leader Anthony Falzarano recently said dn television that nearly 80% of Gay people were:molested as children. This is factually incorrec~by any objective standards, withGaypeoplenomorelikely to be molested as children than heterosexuals. Unfortunately; because he is talking about Gay people, the lethargicmediafelt there was noneed to hold Falzarano ¯ iecountableforhis lie. IfFalzaranowouldhave mad.e .a9 outrageous claim about any other minority group, ~t ~s guaranteed the media would have followed-up and excoriated him for his hysterical statement. At the Human rights Campaign, our biggest challengeis not countering political religious activist ~oups whoexistmdeny us equal rights. The toughest battle we face is getting the media to accurately follow-up on outrageous statements made by these groups. As it stands, our opponents can say anything they want about Gay people, no matter how despicable, and they never . havemanswer for it~Through lazy reporting, the media has becomean accomphcemthe Right s discnnnnalao campaign against Gay Americans by giving bald faced lies equal stature to documentedfacts. It is our hope that as the news media begins to evaluate some of their glaring ethical lapses in 1998, they will consider stopping the harmful practice of printing false information about Gay people perpetuated by the Right without first verifying the outrageous claims. This perpetuation of myths by the media has forced the Human Rights Campaign to start the Ray Of Light (ROL) project. TheROLseeks to shine the spotlight on these ministries so people can see beyond the rhetoric andhearfromthe vast majority ofpeoplewhohave been through these ministries and now call their techniques psychological terrorism. This project will invite former ¯ ex-Gays from around the nation to share their stories ¯ with the Human Rights Campaign and lift the veil of ¯ secrecy surrounding these mimstries. The Ray of Light ¯ will: ¯ *Seek and chronicle the stories of former ex-Gays; ¯ *Share these smiles with the public and the media; ¯ *Compile information by leading mental health and ¯ medical experts on the most recent studies; and ¯ *Examine the literature of the ex-Gay ministries to ¯ look for flagrant abuses and fraudulent claims. If you have been through these ministries, please ¯ submit your story so we can share it and help others. ~ Stories can be submitted, to: www.hrc.org/ncop/rol Churches Create Hate MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Mainstream Christian denominations are to blame for a climate of hate and bigotry that fostered the fatal beating of a Gay University of Wyoming student, a United Methodist Church pastor says. "It’s not just the fight-wing conservatives" who are teaching that homosexuality is a sin and that Christian churches should shun Gays and Lesbians, the Rev. Jimmy Creech said while in Minneapolis recently. "I hold the church accountable for helping to create a culture that allows violence against Gays and Lesbians," he said. "Churches don’ t intend for the violence to happen, but they lay the groundwork for it." Creech gained national notoriety" for officiating at a same-sex covenant ceremony in his Omaha, Neb., congregation. In August, he was narrowly acquitted of violating church law. He subsequently resigned from his Nebraska congregation. Creech argues that when the church denies clergy members the right to perform same-sex ceremonies, it is preventing them from "being a pastor to all members of the congregation.r’ For him, "’This is the denial ofmy freedom to be a pastor to everyone, and that’s very offensive." Crecch was in Minneapolis to preach at two services at All God’s Children Metropolitan Church. Theday before, hemetwith several Minnesota United Methodistclergy andlaity. Recently,22United Methodist members from Minnesota joined 344 other Methodists around the country in asking the national bishops to address the issues of treatment ofGays and Lesbians in the church. Non-Biological L sbian Mom Shares Custody NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A woman who stayed home [o raise a 2-year-old boy while her Lesbian partner earned a living can share custody of the child, even though she isn’ t the biological mother, a judge has ruled. The partner, identified only as R.E.M., stayed home to take care of the boy while herpartngr, S.L..y., worked at a hospital. The Lakewood couple decided . to have the child together, chose a sperm donor to inseminate S.L.V. and sent out birth announcements " with both women’ s fingerprints on them. Experts who follow Lesbian custody battles say the ¯ decision goes further than any other in granting bro,a,d ," custodial rights to a woman who is not the child s birth mother. "- "The court is satisfied that R.E.M. has been able to ¯ show that she stands in the shoes of a parent to the child and should be accorded the status of parent in " parity with S.L.V.,’7 Superior Court Judge Vincent ¯ Grasso wrote inhis decision issued Monday in Ocean County. Kate Kendell, who heads the National Center for Gay and Lesbian Rights in San Francisco, called the decision "an enormous victory ." "Our children have as much right to a continuing relationship with both parents as any other child of two parents," she said Tuesday, Thejudge’ s declsxon, however, lsn t binding stat - wide and is inconsistent with an opinion issued in Essex County in September. Two other similar cases have yet to be decided in Mercer and Union counties. "Right now, you have a situation that really cries out for an appeal," said Paul Urbania, S:L.V:’s attorney. ’q’he law in New Jersey shouldn’t depend on where geographically you’ re located." One woman in Essex County, who said she helped raise 4-year-old twins with her ex-partner, lost custody of the children and vowed to appeal. Attorney Robin Wernik said the woman will use the Ocean County opinion to bolster her case. Lawyers are stillformalizing thedetails, butR.E.M. will likely be able to care for the boy for three or four 12-hour days each week while S.L.V. isat work, as well as on alternate weekends, said her attorney, Bettina Munson. R.E.M., a former bartender, does notworkbecause ofapermanentdisability toher arm. Both women must share the cost of supporting the boy, identified only as A.J.M.V., thejudge said. The boy, who was born on March 2, 1996, goes by the surname of both women. The couple, who met in 1989 and moved in to- ¯ gether in 1991, chose a sperm donor together with a ¯ geneticprofilethatwas compatible to theirs once they decided to have a child. S.L.V. was inseminated ¯ because R.E.M. had had a hysterectomy, the opinion ¯ satd. The women went by mommy and mamere, ¯¯ and drew up respective, detailed family trees for the baby. The relationship ended in November 1996, ¯ although S.LV. remained in the home until Septem- ¯ ber 1997, the opinion said. R.E.M. sued for castody a ¯ month later. "BBC Apologizes For ¯ Calling Politician Gay LONDON (AP)-TheBritish Broadcasting Corp. has apologized to a Cabinet minister who was described as Gay during a news program. Aides to Trade Secretary Peter Mandelson said Monday he had received ~ a letter of apology from BBC chairman Sir Christo- ¯ pher Bland. Mandelson, who prefers not to make an ¯ issue of his sexual orientation, planned no comment : on the letter, the aides said. The controversy beganwhen newspaper columnist Matthew Pards saidonalate-nightBBCprogram that ¯ Mandelson was "certainly, Gay. The remark came ¯ during speculation about the sexuality of another ¯ Cabinetminister, RonDavies, whoresigned as Welsh ¯ Secretary last weekbecause ofwhathe called a"lapse ¯ of judgment" with a stranger who robbed him after the two met at London’ s Clapham Common, a popu- : lar Gay hangout, and left together. Davies has given : no clear explanation of what happened. But he has ¯ denied he was seeking Gay sex or drugs, even after days of banner headlines and tabloid stories. : Meanwhile, the BBC added to the controversy by ¯ ordering staffmembers never to repeat the remark by ¯ Parris, who is openly Gay, on any of its programs. ¯ That move provoked charges of clumsy censorship ¯ and of giving special treatment to Mandelson, a close ¯ adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair and among the ¯" country’ s most influential politicians. ¯ Protesters included the opposition Conservative ~arty., severa! 9f whose.politicians were pursu.,e,d.by the media over extramarital affairs when the party was ~n power. Also opposed to the BBCrs move was Northern Ireland Secretary Mo Mowlam, also a leading member of the Blair Cabinet. Ms. Mowlam said she and other panelists on a Friday nightBBCradio talk show were told not to mention Mandelson and the Gay remark. "I’m not about to be unfair or unjust to colleagues, but we’ve all state~,,very clearly that to be given guidelines is insulfing~ she said during the show. The BBC altered.anews quiz program last week to remove a running joke about Mandelson, but the TV ¯ satare program .Ha. e I Got Ne~ws For You.’?" was ¯ allowed to broadcast a Clip of the Parris comment. i Schools LawSuits Help "Prevent Gay-Bashings ¯ OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - In the wake of the recent ~ death ofaGay collegestudeut, administrators, teach- ¯ ers and students methere this weekend to diSCUSS Gay ~ bashingin schools. They say lawsuits are a powerful ¯ weapon in the ending name:calling, harassment and : violence agMnst young Gay people. S.chool districts ¯ that have ignored the problem are being held liable. ¯ No federal anti-discrimination laws cover sexual : orientation, and Massachusetts is the only state to ¯ mandate such protection. 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Learning how to better run her own such group ¯ brought Veronica Lopez, 22, from Stockton to the ¯ conference. Lopez, a college student who works full time in a day care center, said homophobia starts early. She said a 4-year-old boy recently came to her in tears . because a 5-year-old had just called him an anti-Gay " epithet. "It shows the parents are talking about it, ." because kids don’t even know what (Gay) is," Lopez ¯ said. "I thinkit’ s important that people realize we’re not " sick people... I consider myself pretty normal." Gay Man in NY SenateI ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Thomas Duane, openly Gay ¯ and HIV-positive, describes himself as "distinctly " progressive." TheDemocraticNew YorkCity Council- " man is running for a seat m the state Senate that has ¯ rarely, if ever, been described in those terms. If Duane ¯ is elected - and the heavy Democratic makeup of his " Manhattan district makes that very likely - he will ¯ become the state Senate’s first openly Gay member and only the second openly Gay member of the state Legis- ¯ lature.-"I’m hoping to add something that has been " missing from the debate in Albany," Duane said. He runs as the recent beating death of Gay University ¯ of Wyoming student Matthew Shepherd focuses national attentiononhatecrimes legislation, one of Duane’ s " key issugs. Known for his outspoken support of issues ¯ relating to Gays, women and the disabled in.the rough ¯ and tumble city council, Duanehas said that the absence ¯ of hate crime statutes permits and, ina sense, encour- " ages violence against homosexuals. This-year, he called for can-cellation-of the annual GreenwiEii Village Halloween Parade, clting rising anti-Gay violence in the " traditionally tolerant New York City enclave. " Such abate crimes law has been blockedinNew York ¯ by the very Republican-controlled state Senate Duane ¯ hopes to take a seat in. Senate Majority Leader Joseph ¯ Bruno opposes the law, saying it creates a special class " of victim. " ’‘The state Senate has been absolutely backward," Matt Foreman, executive director ofEmpire State Pride ¯ Agenda, New York’s largest Gay advocacy group. ¯ "Someone like Tom is desperately needed there." It is highly unlikely that Duane he will have any luck " pushing legislation through the highly-regimented Senate from the Democratic side of the aisle. Still, support- ¯ ers say his status is likely to hold sway in debates. "To ¯ have someone who lives with HIV talking about HIV- : related bills will be quite powerful and I think his " opinion willcarry real weight," said state Sen. Catherine ¯ Abate. Duane is running for Abate’ s seat after she vacated it " to nm unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination ¯ for state attorney general. The district winds from the ¯ Upper West Side through Times Square downtown to Greenwich Village and the Financial District. Voter registration is 67 percent Democrat and only about 11 " percent GOP. His opponent, Republican Karol Murov, ¯ has failed to mount mu’ch of a challenge, observers said. Bruno spokesman John McArdle refused to discuss Duane’ s candidacy. But in response.to criticisms about " the chamber’s attention to Gay issues he said "the .. Senate has responded to concerns of New Yorkers as a whole." ." Duane’s election would bring New York even with ¯ Arizona and California, which both have two Gay ¯ members in their state Legislature. Only Oregon and " Maine have more. ." AssemblywomanDe_borah Glick, the-New York’s first openly Gay legislator, points to legislation r~quiring AIDs testing for newborns and this year’ s mandate : that people who test positive for HIV notify their " : partners as si.gns that New York’ s Legislature is ill- " informed on issues important to Gay groups. Yet she sounds a cautionary note for Duane, saying to expect at least some hostility. "I’m sure he will encounter homophobia. I did and still do," Glick said. Gay MayorforWinnipeg WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - A city councilman once featured in a documentary about Gay foster fathers has won the mayoral race in Winnipeg, becoming the first openly Gay mayor of a major Canadian city. "It was a history-making night," said Glen Murray after returns showed him winning easily over six other candidates. Winnipeg is Manitoba’s capital and, with 667,000 residents, is the largest Canadian city between Toronto and Calgary, Alberta. Murray, 41, became one of Canada’s betterknown Gay politicians six years ago when, with his troubled foster son Michael Curtis, he was featured in a film documentary called "A Kind of Family." Murray did not make his sexual orientation a focus of the campaign, concentrating instead on economic issues and moderating some of the left-ofcenter positions he espoused during three terms on the city council. His main opponent, grocery-store executive Philip Kaufman, did not raise the homosexuality issue explicidy, thoughhe made references early in the campaign to family values. Late in the campaign, a local minister organized a prayer vigil and urged voters to oppose Murray. "This is not a matter ofhating anyone," said Bruce Martin, pastor of Calvary Temple Pentecostal Church. "It’s a matter of biblical interpretation." Murray’s victory was celebrated by Gays in Winnipeg. "It’ s apotent symbol that an openly Gay person should be elected to a high post like this," said Chris Vogel, a Gay rights activist. "It contributes to the growing sense that there’s nothing wrong with being homosexual." Murray, seeking to portray himself as mainstream, said he would follow the practice of previous Winnipeg mayors and refuse .to officially proclaim a Gay Pride week in the city. In fact, he said he _will try to avoid issuing such proclamations on behalf of any group or cause. "We’re a city of such diversity, of so many cultures," he said. "We’re a city of great tolerance, ofhope and Ijust think all of those values were reaffirmed tonight." There are only a couple of dozen openly Gay politicians in Canada, including two members of the federal Parliament. Bishop in Bind COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A bishop who performed two same-sex ceremonies when he was a Columbus pastor said it was an agonizing decision for him to file a complaint against a minister for performing a Gay ceremony. Bishop Joseph Sprague, head of the Chicago United Methodist Church, said he performed services for two men and two women. Sprague charged Rev. Gregory Dell, pastor of Broadway United Methodist Church in Chicago, with "failure to uphold the order and discipline of the United Methodist Church." Sprague said he :’ chose to write the complaint to avoid inflammatory language he expected others might use. Dell will be tried before a 13-person jury of his peers. Dell said he didn’ t talk with Sprague before conducting the recent service, but knew the bishop would be required to file charges. Sprague said before he performed the Gay ceremonies he first discussed it with Bishop Judith Craig of the West Ohio Conference, which has jurisdiction over Columbus. "I told him he could not use the marriage ceremony in that setting... I toldhim that in terms of any ceremony he designed, I wouldleave it to his pastoral discretion to do what was necessary to providepastoral care," Craig said. Sprague has refused to remove Dell from his duties pending the trial, and said he isn’ t sure what he will do if the jury votes to oust Dell. Jocelyn Elders: No Regrets COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Jocelyn Elders, who lost her job as U.S. surgeon general four years ago, says she does not regret taking such controversial stands as advocating se~x education for kindergartners and conitoms in teen-agers’ pockets. "You look back on things like that more than once, and I have tried to think how I would have said things differently or should I have said those things, and I have to say I have no regrets," she said at an annual state conference on sexually transfnitted diseases and HIV, the AIDS virus. Even the invitation for her to speak stirred controversy. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control last month withdrew its sponsorship and $40,000 in funding, saying Elders’ presence would distract from the issues. That left AIDS service organizations as the primary sponsors, with funding frompharmaceutical companies. Eiders, who drew bursts of applause and cheers from the audience of nearly 650, said she advocates explaining sex to youngsters so they can protect themselves from abuse. "We want tO teach our children early that there are places that people should not touch," she said in an interview. What about leaving sex education to parents? "We don’t let the parents teach physics," Eiders said. "Your health is far more important than physics." And if site had a teen-age daughter? "I would never want my teen-ager to go out on a date without a condom in her purse," Elders said, saying vows ofabstinence"are easier to break than a latex condom.’" Elders, the first black woman to be surgeon general, held the job 15 months until she was forced to resign in December ;t-994: ~Her downfall came. when she said Gays and Lesbians must help save children from the un-Christian religious right. Needle Exchange Program Prevails WASHINGTON (AP) -Even before a congressonal bahon funds for needleexchange programs became law, anAIDS clinic in the nation’ s capital had set up a private group to supply drug addicts with clean needles. "This law is intrusive," said Jim Graham, executive director of the Whitman-Walker Clinic. "It not only tells D.C. how we can spend ourownlocal tax dollars, but it tells charities like Whitman-Walker how we can spend pri: rate funds." Congress, as part of the $520 billion spendingpackage signedintolaw Wednesday, banned use of local and federal funding for any needle-exchange program in the District of Columbia. That was on top of a permanent ban on federal funding of needle exchanges anywhere in the country. The Whitman-Walker Clinic, one of the nation’ s largest, has created a private, nonprofit group to run theprogram, transferring equipment, supplies and $50,000 in private funds to the new operation. The Washington-based Drug Policy Fotmdation gave the new group, Prevention Works, an additional $25,000. "Sounds like they’ ve. got some pretty sharp lawyers," said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., who sponsored the ban. The clinic gets $7 million a year in federal and local government dollars and has operated a clean-needle exchange for three years. It got $210,000 from the dis- - trict last year for the effort and raised $50,000 from private donors. Last month, its van disU-ibuted 17,000 needles. Prevention Works should have. enough resources to keep the needle-exchange van rnnning for four or fivemoremonths, said Graham, who is running for City Council. Needle exchanges are operatingin about 100 U.S. cities. Supporters say such programs help prevent the spread ofAIDS by allowing addicts to exchange contamimated needles for dean ones. Opponents contend the programs encourage drug abuse. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the distriCt’ s delegate to Congress, called the provision "callous... (and) ignorant, because the entire scientific establishmenthas reached the same conclusion: Needle exchange markedly reduces AIDS infection and deaths without spreading drug abuse." Its racial implications are inescapable, she said, because AIDS is hitting black and Hispanic populations the hardest. Last year, she said, the District’s AIDS rate was nine times the national average. Tiahrt and Sen. Jolm Ashcroft, R-Mo., the Senate sponsor of the ban, cite Canadian studies they say demonstrate that . clean needle programs have failed to reduce the spread of HIV. "’Wherever the needle exchange programs took place, theybecame hubs for drug activity," Tiahrt said. Addicts~ need "help ~o get off drugs, not help to get new needles." A possible White House contender, Ashcrofl likens needle exchange programs to the idea "that providing bulletproof vests to bark robbers would make it safer for them to rob banks." The authors of the Canadian studies have said congressional leaders misinterpreted their report. Because the programs served inner-tory neighborhoods, they served users.already at the.greatest risk of infection, they said, and the programs did not provide enough syringes to be effecfive. Investors Suing ¯ PLWA’s Not Dying : wEsT PALM BEACH, Fla. 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The deals now amount to deception on the ,part of the two companies in the lawsuits, he said P6rlstein said there’ s no longer areasonable certainty as to the projeqti~n Of life expectancy. The lawsuits seek a~jury trial and unspecified damages. A Judge must certify them if they are to become class actaon. Officials at Accelerated Benefits in Orlando and Dedicated Resources Inc. of Delray Beach said they had not seen the lawsuits and could not comment on the Specific charges. "It’ll be interesting to see what they have to say," said Michael Zadoff, presidentofDedicated Resources. HIV & Elder, Sex TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Sue Saunders is 65 and has AIDS. As far as she’ s concerned, the more people who know it the better. Saunders pioneered aproject in herhometown of Fort Lauderdale to educate Flori~ ans over age 50 about therisk ofde¯eloplng acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Her first challenge was getting the attention of an age group largely ignored when it comes to AIDS education. "Yes, there is sex after 50. After 60. After 70. People think after 50 we die from the neck down," Ms. Saunders said. "People look at you like you’re crazy. What?You mean, Grandma and Grandpa are still having sex?" Ten% of all AIDS cases in the country are people over age 50, according to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs. In Florida, the figure is higher - ranging between 12% and 14%. One in eight Floridians living with AIDS is 50 or older, state health officials said. Yetwhengroups are addressed that are considered.at risk of contracting the virus that causes AIDs, older Americans are often left out. Eighteen months ago, Ms. Saunders began inviting herself to small South Florida groups to discuss prevention, promote education and warn seniors to abstain from sex or use condoms. "You’ re telling people 50 to 90 years old: ’You are at risk for a fatal disease. Youjust went to bed with aguy and y,oudon’ tknow where’ s he’ s been.’" Ms. Saunders was healthy and active. She was divorced, in love and in a longlime relationship. HerBahamianboyfriend was the spark of her life. They spent lazy days on the water, fishing. Life was good. That was in 1990: Suddenly, her boyfriend was diagnosed HIV positive. Nine months later, he was dead. She feared the same thing would happen to her and began saying goodbye to her four grown children. A son took herto an HIV-infected doctor in Laguna Beach, Calif. That visit helped change her life. She dropped the self-pity and went to the Broward County Health Department but found little informarion. After six months doing research, she went to Bentley Lipscomb, elder affairs secretary, who found $170,000 to fund SHIP, the Senior. HIV Intervention Project. Ms. Saunders worked long and hard getting into the crowded retirement condominiums along Florida’ s Gold Coast to give her message. In these building complexes, women outnumber men seven-toone, she said. "The women are starved for affection. The men are having a ball. They" can have all the women they want. "Ev~ erybody says ’it can’t happen to me. I’m uot aprostitute. I don’ t fool around,’" she said. "You’ie never too old. And all it takes xs one partner - if he or she is infected.’" Older people are rarely targeted for prevention. The health care system, including doctors, often is reluctant or uneasy about discussing AIDS and sex with them, said Dave Bruns, elder affairs spokesman. "Not only is it an insult, it’ s rampant ageism," Bruns said. "Just who do they think is buying all this Viagra?" There are 67,282 cases of AIDS cases statewide and 8,400 of those infected are age 50 or older, according to the Florida Department of Health. When Ms. Saunders left the SHIP program recently, the demand for lectures was enormous. "Everybody wanted us to come talk to them," she said. They were scheduling 20to30 presentations amonth. The project was so successful, a second program was launched in the Tampa Bay area under Edith Ellerson in June. She encountered similar apprehension as she started talking at senior centers, assistedliving residences, senior nutritional programs. Gradually, the audiences became more receptive and willing to listen. She brings condoms, urges listeners to be tested and find out firstabout themselves, then question their partners. "You’ re not only sleeping with your partner, but with whomever your partner slept with for the past five years, and whoever they slept with - like a pyramid or domino effect," she said. Hemophiliacs to Get Compensation WASHINGTON (AP) - Last-minute lobbying led to deceptively easy approval of a plan to allow the government to compensate hemophiliacs infected with HIV during the early days of the AIDS epidemic. The bill, passed by the Senate on a voice vote, authorizes payments of $100,000 apiece to compensate hemophiliacs or their survivors for the government’s failure to aggressively screen tainted blood products. The measure, which President Clinton is expected to sign, does not put the checks in the mail, though, because it does not allocate any money. However, with the authorization in hand, the bill’s backers can lobby Congress to appropriate the estimated $750 million it would cost. The bill, named after Ricky Ray, a 15- year-old hemophiliac from Florida who died from AIDS in 1992, became controversial late in the legislativeprocess, when others who contracted the .disease from tainted bloodtransfusions argued thatthey deserved to be included. Sen. James Jeffords, R-Vt., took up the cause of the transfusion victims, and at one point blocked consideration of the Ricky Ray bill in an effort to force action on a more encompassing authorization. Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, said he spent the weekend on the phone pressing Senate leaders to move the bill to the floor and dealing with the last-minute objections of other senators. Jeffords’ spokesmanJoe Karpinski said he never planned to hold up the legislation altogether, and dropped his objections to the House bill after it became clear thathe could not develop consensus to include the.transfusion victims, potentially dou- \ ¯ b.ling the cost. Hemophiliac,~ m~d tra:>/;usxon recipients were infected wifl~.~~,--,.,.,~.,..~. ¯ donated by people who carried th6 AIDS ¯ virus. The Institute of Medicine, a scientific ¯ organizationthatadvises the government, ¯ later concluded that government caution. ¯ fear of criticism and inadequate leadership delayed effective screening of donors and proper blood testing. ¯ Hemophiliacs already have won : $100,000 each from the blood industry ¯ through the settlement of a class action lawsuit. Transfusion court victories have ¯ been more sporadic. ¯ Karpinski said Jeffords will try again ¯ next year toinclude transfusion victims, a ¯ move DeWine backs. "We should work to ¯ see that justice is done for this group of ¯ victims as well," said DeWine. "Wemade ¯ the decision that it was better to deal with part of the problem than none of the prob- " lem." "I think the precedent of this bill ¯ willmakeit easier to address the concerns ¯ ofthosewhohaveAIDS because oftrans- ¯ fusions." School NamedAfter Boy with AIDS WESTMINSTER,Colo. (AP)-Ten years ¯¯ ago, a little boy from Broomfield began first grade while 30 children stayed home ¯ in protest. Threatening statements and ¯ letters from parents demanded a separate : bathroom and eating area for Ryan ¯ Sheridan, who was infected with HIV. He ¯ died ofcomplications fromAIDS in 1993. Public perception of the disease has ¯ changed since 1988, but misunderstand- , ings still exist. Reminding students, teach- ¯ - ers and admimstrators ol~the hard lessons ¯ learned about Ryan is a school named ¯ after him: Ryan Elementary School in ¯ Westminster. His picture, a plaque and a ¯ red ribbon hangin thelobby of the school. "It’s tough to remember. People were ¯ backed in a corner and forced to deal with ¯ something they didn’ t want to deal with," ¯ said Tim Sheridan, recalling the events ¯ leading up to his son’s first day in first ¯ grade. When the Shefidans, now divorced ¯ and bothlivingin ~Ihornton, told adminis- : trators Ryan was infected, the Jefferson ¯ County school boarddecided to inform all parents by letter that a student with HIV ¯ would attendJuchem Elementary School. ¯. Juchem closed in 1994 after being replaced by a new school named Ryan Elementary. ¯ The letter caused a firestorm of controversy that forced the school board to have ¯ a number of secret meetings with Ryan’ s ¯ teacher and publicmeetings to discuss the ¯ issue. Throughout, Ryanremained anony- ¯ mous to everyone but his teacher, the principal and the school board. ¯ Ryan contracted HIV when he was 2 ¯ years old from a blood transfusion during ¯ 9Pen-heart surgery. Teachers and admin- ¯ lstrators say Ryan taught everyone at the ¯ school difficult lessons about tolerance ; and courage, but AIDS educators say the public still has a long way to go in understanding the disease. "in my opinion, we ¯ haven’t gone all that far in 10 years. Our ¯ homophobia is what gets in the way of ¯ hearing about HIV," said Katy Fleming, education director at the Boulder County ; AIDS Project. "Studies have shown that ¯ manytimes peoples’ attitudes towardchildren (with AIDS) have been negative ¯ because of issues of sexual orientation " ¯ Although HIV and AIDS education is ¯ better today, moral issues still need to be ¯ separated from medical issues, Fleming ¯ said. by James Christjohn : they would get the in-jokes peppered ff there is a movie that I would heartily ¯ throughout the film. recommend to all folks this Halloween,,it ; And speaking of magic, The Divine is Practical Magic. It has something for ¯ Miss M’ s new release, "Bathhouse Betty" everyone: laughter, tears, sus- is a must-have for any gifting pense, horror, magic, and Stevie Nicks (betcha were wondering how I’d work her in, huh?). A comedy about a family of hereditary witches - that actually gets the gist of Wicca correct for a change, even if adding a few "eyes of newt and a liberal dose of frogs" - and romance, the favorite line will be the one where one of the townsfolk says of one of the witches "Goodnews - she’ s come out!" And, tomy delight, Stevie~ s reworked "Crystal" is a major theme in the film in the score as well as sung. The advice given in the film to those considering or afraid of relationships is well worth the price of admission. Stockard Channing and Diane Weist are absolute magic as the Annties who pass on the family traditions with liberal doses of love and laughter. One of the lovely things about the film is .that it deals with being perceived as different, inhuman, "other" in the ’~mainstream" world, and being a magical film, how the wOmen of this family transcend that difficulty. It very much has a Gay sensibility to it and thus would be enjoyed by those in our community especially, for "I’m Beautiful, Dammlt" [Bette Midler’s new recording] is a standout track that should he a hit in the dance clubs, being an anthem to being-different and eelebratln~ that dlfferenee in .spite of the flak it brin~s. this season. It is Bette at her best, full of everything from tearful ballads ("One True Friend") to bawdy blues (my personal favorite, and new theme song, "One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show"), to comedic with a message (another theme song, a hiphoppin’ ’Tm Beautiful, Dammit!"). It marks a return to the eclecticism that was one of Bette’ s most delightful qualities, whereyoumightdiscover songs you’ d never find otherwiseifyouhadn’ t been liste~ning to her albums. ’Tm Beautiful, Dammit" is a standout track that shouldbe a hit in the dance clubs, being an anthem to being differentand celebrat- ¯ ing that difference in spite of the flak it ¯ brings. ¯ Know someone that Loves Bette ¯ Midler? Perfect gift. Know someone that has never heard of Bette? Perfect intro- ¯¯ duction. James Christjohn, actor, writer, poet ¯ and Mac-guru extraordinaire provides ¯ TFN with entertainment news, commen- ~ tary and can be counted on for regular ¯ Stevie Nicks updates. Gal-A-Vanting, Tulsa’ s new tivities network specializing in Ms-adventures for women, kicked off its program with a WomenIn the Arts nightat the Pride Center on October 23. While attendance was somewhat thin, with approximately 20 women in the audience, Gal-A-Vanting founders Joan and Mary were still quite happy with the event. "Wedidn’ t takeinto account Oktoberfest," Mary explains, "And we are still developing our mailing list and contacts. The artists were really outstanding, each with a style and media that was quite unique~ We’re hoping to do a week long show in the spring so that the art exhibits can be stationary and serve as an anchor for performing arts such as readings, music and so forth. And this will give people a better chance to see the works of these fine women artists, and support them by purchasing their worl~ You don’ t have to go to Eureka Springs or to Ptown to find exceptional artwork for your home." social ac- The long-awalted dance will be held at the Pride Center on Saturday November 14 from eight p.m. tll ??? and will be D.J.’d by Sue Knause, who promises to play a wide array of tunes for the danelng pleasure of Tulsa’s " play a wide array of tunes for the dancing pleasure of Tulsa’s women. With the smaller lounges in the Pride center, opportunities for a quiet conversation are also available. Light refreshments will be available and the entry fee is $3 for singles and $5 for couples. "We’ ve had a lot of interest in this dance, because somany women like to dance but for whatever reason don’ t care to be arbund smoking or drinking. It will also provide a nice venue for women to meet new friends and make new contacts." says Mary. The December Gal-AVanting event will be a movie night on December 16 at the Pride Center, beginning at6:30 p.m. A feature film and a couple of documentaries will be shown. We’re getting ready to prepare our schedule of events for the first of the year and we’ d really like some ideas from the women in the Tulsa area of what they’d like to do," explains Mary. "Please feel free to call me with your The long-awaited dance will be held at : wish list of activities at 743-6740. And if the pride center on Saturday November . you’re not on our mailing/call list, please 14 from eight p.m. til ??? and will be : let us know, This information is strictly D.J.’ d by Sue Knause, who promises to ¯ confidential and will not be shared." Humperdinck’s nse rete Parade of Lights. Come celebrate the spirit of the holiday season at the PSO Christmas Parade of Lights. Saturday, December 12. Downtown Tulsa at 6 p.m. View parade floats up close, Friday, December 11, at the HolidayFest.(Brady Arts DistriCt) from 6-9 p.m. Public Service Company of Oklahoma A Central and South West Company World AIDS Day 1998 Candlelight March & Memorial Service sponsored by Interfaith AIDS Ministries Tuesday, December 1st 6:30, Gather at Centenary United Methodist Church Parking Lot 631 North Denver 7:00", March Begins to Saint Jerome 7:30*, Memorial Service at the Parish Church of Saint Jerome. 205 West King Reception following seine.ice. *time approximate Bring banners & bells~ candles & matches provided st. Jerome will be accessible to the disabled at the east entrance. Into: 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 THE NOON NEWS NEVER LOOKED SO TASTY. The big news is Warren Duck Club’s new lunch menu. And the Horseradish Orange Crusted Halibut with Apricot Basil Sauce is just one of the tastiest stories. From familiar favorites, to late-breaking dishes hot from Chef Dan Broyles’ creative kitchen, this is news to truly savor. Call 495-1000 for the whole story and for reservations. Wari’enOu~kCh-d) In the Doubletree Hotel At Warren Place 6110 S. Yale / Tulsa OK / 918-495-1000 ~ SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 2545 S. Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 1 lam, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1 lam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 1 lam, Childrens Ministry also, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am. 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 1 lam, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 Council Oak Men’s Chorale, rehearsals at 5pm, Info: 743-4297 ~" MONDAYS nIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pm, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians.& Gays 2nd Monicach too. 6:30pro, Fellovcship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pro, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, call for meeting date, noon, 585-5551 ~ TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 11 i 10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder H!V+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium l:30pm 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), lnf6: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 11/3, 12:30pm, Urban League, 240 East Apache Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 !~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 ¯House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pm, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group, more information, call 582-7225 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’ s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 I~" FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th ~" SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pro, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pro, Long rides, 7am: Meet at Z~igler Park,.3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peorial Write for dates. Ifyour organization is not listed~ please let us know. Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. Barry Hensley ~sa City-CountyLibrary ~lany Gay and Lesbian families have rallies finding materials for children h depict their family sire- ... In the past few years, ., has been a slow change te publishing world and re beginning to see a few ~ for children, early school and .under, which depict and Lesbian families. ae trailblazer ~as Heather Two Mommies, by Leslea €man, which stimulated di "~ 8t~’~ the in we tifl ag~ Ne dis~ usslons across the country and ’opened a new line of attad ~.on theGay community by the Religious Right. A simple, short book, it depicts a young girl and her family: two pets and two mommies. Heather suddenly realizes that she doesn’t have a daddy and becomes upset. She is gently shown other children who, for a variety ofreasons, don’thave fathers. Heather realizes that there are many different family situations and that she is lucky to have two mothers., A companion book "i§ Daddy’s Roomate,by Michael Wi!lhoite, depicting a boy Willholte has a third, hilarious book, Uncle What-ls-h Is Comln~ To V;s;t. It concerns a youn~ brother and sister who .have just learned that their Gay uncle, whom they have never met, is eomln~ to visit. They ask older kids what it means to be Gay and are horrified as the stereotypes of leather queens and Carmen Miranda look~alikes spew forth. Uncle What-Is-It Is Coming To Visit. It ¯ concerns a young brother and sister who ¯ have just learned that their Gay uncle, ¯ whom they have never met, ts coming to visit. They ask older kids what it means to be Gay and are horrified as the stereotypes of leather queens and Carmen Miranda look-a-likes spew forth. Their fears are shattered when Uncle Brett shows up and tunas out to be a normal, everyday kind of guy. Other appropriate books for young children include The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans, a satire on today’s polirical scene. In it, the Duke issues a proclamation: "I had exactly one mother and one father, and I turned out so well, I thinkall children shouldhave exactly one mother and one father. Any that don’t- why, we’ll throw ’em in the dungeon." Fortunately, the Duke learns the error of his ways. For slightly older children, ages 6-12, tryHow Would You Feel If Your Dad Was Gay? by A~n Heron and Meredith Maran. Written by two Lesbian mothers with help from their sons,it depicts three chilwho’s divorced father is in a long term, canng Gaymlationship. AnotherWillhoite rifle, not owned by the public library, is Daddy’s Wedding, which continues the saga of Daddy’s Roomate. Ask your librarian to interlibrary loan Daddy’s Wedding for you from another library system. Willhoite .has a third, hilarious book, "She has created an arch of hope that future Gay and Lesbian candidates will be-- able to walk through." Baldwinis also the firstwomanever elected to Congress from Wisconsin. Another openly Lesbian Democrat, former Army colonel Grethe Cammeremeyer, was defeated by incumbent Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf in Washington state. A third, Democrat Chrisline Kehoe, was trailing in her bid to upset California Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray. Gay Republican Rep. Jim Kolbe of Arizona, bidding for an eighth term, held a solid l(ad with more than three-quarters of the votes counted in his race against Democrat Tom Volgy. In an Oklahoma rematch, Republican Rep. Frank Lucas easily won. a fourth term against Democrat Patti Barby, an openly Gay OklahomaCity businessman. Another openly Gay member of Congress, Democratic Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, was unopposed for a 10th term. Frank is an outspoken member of the House Judiciary Committee, which will consider impeachment charges against President Bill Clinton. In most cases, the Gay candidates and their opponents kept sexual orientation out of the campaigns. But 6ational Gay civil rights organizations poured money into the races, notably $1 million spent t~y the Human Rights Camp~gn. : drenwithGayparents.Ithasmulticultural ¯ characters andcompassionately shows the ¯ reality of different types of families. ¯¯ Don’t forget to check your local library for information regarding Gay and Les- ¯ bianfamilies. Also youmay call the Read- . ers Services department of the Central ¯ Library at 596-7966. "People are taking a stand for traditional mamage." Not surprisingly, Joseph Mdillo, who with his partner and two Lesbian couples sued the state when they were denied marriage licenses in 1990, felt differently. "It’ s putting into our state constitutaon a discriminatory clause that will distinguish us from other people," he said. Alaska’s constxtutional amendment defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The Legislature put the question on the ballot after a Superior Courtjudge ruled infavor oftwo Gay men who challenged the state ban on same-sex marriage. The judge said choosing a life partner was a fundamental right and the state had to prove a compelling reason to regulate it. In Fort Collins, a civil rights proposed had become especially emotional since the beating death of Matthew Shepard, a Gay student from the University of Wyoming who died in a Fort Collins hospital. Ordinance 22 would have prohibited discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation. "National Gay civil rights advocacy groups built this up as an important watershed and I think it was," said Fort Collins lawyer Jon-Mark Patterson, an opponent of the ordinance. "I ~hink tonightitshowed most people here don’t want the government to take a side in a controversial Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation Lesbians and Gay men face many special tax situations whether single.or as couples. Call us for help with your year round tax needs. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 7d135 IGTA member Call 341.6866 International TourS /ormorein!o mation. AUTHENTIC FRESH 1TALIAN RAINBOW CUSINE TR0UT ofEureka Springs Voted Number One in Arkansas! (501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 RestaUrant Dining Pleasure COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP PRIME RIB FRESH CLAMS VEGIE STIR FRY COQUILE ST. 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Your beverages have been cooling and you’ve got a pile of pickets stacked in the yard, and the neighbors, the Nosey Parkers, are still muchtoo interested in your private life. So put on that toolbelt you’ve been breaking in, and let’s work it. The fence stringers are the backbone of your fence. If they are on the inside of the fence, you’ll want to channel" your anal retentive side and take Your DIYD is tired and cranky, so let’s snap to it, get this fence ~p and get it over with. After all, you’ve been waitin~ three months to finish this project and it is getting sooo tiresome... So put on that toolbelt y.ou’ve been breaking m, and let’s work it! particular pains to get everything level and true. If your neighbors are getting that side of the fence, one can be somewhat more cavalier, though not messy, about stringer placement. For the perfect stringer array, you will need enough string to stretch from one end of the fence to the other, a spare body for help, and a level. A chalk line won’t hurt, either. There are small levels that attach to your string and they are not expensive; but if you’re tired of waiting, we’ll make do with a regular level. Measurefrom the groundup abouteightinches and make a mark on the fence post on either end. This will be where the bottom edge of your bottom stringer will go. Don’t worry, the tops (and the middies) will get their chance momentarily. You can no either stretch and attach a string line from end to end, using a level to ensure eveness, and mark the other posts, or you can use a chalk line and snap the mark across the posts. This saves time, if you know how to use one. Attach your bottom stringers withNo-Co-Rode screws. drilling a pilot hole slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw. You will need help with this if you are going for the perfect look. ff not, then you can attach a 1x4 so that the top is even with your bottom line. Do this on both posts and use them to support your board while you drive the two screws into each end of the stringers. You can remove and reuse the lx4’s as you go down the fence. The stringers will meet in the middie of each post, so if you’re over the length a bit, measure carefully (twice!) and remove whatever is necessary; if it isn’t long enough, have you got trouble! The only solution-is to b.uy a board two feet longer and saw off the extra, and darling, that is going to hurt. Once your swingers are all attached, you are ready to start putting up your pickets, ff you are using Cedar pickets, the wood is soft enough that drilling pilot holes are not necessary, but they will be for any other type of wood; otherwise, it will split your pickets, and the possibility of screw head cam-out is very much enhanced. News Flash: your pickets will not be even, square, or straight. Sorry, but this would actually be desirablein wood. Keep that level handy and use it when setting each picket unless you want your fence to develop a curious slant in a hurry. Set up your first picket so that it is about 1/4 to 1/2" off the ground; put the square in the middie of one side and move it gently until the bubble is between the two middie lines. Attach picket with the first screw, in the middie. This frees up your hands,for attaching the top and bottom screws. Put two screws into the picket at the top and bottom stringer, about 3/4" from each outer edge. Do the same for the remaining pickets, leveling each as best you can. As you approach the end of your fence, you will, unless most fortunate, discover that the last picket will not fit perfectly, being either too wide or too narrow. Start paying attention to this about a half dozen pickets from the end. If you will not be off by much, you can adjust the spacing between the last few pickets so they come out fine, otherwise, you’ll have to find a way to np cnt an end picket, or to get sneaky. You know what the DIYD prefers: sneaky ways are deliciously evil and always appeal, especially if they equate with less work. On the DIYD’s last fence project ( which is also the current fence project...), a lx4" picket was used in the last space, and the other pickets were spaced ever so slightly wider apart without being the least bit obvious. You’ll have to play around with it, but if vou haven’ t got access to a table saw to rip’cut a picket, it is well worth it, and safer as well. Rip cuts have a nasty reputation. Now youare asking yourself what there was about this project that took so long, and the answer is the same as so many others - prep work makes the difference in any home project. It is well worth the investment of your ume to measure, level mad true up any part of your fence before it becomes regrettably permanent. And it looks so much more beautiful - mad darlings, you are worth it! There. Your DIYD is less cranky now that you’ve built your privacy fence so well. Rest up. We’ll have more fun next month when we freShen up those fired old kitchen cabinets with a bit of sanding, some paint, and some more stylish pulls. Matthew Shepard’s death was horrible and senseless; it would be more so if it was in vain." Kelly Kirby, longtime civil rights activist and Gay community leader spoke of his family’s direct experiences with hate crimes, including an assaultonhis spouse, Ric, which resulted in over 100 stitches being required. Kirby also claimed that each year from 1991 to 1996, a Gay man was murdered in Tulsa. In New York City, participants of the recent Fifth Avenue rally to remember Shepard alleged that police beat them with batons and ran into them with mopeds and that police horses kicked them because they had no permit for the event. Police were dispatched to themarch when about 4,000 people flocked to the event. see Hate, p. 14 by Esther Rothblum At a time when sexual orientation and gender are being viewed as more continuous categories, there is renewed interest in the fluidity of who is a "woman" and whois a"Lesbian." InmanyNativeAmerican cultures, gender and sexuality have not been as fixed as in western cultures. Recently, a number of books have appeared on "two-spirit¯ people," a term coinedby Native Americans for individuals in their cultttres who are Gay or Lesbian, or who are transgendered, or who have multiple gender identities. The term "two-spirit" is an attempt by Native American commttnities to re-define their past from the way in which it has been depicted by white male anthropologists,and also to distinguishNativeAmerican concepts ofgenderandsexuality from those of the.western Gay and Lesbian communities. I recendy spoke with Sue- Ellen Jacobs, one of the coeditors of the book, Two- SpiritPeople: NativeAmerican GendertIdentity, Sexuality and Spirituality. She -said: ’¢Fhere are a number of instances where there are Native women, living on reservations, who don’t stand out, who. don’t come forward. The Gay white men who are out there studying Native American men don’t see the women because these.researchers don’ t recognize, these Women as Who they are with~n their cul~ ture. Not many Native women use the words ’Lesbian’ or ’dyke’ to describe themselves. The researchers didn’t realize that there was a movement going on within the Native American communities, the two-spirit movement." Sue-Ellen Jacobs described instances of"male-bodiedwomen"or "female-bodied men" who took on the roles and became known as being of the "other" genderin NativeAmericancultures. AsJacobs and the other editors state in the introduction to their book: "Using the word ’two- Spirit’ emphasizes the spiritual aspect of one’ s life and downplays the homosexual persona." After experiencing several years of "discriminatory treatment," and many efforts to work out the differences with TCCLS, Neal contacted Tulsa County Commissioner John Selph to discuss what Neal called"theseblatant violations ofthe First Amendment" and his intention to file a lawsuit to resolve the matter. While Neal neverreceived any response fromhis letter to Selph, shordy afterward, TCCLS banned all free publications from its lobbies- withthe exceptionofaLatino publication, Imagen in the 3rd Street Library which serves an increasingly Spanish- spealdng neighborhood. According to Neal; lmagen blatenfly violated the 50% local content nile but said he was told that TCCLS director, Linda Saferite, approved that violation because having the publication helped to traditions acknowledge that the he-shes and she-hes . . . were amon~ the ~reatest eontrlhutors to the well-heln, and advancement of their eommunltles. They were (and we are) the Sreatest probers into the ways of the future, and they qulekly assimilated the lessons of ehan~in~ times .... and people..." ." In the chapter "I am a Lakota womyn," ¯ Beverly Little Thunder writes: "Most ¯ tribes that I have had the honor of know- " ing have specificnames formenwholove ¯ men and women who love women... I ¯" can understand that theremay be a need ¯ by some to findapan-Native term that can be used as a marker for the general population of Native Lesbians and Gays. We are all so different in somany ways, however. Culturally and physically, we are all different. Each tribe has its own name, its own structure. How canwe all even be called ’Natives’?... The words I would like to see written about me and read fifty years from now should be words that reflect who I am as an individual.’" Came House, of Navajo! Oneida descent, writes: "Our oral traditions acknowledge that the he-shes and she-hes (those who hold in balance the male and female, female and male aspects of themselves and theuniverse) were among the greatest contributors to the well-being and advancement of their communities. They were (andwe are) the greatest probers into ¯ the ways of the future, and they quickly ¯ assimilated the lessons of changing times and people. Recent studies into the lives ¯ of she-hes and she-hes have recovered ¯ models or near models of this rich, inven- ¯ tive, reverential, and highly productive ¯ approach t.o k.eg,ping balance within a s~- ¯ ciet~ viewed as an extension of nature." Further reading, see: Sue-Ellen Jacobs, ¯ Wesley Thomas & Sabine l_xtng (’97). ¯ Two-SpiritPeople: NativeAmerican Gen- : der Identity, Sexuality and Spirituality. ¯ Urbana, IL: Univ. of Blinois Press. Will : Roscoe (’98). Changing Ones: Third and ¯ FourthGendersinNativeNorthArnerica. ¯- NY: St. Martin’s Press. Lester Brown " (’98). Two-Spirit People. NY: Haworth : Press. : Esther Rothblum teaches Psychology ¯ at the Univ. of Vermont and edits the : Journal of Lesbian Studies. She can be ¯ reached at John Dewey. Hall,Univ. of : Vermont," Burlington, VT, email:- ¯ esther.rothblum@uvm.edu. ¯" serve a special needs population. Neal ¯ said his arguments about the Lesbian and : Gay communities’ special needs were ig- ¯ nored. ¯ Neal adds, "I have no illusion that ¯ TCCLS made this change to accomodate ¯ Tulsa Family News. It’ s likely that given" ¯ the’society’ make-upoftheTCCLSboard, ¯ that the rifles were changed to keep Tulsa ¯ People happy rather than to be fair - ¯ however, I’m pleased with the result. I : guess it means if you wait long enough ¯ andarepersistentenough, youwillacheive ¯ fairness." ¯ PFLAG - Parents, Family & ." Friends of Lesbians & Gays ¯ Tulsa Area Chapter : POB 52800, Tulsa 74152 ¯ 749-4901 Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law An Attorney who will fight for justice & equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma ~Neekend and evening appoinlmenls are available. Are.You Gay or Bisexual? 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That same day, an- any important event, such as other friend griped about A Lesblan a dance performance or socpacks of Lesbians invading 17rlend recently cergame, menleavewomen his favorite bar, poisoning its atmosphere. Pleas for eomplalned about behind in the village to sleep by themselves. TheTaunese Gay/Lesbian unity ("why the orffanlzatlonal practice the samesex taboos can’t we all just get along") shorteomln~s ot7 demanded by many Ameriare perhaps as common as can football coaches: No sex jokes that poke fun at this "Gay boys - before the big game! Every continental divide in our They’re . hopeless!" evening, men also go off by commumty, themselves to prepare and Public constemation about she ~ttumed. That drink kava (Piper relations between women same day, another methysticum) - the traditional South Pacific drug differemntaennd -_good,evokedbad,memoi_nO-r t~rlend gaped substance that is becoming ries ofmy years in Vanuatu. about pael~s o17 increasing popular in the ThiSlocatedtropictahline archipelagOsouthwespta-iS Lesbians invadln~ U.S. as a natural relaxant. Men assert that women can cific-aculturalregioncalled h~.s 17avor~.te bar, strip away the potency of Mdanesiathat also includes polsonln~ its kavamerely by touching the the islands of New atmosphere, plant before it is prepared; Caledonia, the Solomons, and drinkers bitterly blame and New Guinea. RitualiZed hostility be- ¯ women, talking too loud back in the viltween men and women is a cultural curi- " lage, for spoiling their kava high. osity of much of Melanesia. Anthropolo- " Women endanger men notjust because gists who first analyzed the phenomenon ¯ of their polluting vaginal fluids. Men are labeled it "sexual antagonism," though " also threatened by naturally female crenowadays we’d more likely call it"cross- " ative powers. Women are mothers. The gender opposition" or the like. ¯ children they bear sustain the cycle of Full-fledged sexual antagonism exists " human life and death. Women’s vaginas notably in the highland valleys of New " are powerfully dangerous openings back Guinea. My village neighbors on an is- " into the spiritual world inhabited both by land called Tanna, on the eastern edge of ¯ the ancestors and the unborn. Men per- ~ Mdanesia, practice only an attenuated " haps fear the vagina as muelx for its lifeversionofgenderopposition. Still,likeall ". giving as for its deadly powers. It’s a Melanesians, they have’great ~ear and ¯ psychological commonplace that men are suspicion of the body fluids of the oppo- ¯ jealous of natural female creativity. This site sex. Men believe that contact with drives us, so the story goes, to various menstrual blood and other vaginal fluids " sorts of "cultural creativity" - art, literacan make them seriously ill. An anthro- ¯ ture, politics, business - as a sort of corn- " pologistlonceknew, who worked among pensation for our inability to bear chil- - the Enga of Papua New Guinea, attracted dren. . much attention with his magnificent and ¯ Throughout much of Melanesia, along luxuriant red beard, much admired by all. ¯ theselines,meniusistthatalthoughwomen When people asked for hair-growing ad- ¯ give birth, only men can make boys into vice, he liked to disgust and appall them men. On Tanna, fathers arrange male iniby claiming that the secret was to rub ° tiation ceremonies for their sons. They menstrual blood on his face. : circumcise these boys who then spend six In many Melanesian cultures, women ¯ Weeks in the bush, isolated from all conretii’etomenstrualhutslocatedinthebush " tactwithwomen.ElsewhereinMelanesia~ (outside the Village) during their periods. ¯ people believe that precious semen itself One can imagine that many women look ¯ transforms boys into men. Male initiaforward eagerly to these monthly vaca- ¯ dons include practices of ritual fellatio - dons from thedailydrudgeryofcooking, ." young .boys masculinize themselves by childcare, and farming. Nomenstrual huts : consnm|ug the semen of older, already exist on Tanna, though men and women ¯ initiated youths. (Gil Herdt describes one here rarely share the same sleeping mat. " such societyin his book The Sambia: And a menstruating woman stops prepar- ° Ritual and Gender in New Guinea.) ing her husband’s dinners. Men, particu- : So, next time those Lesbians (or, alterlarlythosewithrockymarriages, aresome- ¯ natively, those Gay boys) invade your times suspicious that angry wives may be " favoriteclub, whatis that sudden chill you poisoning themby dripping bloodinto the ¯ feel -- is this the "death threat of sexual cooking pots. : pollution," or a contentiousjealousy over And if vaginal fluids don’t kill you, sex ¯ human creativity? itselfmay. Melanesians also shareabelief " Lament Lindstrom teaches anthropol- - one that reaches back into Asia - that ¯ ogy at the University of Tulsa. men are born with a finite amount of ¯ semen. Worse, the faster one uses up his " NOW NOV, Meeting lifetime supply of semen, the faster he ages and dies. Have too many girlfdends : at Pride Center or too .much masturbatory fun, and you die young! Fathers warn their sons about " The Tulsa Chapter of the National Orthe deadly dangers of sex. Dry, flaky skin " ganization for Women will feature Lucy Tamayo of DVIS, Domestic Violence ~s an early sign of semen depletion, and . Intervention Services, speaking about those teenagers withunforttmate skinprob- ¯ methods of empowering women at its lems get teased mercilessly for messing ¯ Nov. meeting, 12:30 pm at The Pride around. ¯ Center, 1307 E. 38th St. 2rid floor. NOW Men (and women, too) believe that ¯¯ will .also hold elections for its executive . female substances may pollute, or other- : board at the meeting. Info: 365-5658. MY KITTY but also his leadership on Tulsa’ s Say No to Hate Coalition. Nor have any other officials ofOklahoma’ s establishment spoken out. Our governor says our "hate crimes" law doesn’t need to address violence agai.’nst Gay people, though note that he hasn’t suggested removing it for Oklahoma Jews or Blacks 7,,.or Catholics like him. None of our congressional delegation has exemplified the compassion which if they were the Christians they claim to be, they might show. For example, a few months ago, I askedPam Pryor, JC Watts, Jr.’ s press secretaryhow many Gaypeople needed to die before JC would speak out against, anti-Gay violence? Obviously, Shepardi~not enough. Maybeifone ofus were crucified on the South Oval of the OU campus, Watts (and that other disappointing Oklahoma politician, David Boren) might take the issue seriously. Butat least withWatts, I still believehis spokesperson’s claims of some decency in the man to bother to ask. With The Evil Steve and his good buddy and roommate, Tom Cobum, there’s no point in wasting my breath. However, given the desire of Matthew Shepard’s family and friends that some bit of good come out of the horror of his tormentand death,let us resolveto change our state to reduce the chance that this will happen here. Passing an amendment to our hate crimes (Oklahoma statutes, 21:850, Malicious intimidation...) has got to be the top priority for Lesbian and Gay Oklahoroans, our families and friends. Find out who your representatives are and talk to them now. Furthermore, we must demand that all those groups that claim to be working for justice andfairness, must end their convenient silences. For example, if the Methodist Bishop of Oklahoma can work so hard to ban same-gender marriage ceremonies, surely he can finally open his mouth to say something against anti-Gay violence. But he must be joined by OklahomaPresbyterians, theOklahomaCouncil of Churches, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries, our Catholic bishops and all others who claim to value human life. Imagine, maybe even human rights groups like the National Conference for Community and Justice, and others, like the Jewish Fed: eration and African-American organizations will standup to say that Gay Oklahomans have a right to live too. Imagine. 8LAH BLAH : police arrived, organizers said scores of ¯ arrestsbegan.Mostoftheorganizers were taken away first, leaving the marchers : adrift, participants said. ¯ And at the University of Wyoming, a ¯¯ visiting professorwhois teaching acourse on hate crime received a first hand view. ¯ "I reacted with shock-and disbelief," said ¯ Graham Baxendale, a Ph.D. student at ¯ England’ s Reading University. "I certMnly ¯ was not prepared for such an event here. ¯ One can read many textbooks and the : academic literature, but until you are ac- ¯ tually confronted by something like this ¯ within your own community, you recog- ¯ nize that you really don~t understand this ¯ Baxendale said hate Crimes rarely end Only 500 people were expected. Once ¯ in murder and usuallyinvolve low-level ¯ violence or intimidation. The victims of ¯ such crimes typically are selected at ran- " dom because they represent a particular ¯ group. "Gay males are one of the largest ¯ victim catego.rie,s. for thrill hate crimes, but ethnic rmnonty groups such as His- " panics, Blacks, and Jews also are tar- " geted," he said. The perpetrators of such ¯ crimes againstGays,Baxendale said, typi- ¯ cally are young male adults or youths who ¯ are experiencing the emotions that come ¯ with emerging sexuality. To demonstrate : to theirpe~rs that they are wholly hetero- ¯ sexual, these people may express vie- ¯ lance and hatred toward Gays. .. Hate crime victims,’he said, usually are ¯ chosen because they are available, not ¯ because of any individual characteristics ¯ or actions, and because of what they rep- ¯ resent to the perpetrators. Hatred towards ¯ the victim’s group is often manifested in ¯ exceptignal violence. "The perpetrators : often despise and de-humanize their vic- ¯ rims, so such crimes typically are more ¯ violent than corresponding crimes that ¯ are not hate-inspired," he said. 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Title A name given to the resource [1998] Tulsa Family News, November 1998; Volume 5, Issue 11 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. 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Cmmrro~fis Fayetteville Civil Rights Measure Gains Support ¯ cfiminafion based FAYEI II~VILLF~ Ark. (AP) - A "hmn~ dignity" ordinance that Ires d~vided city residents hexe has won sMp in Tulsa and which now has two Tulsa board members. Lesbians: At Higher Risk of Breast Cancer? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A limited study of afients at a women’s health clime found Lesbians 1~ a higher risk of breast cancer than beterosextml patients, according to a report in the Journal oft/w Gay and Lesbian Medical .4ssociation. An analysis of 1,019 women seeking services at Lyon-Martha Women’s Health Services in San Francisco bet~veen 1995 arid 1997 showed thai Lesbians bad a higher body mass index and fewer pregnancies, both previously idenli fled as risk fac tars for breast cancer. Eageula Calle. director of epidemiology for the American Cancer Society. said the study was onl) a prelimiq,~ look at risk factors and was not wide enoughin scope to draw general conclusions aboul Lesbians. "The real question is, ’Is the population large enough and is it similar enough to the entire population of L~sbia~ women and the entire popuhifion of heterosexual women?’ " seeBreost, p. 3 Walk for Life 1998 ’,VEST COAST & TIJLSA (AP & TFN) Thousands of l~ophi turned out in the Puget Sound itrca to raise money to help fight AIDS. Ten3’ M. Stone. : 4959 So. Memorial. 4400 So. Mcmorinl. 4506 E, I l, 3607 N. - Peoria ~md 60"27 So Memorial Supportexs quoted league ¯¯ " ..... ¯ the pre~tdmt of the county , . T~x dedueJabl¢ ¢onmbut~ons to suppog. Cimatton s public t )’ear, he said. Als0, an estimated 1 A00 people participated in y~ffs old Colin Cadarette received the Crystul Apple award, the highest honor the AIDS Project Colorado Gov,’s Report: Gays Due Equal Rights M~ ~1~ Z~ m DIRECTORY/LE~FERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DO-IT-YOURSELF DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES CLASDIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P, 2~ P. 4 P. 6 P. 8 P. 8 P. 10 P. 11 P, 12/13 P, 14 Circuit Court Reverses "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Decision Eureka Springs Diversity Weekend NEW YORK (AP) - Six members of the nfilltarv are in line for EUREKA SPRINGS Organizers of Eureka Springs" secoed Dl~ersit) Celebration \Vcekcnd �¯ New President ¯ Takes PFLAG Helm Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants W~SHINGTON, D.C. - Parents, Fami832-1269 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 lies and Friends of Lesbians and Gays this *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston e- m ail: T ul s anew s @ earthli nk. net 744-0896 month named as its new president Na*Concessions; 3340 S. Peoria website: http:t/users.aol.comITul ~aNews/ 599-9512 tional PFLAG Board Member Paul *,Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria Publisher + £ditor: Tom Neal, Writers + contributom: Adam West, Beeman. An ordained minister who lives 583 -6666 *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th James Christjohn. Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud, Barry in Olympia, WA, Beeman is the father of 749-4511 *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria Hensley, J.-P. Legrandbouche. Lamont Lindstrom, Esther four, aGay son and Lesbian daughter, and 585-3134 *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston Rothblum MaD’ Schepers, Member oI The Associated Press two non-Gay children. In addition to serv599-7777 *Jason’s Ddi, 15th & Peoria 749-1563 [ssued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents ofthis ing as a United Methodist pastor for many *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th years, Beeman also has a strong back744-4280 *Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square u~blication are protected by US copyright 1998 by T~ ~ and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without ground in fundraising, marketing and jour*St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or nalism. He has served on PFLAG’ s board 834,4234 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspon585-3405 since 1994. *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main dence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted,_rgust Beeman, who was elected Sept. 12 by 660-0856 *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial .be signed & becomes the sole property of T~ PFLAG’s National Board of Directors, 584:1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd Each reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at distribution says he is eagerly looking forward to lead *Umbertos Pizzeria, 21st west of Harvard 599-9999 points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. the group as it presses ahead nationally Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals and locally in its fight for equal civil 747-1508 ¯ Advanced Wireless & PCS,.Digital Cellular rights. "What a dynamic time this is for Dignity/Integrity of Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Catholics & 610-8510 " *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 355-3140 PFLAG," Beeman said. "With two years Episcopalians, POB 701475, 74170-1475~ 746-4620 ~ Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 622-1441 ¯ to prepare, will the year 2000 be a turning *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 ¯ 747-7777 " point for welcoming Lesbians, Gays, BiKent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 " *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard ¯ sexuals and transgendered persons into 250-5034 " *Free Spirit Women’ s Center, callforlocafion&info: 587-4669 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 747-6827 ¯ full equality in our society ? I believe it can 712-1122 : Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 582-0438 . be!" Friends in Unity, Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 712-9955 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 583-661 ! " "PFLAG is all about being able to give *HIV ER Center, 4138 Chas. Page Blvd. 494-2665 " *Borders Books & Music, 8015 S. Yale 834-4194 ¯ kids back to their parents," Beeman em*HIV Resource Consortium, 3507 E. Admiral 743-5272 " Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 481-1111 ¯ phasized. "As with slavery and women’s 746-0313." *Holland Hall School, 5666 E. 81st *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 834-8378 rights, barriers to equality will eventually HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 " fall in our communities of faith and in our HIV Testing, Mort/Thurs. 7r9pm, daytime by appt. only 622-0700 " Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker : whole society. It will happen as we family 352-9504. 800-742-9468 " *House of the Holy Spirit Minstries, 3210e So. Norwood Tim Daniel, Attorney ¯ members tell the stories of our children 438-2437, 800-284-2437 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 749-3620 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th " and families and explain their commit838-1715 587-2611 " *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood *Devena’ s Gallery, 13 Brady .... 748-3111 ." ment to stable family relationships," he NAMES Project, 3507 E. Admiral PI. 744-5556 " Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 365-5658 said. 838-8503 " NO\~, Nat 10rg. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan Beeman also hailed PFLAG’s tremenOK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 584-0337, 712-9379 ¯ *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th 584-7960 dous growth in membership over the last *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 744-9595 " *Horal Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 749-4901 few years. "Our influence in more than 628-3709 " PFLAG, POB 52800, 74152 Cathy Furlong, Ph.D., 1980 Utica Sq. Med. Ctr. 587-7674 420 communities across all 50 states is the *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 742-1460 *Gloria Jean’ s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21 st 743-4297 result of so many members in countless *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 459-9349 ¯ Leanne M. Gross, Insurance & financial planning rural towns and big cities across the counPrime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 744-7440 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 749-4195 try-working on the frontlines of change." *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 745-1111 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, PsyChotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 665-5174 Among .his. goals are to assure safe Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 341-6866 *International Tours 584-2325 space foi: all children in school and at *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 712-2750 Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th ¯ worship and to enhance the education of O’ RYAN, support group for 18-24 I[GBT young adults 582-3018 *Jared’ s .Antiques, 1602 E. 15th ¯ ¯ the majority of middle Americans who O’RYAN, Jr. support gronp for 14-17 LGBT youth 747-0236 David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 425-7882 ¯ don’ t yet understand how natural homo599-8070 ¯ St. Aidan’ s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 492-7140 " sexuality truly is. Beeman will be work*St. Dunstan’s Episcopal, 5635 E. 71st 747-5466 Kelly Kirby, CPA, 4021 S. Harvard, #210 ¯ 582-3088 " ing closely withPFLAG ExecutiveDirec*St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 205 W. King 749-5533 Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th P1. ¯ *TulsaArea UnitedWay, 1430 S. Boulder 583-7171 ] tor Kirsten Kingdrn, who is based in the 585-1555 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 582-7225 ¯ group’s national office in Washington, ¯ 585-1234 ¯ TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 595-4105 DC. Tulsa County Health Department, 46 16 E. 15 584-3112 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3rd ¯ Beeman strongly praised his predecesConfidential HIV Testing by appt. on Thursdays only 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 ¯ Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights. c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 ¯ sor, Tulsan Nancy McDonald, who dur664-2951 *Mohawk ~v~usic, 6157 E 51 Place 747-6711 ¯¯ T.U.LS.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 : ing her two-year term represented PFLAG *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard in Washington, DC, in giving testimony *Trisa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule 747-7672 ¯ David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 before the U.S. Congress and meeting 583-1090 °. *Tulsa Community College Campuses *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1 40 1 E.~ 15 ¯ with federal officials, as well as criss*Rogers University (formerly UCT) 743-4297 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor ¯" crossing the country to speak out for Les838-7626 ¯ BARTLESVILLE Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo ¯ bian and Gay loved ones and their fami¯ 747-5932 *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74101 ¯ lies. 834-0617 ¯ OKLAHOMA CITY/NORMAN Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning ¯ Members of Parents, Families and Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921, 747-4746 *Borders Books &Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 ] Friends of Lesbians and Gays voted over582-7748 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 . whelmingly earlier this month in favor of 749-6301 ¯ *Scribner’ s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square ¯ TAHLEQUAH a proposal to include Transg.endered 481-0201 *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S. Harvard ¯ peopleintheorganization’ s mission state918-456-7900 *Stonewall League, call for information: 697-0017 ¯ *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 918-456-7900 . merit. 743-7687 ¯ *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware 918-453-9360 ¯ The near unanimous vote, which came *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 742-2007 *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria ¯ during PFLAG’ s Sept. 12 annual meeting ¯ . NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand 481-0558 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis ¯ in San Francisco, followed a recommenHIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for dates 743-1733 ¯¯ Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling ~ dation by the group’s national Board of 592-0767 EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 501-253-7734 : Directors last May to amend the group’ s *Autunm Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 ¯ bylaws to include Transgendered people Tulsa Agencies, Churches, Schools & Universities ¯ 501-253-7457 AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 4337, 74101 579-9593 ¯ *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-6807 ¯ in its mission statement, which covered DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 743-2363 *All Sonls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 501-253-5445 ~ Lesbians, Gays and Bisexual people. ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 587~7314 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 506253-9337 ¯ 583-7815 ¯ MCC of the Living Spring ¯ Letters Policy Bless The Lord at All Time~ Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 501-253-2776 Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 583 -9780 * B !L!G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. ¯ Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery 501-253-5332 ¯ 585-1201 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston issues which we’ ve covered or on issues 501-624-6646 Positive Idea Marketing Plans *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI. &Florence you thinkneed to be considered. Youmay ~ 501-253-6001 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East ¯ request that your name be withheld but *Church of the Restoration UU, 1314N.Greenwood 587-1314 ¯ 501-253-4074 *White Light, 1 Center St. * Cornmunity of Hope United Methodist, 2545 S. Yale 747-6300 ¯ ¯ letters must be signed & have phonenumFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS5 *CommunityUnitm’ian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let501-442-2845 743 -4297 : *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. *Council Oak Men’s Chorale ." ters are preferred. Letters to other publi712-151 ¯ cations_will be printed as is appropriate. *Delaware Playhouse, 1511 S. Delaware * is Where you can find TFN. Not all are Gay-owned but all are Gay-friendly. 742-2457 *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 ~ �At a 45-minute news conference, Colorado for Family Values, Concerned Women for America, the Christian Coalition of Colorado, Where Grace Abounds~ Family First and the American Jewish Assembly all roundly condemned the commission’ s report and suggested there were other motives involved. Chuck Gosnell of the Christian Coalition said "overwhdming evidence" proves "a loving, committed marriage between one man and one woman is the most beneficial toward raising children and encouraging a healthy society." "Romer," he said, ,’has used a taxpayerfunded commission in an attempt to force affirmation of his personally skewed vision of marriage and the family. The governor’s already tarnished legacy will only be damaged further if he continues to impose his anti-family values on mainstream Coloradans." A statement by Nancy Sutton of Family First said there is no basis for the claim "committed relationships" are beneficial to society. ’q~here is no basis for much of what the commission found." Colorado for Family Values spokesman Dr. Paul A. Jessen said "without evidence or support, the claim is made same-sex couples have been unfairly denied the same rights as normal married couples, and this denial calls for a redress of inequity, but will not diminish the rights and benefits enjoyed by married persons." "Parallel fights and responsibilities," he said, "is a disguise for homosexual marriage." B ut Sue Anderson, executive director of Equality Colorado, and a member of Romer’ s commi ssion, listened to the complaints of the groups and said she wasn’t surprised at their attack. "We’ re here," she s aid of herself and other Lesbians, "We’re living our li~,.e.s. We’re trying to protect our relationships. We’re trying to protect our families." "We’re looking for basic economic rights. SO what happens to me if my partner dies? Do I have access to her pension? No. Do I have access to her health insurance, like my colleagues and their wives have? No." "What we are looking for is something to protect ourselves when something bad happens," She said she was not surprised at their remarks.because she had heard their position againsthomosexuality often. "I didn’ t wake up in the morning, put on a lavender shirt and say: ’I’ m going to be a Lesbian today.’ That’ s just not how it works." While the groups said flatly they had not been asked to participate in the commission’s studies, Anderson said she understood a variety of people from Colorado Springs were invited, "and everybody said no." But the commission did go to Colorado Springs and met with conservative groups, and the commission did do public forums, which the Gay community attended, she said. "They were included as much as anybody else," she said. "I don’t agree with them and their basic premise. Am I angry? No." The report by Romer’s commission recommended granting same-sex couples the same legal rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples, but stops short of endorsing same-sex marriages. Romer made it clear in response to two bills banning same-sex marriage, he had established his own position: that marriage in Colorado should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman. "That is current law, and it should remain a law," he said. He wants communities to address the legal and ethical issues posed by same-sex relationships, he said. "But there should be no conclusion as to what the end result is." The 16-member comrmssion was charged with comparing the legal and economic rights, responsibilities and benefits of same-sex couples and married couples: The commission was at that time criticized by people on both sides of the issue. Some critics say there were no conservative members who are unalterably opposed to samesex marriages. Several were invited to serve on the panel, Romer said, but they declined to serve. by Tom Neal, editor & publisher ¯ duding claims that the highest level of management have openly expressed bias against Lesbians and Gay men. If A week or so ago, I received a call from a reader, telling me about how she’ d had a very negative experience with ¯ these allegations are true, then certainly I, as a health care ¯ consumer, would have questions about the safety and a Hillcrest associated physician. As a part of the discusquality of my health care at Hillcrest. sion about her treatment, she shared with the And a related issue is that of finding a physician and staff that she is Lesbian. InPerhaps, Lesbians Lesbian or Gay, or Gay-friendly physician. deed for a number of medical conditions, and Gay men will You can call the physician referral lines and not just the issue of HIV, sexual orientation have to create our find, if you want, a Black physician or a can be relevant (see The Associated Press story about Lesbians and breast cancer on own institutions to "Christian" physician but if you ask for a Gay or Gay-friendly physician, you’ re just page 1). The physician.and staff’ s response meet our needs. was to ask her if she wanted to be prayed for. out of luck. Now if you have lived here for a while and And as a person of faith, she said yes Thls is what we assuming that the prayers would be for start to network in the community a bit, did all over thls good health. Instead she found the doctor eventually you’ll find that there’ s a Lesbian country in and staff praying for her "release from hogynecologist, a Lesbian general practioner. mosexuality" where all she wanted was rea number of Gay physicians from Owasso response to the lease from a minor infection. to south Tulsa as well as the better known HIV/AIDS erlsls. doctors who’ve specialized in HIV/AIDS Last year, two acquaintances wound up at St. John Emergency Room after one took a care like Drs. Beal and Peake. But most of fairly serious fall with a blow to his head. Although this these physicians are closeted, fearing repercussions to couple has been together for a number of years, even their practices. raising children, St. John staff refused to recognize the Indeed I’ ve only, just found out about more two dentists, relationship, denying the very worded partner any inforone Lesbian, the other Gay and it’ s my job as newspaper marion about his spouse’s condition and also denying publisher to know who’ s who in the community even if I access that would have been routinely provided to a don’t write about them. Contrast this with Dallas, cerheterosexual couple. This went on until emergency room tainly a conservative place in many respects but whose staff had a shift change and a nurse, a Gay man, whom community newspaper is filled with choices for health they knew, came on duty and corrected the situation. care providers. Back during the Gulf War and the debate about Gays in Perhaps, Lesbians and Gay men will have to create our the military, my father, now a retired physician, heard a own institutions to meet our needs. This is what we did all few of his St. Francis colleagues say that they,i e we Gay over this country in response to the HIV/AIDS crisi s. The and Lesbian folk, should all .just be killed. This from Los Angeles Community Center has begun its own clinic professionals allegedly devoted to the health and well in recogmt~on of the community’s needs. being of humankind. Last spring Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights" Granted these are anecdotes, possibly only isolated (TOHR) HIV anti-body testing clinic (HOPE) split off ¯ incidents. But they suggest a fai_lure of Tulsa’ s health care under the direction of clinic director, Kristi Frisbie. ¯ delivery system to deal seriously with providing Lesbian However, a few members of that TOHR board suggested ¯ and Gay citizens with fair, adequate and sensitive medithat the clinic should broaden its health care services for ¯" cal care. Not one ofTulsa’s majormedical institutions haS Lesbians.and G0y-men, remaining true to its origins as a : adop/ed a non-discrimination policy which would indiGay & Lesbian organization, instead of trying to become ¯ cate both to patients and to providers that discrimination a broader based HIV prevention orgmfization..After all, ¯ based on sexual orientation will not be tolerated. while Tulsa has a number of other prevention groups Now in their defense, St. John officials responded with addressing non-Oay aspects ot ~]\’~IA]~)~, there is no ¯ speed and concern when they became aware of the one looking at non-HIV related Gay & Lesbian health ¯ discriminatory treatment which the two men mentioned care, other than perhaps Drs. Peake & Beal. : above experienced. Those officials have stated that they Even now that HOPE is independent, there is no reason ¯ will not tolerate this behavior and also, have reached ot[t that TOHRand The Pride Center could not be the site of ¯ to Tulsa’ s Lesbian, Gay and Bi communities by advertisa free clinic, perhaps monthly, where Tulsa’ s Lesbian and ¯ ing in this newspaper. Gay physicians could volunteer to do basic examinations ¯ In contrast, St. Francis, Hillcrest, and Tulsa Regional/ and consultations. Obviously anything requiring special: Doctors (the various ColumbiaJHCA ownedinstitutions) ized equipment or testing would have to be referred to the ¯ have done nothing to addregs possible bias in their instiphysicians regular office, and some kind of legal waivers ~ tutions or to manifest any commitment to serving the would be needed as well to protect the physicians and the ¯ needs of Gay and Lesbian Tulsans Center. Maybe one or another of our Gay law yers rtmning Hillcrest in particular continues to have allegations of around could help there? What do you tlfink? Do any of ¯ anti-Gay employment practices brought against it, inyou care? Let us know via e-mail, post, tdephone or tax. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ~ ¯ ¯ ¯ In his 4 years of participating, Colin has raised nearly $47000. The boy stole the show from luminaries like Madonna, actor Nathan Lane and a gaggle of politicians. During the ceremony, Madonna criticized spending millions of dollars to investigate President Clinton, saying the money could be better spent on research. when Colin took the podium, he just said~"Hi." "It was so cute. He was very shy," see Walk, p. 10 ¯" ¯ ." : ¯ ¯ ¯ : The Polo Grill by Tom Neal, publisher Local publicity guru, Tracey Norvell, of Arts Society, along with The Polo Grill owners, Ouida and Robert Merrifield, definitely have the right notion about getting the attention of members of the press wine them and dine them - quite literally. The already award winning restaurant has two new distinctions, awards from The Wine Spectator and the Unipro Cully Award. At a recent lunch, Tulsa media types sampled five courses of exquisitely fresh and well prepared food and three California white wines, and a lovely Merlot. The stars of the lunch were fresh North American rainforest salmon and a very low fat cut of Piedmontese beef filet grown near Tulsa (though the point of alow-fat cut when it’s served with a fat-rich bernaise sauce eludes me, or maybe that is the point, so that you can have the bemaise). Service was gracious and attentive, from several of Tulsa’s best-looking and delightfully everrso-gay staff. The Polo Grill is, of course, not cheap but unlike many wanna-be restaurants in this town, is worth it when the restaurant lives up to this high standard it’ s set. Check it out whenever your budget permits. Ms. Calle asked. "All women should be concerned about breast cancer and getting age-appropriate breast cancer screening," she added. Still, researchers said the study shows a need for more research that compares Lesbian women to heterosexuals of various ages, economic and geographic groups. The study was conducted by the clinic’s medical director, Stephanie Roberts, and Suzanne Dibble, an associate professor at the University of Califomia at San Francisco. "It’s still too early for us to develop specific mammography guidelines for Lesbians, but our study shows the importance of encouraging Lesbians to seek medical care on a regular basis," Roberts said. Roberts and Di’bble found no significant differrnces between the two groups on risk factors such as family history of breast cancer or alcohol use. Nearly all of.the women surveyed for the study were low-income and lacked health insurance. Of the 1,019 women studied, 57.6 percent identified themselves as heterosexual and 42.4 percent as homosexual. "For far too long Lesbians have had more questions about than answers about their health," said Kathy Oriel, president of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, whose group funded the study. �states to do so. California Politician to- onlyAdoption decisions in Indiana are based on what is Try to Ban Gay Marriages " best for the child, and the sexual orientation of pro- THE ANIMAL HOUSE NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - A group that wants to . spective parents isn’ t considered, said Andrew Stoner, keep Cnlifornia from recognizing Gay marriages " spokesman for the state Family and Social Services Reptiles ¯ Birds ¯ Small Mammals collected 675,000 signatures to place the measure on ¯ Administration, which regulates adoption and.f.oster care. The Madison County case is not necessarily the Fish ¯ Dog & Cat Supplies the state ballot - more than enough signatures to Groomino. ¯ Pond Supplies qualify the Defense of Marriage Act for a future " first in Indiana in which Gays or Lesbians have been election, Sen. Peter Knight announced. " considered as adoptive parents, Stoner said. "It’s likely it has occurred, although it’ s not something that The measure is designed "to protect our definition 4414 S. Peoria Ave ¯ Tulsa. OK 74105 of marriage from being undermined by liberal judges ¯ people always disclose and there’s no requirement (918) 747-0606 from other states," Knight said. "Given the push for " that they do so.’" The case has sparked sharp reactions from those on "same-sex’ marriage across the nation, Califorma both sides of the issue. The child’s foster parents, must prepare by making it clear we only recognize iraditi onal marriage." Courts in Hawaii, Vermont and " Butch and Sandy Kimmerling of Anderson, have said they will seek to adopt the child because they say it Alaska are considering rulings that "could legalize ,May your consrara looe be with us, Lord as we put our bope in you."- Ps. 33:21 would be destructive to have her raised in a homosame-sex marriage. Knight was on hand as volunteers hauled boxes ¯ sexual environment. U.S. Rep. David Mclntosh, Rcontaining 144,000 Signatures collectedinLos Ange- "¯ Ind., called the adoption proposal "egregious and les County into the office of the county registrar of ¯ morally unacceptable" and urged Gov. Frank O’B~on to support any propos .ed.legislation barvoters here. Signatures gathered elsewhere w,,ere subGod’s love promises hope for tomorrow and mitted to registrar offices in other counties all over ¯ fing homosexuals from adopting children. peace for today. Free yourself of your Opponents say Burton and Lutz’ proposed bill is an the state," said Matthew Cnnningham, a member of ¯ burdens. Come share in the bounty o[ God’s unconstitutional and unnecessary infringement on the Orange County-based Californians for the Delove with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. ¯ the privacy of the adoption process that will deprive fense of Marriage. Cbadren Are Always Welcome! The initiative states: "Only marriage between a :¯ children of needed homes. "It’ s a completely unnecman and a woman is valid or recognized in Califor- ¯ essarv law. More than 25 years of research has demCommunity Church nia." Twenty-six states have passed similar laws and ¯ onstr~ted that a person’s Sexual orientation makes absolutely n,o, difference in his or her ability to be a %23 N. Maplewood of Greater Tulsa five are considering such laws. Alaska voters will consider an initiative on the November ballot that ¯ good parent, said John Knfll, executive director of would amend the state constitution to define marriage ¯ the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. "A lot of children who need homes are going to be left in foster care." as being "between one man and one woman." OKLAHOMA COMMUNICATIONS Knight, R-Palmdale, introduced bills in 1996 and 1997 in the Legislature to bar recOgnition of Gay marriages. Both times the legislation was defeated. NEW YORK (AP) - Anti-Gay attacks citywide are Local- Long Distance He will face a fierce fight this time, critics vowed. "If up 81% this year, and a spate of 27 such attacks since that measure is qualified, we’ll beat it back as we have Cellular- Paging late August has a civil rights for Gay people group every time," Assemblywoman Carole Migden, Ddemanding increased police presence in areas where San Francisco, said last week. "It is gratuitous and the assaults have been prevalent. As of Sept. 13 - the polarizing and unnecessary," she said. "The commulatest figures provided by the pol.ice department nity will beat it back at the polls." there have been 76 anti-Gay attacks citywide, comThe measure cannot make the upcoming Novem- . ,ared with 42 attacks last year during the same time ber election. It will take several weeks for the secreperiod. However, overall bias attacks citywide are Free Car Adaptor & tary of state’ s office to determine whether supporters down 3.4%. There were 368bias attacks as of S ept 13, Leather Case with New Cell Phone gathered the necessary 433,269 valid signatures of compared with 38 t last year. Bias crimes are slurs or registered voters. The .measure could qualify" in time attacks that include an element of race, religion, for the March 2000 state primary or for any earlier stxual preference or gender. statewide special election next year, said AndS" Pugno, Christine Quinn; executive director of the New a Knight spokesman. Community York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Assembly Speaker Pro Tern Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa said the Police Department’s bias unit was doing an Metropolitan Unitarian Monica, who helped lead legislative efforts to defeat dmirable job responding to the crimes, but more Community Church Knight’s anti-Gay mamage bills, said sh’e thinks the ¯ ~olice presence still was needed, especially in the Universalist Rev. Sherry Hilliard initiative can be defeated again in California. "They Greenwich Village area, where most of the attacks Congregation better be prepared for a fight," she said. But she Interim Pastor have occurred. Since Aug. 25, there have been 27 added: "I think that it is a very difficult thing for a at such attacks citywide, she added. "The attacks, haCommunity o] Hope Sunday community tO be forced to prove its own humanity rassment and threats against our community have United Methodist Worship, 11am over and over and over." continued in full force since Labor Day weekend," Wednesday Ms. Quirm Said. "Almost every day a New Yorker is Midweek Service,6:30pm 2$4~ South Yale the victim of violence because he or she is perceived Thursday Sundays at 11am to be Gay.’" Codependency Support Police Commissioner Howard Safir said the delnfo: 749-0$9~ Group, 7:30pm partment is aware of the increase in anti-Gay attacks INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The proposed adoption of and has dispatched additional officers to the Village. an 8-year-old gift by a Gay couple has sparked a A Voice for But he said he does not think the attacks are prevalent. campaign to bar Gays and Lesbians from becoming Freedom & Tolerance 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 "We don’t see an epidemic throughout the city," he adoptive or foster parents in Indiana. said. Word that the Madison County Office of Children The Gay and Lesbian anti-violence group is planand Family Services was considering letting an Indianing a community demonstration Oct. 3 to condemn napolis couple adopt the girl prompted two lawmakthe attacks and teach people how to better protect ersto announce Friday they wonld sponsor a bill themselves; making Indiana the third state toban such adoptions. Opponents called the proposed ban unconstitutional and unnecessary. "Their lifestyle is their business, but when they start using government to promote their lifestyle, It 1980 Utica SquareMedical Center .... tame to step In, Rep. Woody Burton, R-Greenwood, NEW" YORK (AP) - Theatergoers flocked to the Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 said Monday. Burton said he and Rep. Jack Lutz, R- ¯ debut performance of an off-Broadway play, ignorAnderson, proposed the ban to protect children from ¯ ing angry protesters who believe it depicts a Gay the abuse and discrimination many homosexuals suf: : Christlike figure who has sex with his apostles. As voice: 628-3709 "’What’ s ~oin~ to happen to those kids when they ~ patrons passed through a metal detector to see the fax: 712-9854 o ~o school a~nd tl~e othe]: kids at school find out about ¯ Terrence McNally play "Corpus Christi," about 100 Adults, Children, Couples, and Families ~t?" Burton asked. "It actually invites discrimination ¯ protesters held a prayer vigil across the street, led by against those kids.’" ". members of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. Burton and Lutz say they plan to introduce legisla- ¯. Police said one protester was arrested Tuesday night tion in next year’s General Assembly session. If it ¯ for disorderly conduct. passes, Indiana would become the third state to bar ¯ "We are inviting people to get. up a~d 1 ~eTa,ve.w, h~en homosexuals from adopting Children or being foster ¯ blasphemies are enunciated in the play, sam me parents. Florida and New Hampshire are currently the In God’s Love " ,nti-Gay Attacks Up 81% 747-1508 Family of Faith Indiana May Ban Adoption by Gays Cathy Fureoug, Ph.D. Controversial Play Draws Protesters ~er Licensed Psycholoqlst �MARK T. HAMBY Attorney Bankruptcy & Civil Matters Call for More Information 1500 Nations Bank, 15 West Sixth Tulsa, O klahoma 74119 744-7440 Fax 744-9358 JAC OX ANIMAI CLINIC Family’s Pet Physician DR, MALCOLM JACOX M-F7:30-7, Sat9-1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750 fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. Church of the Restoration Unitarian-Uni,versalist 11 am, Sunday 1314 N. Greenwood, 587-1314 HOUSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Sun. Worship, 10:45 am, Sunday School, 9:30 am Wed. Bible Study, 7 pm 3210e S. Norwood Info., call 224-4754, Chris & Sharon Mingo Valley Flowers 9413 E, 31st St. Tulsa 74145 (~ BrooksiJe 918-663-5934 fax: 663-5834 800-444-5934 Family Owned & Operated 3311 So. Peoria, 744-5556 group’ s leader, the Rev. Benedict J. Groeschel. "We are praying for the conversion of people attending the play." Theatergoer John Friedman, 34, of Greenwich, Comi., saidhe understood why the show is controversial. "It may not be for everybody, but I thought it really brought out the transcendental nature of Jesus," he said after the preview performance. "It emphasized that he was an outcast." While theater officials and patrons were tightlipped about the content of "Corpus Chri sti," publi shed reports have said the play depicts a Gay Christlike character who has sex with his apostles. A brochure released earlier this year described the play this way: "From modem day Corpus Christi, Texas, to ancient Jerusalem, we follow a young Gay man named Joshua on his spiritual journey, and get to know the 12 disciples who choose to follow him.’" In May, the Manhattan Theater Club canceled plans to produce the off-Broadway play after receiving anonymous death threats against its actors, audience and McNally, a multiple Tony Award-winner. Days later, theater executives reversed their decision, saying police promised to ensure safety if the play was staged. The official opening is scheduled for Oct. 13; Tuesday was the first night of previews, in which a play is generally fine-tuned before its official opening. No tickets were provided to reviewers, The New York Times reported. A statement from the theater Tuesday’ reaffirmed its support of "McNally’ s right to express his artistic vision freely" as well as the right of protesters to object "in a peaceful and law-abiding manner." Most theatergoers were not dissuaded by the commotion. "It’s all about free speech," said Candace Simon of Newark, N.J. "They have the right to protest. The theater has aright to stage it. I have the right to see it.’" Churches Re|ect Pro-Gay Pastors OMAttA, Neb. (AP) - Two rural United Methodist churches are telling denomination leaders that they will not accept appointments of pastors who snpported former Omaha Rev. Jimmy Creech in his decision to perform a Lesbian marriage. The Nehawka and \Veeping Water United Methodist churches told Omaha District Superintendent Ronald Croom that they will not accept the Rev. Doyle Burbank-Williatns as their new pastor. Burbank-Williams was an early supporter of Creech. who created a furor when he performed a same-sex marriage at his Omaha church last September. Burbank-Williams was pastor of Dietz .\Iemorial United Methodist Church and of homeless people in downtown Omaha. He also was one of about 200 pastors nationally who pledged to. defy the United Methodists" prohibition against same-sex mamages. Weeping Water church officer Farley Amick said the rural churches want a conservative pastor. Burbank-Williams said he would keep Iris name on the pledge list but would not perform a covenaut ceremony in churches that are on record as opposed to such ceremomes. Amick said that was not good enough. He said the churches do not want a pastor who believes that same-sex mamages are OK. He said it is a bad influence for young people. Meanwhile, a second pastor in Omaha has presided over a satne-sex mm-riage The Rev. Nancy Brink said it was the first she had performed at the North Side Christian Church in Chnaha. The church is affiliated with Disciples of Christ. which does not have prohibitions against covenant ceremomes. Brink noted the ceremony was given near unmnmous approval last spring bf the church’s board of elders. But the event has caused dissensmn within the 300-member congregation. Brink declined to say how man~ members had left the church over the issue~ Brink said covenant ceremonies are in line ~vith Christ’s admonition to love one’s neighbor as oneself. Utah Group is Anti-Gay But Suppo.rts Polygamy SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - \~qfile Gov. Mike Leavitt has changed his tune regarding polygamy, Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka still sings the original notes. The conservative Utah Eagle Forum has campaigned against civil rights for Gay people, which Ruzicka says is a question of morality, but she says men who live with several women in polygamy "may find support in the Bible. "For polygamous folks - it is a religious belief and at least through their religious ceremomes they think they are married before God," Ruzicka said. "Homosexuality is not part of somebody’s religion." Ruzicka said she would urge Utah polygamists to lobby to change the state’s constitutional provision outlawing polygamy. "Polygamy has been blown totally out of proportion," she said. "These people out there living polygamous lives are not bothering anybody." In July, Leavitt acknowledged his polygmnist ancestors and said he knew many polygamists and "for the most part, they were hardworking and good people." While the pracace is baamed by the state constitution, Leavitt first said there were religious freedom questions that could prevent prosecuuon of the tens of thousands of practicing polygmnists believed living in Utah. Within four weeks, his position had changed to: "I believe polygamy is against the law, and it should be." Polygamy has come under renewed scrutiny due to reports of child abuse, incest and welfare fraud within some polygamist groups. Some legislators may address the issue in the 1999 legislative session. "The next legislative session will bring a healthy discussion about polygamy that Utah needs," says Rep. Sheryl L. Allen, R-Bountiful. "This has been postponed for too long. It is past due." Gay Family Struggles for Acceptance WATERTOkVN, Minn. (.-\P) - In this insular \ll lage of 2,400. where bird feeders and American flags h~g on front ~rches and cl~ldreu ride their .bikes to,tl~e O~fl) grocery store ~ound, XV atcrto~ n is grappling with the most di~ isive question encountered in ve~s: How to) deM wi t!~ opeul p~ents? Aboui 100 residents attended a two-ho~ town meeting Sept. 10 at Waterto~ Nement~ School to discnss the issne. Or~mn zer~ stud they ~’anted to create awareness of violence and hate crones and to invite di~dogne about and ~sbi~s. ~ae meeting ~ne mnidst ~dlc~ations that for the p~t two ye~s Robert Protomastcr. 35; Ns p~tner, Brian C~Isou, 35: and their three teen-age sous have been the t~gets of verb~d and physicM h~assment because Protomaster and C~lson ~e Gay. ~e clmms ~e disturbing: Epithets hurled at the fanfil~, as they drove tl~ough to~vn. Statues m their front v~d smashed at mght. Homophobic notes stuck haside their front door. And, most troubling, stud the fanfilv, repeated h~sment of the boys wNle they attended Watertown Middle School in 1996 and 1~7. ~ev stud that they repeatedl3 were cMled "’queei" and "’faggot" and that other students refused to sit b~ them be~ansc they lc~ged that "’they .. would become Gay,’" said "lqmoth~. 13. "’So f~r a long time no one ~votdd come ne;g us.’" Michael. 14, stud he was held down b~ studcnts ~vNle one wrote "’faggot" ou lfis :ran. S~hool offitins did little to stop the harassment, the fiunil~ says. ~e school district issued a statement on the da~ of the town zneeting saying that the district "has a record of responding appropriately to comphunts of h~sment." The Watertown mayor’s office and C~ver County officiMs issned statements the day before the meeting saying that Watertown stands agmnst Violent, hate crones and harassment of ~v kind. The bow - Jo~, ~vho"s 16. Michael and "l’imo~ thv - spent most of their [iveg in and out of foster hdmes before Protom~ter mad C~Mson adopted them about 3 years ago. Although the boys no longer attend s~hool in Watertown School Distnct. their p~ents filed a discfinfinatiou complmnt last ye~ agmnst ~e dis~ct w~th the state lluman ~ghts Dep~tlnent. The case is no~v on appeM. �More HIV Drugs,More Errors ..\I.BAN’f. N.Y (AP) - Two ’,ears ago, o~fl\ a few drugs were availatJle to treat tti’{’. Now. 14 types of ~nedicatton ,°re used to treat the disease. And while the chmaces for survi,,al have increased, so have the chances for error in the prescribing of these drugs, hi fact, mistakes in prescriptions wntten for people with HIV arc much more counnon than for other hospital patients, according to a recent two ‘.ear study. Fortunately, most of the time the wrongly prescribed medicines aren’t actuMly given to the patients. They usu-all,. oaflv make it tothe pharmacist’s desk. said l)r. Bonnie Purdy, the stud\"s author ,’rod AI ban’~ *ledical Center cli~lical phmanacist. "Without may doubt, there ,are physicians who don’t’understm]d therapies ~orrectlv.’" said Paul Volberding, director of S~m i:rancisco Geueral’s AIDS program. And because HIV patients can become resxst,’mt if not treated correctly the first time. he added. "There’s not very much margin for error.’" Johi] Bartlett. ~:hief of itffectious disease and AIDS ser‘.tce at Jolms ttopkins .Medical Center. said the stud} findings show a needfor more HIV specialists. Other studies have suggested that 3% of Ml prescriptlous written b’, physicim]s coutai n an error, Purd’, said. f~ors m ItIV prescnptions rose from about 2c} iu 1~)6 to 14% this ",ear. Rapid chmtges in treatments are conhtsi,ng doctors..Some doctors have even written pot entiall y deadl y formulas for medi cal care at the .-\Ibm]} hospital over the last two vein’s, the report said ()he lily specMist, whose practice was not studied for the report, admits that the increase in treatmcuts has been tough to follo\~. "’it .~ccm> cvcrx three or four months a ne~ drag is rel~.ased. The drugs have unforeseen side effects." said Dr. l)avid l !ermm]. of the \Vhitne‘. .X i. Young !tcalth (’cater. The :\lb,’m,. c’linic ser,.-es 1 it} lilY patients. Additiouallv. "’patients mc living longer, mM as the‘. live longer the} require more ,’rod ntore complicated drug rcgmmns said I)r. Douglas Fish. acting director of the lilY medicine divistun at .-\tbmav Medic,’d College. Purdx said :730 of the prescription errors were "’serious" or "’se,.ere. meamng they could bc fatal or increase resistance IO dlllgs.-The most connTlon error was either prescribing doses that were either too high or too lmv. Most of the mistakes were made by people who weren’t HI\svccialists, the report said. Herman warned that the nuntber of errors may be higher in hospit~fls where interus and students can ~vnte prescriptions. The rates of error have decreased at :\lbany Medical since Purd,. revealed the results of the stud,, With the hospital staff., she said. "’We ~]ow pauents li,.e longer with these regimens," third,. stud. "’But if we don’t prescribe thcm’correctlv, we ha,an the patient." FDA Approves New Treatment W.\SHINGTON (AP) - AIDS patients got an easier-to-swallow drug as the Food and l)rug Administration approved a new once-a-day medicine that offers the first good alternative foF patients who cannot take today’s best AIDS treatment. l)uPout Pharmaceuticals" Sustiva appears to be about as effective as protease nfllibitors, the landmark medicines that have helped thousands of HIV patients rebound from their disease, tile FDA said. Ahd because it’s taken only. once daily, Susti,.’a conld significantl‘.’ cut the number of pills AIDS patients’now swallow. :’It really gives soane flexibilit,. ~md some new options for patients," said Dr. Heidi Jolson. FDA’s antiviral chief. But the FDA warned that patients shouldn’t race to switch to Snsti,.a if they’re doing well on other AIDS medic,ations. The HIV virus relentlessl,. mutates to overcoane drug treaunent, metaling patients must take a drug until it qmts working- not switching on the spur of the ~noment - so file’, don’t exhaust their options too quickl}:, stressed AIDS expert Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Iustitutes of ttealth. But for newly diagnosed patients, or those whose current cocktail of AIDS medicines is failing or causmg too many side effects. Susti,.’a offers a good option, he said. In a sixqnonth stud’, of 450 patients taking the standard drugs AZT mid 3TC plus either Susti,.a or the most popular protease inllibitor, Crixivan, both theraptes were equally effecti,.e. The FDA approved Susti,.-a. kalown chemically as efa,.irenz, for both adults and children]. It is to be taken with a protease inhibitor and or older AIDS medicines. The Sustiva portion of that cocktail will cost almost $4,000 a ‘.ear. DuPont says the price is.midrange f6r AIDS drugs, ai~d that Sustiva therapy could sa,.’e up to S500 avear over Crixivan cocktails. DuPont al~o promised a treatment assistm]ce program for poor patients, but would not reveal details. But some AIDS activists attacked the price; the group Act Up wrote DuPout this week threatening protests to "’reveal your greed." Sustiva "addresses some imporumtissues in the lives of people with HIV. including the complexity of taking a large number of drugs," said D,’ufiel Zingale of AIDS° Action. "But I .don’t think the company went far enough m fair pacing... The‘. could pfi.ce this lower mid still make a ~rofit.’" T,.pical HI\ pauents s~,. allow some 20 pih~ throughout the day to combat the virus, timed carefully to take some with meals and some without. The,, may also take additional medicines to pre,.ent HIVcansed refections. Missing e,.eu a few ,’mtiviral pills, however, allows the HIV to mutate and become more difficult to treat Sustiva is taken just once a day, in three capsules, whenever it’s convenient. DuPonl also is de,.eloping a formulation that will require only a single tablet a day. Easing patients" "pill burden" ma,. be Sustiva’s main" ad,.’ance. With it, some patients may get by on just five pills a day. "I have some patients who absolutely will only take medicine twice a day," said Dr. Do~aald P0retz of Virginia’ s Inova Fairfax Hospital. ’This is a race addition." Half of Susti,.’a pattents suffer dizziness, insomnia, impaired concentrauon, abnormal dreams and drowsiness. Therefore, patients should consider taking Sustiva at bedtime, the FDA said, and definitely avoid driving or operating machinery if they suffer the side effects. TheSe are milder side effects than many AIDS drugs cause, and unlike other drugs they usually disappear over time, the FDA said. But FDA’s Jolson cautioned that Sustiva can also cause some severe side effects, and that it has been studied for only six months. Longer use of AIDS drugs typically turns up more problems. Sustiva’s cautions include: - Some patients - usually those with a histoU of substance abuse or mental illness - suffer severe depression or delu- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual CommuniHes. Mon. & Thurs., 6-8 pm, Daytime testing: Mon-Thurs. by appt. H 0 P E HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education 834-TEST (8378), 3501 E.Admiral Place Home Repair Service Family Owned Painting- Interior/Exterior Wallpapering Wall Repair Vinyl Flooring Installed Miscelleneous Home Repairs 836-1807 Medical Excellence And Compass.ionate Care Since 1926. ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Medical Excellence ¯ Co.mpassionate Care �sions. They should stop taking the drug. - 40% of children and some adults suffer skin rashes, occasionally severe. Women must use effecnve contraception because animal studies suggest Susfiva causes severe birth defects. The FDA ordered DuPont to track accidental pregnancies to determine the true risk. In a separate development Friday, Merck & Co. stopped a study it had hoped would pave the way for easier Cfixivan use. But taking Cfixivan twice a day instead of the government-approved three daily doses proved far less effective. Sandra Hill, M.s. National Certified Counselor Certified Hypnotherapist Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. arm. Insurance for Working PLWA’s? 2865 E. Skelly Dr. # 215 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Unemployed people living with HIV want to work but fear they’ll lose .their health insurance if they become employed, according to a new study. "Discrimination is still very much an issue for those Seeking employment," said Dr. Ronald Brooks, a researcher from Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Brooks and Dr. ,David Martin of AIDS Project Los -Angeles conducted the study, which they said was the first one to analyze employ: ment issues for LOs Angeles residents living with HIV and AIDS. In July and August, the doctors surveyed 5,685 people with HIV or AIDS who were case-managed by LOs Angelesarea AIDS service organizations. An estimated 13,000 people in LOs Angeles County are infected with HIV, Brooks said. The survey released in September found about 37% of respondents were working. More than half of them had fulltime .jobs. Some of the 67% of those unemployed said they were disabled. 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The photograph, which he shot nearly a decade ago in Liberia, shows a brightly clad girl 9-year-old girl and her pet monkey, a sooty mangabey, clutching each other as tightly as possible. The monkey’s forepaws and prehensile toes are wrapped tightly around the girls’ left , Mayor Richard Riorcl~m vowed to encourage health insurers to cover all employees, including those with AIDS. Their medications alone can cost S12.000 to S16,000 a )’ear. The law states no HIVinfected person may be deified employment because of the disease. But m,’my sufferers are afraid they will lose their current health insurance~including MediCal, and will not obtain adequate insurance from a new employer, said Los Angeles City AIDS Coordinator Ferd Eggan. ",’AIDS remains a highly stigmatized disease," Eggan said. Jusfina Thompson, an HI\’-infected Venice resident, blames her honesty for her inability to find work. "’If you’re infected and ):ou tetl people you’r~ infected, they won’t ~ve you a job," said Thompson, who now works with Women Alive, a drop-in center in Los Angeles for women with HIV or AIDS. Craig Thompson, executive director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, said retunfing HIV-i~ffected people to the workplace actually would have a positive effect on society. If employed, they would pay into social security and pay taxes which are lost when th@ are uot working, he said. "It’s actually revenue-positive for the taxpayers in the long rim,’" Thompson said. Monkeys and the Origin of HIV COVINGTON, La. (AP) - Preston Marx is still gettiug settled, and it shows. Books are heaped in stacks, and boxes of all sizes - some unpacked, manynot - crowd the floors of his office at Tulane University’s Sunny at first blush, the picture has a sinister side: It symbolizes the easy passage between monkeys and humans of a .simple vires that has developed into the microorganism that causes AIDS, said Marx, a New Orleans native who was at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York before coming this summer to the primate center in rural St. Tammany Parish. ":My work has shown that the viruses carried by these monkeys are closely related to the viruses earned by people in the local villages," he said. Marx, who succeeded Michael MurphyCorb at Tulane, also has studied the way AIDS infection develops, and he has con’ducted vaccine research. He will continue in both fields at the primate center and at the Diamond center, which shares him with Tulane. In return for letting Marx move south, Diamond gained access to what is, with 4,500 monkeys, the country’s biggest primate center. The two institutions plan to co_ltaborate on .-kIDS research. "I’m not only OK with that; I think it’s a tremendous opportunity,’" said Peter Gerone, director of the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center. "’Talk about sometlfing being mutually beneficial." As part of the agreement, Marx received a professorship of tropical mediciue - and the enthusiastic welcome from Dr. Paul \Vhelton, dem~ ofTulane’s S cbooi of Public Health and Tropical Medicine "’He has provided fltndamental underpinmng of the sinuan innnunodeficiencv virus and the origin of AIDS.’" said \\~elton. For Marx, named the primate center’s senior scientist, flats is his first priority: to trace the history of the iucurabte illness by detennimng the origin of the virus that causes ~t "%’obodv else is doing that," Ronald Desrosier,~. imcrobiologist and molecular geneticist at Harvard Medical School and Harvard’s New Fmgland Primate Center. "’I tlm~k he ki~ows mo~tkevs and monkey natural history very we~l. This is a niche where he can contribute and he tries to make the most of it "" The work, wlfich Marx conducts in the United States and Africa, may lead to a vaccine and better ways to fight.AIDS, said Dr. Andrew Lach~er, a pathologist at Harvard Medical Center and ~ts pinnate center, "-[’he tnore you le,’~t about these viruses. . will provide very significant clues to what’s different in sooty mangabeys, where the virus can be haudled, and humans, and humans, where it’s not," Lackner said. Which leads back to Marx’s photograph of the ~fl and her pet, and the potential for monkey viruses to leap the species barrier. In villages like the ~fl’s, monkeys bite people and people hm~t and eat monkeys. And angry farmers have clubbed to d~th sooty mangabeys that devoured their crops, said Dr. Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama at Birminghana. Through such incidents, the simian nmnunodefiency virus, "known as SIV, regularly invades human bloodstreams, said Marx, who has worked in :\frica since 1987. Under normal circumsumccs, he has found a huntan can elinmmtc il wi~n 12 weeks. The mo~ev vm~s. Much has been in Africa more than 100,000 ye~s, c~ ~nutate in ml attenlpt to survi vc, but he s~d, the body’s defenses gencrall3 work f~ter. HIV, an offshoot of thc IN vires, is relatively nee in human~ M~x stud, dating b£ck to about 1950 "~at t~t me~s, in a sense, is thal there’s a mo~ey out ~ere that donated vires to people," Marx stud. ’The question becomes, "X~at’s the mechmfi sm ’ .. Some~ng ~p~ned in 1950 that caused tNs vires to st~t crossing over. I kmm what it is, but I ~n’t prove it.’" ttis hunch: widespread use of hypodenmc ucedlcs. wNch beg~ about the s~e ti~nc injectable ~gs ~c~e available to fight dise~es such as tonga. In countries that ~’t ~forda new needle for each pattern. ne~les ~e often reused, picNng up Inicr~rg~sms ~ong the way. A ~ad~te of 1 ~uisi~a ~tatc Iuivcrsitv in New ~leans (now the Univcrsit~ of ~’ew Ofl~s) and ~ 1" Mcdic~fl Center , M~x beg~ ~s quesl for the ofigiu of AIDS in 1987. ~e quest h~ U~en him ~ound ~e world, including a remote Affi~ b~ where he and a colleague stopl~,d for a beer ~ter a frustrating day of collecting blo~ smnples from redcap m~gabeys in a hunt for a r~e SIV strain. H~ picked up the stor~, w~ch has bccome p~t of the Marx lebend: "Thcv a redcap monkex tied to the b~, ~ating pe~uts. ~esto~ stud, "We could blccd that one as well." "" After a pause. !l~dm delivered the puuch line. ’Thin happcncd to be the monkey that was i~fl~ctcd with that vm~s.’" she stud "’Preston told mc later. "As you can see. I do my best work m b~."" HIV+ Prisoners To Be Separated GREENVII.I.1L S.(’. {.-\P) - With ntorc than 600 S. Carolina prison inmates about to be segregated because they tested postfive for &e AIDS-casuing virus, one A II)S expert says the state has far underesu mated the cost. The state esdmalcs it will cost St,Q00 wr ~mnate l~r ~eatment. Tha~ is more likely.to k S15,000. Dr. Rick Altice. ~ AIDS expert m Yale-New ttayen HospitN in New Haven. Conn.. u)ld The Greenville News. In a prison system of 21.0~) lmnmcs. ~ of them t~IV-positive, a system of providing condoms, sex eduction and drug rehabilitation wouldbe more effective. sav some of those who speciNize in tracing ~e dise~e. [nprotccted consensu~ sex ~d rapes remmn prev~ent mnong prisoners, m~v of whom don’t know HIV ~ be transmitted bv unsafe ratercourse, sMd Steve Nesselr~th of the AIDS m Prison Project. 17 states have m~datory testing, lto~vever, one-time testing ~ give pnson officiM s a fMse sense of secuntv, sMd Dr. Jo~ Miles, of the Centers f~r Disease Con~ol & ~evenfion. Without lbllowup testing, i~ates who ~ ~ey ~c sine ~ fur~er spread H1V, Miles sMd. It ~es ~ long ~ six months tbr ~e vires to be det~mble. ~ficiMs pl~ follow-up tests ~d say i~ates will ~ tested ~fore ¯ey l~ve prison st~ng next ye~. 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Even thOugh half of the book is told ~t’-s’not t~ love in a s-tory @’out a bo.y ¯¯ mostly from Scott’s perspective, the clear growing up with a bohemian’, eccenmc star of the novel is Uncle Michael. and rich aunt for a guardian? But if you Michael’s straight-forward ever wondered where all of and amusing take on life fuels The most Marne’s gay friends were (oh, the story and you adore him of course she had them!), you notleeable aspect more with each page¯ He’ s not will definitely adore Say Uncle of this brilliant a perfect man, but he"s close by Eric Shaw Quinn. Although enough, and his flaws just enfirst novel is the whole plot rests on a gruedear you to him more¯ His eertalnly its some tragedy, this comedy has blunt’and occasionally odd enough absurdity and sardonic brand of humor. rapport with his meddling humor to keep you smiling for Part Congreve, mother is so similar to so many weeks. The characters are so of us that you’ll surdy find part Dickens, engaging that they become a new realizations m your own part of your family -even part Fiersteln, maternal rdationship. Best of when you hate them; and all, .kfichael fights for respect uhn manages Quirm’s evocative style will the way we all would like to: rivet you with your own emo~ a~seamless blend with h~nor, ~ace and trementional reactions. of Restorat;on dous gumpuon. InSav Uncle, Michael Reily The circumstances of Say comedy, hitter finds l~s life turned inside out Uncle wouldn’t happen to irony and modwhen his sister and her husmare of us. \~2tile overall you band are killed tragically ,leav- ern dlsillusloned mav~ehappy about that, there ing Michael the guardian of ideallsm. The will also be a part of you that their baby, Scott. Urged on by longs for it. Michael Reily is a result is a elassle his mother and challenged by tree hero in so many ways style in today’s the baby’s patemal grandfaIris di~mfity, his selfish selfther, a conservative former lessness, his passion for life¯ Senator, Michael’s fights \Xqao ,’unong us doesn’t want anaidst a media blitz as his to star ~n a life of feature film quality. Say homosexnality and Suitability as a parent Uncle has its realism, and even its absuiare "called into question. ditv is plausible, but in the end what gets The most noticeable aspect of this brilus ior at least gets me) is the journey of the liant first novel is certainly its brand of characters from letters on a p0ge to human humor. Part Congreve, part Dickens, part beings we would like to kaaow..Say Uncle Fierstein, Quinn manages a seamless blend is the story we would have if we got the of Restoration comedy, bitter irony and option - and the strength - to enjoy it. modem disillusioned idealism. The resul_t You can request Say Uncle from your is a classic style in today’s language. nearest’l"ulsa City-County library br~ch Qmma clearly wanted to go for the literary or by calling th~ Reader’s Services dethroat with his debut. The scope and partment of the Central Library. scheme of Say Uncle is of Shakespearean Adam West is an associate with lulscl proportions. ~a,s an actor lfimself, the auCity-County Library S3wtem and an OSU thor was possibly hoping for a movie deal ah~mus. Hets m)t now and,ever has bee, with a cast on the level of Steel Magnolias Batman. (of wlficli this is also reminiscent). Say A UTHENTIC FRESH ITALIAN RAINBOW C USINE TRO UT Read All About It IGTA member Call 41. 6866 of Eureka Springs Voted Number One in Arkansas! International TO H r ~ for more information. 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Longtime HIV/AIDS activist/volunteer, ¯ Claudette Peterson, noted that she was ¯ unable to attend the event because The ¯ Food Pantry of Tulsa CARES (formerly ¯ Resource Consortium) whichshe ¯ theHIV directs was scheduled to get alarge amount said Nicole Russo, spokeswoman for AIDS Project Los Angeles, which organizes the event every year. Colin’ s mother got him started when he was four to learn about helping others, Ms. Russo said. The event raised an estimated $3 million that will provide care for the nearly 7,400 people with AIDS in l_~,s .Angeles County. Participants asl~ people to sponsor them for every mile they walk. The course, about 6.2 miles long, started at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, looped onto Melrose Avenue and then back to the studio through Hancock Park. ¯ of donated food that morning. Craig Thompson, executive director of ¯ Walker, Nancy Smith, and walk team, AIDS Project Los Angeles, said he was S oles for Souls brought in the highest encouraged to see so many .young people donations. Street School student Kat taking part in the fund-raiser this year. ¯ Morgan won a prize for her HIV/AIDS ’q’hat’s good because half of all .new infections of HIV occur among 18- to 25- ¯. poem,, and the poster design used on tiffs ¯ year s t-shirts was created by a member of year-olds," he said. ¯ Red Rock Mental Health Group’s Gay Here in Tulsa, however, local HIV/ ¯ AIDS andcivil right activist, Jimmy Flow- ¯ youth support group. Chairpersons were ~Vlichael Bmmgardt of Youth Services ers, bemoaned what he called the shame- ~ andTerry Russell of Planned Parenthood fully low turnout at Tulsa’ s 6th nnn~al AIDS walk, Walk For Life held Sat. sept. ".¯ of America, NE OK/NW AR. Business sponsors were US Cdlular, NYBagds, 26th. 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Schepers, Do-It-Yourself Dyke ging the holeS. Announcing fencing lessons for the nonTrust me darlings, you do not want to athlethic members of the family! Like the dig a post hole with a shovel. Ugly, too wise creatures you are, you heeded your much work. and reqmres more material to DIYD’s sage advice in the last column fill it. Oh, dear, there goes the ex factor and selected the picket type and size that again.. : The standard method is to use a suits your needs and post hole digger, but budget, made your meaTrust me darll-nCs, you do this too is much too surements, purchased painful, and yon will not want to d;~ a post your posts and stringuse an entire 80 lb. bag ers and are ready to get of quic "krete to fill the hole wlth a shovel. nailed. Pardon. To get hole. It is not laziness nailing. Or, the DIYD’ s too much work, and that will drive you at preference for fencing, this point to the E-Z requires more to get busy screwing, Equipment rent,d, but because screws are almater~al to fill it. efficiencv! Go rent an ways the preferred fasauger and forget the Oh., dear, there ~oes the tener for fence conPh.D. altogether. You struction. They hold have two options: a ex factor a~aln... better, won’t pull out, hand operated auger, The standard method is and make any future which is just fine in repairs oh so much soils that arc not rocky, to use a post hole di~¢er. eas~er - and we love or a gas powered aueasier, don’t we? but thls too is much too ger. Hm Bet we’ve The DIYD has cermade a choice already. painful, and you will use tain other preferences Get a bit instruction ~n when it comes to how to rev the little an entire 80 lb. ba~ of screws, and the primary darlin" up and you’ll quiekrete to fill the hole. one is for square drives be sinking more holcs (as opposed to standard that an Oklahoman It is not laziness that will or - shame-on you for wildcatter in July. Besmirking - Phillip’s drive you at thls point to sides, power to~ls arc head). -Ihex do not fl~n, and you’ll get yonr the E-Z equipment "’cam out" easily, which job dgne quicldy. And means they don’t get you "ll use rental, but efficiency! less all cheered’up and ratty Quickrete, too. mad unusable, and yoffl,azow by now what In order to buy your materials, you have aesthetics does for the DI’YD~ Order the already measured your fence li~]e. ()nce catalogue from McFeelv’s (800 443again, you will space 3"our posts 8 feet on 7937) and you will be ifi square driv~ 6enter for treated pickets and 10 feet on heaven; of course, you can order the square center for cedar pickets. You will rarely drives from them as well. The quality is come out perfectly, so plan on splitting lfigh, the service good and the delia:err the difference ou either end of the fence prompt - mad most of us can’t say that unless the distance left over ~s over a few about our exes. can we? ~’eet. In other words, you may have ten You will be using a #8 scre~v. 2 1 2" posts 10" apart and have 3" at the end, so long, to attach stringers t.o posts. ,and \ou put nine posts 10" apart, and at the ends will need to order the"No-Co-Rode’" ty"pe. have the posts 61 2’ apart. More than that. The’* will We you good rust resistance put the short section of fence on the cud along with strength. For attaclfing 3our you won’t see as often. If this confuses pickets to the stringers, you wi!l need #8 you. draw ~t out on paper first. It never scre~vs. 1 1 4." long; the wood ’*ouve hurts to have a visual. chosen for the pickets will deterrrdue the Drill your holes Zccording to your spactype of screw. For wKite wood or treated ing plan. Go ahead and give yourself an pickets, use the No-Co-Rode screws, but inch or so less between the posts for a bit for cedar, vou must_use stainless steel of a fudge factor (you can cut a board, but because thd acids and volatile oils in the stretching it is ~mpossible). Drill the holes cedar will seriously corrode an\ other 2".deep. Center 3our posts in the holes, fastener you use. Tt~e DIYD realizes that using the level to get the post as level as some of this informaUon is a rehash, but possible in the horizontal as well as the speaking for herself, the old memory isn’ t vertical plane. If you" ve never used a level quite what it used to be. Remember also before, ask someone who has for a few that you will need4 screw s for each stringer pointers. It’s reall,v quite easy. Do not skip and 5 screws for each picket. this step or the fence will be a disaster and Now that you’ve assembled all ’,our you’ve paid too much for that. After cenraw material s, it is time to gather up ’,’our tenng the post in the hole, add your mixed tools. The DIYD is delighted to inform concrete until the hole is filled level with you that this is the perfect project for that the ~ound. Use a stick to work the constunning leather tool belt, so if you haven’t crete mix down and the air bubble out. indulged yourself yet, do so now. You’re Always put the post in the hole and fill paying so much for the fence, at this point around it. The moisture needs to be able to you can justify the few extra dollars for an drain away from the bottom of the post. If accessory that will give years and years of you drill your holes with an auger, you good use and satisfaction. In adcfition to shonld only need about 3/4 of an 86 lh the .tool belt, you will need the following: bag of quickrete per hole. Let the concrete a good level (bigger really is better here; sit for at least 12 hours before proceeding. don’t settle for an.vthin~ under 12"); a Cheater’s method: Pour a bag of quikrete drill and drill bits (2 drills are better); a #2 into the hole, add water to fill. Let sit for square driver for the screws; a wheelbar24 hrs. Results not guaranteed. row or very large tub to mix concrete in Once again, your beloved DIYD has (there is an nnapproved method to cheat waxed eloquent to the point of being verthis, which will be passed along forthbose, so join us next month when we will with); a hoe and shovel for mixing and finish this project. Promise. Until theu, scooping concrete; and a device for digenjoy the tool belt. �Mary had noticed that even the personal by Esther Rothblum I recently met with three members of ¯ ads in thelocal newspapers had "seniors" the Crones, a group for old Lesbians in ¯ under a special section. They mentioned a Vermont. "We were at a dance one night," ; Lesbian friend who had stated her age in said.Alverta, "and I asked the woman l ; apersonaladandgotalmostnoresponses. was with, where are all the Lesbians our ¯ "’It’ s even hard for older Lesbians to meet someone to be a friend or just someone to age?" They put an ad in the local Lesbian hang out with,’" said,Mverta: newspaper, and had to drop "Where do older Lesbians the minimum age to 40 be"It’s even hard disappear to’?" the women cause there were so few Lesfor older wondered. Perhaps some bians older than that who were out in the community leave to take care of families Lesbians of origin, the)’ thought. at that time. They started as ~ to meet someone The Crones talked about political group, butit quickly interacting with younger became a social group beto be a friend Lesbians. When older and cause so many women or just someoue younger Lesbians become wanted just to meet somelovers, people may assume one their age. to han~ that one is the other:s mother. "’And even now," added out wlth." It’s hard to go to the health Mary Wallmyn, "here we all care center mad have a 20sit together in your living sald Alverta. year old woman do the inroom and wonder where are ’%Vhere do . take extort. the Lesbians in their 60s and Old women are "called 70s like us.’" The women older Lesbians wise, said Alverta. vet they agrecd that some of the~e disappear to?" are ignored iu meetings that older Lesbians are extremely include yOtmger women. Joy closeted or out to only one found that the younger women go off to other person. They lived through times that were very hostile to Lesbians and socialize together mid don’t iuclude old Lesbians. But the women did feel that aren’t willing io be too out, eve!.13o other the) have become more outspoken as they old l~esbians..klan3 don’t even hse the have become older. word "Lesbian"- they refer to themselves The women remiaisced about living as "that wax" or use other euphemisms. through extremely homophobic times. I asked ~’hat Alverta, Mary, and Joy They talked about bein_o in the ntilitary thought the major issues were facing Les’and Working as school teachers. But now. bians over 60. Getting a job mad facing as older women, they were living in times ageism, said Alverta. Leaving a husband, that were more affirming of Lesbians, but coming out as a Lesbian, and being thought hostile to old women. Y et ever.vone agreed too old for full-time work yet not old that ageism was worse in the Gay male enough for social security, said Mary. Beiug closeted on the job and needing 1o mid in the Heterosexual co~mnunitv. For more information about the C~’ones. move in order to live near a lover, said write to 143 RoIlin Irish Road, .\lilton. VT Joy. Working for a non-profit organiza05468. Esther Rothblum is Professor of tion that has no retirement benefits. GetPsychology at the Umversitv of Vermont ung sick in old age. In fact, the women agreed that discrimiaffd Editor ofthe Journal ofLesbian Studies. She can be reached at John Dewey nation due to age was more severe than Hall, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington. VT. discmninauon due to being a Lesbian. And many have found this hideaway in the Ozarks to be an ideal spot for a holy union or commitment ceremony. Early reservations for the weekend are advised. For more information on the schedule of activities or Diversity Cooperative listing, please check out the website at www.shimaka.com;eurek;t"diversity or call the event sponsors, The Emerald Rainbow, at 501-253--cOA-5. Schedule of Activities Friday, November 6, 8:30pm-12:30am Kick off the weekend with a dance in the Basin Park Hotel Ballroom to benefit ¯the Metropolitan Comnmnity Church of the Living Springs & the Eureka Springs R.A.I.N. Team. Music by Sisters II. $3 single; $5 couple. 12:30-2: 00am, after the dance, head over to Center Street So. for more "famil y’" fun ! Saturday, November 7, 8:00-10:30am Meet Charlotte for a trout fishing adventure on die beautiful, crystal clear White River. Arkansas fishing license is required. Meet at the Beaver Dam Store by 7:45am. Fxtuipment rentals & licenses available: Reservations: 501-253-6154. 1 l:00am-l:00pm, Take a leisurely float trip down the White River. Enjoy the fall colors mad peacefulness of the Ozarks. Bringa ~nack or pick up something at the Dam Store. $25 canoe rental fee. Singles wdcome. Call 501-253-6154 for details. Reservations apprecmted 1 l:30am- 1:00pm,Take an historic walking tour throu~.da downtown. Meet at Sweet Springs (next to Rogues Manor on upper Spring St.) Find out more about this special town. 2:00-4:00pm, Be a part of nature on this easy hike on the Dogwood Trail. Take in the beautifid fall scenery, the wildlife, and the splendid views of Beaver Lake. Meet at the Dam Store by 1:45 p.m.Info: 501~ 253-6154. Reservatibns appreciated. 2:00-5:00pm, Shop "ti1 you drop, with some of the stores listed in the Diversity Co-op booklet offering a 10% discount to these weanng a "Eureka Springs -Celebrating Diversity"button. (Some restrictions apply). Pick up your button at The Fmaerald Rainbow for 50 cents. 9:00pm-i:30am, Dance to the beat of DJ Jon Caswell at Center Stage. Cover: $5. From 1 tpm- 1:30am, the dance floor opens up downstairs for a "Singles Mingler". Sunday, November 8, 2:00-6:00pm Everyone’s encouraged to "Come iri Drag, Whatever that Means to You’, to the tea dance and drag show at Center Stage. 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Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are av~ ~ added leather and clamps to his interests by Lamont Lindstrom Last summer, I visited Carl, an old high ¯ in music and math. A previous artist boyschool friend who lives near Princeton, " friend had even recruited him to model for New Jersey. Carl and I grew up together in ¯¯ a drawing; and Carl stands there in full leather and chains illustrating the SADOthe same small California town but I did MASOCHISM sectxon of not learn he was Gay until Richard advised Silverstein and Picano’ s New years after we had both moved away. The previous ttmt the best place Joy of Gay Sex -a volume that I had often meticulously time I ran into Carl, back in to acquire such studied without recognizing California for the holidays, I my old high school friend! thought he was straight. Ecparaphernalia As an old-fashioned ancentric, but straight. I looked cheaply is thropologist, I’ ve sometimes forward to seeing him again made fun of contemporary your local in this different light, and in identity politics that begets his own place- a condo that hardware store. aperfusion of culture claims. he and his lover had purNowadays, everyone has to Waltdn~ those chased a few years before have his or her own culture: AIDS cut him down, leaving TrueValue Gay-culture, Lesbian-culCarl single once more. aisles, the SIM ture, deaf-culture, black-culWe sat digesting our dintin’e, Polish-American culeye sparhles at ner around the kitchen table skater-culture, it goes joined by Richard, a recent exeltln~ possibili- ture, on. However, because all of acquaintance from New ties brought to us continue to speak English York City. Contemplating and to eat the same Burger the dr~gs of my wine, I was mind by hoohs, Kings, the stodgy anthropostartled when Carl and Richclamps, struts, logical term for these variard began comparing the ous yet connected spheres is braehets, and relative merits of the sado"subculture." But whatever masochist clubs in NYC that power tools. you want to call it, listening tfiey both frequent. Not just to Carl and Richard chat merely Gay, I also hadn’t a clue that my boyhood buddy was into ¯ merrily together, it was clear to me that S/ whips and chains and fit-clamps. Carl ¯ M involves a close community with shared enthused that his peak sexual experience ." understandings of its sexual world. These shared S/M understandings inhad come when once he was "sewn up." ¯ Don’t ask - I didn’t. I preferred to let a " clude well-defined statuses (all those vaheated imagination race through the pos- ¯ netaesof tops and bottoms ),andrule sibilities of exactly WH_AT was sewn up . governed practices for combining sexual HOW, and WHERE. (If anyone cares to ¯ pleasure and pain. Americans like to reguenlighten me, my email address is below.) ¯ larize and institutionalize the world as Carl and Richard attend several well- ¯ much as ~auyone, and at s no s~nse tha ~eir doo~ abour9 p.m. ~ ~oWo ms~a¢ . corona: i~¢opnytCs ~ ~ ~ ~/~v~-~m¯ ~ on ~ Intem¢t, or even by ~ng then wiles away ~ ~ght ho~s by orgam~ng what I t~¢ to be a series of im- ¯ semin~s: P~n 101. A message on an Internet list-serve, in promptu demonstrations and skits. Up on : stage a leather daddy whips his boy. A : fact, recentlycomplainedbitterlythatprorough dyke strings up the bottom she has ¯ liferating confusion in the "hanky code" was undermining S/M cultural unlforjust met. Guys dripping hemp rope enthusiastically demonstrate, like my Boy Scout : mity. And one can think up amusingly troop master of long ago, a plethora of [ horrible scenarios where someone sportcomplicated knots. Someone who has vis- . ing a mustard yellow hankie (seeking the ited the supermarket unpacks boxes of : well-endowed) ends up witha2am"golden plastic wrap and wraps his partner in ." shower" instead. (editor’s note: or as our yards and yards of plastic, poking holes ¯ First District US Congressman Steve here and there in the bulging saran cocoon ". Largent likes to refer to them. "yellow for purposes of breathing and so forth. ". showers.") Carl talked enthusiastically about his From all corners chains rattle and hand- : ¯ vocationasagingleather-boy.Itooknotes. "cuffs clank. Richard advised that the best place to ." Gay-culture might be rich and elaborated, acquire such paraphernalia cheaply is your : but the number of roles it allows us 40local hardware store. Walking those ." somethings is limited. What comes next TrueValue aisles, the S/M eye sparkles at ¯ after "sweet young twink"? Bear, queen, exciting possibilities brought to mind by : leather-daddy - there really isn’t much hooks, clamps, struts, brackets, and power ¯ ~hoice. I’m heading down to my neigh"borhood TrueValue soon. tools. Lamont Lindstrom is a professor of This all was a revelation to me. My anthropology at the University of Tulsa. image of Carl, dating back to high school, Contact him at: lamont_.tu@ionet.net was of a shy, quiet, reserved boy whom, of all of us, I would have bet on to die a virgin. He had outstanding talents in both music and mathematics-that odd, not unTULSA - Wanda common mixture of aptitude that lends Sumter, new owner support to American pop theories of rightof Mingo Valley brained versus left-brained people. 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(AP) - A "hmn~ dignity" ordinance that Ires d~vided city residents hexe has won Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulesns, Our Families + Friends Tules’s Largest Circulation CommunityPaperAvallable In More Than 75 City Locations PublicAwareness Campaign Begins: Gay or Straight, Everyone Deserves a Job ¯ by Tom Neal, TFN reporter .’ TULSA - In eleven l~.atiom aro~md Tulsa, Tulsa Transx bus : stop benches are carrying the message: "Gay or Straight, Every- : public awareness campaign by Oklahoma’ s Clmarron Alliance : Group. Cmmrro~fis ¯ cfiminafion based sMp in Tulsa and which now has two Tulsa board members. : 4959 So. Memorial. 4400 So. Mcmorinl. 4506 E, I l, 3607 N. Supportexs quoted the pre~tdmt of the county league -¯ Peoria ~md 60"27 So" Mem.orial.... ¯ t , . ¯ T~x dedueJabl¢ ¢onmbut~ons to suppog. Cimatton s public Colorado Gov,’s Report: Gays Due Equal Rights M~ DIRECTORY/LE~FERS P, 2~ US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 ~1~ HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 Z~ COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 8 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 DO-IT-YOURSELF P. 11 DYKE PSYCHE/GAY STUDIES P, 12/13 m CLASDIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P, 14 Circuit Court Reverses "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Decision NEW YORK (AP) - Six members of the nfilltarv are in line for Lesbians: At Higher Risk of Breast Cancer? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A limited study of afients at a women’s health clime found Lesbians 1~ a higher risk of breast cancer than beterosextml patients, according to a report in the Journal oft/w Gay and Lesbian Medical .4ssociation. An analysis of 1,019 women seeking services at Lyon-Martha Women’s Health Services in San Francisco bet~veen 1995 arid 1997 showed thai Lesbians bad a higher body mass index and fewer pregnancies, both previously idenli fled as risk fac tars for breast cancer. Eageula Calle. director of epidemiology for the American Cancer Society. said the study was onl) a prelimiq,~ look at risk factors and was not wide enoughin scope to draw general conclusions aboul Lesbians. "The real question is, ’Is the population large enough and is it similar enough to the entire population of L~sbia~ women and the entire popuhifion of heterosexual women?’ " seeBreost, p. 3 Walk for Life 1998 ’,VEST COAST & TIJLSA (AP & TFN) Thousands of l~ophi turned out in the Puget Sound itrca to raise money to help fight AIDS. Ten3’ M. Stone. )’ear, he said. Als0, an estimated 1 A00 people participated in y~ffs old Colin Cadarette received the Crystul Apple award, the highest honor the AIDS Project Eureka Springs Diversity Weekend EUREKA SPRINGS Organizers of Eureka Springs" secoed Dl~ersit) Celebration \Vcekcnd Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions; 3340 S. Peoria *,Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston *Jason’s Ddi, 15th & Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Polo Grill, 2038 Utica Square *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 832-1269 592-2143 744-0896 599-9512 583-6666 749-4511 585-3134 599-7777 749-1563 744-4280 745-9998 834,4234 585-3405 660-0856 584:1308 *Umbertos Pizzeria, 21st west of Harvard 599-9999 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Advanced Wireless & PCS,.Digital Cellular 747-1508 ¯ *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 610-8510 " Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 ~ *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. 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Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, PsyChotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *International Tours 341-6866 Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 *Jared’ s .Antiques, 1602 E. 15th 582-3018 David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, 4021 S. Harvard, #210 747-5466 Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th P1. 749-5533 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 585-1555 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 585-1234 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3rd 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 663-5934 *Mohawk ~v~usic, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1 40 1 E.~ 15 583-1090 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 743-4297 Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo 838-7626 Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74101 747-5932 Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921, 747-4746 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. 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W~SHINGTON, D.C. - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays this month named as its new president National PFLAG Board Member Paul Beeman. An ordained minister who lives in Olympia, WA, Beeman is the father of four, aGay son and Lesbian daughter, and two non-Gay children. In addition to serving as a United Methodist pastor for many years, Beeman also has a strong backgroundinfundraising, marketing andjournalism. He has served on PFLAG’ s board since 1994. Beeman, who was elected Sept. 12 by PFLAG’s National Board of Directors, says he is eagerly looking forward to lead the group as it presses ahead nationally and locally in its fight for equal civil rights. "What a dynamic time this is for PFLAG," Beeman said. "With two years to prepare, will the year 2000 be a turning point for welcoming Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and transgendered persons into full equality in our society? I believeit can be!" "PFLAG is all about being able to give kids back to their parents," Beeman emphasized. "As with slavery and women’s rights, barriers to equality will eventually fall in our communities of faith and in our whole society. It will happen as we family members tell the stories of our children and families and explain their commitment to stable family relationships," he said. Beeman also hailed PFLAG’s tremendous growth in membership over the last few years. "Our influence in more than 420 communities across all 50 states is the result of so many members in countless rural towns and big cities across the country- working on the frontlines of change." Among .his. goals are to assure safe space foi: all children in school and at worship and to enhance the education of ¯ the majority of middle Americans who ¯ don’ t yet understand how natural homo- " sexuality truly is. Beeman will be work- " ing closely withPFLAG ExecutiveDirec- ] tor Kirsten Kingdrn, who is based in the ¯ group’s national office in Washington, DC. Beeman strongly praised his predeces- ¯ sor, Tulsan Nancy McDonald, who dur- : ing her two-year termrepresentedPFLAG ¯ in Washington, DC, in giving testimony before the U.S. Congress and meeting ¯ with federal officials, as well as criss- ¯" crossing the country to speak out for Les- ¯ bian and Gay loved ones and their fami- ¯ lies. ¯ Members of Parents, Families and ] Friends of Lesbians and Gays voted over- . whelmingly earlier this month in favor of ¯ a proposal to include Transg.endered ¯ peopleintheorganization’ s mission state- ¯. merit. The near unanimous vote, which came ¯ during PFLAG’ s Sept. 12 annual meeting ¯ in San Francisco, followed a recommen- ~ dation by the group’s national Board of : Directors last May to amend the group’ s ¯ bylaws to include Transgendered people ¯ in its mission statement, which covered ~ Lesbians, Gays and Bisexual people. ¯ Letters Policy ¯ Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ issues which we’ ve covered or on issues ~ you thinkneed to be considered. Youmay ¯ request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters must be signed &have phonenum- " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- ." ters are preferred. Letters to other publi- ¯ cations_will be printed as is appropriate. At a 45-minute news conference, Colorado for Family Values, Concerned Women for America, the Christian Coalition of Colorado, Where Grace Abounds~ Family First and the American Jewish Assembly all roundly condemned the commission’ s report and suggested there were other motives involved. Chuck Gosnell of the Christian Coalition said "overwhdming evidence" proves "a loving, committed marriage between one man and one woman is the most beneficial toward raising children and encouraging a healthy society." "Romer," he said, ,’has used a taxpayerfunded commission in an attempt to force affirmation of his personally skewed vision of marriage and the family. The governor’s already tarnished legacy will only be damagedfurther ifhe continues to imposehis anti-family values on mainstream Coloradans." A statement by Nancy Sutton of Family First said there is no basis for the claim "committed relationships" are beneficial to society. ’q~here is no basis for much of what the commission found." Colorado for Family Values spokesman Dr. Paul A. Jessen said "without evidence or support, the claim is made same-sex couples have been unfairly denied the samerights as normal married couples, and this denial calls for a redress of inequity, but will not diminish the rights and benefits enjoyed by married persons." "Parallel fights and responsibilities," he said, "is a disguise for homosexual marriage." ButSueAnderson, executivedirector ofEquality Colorado, and a member of Romer’ s commi ssion, listened to the complaints of the groups and said she wasn’t surprised at their attack. "We’re here," she said ofherself and other Lesbians, "We’re living our li~,.e.s. We’re trying to protect our relationships. We’re trying to protect our families." "We’re looking for basic economic rights. SO what happens to me if my partner dies? Do I have access to her pension? No. Do I have access to her health insurance, likemy colleagues and their wives have? No." "What we are looking for is something to protect ourselves when something bad happens," She said she was not surprised at their remarks.because she had heard their position againsthomosexuality often. "I didn’ t wake up in the morning, put on a lavender shirt and say: ’I’mgoing to be a Lesbian today.’ That’ s just not how it works." While the groups said flatly they had not been asked to participate in the commission’s studies, Anderson said she understood a variety ofpeoplefromColorado Springs were invited, "and everybody said no." But the commission did go to Colorado Springs and met with conservative groups, and the commission did do public forums, whichtheGay community attended, she said. "They were included as much as anybody else," she said. "I don’t agree with them and their basic premise. Am I angry? No." The report by Romer’s commission recommended granting same-sex couples the same legal rights and benefits as married heterosexual couples, but stops short of endorsing same-sex marriages. Romer made it clear in response to two bills banning same-sex marriage, he had established his own position: that marriage in Colorado should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman. "That is current law, and it should remain a law," he said. He wants communities to address the legal and ethical issues posed by same-sex relationships, he said. "But there should be no conclusion as to what the end result is." The 16-member comrmssion was charged with comparing the legal and economic rights, responsibilities and benefits of same-sex couples and married couples: The commission was at that time criticized by people on both sides of the issue. Some critics say there were no conservative members who are unalterably opposed to samesex marriages. Several were invited to serve on the panel, Romer said, but they declined to serve. In his 4 years of participating, Colin has raised nearly $47000. The boy stole the show from luminaries like Madonna, actor Nathan Lane and a gaggle of politicians. During the ceremony, Madonna criticized spending millions of dollars to investigate President Clinton, saying the money could be better spent on research. whenColin took the podium, hejust said~"Hi." "It was so cute. He was very shy," see Walk, p. 10 by Tom Neal, editor & publisher A week or so ago, I received a call from a reader, telling me about how she’ d had a very negative experience with a Hillcrest associated physician. As a part of the discussion about her treatment, she shared with the physician and staff that she is Lesbian. Indeed for a number of medical conditions, not just the issue of HIV, sexual orientation can be relevant (see The Associated Press story about Lesbians and breast cancer on page 1). The physician.and staff’ s response was to ask her if she wanted to be prayed for. And as a person of faith, she said yes - assuming that the prayers would be for good health. Instead she found the doctor and staff praying for her "release from homosexuality" where all she wanted was release from a minor infection. Last year, two acquaintances wound up at St. John Emergency Room after one took a duding claims that the highest level ofmanagement have Perhaps, Lesbians and Gay men will have to create our own institutions to meet our needs. Thls is what we did all over thls country in response to the HIV/AIDS erlsls. fairly serious fall with a blow to his head. Although this couple has been together for a number of years, even raising children, St. John staff refused to recognize the relationship, denying the very worded partner any informarion about his spouse’s condition and also denying access that would have been routinely provided to a heterosexual couple. This went on until emergency room staff had a shift change and a nurse, a Gay man, whom they knew, came on duty and corrected the situation. Back during the GulfWar and the debate about Gays in the military, my father, now a retired physician, heard a few of his St. Francis colleagues say that they,i e we Gay and Lesbian folk, should all .just be killed. This from professionals allegedly devoted to the health and well being of humankind. ¯ Granted these are anecdotes, possibly only isolated incidents. But they suggest a fai_lure ofTulsa’ s health care ¯ delivery system to deal seriously with providing Lesbian ¯ and Gay citizens with fair, adequate and sensitive medi- ¯" cal care. Not one ofTulsa’s majormedical institutions haS : adop/ed a non-discrimination policy which would indi- ¯ cate both to patients and to providers that discrimination ¯ based on sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Now in their defense, St. John officials responded with ¯ speed and concern when they became aware of the ¯ discriminatory treatment which the two men mentioned : above experienced. Those officials have stated that they ¯ will not tolerate this behavior and also, have reached ot[t ¯ to Tulsa’ s Lesbian, Gay and Bi communities by advertis- ¯ ing in this newspaper. ¯ In contrast, St. Francis, Hillcrest, and Tulsa Regional/ : Doctors (the various ColumbiaJHCA ownedinstitutions) ¯ have done nothing to addregs possible bias in their insti- ~ tutions or to manifest any commitment to serving the ¯ needs of Gay and Lesbian Tulsans ¯ Hillcrest in particular continues to have allegations of anti-Gay employment practices brought against it, in- The Polo Grill ¯ by Tom Neal, publisher ¯ Local publicity guru, Tracey Norvell, of Arts Society, ¯ along with The Polo Grill owners, Ouida and Robert ¯ Merrifield, definitely have the right notion about getting ¯ the attention of members of the press wine them and ¯ dine them - quite literally. The already award winning ~ restaurant has two new distinctions, awards from The ¯ Wine Spectator and the Unipro Cully Award. ¯ At a recent lunch, Tulsa media types sampled five ¯ courses of exquisitely fresh and well prepared food and ~ three California white wines, and a lovely Merlot. The ¯ stars of the lunch were fresh North American rainforest ¯ salmon and a very low fat cut of Piedmontese beef filet ¯ grown near Tulsa (though the point of alow-fat cut when ¯" it’s served with a fat-rich bernaise sauce eludes me, or ¯ maybe that is the point, so that you can have the bemaise). ." Service was gracious and attentive, from several of : Tulsa’s best-looking and delightfully everrso-gay staff. ¯ The Polo Grill is, of course, not cheap but unlike many ¯ wanna-be restaurants in this town, is worth it when the ¯ restaurant lives up to this high standard it’ s set. : Check it out whenever your budget permits. ¯ openly expressed bias against Lesbians and Gay men. If ¯ these allegations are true, then certainly I, as a health care ¯ consumer, would have questions about the safety and quality of my health care at Hillcrest. And a related issue is that of finding a Lesbian or Gay, or Gay-friendly physician. You can call the physician referral lines and find, if you want, a Black physician or a "Christian" physician but if you ask for a Gay or Gay-friendly physician, you’ re just out of luck. Now if you have lived here for a while and start to network in the community a bit, eventually you’ll find that there’ s a Lesbian gynecologist, a Lesbian general practioner. a number of Gay physicians from Owasso to south Tulsa as well as the better known doctors who’ve specialized in HIV/AIDS care like Drs. Beal and Peake. But most of these physicians are closeted, fearing repercussions to their practices. Indeed I’ ve only, just found out aboutmore two dentists, one Lesbian, the other Gay and it’ s my job as newspaper publisher to know who’ s who in the community even if I don’t write about them. Contrast this with Dallas, certainly a conservative place in many respects but whose community newspaper is filled with choices for health care providers. Perhaps, Lesbians and Gay men will have to create our own institutions to meet our needs. This is what we did all over this country in response to the HIV/AIDS crisi s. The Los Angeles Community Center has begun its own clinic in recogmt~on of the community’s needs. Last spring Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights" (TOHR) HIV anti-body testing clinic (HOPE) split off under the direction of clinic director, Kristi Frisbie. However, a few members of thatTOHRboard suggested that the clinic should broaden its health care services for Lesbians.and G0y-men, remaining true to its origins as a Gay & Lesbian organization, instead of trying to become a broader based HIV prevention orgmfization..After all, while Tulsa has a number of other prevention groups addressing non-Oay aspects ot ~]\’~IA]~)~, there is no one looking at non-HIV related Gay & Lesbian health care, other than perhaps Drs. Peake & Beal. Even now that HOPEis independent, there is no reason that TOHRand The Pride Center could not be the site of a free clinic, perhaps monthly, where Tulsa’ s Lesbian and Gay physicians could volunteer to do basic examinations and consultations. Obviously anything requiring specialized equipment or testing would have to be referred to the physicians regular office, and some kind of legal waivers would be needed as well to protect the physicians and the Center. Maybe one or another ofourGay lawyers rtmning around could help there? What do you tlfink? Do any of you care? Let us know via e-mail, post, tdephone or tax. Ms. Calle asked. "All women should be concerned about breast cancer and getting age-appropriate breast cancer screening," she added. Still, researchers said the study shows a need for more research that compares Lesbian women to heterosexuals of various ages, economic and geographic groups. The study was conducted by the clinic’s medical director, Stephanie Roberts, and Suzanne Dibble, an associate professor at the University of Califomia at San Francisco. "It’s still too early for us to develop specific mammography guidelines for Lesbians, but our study shows the importance of encouraging Lesbians to seek medical care on a regular basis," Roberts said. Roberts and Di’bble found no significant differrnces between the two groups on risk factors such as family history of breast cancer or alcohol use. Nearly all of.the women surveyed for the study were low-income and lacked health insurance. Of the 1,019 women studied, 57.6 percent identified themselves as heterosexual and 42.4 percent as homosexual. "For far too long Lesbians have had more questions about than answers about their health," said Kathy Oriel, president of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, whose group funded the study. California Politician to- Try to Ban Gay Marriages " NORWALK, Calif. (AP) - A group that wants to . keep Cnlifornia from recognizing Gay marriages " collected 675,000 signatures to place the measure on ¯ the state ballot - more than enough signatures to qualify the Defense of Marriage Act for a future " election, Sen. Peter Knight announced. " The measure is designed "to protect our definition of marriage from being undermined by liberal judges ¯ from other states," Knight said. "Given the push for " "same-sex’ marriage across the nation, Califorma must prepare by making it clear we only recognize iraditional marriage." Courts in Hawaii,Vermont and " Alaska are considering rulings that "could legalize same-sex marriage. Knight was on hand as volunteers hauled boxes ¯ containing 144,000 Signatures collectedinLos Ange- " les County into the office of the county registrar of voters here. Signatures gathered elsewhere w,,ere submitted to registrar offices in other counties all over the state," said Matthew Cnnningham, a member of the Orange County-based Californians for the Defense of Marriage. The initiative states: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Twenty-six states have passed similar laws and five are considering such laws. Alaska voters will consider an initiative on the November ballot that wouldamend the state constitution to define marriage as being "between one man and one woman." Knight, R-Palmdale, introduced bills in 1996 and 1997 in the Legislature to bar recOgnition of Gay marriages. Both times the legislation was defeated. He will face a fierce fight this time, critics vowed. "If that measure is qualified, we’ll beat it back as we have every time," Assemblywoman Carole Migden, DSan Francisco, said last week. "It is gratuitous and polarizing and unnecessary," she said. "The community will beat it back at the polls." The measure cannot make the upcoming November election. It will take several weeks for the secretary of state’ s office to determine whether supporters gathered the necessary 433,269 valid signatures of registered voters. The .measure could qualify" in time for the March 2000 state primary or for any earlier statewide special election next year, said AndS" Pugno, a Knight spokesman. Assembly Speaker Pro Tern Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, who helped lead legislative efforts to defeat Knight’s anti-Gay mamage bills, said sh’e thinks the initiative can be defeated again in California. "They better be prepared for a fight," she said. But she added: "I think that it is a very difficult thing for a community tO be forced to prove its own humanity over and over and over." only states to do so. Adoption decisions in Indiana are based on what is best for the child, and the sexual orientation of prospective parents isn’ t considered, said Andrew Stoner, spokesman for the state Family and Social Services Administration, which regulates adoption and.f.oster care. The Madison County case is not necessarily the first in Indiana in which Gays or Lesbians have been considered as adoptive parents, Stoner said. "It’s likely it has occurred, although it’ s not something that people always disclose and there’s no requirement that they do so.’" The case has sparked sharp reactions from those on both sides of the issue. The child’s foster parents, Butch and Sandy Kimmerling of Anderson, have said they will seek to adopt the child because they say it would be destructive to have her raised in a homosexual environment. U.S. Rep. David Mclntosh, RInd., called the adoption proposal "egregious and ¯ morally unacceptable" and urged Gov. Frank ¯ O’B~on to support any propos.ed.legislation bar- ¯ fing homosexuals from adopting children. Opponents say Burton and Lutz’ proposed bill is an ¯ unconstitutional and unnecessary infringement on ¯ the privacy of the adoption process that will deprive : children of needed homes. "It’ s a completely unnec- ¯ essarv law. More than 25 years of research has dem- ¯ onstr~ted that a person’s Sexual orientation makes ¯ absolutely n,o, difference in his or her ability to be a good parent, said John Knfll, executive director of ¯ the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. "A lot of children ¯ who need homes are going to be left in foster care." " ,nti-Gay Attacks Up 81% NEW YORK (AP) - Anti-Gay attacks citywide are up 81% this year, and a spate of 27 such attacks since late August has a civil rights for Gay people group demanding increased police presence in areas where the assaults have been prevalent. As of Sept. 13 - the latest figures provided by the pol.ice department - there have been 76 anti-Gay attacks citywide, com- . ,ared with 42 attacks last year during the same time period. However, overall bias attacks citywide are down3.4%. There were368bias attacks as of Sept 13, compared with 38 t last year. Bias crimes are slurs or attacks that include an element of race, religion, stxual preference or gender. Christine Quinn; executive director of the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, said the Police Department’s bias unit was doing an dmirable job responding to the crimes, but more ¯ ~olice presence still was needed, especially in the Greenwich Village area, where most of the attacks have occurred. Since Aug. 25, there have been 27 such attacks citywide, she added. "The attacks, harassment and threats against our community have continued in full force since Labor Day weekend," Ms. Quirm Said. "Almost every day a New Yorker is the victim of violence because he or she is perceived to be Gay.’" Police Commissioner Howard Safir said the department is aware of the increase in anti-Gay attacks and has dispatched additional officers to the Village. Buthe saidhe does not think the attacks are prevalent. "We don’t see an epidemic throughout the city," he said. The Gay and Lesbian anti-violence group is planning a community demonstration Oct. 3 to condemn the attacks and teach people how to better protect themselves; Indiana May Ban Adoption by Gays INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The proposed adoption of an 8-year-old gift by a Gay couple has sparked a campaign to bar Gays and Lesbians from becoming adoptive or foster parents in Indiana. Word that the Madison County Office ofChildren and Family Services was considering letting an Indianapolis couple adopt the girl prompted two lawmakersto announce Friday they wonld sponsor a bill making Indiana the third state toban such adoptions. Opponents called the proposed ban unconstitutional and unnecessary. "Their lifestyle is their business, but when they start using government to promote their lifestyle, It ta.me.to s.tep I.n, Rep. Woody Burton, R-Greenwood, said Monday. Burton said he and Rep. Jack Lutz, RAnderson, proposed the ban to protect children from the abuse and discriminationmany homosexuals suf: ~er "’What’ s ~oin~ to happen to those kids when they o ~o school a~nd tl~e othe]: kids at school find out about ~t?" Burton asked. "It actually invites discrimination against those kids.’" Burton and Lutz say they plan to introduce legislation in next year’s General Assembly session. If it passes, Indiana would become the third state to bar homosexuals from adopting Children or being foster parents. FloridaandNew Hampshireare currently the Controversial Play Draws Protesters NEW" YORK (AP) - Theatergoers flocked to the ¯ debut performance of an off-Broadway play, ignor- ¯ ing angry protesters who believe it depicts a Gay : Christlike figure who has sex with his apostles. As ~ patrons passed through a metal detector to see the ¯ Terrence McNally play "Corpus Christi," about 100 ¯ protesters held a prayer vigil across the street, led by ". members of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. ¯. Police said one protester was arrested Tuesday night ¯ for disorderly conduct. ¯ "We are inviting people to get. up a~d 1~eTa,ve.w,h~en ¯ blasphemies are enunciated in the play, sam me THE ANIMAL HOUSE Reptiles ¯ Birds ¯ Small Mammals Fish ¯ Dog & Cat Supplies Groomino. ¯ Pond Supplies 4414 S. Peoria Ave ¯ Tulsa. OK 74105 (918) 747-0606 ,May your consrara looe be with us, Lord as weput our bope inyou."- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come share in the bounty o[ God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Cbadren Are Always Welcome! Community Church %23 N. 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"It may not be for everybody, but I thought it really brought out the transcendental nature of Jesus," he said after the preview performance. "It emphasized that he was an outcast." While theater officials and patrons were tightlipped about the content of"Corpus Christi," published reports have said the play depicts a Gay Christlike character who has sex with his apostles. A brochure released earlier this year described the play this way: "From modem day Corpus Christi, Texas, to ancient Jerusalem, we follow a young Gay man named Joshua on his spiritual journey, and get to know the 12 disciples who choose to follow him.’" In May, the Manhattan Theater Club canceled plans to produce the off-Broadway play after receiving anonymous death threats against its actors, audience and McNally, a multiple Tony Award-winner. Days later, theater executives reversed their decision, saying police promised to ensure safety if the play was staged. The official opening is scheduled for Oct. 13; Tuesday was the first night of previews, in which a play is generally fine-tuned before its official opening. No tickets were provided to reviewers, The New York Times reported. A statement from the theater Tuesday’ reaffirmed its support of"McNally’ s right to express his artistic vision freely" as well as the right of protesters to object "in a peaceful and law-abiding manner." Most theatergoers were not dissuaded by the commotion. "It’s all about free speech," said Candace Simon of Newark, N.J. "They have the right to protest. The theater has aright to stage it. I have the right to see it.’" Churches Re|ect Pro-Gay Pastors OMAttA, Neb. (AP) - Two rural United Methodist churches are telling denomination leaders that they will not accept appointments ofpastors who snpported former Omaha Rev. Jimmy Creech in his decision to perform a Lesbian marriage. The Nehawka and \Veeping Water United Methodist churches told Omaha District Superintendent Ronald Croom that they will not accept the Rev. Doyle Burbank-Williatns as their new pastor. Burbank-Williams was an early supporter of Creech. who created a furor when he performed a same-sex marriage at his Omaha church last September. Burbank-Williams was pastor of Dietz .\Iemorial United Methodist Church and of homeless people in downtown Omaha. He also was one of about 200 pastors nationally who pledged to. defy the United Methodists" prohibition against same-sex mamages. Weeping Water church officer Farley Amick said the rural churches want a conservative pastor. Burbank-Williams said he would keep Iris name on the pledge list but would not perform a covenaut ceremony in churches that are on record as opposed to such ceremomes. Amick said that was not good enough. He said the churches do not want a pastor who believes that same-sex mamages are OK. He said it is a bad influence for young people. Meanwhile, a second pastor in Omaha has presided over a satne-sex mm-riage The Rev. Nancy Brink said it was the first she had performed at the North Side Christian Church in Chnaha. The church is affiliated with Disciples of Christ. which does not have prohibitions against covenant ceremomes. Brink noted the ceremony was given near unmnmous approval last spring bf the church’s board of elders. But the event has caused dissensmn within the 300-member congregation. Brink declined to say how man~ members had left the church over the issue~ Brink said covenant ceremonies are in line ~vith Christ’s admonition to love one’s neighbor as oneself. Utah Group is Anti-Gay But Suppo.rts Polygamy SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - \~qfile Gov. Mike Leavitt has changed his tune regarding polygamy, Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka still sings the original notes. The conservative Utah Eagle Forum has campaigned against civil rights for Gay people, which Ruzicka says is a question of morality, but she says men who live with several women in polygamy "may find support in the Bible. "For polygamous folks - it is a religious belief and at least through their religious ceremomes they think they are married before God," Ruzicka said. "Homosexuality is not part of somebody’s religion." Ruzicka said she would urge Utah polygamists to lobby to change the state’s constitutional provision outlawing polygamy. "Polygamy has been blown totally out of proportion," she said. "These people out there living polygamous lives are not bothering anybody." In July, Leavitt acknowledged his polygmnist ancestors and said he knew many polygamists and "for themost part, they were hardworking and good people." While the pracace is baamed by the state constitution, Leavitt first said there were religious freedom questions that could prevent prosecuuon of the tens of thousands of practicing polygmnists believed living in Utah. Within four weeks, his position had changed to: "I believe polygamy is against the law, and it should be." Polygamy has come under renewed scrutiny due to reports of child abuse, incest and welfare fraud within some polygamist groups. Some legislators may address the issue in the 1999 legislative session. "The next legislative session will bring a healthy discussion about polygamy that Utah needs," says Rep. Sheryl L. Allen, R-Bountiful. "This has been postponed for too long. It is past due." Gay Family Struggles for Acceptance WATERTOkVN, Minn. (.-\P) - In this insular \ll lage of 2,400. where bird feeders and American flags h~g on front ~rches and cl~ldreu ride their .bikes to,tl~e O~fl) grocery store ~ound, XV atcrto~ n is grappling with the most di~ isive question encountered in ve~s: How to) deM wi t!~ opeul p~ents? Aboui 100 residents attended a two-ho~ town meeting Sept. 10 at Waterto~ Nement~ School to discnss the issne. Or~mn zer~ stud they ~’anted to create awareness of violence and hate crones and to invite di~dogne about and ~sbi~s. ~ae meeting ~ne mnidst ~dlc~ations that for the p~t two ye~s Robert Protomastcr. 35; Ns p~tner, Brian C~Isou, 35: and their three teen-age sous have been the t~gets of verb~d and physicM h~assment because Protomaster and C~lson ~e Gay. ~e clmms ~e disturbing: Epithets hurled at the fanfil~, as they drove tl~ough to~vn. Statues m their front v~d smashed at mght. Homophobic notes stuck haside their front door. And, most troubling, stud the fanfilv, repeated h~sment of the boys wNle they attended Watertown Middle School in 1996 and 1~7. ~ev stud that they repeatedl3 were cMled "’queei" and "’faggot" and that other students refused to sit b~ them be~ansc they lc~ged that "’they .. would become Gay,’" said "lqmoth~. 13. "’So f~r a long time no one ~votdd come ne;g us.’" Michael. 14, stud he was held down b~ studcnts ~vNle one wrote "’faggot" ou lfis :ran. S~hool offitins did little to stop the harassment, the fiunil~ says. ~e school district issued a statement on the da~ of the town zneeting saying that the district "has a record of responding appropriately to comphunts of h~sment." The Watertown mayor’s office and C~ver County officiMs issned statements the day before the meeting saying that Watertown stands agmnst Violent, hate crones and harassment of ~v kind. The bow - Jo~, ~vho"s 16. Michael and "l’imo~ thv - spent most of their [iveg in and out of foster hdmes before Protom~ter mad C~Mson adopted them about 3 years ago. Although the boys no longer attend s~hool in Watertown School Distnct. their p~ents filed a discfinfinatiou complmnt last ye~ agmnst ~e dis~ct w~th the state lluman ~ghts Dep~tlnent. The case is no~v on appeM. More HIV Drugs,- More Errors ..\I.BAN’f. N.Y (AP) - Two ’,ears ago, o~fl\ a few drugs were availatJle to treat tti’{’. Now. 14 types of ~nedicatton ,°re used to treat the disease. And while the chmaces for survi,,al have increased, so have the chances for error in the prescribing of these drugs, hi fact, mistakes in prescriptions wntten for people with HIV arc much more counnon than for other hospital patients, according to a recent two ‘.ear study. Fortunately, most of the time the wrongly prescribed medicines aren’t actuMly given to the patients. They usu-all,. oaflv make it tothe pharmacist’s desk. said l)r. Bonnie Purdy, the stud\"s author ,’rod AI ban’~ *ledical Center cli~lical phmanacist. "Without may doubt, there ,are physicians who don’t’understm]d therapies ~orrectlv.’" said Paul Volberding, director of S~m i:rancisco Geueral’s AIDS program. And because HIV patients can become resxst,’mt if not treated correctly the first time. he added. "There’s not very much margin for error.’" Johi] Bartlett. ~:hief of itffectious disease and AIDS ser‘.tce at Jolms ttopkins .Medical Center. said the stud} findings show a needfor more HIV specialists. Other studies have suggested that 3% of Ml prescriptlous written b’, physicim]s coutai n an error, Purd’, said. f~ors m ItIV prescnptions rose from about 2c} iu 1~)6 to 14% this ",ear. Rapid chmtges in treatments are conhtsi,ng doctors.. Some doctors have even written potentiall y deadl y formulas for medical care at the .-\Ibm]} hospital over the last two vein’s, the report said ()he lily specMist, whose practice was not studied for the report, admits that the increase in treatmcuts has been tough to follo\~. "’it .~ccm> cvcrx three or four months a ne~ drag is rel~.ased. The drugs have unforeseen side effects." said Dr. l)avid l !ermm]. of the \Vhitne‘. .X i. Young !tcalth (’cater. The :\lb,’m,. c’linic ser,.-es 1 it} lilY patients. Additiouallv. "’patients mc living longer, mM as the‘. live longer the} require more ,’rod ntore complicated drug rcgmmns said I)r. Douglas Fish. acting director of the lilY medicine divistun at .-\tbmav Medic,’d College. Purdx said :730 of the prescription errors were "’serious" or "’se,.ere. meamng they could bc fatal or increase resistance IO dlllgs.-The most connTlon error was either prescribing doses that were either too high or too lmv. Most of the mistakes were made by people who weren’t HI\- svccialists, the report said. Herman warned that the nuntber of errors may be higher in hospit~fls where interus and students can ~vnte prescriptions. The rates of error have decreased at :\lbany Medical since Purd,. revealed the results of the stud,, With the hospital staff., she said. "’We ~]ow pauents li,.e longer with these regimens," third,. stud. "’But if we don’t prescribe thcm’correctlv, we ha,an the patient." FDA Approves New Treatment W.\SHINGTON (AP) - AIDS patients got an easier-to-swallow drug as the Food and l)rug Administration approved a new once-a-day medicine that offers the first good alternative foF patients who cannot take today’s best AIDS treatment. l)uPout Pharmaceuticals" Sustiva appears to be about as effective as protease nfllibitors, the landmark medicines that have helped thousands of HIV patients rebound from their disease, tile FDA said. Ahd because it’s taken only. once daily, Susti,.’a conld significantl‘.’ cut the number of pills AIDS patients’now swallow. :’It really gives soane flexibilit,. ~md some new options for patients," said Dr. Heidi Jolson. FDA’s antiviral chief. But the FDA warned that patients shouldn’t race to switch to Snsti,.a if they’re doing well on other AIDS medic,ations. The HIV virus relentlessl,. mutates to overcoane drug treaunent, metaling patients must take a drug until it qmts working- not switching on the spur of the ~noment - so file’, don’t exhaust their options too quickl}:, stressed AIDS expert Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Iustitutes of ttealth. But for newly diagnosed patients, or those whose current cocktail of AIDS medicines is failing or causmg too many side effects. Susti,.’a offers a good option, he said. In a sixqnonth stud’, of 450 patients taking the standard drugs AZT mid 3TC plus either Susti,.a or the most popular protease inllibitor, Crixivan, both theraptes were equally effecti,.e. The FDA approved Susti,.-a. kalown chemically as efa,.irenz, for both adults and children]. It is to be taken with a protease inhibitor and or older AIDS medicines. The Sustiva portion of that cocktail will cost almost $4,000 a ‘.ear. DuPont says the price is.midrange f6r AIDS drugs, ai~d that Sustiva therapy could sa,.’e up to S500 avear over Crixivan cocktails. DuPont al~o promised a treatment assistm]ce program for poor patients, but would not reveal details. But some AIDS activists attacked the price; the group Act Up wrote DuPout this week threatening protests to "’reveal your greed." Sustiva "addresses some imporumtissues in the lives of people with HIV. including the complexity of taking a large number of drugs," said D,’ufiel Zingale of AIDS° Action. "But I .don’t think the company went far enough m fair pacing... The‘. could pfi.ce this lower mid still make a ~rofit.’" T,.pical HI\ pauents s~,. allow some 20 pih~ throughout the day to combat the virus, timed carefully to take some with meals and some without. The,, may also take additional medicines to pre,.ent HIVcansed refections. Missing e,.eu a few ,’mtiviral pills, however, allows the HIV to mutate and become more difficult to treat Sustiva is taken just once a day, in three capsules, whenever it’s convenient. DuPonl also is de,.eloping a formulation that will require only a single tablet a day. Easing patients" "pill burden" ma,. be Sustiva’s main" ad,.’ance. With it, some patients may get by onjust five pills a day. "I have some patients who absolutely will only take medicine twice a day," said Dr. Do~aald P0retz of Virginia’ s Inova Fairfax Hospital. ’This is a race addition." Half of Susti,.’a pattents suffer dizziness, insomnia, impaired concentrauon, abnormal dreams and drowsiness. Therefore, patients should consider taking Sustiva at bedtime, the FDA said, and definitely avoid driving or operating machinery if they suffer the side effects. TheSe are milder side effects than many AIDS drugs cause, and unlike other drugs they usually disappear over time, theFDA said. But FDA’s Jolson cautioned that Sustiva can also cause some severe side effects, and that it has been studied for only six months. Longer use of AIDS drugs typically turns up more problems. Sustiva’s cautions include: - Some patients - usually those with a histoU of substance abuse or mental illness - suffer severe depression or delu- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual CommuniHes. Mon. & Thurs., 6-8 pm, Daytime testing: Mon-Thurs. by appt. 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But taking Cfixivan twice a day instead of the government-approved three daily doses proved far less effective. Insurance for Working PLWA’s? LOS ANGELES (AP) - Unemployed people living with HIV want to work but fear they’ll lose .their health insurance if they become employed, according to a new study. "Discrimination is still very much an issue for those Seeking employment," said Dr. Ronald Brooks, a researcherfrom Los Angeles County Harbor- UCLA Medical Center. Brooks and Dr. ,David Martin of AIDS Project Los -Angeles conducted the study, which they said was the first one to analyze employ: ment issues for LOs Angeles residents living with HIV and AIDS. In July and August, the doctors surveyed 5,685 people with HIV or AIDS who were case-managed by LOs Angelesarea AIDS service organizations. An estimated 13,000 people in LOs Angeles County are infected with HIV, Brooks said. The survey released in September found about 37% of respondents were working. More than half of them had fulltime .jobs. Some of the 67% of those unemployed said they were disabled. The majority said they were thimkmg about retumilig to work ~o increase their tncoxne and feel useful to society. , Mayor Richard Riorcl~m vowed to encourage health insurers to cover all employees, including those with AIDS. Their medications alone can cost S12.000 to S16,000 a )’ear. The law states no HIVinfected person may be deified employment because of the disease. But m,’my sufferers are afraid they will lose their current health insurance~including Medi- Cal, and will not obtain adequate insurance from a new employer, said Los Angeles City AIDS Coordinator Ferd Eggan. ",’AIDS remains a highly stigmatized disease," Eggan said. Jusfina Thompson, an HI\’-infected Venice resident, blames her honesty for her inability to find work. "’If you’re infected and ):ou tetl people you’r~ infected, they won’t ~ve you a job," said Thompson, who now works with Women Alive, a drop-in center in Los Angeles for women with HIV or AIDS. Craig Thompson, executive director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, said retunfing HIV-i~ffected people to the workplace actually would have a positive effect on society. If employed, they would pay into social security and pay taxes which are lost when th@ are uot working, he said. "It’s actually revenue-positive for the taxpayers in the long rim,’" Thompson said. Monkeys and the Origin of HIV COVINGTON, La. (AP) - Preston Marx is still gettiug settled, and it shows. Books are heaped in stacks, and boxes of all sizes - some unpacked, manynot - crowd the floors of his office at Tulane University’s primate center. Despite the helter-skel ter appearance of his office, the center’s new headofAIDS researchknew exactly where to look for what he wanted. From a pile of plaques and framed photographs, Marx, 54, pulled out a picture that, perhaps more than anything else, sums up the nature of his work. The photograph, which he shot nearly a decade ago in Liberia, shows a brightly clad girl 9-year-old girl and her pet monkey, a sooty mangabey, clutching each other as tightly as possible. The monkey’s forepaws and prehensile toes are wrapped tightly around the girls’ left arm. Sunny at first blush, the picture has a sinister side: It symbolizes the easy passage between monkeys and humans of a .simple vires that has developed into the microorganism that causes AIDS, said Marx, a New Orleans native who was at the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York before coming this summer to the primate center in rural St. Tammany Parish. ":My work has shown that the viruses carried by these monkeys are closely related to the viruses earned by people in the local villages," he said. Marx, whosucceeded Michael Murphy- Corb at Tulane, also has studied the way AIDS infection develops, and he has con’- ducted vaccine research. He will continue in both fields at the primate center and at the Diamond center, which shares him with Tulane. In return for letting Marx move south, Diamond gained access to what is, with 4,500 monkeys, the country’s biggest primate center. The two institutions plan to co_ltaborate on .-kIDS research. "I’m not onlyOK with that; I think it’s a tremendous opportunity,’" said Peter Gerone, director of the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center. "’Talk about sometlfing being mutually beneficial." As part of the agreement, Marx received a professorship of tropical mediciue - and the enthusiastic welcome from Dr. Paul \Vhelton, dem~ ofTulane’s S cbooi of Public Health and Tropical Medicine "’He has provided fltndamental underpinmng of the sinuan innnunodeficiencv virus and the origin of AIDS.’" said \\~elton. For Marx, named the primate center’s senior scientist, flats is his first priority: to trace the history of the iucurabte illness by detennimng the origin of the virus that causes ~t "%’obodv else is doing that," Ronald Desrosier,~. imcrobiologist and molecular geneticist at Harvard Medical School and Harvard’s New Fmgland Primate Center. "’I tlm~k he ki~ows mo~tkevs and monkey natural history very we~l. This is a niche where he can contribute and he tries to make the most of it "" The work, wlfich Marx conducts in the United States and Africa, may lead to a vaccine and better ways to fight.AIDS, said Dr. Andrew Lach~er, a pathologist at Harvard Medical Center and ~ts pinnate center, "-[’he tnore you le,’~t about these viruses. . will provide very significant clues to what’s different in sooty mangabeys, where the virus can be haudled, and humans, and humans, where it’s not," Lackner said. Which leads back to Marx’s photograph of the ~fl and her pet, and the potential for monkey viruses to leap the species barrier. In villages like the ~fl’s, monkeys bite people and people hm~t and eat monkeys. And angry farmers have clubbed to d~th sooty mangabeys that devoured their crops, said Dr. Beatrice Hahn of the University of Alabama at Birminghana. Through such incidents, the simian nmnunodefiency virus, "known as SIV, regularly invades human bloodstreams, said Marx, who has worked in :\frica since 1987. Under normal circumsumccs, he has found a huntan can elinmmtc il wi~n 12 weeks. The mo~ev vm~s. Much has been in Africa more than 100,000 ye~s, c~~nutate in ml attenlpt to survi vc, but he s~d, the body’s defenses gencrall3 work f~ter. HIV, an offshoot of thc IN vires, is relatively nee in human~ M~x stud, dating b£ck to about 1950 "~at t~t me~s, in a sense, is thal there’s a mo~ey out ~ere that donated vires to people," Marx stud. ’The question becomes, "X~at’s the mechmfism ’ .. Some~ng ~p~ned in 1950 that caused tNs vires to st~t crossing over. I kmm what it is, but I ~n’t prove it.’" ttis hunch: widespread use of hypodenmc ucedlcs. wNch beg~ about the s~e ti~nc injectable ~gs ~c~e available to fight dise~ es such as tonga. In countries that ~’t ~forda new needle for each pattern. ne~les ~e often reused, picNng up Inicr~ rg~sms ~ong the way. A ~ad~te of 1 ~uisi~a ~tatc Iuivcrsitv in New ~leans (now the Univcrsit~ of ~’ew Ofl~s) and~1" Mcdic~fl Center , M~x beg~ ~s quesl for the ofigiu of AIDS in 1987. ~e quest h~ U~en him ~ound ~e world, including a remote Affi~ b~ where he and a colleague stopl~,d for a beer ~ter a frustrating day of collecting blo~ smnples from redcap m~gabeys in a hunt for a r~e SIV strain. H~ picked up the stor~, w~ch has bccome p~t of the Marx lebend: "Thcv a redcap monkex tied to the b~, ~ating pe~uts. ~esto~ stud, "We could blccd that one as well." "" After a pause. !l~dm delivered the puuch line. ’Thin happcncd to be the monkey that was i~fl~ctcd with that vm~s.’" she stud "’Preston told mc later. "As you can see. I do my best work m b~."" HIV+ Prisoners To Be Separated GREENVII.I.1L S.(’. {.-\P) - With ntorc than 600 S. Carolina prison inmates about to be segregated because they tested postfive for &e AIDS-casuing virus, one AII)S expert says the state has far underesu mated the cost. The state esdmalcs it will cost St,Q00 wr ~mnate l~r ~eatment. Tha~ is more likely.to k S15,000. Dr. Rick Altice. ~ AIDS expert m Yale-New ttayen HospitN in New Haven. Conn.. u)ld The Greenville News. In a prison system of 21.0~) lmnmcs. ~ of them t~IV-positive, a system of providing condoms, sex eduction and drug rehabilitation wouldbe more effective. sav some of those who speciNize in tracing ~edise~e. [nprotccted consensu~ sex~drapes remmn prev~ent mnong prisoners, m~v of whom don’t know HIV ~ be transmitted bv unsafe ratercourse, sMd Steve Nesselr~th of the AIDS m Prison Project. 17 states have m~datory testing, lto~vever, one-time testing ~ give pnson officiM s a fMse sense of secuntv, sMd Dr. Jo~ Miles, of the Centers f~r Disease Con~ol & ~evenfion. Without lbllowup testing, i~ates who~~ey ~c sine~fur~er spread H1V, Miles sMd. It ~es ~ long ~ six months tbr ~e vires to be det~mble. ~ficiMs pl~ follow-up tests ~d say i~ates will ~tested ~fore ¯ey l~ve prison st~ngnext ye~. "AVith the follow-up ~gsfing, we feel like we’ll ~tch~yone~o~’ttest ~sifive whea we test~ or when they c~e into the system," B~Mey sMd. 1998 Water Garden Tour to benefit IAM Interfaith AIDS Ministries Sat. 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Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~" FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young Adults Social Group, I st Fri/eachmo. 8pro, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th ~P SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Larnbda A-A, 6 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pm, Long rides, 7am. Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria. Write for dates. Ifyour organization is n~t listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. Marceilo Angelini Artistic Director CINDERELLA Sept. 18-20, 1998 ~, sweeping tale of prince gels gift. Where between "once upon a time" and "happily ever aftel;" we discover love and romance, greed and envy, beauty and ugliness. And the realization that timing is everything. DEATH AND THE MALDEN Light Fandango ¯ Mare Nostram Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1998 Matters of death and life. From two choreographers. An established American, Robert North, takes on mortality. The upstart Italian, Luciano Cannito, explores immortality. Contemporary ballet in classical terms. The real spice of life. Season Special THE NUTCRACKER Dec. 18-27, 1998 Relive the holiday magtc. Its the stuff memories are made from. For you. For your children or your children’s children. The Nutcracker is not a part of the season package, but subscribers get fi~t choice on dates and seats. Surely you have room for sugar plums this holiday season, somewhere between the egg nog and the fruit cake! THE GREEN TABLE Equinoxe ¯ Jardi Tancat Feb. 5-.7, 1999 From combat, bloodshed, struggles, disputes to movement re-defined, stretching the limits of the dances and taking motion to untouched depths of expression .to the most beautiful shapes the human body can make in dance. SWAN LAKE Apr. 9-11, 1999 Ali’s fair in love. The only emotion over which countries are won and lost. Hearts are broken and mended again. For the first time eve~; Tulsa Ballet presents the four-act Swan Lake in its entirety. With Artistic Director Marcello hngelini re-staging the story line in hcls I and II1 to be more acc~sible to.contemporary audiences. TULSA PERA Cartfi I. Crawford General Director Emotion and Melody. Donizetti’s LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Oct. 17, 22 & 24, 1998 Emotionally heartbreaking. Musically semual and noble. Vocally breathtaking. Olga Kondina and Eduardo Villa follow in the legacies of Sutherland and Pavarotti. Conviction and Drama. Poulenc’s DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES Mar. 6, 11 & 13, 1999 Faith, courage and grace in the settings of "Ave Maria," "Ave Vemm," and "Salve Regin~L" One of the most powerful theatrical opera productions ever conceived. Love and Magic. Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE May 1, 6 & 8, 1999 Become enchanted on an adventure into the depth and beauty of true love. A fairy tale sto~7 for all ages. Season Specials 0 CAROL & FRiENOS~-:~ Indulge yourself in a night of opera’s "sonic thrills" with this powerhouse encore. HJ~NSEL & GRETEL Nov. 27-29, 1998 Explore the power of imagination. h special treat awaits. Subscribers get first priority on seating availability! Three grand operas for one low price. Subscriptions start at $35. Subscribe now! FOR TULSA PHI L~AAI~MOnlIC Kenneth Jenn Music Director NATIONSBANK POPS SERIES Peter Nero Jules Styne’s Broadway Doc Severinson Great Loves of the Silver Screen Roberta Flack Ray Chades Sept. 25 & 26 1998 Nov. 6 & 7, 1998 Jan. 22 & 23, 1999 Feb. I2 & 13, 1999 Mar 19 & 20, 1999 Apr. 16 & 17,.1999 TULSA WORLD MASTERWORKS SERIES Kenneth Jean, Music Director Sept. 12, 1998 Music of Tchaikovsky, erokofiev, Berlioz and Bemstein Bernard Rubenstein with Colin Carr, cello Oct. 3, 1998 Alison Gaines, Principal Bass Nov. 14, I998 Jon Kimura Parker, piano Ida Kavafian, violin Feb. 20, 1999 Kenneth Jean with Tulsa Oratorio Chorus Mar. 26 & 27, 1999 Verdi, Messa da Requiem Peter Serkin, piano May 22, 1999 1-998- 1999 SEASON Pops and Masterworks concerts held at the Tulsa PAC. Subscribe today for as little as $50. BROCHURES CALL Sponsored by: KCFM~94.1 Tuba’s CVahic hn" Read All About It by Adam West, Helmerich Library We all love Auntie Marne. It’s pracfiv~ V a orere~uisite; it’s possibly genetic. ~t’-s’not t~ love in a s-tory @’out a bo.y growing up with a bohemian’, eccenmc and rich aunt for a guardian? But if you ever wondered where all of Marne’s gay friends were (oh, of course she had them!), you will definitely adore Say Uncle by Eric Shaw Quinn. Although the whole plot rests on a gruesome tragedy, this comedy has enough absurdity and sardonic humor to keep you smiling for weeks. The characters are so engaging that they become a part of your family -even when you hate them; and Quirm’s evocative style will rivet you with your own emo~ tional reactions. InSav Uncle, Michael Reily finds l~s life turned inside out when his sister and her husband are killed tragically ,leaving Michael the guardian of their baby, Scott. Urged on by his mother and challenged by the baby’s patemal grandfather, a conservative former Senator, Michael’s fights anaidst a media blitz as his homosexnality and Suitability as a parent are "called into question. The most noticeable aspect of this brilliant first novel is certainly its brand of humor. Part Congreve, part Dickens, part Fierstein, Quinnmanages a seamless blend of Restoration comedy, bitter irony and modem disillusioned idealism. The resul_t is a classic style in today’s language. Qmma clearly wanted to go for the literary throat with his debut. The scope and scheme of Say Uncle is of Shakespearean proportions. ~a,s an actor lfimself, the author was possibly hoping for a movie deal with a cast on the level of Steel Magnolias (of wlficli this is also reminiscent). Say said Nicole Russo, spokeswoman for AIDS Project Los Angeles, which organizes the event every year. Colin’ s mother got him started when he was four to learn about helping others, Ms. Russo said. The event raised an estimated $3 million that will provide care for the nearly 7,400 people with AIDS in l_~,s .Angeles County. Participants asl~ people to sponsor them for every mile they walk. The course, about 6.2 miles long, started at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, looped onto Melrose Avenue and then back to the studio through Hancock Park. Craig Thompson, executive director of AIDS Project Los Angeles, said he was encouraged to see so many.young people taking part in the fund-raiser this year. ’q’hat’s good because half of all .new infections of HIV occur among 18- to 25- year-olds," he said. Here in Tulsa, however, local HIV/ AIDS andcivil rightactivist,Jimmy Flowers, bemoaned what he called the shamefully low turnout at Tulsa’ s 6th nnn~al AIDS walk, Walk For Life held Sat. sept. 26th. Flowers claims therewere only about 80 persons participating in the 2 mile walk along the Riverparks and that some The most notleeable aspect of this brilliant first novel is eertalnly its brand of humor. Part Congreve, part Dickens, part Fiersteln, uhn manages a~seamless blend of Restorat;on comedy, hitter irony and modern dlsillusloned ideallsm. The result is a elassle style in today’s Uncle’s beauty shines through, covering ~ a span of over twenty years and doing so ¯ without neglecting continuity or cohe- ¯ siveness. ¯ Even thOugh half of the book is told ¯ mostly from Scott’s perspective, the clear star of the novel is Uncle Michael. Michael’s straight-forward and amusing take on life fuels the story and you adore him more with each page¯ He’ s not a perfect man, but he"s close enough, and his flaws just endear you to him more¯ His blunt’and occasionally odd rapport with his meddling mother is so similar to somany of us that you’ll surdy find new realizations m your own maternal rdationship. Best of all, .kfichael fights for respect the way we all would like to: withh~nor, ~ace and tremendous gumpuon. The circumstances of Say Uncle wouldn’t happen to mare of us. \~2tile overall you mav~ehappy about that, there will also be a part of you that longs for it. Michael Reily is a tree hero in so many ways - Iris di~mfity, his selfish selflessness, his passion for life¯ \Xqao ,’unong us doesn’t want to star ~n a life of feature film quality. Say Uncle has its realism, and even its absuiditv is plausible, but in the end what gets us ior at least gets me) is thejourney of the characters from letters on a p0ge to human beings we would like to kaaow..Say Uncle is the story we would have if we got the option - and the strength - to enjoy it. You can request Say Uncle from your nearest’l"ulsa City-County library br~ch or by calling th~ Reader’s Services department of the Central Library. Adam West is an associate with lulscl City-County Library S3wtem and an OSU ah~mus. Hets m)t now and,ever has bee, Batman. agencies whi,c,h serve People Living with AIDS~(PLWA s) werenot represented by their staff. However, Community Service Council AIDS f~mdraiser and organizer, Janice Nicklas claimed about 100 attended and that, for Tulsa, that’ s a good turnout. According to Nicklas, about $5,000 was raised which will be matched by an addi- ¯ ttonal $2500 from the Nat’1. AIDS Fund. LongtimeHIV/AIDS activist/volunteer, ¯ Claudette Peterson, noted that she was ¯ unable to attend the event because The ¯ Food Pantry of Tulsa CARES (formerly ¯ ¯ theHIV ResourceConsortium)whichshe directs was scheduled to getalargeamount ¯ of donated food that morning. ¯ Walker, Nancy Smith, and walk team, i Soles for Souls brought in the highest donations. Street School student Kat ¯ Morgan won a prize for her HIV/AIDS ¯. poem,, and the poster design used on tiffs ¯ year s t-shirts was createdby amember of ¯ Red Rock Mental Health Group’s Gay ¯ youth support group. Chairpersons were ¯ ~Vlichael Bmmgardt of Youth Services ~ andTerry Russell of Planned Parenthood ". of America, NE OK/NW AR. Business ¯ sponsors were US Cdlular, NYBagds, ¯ Kinko’son 1 lth, McDonaldsRestaurants, : KRMG, TFN, & Urban Tulsa Weekly. 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They hold better, won’t pull out, and make any future repairs oh so much eas~er - and we love easier, don’t we? The DIYD has certain other preferences when it comes to screws, and the primary one is for square drives (as opposed to standard or - shame-on you for smirking - Phillip’s head). -Ihex do not "’cam out" easily, which means they don’t get all cheered’up and ratty mad unusable, and yoffl,azow by now what aesthetics does for the DI’YD~ Order the catalogue from McFeelv’s (800 443- 7937) and you will be ifi square driv~ heaven; of course, youcan order the square drives from them as well. The quality is lfigh, the service good and the delia:err prompt - mad most of us can’t say that about our exes. can we? You will be using a #8 scre~v. 2 1 2" long, to attach stringers t.o posts. ,and \ou will need to order the"No-Co-Rode’" ty"pe. The’* will We you good rust resistance along with strength. For attaclfing 3our pickets to the stringers, you wi!l need #8 scre~vs. 1 1 4." long; the wood ’*ouve chosen for the pickets will deterrrdue the type of screw. For wKite wood or treated pickets, use the No-Co-Rode screws, but for cedar, vou must_use stainless steel because thd acids and volatile oils in the cedar will seriously corrode an\ other fastener you use. Tt~e DIYD realizes that some of this informaUon is a rehash, but speaking for herself, the old memory isn’ t quite what it used to be. Remember also that you will need4 screw s for each stringer and 5 screws for each picket. Now that you’ve assembled all ’,our raw material s, it is time to gather up ’,’our tools. The DIYD is delighted to inform you that this is the perfect project for that stunning leather tool belt, so if you haven’t indulged yourself yet, do so now. You’re paying so much for the fence, at this point you canjustify the few extra dollars for an accessory that will give years and years of good use and satisfaction. In adcfition to the .tool belt, you will need the following: a good level (bigger really is better here; don’t settle for an.vthin~ under 12"); a drill and drill bits (2 drills are better); a #2 square driver for the screws; a wheelbarrow or very large tub to mix concrete in (there is an nnapproved method to cheat this, which will be passed along forthwith); a hoe and shovel for mixing and scooping concrete; and a device for dig- Trust me darll-nCs, you do not want to d;~ a post hole wlth a shovel. too much work, and requires more mater~al to fill it. Oh., dear, there ~oes the ex factor a~aln... The standard method is to use a post hole di~¢er. but thls too is much too painful, and you will use an entire 80 lb. ba~ of quiekrete to fill the hole. It is not laziness that will drive you at thls point to the E-Z equipment rental, but efficiency! ging the holeS. Trust me darlings, you do not want to dig a post hole with a shovel. Ugly, too much work. and reqmres more material to fill it. Oh, dear, there goes the ex factor again.. : The standard method is to use a post hole digger, but this too is much too painful, and yon will use an entire 80 lb. bag of quic"krete to fill the hole. It is not laziness that will drive you at this point to the E-Z Equipment rent,d, but efficiencv! Go rent an auger and forget the Ph.D. altogether. You have two options: a hand operated auger, which is just fine in soils that arc not rocky, or a gas powered auger. Hm Bet we’ve made a choice already. Get a bit instruction ~n how to rev the little darlin" up and you’ll be sinking more holcs that an Oklahoman wildcatter in July. Besides, power to~ls arc fl~n, and you’ll get yonr job dgne quicldy. And you "ll use less Quickrete, too. In order to buy your materials, you have already measured your fence li~]e. ()nce again, you will space 3"our posts 8 feet on 6enter for treated pickets and 10 feet on center for cedar pickets. You will rarely come out perfectly, so plan on splitting the difference ou either end of the fence unless the distance left over ~s over a few ~’eet. In other words, you may have ten posts 10" apart and have 3" at the end, so put nine posts 10" apart, and at the ends have the posts 61 2’ apart. More than that. put the short section of fence on the cud you won’t see as often. If this confuses you. draw ~t out on paper first. It never hurts to have a visual. Drill your holes Zccording to your spacing plan. Go ahead and give yourself an inch or so less between the posts for a bit of a fudge factor (you can cut a board, but stretching it is ~mpossible). Drill the holes 2".deep. Center 3our posts in the holes, using the level to get the post as level as possible in the horizontal as well as the vertical plane. If you" ve never used a level before, ask someone who has for a few pointers. It’s reall,v quite easy. Do not skip this step or the fence will be a disaster and you’ve paid too much for that. After centenng the post in the hole, add your mixed concrete until the hole is filled level with the ~ound. Use a stick to work the concrete mix down and the air bubble out. Always put the post in the hole and fill around it. The moisture needs to be able to drain away from the bottom of the post. If you drill your holes with an auger, you shonld only need about 3/4 of an 86 lh bag of quickrete per hole. Let the concrete sit for at least 12 hours before proceeding. Cheater’s method: Pour a bag of quikrete into the hole, add water to fill. Let sit for 24 hrs. Results not guaranteed. Once again, your beloved DIYD has waxed eloquent to the point of being verbose, so join us next month when we will finish this project. Promise. Until theu, enjoy the tool belt. by Esther Rothblum I recently met with three members of the Crones, a group for old Lesbians in Vermont. "We were at a dance one night," said.Alverta, "and I asked the woman l was with, where are all the Lesbians our age?" They put an ad in the local Lesbian newspaper, and had to drop the minimum age to 40 because there were so few Lesbians older than that who were out in the community at that time. They started as ~ political group, butit quickly became a social group because so many women wanted just to meet someone their age. "’And even now," added Mary Wallmyn, "here we all sit together in your living room and wonder where are the Lesbians in their 60s and 70s like us.’" The women agrecd that some of the~e older Lesbians are extremely closeted or out to only one "It’s even hard for older Lesbians to meet someone to be a friend or just someoue to han~ out wlth." sald Alverta. ’%Vhere do older Lesbians disappear to?" other person. They lived through times that were very hostile to Lesbians and aren’t willing io be too out, eve!.13o other old l~esbians..klan3 don’t even hse the word "Lesbian"- they refer to themselves as "that wax" or use other euphemisms. I asked ~’hat Alverta, Mary, and Joy thought the major issues were facing Les’- bians over 60. Getting a job mad facing ageism, said Alverta. Leaving a husband, coming out as a Lesbian, andbeing thought too old for full-time work yet not old enough for social security, said Mary. Beiug closeted on the job and needing 1o move in order to live near a lover, said Joy. Working for a non-profit organization that has no retirement benefits. Getung sick in old age. In fact, thewomen agreed that discrimination due to age was more severe than discmninauon due to being a Lesbian. And many have found this hideaway in the Ozarks to be an ideal spot for a holy union or commitment ceremony. Early reservations for the weekend are advised. For more information on the schedule of activities or Diversity Cooperative listing, please check out the website at www.shimaka.com;eurek;t"diversity or call the event sponsors,The Emerald Rainbow, at 501-253--cOA-5. Schedule of Activities Friday, November 6, 8:30pm-12:30am Kick off the weekend with a dance in the Basin Park Hotel Ballroom to benefit ¯the Metropolitan Comnmnity Church of the Living Springs & the Eureka Springs R.A.I.N. Team. Music by Sisters II. $3 single; $5 couple. 12:30-2: 00am, after the dance, head over to Center Street So. for more "family’" fun ! Saturday, November 7, 8:00-10:30am Meet Charlotte for a trout fishing adventure on die beautiful, crystal clear White River. Arkansas fishing license is required. Meet at the Beaver Dam Store by 7:45am. Fxtuipment rentals & licenses available: Reservations: 501-253-6154. 1 l:00am-l:00pm, Take a leisurely float trip down the White River. Enjoy the fall colors mad peacefulness of the Ozarks. Mary had noticed that even the personal ¯ ads in thelocal newspapers had "seniors" ¯ under a special section. They mentioned a ; Lesbian friend who had stated her age in ; apersonaladandgotalmostnoresponses. ¯ "’It’ s even hard for older Lesbians to meet someone to be a friend or just someone to hang out with,’" said,Mverta: "Where do older Lesbians disappear to’?" the women wondered. Perhaps some leave to take care of families of origin, the)’ thought. The Crones talked about interacting with younger Lesbians. When older and younger Lesbians become lovers, people may assume that one is the other:s mother. It’s hard to go to the health care center mad have a 20- year old woman do the in- . take extort. Old women are "called wise, said Alverta. vet they are ignored iu meetings that include yOtmger women. Joy found that the younger women go off to socialize together mid don’t iuclude old Lesbians. But the women did feel that the) have become more outspoken as they have become older. The women remiaisced about living through extremely homophobic times. They talked about bein_o in the ntilitary and Working as school teachers. But now. as older women, they were living in times that were more affirming of Lesbians, but hostile to old women. Yet ever.vone agreed that ageism was worse in the Gay male mid in the Heterosexual co~mnunitv. For more information about the C~’ones. write to 143 RoIlin Irish Road, .\lilton. VT 05468. Esther Rothblum is Professor of Psychology at the Umversitv of Vermont affd Editor ofthe Journal ofLesbian Studies. She can be reached at John Dewey Hall, Univ. of Vermont, Burlington. VT. Bringa ~nack or pick up something at the Dam Store. $25 canoe rental fee. Singles wdcome. Call 501-253-6154 for details. Reservations apprecmted 1 l:30am- 1:00pm,Take an historic walking tour throu~.da downtown. Meet at Sweet Springs (next to Rogues Manor on upper Spring St.) Find out more about this special town. 2:00-4:00pm, Be a part of nature on this easy hike on the Dogwood Trail. Take in the beautifid fall scenery, the wildlife, and the splendid views of Beaver Lake. Meet at the Dam Store by 1:45 p.m.Info: 501~ 253-6154. Reservatibns appreciated. 2:00-5:00pm, Shop "ti1 you drop, with some of the stores listed in the Diversity Co-op booklet offering a 10% discount to these weanng a "Eureka Springs -Celebrating Diversity"button. (Some restrictions apply). Pick up your button at The Fmaerald Rainbow for 50 cents. 9:00pm-i:30am, Dance to the beat of DJ Jon Caswell at Center Stage. Cover: $5. From 1 tpm- 1:30am, the dance floor opens up downstairs for a "Singles Mingler". Sunday, November 8, 2:00-6:00pm Everyone’s encouraged to "Come iri Drag, Whatever that Means to You’, to the tea dance and drag show at Center Stage. Jon will mix it up again with his music as we welcome the girls from Tulsa and a few Eureka surprises! Cover: $5. ~rine the Great’s Chalice, Czarina Alexandra’s Wedding Crown and more... 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Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments areav~ by Lamont Lindstrom Last summer, I visited Carl, an old high school friend who lives near Princeton, New Jersey. Carl and I grew up together in the same small California town but I did not learn he was Gay until years after we had both moved away. The previous time I ran into Carl, back in California for the holidays, I thought he was straight. Eccentric, but straight. I looked forward to seeing him again in this different light, and in his own place- a condo that he and his lover had purchased a few years before AIDS cuthim down, leaving Carl single once more. We sat digesting our dinner around the kitchen table joined by Richard, a recent acquaintance from New York City. Contemplating the dr~gs of my wine, I was startled when Carl and Richard began comparing the relative merits of the sadomasochist clubs inNYC that tfiey both frequent. Not just merely Gay, I also hadn’t a clue that my boyhood buddy was into ¯ whips and chains and fit-clamps. Carl ¯ enthused that his peak sexual experience ." had come when once he was "sewn up." ¯ Don’t ask - I didn’t. I preferred to let a heated imagination race through the pos- ¯ sibilities of exactly WH_AT was sewn up . HOW, and WHERE. (If anyone cares to ¯ enlightenme, my email address is below.) ¯ Richard advised ttmt the best place to acquire such paraphernalia cheaply is your local hardware store. Waltdn~ those TrueValue aisles, the SIM eye sparhles at exeltln~ possibilities brought to mind by hoohs, clamps, struts, braehets, and power tools. ~ added leather and clamps to his interests ¯ in music and math. A previous artist boy- " friend had even recruited him to model for ¯¯ a drawing; and Carl stands there in full leather and chains illustrating the SADOMASOCHISM sectxon of Silverstein and Picano’ s New Joy of Gay Sex -a volume that Ihad often meticulously studied without recognizing my old high school friend! As an old-fashioned anthropologist, I’ ve sometimes made fun of contemporary identity politics that begets aperfusionofculture claims. Nowadays, everyone has to have his or her own culture: Gay-culture, Lesbian-culture, deaf-culture, black-cultin’e, Polish-American culture, skater-culture, it goes on. However, because all of us continue to speak English and to eat the same Burger Kings, the stodgy anthropological term for these various yet connected spheres is "subculture." But whatever you want to call it, listening to Carl and Richard chat merrily together, it was clear to me that S/ Minvolves a closecommunity with shared understandings of its sexual world. These shared S/M understandings in- " clude well-defined statuses (all those vanetaesof tops and bottoms ),andrule governed practices for combining sexual pleasureandpain. Americans like to regularize and institutionalize the world as Carl and Richard attend several well- ¯ much as ~auyone, and at s no s~nse tha ~eir doo~ abour9 p.m. ~€~oWo ms~a¢ . corona: i~¢opnytCs ~ ~€~ ~/~v~-~mthen wiles away~~ght ho~s by orga- ¯ ~€ on ~€ Intem¢t, or even by ~ng m~ng what I t~¢ to be a series of im- ¯ semin~s: P~n 101. promptu demonstrations and skits. Up on stage a leather daddy whips his boy. A rough dyke strings up the bottom she has just met. Guys dripping hemp rope enthusiastically demonstrate, likemyBoy Scout troop master of long ago, a plethora of complicated knots. Someone whohas visited the supermarket unpacks boxes of plastic wrap and wraps his partner in yards and yards of plastic, poking holes here and there in the bulging saran cocoon for purposes of breathing and so forth. From all corners chains rattle and hand- "cuffs clank. Richard advised that the best place to acquire suchparaphernalia cheaply is your local hardware store. Walking those TrueValue aisles, the S/M eye sparkles at exciting possibilities brought to mind by hooks, clamps, struts, brackets, andpower tools. This all was a revelation to me. My image of Carl, dating back to high school, was of a shy, quiet, reservedboy whom, of all of us, I would have bet on to die a virgin. He had outstanding talents in both music and mathematics-that odd, not uncommon mixture of aptitude that lends support toAmericanpop theories ofrightbrained versus left-brainedpeople. Iknew that Carl was wall into a second decade of work on a Princeton University PhD thesis in musicology-one that was tracing, in tortuous-detail, a chronicle of 17th century German organ music. Twenty years academic slavery in the music archives - this all made sense to me, knowing Carl. But years of sexual slavery inNew York S/M clubs-that came as a shock.Carl had : A message on an Internet list-serve, in : fact, recentlycomplainedbitterlythatpro- ¯ liferating confusion in the "hanky code" was undermining S/M cultural unlfor- : mity. And one can think up amusingly [ horrible scenarios where someone sport- . ing a mustard yellow hankie (seeking the : well-endowed) ends up witha2am"golden ." shower" instead. (editor’s note: or as our ¯ First District US Congressman Steve ". Largent likes to refer to them. "yellow ". showers.") : Carl talked enthusiastically about his ¯ vocationasagingleather-boy.Itooknotes. ." Gay-culture mightbe rich and elaborated, : but the number of roles it allows us 40- ." somethings is limited. What comes next ¯ after "sweet young twink"? Bear, queen, : leather-daddy - there really isn’t much ¯ ~hoice. I’m heading down to my neigh- "borhood TrueValue soon. Lamont Lindstrom is a professor of anthropology at the University of Tulsa. 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Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 75 City Locations ¯ Pride Center VandalizedAgain Calling all Lesbians! TULSA, Okla. (AP/TFN)-Vandals targetedacenterhererunby aGay civil rights group again, smashing the facility’s glass door, authorities said. The door at the Pride Center, operated by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, was broken in with a bat or a stick of some kind after 9:30 p.m. Thursday night, said Greg Gatewood, a volunteer at the center. The glass door was also smashed the night of Aug. 7, and was later replaced. The buiIding in which the center is located also houses several other businesses, none of which were vandalized. The center caters to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender groups, Gatewood said. State law does not classify crimes motived by hatred toward sexual orientation as "hate crimes," but vandalism statutes would apply to the incidents. The police were called both times and Pride Center organizers said they will implement additional security measures. Gatewood said that in addition to a bomb threat last fall, the center has seen its signs taken down and thrown away and several Pride The door ofthePride Center flags stolen, prior to the glass replacement. However, activities continue at the Center with a number of organizations meeting regularly. The Center also is now showing Lesbian and Gay-interest video every Thurs. evening at 7:30 pm. For more info., call 743-GAYS. TULSA - A new activities-related group, GALAVanting, wants you to come out and play. Recentl y formed by local poet and TFN Do-It- YourselfDyke, Mary Schepers and one of her friends, Joan, GaLAVanting will host a variety of activities for Tulsa area women throughout the year. "Not to disparage the bars, but there aren’ t many social activities for women outside the clubs," explained Schepers. "If you prefer a different environment or entertmnment, your options are limited. Gal-A-Vanting is going to change that. And we’re planning our activities before the regular bar hours to avoid competition with those longtime community institutions." Gal-A-Vanting emerged from a conversation in which Mary and Joan bemoaned an apparent lack of Lesbian community in the area. They decided to roll up their sleeves and provide those opportumties they themselves would be interested in. "It does sound like ’Hey kids, let’s put on a show,’ " Schepers acknowledged, "but if we sat around waiting for the situation to magically change, it would be a long wait. We are the community, we should do something about it." Two activities are in the works for the balance of this year: an Arts Night and a Dance. The Arts Night is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 7:00: 9:00 p.m. at the Pride Center 1307 E. 38th on Brookside. Featured will be works of art for display and sale, poetry readings, and music. There is room available to showcase more talent; call Mary at 743-6740 if you are interested. Schepers emphasizes that, while this event is by and for women, "our brothers are welcome, too." Most subsequent events will be for women only. Light refreslunents will be served and a two dollar donation, to benefit the Pride Center, is requested. The dance will be in November, before holiday madness sets in. The date, nine and place haven’t been~ s_et y,eL but the eny~ronment will be to~acc~_~ New AIDS Vaccine To Be Tested In Tulsa TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa’s participation in the national test of a vaccine that could help prevent infection from the virus that causes AIDS puts that city at the forefront of science, according to one doctor.. Homosexual men at high risk of contracting the HIV virus will be recruited for the study as will women in relationships with men who are HIV-positive. Candidates could begin enrolling as early as October. "It puts Tulsa on a top levelin terms of new "It puts Tulsa on a science," saidDr. Ralph Richter of St. John top level in terms Medical Center. "Here o~ new sclence~ is the development of a new science - a poten- Dr. Ralpla Richter tial breakthrough that St. Jolm Medical Center could protect millions of individuals from de- ’99 Parade Planning Begins TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Officers of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) are calling all interested community members to come to a Lesbian/Gay Pride Parade planning meeting on Thnrsday, Sept. 22 at 7pm at the Pride Center, 1307 E 38th, 2nd ft. While Oklahoma City has had a Gay Pride Parade for more veloping HIV infection or AIDS." Tulsa will be among than 10 years, Tulsa had its first Pride March in 1997 with 65 nearly 40 clinical sites nationwide to participatein the people marching from Gilcrease Museum Road to the Tulsa study. Other sites include New York, Chicago, St. ~ Pride Picnic at Owen Park. Lo,ui~s~ ~en~ ~7~ PhiladelPhia and s~e~ in H-°rid~,.Tcx~ : -.. ~ year t~e .M~ch ~i.~ a_bo..ut double.. ~ ~ip~ats~went - Between 125 and 150 people will be recmited for the ] march can be held on the sidewalk, neither event required street Tulsa trial, Richter said. Local AIDS groups and the ] closings nor a permit. However, if there is suffioent commumty Tulsa City-County Health Department are working on interest,TOHR will organize a parade with street closings and the the project and will help recruiting participants. opporttmity for community organizations to have floats. For The Food and Drug Administration approved testing more information, call 743-GAYS (4297) or attend on 9/22. of the vaccine by a California company, VaxGen Inc., in June. The AIDSvax vaccine alre?ady has been tested in preliminary trials that included 1,200 people. Those tests, which began in March 1992, showed that 99 percent of those-vaccinated produced strong levels of antibodies. Final testing of the vaccine will include 5,000 U.S. volunteers at high risk of contracting the AIDS virus and 2,500 high-risk people in Thailand. In the "blinded" trial, two-thirds of the U.S. volunteers will receive the vaccine, while the rest will receive a placebo: Volunteers will participate for three years and will receive HIV counseling about the dangers Of unsafe sex. "We don’ t want to encourage people to go and become more reckless," Richter said. Volunteers will receive three injections of the genetically engineered vaccine over several months. Those will be followed by a series of booster shots. The vaccine uses-engineered copies of the gpl20 protein, which is found on the Outer coating Of the HIV virus. Once injected, the vaccine is supposed to prompt the immune system to make antibodies, which can attack invading viruses before they infect healthy cells. Opponents doubt the vaccine will be successful, arguing that earlier tests showed the vaccine boosted only one 15art of theimmune system and therefore would not be effective in large numbers of participants. Some also question whether new strains of theAIDS virus might render the vaccine useless. MJ ° DIRECTORYILE’I-I’ERS US & WORLD NEWS ~ ~ ---, HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DO-IT-YOURSELF DYKE PSYCHF_JGAY STUDIES CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 2/3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 8 P. 9 P, 10 P. 11 P. 12/13 P. 14 , Methodists: Apartheid - Yes! Events will be scheduled frequently throughout 1999, and Gal-A-Vanting wants to know what activities women would like to attend. "We’ re here to help people get together, have fun, meet new friends. Joan and I are doing this as a non-profit - service," Schepers said. "No agenda except a good ¯ time - come join us for a little Ms-adventure!’" Holy Spirit Rev,val to ¯ DALLAS (AP) -The United Methodist Church early last month ¯ elevated a guideline against same sex marriages into church ¯ canon [church law] and said ministers who perform the ceremo- ¯ TULSA -The Rev. Alice Jones, longtime Tulsa nies could be removed, The Judicial Council of the church, the ¯ ¯ Feature Rev, AliceJones nation’ s second largest Protestant denomination with 9.5 million members, ruled that ministers who violate the ban on Lesbian and Gay Holy Unions are "liable to be" brought to church trial. The decision of the nine-member council, which heard testimony "in Irving, Texas, affects one sentence in the Social Principles. It reads: "Ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall not be Conducted in our churches." That statement was added by the 1996 General Conference, the denomin ati0n’ s top policy-making body. The council decided the conference delegates "’were enacting legislation that would be binding as the law of the church." "The specific prohibition is law," said Bishop George W. Bashore, president of the Council of Bishops of United Methodist Church. The gmdeline, which was part of the congregation’ s Social Principles, states: "Ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our manisters and shall not be conducted in our churches." Social Principles serve as moral standards for the congregation. The ruling has .the effect of transforming the standard into church law, and pastors who violate the law may be.reprimanded or even defrocked. "It has all of the potential for a minister to lose his or her credentials in the Methodist Church," Bashore said. The issue arose with the case of the Rev. Jimmy Creech, former pastor of the 1,900-member First United Methodist Church of Omaha, Neb. He was accused of disobedience after performing a Lesbian wedding ceremony last September in defiance of his bishop. Creech was acquitted six months later by a church jury. The acquittal prompted the regional bishops to appeal to the Judicial Council for a formal ruling on whether the guideline was merely a moral standard or church law. see Apartheid, p. 3 commumty leader and former pastor of the Metro" politan Commmunity Church of Greater Tulsa ¯ (MCCGT) will lead a mini-revival for spiritual ¯ renewal on Sept. 23-25, Wed.-Fri. at 7pm at the ¯ House of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is located at ~ 3210e South Norwood, just south of Mall 31. Rev. ; Jones will also conduct services Sunday, 9/27 at ¯ 10:45am and the church will host a potluck lunch after the service. Holy Spirit will also hold a garage sale at the church on Fri. & Sat. Sept. 11 & 12. For more information, call 224-4754. 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Harvard, #210 749-5533 Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th P1 585-1555 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 585-1234 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 664-2951 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 747-6711 *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-7672 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 583-1090 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 743-4297 ~he Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 838-7626 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 747-5932 Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74101 834-0617 Richard’s Carpet Cleaning Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747-4746 582-7748 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 749-6301 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 481-0201 *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S. Harvard 697-0017 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria *Trizza’s pots, 1448 S. Delaware 743-7687 742-2007 *Tulsa Bookl~change, 3749 S. Peoria 481-0558 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 743-1733 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 592-0767 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis Tulsa Agencies, Churches, Schools & Universities .579-9593 AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 4337, 74101 743-2363 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 587-7314 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 Bless The Lord atAll Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 583-9780 *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 585-1201 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S, Boston *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI: & Florence *ChurchoftheRestorationUU, 1314N.Greenwood 587-1314 *Community of Hope United Methodist, 2545 S. Yale 585-1800 *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 743-4297 *Council Oak Men’s Chorale 712-1511 *Delaware Playhouse, 1511 S. Delaware 742-2457 *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 Hawaii Marriage Update The BIG change - Hawaii’s Campaign ¯ Spending Commission has lifted the donation limit of $1000 per person for an "issue" campaign. The sky is now the ¯ limit, and North American religious extremists are pouring money into Hawaii’s ¯ vote on a proposed constitutional amend" merit. Dobson’s group [Focus ontheFamIssued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this ¯ ily] may be spendingthe most in Hawaii, p~blication are protected by US copyright 1998 by T~u~ ~:..’~W Nta,4 and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without but the Christian Coalition is raising money written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or ~ worldwide as well to use in Hawaii. photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspon; The key team standing up to this ondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted,.oaust , slaught is: Protect Our Constitution, be signed & becomes the sole property of T¢ff.~ ~,o~.’. h/tag,. PO Box 235704, Honolulu, HI 96823. Each reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at distribution ¯ Donations to Protect Our Constitution are points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. ¯ not tax deductible. Donations are reported ¯ to the campaign spending commission. Dignity/Integrity of Tulsa- Lesbian & Gay Catholics & Episcopalians, POB 701475, 74170-1475 355-3140 ¯ Protect Our Constitution is affiliated with *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 ~¯ the national Human Rights Campaign. Other Players: *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747-7777 *Free Spirit Women’s Center, call for location &info: 587-4669 ¯ Supreme Court- silent; no news on the Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 ¯ final appeal of the Baehr case Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0438 ¯¯ Legislature -not in session; most of *HIV ER Center, 4138 Chas. Page Blvd. 583-6611 them runniug for re-election 834-4194 ." Governor - running for a second term; *HIV Resource ConSortium, 3507 E. Admiral 481-1111 : uphill battle against a charismatic woman *Holland Hall School, 5666 E. 81st 834-8378 ¯ Republican who might even be Lesbian HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education ¯ HIV Testing, Mon/Thurs. 7-9pm, daytime by appt. only but vigorously denies it publicly ¯ *House of the Holy Spirit Minstries, 3210e So. Norwood Constitutional Amendment- ffthe vote Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 ¯ were held today; the "no" would win. A 838-1715 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood "no" vote protects the equal civil rights of ¯ NAMES Project, 3507 E. Admiral P1. 748-3111 Gays and Lesbians. However, the amend365-5658 " merit is confusing to many voters and NOW, Nat’l Org. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 ¯ many more have yet to realize that itis on OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 ¯ 584-7960 *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker the November ballot. ¯ PFLAG, POB 52800, 74152 749-4901 Call for a Constitutional Convention 587-7674 ~ more and more people realize that such a *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 743-4297 ¯ convention, held under the shadow of *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 ¯ hysteria over same-gender marriage, Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 ¯ would be a disaster for environmental 665-5174 ¯ protection, native Hawaiian gathering Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 584-2325 ¯ - rights, the right to strike, the freedom to*Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 O’RYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults choose as well as the freedom to marry. O’RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth The only question is whether this broad o 425-7882 St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati coalition of interests can deliver the votes 492-7140 *St. Dunstan’s Episcopal, 5635 E. 71st on November 3rd[ 582-3088 The exact constitutional question [is]: *St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 205 W. King 583-7171 *Tulsa Area United Way, 1430 S. Boulder "Shall the constitution of the State of 582-7225 Hawaii be amended to specify that the TNA A PP (Native A merican men), Indian Health Care 595-4105 legislature shall have the power to reserve Tulsa County Health Department, 46 16 E. 15 Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only mamage to opposite-sex couples." Note that it doe-s not directly ban sameTulsa Okla. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 gender marriage, but moves the topic away *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule from protection of the bill of rights in the constitution. Note also that it is a power *Tulsa Community College Campuses *Rogers University (formerly UCT) grab by the legislature at the expense of theiudependentjudiciary. As most people BARTLESVILLE in Hawaii learn this, they decide to vote *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 "no". Can they be educated fast enough, OKLAHOMA CITY/NORMAN in 72 days? In the meantime, the opposi*Borders Books & Music, 3209 NWExpressway 405-848-2667 tion is working hard to make this amend*Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 ment a referendum of whether one supTAHLEQUAH ports same-sex marriage (vote "yes" if 918-456-7900 *Stonewall League, call for information: you oppose same-sex marriage is their *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church 918-456-7900 campaign focus). 918-453-9360 *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 The Role of Marriage Project Hawaii NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand - MPH is operating under a tax-deductHIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call fo~ dates ible status that limits its lobbying and election activities. It continues to support EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS the Baehr case, to educate the public on 501-253-7734 *Autumn Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 issues related to same-gender marriage, 501-253-7457 *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main and to build a. network of supporters in 501-253-6807 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. Hawaii. It’s address is PO Box 11690, 501-253-5445 *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. Honolulu, HI 96828. - Tom Ramsey 501-253~9337 MCC of the Living Spring 501-253~2776 Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 Letters Policy 501-253~5332 Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on 501-624-6646 Positive Idea Marketing Plans issues which we’ve covered or on issues 501-253-6001 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East you think need to be considered. You may 501-253-4074 *White Light, 1 Center St. request that your name be withheld but FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS5 letters must be signed & have phone num501-442-2845 *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publi* is where you can lind TFN. Not all are Gay-owned b ut all are Gay-friendly. cations will be printed as is appropriate. 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 o-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlink.net wobsito: http://users.aol.com/TulsaNews/ Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal. Writers + contributors: Adam West, James Christjohn, Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud, Barry Hensley, J.-P. Legrandbouche, Lamont Lindstrom, Esther Rothblum, Mary Schepers, Member of The Associated Press �Creech, who now lives on Ocracoke Island, N.C., and makes his living cleaning cottages, bitterly criticized the nding. "I am grieving for the United Methodist Church," he said. "I am encouraging pastors to go ahead and celebrate a covenant ceremony in defiance to this nding." Creech told The Lincoln Journal Star in a phone interview that he feels the ruling is "evil." "It’ s still an unjust and, I think, evil decision in the impact on people who are Lesbian or Gay." Nebraska Bishop Joel Martinez, who removed Creech from the Omaha church, praised the Judicial Council’s decision. "All ministers in the covenant of ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church now have Clear direction on this matter," Martinez Said. "I continue to urge all United Methodists in Nebraska to be respectful in dialogue and prayerful in attitude toward all others who may hold opposing views on this matter." Mel Semrad, a spokesman for church members who left the Omaha congregation in protest over the wedding, lauded the decision Tuesday. Semrad and about 450 others are working to start their own Methodist church in Omaha, saying they believe the Bible and church tradition do not allow Gay weddings. Mike McClellan, an Omaha attorney and member of First United .Methodist, said he does not agree with the Judicial Council’s decision. He called the decision a political one, made under pressure from Methodist bishops. "I think that they’ vejust r~ally made an unfortunate decision," he said. "More than anything itjust sends a bad message to Gays and Lesbians. "It’ s difficult to convince (Gays and Lesbians) to be apart of our churches.., when the institution itself sends out such awful messages to them, and hateful messages." The Rev. Charlotte Abram, new ~issociate pastor of First United Methodist in Omaha, said she was disappointed by the nding. "First United Methodist Church will continue to work toward the time when the United Methodist Church will be a place where there is equality for all God’ s children, including Gay men and. Lesbians," she said. The Rev. John Thomburg, senior pastor for Northhaven United Methodist Church of Dallas, which has a congregation that is one-third Gay, said he will obey they ruling but is disappointed. Impact on Northern California Churches The United Methodist Church’ s ban on Gay marriages could have a big impact in Northern California, where seyeral Methodist ministers have pledged support for same-sex unions. The decision puts Northern California Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert between a theological rock and an ecclesiastical hard place. Ten Methodist ministers are among 150 Christian, Jewish and Buddhist clergy in the region who have signed a declaration stating, "I have officiated or would be willing to officiate at the religious marriage of a same-gender couple." In May, Talbert said he would not discipline any minister who performed Gay rites ",until instructed otherwise by our Judicial Council." But Rev. Alan Jones said he doesn’t expect Talbert to start cracking down on clergy who perform Gay marriage. ’qThose clergy who support holy tmion will continue to do them," said Jones, executive director of San Francisco-based United Methodist Mission. "For me it’ s a pastoral issue. Either I respect the integrity of my sisters and brothers, or I don’ t. I don’ t bdieve in ’love the sinner, hate the sin.’ I either love someone, or I don’t." Still, last month’ s ruling by the church’ s equivalent of the Supreme Court gives Talbert’s opponents more ammunition: Local bishops like Talbert "don’t have the authority to overrule this decision," said Thomas McAnally, a spokesman at the United Methodist Church headquarters. "The decision is final." Other Christian Groups Joe Leonard of .the National Council of Churches, which represents 34 Protestant and Orthodox churches in the US, said the United Church of Christ is the only mainline Protestant church that approves of Lesbianand Gay ceremonies. Andon Aug. 5, an international Anglican meeting, the Lambeth Conference, declared homosexuality to be "incompatible with Scripture" and said Gays should not be ordained. However, declarations at Lambeth are not binding on national Episcopal Churches and these statements are in conflict with positions taken by the Episcopal Church, USA. Some US bishops do ordain openly Gay persons and do sanction Holy Unions. by Kerry Lobel ¯ Twenty-five years ago NGLTF was also involved in We hear their names again and again, like a litany from ~ effort to remove homosexuality from the American Psya relentless bad dream: GOP Senate Majority Leader ¯ chiatric AssociaOon’ s list of mental disorders. This change Trent Lott, GOP House Majority Leader Dick Armey, ~ removed an important obstacle to our freedom, one that Family Research Council President Gary the right-wing hopes to roll back. Year after Bauer, Focus on the Family President Dr. year, a growing number of Americans have James Dobson, California Republican Con- "We’re standing for supported equality for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered people. The exgressman Frank RIFFS, and Colorado Rethe truth that publican Congressman Joel Hefley. Totreme right-wing recognizes this and has gether, these men and others are controlling homosexuals desperately attempted to solidify their dothe agenda of the Republican Party. Tonor and voter base by trying by selling can change." gether, they’ve launched an unprecedented America the lie that Gay people need reThe ads offer a attack on the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and demption. transgender community. Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people do beguiling elixir of With the 1998 Congressional elections not need hope, healing or prayers to change "hope and healing." only months away, the Presidential primaour sexual orientation. We need our adverries will be here in a heartbeat. As expected, We’re not fooled by saries to hope for our equality and to pray the extreme right-wing is literally and figufor our civil rights. We need them to underthis kinder, ratively using homosexuals as their favorite stand that the only thing that needs to be gentler bigotry. poster children in an effort to consolidate changed is the bigotry that continues to their voting base and raise funds from them. divide our country across lines of race, These ads are not Several extreme right-wing groups inclass, gender, religion and sexual orientaabout religion and cluding Christian Coalition, Family Research tion. We don’t need to dignify the statehealing, they’re Council, and Concerned W omen for America ments of our adversaries by claiming that ran ads last month in the New York Times, sexual orientation is genetic or that we can’ t about politics and Washington Post, and USA Today proclaimchange. This implies that most of us would intolerance. ing "We’ re standing for the truth that homochange if we could. Whether genetic or sexuals can change." The ads offer a beguilchosen, sexual orientation is a deep-seated Homosexuality is ing elixir of "hope and healing." We’ re not part of our identity. One day, and I hope it not the problem. fooled by this kinder, gentler bigotry. These comes soon, we’ll live in a world where Homophobia and ads are not about religion and healing, they’ re people are free to explore their sexuality, about politics and intolerance. Homosexu- the hatred and the and free to live without discrimination and ality is not the problem. Homophobia and violence. Until then, I’ 11 keep my eye on the dlserimlnation the hatred and the discrimination it fosters is real prize, freedom, justice, and equality, the problem. Last month the National Gay it fosters is the and not always focus on defending myself and Lesbian Task Force and Equal Partners from our adversaries. problem. in Faith gathered over 30 national religious Founded in 1973, the National Gay and leaders from many faith traditions. These Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate leaders expressed their support for Gay, Lesbian, Bi- " sexual and Transgendered (GLBT) peoplein the wake of ¯ the recent ad campaign. They also vowed .to speak out ¯ together froma f~ith~persp~fiV~’ito challengethe reli=~-:: gious right’ s manipulation of religion to promote a politi- ¯ cal agenda, and to affirm the spirituality and equality of ¯ GLBT persons and supporters all across the nation. by Tom Neal, editor & publisher Kudos to PFLAG prejudice, violence and injustice against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered people at the local, state and nationallevel. Aspart .9~a i~roader socialjustice,,~ ,.~, ~ ..... ~mO~ifo~fr~dr~;j~’~d~’~i~u&ii~),~lqdL~’7~~ creating a world that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression and identity where all people mayfullyparticipate in society. make that organization more sensitive to Lesbian and Gay issues. I may be mistaken but the comment about not ~ pushing people into a comer seemed to have a little barb ¯ to it and it was delivered while she was looking right at ¯ me, Regular readers may recall that TFN has written sevLast month, I attended the PFLAG (Parents, Families ¯ ¯ and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meeting to hear and eral times over a multiple year period about the failure of meet the remarkable Allen Family who’d spoken rethe Tulsa chapter of the NCCJ, a human rights organization, to include Lesbian and Gay issues, or Lesbians or cently on The Today Show about the harassment that their Gay men on its board of directors. son, Will Allen,_had experienced in a local high school. I am delighted to share that not only has Mrs. McDonald They were smart, brave and articulate. I highly commend been in dialogue with the Tulsa chapter of the NCCJ but thelia for their willingness to witness to our nation about the inherent dignity of Lesbian and Gay lives and what they have invited her to be on their board of directors. While it’s hardly a secret that Mrs. McDonald and I being a family is really, really about. And of course, PFLAG andits boardpresident, TulsanNaneyMeDonald, frequently disagree about methods of creating social deserves praise for helping to arrange this appearance. change, she & I likely completely agree about our goals for America’s, and Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay/Bi and TransAnother Brave Family gendered communities. I have faith that she will represent Also, during this same time, longtime community our commumty’ s interests well. And I have no doubt that activists Ric & Kelly Harrison Kirby, also made their Mrs. McDonald will be as stem in correcting the NCCJ lives public (in major stories in USA Today, Hard Copy board when she thinks they need it as she is with me ;-) and I’m told onNationalPublic Radio) to help respond to About Town is a new editorial column which will the "ex-Gays" or "Gay conversion" messages that naappear occasionally. It, obviously, is an opinion piece. tional ultra-extremist religious/political groups were proReaders are welcome to call with information about moting. Kelly & Ric have served Tulsa for years, as Tulsa which they think this newspaper needs to know. Readers Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) officers and as are also welcome to respond by letter or by e-mail. HIV/AIDS activists. Kelly has also served on boards related to the Disciples of Christ denomination and is treasurer of the national board of PFLAG. Sometimes in our community, we don’t do a good job of recognizing the gifts which community members give us, so if you see Ric or Kelly, thank them. It’s no little thing to give up that much of their privacy and that of their four children. Good Cop - Bad Cop While at the PFLAG meeting, Mrs. McDonald, made a remark some work she’ s been doing with the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ, formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews) to Kelly Curtis Ford, formerly of Tulsa and longtime companion of Roger Morris, died suddenly on August 15th at the age of 52. Ford grew up in Duncan, attended Cameron University and taught in Oklahoma schools in Waiters and in Oologah for 23 years where he was selected as Teacher of the Year in 1991. Ford is survived by Morris and also by three brothers in Duncan. A memorial service will held at 7pm on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at All Souls Unitarian Church, 29th & Peoria. �Hawaii: Wide Opposition " to Same-Sex Marriage Phi!ly Partners’ Benefits Challenged v~ues advo~tes have fil~ alawsuit ag~nst ~e city, shows more ~ a 2 l/2-tod m~n ,oppos~ to timing ~e institution of m~age will be i~ep~alegMi~ng s~e-sex m~age. ~e poll conduct~ for bly ~ed by a new or&n~ ~fing city workers ~e Honol~u S~ B~ledn ~d ~NL~TV fo~d 63 wi~ s~e-sex p~ers ~e s~e benefits ~ m~ % o~os~ to legMifing m~ageS between two men p~ple. ~ a battle ~ck~ ~o~d ~e co~y, ~e or twowomen, wi~ 24% in favor ~d 13% ~desmt states ~at City Co~l &~’t have ~e au~ofi~ cid~. to extend h~ ~d pension benefits to Gay ~d ~en ~e s~e question w~ ~ked in Feb~y ~sbi~p~ers~dto~o~bit&s~nafion~e 1997, 70% of ~e respondents voi~ op~sifion to wor~la~ b~ed on m~ s~ms. "~i~ Co~ s~e-gender ~ons, wi~ 20% in favor ~d 10% ~s~e. Pollsters have ask~ ~e question five times ¯ shoed be uplff~g m~age, not r~efi~ng m~sin~ J~e 1993. ~e ~ghest levd of op~sifion w~ " fiage," sMd ~e Rev. ~c ~, a p~tor at Be~el r~rd~ in M~ch 1996, when 74% of ~ose ask~ " Ddiver~Ch~chin~laddpMa.Thed~s-acfion was filed in Philadelphia County Court by the Urban opposed same-sex marriage, 21% for and 6% undeFamily Council and 10 individuals~ including Lamcided. The poll did not ask voters how they would vote on a November ballot question about whether to limit legal marriages to those between one man and one woman. Supporters of same-sex marriage say they are not surprised by the poll numbers, with David Smith of the Washington-l~ased Human Rights Campaign saying similar opposition would have been recorded in polls 30 or 40 years ago if people had been asked about interracial marriages. "But the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Constitution allows peopleto marry who they choose in terms of race," Smith said. Rev. Marc Alexander of Hawaii Catholic Conference called the poll results gratifying, and said efforts to win support for same-sex marriage .are failing. ’°Ittose figures are solid," he said. "Even with the push to get same-sex mamage, it hasn’t made a significant dent." The telephone poll of 417 vote/s was conducted from Aug. 4-7, and has a margin of error of plus of minus 5% points.It was conducted by Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research of Columbia, Md. Mayor Edward G. Rendell, a supl~orter of the measdres,immediately dismissed thele~al challenge. "It has no chance of being successful," Rendell said. "All we did is recognize what cities all acros s America are doing - that ~ommitted relationships come in different shapes and sizes." At issue is a package of three bills passed by the council in May that culminated a five-year battle by Gay and Lesbian activists. Under the legislation, any of the city’s 24,000 unionized workers with same-sex . partners would qua~.ify for benefits after meeting certain criteria proving that they are involved in a "life partnership," including shared bank accounts, dual property ownership and beneficiary designation. The ordinance also exempted same-sex partners from the real estate transfer tax. More than 100 mtmicipalities across the country give similar allowances to same-sex partners, according to the Philadelphia-based Center for Gay Law and Public Policy. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino last week signed an executive order to extend health benefits to domestic partners and dependents of Gay, Lesbian and unmarried city employees. Last month, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed a similar measure that activists called one of the most SPRINGDALE, Atk.’(AP) - Opponents of an anti~ comprehensive in the nation. discrimination item on the fall ballot in Fayetteville Opponents charged that the Philadelphia measure, say the measure would affect surrounding communi- ¯ especially the life partnership designation, created ties if it passes. The proposal would prohibit busi- ¯ a new legal definition of marriage that benefits samesex partners. State law does not allow individual nesses in One city from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or family status. It also ¯¯ communities to amend that definition. William Devlin, says the city won’t discriminate on the basis of race, director of the Urban Family Council, said thelawsuit sex, disability and other reasons. "When Fayetteville ¯¯ is not intended to be anti-Gay or anti-Lesbian. "We’re saying,’ City Council, you redefined famsneezes, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville all get wet," said Kirk Hartness of Rogers, coordinator for ily, you redefined marriage - that’s inherent in the the Citizens Aware Group. ¯ (law).’ If anything is’ anti-’, it’s City Council, being anti-family, anti-child and anti-marriage," Devlin Fayetteville’s city council approved the resol.ution ¯ in April, but Mayor Fred Hanna vetoed it. The city said. "We have come to stand for what we believe.is council overrocle the veto May 6, and a group called ¯ right today," said Mary Campbell, a Philadelphia . theCitizens Aware committee collected enough sig¯ resident who is a plaintiff in the suit. "We believe that we are representative of many, man?,, people in this natures to put the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. Hartuess said that there is more to .the resolution , city, and hope that they will join us. than meets the eye. He said businesses would be Gay and ~Lesbian civil fights activists disagreed. "’forced to cave-in to hiring and benefit policies : "The extension of workplace benefits to G.ay_ and catering to homosexuals."-He also said there would : Lesbian couples denied the right of marriage is logabe access to the public schools with an agenda t ¯ cal," said Rita Adessa, executive director of the teach children 5, 6, and 7-year-olds their bizarre and ¯ Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Task Force." "We’re dealing with at/issue of fairness," she said. "When . destructive sexualpractices arejustanotherlifestyle." Hartness spoke after Christian Coalition chairman, : you deny the people the right to marry, and attach Brent Watson of Fayetteville, yielded the floor at a ¯ benefits to marriage, it sets up a system where heterocandidate’s forum attended by about 20 people: ¯¯ sexuality and marriage is privilege." Hartness said he w as asked by Rev. Gene Fulcher and Rendell said opponents to the measure should concentrate their efforts in another direction. "The Rev. Charlie Brown, the co-chairmen of the Citizens (critics) will lose," the mayor said. "They should Aware steering group to head the campaign. He said the group had struggled for a name of the probably spend their efforts promoting the values resolution, but "we have to be careful with these they care ai3out rather than trying to stop this. This is. things in the public though because we don’t want to not a big threat to our way of life." identify this specifically as a piece of homosexual legislation- however you should be aware for the purposes of discussion- that is what this is really all about." He said similar resolutions had been passed in communities on or near college campuses and that the SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Despite a Republican resolutions are not about equal access to jobs or offensive against Gays, San Francisco is poised today education. to solidify its stance on civil rights by asking private Citizens for Fair Government, a local political businesses to extend special deals to domestic partaction group, says it hopes to educate people about the ners. A year after the city inaugurated its domestic issue so they will vote for the resolution. partners ordinance, the Board of Supervisors is ex- ~ ~ G ~l~zr~ ~7~fyff~rts~7~n~ I ~. burdem. ~me sMre ~ ~e ~W 0f ~’s ~__ ~~ Cbi~renAreAlwa~sWelco~! ~mm~ h MARK T. 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The pioneering EqUalBenefits Ordinance requires businesses with city contracts to extend health benefits to its workers’ partners. Since its introduction a year ago, the city has battled corporations unwilling to recognize Gay partnerships - including major airlines, Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. "We should not force or coerce (businesses) to adopt policies they find morally objectionable," Rep. Frank Riggs, who represents the rural North Coast in Congress, said in a heated debate. Not long before that, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., - who likened homosexuality to a treatable condition like alcoholism or kleptomania - said it was unlikely James Hormel would become the nation’ s first openly Gay ambassador. Hormel, a San Francisco philanthropist who has supported Gay causes, has been criticized for what opponents call his "Gay agenda." And Republicans -unsuccessfully - sought to overturn President Clinton’ s order barring discrimination against Gays and Lesbians at federal agencies. .-Still, supervisors are expected today to send the newest domestic partners proposal to the mayor in.an act that suggests a determination to set a standard for human rights. "Banning discrimination is. no new concept," supervisor Mark Leno, the proposal’s sponsor, told the San Francisco Examiner last month. "We’re talking about inalienable rights here." tian groups paid $35,000 to buy the ad, which will be published in a section of the Sunday paper prepared by the San Francisco Examiner. The Sunday paper also contains sections produced by the San Francisco Chronicle. The full-page ad suggests that Gay men and Lesbians can change their sexual orientation if they pray and get help from "ex-Gay ministries," groups of people who say they once were Gay but became heterosexual. It is one of four such ads that the groups have placed in the New York Times, Washington Post and other papers over the last month. Some members of San Francisco’ s Gay community considered running an opposing ad in the same section, which is what other groups have done in other cities. Some said the ads were distasteful, but said First Amendment rights come first. "It’s frightful, it’s horrific, it’s completely disturbing to see these ads," said Supervisor Mark Leno. "But I think we as a Gay and Lesbian and progressive community would belittle ourselves and lower ourselves to our opponents’ standards if we were to deny them this most American right of freedom of expression, as they are denying us the most American rights - our malienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness." The Christian groups, led by Janet Folger of the Florida-based Center for Reclaiming America, first approached the San Francisco Chronicle - which rejected the ad. "We reviewed it, and we had several concerns about the ad and made the decision that we were not going to run it," Chronicle Publisher John B. Sias said. The San Francisco Newspaper Agency, which sells advertising for both the Chronicle and Examiner under a joint operating agreement, suggested the ad could run in the Sunday news sections, which are produced by the Examiner. Examiner Publisher Lee J. Guittar accepted the ad. "We do not like to censor ads or suppress the free flow of information," Guittar said. "This is an issue up to debate. The Examiner’ s position is that Commerce and theSmall BusinessNetw0rk, has faced ¯ little opposition from business owners. "It makes good fion is espousing, we oeneve mey nave me nglat to express their opinion." The newspaper will also print an editorial that will challenge the ad. The Examiner’s decision means that although the Chronicle refused the ad, its readers will see it Sunday. The Chronicle, which splits revenues with The Examiner, also will get half the profit. Examiner Executive Editor Phil Bronstein said running the ad was a business decision and had nothing to do with the newspaper’ s commitment to coverage of Gay and Lesbian issues. "It is also our responsibility to cover the controversy over these ads, which we are doing," Bronstein said, "and to deal with the deeper issues the ads raise, about claims made in the ads, and about the obviously contradictory, views people hold." DR, MALCOLM JACOX M - F 7:30 - 7, Sat9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750, fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. THE ANIMAL HOUSE Reptiles ¯ Birds ¯ Small Mammals Fish ¯ Dog & Cat Supplies Grooming ¯ Pond Supplies 4414 S. Peoria Ave ¯ Tulsa, OK 74:105 (918) 747-0606 business sense," said Leno. "It g~ves business an additional marketing tool and could help them compete With other businesses." It’s expected to have more impact as a symbolic gesture than as a business measure. Most car rental agencies in the city do not offer special rates to married couples, and some gyms already include domestic partners in its "family" categories. At 24 Hottr Fitness near City Hall, domestic parmers already fall under the club’s "couple membership" category. But there’ s a hitch: live-in couples - straight or Gay - have to bring in proof that they’re more than just roommates looking for a good deal. "Joint bank accounts are nice, and (City Hall) certificates are nice," said Rick Hernandez, a sales manager. "(IDs) that show both names are nice, too." ¯ 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs up and down the coast and in other states, is simply adjusting to San Francisco life by recognizing Gay couples, he said. "We HONOLULU (AP) - The Republican gubernatosponsor the Gay Pride Parade. We’re pretty big in the : rial candidate in Hawaii claims the incumbent’s community," Hemandez said. ’qt just makes sense. ¯ campaign is spreading false rumors that she is Otherwise we’d be shooting ourselves in the foot." homosexual. Linda Lingle’ s allegation was denied Laura Gilleran, 23, says she and her live-in girlfriend, by Democratic Gov. Ben Cayetano, who has been T.C. Myers, are more excited by the import of the ¯ hurt in the polls because of Hawaii’s slumping ordinance than by the discounts. "It’ s important, since ¯ economy. A crowd member asked Lingle during a (Gay) marriage is not legal. It’ s.important to do what it ¯ recent campaign stop whether she was Gay. "No, I takes until it becomes such," Gilleran said outside a bar ¯ am not,"repliedLingle, themayor of Maul County. in the Castro District, the heart of Gay San Francisco. ¯ Lingle then told The Honolulu Advertiser that a And it was Gay pride - and the chance to live in city Democrat had given her a copy of a report from a ¯ that recognizes Lesbian partnerships - that brought Cayetano campaign committee that raised quesMyers, 20, to San Francisco. She, her brother and their tions about her sexual orientation. Lingle cammother, who i~ also a Lesbian, were moving from " paign chair Bob Awana declined to release copies. Arizona to Oregon when they stopped in San Francisco. Cayetano said his campaign does not discuss the "My morn got into San Francisco and said, ’We’re ¯¯ private lives of any candidate:. He demanded that ¯ staying here. This is the Gay city of the world!’ " Candidate for Hawaii : Gov. Says She’s Not Gay Anti-Gay Ads in SFCA : : ¯ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Christian groups are bringing their national anti-Gay advertising campaign to San ."¯ Francisco’ s Stmday newspaper, causing concern in the ¯ city’ s large Gay and Lesbiancommunity. Fifteen Chris- Lingle produce evidence t0 substantiate her charge. "If they are going to make accusations,.they have a responsibility to back themup,’"he said. .Republicans believe they have a solid chance of w]nmng in Hawaii, where Democrats have held the governor’s office since 1962.und dominated the Legislature since 1954. �¯ Gallant, an AIDS expert at Johns .Hopkins : University. "We don’t know how long : that will last. But our assessment is that ¯ without complete viral suppression, it " won’ t last forever." The doctors wonder: : Will these people start to go downhill in ¯ two years? Five? Ten or even. l,o.nge.r? They worry that the dramatic aecnne m AIDS deaths of the past two years is a honeymoon, ... without a lull beforethe epidemic lain. reawakens. complete viral That was 21/2 years ago. "We are winning many Now Willis, at 37, exudes suppression . ¯ ¯ more battles than we won energy. He is-toned and before, but we still haven’ t trim and handsome enough won the war," says Dr. to model two or three times will these Michael Saag of the Unia week at the Maryland versity of Alabama at BirInstitute College of Art. As people start mingham. His program stunning as Willis’ turnaveraged 10 to 15 deaths a to go. around seems, it is hardly monthamongits 700 AIDS unique. He is one of the patients in 1995. Then thousands of Americans in two years? came the cocktail. In 1996 rescued from the edge of and 1997, there were just Five? Ten death by the AIDS cockone to three deaths amonth. tail, the combination of But this year, the figures pills that changed a uniare creeping up again, avformlylethal disease into a eraging five to eight deaths a month. For treatable one. now, though, many like Willis continue to However,Willis’ storyis commoii~lace thrive despite stable or even rising viral. for another reason as well. Despite his levels. look of health, he clearly has not escaped "You still see wonderful, wonderful HIV. In the brutally precise language of things happening with this therapy," says medicine, Willis is a treatment failure. Dr. Lori Fantry of the University of MaryEstimates vary, but perhaps 30 percent land. "People come into the clinic and to 60 percent of all people taking the they think you’ re God. Their symptoms AIDS cocktails are considered treatment melt away before y,our eyes. The people failures, because HIV can still be found aren’.t failing yet. It s the numbers." on standard tests that are sensitive enough The Numbers to spot as few as 20 copies of the virus in Scientists estimate that for every unit of a milliliter of blood. Either their viral virus in a milliliter of blood, somewhere levels never g. o.t that low or they rebounded in thebody between 100,000 and 150,000 after a prormslng start. infected cells are making HIV. A viral When Willis first learned of his disload of 1,000, like Willis’, suggests beease, 600,000 bits of virus circulated in tween 100 million and 150 million virusevery milliliter of his blood. At the time, making cells. he had been sick for a year, often so Over time, these viruses may elude exhausted he could not get out of bed. He AIDS drugs.by doing a sloppy job of felt oddly relieved to learn the cause, even reproducing themselves. No unit of HIV though it turned out to be HIV. While he is exactly like its parent. With each copy steadily got better on a combination of the it makes, HIV introduces an average of protease inhibitor Crixivan and two other one error into its~genetic code. Chances drugs, the lowest his virus level ever fell are, everyone with HIV carries a virus is around 1,000 - far from the zero that with a random mutation that makes it defines success. capable of resisting whatever drug comes Most of his friends.with HIV have seen along. - their wrus vanish. The failure of treatWhen patients start treatment, doctors ment to do the same for him is obviously give them three drugs - typically a prodi,s,a,ppointing. "Sometimes I cry about tease inhibitor and two older medicines it, he admits. But mostly he focuses on that they have never taken before. The his good fortune. He enjoys the pleasure idea is to hit the virus hard, knocking its of playing and singing with his rock band, production so low that lurking resistant the Radiant Pig, enjoys feeling wall, enversions never have a chance to be made joys being alive. "I just try to ignore it," says Willis. "I wish somebody would tel! ¯ in quantity. When treatment pushes the virus below me what is going to happen, but I don’t ¯ ~ detectable levels and keeps it there, docwant to ask, either." But even if he asks, there are no clear ~ tors feel fairly certain that patients will stay healthy for several years. If treatment answers. No one knows for sure what will happen, to those whose virus stays stub- " fails, it’s because swarms of drug-resisbornly visible despite all~out .treatmen~ : tant viruses have been produced. Doctors list threemainreasons for treatFrom the S tart of the epidemic, me amount ¯ of virus has been the surest barometer of " meat failure: Patients neglect to take their ~ medicines on schedule; they already have the diseaser s course. Thehigher the level, the faster it kills. Experts believe that if : lots of resistant virus because of earlier there’ s enough HIVto measure, it’ s prob- : exposure to medicines, or their doctors ably continuin~ to damage the immune , treated them inadequately. Failure to take medicines consistently system, even ~f more slowly than befor . " "Right now, we are seeing people like ." is probably No. 1. Missing just a few ¯ dosesallows resistant viruses to grow Michael who are having less than satisexplosively. Once that happens, there is factory virological responses. Yet clinically he is doing wonderfully and is as : no guarantee that switching drugs will do seeHIVDrugs, p. 14 healthy as he has been in years," says : any good, BALTIMORE (AP) - The first time Dr. Joel Gallant laid eyes on Michael Willis, he was struck by how truly awful his new pafientlooked. Askinnylittleemaclated creature" is what the doctor remembers. Willis was in the full grip of AIDS, coyered with eczema, partially paralyzed by aherpes infection of the spine, 140 pounds and falling~ Death within a year seemed almost cer- [we] wonder... do lall Medical Excellence And Compass. onate ¯ Care Since 1926. or even longer? ST: JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Medical Excellence ¯ Comptssionate Care Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Mon. & Thurs., 6-8 pm, Daytime testing Mon-Thurs. by appt. H O P E HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education 834-TEST(8378), 3501 E. 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"If we continue to focus only on : turned the decision, after the clinic apAIDS and not HIV, more broadly, we risk against AIDS and other sexually trans- mitted diseases. The research, conducted : failing to do everything possible for pre- ¯¯ pealed, saying it had the right to refuse treatment because the woman was not vention and care," added Daniel Zingale, on prostitutes in Cameroon, found no sign that combining the common spermicide i executive director of AIDS Action, a ha- ¯ infertile: The Court of Appeal upheld the Sunonoxynol 9 with condoms worked any : tional AIDS advocacy groupin Washing- ¯" : preme Court f’mding on Tuesday, saying better than condoms alone. The findings " ton, D.C. Ms. Forbes said studies show "people ¯ the woman hadnot been direcdy discrimiwere first reported in Washington last ¯¯ year. They are now being published in a ¯ will avoid getting tested altogether if they : nated against on the basis of her Lesbianbelieve their nameis going to be reported." " ism. recent issue of the New England Journal ¯ Justices Bill Pincus, Geoffrey Davies of Medicine. : and James Thomas found the Lrib,nal The study was conducted on 1,292 HIV: president, Roslyn Atldnson, erredin findnegative prostitutes and directed by Dr. " ing that Lesbianism was thereason for the Rohald E. Roddy of Family Health Inter¯ refusal of treatment. ¯ national of Durham, North Carolina. : AUSTIN (AP)- A Gay and Lesbian civil However, the court sent back to the The women were given condoms and were randomly assigned to get either a ~ rights group is raising concerns about a :¯ tribunal issues of indirect discrimination spermicide film or an inactive placebo ¯ proposal that would require health-care " and a possible exemption under~ the AntiDiscrimination ACt. " film. They were told to insert the film into ¯ providers to report the names of pep.pie : who test positive for the AIDS vmm. : The issue of indirect discrimi _nation re, their vaginas before, intercourse and to Diane Hardy-Gareia, executive director require their sex partners to use the con- :’ of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Lobby of : lates to whether the clinic: acted reasonably in its imposition of a condition that doms. all women t~eated must :have a consent The._study~. was conducted between ¯ Texas, saidher organizatio~has not taken. : a formal position against the propos~ : form signed by a male partner. March i994 and December 1996. Just ¯ pending before the Texas Department ot under 7 percent of women in both groups : Health. became infectedwith the AIDS virus dur- ¯ But she said many people on the group’ S ing thecourseofthestudy. The spermicide ¯ 17-member board of directors are conalso didnot reduce the risk of gonorrhea " cerned about possible discrimination or chlamydia infection. ¯ agaiusf those who test positive for the ." NEW BRITAIN, Conn.. (AP) - Heroin is The research contradicts earlier work : the drug of choice in this depressed,W ork: Human lmmunodeficiency Virus. suggesting that nonoxynoi 9 is moder¯ Health department officials said the ¯ ing-class city, where addicts sharing dirty at~y effective against gohorrhea and some : names of people with AIDS and other : needles have pushed the HIV infection ~other sexually transmi~edinfections. Tests ¯ sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) al- _" rate to four orfive times the state average. in animals and test tubes have also shown : ready are reported. But those who test : The mayor acknowledges that drugs are signs that spermicides can inactivate the positive for HIV are reported to the de- - far and away the city’s the biggest law AIDS viruS, but studies in people have ¯ Texas Looking at : HIV Reporting Conn. City-Debates i Needle Exchange ................. .,.. _f proaucea comucung resutt~. A ~tuuy u the contracepUve sponge,, conducted on pmsttmt.esAn Kenya, :was s:tpp~ e._arl~ bi~museiisefS-actuallyhadahigberrateoI AIDS infection. Family Health International is a non~ profit research group that focuses on improving reproductive health, primarily through contraception and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. . partment via 12-digit numbers. The 12- : enforcement heada$he,. ; a:,,, .... ~.o h .... ~,,’,’- ,,sed for four ’ Yetsevenvearsatter~ew navenesta0.,~. D ....1.~,4,~.~..t,~,~..t~.irlth~vstem .... lish_e~dComke~ef!cuf slurs : .hfi~5if~;h-t~bfllv.26 tier~entof the~gtat~’ s " ..program, ~ew B~n tias : Hi---V-ca--se~’-~- " ." r-esisted following suit. The reason can be "Weneed a more accurate and reliable " summed up m a word: Politics. "’This is ¯ way to link populations affected by HIV,, ¯ still a very conservative, very blue-collar with preventive and medical services,’ ¯ kindof town," Mayor Lucian Pawlak says. ¯ "People are very divided on this issue." said Dr. Sharilyn Stanley, head HIV and ¯ STD-Prevention for the department. "If ¯ Pawlak says the prevailing sentiment is ¯ wehave namereporling of HIV, we would ¯¯ that drugs are mostly a Latino problem. ¯ Other issues, such as revitalizing the city be able to help a lot more people earlier." : Ms. Hardy-Garcia said her group feels : andlowering the tax rate, are seen as more : caught in a tough position. While they ¯ pressing. Hudson Birden, the city’ s health direc¯ want more accurate counts of people with ¯¯ ¯ tor, is more interested in stopping the HIVfor medical treatment and funding HARRISBURG, PA (AP) - The state ¯ ¯ spreadofAIDS than political demographpurposes, they don’ t want those people to Health Department already tracks AIDS cases and now is considering monitoring ¯ be exposed to discriminati6n, she said. "I : its. He’ s pushing for a needle exchange ¯ program and says his seven-member HIV cases in hopes of treating people ¯ think one thing that we have talked about board, appointed by the mayor, is behind is maybe there should be civil penalties earlier andmore effectively, officials said. ¯ him. At present New Britain’s AIDS ¯ for disclosure," she said. Monitoring HIV, the virus that causes ¯ Ms. Stanley said the names of people ¯ awareness program is funded strictly by AIDS, has been overlooked in the past, ¯¯ with AIDS and other STDs are confiden- ¯ state and federal money. Birden and Gail said Deputy Health Secretary Gary Gurian. Ide, who runs the program, note that fed: tial. Those with HIV wouldbe treated the Pennsylvania is one of 19 states that ¯ same way, she said. "More than 45,000 : eral funds may not be used for needle doesn’ t trackHIV cases. Thirty-two states ¯ already track the number of people with ¯ casesofAIDS havebeenreportedinTexas ¯ exchange programs. They hope to fund : with no breaches of confidentiality," Ms. their proposed program with a combinaHIV, two of which use codes instead of ¯ tion of state and private money. Birden ~ Stanley added. names to record HIV-infeeted people. ¯ sa.vs he may ask for as little as $25,000, or The Texas Board of Health will forThe new state .plans are being applauded ~¯ really consider the proposal in Novem- ¯ evenhalf that. It depends on the program. by AIDS advocates and officials with the ¯ ¯" "It’ s a local decision as to whether or beg. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. ¯ not a city has a needle exchange pro"Tracking HIV cases is important bei gram," said Kenneth Carley, an epidemicause it helps us to understand how the ¯¯ ologist in the state Health Department. epidemic is moving and where resources "The research indicates that the program need to be allocated," Anna Forbes, an ¯ is effective in reducingtherisk of HIV by AIDS activist and policy consultant in ¯ BRISBANE, (AP) -Queensland, ¯ 33 percent a year. It also gets people into Philadelphia said. In Pennsylvania, more ¯ Australia’s highest state court ruled rethan 8 ~200 people hav e AIDS, state heal th . cendy that a donor sperm clinic did not ¯ drug treatment." : Birden expects that he will face opposiofficials said. ¯ discriminate against a Lesbian when .it ¯ tion in the New Britain Common Council, Within the next few months, the CDC ~ buthe says itis very important toholdthe ; refused to inseminate her. will establish guidelines for Pennsylvania : Last January, the Qucensland Anti-Dis- ¯ line against HIV. Mayor Pawlak, meanand other states on HIV surveillance and ¯ crimination Tribunal found the 24-year- : while, says he’ s not sure that the program reporting, said Dr. Helene Gayle, director ¯ old woman hadbeen discriminated against : doesn’ t make it easier for drug addicts to for the CDC’s National Center for HIV : by the clinic on the basis of her sexuality. ¯ shootup."I needmore informationbefore STD and TB Prevention. ¯ The woman, who is now a mother of ¯ I decide... It could be that I 11 decide not But it is not known when the system ¯ two, has gone on record as saying she led ¯ to spend my political capital on such an will be in place, Gurian said. The Health the crusade for Lesbian access to the din- ¯ emotionally charged issue." Department said once it decides how to Penn. Looks at HIV Tracking : Aussie Lesbian : Loses Sperm Case �=1 PERA TULSA TULSA PHILHARMOIIIIC Carol I. CrawfoM General Director T Kenneth Jean Music Director Marcello Angelini Artistic Director NATIONSBANK POPS SERIES CINDERELLA Sept. 18-20, 1998 Peter Nero Jules Styne’s Broadway h sweeping tale of prince gets gift. Where between "once upon a time" and "happily ever afteh" we discover love and romance, greed and envy, beauty and ugliness. hnd the realization that timing is everything. Emotion and Melody. Donizetti’s DEATH AND THE MALDEN Emotionally heartbreaking. Musically sensual and noble. 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Season Specials Ion Kimura Parker, piano CAROL & FRIENDS THE GREEN TABLE Sept. 12 & 19, 1998 Equinoxe * lardi Tancat Indulge ~ot~elf in a night of oi~ra’s Jan. 16, 1999 Ida Kavafian, violin Feb. -5-7, 1999 Feb. 20, 1999 From combat, bloodshed, sWaggles, disputes to movement redefined, stretching the limits of the dances and taking motion to untouched depths of expression to the most beautiful shapes the human body can make in dance. HiNSEL & GRETEL Kenneth Jean with Tulsa Oratorio Chorus Nov. 27-29, 1998 Exploro the powr of imagination. h special treat awaits. Mar 26. & 27,1999. Verdi, Messa da Requiem SWAN LAKE Apr. 9-11, 1999 Ali’s fair in love. The only emotion over wtiich countries are won and losL Hearts are broken and mended again. For the fLrst time eve~; TuLsa Ballet presents the four-act Swan Lake in its entirety. With Artistic Director Marcello Angelini re-staging the sto~ line in 6.cts I and Ill to be more accessible to.contemporary audiences. 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Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplew0od, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), lnfo: 582-3088 University of Tulsa BisexuaFLesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 Council Oak Men’s Chorale, rehearsals at 5pm, Info: 743-4297 ~ MONDAYS the Great’s Chalice, Czarina Alexandra’s Wedding Crown and more... THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART 27th & Rockford ~ 7 4 9.7 9 41 HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Hdmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pro, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 9/28, noon, United Way, 1430 S Boulder ~" TUESDAYS 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 9/1, 12:30pro, Urban League, 240 East Apache WalAkn ForAIDS LifeWalk ’98 6th nual Saturday, Sept. 26 Veteran’s Park, 18th & Boulder 8:30 Registration, 9.’30 Kick-off All funds raised will be matched 50% by Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership (TCAP) & will benefit most Tulsa-area HIT/AIDS care providers. This advertisement donated to Walk for Life by ~ulsa Family.News. Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Fanfily Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pro, .5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group, more information, call 582-7225 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. 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Call or fax 583-4615. �AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUS1NE Read All About It : cate and Outmagazines, along with some ¯ other print publications, have websites as Reviewed by Barry Hensley : well. The Advocate site has some neat Tulsa City-County Library This book includes "hundreds of ways : n.ewsgroup selections, including Small to get hooked up, communicate effee- ¯ ~own Queers andGetting RidofthePeople in Congress. There is also .a tivdy, discover unusual web good chapter on health, not sites, understand privacy isThere are many "only for HIV, but for mental sues, learn about health conof you, health, subsiance abuse and cerns and resources, and f’md youn~ an(] old, other general topics. For newout everything you want to w]lo are not comers to the Net, there is a know about sex on the Net." If handy glossary in the back. you’ re unsure about what the eo.Jo~t~l,le Get On with/twill be ahelpful Internet can do for you, then with the this is the book for you! tool for anyone using the net. There. are many of you, Author Laermer, who is w ell young and old, who are not ~o,ld of known for his Gay travel in comfortable with the fastmovNew York books, starts out computers and ing world of computers and.simply explaining what the t~e Internet. theinternet. The library has an Internet is and how to get T~ answer for you! Almost all ¯ .online. Unfortunately, as with Tnlsa~ City-County Library any book on computers, -this an a~wer [or locations offer free interaea one (copyright 1997) has some you] A~t -classes for bbe"gimaers. Also, ff~- . parts-that are already out of y01i"re miabl~io have aece. date, however, there is enough ~ ..to the interact at home or at Valuable information to make work, Visit the library, where it worthwhile. Ll~ra~ ]~o~ you can sign up for one hour There are chapters on E- Mail, chat lines, Lesbian sites. oiler ~ lnternet per day on the free public access interact computers. The e~ and commercial services, such library does have afilter which as CompuServe. There is a [or will block the sex sites, but scathing chapter on America you can still access Gay and .Online (AOL). and some of Lesbian sites for news, travel, politics .and their past problems with the Gay commu~ several sites on coming out. Check for Get nity. For youth, there is ~o~mation on On with It, and be sure to ask about the some young adult sites, such as Youth free intemet access at local libraries. Action Online and OutProud! The Advo- FRESH RAINBOW TROUT IGTA member Call 341.6866 international Tours :ormoreinformation. of Eureka Springs Voted Number One in Arkansas! (501) 253-680Z Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 f.t move. ¯ that HGChas been acceptedinto the Tulsaby James Christjohn Oklahoma City singer Julia Robinson : area UnitedWay family of organizations. 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The exhibit, couldn’t get any better," says ’cherry on top.’ never before seen outside of Sandy Eades, owner of OklaHillwood museum in D.C., homa City’s Sandman’s CofIt ~ust couldn’t runs September 6 - November fee Grounds. ~et any better," 1. Sunday September 13 at Robinson has been singing 2pro, the Archduke Geza von says Sandy professionally for more .than HabSburg will lecture on Peter three, years. She has a voice Eade~, Carl Faberge and the Hillwood often compared to Anita Baker San,l~an’s Collection. On Saturday, Sepwith the ability to touch the very soul of her audience. Coffee Grounds. tember 26 at 6:30pm, Janet and Jack Zinc will host the James is an Oklahoma City favorite with a style of comedy that brings ¯ Philbrook Gala, and evening in the spirit tears-of laughter while delighting both ¯ of MM Post. On Sunday, October 4 at 2pm, a lecture Lesbians and Gay men. Her rantings on : "How to Tell if You,re a Lesbian,’" are ¯ entitled "Marjorie Merriweather post: what legends are made of. For more infor- ; Collector with a Passion for Beauty" will mation, contact Jeff James Productions, : be given by Frederick J. Fisher, director ¯ of Hillbrook Museum. Thursday, Octo405~755-4916. Ken Johnston supervis~xl the produc- ~ bet 29 at 6pm, Anne Odom will present tion of a series of notecards to be sold to ~ "A Taste for Splendor: Luxury Art in benefit Tulsa’s only nonprofit hospice ~ Imperial Russia". Info: 748-5330. The first show of the Tulsa Ballet’ s new organization, Hospice of Green Country ¯ (HGC). His artwork is featured on one of ; season is Cinderella intoning September the cards. These cards are premiering this : 18 - 20, for tix call 749-6006. The next September, to coincide with HGC’ s 1 lth ¯ production will be "Death & The Maiden", anniversary. Hospice is also announcing ¯ October 30 - Nov 1. e owd pb. ers. 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After all, you are the poor schlepp out there ¯ need to have eight feet between them for doing the donkey work, so reap your ben- ~ pressure treated pickets and ten feet for the cedar and white wood pickets. Deefits where you may. ¯ How much privacy do you need? No, ¯ pending on the length of the fence, reducthis isn’t your mother questioning you -- ing the number of holes you have to dig through the bathroom door. If you have a ¯ may influence your picket choice! Measure the length tb be fenced, calculate how pool or are surrounded by two story houses, an eight foot fence may be more appropri- ¯ many posts you’ll need (don’t forget that lumber length isas nominal as the width ate than the standard six-footer, but keep ¯ mentioned above), and then calculate how in mind that you will be adding substanmany stringers you’ll need. Stringers will tially to your materials costs, ff you debe 2x4’ s, and there will be three per seccide to space artistically between your tion. Calculate how many pickets you’ll fence pickets, that too is a privacy issue. need. and add a few for a fudge factor. Decisions, decisions -wait, there are For fasteners, you will use either nails more! You have choices to make about (frown, frown) or screws, and you will the width of your pickets and the type of use about five per picket. If you choose wood. Standard widths are4 and 6inches, cedar, be warned that only stainless steel nominally. Sawmills are allowed to be scandalously generous with what is lost in : fasteners will work. Cedar has volatile oils and acids that corrode metal and will the milling, so a 6 inch board may only be bleed’black goo down your lovely fence 5-5/8 inches wide. The DIYD personally otherwise. We 11 discuss thi alittle more prefers the wider picket; it is aesthetically next month and a source will provided for more pleasing, it covers more area, and buying a superior fastener. you use fewer fasteners. Woods range If you have done the math on this project from untreated white wood to pressure already, the DIYD will fetch her smelling treated lumber to cedar. Posts and stringsalts post haste. Wood security fencing is ers (the boards running between the post.s) one of the more expensive fencing opcan and shouldbe pressure treated, but the tions, after masonry-and cast iron, but it externals are up to you. There is now a metal po.st option, but be ¯ will increase the value of your home. and the quality of your life if privacy is an warned that the posts will cost more than double, so think long and hard about :¯ issue, so do consider the investment until whether it is worthwhile. Also, part of the ¯ next month, when we get down and dirty work must be done on the other side of the ¯ with our PHDs. And learn that posthole diggers aren’t your only 0pti,o,n,, either. fence, so if you and the Fundies next door ¯ Stick with the DIYD, doll; she 11 see you detest each other, stick to the wood posts ¯ through the rough times. - and stick them with the ugly side Of the �Timothy W. Daniel by Esther Rothblum ~ and anger. There has been a lot of recent media ¯ Then the research teaminterviewed 450 focus on crimes that take place based on ¯ of the 2,500 respondents. They compared victims’ membership in oppressed groups. " those who had experienced a hate crime, To find out more about anti-Lesbian and ¯ those who had experienced a crime un~eGay hate crimes, I phoned Dr. Jeanine ¯ lated to their sexual orientation, and those Cogan, apsychologist who has conducted ¯ who had experien,c,ed no crime. "We got a research and influenced federal policy on ¯ lot of information about hate crimes," this issue. ¯ Jeaninesaid, "and those people who had ¯ ¯Hate crimes are defined legally by ¯ experienced a bate’crime often defined it specific !egislations," said Jeanine Cogan, ¯ as such based on tangible evidence. For "however the commonality across the dif- , example, the language that was used ferent pieces of legislation is that hate ¯ being called adyke while being assaulted. crimes are crimes that are based on real or ¯ Or, the vandalism indicated a hate-motiperceived group membership. Usuallythat ¯ vated crime, such as having the word ¯ includes race, ethnicity, national origin, ’Lesbian’ smearedontheirdoorwithpaint. and religion. Sometimes it also includes ¯ Or theirs was the only car with a rainbow sexual orientation, disability and gender. flag, and the only car damaged in a parkThat means you were specifically chosen, . ing lot." sometimes out ofa crowd, because you ." Jeanine found that listening to the rebelonged to or were-thought to belong to, " spondents’ stories was quite frightening ¯ to her. She counseled the other interviewone of the above groups." Along with Drs. Gregory Herek, Roy ¯ ers about this fear, a phenomenon that has ¯ Gillis and Eric Ginnt at theUniversity of been termed "indirect trauma" (for exCalifornia at Davis, Jeanine worked on a ¯ ample, Lesbians feeling victimized just long-term grant funded by the National ¯¯ by hearing of hate crimes happening to Institute of Mental Health (in fact, the first ¯ other Lesbians). She also found a difference in the way grant ever funded by that organization about Gay and Lesbian issues that did not ¯ Lesbians and Gay men were victimized. focus on AIDS). The purpose ogthe re= ¯¯ "Some Lesbians werephysically assaulted search study was to look at the psychoby a former male partner, suchas aformer logical consequences of having survived ; husband, when the Lesbians came out to an anti-Gay or anti-Lesbian hate crime. ~ these men," Jeanine recalled, "We ended The researchteam also predicted that ex- ¯ upcallingit’heterosexualrevenge.’ Some periencing a hate crime would have more ~ -Gay men, on the other hand, were lured to serious consequences than experiencing a ¯ have sex by other, presumed ’straight’ crime that was not based on the group ] men and then assaulted by these men. membership of the victim. "And this. was a pattern we found only They surveyed more than 2,500 people ; among ib’~ff.’, ..... in the greater Sacramento, California area, ¯ Jeanine is now working at the Ameriincluding people who lived up to 100 ; can Psychological Association in Washmiles away in rural areas. "When we were ington, D.C., where she is involved in recruiting participants we never said ~ changing hate crime policy at thenational ¯ please take part in a study of hate crimes,’ ¯ level. "I’ve been working with Sharon because we didn’t want to bias the kind of, ¯¯ Shaw Johnson, who is the director of person who would participate in the study," GLOVE-Gay Men and Lesbians Oppossaid Jeanine. Instead, they referred to the : ing Violence- and they collecthatecrimes study as one examining a range of experi- : dataand do interventions. Both of us have ences important to Lesbians, Gay men, ¯ noticed that it is the butch woman and the and Bisexuals with a focus on health and ; ’effeminate’ man who are at particular well-being All members of the research ¯ risk for hate crimes because they defy our team were familiar members of the Gay ; ideas of gender." and Lesbian communities that-they stud- ¯ Jeanine’ s policy Work focuses on broad; ening the definition of hate crimes. As ied. The research team found that one in ¯ part of a hate "crimes coalition, she is four Gay and Bisexual men and one in ¯ ; attempting toamend a current civil rights five Lesbians and Bisexual women had ¯ statute that canbe used against aperpetraexperienced a hate-motivated crime since -" tor who bashes a person based on that the age of 16. Jeanine said: "We found ¯ person’s group membership. Sheis trying that individuals who experienced a hate ; to include sexual orientation~ disability crime against their person - a physical or ¯ andgenderinthedefmition ofhatecrimes. ¯ sexual assault, an attempted assault, a ’q’he real hot pOtato is gender," she says. robbery - had more psychological dis- ~ ’qqae FBI is concerned that if every rape tress after such a hate crime-than people ¯ against a woman is a hate crime, they who experienced a crime of Similar sever- ¯ don’t have the personnel to cope with the ¯ ity that was not aimed at them because of huge numbers." With a broad-based hate their sexual orientation. We also found a ¯ crimes coalition, Jeanine had many contime factor. We know that people who .¯ versations with.the Department of Justice abotit the inclusion of gender as a hate experience a crime tend to be psychologi¯ crime. In the end, they supported adding cally distressed. And; over time, people recover. In our study, we found that those ¯ gender, and President Clinton has enwho had experienced a crime that was not ¯¯ dorsed the:Hate Crime Prevention Act abate crime tended to feel better after two and has put fundsinto the budget for more years. But people who experienced a hate : FBIagents t6 work on hate crimes. crime took much longer - five years on ¯ Jeanine is also thrilled to have been average- for their symptoms to dissipate. ¯ successful in combining research with So if you’re around someone who experi- : policy. The Bureau of Justice Statistics enced a hate-crime years ago, you may : conducts an annual survey on criminal still see some symptoms ofdistress."These victimization. They Sample 50,000 housesymptoms of distress could include de- i holds in the Lr;S. about crime experiences pression,- post-traumatic stress, anxiety ] in the past year. see Psyche, p. 14 Attorney at Law An Attorney who will fight for justice & equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. 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Their existence shores up ruling understandFor many ings of masoflinity and femininity - to remind people of Americans, how tO be "normal" by presenting them with examples trapped wit]fin of the abnormal. The boy learns how to be a real man by fearing the sissy. But those who fall between cultural cracks have to struggle against cognitive structures that positively value the normal (the real man and true woman) by devaluing the categorically deviant (the sissy boy, the rough girl). Anthropologist Mary Douglas offers an apposite analysis of food taboos demanded by the Old Testament, the so-called"Abominations of .Leviticus." She asks, "Why should the camel, the hare and the rock badger be unclean (or unholy)? Why should some locusts, but not all, be unclean?" Her answer is that, in old Hebrew culture, "holiness was exemplified by com- a cultural order that permits only pink girls and blue-boys, Homosexuals are not kosher. Like ancient Israelites, they define Gays who mix up their categories to be unholy, polluted, unclean, or just downright icky abominations¯ .pleteness. Holiness requlred::!~i, : opposition black or wlaite,..., _: _ .. i(-;.~~-. ’-.~. ~m~larly, despite the ~a~ ~om~ s~me ° the class to which they belonged. And ¯ holiness required that different classes of geneticists propose the existence of.five ¯ things not be confused." or more "real" genders (as defined by. the The model of good eating, for ancient mix of an individual’ s sex chromosomes, : Israelites, was the cud-chewing ungulate: e.g., XY, XX, XXY, XYY, and so forth)~ - herd animals such as cattle, sheep, and all of us find ourselves slotted either male or female. Just one or the other. You can’ t ", goats. Other creatures, like the hare and ¯ rock badger, appeared to be ruminant but be neither, and you can’ t be both at once. Binary oppositions of this sort are ubiq- ¯ were anomalous in that they had paws instead of cloven hooves. And other amuitous in human culture. Dualistic structures, certainly, are easy and efficient " mals - notably the pig- walked on cloven feet but did not chew cud. Therefore, ways of breaking down the world’ s.combecause pigs and hares violated categoriplexity, even if nuance and variability get cal definitions of the"normal" cud-chewlost beneath gross simplification. The French anthropologist Claude IMvi- " ing cloven-hoofed animal, they were unStrauss made a career of investigating the ¯ clean. Jewish food taboos reflected a cosmobasic binary structures he saw as inhabit: ¯ logical system that defined as unholy and ing human culture-and as shaping indi¯ inedible any animal who appeared abetvidual thinking. Dualism almost always demands the existence of a third category; ¯ rant or "mixed" in terms of ruling catof something in the middle to "mediate" ¯¯ egorical structures. Insofar as we continue to slice the world relations between the two opposed sides. Gray stands between black and white- ¯, up into male versus female, we too may though with ethnicity, the pertinent color ¯¯ feel queasy when we come across bits of hereis "red," or "high- yellow," or "bright." ¯ reddity that escape our structures of understanding. For many Americans, trapped And many cultural orders admit a variety of "third sexes" or hermaphrodites, real : within a cultural order that permits only and symbolic, positioned between the two ¯ pinkgirls and blue boys, homosexuals are ¯" not kosher. Like ancient Israelites, they male/female gender poles. ¯ define Gays who mix up their categories The mediating position is rarely a comfortable one. Individuals who fall through ¯¯ to be unholy, polluted, unclean, or just the cracks of dual structures of under- ¯ downright icky abominations. This comes from living inside the prison standing inhabit a realm of anomaly and ¯ house of culture - of mindlessly accepting abnormality. On the one hand, they are neither fully male nor female; on the other, ¯ dualistic constraints on thought and emothey are both male and female. This has ~¯ tion. But cultural systems do change over time, and they may be challenged and positive and negative consequence. Positively~ people who are neither man nor ¯ restructured. Shake up those cultural catwomen can serve to bridge the two cat- : egones a little and pigs become good to ¯ eat. And so do delicious boys who can egories that they fall between. ¯ sound like girls. 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In time, people feel perfectly well except for the side effects out his week’s dosage. He takes a fistful of pills with breakfast, another handful with of their pills. This makes sticking with dinner; anda couple.more at bedtime, 35 them even harder. "It was never so easy to be adherent as when I yeas on the brink of in all. "I’ve just made it part of my life," serious illness," says Scan Strub, 40, of Willis says. "I don’t really have any opNew York City. "I couldn’t wait for my tions. If I’m dead, I know that my options next dose. As I felt better longer, the are limited." treatment became more of an intrusion, and the side effects were more bothersome." Strub, who is publisher of Poz, a magazine for HIV-infected people, went Along with many other advocates, Jeanine on a trip andforgothis pills. So he decided was successful¯in getting this survey to to stop taking them for a couple of weeks, include questions about hate crimes. This just to see what would happen. 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(Tulsa) ’~’13687 To respond, browse or check your messages, call 1-900-786-4865 $1.99/Min. 18+ Discreet ¯ Confidential ¯ Easy �Megaphone does not prescreen callers and assumes no liability for personal meetin.qs. 18+ (~) 1998 PC �� Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document New AIDS Vaccine To Be Tested In Tulsa TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa’s participation in the national test of a vaccine that could help prevent infection from the virus that causes AIDS puts that city at the forefront of science, according to one doctor.. Homosexual menat high risk of contracting the HIV virus will be recruited for the study as will womenin relationships with men who are HIV-positive. Candidates could begin enrolling as early as October. "It puts Tulsa on a top levelin terms ofnew science," saidDr. Ralph Richter of St. John Medical Center. "Here is the development of a new science - a potential breakthrough that could protect millions of individuals from de- "It puts Tulsa on a top level in terms o~ new sclence~ - Dr. Ralpla Richter St. Jolm Medical Center ¯ Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends ! Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 75 City Locations ¯ Pride Center VandalizedAgain Calling all Lesbians! TULSA - A new activities-related group, GALAVanting, wants you to come out and play. Recentl y formedby local poetandTFNDo-It- YourselfDyke, Mary Schepers and one ofher friends, Joan, GaLAVanting will host a variety of activities for Tulsa area women throughout the year. "Not to disparage the bars, but there aren’ t many social activities for women outside the clubs," explained Schepers. "If you prefer a different environment or entertmnment, your options are limited. Gal-A-Vanting is going to change that. And we’re planning our activities before the regular bar hours to avoid competition with those longtime community institutions." Gal-A-Vanting emerged from a conversation in which Mary and Joan bemoaned an apparent lack of Lesbian community in the area. They decided to roll up their sleeves and provide those opportumties they themselves would be interested in. "It does sound like ’Hey kids, let’s put on a show,’ " Schepers acknowledged, "but if we sat around waiting for the situation to magically change, it would be a long wait. We are the community, we should do something about it." Two activities are in the works for the balance of this year: an Arts Night and a Dance. The Arts Night is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 7:00: 9:00 p.m. at the Pride Center 1307 E. 38th on Brookside. Featured will be works of art for display and sale, poetry readings, and music. There is room available to showcase more talent; call Mary at 743-6740 if you are interested. Schepers emphasizes that, while this event is by and for women, "our brothers are welcome, too." Most subsequent events will be for women only. Light refreslunents will be served and a two dollar donation, to benefit the Pride Center, is requested. The dance will be in November, before holiday madness sets in. The date, nine and place haven’t been~ s_et y,eL but the eny~ronment will be to~acc~_~ Events will be scheduled frequently throughout 1999, and Gal-A-Vanting wants to know what activities women would like to attend. "We’ re here to help people get together, have fun, meet new friends. Joan and I are doing this as a non-profit - service," Schepers said. "No agenda except a good ¯ time - come join us for a little Ms-adventure!’" Holy Spirit Rev,val to ¯ Feature Rev, AliceJones ¯¯ TULSA -The Rev. Alice Jones, longtime Tulsa commumty leader and former pastor of the Metro- " politan Commmunity Church of Greater Tulsa ¯ (MCCGT) will lead a mini-revival for spiritual ¯ renewal on Sept. 23-25, Wed.-Fri. at 7pm at the ¯ House of the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit is located at ~ 3210e South Norwood, just south of Mall 31. Rev. ; Jones will also conduct services Sunday, 9/27 at ¯ 10:45am and the church will host a potluck lunch after the service. Holy Spirit will also hold a garage sale at the church on Fri. & Sat. Sept. 11 & 12. For more information, call 224-4754. TULSA, Okla. (AP/TFN)-Vandals targetedacenterhererunby aGay civil rights group again, smashing the facility’s glass door, authorities said. The door at the Pride Center, operated by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, was broken in with a bat or a stick of some kind after 9:30 p.m. Thursday night, said Greg Gatewood, a volunteer at the center. The glass door was also smashed the night of Aug. 7, and was later replaced. The buiIding in which the center is located also houses several other businesses, none of which were vandalized. The center caters to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender groups, Gatewood said. State law does not classify crimes motivedby hatred toward sexual orientation as "hate crimes," but vandalism statutes wouldapply to the incidents. The police were called both times and Pride Center organizers said they will implement additional security measures. Gatewood said that in addition to a bomb threat last fall, the center has seen its signs taken down and thrown away and several Pride The door ofthePride Center flags stolen, prior to theglass replacement. However, activities continue at the Center with a number of organizations meeting regularly. The Center also is now showing Lesbian and Gay-interest video every Thurs. evening at 7:30 pm. For more info., call 743-GAYS. ’99 Parade Planning Begins TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Officers of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) are calling all interested community members to come to a Lesbian/Gay Pride Parade planning meeting onThnrsday, Sept. 22 at 7pm at the Pride Center, 1307 E 38th, 2nd ft. While Oklahoma City has had a Gay Pride Parade for more veloping HIV infection or AIDS." Tulsa will be among than 10 years, Tulsa had its first Pride March in 1997 with 65 nearly 40 clinical sites nationwide to participatein the people marching from Gilcrease Museum Road to the Tulsa study. Other sites include New York, Chicago, St. ~ Pride Picnic at Owen Park. Lo,ui~s~ ~en~~7~ PhiladelPhia and s~e~ in H-°rid~,.Tcx~ : -..~year t~e .M~ch ~i.~ a_bo..ut double..~~ip~ats~went - Between 125 and 150 people will be recmited for the ] Tulsa trial, Richter said. Local AIDS groups and the ] Tulsa City-County Health Department are working on the project and will help recruiting participants. march can be held on the sidewalk, neither event required street closings nor a permit. However, if there is suffioent commumty interest,TOHR will organize a parade with street closings and the opporttmity for community organizations to have floats. For more information, call 743-GAYS (4297) or attend on 9/22. Methodists: Apartheid - Yes! ¯ DALLAS (AP) -The United Methodist Church early last month ¯ elevated a guideline against same sex marriages into church ¯ canon [church law] and saidministers who perform the ceremonies could be removed, The Judicial Council of the church, the nation’ s second largest Protestant denomination with 9.5 million members, ruled that ministers who violate the ban on Lesbian and Gay Holy Unions are "liable to be" brought to church trial. The decision of the nine-member council, which heard testimony "in Irving, Texas, affects one sentence in the Social Principles. It reads: "Ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions shall not be conducted by our ministers and shall not be Conducted in our churches." That statement was added by the 1996 General Conference, the denominati0n’ s top policy-making body. The council decided the conference delegates "’were enacting legislation that would be binding as the law of the church." "The specific prohibition is law," said Bishop George W. Bashore, president of the Council of Bishops of United Methodist Church. The gmdeline, which was part of the congregation’ s Social Principles, states: "Ceremonies that celebratehomosexual unions shall not be conducted by our manisters and shall not be conducted in our churches." Social Principles serve as moral standards for the congregation. The ruling has .the effect of transforming the standard into church law, and pastors who violate the law may be.reprimanded or even defrocked. "It has all of the potential for a minister to lose his or her credentials in the Methodist Church," Bashore said. The issue arose with the case of the Rev. Jimmy Creech, former pastor of the 1,900-member First United Methodist Church of Omaha, Neb. He was accused of disobedience after performing a Lesbian wedding ceremony last September in defiance of his bishop. Creech was acquitted six months later by a church jury. The acquittal prompted the regional bishops to appeal to the Judicial Council for a formal ruling on whether the guideline was merely a moral standard or church law. see Apartheid, p. 3 The Food and Drug Administration approved testing of the vaccine by a California company, VaxGen Inc., , in June. The AIDSvax vaccine alre?ady has been tested in preliminary trials that included 1,200 people. Those tests, which began in March 1992, showed that 99 percent of those-vaccinated produced strong levels of antibodies. Final testing of the vaccine will include 5,000 U.S. volunteers at high risk of contracting the AIDS virus and 2,500 high-risk people in Thailand. In the "blinded" trial, two-thirds of the U.S. volunteers will receive the vaccine, while the rest will receive a placebo: Volunteers will participate for three years and will receive HIV counseling about the dangers Of unsafe sex. "We don’ t want to encourage people to go and become more reckless," Richter said. Volunteers will receive three injections of the genetically engineered vaccine over several months. Those will be followed by a series of booster shots. The vaccine uses-engineered copies of the gpl20 protein, which is found on the Outer coating Of the HIV virus. Once injected, the vaccine is supposed to prompt the immune system to make antibodies, which can attack invading viruses before they infect healthy cells. Opponents doubt the vaccine will be successful, arguing that earlier tests showed the vaccine boosted only one 15artoftheimmune system and therefore would not be effective in large numbers of participants. Some also question whether new strains of theAIDS virus might render the vaccine useless. 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Main DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. MCC of the Living Spring Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery Positive Idea Marketing Plans Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East *White Light, 1 Center St. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS5 *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-253-7734 501-253-7457 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 501-253~9337 501-253~2776 501-253~5332 501-624-6646 501-253-6001 501-253-4074 501-442-2845 * is whereyou can lind TFN. Notall are Gay-owned but all are Gay-friendly. ¯ Spending Commission has lifted the donation limit of $1000 per person for an "issue" campaign. The sky is now the ¯ limit, and North American religious ex- ¯ tremists arepouringmoney into Hawaii’s vote on a proposed constitutional amend- " merit. Dobson’s group [Focus ontheFam- ¯ ily] may be spendingthe most in Hawaii, but the ChristianCoalition is raisingmoney ~ worldwide as well to use in Hawaii. ; The key team standing up to this on- , slaught is: Protect Our Constitution, ¯ PO Box 235704, Honolulu, HI 96823. Donations to Protect Our Constitution are ¯ not tax deductible. Donations are reported ¯ to the campaign spending commission. ¯ Protect Our Constitution is affiliated with ~ the national Human Rights Campaign. ¯ Other Players: ¯ Supreme Court- silent; no news on the ¯ final appeal of the Baehr case ¯ Legislature -not in session; most of ¯ them runniug for re-election ." Governor - running for a second term; : uphill battle against a charismatic woman ¯ Republican who might even be Lesbian ¯ but vigorously denies it publicly ¯ Constitutional Amendment- ffthe vote ¯ were held today; the "no" would win. A ¯ "no" vote protects the equal civil rights of Gays and Lesbians. However, the amend- " merit is confusing to many voters and ¯ many more have yet to realize that itis on ¯ ¯ the November ballot. Call for a Constitutional Convention - ~ more and more people realize that such a ¯ convention, held under the shadow of ¯ hysteria over same-gender marriage, ¯ would be a disaster for environmental ¯ protection, native Hawaiian gathering ¯ - rights, the right to strike, the freedom tochoose as well as the freedom to marry. The only question is whether this broad o coalition of interests can deliver the votes on November 3rd[ The exact constitutional question [is]: "Shall the constitution of the State of Hawaii be amended to specify that the legislature shall have the power to reserve mamage to opposite-sex couples." Note that it doe-s not directly ban samegendermarriage, butmoves the topicaway from protection of the bill of rights in the constitution. Note also that it is a power grab by the legislature at the expense of theiudependentjudiciary. As mostpeople in Hawaii learn this, they decide to vote "no". Can they be educated fast enough, in 72 days? In the meantime, the opposition is working hard to make this amendment a referendum of whether one supports same-sex marriage (vote "yes" if you oppose same-sex marriage is their campaign focus). The Role ofMarriage Project Hawaii - MPH is operating under a tax-deductible status that limits its lobbying and election activities. It continues to support the Baehr case, to educate the public on issues related to same-gender marriage, and to build a. network of supporters in Hawaii. It’s address is PO Box 11690, Honolulu, HI 96828. - Tom Ramsey Hawaii Marriage Update TheBIG change- Hawaii’s Campaign Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ve covered or on issues you think need to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed&have phonenumbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publications will be printed as is appropriate. Creech, who now lives on Ocracoke Island, N.C., and makes his living cleaning cottages, bitterly criticized the nding. "I am grieving for the United Methodist Church," he said. "I am encouraging pastors to go ahead and celebrate a covenant ceremony in defiance to this nding." Creech toldTheLincolnJournal Starin aphoneinterview that he feels the ruling is "evil." "It’ s still an unjust and, I think, evil decision in the impact on people who are Lesbian or Gay." Nebraska Bishop Joel Martinez, who removed Creech from the Omaha church, praised the Judicial Council’s decision. "All ministers in the covenant of ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church now have Clear direction on this matter," Martinez Said. "I continue to urge all United Methodists in Nebraska to berespectful in dialogue and prayerful in attitude toward all others who may hold opposing views on this matter." Mel Semrad, a spokesman for church members who left the Omaha congregation in protest over the wedding, lauded the decision Tuesday. Semrad and about 450 others are working to start theirown Methodist church in Omaha, saying they believe the Bible and church tradition do not allow Gay weddings. Mike McClellan, an Omaha attorney and member of First United .Methodist, said he does not agree with the Judicial Council’s decision. He called the decision a political one, made under pressure from Methodist bishops. "I think that they’ vejust r~ally made an unfortunate decision," he said. "More than anything itjust sends abad message to Gays and Lesbians. "It’ s difficult to convince (Gays and Lesbians) to be apart of our churches.., when the institution itself sends out such awful messages to them, and hateful messages." The Rev. Charlotte Abram, new ~issociate pastor of First United Methodist in Omaha, said she was disappointed by the nding. "First United Methodist Church will continue to work toward the time when the United Methodist Church will be a place where there is equality for all God’ s children, including Gaymenand. Lesbians," she said. The Rev. John Thomburg, senior pastor for Northhaven United Methodist Church of Dallas, which has a congregation that is one-third Gay, saidhe will obey they ruling but is disappointed. Impact on Northern California Churches The United Methodist Church’ s ban on Gay marriages could have a big impact in Northern California, where seyeral Methodist ministers have pledged support for same-sex unions. The decision puts Northern California Methodist Bishop Melvin Talbert between a theological rock and an ecclesiastical hard place. Ten Methodist ministers are among 150 Christian, Jewish and Buddhist clergy in the regionwhohave signed a declaration stating, "I have officiated or would be willing to officiate at the religious marriage of a same-gender couple." In May, Talbert said he would not discipline any minister who performed Gay rites ",until instructed otherwise by our Judicial Council." But Rev. Alan Jones said he doesn’t expect Talbert to start cracking down on clergy who perform Gay marriage. ’qThose clergy who support holy tmion will continue to do them," said Jones, executive director of San Francisco-based United Methodist Mission. "For me it’ s a pastoral issue. Either I respect the integrity ofmy sisters and brothers, or I don’ t. I don’ tbdieve in ’love the sinner, hate the sin.’ I either love someone, or I don’t." Still, last month’ s ruling by the church’ s equivalent of the Supreme Court gives Talbert’s opponents more ammunition: Local bishops like Talbert "don’t have the authority to overrule this decision," said Thomas McAnally, a spokesman at the United Methodist Church headquarters. "The decision is final." Other Christian Groups Joe Leonard of .the National Council of Churches, which represents 34 Protestant and Orthodox churches in the US, said the United Church of Christ is the only mainline Protestant church that approves of Lesbianand Gay ceremonies. Andon Aug. 5, an international Anglican meeting, the Lambeth Conference, declared homosexuality to be "incompatible with Scripture" and said Gays should not be ordained. However, declarations at Lambeth are not binding on national Episcopal Churches and these statements are in conflict with positions taken by the Episcopal Church, USA. Some US bishops do ordain openly Gay persons and do sanction Holy Unions. by Kerry Lobel Wehear their names again and again, like a litany from a relentless bad dream: GOP Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, GOP House Majority Leader Dick Armey, Family Research Council President Gary Bauer, Focus on the Family President Dr. James Dobson, California Republican Congressman Frank RIFFS, and Colorado Republican Congressman Joel Hefley. Together, these men and others are controlling the agenda of the Republican Party. Together, they’ve launched an unprecedented attack on the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgender community. With the 1998 Congressional elections only months away, the Presidential primaries will be here in a heartbeat. As expected, the extreme right-wing is literally and figuratively using homosexuals as their favorite poster children in an effort to consolidate their voting base and raise funds from them. Several extreme right-wing groups includingChristianCoalition, Family Research Council, and ConcernedWomenforAmerica ran ads last month in the New York Times, Washington Post, andUSAToday proclaiming "We’re standing for the truth that homosexuals can change." The ads offer a beguiling elixir of "hope and healing." We’ re not fooled by this kinder, gentler bigotry. These ads arenot aboutreligionandhealing, they’ re about politics and intolerance. Homosexuality is not the problem. Homophobia and the hatred and the discrimination it fosters is the problem. Last month the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Equal Partners in Faith gathered over 30 national religious leaders from many faith traditions. These "We’re standing for the truth that homosexuals can change." The ads offer a beguiling elixir of "hope and healing." We’re not fooled by this kinder, gentler bigotry. These ads are not about religion and healing, they’re about politics and intolerance. Homosexuality is not the problem. Homophobia and the hatred and the dlserimlnation it fosters is the problem. ¯ Twenty-five years ago NGLTF was also involved in ~ effort to remove homosexuality from the American Psy- ¯ chiatricAssociaOon’ s listofmental disorders. This change ~ removed an important obstacle to our freedom, one that the right-wing hopes to roll back. Year after year, a growing number of Americans have supported equality for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered people. The extreme right-wing recognizes this and has desperately attempted to solidify their donor and voter base by trying by selling America the lie that Gay people need redemption. Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual people do not need hope, healing or prayers to change our sexual orientation. We need our adversaries to hope for our equality and to pray for our civil rights. Weneed them to understand that the only thing that needs to be changed is the bigotry that continues to divide our country across lines of race, class, gender, religion and sexual orientation. We don’t need to dignify the statements of our adversaries by claiming that sexual orientation is genetic or that we can’ t change. This implies that most of us would change if we could. Whether genetic or chosen, sexual orientation is a deep-seated part of our identity. One day, and I hope it comes soon, we’ll live in a world where people are free to explore their sexuality, and free to live without discrimination and violence. Until then, I’ 11 keep my eye on the real prize, freedom, justice, and equality, and not always focus on defending myself from our adversaries. Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force works to eliminate leaders expressed their support for Gay, Lesbian, Bi- " prejudice, violence and injustice against Gay, Lesbian, sexual and Transgendered (GLBT) peoplein the wake of ¯ Bisexual and Transgendered people at the local, state the recent ad campaign. They also vowed .to speak out ¯ and nationallevel. Aspart .9~a i~roader socialjustice,,~ ,.~, ~ ..... together froma f~ith~persp~fiV~’ito challengethe reli=~-:: ~mO~ifo~fr~dr~;j~’~d~’~i~u&ii~),~lqdL~’7~~ gious right’ s manipulation ofreligion to promote a political agenda, and to affirm the spirituality and equality of GLBT persons and supporters all across the nation. by Tom Neal, editor &publisher Kudos to PFLAG Last month, I attended the PFLAG (Parents, Families ¯and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meeting to hear and meet the remarkable Allen Family who’d spoken recently on The Today Show about the harassment that their son, Will Allen,_had experienced in a local high school. They were smart, brave and articulate. I highly commend thelia for their willingness to witness to our nation about the inherent dignity of Lesbian and Gay lives and what being a family is really, really about. And of course, PFLAGandits boardpresident,TulsanNaneyMeDonald, deserves praise for helping to arrange this appearance. Another Brave Family Also, during this same time, longtime community activists Ric & Kelly Harrison Kirby, also made their lives public (in major stories in USA Today, Hard Copy and I’m told onNationalPublic Radio) to help respond to the "ex-Gays" or "Gay conversion" messages that national ultra-extremist religious/political groups were promoting. Kelly&Ric have served Tulsa for years, as Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) officers and as HIV/AIDS activists. Kelly has also served on boards related to the Disciples of Christ denomination and is treasurer of the national board of PFLAG. Sometimes in our community, we don’t do a goodjob of recognizing the gifts which community members give us, so if you see Ric or Kelly, thank them. It’s no little thing to give up that much of their privacy and that oftheir four children. Good Cop - Bad Cop While at the PFLAG meeting, Mrs. McDonald, made a remark some work she’ s been doing with the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ, formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews) to ¯ creating a world that respects and celebrates the diver- ¯ sity ofhuman expression and identity where all people mayfullyparticipate in society. make that organization more sensitive to Lesbian and Gay issues. I may be mistaken but the comment about not ~ pushing people into a comer seemed to have a little barb ¯ to it and it was delivered while she was looking right at ¯ me, ¯ Regular readers may recall that TFN has written several times over a multiple year period about the failure of the Tulsa chapter of the NCCJ, a human rights organization, to include Lesbian and Gay issues, or Lesbians or Gay men on its board of directors. Iamdelighted to share thatnotonly has Mrs. McDonald been in dialogue with the Tulsa chapter of the NCCJ but they have invited her to be on their board of directors. While it’s hardly a secret that Mrs. McDonald and I frequently disagree about methods of creating social change, she & I likely completely agree about our goals for America’s, and Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay/Bi and Transgendered communities. I havefaith that she will represent our commumty’ s interests well. And I have no doubt that Mrs. McDonald will be as stem in correcting the NCCJ board when she thinks they need it as she is with me ;-) About Town is a new editorial column which will appear occasionally. It, obviously, is an opinion piece. Readers are welcome to call with information about which they think this newspaper needs to know. Readers are also welcome to respond by letter or by e-mail. Kelly Curtis Ford, formerly of Tulsa and longtime companion of Roger Morris, died suddenly on August 15th at the age of 52. Ford grew up in Duncan, attended Cameron University and taught in Oklahoma schools in Waiters and in Oologah for 23 years where he was selected as Teacher of the Year in 1991. Ford is survived by Morris and also by three brothers in Duncan. A memorial service will held at 7pm on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at All Souls Unitarian Church, 29th & Peoria. Hawaii: Wide Opposition " Phi!ly Partners’ to Same-Sex Marriage Benefits Challenged shows more~a 2 l/2-tod m~n ,oppos~ to v~ues advo~tes have fil~ alawsuit ag~nst ~e city, legMi~ng s~e-sexm~age. ~epoll conduct~for timing ~e institution of m~age will be i~ep~a- ~ ~ G~l~zr~~7~fyff~rts~7~n~ ~e Honol~u S~ B~ledn ~d ~NL~TV fo~d 63 bly~edby a new or&n~~fing city workers % o~os~ to legMifing m~ageS between two men wi~ s~e-sex p~ers ~e s~e benefits ~m~ I ~. burdem. ~me sMre ~ ~e~W0f ~’s or twowomen, wi~ 24% in favor ~d 13% ~de- p~ple. ~ a battle~ck~~o~d ~e co~y, ~e cid~. smt states ~at City Co~l&~’t have ~e au~ofi~ ~__ ~~ Cbi~renAreAlwa~sWelco~! ~en ~e s~e question w~ ~ked in Feb~y to extend h~ ~d pension benefits to Gay ~d 1997, 70% of ~e respondents voi~ op~sifion to ~sbi~p~ers~dto~o~bit&s~nafion~e h s~e-gender ~ons, wi~ 20% in favor ~d 10% wor~la~ b~ed on m~ s~ms. "~i~ Co~ ~mm~ ~s~e. Pollsters have ask~ ~e question five times ¯ shoed be uplff~g m~age, not r~efi~ng m~- sin~ J~e 1993. ~e~ghest levd of op~sifion w~ " fiage," sMd ~e Rev. ~c~,a p~tor at Be~el r~rd~ in M~ch 1996, when 74% of ~ose ask~ " Ddiver~Ch~chin~laddpMa.Thed~s-acfion opposed same-sex marriage, 21% for and 6% undecided. The poll did not ask voters how they would vote on a November ballot question about whether to limit legal marriages to those between one man and one woman. Supporters of same-sex marriage say they are not surprised by the poll numbers, with David Smith of the Washington-l~asedHumanRights Campaign saying similar opposition would have been recorded in polls 30 or 40 years ago if people had been asked about interracial marriages. "But the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the Constitution allows peopleto marry who they choose in terms of race," Smith said. Rev. Marc Alexander of Hawaii Catholic Conference called the poll results gratifying, and said efforts to win support for same-sex marriage .are failing. ’°Ittose figures are solid," he said. "Even with the push to get same-sex mamage, it hasn’t made a significant dent." The telephone poll of 417 vote/s was conducted from Aug. 4-7, and has a margin of error of plus of minus 5% points.It was conducted by Mason-Dixon Political/Media Research of Columbia, Md. .Fayetteville Anti-Bias Law Debated was filed in Philadelphia County Court by the Urban Family Council and 10 individuals~ including Lam- Mayor Edward G. Rendell, a supl~orter of the measdres,immediately dismissed thele~al challenge. "It has no chance of being successful," Rendell said. "All wedidis recognizewhatcities all across America are doing - that ~ommitted relationships come in different shapes and sizes." At issue is a package of three bills passed by the council in May that culminated a five-year battle by Gay and Lesbian activists. Under the legislation, any of the city’s 24,000 unionized workers with same-sex . partners would qua~.ify for benefits after meeting certain criteria proving that they are involved in a "life partnership," including shared bank accounts, dual property ownership and beneficiary designation. The ordinance also exempted same-sex partners from the real estate transfer tax. More than 100 mtmicipalities across the country give similar allowances to same-sex partners, according to the Philadelphia-based Center forGay Law and Public Policy. Boston MayorThomas M. Menino last week signed an executive order to extend health benefits to domestic partners and dependents of Gay, Lesbian and unmarried city employees. Last month, New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed a similar measure that activists called one of the most comprehensive in the nation. Opponents charged that the Philadelphia measure, ¯ especially the life partnership designation, created ¯ a new legal definition of marriage that benefits samesex partners. State law does not allow individual ¯¯ communities to amendthat definition.WilliamDevlin, director of the Urban Family Council, said thelawsuit ¯ is not intended to be anti-Gay or anti-Lesbian. ¯ "We’re saying,’ City Council, you redefined family, you redefined marriage - that’s inherent in the ¯ (law).’ If anything is’ anti-’, it’s City Council, being anti-family, anti-child and anti-marriage," Devlin ¯ said. "We have come to stand for what we believe.is ¯ right today," said Mary Campbell, a Philadelphia ¯ residentwho is a plaintiff in the suit. "We believe that we are representative of many, man?,, people in this , city, and hope that they will join us. Gay and ~Lesbian civil fights activists disagreed. : "The extension of workplace benefits to G.ay_ and : Lesbian couples denied the right of marriage is loga- ¯ cal," said Rita Adessa, executive director of the ¯ Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Task Force." "We’re dealing with at/issue of fairness," she said. "When : you deny the people the right to marry, and attach ¯ benefits to marriage, it sets up a system where hetero- ¯ sexuality and marriage is privilege." ¯ Rendell said opponents to the measure should concentrate their efforts in another direction. "The (critics) will lose," the mayor said. "They should probably spend their efforts promoting the values they care ai3out rather than trying to stop this. This is. not a big threat to our way of life." SPRINGDALE, Atk.’(AP) - Opponents of an anti~ discrimination item on the fall ballot in Fayetteville say the measure would affect surrounding communities if it passes. The proposal would prohibit businesses in One city from discriminating in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation or family status. It also says the city won’t discriminate on the basis of race, sex, disability and other reasons. "When Fayetteville sneezes, Springdale, Rogers, and Bentonville all get wet," said Kirk Hartness of Rogers, coordinator for the Citizens Aware Group. Fayetteville’s city council approved the resol.ution in April, but Mayor Fred Hanna vetoed it. The city council overrocle the veto May 6, and a group called . theCitizens Aware committee collected enough signatures to put the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot. Hartuess said that there is more to .the resolution than meets the eye. He said businesses would be "’forced to cave-in to hiring and benefit policies catering to homosexuals."-He also said there would be access to the public schools with an agenda t teach children 5, 6, and 7-year-olds their bizarre and . destructive sexualpractices arejustanotherlifestyle." Hartness spoke after Christian Coalition chairman, Brent Watson of Fayetteville, yielded the floor at a candidate’s forum attended by about 20 people: Hartness saidhewas asked by Rev. Gene Fulcher and Rev. Charlie Brown, the co-chairmen of the Citizens Aware steering group to head the campaign. He said the group had struggled for a name of the resolution, but "we have to be careful with these things in the public though because we don’t want to identify this specifically as a piece of homosexual legislation- however you should be aware for the purposes of discussion- that is what this is really all about." He said similar resolutions hadbeen passed in communities onor near college campuses and that the resolutions are not about equal access to jobs or education. Citizens for Fair Government, a local political action group, says ithopes to educatepeople about the issue so they will vote for the resolution. San Francisco Still Leads in Civil Rights SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Despite a Republican offensive against Gays, San Francisco is poised today to solidify its stance on civil rights by asking private businesses to extend special deals to domestic partners. A year after the city inaugurated its domestic partners ordinance, the Board of Supervisors is ex- MARK T. HAMBY Attorney Bankruptcy Civil Matters Call for More information 1500 Nations Bank, 15 West Sixth Tulsa, Oklahorna 74119 744-7440 Fax 744-9358 Community Unitai’ian Universalist .Congregation at Community ofHope United Methodist 2545 South Yale Sundays at 11am Info: 749-0595 A Voicefor Freedom & Tolerance Family ofFaith Metropolitan Community Church Rev. Sherry Hilliard Interim Pastor Sunday Choir practice, 4pm Worship, 5pro Wednesday Midweek Service,6:30pm Thursday Codependency Support Group, 7:30pro 5451-ES. 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Approved unanimously last week, the proposal gets a second vote tonight and Mayor Willie Brown is expected to sign it. It would make San Francisco the only city in the nation to require private businesses - such as gyms, car rental companies and insurance agencies - to extend discounts they offer to married couples to domestic parmers as well. The vote follows on the heels of a political backlash against Gays that may cost San Francisco millions in federal housing funding and a prominent Gay philanthropist an ambassadorship. Less than two weeks ago, the House voted 214-212 - most of them Republican votes - in favor of blocking San Francisco from federal housing money because of its civil-rights policy. The pioneering EqUalBenefits Ordinance requires businesses with city contracts to extend health benefits to its workers’ partners. Since its introduction a year ago, the city has battled corporations unwilling to recognize Gay partnerships - including major airlines, Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. "We should not force or coerce (businesses) to adopt policies they find morally objectionable," Rep. Frank Riggs, who represents the rural North Coast in Congress, said in a heated debate. Not long before that, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., - who likened homosexuality to a treatable condition like alcoholism or kleptomania - said it was unlikely James Hormel wouldbecome the nation’ s first openly Gay ambassador. Hormel, a San Francisco philanthropist who has supported Gay causes, has been criticized for what opponents call his "Gay agenda." And Republicans -unsuccessfully - sought to overturn President Clinton’ s orderbarring discrimination against Gays and Lesbians at federal agencies. .-Still, supervisors are expected today to send the newest domestic partners proposal to the mayor in.an act that suggests a determination to set a standard for human rights. "Banning discrimination is. no new concept," supervisor Mark Leno, the proposal’s sponsor, told the San Francisco Examiner last month. "We’re talking about inalienable rights here." tian groups paid $35,000 to buy the ad, which will be published in a section of the Sunday paper prepared by the San Francisco Examiner. The Sunday paper also contains sections produced by the San Francisco Chronicle. The full-page ad suggests that Gay men and Lesbians can change their sexual orientation if they pray and get help from "ex-Gay ministries," groups of people who say they once were Gay but became heterosexual. It is one of four such ads that the groups have placed in the New York Times, Washington Post and other papers over the last month. Some members of San Francisco’ s Gay community considered running an opposing ad in the same section, which is what other groups have done in other cities. Some said the ads were distasteful, but said First Amendment rights come first. "It’s frightful, it’s horrific, it’s completely disturbing to see these ads," said Supervisor Mark Leno. "But I think we as a Gay and Lesbian and progressive community would belittle ourselves and lower ourselves to our opponents’ standards if we were to deny them this most American right of freedom of expression, as they are denying us the most American rights - our malienable rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness." The Christian groups, led by Janet Folger of the Florida-based Center for Reclaiming America, first approached the San Francisco Chronicle - which rejected the ad. "We reviewed it, and we had several concerns about the ad and made the decision that we were not going to run it," Chronicle Publisher John B. Sias said. The San Francisco Newspaper Agency, which sells advertising for both the Chronicle and Examiner under a joint operating agreement, suggested the ad could run in the Sunday news sections, which are produced by the Examiner. Examiner Publisher Lee J. Guittar accepted the ad. "We do not like to censor ads or suppress the free flow of information," Guittar said. "This is an issue up to debate. The Examiner’ s position is that Commerce and theSmall BusinessNetw0rk, has faced ¯ fion is espousing, we oeneve mey nave me nglat to little opposition from business owners. "It makes good express their opinion." The newspaper will also business sense," said Leno. "It g~ves business an additional marketing tool and could help them compete With other businesses." It’s expected to have more impact as a symbolic gesture than as a business measure. Most car rental agencies in the city do not offer special rates to married couples, and some gyms already include domestic partners in its "family" categories. At 24 Hottr Fitness near City Hall, domestic parmers already fall under the club’s "couple membership" category. But there’ s a hitch: live-in couples - straight or Gay - have to bring in proof that they’re more than just roommates looking for a good deal. "Joint bank accounts are nice, and (City Hall) certificates are nice," said Rick Hernandez, a sales manager. "(IDs) that show both names are nice, too." ¯ 24 Hour Fitness, which has clubs up and down the coast and in other states, is simply adjusting to San Francisco lifeby recognizing Gay couples, he said. "We sponsor the Gay Pride Parade. We’re pretty big in the community," Hemandez said. ’qt just makes sense. Otherwise we’d be shooting ourselves in the foot." Laura Gilleran, 23, says she and her live-in girlfriend, T.C. Myers, are more excited by the import of the ordinance than by the discounts. "It’ s important, since (Gay) marriage is not legal. It’ s.important to do what it takes until it becomes such," Gilleran said outside a bar in the Castro District, the heart of Gay San Francisco. And it was Gay pride - and the chance to live in city that recognizes Lesbian partnerships - that brought Myers, 20, to San Francisco. She, her brother and their mother, who i~ also a Lesbian, were moving from Arizona to Oregon when they stopped in San Francisco. "My morn got into San Francisco and said, ’We’re staying here. This is the Gay city of the world!’ " Anti-Gay Ads in SFCA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Christian groups are bringing their national anti-Gay advertising campaign to San Francisco’ s Stmday newspaper, causing concern in the city’ s large Gay and Lesbiancommunity. Fifteen Chrisprint an editorial that will challenge the ad. The Examiner’s decision means that although the Chronicle refused the ad, its readers will see it Sunday. The Chronicle, which splits revenues with The Examiner, also will get half the profit. Examiner Executive Editor Phil Bronstein said running the ad was a business decision and had nothing to do with the newspaper’ s commitment to coverage of Gay and Lesbian issues. "It is also our responsibility to cover the controversy over these ads, which we are doing," Bronstein said, "and to deal with the deeper issues the ads raise, about claims made in the ads, and about the obviously contradictory, views people hold." Candidate for Hawaii : Gov. Says She’s Not Gay : HONOLULU (AP) - The Republican gubernatorial candidate in Hawaii claims the incumbent’s ¯ campaign is spreading false rumors that she is homosexual. Linda Lingle’ s allegation was denied ¯ by Democratic Gov. Ben Cayetano, who has been hurt in the polls because of Hawaii’s slumping ¯ economy. A crowd member asked Lingle during a ¯ recent campaign stop whether she was Gay. "No, I ¯ amnot,"repliedLingle, themayor ofMaul County. ¯ Lingle then told The Honolulu Advertiser that a ¯ Democrat had given her a copy of a report from a Cayetano campaign committee that raised questions about her sexual orientation. Lingle cam- " paign chair Bob Awana declined to release copies. ¯ Cayetano said his campaign does not discuss the ¯ private lives of any candidate:. He demanded that ¯ Lingleproduce evidence t0 substantiateher charge. : "If they are going to make accusations,.they have a : responsibility to back themup,’"he said. ¯ .Republicans believe they have a solid chance of ." w]nmng in Hawaii, where Democrats have held the ¯ governor’s office since 1962.und dominated the ¯ Legislature since 1954. BALTIMORE (AP) - The first time Dr. ¯ Joel Gallant laid eyes on Michael Willis, : he was struck by how truly awful his new : pafientlooked. Askinnylittleemaclated ¯ creature" is what the doctor remembers. " Willis was in the full grip of AIDS, coy- : ered with eczema, partially paralyzed by ¯ aherpes infectionofthe spine, 140 pounds and falling~ Death within a year seemed almost cerlain. Thatwas 21/2 years ago. Now Willis, at 37, exudes energy. He is-toned and trim andhandsomeenough tomodel two or three times a week at the Maryland Institute College ofArt. As stunning as Willis’ turnaround seems, it is hardly unique. He is one of the thousands of Americans rescued from the edge of death by the AIDS cocktail, the combination of pills that changed a uniformlylethal disease into a treatable one. However,Willis’ storyis commoii~lace for another reason as well. Despite his look of health, he clearly has not escaped HIV. In the brutally precise language of medicine, Willis is a treatment failure. Estimates vary, but perhaps 30 percent to 60 percent of all people taking the AIDS cocktails are considered treatment failures, because HIV can still be found on standard tests that are sensitive enough to spot as few as 20 copies of the virus in a milliliter of blood. Either their viral levels never g.o.t thatlow or they rebounded after a prormslng start. When Willis first learned of his disease, 600,000 bits of virus circulated in every milliliter of his blood. At the time, he had been sick for a year, often so exhausted he could not get out of bed. He felt oddly relieved to learn the cause, even though it turned out to be HIV. While he steadily got better on a combination of the protease inhibitor Crixivan and two other drugs, the lowest his virus level ever fell is around 1,000 - far from the zero that defines success. Most of his friends.with HIV have seen - their wrus vanish. The failure of treatment to do the same for him is obviously di,s,a,ppointing. "Sometimes I cry about it, he admits. But mostly he focuses on his good fortune. He enjoys the pleasure of playing and singing withhis rock band, the Radiant Pig, enjoys feeling wall, enjoys being alive. "I just try to ignore it," says Willis. "I wish somebody would tel! me what is going to happen, but I don’t want to ask, either." But even if he asks, there are no clear answers. No one knows for sure what will happen, to those whose virus stays stubbornly visible despite all~out .treatmen~ Fromthe Start ofthe epidemic, me amount of virus has been the surest barometer of the diseaser s course. Thehigher the level, the faster it kills. Experts believe that if there’ s enough HIVto measure, it’ s probably continuin~ to damage the immune system, even ~f more slowly than befor . "Right now, we are seeing people like Michael who are having less than satisfactory virological responses. Yet clinically he is doing wonderfully and is as healthy as he has been in years," says Gallant, anAIDSexpert at Johns .Hopkins University. "We don’t know how long that will last. But our assessment is that without complete viral suppression, it won’ t last forever." The doctors wonder: Will these people start to go downhill in two years? Five? Ten or even. l,o.nge.r? They worry that the dramatic aecnne m AIDS deaths of the past ... without complete viral suppression . ¯ ¯ [we] wonder... will these people start to go. do lall in two years? Five? Ten or even longer? two years is a honeymoon, a lull beforethe epidemic reawakens. "We are winning many more battles than we won before, but we still haven’ t won the war," says Dr. Michael Saag of the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His program averaged 10 to 15 deaths a monthamongits 700AIDS patients in 1995. Then came the cocktail. In 1996 and 1997, there were just one to three deaths amonth. But this year, the figures are creeping up again, averaging five to eight deaths a month. For now, though, many like Willis continue to thrive despite stable or even rising viral. levels. "You still see wonderful, wonderful things happening with this therapy," says Dr. Lori Fantry of the University ofMaryland. "People come into the clinic and they think you’ re God. Their symptoms melt away before y,our eyes. The people aren’.t failing yet. It s the numbers." The Numbers Scientists estimate that for every unit of virus in a milliliter of blood, somewhere in thebody between 100,000 and 150,000 infected cells are making HIV. A viral load of 1,000, like Willis’, suggests between 100 million and 150 million virusmaking cells. Over time, these viruses may elude AIDS drugs.by doing a sloppy job of reproducing themselves. No unit of HIV is exactly like its parent. With each copy it makes, HIV introduces an average of one error into its~genetic code. Chances are, everyone with HIV carries a virus with a random mutation that makes it capable of resisting whatever drug comes along. When patients start treatment, doctors give them three drugs - typically a protease inhibitor and two older medicines - that they have never taken before. The idea is to hit the virus hard, knocking its production so low that lurking resistant versions never have a chance to be made ¯ in quantity. ¯ Whentreatment pushes the virus below ~ detectable levels and keeps it there, doc- ~ tors feel fairly certain that patients will stay healthy for several years. If treatment " fails, it’s because swarms of drug-resis- : tant viruses have been produced. ¯ Doctors listthreemainreasons for treat- " meatfailure: Patients neglect to take their ~ medicines on schedule; they already have : lots of resistant virus because of earlier : exposure to medicines, or their doctors , treated them inadequately. " Failure to take medicines consistently ." is probably No. 1. 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The research, conducted onprostitutes in Cameroon, found no sign that combining the common spermicide nonoxynol 9 with condoms worked any better than condoms alone. The findings were first reported in Washington last year. They are now being published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Thestudywas conductedon 1,292 HIVnegative prostitutes and directed by Dr. Rohald E. Roddy of Family Health International of Durham, North Carolina. The women were given condoms and were randomly assigned to get either a spermicide film or an inactive placebo film. They were told to insert the film into their vaginas before, intercourse and to require their sex partners to use the condoms. The._study~. was conducted between March i994 and December 1996. Just under7 percent ofwomen in both groups became infectedwith theAIDS virus during thecourseofthestudy. Thespermicide also didnot reduce the risk of gonorrhea or chlamydia infection. The research contradicts earlier work suggesting that nonoxynoi 9 is moderat~ y effectiveagainstgohorrheaandsome ~other sexually transmi~edinfections. Tests in animals and test tubes have also shown signs that spermicides can inactivate the AIDS viruS, but studies in people have : track people, eitherby name or by code, it would seek permission to notify past and : present partners of those infected with ¯¯ HIV. Parmersatriskwouldbeurgedtobe tested. "If we continue to focus only on ¯ AIDS and not HIV, more broadly, werisk : failing to do everything possible for prevention and care," added Daniel Zingale, i executive director of AIDS Action, a ha- : tional AIDS advocacy groupin Washing- " ton, D.C. ¯ Ms. Forbes said studies show "people ¯ will avoid getting tested altogether if they ¯ believe theirnameis going tobereported." ¯ Texas Looking at : HIV Reporting : AUSTIN (AP)-A Gay and Lesbian civil ~ rights group is raising concerns about a ¯ proposal that would require health-care ¯ providers to report the names of pep.pie : who test positive for the AIDS vmm. :’ oDfiathnee LHeasrbdiyan-GaanrdeiGa,ayexReciguhtitvseLdoibrbeyctoorf ¯ Texas, saidher organizatio~has not taken. : a formal position against the propos~ ¯ pending before the Texas Department ot : Health. ¯ Butshe saidmanypeopleonthe group’ S ¯ 17-member board of directors are con- " cerned about possible discrimination ¯ agaiusf those who test positive for the : Human lmmunodeficiency Virus. ¯ Health department officials said the : names of people with AIDS and other ¯ sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) al- : ready are reported. But those who test ¯" ies because stringent testing meant the ¯ clinics did not carry the same risks as ¯ private donor insemination, notably the ¯ possibility of AIDS contamination. ¯ However,the state SupremeCourtover- : turned the decision, after the clinic ap- ¯ pealed, saying it had the right to refuse ¯ treatment because the woman was not ¯ infertile: ¯" The Court of Appeal upheld the Su- : preme Court f’mding on Tuesday, saying ¯ thewomanhadnotbeen direcdy discrimi- : nated against on the basis of her Lesbian- " ism. ¯ Justices Bill Pincus, Geoffrey Davies : and James Thomas found the Lrib,nal : president, Roslyn Atldnson, erredin find- " ing that Lesbianism was thereason for the ¯ refusal of treatment. ¯ However, the court sent back to the : tribunal issues of indirect discrimination ¯ and a possible exemption under the Anti- " Discrimination ACt. " ~ : The issue of indirect discrimi_nation re, : lates to whether the clinic: acted reasonably in its imposition of a condition that all women t~eated must :have a consent : form signed by a male partner. i Conn. City-Debates Needle Exchange ." NEW BRITAIN, Conn.. (AP) - Heroin is : the drug ofchoice in thisdepressed,Work- ¯ ing-class city, where addicts sharing dirty : needles have pushed the HIV infection _" rate to four orfive times the state average. : The mayor acknowledges that drugs are positive for HIV are reported to the de- - far and away the city’s the biggest law p.ro.au.c.ea.c.om.u.c.un.g.re.su.tt~...A.~.tuu.,y.. u_f .; paa:r,,tm, .e.n.t.via 12-digit numbers. The 12- : enforcement heada$he,. ~.o h.... ~,,’,’- ,,sed for four ’ Yetsevenvearsatter~ew navenesta0- the contracepUve sponge,, conducted on .,~. D....1.~,4,~.~..t,~,~..t~.irlth~vstem .... lish_e~dComke~ef!cuf slurs pmsttmt.esAn Kenya, :was s:tpp~ e._arl~ : .hfi~5if~;h-t~bfllv.26 tier~entof the~gtat~’ s " ..program, ~ew B~n tias bi~museiisefS-actuallyhadahigberrateoI : Hi---V-ca--se~’-~- " - ." r-esisted following suit. The reason can be AIDS infection. "Weneed a more accurate and reliable " summed up m a word: Politics. "’This is Family Health International is a non~ profit research group that focuses on improving reproductive health, primarily through contraception and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. Penn. Looks at HIV Tracking HARRISBURG, PA (AP) - The state Health Department already tracks AIDS cases and now is considering monitoring HIV cases in hopes of treating people earlierandmoreeffectively, officials said. Monitoring HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been overlooked in the past, saidDeputyHealth Secretary Gary Gurian. Pennsylvania is one of 19 states that doesn’ t trackHIV cases. Thirty-two states already track the number of people with HIV, two of which use codes instead of names to record HIV-infeeted people. Thenew state.plans arebeing applauded by AIDS advocates and officials with the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. "Tracking HIV cases is important because it helps us to understand how the epidemic is moving and where resources need to be allocated," Anna Forbes, an AIDS activist and policy consultant in Philadelphia said. In Pennsylvania, more than 8~200 people haveAIDS, statehealth officials said. Within the next few months, the CDC will establish guidelines forPennsylvania and other states on HIV surveillance and reporting, said Dr. Helene Gayle, director for the CDC’s National Center for HIV STD and TB Prevention. But it is not known when the system will be in place, Gurian said. The Health Department said once it decides how to ¯ way to link populations affected by HIV,, ¯ with preventive and medical services,’ said Dr. Sharilyn Stanley, head HIV and ¯ STD-Prevention for the department. "If ¯ ¯ wehavenamereporling ofHIV,wewould be able to help a lot more people earlier." : Ms. Hardy-Garcia said her group feels : caught in a tough position. While they ¯ wantmore accurate counts ofpeople with ¯ HIVfor medical treatment and funding ¯ purposes, they don’ t want those people to ¯ be exposed to discriminati6n, she said. "I think one thing that we have talked about ¯ is maybe there should be civil penalties ¯ for disclosure," she said. ¯ Ms. Stanley said the names of people ¯ with AIDS and other STDs are confiden- : tial. Those with HIV wouldbe treated the ¯ same way, she said. "More than 45,000 ¯ casesofAIDS havebeenreportedinTexas : with no breaches of confidentiality," Ms. ~ Stanley added. ¯ The Texas Board of Health will for- ~ really consider the proposal in Novem- ¯ beg. : Aussie Lesbian : Loses Sperm Case ¯ BRISBANE, (AP) -Queensland, ¯ Australia’s highest state court ruled re- . cendy that a donor sperm clinic did not ¯ discriminate against a Lesbian when .it ; refused to inseminate her. : LastJanuary, the QucenslandAnti-Dis- ¯ crimination Tribunal found the 24-year- ¯ oldwomanhadbeendiscriminated against : by the clinic on the basis of her sexuality. ¯ The woman, who is now a mother of ¯ two, has gone on record as saying she led the crusade for Lesbian access to the din¯ still a very conservative, very blue-collar kindof town," MayorLucian Pawlak says. ¯ "People are very divided on this issue." ¯ Pawlak says the prevailing sentiment is ¯ that drugs are mostly a Latino problem. ¯ Other issues, such as revitalizing the city : andlowering the tax rate, are seen as more ¯ pressing. ¯ Hudson Birden, the city’ s health direc- ¯ tor, is more interested in stopping the ¯ spreadofAIDS than political demograph- : its. He’ s pushing for a needle exchange ¯ program and says his seven-member board, appointed by the mayor, is behind ¯ him. At present New Britain’s AIDS ¯ awareness program is funded strictly by ¯ state and federal money. Birden and Gail ¯ Ide, who runs the program, note that fed- : eral funds may not be used for needle ¯ exchange programs. They hope to fund ¯ ¯ their proposed program with a combination of state and private money. Birden ¯ sa.vs he may ask for as little as $25,000, or ¯ evenhalf that. It depends on the program. ¯" "It’ s a local decision as to whether or ¯ not a city has a needle exchange proi gram," said Kenneth Carley, an epidemi- ¯¯ ologist in the state Health Department. "The research indicates that the program ¯ is effective in reducingtherisk ofHIV by ¯ 33 percent a year. It also gets people into ¯ drug treatment." : Birden expects thathe will face opposi- ¯ tion in theNew BritainCommonCouncil, ~ buthe says itis very important toholdthe ¯ line against HIV. Mayor Pawlak, mean- : while, says he’ s not sure that the program : doesn’ t make it easier for drug addicts to ¯ shootup."I needmore informationbefore ¯ I decide... It could be that I 11 decide not ¯ to spend my political capital on such an ¯ emotionally charged issue." =1 T TULSA PERA Carol I. CrawfoM General Director TULSA PHILHARMOIIIIC Marcello Angelini Artistic Director Kenneth Jean Music Director CINDERELLA Sept. 18-20, 1998 h sweeping tale of prince gets gift. Where between "once upon a time" and "happily ever afteh" we discover love and romance, greed and envy, beauty and ugliness. hnd the realization that timing is everything. DEATH AND THE MALDEN Light Fandango ¯ Mare Nostram Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1998 Matters of death and life, From t~o cho~ogr@hers. ha established American, Robert North, takes on mortality. The upstart Italian, Luciano C~mnito, explores irranortality. Contempora~] ballet in classical terms. The real spice of life. 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THE PHILBROOKMUSEUM OF ART 27th & Rockford ~ 7 4 9.7 9 41 W6athlAknnFuoalrALIDiSfeW’a9lk8 Saturday,Sept. 26 Veteran’s Park, 18th & Boulder 8:30 Registration, 9.’30 Kick-off All funds raised will be matched 50% by Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership (TCAP) & will benefit most Tulsa-area HIT/AIDS care providers. This advertisement donated to Walk for Life by ~ulsa Family.News. Licensed Realtor~ Just csll 918-742-1971. www.NewNest.com ¯ Toll Free 1-800-559-1558 Associated with Riverside Realty ¯ 918-224-2700 ¯ SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 2545 S. Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 11am, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens Ministry - 5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood. Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplew0od, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), lnfo: 582-3088 University of Tulsa BisexuaFLesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 Council Oak Men’s Chorale, rehearsals at 5pm, Info: 743-4297 ~ MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Hdmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pro, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 9/28, noon, United Way, 1430 S Boulder ~" TUESDAYS 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 9/1, 12:30pro, Urban League, 240 East Apache Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Fanfily OfFaith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pro, .5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group, more information, call 582-7225 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’ s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 l~" FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, I st Fri/cachmo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307E. 38th ~ SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of HopeA703 E 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~" OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short tides, 6:30pro, Long rides, 7am. Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th.-Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria. Write for dates. Ifyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. Read All About It Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library This book includes "hundreds of ways to get hooked up, communicate effeetivdy, discover unusual web sites, understand privacy is- There are many sues, learn about health concerns and resources, and f’md out everything you want to know about sex on the Net." If you’re unsure about what the Internet can do for you, then this is the book for you! AuthorLaermer,whois well known for his Gay travel in New York books, starts out .simply explaining what the Internet is and how to get ¯ .online. Unfortunately, as with any book on computers, -this one (copyright 1997) has some parts-that are already out of date, however, there is enough Valuable information to make it worthwhile. There are chapters on E- - Mail, chat lines, Lesbian sites. andcommercial services, such as CompuServe. There is a scathing chapter on America of you, youn~ an(] old, w]lo are not eo.Jo~t~l,le with the f.t move. ~o,ld of computers and t~e Internet. T~ an a~wer [or you] A~t Ll~ra~ ]~o~ oiler~lnternet e~ [or .Online (AOL). and some of their past problems with the Gay commu~ nity. For youth, there is ~o~mation on some young adult sites, such as Youth Action Online and OutProud! The Advo- : cate and Outmagazines, along with some ¯ other print publications, have websites as : well. The Advocate site has some neat : n.ewsgroup selections, including Small ¯ ~own Queers andGetting RidofthePeople in Congress. There is also .a good chapter on health, not "only for HIV, but for mental health, subsiance abuse and other general topics. For newcomers to the Net, there is a handy glossary in the back. GetOnwith/twill be ahelpful tool for anyoneusing the net. There. are many of you, young and old, who are not comfortablewith thefastmoving world of computers andtheinternet. Thelibrary has an answer for you! Almost all Tnlsa~ City-County Library locations offer free interaea -classes for bbe"gimaers. Also, ff~- . y01i"re miabl~io have aece. - ~ ..to the interact at home or at work, Visit the library, where you can sign up for one hour per day on the free public access interact computers. The library does have afilterwhich will block the sex sites, but you can still access Gay and Lesbian sites for news, travel, politics .and several sites oncomingout. Checkfor Get On with It, and be sure to ask about the free intemet access at local libraries. ¯ thatHGChasbeen acceptedinto theTulsa- Oklahoma City singer Julia Robinson : area UnitedWay family of organizations. by James Christjohn and comedian Jeri James have teamed up to offer a unique style of Lesbian and Gay entertainment. The comedy and singing duowill be taking Julia and Jerl their Show on the road and will appear in Tulsa on September 4 at Renegades, 1649 S. Main, at 11 p.m. "Julia and Jeri are fantastic performers and crowd pleasers. Having thembothin the line-up is like the proverbial ’cherry on top.’ It just couldn’t get any better," says Sandy Eades, owner of Oklahoma City’s Sandman’s Coffee Grounds. Robinson has been singing professionally for more .than three, years. She has a voice oftencomparedto AnitaBaker with the ability to touch the very soul of her audience. James is an Oklahoma City are fantastic performers and e owd pb. ers. Havln~ them both h the lineup is like the proverbial ’cherry on top.’ It ~ust couldn’t ~et any better," says Sandy Eade~, San,l~an’s Coffee Grounds. favorite witha style ofcomedy that brings tears-of laughter while delighting both Lesbians and Gay men. Her rantings on "How to Tell if You,re a Lesbian,’" are whatlegends are madeof. Formoreinformation, contact Jeff James Productions, 405~755-4916. Ken Johnston supervis~xl the production ofa series of notecards to be sold to benefit Tulsa’s only nonprofit hospice organization, Hospice of Green Country (HGC). His artwork is featured on one of the cards. These cards are premiering this September, to coincide with HGC’ s 1 lth anniversary. Hospice is also announcing ¯ Philbrook has "A Taste for Splendor: " Treasures from Hillwood Museum", a display of the treasures of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the heiress to the Post Cereal fortunes, who liked to collect objets d’art, particularly those of Russian decorative art. She Sl~Cifically purchased Hillwood, a neo-Georgian man- "sion on 25acres adjoining Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park as a showcase for her collection. The exhibit, never before seen outside of Hillwood museum in D.C., runs September 6 - November 1. Sunday September 13 at 2pro, the Archduke Geza von HabSburg will lectureonPeter Carl FabergeandtheHillwood Collection. OnSaturday, September 26 at 6:30pm, Janet and Jack Zinc will host the ¯ Philbrook Gala, and evening in the spirit ¯ ofMM Post. : On Sunday, October 4 at 2pm, a lecture ¯ entitled "Marjorie Merriweather post: ; Collector with a Passion for Beauty" will : be given by Frederick J. Fisher, director ¯ of Hillbrook Museum. Thursday, Octo- ~ bet 29 at 6pm, Anne Odom will present ~ "A Taste for Splendor: Luxury Art in ~ Imperial Russia". Info: 748-5330. ¯ Thefirst show ofthe Tulsa Ballet’ s new ; season is Cinderella intoning September : 18 - 20, for tix call 749-6006. The next ¯ production willbe"Death&TheMaiden", ¯ October 30 - Nov 1. IGTA member Call 341.6866 international Tours:ormoreinformation. AUTHENTIC FRESH ITALIAN RAINBOW CUS1NE TROUT ofEureka Springs Voted Number One in Arkansas! 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" Pager: 918-889-5255 Voice Mail: 918-697-9282 Lic. #(34133 Country Club Barbering Custom Styling . _ fOr Men & Women David Kauskey 3310 E. 51st, 747-0236 Tues.-Fri., 8-5:30, Sat. 8-5pm Better Than Ever, Pride Merchandise, Magazines & More 610-8510 by Mary Scheppers, Do-It-YourselfDyke 8120 East 21 st (21 st+Memorial, next to Boot City) We buy back good used adult magazines. Does the overt heterosexuality of your neighbors get you down? Tired of the bucolic voyeurism that occurs whenever you host the Annual Miss Gay Croquet Tournament? Do you long for privacy in yoOx own yard? Does thatold chainlinkfence clash with your fabulous landscaping? Then, gentle reader, it is time to install that privacy fence. The DIYD whimsically envisions a barebreasted dtaimming circle.., but we digress. Privacy fencing is a majorinvestment, even when you do it yourself, although taking on the labor, as always, results in a substantial savings. If you can persuade yourneighbors to help defray the cost (after all, you are enhancing their privacy and property too), the projectwillbe evenless painful; however, a caveat is in order. If the guy nextdoorhelps pay, he will be tempted- Does the overt heterosexuality of your neighbors get you down? Tired of the bucolic voyeurism that occurs whenever you host the Annual Miss Gay Croquet Tournament? Do you lon~ for privacy in your own yard? ... Then, ~ent]e reader, it is time to install that privacy fenee. The DIYD whlmsleally envlslons a ]~arehreasted drummln~ elrele ... hut we all€tess. fence. Now, for your picket choices, in order of expense: white wood pickets have no protection, can be easily stained any color you want, and will not last more thanfiveyears or so, dependingonweather conditions. If money is tight, go with that optionnow,use screws to attach them, then replace them out later when you can afford to, but this is wasteful of time, money and resources. There arenow pre-treated pickets, same as above except that you didn’ t have to stain them. They cost slighdy more. Next option is pressure treated pickets, which have been soaked in pickling compounds topreserve the wood long-term. TheDIYDdoesn’ tcare forthese chemicals and strongly urges you to use gloves when handling them, and a dust mask when sawing the wood. Thepickets were trees only a couple of weeks ago, so they will be heavy and damp no, obliged-tostickhisnoseinandoffer " when you first get them and may warp advice ad nauseum. Usually, this doesn’t ¯ when they dry. Cedar is the creme de la extend to his actually digging a post hole : creme of pickets - beautiful, fragrant, or hel in in an other hysical way. : enduring, lightweight, tough and expen- P g Y" ’ " P " the ¯ ivel It is the DIYD’s oicket of choice, Your next decision is where to put . s u ly side ot me......, ~.................... . . ¯ <~.g;. ~.~a~ ~ho ," ¢ This may seem been ongoing - the htfle lottery fairy h.as ~ike ~no-brainer, but consider your secu- : not blessed her yet, the neighbor.s aren t rity need~. With the stringers on the out- ¯ helping to pay, but what is up is most side, anin,truder has an easy leg up. If your " beautiful. neighbor s yard is secure enough, then by : Once you’ ve chosen your picket type, you can determine your spacing betwee..n" posts. Assuming a six foot fence, you wall need to have eight feet between them for pressure treated pickets and ten feet for the cedar and white wood pickets. Depending on the length of the fence, reducing the number of holes you have to dig may influence your picket choice! Measure the length tbbe fenced, calculatehow many posts you’ll need (don’t forget that lumber length isas nominal as the width mentioned above), andthen calculatehow many stringers you’ll need. Stringers will be 2x4’ s, and there will be three per section. Calculate how many pickets you’ll need. and add a few for a fudge factor. For fasteners, you will use either nails (frown, frown) or screws, and you will use about five per picket. If you choose cedar, be warned that only stainless steel fasteners will work. Cedar has volatile oils and acids that corrode metal and will bleed’black goo down your lovely fence otherwise. We 11 discuss thi alittle more next month and a source will provided for buying a superior fastener. Ifyouhave donethe mathonthis project already, theDIYD will fetch her smelling salts post haste. Wood security fencing is one of the more expensive fencing options, after masonry-and cast iron, but it will increase the value of your home. and ¯ the quality of your life if privacy is an : issue, so do consider the investment until ¯ next month, when we get down and dirty ¯ with our PHDs. And learn that posthole ¯ diggers aren’t your only 0pti,o,n,, either. ¯ Stick with the DIYD, doll; she 11 see you ¯ through the rough times. all means, let them have the homely side of the fence - even if they help pay. After all, you are the poor schlepp out there ¯ doing the donkey work, so reap your ben- ~ efits where you may. ¯ How much privacy do you need? No, ¯ this isn’t your mother questioning you -- through the bathroom door. If you have a ¯ pool orare surroundedby twostory houses, an eightfoot fencemay be more appropri- ¯ ate than the standard six-footer, but keep ¯ in mind that you will be adding substantially to your materials costs, ff you decide to space artistically between your fence pickets, that too is a privacy issue. Decisions, decisions -wait, there are more! You have choices to make about the width of your pickets and the type of wood. Standard widths are4 and 6inches, nominally. Sawmills are allowed to be scandalously generous withwhatis lostin the milling, so a 6 inch board may only be 5-5/8 inches wide. The DIYD personally prefers the wider picket; it is aesthetically more pleasing, it covers more area, and you use fewer fasteners. Woods range from untreated white wood to pressure treated lumber to cedar. Posts and stringers (theboards runningbetween thepost.s) can and shouldbe pressure treated, but the externals are up to you. There is now a metal po.st option, butbe warned that the posts will cost more than double, so think long and hard about whether it is worthwhile. Also, part of the workmustbe done on the other side of the fence, so if you and the Fundies next door detest each other, stick to the wood posts - and stick them with the ugly side Of the by Esther Rothblum There has been a lot of recent media focus on crimes that take place based on victims’ membershipin oppressedgroups. To find out more about anti-Lesbian and Gay hate crimes, I phoned Dr. Jeanine Cogan, apsychologist whohas conducted research and influenced federal policy on this issue. ¯¯Hate crimes are defined legally by specific !egislations," saidJeanine Cogan, "howeverthecommonality across the different pieces of legislation is that hate crimes are crimes that are based on real or perceivedgroupmembership. Usuallythat includes race, ethnicity, national origin, and religion. Sometimes it also includes sexual orientation, disability and gender. Thatmeans you were specifically chosen, sometimes out ofa crowd, because you belonged to or were-thought to belong to, one of the above groups." Along with Drs. Gregory Herek, Roy Gillis and Eric Ginnt at theUniversity of California at Davis, Jeanine worked on a long-term grant funded by the National Institute ofMental Health (in fact, the first grant ever funded by that organization about Gay and Lesbian issues that did not focus on AIDS). The purpose ogthe re= search study was to look at the psychological consequences of having survived an anti-Gay or anti-Lesbian hate crime. The researchteam also predicted that experiencing a hate crime would have more serious consequences than experiencing a crime that was not based on the group membership of the victim. They surveyed more than 2,500 people in the greater Sacramento, California area, including people who lived up to 100 miles away in rural areas. "When we were recruiting participants we never said ¯ please takepartin astudy ofhate crimes,’ because we didn’t want to bias the kind of, personwho wouldparticipatein the study," said Jeanine. Instead, they referred to the study as one examining a range of experiences important to Lesbians, Gay men, and Bisexuals with a focus on health and well-being All members of the research team were familiar members of the Gay and Lesbian communities that-they studied. The research team found that one in four Gay and Bisexual men and one in five Lesbians and Bisexual women had experienced a hate-motivated crime since the age of 16. Jeanine said: "We found that individuals who experienced a hate crime against their person - a physical or sexual assault, an attempted assault, a robbery - had more psychological distress after such a hate crime-than people who experienced a crime of Similar severity that was not aimed at them because of their sexual orientation. We also found a time factor. We know that people who experience a crime tend to be psychologically distressed. And; over time, people recover. In our study, we found that those who had experienced a crime that was not abate crime tended to feel better after two years. But people who experienced a hate crime took much longer - five years on average- for their symptoms to dissipate. So if you’re around someone who experienced a hate-crime years ago, you may still see some symptoms ofdistress."These symptoms of distress could include depression,- post-traumatic stress, anxiety ~ and anger. ¯ Thentheresearch teaminterviewed450 ¯ of the 2,500 respondents. They compared " those who had experienced a hate crime, ¯ those who had experienced a crime un~e- ¯ lated to their sexual orientation, and those ¯ who had experien,c,ed no crime. "We got a ¯ lot of information about hate crimes," ¯ Jeaninesaid, "and those people who had ¯ experienced a bate’crime often defined it ¯ as such based on tangible evidence. For , example, the language that was used - ¯ being called adyke while being assaulted. ¯ Or, the vandalism indicated a hate-moti- ¯¯ vated crime, such as having the word ’Lesbian’ smearedontheirdoorwithpaint. ¯ Or theirs was the only car with a rainbow flag, and the only car damaged in a park- . ing lot." ." Jeanine found that listening to the re- " spondents’ stories was quite frightening ¯ to her. She counseled the other interview- ¯ ers about this fear, a phenomenon that has ¯ been termed "indirect trauma" (for ex- ¯ ample, Lesbians feeling victimized just ¯ by hearing of hate crimes happening to ¯ ¯ other Lesbians). She also found a difference in the way ¯ Lesbians and Gay men were victimized. ¯ "SomeLesbianswerephysically assaulted ¯ by a formermale partner, suchas aformer ; husband, when the Lesbians came out to ~ these men," Jeanine recalled, "We ended ¯ upcallingit’heterosexualrevenge.’ Some ~ -Gay men, on the other hand, were lured to ¯ have sex by other, presumed ’straight’ ] men and then assaulted by these men. "And this. was a pattern we found only ; amongib’~ff.’,..... ¯ Jeanine is now working at the Ameri- ; can Psychological Association in Washington, D.C., where she is involved in ~ changing hate crime policy at thenational ¯ level. "I’ve been working with Sharon ¯ Shaw Johnson, who is the director of ¯ GLOVE-Gay Menand Lesbians Oppos- : ing Violence- and they collecthatecrimes : dataand do interventions. Both ofus have ¯ noticed that it is the butch woman and the ; ’effeminate’ man who are at particular ¯ risk for hate crimes because they defy our ; ideas of gender." ¯ Jeanine’ s policy Workfocuses onbroad- ; ening the definition of hate crimes. As ¯ part of a hate "crimes coalition, she is ¯ ; attempting toamend a current civil rights ¯ statute that canbe used against aperpetra- -" tor who bashes a person based on that ¯ person’s group membership. Sheis trying ; to include sexual orientation~ disability ¯ andgenderinthedefmition ofhatecrimes. ¯ ’q’he real hot pOtato is gender," she says. ~ ’qqae FBI is concerned that if every rape ¯ against a woman is a hate crime, they ¯ don’t have the personnel to cope with the ¯ huge numbers." With a broad-based hate ¯ crimes coalition, Jeanine had many con- ¯. versations with.the Department of Justice abotit the inclusion of gender as a hate ¯ crime. In the end, they supported adding ¯ gender, and President Clinton has en- ¯ dorsed the:Hate Crime Prevention Act ¯ and has put fundsinto the budget formore : FBIagents t6 work on hate crimes. ¯ Jeanine is also thrilled to have been ¯ successful in combining research with : policy. The Bureau of Justice Statistics : conducts an annual survey on criminal i victimization. TheySample 50,000 households in the Lr;S. about crime experiences ] in the past year. see Psyche, p. 14 Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law An Attorney who will fight for justice &equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. 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These categories occupy our minds and have wormed their way deep enough into our bodies so that, like my friend, we often feel emotionally queasy when they are challenged: When, for example, we overhear a person who looks boy but talks girl. Male and female, black and white, on or off, dot/ dash, 1/0, straight versus Gay. Even though the world presents us with continuums of difference, we often tidy up these endless chains of variation by squeezing everything into two opposed states or categories. ",in America, despite our Crayola mix of skin colors not to mention our promiscuo. usancestries, many ofus are forced to identify ourselves in terms of a simple For many Americans, trapped wit]fin a cultural order that permits only pink girls and blue-boys, Homosexuals are not kosher. Like ancient Israelites, they define Gays who mix up their categories to be unholy, polluted, unclean, or just downright icky abominations¯ opposition black or wlaite,..., _: _ .. i(-;.~~-. ’-.~. ~m~larly, despite the ~a~ ~om~ s~me geneticists propose the existence of.five or more "real" genders (as defined by. the mix of an individual’ s sex chromosomes, e.g., XY, XX, XXY, XYY, and soforth)~ all of us find ourselves slotted eithermale or female. Just one or the other. You can’ t be neither, and you can’ t be both at once. Binary oppositions of this sort are ubiquitous in human culture. Dualistic structures, certainly, are easy and efficient ways of breaking down the world’ s.complexity, even if nuance and variability get lost beneath gross simplification. The French anthropologistClaude IMvi- Strauss made a career of investigating the basic binary structures he saw as inhabit: ing human culture-and as shaping individual thinking. Dualism almost always demands the existence of a third category; of something in the middle to "mediate" relations between the two opposed sides. Gray stands between black and whitethough with ethnicity, the pertinent color hereis "red," or "high-yellow," or"bright." And many cultural orders admit a variety of "third sexes" or hermaphrodites, real and symbolic, positionedbetween thetwo male/female gender poles. The mediating position is rarely a comfortable one. Individuals who fall through the cracks of dual structures of understanding inhabit a realm of anomaly and abnormality. On the one hand, they are neitherfully malenorfemale; ontheother, they are both male and female. This has positive and negative consequence. Positively~ people who are neither man nor women can serve to bridge the two categories that they fall between. Homosexuals, for example, mediate a series of oppositions in Western society that build on a fundamental masculine/ ; feminine opposition. Thesebinaries range ¯ ~rom agent/patient to culture/nature and ¯ sacred/profane. ¯ -, Cultural theorists find important sym- ¯ bolic functions for intermediateindividuals as’well. Their existence shores up ruling understandings ofmasoflinityandfemininity - to remind people of how tO be "normal" by presenting them with examples of the abnormal. The boy learns how to be a real man by fearing the sissy. But those who fall between cultural crackshave to struggle against cognitive structures that positively value the normal (the real man and true woman) by devaluing the categorically deviant (the sissy boy, the rough girl). Anthropologist Mary Douglas offers an apposite analysis of food taboos demanded by the Old Testament, the so-called"Abominations of .Leviticus." She asks, "Why should the camel, the hare and the rock badger be unclean (or unholy)? Why should some locusts, but not all, be unclean?" Her answer is that, in old Hebrew culture, "holiness was exemplified by com- .pleteness. Holiness requlred::!~i, : ° the class to which they belonged. And ¯ holiness required that different classes of ¯ things not be confused." : The model of good eating, for ancient Israelites, was the cud-chewing ungulate: - herd animals such as cattle, sheep, and ", goats. Other creatures, like the hare and ¯ rock badger, appeared to be ruminant but ¯ were anomalous in that they had paws instead of cloven hooves. And other am- " mals - notably the pig- walked on cloven feet but did not chew cud. Therefore, because pigs and hares violated categorical definitions of the"normal" cud-chew- " ing cloven-hoofed animal, they were un- ¯ clean. Jewish food taboos reflected a cosmo- ¯ logical system that defined as unholy and ¯ inedible any animal who appeared abet- ¯ rant or "mixed" in terms of ruling cat- ¯ egorical structures. ¯ Insofar as wecontinue to slice the world ¯, up into male versus female, we too may ¯ feel queasy when we come across bits of ¯ reddity that escape our structures ofunder- ¯ standing. For many Americans, trapped : within a cultural order that permits only ¯ pinkgirls and blue boys, homosexuals are ¯" not kosher. Like ancient Israelites, they ¯ define Gays who mix up their categories ¯ to be unholy, polluted, unclean, or just ¯ downright icky abominations. ¯ This comes fromliving inside theprison ¯ house ofculture-ofmindlessly accepting ¯ dualistic constraints on thought and emo- ~ tion. But cultural systems do change over ¯ time, and they may be challenged and ¯ restructured. Shake up those cultural cat- : egones a little and pigs become good to ¯ eat. And so do delicious boys who can ¯ sound like girls. ¯ Larnont Lindstrom is a professor of ¯ anthropology at the University of.Tulsa. since the virus.may be immune to them, too. However, staying on treatment isn’t easy. It often means taking 15 or 20 pills a day on a precise schedule. Some must go downonanempty stomach, some onafull one. They must be taken at just the right time around the dock. Many trigger nasty side effects, such as diarrhea, h~daches, insomnia, stomach pains, numbness in the fingers and toes and an odd-looking rearrangement of body fat that leaves people with potbellies and wasted arms. As the medicines do their job, HIV symptoms disappear. In time, people feel perfectly well except for the side effects of their pills. This makes sticking with them evenharder. "It was never so easy to be adherent as when I yeas on the brink of serious illness," says Scan Strub, 40, of New York City. "I couldn’t wait for my next dose. As I felt better longer, the treatment became more of an intrusion, and the side effects were more bothersome." Strub, who is publisher of Poz, a magazine for HIV-infected people, went on a trip andforgothis pills. So he decided to stop taking them for a couple of weeks, just to see what would happen. Within 10 days, he felt sick again. A blood test showed his virus level, which had been undetectable, spiked to over a million. Backon therapy,it’ s now downto 30,000. "I definitely made a mistake," he admits. Some people are resistant to individual components of the AIDS cocktail, often because they took them as single drugs before the cocktail was created. Many are 1ong-infected treatmentpioneers, eager to try each new drug that comes along. For instance, Nick Houpis, 43, of Boston, has taken 10 ofthe 11 approved AIDS medicines. The lowest his viral load ever dropped was 37,000. Now it’s 440,000, and this summer he had his first bout with an AIDS-related illness. ’q’hcre arc an awful lot of us who are just a little bit too late," he says. "I don’t think they will come up with something that will make miracle stories out of us." ¯ S.om.e appear to suffer because of phyr Slclan incompetence, too. For instance, doctors may err by adding a protease inhibitor to two other medicines their pa- ¯ tients are already taking, instead of starting themon three fresh drugs. This greatly increases the risk of rampant resistance. AIDS-care has become so complicated, many believe, that it now should be done ¯ only by specialists who know how to : avoid such potentially fatal mistakes. ¯ Once someone fails AIDS treatment, : the next step is what doctors call salvage therapy - the art of crafting a second ¯ attempt to knock down the virus. They ¯ may prescribe five or six drugs at once. : "You end up with a kitchen sink ap- ¯ proach," says Dr.. Kenneth Mayer of ¯ Brown University. "You try to pull to- " gether every possible combination to keep ¯ the virus in check." Willis is an extreme example, of this. Gallanthas himonsevenanti-AIDS drugs, plus an assortment of others to ward off AIDS-related infections. Once aweek, Willis hauls out an orange. crate of big white pill bottles and counts outhis week’s dosage. Hetakes afistful of pills with breakfast, another handful with dinner; anda couple.more at bedtime, 35 in all. "I’ve just made it part of my life," Willis says. "I don’t really have any options. If I’m dead, I know that my options are limited." Along withmany other advocates, Jeanine was successful¯in getting this survey to includequestions about hate crimes. This will allow for. national statistics about hate crimes over the next years. Documenting the prevalence of an issue is an essential step for receiving an appropriate government response. So this will be all important contribution. 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US House Votes t.o Limit City’s Update : WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite charges of bigotry and interfer~ ence in local government, the House in July voted to prohibit the : s.pe.nding .of fed.eral, money o.n programs implementing a civil AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - From skimpily clad revelers to Bible-toting evangelists, the Gay Games are drawing an eclecdc crowd for weeklong festivities ce,!ebrating Gay pride and culture. With the,,theme Friendship Through Culture and Sports, the quadrennial Olympics-style sports festival begins Saturday, offering competitors everything from ballroom dancing to wrestling and more cerebral pastimes such as bridge and chess. This is the first time the Gay Games are being held in Europe since they beganin San Francisco in 1982. New York City was the site ¯ of the last Games ¯ in 1994; Sydney, ¯ site of the Summer Olympics in 2000, ¯ will have the first ¯ Tulsan CliffBaileyis compet- southern hem|¯ ing in this year’s Gay Games .sphere Gay Games ¯ in Amsterdam, accompanied in 2002. The opening ¯ by his spouse Chris Ritthaler. night’s ceremony ¯ will feature the Israeli transsexual pop star Dana ¯ International, who gained fame- and notoriety-in ¯ May after winning the 25-nation Eurovision song ¯ contest and incensing Orthodox Jewish leaders at ¯ home. ¯ Some 30 competition sports will be available at ¯ these games, which run through Aug. 8. But with" out top-level athletes, they threatened to be eclipsed ¯ by the many parties outside the stadium. ¯ Amsterdam is renowned for its tolerance and its ¯ lively Gay community, so these games are almost ~:. inconspi~ug~s, ap.ar~ [rg~ so,me posters and a few ~ more same:~e~couples than USUal-:strolling arm-in¯ arm a!Orig the canals. With up to 14,000 participants and 200,000 visi¯ tors in town, the Dutch capital is about to be ¯ transformed into the ultimate Gay hangout with ¯ enough temptations to satisfy even the most vigor. ous partygoer. There are transvestite shows and ¯ drag queen contests. For the more athletic, there’s ¯ even oil wrestling. One top attraction officially has nothing to do ¯ with the Gay Games: Saturday’s yearly canal pa: rade of decorated boats. Games organizers prom- ised a flotilla of Gays and Lesbians on the city’s ¯ famous medieval waterways. But not everyone ¯ will be party-hopping. For the straight-laced and intellect’ual types-; there are plenty of alternatives, including art exhibits, symposiums on Gay and ¯ Lesbian issues, and cooking shows. ¯ Participants might get a dose of religion. Up to ¯ 100 representatives from the international evange¯ lism group Youth With a Mission plan to stage [ C.hristian-themed street dramas and pray with par¯ Uopants. "God wants to care for people whether ¯ they are homosexuals or heterosexuals," YWAM ¯ spokeswoman Nelleke Bosshardt said. Sigrid Johannisse of the Netherlands, who will ". be competing in the badminton competition, said ¯ she’s searching for fun and friendship. Even so, she ¯ hopes the Gay Games one day will disappear as Gays become more accepted. ¯ Although heterosexuals are welcome to com" pete, few do, triggering criticism within the Gay ¯ community that the games createneedless segrega¯ don. "! hate all the separation," said Johmmisse, a ¯ 33-year-old art historian. "in sports, there isn’t so ¯ much integration.., it was just easier to play with ¯ Gay people." ¯ Eddy Feenstra has a more carefree attitude as he ¯ prepares to compete in ballroom and Latin Ameri¯ can dancing with partner Tonny Aliens. Girding ¯ for victory, Feenstra says "I am doing it for the ¯ fun," he said. "I would also like to show off what I ¯ am good at." !Partner Benef,ts to Gays Sapulpa Teen Flees Bias SAPULPA, Okl~ (AP) - The 17-year-old son of a local school board member has faced threats and harassment because of his sexual orientation, but the boy’s father said his other children will remain in the suburban district. Will .Allen, a junior at Sapulpa High School, will attend Tulsa W~hington High School when the fall semester begins Aug. 12. The family requested the transfer in February, his father, Sam Allen, said. Allen said Will has been vexed and tormented by his ~.2assmates for the past two years because of his sexual Orientation. ;The Allen family appeared recently on NBC’s "The Today Show"; and Will encouraged other young Gay men and women to confide in people with whom they felt comfortable. ’T ve had many Gay friends who have been kicked out of their homes, treated very poorly - physical abuse," he said. "The first thing you should do .is find somebody, maybe,not your parents, who you know and feel positive that ~hey can give you the support that you need." Will was in Michigan at amusic academy and was not available for comment. Sapulpa school officials issued a news release that stated the district"does not condoneor tolerate harassment of students for anyreason)’"We have comprehensive board policies_’m,,P!ace on sexual harassment and a : rights o_r.dinznce m .S.an Francasco. The measure, offered by Rep. o Frank Ri.g.gs, .R.-Calif., was approved 214-212 as an amendment : to a sPe~.ding bill for hous..rag, veterans programs, environmental ¯ protecaon, space and funding for the arts. : Supporters said they hoped to get the provision removed ¯ during negotiations to reconcile the House bill with a yet-to-be " approved Senate version. The Riggs amendment prohibits any ¯ money in the $94 billion spending bill to be used to implement a San Francisco ordinance that requires employers doing bus|¯ ness withthecity toprovidehealthandotherbeuefits to same-sex ¯ partners. "We should not force or coerce (private business) to ¯ adopt policies they t-rod morally objectionable," Riggs argued in ¯ a heated debate. ¯ Rep. Patrick K.,e~n,edy, D-R.I., called it a "mean-spirited, bigoted amendment’ and other opponents said it was an assault ¯ onlocalautonomy."Italtacks homernleinevery city in America," ¯ declared Rep. Dennis KucinidL D-Ohio, a former mayor of : Cleveland. "It’s a move back to the days of witch hunting, back ¯ to the days of telling people what they should and should not do," ¯ complained Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill. He said the amendment ¯ threatens programs in San Francisco that help the homeless and ¯ the treatment of AIDS patients as well as scores of other programs : that rdy in part on federal support. ¯ Rep. Nancy Pelts|, D-Calif., said the city negotiated with ~" Catholic Charities, which had balked at the ordinance, and ¯ reached an accommodation, and compromises were expected to be worked out with other businesses. "I don’t know why Mr. ¯ Riggs wants to create a war," she said in strong opposition to the ¯ measure. Pelts|, who represents SanFrancisco, called the amend" ment an affront to home rule and Said "the city of San Francisco ’~ is not forcing anyone to act against their principles?’ ¯ More than adozen lawmakersspoke emotionally against the .: amendment, . see Attack, p. 3 ~. Surgeon .General Compares ,:=,. ~’. I~ I~l I~|n I~’~ ~ |1 #11 l~-" m-L a.__. I~-~-- -~ -- ....... ~i~y ~Dt~d, 16b.ai aiad national president~tf~~ ~by-~a~’M~kla¢ " - " ~ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, : WASHINGTON (AP) - Recalling his childhood in the segrearranged for the television appearance. Will’s situation ¯ gated South, Surgeon General David Satcher compared the fight is cotfimon for homosexual teen-agers, Ms. McDonald : against AIDS, which is hitting the Black community hard, to the said. "Some (schools) are doing a great job, and some -’: struggle for civil rights. Speaking to one of nation’s oldest civil are sticking their heads in the sand," she said. "We’re .: rights groups, he called on Black leaders to reject stereotypes just beginning to work with Tulsa-area schools." ¯ around AIDS, overcome shyness about sex and confront the Allen said he had no complaints about the Sapulpa [ issue. ’‘This is an area where we again need to mobilize," Satcher, district and said his two other children will continue to ." who is Black and grew up in Alabama, told the Southern Chrisattend Sapulpa schools. He also has no plans to step : tian Leadership Conference in a speech Tuesday. ’Tm talking to down from the school board. ’‘The community support ¯ you about you." has been wonderful," he said. While Blacks make up 13% of the U.S. population, they ¯ account for 57% of the new infectious, according to the federal Family of Faith to Present :¯ the CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Amongsomegroups, statistics are even more striking: Blacks and Hispanics make Noted Christian Singer : up 82% of HIV-positive women ages 13 to 24. And life-prolong- TULSA -Marsha Stevens, composer of For Those " ing AIDS drugs are helping whites more than Blacks. In 1996, Tears I Died (Come to the Water), will perform a free ¯ deaths among whites with AIDS were down 28%; for Blacks, it concert at Family of Faith Metropolitan Commlmity ¯ was just 10%. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s new presiChurch on Saturday, Sept.. 5th at 7:30 at 5451e South ¯ Mingo as wall as at Family of Faith’s regular Sunday ¯ dent, Martin Luther King III, underscored the difficulty of AIDS ¯ education, saying he is not comfortable promoting use of conevemng service on Sept. 6th at 5pm. Stevens’ song, For Those Tears... has become a " doms. "The only way is abstinence," he said in an interview after standard of evangelical Christian hymnals since 1972 ¯ Satcher’s speech. "Sex should not be something that we just even though the songwriter experienced rejection and : casually engage in and take lightly." The solution, King said, is scorn from part of the church since she came out as a ¯ restoring fundamental values to society. He said AIDS is an Lesbian. Active in the Universal Fellowship of Metro- ¯ important issue, although it is not among his top priorities. Satcher did not recommend any particular prev end on strategy. politan Community Churches (UFMCC), Stevens performs over 150 concerts a year and has recorded six solo " But he and other public health experts agree that use of condoms" albums and a concert video on her independent BALM ¯ is essential to halt the spread of HIV among people who are not (Born Again Lesbian Music) labd. She now ministers : likely to abstain from sex. The surgeon general will hammer the ~ AIDS message in upcoming speeches to Black journalists and with the SW UFMCC district. Info: 622-1441. DIRECTORY/LETrERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DO-IT-YOURSELF DYKE PSYCHE CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 2/3 P. 4 p. 6~ P.8 P. 9 P. 10 P. 11 P.:I2 P. 14 " ¯ doctors, and he plans to reach out to other groups such as Black ¯ fraternities, sororities and newspapers. ¯ But his speech to church leaders was particularly important. ¯ Churches play a central role in many Black communities, and ¯ ministers are, often among the most prominent community lead,: ers. But church leaders have been reluctant to talk about AIDS ¯ because it relates so closely to sex and homosexuality, Satcher ¯ says. The issue is also thorny because of its relationship to drug ¯ use, amajor probleminside the Black community withits own set ¯ of taboos, see Surgeon, p.ll �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 832-1269 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 592-2143 *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston 744-0896 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 599-9512 *Empire Bar, 1516 S. 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The Associated Press Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of.this K~v,ublication are protected by US copyright 1998 by T~ ~ 4and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspon-~. dence is assumed to be for publication unless_otherwise noted,_r~ust be signed & becomes th~ sole prbpeity ofTi~ Each reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. Thanks for your paper. It is a welcome relief from the crosstown neo-fascist infotainment weekly, i particularly enjoyed last issue’s cover story about Senator Nickles,presumably the selfsame Senator once known for closeting himself with a reputedly Gay [Oklahoma] . fellow politico, but who now wishes to protect the Luxembourgians from the possibility of an "immoral" ambassador. From what I understand, the Luxembourgians are much less concerned with the comings and goings .in an ambassador’s, boudoir than is Sen. Nickles. As a politically leftist straight older male, I naturally fmd common cause with the Gay community: when the good Senator and the Right good Rev. Phelps get finished with the queers, they’ll be after me next. I applaud your efforts to establish dialogue with straightminority groups who have themselves been the targets of bigotry an discrimination. If we learn nothing more from History, at least we should know that solidarity is the only hope for the oppressed, and perhaps the best defense from the excessively repressed. This town needs a paper that gives voice to all those outside the power elite, performing the traditional role of the Fourth Estate: to hold our governments accountable for their actions, and to protect the liberties of the individual. 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Not allare Gay~owned but all are Gay-friendly. ¯ cations will be printed as is appropriate. 743 -4297 *Council Oak Men’s Chorale �Rev, Howard vs the Evil Steve by Tom Neal, editor & publisher ". Severalyears ago whenUS Congressman Steve Largent " by James Christjohn ¯ and they still want me. Another time, I was copying some firstranforoffice, this newspapermet withLargent, athis ¯ Greetings! Welcome to a new occasional colunm, one ¯ recipes out of a book in the office, when the same sister request, andafterwards I argued, despiteLargent’s record ¯ that I hope you will fred interesting. The focus is to ; noticed and said, "Oh, you like to cook? You’ll make of bigoted,.anti-Gay comments and his association with " comment on the world around us with the perspective of ¯ some wo - person a wonderful hus - mate." radical extremist religio~political groups, for an initial ¯ being a Gay man in a diverse world. Topics will have a ¯ Well, the cat was definitely coming out of the closet policy of tolerance for Herr Largent. I’d hoped that ¯ wide range, from frivolity to high drama to serious issues ¯ then. Shortly thereafter, I met my future mate, and all of Largent might just really believe in real Christian and " that affect us all. In this exploration, the question will ¯ a sudden, there was much curiosity about my life, which American values of loving and respecting not only your " always be: What exactly is a Gay lifestyle? I kept sidestepping, still fearing I could lose neighbor but also the US Constitution. He sure tried to I had an acquaintance once remark to me a job. It came to ahead one evening when I sweet-talk us that way. "I don’t approve of your lifestyle, but I like was drawing plans of Tom’ s apartment, and And to be fair, Steve did agree to a town hall meeting " you." My first thought was "Well, I don’t dragged, trying to figure out how to combine stuff, with Tnlsa’s Lesbian and Gay community - something " approve of your lifestyle, but I accept it as furniture, etc. Cyndee, the boss, came over kicking and none of his predecessors had ever done, certainly not the ¯ part of you without comment: Who the hell and was looking over my shoulder. She Idiot Congressman Inhofe (now US Senator and in comare you to judge me?" Before I did so, I sereamina, out noted I had not drawn another bed, and petition with Ernest " thought to myself, ’q’hat is not her rational remarked "So, where ya golma put your of the closet Istookfor mostembar- " mind speaking, it’s her brainwashing combed? or are ya gonna sleep with him?" It rassing Oklahoman in by two very ing through. She doesn’t know any better. was so surprisingly I my only response was Washington) but not ¯ She knows not what she speaks." I had to -- .... u hhh ~ ana men to oraw in a bed real fast. curious Baptist even the Democrat, " ponder that for a while. It was terribl y temptIt was utterly silly, and she was letting me Jim Jones, who’d held " ing to ask, "Does your brain know what your women from know that she knew and it was no big deal, the seat before. ¯ mouth is saying?" .she had known, and now I knew she knew. Q)dessa-latlon, But obviouslyI was " I began pondering: what the hell is a Gay After that, the questions were exhaustwrong. Nomatter how " lifestyle, anyway? There are perceptions, Texas ¯ ing. The next year was one big Gay 101 Largent may want to usually starting witha"mis", that the straight And despite all Question and Answer session, as I ,desee himself as just a world has of Gay folk, and our so called mythified Gayhood (Gaydom?) to them and nice guy, he’s chosen " lifestyles, such as apparently we spend 90% " my f~ars~ did no small amount of education. Cyndee to promote rdigious " of our time in Gay bars in the pursuit of sex. even shielded me from a stalker who’d extremism and to surI know.that there are some folk who like to become obsessed with me, and nearly had round himself with " go clubbing, straight and Gay, I know some happened. him arrested for calling the business repeatfolks so bigoted that " folk who do drugs, straight and Gay, I know edly. That was not fun, but it was notable in they make him look a " some folk who are promi.scuous (yes, even x the way she was ready to defend me. They leh, they were came littlebit~m,oderate. His ." years into the AIDS epidemic), again, both from Irish stock, and Cyndee mad was chief of staff, Terry straight and Gay, - and I know many folk a sight to avoid. very qulch to US Rep. Steve Largent making Allen, thepoliticalex- " who do none of those things. Yet, in the And I became the one to turn to when tell me I those endorsement dollars by tremist calling the " straight world, we are all lumped under a Annie, the other sister, was planning parshowing offhis son in his Hanes plays for our football ." stereotype of eternal drugging, drinking, ties. Which she did. A lot. I was the one replaced underware. Yep, Steve and some hall-of-famer, comes ¯ slutty behaviors. Why is this, and.do we drafted into helping her do artsy-crafty things another of those Republicans sure know to mind. Actually " need to hire publicity firms to turn the image for her parties, and when she was selecting Steve’s not moderate ¯ around? about those family values. new furniture, I was always asked for deGay man . . . but his staff is openly ¯ I tend to think that theimagecan be turned sign opinions. I guess it’s part of the Gay arotmd,though it will mked~ne, ~aad lots of patiehee: The ¯ gene, that interior d(sign comes with it. (I really had no hate~:.t.o~ir Lesbian aod Gay constituents while Steve ¯ woman I referred to before may have a different image of .... a~’[d.~t~tu§~ly is polite. " talent forit, but it was a misconception that wouldil’t die. Now Steve et al will argue that their radicalism is just : Gay people than what she’d been brainwashed into beNo matter how hard I tried to dispel the myth that not all repres.enting the views of the First District (which is more ¯ lieving because we knew each other. Maybe not a magic Gay men had impeccable taste, even to the extent of or less Tnlsa county). But as a nearly lifelong Tnlsan (my ." transformation, but a little logic, here and there,:can add describing my past relationships.) f,am~ly moved here from Oklahoma City in 1960), I just Thus was I drug, kicking and screaming, out of the ¯ don t ihink So. Yes, wedo have a sufficiency of Baptists, For example, I worked for three years in a physical closet by two VerY curious Baptist women from OdessaMethodism, and also those no-name, make-it-up-as-you- ¯ therapy office, for two small.town Baptist womenl It was lation, Texas. And despite all my fears, nothing bad go-along~they-claim-they-areChriStians, many of whom ¯ a nice job, and I liked them, so I didn’t talk about myself happened. In fact, when I left, they were very quick to tell ¯ seem to think that their faith demands that they hate their much for fear of losing thejob:! was rather silly. TI~ first me I was being replaced with another Gay man, who’d nexgt~bor as tlaey would be loved. Or.who engage in the actually made a pass at their very handsome but terribly ¯ day f worked there, "a client came in and demanded that profoundly insincere rhetoric of claiming "to love the ¯ one of the "purty wimmin" do his therapy because he straight brother. Apparently, the strategy worked. person and to hate the ’sin’:" Often one wonders if these didn t want no pansy-assed faggot to touch him. Well, I had a point in all this somewhere. Oh yes, it is by types on meeting Christ would not reject Him as a "long- ¯ we were both nonplused. I thought I was pretty low key, events like these - and not being afraid to be who we are hairedcommie, pinko-fag." ¯¯ having left the bright, hotpinkneon"Queer Here" sign at - that this whole mythification of what we are can be But I don’t believe that these types represent the home. ¯changed. It’s not always the loud voices that help create ¯ majority of Tulsans, and regardless, given the values of After h~ left, one of the sisters begged me not t6 quit, change, sometimes it’s the whisper on the wind. And in the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, ¯ saying their clients were not all like that, and he was an that way, everyone can help make long-lasting changes minority civil fights are not supposed to be subject to the exception, not a rule. Wall, I thought, at least they know, for.the benefit of all. tyranny of the majority. And I believe that many Tulsa " Baptists, Methodists, Jews, Muslims, Pagans and non, " believers recognize that once the power of the govern- ¯ merit is used to promote a particular religious agenda, ¯ each tradition could be targeted just as Lesbian mad Gay " characterizingit as an attack on the rights of Gay citizens There were concerns expressed regarding the cost ($15/ citizens are the target du jour. ’ and a federal imposition on local rule. Only Riggs-vigorreport) and it was decided to handle it similar to the way So, it is with some relief to learn that a brave soul, the ’ ously supported it during the debate, we handle our $25 volunteer training fee. Scholarships Reverend Howard Plowman, retired Methodist pastor, "It’s a message amendment .... It will unquestionably are offered for training to anyone who request one and has announced his willingness to face the football bully.. encourage intolerance," said Rep. Henry Waxman, DRAIN will pay the report fee for any volunteer, so that no According to The Yellow Dog Democrat, the newsletter ¯ Calif. The San Francisco ordinance has been criticized by one is prevented from volunteering due to the cost. of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, Rev. Howard will ¯ some businesses as well as nonprofit orgamzadons inAll decisions for volunteer eligibility are made at the challenge the ,hard-core Christian Coalition which has ¯ cluding Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. "The discretion of the RAIN coordinator and any grievances done a disservice to all political parties..." He adds, "1 " SalVation Army, which refused to buckle to city policy, against the policy or any decision made my the RAIN resent them taking a Christian name and pretending-to: ] forfeited $3.5 million of its $18 million budget," said coordinator may be taken up with me. I hope that current have no other agenda..." Plowman, 73 years old, with .. Riggs, because it didn’t want to comply with the city RAIN volunteers will understand RAIN’s mission of kids and grandkids, went to Tulsa Public Schools, TU and " ordinance on domesdc partner benefits. providing a compassionate response to HIV/AIDS through SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national education and service has not changed. We appreciate the This newspaper certainly agrees that the so-called ¯ Lesbian and Gay political organization, called the amendlove and concern shown by our volunteers and we are Christian Coalition has done a disservice to all Ameri- ¯ ment "the latest salvo in fight-wing attacks .against Gay grateful that men, women and children living with HIV/ cans who believe in real religious freedom and have " people." "The amendment is a thinly veiled attempt to AIDS are willing to risk letting strangers into their lives respect for America’s rich diversity. And I applaud Rev. " attack San Francisco and micromanage the city," said by asking for a RAIN team. Howard and his spouse and family for being willing to ¯ Winnie Stachelberg, the political director for the Human - Pam S. Cross, MPH, Executive Director stand up against the Evil Steve. Tulsa deserves better. ¯ Rights Campaign. ¯ Editor’s note: More information is available about In another action of interest to the Gay community, the Plowman ’for Congress by writing to 3617 East 48th " House decided to reduce money it had allocated ¯ Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74.135. see Attack, p. 13 Thus I notlang In fact, when I �No Gays or Singles to Adopt in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A state board that sets standards affecting foster care has approved a requirement that prohibits private agencies from placing children with homosexual.or unmarried heterosexual adults. The new rule must undergo a public comment period before becoming effective. Rules have not been written for public foster care agencies, said Joel Landreneau, a lawyer for the licensing unit of the s tate Human Services Department. The state has some 2,700 to 2,800 children in foster care. In the past, the ruleshave been silent on homosexual or single heterosexual foster parents. Along with passing the new rule, the Child Welfare Agency Review Board discussed the possibility of an exemption for unmarried heterosexuals. Board member James Balcom of Paragould said agencies could use single people by applying for an exemption called alternative compliance. Bob West of Little Rock, also a board meml~er and the only dissenter, said he believes there will be many requests for exemptions. "I don’t think you can exclude anyone just because they’re single," he said. "I really think it should be up to the local agencies who is qualified to be a foster parent. I just think it has to be done on a case-by-case basis.’" Board member Robin Woodruff of Little Rock proposed the prohibition, saying "I would like for our children to have a mom role model and a dad role model." After the meeting, Ms. Woodruff said she had been told that the Centers for Youth and Families had placed at least one child with a Gay family and had other such families waiting. Kay Kimbrough, the centet"s service administrator for adolescent services, said her agency doesn’t inquire rote foster parents’ sexuality. "That is not an issue for us, asfar as gender of parents. We don’ t have a policy or practice that dictates whether we place kids in that type family," Ms. Kimbrough said. "We don’t make a practice to determine whether a family is heterosexual or homosexual." At the board meeting, Chris Pyle, family life issues Aiai.~.On f~o~ Q.o,v..~Mike Huckabee~ said the. govemgr supports-applying the principle of foster parents being heterosexual married couples. Pyle said Arkansas law prohibits marriages between members of the same sex. He said Huckabee believes "it is not in the best interest of children for them to be placed in an environment that.the Legislature has specifically and purposely removed from legal sanction and recognition." "I think there are a lot of foster children out there and not enough foster parents, and we may run into trouble if.we try to limit it to couples only," said West, a pediatric medical consultant who works for the state Health Department. AssistantAttorney General Karen Wallace, a lawyer for the board, had recommended the board stick with the standards as written. She said she.had concerns about equal protection and discrimination. New England Lesbian Wins Bias Lawsuit BOSTON (AP) - A judge has awarded $906,000 to a Lesbian who managed a state social services agency, ruling she was the victim of job discrimination. Middlesex Superior Com’tJudge Sandra Hamlin ruled that Lowell-based Community Teamwork Inc., the state’s second-largest .anti-poverty agency, had no good reason fire Patrica Weber. Hamlin added that Weber was "eminently more qualified" man the CTI’ s director, the man who was picked over her by the agency’s board of directors. Hamlin, who said a "sexist attitude" prevailed at CTI, also ruled that the reasons given for Weber’ s firing were "a pretext." "I feel vindicated," Weber, 49 told the Boston Herald. "What they did to me was wrong. I’m glad the !aw feels that way too. Employers can’ t fire people for nothing-because they don’tlike them, or they’re the wrong sex or whatever." Cheryl Cronin, CTI’s lawyer, said the agency is appealing. !~We are c~,,n~,~dent that CTI will ultimately prevail in this matter,’ she said. CTI provides a range of services,including housing, education and daycare to low-income residents of 38 communities from Lowdl to Framingham. Weber, who worked for CTI for 18 years, was fired in March, 1996 during a meeting with Executive Director Jim Canavan. A month later, when she applied for unemployment benefits, she learned the reason for her dismissal was listed as "inability to do her job." Hamlin said inca 38-page ruling that CTI retaliated against Weber for filing a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination by refusing to provide her areference. Weber was turned down for dozens of jobs, before accepting one that cut her pay nearly in half. "Weber’s past work history while at CTI reveals only a dedicated, bright, hardworking employee,".the judge wrote. "Nothing whatsoever in the evidence supports defendant’ s contention that Weber’ s inability to perform led to her termination.’" "May your constant love be urith us, Lord as we ~t our hope in you.n- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come sl~are in the bounty of God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. CbiMren Are Always Welcome! Community.Church ~623 N. iaplewood of Greater Tulsa 918/838-1715 Tennessee Lesbian Wins Child Custody NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)-Gay activists hope the case of a Wilson County Lesbian who was granted custody of one of her children marks a trend in Tennessee. Pat Finn was awarded sole custody of her 9-year-old daughter this month by a judge in Wilson County. Her second child, a teen-age son, chose to live with his father, who was awarded sole custody of the boy. ’Tm glad this has been brought to light," said Bev Clendenen of Nashville, director of the Lesbianand Gay Community Center. "This reconfirms that Gay mothers are good mothers. Like everything, there are good apples and bad. You should be judged not on your sexuality, but rather what kind of mother you are.;" Pa~ck Sullivan, Finn’s ex~husband, plans to appeal. I thought it was the greatest injustice in the s/ate of Tennessee," he said. ’q-his case is about her being a neglectful mother and very little about the homosexuality." He said he opposes:his ex-wife’ s Lesbian relationship and does not wanthis daughter exposed to it "It is about discrimination of me as a father trying to get custody of his children," he said of the ruling. Finn, a registered nurse, was married to Sullivan for 17 years. She and her female partner have formalized their relationship with a commitment ceremony and exchange offings. Finn believes she won custody of her daughter because she was judged on the facts and not politics, public sentiment or the judge’s personal preferences about family life. "I realized the odds were against me, but I told my " daughter I wasn’t doing anything wrong and I needed to show her I would fight to keep her," Finn said. ’T m thesame mother. I’m the same woman who has been raising children for 16 years." Can A Lesbian Win A Seat in Congress? MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Grethe Cammermeyer, a daughter of the Nazi resistance in Norway and a decorated Vietnam veteran who battled her own government, has jumped headlong into a new challenge: The retired Armycolonel, who wryly calls herself "one of the most famous Lesbians in the country" after her successful fight to stay in the military, is rtmuing for Congress. Cammermeyer, 56, has never held public office. Her Gay civil-rights fight - recounted in "Serving in Silence," a book and made-for-TV movie = made her a celebrity. Glenn Close, who starred in the movie, its producer Barbra Streisand and other show-business notables have contributed to her campaign. She’s favored to win the Democratic nomination Sept. 15. That would pit her against two-term Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf on Nov. 3. Metcalf, who says this is his last campaign, was boosted to victory two years ago by absentee voters in the traditionally Democratic 2nd District. 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Main St. Suite 308 Tulsa, OK 74119 Office (918i 582-7748 Pager (918) 690-0644 Fax (918) 582-2444 year is a benchmark for proud, out Lesbians," says ¯ The religious emblems awarded by Unitarimas Kathleen DeBold, polifical director of the Victory Fund, ¯ a Washington, D.C., group that backs Lesbians and ¯ are also presented by several other religious groups, Gays for public office. "Grethe is so admired, both for ¯ including the Roman Catholic Church, ant many her record in the military and for her willingness to stand ¯ Protestant, Jewish and Muslim denominations. The up and fight homophobia," says state Rep. Ed Murray, ¯ emblems differ from the merit badges that are earned for mastering a specific task, but can still be . a Seat-de Democrat who’s Gay. ¯ worn on scouts’ ufiiforms as badges of honor. Cammermever earned national attention with her In recent years, the Boy Scouts has drawn fire fight to stay in ~e Washington National Guard. She was ¯ from human rights groups and a number of relif!red, in 1992.after disclosing her sexual orientation ¯ gious organizations for its view of homosex ,u~l, ity aunng a 1989 Interview for a security clearance as chief nurse of the National Guard. A federal judge ordered her ¯ and refusal to admit Gay scouts and leaders. We resp.ect other peopl e’ s rights to dis agree wi th us and reinstated in 1994; the government did not appeal. On the campaign trail, she doesn’t talk Gay civil ¯: we simply ask people to respect our rights as a rights. At an ice cream social held by Skagit County ¯ private voluntary orgamzation," Gregg Shields. national spokesman for the Scouts, said. Democrats earlier this month, Cammermeyer spoke ¯ But in its manual distributed to tecn-agers, the about education, health care, the environment and countering a Republican Congress she considers radical and : associadonmakes it clear thatit does not agree with heartless. "I am not a politician," she told The Associ- ¯ the Boy Scouts’ view. The manual describes the ated Press. "I’m an everyday person who has a health- ¯ Unitarians’ "ongoing concern regarding the homophobic and discriminatory attitudes of the care background and an education background. I am a mother, a grandmother and served in Vietnam. I have : nationalleadership of the Boy Scouts of America.’" Since then, letters have gone back and forth had thebest and the worst of social experience." ¯ between the two sides, leaving Buehrens wi th the Cammermeyer was born in Oslo, Norway, to a doctor ¯ and a nurse who sheltered underground resistance fight- ¯ hope that the dispute can be resolved by a mee.ting with Boy Scouts officials this fall. ers in World War II. A now familiar tale has her mother "I’m perfectly willing to sit down with the Boy shuttling weapons to the Nazi resis,_t~_,ce by hiding them ¯ beneath the mattress in Grethe s baby buggy. ¯ Scouts, but I also need to be very clear that they are in grave danger of having much of America’s Cammermeyer was 9 when she came to the United : mainstream religious community concerned abom States with her parents and three brothers. She became : the way in which they are acting," Buehrens said. a eitizen in 1960. Ntlrsing meshed well with her military ambitions, she has said, because it was a job she could take to the batflefront. She served in the military 31 years, including active duty in Vietnam. She earned the Bronze Star. for treating wounded soldiers in the. Tet Offensive in 1968. She has four grown sons from her ¯ HONOLULU (AP) - Opponents of a proposed marriage to a fellow officer she met while serving in : state constitutional amendment that would ban Germany. same-sex marriage are criticizing a pro-amendShe’s wall aware why she.has such ready name , ment television ad featuring professional football recognition. :But the personable, 6-foot-tall : player Reggie White. .Cammermeyer - whose first name, short forMaxgarethe, ¯ Jaekie Young, coordinator of the Protect Our is pronounced Greta- bdieves most voters are ready to ¯ Constitution campaign, said this isn’t about letting move past her sex,,,u~,, ori,entadon to the issues affecting ¯ the people decide but about "political extremists" their own lives. Whats.most difficult is suddenly coming to Hawaii to argue an issue about basic civil realizing there are some people who don’t want you to ¯ rights and dividing the community. approach them or shake their hand or even say hello," ¯ Noelani Foster, spokesman for a group called she said of experiences on the campaign trail. Save Traditional Marriage, said White, defensive -State Democratic Chairman Paul Berendt, neutral in ¯ hneman for the Green Bay Packers, "feels a conthe primary, says Cammermeyer needs to let voters ; nection to theislands" because he has played in the know the range of issues she cares about. "If people see : Pro Bowl in Honolnlu for the past 12 years. her as one-dimensional,it’s over," agrees Murray. "We ¯ White, an ordained minister, filmed the TV spot don’ t know how big of a negative it is" to be openly Gay ¯ re~enfly as part of a broader advertising campaign in a district with no major homosexual enclaves and a ¯ to educate Hawaii voters about the ballot question. sizable number of religious conservatives, Berendt says. : Hawaii voters will decide during the Nov. 3 GenCammermeyer’s lone primary opponent, businessman ¯ eral Election whether to ratify an amendment that and environmentalist Fran Einterz, 44, makes a point of ¯ would restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples. telling audiences he’s been in the district for 17 years. Einterz plans to raise only $100,000 for the primary election. Cammermeyer has raised $502,801 so far. Neither Einterz nor Metcalf has made an issue of Camm.ermeyer’ s sexual orientation, although the Metcalf ¯ campaign sent out a fund-raising letter that said the ¯ JUNEAU (AP) - Republican lawmakers are suing Cammermeyer campaign is being underwritten by the ¯ Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer, claiming she distorted the meaning of a proposed constitutional amendment national Gay movement. ." banning same-sex marriage when she summarized it for the November ballot. As part of her duties, ¯ Ulmer, a Democrat, must compose impartial summanes of proposed amendments-and initiatives. The first sentence of her summary of Senate Joint BOSTON (AP) -A feud between the Boy Scouts of ¯ Resolution 42 read: "This measure would amend America and the Unitarian Universalist Assocaation ¯ the Declaration of Rights section of the Alaska over homosexuality has led to cries of outrage by the ¯ .Co.nstitution to limit marriage." "The word ’limit’ Boston-based branch of the church. 2~he Unitarian Uni- ¯ is incorrect because as of this date no nation in the versalist Association, a long-standing New England .. world and no state in this country recognizes or has liberal denomination that~supports civilrights for Gays, ¯ ever recognized homosexual same-sex marriage," has condenmed in a church manual the Boy Scouts’ ¯ attorney Kevin Clarkson wrote on behalf of the rejection of homosexuality. As a result the youth orga- ¯ Legislative Council, a committee of lawmakers mzation has ordered the association to stop honoring ¯ that acts for the Legislature between session, M0ng Unitari.~an scouts with religious awards. ¯ with Sen. Loren Leman, R-Anchorage and Rep. But the president of the Boston-based 250,000-mem- ¯ Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks. ber association called the order "’outrageous" and said ¯ In the lawsuit, the.lawmakers accuse Ulmer of the Unitarians do not intend to honor the Boy Scouts’ altering the language at the behest of opponents of ¯ the measure, bqmers position was spelled out in a emand., They simply can t tell us how to teach our children ’ John Buehrens, a former Boy Scout, told The ¯ July 20 letter to the Legislative Council. "’The Boston Globe. "Telling us we can’t give out awards to ¯ proposed constitutional amendment restricts the our boys is blatant discrimination against children. ¯ cour! .from "interpreting Alaska’s constitution as That’s not in the Boy Scouts’ tradition," Buehrens said. ¯ reqtunng a broader definition of marriage than that ¯ which is defined by statute," seeBriefs, p.]l ¯i Anti-Gay Hawaii TV Ads Criticized ¯ ¯ Alaska Lawmakers Sue Over Ballot Language Boy Scouts-Feud with Unitarians �HIV Creates ¯ they’ve had unsafe sex at least once in the 18 months, concluded a study preInfection Resevoir :¯ last sented at last month’s World AIDS ConWASHINGTON (AP) - New research " ference. shows th~it the AIDS virus takes as little as ." Also, Secret Service agents arrested 10 little as 10 days to establish a stronghold ; other AIDS activists who briefly chained in immune cells of the body that could last ¯ themselves to desks in the office of Presifor years, waiting to erupt into disease. " dent Clinton’s top AIDS adviser to protest Researchers at the National Institute of ¯ the administration’s refusal to federally Allergy and Infectious Disease say a study : fund needle exchange programs. Experts of 10 patients show that alatently infected ¯ say 33 people a day catch HIV from dirty ¯ pool of immune cells quickly established drug needles or sex with addicts. Seienfollowing infection by HIV, the virus that ¯ tific studies show letting addicts swap causes AIDS. Drug treatment apparently ¯ used needles for dean ones lowers the does not easily clear out the pool of in- ¯ risk of HIV’s spread. Some 110 U.S. ¯ fected cells, the experts said. A report on needle exchanges operate with local or the study was published in the Proceed- ¯. private funding,but communities say they ings of the National Academy of Sci- ¯¯ need federal tax dollars to reach more ences. addicts. Clinton refusedin April, sideEven if the active HIV disease is held in " stepping a political fight. ’’To have the check by a three-drug combination of ¯ United States government play politics. antiviral drugs, the researchers say, the ¯ with people’s lives - it’s just not OK virus continues to lurk in resting CD4 T- ¯ anymore," said Kenneth Vail, who rims a cells in the blood. These are immune ceils ¯ needle exchange program in Cleveland, that detect and lead the attack on infec- ¯ after his arrest. tions, but the CD4s are also the primary ¯ Separately, AIDS Action gatheredpub~ target of the HIV. lie health officials and AIDS workers who CD4 T-cells are usually resting. They ¯ called for a 25 percent increase inCDC’s are activated only when they detect some ¯ $634 million budget for AIDS education pathogen invader in the blood. When this and prevention. Congress has added mil, ¯ happens, the cells attack the invader and lions to government programs that pay for prompt other immune cells to do the same. ¯ drugs for AIDS patients, but increasing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of NIAID AIDS prevention money significantly is and co-author of the study, said that stud- ¯ considered a tougher fight, particnlarly in ies of the blood from the 10 HIV patients ~ view of a new conservative campaign showed that their resting CD4 T-cells ¯ against homosexuality. became infected as earl,y~ as 10 days after ¯ But HIV ,infects across:the-board, Dr~ their initial HIV infection symptoms ap- : Helene Gayle, CDC’s AIDS chief, said peared. Earlier studies had shown that the ¯ Monday. Some 26 percent of HIV-infected young people caught the v~rus re.sting CD4 T-cells continued to contain v~rus even when the antiviral drugs sup- ¯ through heterosexual intercourse, she pressed the virus elsewhere in the body. : notea.. "If people in leadership positions " The new study, said Fauci, shows that : care about the future of this nation, you’ ve these reservoirs of virus are established ¯ got to care about H’IV prevention," she very early in the infection. Such reser- ¯¯ said. yoi~s.’.’Present afo~dable obstacle to the Activists also called for: Ultimate~ 0ntrbland possible eradication : - TV networks that air programs rated of HIV from an infected person’ s body," ¯ "S" for sexual content to also allow said Tae-Wook Chun, a N!AID researcher ¯ condom ads to air during those programs. and co-author of the study. - Doctors, clinics and hospitals to begin ." using a new 10-minute HIV test immedi: ately. An older test takes about a week to ¯ get results, and thousands of Americans ¯ who get tested each year never return to leamifthey’reinfected. Pcoplewhodon’t ¯¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - Lulled by lifeknow they are infected can unknowingly ¯ prolonging AIDS drugs, the nation has spread HIV to others. slacked off vital efforts to keep Ameri- AIDS education to reach more teencans - especially young people - from " agers by .creating an AIDS prevention catching the deadly virus in the first place, web site that links to popular teen Internet say AIDS activists who are demanding ¯ sites. major increases in HIV prevention work. ¯ - CDC to launch a campaign persuad.Activists called for millions morein spend- ¯ ing more people to get tested. An estiing on HIV education, televised condom ¯ mated 50,000 people in New York State ads and outreach to at-risk teen-agers via ¯ have HIV and don’t know it, says a cornthe Interuet, saying such AIDS preven- : puter model by Gay Men’s Health Crisis. tion programs are a "virtual vaccine.’" "If there were a medical vaccine for AIDS, imagine the forces mobilized to deploy it," said Daniel Zingale of AIDS : Action. "The irony is that today we have a virtual vaccine- prevention and educa- ¯¯ ATLANTA (AP) - An order prohibiting tion - and those forces are paralyzed." the DeKalb County School District from ¯ Saving lives isn’t the only issue. At transferring a teacher infected with HIV, least 40,000 Americans every year catch ¯ the .virus that causes AIDS, has been reHIV, adding add $6.2 billion in lifetime .¯ versed by the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court treatment costs to the nation’s health care of Appeals. Last year, a district court ¯ granted the teachcr, known as "John Doe" bill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced recently. "AIDS : in court documents, a permanent injuncdrugs cost $40 a day" and do not cure the ¯¯ tion disallowing his transfer under the disease, added Zingale. "This condom Americans with Disabilities Act. costs .40 cents. Our plan today will not. ¯ Doe worked with children with severe ¯ behavioral disorders at the district’s only save lives, it would save dollars." The CDC hash’ t won.a budget increase ¯ Shadow Rock Psychoeducational Center. ¯ The school district says the students are. to fight new infections in three years, and some people most at risk of HIV have ¯ violent and teachers often suffer bruises become complacent, activists said. For : and scrapes. "Because district officials example, two-thirds of Gay men say ¯ feared that violence and subsequent blood- Activists Urge Better Prevention ! 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Skelly Dr. # 215 745-1111 to-blood contact between Doe and one of his psychoeducation students might lead to transmission of HIV, the District transfenced Doe to an ’interrelated’ classroom at a different school in April 1995," the appeals court wrote. After being transfenced, Doe worked with students with mild disorders that are often in mainstream classrooms for most of each day. The school district and Doe are disputing whether or not the Wansfer was voluntary. Although Doe’s salary, benefits and seniority all remained the same after the transfer, the move requires him to take an additional 10 hours of course work to obtain an interrelated certificate. Doe hadinformed Shadow Rock’ s principal of his illness in February 1995. He spent the months following his transfer trying to convince school officials to return him to his psychoeducation class or assign him to a group of children who are ’self-contained’ or too ’disordered’ to participate in the ’interrelated’ program, the court wrote. Doe eventually filed a lawsuitclaiming the district discriminated against him. The district court supported Doe’s assertions in August 1997. "The district court, however, failed to make explicit findings of fact regarding any dangers that Doe’ s illness might pose to violent psychoeducation students," the appeals court ruled. "In addition, the district court erred by applying a subjective standard for determining whether Doe’s transfer was adverse." The three-judge panel said the district court should take a . second look at the case and make a decision following the guidelines of its reversal. Caulton said the number of AIDS cases in the city had reached epidemic proportions and most had been caused by addicts sharing needles. However, city lawyers ruled that only the city council could seek state funding for the program. State law provides funding for 10 programs to hand out clean syringes to drug users, but, so far, they have been established only in Boston, Cambridge, Northampton and Provincetown. The state pitches in about $200,000 for the programs. The Clinton administmtionhas endorsed needle exchanges. Still, Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala said the federal government would not help pay for the programs. The House of Representatives voted in April to ban using federal money for such programs. ¯ The code also outlaws any form of job ¯ discrimination against a worker infected ¯ by the HIV virus, and requires that any ¯ employee too ill to perform normal duties ¯ be reassigned, the newspaper said. According to 7fiord Health Organiza¯ tion figures released in June, one-fifth of ¯ Namibia’s population of 1.8 million is ¯ infected with HIV. Some densely popu~ ¯ lated areas are estimated to have an infec_" tion rate of as high as 40%. i i Inmates Being "rested for HIV ¯ GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Now that ¯ South Carolina is testing all state prison inmates for the AIDS virus, some law" makers and others want to know how the ¯ .information will be used. The federal ¯ Bureau of Prisons and 17 other states : already have mandatory testing for HIV, ¯ the virus that causes AIDS, according to ¯ the American Civil Liberties Union’s WASHINGTON (AP)- Scientific advis- : National Prison Project. ers are recommending approval of a new ¯ State Sen. Kay Patterson, D-Columbia, genetic drug therapy to help save AIDS ¯ likes the idea of testing all prisoners, but patients’ eyesight. Isis, Pharmaceuticals’ : is concemed about how prison officials Vitravene is the first antisense" drug to -" will use the information. "What will the be reviewed by the Food and Drug Ad- ° department do once they find out they’re ministration. This novel class of drugs is infected? That’ s the missing piece to me,’" created from DNA coding, working at the ¯ said Patterson, a member of the Senate genetic level to block production of dis- ¯ Corrections and Penology Committee. ease-causing proteins. The bioteclmology : Jackie Walker, an AIDS expert for the industry is stressing development of ¯ National Prison Project, is skeptical. I’ve antisense drugs against myriad diseases. ¯ never seen them say, ’OK, we’ll test you Isis says Vitravene slows the progression ¯ and you’ll be provided with correct level of cytomegalovirus retinitis, an infection ¯ of care, medications and access to outside that destroys AIDS patients’ rednas. specialists when it’ s needed and appropri¯ Advisers to the FDA voted 5-2 Wednesate.’ It has just not happened across the ¯ day to recommend approval of Vitravene, board," she said. saying that although powerful new .anti- ¯ The $126,000 mandatory screening of HIV drugs have prevented many AIDS ¯ about 21,000 prisoners should be done by ¯ patients from getting the eyeinfection in Aug. 31, Corrections Department spokesSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP)- After years recent years, some still fail standard ¯ woman Linda Davis said. Correctional ¯ officers can use minimal force to ensure of heated debate and flip-flopping, the therapy. ¯ city council has approved a needle exall inmates comply, including holding ¯ change program. After two hours of pubthem down while blood is drawn, Davis ¯ said. So far no one has objected, she said. lic comment and debate, the council voted 5-4 in fav or of the program. Council mem"It’s a public safety issue. Considering ber William Foley received applause from ¯ the nature of our population and the the crowd of 100 people when he cast the ¯ BEIJING (AP)-Chineseauthorities urged ~ lifestyle, there’s a potential for health¯ greater efforts to slow the spread of AIDS " related problems," she said. "It gives us a swing vote. Mayor Michael Albano, who has pushed ¯ as the official tallyofpeopleinfectedwith ¯ gauge to measure potential problems." ¯ for an exchange program for two years, : the virus that causes the disease topped However, Steve Bates, executive direc10,000, an official newspaper said Tues- ¯ tor of the state ACLU, worries that HIVsaid there was an AIDS epidemic in Springfield. "This is not a political issue, " day. The newspaper said the actual num- ¯ positive inmates will be segregated and this is a medical issue," he said. "We are. " ber of people infected with HIV may be denied educational and vocational train¯ as hi.gh as 300,000 - 100,000 more than getting people into treatment and stop. 1rig opportunities. ping people froin getting a deadly dis- ¯ previous estimates. Davis said the department does not yet : That figure could pass 1 million by ¯ haveapolicy onhousingforHIV-posltive ease." ¯ 2000 if more is not done to check the But Hampden District Attorney Will¯ ¯ spread of HIV, Xiao Yan, an official with ¯ inmates. State Sen. David Thomas, Riam Bennett accused the council of "givFountain Inn, who heads the corrections the Department of Disease Control, told ¯ committee, said the department could see ing out tools to commit a crime with." After the vote, council member Timo- ¯¯ state television. how many inmates are infected Loc~ health authorities have been or- :¯ roughly thy Rooke asked the board to consider an by doing a random sampling of 250 prisamendment that would require health of- ¯ dered to speed up education and preven- ¯ oners. "They may have some reason to ficials to test all needles to seeif they were ¯ tion campaigns, the newspaper said. The ." believe there is an accelerating number of used by more than one person or if they ¯ disparity between official numbers and ¯ cases and they need to segregate thepopu¯ contained any viruses. "It is not a stalling ¯ estimates is likely due tO undenceporting, lations. Given how AIDS usually spreads, ¯ the lack of government resources to pertactic," he said. "Now it’ s a matter of fine they may have somereason to believe that form tests and the stigma attached to actuning the #an." : they need to look very, very carefully at The needle exchange would operate out : knowledging HIV,infection. ¯ what is happening in that population," of a!-Iigh Street building of the Bay State ¯ Thomas said. Medical Center. Drug users can turn in used needles for clean needles in an even exchange. They would all’be referred to drug treatment programs and be asked WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) - Namibia, questions so city officials could track the : whichhas one of the word’s highest HIV Parents, Family & Friends program. : infection rates, has made it illegal for of Lesbians & Gays The city council first rejected the plan ¯ employers to require tests for the virus Tulsa Area Chapter 5-4 in 1996. It agreed to reconsider after : that causes AIDS. The country’s new the city’ s Public Health Council declared ¯ AIDS testing code binds both public and POB 52800, Tulsa 74152 a health emergency in May and tried to private employers. It says HIV-infected launch the program on its own. employees are under no obligation to inSpringfield Health Director Helen form their employer of their condition. 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If your organization is not listed, please let ua know. Call or fax S&32i615. �Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation wonder how much of our culture is conreviewed by Adam West trolled by a marginalized minority of our Tulsa City-County Library System society. You start to wonder, "how much Lars Eiglmer’s novel Pawn to Queen does that drag queen control what club is Four is pretentious, disturbingly campy ’ in’ or’ out?’ "or"am I on the A-list for all and fantastically absurd. That’s exactly the best partiesT’ Though the true extent what makes it so much fun to read. This is of an underground society’s a gay novel that does not take control is questionable, itsdf any more seriously than Eighner wants you to quesit does the ’moral majority.’ refreshing talent tion the image we have and But Eighner keeps his tacky for ereat~g who gives it to us. brand of~humor from getting characters so tedious by plying his skill at Even more infectious than natural and Jim’s trepidation is his admi= intricate plot twists, quick-anddetailed that you ration of Phil. Phil’s angelic quirky characterizations and a beauty and innocent devotion forget they are unique insight into the fears give the story apeaceful wonand desires of both the Gay unbelievably der missing from most Gay commnnity and our detractors. stereotypical... novds. Oh, there are plenty of As the story opens, Agnes, Agnes is the beauties, plenty of innocents the six-foot seven, 350 lb. drag Uh~-nate Drag and plenty of devoted lovers queen is facing quite the diin Gay literature, but how lemma. As ruler of the Court Que n... Even many characters really have of the Jade Chimera, she must Brother Earl... all three traits? Phil reminds faithfully oversee the ’Gay seems to us that w e can retain our childagenda’ throughout her territory which covers most of exact re~|~ea of the like fascination with the world klnd~mpeople we no matter how adverse the cir= Texas and part of Oklahoma, cumstances and still be responincluding the tiny town of elect to Congress sible, capable, respectable Osage. Osage is home to Holy all the time. Th~s Word of God University and human beings. This is a qualkind of stereotyped ity of life that so much of the Technical Institute, the headhyper~neo-wirtualquarters of the charismatic gay community neglects in realism almost favor of that oh-so-chic snide Brother Earl, Agnes’ old encynicism. Though Jim is the emy. Agnes has been able to makes Pawn to protagonist, Phil is the one keep Brother Earl’s violently ¯ been Four an you will involve yourself wi~. anti-gay rhetoric in check for Everyman play for You will be proud when he years, but now Earl has the the modern Gay comes into his own destiny; upper hand. Agnes has lost a ~dl,ad~l. you will admire him as Jim certain set of photographs of Brbther Earl engaged in his does, because Phil is that beatlfavorite bad habit - namely, seducing his ¯ tiful person that would actually talkto you male students. Now Brother Earl has reju- ¯ in a bar. Alas, Agnes... with the resourcefulve~ted his homophobic campaign and it ¯ is Agnes’ duty as Empress of the Jade " hess and style of a true pageant-winner, Chimera to stop him. Her mission: re- ¯ the Queen of the Jade Chimera inspires ¯ belief in the impossible, faith in the unbetrieve the photographs or, failing that. ¯ lievable . . . and that she does just by make new ones. Enter Jim, our reluctant hero. Through ¯ carrying 350 pounds of drag queen in various types of bribery, appeals to his ¯ seven-inchheels! Regency and flare have duty as a Gay man and assurances of ¯ never been in better form. She can imper~ lifelong sexual satisfaction by the finest ¯ sonate a grtmgy old gardener or a Klan men in Houston, Agnes convinces Jim to ¯ member and never break a two-inch-long undertake this desperate, dangerous mis- : nail. Truthfully, any respect and dignity sion. Now the fun’begins as Jim, his new ¯ wehave neglected to allow drag queens to ¯ haveis brought forth with no apologies by boyfriend Phil and eventually Agnes herself infiltrate HWOGUTI, the Ku Klux ¯ the glorious Agnes. She is a true heroine in the vein of those queens who started Klan and the sleepy town of Osage. Eiglmer has a refreshing talent for cre- ¯ this most groundbreaking era of our ¯ ating characters so natural and detailed struggle for equal rights. I wouldn’t be that you forget they are unbelievably ste- ¯ surprised tolearn that Agnes or some realreotypical. Jim is a typical clone; Phil is a ¯ life equivalent was actually at Stonewall. twink; Agnes is the Ultimate Drag Queen, Her Highness is controlling, deceptive ¯ and stubborn but you can’t help but love but you never doubt that any of them could be real. Even Brother Earl, though ¯ her .... and you can’thelp but watch her. Ultimately, what makes Pawn to Queen hopelessly two-dimensional, seems to be ¯ an exact replica of the kind of people we Four a good read is what it teaches (alelect to Congress all the time. This kind of ¯ though I think Eighner might hate me for stereotyped hyper-neo-virmal-realism al- : saying that). For all its outlandish hijinx most makes Pawn to Queen Four an ¯¯ and biting wit, this book has a serious, though probably unintentional, message EverYman play for the modem Gay individual. The characters are so typical, yet ¯ - we in the Gay community have become so real, that you could plug yourself into " so obsessed with fighting our enemies whichever one fits best and pretend that ¯ that we forget to have fun, or the exact you are a part of this grand adventure. : opposite. Pawn to Queen Four is ultiThere’s even a Lesbian (yes, only one) : mately about balance. Agnes doesn’t want who shows up with the Hell’s Fairies, a Brother Earl out of the picture. She has ¯ plenty of chances to ruin him, but she Gay motorcycle gang. ¯ knows that he has every right to exist that There are more admirable things going onJaere however¯ The three main charac- ¯ she does. Surprisingly, Brother Earl feels ters have a point in-their stereotyping. : the same, although he gets a little threatJim’ s uncertainty about his role in such an ening when he leads the Klan in a true exotic world draws you in. 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The studly, shirtless fellow was busy painting the trim and causing the 610-8510 8120 East 21 st (21 st+Memorial, next to Boot City) We buy back good used adult magazines. �Has-Never Been AUDIO PERSONALS The Rainbow Connection couples. I felt a bit shell-shocked but I by Esther Rothblum decided that I would continue to interview Dr. Marny Hall is a San Francisco Bay Area psychotherapist with twenty years both ex-partners. It was then that I found the answers I was lookexperienee speeializing ing for. Now the exin Lesbian relation.partners started talking ships. In her book, The about their relationLesbian Love Companships in entirely differion: How to Survive ent ways. One woman, Everything from who had said that she Heartthrob to Heartwas really in lust now break, she tackles istold me that they had sues of Lesbian relanever had any passiontionships, sex, breakate chemistry! Another ups, rituals, and jeab woman used to say that ousy. her community of "I had had a painful friends kept them tobreak-up," she told me gether; now she said m a recent interview, that she never felt a "and-decided to find sense ofcommtmity ! A some longterm couples third said she wanted to who had managed to weather the difficulties Dr. Marny Hall be with her partner until her breath was no that had undermined my relationship. I was particularly inter- : longer in her body. After the break-up she ested in finding couples who had survived ¯ told me that even if her partner were available, she wouldn’.t go back. These outside affairs." She located a.handfu!:0f long term Lesbian couples and contacted ¯ 180 degree turns made me realize that so them periodically over a number of years. ¯¯ much of how we process relationships is through the tales that we tell. The tales do She asked, how they met, how their relationship progressed, and how they handled ¯ all sorts of things - they certify legit1difficult situations:such as jealousy, con- ¯¯ macy, they heal broken hearts, and they explain betrayals." flict, desire, homophobia, work, and illness. : After this revelation, Mamy decided to "I was searching for a formula," said ¯ go back and reread the transcripts from Mamy, "but I didn’t find anything. Then the interviews she had conducted with the five years into this experiment, two of the ¯ couples that were still together. Now she model couples I had been tracking broke ¯ could see shifts in their stories too, over up. I had come to think of them as perfect : time. Their stories had kept them going No 900#s No Charge Per Minute TULSA 455-1833 through hard times. For example, if one partner had had an affair, .the other discovered a motive that explained everything. Perhaps the straying partner had been depressed about her job or angry at her partner. The affair had been a coded way of announcing these dissatisfactions. In other words, the two partners collaborated on a story that turned an unpardonable betrayal into a forgivable misdemeanor. By reconstruing the potentially damaging revelation in more positive ways, they were able to stay together. "So I thought, why not think of more stories?" said Marny. Her book focuses on stories that provide alternatives to the "master stories" ab0ut forever-after, about terrible betrayals, about bad times. "If I could tell stories about small break-ups or trivial passions or benign other women then I could contribute to partners’ flexibility and give them more staying power," Maruy told me. Originally planned as a book about successful long-term couple relationships, The Lesbian Love Companion took on a life of its ownl "I love the story of ~happily ever after," Marny said, "but we. can tell other stories, too. Everyday stories about contentment instead of epics about do-ordie love affairs. Stories of downsized disenchantments instead of major dyke dramas. The first time you realize that your .lover snores and you love her anyway is not exactly a swash-buckling bodice-ripper. But it does qualify as a modest tale about a small turning point. Our lives are packed with all kinds of minimalist ro- : : ¯ ¯ : : ¯ ¯ mances. We just have to tune in to them. "The same thing is true about sex," Mamy continued. "We’re all so familiar with the story about the earth-moving sex. But we can tell a lot of different stories about sex- maintenance sex that depends on cultivating orgasmic habits, sex for comfort or fun, psychodrama sex that exorcises old demons. Even the fond sexual memories we share with ex-lovers is another form of sex. We might call it exsex. These stories aren’t the mainstream favorites so they aren’t heard, they’re inaudible, private." As Marny putsit, her book puts some "amplification" on the stories that many of us are already telling. ’q’he bookis for long-term couples. It is also for the sluts and passionate friends, the celibates and the communally minded," Mamy added. "All of us are affected by ¯ the traditional stories. Uncoupled Lesbi: ans often feel as though they have failed ¯ some crucial test. And long-term couples : may feel such pressure to live up to these ¯ stones that, as aresult, they feel they must ¯ conceal anything thatisn’t congruent with ¯ ’perfect coupledom.’ Such self censor" ship makes~thard for partners to be play" ful .or spontaneous. The perfect couple ¯ ideal exacts a toll on everyone- Ltgbians ¯ who are coupled,unpartnered or who have ¯ multiple partners." "It tends to turn us all into intimacy ¯ overachievers," said Mamy. "The pur¯ pose of my book is to counteract that ¯ sense of performance anxiety. Almost : everybody has doubts, and forbidden passions, see Psyche, p. 14 �It’s your chance to win a trip to a National College Football Championship Game Pick up your entry form today! Look for the displays at your local retailers¯ WITH OUR NEW NOKIA 6190 YOU GET A PHONEWITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES. ¯ Digital & Cellular Roaming ¯ Oklahoma & Kansas Toll-Free ¯ Caller ID . Call W~dng ¯ Built-In Paging ¯ Detailed Billing ¯ First IncOming Minute Free WVVVV.VOIC ESTREAH.COH VoiceStream Stores The Plaza 8112-F South Lewis Ave. 298-2747 The Promenade H~ll 4107 South Yale Ave. 663-5404 Woodland Hills Mall 7021 South Memorial Rd. 252-5850 Corporate Sales 523-8600 by Lamont Lindstrom ° men in bed, serve them dinner - who I met brown-eyed Burt one summer ¯ meekly serve all their needs whatever. when I was working in Hawai’i. Burt had ," But the international marriage marketl grown up near Manila in the philippines. ." place works to bring women out from the He taught English for some years at a Philippines, and other Southeast Asian Catholic high school. Then countries, into the US. he came to Honolulu to work Throughout Ainerican wealth allows at on a Ph.D. in philosophy at least some of us to shop overmuck of the the University of Hawai’i seas and purchase our sexual In his thesis, Burt planned to fantasies, even if we don’t Philippines reexamine traditional Asian always get what we think we especially the philosophy in light of the are buying. And Americans work of post-modernists .profit, too, from positive Muslim south such as Foucault and Derrida. images that encourage at When I met Burt, he was in - there areleast some Asians to hop a his mid 30.s and solidly built, plane and fly into the arms just runmng to chunk. But traditional roles of an unknown Occidental you could still look through spouse. Obviously, just as in which men those added pounds to see many Filipinas (and Filipitake on tTemlthat he had been a graceful nos) are 1.ooking for Ameriyoung man. cans as vice versa. nlne,eharaeterIn Honolulu, Burt found The market for gay Asian an American boyfriend- an istles and cloth- fianc6s is constrained by the older man retired from the inability of homosexuals to telephone company. Burt ing. In Tagalog, marry legally and thereby moved in and took over cookobtain green cards for our the main Filiing and cleaning for the two ~mported boyfriends. Still, pino language, I’ve had interesting email of them. His lover’s elderly mother came to stay and he correspondence with several these men are guys took care of her too. Burt in Indonesia, Malaykept purposely missing his cafled ba/da. sia, and the Philippines. They thesis deadlines to maintain wonder if I can set them up Traditionally, with his relationship. His student American lovers. One visa and US Immigration gayboy in Jakarta, a civil many bakla demanded that, after finishservant whose nom de email ¯ were dancers. ing a degree, he return to the is Koko, asked my advice Philippines and not come about accepti.’ng a one-way actors, and back to America for three air ticket from an American years, even as a tourist. His entertainers. Internet correspondent. I Ph.D. thesis wa~ already four counseled him to take care years overdue. lest he end up a sex slave, bound up in ~-Since that summer, I’ ve met a number somebody’s basement. The Hollywood of American/Filipino couples - the Fili~mage of the United States is very powerpino half typically keeping house. ful overseas. Even Tulsa can seem urbane Throughout much of the Philippines and sophisticated to somebody in especially the Muslim south = there are Zamboaga or Chiangmai or Penang. traditional roles in which men take on Most recently, I have been in touch with .feminine characteristics and clothing. In a sad, young Filipino in the port city of Tagalog, the main Filipino language, these Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Joe moved men are called bakla. Traditionally, many to Dubai from Saudi Arabia severa! months bakla were dancers, actors, and entertainago. He had broken up with his 50-someers. Mark Johnson’ snew book about transthing, bald American lover whom he was vestites in Sulu, Beauty and Gender (Berg with for three years. Joe, understandably, 1997), describes numbers Of feminine, is depressed. He emails me that he misses cross-dressing Filipino boys who are .on fixing dinners for the two of them. He the prowl for masculine (i.e., ’straight misses fussing about his ex-lover’s variacting’, even married) boyfriends. In reous medical conditions. Gay life in Dubai cent years, these guys have taken over and is no doubt grim. Joe nowadays appears to developed the hairdressing and beauty live mostly on the Internet. The American business sector throughout the Philippines. boyfriend, perhaps because he was at the Most reject, however, a traditional bakla end of an employment contract or perhaps identity and embrace instead the label because relations with Joe had languished, "gay." Our Western term here continues returned here to Tulsa by himself. Well, to extend its global’ spread. Burt, too, was almost by himself. He brought their eat horrified when I asked if he was a bakla. back to Tulsa but he left his Filipino This term today resonates too many sour boyfriend behind in the Arabian deserts. tones of backwardness, effeminacy, and male prostitution. There is a straight parallel to Butt and his boyfriend in Hawai’i. In any romance magazine sold at Quiktrip, one can find for housing programs earmarked for advertisements touting the merits of subpeople with AIDS. The $21 million was missive, yet sexy, Asian women. 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By telling our untold tales and making them normal, I hope that our sense of failure will be reduced.’" As a psychotherapist, Marny has been witness to many stories by Lesbians. An example of the man3’ excerpts from The Lesbian Love Companion: "You might ~’ant to develop your other-woman fantasy. Install her as your permanent muse. Pay attention to her. She’ll tell you whether t~ sign up for scuba class or just buy some new lingerie. And after you do what she suggests, check in with her from time to time. Has she changed? Is she suggesting another direction? You are entitled to keep her toyourself: ,She is, after all, purely 3"our playmate, soul mate - combination projection, reflection, guide. And, :Aphrodite forbid, ifanything should ever happen to ),our partner, ’*our fantasy lover ";~q]l be there for you. SlOe will shoe 3"our ’memories and your tears. She will con~ble and commiserate. And, one chy, when the time is right, she will lead You back to ~E world.’" As Mamv writes i’n the book: "V~qlen it comes to ou~ lives and loves, we need a generous supply of alternative stoi~es: Instructive sci-fi fabIes and twilight zone mysteries, endless sequels and whitel~uckl~ exploits. \Ve ~e both hearth buggers and voyagersl We must make room in our lives for the dream of foreverafter and the determination to never look back." Early reactions to Marny’s book? Rumor has it that Lily Tomlin loves it ! Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, calls it".., a veriiable Karma Sutra of emotional possibility." For further reading: Mamy Hall (1998), The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything from Heartthrob ~o Heartbreak. HarperCollins, I0 East 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. Prof. Esther Rothblum is teachek psy6hology at the University of Vermont 6nd is Editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies. 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Tl~e most remain at a stand-off until the general .public decides what to do..Eventually, both. extremes will fade into memory. Pawn to Queet~ Four finds a balance that would benefit us all, whether clones, twinks, drag queens or the other 90% of Gay individuals. It’s not about the parties or the protests or the pageantry or the promiscuity, because we have too much of those things. The balance that Lars Eighner finds in Pawn to Queen Four is about taking care of our own and building a society where the dramatics like those in this book are simpl y no longer necessary. Editor’s note: Adam M. West is an associate at the Helmerich Library and has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from OSU. He is a native Oklahoman. an artist, writer, Star Trek fanatic and recovering actor. He is not now and never has been Batman. Janet and Jack Zinc will host the Phiibrook Gala, an evemng inspired by MM Post. 10/4 at 2pm, Frederick J. 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I’m a Single Male 28 5’8" 145 Ibs., good-look ng I just want to meet some 3uys out there. ~ 15065 OF GOLD I’m a lonely 25, cow~oEART y who loves the outdoors. I’want a M MAN OF ACTION This good looking masculine. 34 year old, White male, 6ft, 1751bs, witha good build, seeks similar guys, 2~ to 35, into sports, fun times. traveling, and relaxing at home. (McAIlister) ~13473 GEl-rING A LI’n’LE NASTY 23, 5’10~, 160. I play soccer and I have a very nice chest. I want a M who can show rne some fun times and get a little nasty. (Tulsa) ~19613 GO FOR IT Attractive, fit, White mole, 34, 6’1, 1701bs, with Brown hair and Blue eyes, seeks aggressive, fit guys, in their 20’s and eady 30’s. for hot times. "~96.87 BLUE COLLAR BUSlNESSTbis Gay, White male, 45: 5’10, 2201bs~ ~th’light, Brown hair and Green ’eyes~. ~ a blue collar type who’s down t0 earth caring, and enjoys Sports an~th~ outdeers. I want to have a one or~ ~e relationship. I don’t ddnk o~.dO dr~gs~, but I do smoke cigarottes~ (~ii~tta):~661 BEDWARMER WANT~"l~bl~_~stud in Tulsa, needs a warm body ~f~ me Up on cold nights (Tu sa) LOVE This Gay Whit~.,Male is 31-years of age. I’m leeking ~or~som~one to have a safe discreet time with.. If your interested in this message give me a call pleese:(Tu sa) "~’16325 I.WANT A NICE FIRM ASS This Gay White, hairy cbested,top Man is 6’2", 175 Ibs, dark hair and blue eye~." I am seeking a bottom with a nice firm ass.so that we can get together on a regular ’basis. (Tulsa) ’~’17350 CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Hey Guys this .25 y_ear .old Ga~/White Male is looking for L~ay Men WhO are ready to have a good time. I go o~t dressed like a Woman at times and I am v~ry feminine. If your man enough to handle that, then please give me a call. (Tulsa) ~ 17623 A LII-rLE SANITY I’m a sane, intelligent, honest Gay white Male, 53, 6’, 170 Ibs, a very oral bottom. I’m seeking Gay or Bi Males who are honest for friendship first and a possible long-term relationship. No games. Give me a chance. You won’t be disappointed. (Tulsa] ~’17178 SCRATCH THE ITCH I’m looking for a Bi-curious Male like myself to have my first experience with. I’m fit, athletic, 29, 6’, 190 Ibs, tan, with brown hair, greeneyes, muscular legs, and a smooth chest, rm seeking the same type. (Grand Lake) I~12004 A HEAD ABOVE THE REST This Gay White Male, 30, seeks a distinguished older Gentleman, 30-45, who enjoys hiking, biking, and nude sunbathing. I have a tight butt and give great head. (Tulsa) ~’16544 HEAD OFFICE Professional businessman, 6’1, 2151bs, into dancing, meeting new people, and having fun, wants to hook up with some new friends. (Tahlequah) ~11398 LIKE A LADY I want to get together with Cross-Dressers or She-Males. I just want to meet you and treat you nice. ~15427 LOVE TO UNDRESS for a Man who likes to give me pleasure with their lips. (T~lea) "~10962 with a heart of. gold and not into head games, someone to give me 110 percent of their love. (Tulsa) ’~’20221 FLY, FLY AWAY This good looking 30 year old, Gay, Wh to male, into the outdoors, hiking, biking, and sunbathing, seeks a disbnguished gentlemen 38 to 45, with s milar interests. I work for a major aidine and would love to take you away somewhere. (Tulsa) ’~’11349 OPEN WITH MASSAGE This passionate, versatile, 40 year old, White mate, with .good looks, seeks very well endowed, Bi or Gay males, 18 to 40, interested in erotic evenings. I’d like to begin by massaging your body and go from there. L don’t think you’ll be disappointed. (Tulsa) ~’13601 I LIKE OLDER GUYS Healthy, attractive, HIV positive, White male, 37, 170]be, with Brown hair, Hazel eyes and a mustache, seeks a s ncere, honest, wall endowed guy, 25 to 55, who likes to be a top. Race is open and leeks are unimportant, as long as you’re clean cut. (Tulsa) ’~12249 NICE AND EASY This friendly, 58 year old, White male seeks a nice guy to have pleasant conversations with, and to enjoy during relaxing evenings together. (Tulsa] ’~14641 TRIP YOUR TRIGGER This good looking, happily Married, Bi, White male, 3~, 6’2, 2301bs, is now to this scene. I’d like to meet other Bi males, 18 to 28, who are petite, smooth, and preferably feminine, for erotic entertainment only. Your endowment doesn’t matter to me, but you must be discreet and very clean. (Tulsa) "~13211 BURNING LOVE I’m a good looking, white male, 22, 6ft, 1401bs, with Brown hair and eyes. I’m primarily a top and I’d like to meet other guy’s to have fun with. rm very hot. (Tulsa) ~11917 BIJ’Fr BUDDY Friendly, 36 year old, uncut, White male, 5’10, 160ibs, with Brown hall Brown eyes, and a great butt, seeks friends to hang out with. (Tulsa) ~11860 AWAITING ORDERS Eager slave seeks aggressive master. Call for details or give your fir.st order in my mailbox. I’m ready to serve. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Sapulpa Teen Flees Bias SAPULPA, Okl~ (AP) -The 17-year-old son ofa local school board member has faced threats and harassment because of his sexual orientation, but the boy’s father said his other children will remain in the suburban district. Will .Allen, a junior at Sapulpa High School, will attendTulsaW~hingtonHigh School whenthefall semester begins Aug. 12. The family requested the transfer in February, his father, Sam Allen, said. Allen said Will has been vexed and tormented by his ~.2assmates for the past two years because of his sexual Orientation. ;The Allen family appeared recently on NBC’s "The Today Show"; and Will encouraged other young Gay men and women to confide in people with whomtheyfeltcomfortable. ’Tvehadmany Gayfriends who have been kicked out of their homes, treated very poorly - physical abuse," he said. "The first thing you should do .is find somebody, maybe,not your parents, who you know and feel positive that ~hey can give you the support that you need." Will was inMichigan atamusic academy andwas not available for comment. Sapulpa school officials issued a news release that ! US House Votes t.o Limit City’s !Partner Benef,ts to Gays : WASHINGTON (AP) -Despite charges of bigotry and interfer- ~ ence in local government, the House in July voted to prohibit the : s.pe.nding .of fed.eral, money o.n programs implementing a civil : rights o_r.dinzncem.S.an Francasco. The measure, offered by Rep. o Frank Ri.g.gs, .R.-Calif., was approved 214-212 as an amendment : to a sPe~.ding bill forhous..rag, veterans programs, environmental ¯ protecaon, space and funding for the arts. : Supporters said they hoped to get the provision removed ¯ during negotiations to reconcile the House bill with a yet-to-be " approved Senate version. The Riggs amendment prohibits any ¯ money in the $94 billion spending bill to be used to implement a San Francisco ordinance that requires employers doing bus|- ¯ ness withthecity toprovidehealthandotherbeuefits to same-sex ¯ partners. "We should not force or coerce (private business) to ¯ adopt policies they t-rod morally objectionable," Riggs argued in ¯ a heated debate. ¯ Rep. Patrick K.,e~n,edy, D-R.I., called it a "mean-spirited, bigoted amendment’ and other opponents said it was an assault ¯ onlocalautonomy."Italtacks homernleinevery city in America," ¯ declared Rep. Dennis KucinidL D-Ohio, a former mayor of : Cleveland. "It’s a move back to the days of witch hunting, back ¯ to the days oftellingpeople what they should and should not do," ¯ complained Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill. He said the amendment ¯ threatens programs in San Francisco that help the homeless and ¯ thetreatment ofAIDS patients as well as scores ofotherprograms : that rdy in part on federal support. ¯ Rep. Nancy Pelts|, D-Calif., said the city negotiated with ~" Catholic Charities, which had balked at the ordinance, and ¯ reached an accommodation, and compromises were expected to be worked out with other businesses. "I don’t know why Mr. ¯ Riggs wants to create a war," she said in strong opposition to the ¯ measure. Pelts|,whorepresents SanFrancisco, called theamend- " ment an affront to home rule and Said "the city of San Francisco ’~ is not forcing anyone to act against their principles?’ ¯ More than adozen lawmakersspoke emotionally against the .: amendment, . see Attack, p. 3 ¯¯ Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 75 City Locations stated the district"does not condoneor tolerate harass- ~. ment of students foranyreason)’"We have comprehen- Surgeon .G,:e=,. neral Compares sive board policies_’m,,P!ace on sexual harassment and a ~’. I~I~l I~|nI~’~~|1 #11 l~-"m-L a.__. I~-~-- -~ -- ....... ~i~y ~Dt~d, 16b.ai aiad national president~tf~~ ~by-~a~’M~kla¢ " - " ~ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, arranged for the television appearance. Will’s situation is cotfimon for homosexual teen-agers, Ms. McDonald said. "Some (schools) are doing a great job, and some are sticking their heads in the sand," she said. "We’re just beginning to work with Tulsa-area schools." Allen said he had no complaints about the Sapulpa district and said his two other children will continue to attend Sapulpa schools. He also has no plans to step down from the school board. ’‘The community support has been wonderful," he said. : WASHINGTON (AP) - Recalling his childhood in the segre- ¯ gated South, Surgeon General David Satcher compared the fight : against AIDS, which is hitting the Black community hard, to the -’: struggle for civil rights. Speaking to one of nation’s oldest civil .: rights groups, he called on Black leaders to reject stereotypes ¯ around AIDS, overcome shyness about sex and confront the [ issue. ’‘This is anareawhere weagain need to mobilize," Satcher, ." who is Black and grew up in Alabama, told the Southern Chris- : tian Leadership Conference in a speech Tuesday. ’Tm talking to ¯ you about you." While Blacks make up 13% of the U.S. population, they ¯ account for 57% of the new infectious, according to the federal Family of Faith to Present : CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Amongsomegroups, ¯ the statistics are even more striking: Blacks and Hispanics make Noted Christian Singer TULSA -Marsha Stevens, composer of For Those Tears I Died (Come to the Water), will perform a free concert at Family of Faith Metropolitan Commlmity Church on Saturday, Sept.. 5th at 7:30 at 5451e South Mingo as wall as at Family of Faith’s regular Sunday evemng service on Sept. 6th at 5pm. Stevens’ song, For Those Tears... has become a standard of evangelical Christian hymnals since 1972 even though the songwriter experienced rejection and scorn from part of the church since she came out as a Lesbian. Active in the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), Stevens performs over 150 concerts a year and has recorded six solo albums and a concert video on her independent BALM (Born Again Lesbian Music) labd. She now ministers with the SW UFMCC district. Info: 622-1441. P. 2/3 P. 4 p. 6~ P.8 P. 9 P. 10 P. 11 P.:I2 P. 14 " : up 82% of HIV-positive women ages 13 to 24. Andlife-prolong- " ing AIDS drugs are helping whites more than Blacks. In 1996, ¯ deaths among whites with AIDS were down 28%; for Blacks, it ¯ was just 10%. ¯ The Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s new presi- ¯ dent, Martin Luther King III, underscored the difficulty ofAIDS ¯ education, saying he is not comfortable promoting use of con- " doms. "The only way is abstinence," he said in an interview after ¯ Satcher’s speech. "Sex should not be something that we just : casually engage in and take lightly." The solution, King said, is ¯ restoring fundamental values to society. He said AIDS is an ¯ important issue, although it is not among his top priorities. Satcherdid notrecommendany particularprevendon strategy. " But he and other public health experts agree that use of condoms" ¯ is essential to halt the spread of HIV among people who are not : likely to abstain from sex. The surgeon general will hammer the ~ AIDS message in upcoming speeches to Black journalists and ¯ doctors, and he plans to reach out to other groups such as Black ¯ fraternities, sororities and newspapers. ¯ But his speech to church leaders was particularly important. ¯ Churches play a central role in many Black communities, and ¯ ministers are,often among the most prominent community lead- ,: ers. But church leaders have been reluctant to talk about AIDS ¯ because it relates so closely to sex and homosexuality, Satcher ¯ says. The issue is also thorny because of its relationship to drug ¯ use, amajorprobleminside the Blackcommunity withits ownset ¯ of taboos, see Surgeon,p.ll DIRECTORY/LETrERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DO-IT-YOURSELF DYKE PSYCHE CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF Update AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - From skimpily clad revelers to Bible-toting evangelists, the Gay Games are drawing an eclecdc crowd for weeklong festivities ce,!ebrating Gay pride and culture. With the,,theme Friendship Through Culture and Sports, the quadrennial Olympics-style sports festival begins Saturday, offering competitors everythingfrom ballroom dancing to wrestling and more cerebral pastimes such as bridge and chess. This is the first time the Gay Games are being held in Europe since they beganin San Francisco in 1982. New York City was the site ¯ of the last Games ¯ in 1994; Sydney, ¯ site of the Summer Olympics in 2000, ¯ will have the first ¯ Tulsan CliffBaileyis compet- southern hem|- ¯ ing in this year’s Gay Games .sphere Gay Games ¯ in Amsterdam, accompanied in 2002. ¯ by his spouse Chris Ritthaler. The opening night’s ceremony ¯ will feature the Israeli transsexual pop star Dana ¯ International, who gained fame- and notoriety-in ¯ May after winning the 25-nation Eurovision song ¯ contest and incensing Orthodox Jewish leaders at ¯ home. ¯ Some 30 competition sports will be available at ¯ these games, which run through Aug. 8. But with- " out top-level athletes, they threatened to be eclipsed ¯ by the many parties outside the stadium. ¯ Amsterdam is renowned for its tolerance and its ¯ lively Gay community, so these games are almost ~:. inconspi~ug~s, ap.ar~ [rg~ so,me posters and a few ~ more same:~e~couples than USUal-:strolling arm-in- ¯ arm a!Orig the canals. With up to 14,000 participants and 200,000 visi- ¯ tors in town, the Dutch capital is about to be ¯ transformed into the ultimate Gay hangout with ¯ enough temptations to satisfy even the most vigor- . ous partygoer. There are transvestite shows and ¯ drag queen contests. For the more athletic, there’s ¯ even oil wrestling. One top attraction officially has nothing to do ¯ with the Gay Games: Saturday’s yearly canal pa- : rade of decorated boats. Games organizers prom- - ised a flotilla of Gays and Lesbians on the city’s ¯ famous medieval waterways. But not everyone ¯ will be party-hopping. For the straight-laced and intellect’ual types-; there are plenty of alternatives, including art exhibits, symposiums on Gay and ¯ Lesbian issues, and cooking shows. ¯ Participants might get a dose of religion. Up to ¯ 100 representatives from the international evange- ¯ lism group Youth With a Mission plan to stage [ C.hristian-themed street dramas and pray with par- ¯ Uopants. "God wants to care for people whether ¯ they are homosexuals or heterosexuals," YWAM ¯ spokeswoman Nelleke Bosshardt said. Sigrid Johannisse of the Netherlands, who will ". be competing in the badminton competition, said ¯ she’s searching for fun and friendship. Even so, she ¯ hopes the Gay Games one day will disappear as Gays become more accepted. ¯ Although heterosexuals are welcome to com- " pete, few do, triggering criticism within the Gay ¯ community that the games createneedless segrega- ¯ don. "! hate all the separation," said Johmmisse, a ¯ 33-year-old art historian. "in sports, there isn’t so ¯ much integration.., it was just easier to play with ¯ Gay people." ¯ Eddy Feenstra has a more carefree attitude as he ¯ prepares to compete in ballroom and Latin Ameri- ¯ can dancing with partner Tonny Aliens. Girding ¯ for victory, Feenstra says "I am doing it for the ¯ fun," he said. "I would also like to show off what I ¯ am good at." 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Keep Up the Good Work Thanks for your paper. It is a welcome relief from the crosstown neo-fascist infotainment weekly, i particularly enjoyed last issue’s cover story about SenatorNickles, presumably the selfsame Senator once knownfor closeting himself with a reputedly Gay [Oklahoma] . fellow politico, but who now wishes to protect the Luxembourgians from the possibility of an "immoral" ambassador. From what I understand, the Luxembourgians aremuch less concerned with the comings and goings .in an ambassador’s, boudoir than is Sen. Nickles. As a politically leftist straight older male, I naturally fmd common cause with the Gay community: when the good Senator and the Right good Rev. Phelps get finished with the queers, they’ll be after me next. I applaud your efforts to establish dialogue with straightminority groups who have themselves been the targets of bigotry an discrimination. Ifwelearnnothing more from History, at least we should know that solidarity is the only hope for the oppressed, and perhaps the best defense from the excessively repressed. This town needs a paper that gives voice to all those outside the power elite, performing the traditional role of the Fourth Estate: to hold our governments accountable for their actions, and to protect the liberties of the individual. Keep up the good work. - Keith Bolton, Tulsa : A Letter from RAIN Oklahoma ," Thank you for providing me with providing me with a way to address some questions and concerns I’m aware of re- "¯ garding a policy for volunteers that RAIN’ s Board of Directors approved and ¯ that RAIN Staff are now charged with, ’ implementing. The policy in question is ". in regard to criminal history reports now ¯ being performed (with the volunteer’s ¯ permission) for all new volunteers effec¯ tive June 1, 1998 and gradually incorporating such reports on all volunteers by : March 1, 1999. ¯ I ask readers to consider the nature of ¯ ¯ RAINvolunteers’ service topeopleliving with HIV/AIDS [PLWA’s] and those in ; theirhouseholds. Volunteers provide non- ¯ medical,non-technical careto [PLWA’s], "- most often in the RAIN client’s home. ¯ The services vary, depending on the ex- ." pressed needs and the volunteerrs avail- - ability, but can include transportation, ¯ meal preparation, housecleaning, child ; care, pet care, and social outings. Emo- ; tional support is often a Valuable compo- ¯ nent of the relationship between RAIN ¯ Client and volunteer. ¯ RAIN’s Board of Directors and staff ¯ realized that we have a tremendous responsibility to do what we can to ensure ¯ thesafety ofchildrenandvulnembleadults ¯ that volunteers contact: The policy was : not-initiated naively or without regard to ¯ potential negative consequences. In a fo- ¯ cus group with volunteers many months ¯ ago, responses ranged from "against it ¯ -under any circumstance" to "yes, absoi lutely, I support this fully." see RAIN, p.3 : Letters Policy ¯ Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ issues which we’ve covered or on issues ¯ you think need to be considered. Youmay ¯. request that your name be with/add but ¯ letters mustbe signed&have phone num- " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- . ters are preferred. Letters to other publi- ¯ cations will be printed as is appropriate. Rev, Howard vsthe Evil Steve by Tom Neal, editor & publisher ". Severalyears ago whenUS Congressman Steve Largent " firstranforoffice, this newspapermet withLargent, athis ¯ request, andafterwards I argued, despiteLargent’s record ¯ of bigoted,.anti-Gay comments and his association with " radical extremist religio~political groups, for an initial ¯ policy of tolerance for Herr Largent. I’d hoped that ¯ Largent might just really believe in real Christian and " American values of loving and respecting not only your " neighbor but also the US Constitution. He sure tried to sweet-talk us that way. And to be fair, Steve did agree to a town hall meeting " with Tnlsa’s Lesbian and Gay community - something " none of his predecessors had ever done, certainly not the ¯ Idiot Congressman Inhofe (now US Senator and in competition with Ernest " Istookfor mostembar- " rassing Oklahoman in Washington) but not ¯ even the Democrat, " Jim Jones, who’d held " the seat before. ¯ But obviouslyI was " wrong. Nomatterhow " Largent may want to see himself as just a nice guy, he’s chosen " to promote rdigious " extremism and to surround himself with " folks so bigoted that " they make him look a " littlebit~m,oderate. His ." chief of staff, Terry US Rep. Steve Largent making Allen, thepoliticalex- " those endorsement dollars by tremist calling the " showing offhis son in his Hanes plays for our football ." underware. Yep, Steve andsome hall-of-famer, comes ¯ of those Republicans sure know to mind. Actually " about thosefamily values. Steve’s not moderate ¯ but his staff is openly hate~:.t.o~ir Lesbian aod Gay constituents while Steve .... a~’[d.~t~tu§~ly is polite. " Now Steve et al will argue that their radicalism is just repres.enting the views of the First District (which is more or less Tnlsa county). But as a nearly lifelong Tnlsan (my f,am~ly moved here from Oklahoma City in 1960), I just don t ihink So. Yes, wedo have a sufficiency of Baptists, Methodism, and also those no-name, make-it-up-as-yougo- along~they-claim-they-areChriStians, many ofwhom seem to think that their faith demands that they hate their nexgt~bor as tlaey would be loved. Or.who engage in the profoundly insincere rhetoric of claiming "to love the person and to hate the ’sin’:" Often one wonders if these types on meeting Christ would not reject Him as a "longhairedcommie, pinko-fag." But I don’t believe that these types represent the majority of Tulsans, and regardless, given the values of the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, ¯ minority civil fights are not supposed to be subject to the tyranny of the majority. And I believe that many Tulsa " Baptists, Methodists, Jews, Muslims, Pagans and non, " believers recognize that once the power of the govern- ¯ merit is used to promote a particular religious agenda, ¯ each tradition could be targeted just as Lesbian mad Gay " citizens are the target du jour. ’ So, it is with some relief to learn that a brave soul, the ’ Reverend Howard Plowman, retired Methodist pastor, has announced his willingness to face the football bully.. According to The Yellow Dog Democrat, the newsletter ¯ of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, Rev. Howard will ¯ challenge the ,hard-core Christian Coalition which has ¯ done a disservice to all political parties..." He adds, "1 " resent them taking a Christian name and pretending-to: ] have no other agenda..." Plowman, 73 years old, with .. kids and grandkids, went to Tulsa Public Schools,TU and " SMU’s Perkins School of Theology. This newspaper certainly agrees that the so-called ¯ Christian Coalition has done a disservice to all Ameri- ¯ cans who believe in real religious freedom and have " respect for America’s rich diversity. And I applaud Rev. " Howard and his spouse and family for being willing to ¯ stand up against the Evil Steve. Tulsa deserves better. ¯ Editor’s note: More information is available about ¯ Plowman ’for Congress by writing to 3617 East 48th " Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74.135. ¯ by James Christjohn Greetings! Welcome to a new occasional colunm, one that I hope you will fred interesting. The focus is to comment on the world around us with the perspective of being a Gay man in a diverse world. Topics will have a wide range, from frivolity to high drama to serious issues that affect us all. In this exploration, the question will always be: What exactly is a Gay lifestyle? I had an acquaintance once remark to me "I don’t approve of your lifestyle, but I like you." My first thought was "Well, I don’t approve of your lifestyle, but I accept it as part of you without comment: Who the hell are you to judge me?" Before I did so, I thought to myself, ’q’hat is not her rational mind speaking, it’s her brainwashing coming through. She doesn’t know any better. She knows not what she speaks." I had to ponder thatfor awhile. Itwas terribly tempting to ask, "Does your brainknow what your mouth is saying?" I began pondering: what the hell is a Gay lifestyle, anyway? There are perceptions, usually starting witha"mis", that the straight world has of Gay folk, and our so called lifestyles, such as apparently we spend 90% of our time in Gay bars in the pursuit of sex. I know.that there are some folk who like to go clubbing, straight and Gay, I know some folk who do drugs, straight and Gay, I know some folk who are promi.scuous (yes, even x years into the AIDS epidemic), again, both straight and Gay, - and I know many folk who do none of those things. Yet, in the straight world, we are all lumped under a stereotype of eternal drugging, drinking, slutty behaviors. Why is this, and.do we need to hire publicity firms to turn theimage around? Thus I dragged, kicking and sereamina, out of the closet by two very curious Baptist women from Q)dessa-latlon, Texas¯ And despite all " my f~ars~ notlang happened. In fact, when I leh, they were very qulch to tell me I replaced another Gay man . . . ¯ and they still want me. Another time, I was copying some ¯ recipes out of a book in the office, when the same sister ; noticed and said, "Oh, you like to cook? You’ll make ¯¯ some wo - person a wonderful hus - mate." Well, the cat was definitely coming out of the closet ¯ then. Shortly thereafter, I met my future mate, and all of ¯ a sudden, there was much curiosity about my life, which I kept sidestepping, still fearing I could lose ajob. It came to ahead one evening when I was drawing plans ofTom’ s apartment, and trying to figure out how to combine stuff, furniture, etc. Cyndee, the boss, came over and was looking over my shoulder. She noted I had not drawn another bed, and remarked "So, where ya golma put your bed? or are ya gonna sleep with him?" It was so surprisingly I my only response was -- ..u..hhh ~ ana men to oraw in a bed real fast. It was utterly silly, and she was letting me know that she knew and it was no big deal, .she had known, and now I knew she knew. After that, the questions were exhausting. The next year was one big Gay 101 Question and Answer session, as I ,demythified Gayhood (Gaydom?) to them and did no small amount of education. Cyndee even shielded me from a stalker who’d become obsessed with me, and nearly had him arrested for calling the business repeatedly. That was not fun, but it was notable in the way she was ready to defend me. They came from Irish stock, and Cyndee mad was a sight to avoid. And I became the one to turn to when Annie, the other sister, was planning parties. Which she did. A lot. I was the one draftedinto helping herdo artsy-crafty things for her parties, and when she was selecting new furniture, I was always asked for de- ¯ I tend to think that theimagecanbe turned arotmd,though it will mked~ne, ~aad lots ofpatiehee:The ¯ woman I referred to before may have a different image of : Gay people than what she’d been brainwashed into be- ¯ lieving because we knew each other. Maybe not a magic ." transformation, but a little logic, here and there,:can add ¯ For example, I worked for three years in a physical ¯ therapy office, for two small.town Baptistwomenl It was ¯ a nice job, and I liked them, so I didn’t talk about myself ¯ much for fear oflosing thejob:! was rather silly. TI~first ¯ day f worked there, "a client came in and demanded that ¯ one of the "purty wimmin" do his therapy because he didn t want no pansy-assed faggot to touch him. Well, ¯ we were both nonplused. I thought I was pretty low key, ¯¯ having left the bright, hotpinkneon"QueerHere" sign at ¯ home. After h~ left, one of the sisters begged me not t6 quit, saying their clients were not all like that, and he was an exception, not a rule. Wall, I thought, at least they know, ¯ sign opinions. I guess it’s part of the Gay gene, that interior d(sign comes with it. (I really had no talent forit, but it was a misconception that wouldil’t die. No matter how hard I tried to dispel the myth that not all Gay men had impeccable taste, even to the extent of describing my past relationships.) Thus was I drug, kicking and screaming, out of the closet by two VerY curious Baptist women from Odessalation, Texas. And despite all my fears, nothing bad happened. In fact, when I left, they were very quick to tell me I was being replaced with another Gay man, who’d actually made a pass at their very handsome but terribly straight brother. Apparently, the strategy worked. I had a point in all this somewhere. Oh yes, it is by events like these - and not being afraid to be who we are - that this whole mythification of what we are can be ¯changed. It’s not always the loud voices that help create change, sometimes it’s the whisper on the wind. And in that way, everyone can help make long-lasting changes for.the benefit of all. characterizingit as an attack on the rights of Gay citizens and a federal imposition on local rule. Only Riggs-vigorously supported it during the debate, "It’s a message amendment.... It will unquestionably encourage intolerance," said Rep. Henry Waxman, DCalif. The San Francisco ordinance has been criticized by some businesses as well as nonprofit orgamzadons including Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army. "The SalVation Army, which refused to buckle to city policy, forfeited $3.5 million of its $18 million budget," said Riggs, because it didn’t want to comply with the city ordinance on domesdc partner benefits. The Human Rights Campaign, the largest national Lesbian and Gay political organization, called theamendment "the latest salvo in fight-wing attacks .against Gay people." "The amendment is a thinly veiled attempt to attack San Francisco and micromanage the city," said Winnie Stachelberg, the political director for the Human Rights Campaign. In another action ofinterest to the Gay community, the House decided to reduce money it had allocated see Attack, p. 13 There were concerns expressed regarding the cost ($15/ report) and it was decided to handle it similar to the way we handle our $25 volunteer training fee. Scholarships are offered for training to anyone who request one and RAIN will pay the report fee for any volunteer, so that no one is prevented from volunteering due to the cost. All decisions for volunteer eligibility are made at the discretion of the RAIN coordinator and any grievances against the policy or any decision made my the RAIN coordinator may be taken up with me. I hope that current RAIN volunteers will understand RAIN’s mission of providing a compassionateresponse to HIV/AIDS through education and service has not changed. We appreciate the love and concern shown by our volunteers and we are grateful that men, women and children living with HIV/ AIDS are willing to risk letting strangers into their lives by asking for a RAIN team. - Pam S. Cross, MPH, Executive Director No Gays or Singles to Adopt in Arkansas LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A state board that sets standards affecting foster care has approved a requirement that prohibits private agencies from placing children with homosexual.or unmarried heterosexual adults. The new rule must undergo a public comment period before becoming effective. Rules have not been written for public foster care agencies, said Joel Landreneau, alawyerfor the licensing unit ofthe state Human Services Department. The state has some 2,700 to 2,800 children in foster care. In the past, the ruleshave been silent on homosexual or single heterosexual foster parents. Along with passing the new rule, the Child Welfare Agency Review Board discussed the possibility of an exemption for unmarried heterosexuals. Board member James Balcom of Paragould said agencies could use single people by applying for an exemption called alternative compliance. Bob West of Little Rock, also a board meml~er and the only dissenter, said he believes there will be many requests for exemptions. "I don’t think you can exclude anyone just because they’re single," he said. "I really think it should be up to the local agencies who is qualified to be a foster parent. I just think it has to be done on a case-by-case basis.’" Board member Robin Woodruff of Little Rock proposed the prohibition, saying "I would like for our children to have a mom role model and a dad role model." After the meeting, Ms. Woodruff said she had been told that the Centers for Youth and Families had placed at least one child with a Gay family and had other such families waiting. Kay Kimbrough, the centet"s service administrator for adolescent services, said her agency doesn’t inquire rote foster parents’ sexuality. "That is not an issue for us, asfar as gender of parents. We don’ t have a policy or practice that dictates whether we place kids in that type family," Ms. Kimbrough said. "We don’t make a practice to determine whether a family is heterosexual or homosexual." At the board meeting, Chris Pyle, family life issues Aiai.~.On f~o~ Q.o,v..~Mike Huckabee~ said the. govemgr supports-applying the principle of foster parents being heterosexual married couples. Pyle said Arkansas law prohibits marriages between members of the same sex. He said Huckabee believes "it is not in the best interest of children for them to be placed in an environment that.the Legislature has specifically and purposely removed from legal sanction and recognition." "I think there are a lot of foster children out there and not enough foster parents, and we may run into trouble if.we try to limit it to couples only," said West, apediatric medical consultant who works for the state Health Department. AssistantAttorney General Karen Wallace, a lawyer for the board, had recommended the board stick with the standards as written. She said she.had concerns about equal protectionand discrimination. New England Lesbian Wins Bias Lawsuit BOSTON (AP) -Ajudge has awarded $906,000 to a Lesbian who managed a state social services agency, ruling she was the victim of job discrimination. Middlesex Superior Com’tJudge Sandra Hamlinruled that Lowell-based Community Teamwork Inc., the state’s second-largest .anti-poverty agency, had no good reason fire Patrica Weber. Hamlin added that Weber was "eminentlymorequalified" man the CTI’ s director, the man who was picked over her by the agency’s board of directors. Hamlin, who said a "sexist attitude" prevailed at CTI, also ruled that the reasons given for Weber’ s firing were "a pretext." "I feel vindicated," Weber, 49 told the Boston Herald. "What they did tomewas wrong. I’m glad the !aw feels thatway too. Employers can’ t firepeoplefor nothing-because they don’tlike them, or they’re the wrong sex or whatever." Cheryl Cronin, CTI’s lawyer, said the agency is appealing. !~We are c~,,n~,~dent that CTI will ultimately prevail in this matter,’ she said. CTI provides a range of services,including housing, education and daycare to low-income residents of 38 communities from Lowdl to Framingham. Weber, who worked for CTI for 18 years, was fired in March, 1996 during a meeting with Executive Director Jim Canavan. A month later, when she applied for unemployment benefits, she learned the reason for her dismissal was listed as "inability to do her job." Hamlin said inca 38-page ruling that CTI retaliated against Weber for filing a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discriminationbyrefusing to provide her areference. Weberwas turned down for dozens of jobs, before accepting one that cut her pay nearly in half. "Weber’s past work history while at CTI reveals only a dedicated, bright, hardworking employee,".the judge wrote. "Nothing whatsoever in the evidence supports defendant’ s contention that Weber’ s inability to perform led to her termination.’" Tennessee Lesbian Wins Child Custody NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)-Gay activists hope the case of a Wilson County Lesbian who was granted custody of one of her children marks a trend in Tennessee. Pat Finn was awarded sole custody of her 9-year-old daughter this month by ajudge in Wilson County. Her second child, a teen-age son, chose to live with his father, who was awarded sole custody of the boy. ’Tm glad this has been brought to light," said Bev Clendenen of Nashville, director of the Lesbianand Gay Community Center. "This reconfirms that Gay mothers are good mothers. Like everything, there are good apples and bad. You should be judged not on your sexuality, but rather what kind of mother you are.;" Pa~ck Sullivan, Finn’s ex~husband, plans to appeal. I thought it was the greatest injustice in the s/ate of Tennessee," he said. ’q-his case is about her being a neglectful mother and very little about the homosexuality." He said he opposes:his ex-wife’ s Lesbian relationship and does not wanthis daughter exposed to it "It is about discrimination of me as a father trying to get custody of his children," he said of the ruling. Finn, a registered nurse, was married to Sullivan for 17 years. She and her female partner have formalized their relationship with a commitment ceremony and exchange offings. Finn believes she won custody of her daughter because she was judged on the facts and not politics, public sentiment or the judge’s personal preferences about family life. "I realized the odds were against me, but I told my " daughter I wasn’t doing anything wrong and I needed to show her I would fight to keep her," Finn said. ’Tm thesame mother. I’m the same woman who has been raising children for 16 years." Can A Lesbian Win A Seat in Congress? MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - Grethe Cammermeyer, a daughter of the Nazi resistance in Norway and a decorated Vietnam veteranwhobattled her owngovernment, hasjumpedheadlonginto anew challenge: The retired Armycolonel, who wryly calls herself "one of the most famous Lesbians in the country" after her successful fight to stay in the military, is rtmuing for Congress. Cammermeyer, 56, has never held public office. Her Gay civil-rights fight - recounted in "Serving in Silence," a book and made-for-TV movie = made her a celebrity. Glenn Close, who starred in the movie, its producer Barbra Streisand and other show-business notables have contributed to her campaign. She’s favored to win the Democratic nomination Sept. 15. That would pit her against two-term Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf on Nov. 3. Metcalf, who says this is his last campaign, was boosted to victory two years ago by absentee voters in the traditionally Democratic 2nd District. No openly Lesbian candidate has been elected to Congress, but Caramermeyer is one of four Democrats hoping to break the barter this year along with Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Christine Kehoe of California and Susan Tracy of Massachusetts. ’q’his "May your constant love be urith us, Lord as we~t our hope in you.n- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come sl~are in the bounty of God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. CbiMren Are Always Welcome! Community.Church ~623 N. iaplewood of Greater Tulsa 918/838-1715 on the R, er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. 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She was f!red, in 1992.after disclosing her sexual orientation aunng a 1989 Interview for a security clearance as chief nurse of the National Guard.Afederaljudge orderedher reinstated in 1994; the government did not appeal. On the campaign trail, she doesn’t talk Gay civil rights. At an ice cream social held by Skagit County Democrats earlier this month, Cammermeyer spoke about education, health care, the environment and countering a Republican Congress she considers radical and heartless. "I am not a politician," she told The Associated Press. "I’m an everyday person who has a healthcare background and an education background. I am a mother, a grandmother and served in Vietnam. I have had thebest and the worst of social experience." Cammermeyer was born in Oslo, Norway, to a doctor and a nurse who sheltered undergroundresistance fighters in World War II. A now familiar tale has her mother shuttling weapons to the Nazi resis,_t~_,ce by hiding them beneath the mattress in Grethe s baby buggy. Cammermeyer was 9 when she came to the United States with her parents and three brothers. She became a eitizen in 1960. Ntlrsingmeshed well with her military ambitions, she has said, because it was a job she could take to the batflefront. She served in the military 31 years, including active duty in Vietnam. She earned the Bronze Star. for treating wounded soldiers in the. Tet Offensive in 1968. She has four grown sons from her marriage to a fellow officer she met while serving in Germany. She’s wall aware why she.has such ready name recognition. :But the personable, 6-foot-tall .Cammermeyer-whosefirstname, shortforMaxgarethe, is pronounced Greta- bdieves most voters are ready to move past her sex,,,u~,, ori,entadon to the issues affecting their own lives. Whats.most difficult is suddenly realizing there are some people who don’t want you to approach them or shake their hand or even say hello," she said of experiences on the campaign trail. -State Democratic Chairman Paul Berendt, neutral in the primary, says Cammermeyer needs to let voters know the range of issues she cares about. "If people see her as one-dimensional,it’s over," agrees Murray. "We don’ tknow how big ofanegative it is" to be openly Gay in a district with no major homosexual enclaves and a sizablenumber ofreligious conservatives, Berendt says. Cammermeyer’s lone primary opponent, businessman and environmentalist Fran Einterz, 44, makes apoint of telling audiences he’s been in the district for 17 years. Einterz plans to raise only $100,000 for the primary election. Cammermeyer has raised $502,801 so far. Neither Einterz nor Metcalf has made an issue of Camm.ermeyer’ s sexual orientation, althoughthe Metcalf campaign sent out a fund-raising letter that said the Cammermeyer campaign is being underwritten by the national Gay movement. Boy Scouts-Feud with Unitarians BOSTON (AP) -A feud between the Boy Scouts of America and the Unitarian Universalist Assocaation over homosexuality has led to cries of outrage by the Boston-based branch of the church. 2~he Unitarian Universalist Association, a long-standing New England liberal denomination that~supports civilrights for Gays, has condenmed in a church manual the Boy Scouts’ rejection of homosexuality. As a result the youth orgamzation has ordered the association to stop honoring Unitari.~an scouts with religious awards. But the president of the Boston-based 250,000-member association called the order "’outrageous" and said the Unitarians do not intend to honor the Boy Scouts’ emand., They simply can t tell us how to teach our children ’ John Buehrens, a former Boy Scout, told The Boston Globe. "Telling us we can’t give out awards to our boys is blatant discrimination against children. That’s not in the Boy Scouts’ tradition," Buehrens said. ¯ The religious emblems awarded by Unitarimas ¯ are also presented by several other religious groups, ¯¯ including the Roman Catholic Church, ant many ¯ Protestant, JewishandMuslim denominations. The emblems differ from the merit badges that are ¯ earned for mastering a specific task, but can still be ¯ worn on scouts’ ufiiforms as badges of honor. In recent years, the Boy Scouts has drawn fire ¯ from human rights groups and a number of reli- ¯ gious organizations for its view of homosex,u~l,ity ¯ and refusal to admit Gay scouts and leaders. We resp.ect other people’ s rights to disagree with us and : we simply ask people to respect our rights as a ¯ private voluntary orgamzation," Gregg Shields. ¯ national spokesman for the Scouts, said. ¯ But in its manual distributed to tecn-agers, the : associadonmakes it clear thatit does not agree with ¯ the Boy Scouts’ view. The manual describes the Unitarians’ "ongoing concern regarding the ¯ homophobic and discriminatory attitudes of the : nationalleadership of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.’" ¯ Since then, letters have gone back and forth between the two sides, leaving Buehrens wi th the ¯ hope that the dispute can be resolved by a mee.ting ¯ with Boy Scouts officials this fall. ¯ "I’m perfectly willing to sit down with the Boy Scouts, but I also need to be very clear that they are ¯ in grave danger of having much of America’s : mainstream religious community concerned abom : the way in which they are acting," Buehrens said. ¯i Anti-Gay Hawaii TV Ads Criticized ¯ HONOLULU (AP) - Opponents of a proposed : state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage are criticizing a pro-amend- , ment television ad featuring professional football : player Reggie White. ¯ Jaekie Young, coordinator of the Protect Our ¯ Constitution campaign, said this isn’t about letting ¯ the people decide but about "political extremists" coming to Hawaii to argue anissue aboutbasic civil ¯ rights and dividing the community. ¯ Noelani Foster, spokesman for a group called ¯ Save Traditional Marriage, said White, defensive hneman for the Green Bay Packers, "feels a con- ; nection to theislands" because he has played in the : Pro Bowl in Honolnlu for the past 12 years. ¯ White, an ordained minister, filmed the TV spot ¯ re~enfly as part of a broader advertising campaign ¯ to educate Hawaii voters about the ballot question. : Hawaii voters will decide during the Nov. 3 Gen- ¯ eral Election whether to ratify an amendment that ¯ would restrict marriage to opposite-sex couples. ¯ ¯ Alaska Lawmakers Sue Over Ballot Language ¯ ¯ JUNEAU (AP) - Republican lawmakers are suing Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer, claiming she distorted the ¯ meaning of a proposed constitutional amendment ." banning same-sex marriage when she summarized it for the November ballot. As part of her duties, ¯ Ulmer, a Democrat, must compose impartial summanes of proposed amendments-and initiatives. Thefirst sentence ofher summary ofSenate Joint ¯ Resolution 42 read: "This measure would amend ¯ the Declaration of Rights section of the Alaska ¯ .Co.nstitution to limit marriage." "The word ’limit’ ¯ is incorrect because as of this date no nation in the .. world and no state in this country recognizes or has ¯ ever recognized homosexual same-sex marriage," ¯ attorney Kevin Clarkson wrote on behalf of the ¯ Legislative Council, a committee of lawmakers ¯ that acts for the Legislature between session, M0ng ¯ with Sen. Loren Leman, R-Anchorage and Rep. ¯ Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks. ¯ In the lawsuit, the.lawmakers accuse Ulmer of ¯ altering the language at the behest of opponents of the measure, bqmers position was spelled out in a ¯ July 20 letter to the Legislative Council. "’The ¯ proposed constitutional amendment restricts the ¯ cour! .from "interpreting Alaska’s constitution as ¯ reqtunng a broader definition of marriage than that ¯ which is defined by statute," seeBriefs, p.]l HIV Creates Infection Resevoir WASHINGTON (AP) - New research shows th~it the AIDS virus takes as little as little as 10 days to establish a stronghold inimmunecells of thebody that could last for years, waiting to erupt into disease. Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease say a study of 10 patients show that alatently infected pool of immune cells quickly established following infection by HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Drug treatment apparently does not easily clear out the pool of infected cells, the experts said. A report on the study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Evenif the active HIV disease is held in check by a three-drug combination of antiviral drugs, the researchers say, the virus continues to lurk in resting CD4 Tcells in the blood. These are immune ceils that detect and lead the attack on infections, but the CD4s are also the primary target of the HIV. CD4 T-cells are usually resting. They are activated only when they detect some pathogen invader in the blood. When this happens, the cells attack the invader and prompt otherimmunecells to dothe same. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director ofNIAID and co-author of the study, said that studies of the blood from the 10 HIV patients showed that their resting CD4 T-cells became infected as earl,y~ as 10 days after their initial HIV infection symptoms appeared. Earlier studies had shown that the re.sting CD4 T-cells continued to contain v~rus even when the antiviral drugs suppressed the virus elsewhere in the body. " The new study, said Fauci, shows that these reservoirs of virus are established very early in the infection. Such reseryoi~ s.’.’Presentafo~dableobstacle to the Ultimate~ €0ntrbland possible eradication of HIV from an infected person’ s body," saidTae-Wook Chun, aN!AID researcher and co-author of the study. Activists Urge Better Prevention WASHINGTON (AP) - Lulled by lifeprolonging AIDS drugs, the nation has slacked off vital efforts to keep Americans - especially young people - from catching the deadly virus in the first place, say AIDS activists who are demanding major increases in HIV prevention work. .Activists called formillionsmorein spending on HIV education, televised condom ads and outreach to at-risk teen-agers via the Interuet, saying such AIDS prevention programs are a "virtual vaccine.’" "If there were a medical vaccine for AIDS, imagine the forces mobilized to deploy it," said Daniel Zingale of AIDS Action. "The irony is that today we have a virtual vaccine- prevention and education - and those forces are paralyzed." Saving lives isn’t the only issue. At least 40,000 Americans every year catch HIV, adding add $6.2 billion in lifetime treatment costs to the nation’s health care bill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced recently. "AIDS drugs cost $40 a day" and do not cure the disease, added Zingale. "This condom costs .40 cents. Our plan today will not. only save lives, it would save dollars." The CDC hash’ t won.a budget increase to fight new infections in three years, and some people most at risk of HIV have become complacent, activists said. For example, two-thirds of Gay men say ¯ they’ve had unsafe sex at least once in the : last 18 months, concluded a study pre- ¯ sented at last month’s World AIDS Con- " ference. ." Also, Secret Service agents arrested 10 ; other AIDS activists who briefly chained ¯ themselves to desks in the office of Presi- " dent Clinton’s topAIDS adviser to protest ¯ the administration’s refusal to federally : fund needle exchange programs. Experts ¯¯ say 33 people a day catch HIV fromdirty drug needles or sex with addicts. Seien- ¯ tific studies show letting addicts swap ¯ used needles for dean ones lowers the ¯ risk of HIV’s spread. Some 110 U.S. ¯ needle exchanges operate with local or ¯. privatefunding,but communities say they ¯ need federal tax dollars to reach more ¯ addicts. Clinton refusedin April, side- " stepping a political fight. ’’To have the ¯ United States government play politics. ¯ with people’s lives - it’s just not OK ¯ anymore," said Kenneth Vail, who rims a ¯ needle exchange program in Cleveland, ¯ after his arrest. ¯ Separately, AIDS Action gatheredpub~ liehealthofficialsandAIDS workers who ¯ called for a 25 percent increase inCDC’s ¯ $634 million budget for AIDS education ¯ and prevention. Congress has addedmil, lions to government programs thatpay for ¯ drugs for AIDS patients, but increasing AIDS prevention money significantly is ¯ considered a tougher fight, particnlarly in ~ view of a new conservative campaign ¯ against homosexuality. ¯ But HIV ,infects across:the-board, Dr~ : Helene Gayle, CDC’s AIDS chief, said ¯ Monday. Some 26 percent of HIV-infected young people caught the v~rus ¯ through heterosexual intercourse, she : notea.. "If people in leadership positions : care about thefuture of this nation, you’ ve ¯ got to care about H’IV prevention," she ¯ said. ¯ Activists also called for: : - TV networks that air programs rated ¯ "S" for sexual content to also allow ¯ condom ads to air during those programs. - Doctors, clinics and hospitals to begin ." using a new 10-minute HIV test immedi- : ately. An older test takes about a week to ¯ get results, and thousands of Americans ¯ who get tested each year never return to ¯ leamifthey’reinfected. Pcoplewhodon’t ¯ know they are infected can unknowingly spread HIV to others. - AIDS education to reach more teen- " agers by .creating an AIDS prevention ¯ web site that links to popular teen Internet sites. ¯ - CDC to launch a campaign persuad- ¯ ing more people to get tested. An esti- ¯ mated 50,000 people in New York State ¯ have HIV and don’t know it, says a corn- : puter model by Gay Men’s Health Crisis. ! HIV+-Teacher Can : Be Transfered ¯ ATLANTA (AP) - An order prohibiting ¯ ¯ the DeKalb County School District from transferring a teacher infected with HIV, ¯ the .virus that causes AIDS, has been re- ¯. versed by the EleventhU.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Last year, a district court ¯ granted the teachcr, known as "John Doe" : in court documents, a permanent injunc- ¯ tion disallowing his transfer under the ¯ Americans with Disabilities Act. ¯ Doe worked with children with severe ¯ behavioral disorders at the district’s ¯ Shadow Rock Psychoeducational Center. ¯ The school district says the students are. ¯ violent and teachers often suffer bruises : and scrapes. "Because district officials ¯ feared thatviolence and subsequentblood- Medical Excellence And mpassionate Care Since 1926. ¯ ¯ ST. 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Pride Merchandise http://members.aol.com/ TulsaPride/index.html will the person who is still paying to much! life nsu,rance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 to-blood contact between Doe and one of his psychoeducation students might lead to transmission of HIV, the District transfenced Doe to an ’interrelated’ classroom at a different school in April 1995," the appeals court wrote. After being transfenced, Doe worked with students with mild disorders that are often in mainstream classrooms for most of each day. The school district and Doe are disputing whether or not the Wansfer was voluntary. Although Doe’s salary, benefits and seniority all remained the same after the transfer, the move requires him to take an additional 10 hours of course work to obtain an interrelated certificate. Doehadinformed Shadow Rock’ s principal of his illness in February 1995. He spent the months following his transfer trying to convince school officials to return him to his psychoeducation class or assign him to a group of children who are ’self-contained’ or too ’disordered’ to participate in the ’interrelated’ program, the court wrote. Doe eventually filed a lawsuitclaiming the districtdiscriminated against him. The district court supported Doe’s assertions in August 1997. "The district court, however, failed to make explicit findings of fact regarding any dangers that Doe’ s illness might pose to violent psychoeducation students," the appeals court ruled. "In addition, the district court erred by applying a subjective standard for determining whether Doe’s transfer was adverse." The three-judge panel said the district court should take a . second look at the case and make a decision following the guidelines of its reversal. City Approves Needle Exchange SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP)-After years of heated debate and flip-flopping, the city council has approved a needle exchange program. After two hours of publiccommentand debate, the council voted 5-4infavor oftheprogram. Council memberWilliam Foley received applausefrom the crowd of 100 people when he cast the swing vote. MayorMichael Albano, whohas pushed for an exchange program for two years, said there was an AIDS epidemic in Springfield. "This is not a political issue, this is a medical issue," he said. "We are. getting people into treatment and stopping people froin getting a deadly disease." But Hampden District Attorney William Bennett accused the council of "giving out tools to commit a crime with." After the vote, council member Timothy Rooke asked the board to consider an amendment that would require health officials to test all needles to seeif they were used by more than one person or if they contained any viruses. "It is not a stalling tactic," he said. "Now it’ s a matter of fine tuning the #an." Theneedle exchangewouldoperate out of a!-Iigh Street building of the Bay State Medical Center. Drug users can turn in used needles for clean needles in an even exchange. They would all’be referred to drug treatment programs and be asked questions so city officials could track the program. The city council first rejected the plan 5-4 in 1996. It agreed to reconsider after the city’ s Public Health Council declared a health emergency in May and tried to launch the program on its own. Springfield Health Director Helen Caulton said thenumber ofAIDS cases in the city had reached epidemicproportions and most had been caused by addicts sharing needles. However, city lawyers ruled that only the city council could seek state funding for the program. State law provides funding for 10 programs to hand out clean syringes to drug users, but, so far, they have been established only in Boston, Cambridge, Northamptonand Provincetown. The state pitches in about $200,000 for the programs. TheClinton administmtionhas endorsed needle exchanges. Still, Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala said the federal government would not help pay for the programs. The House of Representatives voted in April to ban using federal money for such programs. New Eyesight Saving Drug WASHINGTON (AP)- Scientific advisers are recommending approval of a new ¯¯ The code also outlaws any form of job discrimination against a worker infected ¯ by the HIV virus, and requires that any ¯ employee too ill to performnormal duties ¯ be reassigned, the newspaper said. According to 7fiord Health Organiza- ¯ tion figures released in June, one-fifth of ¯ Namibia’s population of 1.8 million is ¯ infected with HIV. Some densely popu~ ¯ lated areas are estimated to have an infec- _" tion rate of as high as 40%. i Inmates Being i "rested for HIV ¯ GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Now that ¯ South Carolina is testing all state prison inmates for the AIDS virus, some law- " makers and others want to know how the ¯ .information will be used. The federal ¯ Bureau of Prisons and 17 other states : already have mandatory testing for HIV, ¯ the virus that causes AIDS, according to ¯ the American Civil Liberties Union’s : National Prison Project. ¯ State Sen. Kay Patterson, D-Columbia, genetic drug therapy to help save AIDS ¯ likes the idea of testing all prisoners, but patients’ eyesight. Isis, Pharmaceuticals’ : is concemed about how prison officials Vitravene is the first antisense" drug to -" will use the information. "What will the be reviewed by the Food and Drug Ad- ° department do once they find out they’re ministration. This novel class of drugs is created from DNA coding, working at the genetic level to block production of disease- causing proteins. Thebioteclmology industry is stressing development of antisense drugs against myriad diseases. Isis says Vitravene slows the progression of cytomegalovirus retinitis, an infection that destroys AIDS patients’ rednas. Advisers to theFDAvoted 5-2Wednesday to recommend approval of Vitravene, saying that although powerful new .anti- HIV drugs have prevented many AIDS patients from getting the eyeinfection in recent years, some still fail standard therapy. ¯ Chinese HIV ¯ Infections Increase ¯ BEIJING (AP)-Chineseauthorities urged ¯ greater efforts to slow the spread ofAIDS ¯ as the official tallyofpeopleinfectedwith : the virus that causes the disease topped 10,000, an official newspaper said Tues- " day. The newspaper said the actual num- " ber of people infected with HIV may be ¯ as hi.gh as 300,000 - 100,000 more than ¯ previous estimates. That figure could pass 1 million by ¯ 2000 if more is not done to check the ¯ spread of HIV, Xiao Yan, an official with the Department of Disease Control, told ¯ state television. ¯ Loc~ health authorities have been or- ¯ dered to speed up education and preven- ¯ tion campaigns, the newspaper said. The ¯ disparity between official numbers and ¯ estimates is likely due tO undenceporting, the lack of government resources to perform tests and the stigma attached to ac- : knowledging HIV,infection. : Namibia Bars HIV ¯resting for Jobs WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) - Namibia, : whichhas one of the word’s highest HIV : infection rates, has made it illegal for ¯ employers to require tests for the virus : that causes AIDS. The country’s new ¯ AIDS testing code binds both public and private employers. It says HIV-infected employees are under no obligation to inform their employer of their condition. infected? That’ s the missing piece to me,’" ¯ said Patterson, a member of the Senate ¯ Corrections and Penology Committee. : Jackie Walker, an AIDS expert for the ¯ National Prison Project, is skeptical. I’ve ¯ never seen them say, ’OK, we’ll test you ¯ and you’ll be provided with correct level ¯ of care, medications and access to outside ¯ specialists whenit’ s neededand appropriate.’ It has just not happened across the ¯ board," she said. ¯ The $126,000 mandatory screening of ¯ about 21,000 prisoners should be done by ¯ Aug. 31, Corrections Department spokes- ¯ woman Linda Davis said. Correctional ¯ officers can use minimal force to ensure ¯ all inmates comply, including holding ¯ them down while blood is drawn, Davis ¯ said. So far no one has objected, she said. "It’s a public safety issue. Considering ¯ the nature of our population and the ~ lifestyle, there’s a potential for health- " related problems," she said. "It gives us a ¯ gauge to measure potential problems." ¯ However, Steve Bates, executive direc- ¯ tor of the state ACLU, worries that HIV- ¯ positive inmates will be segregated and denied educational and vocational train- . 1rig opportunities. : Davis said the department does not yet ¯ haveapolicy onhousingforHIV-posltive ¯ inmates. State Sen. David Thomas, R- ¯ Fountain Inn, who heads the corrections ¯ committee, said the department could see : roughly how many inmates are infected ¯ by doing a random sampling of 250 pris- ¯ oners. "They may have some reason to ." believe there is an accelerating number of ¯ cases and they need to segregate thepopu- ¯ lations. Given how AIDS usually spreads, ¯ they may have somereason to believe that : they need to look very, very carefully at ¯ what is happening in that population," ¯ Thomas said. PFLAG Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays Tulsa Area Chapter POB 52800, Tulsa 74152 749-4901 the show to Nex+ York. 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Osage is home to Holy Word of God University and Technical Institute, the headquarters of the charismatic Brother Earl, Agnes’ old enemy. Agnes has been able to keep Brother Earl’s violently anti-gay rhetoric in check for years, but now Earl has the upper hand. Agnes has lost a certain set of photographs of Brbther Earl engaged in his favorite bad habit - namely, seducing his male students. Now Brother Earl has rejuve~ ted his homophobic campaign and it is Agnes’ duty as Empress of the Jade Chimera to stop him. Her mission: retrieve the photographs or, failing that. make new ones. Enter Jim, our reluctant hero. Through various types of bribery, appeals to his duty as a Gay man and assurances of lifelong sexual satisfaction by the finest men in Houston, Agnes convinces Jim to undertake this desperate, dangerous mission. Now the fun’begins as Jim, his new boyfriend Phil and eventually Agnes herself infiltrate HWOGUTI, the Ku Klux Klan and the sleepy town of Osage. Eiglmer has a refreshing talent for creating characters so natural and detailed that you forget they are unbelievably stereotypical. Jim is a typical clone; Phil is a twink; Agnes is the UltimateDrag Queen, but you never doubt that any of them could be real. Even Brother Earl, though hopelessly two-dimensional, seems to be an exact replica of the kind of people we elect to Congress all the time. This kind of stereotyped hyper-neo-virmal-realism almost makes Pawn to Queen Four an EverYman play for the modem Gay individual. The characters are so typical, yet so real, that you could plug yourself into whichever one fits best and pretend that you are a part of this grand adventure. There’s even a Lesbian (yes, only one) who shows up with the Hell’s Fairies, a Gay motorcycle gang. There are more admirable things going onJaere however¯ The three main characters have a point in-their stereotyping. Jim’ s uncertainty about his role in such an exotic world draws you in. You begin to refreshing talent for ereat~g characters so natural and detailed that you forget they are unbelievably stereotypical... Agnes is the Uh~-nate Drag Que n... Even Brother Earl... seems to exact re~|~ea of the klnd~mpeople we elect to Congress all the time. Th~s kind of stereotyped hyper~neo-wirtualrealism almost makes Pawn to ¯ been Four an Everyman play for the modern Gay ~dl,ad~l. wonder how much of our culture is controlled by a marginalized minority of our society. You start to wonder, "how much does that drag queen control what club is ’ in’ or’ out?’ "or"am I on the A-list for all the best partiesT’ Though the true extent of an underground society’s control is questionable, Eighner wants you to question the image we have and who gives it to us. Even more infectious than Jim’s trepidation is his admi= ration of Phil. Phil’s angelic beauty and innocent devotion give the story apeaceful wonder missing from most Gay novds. Oh, there are plenty of beauties, plenty of innocents and plenty of devoted lovers in Gay literature, but how many characters really have all three traits? Phil reminds us thatwe canretain ourchildlike fascination with the world no matterhow adverse the cir= cumstances and still beresponsible, capable, respectable human beings. This is a quality of life that so much of the gay community neglects in favor of that oh-so-chic snide cynicism. Though Jim is the protagonist, Phil is the one youwill involve yourself wi~. You will be proud when he comes into his own destiny; you will admire him as Jim does, because Phil is that beatl- ¯ tiful person that would actually talkto you ¯ in a bar. ¯ Alas, Agnes... with the resourceful- " hess and style of a true pageant-winner, ¯ the Queen of the Jade Chimera inspires ¯ belief in the impossible, faith in the unbe- ¯ lievable . . . and that she does just by ¯ carrying 350 pounds of drag queen in ¯ seven-inchheels! Regency and flare have ¯ never been in better form. She can imper~ ¯ sonate a grtmgy old gardener or a Klan ¯ member and never break a two-inch-long : nail. Truthfully, any respect and dignity ¯¯ wehave neglected to allow drag queens to haveis broughtforth with no apologies by ¯ the glorious Agnes. She is a true heroine in the vein of those queens who started ¯ this most groundbreaking era of our ¯ struggle for equal rights. I wouldn’t be ¯ surprised tolearn thatAgnes or some real¯ life equivalent was actually at Stonewall. Her Highness is controlling, deceptive ¯ and stubborn but you can’t help but love ¯ her .... and you can’thelp but watch her. ¯ Ultimately,whatmakes Pawn toQueen Four a good read is what it teaches (al- ¯ though I think Eighner might hate me for : saying that). For all its outlandish hijinx ¯ and biting wit, this book has a serious, ¯ though probably unintentional, message ¯ - we in the Gay community have become " so obsessed with fighting our enemies ¯ that we forget to have fun, or the exact : opposite. Pawn to Queen Four is ulti- : mately aboutbalance. Agnes doesn’twant Brother Earl out of the picture. She has ¯ plenty of chances to ruin him, but she ¯ knows that he has every right to exist that ¯ she does. Surprisingly, Brother Earl feels : the same, although he gets a little threatening when he leads the Klan in a true " Oklahomabackroads see Queen4,p. 14 Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation Lesbians and Gay men face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Call us for help with your year round tax needs. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 Call 341.6866 Internationa Tours:ormoreinformation. 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No, no, long, smooth strokes.. ¯ and dip your brush NOW! Oureditorcame to mind, and while he would have probably agreed about the Strok- Ing technique, the paint job wouldhavebeenhis least concern. But not you, loyal reader! Over the past few months, you too have come to admire the beauty of paint. As promised, last month, when the cart of exterior painting was put before the workhorse of window reglazing, the DIYD will now enhance your skills even more. Window reglazing is only done on the older wood framed single paned windows, andis amust ff you% doing all your windows, and usually you will, do yourself a favor and buy the Prazi Putty Cha.er... It attaches to any drift chuck.., and with one simple adjustment the carbide cutter is set so that it won’t harm the Turn on the drift and remove the old putty fa~ter than Dorothy can click her heels three times, and it won’t slit or chip the wood frame eitker. before starting that outside paint project. It will also make your winter heating bills more. palatable when you stop the coldair seeping in around.the pane. And aesthetics ! Don’t forget the aesthetics ! Curling, peeling and cracking glazing putty is just ¯ tired and frumpy2 Lose it. ¯ Traditionally, this job has been a lot of uresome work, but the DIYD will pull a few tricks out of her pocket that will have you simply melting with delight..First, the old, dried putty must be removed to the wood. If you’re doing all of your windows, and usually you will, do yourself a "We need your help," Satcher told the organizationformedby ministers in 1957. "We need the church to help us to deal with the prejudice and the bias that-we face as we’re trying to fight this epidemic." Ministers are uneasy talking about AIDS, said the group’s chairman, Dr. Claud Young, a family doctor in Detroit. ’qqaey speak about sex in any form as if it’s a form of cancer," he said, recalling preachers asking him not to use the word "condom" inside the church. "I said, ’Not only is the word condom being usedinthe church; I can assure you condoms are being used in the church.’" Young added thatin Michigan,Blackorganizations have received little of the grant money available for prevention. Today’s fight presents challenges that did not exist during the 1960s, Satcher said. During the civil rights movement, he said, people had hope that they could effect change. Today, too many young people are hopeless about their futures so they do not try as hard to avoid risky sex and other health threats, he said. But that can change, he said. "Leadership is critical," he said. "I don’t think we’ve found any~substitutes for good leadership." favor and buy the Prazi Putty Chaser. It is available only by mail and is worth all ,of the $19.95+shipping/handling (McFeely s 800/443-7937. Don’t forget to ask for a catalog - it’s worth i0. It attaches to any drill chuck 1/4" oflarger (3/8 is standard), .and withone simple ad= justment the carbide cutter is set so that it won’t harm the glass. Turn on the drill and remove the old putty faster than Dorothy can dick her heels three times, and it won’t slit or chip the wood frame either. With the old putty gone, make a mixture 50/50 of paint thinner and linseed oil to coat and nourish the old, exposed wood, then wait a day before proceeding. TheDIYD gently urges you to restrain your passion for neatly glazed windows and not omit this step. Then youhaveoptions: one, you can use the old putty in the can and putty knife trick; or two, you can use the new latex compoundin the tube, like caulk. Unless you are an old pro, please opt for the latter. Not only will it be easier~ the latex material will last longer and it may be the last tame you have to do this. The tube comes with a specialized nozzle that applies the compound at the proper angle and it fits a standard catdk gun, Though it isn’t necessary, your job will look heater if you mask the glass about 1/3" above the wood, with the compound filling in. Leave the tape on for p.ainting, then strip it off 24 hrs. later for a crisp, unsmeared edge. The tube material costs a bit more than, the putty, but is worth every penny of it. Apply the material moving smoothly and slowly along the frame at about a 33 degree angle; the nozzle will do this for you. Smooth with a wet finger, if desired. Wait another day, then paint; with the premasked windows, this isn’t painful. Your house will be gor= geous and snug and, with the two above techniques, done days ahead of those who do not heed the DIYD’s advice. Next month: take up your PHD’s and pickets - it’s time’to build that privacy fence (PHD = Post Hole Digger). Any questions or cqmmentary? The DIYD accepts your praase, chastisement or suggestions care of this paper! Ulmer wrote. "In other words, the proposedamendmentlimits marriage to what it has been and currently is by statute in Alaska. Because that is themeaning of the amendment, I believe the ballot summary should say so." The lawsuit seeks to force Ulmer to use an earlier version that began: "This measure would add an amendment to the- Alaska Constitution on marriage." The Legislature passed the amendment in the final minutes of the session after Judge Peter Michalski ruled against a 1996 law banning same-sex marriage. The Rainbow Connection Has-Never Been AUDIO PERSONALS No 900#s No Charge Per Minute TULSA 455-1833 by Esther Rothblum Dr. Marny Hall is a San Francisco Bay Area psychotherapist with twenty years experienee speeializing in Lesbian relationships. In her book, The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything from Heartthrob to Heartbreak, she tackles issues of Lesbian relationships, sex, breakups, rituals, and jeab ousy. "I had had a painful break-up," she told me m a recent interview, "and-decided to find somelongterm couples who had managed to weather the difficulties that had undermined my relationship. I was particularly interested in finding couples who had survived outside affairs." She located a.handfu!:0f long term Lesbian couples and contacted them periodically over anumber of years. She asked, how they met, how their relationshipprogressed, andhow they handled difficult situations:such as jealousy, conflict, desire, homophobia, work, and illness. "I was searching for a formula," said Mamy, "but I didn’t find anything. Then five years into this experiment, two of the model couples I had been tracking broke up. I had come to think of them as perfect couples. I felt a bit shell-shocked but I decided that I wouldcontinue to interview both ex-partners. It was then that I found the answers I was looking for. Now the ex- .partners started talking about their relationships in entirely different ways. One woman, who had said that she was really in lust now told me that they had never had any passionate chemistry! Another womanused to say that her community of friends kept them together; now she said that she never felt a sense ofcommtmity ! A third said she wanted to be with her partner until her breath was no : longer in her body. After the break-up she ¯ told me that even if her partner were available, she wouldn’.t go back. These ¯ 180 degree turns made me realize that so ¯ much of how we process relationships is ¯ through the tales that we tell. The tales do ¯ all sorts of things - they certify legit1- ¯ macy, they heal broken hearts, and they ¯ explain betrayals." : After this revelation, Mamy decided to ¯ go back and reread the transcripts from the interviews she had conducted with the ¯ couples that were still together. Now she ¯ could see shifts in their stories too, over : time. Their stories had kept them going Dr. Marny Hall through hard times. For example, if one partnerhadhadan affair, .theother discovered a motive that explained everything. Perhaps the straying partner had been depressed about her job or angry at her partner. The affair had been a coded way of announcing these dissatisfactions. In other words, the two partners collaborated on a story that turned an unpardonable betrayal into a forgivable misdemeanor. By reconstruing the potentially damaging revelation in more positive ways, they were able to stay together. "So I thought, why not think of more stories?" said Marny. Her book focuses on stories that provide alternatives to the "master stories" ab0utforever-after, about terrible betrayals, about bad times. "If I could tell stories about small break-ups or trivial passions or benign other women then I could contribute to partners’ flexibility and givethemmore staying power," Maruy told me. Originally planned as a book about successful long-term couple relationships, The Lesbian Love Companion took on a life ofits ownl "I love the story of ~happily ever after," Marny said, "but we. can tell other stories, too. Everyday stories about contentment instead of epics about do-ordie love affairs. Stories of downsized disenchantments instead of major dyke dramas. The first time you realize that your .lover snores and you love her anyway is not exactly a swash-buckling bodice-ripper. But it does qualify as a modest tale about a small turning point. Our lives are packed with all kinds of minimalist ro- : mances. We just have to tune in to them. : "The same thing is true about sex," ¯ Mamy continued. "We’re all so familiar ¯ with the story about the earth-moving sex. : But we can tell a lot of different stories : about sex- maintenance sex that depends ¯ on cultivating orgasmic habits, sex for ¯ comfort or fun, psychodrama sex that exorcises old demons. Even the fond sexual memories we share with ex-lovers is anotherform of sex. Wemight call it exsex. These stories aren’t the mainstream favorites so they aren’t heard, they’re inaudible, private." As Marny putsit, her book puts some "amplification" on the stories that many of us are already telling. ’q’he bookis for long-term couples. It is also for the sluts and passionate friends, the celibates andthecommunally minded," Mamy added. "All of us are affected by ¯ the traditional stories. Uncoupled Lesbi- : ans often feel as though they have failed ¯ some crucial test. And long-term couples : may feel such pressure to live up to these ¯ stones that, as aresult, they feel they must ¯ conceal anything thatisn’t congruentwith ¯ ’perfect coupledom.’ Such self censor- " ship makes~thard for partners to be play- " ful .or spontaneous. The perfect couple ¯ ideal exacts a toll on everyone- Ltgbians ¯ who are coupled,unpartnered or who have ¯ multiple partners." "It tends to turn us all into intimacy ¯ overachievers," said Mamy. "The pur- ¯ pose of my book is to counteract that ¯ sense of performance anxiety. Almost : everybody has doubts, and forbidden passions, see Psyche, p. 14 It’s your chance to win a trip to a National College Football Championship Game Pick up your entry form today! Look for the displays at your local retailers¯ WITH OUR NEW NOKIA 6190 YOU GET A PHONEWITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES. ¯ Digital & Cellular Roaming ¯ Oklahoma & Kansas Toll-Free ¯ Caller ID . 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Burt movedinand tookovercooking and cleaning for the two of them. His lover’s elderly mother came to stay and he took care of her too. Burt kept purposely missing his thesis deadlines to maintain his relationship. His student visa and US Immigration demanded that, after finishing a degree, he return to the Philippines and not come back to America for three years, even as a tourist. His Ph.D. thesis wa~ already four Throughout muck of the Philippines - especially the Muslim south - there aretraditional roles in which men take on tTemlnlne, eharaeteristles and clothing. In Tagalog, the main Filipino language, these men are cafled ba/da. Traditionally, many bakla ¯were dancers. actors, and entertainers. years overdue. ~-Since that summer, I’ ve met a number of American/Filipino couples - the Filipino half typically keeping house. Throughout much of the Philippines - especially the Muslim south = there are traditional roles in which men take on .feminine characteristics and clothing. In Tagalog, themainFilipino language, these men are called bakla. Traditionally, many bakla were dancers, actors, and entertainers. MarkJohnson’snew bookabout transvestites in Sulu, Beauty andGender (Berg 1997), describes numbers Of feminine, cross-dressing Filipino boys who are .on the prowl for masculine (i.e., ’straight acting’, even married) boyfriends. In recent years, these guys have taken overand developed the hairdressing and beauty business sectorthroughoutthe Philippines. Most reject, however, a traditional bakla identity and embrace instead the label "gay." Our Western term here continues to extend its global’ spread. Burt, too, was horrified when I asked if he was a bakla. This term today resonates too many sour tones of backwardness, effeminacy, and male prostitution. There is a straight parallel to Butt and his boyfriend in Hawai’i. In any romance magazine sold at Quiktrip, one can find advertisements touting the merits of submissive, yet sexy, Asian women. You, too, can easily send away for a mail-order Oriental bride! One ofmy second cousins had a fairly successful marriage with an able woman from Vietnam until his warrelated post traumatic stress syndrome worsened one day and he attacked an old lady gassing her car up at a California service station. Feminists decry the Ameriean stereotype ofsexy Suzy Wongs who serve white ° men in bed, serve them dinner - who ¯ meekly serve all their needs whatever. ," But the international marriage marketl ." place works to bring women out from the Philippines, and other Southeast Asian countries, into the US. Ainerican wealth allows at leastsome ofus to shop overseas and purchase our sexual fantasies, even if we don’t always get what we think we are buying. And Americans .profit, too, from positive images that encourage at least some Asians to hop a plane and fly into the arms of an unknown Occidental spouse. Obviously, just as many Filipinas (and Filipinos) are 1.ooking for Americans as vice versa. The market for gay Asian fianc6s is constrained by the inability of homosexuals to marry legally and thereby obtain green cards for our ~mported boyfriends. Still, I’ve had interesting email correspondence with several guys in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. They wonder if I can set them up with American lovers. One gayboy in Jakarta, a civil servant whose nom de email is Koko, asked my advice about accepti.’ng a one-way air ticket from an American Internet correspondent. I counseled him to take care lest he end up a sex slave, bound up in somebody’s basement. The Hollywood ~mage of the United States is very powerful overseas. Even Tulsa can seem urbane and sophisticated to somebody in Zamboaga or Chiangmai or Penang. Mostrecently, I havebeenin touch with a sad, young Filipino in the port city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Joe moved to Dubai from Saudi Arabia severa! months ago. He had broken up with his 50-something, bald American lover whom he was with for three years. Joe, understandably, is depressed. He emails me that he misses fixing dinners for the two of them. He misses fussing about his ex-lover’s various medical conditions. Gay life in Dubai is no doubt grim. Joe nowadays appears to live mostly on the Internet. The American boyfriend, perhaps because he was at the end of an employment contract or perhaps becauserelations with Joehadlanguished, returned here to Tulsa by himself. Well, almost by himself. He brought their eat back to Tulsa but he left his Filipino boyfriend behind in the Arabian deserts. for housing programs earmarked for people with AIDS. The $21 million was shifted to help f’mance state extended care programs for veterans. Rep. VanHilleary, R-Tenn., said the reduction was justified because of a 6 percent decline in the annual number of AIDS cases. Opponents of the amendment argued that the decline is attributed to the wider use of ¯ new drugs and the success ofsuch drug tr~tments often depends on patients having decent housing. Almost everybody wo~nders about the paths not taken. By telling our untold tales and making them normal, I hope that our sense of failure will be reduced.’" As a psychotherapist, Marny has been witness to many stories by Lesbians. An example of the man3’ excerpts from The Lesbian Love Companion: "You might ~’ant to develop your other-woman fantasy. Install her as your permanent muse. Pay attention to her. She’ll tell you whether t~ sign up for scuba class or just buy some new lingerie. And after you do what she suggests, check in with her from time to time. Has she changed? Is she suggesting another direction? You are entitled to keep her toyourself: ,She is, after all, purely 3"our playmate, soul mate - combination projection, reflection, guide. And, :Aphrodite forbid, ifanything should ever happen to ),our partner, ’*our fantasy lover ";~q]l be there for you. SlOe will shoe 3"our ’memories and your tears. She will con- ~ble and commiserate. And, one chy, when the time is right, she will lead You back to ~E world.’" As Mamv writes i’n the book: "V~qlen it comes to ou~ lives and loves, we need a generous supply of alternative stoi~ es: Instructive sci-fi fabIes and twilight zone mysteries, endless sequels and whitel~ uckl~ exploits. \Ve ~e both hearth buggers and voyagersl We must make room in our lives for the dream of foreverafter and the determination to never look back." Early reactions to Marny’s book? Rumorhas it that Lily Tomlin loves it ! Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For, calls it".., a veriiable Karma Sutra of emotional possibility." For further reading: Mamy Hall (1998), The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything from Heartthrob ~o Heartbreak. HarperCollins, I0 East 53rd St., New York, NY 10022. Prof. Esther Rothblum is teachek psy- 6hology at the University of Vermont 6nd is Editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies. She can be reached at Jo,"n Dewey Hail, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. e~ail: esther.rothblum@uvm.edu. OU~T THE Classifieds - how to work them: First 30 words are S10 Each additional word is 25 cents. Options for ’,’our ad: Bold headline - S1, all capitdl letters - $1. all bold & capital letters - S2. ad in box - $2, Ad reversed - $3, tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind P.O. Box - $5 -Plewaoserdt"yp~eSaoargrp°ruiln~bt-v\ooufr alde.ttCerosunotrthneumwobredrss separated ¯ space. TFNreserves the right to edit or reI~use any ad. No refunds. Send ad & payment to PO]~ 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with 3our name address, telephone (for us). Ads will run in the next issue after received. For Good Home Friendly, houest, & very experienced -42 ’*-ear young realtor seeks sincere & motivated buyers &sellers. Into Y,ILS. 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The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Adam West James Christjohn Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud Barry Hensley J.P. 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Don Nickles, Oklahoma’ s senior senator, the Senate’ s second-ranking Republican, of wrongly mixing government and religion in saying a Gay philanthropist nominated for an ambassadorship is tmqualitied because he promotes "immoral behavior." "This is.a perfect example of religious beliefs infringing upon publicpolicy," saidDavid Smith, a spokesman for the Human Sen. Don Nickles Rights Campaign, a political group. "In the history of this country, those that have used religion to justify bigotry have been~proven wrong. " Smith said. ¯ "The criticism came hfter Nickles denounced President Clinton’ s nomination of James Hormel of California as ambassador to Luxembourg. "He has promoted that lifestyle and promoted it in a big way, in a way that is very offensive," Nickles, the Senate majority whip, said on¯ ,Fox News Sunday." "One might ihave that lifestyle; butif one promotes-it a~ aceeptaSle behavior, ¯.. I don’t think-they should be a representative of this countr.y." "I think it" s immoral behavior and I think a lot of other behavibr is immoral anti shouldn’t be treated as acceptable behavior?’ Nickles said. While homosexuality i~ a sin, so is adultery and fornication, he added. A struggle over Hormel’s nomination has been going on formonths. Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., has refused to bring the matter to the Senate floor for a vote. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D:Calif., criticized the delays recently. Hormel is "entitled to his due process," she said on CNN’s "Late Edition." "Yes, he happens to be Gay. But all men are created equal as a matter of public policy - or should be," Feinstein said. The renewed debate over Hormel followed controversy about connnents by Lott that homosexuality is a Sin. "~lrOU should still love that person," Lott said on cable television’s "’The Armstrong Williams Show." "You should not try to mistreat them or treat them as outcasts. You should try to show them a way to deal with that problem, just like alcohol.., or sex addiction... or "kleptommfiacs.’" The co~uments thrust Lott into the debate of whether homosexuals have chosen their sexual orientation or whether it is biologically predetermined. Afterward, Sen. Alf0nse D’Amato, R-N.Y., criticized Lott for refusing to let Hormel’s nomination go forward. D’Amato said Lott’s only reason is that Hormel is Gay. But Sen. Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., said,"I talked with Jim Hormel myself and asked him to disavow some of the groups that ridicule and disdain organized religion.¯, and he refused to do that," Hutchinson said. "The question is one of suitability and whether he’s sensitive to organized religion. Luxembourg is a country that’s 97% Catholic.’" DIRECTORY/LETTERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW DYKE PSYCHE DO-IT-YOURSELF CLASSIFIE DS + WEERWOLF P. 2/3 P. 4 P. 6 P, 8 P. 9 P. 10 P. 12 P. 11 P, 14 WASHINGTON (AP) - In a decision praised by advocates for AIDS patients and the disabled, the Supreme Court has ruled that people infected with HIV are protected by a key anti-discrimination law even if they have no visible AIDS symptoms. The 5-4 ruling said a woman whose dentist refused to fill a cavity at his officebecause she was HIV-posidveis covered by the Americans With Disabilities Act, the 1990 law that protects the disabled against discrimination in jobs, housing and public accommodations. "HIV infection, even in the so-called asymptomatic phase, is an impairment which substantially limits the major life activity of reproduction" and therefore qualifies for coverage under the disability law, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the court. It was the high court’s first ruling involving the human immunodficiency virus, which causes AIDS. President Clinton praised the decision, saying it "reinforces the protections offered by the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act for Americans living with HIV and AIDS." Jennifer Middleton, of the American Civil Liberties Union’s AIDS Project, predicted the decision will help people with other disabilities - such as cancer, epilepsy and diabetes - who sometimes have had trouble convincing lower courts they are covered by the disability law.-And Daniel Zingale of AIDS Action, a network of organizations that provide health care and services tO AIDS patients, called the decision HIV patients’ "greatest legal victory since the beginning of the epidemic." The decision set aside the ruling of a Boston federal appeals court, which said dentist Randon Bmgdon of Bangor, Maine, violated the anti-discrimination law when he refused to fill Sidney Abbott’s tooth at his office because she carries the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. While the justices ruled that Abbott was covered by the ADA, they ordered lower courts to reconsider whether Bragdon violated the law. Those courts previously had said Bragdon did not show the treatment would have been unsafe, see Court, page 3 : A handful ofanti-Gayprotesters (ratio: 15 to 150) ¯ picket white marchers circle Veterans Park at the ¯ Tulsa Pride Picnic. Typical signs read: "Fags die. ¯ God laughs", and "God hates fags ". : Tulsa Pride Unfazed by ¯ Anti-Gay Protesters ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ TULSA - Despite the picketing of Topeka’s antiGay extremist, the Rev. Fred Phelps and friends, the Tulsa Pride March & Picnic went off with no significant problems according to organizers. Pride Committee member, Greg Gatewood, noted that there were nearly 30 booths by various community organizations and businesses and estimated that attendence at the event was about 700-800, which organizers say is about usual. One attendee noted that some of his friends decided not to come citing the Phelps protest but others came who’d never been before, also inspired by the picketers. The Phelps contingent, carrying Sl~,ns like, Fags die, God laughs," and such, numbered about 15 at the most. A marcher observed that Gay and Gayfriendly marchers numbered about 150, more than double the number in last year’s inaugural march, outnumbering Phelps-ires about 10 to 1. see Picnic, page 3 FayettevilleSch0olsto Protect ¯ Gay Pride Worldwide! ,.., :., ::-. ReportS from The AssoCiated Press ....... ,ds Gay :-Ki ’ .F .rom.H . sment-. _L;all~Ornla .... FAYET~EViLL~, .M:k. (AP) - Tlie school district here lias agreed to train its staff mad set up procedures to deal with harassment of Gay students in a settlement of a complaint by the mother of a Gay teen-ager, according to a Gay civil rights group. The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund mmounced that officials of the Fayetteville School District had reached m~ agreement with the Office of Civil Rights of the federal FAucation Department. The agreement, called a"commitment to resolve," stems from a sex-discrimination complaint filed by the parents of V~qlliam Wagner, 17. His mother, Carolyn W~gner, said her son was beaten in an attack bx other students on Dec. 2, 1997, and said her son had endured daiiv harassment and destruction of his belongings because of his s~xual orientation. The Lambda Fund said the Fayetteville district agreed to "’recognize the various forms of sexual harassment (including) sexual harassment directed at Gay or Lesbian students." The district agreed to overhaul i.t,~s poli~ies and procedures and train faculty, staff and students tO diminate harassment and deal with it when it occurs, Lambda Said. see Ar’kansas, page 11 World AIDS Conference GENEVA (AP) -The largest AIDS conference ever began with a mix of optimism and frustration: Cheer over potent new viruskilling drugs was tempered by despair that AIDS sail spreads explosively in parts of the world that cannot afford these medical breakthroughs. Abou! 13,200 scientists, doctors, advocates and journalists gathered for the 12th World AIDS Conference to hear 5,400 presentations on new treatments, insights-into the basic workings of the virus and how the disease affects everyone from pregnant women to prisoners to "’commercial sex workers," the conference euphemism for prostitutes. During the weeklong meeting, scientists are expected to.discuss newly developed treatments that may offer alternatives to protease inhibitors, the class of drugs that have revolutionized AIDS care. Moreover, experts believe they are closing in on simpler regimens that will require people to take far fewer than the 20 pills a day which is now common. Doctors also will hear encouraging reports on preventing the spread of the virus see HIV, page 10 ; " SAN" FRAN’CISCO W. HOLLYV¢O©D - \Vi0z a ’ purple fedora perched on his head, San Francisco ¯ Mayor Willie Br0wnjoined hundreds of thousands ¯ of people who celebrated the annual Gay and Lesbian pride day at two California cities S~ndav. In West Hollywood, more than 350,000 people ¯ participated in a two-da.v 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival and Parade. The parade was ¯ preceded by a 5- and 10-kilometer run led by ¯ Olympian Greg Leuganis. ¯ In San Francisco, fes tivities began Sunday moruing with loud whoops and cheers for hundreds of ¯ women on motorcycles who led the parade down ¯ Market Street, which was lined with rainbow flags. Brown marched along, sporting a purple fedora, ¯ bright orange jacket and rainbow-colored shirt. He ¯ said it marked his 28th appearance at the annual ¯ event. "’(The parade) represents almost a Super Bowl for/_he city, from a commercial standpoint," ¯ he said. "It (also) represents the spirit of this oty. .. the creativity that is this city and the diversity thal ¯ is this city." ¯ The cyclists were followed by an array of danc¯ ers, marching bands, drag queens, politicians; military veterans, unusual floats and a police-escorted ¯ riderless horse - representing deaths in the Gay ¯ community. Organizers estimated the crowd in the hundreds of thousands. In the Southern California parade, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan joined city officials from : ¯ .throughout the regionin a two-hour, 200-organiza¯ aon strong parade led by Grand Marshall Wilson Cruz of the Broadway musical "Rent" and canceled TV series "My So Called Life." Community groups and about 13 corporate spon¯ ¯ sots drove floats and marched in the parade to this year’s theme of "Freedom to Love, Freedom to Choose." The West Hollywood parade is touted as ¯ the third-largest in California, behind the Rose Parade and the Hollywood Christmas Parade, orgauizers said. see World Pride, p. 3 ���NY Mayor Praises Gays NEW YORK (AP) - Embracing diversity and rejecting intolerance have made the city stronger, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said as he gave Gay men and Lesbians credit for playing an important role in New York’s boom. "Our society has to be better off as we go through sometimes the pain of opening somety up, so that everyone gets a chance to make their maximum contribution," he said at a ceremony recognizing Gays working in city government. "When you think back to 100 years ago, when lots of people were excluded from govenanent, some based on race, some based on gender, some based on sexual orientation, we were working with half or less than half of the potential talent that was available." Giuliani said. "Maybe that’s one of the reasons why the city does so much better now than it did 20 and 30 and 40 years ago." In a proclamation, the Republican mayor declared "Out in Government Day," part of the commemoration of Lesbian and Gay pride and history month. He aiso cited his efforts to enact le~slation that would ensure that unmarried.couples are treated the same as roamed ones on everything from housing to parking permits - a bill touted as an important advance in Gay and Lesbian rights. Giuliani’s support for most Gay civil rights has made trim the target of criticism frown the GOP’ s right wing. When asked later about Republican criticism of President Clinton’s nominee for ambassador to Luxembourg, homosexual philanthropist James Hormel, the ma~’or stud he hadn’t looked into the dispute. But he added: "Someone’s sexual orientation is a private matter, and that should not be the basis on which someone ~s hired or fired by gov~t’unent... I’m going to have that view until I die." In contrast, Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., said Hormd was unqualified because he promotes "inmmral behavior.’" Lesbian Mom Loses Custody Case in a telephone interview from her San Francisco office. "Rather, it enforces upon those parents that the3’ live a lie - that they not live their lives with integrity or be honest with their children about being Gay." The decision cited testimony from several psychologists, who had differing op~mons on where the child should live, but all agreed the girl had a good home relationship with her mother and her parmer. The Christian Family Association, an Alabama group that has promoted fundamentalist Christian positions, said that was no substitute for a traditional family environment. "The Supreme Court has placed the g~rl with a real family," said spokesman Dean Young. "People aren’t fooled. People can say a family is whatever they want to, but God said a man and a’woman would c(~me together to start a family, not two women or two men." "May your ~onstant love be with us, t.ord as ~ ~t our hope tn you."- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come share m the bounty of God love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Cbadren Are Always Welcome! Metropolitan Community Church ~623 N. Maplewood of Greater Tulsa 9ts/s~7x5 Congress,.ma Wants to Stop Anti-Bias Order WASHINGTON, DC -I;.S. Rep. Joel Hefley, RColo., wants to "’neutralize" President Clinton’s executive order protecting homosexual federal workers from job discrimination. Hefley claims that the order. signed last month, gives homosexuals specia! status a~ a protected class throu,~hout the federal government. He said he has proposed an amendment to the 1999 Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill that would prevent any o’f the fmads appropriated in the bill from being nsed"’to implement, administer, or enforce" the order "’Bill Clinton has added a new category to the nation’s civil rights laws,’" the Colorado Springs congressman said. "With this action, the president effectively established institutional quotas for homosexual ern’ployees.’" The amendment would"neutralize this order," Heflev said. A White House sp~)keswoman said, "’this is about [fighting] discrimination," said Nanda Chitre, tim spokeswoman. "If this is what the Republicans want to focus on, we’re willing to engage .on this issue because we are anti-discrirmnation." Chitre added that the amendment ~eflects comments made by Sen. : TfentLott, R-Miss., who earlier :thi~~ mdfith said~ homosexuality should be treated "ju. st li,k,e alcohol.. or sex addiction or kleptomaniacs MONTGOMERY, Ala. ~AP) - The ,Alabama Supreme Court, overturning an appeals panel, has removed a child from the custody of her homosexual mother, ruling that the woman exposed her daughter to a "lifestyle" thatis illegal in Alabama. The 7-0 decision authored by Justice Champ Lyons found that the child’s best interests would be better served in a’ home with her father and his new wife. The Supreme Court’s ruling said Jefferson County Circuit Judge Ralph Ferguson applied the correct legal standard by removing the young girl from a mother who was living with another woman in an "’open Lesbian relationship." The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals had reversed Ferguson’s order, holding that the father didn’t prove the mother’s conduct was having a "’substantial detrimental effect" on the child. But the high court said there was no need to prove there was a substantial detrimental effect, only that the child’s interests were better served in the father’s home. %~qaile the evidence shows that the mother loves the child and has provided her with good care, it also shows that she has chosen to expose the child continurush’ to a lifestyle that is ’neither legal in this state, nor ~;aoral in the eyes of most of its citizens,’ "Lyons wrote, quoting a previous court decision. A 1975 Alabama statute proclaims all homosexual conduct to be criminal. Earlier this ye.ar, the state enacted a law that banned same-sex mamages. At the time of the 1993 divorce, the father gave up custody knowing the moth.er was revolved in a Lesbian ,relationship, but witt~ the undexstanding she would keep it discrete and not let the child know about ~t. The father later remarried. During visits to his house, the girl told her dad that her mother and companion were sleeping in the same bed together. That prompted the father to sue for custody. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which helped argue the case on the mother’s behalf, said the mother.essentially lost custody because she was honest about her relationship: "What’s unique about the case is that it doesn’t appear to hold that a Lesbian or Gay parent is always disqualified from custody," Ms. Kendell said Baptists Promote_Book on the R, er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. 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The city’s library advisory board reviewed the books after the Rev. Robert Jeffress, pastor of the First Baptist Church, sharply criticized the books. The board recommended Tuesday that "Heather Has Two Mommies" be moved to the juvenile section, the Wichita Falls Times Record News reported in today’s editions. But Ms. Hughes had the final say. She said she decided children who wanted the books could find them in the social sciences area for juveniles. The juvenile section is geared toward children in grades 3 to 7. Jeffress was out of town and not available for comment on Thursday. But earlier in the week, he promised to take the matter to the City Council if the books were placed where children would have access to them. But Nancy Horvath, pastor of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Community Church, praised Ms. Hughes’ decision. Ms. Horvath is raising one child I Metropolitan ~ Community Church Rev. 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The legislation, which is intended to ensure that the city treats unmarried couples the same as those who are married, has been touted as an important advance for .Gay couples.: It was crafted by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani m cooperation with Council members and Gay civil rights advocates. New York for years has been recognized for its accommodating policies toward Gay and Lesbian couples. A series of directives, some of which date to the 1980s, extended to domestic partners the rights once reserved for spouses and family members, such as visitationin city jails and hospitals, child-care leave and succession for city-supervised housing. Approved 39-7 with one abstention, the legislation would make those policies permanent by writing them into law. It would apply to heterosexual and homosextml domestic partnerships registered with the City Clerk. The mayor is expected to sign it promptly. Since the settlement of a lawsuit in 1993, the city has provided health and dental benefits to the domestic parmers of city workers. Under the bill, labor negotiations would be required to extend to employees" partners the same benefits provided for employees" spouses, potentially opening the way for those benefits to be . expanded. But the le~slation also, would venture into new areas, like allowing domestic partners of police and other uniformed employees to be eligible for death benefits if the employee is killed in the line of duty. A domestic partner would also have the right to be buried with a partner in the city-owned Canarsie cemetery, a right now reserved for spouses. Other changes invoh’e rights to parking permits and disclosure statements filed by city employees. Councilman ,Michael Abel, a Queens Republican who voted against the bill, called it another nail in the coffin of the institution of marriage. "What you are d.oing is setting yourself up to give an economic incentive not to get married," Abel said. "It’s anti-societal to the extent that it’s an anti-mamage bill, and I still believe most New Yorkers favor marriage.’" There are about 8,700 registered domestic partners in ¯ the city, and at least 55 percent are heterosexual couples, according to the mayor’s office.. Similar issues have been debated around the country, including in Philadelphia, where the City Council approved a measure to extend health and pension benefits to same-sex partners of city workers. The Council vote was preceded by an unusual demonstration on the City Hall steps, in which a group of Hasidic Jewish rabbis and rabbinical students invoked a biblical curse on legislators and officials supporting the bill l They prayed, held candles and blew into shofars, a ram’.s horn used in religious ceremonies. "Almighty God, the arrogant officials who run this city, New York,,, have declared war against you and your biblical law, said Rabbi Yehuda Levin, a vocal opponent of Gay civil rights. "Strike down the hands that are raised in support of this bill. Silence the voices that speak up in favor of this bill," he said. When asked about the protest, Duane said, "I don’t think any religious person would ever believe God would ever pinfish a person for standing for fairness and equality.‘° Arkansas Seeks to Ban Gay Foster Parents LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The ,amaerican Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas objected recently to a proposal that would prohibit Gay people from serving as foster par- ents. Rita Sklar, ACLU executive director in Arkansas, said in a news release that the proposal could be challenged as a violation of the right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. "The "qu~ties that make good parents, or good foster paren-t~, are universal." she said. "The ability to love and care for a child is not going to be determined by one’s sexual orientation. Gay men and Lesbi an~ are not anymore likely to engage in criminal, abusive or psychologi "cally damaging behavior than the rest of the population " At a meeting in Paragould. the state Child \\%llare Agency Review Board proposed prohibiting homosexuals from serving as foster parents. The board sets minimum standards for liceused childplacement agencies, foster homes and therapeutic foster homes. The board asked Assistant Attorney General Karen Wallace to research the issue and try to come np with a resolution. "I would like to require foster parents to be heterosexual, married couples" Robin Woodruff said during the meeting of the nine-member board. "Allowing single foster care.., takes away enforcement" because it opens the process to "homosexuals who say they’re single with a roommate or boarder." Ms. Wallace said state law says marriage must be between a man and a woman. "Where the difficult) comes is it’s hard to determine if someone’s a homosexual . . . and it’s real hard to regulate a person’s status," she said. "’In other words, you can regulate what someone does - not what someone is." She said the board should not "single people out, because it could be challenged constitutionally." ~ls. Woodrnff said people have "a right to behave how they want, but they don’t (necessarily) have the right to be foster parents." Ms. Wallace said one option would be to require foster pareuts to be related by blood or marriage. Such an option would allow ~ingles to remain in the picture as foster parents. Other board members agreed with the goal of preventing homosexuals from being foster parents. "I think we should never promote homosexuality in any fashion," said David V,rhatley. "I know there’s a problem getting foster parents, but in my opinion it would be devastating for a child to go into a homosexual home." But some members expressed concern about the proposal. "I don’t think we need to promote the homosexual lifestyle, but we do need to recognize the necessity for alternative settings," said Steve Dunaway. "As much as I support the board on that, I can see situations where it would be suitable" for a child to have homosexual foster parents. Canadian Province Gives Partner Benefits VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) - British Columbia will become the first province in Canada to voluntarily grant pension benefits to same-sex couples who are public employees, under legislation introduced recently. Other provinces have moved that way, but under duress. Court decisions have forced Ontario and Nova Scotia to address pension issues involving Gay and Lesbian couples. British Columbia paved the way last summer for extended pension benefits when the provincial government allowed same-sex partners to be defined as spouses. It also extended to homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples on child custody and maintenance issues. The new legislation affects British Columbia’s 235,000 public employees, including government workers, municipal employees and public school teachers. "It’s very significant because Gays and Lesbians have been paying into the fund and never before have they been able to receive the benefits," said legislative member Tim Stevenson, who is Gay and who expects protests from some groups and political parties opposed to same-sex relationships. "Here you have a government, to its credit, that has decided not to fight this in the courts," echoed Lawrence Aronovitch, vice president of EGALE, see Canada, page 14. �Activists Welcome : released recently. report provided country-by-c6unCourt Decision : tryThe statistics to back up a study released in JACKSON, Miss (AP)- Mississippi AIDS activists hope a U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting HIV-infected persons against discrimination will curb intolerance of the disease’s victims. The ruling places persona living with AIDS and HIV positive individuals, even those who show no symptoms, under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The federal law bans discrimination against disabled people. Debbie Konkle-Parker, former chairwoman of the Mississippi HIV/AIDS Assembly, said. she welcomes the decision but doesn’t believe it will entirely end discrimination against AIDS/HIV- : ¯ ¯ : : ~ November, which estimated that 2.3 raillionpeoplediedofAIDSin 1997,up50% from 1996. About 16,000 people a day contract HIV. The latest study, by the World Health Organization and UNAIDS, comes ahead of Sunday’s opening of the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva, where 12,000 specialists and others will ~ discuss advances in HIV research. Limited education about the virus is a : major hurdle, particularly because an ef~ fective cure may be at least 10 years away, ~ UNAIDS DireCtor-General Peter Piot said ~ atanews conference. "Let’s be very aware AIDS is with usto stay for a very long infected persons."Generally, anydiscrimi- " time," Piot said. nalaon is not out front," she said. "They choose other reasons to discriminate. (against infected persons). "’There is opposition based onhomophobia or that folks with HIV did it to themselves. But I know there are folks throughout the state who can use this (ruling) to speak out.’" "My initial reaction is one of elation and hope," said Robert McGowan, cochair of the Mississippi HIV/AIDS Coalition, "The Supreme Court has finally recognized laws that find that people with HIV can be protected by the government. (But) I am cautiously optimistic. We must see how this is implemented.~,’, The rifling set aside a lower 6ourt decision that said dentist Randon Bragdon violated the anti-discriminationlaw when he refused to fill Sidney Abbott’s toothin his office because she carries the virus that causds acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Justices ruled that Abbott was covered under the ADA but ordered lower courts to reconsider whether Bragdon discriminated against her. According to the Mississippi Department of Health Services, there were 2,856 colffinned cases of AIDS and 3.461 HIV ilffections repdrted in the state in 19.97, the last year for which numbers are available. The ADA, signed by President Bush in 1990. protects the disabled against discfimination in jobs, housing and public acconunodations. Some of the law" s most visible results are aids such as wheelchair ramps at countless public places. The law says people are disabled if.they have a physical or mental impairment that "substantiallv limits one or more major life activities." Ms. Abbott’s lawyers said that if HIV-infected people did not have clear protection under the taw, many would hide their condition. McGowan says-he hopes the court’s decision will lead to more funding for HIViAIDS research and to help treat patients. "I look fonvard to seeing implementation of this at the federal and state level,’" he said. "We can, perhaps, see for the first time that we are our brothers keepers and hope that this prejudice can be eroded." Rise in AIDS Due to Lack of Awareness GENEVA (AP) Declining HIV infectxon rates in some countries are being edipsed by huge rises in others where AIDS awareness and access to new drug therapies are lacking, according to a new U.N. report. In parts of Africa, one adult in four is infectS, with the virus that causes AIDS while the figure is less than 1% in the United States and across Westem Europe, experts said in the report Access to new therapies for AIDS-related infections such as tuberculosis and diarrhea is the "overwhelming issue" for 90% of those living with the AIDS virus, the report said. Zimbabwe and Botswana, where UNAIDS estimates around one in four adults carry HIV, had the highest infection rates. The United States figure was 0.76% - 820,000 people in all. It was less than 1% across Western Europe. North Africa and the Middle East are "the great unknown," with cultural difficulties in talking about the epidemic hampering collection of statistics, UNAIDS said. Political courage to prevent the spread of AIDS is the ke3 to narrowing the"AIDS gap," Piot said, praising HIV prevention efforts inUganda, Thailand and Senegal. The November study said 5.8 million people were ixffected x~’ith HI\’ in 1997, up from 5.3 million people the year be-. fore. Globall.v. 30.6 million live with HI\" or AIDS, two-thirds of them in snb-Saharan Africa, it said. Prices Cut on AIDS Drugs for Poor NEW YORK (AP) - Several major pharmaceutical companies have agreed to cut their prices for AIDS drugs by up to 75% to make thmn more available to pe6ple in developing parts of the world. The medication will soon be sold at a discount in Africa, Asia and South America, under a progrmn overseen by the United Nations. "If you’re charging a New York price in Uganda and not selling anything, you’re not helping anyone." said Peter Young, a G1 a.xo Wellcome PLC official involved in the U.N. program. Mor~ than 90% of the world’s 30.6 million people ilffected with the AIDS virus live in the developing world. Uganda and the Ivory Coast wi!l receive the first shipments of discounted drugs this week, Dr. Joseph Saba, an infectious-disase specialist with the U.N. pro~am, said Tuesday. Glaxo Wellcome will sell its combination treatment of AZT and 3TC for $200 a month or less, a 60% discount. Hoffman LaRoche Inc. will offer several drugs at reduced cost, including its protease inhibitor Invirase and medicines to treat infections that often accompany AIDS. Other companies that have committed themsdves to the price cuts include Abbott Laboratories and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Merck & Co., which makes the protease inhibitor Crixivan, will not participate. In recent years, AIDS activists have been pressuring drug makers to offer less expensive treatments. Saba said about 3,000 people will be able to receive the most advanced medidnes, like AZT, in the coming year. 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AIDS Cure Lab NEW YORK (AP) - President Allen Sessoms of Queens College turned over a spade of earth Tuesday to symbolically start construction of a $30-million, worldclass AIDS research center headed by one of the discoverers of the HIV virus. "Because millions around the world are suffeting from AIDS, there is not a moment to lose," Sessoms said. "My colleagues and I are impatient to start work in these facilities," said Dr. Luc Montaguier, the French co-discoverer of the virus that causes the fatal immune deficiency disease. ".It will save many lives." Jay Bargmann, a semor executive of Rafael Vinoly Architects, said he w ould "guarantee that work on AIDS research will begin in this building 30 months from now" - the year 2001. Meanwhile, Montagnier and his staff will work in a temporary laboratory on the campus. "We are very optimistic about improving treatment by bolstering the immune system of patients and about our ultimate goal, a vaccine to prevent infection by the AIDS virus," Montagnier said. He added that it looked like a 107yearjob. In addition to combating AIDS, Montagnier has said he expected secondary benefits from the research in the form of treatments for cancer and, eventually, multiple sclerosis. Montagnier, whoseresearch has been at the Pasteur Institute in Paris,.is taking up a chair at the college endowed with $3 million by Bernard Salick, a graduate of Queens College who became a physician and then a medical entrepreneur. The new facility will be called the Salick Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, with space for a staff of 70 and laboratories for Virology, immunology; molecular genetics and vaccine development. The building, looking out on a reflecting pool, will be crescent-shaped and mostly one story. Administration offices and exhibit and meeting space will be housed in a three-story wing at one end. New York City and state are contributing nearly $20 million to the project and the rest is being raised privately. Queens is a senior college in the City University with 18,000 students. Supplement May Stop Muscle Loss AMES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa State University professor’s discovery of a supplement that AIDS patients can take to fight deadly muscle loss will be unveiled Thursday at the World AIDS Conference in Switzerland. Steven Nissen, a professor of animal science and chief executive officer of MTIBiotech Inc. in Ames, invented Juven, a dietary supplement that Nissen says helps AIDS patients gain muscle mass. Juven’s main ingredient is HMB (betahydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate), which is producedin small amounts in the body as it breaks down amino acids. The professor discovered the substance while doing research at Iowa State in 1988, and he turned it into a supplement used mainly by athletes. However, his hopes for its benefits to AIDS patients weren’t confirmed until April, when he received final results of a study done in New York. "Every time you go into this, you hope for the best, but this time it actually worked," Nissen said. Juven, a powder that when mixed with water tastes like Tang, is created in a laboratory using a chemical reaction. During the eight-week study, AIDS patients who had been wasting away from the disease gained an average of 6 1/2 pounds,including 51/2 pounds of muscle. The group of AIDS patients who took a placebo lost an average of 1 1/2 pounds of muscle during the study. One way AIDS devastates its victims is by accderadng muscle breakdown to the point where people do not have enough energy for day-to-day activities. Muscle loss can be deadly when it leaves so litde strength that victims can’t even cough, and they develop pneumonia. While HMB has been a popular musclebooster with bodybuilders and athletes for several years, Nissen said he is glad attention to it is being gained in the medical field. In the fall, he will begin researching how Juven can help victims suffering muscle loss because of cancer, muscular dystrophy, Lou Gehrig’s disease, trauma and aging. One cancer victim has already benefited from Juven. "My mother was the first gmnea pig," Nissen said. When his mother, Audrey Nissen, was diagnosed with a severe form of ovarian cancer in April 1997, she agreed to use Juven. Throughout two exploratory surgeries and chemotherapy, she did not lose any weight and is now in r~mission,he Said. Before Juven, AIDS patients could use anabolic steroids or human growth hormone as muscle-loss therapies, both of which have proven side effects. Because Juven is composed of amino acids found in the hmnan body, it does not cause side effects, Nissen said. To prove it, study coordinators conducted repeated blood tests and had padents fill out questionnaires and under go psychological tests. Mother-Child HIV Transfer Reduced CHICAGO (AP) - French researchers say using Caesarean sections during birth, coupled with the HIV-fighting drug AZT, could nearly eliminate transmission of the AIDS virus from mother .to child. As recently as 1994, a baby born to an HIVposit.ire mother had about a 25% chance of contracting the virus. AZT alone dropped that rate to less than 8%. Two new studies show the rate of mother-toinfant transmission plummeting to 2% and, in some cases, lower than 1% when the C-section is used with AZT therapy. "The goal was to have the rate of transmission below 1% by the end of the century, and I think we’re really getting there,’" said Dr. Laurent Mandelbrot, leader of a French study that will be published in the HIV/AIDS-themed edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, which included 2,834 mother-infant pairs in France, found that of the 1,917 mothers who did not receive AZT, 17.2% transmitted HIV to their infants. Of those who received AZT, the%age dropped to 6.6%. Of the mothers who took AZT before delivery and also elected to have a C-section, only 0.8% transmitted the AIDS virus. A study-by the Nadonal Institute of Child Health and Human Development m Washington combined the findings of that study with several others in Europe and North America and found that C-sections reduced transmission by half and, when combined with AZT treatment, cut transmission to just 2%. Dr. John Flaherty, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago, also has seen a drmnatic drop in motherto-infant transmissions among his patients - in large part because of treatment wilh "cocktails" of AIDS drugs, including AZT. But he wonders if it’s worth the risk of complications and even death for the mothers to add C-sections to the process. ’Tin kind of on the fence on it," Flahertv said. "You have to ask, "Is it worth it to d~ C-sections on 100 women to prevent one transmission?’ " Dr. Patricia Garcia, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, is even more wary of routinely using an invasive procedure. "There isn’t a woman alive who wouldn’t do anything to reduce the risk of transmission to her child," Garcia said of pregnaut women who are HIV-positive. "’But until we sit down and so carefully go over thc implications of this, I’m very concerned about implementing it." Prevention Effort Targets Blacks BOSTON (AP) - In response to a growing AIDS problem among blacks statewide, the Department of Public Health launched an AIDS treatment and prevention.campaign targeting blacks. While new cases of HIV/AIDS are down about 50% from last 3’ear, Commissioner of Public Health Howard Koh said the state has fallen short in reaching the black conununity. Blacks make up 5% of the state’s population but comprise23% of HIV cases in the state. They also make up 32% of those cases reported in the last year, according to a recently released report. The state will begin an advertising cmnpaigu in four cides with the highest rates of AIDS cases among blacks: Boston, Springfield, Brockton and Cambridge. . Ads depicting black campaigu volunteers and emblazoned with the slogan - Free Testing. Free Treatment. Free Yourself. will appear on commuter buses and trains and conventional posters. The posters also : advertise a special, toll-free hotline, 1¯ 888-I-ACT-NOW. " Callers of the toll-free hofline will be " directed to free testing and treatment pro° grams. Workers will also distribute 10,000 ¯ wallet information cards across the state. " "The bottom line is that we want to pro° mote a message of hope, that this ~s a ." treatable epidemic and a preventable epi¯ demic," said Koh. : The launch of the campaign was timed " to correspond with National HIV Testing Day in which testing centers across the ¯ state will make a special push for people ° to find out if they are carrying the virus " that causes AIDS. The Supreme Court ¯ this week rnled people with HIV are pro¯ tected from discrimination under the " Americans with Disabilities Act. "There’ s ¯ never been a better time to be tested," said ¯ Larry Kessler of the AIDS Action Com¯ mittee of Massachusetts. "The sooner your " know you are infected, the better your ¯ chances for staying healthy.’" �to our conm~unity, to detail them would be to rnin the ending, but trust me, this is amust-see! The performances benefit the "Make A Wish" Foundation, which grants terminally ill children their dream wishes. For yours trnly, it marks a remm to the stage after a ten year absence. And as my friends have noted in various ~vavs (editor’s note: not al~v ays in nice ways ;-), "You can take the actor oul of the theatre, but you can’ t take .the theat]e out of the actor". We just had our first run-through, alIL and the show will be So, back to the subgood. It is a new musiject... I almost felt cal, and the producer & sorry for the poor fools. director, Hilary Genga They tried to broadcast -(a Tulsa native) & hatefulness through Teresa Bringle,respectheir bullhorn, but the tively, hope to take it to music drowned them New York eventually. out. What a pathetic The cast includes, in way to spend your life. no particular order: Council Oak Men’s Kristina Van Dyne, Chorale performed to Tulsa Family News Entertainment James Chase, James standing ovations at Writer. James Christjohn. ChriStjohn (told ya 1 both their premier conwas in it!), Cvndi Caldwell (last seen in cert at A!l Sonl’~ Unitari~an - standing TU’s excelle~t "Colnpany’" playing the room only, and also to a warm,response at Elaine Stritch role), Kevin Re3aaard, Kailee the National Organization for’Women’ s Mclntosh, Simon Plohocky (last seen in annual awards banquet. A fall concert is TU’s "Falsettoland’" as Marvin’s son), in the planning stages, in which choreogScott Gaffen (also a TU alumni and an raphy was promised (yay!). The Chorale excellent actor), Brad Gillespie, Martha performed as part of Follies Revue, June. Barth, David Hubbard, Je~my Buchanan, 25-28, at the PAC. The variet5~ show benmad Adeena Nayfa. For ticket informaefit~ various AIDS charities° as most of tion, call the Performing Arts Center Box "¢ot~ know. Office at 596-’7111. I am in a show to be performed in Stevie Nicks performs in Dallas July August, entitled "Tight Quarters". No, 17. This ~s a must see, since she will be not hind quarters, "’Tight Qnarters", to be performing material never before heard in performed August 27-30, 8pro, at the Perconcert. Many selections won’t be heard forming Arts Center. It is an old fashioned live .again, most likely. Not 3our typical screwball comedy - melodrama - musical "greatest hits" show, the reviews I’ve seen in which I get to play (fanfare, please) a have been all raves, and the performances villain. Yes, a good, old fashioned, scenhave been consistently praised. The "En- " ery chewing villain. And to those of you chanted" tour tix are available through mhttefing "’surprise, surprise’", I will get Ticketmaster. for up to date info, and to you, my pretties, and vour little... see that someone actually likes her as ~vhatevers, too. It should be a blast. Oh much if not more than I do, check out yes, and for the audience, too. There are www.mcksfix.com. ~everal moments in the show of relevance by James Christjohn TFN Entertainment Writer To those who skipped the picnic fearing a fierce confrontation with a mob of ravenous homophobes, well. fear caused you to miss out onlotsa fun. About 12 anti-gay protesters appeared (victims of inbreed- "o lng one and all), and were kept at bay way acros s the field by about as many mounted police. OK, now that’s fodder for obvious jokes, but I’ve promised to be good. And I Tulsa Morgan Horse Show -Extravaganza July 30 - August 2 Bedro.ck Arena 1901 West 171st Street South Oklahoma’s only all Morgan Breed Show Qualifier for the upcoming October Morgan Grand National and World Show $3 admission & portion of profits benefits Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. (formerly the HIV Resource Consortium of Tulsa) 17us adverti~emerd dtxaated by Tulsa Fatmly Ne~s. Tulsa Morgan Horse Show .Extravaganza TULSA -Organizers of Tulsa Morgan " National Anthem will be sung by lomn Gwinup of Evans Training Stables from HorseShow Extravaganza have dedicated Sapulpa, and Debbie Seybold of Espanola, tiffs year’s event to the memory of Gary New Mexico will serve as judge. Wayne Walters;a great horseman and one Two pro’ties will of the founders of the occur during the exevent. Waiters was travaganza. TRIAD 46 years old. Morgan Farm of ,~ portion of the Jenks will host the profits from the event first after the In-Hand as well as all the gate Championships on admission ($3) will Thursday evening. benefit Tulsa The second will take C/A.R.E.S., formerly place on Sat. evening "known as the HIV after the last class. Resource ConsorThe "progressive" tium. dinner will also feaThe Show, which ture a dance and light is Oklahoma’s only Ric Poston, Tulsa Morgan Horse Show ¯ show by "Thunder-N-Lightening". all Morgan Breed event and a qualifier for ~ The extravaganza will also have a silent October’s Morgan Grand National and ~ auction with items totalling $10,000 in World Show, will be held from July 30 to ¯ value. Items include stallion breedings, August 2 at the Bedrock Arena, 1901 West 171 st Street South in Glenpool. The : 0figinai paintings, dinners, an autographed arena is at the corner of 171st Street and 1- ." guitar from Diamond Reo, and muchmoreDistinguished Oklahoma artists, Dana 75 (the Beeline) and is visible from 1-75. ¯ Sessions will be held at 7pro on July 30, : & Lisa Tiger also will have booths at the 8:30am & 7pro on July 31 & August 1, ] show as will other artists andvendors. For and at 9am & lpm on August 2. The ] more information, call 299-6442. 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Call or fax 583-4615. �Reviewed by Barry Hensley her mother’ s memory into a positive thing, Tulsa City-County Library and feels that when she hears Judy’s reAlmost thirty years after her death, Judy cordings, she is being watched over by a Garland’ s popularity continues: For many guardian angel years, there has been much interest in the As with many children from dysfuncrelationship between Gay men and Judy tional families, Luft has had her share of Garland as a performer. This broken relationships, and beLl~ts comments book, written by Judy’ s middle came addicted to recreational child, Loma Luft, addresses regarding the drugs, in a vain effort to shed the mother and human being her sweet, innocent image. She Gay community as wall as the performer, and seems inexplicably proud of are troubling. also offers some insight into turning her sister on to coWhile insisting the life of Lorna’ s sister, Liza came. Now happily married that she has M_innelli - and juicy gossip it with children, Luft seems comis! many Gay fortable with her life, past mid B y the time Luft was born in present, and she lambastes friends and she 1952, Judy Garland had finLiza for continuing, in Lorna" s supports them ished her career as a movie eyes, down the path of deunconditionally, star after being fired by MGM. struction. she also blasts Her insulated world had vanLuffs comments regarding ished and her personal and prothose Gay guys the Gay community are troufessional life was beginning a who tried to help bling. "While insisting that she frantic roller coaster ride from her mother in her has man)’ Gay friends and she which she would not survive. supports them unconditionlater years. Luft Luft fondly remember~ her all3’, she also blasts those Gay early years as relatively stable believes, not that guys who tried to hdp her and it was only after Judy dithese guys were mother in her later years. Luft vorced Lorna’s father, Sid believes, not that these guys helping and Luft, that Judy’s inevitable eneouraglng Judy were helping and encouragdecline would impact Lorna, when nobody else ing Judy when nobody else Liza and brother Joe. would, but that their s~pport would, but that Luft is not bitter about her was harmful and their enthumother’s erratic behavior of their sup_port was siastic devotion was, and is, the time. She understands that unhealthy. Of course; as a harmful and when a person is severely adtheir enthusiastic child, she welcomed these dicted to mind~numbingmediguys because they were often cation, they do not always have devotion was. and the only ones who could get is, unhealthy. the ability to control their acJudy b~ck on track, and Lorna tions. At about age twelve, cotmted on some of Judy’s Lorna and Judy, in effect, changed roles. ¯ Gay fans for information When writing Lorna began taking care of her mother and ¯ this book. learned how to manipulate her mother’s ; Putting aside this hypocrisy mid the environment so that Judy could continue ." poor editing job, Me mid .My Shadows is to work. Finally, the stress and sleepless an entertaining and lively bio~aphy, full nights caught up with her, and Lorna had ; of fun name-dropping. Luft has survived. a nervous breakdown. She went to live ¯ a stressful early life, not unlike many with her father, never to see her mother other kids, except that her fanfily turmo;l alive again. was played Out in public. This is a fun and Judy’s death, in 1969, was; of course, a ." amusing book, mid provides a first person major turning point in Luft’s personal and account of the tribulations of one of our professional life. 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Now is the time to replace that. The DIYD will expl ore thi s proces s more fully next month, acknowledging that she has once more put the cart before the horse. You will Written reports of progress will be provided to the civil rights office through June 1999, Lambda said. School district officials declined comment. Mrs. Wagner said she welcomed the agreement. "My heart broke when my son was so terribly abused, just for being himself," she said. "This agreement... hopefully, will safeguard many parents’ dreams and protect their kids?’ �" part of the message too; it’s not filler," by Esther Rothblum When Dee Mosbacher completed the ¯ explained Sylvia"because even when we film STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART " play the film to people who are resistant to (for which she rethe message they ceived an Oscar can’t resist the muno|ninarion) she was sic." told that a film about The daree co-proLesbians and their ducers all have prior patents needed to be film-making experimore communityence (Frances Reid. specific. The Washin fact, was nomilngton Sisters, Afrinated for two Oscars can American Lesin one year) but that’ s bian musicians who where the similariappear in the film ties end. Deeis a psychiatrist. Sylvia has with their mother, told Dee that Lesbia Ph.D. in human ans faced different sexuality and is also issues around hoa Bible scholar!stumophobia in the Afdent. She says: rican American "Western society has church-going comProfessor Esther Rothblum kept sex and reli~on munity. Dee decided very separate and to collaborate with Sylvia Rhue and that shouldn’t be." Frances xs a profesFrances Reid to co-produce a film about sional film- maker. Black churches and the Gay/Lesbian exThe co-producers are now involved in perience. getting the film shown across the country. Sylvia Rhue came up "’The bottom line is that with the new film’s rifle, Lesbian, G~, and Bisexual Sylvia Rhue ALL GOD’ S CHILDREN, people should see the film cahae up with the a phrase that was used so and feel better about themoften by the people they selves, too see people, innew film’s title, interviewed. As Jesse Jackcluding leaders in the Black ALL GOD’S son says in the film, "In the community, support them larger civil rights moveas heterosexual allies, and CHILDREN, ment, we must see all also to see the pioneers of a phrase that was people as God’ s children." the current Black Gay The Reverend Dr. Cecil movement on fihn" said use,t so o~en by Murray of the First AMC S.ylvia "’This is the first the people they ChU-rch~-. the oldest Black: txme that Black Gay and church in Los Angeles de= heterosexual people have interviewed. dares: ’q’he church exists goue on record to this defor all God’ s children." As Jesse Jackson gree for an absolutely proGay stance. Since the ALL GOD’S CHILsays in the film, DREN is a 25-minute Bla’ck church is the strondocumentary that explores "In the larger elvil gest iusrituriou in the Black issues of the African to have the rights movement, community, ministers talk xs very unAmerican church and congregants in that church we must see all portant." The film includes about homosexuality and interviews with six Black people as God’s homophobia. As Sylvia ministers. told me: "It was important children." Dee explained "We reto get church leaders that ally try to use the film as an The Reverend Dr. orgamzing our parents respect, the setool. Our efforts Ceell Murray of have been trying to get the niorpastors. Marjorie Hill, Ph.D. from the National film to as many people as the First AMC Boad Unity Fellowship possible who would take it Church says in the film: Church, the oldest to their community-"Gay and Lesbian African whether the church comBlack church in Americans are intertwined munity, the educational Los Afigeles with our community, and commtmity, PFLAG (Parwe need the church." ents and Friends of Lesbideclares: "The ALL GOD’S CHILans and Gays), etc. We’ ve DREN also includes wellchurch exists for tried to act creatively and known people from the gotten a number of people all God’s Black community such as to subsidize copies of the Congresswoman Maxine children." videos and accompanying Waters, Linda Villarosa, materials so that the film Executive Editor of Essence Magazine, can get out to communities." They wrote and Cornel West, Professor of Harvard ajoint letter with Phil Wilson, the founder Divinity School. U.S. Senator Carol of the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Mosely-Brown states: "... our diversity is Forum, to get the film out. Sylvia now after all a strength and not a weakness." travels all over the country to show the The film also includes Black families film. As she says: "The project itself, I discussing having a Gay or Lesbian famthink, was divinely led." The film ALL ily member. Finally, music plays an imGOD’ S CHILDREN can be obtained from portant role in the film as background and WomanVision Productions. foreground. Lavender Light: The Black Esther Rothblum is Professor of Psyand People of All Colors Lesbian and Gay chology at the University of Vermont and Gospel Choir performs gospel music with Editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies. which Black churchgoers are so familar. DYKE PSYCHE is a monthly column. 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(501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 �: -much of the world, including large parts Lamont Lindstrom bYI went to a party the other day at the of rural Utah, a man may have more than house of two new friends. Recently come " one wife. to Tulsa, these witty and cheerful women ¯ In other places, such as the Himalayan had already made a comfortable home " highlands, three or four men (often brothers) will together be married together, complete with soulto one woman. Nuer women I went to a party M-eyed beagle. Two women (of the southern Sudan) the other day at the and a dog - it looked like a Record b Listen to Ads FREE! AT PHILBROOK An adventure you won’t forget! 748.5374 mamage to me. Despite such personal arrangements made between lovers, "’real" mamage is a legal contract conferred by the state. The right to marry has emerged as a key demand of man3’ Gay and Lesbian political activists. Marriage is also the place where many straight peop!e draw the line. Real mamage, so they say, requires a man and a wbman. Dogs are optional. This growing dispute over marriage, many have noted, reflects the noisy rhetoric of "family values" that has dominated much of Ameflcan politics for the last two decades. One can draw easy connections between an mcreasing instability’ of .the American nuclear fmnily mid pamcky public evocatio.ns of family values. Nowadays, half of married people get themselves unmarri ed. sometimes are married to dead men. Their children (go two new friends. figure how!.) become the leRecently come to gal offspring of this ghost. The Nayar of Kerala, southTulsa. these western India, were fawitty and cheerful mously difficult for anthrowomen had already pologists trying to classify made a human marriage. Nayar women do go fiarough a ritual eomfortab]te home umon with a man. They to~ether, complete might never sleep with him, with though. Instead, they remmn soulful-eyed hea~le. in their mother’ s home merTwo women and a rily having sex and children with whomever they please. do~ - it looked llke The term "marriage". aca marrla~e to me. curately describes various [but] ¯ ¯ ¯ sorts of gay or lesbian relamarrla~e is also tionships in societies around the place where the globe. Some Nucr woman, by exchanging man)’ cattle, marry another straio_’ht ~ P eole P younger woman. Her childraw the llne. ~tren are socially recognized Real marrla~e, as the children of the female so they say, "husband" who provided the bovine bride wealth. requires The glossary of that 19"71 a man and a wonaan. anthropology text, politiDo~s are optional. call3 CO~Xect qvant la lettre, defined mamage m a way house of rhis recent collapse of American marriage ~s nobodv’s fault in particular. Rather’, it is an effect of the that omitted our AdmniEg’e presumptions. ekpanding labor mad other demands of our uman marriage is "tan. ix~tstimtiorta~ized . .po s t_i ndu strial _e~gg/]~,s~.z.te.m-tha~.~ucks form of relatmnship m which sexum re~ hp f&fi51’e’,XG~i~’~’r-~. Perplexed and wortionships and parentage legitimately take fled, those of ns who find it harder mad place." This definition would cover my harder anymore to stay roamed respond Tulsa friends, except for the fact that their emotionally to fearful" media-hyped stoumonis illegitimate as defined by State of ries of abt~sed and abandoned children, Oklahoma law. and to blustery Sunday sermons about 11acre are other sources of legitimacy Adam and Eve’, not Adam and Steve. beyond the state, though. My two new Clearly, it’s already too late to save friends, and anyone else who wants to be much of American mamage (as this exjoined, can establish a "domestic partneristed up to the 1970s) even if all the rifty ship" recognized by increasing nmnbers states outlaw tmions between homosexuof communities and compani,e,s, and tl}.ey als And one might ask those Gay activists may arrange for themselves a holy umon who are struggling to gain the right to ceremony," offered by various churches, marry (and the legal and economic bentemples, and other religious groups. efits and respectability marriage offers) to This begs the question why Gays and also prepare us for the divorces that are Lesbians aredemanding state-legitim!." zed sure to follow. At least my ex-boyfriend marriage just at the point in American hasn’t cost me any alimony - unlike my. history when straight marriage is in such mercenary ex-wife who spends my salary deep hot water (we might call it). Wall, in Honolulu. there’ s respect, of course. And there’s the As human societies go, divorce, rate.s in kids. You wouldn’t want that innocent United States are recently creeping into beagle to be illegitimate, would you? the upper range. Still, in some societies, almost everyone marries and divorces at least once and a 100% divorce rate in no way threatens the general social fabric. Anthropologists call the marital pattern now emerging in the US "serial po- ¯ have included government-sponsored safe-sex campaigns, an increased availlygamy." Most of us will have more than ; ability of condoms and better treatment one spouse during, our lifetimes, just not all at the same ume. Why even Frank " for other sexually transmitted disease: Many experts believe that developmg Sinatra, that all-around American guy, ¯ an AIDS vaccine i.s key to controlh.’ng the good buddy of Jane and Nancy and Ron, epidemic. The first large-scale testtng of a had made i’t to wife number four. possible vaccine began last week. The When I took my first anthropology " International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, a course in 1971, my professor impressed ] nonprofit group, announced a plan to try on me the difficulty in coming up with a ¯ umversal definition of marriage. The " to focus spending of betweenS350 million and $500 millibn on vaccine developmultiple and complicated ways that hu- " ment over the next nine years. The group roans around the world unite themselves ] said Microsoft founder Bill Gates had are exceedingly difficult to encapsulate ¯ contributed $1.5 million to its effort. within a single label like "marriage." In " �MANFINDER° HEART OF GOLD I’m a Ionley 25, cowboy who loves the outdoom. I want a M with a heart of gold and not into head games, someone to give me 110 percent of their love. (Tulsa) ~20221 RUGGED AND RANDY This good looking, rugged, cowboy type, blue collar worker, 30, 6’4, 2001bs, with Blond hair, Blue eyes, and a hairy body, seeks other cowboy types for fun. I like going out, watching tv at home, taking long drives, and being very romantic. I’d like a permanent relationship but we should be friends first. (Henrietta) ~14467 LIKE A LADY I want to get together with Cross-Dressers or She-Males. I just want to meet you and treat you nice. "~15427 ONLY ONE HERE I’m a good looking, 19 year old, White male, 5’10, 2351bs, the vehement, negative reaction of my very straight but very cool next neighbor is probably typical. Whether or not he thinks being Gay is sinful, he rejects the notion of a God that hates like Phelps promotes. It also probably helped that Phelps also intended to picket a number of Tulsa’s most established churches. One does. wonderhow he came up with his list of churches though. Although Triztity mad St. John Episcopal are mostly Gay-friendly, All Souls Unitarian is very, and First Lutheran is mostly neutral but ironically, First Methodist is known as one of the ~nost homophobic mainline congregations m Tulsa. But then this was the man who x~-as going to picket Oral Roberts University because Richard Roberts has had a di’vorce. Actually, Roberts, like a certain former Oklahoma US senator, seems to be dogged by the most curious allegations about their lives when out of state. Maybe it’s just as wall that Phelps hadn’t heard those yet or he’d be in Palm Springs and Norman next. Regardless, I encourage all to thank Steve Horn, Rick Martin, Greg Gatewood and the other volunteers who put our Pride events together. It’s a lot of hard work and they deserve our recognition. (Equality for Gays and-Lesbians Everywhere). 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Nickles Blocks Hormel Vote & Denounces-Homosexuals WASHINGTON (AP)-A national civil rights group is accusing Sen. Don Nickles, Oklahoma’ s senior senator, the Senate’ s second-ranking Republican, of wrongly mixing government and religion in saying a Gay philanthropist nominated for an ambassadorship is tmqualitiedbecausehepromotes "immoral behavior." "This is.a perfect example of religious beliefs infringingupon publicpolicy," saidDavid Smith, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, a political group. "In the history of this country, those that have used religion tojustify bigotry have been~proven wrong. " Smith said. ¯ "The criticism came hfter Nickles denounced President Clinton’ s nomination of James Hormel of California as ambassador to Luxembourg. "He has promoted that lifestyle and promoted it in a big way, in a way that is very offensive," Nickles, the Senate majority whip, said on¯ ,Fox News Sunday." "One might ihave that lifestyle; butif one promotes-it a~ aceeptaSle behavior, ¯.. I don’t think-they should be a representative of this countr.y." "I think it" s immoral behavior and I think a lot of other behavibr is immoral anti shouldn’t be treated as acceptable behavior?’ Nickles said. While homosexuality i~ a sin, so is adultery and fornication, he added. A struggle over Hormel’s nomination has been going on formonths. Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., has refused to bring the matter to the Senate floor for a vote. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D:Calif., criticized the delays recently. Hormel is "entitled to his due process," she said on CNN’s "Late Edition." "Yes, he happens to be Gay. But all men are created equal as a matter of public policy - or should be," Feinstein said. The renewed debate over Hormel followed controversy about connnents by Lott that homosexuality is a Sin. "~lrOU should still love that person," Lott said on cable television’s "’The Armstrong Williams Show." "You should not try to mistreat them or treat them as outcasts. You should try to show them a way to deal with that problem, just like alcohol.., or sex addiction... or "kleptommfiacs.’" The co~uments thrust Lott into the debate of whether homosexuals have chosen their sexual orientation or whether it is biologically predetermined. Afterward, Sen. Alf0nse D’Amato, R-N.Y., criticized Lott for refusing to let Hormel’s nomination go forward. D’Amato said Lott’s only reason is that Hormel is Gay. But Sen. Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., said,"I talked with Jim Hormel myself and asked him to disavow some of the groups that ridicule and disdain organized religion.¯, and he refused to do that," Hutchinson said. "The question is one of suitability and whether he’s sensitive to organized religion. Luxembourg is a country that’s 97% Catholic.’" Sen. Don Nickles DIRECTORY/LETTERS P. 2/3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P, 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 DYKE PSYCHE P. 12 DO-IT-YOURSELF P. 11 CLASSIFIE DS + WEERWOLF P, 14 Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 75 City Locations Supreme Court Rules DisabilityAct Covers HIV WASHINGTON (AP) - In a decision praised by advocates for AIDS patients and the disabled, the Supreme Court has ruled that people infected with HIV are protected by a key anti-discrimination law even if they have no visible AIDS symptoms. The 5-4 ruling said a woman whose dentist refused to fill a cavity at his officebecause she was HIV-posidveis coveredby the Americans With Disabilities Act, the 1990 law that protects the disabled against discrimination in jobs, housing and public accommodations. "HIV infection, even in the so-called asymptomatic phase, is an impairment which substantially limits the major life activity of reproduction" and therefore qualifies for coverage under the disability law, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the court. It was the high court’s first ruling involving the human immunodficiency virus, which causes AIDS. President Clinton praised the decision, saying it "reinforces the protections offeredby the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act for Americans living with HIV and AIDS." Jennifer Middleton, of the American Civil Liberties Union’s AIDS Project, predicted the decision will help people with other disabilities - such as cancer, epilepsy and diabetes - who sometimes have had trouble convincing lower courts they are covered by the disability law.-And Daniel Zingale of AIDS Action, a network of organizations that provide health care and services tO AIDS patients, called the decision HIV patients’ "greatest legal victory since the beginning of the epidemic." The decision set aside the ruling of a Boston federal appeals court, which said dentist Randon Bmgdon of Bangor, Maine, violated the anti-discrimination law when he refused to fill Sidney Abbott’s tooth at his office because she carries the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. While the justices ruled that Abbott was covered by the ADA, they ordered lower courts to reconsider whether Bragdon violated the law. Those courts previously had said Bragdon did not show the treatment would have been unsafe, see Court, page 3 : A handful ofanti-Gayprotesters (ratio: 15 to 150) ¯¯ picket white marchers circle Veterans Park at the Tulsa Pride Picnic. Typical signs read: "Fags die. ¯ God laughs", and "God hates fags ". : Tulsa Pride Unfazed by ¯ Anti-Gay Protesters ¯ TULSA - Despite the picketing of Topeka’s anti- ¯ Gay extremist, the Rev. Fred Phelps and friends, ¯ the Tulsa Pride March & Picnic went off with no significant problems according to organizers. Pride : Committee member, Greg Gatewood, noted that ¯ there were nearly 30 booths by various community ¯ organizations and businesses and estimated that attendence at the event was about 700-800, which ¯ organizers say is about usual. One attendee noted that some of his friends decided not to come citing ¯ the Phelps protest but others came who’d never been before, also inspired by the picketers. The Phelps contingent, carrying Sl~,ns like, Fags die, God laughs," and such, numbered about 15 at the most. A marcher observed that Gay and Gayfriendly marchers numbered about 150, more than double the number in last year’s inaugural march, outnumbering Phelps-ires about 10 to 1. see Picnic, page 3 FayettevilleSch0olsto Protect ¯ Gay Pride Worldwide! Gay :..-...K.. ,ids’ .F .rom.H .s,.m., :e.n,t-.::-. ReportS from The A_sso.C.ia.te.d Press L;all~Ornla FAYET~EViLL~, .M:k. (AP) - Tlie school district here lias ; agreed to train its staff mad set up procedures to deal with " SAN" FRAN’CISCO W. HOLLYV¢O©D - \Vi0z a harassment of Gay students in a settlement of a complaint by the mother of a Gay teen-ager, according to a Gay civil rights group. The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund mmounced that officials of the Fayetteville School District had reached m~ agreement with the Office of Civil Rights of the federal FAucation Department. The agreement, called a"commitment to resolve," stems from a sex-discrimination complaint filed by the parents of V~qlliam Wagner, 17. His mother, Carolyn W~gner, said her son was beaten in an attack bx other students on Dec. 2, 1997, and said her son had endured daiiv harassment and destruction of his belongings because of his s~xual orientation. The Lambda Fund said the Fayetteville district agreed to "’recognize the various forms of sexual harassment (including) sexual harassment directed at Gay or Lesbian students." The district agreed to overhaul i.t,~s poli~ies and procedures and train faculty, staff and students tO diminate harassment and deal with it when it occurs, Lambda Said. see Ar’kansas, page 11 World AIDS Conference GENEVA (AP) -The largest AIDS conference ever began with a mix of optimism and frustration: Cheer over potent new viruskilling drugs was tempered by despair that AIDS sail spreads explosively in parts of the world that cannot afford these medical breakthroughs. Abou! 13,200 scientists, doctors, advocates and journalists gathered for the 12th World AIDS Conference to hear 5,400 presentations on new treatments, insights-into the basic workings of the virus and how the disease affects everyone from pregnant women to prisoners to "’commercial sex workers," the conference euphemism for prostitutes. During the weeklong meeting, scientists are expected to.discuss newly developed treatments that may offer alternatives to protease inhibitors, the class of drugs that have revolutionized AIDS care. Moreover, experts believe they are closing in on simpler regimens that will require people to take far fewer than the 20 pills a day which is now common. Doctors also will hear encouraging reports on preventing the spread of the virus see HIV, page 10 ’ purple fedora perched on his head, San Francisco ¯ Mayor Willie Br0wnjoined hundreds of thousands ¯ of people who celebrated the annual Gay and Lesbian pride day at two California cities S~ndav. In West Hollywood, more than 350,000 people ¯ participated in a two-da.v 28th annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival and Parade. The parade was ¯ preceded by a 5- and 10-kilometer run led by ¯ Olympian Greg Leuganis. ¯ In San Francisco, fes tivities began Sunday moruing with loud whoops and cheers for hundreds of ¯ women on motorcycles who led the parade down ¯ Market Street, which was lined with rainbow flags. Brown marched along, sporting a purple fedora, ¯ bright orange jacket and rainbow-colored shirt. He ¯ said it marked his 28th appearance at the annual ¯ event. "’(The parade) represents almost a Super ¯ Bowl for/_he city, from a commercial standpoint," he said. "It (also) represents the spirit of this oty. .. the creativity that is this city and the diversity thal ¯ is this city." ¯ The cyclists were followed by an array of danc- ¯ ers, marching bands, drag queens, politicians; military veterans, unusual floats and a police-escorted ¯ riderless horse - representing deaths in the Gay ¯ community. Organizers estimated the crowd in the hundreds of thousands. In the Southern California parade, Los Angeles : Mayor Richard Riordan joined city officials from ¯ .throughout the regionin a two-hour, 200-organiza- ¯ aon strong parade led by Grand Marshall Wilson Cruz of the Broadway musical "Rent" and canceled TV series "My So Called Life." ¯ Community groups and about 13 corporate spon- ¯ sots drove floats and marched in the parade to this year’s theme of "Freedom to Love, Freedom to Choose." The West Hollywood parade is touted as ¯ the third-largest in California, behind the Rose Parade and the Hollywood Christmas Parade, orgauizers said. see World Pride, p. 3 NY Mayor Praises Gays NEW YORK (AP) - Embracing diversity and rejecting intolerance have made the city stronger, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said as he gave Gay men and Lesbians credit for playing an important role in New York’s boom. "Our society has to be better off as we go through sometimes the pain of opening somety up, so that everyone gets a chance to make their maximum contribution," he said at a ceremony recognizing Gays working in city government. "When you think back to 100 years ago, when lots of people were excluded from govenanent, some based on race, some based on gender, some based on sexual orientation, we were working with half or less than half of the potential talent that was available." Giuliani said. "Maybe that’s one of the reasons why the city does so much better now than it did 20 and 30 and 40 years ago." In a proclamation, the Republican mayor declared "Out in Government Day," part of the commemoration of Lesbian and Gay pride and history month. He aiso cited his efforts to enact le~slation that would ensure that unmarried.couples are treated the same as roamed ones on everything from housing to parking permits - a bill touted as an important advance in Gay and Lesbian rights. Giuliani’s support for most Gay civil rights has made trim the target of criticism frown the GOP’ s right wing. When asked later about Republican criticism of President Clinton’s nominee for ambassador to Luxembourg, homosexual philanthropist James Hormel, the ma~’or stud he hadn’t looked into the dispute. But he added: "Someone’s sexual orientation is a private matter, and that should not be the basis on which someone ~s hired or fired by gov~t’unent... I’m going to have that view until I die." In contrast, Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., said Hormd was unqualified because he promotes "inmmral behavior.’" Lesbian Mom Loses Custody Case MONTGOMERY, Ala. ~AP) - The ,Alabama Supreme Court, overturning an appeals panel, has removed a child from the custody of her homosexual mother, ruling that the woman exposed her daughter to a "lifestyle" thatis illegal in Alabama. The 7-0 decision authored by Justice Champ Lyons found that the child’s best interests would be better served in a’ home with her father and his new wife. The Supreme Court’s ruling said Jefferson County Circuit Judge Ralph Ferguson applied the correct legal standard by removing the young girl from a mother who was living with another woman in an "’open Lesbian relationship." The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals had reversed Ferguson’s order, holding that the father didn’t prove the mother’s conduct was having a "’substantial detrimental effect" on the child. But the high court said there was no need to prove there was a substantial detrimental effect, only that the child’s interests were better served in the father’s home. %~qaile the evidence shows that the mother loves the child and has provided her with good care, it also shows that she has chosen to expose the child continurush’ to a lifestyle that is ’neither legal in this state, nor ~;aoral in the eyes of most of its citizens,’ "Lyons wrote, quoting a previous court decision. A 1975 Alabama statute proclaims all homosexual conduct to be criminal. Earlier this ye.ar, the state enacted a law that banned same-sex mamages. At the time of the 1993 divorce, the father gave up custody knowing the moth.er was revolved in a Lesbian ,relationship, but witt~ the undexstanding she wouldkeep it discrete and not let the childknow about ~t. The father later remarried. During visits to his house, the girl told her dad that her mother and companion were sleeping in the same bed together. That prompted the father to sue for custody. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which helped argue the case on the mother’s behalf, said the mother.essentially lost custody because she was honest about her relationship: "What’s unique about the case is that it doesn’t appear to hold that a Lesbian or Gay parent is always disqualified from custody," Ms. Kendell said in a telephone interview from her San Francisco office. "Rather, it enforces upon those parents that the3’ live a lie - that they not live their lives with integrity or be honest with their children about being Gay." The decision cited testimony from several psychologists, who had differing op~mons on where the child should live, but all agreed the girl had a good home relationship with her mother and her parmer. The Christian Family Association, an Alabama group that has promoted fundamentalist Christian positions, said that was no substitute for a traditional family environment. "The Supreme Court has placed the g~rl with a real family," said spokesman Dean Young. "People aren’t fooled. People can say a family is whatever they want to, but God said a man and a’woman would c(~me together to start a family, not two women or two men." Congress,.ma Wants to Stop Anti-Bias Order WASHINGTON, DC -I;.S. Rep. Joel Hefley, RColo., wants to "’neutralize" President Clinton’s executive order protecting homosexual federal workers fromjob discrimination. Hefley claims that the order. signed last month, gives homosexuals specia! status a~ a protected class throu,~hout the federal government. He said he has proposed an amendment to the 1999 Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill that would prevent any o’f the fmads appropriated in the bill from being nsed"’to implement, administer, or enforce" the order "’Bill Clinton has added a new category to the nation’s civil rights laws,’" the Colorado Springs congressman said. "With this action, the president effectively established institutional quotas for homosexual ern’ployees.’" The amendment would"neutralize this order," Heflev said. A White House sp~)keswoman said, "’this is about [fighting] discrimination," said Nanda Chitre, tim spokeswoman. "If this is what the Republicans want to focus on, we’re willing to engage .on this issue because we are anti-discrirmnation." Chitre added that the amendment ~eflects comments made by Sen. : TfentLott, R-Miss., who earlier :thi~~ mdfith said~ homosexuality should be treated "ju.st li,k,e alcohol.. or sex addiction or kleptomaniacs Baptists Promote_Book Censorship in Texas WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) - Two children s books depicting families with homosexual parents will be shelved in a juvenile nonfiction section of the Wichita Falls Public Library, instead of the picturebook- area meant for younger children. The First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls and several reliDous groups had sought the removal of "Heather Has Two Mommies" and "Daddy’s Roommate" or placement on adult bookshelves. However, Librarian Linda Hughes said it’s inappropriate to put the books in the adult section "because children are looking for these books now because of the furor." She added: t hey are ery curious. They want to know what is going on. Sending them to the adult area would mean browsing through very graphic texts that were written for adults." The city’s library advisory board reviewed the books after the Rev. Robert Jeffress, pastor of the First Baptist Church, sharply criticized the books. The board recommended Tuesday that "Heather Has Two Mommies" be moved to thejuvenile section, the WichitaFalls Times Record News reportedin today’s editions. But Ms. Hughes had the final say. She said she decided children who wanted the books could find them in the social sciences area for juveniles. The juvenile section is geared toward children in grades 3 to 7. Jeffress was out of town and not available for comment on Thursday. But earlier in the week, he promised to take the matter to the City Council if the books were placed where children wouldhave access to them. But Nancy Horvath, pastor of the Wichita Falls Metropolitan Community Church, praised Ms. Hughes’ decision. Ms. Horvath is raising one child "Mayyour ~onstant love be with us, t.ord as~~t our hope tnyou."- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come share m the bounty of God love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Cbadren Are Always Welcome! Metropolitan Community Church ~623 N. Maplewood of Greater Tulsa 9ts/s~7x5 on the R, er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. 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"I think the impact will be very far reaching," said Councilman Thomas Duane, a M~ahattan Democrat who led supporters. "It is another step toward fnll equalization of benefits for non-traditional family members." The legislation, which is intended to ensure that the city treats unmarried couples the same as those who are married, has been touted as an important advance for .Gay couples.: It was crafted by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani m cooperation with Council members and Gay civil rights advocates. New York for years has been recognized for its accommodating policies toward Gay and Lesbian couples. A series of directives, some of which date to the 1980s, extended to domestic partners the rights once reserved for spouses and family members, such as visitationin city jails and hospitals, child-care leave and succession for city-supervised housing. Approved 39-7 with one abstention, the legislation would make those policies permanent by writing them into law. It would apply to heterosexual and homosextml domestic partnerships registered with the City Clerk. The mayor is expected to sign it promptly. Since the settlement of a lawsuit in 1993, the city has provided health and dental benefits to the domestic parmers of city workers. Under the bill, labor negotiations would be required to extend to employees" partners the samebenefits provided for employees" spouses, potentially opening the way for those benefits to be . expanded. But the le~slation also, would venture into new areas, like allowing domestic partners of police and other uniformed employees to be eligible for death benefits if the employee is killed in the line of duty. A domestic partner would also have the right to be buried with a partner in the city-owned Canarsie cemetery, a right now reserved for spouses. Other changes invoh’e rights to parking permits and disclosure statements filed by city employees. Councilman ,Michael Abel, a Queens Republican who voted against the bill, called it another nail in the coffin of the institution of marriage. "What you are d.oing is setting yourself up to give an economic incentive not to get married," Abel said. "It’s anti-societal to the extent that it’s an anti-mamage bill, and I still believe most New Yorkers favor marriage.’" There are about 8,700 registered domestic partners in ¯ the city, and at least 55percent are heterosexual couples, according to the mayor’s office.. Similar issues have been debated around the country, including in Philadelphia, where the City Council approved a measure to extend health and pension benefits to same-sex partners of city workers. The Council vote was preceded by an unusual demonstration on the City Hall steps, in which a group of Hasidic Jewish rabbis and rabbinical students invoked a biblical curse on legislators and officials supporting the bill l They prayed, held candles and blew into shofars, a ram’.s horn used in religious ceremonies. "Almighty God, the arrogant officials who run this city, New York,,, have declared war against you and your biblical law, said Rabbi Yehuda Levin, a vocal opponent ofGay civil rights. "Strike down the hands that are raised in support of this bill. Silence the voices that speak up in favor of this bill," he said. When asked about the protest, Duane said, "I don’t think any religious person would ever believe God would ever pinfish a person for standing for fairness and equality.‘° Arkansas Seeks to Ban Gay Foster Parents LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The ,amaerican Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas objected recently to a proposal that would prohibit Gay people from serving as foster parents. Rita Sklar, ACLU executive director in Arkansas, said in a news release that the proposal could be challenged as a violation of the right to equal protection under the U.S. Constitution. "The "qu~ties that make good parents, or good foster paren-t~,are universal." she said. "The ability to love and care for a child is not going to be determined by one’s sexual orientation. Gay men and Lesbi an~ are not anymore likely to engage in criminal, abusive or psychologi"cally damaging behavior than the rest of the population " At a meeting in Paragould. the state Child \\%llare Agency Review Board proposed prohibiting homosexuals from serving as foster parents. The board sets minimum standards for liceused childplacement agencies, foster homes and therapeutic foster homes. The board asked Assistant Attorney General Karen Wallace to research the issue and try to come np with a resolution. "I would like to require foster parents to be heterosexual, married couples" Robin Woodruff said during the meeting of the nine-member board. "Allowing single foster care.., takes away enforcement" because it opens the process to "homosexuals who say they’re single with a roommate or boarder." Ms. Wallace said state law says marriage must be between a man and a woman. "Where the difficult) comes is it’s hard to determine if someone’s a homosexual . . . and it’s real hard to regulate a person’s status," she said. "’In other words, you can regulate what someone does - not what someone is." She said the board should not "single people out, because it could be challenged constitutionally." ~ls. Woodrnff said people have "a right to behave how they want, but they don’t (necessarily) have the right to be foster parents." Ms. Wallace said one option would be to require foster pareuts to be related by blood or marriage. Such an option would allow ~ingles to remain in the picture as foster parents. Other board members agreed with the goal of preventing homosexuals from being foster parents. "I think we should never promote homosexuality in any fashion," said David V,rhatley. "I know there’s a problem getting foster parents, but in my opinion it would be devastating for a child to go into a homosexual home." But some members expressed concern about the proposal. "I don’t think we need to promote the homosexual lifestyle, but we do need to recognize the necessity for alternative settings," said Steve Dunaway. "As much as I support the board on that, I can see situations where it would be suitable" for a child to have homosexual foster parents. Canadian Province Gives Partner Benefits VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) - British Columbia will become the first province in Canada to voluntarily grant pension benefits to same-sex couples who are public employees, under legislation introduced recently. Other provinces have moved that way, but under duress. Court decisions have forced Ontario and Nova Scotia to address pension issues involving Gay and Lesbian couples. British Columbia paved the way last summer for extended pension benefits when the provincial government allowed same-sex partners to be defined as spouses. It also extended to homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual couples on child custody and maintenance issues. The new legislation affects British Columbia’s 235,000 public employees, including government workers, municipal employees and public school teachers. "It’s very significant because Gays and Lesbians have been paying into the fund and never before have they been able to receive the benefits," said legislative member Tim Stevenson, who is Gay and who expects protests from some groups and political parties opposed to same-sex relationships. "Here you have a government, to its credit, that has decided not to fight this in the courts," echoed Lawrence Aronovitch, vice president of EGALE, see Canada, page 14. Activists Welcome Court Decision JACKSON, Miss (AP)-Mississippi AIDS activists hope a U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting HIV-infected persons against discrimination will curb intolerance of the disease’s victims. The ruling places persona living with AIDS and HIV positive individuals, even those who show no symptoms, under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The federal law bans discrimination against disabled people. Debbie Konkle-Parker, former chairwoman of the Mississippi HIV/AIDS Assembly, said. she welcomes the decision but doesn’t believe it will entirely end discrimination against AIDS/HIV- : released recently. The report provided country-by-c6un- : try statistics to back up a study released in November, which estimated that 2.3 rail- : lionpeoplediedofAIDSin 1997,up50% ¯ from 1996. About 16,000 people a day ¯ contract HIV. The latest study, by the : WorldHealth Organization andUNAIDS, : comes ahead of Sunday’s opening of the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva, ~ where 12,000 specialists and others will ~ discuss advances in HIV research. : Limited education about the virus is a major hurdle, particularly because an ef- ~ fective cure may be at least 10 years away, ~ UNAIDS DireCtor-General Peter Piot said ~ atanews conference. "Let’s be very aware AIDS is with usto stay for a very long infected persons."Generally, anydiscrimi- " time," Piot said. nalaon is not out front," she said. "They choose other reasons to discriminate. (against infected persons). "’There is opposition based onhomophobia or that folks with HIV did it to themselves. But I know there are folks throughout the state who can use this (ruling) to speak out.’" "My initial reaction is one of elation and hope," said Robert McGowan, cochair of the Mississippi HIV/AIDS Coalition, "The Supreme Court has finally recognized laws that find that people with HIV can be protected by the government. (But) I am cautiously optimistic. We must see how this is implemented.~,’, The rifling set aside a lower 6ourt decision that said dentist Randon Bragdon violated the anti-discriminationlaw when he refused to fill Sidney Abbott’s toothin his office because she carries the virus that causds acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Justices ruled that Abbott was coveredunder theADAbut ordered lower courts to reconsider whetherBragdon discriminated against her. According to the Mississippi Department of Health Services, there were 2,856 colffinned cases of AIDS and 3.461 HIV ilffections repdrted in the state in 19.97, the last year for which numbers are available. The ADA, signed by President Bush in 1990. protects the disabled against discfimination in jobs, housing and public acconunodations. Some of the law" s most visible results are aids such as wheelchair ramps at countless public places. The law says people are disabled if.they have a physical or mental impairment that "substantiallv limits one or more major life activities." Ms. Abbott’s lawyers said that if HIV-infected people did not have clear protection under the taw, many would hide their condition. McGowan says-he hopes the court’s decision will lead to more funding for HIViAIDS research and to help treat patients. "I look fonvard to seeing implementation of this at the federal and state level,’" he said. "We can, perhaps, see for the first time that we are our brothers keepers and hope that this prejudice can be eroded." Rise in AIDS Due to Lack of Awareness GENEVA (AP) Declining HIV infectxon rates in some countries are being edipsed by huge rises in others where AIDS awareness and access to new drug therapies are lacking, according to a new U.N. report. In parts of Africa, one adult in four is infectS, with the virus that causes AIDS while the figure is less than 1% in the United States and across Westem Europe, experts said in the report Access to new therapies for AIDS-related infections such as tuberculosis and diarrhea is the "overwhelming issue" for 90% of those living with the AIDS virus, the report said. Zimbabwe and Botswana, where UNAIDS estimates around one in four adults carry HIV, had the highest infection rates. The United States figure was 0.76% - 820,000 people in all. It was less than 1% across Western Europe. North Africa and the Middle East are "the great unknown," with cultural difficulties in talking about the epidemic hampering collection of statistics, UNAIDS said. Political courage to prevent the spread ofAIDS is the ke3 to narrowing the"AIDS gap," Piot said, praising HIV prevention efforts inUganda, Thailand and Senegal. The November study said 5.8 million people were ixffected x~’ith HI\’ in 1997, up from 5.3 million people the year be-. fore. Globall.v. 30.6 million live with HI\" or AIDS, two-thirds of them in snb-Saharan Africa, it said. Prices Cut on AIDS Drugs for Poor NEW YORK (AP) - Several major pharmaceutical companies have agreed to cut their prices for AIDS drugs by up to 75% to make thmn more available to pe6ple in developing parts of the world. The medication will soon be sold at a discount in Africa, Asia and South America, under a progrmn overseen by the United Nations. "If you’re charging a New York price in Uganda and not selling anything, you’re not helping anyone." said Peter Young, a G1a.xo WellcomePLC official involved in the U.N. program. Mor~ than 90% of the world’s 30.6 million people ilffected with the AIDS virus live in the developing world. Uganda and the Ivory Coast wi!l receive the first shipments of discounted drugs this week, Dr. Joseph Saba, an infectious- disase specialist with the U.N. pro~am, said Tuesday. Glaxo Wellcome will sell its combination treatment of AZT and 3TC for $200 a month or less, a 60% discount. Hoffman LaRoche Inc. will offer several drugs at reduced cost, including its protease inhibitor Invirase and medicines to treat infections that often accompany AIDS. Other companies that have committed themsdves to the price cuts include Abbott Laboratories and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Merck & Co., which makes the protease inhibitor Crixivan, will not participate. In recent years, AIDS activists have been pressuring drug makers to offer less expensive treatments. Saba said about 3,000 people will be able to receive the most advanced medidnes, like AZT, in the coming year. 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Jay Bargmann, a semor executive ofRafael Vinoly Architects, said hewould "guarantee that work on AIDS research will begin in this building 30 months from now" - the year 2001. Meanwhile, Montagnier and his staff will workin a temporary laboratory on the campus. "We are very optimistic about improving treatment by bolstering the immune system of patients and about our ultimate goal, a vaccine to prevent infection by the AIDS virus," Montagnier said. He added that it looked like a 107yearjob. In addition to combating AIDS, Montagnier has said he expected secondary benefits from the research in the form of treatments for cancer and, eventually, multiple sclerosis. Montagnier, whoseresearch has been at the Pasteur Institute in Paris,.is taking up a chair at the college endowed with $3 million by Bernard Salick, a graduate of Queens College who became a physician and then a medical entrepreneur. The new facility will be called the Salick Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, with space for a staff of 70 and laboratories for Virology, immunology; molecular genetics and vaccine development. The building, looking out on a reflecting pool, will be crescent-shaped and mostly one story. Administration offices and exhibit and meeting space will be housed in a three-story wing at one end. New York City and state are contributing nearly $20 million to the project and the rest is being raised privately. Queens is a senior college in the City University with 18,000 students. Supplement May Stop Muscle Loss AMES, Iowa (AP) - An Iowa State University professor’s discovery of a supplement that AIDS patients can take to fight deadly muscle loss will be unveiledThursday at the World AIDS Conference in Switzerland. Steven Nissen, a professor of animal science and chief executive officer of MTIBiotech Inc. in Ames, invented Juven, a dietary supplement that Nissen says helps AIDS patients gain muscle mass. Juven’s main ingredient is HMB (betahydroxy- beta-methylbutyrate), which is producedin small amounts in the body as it breaks down amino acids. The professor discovered the substance while doing research at Iowa State in 1988, and he turned it into a supplement used mainly by athletes. However, his hopes for its benefits to AIDS patients weren’t confirmed until April, when he received final results of a study done in New York. "Every time you go into this, you hope for the best, but this time it actually worked," Nissen said. Juven, a powder that when mixed with water tastes like Tang, is created in a laboratory using a chemical reaction. During the eight-week study, AIDS patients who had been wasting away from the disease gained an average of 6 1/2 pounds,including 51/2 pounds ofmuscle. The group of AIDS patients who took a placebo lost an average of 1 1/2 pounds of muscle during the study. One way AIDS devastates its victims is by accderadng muscle breakdown to the point where people do not have enough energy for day-to-day activities. Muscle loss can be deadly when it leaves so litde strength that victims can’t even cough, and they develop pneumonia. While HMBhas been a popular musclebooster with bodybuilders and athletes for several years, Nissen said he is glad attention to it is being gained in the medical field. In the fall, he will begin researching how Juven can help victims suffering muscle loss because of cancer, muscular dystrophy, Lou Gehrig’s disease, trauma and aging. One cancer victim has already benefited from Juven. "My mother was the first gmnea pig," Nissen said. When his mother, Audrey Nissen, was diagnosed with a severe form of ovarian cancer in April 1997, she agreed to use Juven. Throughout two exploratory surgeries and chemotherapy, she did not lose any weight and is now in r~mission,he Said. Before Juven, AIDS patients could use anabolic steroids or human growth hormone as muscle-loss therapies, both of which have proven side effects. Because Juven is composed of amino acids found in the hmnan body, it does not cause side effects, Nissen said. To prove it, study coordinators conducted repeated blood tests and had padents fill out questionnaires and under go psychological tests. Mother-Child HIV Transfer Reduced CHICAGO (AP) - French researchers say using Caesarean sections during birth, coupled with the HIV-fighting drug AZT, : could nearly eliminate transmission ofthe ¯ AIDS virus from mother .to child. As " recently as 1994, a baby born to an HIV- " posit.ire mother had about a 25% chance ° of contracting the virus. AZT alone ¯ dropped that rate to less than 8%. Two " new studies show the rate of mother-to- ° infant transmission plummeting to 2% ." and, in some cases, lower than 1% when ¯ the C-section is used with AZT therapy. : "The goal was to have the rate of trans- " mission below 1% by the end of the century, and I think we’re really getting there,’" ¯ said Dr. Laurent Mandelbrot, leader of a ° French study that will be published in the " HIV/AIDS-themed edition of the Journal ¯ of the American Medical Association. ¯ The study, which included 2,834 " mother-infant pairs in France, found that ¯ of the 1,917 mothers who did not receive ¯ AZT, 17.2% transmitted HIV to their in- ¯ fants. Of those who received AZT, " the%age dropped to 6.6%. Of the mothers ¯ who took AZT before delivery and also elected to have a C-section, only 0.8% transmitted the AIDS virus. A study-by the Nadonal Institute of Child Health and Human Developmentm Washington combined the findings of that study with several others in Europe and North America and found that C-sections reduced transmission by half and, when combined with AZT treatment, cut transmission to just 2%. Dr. John Flaherty, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago, also has seen a drmnatic drop in motherto- infant transmissions among his patients - in large part because of treatment wilh "cocktails" ofAIDS drugs, includingAZT. But he wonders if it’s worth the risk of complications and even death for the mothers to add C-sections to the process. ’Tin kind of on the fence on it," Flahertv said. "You have to ask, "Is it worth it to d~ C-sections on 100 women to prevent one transmission?’ " Dr. Patricia Garcia, an assistant professor ofobstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University, is even more wary of routinely using an invasive procedure. "There isn’t a woman alive who wouldn’t do anything to reduce the risk of transmission to her child," Garcia said of pregnaut women who are HIV-positive. "’But until we sit down and so carefully go over thc implications of this, I’m very concerned about implementing it." Prevention Effort Targets Blacks BOSTON (AP) - In response to a growing AIDS problem among blacks statewide, the Department of Public Health launched an AIDS treatment and prevention. campaign targeting blacks. While new cases ofHIV/AIDS are down about 50% from last 3’ear, Commissioner of Public Health Howard Koh said the state has fallen short in reaching the black conununity. Blacks make up 5% of the state’s population but comprise23% of HIV cases in the state. They also make up 32% of those cases reported in the last year, according to a recently released report. The state will begin an advertising cmnpaigu in four cides with the highest rates of AIDS cases among blacks: Boston, Springfield, Brockton and Cambridge. . Ads depicting black campaigu volunteers and emblazoned with the slogan - Free Testing. Free Treatment. Free Yourself. - will appear on commuter buses and trains and conventional posters. Theposters also advertise a special, toll-free hotline, 1- 888-I-ACT-NOW. Callers of the toll-free hofline will be directed to free testing and treatment programs. Workers will also distribute 10,000 wallet information cards across the state. "The bottom line is that we want to promote a message of hope, that this ~s a treatable epidemic and a preventable epidemic," said Koh. The launch of the campaign was timed to correspond with National HIV Testing Day in which testing centers across the state will make a special push for people to find out if they are carrying the virus that causes AIDS. The Supreme Court this week rnled people with HIV are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act. "There’ s never been a better time to be tested," said Larry Kessler of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. "The sooner your know you are infected, the better your chances for staying healthy.’" by James Christjohn TFN Entertainment Writer To those who skipped the picnic fearing a fierce confrontation with a mob of ravenous homophobes, well. fear caused you to miss out onlotsa fun. About 12 anti-gay protesters appeared (victims of inbreed- "o lng one and all), and were kept at bay way across the field by about as many mounted police. OK, now that’s fodder for obvious jokes, but I’ve promised to be good. And I alIL So, back to the subject... I almost felt sorry for the poorfools. They tried to broadcast hatefulness through their bullhorn, but the music drowned them out. What a pathetic way to spend your life. Council Oak Men’s Chorale performed to standing ovations at both their premier concert at A!l Sonl’~ Unitari~an - standing room only, and also to a warm,response at the National Organization for’Women’ s annual awards banquet. A fall concert is in the planning stages, in which choreography was promised (yay!). The Chorale performed as part of Follies Revue, June. 25-28, at the PAC. The variet5~ show benefit~ various AIDS charities° as most of "¢ot~ know. I am in a show to be performed in August, entitled "Tight Quarters". No, not hind quarters, "’Tight Qnarters", to be performed August 27-30, 8pro, at the Performing Arts Center. It is an old fashioned screwball comedy - melodrama - musical in which I get to play (fanfare, please) a villain. Yes, a good, old fashioned, scenery chewing villain. And to those of you mhttefing "’surprise, surprise’", I will get you, my pretties, and vour little... ~vhatevers, too. It should be a blast. Oh yes, and for the audience, too. There are ~everal moments in the show of relevance Tulsa Family News Entertainment Writer. James Christjohn. to our conm~unity, to detail them would be to rnin the ending, but trust me, this is amust-see! The performances benefit the "MakeAWish" Foundation, which grants terminally ill children their dream wishes. For yours trnly, it marks a remm to the stage after a ten year absence. And as my friends have noted in various ~vavs (editor’s note: notal~vays in nice ways ;-), "You can take the actor oul of the theatre, but you can’ t take .the theat]e out of the actor". We just had our first run-through, and the show will be good. It is a new musical, and the producer & director, Hilary Genga -(a Tulsa native) & Teresa Bringle,respectively, hope to take it to New York eventually. The cast includes, in no particular order: Kristina Van Dyne, James Chase, James ChriStjohn (told ya 1 was in it!), Cvndi Caldwell (last seen in TU’s excelle~t "Colnpany’" playing the Elaine Stritch role), Kevin Re3aaard, Kailee Mclntosh, Simon Plohocky (last seen in TU’s "Falsettoland’" as Marvin’s son), Scott Gaffen (also a TU alumni and an excellent actor), Brad Gillespie, Martha Barth, David Hubbard, Je~my Buchanan, mad Adeena Nayfa. For ticket information, call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 596-’7111. Stevie Nicks performs in Dallas July 17. This ~s a must see, since she will be performing material never before heard in concert. Many selections won’t be heard live .again, most likely. Not 3our typical "greatest hits" show, the reviews I’ve seen have been all raves, and the performances have been consistently praised. The "En- " chanted" tour tix are available through Ticketmaster. for up to date info, and to see that someone actually likes her as much if not more than I do, check out www.mcksfix.com. Tulsa Morgan Horse Show .Extravaganza TULSA -Organizers of Tulsa Morgan " National Anthem will be sung by lomn HorseShow Extravaganzahave dedicated tiffs year’s event to the memory of Gary Wayne Walters;a greathorseman and one of the founders of the event. Waiters was 46 years old. ,~ portion of the profits from the event as well as all the gate admission ($3) will benefit Tulsa C/A.R.E.S., formerly "known as the HIV Resource Consortium. The Show, which is Oklahoma’s only all Morgan Breed event and a qualifier for October’s Morgan Grand National and World Show, will be held from July 30 to August 2 at the Bedrock Arena, 1901 West 171 st Street South in Glenpool. The arena is at the corner of 171st Street and 1- 75 (the Beeline) and is visible from 1-75. Sessions will be held at 7pro onJuly 30, 8:30am & 7pro on July 31 & August 1, and at 9am & lpm on August 2. The Ric Poston, Tulsa Morgan Horse Show Gwinup of Evans Training Stables from Sapulpa, and Debbie SeyboldofEspanola, New Mexico will serve as judge. Two pro’ties will occur during the extravaganza. TRIAD Morgan Farm of Jenks will host the first after the In-Hand Championships on Thursday evening. The second will take placeon Sat. evening after the last class. The "progressive" dinner will also feature a dance andlight ¯ show by "Thunder-N-Lightening". ~ The extravaganza will also have a silent ~ auction with items totalling $10,000 in ¯ value. Items include stallion breedings, : 0figinai paintings, dinners, anautographed ." guitarfromDiamondReo, andmuchmore- ¯ Distinguished Oklahoma artists, Dana : & Lisa Tiger also will have booths at the ] show as will other artists andvendors. For ] more information, call 299-6442. Tulsa Morgan Horse Show -Extravaganza July 30 - August 2 Bedro.ck Arena 1901 West 171st Street South Oklahoma’s only all Morgan Breed Show Qualifier for the upcoming October Morgan Grand National and World Show $3 admission & portion of profits benefits Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. (formerly the HIV Resource Consortium of Tulsa) 17us adverti~emerd dtxaated by Tulsa Fatmly Ne~s. PHILBROOK Visit Tuesday- Sunday Adults $5, Seniors & Students $3 749.794-1 Timothy W. Attorney at Daniel Law An Attorney who will fight for justice & equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankrul)lC~" 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drtlmright, Oklaholna weekend and e\’ening appoinlmenls are available. 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Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. m,- THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anou3mous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Supportsocial group for 18-24"s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thursieach mo. l.ola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIViAIDS, Info: 834-4194 (~" FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young Adults Social Group, I st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th m,’. SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,IT03 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. I~’ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Orgamzation. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pm,.Long rides, 7am. Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria. Write for dates. lfyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Almost thirty years afterher death, Judy Garland’ s popularity continues: Formany years, there has been much interest in the relationship between Gay men and Judy Garland as a performer. This book, writtenbyJudy’ s middle child, Loma Luft, addresses the mother and human being as wall as the performer, and also offers some insight into the life of Lorna’ s sister, Liza M_innelli - and juicy gossip it is! By the time Luft was born in 1952, Judy Garland had finished her career as a movie star after being firedbyMGM. Her insulated world had vanished andherpersonal andprofessional life was beginning a frantic roller coaster ride from which she would not survive. Luft fondly remember~ her early years as relatively stable and it was only after Judy divorced Lorna’s father, Sid Ll~ts comments regarding the Gay community are troubling. While insisting that she has many Gay friends and she supports them unconditionally, she also blasts those Gay guys who tried to help her mother in her later years. Luft believes, not that these guys were helping and hermother’ s memoryinto apositive thing, and feels that when she hears Judy’s recordings, she is being watched over by a guardian angel As with many children from dysfunctional families, Luft has had her share of broken relationships, and became addicted to recreational drugs, in a vain effort to shed her sweet, innocent image. She seems inexplicably proud of turning her sister on to cocame. Now happily married with children, Luft seems comfortable with her life, past mid present, and she lambastes Lizafor continuing, in Lorna" s eyes, down the path of destruction. Luffs comments regarding the Gay community are troubling. "While insisting that she has man)’ Gay friends and she supports them unconditionall3’, she also blasts those Gay guys who tried to hdp her mother in her later years. Luft believes, not that these guys Luft, that Judy’s inevitable eneouraglng Judy decline would impact Lorna, when nobody else Liza and brother Joe. Luft is not bitter about her mother’s erratic behavior of the time. She understands that when a person is severely addicted tomind~numbingmedication, they donotalways have the ability to control their actions. At about age twelve, would, but that their sup_port was harmful and their enthusiastic devotion was. and is, unhealthy. Lorna and Judy, in effect, changed roles. Lorna began taking care ofhermother and learned how to manipulate her mother’s environment so that Judy could continue to work. Finally, the stress and sleepless nights caught up with her, and Lorna had a nervous breakdown. She went to live with her father, never to see her mother alive again. Judy’s death, in 1969, was; of course, a major turning point in Luft’s personal and professional life. The second half of the book details her efforts to emerge from her mother and sister’s shadows, with mixed success. She has managed to turn from infected mothers to their babies during birth. Already,researchers have shown that brief treatment with the drug AZT cuts this hazard in half, while longer use coupled with a Caesarean delivery virtually eliminates the risk. Despite such progress, "there is news so devastating that few in this roomcouldhave predicted or imagined it a decade ago," Dr. Peter Plot, head of the United Nations AIDS program, told the opening session. His organization estimates that 12 million people around the world have already died of AIDS, and another 31 million are alive but infected. Each day, 16,000 more people catch the virus. Since the last international AIDS conference in Vancouver two years ago, 10 million people have contracted HIV, said Piot. "That represents a collective failure of the world." The opening ceremonies were briefly disruptedby chanting, horn-blowing demonstrators protesting the high cost ofAIDS were helping and encouraging Judy when nobody else would, but that their s~pport was harmful and their enthusiastic devotion was, and is, unhealthy. Of course; as a child, she welcomed these guys because they were often the only ones who could get Judy b~ck on track, and Lorna cotmted on some of Judy’s ¯ Gay fans for information When writing ¯ this book. ; Putting aside this hypocrisy mid the ." poor editing job, Me mid .My Shadows is an entertaining and lively bio~aphy, full ; of fun name-dropping. Luft has survived. ¯ a stressful early life, not unlike many other kids, except that her fanfily turmo;l was played Out in public. This is a fun and ." amusing book, mid provides a first person account of the tribulations of one of our : favorite show biz families. ~ Check for .Me and My Shadows at your local branch library, or ~call the Readers Services at 596-7966. ¯ I ¯ drugs. A year’s treatment with protease : inhibitors and other drugs can cost S 10,000 or more. More than 90% of HIV-infected ¯ people live in parts of the world where ¯° these medicines are too expensive to be widely used. "We forget that of the millions ofpeople living withAIDS,most are ¯ condemned to death because of the ab- ." sence of care," said Peter Lamptey of ¯ FamilyHealth International, an anti-AIDS group in Research Triangle Park, N.C. ." In the United States, Europe and other ." wealthy parts of the world, the epidemic ¯ has leveled off or is declining. After ex- ¯ plosive spread, it is also beginning to ¯ abate in some poorer areas, such as ¯ Uganda, Senegal, Brazil andparts ofTan- ¯ zama. However, Plot noted that"this epi- ¯ demic is truly out of control in many ¯ COuntn’es," i"ncludi"ng some parts ofAsi"a, ¯ Africa and Eastern Europe. One-quarter ¯ of the population is infected in Botswana ¯ and Zimbabwe. Four million people have ¯ HIV in India and 3 million in So. Africa. ¯ Strategies that helped tame AIDS in ¯ some places see HIV, page 13 WITH OUR NEW NOKIA 6190 YOU GET A PHONEWITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES. ¯ Digital & Cellular Roaming ¯ Oklahoma & Kansas Toll-Free ¯ Caller ID ¯ C~II Waiting ¯ Built-ln Pa~ng ¯ Detailed Billing ¯ Eirst Incoming Minute Free VoiceStream Stores The Plaza 8112-F South Lewis Ave. 298-2747 The Promenade Mall 4107 South Yale Ave. 663-5404 Woodland Hdls Mall 702 South Memorial Rd. 252-5850 Corporate Sales 523-8600 W~’W.VOICESTREAM.COM ~el ~.~ I~ lib. OurAver Plan. ) up; they go down - depending on the highs and 10ws of each month’s weather. And that can upset almost any household budget. 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Even though we know that ¯ you can spare it. Masking off the window it’swhat’sinsidethatcounts, makes the job easier and let’s face it: people are so First, hose crisper looking, and you judgmental about the supertidal. Your neighbors and potential dates may be no different, so the DIYD genfly suggests sprucing up your home’s image with a paint job. It’ s amazing what a little eyewash will do, and it has the added benefit of protecting your home from the ravages of time and weather. Yes, you can be as one w_ith your house - but the paint washes off eventually. As with all projects, there is quite a bit of tedious prep work. to do before you can be rewarded with the exciting new look 3,our house ~vill be wearing, but it is time well spent. Why be superficial with anything? First, hose down the house to get any loose paint, and dirt off. The DIYD has strong opinions about power washing and frowns upon it; yes, it is like a huge Water Pic and takes less time than scraping, but it ,also has a tendency to work moisture into the cracks and joints, which ?-ou will seal in with paint. It is a recipe for disaster, and you can leave those to She’lley Winters. There is a time and a place for wetness, but honey, it’s not in 3our woodwork! Put tarps or drop cloths over any shrubs or plants you want to protect and tie back. any that wil! get in ?’our way. Scrape any loose or bubbled paint. Alternatives to scraping are a hot air gtm, which is essentially a hair drier on Viagra; the DIYD urges you to be cautious, since the hot air will char mad bubble paint and also ?our wood, if you don’t keep moving witl~ it. This tool is ~eat for removing 01d caulk as well, and costs about $25. There is also an abrasive wheel that fits on a drill that is made of a thick ScotchBrite pad impregnated with aluminum oxide abrasive. 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The oils in the oilbased primer help nourish and protect your wood, so don’t cheat on this one.. Besides, you rememberhow to clean a brush with paint thi~mer from that earlier column, don’t you? Kilz is a goodprimer, andit dries very quickly, plus it doesn’t form a scum at the top like other primers, which means you, ~ can use the rest of the can at a later date and on other projects. Select a good quality paint. Flats are usually good for exterior surfaces, with low-luster satins foremphasizing trim and doors if you want that little something extra. Paint frown the top dmvn, so you can pick up any spills along the way, and paint in the direction of the wood, keeping your brush loaded to ensure a smooth coat of paint. Exterior paints are thicker and creamier, So if you don’ t try to scrape it on in a miserly fastfion, you won’t need a second coat. Whether you paint your windows before or after you do the walls is up to you; conventional wisdom says before, but I save them for last, but the DIYD has never been quite conventional, and you don’t have to be either. So don’t live in fear of bringing the gorgeous out in your house’s exterior- be out there with it, you divine creatures! Written reports of progress will be provided to the civil rights office through June 1999, Lambda said. School district officials declined comment. Mrs. Wagner said she welcomed the agreement. "My heart broke whenmy son was so terribly abused, just for being himself," she said. "This agreement... hopefully, will safeguard many parents’ dreams and protect their kids?’ by Esther Rothblum " part of the message too; it’s not filler," When Dee Mosbacher completed the ¯ explained Sylvia"because even when we film STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART " play the film to people who are resistant to (for which she received an Oscar no|ninarion) she was told that a film about Lesbians and their patents needed to be more communityspecific. The Washlngton Sisters, African American Lesbian musicians who appear in the film with their mother, told Dee that Lesbians faced different issues around homophobia in the African American church-going community. Dee decided to collaborate with Sylvia Rhue and Frances Reid to co-produce a film about Black churches and the Gay/Lesbian ex- Professor Esther Rothblum perience. Sylvia Rhue came up with the new film’s rifle, ALLGOD’ S CHILDREN, a phrase that was used so often by the people they interviewed. As Jesse Jackson says in the film, "In the larger civil rights movement, we must see all people as God’ s children." The Reverend Dr. Cecil Murray of the First AMC ChU-rch~-. the oldest Black: church in Los Angeles de= dares: ’q’he church exists for all God’ s children." ALL GOD’S CHILDREN is a 25-minute documentary that explores issues of the African American church and congregants in that church about homosexuality and homophobia. As Sylvia told me: "It was important to get church leaders that our parents respect, the seniorpastors. Marjorie Hill, Ph.D. from the National Boad Unity Fellowship Church says in the film: "Gay and Lesbian African Americans are intertwined with our community, and we need the church." ALL GOD’S CHILDREN also includes wellknown people from the Black community such as Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Linda Villarosa, Sylvia Rhue cahae up with the new film’s title, ALL GOD’S CHILDREN, a phrase that was use,t so o~en by the people they interviewed. As Jesse Jackson says in the film, "In the larger elvil rights movement, we must see all people as God’s children." The Reverend Dr. Ceell Murray of the First AMC Church, the oldest Black church in Los Afigeles declares: "The church exists for all God’s children." Executive Editor of Essence Magazine, and Cornel West, Professor of Harvard Divinity School. U.S. Senator Carol Mosely-Brown states: "... our diversity is after all a strength and not a weakness." The film also includes Black families discussing having a Gay or Lesbian family member. Finally, music plays an important role in the film as background and foreground. Lavender Light: The Black and People ofAll Colors Lesbian and Gay Gospel Choir performs gospel music with which Black churchgoers are so familar. "You have to understand that music is the message they can’t resist the music." The daree co-producers all have prior film-making experience (Frances Reid. in fact, was nominated for two Oscars in one year) but that’ s where the similarities end. Deeis a psychiatrist. Sylvia has a Ph.D. in human sexuality and is also a Bible scholar!student. She says: "Western society has kept sex and reli~on very separate and that shouldn’t be." Frances xs a professional film- maker. The co-producers are now involved in getting the film shown across the country. "’The bottom line is that Lesbian, G~, and Bisexual people should see the film and feel better about themselves, too see people, including leaders in the Black community, support them as heterosexual allies, and also to see the pioneers of the current Black Gay movement on fihn" said S.ylvia "’This is the first txme that Black Gay and heterosexual people have goue on record to this degree for an absolutely pro- Gay stance. Since the Bla’ck church is the strongest iusrituriou in the Black community, to have the ministers talk xs very unportant." The film includes interviews with six Black ministers. Dee explained "We really try to use the film as an orgamzing tool. Ourefforts have been trying to get the film to as many people as possible who would take it to their community-- whether the church community, the educational commtmity, PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), etc. We’ ve tried to act creatively and gotten a number of people to subsidize copies of the videos and accompanying materials so that the film can get out to communities." They wrote ajoint letter with Phil Wilson, the founder of the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, to get the film out. Sylvia now travels all over the country to show the film. As she says: "The project itself, I think, was divinely led." The film ALL GOD’ S CHILDREN can be obtained from WomanVision Productions. 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(501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 Record b Listen to Ads FREE! AT PHILBROOK An adventure you won’t forget! 748.5374 Lamont Lindstrom : -much of the world, including large parts bYI went to a party the other day at the of rural Utah, a man may have more than house of two new friends. Recently come " one wife. to Tulsa, these witty and cheerful women ¯ In other places, such as the Himalayan had already made a comfortable home " highlands, three or four men (often brothtogether, complete with soulers) will together be married to one woman. Nuer women M-eyedbeagle. Twowomen and a dog - it looked like a mamage to me. Despite such personal arrangements made between lovers, "’real" mamage is a legal contract conferred by the state. The right to marry has emerged as a key demand of man3’ Gay and Lesbian political activists. Marriage is also the place where many straight peop!e draw the line. Real mamage, so they say, requires a man and a wbman. Dogs are optional. This growing dispute over marriage, many have noted, reflects the noisy rhetoric of I went to a party the other day at the house of two new friends. Recently come to Tulsa. these witty and cheerful women had already made a eomfortab]te home to~ether, complete with soulful-eyed hea~le. Two women and a do~ - it looked llke a marrla~e to me. "family values" that has dominated much of Ameflcan politics for the last two decades. One can draw easy connections between an mcreasing instability’ of .the American nuclear fmnily mid pamcky public evocatio.ns of family values. Nowadays, half of married people get themselves unmarri ed. [but] ¯ ¯ ¯ marrla~e is also the place where man)’ straio_~’ht PeoPle draw the llne. Real marrla~e, so they say, requires rhis recent collapse of a man and a wonaan. American marriage ~s Do~s are optional. nobodv’s fault in particular. Rather’, it is an effect of the ekpanding labor mad other demands of our .post_industrial_e~gg/]~,s~.z.te.m-tha~.~ucks hp f&fi51’e’,XG~i~’~’r-~. Perplexed and worfled, those of ns who find it harder mad harder anymore to stay roamed respond emotionally to fearful" media-hyped stories of abt~sed and abandoned children, and to blustery Sunday sermons about Adam and Eve’, not Adam and Steve. Clearly, it’s already too late to save much of American mamage (as this existed up to the 1970s) even if all the rifty states outlaw tmions between homosexuals And one might ask those Gay activists who are struggling to gain the right to marry (and the legal and economic benefits and respectability marriage offers) to also prepare us for the divorces that are sure to follow. At least my ex-boyfriend hasn’t cost me any alimony - unlike my. mercenary ex-wife who spends my salary in Honolulu. As human societies go, divorce, rate.s in United States are recently creeping into the upper range. Still, in some societies, almost everyone marries and divorces at least once and a 100% divorce rate in no way threatens the general social fabric. Anthropologists call the marital pattern now emerging in the US "serial po- ¯ lygamy." Most of us will have more than ; one spouse during, our lifetimes, just not all at the same ume. Why even Frank " Sinatra, that all-around American guy, ¯ good buddy of Jane and Nancy and Ron, had made i’t to wife number four. When I took my first anthropology " course in 1971, my professor impressed ] on me the difficulty in coming up with a ¯ umversal definition of marriage. The " multiple and complicated ways that hu- " roans around the world unite themselves ] are exceedingly difficult to encapsulate ¯ within a single label like "marriage." In " (of the southern Sudan) sometimes are married to dead men. Their children (go figure how!.) become the legal offspring of this ghost. The Nayar of Kerala, southwestern India, were famously difficult for anthropologists trying to classify human marriage. Nayar women do go fiarough a ritual umon with a man. They might never sleep with him, though. Instead, they remmn in their mother’ s home merrily having sex and children with whomever they please. The term "marriage". accurately describes various sorts of gay or lesbian relationships in societies around the globe. Some Nucr woman, by exchanging cattle, marry another younger woman. Her chil- ~tren are socially recognized as the children of the female "husband" who provided the bovine bride wealth. The glossary of that 19"71 anthropology text, politicall3 CO~Xect qvant la lettre, defined mamage m a way that omitted our AdmniEg’e presumptions. uman marriage is "tan. ix~tstimtiorta~ized . form of relatmnship m which sexum re~ - tionships and parentage legitimately take place." This definition would cover my Tulsa friends, except for the fact that their umonis illegitimate as defined by State of Oklahoma law. 11acre are other sources of legitimacy beyond the state, though. My two new friends, and anyone else who wants to be joined, can establish a "domestic partnership" recognized by increasing nmnbers of communities and compani,e,s, and tl}.ey may arrange for themselves a holy umon ceremony," offered by various churches, temples, and other religious groups. This begs the question why Gays and Lesbians aredemanding state-legitim!."zed marriage just at the point in American history when straight marriage is in such deep hot water (we might call it). Wall, there’ s respect, of course. And there’s the kids. You wouldn’t want that innocent beagle to be illegitimate, would you? have included government-sponsored safe-sex campaigns, an increased availability of condoms and better treatment for other sexually transmitted disease: Many experts believe that developmg an AIDS vaccine i.s key to controlh.’ng the epidemic. Thefirst large-scale testtng of a possible vaccine began last week. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, a nonprofit group, announced a plan to try to focus spending of betweenS350 million and $500 millibnonvaccine development over the next nine years. The group said Microsoft founder Bill Gates had contributed $1.5 million to its effort. the vehement, negative reaction of my very straight but very cool next neighbor is probably typical. Whether or not he thinks being Gay is sinful, he rejects the notion of a God that hates like Phelps promotes. It also probably helped that Phelps also intended to picket a number of Tulsa’s most established churches. One does. wonderhow he came up with his list ofchurches though. Although Triztity mad St. John Episcopal are mostly Gay-friendly, All Souls Unitarian is very, and First Lutheran is mostly neutral but ironically, First Methodist is known as one of the ~nost homophobic mainline congregations m Tulsa. But then this was the man who x~-as going to picket Oral Roberts University because Richard Roberts has had a di’- vorce. Actually, Roberts, like a certain former Oklahoma US senator, seems to be dogged by the most curious allegations about their lives when out of state. Maybe it’s just as wall that Phelps hadn’t heard those yet or he’d be in Palm Springs and Norman next. Regardless, I encourage all to thank Steve Horn, Rick Martin, Greg Gatewood and the other volunteers who put our Pride events together. It’s a lot of hard work and they deserve our recognition. (Equality for Gays and-Lesbians Everywhere). The British Columbia move and recent courtrulings are positive changes for samesex couples, he said, because private employers and Ottawa will no longer be able to use courts to deny pension benefits. "The B.C. government will be a strong example for other employers in the province," Aronovitch said. A spokesmanfor afamily support organization saidhe wasn’t as concerned about pensionbenefits as the government’s definition of a spouse and family. "We obviously have a government here that really desires to be seen to be out in front of .everybody in terms of redefining spouse, marriage and family," said John Sclater, spokesman for Focus on the Family Canada. "’.. LWe think there’s something rooted in the biology and dynamic of a heterosexual couple. We have to uphold the ideal that most people say works best." Classifieds - how to work them: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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Johnny Lee Clary, best known as an cxKlansman and for testifying agaimt former debutant and one time neo Nazi Carol Howe, is orgaaizJrtg a protest of Ttdsa’s annual Gay Pride Picnic and March scheduled to be at Veterans’ park 18th & Boulder on June 20th from 1 l:30am to 5pm. Clary. apparently has invited the Rex’ Fred Phelps of Topeka to joha him. Clary has a telephone hofline,49~0004, on which he defends Demos Mahon, white suprermdst and ulso, the FBI suspect accused of bombing abortion providers and an Adan~a HIV Chief Promises to Fast.track Refunding TULSA - E-mall is flying and protest meetings are being planned of the complete shut-off of all fund ing for HIV/AIDS prevention th Northeastern Oklahoma. And the bad guy s are said to be the H 1 \’~ STI) Programs Lose Funding Heahh (OSDIt), But arc they? Clinton Bans Job Bias WASHINGTON (AP) - An executive order signed by race, color, religion, sex (gender), national odgia, handL Tulsa Librar~ Pre~ents Ga-, Inl~ofe Compares Gay ~ ?-’ ~ ~ ..~,N~mi.nee tO lql~ ...... ’,-~-~ p ..... ~ - :-~ ride Month ~~ w~s~,o~ ~_ ~ ~,~ .o,,se ~. Oklahoma Congressmen SupportAnti-Gay Remarks WASHINGTON (AP) - Religious fight and conservative Repubtic2m leaders embraced Gree~ Bay Packers defensive lineman Reggie White, who cngeudered controversy after slmaking out a~ai.~t homosexuality a~d abortion, While praising White, an ordained Bapfi st mlnlster, at a I uncheon in Iris honor Monday. they also ctitidzed meml~ of Congress who declined invitatiom to attend. lon~ a~ the Senate majority leader doesn’t object, �THE WHITE HOUSE Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 832-1269 ¯ *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine Washington 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140. Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 ¯ *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. 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Not all are Gay-owned but allare Gay-friendly. *Council Oak Men’ s Chorale, rehearsals on Monday~, 743-4297 �A- FUTURE TO. CELEBRATE by Kerry Lobel Recently, my partner Mary and Ihad dinner with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. Both Del and I share the sign of Taurus. Each year, I mark-my birthday by recalling how long Phyllis and Del have been palmers. They have been together the entire 45 years I’ve been alive. I’ve known them for more than 25 years. And at two key points in my life, they provided the tools I needed to create a life. As a young woman of 19, their book "LesbiaWWoman" changed my life. Tired of digging in scientific and religious journals that described homosexuals as sick or sinner, the publication of their book in 1972 was a breath of fresh air. By then they had been partners for almost twenty years, and had traveled many Lesbian roads. Their book gave me the hope that I could have a life, connected with other .Lesbians. And, they taughtme that along with my sisters, I should not expect only tolerance, but rather demand liberation. Their lives have been framed by many movements, chief among them, the’ feminist movement. They understood early on thatby making coalitions for socialjustice, we would not only bring our Lesbian selves forward; but the re.st of society as a whole. And they’ve been unafraid to tackle the tough issues. Their book "Battered .Wives" changed the ways in which our country addressed woman abuse. When I edited"Naming. the Violence: .Speaking Out About Les~ bianBattering" Del was quick to offer .her ~adv.ice and support. While some were afraid to talk about abuse in our .~ommunity, she knew that our commu~ nity could only be strengthened bythis honest discussion.i ¯ Just as Phyllis and Del have helped us navigate our 20s, 30s,40s, 50s, and 60s, they are also helping lead us through our issues as old Gay men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered people. They served as participants in the White House Conferenc,. on Aging and led workshops at a recent SAGE conference on aging issues. When NGLTF was challenged on issues related to ageism, Deland Phyllis, as well as Shevy Healey and Ruth Silver from Old Lesbians Organized for Change, trained our staff and demanded more visibility at NGLTF’s Creating Change confer- A TFN Update The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma The Hon. Scott Adki~s" Siam Capitol BuiklLng 2300 N. Li~.ol~ Blvd. Oklahoma City 73105 ¯ : :. ¯ ¯ HOLJSe O~ Eauly Alcxaad¢: Shinny. The Eptseopal Diocese of ~4 ~. Rob~son O~ Ci~, OK 73102 ~ MI tihutle~,: Thank you for your let~e.r resa~dmtl Senate Hills 1261 m~d 1394 arac~&ncnL~ rchuin~ to horaos~tmls, ence. A recent stop of our families tour in Providence, Rhode Island, reminded us that no discussion of family issues is complete without the recognition that our Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgendered family is comprised of individuals from each generation. Issues related to schools, parenting, and children are only one part of our life cycle. Issues related to Medicaid, social security, healthcare and social services are another. As our colleagues at SAGE remind us, in the world’s eye, the GLBT eommunity appears to lack a family of all ages, and in the imagination ofmany of us, there is no furore beyond age 40. Seniors are nearly invisible in the GLBT community, shunned to the detriment of us all. In our work, as diligently as we work for the lives and well-being of young people we must addres s.the needs of seniors. We must challenge bias in the healthcare system, see Lobel, page 14 by Tom Neal, publisher & editor Usually I write a column about how ¯ this newspaper is doing and where we ¯ think we’re going at the end of the year ¯ to coincide with the anniversary of our ¯ first issue. However, we’ve recently ¯ had some changes about which we’d ¯ like to make you aware. ¯ We have had some.changes in writers. We’re delighted to have added my ¯ friend Mary Schepers, our Do-It- Your" self Dyke, and Esther Rothblum who ¯ writes Dyke Psyche from her New En¯ gland base.-TFN has always tried to be. a newspaper for all parts of our very, ¯ very diverse community, from our self" appointed A-list to truckers and queer ¯ biker-dudes, from drag queens to dykes, and from closeted to screamingly out ¯ an inherendy challenging task. We’re ¯ delighted that these two writers are providing a "dyke" sensibility, though I believe you don’t have to be a Lesbian ¯ to enjoy or be enlightened by their work ; We sad to have lost, we hope Just temporarily, our entertainment writer, ¯ Jim Christjohn. Many of you will know ¯ that Jim & I were spouses (partners-in: life, husbands?- language continues to fail us) for nearly six years. Jim is ¯ concentrating on making a living and ¯ finishing his education, and as he puts ¯ it, has neither the time norinclination to : write at this time. His work will be ¯ missed. TFN will try to contume to ; provide good entertainment coverage though likely not nearly with the same ¯ wit - or with the regular Stevie Nicks/ Fleetwood Mac updates. fltis l~e wdl ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~si~ of ~¢ btll where we Sta~ law pn)/~b=l~ I~r$on~ who have ~ onnoted ofc~ m~ ~m ~m 1394 i* to e~cnd ~at proh~bi~on to suppo~ personnel ~d to ~ ~pJ~ of p,~va~ ~mu~rs wot~ng ~ ~1 pto~ in ~t eITO~ to ~ tmponam p~eccs of legislation. Sending a ball to ourt*came i~ tl~ I~il. wW to floor. Tkt~ mncat~hnc~t wotdd swt b~ this ~bcm has caused for ¯ producbve ses;m~nl of our Saw.rely0 On a personal and business note, I’ve written before th,at publishing.a smal! community newspaper like TFN:i~:a labor of love - that you can make a living but only if you’re willing to live ¯ very, very modestly. This has been true with this newspa~l~,,, even thoug_h,,it has :- always operated in the bla~k . We ¯ understand .that several of our out-of¯ town competitors might not be able to ¯ claim even as much. But even living ¯ very, very modesdy is not always ¯ enough and as I’ve suggested in thepast ¯ that I might do, I’ve gone to work part" time for a downtown home improve" ment center (once in retail, always in ¯ retail?). Since my avocation is garden: ing~ I asked for and am working in the ~ garden section - so please stop by and ¯ see me there! ~ However, lest anyone be concerned, : we intend to continue publishing Tulsa i Family News and providing our com¯ munity with quality newscoverage. We’re proud that the serious news for" mat which we introduced to Oklahoma _" has been imitated by The Gayly Okla.¯ homan and by The Community News Voice as was our introduction of main" stream distribution locations. Before : we started, you could finda community ¯ newspaper only in about 7 dubs and 4 ~ "bookstores". Today, Tulsa Family ¯ Newsis foundinmore than751ocations ¯" in Tulsa alone- from City Hall to Holland Hall, as wall as in OKC and other ~ regional towns. I particularly want to thank Tulsa ~ ¯¯ Family News" advertisers because they ¯ are the ones who make it possible to ." publish this paper. A number of them : have been withus from the very begin: ning and those courageous ones we ¯ especially thank. Also TFN has been ; blessedwith kind, generous and tal; ented writers without whom we would : be alesser publication. To all these and ¯ to you, our readers, we give our thanks. �Anti-Abortion Radicals i sure on the November election ballot. The Rev. Gene of Calvary Baptist Church said the petition Now Targeting Gays; Fulcher drive was organized by ministers, business people ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The signs read "Life." The " and others. City officxalshave saldtheresoluttonwon tchang 100 or so protesters sang spirituals and shouted out Bible verses, flouting a court order to keep the noise - what was already unwritten practice. Alderman Randy down as they marched in front of an abortion clinic. ¯ Zurcher, who proposed the resolution, said Gays Orlando, . the fantasy playland of rides, stories and " won’t be preferred for jobs over heterosexuals. He animated characters, is host this week to a different " said he believes he speaks for the majority. ’‘There is kind of show: protests by Operation Rescue over ¯ a progressive majority in this town," he said Friday. abortion rights, gay rights and child pornography. , "I just hope they’re voting.’" About 100 abortion opponents defied a court order ’ banning them from singing, whistling and.ch.anting " within earshot of patients at the EPOC clime. The tnjunction also allows police to search backpacks or purses within 1,000 feet’of a clinic and requires . ATLANTA (AP) - A black preacher stirred UP conabortionrights supporters and foes to be 10 feet ~part. troversy in an east Atlanta neighborhood when he Thecity of Orlando obtainedtheinjunctionagainst : distributed a flier to save it from what he called the Dallas-based Operation Rescue last week. Police ¯ "white takeover" and to discuss how to end a Homomade no arrests for violating the injunction, which is sexual and Lesbian takeover. A meeting was’called in effect through the end of the week. by the Rev. Amos Moore, pastor of New Mount Sinai Five people were arrested for blocking the street Baptist Church. About 85 people confronted the next to the clinic by lying down on the ground. They preacher and a small group of black residents who were charged with obstructing a roadway and resistsaid they felt disenfranchised by the influx of white ing arrest. : residents in the past five years. The flier said: "Save As the group protested, a half-dozen supporters of our neighborhood. If you are concerned about the abortion rights and Gay civil rights stood in front of ’white takeover’ of Kirkwood, come meet .... to metal barricades with signs that read "Mobilize, Dediscuss how we can put an end to the Homosexual and fend Abortion Providers," and about 75 police officLesbian takeover of our community. Kirkwood coners watched. Later in the afternoon, the anti-abortion cerned black neighbors." protesters attended a city council meeting to object to "I don’t care who lives here," said David Jackson, a plan to fly rainbow-colored.flags aro_und the city to a black lifetime Kirkwood resident. "This neighborcommemorate Gay Pride month in June. Protesters hood is open." But Moore said, "The purpose of the carried signs that said "America Remember Sodom" flier was to pull our people together as one in the outside City Hall and inside told cotgmissioners they community, not as a hate group... I do believe in shouldn’t promote homosexuality. loving my neighbors. But I have to s ~t~n, d firm on God’s wordabout homosexuality and that s an abomiGay activist Bob Kunst sai,d,, the gay community won’t tolerate discrimination. Weare tired of being .nation under God." Several residents said it is more misrepresented by people who are so emotionally and important to confront the neighborhood’s drug dealsexually hung up that.they exploi,t God, the~ e~xploit ers. A white Gay couplewon a suit last year against gays and they exploit the country,’ Ktmst saia. t~ounblack neighbors for rurming an alleged crack house. cil members decided to let the flags fly. In almost its 10th year of targeting cities for abortion protests, Operation Rescue finds itself with dwindling numbers and-hampered by recent federal- legislation and court decisions. "Nobody knows what’s legal and not legal anymore, stud Fltp Benham, th MADISON, Wis. (AP) = The Madison School District extended health insurance benefits to the domesgroup’s leader. . tic partners of teachers Monday, despite alegal effort Some abortion opponents tried to get their message to block the move. About 30 teachers signed up for out Monday by surrounding a woman and her teenage daughter as they arrived at the EPOC clinic. "We the benefit, said Bob Nadler, the district’s benefits manager. The policy allows teachers to extend their have an appointment, let. us xn, th mother told insurance coverage to their unmarried partners, either police. One protester, Maria Jordan, shouted at the of the same sex or opposite sex. Those applying for woman in Spanish, "This is a sin of God!" the domestic partner benefit must have more than a Operation Rescue also plans demonstrations at casual relationship, and verify that they live together Barnes & Noble Booksellers to protest what the and share finances. Teachers had until May 15 to group considers chil d pornography, and at Walt Di sney retmn ~e enrollment forms for the program. World to protest its gay-friendly policies. Madison resident Mason Sproul filed a notice of cl aifia against the district 1 ast month in an effort to stop the plan, which teachers won during their last round of collective bargaining. Sproul’s claim against the district "is not going to stop our implementation," FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Some local ministers Nadler said. "We will do whatever we need to do to and other residents have begun a campaign to put to answer the complaint." Sproul’ s claim asksthat health a vote this fall a city r~solution banning discriminabenefit coverage be extended only to employees, tion against Gays incity hiring. The City Council .t~,~s " their spouses month overturned the mayor’s veto of the council s ¯ passage of the measure. The resolution forbids discriminationin city hiring ’ based on sexual orientation and familial status, which "_ addresses marital statns and members of families not- ¯ bound by alegal marriage. It also addresses discrimi- ¯ JACKSONVILLE, Ha (A.P) - Bishop John J. Snyder nation in areas covered by federal law, such as race, " celebrated Mass to launch a new ministry for Gay men and Lesbians at Assumption Catholic Church, sex, religion, ancestry and disability. Critics oppose the.part of the resolution:regarding " saying Pope John Paul II himself approved the project. homosexuals. "We think we represent the majority °f ~ The bishop said he brought up the idea of opening the peoplein Fayetteville," said the Rev. Charlie Brown, ¯ specialized ministry during a recent audience he h,ad ~iulster at Ridgeview Baptist Church. He said the ¯ with the pope. But Snyder.said he made ~t dear ne measure may signal the beginning of a moveme,n,t ¯ planned to keep with the church’s teachings, too. The toward Gays earning special status in Fayetteville. I pontiff, he said, sat quietly for a few moments, then believe very strongly, as an individual, as a citizen, ~ said: "We all need redeeming, don’t we? Still, Snyder said during a recent Mass that the that this resolution is dangerous because xt cracks the . door open for special rights," Brown said. . ¯ Roman Catholic church is not changing its position State law requires the petitions seeking a referen- " and does not condone homosextml activity. "We want dum on a council-approved measure be submitted no : brothers and sisters to be part of the church and to later than 31 days after the Council’s May 5 vote. The : have an active role," Snyder said. group also must get 1,925 signatures to get the mea- ¯ Black Preacher Warns of "Gay Takeover" ~y your a~tant love be ug~b us, £ord as we ~t our bope tn you."- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your , burdens. 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During his homily, Snyder said the church is making an effort at reconciliation. "We have taken steps. We are not yet where we need to be," he said. "I believe that ultimate judgment belongs to the Lord.’" While an estimated 300 Gays and Lesbians attended the Mass, a smaller group outside protested, praying and holding aloft signs critical of the initiative. The bishop acknowledged disagreement still exists among Catholics over whether homosexuality should have a role in church affairs. "I fully realize we are not going to keep everyone happy," he said, "especially those on either end of the spectrum." The Diocese ofS t. Augustine, coveting 17 cotmties in northeast and central Florida, already has begun reaching- out to’ Gays and Lesbians, according to church’ SlJo.kesv~oman Kathleen Bagg-Morgan. "We’re not focusxng so much on the sexuality of this as we’re focusing on the human being," she said. Outside the church, protesters carried signs reading: "The Truth Does Not Validate Sinful Acts," "I’he Catholic Church Does Not Condone Homosexual Activity" and "The Bible Condemns Homosexual Acts." About 40 people prayed but refused to discuss their positions with reporters. Instead~ they issued a written statement that said ministering to homosexuals contradicts"the clear teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and many other faiths." The protestors also said special Masses should not be held for people based solely on their sexual orientation. But those attending the Mass expressed support for the move by the church. "I think it’s great," said Terry Douglas of the Southside. "The Catholic Church sort of went backwards before, i think they’ ve lost more people than they thought." Archbishop Refuses Communion to Gays MELBOURNE, Ausmdia (AP) - The Catholic Archbishop.of Melbourne Sunday refused communion to about 50 homosexual protesters:~ho sought to receive the Eucharist at Mass. The group attended the service to challenge the church’s ban on practicing homosexuals receiving communion, spokesman Michael Kelly said. During Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Pell told the congregation that homosexual acts were contrary to natural law.and that the group was ineligible for communion in the same way as was a heterosexual couple who engaged in adultery. Archbishop George Pell instead offered blessings to the protesters, who wore rainbow-colored sashes, and at the end of the Mass told the congregation that he would pray for them. Outside the church, Kelly, a former chaplain, accused Pell of ~aarginalizing homosexuals. "For the first time in my life, I saw my 74-year-old mother, who has been a Catholic all her life, refused Holy Communion because she went forward openly in support of her Gay son," he said. Earlier, members of the Rainbow Sash Movement joined other members of the congregation in walking up the aisle to receive communion. Pell told the congregation his refusal to .give them communion was "not a matter of rejecting homosexuals." ’‘The rule is the same for everyone. If someone is practicing something cdntrary to the church’s doctrine, they are not eligible to accept communion," Pell said. ’qqae same would apply to a couple living in adultery." His statements were met with loud applause by the congregation. Outside, Kelly said his group would not be "condemned to silence or invisibility." "We claim our dignity as people made in God’s image and our right to freedom, justice and love, the right to live fully human lives with the sexuality that God gave us," he said. He accused the church of being a bastion of homophobia, discrimination and abuse. Candidates’ Sexuality Not Relevant SAN DIEGO (AP) - Education. Crime. The environment. Congressional candidate Christine Kehoe insists voters in California’s 49th District care more about those issues than her homosexuality. "When people understand what I am about, my sexual orientation doesn’t matter," said Kehoe, a San Diego councilwoman and the only Democrat in the race. "My record shows I work for everyone." Still, Kehoe’s sexuality could make history: If elected, she would be one of the first openly Lesbian candidate to be elected to national office. Kehoe, 47, may downplay the importance, but as a flier for a recent fund-raiser proclaimed: "History is about to be made, and you can be part of it.’" Kehoe is one of four Lesbians running for Congress this year, as well as three Gay men. That number represents the largest group of openly Gay candidates to run for national office. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Rep. Jim Kolbe. R-Ariz., did not reveal their homosexuality until after they were in office, but the other Congressional candidates disclosed their sexual orientation prior to this year’s elections. They are Wisconsinlegislator Tammy Baldwin: former Massachusetts legislator Susan Tracy; refired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was discharged from the military in 1992 after revealing her homosexuality; and rancher and oilman Paul Barby. It isn’t that the current political climate is more friendly to Gays and Lesbians - it isn’t friendly to anyone, said Brian Bond, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a group dedicated to getting homosexuals elected. "These candidates are not running as Gays or Lesbians," Bond said. "They are candidates who happen to be Gay or Lesbian. They have a track record in public service, representing people on a wide range of issues, and it’s only natural that they start moving up." With the help of the Victory Fund, Kehoe has raised about $370,000 since last year, compared to $320,000 by her Republican challenger, two-term incumbent Brian Bilbray. As the first openly Gay member of the San Diego Council, Kehoe was initially expected by some of her colleagues her to pursue a particular agenda, fellow councilwoman V.alerie Stallings :said. "They ~w~re all pleas..autl¥........ surprised to find she was well-rounded, wii~ ii~~ agenda or ax to grind," said Stallings. Arkansas Sodomy Law on Trial LITFLE ROCK (AP)- An attorney argnmg against an Arkansas law barring homosexual sex said today that the courts would never tolerate such a law if it applied to sex between people of different races instead of homosexuals. "ff there was a law that said that interracial couples could not engage in intimate sexual acts that everyone else in the state cmfld engage in freely, the court would clearly have the power to address that discrimination," lawyer Suzanne Goldberg said. Ms. Goldberg said that was one analogy she offered Pulaski County Chancellor Collins Kilgore in a heating this morning. The heating was on a motionfiledby the state attorney general’ s office to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the orgamzation Ms. Goldberg represents, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund of New York. That group filed suit to strike down Arkansas’ anti-sodomy law, which outlaws homosexual sex and carries maximum penalties of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Kilgore took the motion under advisement. ¯ " Thestate argues that the law doesn’t need to be struck from the books because it isn’t being enforced. Homosexuals shouldn’t worry about being prosecuted for what they do as consenting adults in private because no one has been taken to court in Arkansas for such conduct in 70 years. "In light of the history of nonenforcement ... plaintiff’s alleged ’fear’ of future prosecution is unfounded," said Timothy Gauger, an assistant attorney general ’qqlis law creates a second-class status for Lesbians and Gay men, criminalizing intimate, sexual behavior that is perfectly legal for non-Gay people,’~ Ms. Goldberg said. "The Arkansas statute causes terrible harm to Gay people, depriving parents of cnstody of their children and putting people at risk of losing their professional licenses, their jobs, and their homes, s~mply for intimacy with aloved one." �Teaching Condom Use Works Better CHICAGO (AP) - Safe-sex lessons for children work best if condom use is emphasized rather than abstinence, researchers found in a study of low-income blacks. A separate finding underscores a compelling need for the grown-up subject matter: although their average age was just 11, 25% of the youths were no longer virgins. "We shouldn’t underestimate that and we have to begin earlier to give children the ¯ kind of information they need to protect themselves," said Princeton University psychologist JolmB. Jemmott III, thelead author. "We can’t wait because we may be waiting until alter they’ve already had sex for the first time." The study of 659 inner-city Philadelphia youths sought ways to stem the high rate of sexually transmitted diseases among black adolescents. Among 13-to19 year olds with AIDS, blacks comprised 57% and whites just 23% in 1996, federal statistics show, while the gonorrhea rate among 15-to-19 year olds was about 24 times higher among blacks than whites. The authors evaluated which programs work best at curbing the riskiest behavior: unprotected sex. ’~If the goal is reduction of unprotected sexual intercourse, the safer-sex strategy may hold themost promise, particularly with those adolescents who are already sexually experienced," the authors wrote in the Journal oj the American Medical Association. Conservative groups like the Family Research Council have pushed the abstinence approach, and the federal government has mandated that states use $50 million in sex-education money for abstinence-only programs. Butin aJAMA editorial, Emory University psychologist Ralph J. ¯ DiClemente said the findings "indicate a need to reconsider the role of abstinence programs" in safe-sex education. The authors studied sixth- and seventhgraders at three Philadelphia middle schools. The students were divided into three gronps, each receiving eight hours of health education. One focused on abstinence as a means of avoiding sexually translnitted diseases and pregnancy; one focused on condom use; and a control group addressed avoiding other diseases unrelated to sexual behavior. Results were measured at three months, six months and a year afterwards. At three months, just 12~5% of the abstinencegronp students reported having recent sex, compared to 16.6% among the condom group and 21.5% in the Control group. At six months, slightly more of the abstinence-group students were having sex than the condom-group students. By 12 months, 20% of the abstinence group had recent sex, compared to 16.5% of the condom group and 23.1% of the control group. The abstinence group also reported having engaged in more unprotected sex than the condom group throughout the followup. Condom use among the condom group was significantly higher than the other groups at all measuring periods. Jemmott said he was surprised by the abstinence program’s early success, because"if you’re teaching them abstinence, you’ re battling against the norm." That its failure rate grew over.time indicates the students probably succumbed to peer pressure to have sex, he said. Jemmott also theorized that the condom class had better, long-term success because it taught students a positive message about something they could do, rather than anegative message about what not to do. However, Gracie Hsu, a Family Research Council policy analyst, said the abstinence program likely would have had more long-term success if the class had lasted longer. "We recognize tha{ society is very sex,saturated, and in order for these kids to resolve to abstain, they’ll need a constant message," Hsu said. Jemmott said more research is needed to see if similar programs would have similar results among other minority and white students. FDA Approves .Urine HIV Test WASHINGTON (AP)-Calypte Biomedical Corp. says the Food and Drug Administration has approved its urine HIV Westem blot test. Calypte already had created a test that screened for antibodies to the AIDS virus in unne. But people who tested positive still needed a more accurate blood test called the Western blot to confirm infection. The new approval announced Monday allows confirmatory testing in urine, too, which Calypte says is safer and easier than traditional HIV blood tests because it doesn’t require needles or specially trained health-care workers. But the FDA cautioned that arine testmg is not quite as accurate as blood testing. In a study of 748 people who tested HiV-positive with blood tests, the urine test missed two patients, the FDA said. Calypte says the misses occurred because tho~e patients had begun taking AIDS medications that lowered their HIV levels. S till, labs must give people about to be tested special brochures that warn that blood tests are somewhat better at catd~ing HIV i~ffections, said Paul A. Mied, FDA’s deputy director bf transfusion-related diseases. The brochures also say the unne test causes more false-positive results than the blood test in certain people at high risk for H1V or who have medical conditions like kidney or liver disease, he said. High Schoolers Go for HIV Testing KANSAS CITY, Kan..(AP) - More than 100 students at Turner High School were tested voluntarily £or HIV this spring as part of a program that some say indicates a growing awareness about AIDS among area teenagers. Students at the school in southern Kansas City, Kan., were tested in April and May by the Kansas City Free Health Clinic at the request of a student organization. No alarming trends at Turner prompted the test. Members of a student group called Be Active in Self-Education, or B.A.S.E, simply wanted .their peers to understand that pregnancy and herpes aren’t the only consequences of unprotected sex~ All the-students had to have parental permission to be tested. "Nobody made us do this," saidJason Schultz, a 17,y,,ear~old junior. "We wanted it to come. None of the 112 students tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, said Rueben Perez, the clinic’s director of HIV ,Prevention Services. It was the first time that the clinic, one of the largest HIV testing centers in the area, had conducted tests in a high school. The Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., Shawnee Mission and Independence, Mo., school districts have not offered HIV tests in their schools, officials said. to benefit Saint Joseph Residence & Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Home Tour Saturday, June 6th, 10 - 5 pm Sunday, June 7th, 1 5 pm Jack & Patricia Armstrong John & Marsha Conine 2214 East 25th Place 4020 South Yorktown Peter Walter 2464 East 23rd Street David & Janet Hicks 3719 South Atlanta Place Dennis Neill & John S0uthard 3019 South Boston Court Ten dollar donation. Tickets available at the door. For tickets or for more information; call Charles Faudree, Inc., Antiques at 747-9706 Medical Excellence And Compassionate Care Since 1926. �"People, especially youngerpeople,just don’t want to see that it can affect them," 1 st Annual said Schultz. 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Last year, for example, only 169 people from 13 to 19 years old were tested at the clinic for HIV, despite widespread speculation that most teen-agers do not use condoms regularly. So why should teen-agers heed all the warning+ about not using condoms? "It’s reasonable to assume that if we’re having a lot of cases in their 20s and 30s, some of those folks may have been infected as teen-agers," said Betsy Topper, exectmve director of the AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City. The day of the first test, 16=year-old Jessica Meditz,,a junior, reflected on the importance of AIDS awareness. She said it would be nice if students would practice abstinence, but she doubts that would work. "I’ll hear girls talking about their first time (for sex) was 13," she said, raising her eyebrow s and shaking her head. "You can’t just preach abstinence," she said. "ff you’re going to experiment, you’ve got to be smart." The testing shows that AIDS awareness is growing in some schools, officials said. "Until a few years ago, AIDS education really depended on an individual teacher thinking it was important to do," said Steve Walker, community set¯rues program manager at Wyandot Mental Health Center Inc. "It could be a science teacher talking about it for one day to a whole unit." The Kansas State Board of Education now requires all .districts to offer a com~ prehensive program about human sexuality that includes AIDS education. Walker and othercommunity leaders are trying to improve on that requirement. Three years ago, the Heart of America United Way Community AIDS Partnership approached Walker about starting a program that would use teen-agers to promote AIDS awareness. Walker’ s programhas received annual grants of $20,000 to $30,000 from the partnership. The money is usedpfimafily to pay for several student "AIDS ambassador" positions and for AIDS awareness projects at schools. Tumer’s B.A.S.E. students received about $750 for this year’s AIDS Awareness Week, which included bringing the Free Health Clinic to the school. The testing at Turner achieved at least one goal - getting students to talk about and consider the consequences of unsafe sex. When asked about the two-week wait between testing and getting the results, some students said that they had spent more time than usual thinking about their mo~tlity. An 18-year-old said she had been having unprotected sex for three years. This wasn’t her first HIV test. She admitted that she should make her, partner~ use condoms, "But when you’re fight there in the situation... "When asked whether the test would encouragei~,er to change her behavior, she replied: I m not confident. It’s difficult. I’m going to try,." Experimental AIDS Vaccine to Be Tried PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Researchers in Trinidad and Tobago said they will begin injecting volunteers with an experimental AIDS vaccine that has caused controversy in Uganda, another test site for the formula. Doctors at the Medical Research Foundation of Trinidad and Tobago said last week they will begin testing ALVAC-HIV, a vaccine developed at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, on 20 virus-free people to see if it will prompt creation of antibodies to fight the disease. Trials will begin in 2000. Tests of the vaccine in Uganda last year were delayed after some politicians voiced unfounded worries that the formula might create another, stronger strain of the vires that causes AIDS. Opponents of the trials also accused researchers of using residents of lesser-developed comatnes as guinea pigs for the drug. To avoid such problems in Trinidad and Tobago, a twinisland country off the coast of Venezuela, researchers will launch a two-year education program before beginning the first trials, said Courmey Bartholomew, a doctor at the Medical Research Foundation Preliminary trials in Europe showed the vaccine is safe, Bartholomew said. Now researchers are trying to see if it is effective. "If we embark on the vaccine trials, it will be with a safe vaccine already proven to be safe in the first world countries," Bartholomew said. Testing will eventually take place in 11 countries, he said. If the vaccine works, the immune systems of people injected with it would have the virus antibodies, normally the first sign of infection, but would not contract the virus. "They ,would be anti-body positive and virus negative," Bartholomew said. Volunteers Aid Search for Vaccine SEATTLE (AP) - Hundreds of Puget Sound-arearesidents areusing an unusual weapon - their bodies - to help re,searchers in their quest to develop a vaccine against AIDS. The University of Washington is among six U.S. universities - the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group - that have been conducting vaemine research for several years, said David Berger, clinic coordinator andresearchnurse at the UW’s AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit. The volunteers are critical, and appreciated. "Without the~e people, we don’t go forward," Berger said. "They are willing to literally roll up their sleeve and take the risk to see HIV eradicated in their lifetime." One of them, Susan Cole, said she felt compelled to help fight the disease that killed a close friend, David Armstrong, in January. "I still don’t know why David (died), but I do know he’s the reason I’m as involved as I am," said Cole, 37. "If there was any way to go back in time, 1015 years ago, and know David would be OK, I’d do this every day." At this point, all the vaccines are experimental. Since 1988, the UW has nm 42 trials examining whether the vaccines are safe and whether they spark an immune response in the body, Berger said. The next step is to get enough information to. warrant testing whether a vaccine is effective, Berger said. "We still don’t understand how much of a defense we have to genenite in a body to get protection," he said. One key to attracting volunteers is educating the public that there is no risk of contracting HIV ,through the v~ccines, Berger said. That s because the vaccines don’t use the complete HIV virus. Instead, they contain snippets of the genetic code for the virus, or pieces of protein that make up the coating on the virus. In theory, those pieces should be enough to engage the body’s natural attack system, creating an immune response to the’ virus. �The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Tulsa in association with The [Iniversity of Tulsa presents- Light Opera Oklahoma ’98 TULSA - TheGilbert & Sullivan Sodrenowned cast of Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, ety of Tulsa is a non-profit organization ~ Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush, the three little founded in 1983, whose mission is to ¯ maids Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Peepencourage excdlence in musical theater " bo, the Mikado and his daughter-in-lawthroughits own productions and by offer- ¯ elect, the formidable Katisha! Of all the G&S operettas, this one ing assistance to other is the world’s favorite performance groups. Its and has been so since it missionis also to stimuopened on the 14th of late interest and provide March, 1885. educational experiThe Company reences in the works of ceived a rave review in W.S. Gilbert & Sir the Tulsa World last Arthur Sullivan. The year; both the free con1998 season, June 11certs played to stand28 at the Chapman Theing room only crowds ater in Kendall Hall on and the films had an the University of Tulsa, audience to revisit the will feature three blockworld of filmed operbuster shows. etta. The Suppers and They begin with Cream Teas were very THE NEW MOON by popular and each night Sigmund Romberg. that the Cafe LOOK This very popular love was open, it was always ~story takes place in. full .New Orleans and on the Membership is open New Moon, a ship Cast membersfrom several ofLOOK ’98, Light Opera Oklahoma’s upbringing ladies from to .all .who support their mlssion to preserve Francefor wives for the c°mingprq,ducti°ns" ¯ operetta and especially the collaborative settlers. A man who has incurred the wrath of a French noble in.Paris fled the country ¯¯ works of Gilbert & Sullivan. You do not have to be a performer, a singer or stageand a detective is sent to the New World to find him. He is thought to be a member " hand to join, but LOOK urges all who are, of a group planning the overthrow of the : and those to whom the genre is of great Frenchmonarchy and must be captured so ¯¯ interest, to be sure to support the Society. Dues are $25 for single and $40 for famhe can be executed as an example to the public. He is of course in love with a : - ily. Ticket sales to productions account for beautiful and prominent lady, so we can only 36% of production costs so the rethrill to the songs that made this show one mainder must be found through fundof the biggest hits of all time: songs like raising and the assistance of corporate Lover come back to Me, Wanting You, sponsors and foundations. Past sponsors Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, and Stouthave included The Sun Company, The hearted Men. S tate.Arts Council of Oklahoma, The Zink NEW MOON is followed by the reFoundation, Doctors Hospital Foundation, gional premiere of PINEAPPLE POLL. American Airlines, The University of This ballet, set by Sir Charles Mackerras ~ Tulsa, Thrifty Car Rental, Henry Primeaux to music from G&S operettas, is one half and Crown Auto World,TCI Cablevision, of this production. About 40 minutes 1 ong, and Target. Texaco and Public Service the story is based on Gilbert’s The Company of Oklahoma have assisted with Bumboat Woman’ s Story ,later to be made printing and in-kind services. into HMS Pinafore. This rarely performed Auditions are held early each year for piece will be coupled with TRIAL BY the summer production. The company JURY, the collaborators’ only opera. numbers 60 artist~ with a 21-member orThere is no dialogue, and it is an hilarious chestra. Chorus members are volunteers, story of a very unusual Judge and his although solo artists, stage director, achanding of a breach of promise of marcompamsts and orchestra, as wall as stage riage. and technical crew receive some compenCompleting the ’98 season will beTHE sation. Info? Call 583-4267. MIKADO, or the Town of Titipu, with its ,/Eight national artists making their Oklahoma debuts! Brilliant sets and costumes! ,/20-piece LOOK orchestra! All Shows at Kendall Hall Theatre, University of Talsa Light Opera OKlahoma Th Mikado June 18,20,21,26,27 & 28 June 11,13,19,20,25 & 27 Pineapple Poll & Trial by Jury June 12,13 &14 oo0. FdrTicke~s Call 298-7559 OPERETTA AT TIIE HOGTIE The world of Operetta in objects, images & graphics Jmle 6th - June 28th ¯ ’ McNally Play to Go On With Gay Contdnt NEW YORK (AP) - An off-Broadway theater reversed itself and agreed to produce a controversial play about a Gay Christlike figure, despite several anonymous death threats. "In our 25-year history, we have never censored a play nor turned a play down because of content," Lynne Meadow, Manhattan Theater Club’s artistic director, said Thursday. "The only issue for us has been safety and security." The theater had canceled the production of Terrence McNally’s "Corpus Christi" in the face of anonymous threats made against the building, its audience and the playwright. Meadow said the theater club reversed its decision after New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir promised to ensure safety if the play was produced. Meadow would not elaborate on those measures. At anews conference, Meadow played a tape of one of the phone calls the theater received. The raspy, possibly computerdistorted voice was difficult to understand, but Meadow read a transcript of the message, which was addressed to McNally. "Because of you we wil! exterminate every member of the theater and burn the place to the ground. This is a message from National Security Movement of America," part of it said. The group’s background was not immediately dear. qTne theaterreceived many protests and five specific death threats, beginning on May 11, said Barry Grove, the theater’s egecutive producer. Neither Meadow nor Grove would discuss the play’s subject matter, which, according to accounts in the New York Post, deals with a Christlike young man see McNally, page 14 PH!LBROOK Visit Tuesday- Sunday Adults $5, Seniors & Students $3 749;7941 �The O klahoma Federal Club .presents The Human Rights Campaign’s Executive Director Elizabeth Birch Ellen’s Mo.m, Betty DeGeneres National Coming Out Day Spokesperson O klahoma City Saturday, June 27th This event is free to itew O klahoma Federal Club members who join before June 26th. O therwise, a $50 donation is suggested. For more information, call 582-4673. Tulsa Family News is proud to help sponsor this event. Stand Up to the Hate TOHR/the Pride Center presents 1998 Pride March & Picnic, Saturday, June 20 Veterans Park, 18th & Boulder March: 11:30, Picnic: Noon - 5pm This ad donated by Tulsa Family News Community Organization & Businesses BOoths, Games, Music & Free Refreshments. Information? Call TOHR/the Pride Center at 743-4297. 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And, as Ti Amo with any respectable Italian restaurant, pasta isn’t limited 8151 E. 21st to spaghetti, the tortellini alia Cuisine: panna is a delicious pocket of Editor’s note: obviously this review was written in the winter but Ti Amo is just as good in the spring and summer- and now is open in a 2nd location at the northwest corner of 61st &Sheridan. by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche TFN Food Critic Days of snow and ice and brisk prairie winds can make Italian even the most devoted pasta stuffed with ricotta Oklahomaphile abit testy, and cheese and sauteed in a creamAmblanee: this January has been one of cognac sauce ($8.95). ParticuDressy those more challenging times. larly mouth-watering in the Luncheon: The people of Europe often rigatoni con gorgonzola, big tubes of macaroni sauteed with find the need toescape winter’s ~[on.-Fri. 11-2 grasp as well, and they most fresh broccoli and served in a Evenln~s: generally go on holiday to the creamy gorgonzola cheese Mon-Thurs. 5-9 sauce ($9.50). You can get a sunny Mediterranean. A Mediterranean cruxse Fri-Sat. Gl 10 fettucine Alfredo ($8.95) or a might not be in the budget for Sundays ll-9pm fettucine vongale ($8.95), an evening’s entertainment, so which is sauced with a red or a Reservations white clam sauce. Keep in we have to just pretend, and advised on mind that all of these sauces look for a Mediterranean re-~ are made the traditional way, gional restaurant to get that je weekends. with fresh cream and butter ne sais qua atmosphere for a relaxing, fun evening. When Smokln_$ Area? and freshly grated Italian Not dlstlnet cheeses - none of the thickenwe think of Mediterranean, we think of Greece, Italy, Spain. ers and extenders you see in and France. We’re really not lesser restaurants. non-smokln~. The lasagna al forno is a bit in the mood for a gyros sandFull and wich, so there goes the Greek controversial. It is dry. But, opuon, and Tulsa doesn’ t have wine list. it’s supposed to be dry, bea Spanish restaurant (Mexicause that is the Sicilian way. Payment: can isn’t the same, and, by the So, don’t expect one of those Cash, Ameri- huge, gooey mounds like they way, for those of who going to can Express, see Evita and then doing Mexiserve at the Spaghetti Warecan, Argentine isn’t the same, house. While recognizing their Diners’ Clnb, salute to lasagna tradition, either). French would be a Visa, wonderful comfort food in the personally, wedon’t care for ~/Iastereartl. the lasagna..Especially, since winter, but, alas, the talented culinary triumvirate of Curt there are so many other, trttly No Herrm~nn, Marjorie Alexwonderful dishes from which to choose. ~vteat based entrees ander, and Thomas Radcliffe also abound. The chicken della had their last weekend at Montrachet. and have left the restaurant casa ($10.95) is a flavorful chicken breast with green peppers, mushrooms, and asto develop their own gourmet take-out food concept. So, there isn’t a decent paragus in a white wine parnlesan cream French restaurant in town any more. sance. Vitello alla TiAmo ($12.95) is n fork-tender p~ece of veal sauteed xn a That leaves us with Italian. Shall we go to the faux-Italian, market study driven, cream sauce with artichokes and .walnuts. Worth every calorie. The shrimp coriana Olive Garden for cardboard pasta and (S12.95) features figs and peppercorns. wallpaper paste sauces (they do have good An orange roughy fillet ($12.95) is presalad and breadsticks)? Maybe a little pared meuniere and topped with pesto overcooked spaghetti at a pizza joint? We butter. One can also have the exquisite think not. But, voila!, there is a.rather filletto bordelaise ($14.50), a gendy presecret, unknown Italian restaurant in Tulsa pared beef tenderloin witkmushrooms, which offers delicious, made to order food with trained staff and elegant service. burgundy, sundried tomatoes, and herbs And, surprisingly, it is hidden away in a and spices. shopping center in east Tulsa. For dessert, several selections are always available, but the signature item is Ti Amo hides on the end of a strip mall, strawberries alla TiAmo. Much like a east of the Albertson’s grocery store at cherries jubilee, the strawberries are 21st and Memorial. It’s a bit hard to find, cooked in a variety of liqueurs and poured but it’s wall worth.the effort. over a big scoop of vauillaice cream, then With a menu having a wide variety of topped with whipped cream. Always save styles "representing the whole of Italy," room for the strawberries. Ti Arno’s forteis Sicilian style cuisine. As Service at Ti Amo is generally pretty you know, the island of Sicilly is in the good. They strive for an efficient and well Mediterranean, off the boot of Italy. Ithas trained work staff appropriate to a"white an ancient culture and cuisine, and due to tablecloth" restaurant. The ambiance is a it’s island isolation, has preserved more authentic old Roman style cookingtechlittle on the I_as Vegas side, with large, niques than the main country of Italy. round, red vinyl booths lining the. walls of And, sitting in a major ancient shipping the main dining room, but regular tables lane, Silicianos have oft had exotic spices, are available, as well. There is a full bar~: and a decent wine list, though one not such as saffron and curries, to incorporate into their recipes. Seafood has also played featuring as many Italian wines as one an important role in the Sicilian diet. might. All diners are greeted with a compleTi Amo is a restaurant well-deserving mentary dish of bruscetta,, which is a slice of it’s name, which in English, is transof toast topped with a garlicky tomato and lated, "I love you." Once you find and experience this place, you’ll love it. It’ s an olive oil salsa. Fresh soups are made.dailyItalian adventure well-worth the search. -the zuppa di giorno--and lovely fresh, enouOh from �by Esther Rothblum : own femininity. Whenever women put Until recently, there was little open . energy into that, they’re taking energy discussion about Lesbians in sports:. The ° away from being strong women and being mediafocuSedonBillieJeanKing’s"pali- ¯ the Uest athletes and coaches they can be. mony" suit, MartinaNavratilova’s break- " "I wish there were more Lesbians that up with her romantic partcould come out," Pat continued. "Some ofitis interner, andthe"Lesbianpres"I wls]~ tlaere were nalized homophobia. _ ence" in professional golf. Some of it is the nature of more Lesbians Of course, Lesbian sports athletics - athletes and fans could give you the that couldcome coaches are often not parnames ofLesbians atheltes, ticularlypolitical. Coaches coaches, and media sports out . . . Some of it don’t want.to do anything reporters - but these is internalized thatis controversial, espewomen were very, very cially at the Division I colcloseted. ]lomoo]lobia. lege level where it could Now Pat Griffin has Some otzt=’--zs tide hurt their recruiting efwritten the book Strong Women, Deep. Closets: nature of at]aletles forts." Pat finds that Division II or III coaches are LesbiansandHomophobia -- at]aletes and oftenmore open about their in Sports. ’Tve been a LesLesbianism. "They don’t eoaelaes are o~en bian athlete ,and coach myself so a big part of tliis have that public scrutiny not particularly and theYon recruiting."re less dependent book comes from my own pol~tlcal. Coaclaes experience" she toldmein Even Lesbian fans are a recent interview, "and don’t want to do invisible. A recent article over the last 15 years or so in The Advocate was enI’vetakenonthistopicasa anyda~ng tll.at, is tiffed "Phantom fans: Nosemi-crusade." controversial body wants to admit Patherselfplayedsports they’re there, but the Lesespeeially at tl~e inhigh school and college, and then went onto coach I Puppy Pause II Allanna Davenport Professional All Breed Grooming 1060-N South Mingo Tulsa 74128 Gay Owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud Gay Mecca of the Ozarks Beautiful Eureka Arkansas 838-7626 bian presence- at profes- Division college sionalwomen’sbasketball high school and college games is obvious." Of the "level vi]aere it students. She lived withher twoprofessionalwomen’s Lesbianloverbutdatedthe could hurt tlaelr basketball leagues, Pat high school wrestling Griffin has found the ABL reerultln~ coach for "cover." As she tobemoreope~ywelcomwrites in her book: "I reefforts."ing to Lesbian fans than. member a teacher evaluathe WNBA. She says this tionmeeting Ihadwiththe principal of thehigh school where I taught " reflects the fact that the WNBA is_ conand coached. He complimented me be- " trolled by the male NBA. Increasingly; th0ugh, Lesbiansin sports cause "I pre~ented such a good image for ¯ physical education, not like some of the ° are coming out. In its November 1997 other women P.E. teachers and coaches in " issue, OUT magazine reported on Divithe country.’ Though he never explicitly : sion I coach KarenWeaver; who was fired mentioned being a Lesbian, I knew ex- ¯ as field hockey coach from Ohio State actly what he meant and cowered further " University. Now she is suing for antiback in my closet." .¯ Lesbian discrimination. Lesbian filmLateron, Pat began to come out, firstby ¯ makerandOscarnomineeDeeMosbacher attendifig Lesbian events and then by " has produced the film OUT FOR A speaking openly about homophobia at " CHANGE (WomanVision Productions) women athletic conferences. After a life- : about Lesbians in sports. As Pat writes in time as ah athlete and coach, she is cur- ¯ theconclusionofherbook: "Inmy vision, rently professor at the University of Mas- : women will take pride in our athleticism sachusetts in Amherst in a program on " without apology. Women will not be con= social justice education. "I see myself as ¯ strained by socially constructed notions an educator/activist," she told me, "and a " of femininity 9r compulsory heterosexulot of that comes frommy sport andphysi- ° ality. There will be no need to apologize cal education background. I have coaches ¯ about muscularity, physical competence, inmy classes now, and some of what I say ¯ or passion for and commitment to sport. ..inmyvisionofsport, womenwillvalue blows their minds, particularly when I talk about heterosexism. In athletics, this " our relationships with other women. We topic is so silent." . will not be self-conscious about loving Strong Women, Deep Closets focuses ° teammates and competitors as friends or onthefactthathomophobiadoesn’tjust " lovers." Strong Women, Deep Closets can affect Lesbians, but all women athletes ° be obtained from Human Kinetics, 1607 and coaches. The "Lesbian label" is used ¯ North Market St., P.O. Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076.to intimidate women. ’q’he main message Books about Lesbians in Sports: that I’dlike women to get is how Lesbians . Ifit’sarainyday, or your favorite sport, are demonized in sports, and how that -: workstothedetrimentofwomen’sathlet- ° isoverfortheseason, herearesomebooks ics in general," said Pat. ’q’here is so : with a Lesbian sports theme to enjoy: General Fiction about Lesbians in muchdi~,isivenessamongwomeninsports " -heterosexual women are afraid of being " Sports: Sportsdykes: Stories From On and Off called Lesbians and they resent Lesbians ¯ and blame them for having caused -this " theField, editedby Susan Fox Rogers. St. ’image problem.’ I want women in sports " Martin’s Press, 1994. to realize that it’s to their advantage to : Sweat, edited by Lucy Jane Bledsoe. Seal work together against that kind of intimi- ¯ Press, 1995. dation ,.that’s how women’s sports is ". A Whole Other Ballgame: Women’s Litgoing to grOW. It’s not going to grow by " erature and Women’s Sport, edited by women being embarrassed by the Lesbi- : Joli’Sandoz. Noon Day Press, 1997. 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It has always been the practice of this Administration to prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation in the civilian workforce, and most federal agencies and department have taken actions, such as the issuance of policy directives or memoranda from the agency heads, to memorialize that policy. The Executive Order I have signed today will ensure that there is a uniform policy throughout the Federal Government iby adding sexual .ti-ientation to the !istof categories for which discrimination xs prohibited in Executive Order 11478 (i.e. race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age). This Executive Order states,.Administration policy but does not antl cannot create any new enforcement rights (such as the ability to proceed before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Those rights can be granted only by legislation passed by the Congress, such as the l~-.mplbyment Non-Discrimination Act. I again call upon Congress .to pass this important piece.of ci:vil.rights legislation which wo~ld extend these basic-~mploy~ mentdiscrjmination protections to all Gay and Lesbian Americans. Individuals should not be denied a job on the basis of something that has no relationship to their ability to i~erform their work. and wounds us; .. stand fast, my brother. ¯ ." Largent wrote,"I want to add my voice to those..: who’ve gathered in supixa’t of Reggie-White... America desperately needs more men of courage like Reggie White, who won’t allow the ’politically correct’ culture to keep him from speaking the truth..." During the lunch, White urged fellow Christians. to stand up for their beliefs, saying too many are intimidated by antireligious seem: ’Tmtired of the devil pushing us around," he said. "God is trying.to give people some guts to speak out on truth." In March, White told the Wisconsin state Assembly that abortion and homosexuality are sins, and America has turned away from God, partly by allowing homosexuality to "run rampant." He also said the activities of Gay rights advocates shouldn’t be compared to the black civil rights movement. White said he does not hate Gays and that the media distorted his remarks~ "I’ve been viewed as someone who hates, and the people who know me know I don’t," he said. DavidSmith of the Human Rights Campaign said,~te has every fight to speak hisnfind. We are Simply expressing our dismay at the tone and tenorofMr. White’ s remarks against Gay. people and are simply expressing our First Amendment fights in speaking out against those remarks." They also represent the library’s goal to maintain a high standard of quality for this collection." All showings are free and open to the public. For more information, call 5967933. who has sex withhis disciples. Grove said no details about the play’s plot would be released beyond a description in a brochure sent to potential subscribers’earlier this year. "From modem day Corpus Christi, Texas, to ancient Jerusalem, we follow a young Gay man named Joshua on his spiritual journey, and get. to know the 12 disciples who choose to follow him," the brochure reads. McNally, author of the Tony Awardwinning ,"Love! Valour! Compassion. and "Master Class," was traveling and unavailable tbr comment. "Wait for the production to be finished and on stage and, we assure you~ the play will speak for itself," Grove said. "You can come and judge for yourself when the play is on stage." Exact dates were not announced. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which disavows violence, began aletter-writing campaign after read: ing the initial Post article. "We will simply continue to publicly challenge their moral right to put on something that is this offensive to Christians," league spokesman Rick Hinshaw said after learning of the theater club’s latest decision. it is just about impossible to get all ,the paint out; and the nap, or fluffiness, of the roller is never the same again. Wash out the roller pan with warm, soapy water and turn it over to dry, If at all po~sibl’e, find a painting partner to help out -maybe not your spouse, unless your communication skills a~e quite good. For neophyte painters, pairing up with an experienCed.painter is invalu~able - you’ll learn a lot and the job will go quicker. With a,b,it of patience and good prep work, you 11 have a first-rate paint job thatwill dramatically improve.the looks of your home. Let the good times and the paint - roll! 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(Tulsa) ~’11860 BURNING LOVE I’m a good looking, White male. 22, 6ft, 1401bs. with Brown naF and eyes. I’m primarily a top and I’d like to meet other guys to have fun with. I’m very hot. (Tulsa) ~11917 LIKE OLDER GUYS Healthy, attractive’, HIV positive, White ma=e, 37. 1701bs, with Brown hair. Hazel eyes, and a mustache seeks a sincere, honest well endowed guy, 25 to 55. who likes to be a top..Race s open and ooks are unimportant, as long as you’re clean cut. (Tulsa) ~’12249 OPEN WITH MASSAGE This passionate, versatile, 40 year old, White ma~e, with good looks, seeks very well endowed , .Bi or Gay males 18 to 40 . , , . , ¯ . interested in erot=c evenlngs~ id hke to .- " RUGGED AND RANDYThis good looking, rugged~ cowboy type, blue.#ollar worker, 30; 6’4, 2001bs, with Blond hair, Blue eyes, and a hairy body, seeks other cowboy types for fun. I like going out. watching tv at home. taking long drives, and being very romantic¯ I’d like a permanent relationship but we should be friends first. (Henrietta) "~14467 NICE AND EASY This friendly, 58 year old, White male seeks a nice guy to have oleasant conversations with. and to enoy during relaxmg evenings together. (Tulsa *~14641 ARE YOU OUT THERE? I’m a Single Male, 28, 5’8", 145 Ibs., 9odd-looking. I just want to meet some Guys oul there. ~15065 LIKE A LADY I want to .get toflemer withGross-Dressers or She-M:~=~s. I ust want to meet you and treat you rice. "~15427 ON THE "i~P AND UP Handsome, Gay, Seminole Indian, 27, 5’6. 1301bs. seeks an honest, trustworthy person. 27 to 35. WhO shares my interests in movies. music, and dancing, for friendship leading to a long term relationship. I don’t smoke and am a social drinker (Stillwell) ~’9241 DAILY RITUAL When I get home, I like to lay back have a good drink and think.ab0ut a hot Man and wish I Jit =n my hand¯ ¯ Then I start mass, glng myself. I’d love to talk to you. (Tulsa) ’~16161 A HEAD ABOVE THE REST This G~y White Male, 30, seeks a.distinguished older-Gentleman, 30-45, who enjoys hiking, biking and nude Sunbathing. I haven tight butt and give great head. (Tulsa) "~16544 SCRATCH THE ITCH I’m Iookihg for a" Bi-cudous" Male like¯ myself to have my fii’St expefieoce with. I’m fit, athletic, 29, 6’,-190 bs, tan, Wth brownhair~g’reen eyes." miJscular legs, anda smooth chest. "l~ra seeking the same~type. (Gra~f .Lake) ’~12004 . A LITTLE SANITY I’m a sane, intelligent honest Gay white Male, 53, 6’, 70 Ibs,a very oral bottom. I’m seeking Gay or Bi Males who’are.hohest’for friendship first and a possible long-term relationship. No games. ,Give ~e a chance. You won’t be disappo!pted. (Tulsa) ~17178 I.WANT A NICE FIRM ASS This Gay White, hairy chested, top Man is 6’2", ¯ 175 lbs, dark hair and blue eyes. I am seeking a bottom with a nice firm ass so that we can get together on a regular basis. (Tulsa) ~17350 CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Hey Guys, this 25 yea~: "old Gay White Male is looking for Gay Men who are ready to have a good time. I go out dressed like a Woman at times and I am very feminine. If your man enough to handle that, then please give me a call, (Tulsa) ’~ 17623 MAN OF ACTION This good looking; masculine, 34 year old, White male, 6ft, 1751bs. with a good build, seeks similar guys, 21 to 35, into sports, fun times, traveling, and relaxing at home. (McAIlister1 "1z’13473 MAKE IT FEEL GOOD I’m a Blond, hairy, tanned, good looking, White male, 33, 6’1, !801bs, With a g( ~tee. I want some good times on the phone br ~n ~erson. (Tulsa) "~’8674 THINK KINK I like all kinds of kinky sex and want to meet guys, 18 to 45, who have some creative ideas. I’m a good looking, 30 year old, white male, 5’9, 1501bs. I’m well built and orefer the same. (Fort Smith) ~8308 TI.a=w~M& ’ a 4 0,_ar od, _ ........ N IN ME Im White Transaender mad seeking a ta , d~minan~ale, for friendship. ~ge and r~ce are unimportant. I’m very submissive, very domestic, and e~remety feminine. I enjoy pleasing a ma~ in MY "=EVENING ~Q,UTINE ~ M0~t-- .every Way and /need someone who evanin~; l~ick back,’~p~ a ~ic~ b~r,-: "’ ~~ Pespond to the woman in me. ~wat~h so~ tv an~ ~st~rt m~i~g ....... ~ .................................... ~ myself. ] a love to talRto~1~13~you so w~can.k~ ~,~’" begill ~b~i massegiFg your bode/&nd go from’there. I’don~t think you’ll be disap pointed. (Tulsa) ~13001 TONED BUT TIMID Attractive, Gay, White male, 38, 5’9, 1721bs, with Brown hair, Hazel eyes, a mustache, goa[ee, and well defined body, is HIV positive but very healthy. I’m shy, smcere, and masculine, t’d like to meet a good looK=rig, Gay or Bi male. 20 to 45. who’s versatile or a top, who has an above average endowment, for casual fun Body hair and facial hair are plusses. (Ft. Smith) "~8893 There’s no charge to create an ad! Call 1-800-326-MEET CURIOSITY¯ GOTTHE CAT I’m a very curious, Married Woman. I am very open minded and looking for a female ,who ~.is. a so cur ous. (.Mcalester) "~" 18464 (~ALI TRANSPLANT recently move9 here from California and need some fdends.~o show me what Oklahoma is all about) I en 0y music, dancing, sports, go ng Out "for {un. and ~,o~od people to share t all with. (Tulsa! 96~1~ . " ~ The Necessary Hunger, by Nina Revoyr. Simon and Shuster, 1997. Lady Lobo, by Kfisten Garrett. New Victoria Publishers, 1993. Lesbians in Tennis: Courted, by Cdia Cohen. Naiad Press, 1997 Forty Love, by Diana Simmor~ds. Naiad Press, 1997. Lesbian Swimmers: The Sea ofLight, by Jennifer Levin. Penguin Books, 1993. © Esther Rothblum Esther Rothblum is Professor of Psychology at the University of Vermont and itor o[ the. Journal of Lesbian Studies, d,Ca~,~ntae~ed~ht the~Depariment ~# email to: e_rothbl@dewey.uvm.edu; In his interview with Roll Call, Inhofe said Hormel "has made statements that have convinced me and others that he’s much more concerned about his own Gay agenda than he is in representing the interests of the U.S." Of blocking the noa~inalaon, Inhofe sat& I would feel tlie same way if it were David Duke or anybody whose agenda is more important than the country." Hormel has promised to avoid Gay politics on the job. "I will not use, nor do I think it is appropriate to u~e, the office of the ambas.sador to advo~’any,,p~,,rsonal views I may hold on any.’i~e, Hormel wrote to Sen. Gordon Smith, R~Ore, who now supports him. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she believes Hormel’s nomination would easily be confirmed if it reached the floor and there are close to enough votes -60 to halt any Republican filibuster. As for Inhofe’s comments, she said,"This really mffor.~Rmatereference reveals the depth of, bigo.~.that is pursuing, this nominee.. Se~’P.-aul Wellstone, D-Mian~ .said he is ¯ : ." ¯ ¯ ." ¯ : ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ NEW TO THE SNOW ~his 20 year old Gay, White female 515 1201bs just moved here from Ft. Lauderda e. haven’t met many Gay-and Bi womyn ~/et, but am anxious to make some friends. I prefer womyn between 18 and 30, of any. race.¯ Some of my interests ncude rollerb adir~, moves, and going to parks (Tulsa) ~’10181 planning a push after.theMemorial Day MIDWEST TiES fm a Lesbian writer and journalist who’s tied to the~midwest for a while. I’m interested in meeting }ther womyn with whom to discuss liter~ture and the world. Who knows what might develop? (Tulsa) ~10163 ¯ recess to get a vote on Hormd in the Senate. TEACH ME, PLEASE I’m nol very experienced in this and I’m hoping to meet someone who can talk to me, give me pointers, or tell me how it is. I’m 23 years old and have been attracted to women, but have never acted on it. (Tulsa) ~13687 "DNO FRIENDS IN ONE This 24 year old, White female, with a 24 year old girlfriend, seeks friends for us to hang out with. (Tulsa) ~13323 BUSY NEWCOMER rm an attractive. petite, Black female, 25, 4’11, ~1201bs, with one child. I’m new to this area and th=s scene so I hope you’ll be patient with me. I have three jobs and am very DUSy but have time to meet some womyn, 25 to 30, of all races, for friendship or more. (Tulsa) ~’14485 Professor Esther Rothblum EXPRESS YOURSELF Do you have thoughts you’d like to express? This Blac~ female in her 20’s wants tb hear them. I enjoy reading, writing mowes, music, and stimulatmg conversation. Let’s be friends first, but leave the door open for something deeper. (Tulsa) =14734 demand fair treatment in mainstream senior housing,: work towartl-bUildin~:~.ur own senior housing, challenge the invisibility in the greater LGBT community, and :uitimatel:y .bring seniors into our community’s family portrait, so that.zth~ world knowh Us ~hS: afamily of -~1] ~’ges with a~future to celebrate. Founded in 1973. the National Gay and ~bian - Task FO~’ce: (NGLTF) Works to ~liminate prejudice, Violence and injustice against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered people at the local, state and national level. As part of a broader social justice movementfor ~eedorn, justice and equality, NGLTF is creating a worM. that respects and celebrates the diversity of human expression. TO ~s~ond, browse~,~ chec~y6br message~,dall ~ ~,~-g00-786-4865 $1.99/Min. 18+ Confidential ¯ Easy : ] : ¯ against various groups of people, resulting in coundess abuses and atrocities, all in the name of God and all "justified" by scripture. The Bible does NOT justify the denial and restriction of civil rights. Quite to the contrary, our faith asks us to love each other and have compassion for one another. Regardless of what one believes about homosexuality, gay and lesbian people i make up 10 to 20% of.our society and ¯ ¯ ~ : ¯ have made, a~d C0ntin~ to m~e, imp~tant contributions to our schools, cities, state and nation. Homosexual.people are ou~.~ister~ a~d.b_rothers,f..aZ-h,er~ ers~s~n~,~ddaugh.te..rs.+:spouses;~fi,~o.d.~ and teaeher,s... All A~ei~c~s des~ : same proi~,~tionS,:. ~r~.e~i~~oms,,~ fight~ ,..~,~_~ ¯ responsibilities. Denying these fights : any American damages the fabric of our ~ entire society. - Co-clerks: Armin Saeger and Don Satterthwaite ". 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Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Clinton Bans Job Bias WASHINGTON (AP) - An executive order signed by race, color, religion, sex (gender),national odgia,handL Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperA veilsble In More Than 75 City Locations Tulsa Pride Picnic Threatened With Radical Anti-Gay Protests TULSA The Rev. Johnny Lee Clary, best known as an cx- Klansman and for testifying agaimt former debutant and one time neo Nazi Carol Howe, is orgaaizJrtg a protest of Ttdsa’s annual Gay Pride Picnic and March scheduled to be at Veterans’ park 18th & Boulder on June 20th from 1 l:30am to 5pm. Clary. apparently has invited the Rex’ Fred Phelps of Topeka tojoha him. Clary has a telephone hofline,49~0004, on which he defends Demos Mahon, white suprermdst and ulso, the FBI suspect accused of bombing abortion providers and an Adan~a NE OK HIV Prevention Programs Lose Funding HIV Chief Promises to Fast.track Refunding TULSA - E-mall is flying and protest meetings are being planned of the complete shut-off of all fund ing for HIV/AIDS prevention th Northeastern Oklahoma. And the bad guys are said to be the H1 \’~ STI) Heahh (OSDIt), But arc they? 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Grand HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS *Autuum Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 501-253-7734 ~*.kim & .Brent’s .Bistro,. 1~73 ~. ~lain, 501-253-7457 , DeVito; s t~e~t~ura~t~ ~’center ~i. 501-253-6807 *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 MCC of the Living Spring .... 501-253-9337 Geek to Go!, PC Specialist,,POB 429 ~ 501-253-2776 Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery 501-253-5332 Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 * is where you can find TFN. Not all are Gay-owned but allare Gay-friendly. THE WHITE HOUSE Washington Gay & Lesbian Pride Celebration, 1998 Warm greetings to everyong taking part in the 1998 Gay and Lesbian Pride Cel~ ebration. As Americans, we can be proud of our diversity. Striving together, people of different etlmicities, backgrounds, races, beliefs, and sexual orientation have contributed to the success of our nation, reflecting the profound truth that this rich diversity is one of our greatest strengths. But wemust face the reality that some-- times our differences divide us; sometimes the voices of hatred and prejudice drown out the harmony in our natio~ml life. Events like the Pride Celebration help us to recognize anew that working in a spirit of community is not only a hope but a necessity, and that our individual dreams can only be realized by our shared efforts. Our ideals and our history hold that the rights guaranteed us as Americans are inalienable. They are embedded in our Constitution and amplified over time by our courts and legislature, and I am bound by my oath of office and the burden of history to reaffirm them. Ournation stands to lose if we let prejudice and discrimination stifle the hopes or deny the potential of a single American. And we stand to lose when any person is denied or forced out of ajob because of sexual orientation. I commend each of youfor your dedication to working for an America that celebrates our diversity, builds on our strengths, and fulfills our fundamental values of mutual respect and compassion. Working together, I am confident that we can enter the 21 stcentury as OneArnerica. Best wishes ,for a wonderful celebration..~ - Bill Clinton GREEN COUNTRY FRIENDS MEETING The Religious Society of Friends, (Quakers) Dear State Legislator, As a Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), we are deeply troubled by the spirit of two laws being considered by the State Legislature. These proposed laws would deny or restrict civil - rights to gay and lesbian people. These laws would deny homosexual men and women the right to maintain or seek employment in the public schools and the custody of children. We believe that legalized discrimination, prejudice and bigotry is unacceptable for our state and country today. We have struggled against these challenges before in the areas concerning slavery, ethnicity, cultural; race, gender, religion and immigration. Oppression shifts ~ts focus, t9 discriminate again_st particular groups but it is the same basic problem that we face again and again. Not to rec- "ogfii.~the prolrlem.hnd=to perpetuateit is :n0f~aceelStableti5 t~. ~-~~’ ~-’~:~ .......... - i:: ~ Biblical in.terpretation h~ been"~sed ~" .thi-oiighou~ ~-ag~s :t°O:dis÷minate "’ " ~. " ,.= o:,.,.: : ~etter,$:.,~oli..cy~.,, ,, ~" Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ; issues which we’ve covered or on issues ¯ you think need to be considered. Youmay ¯ request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed&have phone num- " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- . ters are preferred. Letters to other pubIi- ~ cations will be printed as is appropriate. A- FUTURE TO. CELEBRATE by Kerry Lobel Recently, my partner Mary and Ihad dinner with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. Both Del and I share the sign of Taurus. Each year, I mark-my birthday by recalling how long Phyllis and Del have been palmers. They have been together the entire 45 years I’ve been alive. I’ve known them for more than 25 years. And at two key points in my life, they provided the tools I needed to create a life. As a young woman of 19, their book "LesbiaWWoman" changed my life. Tired of digging in scientific and religious journals that described homosexuals as sick or sinner, the publication of their book in 1972 was a breath of fresh air. By then they had been partners for almost twenty years, and had traveled many Lesbian roads. Their book gave me the hope that I could have a life, connected with other .Lesbians. And, they taughtme thatalong with my sisters, I should not expect only tolerance, but rather demand liberation. Theirlives have beenframedbymany movements, chief among them, the’ feminist movement. They understood early on thatby making coalitions for socialjustice, we would not only bring our Lesbian selves forward; but the re.st of society as a whole. Andthey’ve been unafraid to tackle the toughissues. Their book "Battered .Wives" changed the ways in which our country addressed woman abuse. When I edited"Naming. the Violence: .Speaking OutAboutLes~ bianBattering" Del was quick to offer .her ~adv.ice and support. While some were afraid to talk about abuse in our .~ommunity, she knew that our commu~ nity could only be strengthened bythis honest discussion.i ¯ - Justas Phyllis and Del have helped us navigate our 20s, 30s,40s, 50s, and 60s, they are also helping lead us through our issues as old Gay men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgendered people. They served as participants intheWhite House Conferenc,. on Aging and led workshops at a recent SAGE conference on aging issues. When NGLTF was challenged onissues related to ageism, Deland Phyllis, as well as Shevy Healey and Ruth Silver from Old Lesbians Organized for Change, trained our staff and demanded more visibility at NGLTF’s Creating Change conference. A recent stop of our families tour in Providence, Rhode Island, reminded us that no discussion of family issues is complete without the recognition that our Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and transgendered family is comprised of individuals from each generation. Issues related to schools, parenting, and children are only one part of our life cycle. Issues related to Medicaid, social security, healthcare and social services are another. As our colleagues at SAGE remind us, in the world’s eye, the GLBT eommunity appears to lack a family of all ages, and in the imagination ofmany of us, there is no furore beyond age 40. Seniors arenearly invisiblein theGLBT community, shunned to the detriment ofus all. In our work, as diligently as we work for the lives and well-being of youngpeoplewemustaddress.the needs of seniors. We must challenge bias in the healthcare system, see Lobel, page 14 The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma The Hon. Scott Adki~s" Siam Capitol BuiklLng 2300 N. Li~.ol~ Blvd. Oklahoma City 73105 HOLJSe O~ Eauly Alcxaad¢: Shinny. The Eptseopal Diocese of ~4 ~. Rob~son O~Ci~, OK 73102 ~MI tihutle~,: Thank you for your let~e.r resa~dmtl Senate Hills 1261 m~d 1394 arac~&ncnL~ rchuin~ to horaos~tmls, fltis l~e wdl~~ ~ ~~~si~ of ~¢ btll where we Sta~ law pn)/~b=l~ I~r$on~ who have~€onnoted ofc~ m~ ~m ~m 1394 i* to e~cnd ~at proh~bi~on to suppo~ personnel ~d to ~ ~pJ~ of p,~va~ ~mu~rs wot~ng ~~1pto~ in ~t eITO~ to~ tmponam p~eccs of legislation. Sending a ball to €ourt*came i~ tl~ I~il. wW to floor. Tkt~ mncat~hnc~t wotdd swt b~ this ~bcm has caused for ¯ producbve ses;m~nl of our Saw.rely0 A TFN Update by Tom Neal, publisher & editor Usually I write a column about how ¯¯ this newspaper is doing and where we think we’re going at the end of the year ¯ to coincide with the anniversary of our ¯ first issue. However, we’ve recently ¯ had some changes about which we’d ¯ like to make you aware. ¯ We have had some.changes in writ¯ ers. We’re delighted to have added my friend Mary Schepers, our Do-It- Your- " self Dyke, and Esther Rothblum who ¯ writes Dyke Psyche from her New En- ¯ gland base.-TFN has always tried to be. a newspaper for all parts of our very, ¯ very diverse community, from our self- " appointed A-list to truckers and queer ¯ biker-dudes, fromdrag queens to dykes, and from closeted to screamingly out - ¯ an inherendy challenging task. We’re ¯ delighted that these two writers are providing a "dyke" sensibility, though I believe you don’t have to be a Lesbian ¯ to enjoy or be enlightened by their work ; We sad to have lost, we hope Just ¯ temporarily, our entertainment writer, Jim Christjohn. Many of you will know ¯ that Jim & I were spouses (partners-in- : life, husbands?- language continues to ¯ fail us) for nearly six years. Jim is concentrating on making a living and ¯ finishing his education, and as he puts ¯ it, has neither the time norinclination to : write at this time. His work will be ¯ missed. TFN will try to contume to ; provide good entertainment coverage though likely not nearly with the same ¯ wit - or with the regular Stevie Nicks/ Fleetwood Mac updates. ¯ Onapersonal andbusiness note, I’ve : written before th,at publishing.a smal! :. community newspaper like TFN:i~:a ¯ labor of love - that you can make a ¯ living but only if you’re willing to live ¯ very, verymodestly. This has been true with this newspa~l~,,, even thoug_h,,it has :- always operated in the bla~k . We ¯ understand .that several of our out-of- ¯ town competitors might not be able to ¯ claim even as much. But even living ¯ very, very modesdy is not always ¯ enoughandas I’ve suggested in thepast ¯ that I might do, I’ve gone to work part- " time for a downtown home improve- " ment center (once in retail, always in ¯ retail?). Since my avocation is garden- : ing~ I asked for and am working in the ~ garden section - so please stop by and ¯ see me there! ~ However, lest anyone be concerned, : we intend to continue publishing Tulsa i Family News and providing our com¯ munity with quality newscoverage. We’re proud that the serious news for- " mat which we introduced to Oklahoma _" has been imitated by The Gayly Okla- ¯. homan and by The Community News Voice as was our introduction of main- " stream distribution locations. Before : we started, you could finda community ¯ newspaper only in about 7 dubs and 4 ~ "bookstores". Today, Tulsa Family ¯ Newsis foundinmore than751ocations ¯" in Tulsa alone- from City Hall to Holland Hall, as wall as in OKC and other ~ regional towns. ~ I particularly want to thank Tulsa ¯ Family News" advertisers because they ¯ are the ones who make it possible to ." publish this paper. A number of them : have been withus from the very begin- : ning and those courageous ones we ¯ especially thank. Also TFN has been ; blessedwith kind, generous and tal- ; ented writers without whom we would : be alesser publication. To all these and ¯ to you, our readers, we give our thanks. Anti-Abortion Radicals i Now Targeting Gays; ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The signs read "Life." The " 100 or so protesters sang spirituals and shouted out Bible verses, flouting a court order to keep the noise down as they marched in front of an abortion clinic. ¯ Orlando, . the fantasy playland of rides, stories and " animated characters, is host this week to a different " kind of show: protests by Operation Rescue over ¯ abortion rights, gay rights and child pornography. , About 100 abortion opponents defied a court order ’ banning them from singing, whistling and.ch.anting " within earshot of patients at the EPOC clime. The tnjunction also allows police to search backpacks or purses within 1,000 feet’of a clinic and requires . abortionrights supporters and foes to be 10 feet ~part. Thecity ofOrlando obtainedtheinjunctionagainst : Dallas-based Operation Rescue last week. Police ¯ made no arrests for violating the injunction, which is in effect through the end of the week. Five people were arrested for blocking the street next to the clinic by lying down on the ground. They were charged with obstructing a roadway and resisting arrest. : As the group protested, a half-dozen supporters of abortion rights and Gay civil rights stood in front of metal barricades with signs that read "Mobilize, Defend Abortion Providers," and about 75 police officers watched. Later in the afternoon, the anti-abortion protesters attended a city council meeting to object to a plan to fly rainbow-colored.flags aro_und the city to commemorate Gay Pride month in June. Protesters carried signs that said "America Remember Sodom" outside City Hall and inside told cotgmissioners they shouldn’t promote homosexuality. Gay activist Bob Kunst sai,d,, the gay community won’t tolerate discrimination. Weare tired of being misrepresentedbypeople who are so emotionally and sexually hung up that.they exploi,t God, the~ e~xploit gays and they exploit the country,’ Ktmst saia. t~ouncil members decided to let the flags fly. In almost its 10th year of targeting cities for abortion protests, Operation Rescuefinds itself with dwindling numbers and-hampered by recent federal- legislation and court decisions. "Nobody knows what’s legal and not legal anymore, stud Fltp Benham, th group’s leader. . Some abortion opponents tried to get their message out Monday by surrounding a woman and her teenage daughter as they arrived at the EPOC clinic. "We have an appointment, let. us xn, th mother told police. One protester, Maria Jordan, shouted at the woman in Spanish, "This is a sin of God!" Operation Rescue also plans demonstrations at Barnes & Noble Booksellers to protest what the group considers childpornography, andatWaltDisney World to protest its gay-friendly policies. Anti-Gay Groups Oppose ¯ City Anti-Bias Rule l FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Some local ministers and other residents have begun a campaign to put to a vote this fall a city r~solution banning discrimination against Gays incity hiring. The City Council .t~,~s " month overturned the mayor’s veto of the council s ¯ passage of the measure. The resolution forbids discriminationin city hiring ’ based on sexual orientation andfamilial status, which "_ addresses marital statns and members of families not- ¯ bound by alegal marriage. It also addresses discrimi- ¯ nation in areas covered by federal law, such as race, " sex, religion, ancestry and disability. Critics oppose the.part of the resolution:regarding " homosexuals. "We think werepresent the majority °f ~ peoplein Fayetteville," said the Rev. Charlie Brown, ¯ ~iulster at Ridgeview Baptist Church. He said the ¯ measure may signal the beginning of a moveme,n,t ¯ toward Gays earning special status in Fayetteville. I believe very strongly, as an individual, as a citizen, ~ that this resolution is dangerous because xt cracks the . door open for special rights," Brown said. . ¯ State law requires the petitions seeking a referen- " dum on a council-approved measure be submitted no : later than 31 days after the Council’s May 5 vote. The : group also must get 1,925 signatures to get the mea- ¯ sure on the November election ballot. The Rev. Gene Fulcher of Calvary Baptist Church said the petition drive was organized by ministers, business people and others. City officxalshave saldtheresoluttonwon tchang - whatwas already unwrittenpractice. AldermanRandy Zurcher, who proposed the resolution, said Gays won’t be preferred for jobs over heterosexuals. He said he believes he speaks for the majority. ’‘There is a progressive majority in this town," he said Friday. "I just hope they’re voting.’" Black Preacher Warns of "Gay Takeover" ATLANTA (AP) - A black preacher stirred UP controversy in an east Atlanta neighborhood when he distributed a flier to save it from what he called the "white takeover" and to discuss how to end a Homosexual and Lesbian takeover. A meeting was’called by the Rev. Amos Moore, pastor ofNew Mount Sinai Baptist Church. About 85 people confronted the preacher and a small group of black residents who said they felt disenfranchised by the influx of white residents in the past five years. The flier said: "Save our neighborhood. If you are concerned about the ’white takeover’ of Kirkwood, come meet .... to discuss how we can put an end to the Homosexual and Lesbian takeover of our community. Kirkwood concerned black neighbors." "I don’t care who lives here," said David Jackson, a black lifetime Kirkwood resident. "This neighborhood is open." But Moore said, "The purpose of the flier was to pull our people together as one in the community, not as a hate group... I do believe in loving my neighbors. But I have to s~t~n,d firm on God’s wordabouthomosexuality and that s an abomi- .nation under God." Several residents said it is more important to confront the neighborhood’s drug dealers. A white Gay couplewon a suit last year against black neighbors for rurming an alleged crack house. School Gives Domestic " Partners Benefits MADISON, Wis. (AP) = The Madison School District extended health insurance benefits to the domestic partners of teachers Monday, despite alegal effort to block the move. About 30 teachers signed up for the benefit, said Bob Nadler, the district’s benefits manager. The policy allows teachers to extend their insurance coverage to their unmarried partners, either of the same sex or opposite sex. Those applying for the domestic partner benefit must have more than a casual relationship, and verify that they live together and share finances. Teachers had until May 15 to retmn ~e enrollment forms for the program. Madison resident Mason Sproul filed a notice of claifia against the district 1astmonthin an effort to stop the plan, which teachers won during their last round of collective bargaining. Sproul’s claim against the district "is not going to stop our implementation," Nadler said. "We will do whatever we need to do to answer the complaint." Sproul’ s claim asksthathealth benefit coverage be extended only to employees, their spouses Florida Catholic Bishop Starts Gay Ministry . JACKSONVILLE, Ha (A.P) - Bishop John J. Snyder celebrated Mass to launch a new ministry for Gay men and Lesbians at Assumption Catholic Church, saying PopeJohn Paul II himself approved the project. The bishop said he brought up the idea of opening the specialized ministry during a recent audience he h,ad with the pope. But Snyder.said he made ~t dear ne planned to keep with the church’s teachings, too. The pontiff, he said, sat quietly for a few moments, then said: "We all need redeeming, don’t we? Still, Snyder said during a recent Mass that the Roman Catholic church is not changing its position and does notcondonehomosextml activity. "We want brothers and sisters to be part of the church and to have an active role," Snyder said. ~yyour a~tant love be ug~b us, £ord as we~t our bope tn you."- Ps. 33:21 In God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your , burdens. Come share in the bounty of Gods love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Children Are Always Welcorn~.! Community Church x623 N. Maplewood of Greater Tulsa 918/838-1715 on the Rz er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. Box 696 Tulsa. 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MALCOLM JACOX M - F 7:30 - 7, Sat 9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750, fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 616 S. Main St. Office (918) 582-7748 Suite 308 Pager (918) 690-0644 Tulsa, OK 74119 Fax (91 8) 582-2444 The Diocese of St. Augustine became the 36th in the nation to start a Gay and Lesbian ministry. During his homily, Snyder said the church is making an effort at reconciliation. "We have taken steps. We are not yet where we need to be," he said. "I believe that ultimate judgment belongs to the Lord.’" While an estimated 300 Gays and Lesbians attended the Mass, a smaller group outside protested, praying and holding aloft signs critical of the initiative. The bishop acknowledged disagreement still exists among Catholics over whether homosexuality should have a role in church affairs. "I fully realize we are not going to keep everyone happy," he said, "especially those on either end of the spectrum." The Diocese ofS t. Augustine, coveting 17 cotmties in northeast and central Florida, already has begun reaching- out to’ Gays and Lesbians, according to church’ SlJo.kesv~oman Kathleen Bagg-Morgan. "We’re not focusxng so much on the sexuality of this as we’re focusing on the human being," she said. Outside the church, protesters carried signs reading: "The Truth Does Not Validate Sinful Acts," "I’he Catholic Church Does Not Condone Homosexual Activity" and "The Bible Condemns Homosexual Acts." About 40 people prayed but refused to discuss their positions with reporters. Instead~ they issued a written statement that said ministering to homosexuals contradicts" the clear teachings of theRomanCatholicChurch and many other faiths." The protestors also said special Masses should not be held for people based solely on their sexual orientation. But those attending the Mass expressed support for the move by the church. "I think it’s great," said Terry Douglas of the Southside. "The Catholic Church sort of wentbackwards before, i thinkthey’ velost morepeople than they thought." Archbishop Refuses Communion to Gays MELBOURNE, Ausmdia (AP) - The Catholic Archbishop. of Melbourne Sunday refused communion to about 50 homosexual protesters:~ho sought to receive the Eucharist at Mass. The group attended the service to challenge the church’s ban on practicing homosexuals receiving communion, spokesman Michael Kelly said. During Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Pell told the congregation that homosexual acts were contrary to natural law.and that the group was ineligible for communion in the same way as was a heterosexual couple who engaged in adultery. Archbishop George Pell instead offered blessings to the protesters, who worerainbow-colored sashes, and at the end of the Mass told the congregation that he would pray for them. Outside the church, Kelly, aformer chaplain, accused Pell of ~aarginalizing homosexuals. "For the first time in my life, I saw my 74-year-old mother, who has been a Catholic all her life, refused Holy Communion because she went forward openly in support of her Gay son," he said. Earlier, members of the Rainbow Sash Movementjoined othermembers of the congregation in walking up the aisle to receive communion. Pell told the congregation his refusal to .give them communion was "not a matter of rejecting homosexuals." ’‘The rule is the same for everyone. If someone is practicing something cdntrary to the church’s doctrine, they are not eligible to accept communion," Pell said. ’qqae same would apply to a couple living in adultery." His statements were met with loud applause by the congregation. - Outside, Kelly said his group would not be "condemned to silence or invisibility." "We claim our dignity as people made in God’s image and our right to freedom, justice and love, the right to live fully human lives with the sexuality that God gave us," he said. He accused the church of being a bastion of homophobia, discrimination and abuse. Candidates’ Sexuality Not Relevant SAN DIEGO (AP) - Education. Crime. The environment. Congressional candidate Christine Kehoe insists voters in California’s 49th District care more about those issues than her homosexuality. "When people understand what I am about, my sexual orientation doesn’t matter," said Kehoe, a San Diego councilwoman and the only Democrat in the race. "My record shows I work for everyone." Still, Kehoe’s sexuality could make history: If elected, she would be one of the first openly Lesbian candidate to be elected to national office. Kehoe, 47, may downplay the importance, but as a flier for a recent fund-raiser proclaimed: "History is about to be made, and you can be part of it.’" Kehoe is one of four Lesbians running for Congress this year, as well as three Gay men. That number represents the largest group of openly Gay candidates to run for national office. Rep. BarneyFrank, D-Mass., and Rep. Jim Kolbe. R-Ariz., did not reveal their homosexuality until after they were in office, but the other Congressional candidates disclosed their sexual orientation prior to this year’s elections. They are Wisconsinlegislator Tammy Baldwin: former Massachusetts legislator Susan Tracy; refired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was discharged from the military in 1992 after revealing her homosexuality; and rancher and oilman Paul Barby. It isn’t that the current political climate is more friendly to Gays and Lesbians - it isn’t friendly to anyone, said Brian Bond, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a group dedicated to getting homosexuals elected. "These candidates are not running as Gays or Lesbians," Bond said. "They are candidates who happen to be Gay or Lesbian. They have a track record inpublic service, representing people on a wide range of issues, and it’s only natural that they start moving up." With the help of the Victory Fund, Kehoe has raised about $370,000 since last year, compared to $320,000 by her Republican challenger, two-term incumbent Brian Bilbray. As the first openly Gay member of the San Diego Council, Kehoe was initially expected by some of her colleagues her to pursue a particular agenda, fellow councilwoman V.alerie Stallings :said. "They ~w~re all pleas..autl¥........ surprised to find she was well-rounded, wii~ ii~~ agenda or ax to grind," said Stallings. Arkansas Sodomy Law on Trial LITFLEROCK(AP)-Anattorney argnmg against an Arkansas law barring homosexual sex said today that the courts would never tolerate such a law ifit applied to sex betweenpeople of different races instead of homosexuals. "ff there was a law that said that interracial couples could not engage in intimate sexual acts that everyone else in the state cmfldengage infreely, the court would clearly have the power to address that discrimination," lawyer Suzanne Goldberg said. Ms. Goldberg said that was one analogy she offered Pulaski County Chancellor Collins Kilgore in a heating this morning. The heating was on a motionfiledby the state attorney general’ s office to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the orgamzation Ms. Goldberg represents, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund ofNew York. That group filed suit to strike down Arkansas’ anti-sodomy law, which outlaws homosexual sex and carries maximumpenalties of one year injail and a $1,000 fine. Kilgore took the motion under advisement. ¯ " Thestate argues that the law doesn’t need to be struck from the books because it isn’t being enforced. Homosexuals shouldn’t worry about being prosecuted for what they do as consenting adults in private because no one has been taken to court in Arkansas for such conduct in 70 years. "In light of the history of nonenforcement ... plaintiff’s alleged ’fear’ of future prosecution is unfounded," said Timothy Gauger, an assistant attorney general ’qqlis law creates a second-class status for Lesbians and Gay men, criminalizing intimate, sexual behavior that is perfectly legal fornon-Gay people,’~ Ms. Goldberg said. "The Arkansas statute causes terrible harm to Gay people, depriving parents of cnstody of their children and putting people at risk of losing their professional licenses, theirjobs, and their homes, s~mply for intimacy with aloved one." Teaching Condom Use Works Better CHICAGO (AP) - Safe-sex lessons for children work best if condom use is emphasized rather than abstinence, researchers foundin a study oflow-income blacks. A separate finding underscores a compelling need for the grown-up subject matter: although their average age was just 11, 25% of the youths were no longer virgins. "We shouldn’t underestimate that and we have to begin earlier to give children the ¯ kind of information they need to protect themselves," said Princeton University psychologistJolmB. Jemmott III, thelead author. "We can’t wait because we may be waiting until alter they’ve already had sex for the first time." The study of 659 inner-city Philadelphia youths sought ways to stem the high rate of sexually transmitted diseases among black adolescents. Among 13-to- 19 year olds with AIDS, blacks comprised 57% and whites just 23% in 1996, federal statistics show, while the gonorrhea rate among 15-to-19 year olds was about 24 times higher among blacks than whites. The authors evaluated which programs workbest at curbing the riskiest behavior: unprotected sex. ’~If the goal is reduction of unprotected sexual intercourse, the safer-sex strategymayhold themostpromise, particularly with those adolescents who are already sexually experienced," the authors wrote in the Journal oj the American Medical Association. Conservative groups like the Family Research Council have pushed the abstinence approach, and the federal government has mandated that states use $50 million in sex-educationmoney for abstinence-only programs. ButinaJAMA editorial, Emory University psychologist Ralph J. ¯ DiClemente said the findings "indicate a need to reconsider the role of abstinence programs" in safe-sex education. The authors studied sixth- and seventhgraders at three Philadelphia middle schools. The students were divided into three gronps, each receiving eight hours ofhealth education. One focused on abstinence as a means of avoiding sexually translnitted diseases and pregnancy; one focused on condom use; and a control group addressed avoiding other diseases unrelated to sexual behavior. Results were measured at three months, six months and a year afterwards. At three months, just 12~5% of the abstinencegronp students reportedhaving recent sex, compared to 16.6% among the condom group and 21.5% in the Control group. At six months, slightly more of the abstinence- group students were having sex than the condom-group students. By 12 months, 20% of the abstinence group had recent sex, compared to 16.5% of the condom group and 23.1% of the control group. Theabstinence group also reportedhaving engaged inmore unprotected sex than the condom group throughout the followup. Condomuseamong thecondom group was significantly higher than the other groups at all measuring periods. Jemmott said he was surprised by the abstinence program’s early success, because" ifyou’re teaching them abstinence, you’ re battling against the norm." That its failure rate grew over.time indicates the students probably succumbed to peer pressure to have sex, he said. Jemmottalso theorized that thecondom class had better, long-term success because it taught students a positive message about something they could do, rather than anegativemessage about what not to do. However, Gracie Hsu, a Family Research Council policy analyst, said the abstinence program likely would have had more long-term success if the class had lasted longer. "We recognize tha{ society is very sex,saturated, and in order for these kids to resolve to abstain, they’ll need a constant message," Hsu said. Jemmott said more research is needed to see if similar programs would have similar results among other minority and white students. FDA Approves .Urine HIV Test WASHINGTON (AP)-Calypte Biomedical Corp. says the Food and Drug Administrationhas approved its urineHIV Westem blot test. Calypte already had created a test that screened for antibodies to the AIDS virus in unne. But people who tested positive still needed a more accurate blood test called the Western blot to confirm infection. The new approval announced Monday allows confirmatory testing in urine, too, which Calypte says is safer and easier than traditional HIV blood tests because it doesn’t require needles or specially trained health-care workers. But the FDA cautioned that arine testmg is not quite as accurate as blood testing. In a study of 748 people who tested HiV-positive with blood tests, the urine test missed two patients, the FDA said. Calypte says the misses occurred because tho~e patients had begun taking AIDS medications that lowered their HIV levels. Still, labs must give people about to be tested special brochures that warn that blood tests are somewhat better at catd~- ing HIV i~ffections, said Paul A. Mied, FDA’s deputy director bf transfusion-related diseases. The brochures also say the unne test causes more false-positive results than the blood test in certain people at high risk for H1V or who have medical conditions like kidney or liver disease, he said. High Schoolers Go for HIV Testing KANSAS CITY, Kan..(AP) - More than 100 students at Turner High School were tested voluntarily £or HIV this spring as part of a program that some say indicates a growing awareness about AIDS among area teenagers. Students at the school in southern Kansas City, Kan., were tested in April andMay by the Kansas City Free Health Clinic at the request of a student organization. Noalarming trends atTurner prompted the test. Members of a student group called BeActive in Self-Education, or B.A.S.E, simply wanted .their peers to understand that pregnancy and herpes aren’t the only consequences of unprotected sex~ All the-students had to have parental permission to be tested. "Nobody made us do this," saidJason Schultz, a 17,y,,ear~old junior. "We wanted it to come. None of the 112 students tested positive forthe virus that causes AIDS, saidRueben Perez, the clinic’s director of HIV ,Prevention Services. It was the first time that the clinic, one of the largest HIV testing centers in the area, had conducted tests in a high school. The Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City, Kan., Shawnee Mission and Independence, Mo., school districts have not offered HIV tests in their schools, officials said. to benefit Saint Joseph Residence & Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Home Tour Saturday, June 6th, 10 - Sunday, June 7th, 1 5 5 pm pm Jack & Patricia Armstrong John & Marsha Conine 2214 East 25th Place 4020 South Yorktown Peter Walter 2464 East 23rd Street David & Janet Hicks 3719 South Atlanta Place Dennis Neill & John S0uthard 3019 South Boston Court Ten dollar donation. Tickets available at the door. For tickets or for more information; call Charles Faudree, Inc., Antiques at 747-9706 Medical Excellence And Compassionate Care Since 1926. 1 st Annual Red Ribbon Run 5k Run, Race Walk & Casual Walk to benefitHIV services ofInterfaithAIDS Ministries & Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership sponsored by Bank bf Oklahoma, Stax/Circle K Bama Companies, Interim Health Care, Joel, Tracey & Clay Norvell, & Tulsa Family News Saturday, June 13 Mens - 7am, Womens - 7:30 am LaFortune Park, 61.st & Yale Registration SW Shelter, 6 am Parking at south lot only, USATF sanctioned event & certified, coordinated by Glen~.s, Inc Preregistration: $12 with t-shirt, $8 without. Race Day Registration: $15 with t-shirt, $10 without. Awards to top three men and women in each USATF age group, as well as top overall male & female finishers & top three race walkers. You dont have to run,.to help! Join the Red Ribbon Booster Club by making a donation to the Red Ribbon Run. Those donating $25 or more will receive a t-shirt. Info: IAM438-2437 orPOB691438, Tulsa, 74169 T .e Pride Store 1307 E. 38th, 2nd floor in the Pride Center, 743-4297 6-9 pro, Sunday - Friday 12-9 pro, Saturday all sales benefit the Pride Center Gifts ¯ Cards ¯ Pride Merchandise http://members.aol.com/ TulsaPride/index.html will the person who is still paying too much for health insurance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 will the person who is still paying too much ~ f,or life insurance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 Sandra Hill, M.s. National Certified Counselor Certified Hypnotherapist Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Chall~nges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, CoupIes & Families. 2865 E. Skelly Dr. # 745-1111 215 "People, especially youngerpeople,just don’t want to see that it can affect them," said Schultz. "They think that it’s a Gay disease, a ’them’ disease, and not an ’us’ disease." Perez, the clinic’s director, was surprised so many students agreed to be tested. Last year, for example, only 169 people from 13 to 19 years old were tested at the clinic for HIV, despite widespread speculation that most teen-agers do not use condoms regularly. So why should teen-agers heed all the warning+ about not using condoms? "It’s reasonable to assume that if we’re having a lot of cases in their 20s and 30s, some of those folks may have been infected as teen-agers," said Betsy Topper, exectmve director of the AIDS Council of Greater Kansas City. The day of the first test, 16=year-old Jessica Meditz,,a junior, reflected on the importance of AIDS awareness. She said it would be nice if students would practice abstinence, but she doubts that would work. "I’ll hear girls talking about their first time (for sex) was 13," she said, raising her eyebrows and shaking her head. "You can’t just preach abstinence," she said. "ff you’re going to experiment, you’ve got to be smart." Thetesting shows that AIDS awareness is growing in some schools, officials said. "Until a few years ago, AIDS education really depended on an individual teacher thinking it was important to do," said Steve Walker, community set¯rues program manager at Wyandot Mental Health Center Inc. "It could be a science teacher talking about it for one day to a whole unit." The Kansas State Board of Education now requires all .districts to offer a com~ prehensive program about human sexuality that includes AIDS education. Walker and othercommunity leaders are trying to improve on that requirement. Three years ago, the Heart of America United Way CommunityAIDS Partnership approached Walker about starting a program that would use teen-agers to promote AIDS awareness. Walker’ s programhas received annual grants of $20,000 to $30,000 from the partnership. Themoney is usedpfimafily to pay for several student "AIDS ambassador" positions and for AIDS awareness projects at schools. Tumer’s B.A.S.E. students received about $750 for this year’s AIDS Awareness Week, which included bringing the Free Health Clinic to the school. The testing at Turner achieved at least one goal - getting students to talk about and consider the consequences of unsafe sex. When asked about the two-week wait between testing and getting the results, some students said that they had spent more time than usual thinking about their mo~tlity. An 18-year-old said she had been having unprotected sex for three years. This wasn’t her first HIV test. She admitted that she should make her, partner~ use condoms, "But when you’re fight there in the situation... "When asked whether the test would encouragei~,er to change her behavior, she replied: I mnot confident. It’s difficult. I’m going to try,." Experimental AIDS Vaccine to Be Tried PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - Researchers in Trinidad and Tobago said they will begin injecting volunteers with an experimental AIDS vaccine that has caused controversy in Uganda, another test site for the formula. Doctors at the Medical Research Foundation ofTrinidad and Tobago said last week they will begin testing ALVAC-HIV, a vaccine developed at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, on 20 virus-free people to see if it will prompt creation of antibodies to fight the disease. Trials will begin in 2000. Tests of the vaccine in Uganda last year weredelayed aftersomepoliticians voiced unfounded worries that the formula might create another, stronger strain of the vires that causes AIDS. Opponents of the trials also accused researchers of using residents of lesser-developed comatnes as guinea pigs for the drug. To avoid such problems in Trinidad and Tobago, a twinisland country off the coast of Venezuela, researchers will launch a two-year education program before beginning the first trials, said Courmey Bartholomew, a doctor at the Medical Research Foundation Preliminary trials in Europe showed the vaccine is safe, Bartholomew said. Now researchers are trying to see if it is effective. "If we embark on the vaccine trials, it will be with a safe vaccine already proven to be safe in the first world countries," Bartholomew said. Testing will eventually take place in 11 countries, he said. If the vaccine works, the immune systems of people injected with it would have the virus antibodies, normally the first sign of infection, but would not contract the virus. "They ,would be anti-body positive and virus negative," Bartholomew said. Volunteers Aid Search for Vaccine SEATTLE (AP) - Hundreds of Puget Sound-arearesidents areusing anunusual weapon - their bodies - to help re,searchers in their quest to develop a vaccine against AIDS. The University of Washington is among six U.S. universities - the AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Group - that have been conducting vaemine research for several years, saidDavidBerger, clinic coordinator andresearchnurse at the UW’s AIDS Vaccine Evaluation Unit. The volunteers are critical, and appreciated. "Without the~e people, we don’t go forward," Berger said. "They are willing to literally roll up their sleeve and take the risk to see HIV eradicated in their lifetime." One of them, Susan Cole, said she felt compelled to help fight the disease that killed a close friend, David Armstrong, in January. "I still don’t know why David (died), but I do know he’s the reason I’m as involved as I am," said Cole, 37. "If there was any way to go back in time, 10- 15 years ago, and know David would be OK, I’d do this every day." At this point, all the vaccines are experimental. Since 1988, the UW has nm 42 trials examining whether the vaccines are safe and whether they spark an immune response in the body, Berger said. The next step is to get enough information to. warrant testing whether a vaccine is effective, Berger said. "We still don’t understand how much of a defense we have to genenite in a body to get protection," he said. One key to attracting volunteers is educating the public that there is no risk of contracting HIV ,through the v~ccines, Berger said. That s because the vaccines don’t use the complete HIV virus. Instead, they contain snippets of the genetic code for the virus, or pieces ofprotein that makeup the coatingonthe virus. In theory, those pieces should be enough to engage the body’s natural attack system, creating an immune response to the’ virus. Light Opera Oklahoma ’98 TULSA - TheGilbert & Sullivan Sod- renowned cast of Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah, ety of Tulsa is a non-profit organization ~ Nanki-Poo and Pish-Tush, the three little founded in 1983, whose mission is to ¯ maids Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and Peepencourage excdlence in musical theater " bo, the Mikado and his daughter-in-lawthroughits own productions and by offer- ¯ elect, the formidable Katisha! Of all the ing assistance to other performance groups. Its missionis also to stimulate interestandprovide educational experiences in the works of W.S. Gilbert & Sir Arthur Sullivan. The 1998 season, June 11- 28at theChapmanTheater in Kendall Hall on the University ofTulsa, will feature threeblockbuster shows. They begin with THE NEW MOON by Sigmund Romberg. This very popular love ~story takes place in. .New Orleans andonthe New Moon, a ship bringing ladies from Francefor wives for the c°mingprq,ducti°ns" settlers. Amanwhohas incurred the wrath of a French noble in.Paris fled the country and a detective is sent to the New World to find him. He is thought to be a member of a group planning the overthrow of the Frenchmonarchy andmustbe captured so he can be executed as an example to the public. He is of course in love with a beautiful and prominent lady, so we can thrill to the songs thatmade this show one of the biggest hits of all time: songs like Lover come back to Me, Wanting You, Softly as in a Morning Sunrise, and Stouthearted Men. NEW MOON is followed by the regional premiere of PINEAPPLE POLL. This ballet, set by Sir Charles Mackerras to music from G&S operettas, is one half of this production. About40 minutes 1ong, the story is based on Gilbert’s The BumboatWoman’s Story,later to bemade intoHMS Pinafore. This rarely performed piece will be coupled with TRIAL BY JURY, the collaborators’ only opera. There is no dialogue, and it is an hilarious story of a very unusual Judge and his handing of a breach of promise of marriage. Completing the ’98 season will beTHE MIKADO, or theTown of Titipu, with its Cast membersfrom several ofLOOK ’98, Light Opera Oklahoma’s up- G&S operettas, this one is the world’s favorite and has been so since it opened on the 14th of March, 1885. The Company received a rave review in the Tulsa World last year; both thefree concerts played to standing room only crowds and the films had an audience to revisit the world of filmed operetta. The Suppers and Cream Teas were very popular and each night that the Cafe LOOK was open, itwas always full Membership is open to.all .who support their mlssion to preserve ¯ operetta and especially the collaborative ¯¯ works of Gilbert & Sullivan. You do not have to be a performer, a singer or stage- " hand tojoin, butLOOKurges all who are, : and those to whom the genre is of great ¯ interest, to be sure to support the Society. ¯ Dues are $25 for single and $40 for fam- : - ily. Ticket sales to productions account for only 36% of production costs so the remainder must be found through fundraising and the assistance of corporate sponsors and foundations. Past sponsors have included The Sun Company, The State.Arts Council ofOklahoma, TheZink Foundation, Doctors Hospital Foundation, American Airlines, The University of ~ Tulsa, Thrifty CarRental, Henry Primeaux and CrownAutoWorld,TCICablevision, and Target. Texaco and Public Service Company ofOklahomahave assisted with printing and in-kind services. Auditions are held early each year for the summer production. The company numbers 60 artist~ with a 21-member orchestra. Chorus members are volunteers, although solo artists, stage director, accompamsts and orchestra, as wall as stage and technical crew receive some compensation. Info? Call 583-4267. McNally Play to Go On With Gay Contdnt NEW YORK (AP) - An off-Broadway theater reversed itself and agreed to produce a controversial play about a Gay Christlike figure, despite several anonymous death threats. "In our 25-year history, we have never censored a play nor turned a play down because of content," Lynne Meadow, Manhattan Theater Club’s artistic director, said Thursday. "The only issue for us has been safety and security." The theater had canceled the production of Terrence McNally’s "Corpus Christi" in the face of anonymous threats made against the building, its audience and the playwright. Meadow said the theater club reversed its decision after New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir promised to ensure safety if the play was produced. Meadow would not elaborate on those measures. At anews conference, Meadow played a tape of one of the phone calls the theater received. The raspy, possibly computerdistorted voice was difficult to understand, but Meadow read a transcript of the message, which was addressed to McNally. "Because of you we wil! exterminate every member of the theater and burn the place to the ground. This is a message from National Security Movement of America," part of it said. The group’s background was not immediately dear. qTne theaterreceivedmany protests and five specific death threats, beginning on May 11, said Barry Grove, the theater’s egecutive producer. Neither Meadow nor Grove would discuss the play’s subject matter, which, according to accounts in the New York Post, deals with a Christlike young man see McNally, page 14 The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Tulsa in association with The [Iniversity ofTulsa presents- ,/Eight national artists making their Oklahoma debuts! Brilliant sets and costumes! ,/20-piece LOOK orchestra! Light Opera OKlahoma All Shows at Kendall Hall Theatre, University of Talsa Th Mikado June 18,20,21,26,27 & 28 June 11,13,19,20,25 & 27 Pineapple Poll & Trial by Jury June 12,13 &14 FdrTicke~s oo0. Call 298-7559 OPERETTA AT TIIE HOGTIE The world of Operetta in objects, images & graphics Jmle 6th - June 28th ¯ ’ PH!LBROOK Visit Tuesday- Sunday Adults $5, Seniors & Students $3 749;7941 The O klahoma Federal Club .presents The Human Rights Campaign’s Executive Director Elizabeth Birch Ellen’s Mo.m, Betty DeGeneres National Coming Out Day Spokesperson O klahoma City Saturday, June 27th This event is free to itew O klahoma Federal Club members who join before June 26th. O therwise, a $50 donation is suggested. For more information, call 582-4673. Tulsa Family News is proud to help sponsor this event. Stand Up to the Hate TOHR/the Pride Center presents 1998 Pride March & Picnic, Saturday, June 20 Veterans Park, 18th & Boulder March: 11:30, Picnic: Noon - 5pm This ad donated by Tulsa Family News Community Organization & Businesses BOoths, Games, Music & Free Refreshments. Information? Call TOHR/the Pride Center at 743-4297. Real Care. Real Interest in Your Special Needs. Tulsa’s Real Estate Pro{essionals. .~ohn Ragan CRA-CRS Angte Cianfrone Licensed Reziltor~ Licensed Realtor~ Just ca]] 918-742-1971, ~,w4w.NewNest.com * Toll Free 1-800-559-1558 Associated with Riverside Realty ¯ 918-224-2700 ~ SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School -~P:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 2545 S. Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation S,ervice - 1 lain, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1 lam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens Ministry - 5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 1 lam, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver),/afro: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~" MONDAYS Council Oak Men’s Chorale, 7 pro, leave message for more information: 743-4297 HIT Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. 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Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 6/2, 12:30pro, Urban League, 240 East Apache Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each too., 7pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group(TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583:7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pro, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group, more information, call 582-7225 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd fll ~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~" FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, 1 st Fri/each too. 8pm, Pride Ctr., t307 E. 38th ~" SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, l l pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, [nfo: 585-1800 Lambda ’A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~= OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157, Short rides, 6:30pm: 6/3 & 6/10, Long rides, 7am: 6/6 & 6/20. Meet at Zeigler Park, 3903 West 4th. Pride Rides from the Pride Center, 3749 S. Peoria, Short ride: 6/24 @ 6:30pm. Long ride: 6/27 at 9am. lfyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. 22 reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library With two plays and a new movie coming out, Oscar Wilde’s popularity just keeps on growing, almost 1.00 years after his death. The author of such The Wilde classics as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and "The Importance ofBeing Eamest"led an interesting double life and this biography, with wonderful illustrations and photos, was written by his grandson. Wilde was a well known playright and novelist in England in the late 1800’s. He was quite a celebrity and his fans managed to overlook his outwardly Gayappearance and behavior. As ostentatious as he was, he still sought to cover up his sexual orientation and even married, and had chil- AlBum is a " wonderful overview of the life d one o[ the most [amous persecuted Gay men in history... Hls story ls lnt~uln~ and one t~at shouldbe kno~ by all Gay people. dren with, ayoung lady named Constance Lloyd. She ended up taking care of their children while he was busy giving lectures, writing and seeing other men. It doesn’t take long to realize that Wilde’s ego was overwhelming. Upon arriving in the US for a lecture tour m 1882, Wilde informed the customs official, "I have nothing to declare but my genius." America wasn’t quite ready for this flamboyant gentleman with a gift for speaking in sound bites. In 1895, in England, Wilde was finally. prosecuted for being Gay. and was sentenced to two years hard labor. His plays closed, his books were censored and his friends deserted him. Adamant that being Gay was not wrong, Wilde saw himself as "crucified, Christlike, by society." When released from ¯prison, his wife having changed’her last name and refusing to allow him to see his children, Wilde wandered aimlessly around Europe, "poor but not pem~less, alone but not without friends." He died of meningitis in 1900, bankrupt and forgotten. The Wilde Album is a wonderful overview of the life of one of the mostfamous persecuted Gay men in history. It is short, easy to read and the cartoons, manuscripts andpictures are beautifulreproductions. His story is intriguing and one that should be known by all Gay people. Check for The Wilde Album and other materials on similar topics, at your local branch library, or call the Readers Services of the Central Library at 596-7966. The result seems to have been that DCS, notOSDH,is now worldng by the strictest letter of Oklahoma bidding statutes and most of the agencies don’t know and ¯ didn’t meet those reqnirements. Pierson ¯ - also noted that the statutes were designed. : more for bidding interstate highway con- " struction contracts by large firms- not by ¯ understaffed non-profit agencies. Pierson ¯ also says that DCS has promised to ’~fasttrack" the re,bid process and to meet with ¯ each agency to assist them in meeting the ¯ requirements. 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Public Servke C0mlmy 0f 01dah0ma A central and South West Compan), Editor’s note: obviously this review was written in the winter but Ti Amo isjust as good in the spring andsummer- andnow is open in a 2nd location at the northwest corner of61st &Sheridan. by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche TFN Food Critic Days of snow and ice and brisk prairie winds can make even the most devoted Oklahomaphile abit testy, and this January has been one of those more challenging times. The people of Europe often find the need toescape winter’s grasp as well, and they most generally go on holiday to the sunny Mediterranean. A Mediterranean cruxse might not be in the budget for an evening’s entertainment, so we have to just pretend, and look for a Mediterranean re-~ gional restaurant to get that je ne sais qua atmosphere for a relaxing, fun evening. When we think ofMediterranean, we think of Greece, Italy, Spain. and France. We’re really not in the mood for a gyros sandwich, so there goes the Greek opuon, andTulsa doesn’ thave a Spanish restaurant (Mexican isn’t the same, and, by the way, for those of who going to see Evita and then doing Mexican, Argentine isn’t the same, either). French would be a wonderful comfort food in the winter, but, alas, the talented culinary triumvirate of Curt Herrm~nn, Marjorie Alexander, and Thomas Radcliffe had their last weekend at Montrachet. and have left the restaurant to develop their own gourmet take-out food concept. So, there isn’t a decent French restaurant in town any more. That leaves us with Italian. Shall we go to the faux-Italian, market study driven, Olive Garden for cardboard pasta and wallpaper paste sauces (they do have good salad and breadsticks)? Maybe a little overcooked spaghetti at a pizzajoint? We think not. But, voila!, there is a.rather secret, unknownItalian restaurantinTulsa which offers delicious, made to orderfood with trained staff and elegant service. And, surprisingly, it is hidden away in a shopping center in east Tulsa. Ti Amo hides on the end of a strip mall, east of the Albertson’s grocery store at 21st and Memorial. It’s a bit hard to find, but it’s wall worth.the effort. With a menu having a wide variety of styles "representing the whole of Italy," Ti Arno’s forteis Sicilian style cuisine. As you know, the island of Sicilly is in the Mediterranean, off the boot of Italy. Ithas an ancient culture and cuisine, and due to it’s island isolation, has preserved more authentic old Roman style cookingtechniques than the main country of Italy. And, sitting in a major ancient shipping lane, Silicianos have ofthadexotic spices, such as saffron and curries, to incorporate into their recipes. Seafood has also played an important role in the Sicilian diet. All diners are greeted with a complementary dish ofbruscetta,, whichis a slice of toast topped with a garlicky tomato and olive oil salsa. Fresh soups are made.daily- -the zuppa di giorno--and lovely fresh, Ti Amo 8151 E. 21st Cuisine: Italian Amblanee: Dressy Luncheon: ~[on.-Fri. 11-2 Evenln~s: Mon-Thurs. 5-9 Fri-Sat. Gl 10 Sundays ll-9pm Reservations advised on weekends. Smokln_$ Area? Not dlstlnet enouOh from non-smokln~. Full and wine list. Payment: Cash, American Express, Diners’ Clnb, Visa, ~/Iastereartl. No green salads are served family style. The biggest challengeis selecting one’s entree. Just want a simple plate of spaghetti? Well, which sauce? Pesto? Napolitana? Bolongese? Marinara? Carbonara? Aglio? These are the authentic recipes. And, as with any respectable Italian restaurant, pasta isn’t limited to spaghetti, the tortellini alia panna is a delicious pocket of pasta stuffed with ricotta cheeseand sauteed in a creamcognac sauce ($8.95). Particularly mouth-watering in the rigatoni con gorgonzola, big tubes ofmacaroni sauteed with fresh broccoli and served in a creamy gorgonzola cheese sauce ($9.50). You can get a fettucine Alfredo ($8.95) or a fettucine vongale ($8.95), which is sauced with a red or a white clam sauce. Keep in mind that all of these sauces are made the traditional way, with fresh cream and butter and freshly grated Italian cheeses - none of the thickeners and extenders you see in lesser restaurants. The lasagna al forno is a bit controversial. It is dry. But, it’s supposed to be dry, because that is the Sicilian way. So, don’t expect one of those huge, gooey mounds like they serve at the Spaghetti Warehouse. While recognizing their salute to lasagna tradition, personally, wedon’t care for the lasagna..Especially, since there are so many other, trttly wonderful dishes from which to choose. ~vteat based entrees also abound. The chickendella casa ($10.95) is a flavorful chicken breast with green peppers, mushrooms, and asparagus in a white wine parnlesan cream sance. Vitello alla TiAmo ($12.95) is n fork-tender p~ece of veal sauteed xn a cream sauce with artichokes and .walnuts. Worth every calorie. The shrimp coriana (S12.95) features figs and peppercorns. An orange roughy fillet ($12.95) is prepared meuniere and topped with pesto butter. One can also have the exquisite filletto bordelaise ($14.50), a gendy prepared beef tenderloin witkmushrooms, burgundy, sundried tomatoes, and herbs and spices. For dessert, several selections are always available, but the signature item is strawberries alla TiAmo. Much like a cherries jubilee, the strawberries are cookedin a variety ofliqueurs and poured overa big scoop of vauillaice cream, then topped with whippedcream. Always save room for the strawberries. Service at Ti Amo is generally pretty good. They strive for an efficientand well trained work staff appropriate to a"white tablecloth" restaurant. The ambiance is a little on the I_as Vegas side, with large, round, red vinyl booths lining the. walls of the main dining room, but regular tables are available, as well. There is a full bar~: and a decent wine list, though one not featuring as many Italian wines as one might. Ti Amo is a restaurant well-deserving of it’s name, which in English, is translated, "I love you." Once you find and experience this place, you’ll love it. It’ s an Italian adventure well-worth the search. by Esther Rothblum : own femininity. Whenever women put Until recently, there was little open . energy into that, they’re taking energy discussion about Lesbians in sports:. The ° away frombeing strong womenand being mediafocuSedonBillieJeanKing’s"pali- ¯ the Uest athletes and coaches they can be. mony" suit, MartinaNavratilova’s break- " "I wish there were more Lesbians that up with her romantic part- could come out," Pat conner, andthe"Lesbianpres- tinued. "Some ofitis inter- "I wls]~ tlaere were nalized homophobia. ence" in professional golf. _ Of course, Lesbian sports more Lesbians Some of it is the nature of fans could give you the that couldcome athletics - athletes and names ofLesbians atheltes, coaches are often not parcoaches, and media sports out . . . Some of it ticularlypolitical. Coaches reporters - but these is internalized don’t want.to do anything women were very, very thatis controversial, especloseted. ]lomoo]lobia. cially at the Division I col- Now Pat Griffin has Some otzt=’--zs tide lege level where it could written the book Strong hurt their recruiting ef- Women, Deep. Closets: nature of at]aletles forts." Pat finds that Divi- LesbiansandHomophobia -- at]aletes and sion II or III coaches are in Sports. ’TvebeenaLes- oftenmoreopenabout their bian athlete ,and coach eoaelaes are o~en Lesbianism. "They don’t myself so a big part of tliis not particularly have that public scrutiny book comes from my own experience" she toldmein pol~tlcal. Coaclaes athnedrYecorunitingl."erses dependent a recent interview, "and over the last 15 years or so don’t want to do Even Lesbian fans are invisible. A recent article I’vetakenonthistopicasa anyda~ng tll.at, is in The Advocate was ensemi- crusade." controversial tiffed "Phantom fans: No- Patherselfplayedsports body wants to admit inhigh school and college, espeeially at tl~e they’re there, but the Lesand then went onto coach Division I college bian presence- at profeshigh school and college sionalwomen’sbasketball students. Shelived withher "level vi]aere it games is obvious." Of the Lesbianloverbutdatedthe could hurt tlaelr twoprofessionalwomen’s high school wrestling basketball leagues, Pat coach for "cover." As she reerultln~ Griffin has found the ABL writes in her book: "I re- efforts."- tobemoreope~ywelcommember a teacher evalua- ing to Lesbian fans than. tionmeeting Ihadwiththe the WNBA. She says this principal ofthehigh school where I taught " reflects the fact that the WNBA is_ conand coached. He complimented me be- " trolled by the male NBA. cause "I pre~ented such a good image for ¯ Increasingly; th0ugh, Lesbiansin sports physical education, not like some of the ° are coming out. In its November 1997 other womenP.E. teachers and coaches in " issue, OUT magazine reported on Divithe country.’ Though he never explicitly : sion I coachKarenWeaver; who was fired mentioned being a Lesbian, I knew ex- ¯ as field hockey coach from Ohio State actly what he meant and cowered further " University. Now she is suing for antiback in my closet." .¯ Lesbian discrimination. Lesbian film- Lateron, Pat began to come out, firstby ¯ makerandOscarnomineeDeeMosbacher attendifig Lesbian events and then by " has produced the film OUT FOR A speaking openly about homophobia at " CHANGE (WomanVision Productions) women athletic conferences. After a life- : about Lesbians in sports. As Pat writes in time as ah athlete and coach, she is cur- ¯ theconclusionofherbook: "Inmy vision, rently professor at the University of Mas- : women will take pride in our athleticism sachusetts in Amherst in a program on " without apology. Women will not be con= social justice education. "I see myself as ¯ strained by socially constructed notions an educator/activist," she told me, "and a " of femininity 9r compulsory heterosexulot of that comes frommy sport andphysi- ° ality. There will be no need to apologize cal education background. I have coaches ¯ about muscularity, physical competence, inmy classes now, and some ofwhat I say ¯ or passion for and commitment to sport. blows their minds, particularly when I ..inmyvisionofsport, womenwillvalue talk about heterosexism. In athletics, this " our relationships with other women. We topic is so silent." . will not be self-conscious about loving Strong Women, Deep Closets focuses ° teammates and competitors as friends or onthefactthathomophobiadoesn’tjust " lovers." Strong Women, Deep Closets can affect Lesbians, but all women athletes ° be obtained from Human Kinetics, 1607 and coaches. The "Lesbian label" is used ¯ North Market St., P.O. Box 5076, to intimidate women. ’q’he main message Champaign, IL 61825-5076.- that I’dlike women to get is how Lesbians . Books about Lesbians in Sports: are demonized in sports, and how that -: Ifit’sarainyday, or your favorite sport, workstothedetrimentofwomen’sathlet- ° isoverfortheseason, herearesomebooks ics in general," said Pat. ’q’here is so : with a Lesbian sports theme to enjoy: muchdi~,isivenessamongwomeninsports " General Fiction about Lesbians in -heterosexual women are afraid of being " Sports: called Lesbians and they resent Lesbians ¯ Sportsdykes: Stories From On and Off and blame them for having caused -this " theField, editedby Susan Fox Rogers. St. ’image problem.’ I want women in sports " Martin’s Press, 1994. to realize that it’s to their advantage to : Sweat, edited by Lucy Jane Bledsoe. Seal work together against that kind of intimi- ¯ Press, 1995. dation ,.that’s how women’s sports is ". A Whole Other Ballgame: Women’s Litgoing to grOW. It’s not going to grow by " erature and Women’s Sport, edited by women being embarrassed by the Lesbi- : Joli’Sandoz. 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However, they seem somewhat reluctant to take advantage of the DIYD’s good graces; not, I must emphasize, because of my. skills. I rather suspect that it may be related to to myinspired, youthful crayon murals instead. Parents, like elephants, never forget, and they make sure you don’t either. It’s part of their job. But you, patient reader, are here for painting advice, not atherapy session, so let’s proceed. This month we’ll get our work area prepped. The anal retentiveinthereading audience may now rejoice; all thepreparations for painting can be texlious and time-consuming but they insure a quality, professional look thatyour straightfriends will envy. The other, less tangible reward is that the actual paindng will seem like a piece of cake in comparison. No darlings, don’t run away when we have gotten this far together; things arenot as evil andugly as they sound. - ’ : . . - FirSt make a list Of ~wtiat you will heed: palm, brushes putty -knife, and spackling compound (if you have cracks or nail holes), masking tape, drop cloths, paint rollers and roller covers, a roller pan; a roller extension, a six pack of your favorite beverage - this isthirsty work! If you are only painting a small area, borrow what you can from others; if not, start assembling the items on your list well in advance ofcommencingyour.project since they can add up to a sizable purchase. This discussion will assume a prey straight forward paint job - if you want " any of the Specialty finishes now available, your local mega-hardware store can provide information and sometimes even seminars to guide you. For new walls, and dark color coverup, I recommend a coat of white, water-based primer. In the bathroom, you might consider using an oil based primer, such as Kilz (it dries in 60 minutes); this give you more protections from moisture and mildew. Irecommend amatte white ceiling paint (or you can have it tinted); these paints are ultra flat and actually help your room appear larger. The white reflects light nicely, too. Wall can be painted in flat, eggshdl, satin, semi-gloss or gloss finishes Generally, youwoulduse anY of the former three in you general living areat]’ depending on the level ofsheen youwan ; the semi-gloss and glosses are reserved for moisture areas such as bathrooms, kitchens and utility rooms because they repel moisture, discourage mildew and easier to keep clean. Derkins, my puppy terrier=ist, has made me grateful for scrubbable paints. Buy as good a p,ai."nt as you can afford; cheap paint don t last, usually requiremore coats, anddon’tdean ¯.. Buy as good a palnt as you e.an afford; el~eap palnt don’t last, usually r~ulre more coats, and don’t clmn well. You’re not going to want to prep, paint, and move ~urnlture every year or two unless you are a High Grand Masoctdst. And ff you’re one those why aren’t you palntllag someone else’s house? There’s an "S" every "M." well. You’re not going to want to prep, paint, and move furniture every year or twotmless you,are a High.Grand,Masoch,- ist. And if you re one of uaose why aren t you painting someone else’s house? There’s an for every I recommend washing the wallsbeforeyoubeginpainting. Iftherehas been aheavy smoker or grubby hands present, you’ll need to do so anyway, and the paint adheres better to cleaned walls. You can useTSP (trisodium phosphate) powder purchased from a paint or hardware store., but 1/4 cup of Spic’n’Span and 114 cup of bleach in 2 gallons of water works just as well. Break o~tthose operalength Platex gloves and work it girl! A quick wash and rinse is just fine; it doesn’t have to be an all day project. After all, you’re getting ready to cover it with paint. Move your furniture - the DIYD gently urges you to find a friend to help. Use masking tape to protect floors, trim, windows, etc. Theblue painters tape works best but cost more. There is also a new product that has masking tape attached to 6 inches of kraft paper on a roll. This is great for trim where paint can spatter or spill. Unless you are a terrific trim painter ,pleasego to the extra _trouble of maskingoff hght s.w.itche.s .a~..d 9u.ttet. plates. Painting around them tn sire is JUSt tacky, tacky, tacky. The DIYD expects higher standards from her proteges Use a light, weight spackling compound and a putty knife to repair small cracks .and holes; when dry sand lightly and dean on the dust. Larger cracks -not the kind Jerry Falwell find so offensive; those on a wall - require a slightly more sophistieated repair that the DIYD promises to teach in a future column. Lay down your dustcloths and cover your furniture and prepare to paint. Referring back to last month’s article, assemble yourbrushes andpaint the edges of your work area. Do ceilings first, then walls, then trim if you’re painting that. Clean your brush, then put a damp roller cover on your roller, put some paint in the roller pan, andload theroller withpaintby rolling it back an forth in the pan of paint. Work in as much paint without it dripping, but don’t squeeze it dry. Roll the paint on in the shape of a large "M", then roll to fill it in. Don’tbe too stingy with the paint, or that one coat paint will turn into ¯ a two coat paint; roll out any drips or lap marks. Workyour way across the ceiling : or wall until it is coated, rolling paint just ¯. into the outer part of your brush painted margin. ~ Let the paint dry about an houL With ~ lots of good light, look for thin or missed ~ spots and touch them up. Remove you ¯ masking tape. Don’t wait more than 12 ¯ hours to remove tape, or you’ll probably ¯ remove paint on the wall, too, which will ¯ make you cranky. Clean any wayward ¯ drops or spatters ofpaint withawet, soapy sponge. Paint brushes should be cleaned : as described last month. The DIYD buys ¯ a package of moderatdy priced roller covers and just discards them when fin- ~ ished; see DIYD, page 14 President’s Statement on Executive Order 11478, entitled "Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government" Today I have signed an Executive Order endfled Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government. The Order provides a uniform policy for the Federal Government to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientationin the federal civilian workforce and states that policy for the first time in an Executive Order of the President. It has always been the practice of this Administration to prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation in the civilian workforce, and most federal agencies and department have taken actions, such as the issuance of policy directives or memoranda from the agency heads, to memorialize that policy. The Executive Order I have signed today will ensure that there is a uniform policy throughout the Federal Government iby adding sexual .ti-ientation to the !istof categories for which discrimination xs prohibited in Executive Order 11478 (i.e. race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or age). This Executive Order states,.Administration policy but does not antl cannot create any new enforcement rights (such as the ability to proceed before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Those rights can be granted only by legislationpassed by the Congress, such as the l~-.mplbyment Non-Discrimination Act. I again call upon Congress .to pass this important piece.of ci:vil.rights legislation which wo~ldextend these basic-~mploy~ mentdiscrjmination protections to all Gay and Lesbian Americans. Individuals should not be denied ajob on the basis of something that has norelationship to their ability to i~erform their work. and wounds us; .. stand fast, my brother. ¯ ." Largent wrote,"I want toaddmy voice to those..: who’ve gathered in supixa’t of Reggie-White... America desperately needs more men of courage like Reggie White, who won’t allow the ’politically correct’ culture to keep him from speaking the truth..." During the lunch, White urged fellow Christians. to stand up for their beliefs, saying too many are intimidated by antireligious seem: ’Tmtired of the devil pushing us around," he said. "God is trying. to give people some guts to speak out on truth." In March, White told the Wisconsin state Assembly that abortion and homosexuality are sins, andAmericahas turned away from God, partly by allowing homosexuality to "run rampant." He also said the activities ofGay rights advocates shouldn’t be compared to the black civil rights movement. White said he does not hate Gays and that the mediadistorted his remarks~ "I’ve been viewed as someone who hates, and the people who know me know I don’t," he said. DavidSmithoftheHumanRights Campaign said,~te has every fight to speak hisnfind. We are Simply expressing our dismay atthe toneandtenorofMr. White’ s remarks against Gay. people and are simply expressing ourFirstAmendmentfights in speaking out against those remarks." They also represent the library’s goal to maintain a high standard of quality for this collection." All showings are free and open to the public. For more information, call 596- 7933. who has sex withhis disciples. Grove said no details about the play’s plot would be released beyond a description in a brochure sent to potential subscribers’earlier this year. "From modem day Corpus Christi, Texas, to ancient Jerusalem, we follow a young Gay man named Joshua on his spiritual journey, and get. to know the 12 disciples who choose to follow him," the brochure reads. McNally, author of the Tony Awardwinning ,"Love! Valour! Compassion. and "Master Class," was traveling and unavailable tbr comment. "Wait for the production to be finished and on stage and, we assure you~ theplay will speak for itself," Grove said. "You can come and judge for yourself when the play is on stage." Exact dates were not announced. The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, which disavows violence, beganaletter-writing campaignafterread: ing the initial Post article. "We will simply continue to publicly challenge their moral right to put on something that is this offensive to Christians," league spokesman Rick Hinshaw said after learning of the theater club’s latest decision. it is just about impossible to get all ,the paint out; and the nap, or fluffiness, of the roller is never the same again. Wash out the rollerpanwith warm, soapy waterand turn it over to dry, If at all po~sibl’e, find a painting partner to help out -maybe not your spouse, unless your communication skills a~e quite good. For neophyte painters, pairing up with an experienCed.painter is invalu~able - you’ll learn a lot and the job will go quicker. With a,b,it of patience and good prep work, you 11 have a first-rate paint job thatwill dramatically improve.the looks of your home. Let the good times - and the paint - roll! 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In his interview with Roll Call, Inhofe said Hormel "has made statements that ¯ have convinced me and others that he’s : much more concerned about his own Gay ." agenda than heis inrepresenting the inter- ¯ ests of the U.S." Of blocking the noa~inalaon, Inhofe sat& I would feel tlie same ¯ way if it were David Duke or anybody ." whose agenda is more important than the ¯ country." Hormel has promised to avoidGay poli- : tics on the job. "I will not use, nor do I ¯ think it is appropriate to u~e, the office of the ambas.sador to advo~’any,,p~,,rsonal views I may hold on any.’i~e, Hormel " wrote to Sen. Gordon Smith, R~Ore, who ¯ now supports him. ¯ Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said she believes Hormel’s nomination would ¯ easily be confirmed if it reached the floor ¯ and there are close to enough votes -60 - ¯ to halt any Republican filibuster. As for Inhofe’s comments, she said,"This really ¯ mffor.~Rmatereference reveals the depth of, bigo.~.that is pursuing, this nominee.. Se~’P.-aul Wellstone, D-Mian~ .said he is planning a push after.theMemorial Day ¯ recess to get a vote on Hormd in the Senate. against various groups of people, resulting in coundess abuses and atrocities, all in the name of God and all "justified" by scripture. The Bible does NOTjustify the denial and restriction of civil rights. Quite to the contrary, our faith asks us to love : each other and have compassion for one ] another. : Regardless of what one believes about ¯ homosexuality, gay and lesbian people i make up 10 to 20% of.our society and ¯ have made, a~d C0ntin~ to m~e, imp~- ¯ tant contributions to our schools, cities, ~ state and nation. Homosexual.people are : ou~.~ister~ a~d.b_rothers,f..aZ-h,er~ ¯ ers~s~n~,~ddaugh.te..rs.+:spouses;~fi,~o.d.~ and teaeher,s... All A~ei~c~s des~ : same proi~,~tionS,:. ~r~.e~i~~oms,,~fight~ ,..~,~_~ ¯ responsibilities. 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Title A name given to the resource [1998] Tulsa Family News, June 1998; Volume 5, Issue 6 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud Barry Hensley J.P. 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(AP)- One of the resolutions adopted : O’RYAN Program in Limbo Dueto Funding Lapse in 1997 by the Democratic Party State Conventiofi TULSA - Red Rock Behavioral Health Center is in a financial ¯ says the party "opposes, deplores and disavows crisis with its Lesbian/Gay youth support program. The program ¯ discrimination, extremism and hatred of every which goes by the acronym, O’RYAN for Oklahoma Rainbow ¯ kind." Young Adults’ Network, provides."developmentally appropriBut state Democratic lawmakers raised no arguate" education, support and social activities for "Lesbian, Gay, : ment recently when a bill to bar convicts from ¯ Bisexual, Transgendered and questioning" adolescents and young ¯ working in schools was amended to also bar "ho: adults from 14 to 24. ¯ mosexuals or lesbians": Nor did they say anything ~ According to Betsy Murphy, program director, a large portion ¯ when legislation was amended to bar children :’ of the program had been funded through a federal grant for HIV ¯ being placed in the foster care of"someone who is ¯ prevention and education from the CDC, Centers for Disease ¯ a homosexual or a lesbian." ¯ Both amendments were offered by Republican ¯ Control. However, the grants are administered through the Okla.¯ homa State Dept. of Health (OSDH) which is running weeks ¯ lawmakers who are vocal about their opposition to behind schedule in seeking grant proposals. While Murphy was ¯ homosexuality. But it was Oklahoma Democratic ¯ extremely reluctant to criticize OSDH, she acknowledged that in Party Executive Director Pat Hall who was taken to ¯ the past OSDH has handled grants so that a new year’s grant if ¯ task for the inaction of Democratic lawmakers, a WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate faces a decision ¯ won, began close to the time the prior year’s grant ended. And ¯ story in Sunday’s Tulsa World said. soon on whether America will have its first openly Gay ¯ although Red Rock pays for a substantial part of the costs of the In aletter to Hall, Tom Neal, editor and publisher ambassador. Supporters of James Hormel are demand¯ ¯" O’RYAN program, the OSDH grants typically have paid most of of Tulsa Family News, said it may be the Republiing he at least get a vote while conservative opponents staff salaries. As of April 1 st, no more funds are coming from the ¯ cans who publicly bash Gays, but it is the Demoinsist that Republicans take a stand on a key "lifestyle" ¯ CDC/OSDH and Murphy is appealing to theTulsa community to crats who are passing the legislation. Issue. provide financial aid. " "I genuinely believe that these nearly unanimous Hormel, President Clinton’s choice ~to be envoy to ¯ In a press release, Red Rock states, ,,while in the past, we have ¯ votes help create a climate where physical assaults Luxembourg, was the only foreign ~elations nominee ¯ ¯ not acted upon at the end of last year’s session. Three :¯ been able to weather out these funding cycles, the situation now ¯ are considered perfectly acceptable," said Neal, is dire and without outside help, we cannot continue.. " citing Gay-bashing crimes, including an assault on Republican senators, expressing concern that he would Red Rock notes that the program has helped hundreds of youth ¯ two men in Tulsa. "Why is it, Pat, that Democrats use the post to promote a "Gay agenda", put "holds" on ¯ : in Tulsa County and surrounding areas. O’RYAN. provides ¯ only recognize my.community’s existence when the nomination, effectively freezing it. ¯ Democrats now-are demanding action. Before leav- : weekly support groups, individual and family counseling, HIV ¯ they’re voting to compare us to convicted felons ¯ peer education and HIV testing and counseling, a informational who should notbe allowed to teach, but when we’re ing for the Easter recess, 42 Democrats sent Senate library, and safe, alcohol-free and drug-free recreational and being assaulted.., we don’t exist," Neal asked. Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., a lett~r supporting ¯ social events. O’RYAN helps to providepositiverole models and ¯ Hall tried to defend House Democrats and their the nomination and urging a vote. Democrats also took to the Senate floor to express concern that confirmation : helps to foster a sense of self-esteem and worth. ¯ failure to debate the amendments.’ If) ou debate it, ¯ gives thos~ preaching hate a bully pulpit," he "isOa "~ " ..... Donauons can be made to O RYAN, c/oRedRockBeha ]oral ~ ’ it w asoemgnetaupomytw, ....... cause’" tiormel...... ¯" nea~m said. "If you just move it through with a voice vote, I ,,, V y :"rreju 7 ...... ,. ...... ¯ ~ervlces, 1 24 Past mgnt Street, tulsa, uh/~1~4-, for : = :... ¯ ..... ’ ....... mceoasenonsexumonenmuonsnomana enop!aceln see House, page 3 ~aa .-lrl~rmal ~Oa ~ ¯ more nuprmg~0n, can ~etsyor ~en thi~ debate" , ¯ then you have eliminated, ¯ : ¯ ¯ Inhofe Still Blocking Gay Ambassadorial Nominee Oklahoma Gay : ROdeo: ..........P[a-nning for Tulsa-Pride Group Holds 13the.Event : March. &. Picnic Under Way OKLAHOMACITY - OKC will host the annual Great Plains Regional Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend, May 22 -24. While the rodeo will take place in the newly remodeled and air-conditioned Barn Six of the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in southwest Oklahoma City, registration, parties and the awards ceremony will be’at the Ramada Inn Airport Northwest. The Great Plains Regional Rodeo is One of a number of continent wide rodeos sponsored by 23 member associations of the International Gay Rodeo Association. While many of these organizations are in the southwest, there are also groups in California, Washington, DC and in Canada. The Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association (OGRA) was formed in 1984 to promote rodeo-ing and to raise funds to fight HIV and AIDS. Since 1986, OGRA has contributed over $60,000 to Oklahoma AIDS organizations. OGRA invites all who are interested to join the organization -neither riding nor competing are required. Tickets f0r this year’s rodeo are $30 for the packet which includes both days rodeo events, the Friday evening party and the awards ceremony. Tickets to individual~events are available at the door. Room rates at the Ramada are $55 for up to four persons, and suites are $95/evening. Call 405-~47-2351 for reservations; OtherDivisi0n III rodeos are: Omaha, NE, June 1921; Wichita, KS, AUgust %9;. and Kansas City, MO, August 29-31, The Internatii~nal:iGay !~odeo..Association Finals Rodeo .will beheld ~inPho~i~x-, ~AZ0n October 22-25. ¯ ’ For more informati.on; cal~405z842-08~9! " DIRECTORY~E~ERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS "ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P..~ P..4 P. 6 P: 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW RESTAURANT REVIEW GAY STUDIES + DO-IT-YOURSELF CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 9 P~ 10 P. 11 P. 12 P. 14~5 - Equality Begins at Home :1999 March= on The " Red Ribbon Revue.& Concessions Carwash Slated ." TTULSA - Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, in conjunc¯ ¯ tion with several co~umuaity businesses is preparing for this " June’s Pride Events. On June 6th, Concessions will be again ; ¯ holding another Drag Queen Car Wash from 11-4 in the back ¯ parking lot of the dub, 3340 S. Peoria. Organi,zers promise the ¯ : event will happen come rain or shine, and last year’s car wash did : : : have a little rain. This year’s event will benefit TOHR and Tulsa’s Gay Pride ," ¯ ¯ Picnic. Organizers say yon will see all your favorite Broo"kside ¯ " Divas and some of Oklahoma’s top title holders wash cars for ¯ " charity in full drag and there may also be a man or two in a string bi"kini helping out. Donations will be collected for these charities ¯ ¯ ¯ through out that weekend- not just at the ear wash. Tickled Pink ¯ will have ffome Pride items available for sale also. Organizers " added that last year they raised $1000 and that this year they hope ¯ to double or triple that amount. : " Later on that Saturday, Renegades/Rainbow Room will be ¯ " holding their annual Red Ribbon Revue which will also benefit " this year’s Pride events. Helga will host this event and call : ¯ Renegades at 585-3405 for details and times. ¯ " This year’s Pride events have moved again due to concerns " from the City of Tulsa’s Park and Recreation Dept. about parking ¯ " problems at Owen Park~ This year’s site is Veteran Park between ¯ 18th & 21st Streets at Boulder. Rick Martin, Pride Events : ¯ " coordinator noted that this park is larger than Owen and though " it doesn’t have much parking itself, it is surrounded by business ¯ : ¯ parking lots which should be available on a Saturday. ¯ While a few community members, such as those in sensitive ¯ " professions, like public school teachers, have expres sed concerns ¯ about the more visible location, many others have welcomed the " new site - especially the owners of Renegades/Rainbow Room : which is 2 blocks north of the park. Details are not yet available ¯ : but organizers indicate that Renegades will host a post picnic ¯ ¯ event. TOHR co-organizer Greg Gatewood said that plans are ¯ underway for the 2rid annual Pride March to be held just before : ¯ ¯ and to the picnic but that details will be forthcoming. Organizers ¯ ¯ note that community organizations and businesses are Welcome ¯ to have booths at the Picnic for a modest fee. : Later in June, probably June 28th, Oklahoma City will ho~t the : ¯ ¯ statewide Pride parade. More details should be available in early ¯ June on those events. Info. on Pride events, call 743~4297. Oklahoma State Capitol April 29, 1997 - The Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and April 29, 1997 - The Federatiola of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Organizations will sponsor a historic, coordinated week of actions focussed on state government and statewide organizang. After many national and statewide discussions and after conducting a state-by-state assessment from its members, the Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Orgamzations has decidedit is time to focus energy on our home states. Under the theme Equality Begins at Home, each state is called upon toplan an activity - amarch, rally,lobby day, state conference, or any other visibility campaign m their state capitol to occur during the week of March 21-27, 1999. Equality Begins at Home will provide an opportunity to focus the national spotlight on the organi zing challenges and legislative battles faced by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender people in state houses across the nation. The goal is to build statewide orgamzing capability across the nation. The purpose of the Equality Begins at Home actions will be to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender equal rights in every state. "The Equality Begins at Home actions enable us to focus our energy on orgamzing and educating at the state level. Clearly, more and more battles are fought in the states. With anti-Gay initiatives and referendums from Colorado to Maine, and the right wing organizing against our families; we must build,,a stronger grassroots movement in every state, explained Paula Ettelbrick, Co-Chair of the FederationandLegislativeDirectorofNew York’s Empire State Pride Agenda. "The Equality Begins at Home actions give us a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our efforts in the states and create a more powerful network across our country," stated Dianne Hardy-Garcia, co-chair of the Federation see March, page 15 �Carbon Copy: Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants Gay people should be 832-1269 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 included, in Scouts *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston e-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlinlc net 744-0896 ¯ Letter to the Editor website: http: / lusers.aol.comFFulsaNews/ *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 599-9512 . Petaluma (California) Argus-Couri’er *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria Publisher + Editor: Tom Neai, Entertaifiment Writer: James " 583 -6666 Christjohn, Writers + contributors: Jean-Claude de I am 12 years old and a Life Rank Boy *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th . Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. I like 749-4511 Flambeauchaud, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche, *Gold Coast Coffe~ House, 3509 S. Peoria 585-3134 Lament Lindstrom, Judy McCormick. Esther Rothblum, Mary Scouting alot. I am writing to youbecause *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 599-7777 Schepers, Member o! The Associated Press I want people to know that the Boy Scouts *Jason’s Deli, 15th & Peoria ¯ 749-1563 of America is a great program but it ex*Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th I ssued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this ¯ cludes Gay people. 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"¯" crediL of Oklahoma, and I hope, Bennett, are doing work behind First they came for the Gays and ! didn’t ." who referred to the systematic persecution of Jews, other Germans, including Gay men, and non-Germans, by the Nazis. Now that we are just a few weeks past Passover, the ancient celebration of the liberation of Jerks from Egyp¯ dan slavery,-and right after Holocaust remembrance ceremonies, perhaps it’s equally just to comment on the ongoing silence of Tulsa’s Jewish leaders about recent Oklahoma House of Representatives legislative attacks on Gay & Lesbian Oklahoma citizens (see related story; page one). Of course, to those who follow these issues, this silence is nothing new. Last year when the legislature attacked s,Tulsa s Jewlshleadership was silent too. And the year before that. And back to those nasty, hate-filled public hearings about the City’s Human Rights COmmission’s Task Force report, Tulsa’s Jewish leaders were silent. Yolanda Chamey, formerly community relations specialist with the Jewish Federation, claimed that the Jewish Federation did send aletter to Mayor Savage supporting fair and equal treatment fo!~ Gay & Lesbian citizens but no one ever saw this letter, or would even have known about it if not for this newspaper asking. And while such a position could have set a standard for the greater community had it been known, the secretive manner in which the letter was sent guaranteed that no one would know about it. Some will ask why pick on the Jew~ .~ Why not ask why other groups which should speak out for social justice remain silent? It is a fair question. Indeed, the silence of the Presbyterians, the Methodists, the Disciples of Christ, even the Roman Catholics - most of whom haye 0fficial denominational policies which call them to workfor civil rights protections for Lesbians and Gaymen (not just oppose attacks) - is troubling. And of course, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry which hardly has met a social justice issue it couldn’t embrace, seems to continue to find Gay people not worthy of justice or even minimal civil rights protections. Even the voice of the courageous Rev. Russell Bennett of the most Gay-friendly "main-line" Christian denomination in Tulsa, the United Church of ChrisL has not been heard publicly on this matter as of our press time¯ To their the scenes to protest these hate-based actions. However, it is the Jews with whom Gay people share ~ the experience of systematic Nazi persecution. Gay men, ¯ like Jews, were targeted by Nazi legislation which essen¯ tially made their existence illegal and which set the stage : for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. And while the persecution of Gay men may not havebeen part of a : .systematic genocidal theory, the.experience of the camps ¯ m which Gay men typically suffered some of the worst ." conditions and were most despised of all the prisoners, ¯ leftthemjustas dead. AndwhilethoseJews who survived ¯ can speak of "liberation" from the camps, and even -" received reparations with which to beginlife again, those ; Gay menwhodidsurvive wereimmediatelyreincarcerated ¯ as "criminals" - for the crime of loving - by the Allies. ¯ Soitis this sharedhistory as well as the observation that : in the US, Jews have traditionally heldleadership roles in ¯ social justice movements, that makes this silence so paiufU~. Jewish Americans were active in the civil rights movement of the 50’ s and 60’s which sought to end legal segregation. This was true in Tulsa as it was elsewhere. It’s not that Tulsa’s Jewish community has not been ¯ asked to help¯ The day after the first piece of hate -" legislation was passed (the amendment of Senate bill ; #1394 by Rep. Bill Graves, R-OKC), Rabbi Charles ¯ Sherman of Temple Israel who is also president of the ¯ National Couferenee of Community and Justice (for." merly of Christians and Jews), and David Bernsiein, ". executive director of the Jewish Federation were tele¯ phoned to ask for their help. To date, nearly four weeks -" and several follow-up calls later, neither has responded. What does this mean? Are they scared? Is it that ." ; speaking up for Gay people would somehow threaten the ¯ security of Tulsa Jews? This is hard to believe. Tulsa’s : Jewish community, though Small in numbers, has largely been rather successful and now is represented on nearly ¯ everymajorinfluential community organi7ationfrom the ¯ Chamber of Commerce to TU’s Board of Trnstees to the : National Conference. : Whether it is just plain old-fas_hioned bigotry, or merely : ¯ the catering to other’s pi’ejudice, it’s coming from those ¯ who ought to know better. Hebrew Scriptures, which Jew : and Christian each revere, exhort us "to seek justice" ; not "to seek justice - except for those socially inconve¯ nient Gay people over there". Hopefully, Tulsa’s Gay ¯ community will see Tulsa’s Jewish community take this : exhortation more seriously someday, and the next time ; thelaws of the land are used to attack Gay citizens, there ¯ will be as much outcry as there was when a cross of : Christmas lights was placed, wrongfully, on a public : building. - Tom Neal, editor & publisher no place in the Senate and no #ace in America," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Hormel, a (> -year-old San Francisco businessman, philanthropist, Democratic Party contributor and heir to the Hormel Meat Co. fortune, receivedunanimous Senate confirmation last May for another post, as an alternate to the U.S. delegation to the U.N. General Assembly¯ He sailed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, winning approval on a 16-2 vote last November, after Secretary of State Madele’me Albright assured Chair-. man Jesse Helms~R-N.C., that Hormel was highly qualified and would not promote his personal interests. Helms voted against Hormel but let the nomination advance to the Senate floor¯ In a letter to Sea. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., a committee member, in February, Hormel said: "I will not use, nor do I think it is appropriate to use, the office of the ambassador to advocate any personal views I may hold." He pledged to resign from mostofhis board seats, limit his charitable giving and prohibit use of his name in fund raising. But that has not satisfied Republican Sens. Tim Hutchinson of Arkansas, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Bob Smith of New Hampshire, who put holds on the nomination. Conservative groups also continue to oppose Hormel as a "radical Gay activist". Gary Bauer’s Family Research Council cited Hormel’s financial support for a documentary aimed at educators that the group said promotes "Gay lifestyles"¯ It also pointed to a Gay and Lesbian materials wing in the San :. Francisco public library supported by and named for ¯ Hormel that contains controversialliterature. Further, the ¯ council said, Hormel presided over a 1996 Gay pride ¯ parade in San Francisco at which he was heard laughing ¯ at n/ale drag queens dressed as nuns. Bauer said Luxem¯ bourg is 97 percent Roman Catholic, and"appointmg an ; ambassador who shows no~hing but contempt for certain ¯ groups of believers should offend every American who ¯ believes in the Constitution." ¯ Hormd said he had no role in deciding the contents of ¯ either thelibrary collectio,n or the documentary. "I hardly view myself as a’radical. I am abusinessman and lawyer ¯ withmore than 30years of commitment to public service, ¯ social justice and human rights," he wrote Smith. In considering Hormel’s n0mination, Republicans must ¯ deal both with general gripes by socialconservatives that -" they haven’t done enough to advance pro-family pro_" grams, and conversely with concerns about being de. picted as hostile to Gays. ¯ "I don’t see how the Republican Party wants to be ¯ known as the party that discriminates on the basis of ¯ sexual orientation," said Winnie Stachelberg of the Hu¯ man Rights Campaign, a leading Gay political organiza¯ tion. Hormd is on the board of the Human Rights Cam" paign Foundation, the group’s educational arm. "’It’s not his sexual orientation," countered Herb ¯ Johnson, chief of staff to Inhofe, one of Hormel’s leading ¯ Senate opponents..’q’he biggest problem is he has been ¯ inclined to use this to push an agenda that doesn’t neces.. sarily represent the agenda of the American people." ¯ speak up because I was not Gay... finally they came for the Jews, and by that time there was no-one left to say anything at all - a paraphrase of German pastor Martin Niemoeller ¯ a hate pulpit." Hall said Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives don’t want "to let hate spill out on the ¯ floor of the House." Hall also said House Speaker Loyd Benson deserves credit for "literally making sure Oklahoma is not shown nationally as a state of hate mongers.’" ¯ Both of the bills in question were sent on to conference ¯ committees for more work. "I think the bottom line is you need to look at the final ¯ vote on those measures and look at the final versions of the bill. I think that will speak for itself," said Benson, DFrederick. ¯ Rep. Bill Graves, R-Oklahoma City, author of the ¯ measure to prohibit"knoWn homosexuals and Lesbians" ¯ from working as contract or support employees in public schools, acknowledged that similar amendments on other ¯ bills have failed to survive conference committees. ¯ Whether the amendments are quietly removed in con-¯ ference is beside the point for Ncal, who maintains that the failure to oppose such measures loudly creates bigger ¯ problems for the Gay community. Hall admitted that another reason the amendments ¯ were passed without protest is that this year is an election ¯ year. Those who openly oppose such measures could be ¯ branded by their political opponents as promoting homo" sexuality. In fact, in 1996 Sen. Penny Williams, D-Tulsa, was ¯ criticized by her Republican opponent for voting against ¯ an amendment bamng same-sex marriages in Oklahoma. Ms. Williams, who won re-election, was one of only two state senators who voted against that amendment. ¯ Republican lawmakers aren’t always behind such con" troversies. In 1995, Democratic state representatives wrote resolutions opposing teaching about homosexuality in public schools even though no public schools in the ¯ state taught such subjects. The president of the Oklahoma Education Association said the resolutions were b~ed on a "blatantly misconstrued" measure passed by the National Education Asso¯ ciadon that dealt With training programs for education ¯ employees."for~the purposerf identifying and eliminat¯ ing sexual orientation stereotyping in the education s~tting.’" Hall said the finai resolution by Rep. Jim Hamilton, D-Poteau, was rewritten so that it was not offensive to ¯ Gay people. ¯ Editor’s note: there was considerable disagreement in ¯ OMahoma’s Gay communities about whether the final ¯ resolution was in any way "acceptable" as Hall claims. International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1998 4:00 P.M. LaFortune Park Southeast Shelter 61st & Yale PICNlC SLIPPER FOLLOWING THE SERVICE ~}R MORlg INI~3RMATION INTERFAITH AIDS MIN~TRIES 438-2457 �¯ first leading homosexual character, butGays will still ¯ be seen elsewhere on American television. One year ago this month, "Ellen" made television : ¯ history as the first series with a homosexual lead NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The names Harvard ¯ and Yale by themselves evoke decades of tradition ¯ character. It drew both praise and fire for its groundbreaking portrayal of a woman coming to and conformity. Now these Ivy League bastions are breaking new ground for universities, as homosexual : terms with being Lesbian. What it didn’t draw was couples provide new models of domestic life for ¯¯ ratings on a consistent basis. After months of specuundergraduates as dormitory leaders. And so far, the ¯ lation, ABC confirmed late Thursday that Ellen DeGeneres’ last show would be a one-hour finale ground-brealdng appointments have created little : May 13. commotion. Both ABC and DeGeneres declined to comment This July,.a Lesbian couple will assume duties as ¯¯ recently. The conservative Southern Baptists Conhousemasters at Harvard’s Lowdl House, asix-story brickbuilding with a grassy quadrangle anda bell " vention praised the decision, while Gay rights groups tower close to the fabled Harvard Yard. A Gay man ¯ . said theloss of amajor Gay character andperspective appointed dormitory dean is moving with his partner : on television is a serious blow. The sitcom, which has been airing Wednesday into Yale’s Trumbull College, a Gothic structure of ¯ seam-faced granite with limestone trim and arching ¯ : nights after thehigher-rated’qqae Drew Carey Show," ¯ made its debut in 1994 with DeGeneres playing a windows enclosing three courtyards. ¯ "I think it’s a great new erain being able to provide ¯ single heterosexual with a,,Friends~’_like close group of pals. After the comedian and her character, Ellen role models that have not been available at this level ¯ Morgan, both came out as Lesbians last season, before," said Peter Novak, 32, the Yale.appointee. "We’ve been welcomed, and it says a lot about the ¯¯ DeGeneres and the network fought over the show’s content, including story lines that concentrated on Yale community and how tolerant it is, especially : sexual orientation. within the administration." More than 36 million people watched the April30, .. At Haryard, professor Diana Eck, 52, realizes that ¯ she and her partner of 20 years may raise some : 1997, episode when Ellen came out. This year, the eyebrows. "We know what it’s like in the culture : series averaged fewer than 11 million viewers - a 22 generally: There are many people who are still very " percent drop over the previous year. uncomfortable with this issue, so I’m sure that will be the case here," said Ms. Eck, a professor of comparafive religion and Indian studies at Harvard. The dormitories are not forsaking their traditions, however. The housemaster’at Lowell House, for : TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)- A state law that makes homoexample, has been host of a weekly afternoon tea : sexual sex a crime has been upheld as constitutional. since 1930, a custom Ms. Eck plans*’to continue. : A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals Novak~ who is-pursuing a master of fine arts in ¯ refnsed Friday to overturn the muuicipal court misdedramaturgy and dramatic criticism at the Y ale School ¯ mean0r conviction of Max D. Movsovitz, a Topeka ¯ of Drama, says he will h,e,!p students with aead.emics artist. Movsovitzwas arrestedinTopeka’s Gage Park and personal problems. This will allow me to be an : in April 1995 after soliciting sex from an undercover influence in people’s lives)’ Novak said. His partner ¯ police officer. of four years, Curtis Lee, a store manager, will not x~ .....it? rh.]]~noed the constitutionality of a Gay Couples Provide College Leadership : .- Law Upheld lntramura.l., sports ana being a part oI StiMd~HL/S "11. v¢~, :. arguing theY, v~olated" " .... his rights, to p’nvacy;, e~.ual - Novak sat& ¯ treatment under the law and freedom of expression. In a Yale dorm, the dean and.the master act as : He and the American Civil Liberties Union claimed surrogate parents in the lix,es of the 440 students who the law unfairly discriminates against homosexuals. live there. Master Janet Henrich, a medical professor, The Court of Appeals panel, in a unanimous un¯ has lived in the durra for ayear with her husband, : signed opinion, rejected all of the arguments. Victor, a physics professor. ¯ Movsovitz can appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. At Harvard, Ms. Eek and Dorothy Austin will "As societal values evolve, the Legislature may folbecome housemasters overseeing daily life for 450 low some other state legislatures and decriminalize ¯ students. Ms. Austin will split her time between : private sexual behavior betweenall consenting adults," Harvard and Drew University in New Jersey, where ¯ the court satd. Ho ever, these are issues that should she is an associate professor of psychology and reli- ¯ be addressed by legislatures and not courts." gion. "We knew that it would be an issue for the first According to court records, two men approached time to have a same-sex couple as masters," Ms. Eck .. Movsovitz while he was parked in Gage Park, the said. "I don’t know if we would have been appointed ¯ city’s largest park and home of the Topeka Zoo. 10 years ago." ~ During a conversation, Movsovitz agreed to engage Administrators say sexual Orientation made no ." in oral sex. The two men were undercover police difference in the appointments, which:were decided ¯ officers. by student-faculty committees. Dean of Harvard College Harry Lewis said many people had suggested Ms. Eck for the position not knowing what her sexual orientation was. "Our first criterion in looking at people was the quality of the individual master and TORONTO (AP) - Ontario’s highest court has ruled what they would bring to the house," he said. At Yale, Novak will succeed dean William di ¯_ that the Canadian government’s definition of"spouse" Canzio, who lived alone in the dorm for eight years ¯¯ is unconstitutional because it excludes same-sex partand is leaving for California.. Ms. Eck and Ms. Austin ¯ ners.. A three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of will replace professor William H. Bossert and his Appeal ruledthat the definitionof"spouse" shouldbe ¯ amended in the federal Income Tax Act to recognize wife, Mary Lee, who are retiring after 23 years. Harvard students seemed to see the appointment as ¯¯ same-sex couples as well as opposite-sex couples. little cause for concern. "People are more interested The ruling came in a case involving pension benefits ¯ and technically applies only to the Income Tax Act. in who she is, and what her dedication to the house is, than her personal life, which isn’t our concern," said : But Gay activists said it could set a precedent that ¯ would affect similar sections of other federal acts. Lisa Mignone, a senior from Bronxville, N.Y. ¯ "It opens the door for same-sex pension benefits, The same goes for many at Yale. "It’s really not a ¯ certainly, but it’s also a very significant statement by big deal," said Tya Harris, a sophomore from Nashrifle, Tenn. "There are a lot ofpe0ple who are openly ¯ the courts that discriminating against same-sex couples is not only immoral, it’s unconstitutional," said John Gay on this campus." ¯ Fisher, executive director of Equality Ior Gays and ¯ Lesbians Everywhere. : The case was brought by Nancy Rosenberg and her ¯ employer, the Canadian Union of Public Employees,. : regarding pension benefits which R0senberg sought LOS ANGELES (AP) L The cancellation of ABC’s ¯ to arrange for her Lesbian partner. The union in 1992 "Ellen" will leave prime-time television without its amended its pension plan to’extending spousal ben- : i Gays Still on TV When only the best will do! Kansas "Sodomy" i Ellen Gone But 1635 E. 15th Street Tulsa, OK 74120 (918) 599 - 8070 Canada Recognizes Same-Sex Spouses ~’T-SHIRTS ¯ CARDS I v oo s ~CANDLES ¯ BU~ONS ¯ J EW ELRY ¯ BUMPER STICKERS ¯ PRIDE PARAPHERNALIA ....... : & A~work~-from Local Artists Located insideConcessionS on Brookside Community. 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Norwood Info., call 224-4754 Chris & Sharon 747-1508 SHORT ON CASH? efits to include Gay and Lesbian employees. But Canada’s revenue department argued the amendment violated the tax s opposite-sex definition of spouse. The court ruling gave the union the right to include same-sex partners in its private pension plan without losing any tax benefits. Revenue department officials said they hadn’t decided whether to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. Special Classes for Gay Students Nixed BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) - Gay and Lesbian students who say they dropped out of public high school because of harassment almost got their own one-room schoolhouse, but organizers forget one detail: getting permissi’on from their bosses. Top officials of the sponsoring government agency, the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Education Services, said they learned about the schoolhouse from a Newsday reporter. Board president Bruce Brodsky immediately halted plans to open the school, the newspaper reported last month. He was unaware that members of his own staff had enlisted a teacher, arranged for a classroom at the Long Island Gayand Lesbian Youth Inc. in BayShore, and had been advertising to attract students for several weeks. Three had signed up. The board Serves youngsters with special needs, including those who are pregnant, handicapped or seeking occupational training. "I don’t believe there should be a separate facility for Gay and Lesbian students. I don’t want to throw them back into the closet;’ Brodsky said. David Kilmnick, executive director of the Gay youth agency, said he would still push for the separate classes. "We want to make sure that this school happens, that these kids are not harassed or subject to violence because of their sexual orientation.- They need a s afer place to-learn," he said. Californian Trying to Ban Gay Marriages TulsaArea PUBLIC FINANCE 7929;.A E. 21st 665 2422 ,- JAC OX ANIMA 1, ,C LINI C Family’s Pet Physician DR. MALCOLM JACOX M - F 7:30 - 7, Sat 9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750, fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. nited In God’s Love love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. ~ ~ I ~ Children Are Always Welcome! - ’.trot olitan Community Church SACRAMENTO (AP) - A lawmaker who failed in two attempts to get a law bauning Gay_m~ages through the Legislature has received~the go-ahead to start collecting signatures to submit his proposal direcdy to voters. State Sen. Pete Knight, R-Palmdale, has until June 25 to collect the 433,269 signatures needed to place his initiafive on the November ballot. If he misses that date, but collects enough signatures by Sept. 21, his proposal will be placed on the presidential primary ballot in 2000. His proposal, which was certified to circulate petitions, brings the number of proposed initiatives seeking a spot on the November statewide ballot to 47. Knight’s proposal, tided the "California Defense of Marriage ¯ Act," adds just one sentence to the state Family Code: "Only marriage between a man and a woman i s valid or recognized in California." Statelaw already says that any marriage pfrformed in California must be between a man and a woman. But that lgw also recognizes as valid any marriage performed elsewhere. After a Hawaiian court riding in 1993 made recognition of Gay and Eesbian marriages possible, Congress gave states the authority not to recognize same-gender marriages performed in another state. An earlier attempt to place a ban on Gay marriages on the June primary ballot failed to collect enough signatures. Students Sentenced for Anti-Gay Attack : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ : ; : : ¯ ¯ earlier spent 16 days in juvenile d~tenfion at the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility. Huffaker, who served five days at Oak Creek and 69 days of home detention, will be on probation for one year. Nash, who served five days at Oak Creek and 33 days of home detention, will be on probation until his 18th birthday. All three must undergo diversity education, pay restitution to Miller for his dental bills and write a letter of apology, the judge said. While what was done to Miller can’t be undone, Gardner said the case can send a message to people in the community to think twice before taunting others. The judge said he got the impression that the boys have come to realize the seriousness :of what happened. If people are assaulted because of their particular status, the assault is not just on that person, but alsoon the group, he said. "That’s the reason I think this case had the publicity and had the attention I think it deserved," Gardner said. Support for Gays Provokes Death Threats "¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ’. ¯ ¯ ¯ "¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : " ¯ ; " : : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ . ¯ : ¯ : ¯ CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Three teen-age boys have been sentenced to eight days each on a work crew and ¯ a year or more of probation in the intimidation and assault of a Gay high school student in February. Paul ¯ ¯ .Miller, a senior at Corvallis High School, said the boys taunted him and then punched him, knocking out his ¯ two front teeth. ¯ C yle Schroeder, 15, and Robert Huffaker and Michael ¯ Nash, both 16, appeared before Benton County Circuit Judge Robert Gardner. Miller did not attend the hearing. ¯ Schroeder, who threw the punch, will serve two ¯ years’ probation after his time on the work crew. He LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gay-rights issues have divided the United Methodist Church, but death threats against a student who supported Gay rights at the church’s Nebraska Wesleyan Uni.versity have caused a deeper controversy. "Everyone is welcome at this university, regardless of how they live or how they love," the Rev. Bill Draper Finlaw told a crowd of about 300 people gathered on campus Thursday to show support for sophomore Jonathan Judge. The small, liberal arts Methodist school, which has about 1,500 students, was rocked last week when Judge received two messages on his answering machine threatening him with death for supporting a campus Gay rights group. Judge reported the messages to police. Judge, who is not Gay, is a member of the student senate and has introduced a bill on behalf of the Gay civil rights group, Plains Pride, to have it recognized as a legitimate campus organization. The rally came just two days before the church’s national Council of Bishops is to meet in Lincoln. The bishOps have been asked to call a special session of the General Conference, the church’s top legislative body, to discuss Gay civil rights. These rights became a hot-button issue among the church’s 9.5 million members when a Methodist minister in Omaha was acquitted last month on charges of disobeying church rules for performing a Lesbian marriage. The Rev. Jimmy Creech performed the ceremony in September in defiance of anorderby Nebraska Bishop Joel Martinez. Creech was suspended and put on trial before a jury of Methodist ministers. Following a two-day inquiry in Keamey, a panel of 13 ordained elders voted 8-to-5 to convict Creech of violating the church’ s Order and Discipline. The vote fell one short of the nine required for conviction. Creech presented the first challenge to the denomination’s 1996 decision in its Social Principles to prohibit"ceremonies that celebrate homosexual unions." The United MethodistChurch is the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States, after the Southern Baptists. It has about 120 colleges nationwide, including Southern Methodist, Duke and Emory universities in addition to Nebraska Wesleyan. Dina Weisser, a 21-year-old junior at Nebraska Wesleyan, said she has several Gay and Lesbian friends whohavebeenharassedoncampus.Weisser, wh0is not Gay but belongs to Plains Pride, said two members of the group have been attacked on or near campus in recent weeks. ’q?here’s been so much violence going on - so much hatred," she said. ’q’hey are trying to silence us by threatening senators in our student senate ~.. trying to take away our First Amendment rights" Judge sat on a brick wall during the rally, stanng down at the sidewalk as he listened to the speakers. "It was very reassuring." he said. "It ¯renewed my faith in this campus." Judge appeared nervous when asked how he was coping after the death threats. "I’m here," he said. �Every 5 Minutes, Another Young Person’s Infected costing $25,000 to $37,000 per person a year, an estimated 16,000 men, women and children in developing countries are newly infected each day. Conference co-chair Margaret Chesney MOSCOW (AP) - Every minute worldof the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention wide, five people between the ages of 10 Studies, working with AIDS specialists and 24 become infected with HIV, acfrom 38 different nations, sought pmcticording to a report released here inMoscal and affordable solutions to the growcoW. ing epidemic. The UNAIDS report also warned that Among the prevention costs estimated Eastern Europe is set to become "one of by experts: the next epicenters" of the world AIDS - 50 cents to test blood for the AIDS virus. crisis, with HIV’ infection.rates having - Several dollars to cure a sexually transincreased at least sixfold .since 1994. It " mitted disease. said that 190,000 people in the region are -$50 to give an infected mother a short infected, a contagion rate driven by a course of AZT to prevent transmission of sharp rise in the use of injected drugs. the virus to her baby. In conjunction with the report, the joint Worldwide, about $1.5 billion has been U.N. Programon HIV/AIDS launched a spent each year on comic books, radio yearlong campaign called "Force for spots and condom rallies in devdoping Change: World AIDS Campaign with .nations. But such prevention efforts have Young People." The report was released proved to be mere speed bumps, not roadin,Moscow to draw attention to the threat blocks, in the path of HIV, the report facing Eastern Europe. "In.Russia, where found. injecting drug use and unsafe sex are fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it is time for young people to engage in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts and make their voices heard," said G4anni MtuTi~ UNICEF’s ATLANTA (AP) - The rate at which Moscow representative. "They have the people are becoming infected with HIV in right and responsibility to change the the United States has held relatively steady course of the epidemic and the support of despite a historic drop in AIDS cases, adults is crucial to make it happen." suggesting that many people are not heedThe report said that the young are paring warnings about prevention. A study ticularly hard-hit by the world epidemic, released by the Centers for Disease Conwith at least one-third of the 30 million trol and Prevention estimated a2 percent HIV carriers being 24 or younger. Each decline from 1995 to 1996 in.the number day, 7,000 young people worldwide conof new HIV cases diagnosed among people tract HIV, adding up to 2.6 million new 13 or older. -infections annually, it said. The report "This is a case of the glass is half full," warned Of an explosion in sexually transsaid CorneliusBakerof the National AS: mitted diseases across Eastern E~ope. sociation of People with AIDS. "People New syphilis cases have gone from 10 per are living longer. That’s great. But with a 100,000 people each year in the late 1980s steady infection rate, it means the epito - in some regions-- hundreds per demic isn’t going away." 100,000. The study Used statistics from the 25 UNAIDS is a grouping of 5 U.N. agen- "~ states that report infection r~ites. AIDS cies and the World Bank. _" deaths dropped 21%in 1996, while the ¯ number of people with AIDS dropped ¯ 6%, according to figures previously re: leased by the CDC. AIDS deaths were ¯ down an additional 44%in the firsthalf of 1997. People diagnosed with HIV are not SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More spend¯ ing could halve the number of new HIV considered AIDS cases until they actually infections worldwide, according to a : develop symptoms of the disease. So deUnited Nations study presented at a San " laying the onset of AIDS and prolonging Francisco AIDS conference. "We know ¯ the lives of AIDS patients can reduce the ¯ what works. We’ve shown it’ s effective. number of AIDS deaths even while there’s What we need now is the money to imple- ~ little changein the rate of new HIV cases. "We’re not seeing good news in the fact ment them," said Martha Bulter deLister, ¯¯ director of the Dominican Republic AIDS that we are not seeing a substantial deorganization Fundacion Genesis. "We " dine," in the H_IV infection rate, said Dr. ¯ Palricia Fleming, a CDC researcher. The can’t wait for a vaccine." ¯ The result could be achieved if affluent ¯ CDC estimated that HIV cases between governments, corporations and individu1994 and mid-1997 dropped slightly als dug deeper and spent 10 to 15 times among men but increased among women. more on global prevention programs, said The study also showed HIV infections the UN study presented at this week’s ¯ among young people overall had leveled University of California, San Francisco off, but minorities now make up a greater conference. HIV infection is rampaging ¯ portion of that group. Of the 7,200 cases through Africa, the Caribbean, Latin ¯ of HIV reported among 13- to 24-y.earAmerica and Southeast Asia, but many ¯ olds, 63% were black and 5% Hispamc. countries are unable to afford something Ms. Fleming warned that not all states as simple as a blood test to keep the blood ¯ were required to report infection rates. supply dean. ~ The new figures don’t include California Nor can they afford testing, and coun- ¯ and New York, so the true national infec¯ seling of HIV-infected people to warn tion rate could be higher or lower, she against transmitting the infection to oth- ¯ said. The CDC wants all states to create a ers. Sexually transmitted diseases, known ¯ name-based HIV reporting system. to boost the risk of HIV infection, go ~ "You need to know about the front end untreated. Furthermore, mothers pass on ¯ oftheepidemicifyou’retryingtofindout the virus to their infants because they lack ¯ what’s going on With the disease," said acces s to the AZT drug regimen that could ¯ Eve Mokotoff, chief of the HIV/AIDS ¯ interrupt deadly viral transmission. epidemiology unit at the Michigan DeWhile much of. the globe is riveted by " partment of Community Health in Dethree- and four-drug anti-viral regimens, " troit. Michigan is among the states that ¯ ~ ¯ ." ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ US HIV Infection Rate Steady Medical Excellence And Compas.sionate Care Since 1926. ¯ ST. 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House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said the action was needed to counter "a deadhead president that supports a program that gives free needles to drug addicts." The House action came just days after the White House announced that it would continue to ban federal money for needle exchange programs while recognizing that such programs hav e been effectiv e in fighting the spread of AIDS without encouraging illegal drug use. Linda Ricci, spokeswoman for the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the GOP bill.was "unnecessary and unwarranted." The Health and Human Services secretary "should have the authority to determane the merit of such programs and... the decision on which HIV prevention strategies to use should be in the hands of state and local offidials,’.’ Ricci said. The issue divided the administration. HHS Secretary Donna Shalala encour. ~aged local ~Orn)nlmiti~st0,expandthe 1 i 0 .~e&tle exchar~ge~programs now operating in 22 states while drug policy chief Barry McCaffrey argued that theprograms jeopardize the administration’s war on drugs. Clinton’s surgeon general, Dr. David Satcher, said he was "disappointed" funds would notbe availablefor effective needle exchange programs. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus last week called for McCaffrey’s resignation, saying lives would be lost if needle distribution is halted. But Republicans said the administratiou policy was consistent with its failure to get tough on drugs. They disputed scientific studies concluding that needle exchange programs are working. "The Clinton administration’s endorsement of needle exchange programs is part of an intolerable message to our nation’s children sent by the White House that drug use is a way of life;" Said Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., a sponsor of the legislation. Democrats accused Republicans of rushing a bill to the floor withom hearings to make a political point. "This legislation is a travesty and a blight upon true medical science and it plays into the hands of those who would" use the lives of our children aud those addicted for political purposes," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. "You’d think we’re having a meeting of the flat earth society," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "How can we turn our back on science?" The federal government since 1989 has barred the use of federal funds to provide hypodermic needles and syringes to intravenous drug users. The legislation, which still needs Senate consideration, would repeal, language in a 1998 spending bill that would allow funding if the HHS secretary determines exchange projects are effective in preventing the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and do not encourage illegal drug use. The House vote came as the Republican leadership prepared to unveil an dectionyear package of anti-drug proposals, including more money for border guards, tougher penalties and grants to small businesses that fight workplace drug use. House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri sought to get the jump on the Republicans Wednesday by issuing aninepage report critical of the GOP record in fighting drug.s. "By making the war on drugs a parusan war, Speaker (Newt) Gingrich is drawing the battle lines against imaginary enemies. The onfy thing he will accomplish is to reduce the prospects for bipartisan anti-drug legislation in this Congress," he said. deliberately inflicted. The mother of the ¯ youngster, whose father is accused of ¯ injecting him with the AIDS virus, says ¯ her goal now is to prevent him from bei;ag i victimized again. The mother, identified on!y as Jennifer, ¯ said she was grateful for the compassion ¯ she had received. But she was obviously ¯ shaken by the number of reporters and ¯ television cameras she faced at a news ¯ conference. She took no questions after ¯ ¯ making a brief statement. "I plead with you to respect the privacy and dignity of ¯ my son and my family. He’s been through ¯ so much already," she said. "My main ¯ concern is to protect my son from any : further victimization." Her voice broke several times as she ¯ explained how her son’s illness - he was ¯ diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1996 - has affected their lives. She said her son, who was once near death, ~s dome, better ¯ now" but that she realizes he will eventuNEW YORK (AP) - International finan- ¯ ally die of the disease. The boy must be cier George Soros has offered $1 million ¯ fed small amounts of food frequendy and in matching funds to support needle ex- ¯ must take about 10 medications several change programs around the country. The ¯ times a day. He is trying to live as normal move came in response to the Clinton : a life as possible, even going to school administration’s position that it does not ¯ when he is able. favor federal funding for the programs, Brian T. Stewart is charged with firstwhich are credited with helping slow the degree assault, accused of deliberately spread of the AIDS virus. ¯" injecting his infant son with AIDS-tainted The Sorts pledge "was in the works, ¯° blood six years ago. He haspleaded iunoand we d~cided to announce it when the cent and is being held on $500,000 bond. federal government decided not to fund ¯ County prosecutor Tim Brann said he programs," said Ty Trippet of the could not comment on any of the evidencc Lindesmith Center, a drug policy research police may have gathered against StewarL organizanon that is part of the Sortsexcept to say that there was enough to sponsored Open Society Institute. allow a judge to issue a ~varrant for Sorts said an estimated 35 percent of Stewart’s arrest on charges of first-degree all new HIV cases in the United States are assault: ¯ : ¯7 due to druginjectionwith unclean needles. Police said Stewart once told the bo\"s "It has been scientifically proven, and the mother not to worry about trying to colfederal government agrees, that making lect child support because the boy ,votdda’t sterile syringes readily available to adlive that long. His lawyer, Joe Murphy, dicts reduces the spread of HIV and does has said Stewart maintains that he is immnot encourage drug use," he said. cent. Murphy has accnsed prosecutors of Health and Human Services Secretary trying and convicting his client in the Douna Shalala has urged state and local media. $1rn Offered for Needle Exchange officials to use their own funds to implement such programs. Last 3ear, Sorts donated S1 million to various needleexchange programs. This year’s repeat donation will be used to match the amount that donors increase their donations over last year. For exan~ple, if a foundation don£ted $50,000 to a needle exchange program last 3,ear and is donating $75,000 this year- then Soros will donate $25,000. It is oifl.v the latest in a series of contributions to various causes by the Hungarian-born financier, who is ~ U.S. cidzen. In 1997, Soros made charitabledonadons of about $’540 million, according to Fortune magazine. Much of his largess has gone to benefit eastern Europe, including Russia. Also Baltimore Mayor. Kurt Schmoke said Clinton would agree to exchange programs if he saw how well they worked in Baltimore. Schmoke renewed his offer to talk to officials throughout the country in support of needle exchanges, including to the nation’s" chief executive. "I’m convinced if we can get the president over here, we can change his opinion," he said. Baltimore’s program, providing needles to about 7,000 addicts at a cost of about $300,000 a year, is the largest city-rim program in the country, Schmoke said. Mom Pleads for Infected Child ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - The 7-yearold boy already is slowly dying of a disease that authorities say his own father HIV Positive Kid in Day Care Dispute MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An agreement with two day-care centers sets a precedent by applying the Americans with Disabilities Act’s protections to a child who has the virus that causes AIDS, a govenmaent prosecutor says. The Beloit centers were accused of denying service to the bm because of his HIV virus. They have agree~t the v~rus is a disability under the act, according to U.S. Attorney Peggy Lantenschlager. "What this says is, because someone is HIV positive doesn’t mean that they can be discriminated," she said. The lawsuits claimed the centers illegal|y turned the boy, now 5, away in 1996 because of his disease. The centers’ lawyers had argued the boy was not protected by the federal law, which requires that people have an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. The lawyers said the boy was well-adjusted and functions normally, despite his suppressed immune system. Last week, U.S District Court Judge John Shabaz allowed prosecutors to proceed with the lawsuit against the centers. Shabaz ruled that there was enough evidence to let a jury find that the boy could be considered disabled under the act. Chris Kinast, the lawyer for Kiddie Ranch, said his client settled because federal prosecutors have virtually unlimited resources and the center could not afford to defend itself. �Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Well, happy May day! For those who comes to the rescue of an otherwise dull don’t know,in Pagan terms, it~ s the ,d~,y. celebrate fertility and creativity in au it s " month with ’q’he Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde May 8 --17. M.y many forms. Maypoles, phallic symbols fav.orite classic comedy, Oscar turns sociand dancing are the Usual forms of celety upside down in this comedy.of manebration as Spring returns. ners. Call 258-0077 for reservauons. Speaking of creative endeavors, the The Thomas Moran exhibition winds Council Oak Men’s Chorale is pleased to down May 10 at announce our first forGilcrease Museum, so Philbrook is bringing mal concert! It will be catch it while you can. atAll Soul’s Unitarian Philbrook is bringing old masters to light in Church at 8 pm on May old masters to light in an exhibit entitled 29. Hmm. I’d better an exhibit entitled"Old start practicing. ,, Masters brought to Masters brought "Song and Dance~ , Light". Catchy, huh? to Light". Catchy, my favorite of the The exhibit features Lloyd-Webber musisome really beautiful huh? The exhibit cals, Opens here in works from the Nafeatures some really Tulsa for a 3 day pertional Museum of Art formance June 26 at of Romania, where, by beautiful works from Tulsafest at the Perthe way, the real the National Museum Dracula made many forming Arts Center for Education, TCC South of Art of Romania... peasant’s lives rather Campus, 10300 E. 81st difficult. The real Street. The musical is ¯ McCoy had a penchant for punishing anYunusual in that the first act is .to.ld from the ¯ who violated his sense of re,orals by perspective of an English g~d newly ar- ¯ one impaling them on stakes. No, it s true rivedin New York tobe withher lovcr and ¯ ro~ "In Search of Dracula" . He. was a .cad to pursue her hat making career..The r~est ¯ Christian, to boot. And his sense of ~ct one follows her relationships as her ". converted of morals changed on a whim - kind of perspective and lovers change:’,The.first ". like Pat Robertson, Robert Tilton, Jerry acti~ done entirely in song. The second ¯ Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart. But I diact is told in dance; and follows a young ". gress, much I’m sure, to the eternal chaman who she falls inlove with, and works of my editor, who never d...o~.s ~at. from his perspective. I saw the National ".-’. grin At any rate, the paintings will t~e hung Tour witti Mefissa Manchester (Bernadette Peters originated the role here in the States), and fell inlov¢ with the char,a~c,t~s and the show. And even if you don t like ~ baroque eras from such diverse locales as dance, if their choreography is anything ¯ Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Nethereven close to what I saw, you will be " lands. Masters such as ElG~eco, .......enchanted and amazed: SEE IT!!!! [ Rembrandt, Veneziano, and Jordaens are It is part of an arts festival which inre1~resented. This is not to bemissed. dudes many other fine events, from or- ! " "On May 24, a lecture on ’~he Age of chestras to dance to pop(call for info) and i Bernardo Strozzi" will be given at 2 pro, "An EveningWith Patti Page", who is a i discussing Genoese painting in the early Claremore native, June 20th at the PACE. 17th century. Another exhibition cel: For Ticket info, caI1.595~7777. ~ ebrates a recent acquisition by Philbrook Opera buffs, rejoice! June holds lots_a ¯ of Strozzi’s "St. Francis in Ecstasy" , fun for fans of Gilbert and Sullivan, with i subtitled"An Acquisition in Focus" ¯ rnnLight Opera Oklahoma p,r,o~_u.d,ng thre~, ning May 17 - July 12. shows: ’ffheNew Moon’ by Si..g.m,,una, i ¯ Local news: vaudeville was all the rage ¯Romberg, an operetta with all kinds oi i when Doris Travis lied about her ageto romantic hijink~ of a French chevalier ~ join the Ziegfeld Follies. Now 94, she’s fleeing royal fury, falling in love and : pulled, out tier tap shoes for a return enbuckling I~is swish, swash. Sorry. That ¯ gagement "I dance the same as I did 79 opens June 11; and June 1.2 brings Pine- i years ago," Mrs. Travis said. "Maybe not ~vith th~ same spring in my foot, but my apple Poll.. The description for this is infi-iguing: Pineapple Poll and all her i style hasn’t changed. I haven’t tried any friends are madly in 10ve with the Captain of the ttMS Hot Cross Bun. Yes, folks, ". of these new jazz or rock moves!" She "Old that is ~hat press release says. ge~ better: q’heythe contrive all means toI.tIx~ara his ship". I bet they do. Seems to me the men’s chorus could have fun with that :~ headed to New girls Yorkfor toan join fivebenefit other former Ziegfeld AIDS at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the re¯ "¯ storedvaudeville-erashowplaceoffTimes Square where the original Follies were piece. Oh my, it’s getting warm here. ,, . st,~ged. Mrs. Travis was ju.st l~4,,w.hen~s_h_e. And.the 3rd offering is "The Mikado , i lied a,.bout her age to join me uomes, t nat which is a more well-knownwork. And with character names like Nauld Poo, "- wasn t the last time she refused to be Yum.Yum, andKo-Ko, it’ssur¢, toaw.ak¢,n : limited by her years: She gr.ad..ua2~ ~[~hm~ the appetite. The performan._ces wi.11 runat : theUniv~rsitv of Oklahoma m lv’yzatm. the University of Tulsa, in 3 week reper- ~ age of 88, as ~ history major and mem.b~.r tory format. Formore info and reserva- : 0fPlaiBetaKappa. Wayt.ogo!,Ilove.tl~,s. . story, becaus_eitgoesto.snowtlaeremtgmo ti6us, call 583-4267. "Ohieetof Mv AffectiOus:~ ; a comedy ~ just be hope fortelevision me yet! sitcom that was "Ellen;’ the about a stratght woman who falls m love ¯ withhergayroonimate,iscurrently show- ~: the first with a Gay leading character, has ing at Parklane, Eton, Easfland, and M°vbeen canceled after five seas’°~" The A.BaCnC ies 8. It comes higtdy recommended, and show will not remm for a mxthlseason, I would have had a review for you, but "- network spokeswoman said, declining life’s little hand grenades prevented me ~ further comment. The program. ~be~,, ~ e from seeing the filmin time for this issue, the subject of national debate when eaten, played by comedian Ellen DeGeneres, There’s always Mayfest, and the ¯ see Notes, page 11 " Renegade’ s answer to that, Gayfest. PHILBROOK Visit Tuesday- Sunday Adults $5, Seniors & Students $3 ¢ous¢iL oak meN’5 ¢i-IoKaLe will present a flee performance on Friday,_ May 29th at All Souls Unitarian Church at 8 For more information, please call 743-4297. TOHR/the Pride Center presents 1998 Tulsa Pride March &.Picnic Saturday, June 20 Veterans-Park, 18th & Boulder March: 11:30,.Picnic: Noon- 5pm _ .Community Organization& Businesses Booths, Games,-Music & Free Refreshments. Information? Call TOHR/the Pride Center at 743-GAY S (743-4297) This ad donated by Tulsa Family News. �I~P SUNDAYS Follies Revue,. Inc. presents its l Oth anniversary benefit The-Best of Follies ’98 John H. 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Join the Red Ribbon Booster Club by making a donation to the Red Rib,b.on. Run. Those donating $25 or more will receive a t-start. Info: IAM.438-2437 orPOB 691438, Tulsa, 74169 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womeus Supper Club, Call for info: 584-.2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 If your organization is not listed, please let us know. Call or fax 583-4615. �VoiceMail Reviewed by Barry Hensley able to the shifting fortunes of success or -failure -just as your self-esteem was Tulsa Cir,-Count, Library Author Isensee has ,’m interesting apdependent on how your parents felt about proach to currentGay male culture. With themselves at any particular moment. You cma never do or accomplish analogies to posttraumatic stress syndro~ne, he explains enongh to gain the approval that you never had from your how events ,and society conanalogies to pare~’~ts. 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Check for tCeclaim:n~ })~ur 1.(/~’ at xour Overwork is mmfl~cr area of compulloctd brmich librz~x or c~dl the Readers Services dep~ncnt at Tulsa (’itx -( "otlnlx sive behavior. %Vhen xour sense of sellis dependent ou overacl~ming, it is vulnerCentr~ libr~v at 596-’9~. Caller ID Free First Incoming Minute With Message Alert/ Pager posttraumatie Oklahoma and Kansas Toll Free explains how Detailed Billing Call Hold/ Call Waiting dangerons for Gay males? !~y .ludy .\ lcCormick, s±~ecial contributor This week has been a week of l)rtilizmg Grass, trees, slm~bs,just about cver3thing except m3 a/a- leas. Some of then] haven’t finished blooming )el, so I mn waiting until 1 can fertilize them ~dl at tim smnc time. This The Plaza 8112 S Lewis 298-2747 Promonade Mall 4107 S Yale 663-5404 Woodland Hills Mall 7021 S Memorial 252-5850 Corporate Sales 523-8600¯ .: ........................ ~ Get more from .life warm enough I saved some bulbs over from last year It \viii be fun to see their return pcri’om]~mcc ma:,be I’ll Set one of those ¯ My t)m>acs look ~o good flint I haven’t pllmtcd the thai go in their spot vet. I )ust doll’t have ihc hc~t to get rid of [sugar erystallzin~ kits] so thcnl My pansies look so ~ood that I haven’t planted the ammals ¯ that $o in their spot . . . x cl. I Mt~ a cry ~t~d~izJng kit in a I can preserve all nay ~ansies caudog dm o~]cr for feeding because in sugar and decorate desserts maybe I’ll get one of cvcoflfing is acovch with them. Now all I have to th~;se so I cm~ pregrowing. Xlan~. do i~ find ~omeone serve Ml my pm~sies plmlls go into a scmiin sug~ mid decodonnm~t stage in the else to flx the de~ert~. hot summer and they rate desserts with them. Now all I have to do is find someone don’t imll as inuch~ml of the soil at that else to fix the desserts. lime. Now you get the best use Of your If you havcu’t tfimlned your crepe fertilizer myrtl~.vet, it isn’t too late. We had ~m oak Itcrc ~s a scene that was played oul with fungus last vc~ and I should have mmiv mncs when I had a lawn and g~den sprayed our tree When it first ledcd out touter; a customer would come in m~d but I didn’t. Oh well. maybe ins year sayS’My plm~ts just ~en’t growing like won’t be as ~vct m~d we won’t have the they should." "They are Mire, they just. aren’t doing ~at wall.’" Then I would say, problem. I wish this tree would let mc pay "’llow oftcu do you fertilize them." There a fine or solnething mid then do what I shouldhavc done t~vo weeks ago, maybe would be a lon~ silen~ mid the customer would get a gipsy look in their eve ~d I’ll tMk to Nm aboul it’ m~d see what we ~ work out. If you have been working in say, "’Fertilize the~." TNs is probably not your g~dcn this last few weeks ~d it SOlnetlfing you could relate to at ~1, but it didn’t m~e you fecl better, go back out is common. Feeding your plm~ts is m~ there - you ~:eren’t paying enough attenimportmlt p~t of spnug mid now is the tion. Go Ye Forth mid Fcrtilize~ time. Arc you tired of me nagging you about l)rdfi~ng yet? Judy McCormick formerly w~ the owne; of Cox Nursery m 7~dsa. Plm~t yo~ ~adimns m~y time now, it is is i~l oplllllUln lime THE MUSEUM SHOP AT PHILBROOK 748.5304 �Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law by Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud [ sentation but an ordinary sugary mayonIt eez I, le cousin de Jean-Pierre! He is ¯ naise dressing. on the sabatical- under the circumstances, They also offered a thick cheese-brochow do you say, mysterieux, et I am drafted ~ colt -I hesitate to call it soup, but there’s to fill in. Bien-sur, he will be back, ¯ not really another word that fits. It was probablement. Mats maintenant, je ne ¯ luke-warm, with crunch.), broccoli florets parlerai pas en francais - I will use the ." that could have used some more blanchEnglish. ing. Where’s Bette Davis when you need This Sunday, I had the pleasure of din- ¯" her? ing at Philbrook Museum’s brunch buf- : The main courses - I had the chicken fet The atmosphere was lovely, as we (dry and cold) and rice (cold),& a small arrived just as the rain fell in bit of veggie lasagna. I use the droves, and were seated near Sunday Brunch term lasagna loosely. It was the window by the striking basically scorched lasagna at maitre d’. And as I had noted noodles, tomato sauce and zucsome particularly handsome, chini and squash, cut to look Ph;lbrook er, scenery in the restaurant in like potato chips. In fact, I addition to the loveliness of hesitated to get some because the verdant grounds be~nd a of that - so did my companion. veil of rainfall, I odjusted my It looked like potato chip lasaseating position so I could en- 2727 So. Rockford gna. And it too, was cold to the joy the best of both worlds. taste. I think I tasted sun-dried The tableful of handsome tomatoes, but I couldn’t be Hou,s: gentlemen provided a lovely sure. The roast veggies ~ver v~ew m one direction,not to Tu~. - S~n.. llto 9 also tepid. mention the fact that the wait- Brunch on S~-Mays My dining colnpamon had ers were cute, too. pretty much the same thing, Prices: And the sen’ice was excelwith the addition of rather gluExpensive lent. My glass of iced tea was tinous cheese grits that had Payment: never empty very long, which solidified as soon as the)" hit ~s one of my barometers of ~V/ajor eredlt cards the plate. Mnm~! good sela’ice.’Leave me thirst). Smoking: On to the denserr table, which and go without a tip -well, ~vas ~vondrous to behold. CarNone other than this verbal one: "’you rot cake, the most succulent (I Alcohol: reall y should keep the patron" s love that word!) chocolate FMIy licensed glass full.’" The ambience was cheesecake I’ve ever tasted, lovely, and the player piano Rating: regular cheesecake, and tinkling gaily in the backchocolate cake with mousse ground added just the right filling and dark chocolate ic-’ touch. Dress ranged from suit and ties to ¯ ing and pecan sprinkles. The latter was leather jacket and jeans, so informal is ok. ¯ good, but the mousse had a slight bitterThe buffet, which looked gorgeous, - ness to it, which was unexpected and not ¯ included something for everyone.Various too pleasant -though my companion salads, grilled veg~es (squash, zucchini, ¯ thought other~vise. We were too stuffed and carrots), rosemary potatoes, veg~e ¯ by then to try the other selections, but they lasagna (they must of had one heck-of-a ¯ were very tempting. deal on the squash and zucchini), roast ¯ My advice: go straight (so to speak) for beef, grilled chicken over wild rice, cheese ." the dessert table. The rest was a disapgrits (which I found unusual - more later), ¯ pointment and a waste of appetite. Hopeham, and for those more inclined towards " fully, this will be corrected, or perhaps, brealffasty-things, an omelette bar and ¯ this was just aparticularly bad day, but till ¯ then: caveat emptor. And at $15 per perBet~an waffles to order. And the dessert table.., ah the dessert son, you can get a much better meal for a table. We started offatthe salads of course. ¯ great deal less at Piccadilly Cafeteria. I had mixed greens though a few pieces of Editor’s note: Jean-Claude de which were brown, and a vinegar and oil ¯¯ FlambeauchaudwillcontinueTulsaFamconcoction. T’was a bit tart, but good. A ily News and Jean-Pierre LegrandCaeS.ar and pasta salads were also fea- ¯ bouche’s tradition of restaurant reviews tured. They served poppy seed muffmettes ¯. which are distinguishedfor theD" candor. and also biscuits, which unfortunately ¯ Unlike most other Tulsapublications, we ¯ were your average, everyday ones. My do not use our reviews as an advertising dining companion was daring, and tried ¯ tool. In.fact, we’ve lost advertising bethe cole slaw, which he left untouched ". cause we did not cater to the egos ofsome after the first bite since it looked much ¯ restaurateurs. With us, you get the truth as more interesting than it was - lovely pre- ¯ we see it. 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DeGeneres and the network have since disagreed over the show’s content, including whether a kiss between women could be aired. ~ Joan Garry, executive director of the ¯ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said the cancellation was a disap¯ pointment but not a surprise. "We’re all disappointed ABC made a ¯ decision based on ratings. We really wish ¯ that they had seriously considered the ¯ impact of Ellen’s work and looked at it ¯ from a broader perspective," she said. :. "The show may have been canceled, but I ¯ think she gave a gift to Gay and straight ¯ Americans and that’s a legacy that the ¯ cancellation cannot take from her," Garry ¯ said. ¯ The show’s one-hour finale is sched¯ uled for May 13 and will take viewers ¯ through a satirical retrospective of her ¯ ¯ career. Guest stars will include Jennifer Aniston, Glenn Close and Phil Donahue. �Eureka’s y ¯ Lesbian mothers ¯ Lesbians that we interviewed even a few ¯ and their children: ¯ years later had begun to use known doInterview with Nanette Gartrell ," nors. We actually stopped inviting new ¯ participants in 1992 because the ’old’ by Esther Rothblum In the early 1980s lots of Lesbians were ¯ Lesbians differed so much from the’new’ beginning to figure out ones in terms of donoridenways to have children by "We had no money," tity." Not surprisingly, the donor insemination. she said in a recent children were very. much Nanette Gartrell, a Lesbian desired. When" the Lesbipsychiatrist, was interested interview, "but of ans were first interviewed in studying these pioneer course none of the while pregnant, about half Lesbians. "We had no money," she said in a rework I’ve ever done the women werelncoupled relationships, and had been cent interview, "but of ha~ been funded. with their parmers from a course none of the work It’s usually too few months to a decade or I’ve ever done has been Others were single funded. It’s usually too eontroverslal to be more. controversial to be funded mothers. When Nanette’s team by any of the traditional funded by any ofthe re-interviewed the mothsources, such as the Natraditional sources ers when the children were tional Institutes of Health. ¯.. It’s.years ahead a year and a half, they were It’s years ahead of its time surprised to find comin terms of when such agenof its time in terms not pletely exhausted, harried cies would fund this kind of when such mothers who had v ery litile of research. We decided if time for their own lives we waited for funding agendes would fund other than childrearing and agencies to get over their paid employment. One of this kind of homophobia to fund this the areas of difficulty was study, we’d be waiting anresearch. ~¢e deelded the little contact with their other decade. So we went partners, and this was offf we walt~d for ahead and funded it ourten a source of tension. By selves." Nanette’s studyis- ,’~.funding ageneles to the time of the interviews now the longest-running when the children were get over their study of Lesbians who had five, a number of the children via donor insemihomophobla to fund couples had broken up. nation. this study, we’d be. Those couples where the "It’s already been wallmothers had spent time documented that kids of wa;t;ng another Lesbian morns are . away from the children,in healthy," Nanette told me, decade. So we w~nt~ order to have more time each other, were more "so we’re not trying toreahead and funded it with likely to still be together establish that. What we’re than the couples that had interested in is how they ourselves." been most child-focused. hav~ coped wi.thhomopho- , Now the team is interviewing the tenbia. At the time, Nanette s major col- ¯ laborator was living in Washington, D.C. " year old children. "It’ s very exciting to be and Nanette was living in Boston, sothey ¯¯ interviewing the kids for the first time," began the research with Lesbians in those said Nanette.-"Because we have these two cities. Then Nanette moved to San : very articulate kids who are highly eduFrancisco and included Lesbians from the : cated around issues of diversity, racism, ¯ and homophobia." Bay Area. ¯ Doing longitudinal research is not easy. The first step was finding Lesbian mothers to participate. Nanette’ s research team : When Nanettehad a floodinher basement advertised in bookstores and Gay and : a few years ago, some of the file cabinets Lesbian newspapers. They made up flyers ¯ got wet. "I was frantically using a hair ¯ dryer to dry the pages of the interviews so to distribute at Lesbian films and community events. They went to all the work- ¯ the data wouldn’t be lost," she recalls. shops on choosing children and told par: ¯ Nanette phones all the families each year ticipants about the study. The original : to see if they have moved, so she won’t ¯ lose touch with them. A couple of women study began with 154 mothers. The first interviews took place when ¯ who once identified as Lesbians are now the mothers were pregnant. Then the moth- ¯ involved with men; a few women have died. ButNanettehas stayedintouchwith ers and co-mothers w ere interview ed again when the chil&en were a year and a half ¯ just about all the women from the original old and when they were five. Nanette’s ¯ sample. As couples break up and then get team is currently interviewing the fami- ¯ involved with new parmers, Nanette inlies now that the children are 10, and this " corporates all these "step-m0ms" in the for the first time includes interviews with ¯ study. ’This means we may be the only the .children themselves. Then the fami- ¯ study that has more participants at the end lies will be interviewed next when the of the study than at the beginningU’ she children are 17 and when they are 25. ¯ said. "When we interviewed the mothers at ¯ More information about the study refirst, when they were pregnant, they an- -¯ sults can be read in: Nanette Gartrell et at. ticipated being out as Lesbians," said (1996), The National Lesbian Family ¯ Nanette. "For the most part they used Study: InterviewsWithProspectiveMothunknown donors, because there was a lot : ers.AmericanJoumalofOrthopsychiatry, more fear at that time that somehow the ¯ volume 66, number 2, pp. 272-281. Esther Rothblum is Professor of Psystate would come in and take the children : away. By the lime of the next interviews, ¯ chology at the University of Vermont and when the children were toddlers, many of ¯ iseditoroftheJournalofLesbianStudies. them regretted this and wished they had ¯_ She has been chair of the Committee on ¯ used a known donor who could have parLesbian and Gay Concerns of the Ameriticipated in the child’s life as a father. ¯ can Psychological Association. Old Jailhouse Historic Lodging in ttte Heart of Eureka Springs 501 253-5332 15 Montgomery (comer of Mountain & Main) Outside Hot Tub FRESH CLAMS VEGIE STIRFRY COG~UILE ST. JA~UES MAHI-MAHI RACKOF LAMB CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant, a professional corporation Lesbians and. Gay men face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Call us for help with your year round tax needs. 747-.5466 4021 S. 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J is so happy, in fact, brushes are the sine qua non that she promises to bfiy her journey together of paintjobs; yours will probgirlfriend a tool belt very ably read "Natural China in developing that .soon -since a pair of silk Bristles" and they are made boxers will be tucked in one most versatile and of hogs hair; if you have of the pockets, the DIYD ethical objections to this, most necessary can only assume the nature skip down a paragraph. of the first project... d all stalls After you have sucked up A continuation of the toiand bought your precious painting. Dear let theme was originally brushes, take them home and planned for this month, but ones, do not groan continue to treat them with after further consideration, I the loving respect they deand run away so have decided to defer unserve. Before using yournew masking the mystery of the qttlcl~y! Certainly, brushes, dip them in whatwax ring for a later date. . ever solvent is related to the unguided Tttming a toilet over is not type of paint you are using for the timid or faint-hearted! painting projects (paint thinner for oil-based Instead, we will begin a paint, water for water based have almost journey together in developpaint); this moistens aresering that most versatile and spelled out voir located up at the top of most necessary of all skills the bristles, and is essential D-I-V-O-R-C-E painting. Dear ones, do not to the longevity of the brush groan and run away so ¯.. but it doesn’t as well as the quality Of your quickly! Certainly, unguided paint job. Tap off the excess have to be so painting projects have almost moisture (please, no crass spelled out D:I-V-O-R-C-E traumatic. comments) so that the brush for too many of my brethern is just damp. Repeat this if and sistern, but it doesn’t have to be so ." your brush starts to dry out or you stop for traumatic. Indeed, follow the advice prof- : lunch or whenever you are going to use a fered in the next few colunms, and per- ¯ clean and dry brush to paint with. haps your delighted love will buy you a : As you paint, dip your brush halfway up tool belt with all the accessories, too. ¯ the bristles into the paint, the tap the side The DIYD begs your indulgence; a ," of the brush on the side of your paint can. whole colunm devoted to the selection : This is called loading your brush; if you and.care of paintbrushes is not as bizarre ¯ scrape most of the paint off on the side, of as youmayinitially think. Over ,theco~se ." the bucket, you are completelydefeating of your Do-It-Yourself life, you may paint every room in your house as well as some or all of the exterior at least once. ff you’ve ever paid a paint contractor, you can see the economy of widding a (good) paintbrush yourself. And the grim fact is, the type and quality and care of your paintbrushes is directly related to the finished quality of your paint job. Yes, ducklings, we return to the DIYD’s recurring theme o" tools : Always Buy the Very Best That You Can Afford. You may choke at the prospect of paying $13 - $24 for a brush, and certainly they can be had for cheaper (although I don’t recommend buying even a small brush for less than $5), but this is definitely a case of .getting what one pays for. And please don’t look at brushes as a limited use, throw-away commodity; my father, the original DIY Oracle, has brushes that are about my age, and they are as marvelous looking and functional as I am, too! Well, maybe more so. I will teach you that lesson in longevity, too, so that you can get the most out of your investment. In selecting brushes, you will want a 1 l/2 inch or 2 inch brush and a 4 inch brush as a minimum. When you buy a good paintbrush, you don’t need a smaller one for the anal retentive job of cutting in (painting around trim, molding, etc.); if you have a real steady hand and good eye, you won’t even need to use masking tape very often, and that’s a great time saver. You will seldom use a 4 inch brush indoors, but it’s very handy when you do need it, and absolutely necessary if you are painting outside. As you go up the quality and cost ladder, the brushes will be marked specifically for external or ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ; ; ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ : ¯ the purpose of loading the brush. That is, a dry brush is not a) going to apply much paint and b) is not going, to last very long. A loaded brush is going to apply the paint smoothly and with little friction; as soon as it sounds a little raspy, load up again (more on painting technique next month). Please do not squish the brush down or get thebrisdes all bent and broken and crooked as you paint; you’re not trying to kill the poor thing. Smooth and gentle and flowing is the technique you’re after. Painting is a Tao thing, if you please. You may have read the helpful hint of putting abrushin aplastic bag and storing it in the freezer if you will be continuing your paint job later; the DIYD strongly discourages you from doing so, with all duerespect to Heloise. Using the Oracle’s techniques, it doesn’t take long to clean a brush and it will prolong the life of your expensive tool. For water based paints, rinse the brush under a tap of.running lukewarm water, gently working the bristles from side to side to get the paint out of the reservoir. Workin a dab of dish soap on the bristles and rinse some more; tam the brush on its side and work the water in from that angle too; it’s ok to use your hands, and it’ll help you clean up a bit, too. When all traces of the paint are gone and the rinse water is clean, squeeze off the water, put the brush head on a paper towel and rollitup flat (don’t squish the bristles tightly together). It keeps the bristles safe and dust free An oil based paint is more finicky to clean up after, but is not a chore to be dreaded. You’ll need paint thinner (It’s .flammable, so don’t useit near a flame source and see Dyke, page 14 �by Lamont Lindstrom ¯ is a challenge for you: Reflect anthropoA few years ago, at a dinner party, my " logically on Oklahoma culture and why friend Andrew dropped his pants to show ¯ this shouldfear tattoos. Nonetheless, some me two piercings. Or rather, he showed " of you may have come across a tattoo me one (a t-bar) and some ripped skin " eslablishmentthatsetupshopintheBrady where the second had been. He somehow District late last year. Delighted, I took had lost this on a flight from the UK to " advantage of this local opportunity to have tattooed on me my New Zealand. (Ididn’tthen No one l~,nows Japaneseinkan-thesmall, want much to go into the round name stamp that all details, halfway through where and wlaen banks in Japan demand one my salad, of just how this laumans ~rst uses in order to deposit or loss could have occurred.) withdraw anymoney. Next Andrew since has sometransformed t~elr time I am in Japan, I plan how arranged a replacement. He likes to fiddle bodies into worlds Of just to pull up my sleeve instead. with hisjewdry, so he tells art. T]als eertalnly No doubt I will horrify me, duringlong and tedious occurred tlaousands thebankladies. Tattooing business meetings at the in Japan (like Oklahoma) London architectural firm - per]aaps tens of is scandalous. This despite where he works. These piercings, there inside his thousands - of years the fact that Japan has an internationally renowned pinstriped trousers, coma~o. En~llsh tradition of brilliant fullpensates for the boring speahers, in tl~e late body tattooing. Japanese businessman’s garb he has tattoos,however, arediffi18th century, borto wear. cult to find and admire. Andrew is less happy rowed the word Many of the public-baths I with some of his other frequented had signs propiercings. He complains, "tattoo" from the claiming "NO tattoos alin a recent email message: Polynesian ’tatu’.. ¯ lowed." This reflects as"I have JUST ABOUT deeider to remove my nipple Tattooln~ qulehly sociations of tattoos with rings... A mobile phonein became a fad amon~ mafiatheyakuzagangs thatJapaneSecontrol the top pocket also causes considerable damage when "-both urbanites and much of the underground running across the office. Noonehaseveraskedwhy the avant-~mrde r~eb economY.though,I hadOneclimbedday’ I suddenly collapse in a (muela as it is today, Sakurajima volcano and " heap swearing,., so I think itsWasbackside.makingmYi WaYran intod°Wna two centuries later), they will have to go." He party of Well-dressed sight. hopes, though, to get himself a tattoo by way of compensation for " seers sporting black patent leather shoes. the sacrifice of his nipple d~cor. ¯ They off&ed me a ride back to the city in their van. Squeezed into the back seat I am a fan of tattoos mysdf, so I hope Andrew does decide to undergo the inky " with two of my hosts, I noticed a tattooed needle. No one knows where and when ¯ wristjustshowingfromnnderashirtsleeve humansfirsttransformedtheirbodiesinto ¯ cuff. Soon, my new companions had hapworksofart.Thiscertainlyoccurredthou- " pily pulled off their clothing to’reveal sands - perhaps tens of thousands - of : magnificent kaleidoscopic tattoos coveryears ago. English speakers, in the late ¯ ing every inch of their bodies, except 18th century, borrowed the word"tattoo" : head, hands, and feet. Bygone yakuza from the Polynesian ’~atu’. James Cook, - ¯ sometimesarrangedforthemselves,when and his fellow explorers, came across: ¯ theydied, to be partly skinned, and the richly decorated male Polynesian bodies " skin tanned, in order to preserve their in Tahiti, the Marquesas, Hawai’i, and " luxuriant tattoos. Fewof us would be so willing to beNew Zealand. Eager sailors pulled up ¯ their shirts to offer their skin to the bone ¯ come altogether a body-art canvas. Still, needles of Polynesian artists. They thus ¯ tattooing allows us to remodel our bodies imported Pacific tattoo designs back to " and thereby our senseand presentation of Europe. Tattooing quickly became a fad ¯ self..IrecentlywanderedaroundHouston’s amongbothurbanitesandtheavant-garde " Gay ghetto, the Montrose district - it rich (much as it is today~ two centuries " could have been ancient Tahiti. Many of later). This actually was a reintroduction - : us, too, will make handsome, decorated of forgotten body art to Europe. Ancient , corpses. I am suggesting to Andrew that peoples from across Europe once also had this time he just have a ring tattooed onto decorated themselves by needling dyes " his nipple. That way those troublesome ¯ cell phones won’t get inthe way. under the skin. Lamont Lindstrom is a professo? of Oklahoma is one of only three of the ¯ United States that outlaw tattooing. Here : anthropology at the University of Tulsa. ¯ more. Your brush should be nice and ¯ dean now, so use a paper towel to absorb : the excess thinner, then store as above. get lots of ventilation going), an empty ¯ Storetheusedthinnerinyourcontainerin paint can or bucket, and a sealable con- ¯ a wall ventilated spot away from ignition tainer and a couple of paper towels. Pour " sources. The next time you use an oilsome thinner in your dean bucket, and " based paint, you can reuse the thinner work the bristles firmly but gently back ¯ from that container. The paint settles out and forth against the bottom and side of " and the thinner and oil can gently be the bucket. This will get the majority of ° decanted from the top. The Oracle swears the paint out of the bristles. Pour the used ¯ that this product is even better than virgin thinner into your sealable container and " thinner, and you’re recycling. replace the lid; be a good eco scout and " Now that you are savvy with brush mark"used paint thinner" on the lid. 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Kerry Lobel, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said, "The political center of gravity is in the states. Equality Begins at Home will allow organizers to focus their energy on building the movement in all fifty states. At this critic~ time in our movement, NGLTF is fully committed to the Federaraon and the state actions. We urge our colleague or~ mizations to join us in suppo,-txng this critical political work. Several national and local groups have jointed in supporting the Equality Begins at Home Actions by helping with re5~udraising, publicity-, organiz,.~ ~’,~ ~w-~.ic.~ and expertise. There will also 0e a pc,~ .~i’~d effort to make sure that both the Equality Begins at Home actions and the Millenium March compliment each-other and share resources. "The Equality Begins at Home actions enjoys the full support and enthusiastic support of the organizers of the Millenium March," said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign. 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Democrats also took : -Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, ,Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 75 City Locations i Tulsa’s Gay You!h Progra,ms Hurt by States Inact,on : O’RYAN Program in Limbo Dueto Funding Lapse ¯ TULSA - Red Rock Behavioral Health Center is in a financial : crisis with its Lesbian/Gay youth support program. The program ¯ which goes by the acronym, O’RYAN for Oklahoma Rainbow ¯ Young Adults’ Network, provides."developmentally appropri- ¯ ate" education, support and social activities for "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered andquestioning" adolescents and young : adults from 14 to 24. ~ According to Betsy Murphy, program director, a large portion :’ of the program had been funded through a federal grant for HIV ¯ prevention and education from the CDC, Centers for Disease ¯ Control. However, the grants are administered through the Okla- ¯. homa State Dept. of Health (OSDH) which is running weeks behind schedule in seeking grant proposals. While Murphy was ¯ extremely reluctant to criticize OSDH, she acknowledged that in ¯ the past OSDH has handled grants so that a new year’s grant if ¯ won, began close to the time the prior year’s grant ended. And ¯ although Red Rock pays for a substantial part of the costs of the ¯" O’RYAN program, theOSDHgrants typically have paid most of ¯ staff salaries. As ofApril 1 st, nomore funds are coming fromthe CDC/OSDH and Murphy is appealing to theTulsa community to ¯ provide financial aid. " ,, ¯ In a press release, Red Rock states, while in the past, we have : been able to weather out these funding cycles, the situation now ¯ is dire and without outside help, we cannot continue.. " ¯ Red Rock notes that the program has helped hundreds of youth : in Tulsa County and surrounding areas. O’RYAN. provides : weekly support groups, individual and family counseling, HIV ¯ peer education and HIV testing and counseling, a informational ¯ library, and safe, alcohol-free and drug-free recreational and social events. O’RYANhelps to providepositiverole models and to the Senate floor to express concern that confirmation : helps to foster a sense of self-esteem and worth. w,.aso..em..gn.e.ta.up.o.m.y.tw..,cau¯ se’t"iIorm,e,l"-,isVOay "r~rej"u.."... D.on.au.on.s c.an.be7m.a.de.t.o O..RYAN, c/oRedRockBeha ]oral :" : = ¯ nea~m ~ervlces, 1 24 Past mgnt Street, tulsa, uh/~1~4-, for mceoasenonsexumonenmuonsnomana enop!aceln :... ¯ ..... ’ .......- thi~ debate" , ~aa .-lrl~rmal ~Oa ~ ¯ more nuprmg~0n, can ~etsyor ~en Oklahoma Gay : ROdeo: ..........P[a-nning for Tulsa-Pride Group Holds 13the.Event : March. &. Picnic Under Way Red Ribbon Revue.& Concessions Carwash Slated TTULSA - Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, in conjunction with several co~umuaity businesses is preparing for this June’s Pride Events. On June 6th, Concessions will be again holding another Drag Queen Car Wash from 11-4 in the back parking lot of the dub, 3340 S. Peoria. Organi,zers promise the event will happen come rain or shine, and last year’s car wash did have a little rain. This year’s event will benefit TOHR and Tulsa’s Gay Pride Picnic. Organizers say yon will see all your favorite Broo"kside Divas and some of Oklahoma’s top title holders wash cars for charity in full drag and there may also be a man or two in a string bi"kini helping out. Donations will be collected for these charities through out that weekend- notjust at the ear wash. Tickled Pink will have ffome Pride items available for sale also. Organizers added that last year they raised $1000 and that this year they hope to double or triple that amount. Later on that Saturday, Renegades/Rainbow Room will be holding their annual Red Ribbon Revue which will also benefit this year’s Pride events. Helga will host this event and call Renegades at 585-3405 for details and times. This year’s Pride events have moved again due to concerns from the City ofTulsa’s Parkand Recreation Dept. about parking problems at Owen Park~ This year’s site is Veteran Park between 18th & 21st Streets at Boulder. Rick Martin, Pride Events coordinator noted that this park is larger than Owen and though it doesn’t have much parking itself, it is surrounded by business parking lots which should be available on a Saturday. While a few community members, such as those in sensitive professions, like public school teachers, have expressed concerns about the more visible location, many others have welcomed the new site - especially the owners of Renegades/Rainbow Room which is 2 blocks north of the park. Details are not yet available : but organizers indicate that Renegades will host a post picnic ¯ event. TOHR co-organizer Greg Gatewood said that plans are ¯ underway for the 2rid annual Pride March to be held just before ¯ and to the picnic but that details will be forthcoming. Organizers ¯ note that community organizations and businesses are Welcome ¯ to have booths at the Picnic for a modest fee. : Later in June, probably June 28th, Oklahoma City will ho~t the ¯ statewide Pride parade. More details should be available in early ¯ June on those events. Info. on Pride events, call 743~4297. OKLAHOMACITY - OKC will host the annual Great " Plains Regional Rodeo on Memorial Day Weekend, ." May 22 -24. While the rodeo will take place in the newly ¯ remodeled and air-conditioned Barn Six of the Okla- " homa State Fairgrounds in southwest Oklahoma City, ¯ registration, parties and the awards ceremony will be’at ¯ the Ramada Inn Airport Northwest. : The Great Plains Regional Rodeo is One of a number : of continent wide rodeos sponsored by 23 member associations of the International Gay Rodeo Associa- ¯ tion. While many of these organizations are in the " southwest, there are also groups in California, Wash- " ington, DC and in Canada. The Oklahoma Gay Rodeo Association (OGRA) was ¯ formed in 1984 to promote rodeo-ing and to raise funds to fight HIV and AIDS. Since 1986, OGRAhas contrib- " uted over $60,000 to Oklahoma AIDS organizations. OGRA invites all who are interested to join the " organization -neither riding nor competing are re- " quired. Tickets f0r this year’s rodeo are $30 for the " packet which includes both days rodeo events, the ¯ Friday evening party and the awards ceremony. Tickets " to individual~events are available at the door. Room " rates at the Ramada are $55 for up to four persons, and " suites are $95/evening. Call 405-~47-2351 for reservations; " OtherDivisi0n III rodeos are: Omaha, NE, June 19- " 21; Wichita, KS, AUgust %9;. and Kansas City, MO, ¯ August 29-31, The Internatii~nal:iGay !~odeo..Association Finals Rodeo .will beheld ~inPho~i~x-, ~AZ0n " October 22-25. ¯ ’ " For more informati.on; cal~405z842-08~9! " DIRECTORY~E~ERS P..~ US & WORLD NEWS P..4 HEALTH NEWS "- P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P: 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 - BOOK REVIEW P~ 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 GAY STUDIES + DO-IT-YOURSELF P. 12 CLASSIFIEDS + WEERWOLF P. 14~5 i Oklahoma House Attacks Gays Again ¯ TULSA, Okla. (AP)-Oneoftheresolutions adopted in 1997 by the Democratic Party State Conventiofi ¯ says the party "opposes, deplores and disavows ¯ discrimination, extremism and hatred of every ¯ kind." But state Democratic lawmakers raised no argu- : ment recently when a bill to bar convicts from ¯ working in schools was amended to also bar "ho- ¯ mosexuals or lesbians": Nor did they say anything ¯ when legislation was amended to bar children ¯ being placed in the foster care of"someone who is ¯ a homosexual or a lesbian." ¯ Both amendments were offered by Republican ¯ lawmakers who are vocal about their opposition to ¯ homosexuality. But it was Oklahoma Democratic ¯ Party ExecutiveDirector PatHall who was taken to task for the inaction of Democratic lawmakers, a ¯ story in Sunday’s Tulsa World said. ¯ In aletter toHall,TomNeal, editor and publisher of Tulsa Family News, said it may be the Republi- ¯ cans who publicly bash Gays, but it is the Democrats who are passing the legislation. ¯ "I genuinely believe that these nearly unanimous votes help create a climate where physical assaults ¯ are considered perfectly acceptable," said Neal, ¯ citing Gay-bashing crimes, including an assault on ¯ two men in Tulsa. "Why is it, Pat, that Democrats ¯ only recognize my.community’s existence when ¯ they’re voting to compare us to convicted felons ¯ who should notbe allowed to teach, but when we’re ¯ being assaulted.., we don’t exist," Neal asked. Hall tried to defend House Democrats and their ¯ failure to debate the amendments.’ If) ou debate it, ¯ it gives thos~ preaching hate a bully pulpit," he ~ ’ said. "If youjustmove it through with a voice vote, ¯ then you have eliminated, see House, page 3 Equality Begins at Home :1999 March= on The Oklahoma State Capitol ¯ April 29, 1997 - The Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and April 29, 1997 - The ; Federatiola of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ¯ and Transgender Political Organizations will spon- : sor a historic, coordinated weekofactions focussed : on state government and statewide organizang. ," After many national and statewide discussions and ¯ after conducting a state-by-state assessment from ¯ its members, the Federation of Statewide Lesbian, ¯ Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Orgam- ¯ zations has decidedit is time to focus energy on our ¯ home states. Under the theme Equality Begins at ¯ Home, each state is called upon toplan an activity ¯ - amarch, rally,lobby day, state conference, or any other visibility campaign m their state capitol to : occur during the week of March 21-27, 1999. ¯ Equality Begins at Home will provide an opportunity to focus the national spotlighton the organiz- : ing challenges and legislative battles faced by the ¯ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender people in ¯ state houses across the nation. The goal is to build ¯ statewide orgamzing capability across the nation. : The purpose of the Equality Begins at Home ac- ¯ tions will be to promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual ¯ and transgender equal rights in every state. : "The Equality Begins at Home actions enable us ¯ to focus our energy on orgamzing and educating at ¯ the state level. Clearly, more and more battles are ¯ fought in the states. With anti-Gay initiatives and : referendums from Colorado to Maine, and the right ¯ wing organizing against our families; we must ¯ build,,a stronger grassroots movement in every state, explained Paula Ettelbrick, Co-Chair of the : FederationandLegislativeDirectorofNew York’s ¯ Empire State Pride Agenda. ¯ "The Equality Begins at Home actions give us a tremendous opportunity to strengthen our efforts in : the states and create a more powerful network ¯ across our country," stated Dianne Hardy-Garcia, co-chair of the Federation see March, page 15 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffe~ House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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Grand HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date ¯ EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ¯ *Autumn Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 501-253-7734 501-253-7457 ¯ *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 ¯ 501-253-9337 MCC of the Living Spnng Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776 501-253-5332 ". Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 ¯ 501-253-6001 ¯ Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East ¯ FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 ¯Ron’s Place, 523 W. Poplar 501:442-3052 * is where you can find TFN. Notall are Gay.owned but all are Gay-friendly. Carbon Copy: Gay people should be included, in Scouts Letter to the Editor Petaluma (California) Argus-Couri’er I am 12 years old and a Life Rank Boy Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. I like Scouting alot. Iamwriting to youbecause I wantpeople toknow that the Boy Scouts of America is a great program but it excludes Gay people. The Boy Scouts won’t allow Gay.kids or grown-ups in Scouting, The Boy Scouts of America discriminates agaihst Gay people. Every time the Scout Law is read at our troop meetings, I don’t even say it because the Scout Law is not followed by the Boy Scouts of America when they discriminate against Gay people. ¯ The Scout Law says a Scout is true to his friends.., nation.., world commu.- nity. This is not true when not everyone ~s included in that community, when Gays are excluded. . The ScoutLaw says a Scout should be, hdpful. A Scout should be concemeo about other people. This is not true for the Boy Scouts ofAmerica whenit bans Gays or expels them when they are found out. . The Scout Law says a Scout should be friendly to all: He seeks to understand others. He respects those with different ideas and customs. This is not true w_hen the Boy Scouts ofAmericaban Gays from scouting. The Scout Law says.a Scout should be kind. He should treat others as he would want to be treated. I don’t know anyone who wants to be discriminated against the way the BoyScouts ofAmerica discriminateagainst, Gays- My dad and I-were ¯ told we can t e~en bring this issue up at ourmeeting with other Scouts in our troop. I hope to change this one bad things about the Boy Scouts of America. I hope all of you who read this letter to the editor will also want to help me in my efforts by calling Scouting For All at (707) 778- 0564. Gaykids shouldbe allowed to be Scouts. And I know kids who have Gay dads would want their dads to be able to be an assistant Scoutmaster like my Dad. - Steven Cozza, Life Rank Boy Scout Appreciates Coverage I wanted to say thank youfor the stones Tulsa Family News does about different commumty organizations. Many times I don’t agree with your editorials but I do like.that I get more Tulsa information from Tulsa Family News than from other Gay community newspapers. Also please continue to look hard at those who are revolved in HIV/AIDS services. Some are doing a great job. Others need more oversight to make sure they treateveryone as good as they should. Iknow youhaye received a 1ot of criticism for this but please conunue. Thank you but please don’t print my name - I don’t want the grief I’d get. - name withheld by request. Jenk~ Editor’s note: thank you for your kind words - we’ll do the best we can. ¯ Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ issues which we’ve covered or on issues ". you thinkneed to be considered. Youmay ¯ request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters mustbe signed &have ph°ne num- ~ bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- " ters are preferred. Letters to other publi- : cations will be printed as is appropriate. ¯ Do Tulsa Jews Hate Gays? First they came for the Gays and ! didn’t speak up because I was not Gay... finally they came for the Jews, and by that time there was no-one left to say anything at all - aparaphrase ofGerman pastor Martin Niemoeller who referred to the systematic persecution ofJews, other Germans, including Gay men, and non-Germans, by the Nazis. Now that we are just a few weeks past Passover, the ancient celebration of the liberation of Jerks from Egyp- ¯ dan slavery,-and right after Holocaust remembrance ceremonies, perhaps it’s equally just to comment on the ongoing silence of Tulsa’s Jewish leaders about recent Oklahoma House of Representatives legislative attacks on Gay & Lesbian Oklahoma citizens (see related story; page one). Ofcourse, to those who follow these issues, this silence is nothing new. Last year when the legislature attacked s,Tulsa s Jewlshleadership was silent too. And the year before that. And back to those nasty, hate-filled public hearings about the City’s Human Rights COmmission’s Task Force report, Tulsa’s Jewish leaders were silent. Yolanda Chamey, formerly community relations specialist with the Jewish Federation, claimed that the Jewish Federation did send aletter to Mayor Savage supporting fair and equal treatment fo!~ Gay & Lesbian citizens but no one ever saw this letter, or wouldeven haveknown about it if not for this newspaper asking. And while such a position could have set a standard for the greater community had it been known, the secretive manner in which the letter was sent guaranteed that no one would know about it. Some will ask why pick on the Jew~.~Why not ask why other groups which should speak out for social justice remain silent? It is a fair question. Indeed, the silence of the Presbyterians, the Methodists, the Disciples ofChrist, even the Roman Catholics - most ofwhom haye 0fficial denominational policies which call them toworkfor civil rights protections for Lesbians and Gaymen (not just oppose attacks) - is troubling. And of course, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry which hardly has met a social justice issue it couldn’t embrace, seems to continue to find Gay people not worthy of justice or even minimal civil rights protections. Even the voice of the courageous Rev. Russell Bennett of the most Gay-friendly "main-line" Christian denomination inTulsa, the UnitedChurch ofChrisL has not been heard publicly on this matter as ofourpress time¯ To their no place in the Senate andno#ace in America," said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. Hormel, a (>€-year-old San Francisco businessman, philanthropist, Democratic Party contributor and heir to theHormel Meat Co. fortune, receivedunanimous Senate confirmation last May for another post, as an alternate to the U.S. delegation to the U.N. General Assembly¯ He sailed through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, winning approval on a 16-2 vote last November, after Secretary of State Madele’meAlbrightassured Chair-. man Jesse Helms~R-N.C., that Hormel was highly qualified and would not promote his personal interests. Helms voted against Hormel but let the nomination advance to the Senate floor¯ In a letter to Sea. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., a committee member, in February, Hormel said: "I will not use, nor do I think it is appropriate to use, the office of the ambassador to advocate any personal views I may hold." He pledged to resign from mostofhis board seats, limit his charitable giving and prohibit use of his name in fund raising. But that has not satisfied Republican Sens. Tim Hutchinson of Arkansas, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Bob Smith of New Hampshire, who put holds on the nomination. Conservative groups also continue to oppose Hormel as a "radical Gay activist". Gary Bauer’s Family Research Council cited Hormel’s financial support for a documentary aimed at educators that the group said promotes "Gay lifestyles"¯ It also pointed to a Gay and Lesbian materials wing in the San " crediL some Tulsa Unitarians and the Episcopal Diocese ¯" ofOklahoma, and I hope, Bennett, are doing workbehind ." the scenes to protest these hate-based actions. ¯ However, it is the Jews with whom Gay people share ~ the experience of systematic Nazi persecution. Gay men, ¯ like Jews, were targeted by Nazi legislation which essen- ¯ tially made their existence illegal and which set the stage : for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. And while the persecution of Gay men may not havebeen part of a : .systematic genocidal theory, the.experience of the camps ¯ m which Gay men typically suffered some of the worst ." conditions and were most despised of all the prisoners, ¯ leftthemjustas dead. AndwhilethoseJews who survived ¯ can speak of "liberation" from the camps, and even -" received reparations with which to beginlife again, those ; Gay menwhodidsurvivewereimmediatelyreincarcerated ¯ as "criminals" - for the crime of loving - by the Allies. ¯ Soitis this sharedhistory as well as the observation that : in the US, Jews have traditionally heldleadership roles in ¯ social justice movements, that makes this silence so paiufU~. Jewish Americans were active in the civil rights movement of the 50’ s and 60’s which sought to end legal segregation. This was true in Tulsa as it was elsewhere. It’s not that Tulsa’s Jewish community has not been ¯ asked to help¯ The day after the first piece of hate -" legislation was passed (the amendment of Senate bill ; #1394 by Rep. Bill Graves, R-OKC), Rabbi Charles ¯ Sherman of Temple Israel who is also president of the ¯ National Couferenee of Community and Justice (for- ." merly of Christians and Jews), and David Bernsiein, ". executive director of the Jewish Federation were tele- ¯ phoned to ask for their help. To date, nearly four weeks -" and several follow-up calls later, neither has responded. ." What does this mean? Are they scared? Is it that ; speaking up for Gay people would somehow threaten the ¯ security of Tulsa Jews? This is hard to believe. Tulsa’s : Jewish community, though Small in numbers, has largely been rather successful and now is represented on nearly ¯ everymajorinfluential community organi7ationfrom the ¯ Chamber of Commerce to TU’s Board ofTrnstees to the : National Conference. : Whetherit isjustplain old-fas_hionedbigotry, ormerely : ¯ the catering to other’s pi’ejudice, it’s coming from those ¯ who ought to know better. Hebrew Scriptures, whichJew : and Christian each revere, exhort us "to seek justice" - ; not "to seek justice - except for those socially inconve- ¯ nient Gay people over there". Hopefully, Tulsa’s Gay ¯ community will see Tulsa’s Jewish community take this : exhortation more seriously someday, and the next time ; thelaws of the land are used to attack Gay citizens, there ¯ will be as much outcry as there was when a cross of : Christmas lights was placed, wrongfully, on a public : building. - Tom Neal, editor &publisher :. Francisco public library supported by and named for ¯¯ Hormel that contains controversialliterature. Further, the council said, Hormel presided over a 1996 Gay pride ¯ parade in San Francisco at which he was heard laughing ¯ at n/ale drag queens dressed as nuns. Bauer said Luxem- ¯ bourg is 97 percent Roman Catholic, and"appointmg an ; ambassador who shows no~hing but contempt for certain ¯ groups of believers should offend every American who ¯ believes in the Constitution." ¯ Hormd said he had no role in deciding the contents of ¯ either thelibrary collectio,n or the documentary. "I hardly view myselfas a’radical. I amabusinessman and lawyer ¯ withmore than30years ofcommitment to public service, ¯ social justice and human rights," he wrote Smith. ¯ InconsideringHormel’s n0mination,Republicansmust deal both with general gripes by socialconservatives that -" they haven’t done enough to advance pro-family pro- _" grams, and conversely with concerns about being de- ¯. picted as hostile to Gays. "I don’t see how the Republican Party wants to be ¯ known as the party that discriminates on the basis of ¯ sexual orientation," said Winnie Stachelberg of the Hu- ¯ man Rights Campaign, a leading Gay political organiza- ¯ tion. Hormd is on the board of the Human Rights Cam- " paign Foundation, the group’s educational arm. ¯ "’It’s not his sexual orientation," countered Herb Johnson, chief of staff to Inhofe, one of Hormel’s leading ¯ Senate opponents..’q’he biggest problem is he has been ¯ inclined to use this to push an agenda that doesn’t neces- .. sarily represent the agenda of the American people." ¯ a hate pulpit." Hall said Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives don’t want "to let hate spill out on the ¯ floor of the House." Hall also said House Speaker Loyd Benson deserves credit for "literally making sure Oklahomais not shown nationally as a state of hate mongers.’" ¯ Both of the bills in question were sent on to conference ¯ committees for more work. "I think the bottom line is you need to look at the final ¯ vote on those measures and look at the final versions of the bill. I think that will speak for itself," said Benson, DFrederick. ¯ Rep. Bill Graves, R-Oklahoma City, author of the ¯ measure to prohibit"knoWn homosexuals and Lesbians" ¯ from working as contract or support employees in public schools, acknowledged that similaramendments onother ¯ bills have failed to survive conference committees. ¯ Whether the amendments are quietly removed in con- -¯ ference is beside the point for Ncal, who maintains that the failure to oppose such measures loudly creates bigger ¯ problems for the Gay community. Hall admitted that another reason the amendments ¯ were passed without protest is that this year is an election ¯ year. Those who openly oppose such measures could be ¯ branded by their political opponents as promoting homo- " sexuality. In fact, in 1996 Sen. Penny Williams, D-Tulsa, was ¯ criticized by her Republican opponent for voting against ¯ an amendmentbamng same-sex marriages in Oklahoma. Ms. Williams, who won re-election, was one of only two state senators who voted against that amendment. ¯ Republican lawmakers aren’t always behind such con- " troversies. In 1995, Democratic state representatives wrote resolutions opposing teaching about homosexuality in public schools even though no public schools in the ¯ state taught such subjects. The president of the Oklahoma Education Association said the resolutions were b~ed on a "blatantly misconstrued" measure passed by the National Education Asso- ¯ ciadon that dealt With training programs for education ¯ employees."for~the purposerf identifying and eliminat- ¯ ing sexual orientation stereotyping in the education s~tting.’" Hall said the finai resolution byRep. Jim Hamilton, D-Poteau, was rewritten so that it was not offensive to ¯ Gay people. ¯ Editor’snote: there was considerable disagreement in ¯ OMahoma’s Gay communities about whether the final ¯ resolution was in any way "acceptable" as Hall claims. International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1998 4:00 P.M. LaFortune Park Southeast Shelter 61st & Yale PICNlC SLIPPER FOLLOWING THE SERVICE ~}R MORlg INI~3RMATION INTERFAITH AIDS MIN~TRIES 438-2457 Gay Couples Provide College Leadership NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The names Harvard and Yale by themselves evoke decades of tradition and conformity. Now these Ivy League bastions are breaking new ground for universities, as homosexual couples provide new models of domestic life for undergraduates as dormitory leaders. And so far, the ground-brealdng appointments have created little commotion. This July,.a Lesbian couple will assume duties as housemasters at Harvard’s Lowdl House, asix-story brickbuilding with a grassy quadrangle anda bell tower close to the fabled Harvard Yard. A Gay man appointed dormitory dean is moving with his partner into Yale’s Trumbull College, a Gothic structure of seam-faced granite with limestone trim and arching windows enclosing three courtyards. "I think it’s a great new erain being able to provide role models that have not been available at this level before," said Peter Novak, 32, the Yale.appointee. "We’ve been welcomed, and it says a lot about the Yale community and how tolerant it is, especially within the administration." .. At Haryard, professor Diana Eck, 52, realizes that she and her partner of 20 years may raise some eyebrows. "We know what it’s like in the culture generally: There are many people who are still very uncomfortable with this issue, so I’m sure that will be the case here," said Ms. Eck, a professor of comparafive religion and Indian studies at Harvard. The dormitories are not forsaking their traditions, however. The housemaster’at Lowell House, for example, has been host of a weekly afternoon tea since 1930, a custom Ms. Eck plans*’to continue. Novak~ who is-pursuing a master of fine arts in dramaturgy anddramatic criticism at theYale School of Drama, says he will h,e,!p students with aead.emics and personal problems. This will allow me to be an influence in people’s lives)’ Novak said. His partner ¯ first leading homosexual character, butGays will still ¯ be seen elsewhere on American television. : One year ago this month, "Ellen" made television ¯¯ history as the first series with a homosexual lead character. It drew both praise and fire for its ¯ groundbreaking portrayal of a woman coming to : terms with being Lesbian. What it didn’t draw was ¯ ratings on a consistent basis. After months of specu- ¯ lation, ABC confirmed late Thursday that Ellen ¯ DeGeneres’ last show would be a one-hour finale : May 13. ¯ Both ABC and DeGeneres declined to comment ¯ recently. The conservative Southern Baptists Con- " vention praised the decision, while Gay rights groups ¯. said theloss of amajor Gay character andperspective : on television is a serious blow. ¯ The sitcom, which has been airing Wednesday ¯ : nights after thehigher-rated’qqae Drew Carey Show," ¯ made its debut in 1994 with DeGeneres playing a ¯ ¯ singleheterosexual with a,,Friends~’_like close group of pals. After the comedian and her character, Ellen ¯ Morgan, both came out as Lesbians last season, ¯ DeGeneres and the network fought over the show’s ¯ content, including story lines that concentrated on : sexual orientation. ¯ More than 36 million people watched the April30, : 1997, episode when Ellen came out. This year, the : series averaged fewer than 11 million viewers - a 22 " percent drop over the previous year. i Kansas "Sodomy" : .- Law Upheld : TOPEKA, Kan. (AP)-A state law that makes homo- : sexual sex a crime has been upheld as constitutional. : A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals ¯ refnsed Friday to overturn the muuicipal court misde- ¯ mean0r conviction of Max D. Movsovitz, a Topeka ¯ artist. Movsovitzwas arrestedinTopeka’s Gage Park : in April 1995 after soliciting sex from an undercover ¯ police officer. of four years, Curtis Lee, a store manager, will not x~.....it? rh.]]~noed the constitutionality of a lntramura.l., sports ana being a part oI StiMd~HL/S "11.v¢~, :. arguing theY, v~ol"a.ted." h.is.rights, to p’nvacy;, e~.ual - Novak sat& - ¯ treatment under the law and freedom of expression. : He and the American Civil Liberties Union claimed the law unfairly discriminates against homosexuals. ¯ The Court of Appeals panel, in a unanimous un- In a Yale dorm, the dean and.the master act as surrogate parents in the lix,esof the 440 students who live there. Master Janet Henrich, amedical professor, has lived in the durra for ayear with her husband, Victor, a physics professor. At Harvard, Ms. Eek and Dorothy Austin will become housemasters overseeing daily life for 450 students. Ms. Austin will split her time between Harvard and Drew University in New Jersey, where she is an associate professor of psychology and religion. "We knew that it would be an issue for the first time to have a same-sex couple as masters," Ms. Eck said. "I don’t know if we would have been appointed 10 years ago." Administrators say sexual Orientation made no difference in the appointments, which:were decided by student-faculty committees. Dean of Harvard College Harry Lewis saidmany peoplehad suggested Ms. Eck for the position notknowing what her sexual orientation was. "Our first criterion in looking at people was the quality of the individual master and what they would bring to the house," he said. At Yale, Novak will succeed dean William di Canzio, who lived alone in the dorm for eight years and is leaving for California.. Ms. Eck and Ms. Austin will replace professor William H. Bossert and his wife, Mary Lee, who are retiring after 23 years. Harvard students seemed to see the appointment as little cause for concern. "People are more interested in who she is, and what her dedication to the house is, than her personal life, which isn’t our concern," said Lisa Mignone, a senior from Bronxville, N.Y. The same goes for many at Yale. "It’s really not a big deal," said Tya Harris, a sophomore from Nashrifle, Tenn. "There are a lot ofpe0ple who are openly Gay on this campus." Ellen Gone But Gays Still on TV LOS ANGELES (AP) L The cancellation of ABC’s "Ellen" will leave prime-time television without its : signed opinion, rejected all of the arguments. ¯ Movsovitz can appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court. "As societal values evolve, the Legislature may fol- ¯ low some other state legislatures and decriminalize : private sexual behaviorbetweenall consenting adults," ¯ the court satd. Ho ever, these are issues that should ¯ be addressed by legislatures and not courts." According to court records, two men approached .. Movsovitz while he was parked in Gage Park, the ¯ city’s largest park and home of the Topeka Zoo. ~ During a conversation, Movsovitz agreed to engage ." in oral sex. The two men were undercover police ¯ officers. : Canada Recognizes i Same-Sex Spouses TORONTO (AP) - Ontario’s highest court has ruled ¯ thatthe Canadian government’s definition of"spouse" ¯ is unconstitutional because it excludes same-sexpart- ¯ ¯ ners.. A three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal ruledthat the definitionof"spouse" shouldbe ¯ amended in the federal Income Tax Act to recognize ¯ same-sex couples as well as opposite-sex couples. ¯ ¯ The ruling came in a case involving pension benefits and technically applies only to the Income Tax Act. : But Gay activists said it could set a precedent that ¯ would affect similar sections of other federal acts. ¯ "It opens the door for same-sex pension benefits, ¯ certainly, but it’s also a very significant statement by ¯ the courts thatdiscriminating against same-sexcouples is not only immoral, it’s unconstitutional," said John ¯ Fisher, executive director of Equality Ior Gays and ¯ Lesbians Everywhere. : The case was broughtby Nancy Rosenberg andher ¯ employer, the Canadian Union of Public Employees,. : regarding pension benefits which R0senberg sought ¯ to arrange for her Lesbian partner. 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The court ruling gave the union the right to include same-sex partners in its private pension plan without losing any tax benefits. Revenue department officials said they hadn’t decided whether to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court of Canada. Special Classes for Gay Students Nixed BAY SHORE, N.Y. (AP) - Gay and Lesbian students who say they dropped out ofpublic high school because of harassment almost got their own one-room schoolhouse, but organizers forget one detail: getting permissi’on from their bosses. Top officials of the sponsoring government agency, the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Education Services, said they learned about the schoolhouse from a Newsday reporter. Board president Bruce Brodsky immediately halted plans to open the school, the newspaper reported last month. He was unaware that members of his own staff had enlisted a teacher, arranged for a classroom at the Long Island Gayand Lesbian Youth Inc. in BayShore, and had been advertising to attract students for several weeks. Three had signed up. The board Serves youngsters with special needs, including those who are pregnant, handicapped or seeking occupational training. "I don’t believe there should be a separate facility for Gay and Lesbian students. I don’t want to throw them back into the closet;’ Brodsky said. David Kilmnick, executive director of the Gay youth agency, said he would still push for the separate classes. "We want to make sure that this school happens, that these kids are not harassed or subject to violence because oftheir sexual orientation.-Theyneed a safer place to-learn," he said. Californian Trying to Ban Gay Marriages SACRAMENTO (AP) -Alawmaker who failed in two attempts to get a law bauning Gay_m~ages through the Legislature has received~the go-ahead to start collecting signatures to submit his proposal direcdy to voters. State Sen. Pete Knight, R-Palmdale, has until June 25 to collect the 433,269 signatures needed to place his initiafive on the November ballot. If he misses that date, but collects enough signatures by Sept. 21, his proposal willbeplacedonthe presidential primary ballot in 2000. His proposal, which was certified to circulate petitions, brings the number ofproposed initiatives seeking a spot on the November statewide ballot to 47. Knight’s proposal, tided the "California Defense of Marriage ¯ Act," adds just one sentence to the state Family Code: "Only marriage between a man and a woman i s valid or recognized in California." Statelaw already says that any marriage pfrformed in California must be between a man and a woman. But that lgw also recognizes as valid any marriage performed elsewhere. After a Hawaiian court riding in 1993 made recognition of Gay and Eesbian marriages possible, Congress gave states the authority not to recognize same-gender marriages performed in another state. An earlier attempt to place aban on Gay marriages on the June primary ballot failed to collect enough signatures. Students Sentenced for Anti-Gay Attack CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Three teen-age boys have been sentenced to eight days each on a work crew and a year or more of probation in the intimidation and assault of a Gay high school student in February. Paul .Miller, a senior at Corvallis High School, said the boys taunted him and then punched him, knocking out his two front teeth. Cyle Schroeder, 15, and Robert Huffaker and Michael Nash, both 16, appeared before Benton County Circuit Judge Robert Gardner. Miller did not attend the hearing. Schroeder, who threw the punch, will serve two years’ probation after his time on the work crew. He :¯ earlier spent 16 days in juvenile d~tenfion at the Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility. Huffaker, ¯ who served five days at Oak Creek and 69 days of ¯ home detention, will be on probation for one year. ¯ Nash, who served five days at Oak Creek and 33 ¯ days of home detention, will be on probation until : his 18th birthday. ¯ All three must undergo diversity education, pay ¯ restitution to Miller for his dental bills and write a ¯ letter of apology, the judge said. While what was done to Miller can’t be undone, Gardner said the case can send a message to people in the commu- : nity to think twice before taunting others. The ; judge said he got the impression that the boys have : come to realize the seriousness :of what happened. If people are assaulted because of their particular status, the assault is notjust on that person, but also- : on the group, he said. "That’s the reason I think this ¯ case had the publicity and had the attention I think ¯ it deserved," Gardner said. Support for Gays Provokes Death Threats LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Gay-rights issues have divided the United Methodist Church, but death threats against a student who supported Gay rights ¯" at the church’s Nebraska Wesleyan Uni.versity ¯ have caused a deeper controversy. "Everyone is ¯ welcome at this university, regardless of how they ¯ live or how they love," the Rev. Bill Draper Finlaw ¯ told a crowd of about 300 people gathered on ¯ campus Thursday to show support for sophomore : Jonathan Judge. ¯ The small, liberal arts Methodist school, which ¯ has about 1,500 students, was rocked last week : when Judge received two messages on his answering machine threatening him with death for supporting a campus Gay rights group. Judge reported ’. the messages to police. Judge, who is not Gay, is a ¯ member of the student senate and has introduced a bill on behalf of the Gay civil rights group, Plains ¯ Pride, to have it recognized as a legitimate campus ¯ organization. ¯" The rally camejust two days before the church’s ¯ national Council of Bishops is to meet in Lincoln. The bishOps have been asked to call a special : session ofthe General Conference, the church’s top ¯ legislative body, to discuss Gay civil rights. ¯ These rights became a hot-button issue among : the church’s 9.5 million members when a Method- " ist minister in Omaha was acquitted last month on ¯ charges of disobeying church rules for performing ; a Lesbian marriage. The Rev. Jimmy Creech per- " formed the ceremony in September in defiance of : anorderby Nebraska BishopJoel Martinez. Creech : was suspended and put on trial before a jury of ¯ Methodist ministers. Following a two-day inquiry in Keamey, a panel ¯ of 13 ordained elders voted 8-to-5 to convictCreech of violating the church’ s Order and Discipline. The ¯ vote fell one short of the nine required for convic- ¯ tion. Creech presented the first challenge to the denomination’s 1996 decision in its Social Principles to prohibit"ceremonies that celebratehomo- . sexual unions." The United MethodistChurch is ¯ the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States, after the Southern Baptists. It has about 120 colleges nationwide, including Southern Methodist, Duke and Emory universities in addition to Nebraska Wesleyan. : Dina Weisser, a 21-year-old junior at Nebraska ¯ Wesleyan, said she has several Gay and Lesbian : friends whohavebeenharassedoncampus.Weisser, ¯ wh0is not Gay but belongs to Plains Pride, said two ¯ members of the group have been attacked on or near campus in recent weeks. ’q?here’s been so ¯ much violence going on - so much hatred," she ¯ said. ’q’hey are trying to silence us by threatening ¯ senators in our student senate ~.. trying to take away our First Amendment rights" ¯ Judge sat on a brick wall during the rally, stanng ¯ down at the sidewalk as he listened to the speakers. ¯ "It was very reassuring." he said. "It ¯renewed my faith in this campus." Judge appeared nervous ¯ when asked how he was coping after the death threats. "I’m here," he said. Every 5 Minutes, Another Young Person’s Infected MOSCOW (AP) - Every minute worldwide, five people between the ages of 10 and 24 become infected with HIV, according to a report released here inMoscoW. The UNAIDS report also warned that Eastern Europe is set to become "one of the next epicenters" of the world AIDS crisis, with HIV’ infection.rates having increased at least sixfold .since 1994. It said that 190,000 people in the region are infected, a contagion rate driven by a sharp rise in the use of injected drugs. In conjunction with the report, thejoint U.N. Programon HIV/AIDS launched a yearlong campaign called "Force for Change: World AIDS Campaign with Young People." The report was released in,Moscow to draw attention to the threat facing Eastern Europe. "In.Russia, where injecting drug use and unsafe sex are fueling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, it is time for young people to engage in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts and make their voices heard," said G4anni MtuTi~ UNICEF’s Moscow representative. "They have the right and responsibility to change the course of the epidemic and the support of adults is crucial to make it happen." The report said that the young are particularly hard-hit by the world epidemic, with at least one-third of the 30 million HIV carriers being 24 or younger. Each day, 7,000 young people worldwide contract HIV, adding up to 2.6 million new -infections annually, it said. The report warned Of an explosion in sexually transmitted diseases across Eastern E~ope. New syphilis cases have gonefrom 10 per 100,000people each yearin thelate 1980s to - in some regions-- hundreds per 100,000. UNAIDS is a grouping of 5 U.N. agencies and the World Bank. More $ Could 1/2 New Infections SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More spending could halve the number of new HIV infections worldwide, according to a United Nations study presented at a San Francisco AIDS conference. "We know what works. We’ve shown it’ s effective. What we need now is the money to implement them," said Martha Bulter deLister, director oftheDominicanRepublicAIDS organization Fundacion Genesis. "We can’t wait for a vaccine." The result could be achieved if affluent governments, corporations and individuals dug deeper and spent 10 to 15 times more on global preventionprograms, said the UN study presented at this week’s University of California, San Francisco conference. HIV infection is rampaging through Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and Southeast Asia, but many countries are unable to afford something as simple as a blood test to keep the blood supply dean. Nor can they afford testing, and counseling of HIV-infected people to warn against transmitting the infection to others. Sexually transmitted diseases, known to boost the risk of HIV infection, go untreated. Furthermore, mothers pass on the virus to their infants because they lack access to theAZT drug regimen that could interrupt deadly viral transmission. While much of. the globe is riveted by three- and four-drug anti-viral regimens, costing $25,000 to $37,000 per person a ¯ year, an estimated 16,000 men, women ~ and children in developing countries are ¯ newly infected each day. ." Conference co-chair MargaretChesney ¯¯ of the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, working with AIDS specialists ¯ from 38 different nations, sought pmcti- ¯ cal and affordable solutions to the growing epidemic. Among the prevention costs estimated by experts: - 50 cents to test blood for theAIDS virus. - Several dollars to cure a sexually trans- " mitted disease. -$50 to give an infected mother a short course ofAZT to prevent transmission of the virus to her baby. Worldwide, about $1.5 billionhas been spent each year on comic books, radio spots and condom rallies in devdoping .nations. But such prevention efforts have proved to be mere speed bumps, not roadblocks, in the path of HIV, the report found. US HIV Infection Rate Steady ATLANTA (AP) - The rate at which people arebecoming infected withHIV in the United States has heldrelatively steady despite a historic drop in AIDS cases, suggesting thatmany people are not heeding warnings about prevention. A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated a2 percent decline from 1995 to 1996 in.the number ofnew HIV cases diagnosedamongpeople 13 or older. "This is a case of the glass is half full," said CorneliusBakerof the National AS: sociation of People with AIDS. "People are living longer. That’s great. But with a steady infection rate, it means the epidemic isn’t going away." "- The study Used statistics from the 25 ~ states that report infection r~ites. AIDS _" deaths dropped 21%in 1996, while the ¯ number of people with AIDS dropped ¯ 6%, according to figures previously re- : leased by the CDC. AIDS deaths were ¯ down an additional 44%in the firsthalf of 1997. People diagnosed with HIV are not ¯ considered AIDS cases until they actually : develop symptoms of the disease. So de- " laying the onset of AIDS and prolonging ¯ the lives of AIDS patients can reduce the ¯ numberofAIDS deaths even while there’s ~ little changein the rate ofnew HIV cases. ¯ "We’renot seeinggoodnews in the fact ¯ that we are not seeing a substantial de- " dine," in the H_IV infection rate, said Dr. ¯ Palricia Fleming, a CDC researcher. The ¯ ¯ CDC estimated that HIV cases between 1994 and mid-1997 dropped slightly among menbut increased among women. The study also showed HIV infections ¯ among young people overall had leveled off, but minorities now make up a greater ¯ portion of that group. Of the 7,200 cases ¯ of HIV reported among 13- to 24-y.ear¯ olds, 63% were black and 5% Hispamc. Ms. Fleming warned that not all states ¯ were required to report infection rates. ~ The new figures don’t include California ¯ and New York, so the true national infec- ¯ tion rate could be higher or lower, she ¯ said. The CDCwants all states to create a ¯ name-based HIV reporting system. ~ "You need to know about the front end ¯ oftheepidemicifyou’retryingtofindout ¯ what’s going on With the disease," said ¯ Eve Mokotoff, chief of the HIV/AIDS ¯ epidemiology unit at the Michigan De- " partment of Community Health in De- " troit. Michigan is among the states that Medical Excellence And Compas.sionate Care Since 1926. ¯ ST. 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House Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said the action was needed to counter "a deadhead president that supports a program that gives free needles to drug addicts." The House action came just days after the White House announced that it would continue to ban federal money for needle exchange programs while recognizing that suchprograms have been effectivein fighting the spread ofAIDS without encouraging illegal drug use. Linda Ricci, spokeswoman for the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the GOP bill.was "unnecessary and unwarranted." The Health and Human Services secretary "should have the authority to determane the merit of such programs and... the decision on which HIV prevention strategies to use should be in the hands of state and local offidials,’.’ Ricci said. The issue divided the administration. HHS Secretary Donna Shalala encour- . ~aged local ~Orn)nlmiti~st0,expandthe 1 i 0 .~e&tleexchar~ge~programs now operating in 22 states while drug policy chief Barry McCaffrey argued that theprogramsjeopardize the administration’s war on drugs. Clinton’s surgeon general, Dr. David Satcher, said he was "disappointed" funds wouldnotbe availablefor effective needle exchange programs. Members of theCongressional Black Caucus last week called for McCaffrey’s resignation, saying lives would be lost if needle distribution is halted. But Republicans said the administratiou policy was consistent with its failure to get tough on drugs. They disputed scientific studies concluding that needle exchange programs are working. "The Clinton administration’s endorsement of needle exchange programs is part of an intolerable message to our nation’s children sent by the White House that drug use is a way of life;" Said Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., a sponsor of the legislation. Democrats accused Republicans of rushing a bill to the floor withom hearings to make a political point. "This legislation is a travesty and a blight upon true medical science and it plays into the hands of those who would" use the lives of our children aud those addicted for political purposes," said Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. "You’d think we’re having a meeting of the flat earth society," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "How can we turn our back on science?" The federal government since 1989 has barred the use of federal funds to provide hypodermic needles and syringes to intravenous drug users. The legislation, which still needs Senate consideration, would repeal, language in a 1998 spending bill that would allow funding if the HHS secretary determines exchange projects are effective in preventing the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and do not encourage illegal drug use. TheHouse votecameas the Republican leadership prepared to unveil an dectionyear package of anti-drug proposals, including more money for border guards, tougher penalties andgrants to small businesses that fight workplace drug use. House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri sought to get thejump on the Republicans Wednesday by issuing aninepage report critical of the GOP record in fighting drug.s. "By making the war on drugs a parusan war, Speaker (Newt) Gingrich is drawing thebattle lines against imaginary enemies. The onfy thing he will accomplish is to reduce the prospects for bipartisan anti-drug legislation in this Congress," he said. $1rn Offered for Needle Exchange NEW YORK (AP) - International financier George Soros has offered $1 million in matching funds to support needle exchange programs around the country. The move came in response to the Clinton administration’s position that it does not favor federal funding for the programs, which are credited with helping slow the spread of the AIDS virus. The Sorts pledge "was in the works, and we d~cided to announce it when the federal government decided not to fund programs," said Ty Trippet of the Lindesmith Center, a drug policy research organizanon that is part of the Sortssponsored Open Society Institute. Sorts said an estimated 35 percent of all new HIV cases in the United States are due to druginjectionwith unclean needles. "It has been scientifically proven, and the federal government agrees, that making sterile syringes readily available to addicts reduces the spread of HIV and does not encourage drug use," he said. Health and Human Services Secretary Douna Shalala has urged state and local officials to use their own funds to implement such programs. Last 3ear, Sorts donated S1 million to various needleexchange programs. This year’s repeat donation will be used to match the amount that donors increase their donations over last year. For exan~ple, if a foundation don£ted $50,000 to a needle exchange program last 3,ear and is donating $75,000 this year- then Soros will donate $25,000. It is oifl.v the latest in a series of contributions to various causes by the Hungarian- born financier, who is ~ U.S. cidzen. In 1997, Soros made charitabledonadons of about $’540 million, according to Fortune magazine. Much of his largess has gone to benefit eastern Europe, including Russia. Also Baltimore Mayor. Kurt Schmoke said Clinton would agree to exchange programs if he saw how well they worked in Baltimore. Schmoke renewed his offer to talk to officials throughout the country in support of needle exchanges, including to the nation’s" chief executive. "I’m convinced if we can get the president over here, we can change his opinion," he said. Baltimore’s program, providing needles to about 7,000 addicts at a cost of about $300,000 a year, is the largest city-rim program in the country, Schmoke said. Mom Pleads for Infected Child ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) - The 7-yearold boy already is slowly dying of a disease that authorities say his own father deliberately inflicted. The mother of the ¯ youngster, whose father is accused of ¯ injecting him with the AIDS virus, says ¯ her goal now is to prevent him from bei;ag i victimized again. The mother, identified on!y as Jennifer, ¯ said she was grateful for the compassion ¯¯ she had received. But she was obviously shaken by the number of reporters and ¯ television cameras she faced at a news ¯ conference. She took no questions after ¯ making a brief statement. "I plead with ¯ you to respect the privacy and dignity of ¯ my son andmy family. He’s been through ¯ so much already," she said. "My main ¯ concern is to protect my son from any : further victimization." Her voice broke several times as she ¯ explained how her son’s illness - he was ¯ diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1996 - has affected their lives. She said her son, who was once near death, ~s dome, better ¯ now" but that she realizes he will eventu- ¯ ally die of the disease. The boy must be ¯ fed small amounts of food frequendy and ¯ must take about 10 medications several ¯ times a day. He is trying to live as normal : a life as possible, even going to school ¯ when he is able. Brian T. Stewart is charged with firstdegree assault, accused of deliberately ¯" injecting his infant son with AIDS-tainted ¯° blood six years ago. He haspleaded iuno¯ cent and is being held on $500,000 bond. County prosecutor Tim Brann said he could not comment on any of the evidencc policemayhave gathered against StewarL except to say that there was enough to allow a judge to issue a ~varrant for Stewart’s arrest on charges of first-degree assault: - ¯ : ¯ 7 Police said Stewart once told the bo\"s mother not to worry about trying to collect child support because the boy ,votdda’t live that long. His lawyer, Joe Murphy, has said Stewart maintains that he is immcent. Murphy has accnsed prosecutors of trying and convicting his client in the media. HIV Positive Kid in Day Care Dispute MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An agreement with two day-care centers sets a precedent by applying the Americans with Disabilities Act’s protections to a child who has the virus that causes AIDS, a govenmaent prosecutor says. The Beloit centers were accused of denying service to the bm because ofhis HIV virus. They have agree~t the v~rus is a disability under the act, according to U.S. Attorney Peggy Lantenschlager. "What this says is, because someone is HIV positive doesn’t mean that they can be discriminated," she said. The lawsuits claimed the centers illegal|y turned the boy, now 5, away in 1996 because of his disease. The centers’ lawyers had argued the boy was not protected by the federal law, which requires that people have an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. The lawyers said the boy was well-adjusted and functions normally, despite his suppressed immune system. Last week, U.S District Court Judge John Shabaz allowed prosecutors to proceed with the lawsuit against the centers. Shabaz ruled that there was enough evidence to let a jury find that the boy could beconsidereddisabled under the act. Chris Kinast, the lawyer for Kiddie Ranch, said his client settled because federal prosecutors have virtually unlimited resources and the center could not afford to defend itself. Well, happy May day! For those who don’tknow,inPagan terms, it~ s the ,d~,y. celebrate fertility and creativity in au it s " many forms. Maypoles, phallic symbols and dancing are the Usual forms of celebration as Spring returns. Speaking of creative endeavors, the Council Oak Men’s Chorale is pleased to announce our first formal concert! It will be atAll Soul’s Unitarian Church at8pmonMay 29. Hmm. I’d better start practicing. ,, "Song and Dance~ , my favorite of the Lloyd-Webber musicals, Opens here in Tulsa for a 3 day performance June 26 at Tulsafest at the Performing Arts Centerfor Education,TCC South Campus, 10300 E. 81st Street. The musical is unusual in that the first act is .to.ldfrom the perspective of an English g~d newly arrivedinNewYorktobe withherlovcr and to pursue her hat making career..The r~est of ~ct one follows her relationships as her perspective and lovers change:’,The.first acti~ done entirely in song. The second act is told in dance; and follows a young man who she falls inlove with, andworks from his perspective. I saw the National TourwittiMefissaManchester (Bernadette Peters originated the role here in the States), andfell inlov¢withthechar,a~c,t~s and the show. And even if you don t like dance, if their choreography is anything even close to what I saw, you will be .......enchanted and amazed: SEE IT!!!! It is part of an arts festival which indudes many other fine events, from orchestras to dance to pop(call for info) and "An EveningWith Patti Page", who is a Claremore native, June 20th at the PACE. For Ticket info, caI1.595~7777. Opera buffs, rejoice! June holds lots_a fun for fans of Gilbert and Sullivan, with Light Opera Oklahoma p,r,o~_u.d,ng thre~, shows: ’ffheNew Moon’ by Si..g.m,,una, ¯Romberg, an operetta with all kinds oi romantic hijink~ of a French chevalier fleeing royal fury, falling in love and buckling I~is swish, swash. Sorry. That opensJune 11; and June 1.2 brings Pineapple Poll.. The description for this is infi-iguing: Pineapple Poll and all her friends are madly in 10ve with the Captain Philbrook is bringing old masters to light in an exhibit entitled "Old Masters brought to Light". Catchy, huh? The exhibit features some really beautiful works from the National Museum of Art of Romania... Broken Arrow Community Playhouse comes to the rescue of an otherwise dull month with ’q’he Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde May 8 --17. M.y fav.orite classic comedy, Oscar turns society upside down in this comedy.of manners. Call 258-0077 for reservauons. The Thomas Moran exhibition winds down May 10 at Gilcrease Museum, so catch it while you can. Philbrook is bringing old masters to light in anexhibitentitled"Old Masters brought to Light". Catchy, huh? The exhibit features some really beautiful works from the National Museum of Art of Romania, where, by the way, the real Dracula made many peasant’s lives rather difficult. The real ¯ McCoyhad apenchant for punishing anY- ¯¯ one who violated his sense of re,orals by impaling them on stakes. No, it s true - ¯ ro~ "In Search of Dracula" . He was a ¯ .cad . convertedChristian, to boot. Andhis sense ". of morals changed on a whim - kind of ". like Pat Robertson, Robert Tilton, Jerry ¯ Falwell, and Jimmy Swaggart. But I di- ". gress, much I’m sure, to the eternal cha- ". grin of my editor, who never d...o~.s ~at. -’. At any rate, the paintings will t~e hung ~ baroque eras from such diverse locales as ¯ Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Nether- " lands. Masters such as ElG~eco, [ Rembrandt, Veneziano, and Jordaens are re1~resented. This is not to bemissed. ! " "On May 24, a lecture on ’~he Age of ii BdiesrcnuasrsdinogSGtroenzzoie"sewpilalibnetinggivienntahte2eparrloy, 17th century. Another exhibition cel: ~ ebrates a recent acquisition by Philbrook ¯ of Strozzi’s "St. Francis in Ecstasy" , i subtitled"An Acquisition in Focus" ¯ rnnning May 17 - July 12. i ¯ Local news: vaudeville was all the rage i when Doris Travis lied about her ageto ~ join the Ziegfeld Follies. Now 94, she’s : pulled, out tier tap shoes for a return en- ¯ gagement "I dance the same as I did 79 i years ago," Mrs. Travis said. "Maybe not ~vith th~ same spring in my foot, but my i style hasn’t changed. I haven’t tried any of the ttMS Hot Cross Bun. Yes, folks, ". of these new jazz or rock moves!" She tbheattteirs:~qh’haetythceopnrtersivsereallelamseeasnasyst.oI.Itxg~ear~a :~ hfoeramdeedr ZtoiegNfeewld gYirolrskfotroajnoAinIDfiSvebeontehfeirt his ship". I bet they do. Seems to me the ¯ at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the remen’s chorus could have fun with that "¯ storedvaudeville-erashowplaceoffTimes Square where the original Follies were piece. Oh my, it’s getting warm here. ,, . st,~ged. Mrs. Travis was ju.st l~4,,w.hen~s_h_e. And.the 3rd offering is "The Mikado , i lied a,.bout her age to join me uomes, t nat which is a more well-knownwork. And with character names like Nauld Poo, "- wasn t the last time she refused to be Yum.Yum,andKo-Ko,it’ssur¢,toaw.ak¢,n : limited by her years: She gr.ad..ua2~ ~[~hm~ the appetite. Theperforman._ces wi.11 runat : theUniv~rsitv ofOklahomamlv’yzatm. the University of Tulsa, in 3 week reper- ~ age of 88, as ~ history major and mem.b~.r tory format. Formore info and reserva- : 0fPlaiBetaKappa. Wayt.ogo!,Ilove.tl~,s. ti6us, call 583-4267. . story, becaus_eitgoesto.snowtlaeremtgmo "Ohieetof Mv AffectiOus:~ ; a comedy ~ jus"tEblelehno;p’ tehfeotremleeviyseiot!n sitcom that was about a stratght woman who falls mlove ¯ withhergayroonimate,iscurrently show- ~: the first with a Gay leading character, has ing at Parklane, Eton, Easfland, and M°v- beencanceledafterfive seas’°~"TheA.BaCnC ies 8. It comes higtdy recommended,and show will not remmfor a mxthlseason, I would have had a review for you, but "- network spokeswoman said, declining lfirfoem’s sleitetilneghtahnedfiglmreinnadtiemsepfroervtehnisteidssmuee, ~ fthuertshuebr jecoctmomfneantti.onTahledepbroagterawmh.e~n~beea~te,n,e, There’s always Mayfest, and the ¯ played by comedian Ellen DeGeneres, Renegade’ s answer to that, Gayfest. " see Notes, page 11 PHILBROOK Visit Tuesday- Sunday Adults $5, Seniors & Students $3 ¢ous¢iL oak meN’5 ¢i-IoKaLe will present a flee performance on Friday,_ May 29th at All Souls Unitarian Church at 8 For more information, please call 743-4297. TOHR/the Pride Center presents 1998 Tulsa Pride March &.Picnic Saturday, June 20 Veterans-Park, 18th & Boulder March: 11:30,.Picnic: Noon- 5pm _ .Community Organization& Businesses Booths, Games,-Music & Free Refreshments. Information? Call TOHR/the Pride Center at 743-GAYS (743-4297) This ad donated by Tulsa Family News. Follies Revue,. Inc. presents its l Oth anniversary benefit The-Best of Follies ’98 John H. Williams Theatre Tulsa Performing Arts Center Patron’s Night Thursday, June 25, at seven o’clock Champagne reception to follow, $~0 Benefit Performances Friday, June 26 & Saturday, June 27 at eight o’clock, $2o Tickets available at t~e PAC Box O ffice: :596-7111, ¯ 800-364-7111 or Carson Attractions~ 584-2000. Beneficiaries are: Community of Hope, HIV-Resource Consortium,-Hope Testing Clinic, Hospice of Green Country, O ur House, St.Joseph Residence, Tulsa Community~ AIDS part.i~rshiP, and .the Visiting Nurse Association’. 1 st Annual Red Ribbon Run 5k Run, Race Walk &.,Casual Walk mbenefitHIV services ofInteffaithAIDS Ministries & Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership sponsored by Bank of Oklahoma, Stax/Circle K Bama Companies, Interim Health Care, Joel, Tracey & Clay Norvell, & Tulsa Family News Saturday, June 13 Mens- 7am, Womens - 7:30 am LaFortune Park, 61st & Yale Registration SW Shelter, 6 am Parking at south 10t only, USATF sanctioned event.& c.ertifie~ coordinated by-Glen’s; Ine Prereg.istratio.n: $1.2 wit~ }=sla!~, $~ withoutl Race Day Registration: $15 witla t-shirt, $1o wlmout. Awards to top three men and women-in each USATF age group, as well as top overall male& femalefinishers&top threerace walkers. You dont have to run .to help! Join the Red Ribbon Booster Club by making a donation to the Red Rib,b.on. Run. Those donating $25 or more will receive a t-start. Info: IAM.438-2437orPOB691438, Tulsa, 74169 I~P SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - .11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 2545 S. Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1lain, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens Ministry - 5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, .Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:~tSam, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 1 lam, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/GayfFransgendered Alliance 6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS Council Oak Men’s Chorale, 7 pm, leave message for more information: 743-4297 HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pm, 2207 E: 61h;583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each mo. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pm, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 3/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder I~" TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 5/12, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder HIV+ Support Group~ HIV Resource,Consortium l:30pm - 3507E Admiral(east ofHarvard), I~fo: Wanda@ 834-4194 Mnlticultnrai AIDS Coalition, 5/5, 12:30pro, Urban League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV!AIDS Support Group~ and Friends & Family HIV!AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locatiom, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group. Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each rot., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 381h Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pm, 3210c So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, calI 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 ~- 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24"s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 From Our Hearts to Our House~ 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/cach mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, tat Fri/each rot. 8pro, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pro, Pride.Center, Info: 743-4297 ~ SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. I~’ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womeus Supper Club, Call for info: 584-.2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa Cir,-Count, Library Author Isensee has ,’m interesting approach to currentGay male culture. With analogies to posttraumatic stress syndro~ne, he explains how events ,and society conspire to create a d,’mgerous enviromncut for Ga3 males. While understanding that mm~v Gay men come l~om dvsf{mcfi~md or abusi ve fromlies ~md ~e trying to overcome the effects of our homophobic culture, it is important to realize that. in Iscuscc’s approach, tiffs is a book about, m~d for, victims. Divided lUtO two scctmns. Reclaiming Your ldJ~ begins by cxamimug homopho~m. abusive f~nilies, shmne self-destructive behavior. Iscnscc sees a direct ton’elation between posttraumatic stress (uustmsl. uightmarcs. With analogies to posttraumatie stress syndrome, he explains how events and soeiety conspire to create a dangerons environment for Gay males? m]xict\ ) mid the problems that kc.cj~ some Gay u’mlcs from living full m~d "happy lives. Guilt. shmnc, withdra~v~d, m~d isolation arc cxmnincd, thrlv scxwfl abuse nla31 cause the adult Gay m[dc to engage m scxuall3 compulsiv c behavior, often pracuqing uns~d’c sex. "’Associating sex with sh;mm, a sexuM abuse snrvivormav seek out sexmd contact in wlfich he is li~ely m feel degraded." Overwork is mmfl~cr area of compulsive behavior. %Vhen xour sense of sellis dependent ou overacl~ming, it is vulnerable to the shifting fortunes of success or -failure -just as your self-esteem was dependent on how your parents felt about themselves at any particularmoment. You cma never do or accomplish enongh to gain the approval that you never had from your pare~’~ts. Instead you can ~:ieve for thig loss. This will enable you to b,’dmace work that expresses yonrmminterests wifl] rest. recreatmn, mid intinlate relationships." The sccoud half of this book ex,’uniues the stages of healiug, including acknowledging abuse, recoguizing sclf-desmmtive behavior, nurturing yoHrself ,’rod asserting \onr-o~\n needs. Being a so- [’ial \yorker mid psychotlacrapisl. Iscnsce has ma interest in iudi\iduld m~d group fllerapy. Because of his background. nmch of his knoMcdgc about (];.ix lllell COllieS fronl his patients. Solnctn’ncs the reader gob the incorrect imprcs.,ion that ~dl Ga.v Ulell vicums of abuse lind iuc incapable of life without tlierap3. X luch of tiffs book is ps3 cholog3 101. .but it will be of v~fluc to 3 oung adults grad older Gay men ~ 1~o just their lives togclher..kn upqo-datc list of resources and refere~lces is provided. Check for tCeclaim:n~ })~ur 1.(/~’ at xour loctd brmich librz~x or c~dl the Readers Services dep~ncnt at Tulsa (’itx -( "otlnlx Centr~ libr~v at 596-’9~. VoiceMail Caller ID Free First Incoming Minute Message Alert/ Pager Oklahoma and Kansas Toll Free Detailed Billing Call Hold/ Call Waiting The Plaza 8112 S Lewis 298-2747 Promonade Mall 4107 S Yale 663-5404 Woodland Hills Mall 7021 S Memorial 252-5850 Corporate Sales 523-8600¯ .: ........................ ~ Get more from .life !~y .ludy .\ lcCormick, s±~ecial contributor This week has been a week of l)rtilizmg Grass, trees, slm~bs,just about cver3- thing except m3 a/aleas. Some of then] haven’t finished blooming )el, so I mn waiting until 1 can fertilize them ~dl at tim smnc time. This is i~l oplllllUln lime for feeding because cvcoflfing is acovch growing. Xlan~. plmlls go into a scmidonnm~ t stage in the hot summer and they don’t imll as inuch~ml of the soil at that lime. Now you get the best use Of your fertilizer Itcrc ~s a scene that was played oul mmiv mncs when I had a lawn and g~den touter; a customer would come in m~d sayS’My plm~ts just ~en’t growing like they should." "They are Mire, they just. aren’t doing ~at wall.’" Then I would say, "’llow oftcu do you fertilize them." There would be a lon~ silen~ mid the customer would get a gipsy look in their eve ~d say, "’Fertilize the~." TNs is probably not SOlnetlfing you could relate to at ~1, but it is common. Feeding your plm~ts is m~ importmlt p~t of spnug mid now is the time. Arc you tired of me nagging you about l)rdfi~ng yet? Plm~t yo~ ~adimns m~y time now, it is warm enough I saved some bulbs over from last year It \viii be fun to see their return pcri’om]~mcc My pansies look so ~ood that I haven’t planted the ammals ¯ that $o in their spot . . . ma:,be I’ll Set one of those ¯ [sugar erystallzin~ kits] so I can preserve all nay ~ansies in sugar and decorate desserts with them. Now all I have to do i~ find ~omeone else to flx the de~ert~. My t)m>acs look ~o good flint I haven’t pllmtcd the thai go in their spot vet. I )ust doll’t have ihc hc~t to get rid of thcnl x cl. I Mt~ a cry ~t~d~izJng kit in a caudog dm o~]cr maybe I’ll get one of th~;se so I cm~ preserve Ml my pm~sies in sug~ mid decorate desserts with them. Now all I have to do is find someone else to fix the desserts. If you havcu’t tfimlned your crepe myrtl~.vet, it isn’t too late. We had ~m oak with fungus last vc~ and I should have sprayed our tree When it first ledcd out but I didn’t. Oh well. maybe ins year won’t be as ~vct m~d we won’t have the problem. I wish this tree would let mc pay a fine or solnething mid then do what I shouldhavc done t~vo weeks ago, maybe I’ll tMk to Nm aboul it’ m~d see what we ~work out. If you have been working in your g~dcn this last few weeks ~d it didn’t m~e you fecl better, go back out there - you ~:eren’t paying enough attention. Go Ye Forth mid Fcrtilize~ Judy McCormick formerly w~ the owne; of Cox Nursery m 7~dsa. THE MUSEUM SHOP AT PHILBROOK 748.5304 Timothy W. 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And as I had noted some particularly handsome, er, scenery in the restaurant in addition to the loveliness of the verdant grounds be~nd a veil of rainfall, I odjusted my seating position so I could enjoy the best of both worlds. The tableful of handsome gentlemen provided a lovely v~ew m one direction,not to mention the fact that the waiters were cute, too. And the sen’ice was excellent. My glass of iced tea was never empty very long, which ~s one of my barometers of good sela’ice.’Leave me thirst). and go without a tip -well, other than this verbal one: "’you really should keep the patron" s glass full.’" The ambience was lovely, and the player piano tinkling gaily in the background added just the right touch. Dress ranged from suit and ties to leather jacket and jeans, so informal is ok. The buffet, which looked gorgeous, included something for everyone.Various - salads, grilled veg~es (squash, zucchini, and carrots), rosemary potatoes, veg~e lasagna (they must of had one heck-of-a deal on the squash and zucchini), roast beef, grilled chicken over wild rice, cheese grits (which I found unusual - more later), ham, and for those more inclined towards brealffasty-things, an omelette bar and Bet~an waffles to order. And the dessert table.., ah the dessert table. Westarted offatthe salads ofcourse. I had mixed greens though afew pieces of which were brown, and a vinegar and oil concoction. T’was a bit tart, but good. A CaeS.ar and pasta salads were also featured. They servedpoppy seedmuffmettes and also biscuits, which unfortunately were your average, everyday ones. My dining companion was daring, and tried the cole slaw, which he left untouched after the first bite since it looked much more interesting than it was - lovely preannouTnced her sexual orientation a year ago. Since then, however, the show’s ratings have been disappointing. This year, "Ellen" averaged fewer than 11 million viewers, a 22 percent drop over the previous year. The sitcom, which airs at 8:30 pm Wednesdays, made its debut in 1994 with DeGeneres’ character, Ellen Morgan, playing a young heterosexual. But the actress and her character both came out as Lesbians last season. DeGeneres and the network have since disagreed over the show’s content, including whether a kiss between women could be aired. [ sentation but an ordinary sugary mayon- ¯ naise dressing. They also offered a thick cheese-broc- ~ colt -I hesitate to call it soup, but there’s ¯ not really another word that fits. It was ¯ luke-warm, with crunch.), broccoli florets ." that could have used some more blanching. Where’s Bette Davis when you need ¯" her? : The main courses - I had the chicken (dry and cold) and rice (cold),& a small Sunday Brunch at Ph;lbrook la Villa 2727 So. Rockford Hou,s: Tu~. - S~n.. llto 9 Brunch on S~-Mays Prices: Expensive Payment: ~V/ajor eredlt cards Smoking: None Alcohol: FMIy licensed Rating: bit of veggie lasagna. I use the term lasagna loosely. It was basically scorched lasagna noodles, tomato sauce and zucchini and squash, cut to look like potato chips. In fact, I hesitated to get some because of that - so did my companion. It looked like potato chip lasagna. And it too, was cold to the taste. I think I tasted sun-dried tomatoes, but I couldn’t be sure. The roast veggies ~ver also tepid. My dining colnpamon had pretty much the same thing, with the addition of rather glutinous cheese grits that had solidified as soon as the)" hit the plate. Mnm~! On to the denserr table, which ~vas ~vondrous to behold. Carrot cake, the most succulent (I love that word!) chocolate cheesecake I’ve ever tasted, regular cheesecake, and chocolate cake with mousse filling and dark chocolate ic-’ ¯ ing and pecan sprinkles. The latter was ¯ good, but the mousse had a slight bitter- -¯ ness to it, which was unexpected and not too pleasant -though my companion ¯ thought other~vise. We were too stuffed ¯ by then to try the other selections, but they ¯ were very tempting. ¯ My advice: go straight (so to speak) for ." the dessert table. The rest was a disap- ¯ pointment and a waste of appetite. Hope- " fully, this will be corrected, or perhaps, ¯ this wasjust aparticularly bad day, but till ¯ then: caveat emptor. And at $15 per person, you can get a much better meal for a ¯ great deal less at Piccadilly Cafeteria. Editor’s note: Jean-Claude de ¯ FlambeauchaudwillcontinueTulsaFam- ¯ ily News and Jean-Pierre Legrand- ¯ bouche’s tradition ofrestaurant reviews ¯. which are distinguishedfor theD" candor. ¯ Unlike most other Tulsapublications, we ¯ do not use our reviews as an advertising ¯ tool. In.fact, we’ve lost advertising be- ". cause we did not cater to the egos ofsome ¯ restaurateurs. With us, you get the truth as ¯ we see it. If they don’t like it, tant pis. ~ Joan Garry, executive director of the ¯ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said the cancellation was a disap- ¯ pointment but not a surprise. ¯ "We’re all disappointed ABC made a decision based on ratings. We really wish ¯ that they had seriously considered the ¯ impact of Ellen’s work and looked at it ¯ from a broader perspective," she said. :. "The show may have been canceled, but I ¯ think she gave a gift to Gay and straight ¯ Americans and that’s a legacy that the ¯ cancellation cannot take from her," Garry ¯ said. ¯ The show’s one-hour finale is sched- ¯ uled for May 13 and will take viewers ¯ through a satirical retrospective of her ¯ career. Guest stars will include Jennifer ¯ Aniston, Glenn Close and Phil Donahue. y Lesbian mothers ¯ ¯ Lesbians that we interviewed even a few and their children: ¯ ¯ years later had begun to use known do- Interview with Nanette Gartrell ," nors. We actually stopped inviting new by Esther Rothblum ¯ participants in 1992 because the ’old’ In the early 1980s lots of Lesbians were ¯ Lesbians differed so much from the’new’ beginning to figure out ways to have children by donor insemination. Nanette Gartrell, a Lesbian psychiatrist, was interested in studying these pioneer Lesbians. "We had no money," she said in a recent interview, "but of course none of the work I’ve ever done has been funded. It’s usually too controversial to be funded by any of the traditional sources, such as the National Institutes of Health. It’s years ahead of its time in terms ofwhensuchagencies would fund this kind of research. We decided if we waited for funding agencies to get over their homophobia to fund this study, we’d be waiting another decade. So we went ahead and funded it our- "We had no money," she said in a recent interview, "but of course none of the work I’ve ever done ha~ been funded. It’s usually too eontroverslal to be funded by any ofthe traditional sources ¯.. It’s.years ahead of its time in terms of when such agendes would fund this kind of research. ~¢e deelded ff we walt~d for selves." Nanette’s studyis- ,’~.funding ageneles to now the longest-running study of Lesbians who had children via donor insemination. "It’s already been walldocumented that kids of Lesbian morns are healthy," Nanette told me, "so we’re not trying toreestablish that. What we’re interested in is how they get over their homophobla to fund this study, we’d be. wa;t;ng another decade. So we w~nt~ ahead and funded it ourselves." hav~copedwi.thhomopho- , bia. At the time, Nanette s major collaborator was living in Washington, D.C. and Nanette was living in Boston, sothey began the research with Lesbians in those two cities. Then Nanette moved to San Francisco and included Lesbians from the Bay Area. Thefirst step was finding Lesbian mothers to participate. Nanette’ s research team advertised in bookstores and Gay and Lesbiannewspapers. Theymade upflyers to distribute at Lesbian films and community events. They went to all the workshops on choosing children and told par: ticipants about the study. The original study began with 154 mothers. The first interviews took place when the mothers were pregnant. Then the mothers and co-mothers were interviewed again when the chil&en were a year and a half old and when they were five. Nanette’s team is currently interviewing the families now that the children are 10, and this for the first time includes interviews with the .children themselves. Then the families will be interviewed next when the children are 17 and when they are 25. "When we interviewed the mothers at first, when they were pregnant, they anticipated being out as Lesbians," said Nanette. "For the most part they used unknown donors, because there was a lot more fear at that time that somehow the state would come in and take the children away. By the lime of the next interviews, when the children were toddlers, many of them regretted this and wished they had used a known donor who could have participated in the child’s life as a father. ones interms ofdonoridentity." Not surprisingly, the children were very. much desired. When" the Lesbians were first interviewed while pregnant, about half the women werelncoupled relationships, andhad been with their parmers from a few months to a decade or more. Others were single mothers. When Nanette’s team re-interviewed the mothers when the children were a year and a half, they were not surprised to find completely exhausted, harried mothers whohadvery litile time for their own lives other than childrearing and paid employment. One of the areas of difficulty was the little contact with their partners, and this was often a source of tension. By the time of the interviews when the children were five, a number of the couples had broken up. Those couples where the mothers had spent time . away from the children,in order to have more time with each other, weremore likely to still be together than the couples that had been most child-focused. ¯ Now the team is interviewing the ten- " year old children. "It’ s very exciting to be ¯¯ interviewing the kids for the first time," said Nanette.-"Because we have these : very articulate kids who are highly edu- : cated around issues of diversity, racism, ¯ and homophobia." ¯ Doinglongitudinal research is not easy. : WhenNanettehad a floodinher basement : a few years ago, some of the file cabinets ¯ got wet. "I was frantically using a hair ¯ dryer to dry the pages of the interviews so ¯ the data wouldn’t be lost," she recalls. ¯ Nanette phones all the families each year : to see if they have moved, so she won’t ¯ lose touch with them. A couple of women ¯ who once identified as Lesbians are now ¯ involved with men; a few women have died. ButNanettehas stayedintouchwith ¯ just about all the women from the original ¯ sample. As couples break up and then get ¯ involved with new parmers, Nanette in- " corporates all these "step-m0ms" in the ¯ study. ’This means we may be the only ¯ study that has more participants at the end of the study than at the beginningU’ she ¯ said. ¯ More information about the study re- -¯ sults can be read in: Nanette Gartrell et at. 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Instead, we will begin a journey together in developing that most versatile and most necessary of all skills - painting. Dear ones, do not groan and run away so quickly! Certainly, unguided paintingprojects have almost spelled out D:I-V-O-R-C-E for too many ofmy brethern ... we will begin a journey together in developing that most versatile and most necessary d all stalls - painting. Dear ones, do not groan and run away so qttlcl~y!Certainly, unguided painting projects have almost spelled out D-I-V-O-R-C-E ¯.. but it doesn’t have to be so traumatic. and sistern, but it doesn’t have to be so traumatic. Indeed, follow the advice proffered in the next few colunms, and perhaps your delighted love will buy you a : tool belt with all the accessories, too. ¯ The DIYD begs your indulgence; a ," whole colunm devoted to the selection : and.care of paintbrushes is not as bizarre ¯ as youmayinitially think. Over ,theco~se ." ofyour Do-It-Yourselflife, youmaypaint every room in your house as well as some or all of the exterior at least once. ff you’ve ever paid a paint contractor, you can see the economy of widding a (good) paintbrush yourself. And the grim fact is, the type and quality and care of your paintbrushes is directly related to the finished quality of your paint job. Yes, ducklings, wereturn to theDIYD’s recurring theme o" tools : Always Buy the Very Best That You Can Afford. You may choke at the prospect of paying $13 - $24 for a brush, and certainly they canbe had for cheaper (although I don’t recommend buying even a small brush for less than $5), but this is definitely a case of .getting what one pays for. And please don’t look at brushes as a limited use, throw-away commodity; my father, the original DIY Oracle, has brushes that are about my age, and they are as marvelous looking and functional as I am, too! Well, maybe more so. I will teach you that lesson in longevity, too, so that you can get the most out of your investment. In selecting brushes, you will want a 1 l/2 inch or 2 inch brush and a4 inch brush as a minimum. When you buy a good paintbrush, you don’t need a smaller one for the anal retentive job of cutting in (painting around trim, molding, etc.); if you have a real steady hand and good eye, you won’t even need to use masking tape very often, and that’s a great time saver. You will seldom use a 4 inch brush indoors, but it’s very handy when you do need it, and absolutely necessary if you are painting outside. As you go up the quality and cost ladder, the brushes will be marked specifically for external or ¯ inside paint jobs, and {hat should be re- , spected. However, if you are in the upper ¯ middle range, the brushes can, with care, : be used interchangeably..DO NOT BUY ¯ BRUSHES WITH VINYL BRISTLES! ¯ TheDIYDcaunotbediscreethere: reader, they are crap. Natural bristle brushes are the sine qua non ofpaintjobs; yours will probably read "Natural China Bristles" and they are made of hogs hair; if you have ethical objections to this, skip down a paragraph. After you have sucked up and bought your precious brushes, takethemhome and continue to treat them with the loving respect they deserve. Before usingyournew brushes, dip them in what- . ever solvent is related to the type of paint you are using (paint thinner for oil-based paint, water for water based paint); this moistens areservoir located up at the top of the bristles, and is essential to the longevity of the brush as well as the quality Of your paintjob. Tap off the excess moisture (please, no crass comments) so that the brush is just damp. Repeat this if ." your brush starts to dry out oryou stop for : lunch or whenever you are going to use a ¯ clean and dry brush to paint with. As youpaint, dip yourbrushhalfway up the bristles into the paint, the tap the side of the brush on the side of yourpaint can. This is called loading your brush; if you scrape most of the paint off on the side,of the bucket, you are completelydefeating the purpose of loading the brush. That is, a dry brush is not a) going to apply much paint and b) is not going, to last very long. A loaded brush is going to apply the paint smoothly and with little friction; as soon as it sounds a little raspy, load up again (more on painting technique next month). Please do not squish the brush downor get thebrisdes all bentand broken and crooked as you paint; you’re not trying to kill the poor thing. Smooth and gentle and flowing is the technique you’re after. Painting is a Tao thing, if you please. You may have read the helpful hint of putting abrushin aplastic bag and storing it in the freezer if you will be continuing ¯ your paint job later; the DIYD strongly ¯ discourages you from doing so, with all ¯ duerespect to Heloise. Using the Oracle’s ¯¯ techniques, it doesn’t take long to clean a brush and it will prolong the life of your ¯ expensive tool. For water based paints, ¯ rinse the brush under a tap of.running ¯ lukewarm water, gently working the ¯ bristles from side to side to get the paint ¯ out of the reservoir. Workin a dab of dish ¯ soap on the bristles and rinse some more; ¯ tam the brush on its side and work the ¯ water in from that angle too; it’s ok to use ¯ your hands, and it’ll help you clean up a ¯ bit, too. When all traces of the paint are : gone and the rinse water is clean, squeeze ; off the water, put the brush head on a ; paper towel androllitup flat (don’t squish ¯ the bristles tightly together). It keeps the ¯ bristles safe and dust free ¯ An oil based paint is more finicky to : clean up after, but is not a chore to be ¯ dreaded. You’ll need paint thinner (It’s : .flammable, so don’t useit near a flame ¯ source and see Dyke, page 14 by Lamont Lindstrom ¯ is a challenge for you: Reflect anthropo- A few years ago, at a dinner party, my " logically on Oklahoma culture and why friend Andrew dropped his pants to show ¯ this shouldfear tattoos. Nonetheless, some me two piercings. Or rather, he showed " of you may have come across a tattoo me one (a t-bar) and some ripped skin " eslablishmentthatsetupshopintheBrady where the second had been. He somehow District late last year. Delighted, I took had lost this on a flight from the UK to " advantage of this local opportunity to NewZealand. (Ididn’tthen have tattooed on me my want much to go into the No one l~,nows Japaneseinkan-thesmall, details, halfway through where and wlaen round name stamp that all my salad, of just how this banks inJapandemand one loss could have occurred.) laumans ~rst uses in order to deposit or Andrew since has some- transformed t~elr withdraw anymoney. Next how arranged a replace- time I am in Japan, I plan ment. He likes to fiddle bodies into worlds Of just to pull up my sleeve with hisjewdry, so he tells art. T]als eertalnly instead. me, duringlongandtedious No doubt I will horrify business meetings at the occurred tlaousands thebankladies. Tattooing London architectural firm - per]aaps tens of in Japan (like Oklahoma) where he works. These is scandalous. This despite piercings, there inside his thousands - of years the fact that Japan has an pinstriped trousers, com- a~o. En~llsh internationally renowned pensates for the boring businessman’s garb he has speahers, in tl~e late tradition of brilliant fullbody tattooing. Japanese to wear. 18th century, bor- tattoos,however, arediffi- Andrew is less happy cult to find and admire. with some of his other rowed the word Many of the public-baths I piercings. He complains, "tattoo" from the frequented had signs proin a recent email message: Polynesian ’tatu’.. claiming "NO tattoos al- "I have JUST ABOUT de- ¯ lowed." This reflects aseider to remove my nipple Tattooln~ qulehly sociations of tattoos with rings... Amobile phonein - the top pocket also causes became a fad amon~ mafiathe yakuzagangs thatJapaneSecontrol considerabledamagewhen "-both urbanites and much of the underground running across the office. Noonehaseveraskedwhy the avant-~mrde r~eb economY.thoughI, hadOneclimbedday’ I suddenly collapse in a (muela as it is today, Sakurajima volcano and heap swearing,., so I think " they will have to go." He two centuries later), itsWasbackside.makingmYi WaYranintod°Wna hopes, though, to get him- . party ofWell-dressed sightself a tattoo by way of compensation for " seers sporting black patent leather shoes. the sacrifice of his nipple d~cor. They off&ed me a ride back to the city in I am a fan oftattoos mysdf, so I hope ¯ their van. Squeezed into the back seat Andrew does decide to undergo the inky " with two ofmy hosts, I noticed a tattooed needle. No one knows where and when ¯ wristjustshowingfromnnderashirtsleeve humansfirsttransformedtheirbodiesinto ¯ cuff. Soon, my new companions had hapworksofart. Thiscertainlyoccurredthou- " pily pulled off their clothing to’reveal sands - perhaps tens of thousands - of : magnificent kaleidoscopic tattoos coveryears ago. English speakers, in the late ¯ ing every inch of their bodies, except 18th century, borrowed the word"tattoo" : head, hands, and feet. Bygone yakuza from the Polynesian ’~atu’. James Cook, - ¯ sometimesarrangedforthemselves,when and his fellow explorers, came across: ¯ theydied, to be partly skinned, and the richly decorated male Polynesian bodies " skin tanned, in order to preserve their in Tahiti, the Marquesas, Hawai’i, and " luxuriant tattoos. New Zealand. Eager sailors pulled up ¯ Fewof us would be so willing to betheir shirts to offer their skin to the bone ¯ come altogether a body-art canvas. Still, needles of Polynesian artists. They thus ¯ tattooing allows us to remodel our bodies imported Pacific tattoo designs back to " and thereby our senseand presentation of Europe. Tattooing quickly became a fad ¯ self..IrecentlywanderedaroundHouston’s amongbothurbanitesandtheavant-garde " Gay ghetto, the Montrose district - it rich (much as it is today~ two centuries " could have been ancient Tahiti. Many of later). This actually was a reintroduction - : us, too, will make handsome, decorated of forgotten body art to Europe. Ancient , corpses. I am suggesting to Andrew that peoples from across Europe once also had this time he just have a ring tattooed onto decorated themselves by needling dyes " his nipple. That way those troublesome under the skin. ¯ cell phones won’t get inthe way. Oklahoma is one of only three of the ¯ Lamont Lindstrom is a professo? of United States that outlaw tattooing. Here : anthropology at the University of Tulsa. ¯ more. Your brush should be nice and ¯ dean now, so use a paper towel to absorb : the excess thinner, then store as above. get lots of ventilation going), an empty ¯ Storetheusedthinnerinyourcontainerin paint can or bucket, and a sealable con- ¯ a wall ventilated spot away from ignition tainer and a couple of paper towels. Pour " sources. The next time you use an oilsome thinner in your dean bucket, and " based paint, you can reuse the thinner work the bristles firmly but gently back ¯ from that container. The paint settles out and forth against the bottom and side of " and the thinner and oil can gently be the bucket. This will get the majority of ° decanted from the top. The Oracle swears the paint out of the bristles. Pour the used ¯ that this product is even better than virgin thinner into your sealable container and " thinner, and you’re recycling. replace the lid; be a good eco scout and " Now that you are savvy with brush mark"used paint thinner" on the lid. Pour basics, we’ll get prepped for the big paint another inch or two of dean thinner into ¯ job: "Gird your lions" as Aunt Carmen your bucket and work your bristles some " used to say; we’ll beback next month. M0nthb 3 down - depending on the hio~s mad 10v~ of each month’s weather. And that can upset ahaa0st may household budgeL AMP, our Average Monthly ~Pavment Plan, gives you a Better Choice in bill payment. 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(Tulsa) ~10572 BASELINE OF THE BLUES I’m a 39 year old, Gay, White male, 5’10, 1551bs, into light music, blues, bike riding, playing tennis, hiking, and camping. I’d like to meet another Gay, White male, 25 to 40, with similar interests, for friendship or more. (Tulsal ~8381 THINK KINK I like all kinds of kinky sex and want to meet guys, 18 to 45, who have some creative ideas, rm a good looking, 30 year old, White male, 5’9, 1501bs. rm well built and prefer the same. (Fort Smith) ’118308 TRUE LOVE This Gay White Male is 31-years of age. rm looking for.someone to have a safe discreet time with. If your interested in this message, g~ve me a call ple.ase. (Tulsa) "~16325 I LIKE OLDER GUYS Healthy, attractive, HIV positive. White male, 37, 1701bs, with Brown hair, Hazel eyes, and a mustache, seeks a sincere, honest, well endowed guy, 25 to 55, WhO likes to be a top. Race ~s open and ooks are unim0ortant, as long as you’re clean cut. (Tulsa) ~’12249 DAILY RITUAL When I get home, I like to lay back, have a good drink, and think about a hot Man and wish I had it in my hand. Then I start massaging myself. I’d ove to talk to you. (Tulsa) "~16161 THE DOOR IS OPEN I’m a 23-year-old college st0dent, 5’10", 135 Ibs., slender, good-looking, with brown hair and green eyes. rm on my way out of the closet but not quite there yet. My hob, bies are ust about everything, but I especially en oy reading, history, travel, and socializing with lots of different fdeods. I’m alot of fun to be with and am looking for someone similar. (Norman) "~ 15342 ATTENTION, PLEASE An~,on-’e for warn3, soothing massages? rm a Gay Male, clean-shaven and very submis- ...., 5’1~~’ 130 Ibs., 30" waist, with black hair and hazel eyes. I’m looking for an aggressive, hot top or a master for light S/M. I guarantee you’ll enjoy every moment. (Oklahoma City) ~’14992 AWAITING ORDERS Eager slave seeks aggressive master. Call for details or gi~e. your first order in my mailbox. I’m ready to serve. (Tulsa) ~11921 ARE YOU OUT THERE? I’m a Single Male, 28, 5’8", 145 lbs, good-looking. I just want to meet some Guys out’there. ~15065 TONED BUT TIMID Attractive. Gay, White male, 38, 5’9, 1721bs, with Brown hair Hazel eyes, a mustache, goatee, and well defined body, is HIV positive but very healthy. ~’m shy, sincere, and masculine. I’d like to meet a good looking, Gay or Bi male, 20 to 45, who’s versatile or a top, who has an above average endowment, for casual fun. Body hair and facial hair are plusses. (Ft. Smith) ’~8893 NICE AND EASY This friendly, 58 year old White ma~e seeks a n=ce guy to have pleasant conversations w th, and to enjoy during relaxing evenings ttgether. (Tulsa) ~14641 BELLS ON MY TOES I’m a White male into crossdressing and painting my toenails. I love getting my toenails and everything else, sucked on. If you’re in the area and turned on, call me. I’m 35, with Blond hair and Blue eyes. (Tahlequah) ~11743 RUGGED AND RANDY This good looking rugged, cowboy type, blue collar worker, 30, 6’4, 200ibs, wth Blond hair. Blue eyes and a hairy body, seeks other cowboy types for fun, I like go ng out, watcblng tv at home, taking long drives, and being very romantic, I’d like a permanent relationship but we should be friends first. (Henrietta) ’~14467 MY SCHEDULE’S CLEAR Guess what! have no plans tonight, This attractive, 20 year old, White male, wants to go out and do something with you. Give me a call. (Tulsa) m’14309 ENOUGH DAYDREAMING I’ve always considered myself Straight, but lately I haven’t been able to stop thinking about sex with anomer man. I need someone Straight acting, discreet, healthy, and drug free. I’m a good looking, pretty well built’Single. White male, 29, 6ft, 1901bs. with Brown har and Green eyes. (Grand Lake) ~12004 TRIPYOUR TRIGGER This good looking, happily Married, Bi, White male, 34, 6’2, 2301bs, is new to this scene. I’d like tc meet other Bi males. 18 to 28, who are petite, smooth, and preferably feminine, for erotic entertainment only. Your endowment doesn’t matter to me. but tTOuU must be discreet and very clean. Isa) ~13211 BEDWARMER WANTED This hot stud in Tulsa, needs a warm body to heat me up en cold nights. (Tulsa) ’1~13077 LIKE A LADY want to get together with Cross-Dressers or She-Males. I ust want to meet you and treat you rice. ~15427 MAN OF ACTION This good looking, masculine, 34 year old, White male, 6ft, 1751bs, with a good build, seeks similar guys, 21 to 35, into sports, fun times, traveling, and relaxing at home. (McAllister) ~13473 IT’S THIS SIMPLE This White Male, 6’, 240 Ibs.. with brown hair and blue eyes seeks Black Males. ages 25-40. ~r14539 BUTT BUDDY Friendly, 36 year old, uncut, White male, 5’10, 1601bs, with Brown hair, Brown eyes, and a great butt, seeks friends to hang out with. (Tulsa) "~1 t860 There’s no charge to create an ad! Call 1-800-326-MEET TWO FRIENDS IN ONE This 24 year old, White female, with a 24 year old girlfriend, seeks friends for us to hang out with. (Tulsa) ~13323 KEEP ME COMPANY rm a Bi Married Female, 32, 5’4", 120 Ibs., with auburn hair and green eyes. My husband’s out of town a lot, and rm lonely. I’m looking for a nice Female who likes to go out, or just stay nome and watch movies. (Tulsa) ~15293 BUSY NEWCOMER ’m an attracbve~ petite, Black female, 25, 4’11, 1201bs, with one child. I’m new to this area and this scene so I hope you’ll be patient with me. I have three jobs ano am very busy but have time to meet some womyn, 25 to 30, of all races, for friendship or more. (Tulsal ’~14485 TEACH ME, PLEASE I’m not very experienced n this and I’m hoping ro meet someone who can talk to me, give me pointers, or tell me how it is. I’m 23 years 01d and have been attracted to women, but have never acted on it. (Tulsa’~ ~13687 MIDWEST TIES I’m a Lesbian writer and journalist who’s tied to the midwest for a while, rm interested =n meet=rig other womyn with whom tc discuss hterature and the world. Who knows what might develop? (Tulsa) ’~10163 NEW TO THE SNOW This 20 year o~o, Gay, White female, 5’5, 1201bs. just moved here from Ft. Lauderdale haven’t met many Gay and Bi womyn yet, but am anxious to make some friends. I prefer womyn between 18 and 30, of any race. Some of my interests include rollerblading, movies, aria going to corks. (Tulsa) ~10181 CALl TRANSPLANT I recently moved here from California aria need some friends to show me what Oklahoma is ~, about, i enjoy music, dancing, scorts, going our for fun, and good peop~ -’~ share it all with. (Tulsa) ~9651 To respond, browse o~" check your messages, catl 1-900-786-4865 $1.99/Min. 18+ Discreet * Confidential o Easy andexecutive director of the Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby ofTexas. "More states than ever before are facing anti-Gay measures and/or are fightingforpro-Gay civil rights protections. Nearly every state has faced abill banning the recognition of same-sex marriages in the last two years. Over thirty states have groups activdy working on pro-Gay pieces of legislation." "In Oklahoma, the logical lead organization for this action is the Cimarron Alliance," noted community activistTom Neal who had represented Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights in last year~s Federation meetings. "Hopefully a consortium of organizations, like TOHR, OGLPC, PFLAG and others, will come together for such an event," he added. The Equality Begins at Home actions will be organized by. each of the existing 36 political organizations active in the Federation. Each state will desig-n an ac~ tion that best fits with their state and their political goals. Each state will develop a plan for integrating local groups and our allies into the Action. The National Gay Lesbian Task Force will help to organize the states that do not have e:dsting statewide political groups. The Equality Begins atHome actions has been g~ven office space in the National Gay Lesbian Task Force office. Kerry Lobel, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said, "The political center of gravity is in the states. Equality Begins at Home will allow organizers to focus their energy on building the movement in all fifty states. At this critic~ time in our movement, NGLTF is fully committed to the Federaraon and the state actions. We urge our colleague or~ mizations to join us in suppo,- txng this critical political work. Several national and local groups have jointed in supporting the Equality Begins at Home Actions by helping with re- 5~udraising, publicity-, organiz- ,.~ ~’,~ ~w-~.ic.~ and expertise. There will also 0e a pc,~ .~i’~d effort to make sure that both the Equality Begins at Home actions and the Millenium March compliment each-other and share resources. "The Equality Begins at Home actions enjoys the full support and enthusiastic supportofthe organizers of the Millenium March," said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign. "It is imperative that we focus our energies as a movement at both the state and federal level. These two events will cornpliment each other as together we build the momentum to achieve equality in the next century." "Each state capitol must hear voices of every color thatmakes-up theLGBTcommtmity. LLEGO will make sure that Latina/os are active in this event and looks forward to making a forceful manifestation ofunity and inclusiveness. Ourmovement will be raised to anew level with the success of Equality Begins at Home, said Martin Omelas-Quintero, Executive Director of LLEGO, The Nadonal Latinwo Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Organization. For more .information about Equality Begins a~ Home, contact Tom Neal at 583-1248 or tulsanews@earthlink.net. The Pride Store 1307 E. 38th, 2nd floor in the Pride Center, 743-4297 6-9 pm, Sunday - Fridc ’ 12-9 pm, Saturday all sales benefit the Pride Gifts ¯ Cards ¯ PrideMercl!,,~di, http://members.aol.com TulsaPride/index.html record, listen & respond to ads FREE! Simple and direct,, Find the man you need by listening, to hot ads. Make the right call!sM 9 18-5 92-5 95 9 USE ACCESS CODE: 9105 www.confidentiaiconnection.com Just $2.49 per minute for cerlain oplional fealures. 18+. Movo Media, Inc does not prescreen callers and lakes no responsibility for personal meetings. 800-825-1598 01998 MovoMedia, Inc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1998] Tulsa Family News, May 1998; Volume 5, Issue 5 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Lamont Lindstrom Judy McCormick Esther Rothblum Mary Schepers The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, April 1998; Volume 5, Issue 4 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/547 'Equality Begins at Home' Adam West AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV prevention Americans with Disabilities Act arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bill Clintion Boy Scouts businesses churches Comic Strips Dave Fleischer Do-It-Yourself Dyke Dyke Psyche Entertainment Notes Esther Rothblum gardening Gay Studies Great Plains Regional Rodeo Greetings from the Garden harassment holocaust homophobia James Christjohn James Hormel James Inhoffe Jean-Claude de Flambeauchaud Judy McCormick Lamont Lindstorm marriage Mary Schepers Nanette Gartrell National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans needle exchange O'RYAN Oklahoma Congress Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma State Department of Health parade performing arts picnic Pride Read All About It representation restaurants Rik Isensee sodomy laws students threats Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group United Methodist Church United States Congress United States House of Representatives https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ab6d96297bb9314bbd40f0fe0c16b1c5.jpg fbb34d10d74edc1a764a4f4a3c6a3769 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/fd96d9ba3bb3b4676f22d396c4157029.pdf dca0b2e14ed97e628a79d8524110b4af PDF Text Text Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsens, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 75 City Locations TU/BLGTA Presents Annual Film Festival Women at Risk Video AIso Showing q~,3LSA The University of Tulsa’s Bisexual/Lesbian! New MCC-GT Pastor Brings Radical Past + Present Grace TOHR HIV Program TUI~qA - After two years, Tnisa’s oldest Lesbian and Gay congregation, the Metropolltan Corunauait y Church of Greater Tulsa has a pastor again. Tracy I. Barber came to Tulsa about 2 moaths ago from Los .Amgales. She’s only recently ordained as a Metro politan Conununity Church pastor having [men originally ordained as a Mennonite after graduahag from the lfigMy respo~ted Fulhi~ Theologieul Seamnat~ in 1994. And though she was born in Califomi~L shehas ties to this ~’ea, having studied at Evangel MCC-GT Pastor Tracy Barber Collage hi Spr~gfield, MO. featuredonthe¢overoftheOet. 26, 1990 la)s Angeles Roader2 Barber, uldike some who ve become clergy, has an unusual profess olml background. WhJhi th Cafifomia, she worked in Hollywood film production: commercials, music videos, and Entertaitmlent Tonight, serving as Leeza Gibbons’ assistam. She Mternated between doing hatter paying filial work and non profit work. In one extraordinm-y stint featured in the Los Angeles Reader, she infiltrated the radical and-abortion group, Operation Rescue (OR). as an Unpaid spy for a coalition of feminist orgimlzadons. This work was crucial to defense work and gave OR its first substantial defeat. But for MCC-GT, Barber and her congregation is m the thick of preparing a rtfission statement, a statement of die vision of where they want to go, and of their vahles. Barber. with injoumniism,recafls that tbeulogian Carl Bart said that a nfihister needs the Bible in one hand and a newspaapar in the other - you have to know what is ~oin~ on in the world. News analysis by 7T’N staff. TIYLSA At March s general nembership n ecting. a member of Tulsa Oldahomans for Htm~an Right. Inc. who had joined ouly earlier dmt da) made a motion that the membors o~ edde the vole the orgathzadon’s board of directors and tfl g~c away TOHR’s HIV prevention programs to yet non existent nonprofit "l~is svas approved h the hanth’ul of members present. Most of those votin against the board of directors were emplo.’, Lesbian Health Care : Mel WhiteSays to PFLAG: NEW YORK (AP) - For 20 years. Nayla Rolle lived with a paralyzing pain that dectors distthssed a.s stress related, It wasn’t until the B~oldyn social worker skarted seeing Joan Waitknvic,z - a spacialist ia Lesbiau health issues - that her aliments were diagnosed cor recfly, as lupus and asthma. "Other doctors saw me as a young woman of color, a l~sbian and they couldn’t get beyond what I was saying."says the 41 -year old Rolle. Wailkevicz, who began seeing Rulle hine years ago whihisha was in private practice, is now director of Beth lsrael Medical Center’s Gay Women’s Focus. Heulthcare workers say it is the first hospitul-hasext health care provider in the country fo~ 1 esbialxs. The connection to the hospital, proponents say, conid give Lesbian patients better access to SlX’Cth~sts and more comprehensive insurance than they wonid otherwise have. "’We w ant w omen to come in here and feel uulniu biled about their lifestyle,’says \Vaitkevicz. Gay Women’s Focus is a plimary care provider and gives referrals. Since opathng in 1996, it has treated more than 3,000 patient s - 30 parcent of them Lesbians. There have ~ similar hospital bosed clinics - often AIDS-related that focas on Gay men’s health. Experts say Gay women have spatial medical cow ceres: They may be at higher risk of developing coro nary disease, breast and colon callcer, and some ~ aginai infections, research shows. And sexual practices can have an effect. Teresa Cuadsa, the cento"s gynecologist, says ma~y Lesbians may go y~rs without vhatmg a gynecologist, for ex ,’maple, because they think they are not at risk for Truth + Love, Relentlessly TULSA - The Rev. Mel \Waite. former ghost,\alter to the likes of the Gay-ba.~hing TV preaebers Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson pregehed the gospel of Ghandi and Martin Luther King. Tlfis message of r~n-violem elal change was delivered to about 200 who attended Pareats. Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. PFL~.G’s re~onaiconferenee dth~er at All Souls Uthtafian Church on Sat. March 7. ~q’fite. who was formerly associated with the Metropolitan Communit.~ Churches’DallasCathedraiofHope, The Rev. L~el White, joined !Lv now works with his life partTulsan S ~e Knause, and White s ner Gap, Nixon in an interpartner Gary NLron at All Souls. faith justice minisl~, called Soulfo rce based in Laguna Beach. California. see White, page 3 Minister Acquited Church Trial Over Lesbian Union Ceremony major change !n church policy. "1 don’t know the implicatig,m~ of tkni r dnci sion," Ct~ech said from the pulpit. "B u t I believe it s the ChangesAmid Criticism �Carbon Copy Homosexual Marriage and the Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants 832-1269 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, PUB 4140. Tulsa. OK 74159 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine Assault on Your Family 592-2143 *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston e-mail: TulsaNews @ earthlink-net 744-0896 by Jay Alan Sekulow~ Chief Counsel website: http://users.aol.com/Tul saNews/ *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 599-9512 American Center for Law & Justice Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal *Empire Bar, 1516 S. Peoria 583 -6666 Virginia Beach, Virginia 23467 - 4429. 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PUB 14001, Tulsa 74159 ¯ letters must be signed & have phone num583-7815 ¯ Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-253-6001 E 6 583 - 9780 BI ess The Lord at All Times Christian Center ’b2207 Ctr " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letSparky ’s, Hwy ¯ 62 East ¯ B /L/G/TAlliance, Univ "~ of.... Tulsa Canter ury ., 585-1201 ¯ ters are preferred. Letters to other publi~ c Boston FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ 501-442-2845 ~ cations will be printed as is appropriate. ¯ Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. ¯ is where you can find TFN. Not allare Gay-owned but all are Gay-friendly. ¯ Church of the Restora.~o.n. U,U. :I~, l_4~L "545 S ¯ Yale 585-1800 �Gay-Baiting + What Really Happened in the Mayor’s Race Well M. Susan Savage, our"pretty and nice" as well a~’ politically savvy mayor squeaked on through the election despite her opponent’s last minute Gay-baiting tactics. Our mayor’s advisors spent weeks worrying about rumors that her Republican opponent, Terry Simonson, would use "Gay issues" to attack Savage. They were right. Simonson, with advice from Oklahoma’ s "hate and lying ARE Christian values’~ Congressmen S teve Largent and Tom Cobum, and their "Oklahoma Values" Coalition, did air TV advertisements that attacked Savage for issuing a Gay Pride proclamation: What they didn’t say is that the proclamation was from 1994, and that Savage has refused to issue another since. Her reason: by allowing the "mainstream" media, i.e. Channel 6, to see the proclamation, Pride Picnic organizers were using the proclamation "for political purposes" which is not allowed. Hundreds of proclamations are given to non-profits which routinely share these with the media but if a Gay group does precisely the same thing, it is being ~’political". Does this sound like doubletalk? Wall, consider this is the same mayor Who claims that she doesn’t issue proclamations for "commercial" purposes, and yet, issued one for "Jackie Cooper Imports Day" in honor of breaking ground for a new south Tulsa dealership. Not to pick on Jackie Cooper Imports, since other commercial enterprises have been similarly honored. And with Cooper, the business really has done a great deal of good civic work, especially around HIV/ AIDS issues in Oklahoma City. The Gay-baiting ads, however;, may well have helped our mayor get dected. Going into the race, some politicalobservers thought she might lose, or at best, win by the thinnest of margins despite being the incumbent, and having more than one-hundred thousand in campaign dollars. But the ads, which aired a few days before the race, may have shifted some votes. ~My father, as rock-solid a Republican as you will find, after he heard the Simonson ad, tore up his Simonson sign, threw it in the trash and went to Simonson HQ to express his anger- and changed his vote. His view is that others didso as well. And that The Tulsa World article on Tony Orr and Tim Beauchamp, (about whom TFN wrote last fall when they spoke at th~ National Gay!& Lesbian Task Force/TOHR hate crirn~e~ forum) who had been- Gay - one other person not yet named at the last TOHR board meeting), a .single proposed new board member was interviewed. However, Neal noted that, ",after Frank Ramirez began his presentataon by stating, seemingly proudly, that he violates Oklahoma’s Open Meetings.,’ Open Records laws in ranning Morton, I have to question the ethics some of the persons to whom HOPE is being given. Hulsey and Thompson have good reputations, but after hearing Ramirez’ comments, and after learning that Fr~sbee was already accepting donations for the as-ofthen yet non-existent new organization while she was still working for TOHR, and that she was doing so in violation of her board’s instructions, I am appalled by the misconduct and unprofessionalism of Frisbee." Indeed, in the often stormy membership meeting, Neal accused Frisbee of unprofessional conduct. He told TFN, "I hired Kristi Frisbee after our board voted to fire Mallory Degen Brown for cause. But I hired her to fix the problems of TOHR’s HIV programs, not to redesign it with by-laws she wrote, with a board of her own chosing. A good non-profit professional certainly has the right to try to persuade her board of her vision but ultimately she works for the organization. An organization should not rum itself inside out for her convenience?" Neal continues, "The real loser here is the whole Gay community. A program that was created because few in Tulsa gave a datnn that Gay men wer~ dying has been coopted- to deal mostly with HIV for non-Gay people. That’s worthy but other ’health organizations could do ¯ that. And the consideration of whether this historically Gay-focused program should address Lesbian and Gay health needs hasfallen victim to Kristi Frisbee’ s ruthless hess." Neal also criticized Horn strongly, "when I was president, we built consensus. The difficult vote to fire Mallory was unanimous. You have to wonder about a leader who forces through that which a majority of his board voted against." Neal said he resigned because the members were not given advance notice of this proposal. bashed, may have made real for many non-Gay citizens what can result from Simonson-style verbal attacks. So now Mayor Susy’s back, and we, Lesbian and Gay citizens and our friends and family need to hold her accountable. It is no longer acceptable for her to act like merely talking to us is enough. We need to see some specific results like diversity training for our often Gayr hating Tulsa police officers, though such traimng also should be extended to fire and other city departments. The mayor should also ~ssue an executive order banning discrimination in city employment - something she can do under the city charter. And since proclamations are Omer Cowan andPrime Timers President John Madigan essentiallypublic paper towels - important to those who present a check for a $1,000 donation to TOHR/Pride .want them but of little use for anyone else - our mayor Center President Steve Horn. should treat her Lesbian and Gay consti:uents as well as all others, and give us Lesbian and Gay Pride Week proclamations, even Pride Month as we asked for in ’96. After all, we supported her in this race, more than ever before. Cimarron Alliance Group, Oklahoma’s Lesbian by Billy Hileman and Gay political action committee donated $2,000 to Savage (this is no secret I’m disclosing, donations of this The current debate of a LGBT civil rights event in size are public by law). And several of our most promiWashington, D.C. in 2000 may look like "’politic~ innent commumty members worked themselves into a fighting" if one only takes a quick glance. But just below frenzy helping her and my guess, resulted in further the surface is one of the most important community donations to Savage of many times that $2k. Remember, discussions to occur in decades. Our community is in the $5k is the legal maximum donation, so S2k should get our process of redefining the movement. items at least some consideration not that quidpro quo If organizing for a national LGBT civil rights event an ever has anything to do with Oklahoma politics Washington proceeds on its current course, then progresThe real danger to these reasonable reforms: that public sive, grass-roots, democratic organizing in our co~mnuemployees should have the training to act appropriately nity will suffer a serious iujury. with all citizens and that our own government should The tragedy of this situation is that the.Hmnan Rights Campaign’s (HRC) executive director Elizabeth t3irch, pledge not to discriminate against any of its own citizens. is likely M. Susan Savage’s further political ambitions. comedian Robin Tyler, and the Universal Fello~vsl~p of Our mayor says she’s not looking at higher office. But Metropolitan Community Churches’ Troy Perry are the some think she’s just waiting until her daughters are willing architects of this attack on queer democracy. college age to run. If so, she may still hold fairness to Right now, Perry, Birch, and Tyler are frantically Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay citizens hostage, not because lobbying the community to sup,tvort an event they decided she’s personally opposed but because she feels it’s politito produce. They are trying to prop up grass-roots support cally advantageous. But maybe,just maybe, this election for an event on] y they had input on. Perry has just sent out in which Gay-baiting likely’ helped her win, will give her a letter with "’six very specific steps, very definite steps" the courage to appeal to the decency mad intelligence of ¯.. to lobby congress?. . no, to lobby the president’?.. Tulsans. Then she will say’, as-she did about the "94 ¯ no, to zap Jesse Helms? No. Troy Perry is asking you to lobby the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the proclamation in response.to Simonson in the debates, "I represent all citizens" and-do’what"s right. ¯ ’Natitnal Black Eesbi~n mad Gay Leadership Fornin to ~ Tom Neal, publisher & editor : support the Mille~inimn .March! What s wrong with that? in Troy Perry’s plea for help, he says, "’If you are a contributor, member or supporter of these organizations, be sure to mention that too." That is sickening. The MillenmumMarch is about money. It is not about Their business card features the likenesses of King and whether 2000 is a good year to rally in Washington. It is Ghandi, and \Vhite told of his recent travels in India with not about ENDA, or domestic partnership, or about Ghandi’s grandson to see the site~ that were significant in lesbians and gays in the military. Right now there is only the life of the man who inspired King and also White to one organization in our community with the resources to his work challenging those in Christianity who attack support a huge national action in Washington. And there Lesbians and Gay men. is only one organization that has vowed to have 1 million Throughout the dinner, \Vhite persuaded his overflowmembers by the year 2000 - HRC. ing audience to repeat as a mantra, "truth and love Never before has one of our organizations been xn a relentlessly"; that is that he~ and they, should do their position to unilaterally call for a March on Washington. work inspired b~ the truth, full of love but working for The Millemfium March is a test of HRC’s new power. It change relentlessly. This lesson, White noted, was taught is a test whether the community will allow HRC to to him by Coretta Scott King, and her assistant, Gay ¯ o circumvent the progressive, grassroots, democratic prinactivigt Lynn Cothren, when White was despairing of ¯ ciples that were the basis of the three previous marches having any dialogue with his former friends and employand the heart of our movement. ers, Robertson and Falwell. At the end of Perry’s letter, he writes, "History’s And in remarks of praise for the work that PFLAG greatest movements have been grassroots movements. does, White added a comment of local interest. He stated ~ And history’s greatest leaders have been those who that Tulsa evangelist Oral Roberts should be a PFLAG heeded the call of their grassroots members." But, there parent, since his older son commited suicide because due has been no "call." HRC and UFMCC didn’t allow the to being Gay. Tulsa’ s new Council Oak Mens Chorale ¯ forum for a"call."’ And now that people are voicing their also performed for the dinner to a very warm reception. ¯ concern about the process, Birch, Tyler and Perry are putting a call out to the grass-roots instead of the other ¯ way around. In March of 1991 the executive directors of NGLTF ¯ and HRCF, Urvashi Vaid and Tim McFeeley hosted a to re-define marriage and force acceptance of the gay meeting i~ Washington, D.C. for activists to discuss a lifestyle.., please add your voice to mine by signing the third march on Washington. Minneapolis City enclosed statement of support. In the coming weeks I will ¯ Councilmember Brian Coyle had pushed the idea at the take our case to the media and key public officials in ¯" 1990 Creating Change Conference. During the March Hawaii. Your signature on this statement of support will (E91 meeting, and a second national meeting in .May, allow me to say that tens of thousands of concerned ¯ dozens of proposals’~and -concerns were discussed by Christian citizens have written and asked me to make sure ." hundreds of activists. the pro-family voice can be heard above the shouts of the ~ Proposals for marches in 1992 and 1993 were dismilitant homosexual... Next, please send of a gift of $50, . cussed. Bi-annual MOWs with a permanent committee; ¯ $75, $100 or more today so we can defend the family in 52 regional marches: states, DC and Puerto Rico; and a the court of public opinion as wall as courtrooms across ¯ MOW before every presidential election were all proAmerica. " posed, see March,page15 Your friend advocating Jesus, Jay Allen Sekulow Grassroots vs. DC/LA Elite March on DC- Who Decides? �Houston Judge Blocks ¯ Burzinski, 29, walking to his car parkett" outside aGay He attacked Burzinski, who the court said was Civil Rights Protections ¯¯¯ bar. noticeably drunk, and threw him into the backseat of HOUSTON (AP) - A~judge has blocked the city, at Burzinski’s car. According to testimony, McCullum least temporarily, from enforcing Mayor I~e Brown’ s ¯ announced that Burzinski had to be killed because he executive order banning discrimination against Les- ¯ knew his attackers’ names. He then shouted aloudhis ¯ bians and Gays in city government. State District own name and the name of the men with him Judge Patrick W. Mizell agreed with City Council ¯ Decedrick Ganious, Terrance Perro and Chris Lewis: member Rob Todd and conservative businessman ¯ McCullum then drove Burzinski to a secluded locaRichard Hotze that Brown lacks authority under the ¯ tion, forced Burzinski from the car and shot him once city charter to impose such an order. ." in the back of the head. After a briefing by city attorneys, Brown said he is considering an appeal. "We are disappointed with Judge Mizell’s ruling," Brown said. "We continue to bdieve that our interpretation is correct, that the mayor has the power to issue executive orders." ¯ Brown signed the order in January, fulfilling a cam- ¯ WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Two men accused of using an Internet chat room to lure a Gay man to a paign pledge to ban discrimination in city govern¯ deserted field and then beating him have been sued ment on the basis of sexual orientation. Although criticized by some City Council conser- : for civil rights violations. The attorney general’s civil vatives, Brown’s idea had the support of a council ¯ rights division filed a proposed preliminary injuncmajority if he decided to seek an anti-discrimination : tion against William D. Peters, 21, and Frank Labbe, ordinance..But Brown issued an executive order, ¯ 18, both of Webster. If successful, the injunction ¯ would mandate stiff punishments should the men instead. ¯ commit additional civil rights crimes. Mizell said the charter authorizes only the council ¯ Peters and Labbe allegedly attacked a 46-year-old and the Civil Service Commission to.make rules ¯ Cambridge man in the early morning hours of Jan. 8 regarding discrimination, not the mayor. Todd has denied that their lawsuit was intended to suppress : after exchanging messages in a Gay-oriented online homosexuals. He and Hotze say their suit is aimed at ¯ chat room. According to court documents, the defen¯ dants used anti-Gay language to taunt the victim and procedural concerns alone. . ¯ wamedhim,"If you go to the cops, we’ll kill you. And But some in the Gay community remain unpersuaded, including some Gay conservatives who : if we ever see you online again or in a~!_.y (chat) rooms said eradicating discrimination is a goal all conserva- : again, we will kill you!" Earlier this month, Labbe and Peters were indicted fives should share. "It’s certainly ironic that Mr. ¯ "- . on charges of armed robbery, assault and battery with Hotze wants to perpetuate discrimination, and that in all the years he has been involved in politics in : a dangerous weapon, civil rights violations, threatenHouston he has never questioned the~ayor’s right to : ing to commit a crime, intimidating a witness and issue executive orders until it comes dtwn to employ- ¯ conspiracy, according to the Worcester County disment equality for Gay city employees," said Clarence : trict attorney’s office. Assistant Attorney General Bagby, president of the Houston Gay and Lesbian ¯ Richard ,Gordon said the civil rights action filed : Thursday, whichis separate from the criminal charges, Political Caucus. ¯ was brought because of the severity of the case. : In the affidavit filed this week,the victim said he remains terrified of his alleged attackers. "The defen¯ dants’ threats and intimidation towards me have made mefearful for my safety, even in my own ¯ home," the testimony reads. JUNEAU; Alaska (AP)- A State judge hearing a challenge to Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage says choosing a partner is a fundamental right that could result in a"nontraditional" choice. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski said that the state must show why it should be able to regulate who : FORT COLLINS,Colo. (AP)-Theday after the City petple marry. ¯ Council voted to extend anti-discrimination protecThe court challenge, began last year when Jay : tion to Gays & Lesbians, opponents to the new law Brause and Gene Dugan of Anchorage challenged a said they will petition for a vote on the plan. Council 1996 law banning same-sex marriage. The Gay couple, : members said two years of study and months of who sought state recognition of their relationship of ¯ public meetings convinced them that discrimination 20 years, said the marriage ban violates the Alaska ¯ is a legitimate problem for Gays and Lesbians. Constitution. Michalski threw out the state’s bid to ¯ The new law, adopted recently, adds sexual oftendismiss the case and ruled that choosing a partner is : tation, defined as actual or perceived heterosexuality, a fundamental right. ¯ homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality, as a pro"It i s the deci sion its elf that i s fundamental, w hether hibitedbasis 6f discrimination. Opponents argued the the decision results in a traditional choice o~ the ordinance gives homosexuals special rights by connontraditional choice Brause and Dugan seek to have ¯ . doning and protecting their lifestyle. One man ac¯ recognized," Michal’ski wrote. "The same Constitucused city leaders of "government tyranny"for ention protects both." John Gaguine, the assistant attordorsing the measure. "I’m sure it’s going to be ney general who argued the case, said the state prob: challenged,"said the Rev. Ken Stephens of Front ably will ask the Alaska Supreme Court to review the ¯ Range Baptist Church. "We do not need the ordidecision. Proving a compelling state interest in ban¯ nance for a lifestyle which I believe is a chosen ning same-sex marriage may be difficult, said Matt lifestyle." ~ Coles, director of the Lesbian and Gay civil rights ¯ Opponents said they are gearing up for a referenProject of the American Civil Liberties in.New York. dum’on the controversial law. City Clerk Wanda ’The state is. going to have to have a very good Krajicek said petitioners would have until mid-April justification," he said. to collect 1,783 valid signatures from registered voters who live in the city. The City Council could then repeal the ordinance, submit the measure to voters in a general election, or call for a special election to settle the matter. A vote could be scheduled as early as this summer, Krajicek said. AUSTIN (A~) -~A death sentence .imposed against a former~h;§b]a~bol football star whb was convicted of abducting and Shooting to death a Gay man has been upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. According to court records, Demarco Markeith McCullum and three companions targeted a Gay man : BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Supporters of Gay for robbery in 1994 because McCullum believed Gay : civilrights ordinances in two Maine tourist towns say men always carried a lot of cash. 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Camden and Bar Harbor voted about 3-1 in favor of the Gay civil rights legislation that was narrowly defeated in the Feb. 10 referendum. After two of its members raised the issue, the Bar -Harbor Town Council voted in March to ask the town attorney to draft an ordinance that would be a focus for debate at a future meeting. The night before, Camden real estate broker Susan Dorr asked the Boar,d,. of Selectmen to adopt a Gay civil rights measure. It just makes use of the very clear message that Camden voters have said twice on this matter,"said Dorr, who pointed to the town’s strong anti-discrimination stance in two statewide votes. ’¢Fhis is an important area to explore, to say unequivocally that Camden won’t discfiminate,"she said. While expressing support for Gay civil rights, selectmen instructed the town attorney to review the legal ramifications and advised the town manager to seek information on local anti-discrimination ordinances. If the proposals pass, the two ¯ coastal towns would join Portland and Long Island as the only Maine communities with Gay civil rights ordinances on the books. A leader in the Gay civil rights campaign, Karen Geraghty of Maine Won’t Discriminate, said she could understand the frustration of townspeople that prompted the local efforts but reiterated that a statewidelaw was theideal solution. "Every citizen in Maine ought to have the same basic rights," Geraghty said. "I don’t think that if you grow up in Bangor that you ought [o have to move to Portland or Camden or any other place in order to have protection against discrimination." l.esbian CityA CouncilOrin :Settles nto Job HOUS,TON (AP) running joke Annise Parker s camp during her run for Houston City Council eame from a caller’s r,,e~,~~tion to her television campaign commercial. She looks, just like some suburban housewife," the viewer said. Parker didu’t mind the comparison. "That’s what I wanted to convey. I’m just like everybody else when it comes to the issues that I’m concerned about," Parker, 41, said. "Because I happen to be Gay doesn’t mean that I have a shaved head and wear Doc Martens, either." On a recent morning, this 20-year veteran of corporate America happened to be wearing a white turtleneck, brown jacket and tan pants. The muted outfit and Parker’s low-key style certainly gave no clue to the fact that she’s a trailblazer who has broken a major barrier in becoming Houston’s first openly Gay elected official. That distinction became official on Jan. 2, when Parker took the oath of office with her partner of seven years at her side. She joined only 122 other openly Gay elected officials in the U.S., according to the Washington, D.C.-based Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. At City Hall, though, Parker says she’s just another councilwoman. Parker is an at-large council member, meaning she was elected by voters across the city. "There’s no difference inside this ¯ tive legislative work." Still, Parker doesn’t shy ¯ away from her role in Houston’s history or the ¯ responsibility that comes withit. "Somebody has to ¯ be first and you want the first to do a great job, so : that the next one has it easier. And I feel that ¯ responsibility, but I’m very pleased that within ¯ these walls and when I~m at a civic forum that that’s ¯ not the issue," she said. ¯ Houston’s Gay and Lesbian community certaiuly claimed Parker’s victory. "Voters care more ¯ about what our representatives doin council chain: bets than what they do in their bed chambers and ¯ that’s a good sign for the future of this city," said , Dale Carpenter, a Houston lawyer and past state president of the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of ¯ Gay and Lesbian conservatives. Over the years, : Houston’s Gay community has seen many disap¯ pointments, including the repeal 13 years ago of a ¯ city ordinance Nving job protection to Gays ." During the first few council meetings of the year, ¯ a man showed up spewing what Parker termed ; "rather ugly" comments toward her and other mi¯ nority councilmembers. He also made obscene and ¯ threatening phone calls to her office. "It’s part of ¯ the job," Parker said. "You’re a public figure. ¯ You’re a target because you have to be accessible ¯ and everyone has First Amendment rights." But there have been some signs that the nation’s ¯ fourth-largest city is growing up. During last ¯ November’s election, incumbent city controller ¯ Lloyd Kelley lost to Sylvia Garcia after calling her : his "Gay opponent." ’q’he atmosphere has dra¯ matically changed here for the better," Carpenter : said. "Annise Parker’s election is certainly the ¯ most prominent example of that." Parker spent ¯ about 20 years working for Mosbacher Oil and ; Energy and in that time also owned two small ¯ businesses. She’s also served on the Houston Po¯ liceDepartmentAdvisory Committeeand thecity’s Citizen Review Committee. She has been a police liaison for the Gay and Lesbian community. Parker’s activism also has extended to the restoration and preservation of historic sites in Houston. "I care about the architectural heritage in the community," she said. "I just care about old buildings." Now she is navigating the transition from private life as a businesswoman and activist to city official. Meeting the needs of her constituents, she said, largely means dealing with their concerns about everyday issues like street repairs and garbage collection. Said Parker: "Potholes aren’t Gay or Lesbian or black or Hispanic or Asian." : Illinois Civil Rights Bill ." SPRINGFIELD, ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois ." forbids discrimination based on race, color, reli¯ gion, sex, marital status and six other characteris¯ tics. Now, sexual orientation might be added to the : list. A bill advanced by an Illinois House commit. ¯ : ; building," Parker said. "I’m a freshman council member so I’m down on the totem pole with the otherfreshman councd,members. The difference is outside. It’s important for the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender community. It may be important to people who oppose advances for thosecommum~es, For ~e l~st of Houston,_~ey w~t m ~ow whe~ef I ~ ffehv~ on &er p~ac~ nelgh~r " ..... hood issues." tee wouldltrohibitlandlords,employers and creditots from discriminating against Gays. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Larry McKeon, D-Chicago, would amend the state’s human rights ¯ law by adding the phrase %exual orientation" to the list of categories protected against bias. McKeon, ." who is Gay, told the Human Services Committee ¯" that the bill "highlights Gays’ status as citizens under Illinois law" but does not :’promote or con" done any lifestyle." Kelly Cassidy, of West Chicago, told the corn." mittee that she and her partner had been forced out : of their aoartment because their landlady "~aid " did not~’nt ,~,~,~i,-’lil~,~ t~~.,-;-~,,;-’~-~-i~,~ --;-’7; ¯ ino’"~a~dlad,~tri~,:t~’:aa 1. : et"~in an0th~’Sh~rt~"ne’~t~‘ ’~ % . tivelandl0rds ~idv s~Id . o0t lucky" §l~kM~f ¢~,~ai’m, ;/6#~i7,~ ¯ ’ ta-"~,v~ li’oA~.;i e~ ’ hav ’ " :’ etogetlu~k~tbhaveajob:&apiactlblive. ¯ McKeon s~ess~ &at &e proposM wo~d not Fellow councilman Jew Don Boney Jr., who considers himself a staunch supporter of Parker’s, said she’s a welcome addition to Houston government. "She is a seasoned veteran who is a decisive advocate on behalf of neighborhood interests," he said. "She is fiscally responsible. She is a worker. She is not here to profile. She is here to do substan- : require religious institutions that regard homo: sexuality as immoral to hire or promote Gay people. ¯ It also would not require employers or unions to ¯ give preferential treatment or other affirmative : action to Gays, he said. The committee approved : the bill on an 8-2 vote. The House defeated a similar ¯ measure by McKeon last April. �Proteins Protect A Few Hemophiliacs year, said Mary McKee, spokeswoman for the Marion County, Ind., health department. To combat false results, the clinic gives NEW YORK (AP) - Fourteen hemophilithree quick HIV tests. If one or more acs who repeatedly got HIV-contaminated comes back with a false-positive, a tradiinfusions resisted infection because they tional bloo.d test is taken and the results had high levels of certain immune system proteins, a study suggests. . are made available in about seven days, she said. "Most people felt it would be The proteins are called chemokines. better to know.., because they could take Prior studies have shown they can block HIV infection in ~he test tube, and scien- " the precautions they need to take with usts have been hoping to use them to : their partners", while they waited, Ms. develop AIDS drugs or a vaccine. ¯ McKee said. The’CDC said the use of the new tests TheAssociated Press reported the study : of hemophiliacs in September when it . should be based on a combination of factors: the prevalence of HIV in a commuwas presented at a meeting. The work now appears in a recent issue of the Pro- " nity and return rates for test results. In ceedings of the National Academy of Sci- : cities where there is a high prevalence of HIV and a low return rate, the new tests ences. It was presented by Daniel Zagury of : should be used, Branson said. The new test is not publicly funded and the Pierre and Marie Curie University in : costs S 10 to $25 at public clinics across Paris, Alessandro Gringeri of the Univer- " sity of Milan in Italy, Dr. Robert Gallo of ¯ the country. TraditiOnal AIDS tests at the Institute of Human Virology at the " public clinics typically are free. Currently, only one rapid test has been University of Maryland, and others. " approved by the FDA for use in clinics in The hemophiliacs, from Italy, were ex- ¯ the United States. The test, manufactured posed to the AIDS virus through contaminated infusions of blood products. Blood " by Murex of Norcross, Ga., takes about 10 cells taken from them Were found to pro- : minutes to determine whether the virus is dace about twiceas much of three kinds of " present. Several other tests are awaiting FDA approval, Branson Said. chemokines as did cell s from healthy blood donors, or from hemophiliacs unexposed to HIV. The study involved 128 hemophiliacs who had repeatedly been expo~.d to HIV from blood products between 1980 to . SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Making a 1985, before a test to screen blood for the " strong statement in favor of needle exvirus became available. Only three were . change programs, President Clinton’s infected by the first infusions. The total ¯ AIDS adviser said 33 Americans contract number of those infected rose to 59 in " the HIV virus through drug injections 1982, 84 in 1983, 103 in 1984 and 114 in ". every day. 1985. The pattern shows most hemophili- ¯ ’q~hese are not numbers but real lives,’: acs had a natural but temporary resistatice .... Saiadra Thurmah said Wednesday ih a to HIV infection, the researchers said. speech to the National AIDS UPDATE Conference. "I have cradled them in my arms, often in their last moments. I am. haunted by the responsibility to use my position,to do everything I can to stop this carnage. ATLANTA (AP) - Tony Braswell’s staff A congressional moratorium on federal spends weeks, sometimes months, waitfunding for local needle exchange proing for people Who took anonymous HIV grams expires at the end of March. Health tests to return for their test results. Many and Human Services Secretary Donna never show. "It’s an anonymous testing Shalala then could order release of funds site. It’s not like you can call these people to commtmities that have programs exup and say ’Hey, your test came back changing clean needles for contaminated positive. We need to talk to you,’ "said ones, a commonsource of the AIDS virus. Braswell, executive director of AID AtThurman has been lobbying Shalala to lanta. support such programs. The federal government recently recBarry McCaffrey, head of the White ommended the use of a new HIV test that House Office of National Drug Policy, yields results instantly, making it possible opposes the programs, contending they for health workers to cut down on cases promote drug use. Shalala has declined to slipping through the cracks. recommend funding in the past, saying it The Centers for Disease Control and needed more study. Shalala’s office did Prevention estimated the new test would not return a telephone call seeking reaccatch nearly 700,000 people a year, intion to Thurman’s speech. cluding 8,000 infected with HIV, who Thurman’s comments were welcomed take the test but never return for results, Thursday by Daniel Zingale of the advosaid Bernard Branson, a medical epidecacy group AIDS Action. The speech miologist at the CDC. "sends a signal that the time is now to let There is a downside: A~additional 8,000 locals get the dirty needles off the street," people would receive false-positive rehe said. "It’s the strongest signal we’ve suits, ~aid Branson, the chief architect Of . ClintonAide Favors :Needle Exchange Faster HIV Test Recommended the CDC;s recommendation. "It’s clearly a risk messing with people s psych~, telling them the,y are HIV,pOsltlve, he sm . "Bin ~b.:.u~h~i~O ask.whether the"beaefit outweighs~ ~e risk." " ’ Both the new and the old tests look for antibodies in the blood. But the traditional, one-week test also looks for specific protein bands that are considered the absolute indicator of HIV. The CDC estimated the false-positive rate of infections using 1995 data. The Bell Flower Clinic in Indianapolis has been using the rapid test for about a seen." Lastweek, Clinton’s Presidential Council on HIV/AIDS unanimously expressed no confidencein the administration’ s commitment to reducing the spread of the: disease. The council said the refusal to support needle exchanges "threatens the public health and directly contradicts current scientific evidence." Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Thurs- . day she would call on Shalala to lift the funding ban after March 31. "The findings are dear," she said. ’q~he only thing standing in the way is politics." Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. 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The dual epidemic of tuberculosis and HIV has become one of the most serious publichealththreatsintheworld, UNAIDS said. "One third of the world’s population has TB, but inmost peopleit is dormant," UNAIDS spokesman Gareth Jones said. ’q’B is only dangerous when it becomes active; Ifyouhave the HIV virus and your immune system is down, the odds of dormantTB becoming activeis muchhigher." The World Health Organization estimates that more people will die from TB this year it than any other year in history. Tuberculosis, which attacks mainly the lungs, is a bigger killer than malari~ and AIDS combined. Last year over7 million people worldwide became sick and nearly 3 million died of TB, the WHO said. Last year, AIDS killed 2.3 million people and infected 16,000 more people daily. UNAIDS says more than30 million people worldwide areinfected with AIDS. Reparative Therapy Slammed in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Some therapists contend unhappy, homosexuals can _ ’abandon their lifestyle through so-called "reparative" or conversion treatment, but a Utah social-work group says they shouldn’ t try. In aunanimous affirmation of a 2-yearold stance by its parent group, the Utah chapter of the National Association. of Social Workers has adopted a policy discouragingreparative therapy. The group’s state board found there is insufficient scientific data supporting the treatment. The American Psychological Association in August also passed a resolution opposing reparative therapy. "Social stigmatization of lesbian, gay and bisexual people is widespread and is a primary motivating factor in leading some people to seek sexual orientation changes," the policy states. "Discomfort about working with this population may lead to inappropriate, ineffective and even damaging interventions by social workers." Board president Joanne Yaffe said the action came after it received an anonymous complaint, redirected from the national committee. "They toldus they knew of Utah social workers who were practicing reparative therapy and asked us what we were going to do about it," she said. The state chapter’s action was criticized by such groups as Evergreen International and LDS Social Services. ’q’he church’s licensed professional counselors take the position that thereis substantial evidence that individuals can diminish their unwanted homosexual attraction and make changes in their lives," said Mormon church spokesman Don LeFevre. "The church and these professionals are supportive of a person’s right to seek assistance in doing so." Reparative or conversion therapy attempts to change homosexuals to heterosexuals, and has existed for more than a century. Earlypracticesincorpomtedelec- " behavioral therapy techniques to dimin¯ ish or eliminate same-sex attraction. -" Critics contend the therapies have a 60" 70 percent failure rate, but supporters ¯ insist there is ample proof that homosexu: als can change, or at least curb their be¯ havior. : NASW board member Shirley Cox, a ¯ Brigham Young University social-work professor and Evergreen Intemationa board member, said there is a distinction ¯ to be made between reparative therapy ¯ and what she calls "lifestyle-change" ¯ therapy. "Reparative therapy assumes : people are broken and in need of repair. ¯ don’t believe that," she said. "But I will ¯ help people who want to live as hetero¯ sexuals. They have a right.to choose." " Egergreen Executive Director David Pruden said NASW made itself "vulnerable when, as an organization, they be. come the arbiters of lifestyle decisions. " What happens if something goes wrong " because they have affirmed a certain ¯ lifestyle7’ Pruden said about 40% of the : people served by his organization leave " homosexuality entirely and about 30% ¯ diminish their homosexual behavior. ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ,¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ; ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ of others." "Dr. Bragdon believes that when he provides a service in the face of the risk of death he should be allowed to take additional precautions" such as insisfing on filling Ms. Abbott’s cavity at a hospital, McCarthy said. However, Breyer said that "after 15 years and hundreds of thousands of deaths" from AIDS there appeared to be no documentedcasesinwhichadenfistcaughtthe virus from a patient. "How can we say here that your client exercised reasonable medical judgment.’?" Breyer asked McCarthy replied that there were seven possible cases of HIV transmission in dental procedures. Klein said that unless HIV-infected people have clear protections under the law,many will hide the fact that they carry the virus. The court never has decided a case involving an HIV-related issue or the disability-bias law, signed in 1990 by President Bush. A decisionis expected by July. Thejustices’rulingcouldprovidedues as to whether the law covers other kinds of disabilities, such as cases of epilepsy or diabetes that are controlled by medica- don. US Supreme Court: ¯ Are HIV+ Disabled? ¯ Titanic Necklace WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major test of disability rights, Supreme Court justices ¯ sparred Monday over whether HIV-in- ¯ fected people should be considered dis- ¯ abled because of dangers involved in sex ¯ " andchildbearing. " The lawyer for Bangor, Maine, dentist ¯ ." Randon Bragdon argued that Bragdon did ¯ not illegally discriminate against an HIV - . " infected woman by refusing to treat her at " ¯ his office. The patient, Sidney Abbott, suffers no AIDS symptoms and therefore " ¯ is not protected by the Americans With ¯ " Disabilities Act, said attorney John ¯ McCarthy. But Ms. Abbott’s lawyer said lower ¯ courts correctly found that Bragdon vio" lated the law, which bars discrimination ¯ against the disabled in jobs, housing and public accommodations. The law - re- .. : sponsible for such aids as wheelchair ¯ : ramps at countless public places - says ¯ ¯ people are disabled if they have a physical ¯ ¯ or mental impairment that "substantially ¯ " limits one or more major life activlties." . " HIV-infected people should always be : ¯ considered disabled because the conta- ." ¯ gious and fatal nature of acquiredimmune : " deficiency syndrome severely limits their ¯ ¯ ability to have sex and bear children, said ¯ ¯ Ms. Abbott’s attorney, Beunet,t hi. Klein. ¯ Some justices disputed whether HIV " infection really creates such a limit. Jus- : " tices David H. Souter and Antonin Scalia : ¯ suggested an HIV-iufected person faces a ~ ° "moral choice"rather than an actual physi- ¯ " cal limit on his ability to have children. : ¯ "I’m not sure that’s what the statute is ¯ ¯ , talking about," Souter said. However, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy ¯ ¯ said that if .a person with highly iufectious ¯ ¯ ¯ tuberculosis stays away from other people, -" -"we don’t just call it a moral choice." : " Someone with bubonic plague would be ¯ ¯ considered disabled, added Justice ." Raises $$ for AIDS BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -A 170carat sapphire and diamond necklace modeled after a piece of jewelry in the movie ’q’itanic" sold for $2.2 miilion at a fundraiserheldinhonorofPfincessDiana. The black:fie Princess Ball was part of a gala to raise money for the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund and South- era Califomia~s Aid for AIDS. The two charities will split the money. The necklace was valued at $3.5 million before the auction. The buyer was not identified. Volunteers Needed :f_or TU Study of ¯ Anti-Gay Violence Elana Newman, Ph.D., a clinical psy- : Stephen G. Breyer. ¯ Bragdon’s lawyer said the disability : law aims .to protect people whose disabili¯ ties affect their "day-to-day indepen,,dent living and economic self-sufficien~y, not " HIV-infectedpeople who suffer no symp." toms. chologist who joined the University of Tulsa faculty a year and half ago, is an expert in studying the impact of violence and post-traumatic stress disorder. In collaboration with her students, she is conducting several studies regarding the psychological impact of sexual assault, assault, hate-violence, workplace violence, accidents and natural disasters. Currently Dr. Newman is collaborating with studeiats Tim Studebaker and Bradley Hunt on a study investigating the impact of hate violence on psychological heath and political beliefs. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Straight volunteers (both who have and have not experienced hate violence) are needed to complete an anonymous and confidential survey. Not much is understood about hate violence and the results may help develop psychological treatment and policy for potential victims. Volunteers can obtain a copy of this sensitive survey byleaving a message with their name and address at 631-2031. Several studies on hate violence, sexual : assault and alcohol use are planned to ¯ begin in Fall 1998. Volunteers who are ¯, interested in participating in future stud," ies are encouraged to contact Dr. ¯ Newman"s research lab and leave their : name, phone number and address. �: genuinely get a sense of what it must have by James Christjohn If you missed Betty Buckley’s concert, ; been like to be on that ship. Having sailed on the Tomtanic, and you missed a lot! She w~s in fine voice - ¯ : bumped into all kinds of icebergs but and what avoice! The stateside originator of "Memory" from "Cats", she gave that : miraculously never sinking completely, I song moremeauing than any of ~hose who ¯ could relate to the captain’s arrogant attihave followed her. And she is one of a few ". tude that the ship was unsinkable and the performers who could make the vast cav- ¯ White Star Line’s manager, Bruce Ismay, who according to some erns of the PAC seem sources waved away all like an intimate cabawarmngs of ice that ret. She reminded me were coming in and very much of local perurged for more speed. former Susan McBay Not to mention that the in her deceptively ship and her Captain simple approach and only had one day for enjoyment of the musitesting and maneuvers, cians playing with her. where six weeks was Having run the the norm. How ’could gamut from Broad- After her Friday Pops performance way’ s"Pippin"toTV’s with theTulsaPhilharmonic, thefabu- the captain or any of the crew have "known "eight Is Enough" to lous Betty Buckley graciously met ’s "Cats" to her most re- with Council Oak Men Chorale di- that the rudder was too to turn the ship in cent star turn as Norma rector, Rick Fortner and TFN Enter- small time?Andthatifthey’d Desmond in "Sunset tainment writer, James Christjohn. hit the iceberg head on, ¯ Boulevard,, she had a the ship would have stayed afloat until multitude of stories to tall. And "With One Look" will never be the same for me. " help came? The film does a really good ~ job of showing how such small decision No one can toUch her version. Her stories were witty as well - I really ¯ can forever alter the course of history, . enjoyed the one in which she was in ." sending ripples through time. ¯ I will say that Cameron borrowed a Pippin, and one’of the writers wrote a ". trick or thr~e from the time travel film, show called "’The Baket~.Wife" with her ," "Somewhere in Time", starting Christoin mind for the lead. "’A show written for me! I was thrilled!". Unfortunately, the ", pher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Particuat the end, but I’ll l~t you figure out producer was unfamiliar with her work, ¯~ larlv wh~t I mean by that. And if you’ve not so she had to audition. 9 times. She did not get the part. After many therapy sessions, ; seen "Somewh’ere.. "’, it’s well worth in wfiich she acknowledged that she"was ~ renting. And "Tita~fic’" deserved the Os¯ cars it took home. So if you’ve resisted somewhat resentful and bitter", the therapist finally said "Claim the song from the : seeing ,it due~to the hyp~rinflated hype, show written for you - and get over it!" : don’t. It’s wall worth seeing. But ~o while And so, "The Meadowlark" became her ," you can still see it in surround sound s~gnature tune. (And a beautifully haunt- ¯ ~heatre~. That really’ puts youin filemiddle of the action. Blub. ing song itis, too.) After the Show, I was Just had the first "Follies Revue" Refortunate to share a moment or two with hearsal, and it looks like it’ll be a ftm her, and to tell her how much I enjo.yed the show. The dates are June 25-27, and I show. She was very gracious. believe it’ll be at the-PAC again. Stay I went to "Titanic" late in. the game tuned for mtre details... just a few weeks ago. I was prepared to The Council Oak Men" s Choral~ (which hate it and mock Jim Cameron for an was Council Oak Chorale, until someone budgetarily overinflated flop¯ Instead, pointed out that the acronym, COC, could what I saw amazed me. Despite my attibe cause for some consternation. I was tude going in, I was drawn into the story, disappointed- imagine all the wonderftd and "’went down with the ship. "And even fodder for this colunm it could have prothough I knew how they did the effects, I vided - pity.) performed to much apwas still left with total astonishment at plans~ at the PFLAG spaghetti supper last what the thousands of people behind the month. Mel White was the guest speaker, scenes worked so hard to create. In short, he also did well on the applause--o-meter. they put you on the ship - no mean feat. He’s a very good speaker, and makes Now, I’m not a DeCaprio fan and to my some good points when it comes to what eyes, he was the weakest link in the film. the religions wrong is all about. Scary He seemed too young to play the p~.t he stuff, that. did - and yes, I know he’s 25 and the Anyway, COMC is in rehearsal now for character was 20. He still looks 15, and ~¯ a concert TBA. Rick Fortner, the fearless ¯ could not adequately convey a character leader ofthislittlebandofvocalists,lhinks who’d had a hard knock life and been all over the world as the Jack Dawson char- ~ perhaps May-end or June might be appro: pilate. Details comc-ing soon. acter had. Broken Arrow Community Playhouse Billy Zane portrays the villain of the piece, though if he showed up in my ~¯ presents "The Dresser", a backstage ~anee stateroom and showered me with jewels, ¯ at lifein a3rdrate Britishtheatrical troupe in 1942, just when most touting compaI’d ~e, hard pressed to say no. I understand nies (which took theatre all over Britain to Rose s (Kate Winslet) repugnance all too ¯ small communities and grand dries in the w all. His h~.dsomeness and manners were o~fly surface. And surface is’what the ~ days. before film and television were as commonplace as they are now) were foldworld saw. The reality in private was " ing due to the film industry’s takeover of much different. Been there, dealt with ¯ entertainment. Performances run through that. He’s an easy character to hate - ¯ almost too easy, as the character tends ¯ April 5th at the BACP, 1800 Main St. For ticket info and reservations, call 258toward stereotype. Although I’ve read about the Titanic ¯¯ 0077. Over at the Comedy Club, Jeff Dunham many times as an historical event, and ¯ can be heard throwing his voice around. despite those flaws, the film does capture see Notes, page 10 you and suck you in (or down?). You PHILBROOK 749.7941 Visit Tuesday - Sunday adults $6.25, children 12 & under free Music on Exhibit IV At Philbrook Museum T U L S A PHILHARAAONIC Woodwind Quintet Brass Quintet String Quartet Music by Nielsen, Ewald, Brahms For tickets, call 747-7445 The University of Tulsa’s B i se xual/Lesbi an/Gay/Trans gendered Alli ance presents on April 16 - 19 in Lorton Hall, the Tulsa Queer Film Festival Thursday, April 16 9:00 Nitrate Kisses 10:30 Blooclsisters Friday, April 17 7:00 Cruel 7:30 Boys’ Shorts 9:30 Wavelengths 10:00 Girl Talk Saturday, April 18 1:00-4:00 Feminist Films Girls Like Us Under the Skin Game ¯ My Feminism Real Indian 6:00 Rules of the Road 6:30 Elevation 7:00 Shinjuku Boys 8:00 Defying Gravity 9 45 She’s Safe Sunday, April 19 1:00 Out at Work 2:00 Faggots Are For Burning Stop the Church 3:00 Thank God l’m a Lesbtan 4:00 Hide and Seek All.tim,s.and details ofschedule are tentative. IZ~yers will be Fosted closer to tl~ event. 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Confidential), this fun Aus¯ tralian filmrevolves around a well meanby Barry Hensley " ing father who tries to help his son find Tulsa City-County Library Mr.Right. Incase youhaven’t checked In ease you When A Kid is Gay (1995): out the library in the last dehaven’t eheeked Young lesbians and gays share cade or so, it’s not just books their thoughts and feelings anymore! Besides magazines out the about their sexual orientation, (Advocate, Out, Lambda Book llhrary in the families and the church. Report) and CDs (Melissa Classic older rifles include: Etheridge, k dlang, EltonJohn, last decade or La ,Cage aux Folles (1978): lots of Cole Porter), the liso, it’s not The original Birdcage, from brary has some entertaining just hooks France, which inspired the videos that are of interest to fabulousBroadway musical. the gay and lesbian commuanymore! How can you force a flamboynity. Besides ant drag queen to actlike John Newer films include: Philadelphia (1993): Ton~ maffazlnes . . . Wayne? Sunday, Bloody Sunday Hanks won an Oscar for his and CDs . .. (1971): Classic love mangle portrayal of a lawyer with with handsome Murray Head AIDS who is wrongly fired the library has caughtbetween Glenda Jackfrom his prestigious law firm. some son and Peter Finch. Director He sues, and wins, with the entertaining John Schlesinger dared to inhelp of homophobic Denzel Washington. videos that are clude a male-to-male kiss in this groundbreaker. Celluloid Closet (1995):of interest to Videos check out from the Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this the Gay and library for three days and - is an overview of homosexuthey’re free! (Fines, however, ality in themovies and includes Lesbian are $1 per day for videos.) interviews With Harvey eommunlty. Check for videos and CDs at Fierstein, Whoopi Goldberg die Media Center at the CenandGore Vidal, among oth¯ tral Library (596-7933) or contact your ers. ¯ local libra@. The Sum of Us (1996): Stamng Russell ¯ Mac. The rimes, they have a-changed! ¯ The Stevie Nicks boxed set, ENNo, not screaming at the hecklers, but as ¯¯ CHANTED, will be releaged on April 28, followed by an appearance On Letterman one Of the fiinnlest ventriloquists around. ¯ April 30. Then, she will release a newly Most of you might remember Peanut th~ Woozle, Walter the grumpy old man, and ¯¯ recorded album in fall, with perhaps m~other tour to follow that effort. And Jose thejalapeno from appearances on the hopefully, all these Tonight Show and ¯.. the Turner exhibit at things will occur other talk shows, as when the publicists Philbrook Museum vAll be well, as many of the say they will. To comedy shows ending on April 12. quote Stevie, 1 Can’t broadcast from comDon’t miss this exhibit Wait. As of right edy clubs onTV. Just the first single named Stand-upCowhieh is the sole worldwide now, from the boxed set is median of the Year, venue. Turner is considered scheduled to be Reagain, at the Amerithe greatest British painter consider Me. Since can Comedy her music and lyrics Awards, he’ll be doof the 19th century, and one eerily coincide "with ing 4 showshere in of the monumental figures happenings andcriTulsa at the Tulsa ses in my life, I can’t Comedy Club, 6906 of Western painting. wait to hear what that S. Lewis. For info, ; song’s about. call 481-0558. Wayward Theatre Company will Jerry Lee Lewis will be at Cain’s Ball- ¯¯ present THE BALTIMORE WALTZ on room April 17. Tickets available at ¯ April 2-19in collaboration with the DelaMohawk Music (51 & Sheridan, behind Wendys, 644-2951, or by calling 747- ¯¯ ware Playhouse. For more information, call 712-1511. 0001~ ¯ The Thomas Moran exhibition will be Barbara Ariadne will be one of the ¯ featured photo~aphers in the npcoming ¯ continues through May 10 at Gilcrease Tulsa Photography Collective’s exhibit at ¯ Museum. But the Turner exhibit at Philbrook Museumwill be endingonApril Rogers University. These shows high¯ 12. Don’t miss this exhibit which is the light some really goodlocal artists, so I would encourage you to take a jaunt out to Rogers ,for a coffee and a viewing. Barbara-~?photos are really beautiful images, and each one tells a story and will leave you thinking about what you’ve seen. She’ll be a talent to watch in coming years. Stevie’s tour dates just announced ! She will perform in Dallas July 17 at the Starplex, otherwise you can catch her in St. Louis at the Riverport Amphitheater on July 11, or in Kansas City at the Sandstone on July 11. Tickets available through ticketmaster, from $40 to $80. I remember paying $25 in 1982 to see Fleetwood . ¯ ¯ ¯ ] ¯ ¯ ¯ sole worldwide venue. Turner is considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. Tulsa Opera brings to a close its 50th anniversary season with Madama Butterfly on May 2, 7 and9,1998 at the Performing Arts Center. General Director Carol I. Crawford made her conducting debut with Butterfly when it was last performed in 1991. Maestra Crawford said "Madama Butterfly was the first grand opera the Company presented (1953 -54), and seems a fit.ting conclusion t,,o Tulsa Opera’s 50th anmversary season. Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation April 15th .is all but upon us - call now! Lesbiatis and Gay men face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Electronic filing is available for faster refunds. 7 47 - 5.466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 Wom en: At R.isk What’s Love Got to Do with It? An Evening for Advocates of Women’s Issues Premiere of a Melanie Spector Film April 16th, 5-7pm, All Souls, 2952 S. Peoria RSVP by April 15th: 585-5551 This advertisement donated by Tulsa Family News. 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Many we live would hardly be suitable for enter¯ Americans are squeamish at the thought taining the descendant of the goddess of of eating "’raw fish" at a sushi bar, and the Sun and ins gracious partner. nothing takes sushi eating to an extreme When amongst Polite Society in Japan, more than sashimi, winch is simply fish one can pay no greater comwithout the rice. When the pliment to one’s host or hostFu~i Japanese Japanese eat seafood that has ess than to compare the foodnot been cooked, they do not Cuisine and the art - presented, with a meal eat just any fish or sea creature Sushi Bar fit for the Emperor. And, while that comes along. Strict stan8226 East 71st we’ve always found the susin dards of the highest quality at Fuji to be good, we were Hours: Lunch and freshness are required. unprepared for the magnifi. Mon. - Fri.,, Fish and sea creatures for sushi cent feast we were presented mad sashimi are very expen11:30 to 2: dinner tonight. sive, and it is eaten uncooked 5:30-10, until Japanese cuisine descends to accentuate the crisp fresh10:30 on Fridays. from an ancient and glorious ness, the delicate flavors and Sat. 11:30 to heritage, stretching back a the wonderful textures of the millennimn or two. Everything dish. Our plate of sasinmi was 10:30~ Sun. 11:30 is carefully planned and exartfully arranged with three to 9:30. Prices: ecuted with meticulous attenslices each of wonderful, Expensive to tion to detail as only the Japabright red tuna and the tender, very expensive nese can do. .purple-tinged winte flesh of Pa,~anent: NIajorUpon arriving at the restauoctopus tentacles, plus a rant, we were immediately credit cards mound of some of the most welcomed and escorted to ot~r fabulous squid dredged in Smohin~: Sepatable in the large, open dining caviar that we have ever eaten. rate room. No sooner had we gotOften times, squid is a bi~ smokin~ section ten settled in, then we were chew),, but this sashimi was Alcohol: Fully greeted by our waiter, who so exquisitely delicate and distributed hot washcloths to fresh, that we ~isk nmning out licensed, each diner, permitting them to of superlatives to describe the including cleanse their hands before dinexperience. The plate was also Japanese ~tems ner. An assistant am red, beargarnished with carved pieces Ratin~: A list ing a small basket of warm of carrot and cucumber, and shrimp chips - very light and strewn with delicious young airy cinps made of rice flour, flavored radish sprouts. wi[h shrimp, colored inassorted pastels-, A word of education for those who hav e and fried to a crispy crunchiness. never done the sushi experience is ~varThe menus are lengthy and detailed, ranted for another item thatappears ou the and present offerings representative of plate with sushi and sashimi. There will the major varieues of Japanese cmsine. almost always be a little ball or mass of We had been to Fuji many, many tirnes green paste the Japanese call wasabi. Bebefore, but, for some reason, we had alware. Do not put the green paste into your ways made selections only from the long mouth ~vithout proper preparation, or it list’of sushi, sushi rolls, and sashimi. So, will give you such an incredible rush that we asked our waiter to bring us ins choice your sinuses will clear, the top of your of dimmer, highlighting thenon-sushi items head will feel as though it is coming off, that we had not before tried in Tulsa. your eyes will water, andyou will want to Mist soup arrived immediately. MisO, stop breathing. Wasabi is Japanese horsea soup made from fermented soybean radish. It is a delicious condiment, but paste, is a staple of the Japanese breakfast potentially fatal in novice hands ! On your table and practically every other meal. table, you will find a little tiny bowl or Fuji ser~’es a mild, light-colored mist plate. Put alittle of the wasabi on the plate characteristic of the soups of Kyoto and (using your chopsticks, of course), and Osaka, that also contained small cubes of pour soy sauce into the bowl. Mix the two tofu and bits of nori - sheets of dried together until you make a thin sauce, seaweed. The soup arrives in a pretty, winch you can make hotter or milder to lidded bowl, and one partakes by sipping your own tastes. When you eat your piece directly from the bowl. It was followed in of nigirisusin or your sasinmi, dip the fish qnick succession by the Japanese concesin.to the sauce before conveying the whole sion to American tastes, a salad of iceberg pwce to your mouth. lettuce and a tomato wedge. It was garBy this point in the meal, we were quite nished with little fried noodles and shavcompletely stuffed, but it was now time !rigs of red cabbage, and dressed in an for the main course to arrive. Our waiter interesting sauce of ginger, sesame paste, had selected two large salmon filets preand peanut oil pared in the Sinoyaku style ~ charl~roiled It was now time for the appetizers, mad with sea salt and special spice, s, and served what an embarrassment of riches we rewith a:ginger sauce. Tins salmon was ceived! First came the Hiya-Yakko Tofu, unlike anything we had ever tast~l bewhich was probably the only food we ate fore, with an amazing, full-bodiedflavor, requiring an "advanced" palate. Two large and it was so incredibly rich that we were wedges of cold, delicate, custard-like tofu unable to eat the entire, enormous servwere garnished with sliced scallions and ing. The salmon was accompanied by grated ginger, and served with a gentle vegetable tempura and an artfully carCed ginger-soy sauce. Yakitoriis alittle skewer and dissected fresh orange. Rice, of course, of charcoaled cincken meat interspersed was present throughout the meal. with onions and bell pepper, and served Truly, we had eaten so much, warm with tonkatsu sosu, a dark spicy see Fuji, page 12 �Eureka’s by Larnont Lindstrorn." would be right if he wore a t-shirt marked with the ASL signs for, "You wouldn’t Nowadays everyone has his or her "culture." This one-time anthropological term ’ understand. It’s. a Deaf thing." Lermy’s command of written English used to mean the system of knowledge ¯ sharedby members of a society. For an- ¯ grammar is spotty, but he is brilliant at thropologists, thus, thereis only one corn- " negotiating the boundaries between deaf prehensive culture in the U.S. despite the : and hearing as wall as all the other boundfact that American understandings of the ¯ aries (Gay/Straight; male/female; black’ world may be contested, variable, contra- " white) that most of the rest of us also dictory, and negotiated. But for the rest of ¯ encounter daily. I first met Lenny several us, the term ’.~culmre" has become person- ¯ years ago as he made the rounds of a alized.Tormentedby 1990s worries about : downtown Philadelphia dub with small notebook and pencil stub in hand. His barlosing, finding, building, eroding, estabtalk took the form of short notes that he lishing, proving, celebrating, and marketrapidly scrawled in his own version of ing identity, we have fervidly grasped this English. (Lenny could scribble impresword to help make sense of who we are. sively fast.) He then handed over the note(There are good reasons why personal book and pencil, and waited for a written identity in late 20th century America is response. Last summer I ran into Lenny such aheadache, but we can save those for again in a bar in New Hope, PA. He was another column.) the only deaf person there but was having This all has led to "Let a thousand a great time socializing with his hearing cultures bloom." All over the country, we friends and, perhaps, arranging some more hear new talk of youth culture, gang culintimate date for that evening. It would be ture, Chicano Culture,Black culture, White a challenge for many of us, I imagine, to culture (no trailer-trashjokes, please) and, scribble and make love at the same time. closer to home, Gay culmr~ and Lesbian Lenny’s cross-cultural skills in naviculture. One could argue that all these are gating the deaf/hearing divide are much just minor components of an encompassbetter than mine. He took me along to a ing albeit multifaceted American culture. club where Philadelphia’s deaf Gay comIt is dear, though~ that we have taken to munity meets every second week or so. phrasing our individual distinctiveness The room was crowded with people all and why we are special in a language of vigorously signing among themselves. cmtur , and we struggle to defend the This was one of the oddest bar experirighteousness and honor of this particuences I ever have had. No noise. No talk. larized "~culmral" uniqueness. No wild laughter or greetings yelled from But I am not complaining about this across the room. Just a rich, silent chore- recent popularization of anthropological ography of hand and ann gestures, a jargon: The more cultures out there, the hushed language of bodies and the quiet more wor,.k there is for us an,t,h,r,opologists! motion- of faces." Unlike tae; the two or Thei’bi~~il6~ 6fadffon around academia as three other hearing people there knew scholars debate whether or not some disASL. One of them complained, though, tinctly Gay culture, language, and lifestyle that hewas getting a headache trying to exi st and, if they do, what exactly they are. make sense of the conversations around Politically, too, there is the debate behim since most people were holding drinks tween those who believe that Gays are (or and were signing one-handedly. ’Although ought to be)just the same as everyone else in unfamiliar territory, I still knew enough with one minor erotic difference, and those about Gay-American "bar culture" sucwho argue that there.is a unique Gay cessfully to order a drink ("read.my lips, sensibility.that should be celebrated, p.robartender, wwhiittte wwiirme") and othtected, and passed along to upcotmng erwise not make a fool out of myself. generations x, y, and z. As Americans living in the same sociI was thinking about difference - culety, even when our "cultural" differences tural or otherwise - when I stopped in are greatest (as between the Engh.sh-speakPhiladelphialast snmmer to visitmy friend ing hearing and the ASL-sigmng deaf), Lenny. Lenny is African-American, Gay, and deaf. If he wanted to talk that way, he ¯ we still have a 1.ot in common. In fact, the surely could claim to have a few more ¯ various personal differences that we pursue, maintain, and today protect as culcultures than most of us do. And there is some justification to admit a distinct deaf ¯¯ rural-like those asserted to exist between culture, if one associates cultural bound- ¯ Gay and Straight-only can be recognized aries with language difference. Lenny’s ¯ and made sense of as parts of the larger, American cultural whole. Lenny is deaf, native language, like most deaf people, is American Sign Language (ASL). ASL ¯ but he is also Gay. He is black, but he is has its own set of morphological and ¯ also African-American. Like all of us nowadays, Lenay is "multicnltural" (Gay syntactic rules that are independent of plus whatever else), but only in the singuEnglish. Unlike most fashionable warnings of multicultural bewilderment, Lenay ~ larly American sense of this word. Old ]ail-house Historic Lodging in the Heart of Eureka Springs 501 253-5332 15 Montgomery (comer of Mountain & Main) Gay Owned, Operated & Rainbow Proud Gay Mecca of the Ozarks Beautiful Eureka Springs, Arkansas Outside Hot Tub COCONUT BEER BATTERED SHRIMP PRIME RIB FRESH CLAMS VEGIE STIR FRY COQUILE ST. JA~UES MAHI-MAHI RACKOF LAMB CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE It’s Here !. 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Mark Bowman, executive director of Reconciling Congregations, called ¯¯ that declared homosexuality incompatthe decision "some measure of welcome ¯ ible with Christian teaching. Not all Gay Methodists think same-sex..~ from the church" and reassuring to homosexual members "that not all of the ¯ unions are worth fighting for, Lawrence :/. ¯. said. As he noted, other issues of hate church’s doors are dosed to them." crimes and job discrimination may be The panel of Nebraska ministers, four women and nine men, denied that the ." more important. During Creech’s two-day inquiry in finding served as a positive signal about . . Keamey, even those presenting the homosexuality. "Just because this jury church’s case exp.ressed overtones of supvo.t~d this way doesn’t mean the next one will:’ one panelist, the Rev. M. Maniek :., port.!n an. 0Pemng.smtem_ent, the Re.v. Samuel of l(,linden~ told th~ Om~h~aW,tbtl~l Herald. " lated current church policy-even though The decision, he added, is no authorization for more Methodist ministers to perform same-sex ceremonies. During the inquiry, Creech said he would continue to officiate at unity ceremonies, if asked. But despite what he called "active talk;’ the Rev. Bill Lawrence, a professor at Duke University studying the Methodist Stonewall 25 organizers pleaded that no national action take place before 1994..A call for indnsion of youth in the orgamz2 ing was made and a request to be aware of the dates of the many women’s music festivals was voiced. Native American gays andlesbians explained that they could not participate in the fall of 1992 - the 500thauniversary of the survival of indigenous cultures. And that is a very small sample. In 1998, all that expression and creativity has been silenced in one meeting between Perry, Birch, andTyler. They want to control the timing, message, and money associated with the Millennium March. They may achieve that. But in the process, they’ll lose the movement. Arrogance is not the word. Only sheer contempt for democracy can describe their organizing style. Several national leaders authored letters distributed at the !991 meetings explaining why a march before 1994 was misguided. Where are their voices now? Some of the very same people have privately expressed their concerns about the Millennium March, but won’t do so publidy. Why? They’re afraid that in the year 2000, they’ll be on the outside looking .in.. - There shouldn’t be an outside. Orgamz- policy may someday accept Gay unions. Support for Creech came from a retired bishop, who admitted that the church may need to reconsider its policy regarding homosexuals. "As I get older," observed the Rev. Kenneth Hicks of Little Rock, Ark., "it.burdens me to know that maybe the church needs to make a change." ing a national civil rights event without a grassroots "call" is exclusive no matter how much multicultural rhetoric they try to pour over it. But its worse than that. Birch is smart enough to know that Barney Frank is right when he says that big marches do nothing politically for the community. All that stuff about the political benefits of being in Washington before the dection is a lie. Birch wants her Millennium March so she can get her 1,000,000 members and the associated loot. Grassroots democracy might produce 50 state marches. Big bummer for Birch. In a recent Out magazine article, Birch responds to her critics by saying, "Imagine what you would have done if three years ago you woke up and found that someone had handed you the movement. .. I’ll bet that you would have made most of the decisions I made." It’ s time to wake up again. It’ s not your movement~.We can help. : Billy Hileman is a Pittsburg-based activist and was one of four national cochair"s for the ’93 March :on~Washt~zgton. �Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. 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New MCC-GT Pastor Brings Radical Past + Present Grace TUI~qA - After two years, Tnisa’s oldest Lesbian and Gay congregation, the Metropolltan Corunauaity Church of Greater Tulsa has a pastor again. Tracy I. Barber came to Tulsa about 2 moaths ago from Los .Amgales. She’s only recently ordained as a Metro politan Conununity Church pastor having [men originally ordained as a Mennonite after graduahag from the lfigMy respo~ted Fulhi~ Theologieul Seamnat~ in 1994. And though she was born in Califomi~ L shehas ties to this ~’ea, having studied at Evangel MCC-GT Pastor Tracy Barber Collage hi Spr~gfield, MO. featuredonthe¢overoftheOet. Barber, uldike some 26, 1990 la)s Angeles Roader2 who ve become clergy, has an unusual profess olml background. WhJhi th Cafifomia, she worked in Hollywood film production: commercials, music videos, and Entertaitmlent Tonight, serving as Leeza Gibbons’ assistam. She Mternated between doing hatter paying filial work and non profit work. In one extraordinm-y stint featured in the Los Angeles Reader, she infiltrated the radical and-abortion group, Operation Rescue (OR). as an Unpaid spy for a coalition of feminist orgimlzadons. This work was crucial to defense work and gave OR its first substantial defeat. But for MCC-GT, Barber and her congregation is m the thick of preparing a rtfission statement, a statement of die vision of where they want to go, and of their vahles. Barber. with injoumniism,recafls that tbeulogian Carl Bart said that a nfihister needs the Bible in one hand and a newspaapar in the other - you have to know what is ~oin~ on in the world. Lesbian Health Care : Mel WhiteSays to PFLAG: NEW YORK (AP) - For 20 years. Nayla Rolle lived with a paralyzing pain that dectors distthssed a.s stress related, It wasn’t until the B~oldyn social worker skarted seeing Joan Waitknvic,z - a spacialist ia Lesbiau health issues - that her aliments were diagnosed cor recfly, as lupus and asthma. "Other doctors saw me as a young woman of color, a l~sbian and they couldn’t get beyond what I was saying."says the 41 -year old Rolle. Wailkevicz, who began seeing Rulle hine years ago whihisha was in private practice, is now director ofBeth lsrael Medical Center’s Gay Women’s Focus. Heulthcare workers say it is the first hospitul-hasext health care provider in the country fo~ 1 esbialxs. The connection to the hospital, proponents say, conid give Lesbian patients better access to SlX’Cth~sts and more comprehensive insurance than they wonid otherwise have. "’We want women to come in here and feel uulniubiled about their lifestyle,’says \Vaitkevicz. Gay Women’s Focus is a plimary care provider and gives referrals. Since opathng in 1996, it has treated more than 3,000 patients - 30 parcent of them Lesbians. There have~similar hospital bosed clinics - often AIDS-related that focas on Gay men’s health. Experts say Gay women have spatial medical cow ceres: They may be at higher risk of developing coro nary disease, breast and colon callcer, and some ~ aginai infections, research shows. And sexual practices can have an effect. Teresa Cuadsa, the cento"s gynecologist, says ma~y Lesbians may go y~rs without vhatmg a gynecologist, for ex ,’maple, because they think they are not at risk for Truth + Love, Relentlessly TULSA - The Rev. Mel \Waite. former ghost,\alter to the likes of the Gay-ba.~hing TV preaebers Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson pregehed the gospel of Ghandi and Martin Luther King. Tlfis message of r~n-violem elal change was delivered to about 200 who attended Pareats. Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. PFL~.G’s re~onaiconferenee dth~erat All Souls Uthtafian Church on Sat. March 7. ~q’fite. who was formerly associated with the Metropolitan Communit.~ Church- The Rev. L~el White, joined !Lv es’DallasCathedraiofHope, Tulsan S ~e Knause, and White s now works with his life partner Gap, Nixon in an interpartner Gary NLron at All Souls. faith justice minisl~, called Soulforce based in Laguna Beach. California. see White, page 3 MinisterAcquited Church Trial Over Lesbian Union Ceremony major change !n church policy. "1 don’t know the implicatig,m~ of tkni r dncision," Ct~ech said from the pulpit. "But I believe it s the TOHR HIV Program ChangesAmid Criticism News analysis by 7T’N staff. TIYLSA At March s general nembership n ecting. a member of Tulsa Oldahomans for Htm~an Right. Inc. who had joined ouly earlier dmt da) made a motion that the membors o~ edde the vole the orgathzadon’s board of directors and tfl g~c away TOHR’s HIV prevention programs to yet non existent nonprofit "l~is svas approved h the hanth’ul of members present. Most of those votin against the board of directors were emplo.’, Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. 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First, I have established a special task 749-4901 ~ forcededieatedtomonitq_ring .a.n.d.respot~idr~ 587-7674 ~ ingto developments in Hawaii. tam pe - 743~4297 ¯ soiaally spearheading this task force, ¯ which, wliich incl,u,d_es senior deputies in 749~4195 " the Chief Counsel s office, our research ¯ ot~ff ~,dtheACLl’s on_the~groundteam in Hawau: WE MUST APPLY CO - ¯ STANT LEGAL PRESSURE AND BE ¯ PREPARED TO COUNTER THE. ~ STRATEGIES OF THE MILITANT ¯ HOMOSEXUAL LEGAL COMMU- ~ N1TY. "- e ¯ Second, I am announcing an miens "¯. pubh¯ceducatt"oncampaign hea.d..e.d.b.y..the ~ ACLJ to combat the flood of homoseX.~Uat i propaganda that will soon blanket tia- ~vaii. So far, we have been successful in : HOLDING OFF THE ENEMY in the : courts of law. Now, we. must .win. the ¯ battle in the court of pubhc optmon: ~ In addition, I must ensure that ACI.J ¯ attorneys are ready to respond to the ¯ mounting evidence that CHRISTIANS ACROSS AMERICAN ARE BEING HARASSED FOR OPPOSING THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA.... WE ARE AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING CHILDREN FROM HOMOSEXUAL INDOCTRINATION IN SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA - ¯ ¯ the enclosed ¯ situational report gives more details on ¯ how homosexuals are undermining the ¯ family. The fact is, no business, no family, no schoohaged chi!d is safe from this sweeping pu.qh see Anti-Gay, p.3 - : .~ Letters Policy TulSd Family News ~.d~oines l~tters on issues which we’ve covered or on issues ¯ youthink need to be considered.Y°umay ¯ request that youi name be withheld but ¯ letters mustbe signed&havephonenum- " bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- ¯ ters are preferred. Letters to other publi- ~ cations will be printed as is appropriate. Learme M: Gross, Insurance & financial planning 744-7440 ¯ MarkT. 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M~ain ¯ DeVito’s Restaur~ant, 5 Center ~t. *.,_F~,,,,erald Rainbow; 45 All2 Spring St. MCC of the Living Spring ¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, PUB 429 Old jailhouseLodging, 15 Montgomery 501-253-6807 501-253-5~45 " : 501-253-9337 5131-253-2776 501-253-5332 ¯ Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 k ’s, Hwy 62 East 501-253-6001 Spar y ¯ ¯ FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 ¯ is where you canfindTFN. Notallare Gay-ownedbutall are Gay-friendly. Gay-Baiting + What Well M. Susan Savage, our"pretty and nice" as well a~’ politically savvy mayor squeaked on through the election despite her opponent’s last minute Gay-baiting tactics. Our mayor’s advisors spent weeks worrying about rumors that her Republican opponent, Terry Simonson, would use "Gay issues" to attack Savage. They were right. Simonson, with advicefrom Oklahoma’s "hate and lyingAREChristian values’~ Congressmen Steve Largent and Tom Cobum, and their "Oklahoma Values" Coalition, did air TV advertisements that attacked Savage for issuing a Gay Pride proclamation: What they didn’t say is that the proclamation was from 1994, and that Savage has refused to issue another since. Her reason: by allowing the "mainstream" media, i.e. Channel 6, to see the proclamation, Pride Picnic organizers were using the proclamation "for political purposes" which is not allowed. Hundreds of proclamations are given to non-profits which routinely share these with the media but if a Gay group does precisely the same thing, it is being ~’political". Does this sound like doubletalk? Wall, consider this is the same mayor Who claims that she doesn’t issue proclamations for "commercial" purposes, and yet, issued one for "Jackie Cooper Imports Day" in honor of breaking ground for a new south Tulsa dealership. Not to pick on Jackie Cooper Imports, since other commercial enterprises have been similarly honored. And with Cooper, the business really has done a great deal of good civic work, especially around HIV/ AIDS issues in Oklahoma City. The Gay-baiting ads, however;, may well have helped our mayor get dected. Going into the race, some politicalobservers thought she might lose, or at best, win by the thinnest of margins despite being the incumbent, and having more than one-hundred thousand in campaign dollars. But the ads, which aired a few days before the race, may have shifted some votes. ~- My father, as rock-solid a Republican as you will find, after he heard the Simonson ad, tore up his Simonson sign, threw it in the trash and went to Simonson HQ to express his anger- and changed his vote. His view is that others didso as well. And that The Tulsa World article on Tony Orr and Tim Beauchamp, (about whomTFN wrote last fall when they spoke at th~ National Gay!& Lesbian TaskForce/TOHRhate crirn~e~ forum) who had been-Gay- Really Happened in the Mayor’s Race bashed, may have made real for many non-Gay citizens what can result from Simonson-style verbal attacks. So now Mayor Susy’s back, and we, Lesbian and Gay citizens and our friends and family need to hold her accountable. It is no longer acceptable for her to act like merely talking to us is enough. We need to see some specific results like diversity training for our often Gayr hating Tulsa police officers, though such traimng also shouldbe extended to fire and other city departments. The mayor should also ~ssue an executive order banning discrimination in city employment - something she can do under the city charter. And since proclamations are essentiallypublic paper towels - important to those who .want them but of little use for anyone else - our mayor should treat her Lesbian and Gay consti:uents as well as all others, and give us Lesbian and Gay Pride Week proclamations, even Pride Month as we asked for in ’96. After all, we supported her in this race, more than ever before. Cimarron Alliance Group, Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay political action committee donated $2,000 to Savage (this is no secret I’m disclosing, donations of this size are public by law). And several of our most prominent commumty members worked themselves into a frenzy helping her and my guess, resulted in further donations to Savage of many times that $2k. Remember, $5k is the legal maximum donation, so S2k should get our items at least some consideration not that quidpro quo ever has anything to do with Oklahoma politics The real danger to these reasonable reforms: that public employees should have the training to act appropriately with all citizens and that our own government should pledge not to discriminate against any of its own citizens. is likely M. Susan Savage’s further political ambitions. Our mayor says she’s not looking at higher office. But some think she’s just waiting until her daughters are college age to run. If so, she may still hold fairness to Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay citizens hostage, not because she’s personally opposed but because she feels it’s politically advantageous. But maybe,just maybe, this election in which Gay-baiting likely’ helped her win, will give her the courage to appeal to the decency mad intelligence of Tulsans. Then she will say’, as-she did about the "94 proclamation in response.to Simonson in the debates, "I represent all citizens" and-do’what"s right. ~ Tom Neal, publisher & editor one other person not yet named at the last TOHR board meeting), a .single proposed new board member was interviewed. However, Neal noted that, ",after Frank Ramirez began his presentataon by stating, seemingly proudly, that he violates Oklahoma’s Open Meetings.,’ Open Records laws in ranning Morton, I have to question the ethics some of the persons to whom HOPE is being given. Hulsey and Thompson have good reputations, but after hearing Ramirez’ comments, and after learning that Fr~sbee was already accepting donations for the as-ofthen yet non-existentnew organizationwhile she was still working forTOHR, and that she was doing so in violation of her board’s instructions, I am appalled by the misconduct and unprofessionalism of Frisbee." Indeed, in the often stormy membership meeting, Neal accused Frisbee of unprofessional conduct. He toldTFN, "I hired Kristi Frisbee after our board voted to fire Mallory Degen Brown for cause. But I hired her to fix the problems of TOHR’s HIV programs, not to redesign it with by-laws she wrote, with a board of her own chosing. A good non-profit professional certainly has the right to try to persuade her board of her vision but ultimately she works for the organization. An organization should not rum itself inside out for her convenience?" Neal continues, "The real loser here is the whole Gay community. A program that was created because few in Tulsa gave a datnn that Gay men wer~ dying has been coopted- to deal mostly with HIV for non-Gay people. That’s worthy but other ’health organizations could do ¯ that. And the consideration of whether this historically Gay-focused program should address Lesbian and Gay health needs hasfallen victim to Kristi Frisbee’ s ruthlesshess." Neal also criticized Horn strongly, "when I was president, we built consensus. The difficult vote to fire Mallory was unanimous. You have to wonder about a leader who forces through that which a majority of his board voted against." Neal said he resigned because the members were not given advance notice of this proposal. Their business card features the likenesses of King and Ghandi, and \Vhite told of his recent travels in India with Ghandi’s grandson to see the site~ that were significant in the life of the man who inspired King and also White to his work challenging those in Christianity who attack Lesbians and Gay men. Throughout the dinner, \Vhite persuaded his overflowing audience to repeat as a mantra, "truth and love relentlessly"; that is that he~ and they, should do their work inspired b~ the truth, full of love but working for change relentlessly. This lesson, White noted, was taught to him by Coretta Scott King, and her assistant, Gay activigt Lynn Cothren, when White was despairing of having any dialogue with his former friends and employers, Robertson and Falwell. And in remarks of praise for the work that PFLAG does, White added a comment of local interest. He stated that Tulsa evangelist Oral Roberts should be a PFLAG parent, since his older son commited suicide because due to being Gay. Tulsa’ s new Council Oak Mens Chorale also performed for the dinner to a very warm reception. to re-define marriage and force acceptance of the gay lifestyle.., please add your voice to mine by signing the enclosed statement of support. In the coming weeks I will take our case to the media and key public officials in Hawaii. Your signature on this statement of support will allow me to say that tens of thousands of concerned Christian citizens have written and askedme tomake sure the pro-family voice can be heard above the shouts of the militant homosexual... Next, please send of a gift of $50, $75, $100 or more today so we can defend the family in the court of public opinion as wall as courtrooms across America. Your friend advocating Jesus, Jay Allen Sekulow Omer Cowan andPrime Timers President John Madigan present a check for a $1,000 donation to TOHR/Pride Center President Steve Horn. Grassroots vs. DC/LA Elite March on DC-Who Decides? by Billy Hileman The current debate of a LGBT civil rights event in Washington, D.C. in 2000 may look like "’politic~ infighting" if one only takes a quick glance. But just below the surface is one of the most important community discussions to occur in decades. Our community is in the process of redefining the movement. If organizing for a national LGBT civil rights event an Washington proceeds on its current course, then progressive, grass-roots, democratic organizing in our co~mnunity will suffer a serious iujury. The tragedy of this situation is that the.Hmnan Rights Campaign’s (HRC) executive director Elizabeth t3irch, comedian Robin Tyler, and the Universal Fello~vsl~p of Metropolitan Community Churches’ Troy Perry are the willing architects of this attack on queer democracy. Right now, Perry, Birch, and Tyler are frantically lobbying the community to sup,tvort an event they decided to produce. They are trying to prop up grass-roots support for an event on] y they had input on. Perry hasjust sent out a letter with "’six very specific steps, very definite steps" ¯.. to lobby congress?. . no, to lobby the president’?.. ¯ no, to zap Jesse Helms? No. Troy Perry is asking you to lobby the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the ¯ ’Natitnal Black Eesbi~n mad Gay Leadership Fornin to : support the Mille~inimn .March! What s wrong with that? in Troy Perry’s plea for help, he says, "’If you are a contributor, member or supporter of these organizations, be sure to mention that too." That is sickening. The MillenmumMarch is about money. It is not about whether 2000 is a good year to rally in Washington. It is not about ENDA, or domestic partnership, or about lesbians and gays in the military. Right now there is only one organization in our community with the resources to support a huge national action in Washington. And there is only one organization that has vowed to have 1 million members by the year 2000 - HRC. Never before has one of our organizations been xn a position to unilaterally call for a March on Washington. The Millemfium March is a test of HRC’s new power. It is a test whether the community will allow HRC to ¯¯ o circumvent the progressive, grassroots, democratic principles that were the basis of the three previous marches and the heart of our movement. At the end of Perry’s letter, he writes, "History’s greatest movements have been grassroots movements. ~ And history’s greatest leaders have been those who heeded the call of their grassroots members." But, there ¯ has been no "call." HRC and UFMCC didn’t allow the forum for a"call."’ And now that people are voicing their ¯ concern about the process, Birch, Tyler and Perry are putting a call out to the grass-roots instead of the other ¯ way around. In March of 1991 the executive directors of NGLTF ¯ and HRCF, Urvashi Vaid and Tim McFeeley hosted a meeting i~ Washington, D.C. for activists to discuss a ¯ third march on Washington. Minneapolis City Councilmember Brian Coyle had pushed the idea at the ¯" 1990 Creating Change Conference. During the March ¯ (E91 meeting, and a second national meeting in .May, dozens of proposals’~and -concerns were discussed by ." hundreds of activists. ~ Proposals for marches in 1992 and 1993 were dis- .¯ cussed. Bi-annual MOWs with a permanent committee; 52 regional marches: states, DC and Puerto Rico; and a ¯ MOW before every presidential election were all pro- " posed, seeMarch,page15 Houston Judge Blocks Civil Rights Protections HOUSTON (AP) - A~judge has blocked the city, at leasttemporarily,fromenforcing MayorI~eBrown’s executive order banning discrimination against Lesbians and Gays in city government. State District Judge Patrick W. Mizell agreed with City Council member Rob Todd and conservative businessman Richard Hotze that Brown lacks authority under the city charter to impose such an order. After a briefing by city attorneys, Brown said he is considering an appeal. "We are disappointed with Judge Mizell’s ruling," Brown said. "We continue to bdieve that our interpretation is correct, that the mayor has the power to issue executive orders." Brown signed the order in January, fulfilling a campaign pledge to ban discrimination in city government on the basis of sexual orientation. Although criticized by some City Council conservatives, Brown’s idea had the support of a council majority if he decided to seek an anti-discrimination ordinance..But Brown issued an executive order, instead. Mizell said the charter authorizes only the council and the Civil Service Commission to.make rules regarding discrimination, not the mayor. Todd has denied that their lawsuit was intended to suppress homosexuals. He and Hotze say their suit is aimed at procedural concerns alone. . But some in the Gay community remain unpersuaded, including some Gay conservatives who said eradicating discrimination is a goal all conservafives should share. "It’s certainly ironic that Mr. Hotze wants to perpetuate discrimination, and that in all the years he has been involved in politics in Houston he has never questioned the~ayor’s right to issue executive orders until it comes dtwn to employment equality for Gay city employees," said Clarence Bagby, president of the Houston Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus. Judge Overturns Alaska Anti-Marriage Law JUNEAU; Alaska (AP)- A State judge hearing a challenge to Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage says choosing a partner is a fundamental right that could result in a"nontraditional" choice. Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski said that the state must show why it should be able to regulate who petple marry. The court challenge, began last year when Jay Brause and Gene Dugan of Anchorage challenged a 1996law banning same-sex marriage. TheGay couple, who sought state recognition of their relationship of 20 years, said the marriage ban violates the Alaska Constitution. Michalski threw out the state’s bid to dismiss the case and ruled that choosing a partner is a fundamental right. "Itis the decisionitself thatis fundamental, whether the decision results in a traditional choice o~ the nontraditional choice Brause and Dugan seek to have recognized," Michal’ski wrote. "The same Constitution protects both." John Gaguine, the assistant attorney general who argued the case, said the state probably will ask the Alaska Supreme Court to review the decision. Proving a compelling state interest in banning same-sex marriage may be difficult, said Matt Coles, director of the Lesbian and Gay civil rights Project of the American Civil Liberties in.New York. ’The state is. going to have to have a very good justification," he said. Deat,h Sentence Holds for Murderer of Gay Man AUSTIN (A~) -~A death sentence .imposed against a former~h;§b]a~bol football starwhbwas convicted of abducting and Shooting to death a Gay man has been upheld by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. According to court records, Demarco Markeith McCullum and threecompanions targeted a Gayman for robbery in 1994becauseMcCullumbelievedGay men always carried a lot of cash. According to the court, McCullum saw Michael ¯ Burzinski, 29, walking to his car parkett" outside aGay ¯¯ bar. He attacked Burzinski, who the court said was noticeably drunk, and threw him into the backseat of ¯ Burzinski’s car. According to testimony, McCullum ¯ announced that Burzinski had to be killed because he ¯ knew his attackers’ names. He then shouted aloudhis ¯ own name and the name of the men with him - ¯ Decedrick Ganious, Terrance Perro and Chris Lewis: ¯ McCullum then drove Burzinski to a secluded loca- ¯ tion, forced Burzinski from the car and shot him once ." in the back of the head. ,Massachusetts Men Sued for Gay Bashing ¯ WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Two men accused of ¯ using an Internet chat room to lure a Gay man to a ¯ deserted field and then beating him have been sued : for civil rights violations. The attorney general’s civil ¯ rights division filed a proposed preliminary injunc- : tion against William D. Peters, 21, and Frank Labbe, ¯ 18, both of Webster. If successful, the injunction ¯ would mandate stiff punishments should the men ¯ commit additional civil rights crimes. ¯ Peters and Labbe allegedly attacked a 46-year-old ¯ Cambridge man in the early morning hours of Jan. 8 : after exchanging messages in a Gay-oriented online ¯ chat room. According to court documents, the defen- ¯ dants used anti-Gay language to taunt the victim and ¯ wamedhim,"Ifyougo to the cops, we’ll kill you. And : if we ever see you online again or in a~!_.y (chat) rooms : again, we will kill you!" ¯ Earlier this month, Labbe and Peters were indicted "- . on charges ofarmed robbery, assault and battery with : a dangerous weapon, civil rights violations, threaten- : ing to commit a crime, intimidating a witness and ¯ conspiracy, according to the Worcester County dis- : trict attorney’s office. Assistant Attorney General ¯ Richard ,Gordon said the civil rights action filed : Thursday, whichis separatefrom the criminal charges, ¯ was brought because of the severity of the case. : In the affidavit filed this week,the victim said he remains terrified of his alleged attackers. "The defen¯ dants’ threats and intimidation towards me have made mefearful for my safety, even in my own ¯ home," the testimony reads. Bias Protections Under Attack in Colorado ii Maine Towns Consider Civil Rights Protections : FORT COLLINS,Colo. (AP)-Theday after the City ¯ Council voted to extend anti-discrimination protec- : tion to Gays & Lesbians, opponents to the new law said they will petition for a vote on the plan. Council : members said two years of study and months of ¯ public meetings convinced them that discrimination ¯ is a legitimate problem for Gays and Lesbians. ¯ The new law, adopted recently, adds sexual often- : tation, defined as actual or perceived heterosexuality, ¯ homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality, as a prohibitedbasis 6f discrimination. Opponents argued the ¯ ordinance gives homosexuals special rights by con- ¯. doning and protecting their lifestyle. One man accused city leaders of "government tyranny"for endorsing the measure. "I’m sure it’s going to be : challenged,"said the Rev. Ken Stephens of Front ¯ Range Baptist Church. "We do not need the ordi- ¯ nance for a lifestyle which I believe is a chosen lifestyle." ~ ¯ Opponents said they are gearing up for a referendum’on the controversial law. City Clerk Wanda Krajicek said petitioners would have until mid-April to collect 1,783 valid signatures from registered voters who live in the city. The City Council could then repeal the ordinance, submit the measure to voters in a general election, or call for a special election to settle the matter. A vote could be scheduled as early as this summer, Krajicek said. : BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Supporters of Gay : civilrights ordinances in two Maine tourist towns say : they are motivated by economic considerations as ¯ well as by a desire to prevent discrimination. 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The night before, Camden real estate broker Susan Dorr asked the Boar,d,. of Selectmen to adopt a Gay civil rights measure. Itjust makes use of the very clear message that Camden voters have said twice on this matter,"said Dorr, who pointed to the town’s strong anti-discrimination stance in two statewide votes. ’¢Fhis is an important area to explore, to say unequivocally that Camden won’t discfiminate,"she said. While expressing support for Gay civil rights, selectmen instructed the town attorney to review the legal ramifications and advised the town manager to seek information on local anti-discrimination ordinances. If the proposals pass, the two ¯ coastal towns wouldjoin Portland and Long Island as the only Maine communities with Gay civil rights ordinances on the books. A leader in the Gay civil rights campaign, Karen Geraghty of Maine Won’t Discriminate, said she could understand the frustration of townspeople that prompted the local efforts but reiterated that a statewidelaw was theideal solution. "Every citizen in Maine ought to have the same basic rights," Geraghty said. "I don’t think that ifyou grow up in Bangor that you ought [o have to move to Portland or Camden or any other place in order to have ~ayyour om~ara love be tt~b us, totd as~~t our bol~ inyoa"- Ps. 33:21 protection against discrimination." qi nite, :G°dLo’vse ¯ l.esbian CityA CouncilOrin :Settles nto Job ~’~ Gv~’;~o~oda"~, ~’~’E;g~r~;~r;~’uran~ HOUS,TON (AP) - running joke Annise J~7~X,. burdens. Come share in the bounty of Gods Parker s camp during her run for Houston City ~ love with us each Sunday at 10:45 ~a. Council eame from a caller’s r,,e~,~~tion to her televi- ~ : Children Are Always Welcome! sion campaign commercial. She looks, just like some suburban housewife," the viewer said. Parker ]~/I~Fol]tal1 Col]].l]lun]t~ 91~8/hs~U~171~5~ didu’tmind the comparison. "That’s what I wanted to convey. I’m just like everybody else when it 1625 N. Maplewood of GEt.tel" Tulsa. comes to the issues that I’m concerned about," JACOXANIMAl, CLINIC M - F 7:30 - 7, Sat 9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 Family’s Pet Physician DR. MALCOLM JACOX tel: 712-2750, fax: 712:2760 Now Featdring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. Country 13rco Club Parker, 41, said. "Because I happen to be Gay doesn’t mean that I have a shaved head and wear Doc Martens, either." On a recent morning, this 20-year veteran of corporate America happened to be wearing a white turtleneck, brownjacket and tan pants. The muted outfit and Parker’s low-key style certainly gave no clue to the fact that she’s a trailblazer who has broken a major barrier in becoming Houston’s first openly Gay elected official. That distinction became official on Jan. 2, when Parker took the oath of office with her partner of seven years at her side. She joined only 122 other openly Gay elected officials in the U.S., according to the Washington, D.C.-based Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund. At City Hall, though, Parker says she’s just another councilwoman. Parker is an at-large council member, meaning she was elected by voters across the city. "There’s no difference inside this ¯ tive legislative work." Still, Parker doesn’t shy ¯ away from her role in Houston’s history or the ¯ responsibility that comes withit. "Somebodyhas to ¯ be first and you want the first to do a great job, so : that the next one has it easier. And I feel that ¯ responsibility, but I’m very pleased that within ¯ these walls and when I~m at a civicforum that that’s ¯ not the issue," she said. ¯ Houston’s Gay and Lesbian community cer¯ taiuly claimed Parker’s victory. "Voters care more about what our representatives doin council chain- : bets than what they do in their bed chambers and ¯ that’s a good sign for the future of this city," said , Dale Carpenter, a Houston lawyer and past state president of the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of ¯ Gay and Lesbian conservatives. Over the years, : Houston’s Gay community has seen many disap- ¯ pointments, including the repeal 13 years ago of a ¯ city ordinance Nving job protection to Gays ." During the firstfew council meetings of the year, ¯ a man showed up spewing what Parker termed ; "rather ugly" comments toward her and other mi- ¯ nority councilmembers. Healso made obscene and ¯ threatening phone calls to her office. "It’s part of ¯ the job," Parker said. "You’re a public figure. ¯ You’re a target because you have to be accessible ¯ and everyone has First Amendment rights." But there have been some signs that the nation’s ¯ fourth-largest city is growing up. During last ¯ November’s election, incumbent city controller ¯ Lloyd Kelley lost to Sylvia Garcia after calling her : his "Gay opponent." ’q’he atmosphere has dra- ¯ matically changed here for the better," Carpenter : said. "Annise Parker’s election is certainly the ¯ most prominent example of that." Parker spent ¯ about 20 years working for Mosbacher Oil and ; Energy and in that time also owned two small ¯ businesses. She’s also served on the Houston Po- ¯ liceDepartmentAdvisory Committeeand thecity’s Citizen Review Committee. She has been a police liaison for the Gay and Lesbian community. Parker’s activism also has extended to the restoration and preservation ofhistoric sites in Houston. "I care about the architectural heritage in the community," she said. "Ijust care about old buildings." Now she is navigating the transition from private life as abusinesswomanand activist to city official. Meeting the needs of her constituents, she said, largely means dealing with their concerns about everyday issues like street repairs and garbage collection. Said Parker: "Potholes aren’t Gay or Lesbian or black or Hispanic or Asian." : Illinois Civil Rights Bill ." SPRINGFIELD, ill. (AP) - The state of Illinois ." forbids discrimination based on race, color, reli- ¯ gion, sex, marital status and six other characteris- ¯ tics. Now, sexual orientation might be added to the : list. A bill advanced by an Illinois House commit- . tee wouldltrohibitlandlords,employers and credi- ¯ tots from discriminating against Gays. : Themeasure, sponsoredby Rep. Larry McKeon, ; D-Chicago, would amend the state’s human rights ¯ lawby addingthephrase%exual orientation" to the list of categories protected against bias. McKeon, ." who is Gay, told the Human Services Committee ¯" that the bill "highlights Gays’ status as citizens under Illinois law" but does not :’promote or con- " done any lifestyle." ." 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It may be important to . tivelandl0rds ~idv s~Id people who oppose advances for thosecommum- . o0t lucky" §l~kM~f ¢~,~ai’m, ;/6#~i7,~ ~es, For ~e l~st of Houston,_~ey w~t m ~ow ¯ ’ ta-"~,v~ li’oA~.;i whe~ef I~ffehv~ on &er p~ac~ nelgh~r ’ hav ’ e~ ..... " - :’ etogetlu~k~tbhaveajob:&apiactlblive." hood issues." ¯ McKeon s~ess~ &at &e proposM wo~d not Fellow councilman Jew Don Boney Jr., who considers himself a staunch supporter of Parker’s, said she’s a welcome addition to Houston government. "She is a seasoned veteran who is a decisive advocate on behalf of neighborhood interests," he said. "She is fiscally responsible. She is a worker. She is not here to profile. She is here to do substan- : require religious institutions that regard homo- : sexuality as immoral to hire or promoteGay people. ¯ It also would not require employers or unions to ¯ give preferential treatment or other affirmative : action to Gays, he said. The committee approved : the bill onan 8-2 vote. The House defeated a similar ¯ measure by McKeon last April. Proteins Protect A Few Hemophiliacs NEWYORK (AP) - Fourteen hemophiliacs whorepeatedly gotHIV-contaminated infusions resisted infection because they had high levels of certain immune system proteins, a study suggests. . The proteins are called chemokines. Prior studies have shown they can block HIV infection in ~he test tube, and scien- " usts have been hoping to use them to : develop AIDS drugs or a vaccine. ¯ TheAssociated Press reported the study : of hemophiliacs in September when it . was presented at a meeting. The work now appears in a recent issue of the Pro- " ceedings of the National Academy of Sci- : ences. It was presented by Daniel Zagury of : the Pierre and Marie Curie University in : Paris, Alessandro Gringeri of the Univer- " sity of Milan in Italy, Dr. Robert Gallo of ¯ the Institute of Human Virology at the " University of Maryland, and others. " The hemophiliacs, from Italy, were ex- ¯ posed to theAIDS virus through contaminated infusions of blood products. Blood " cells taken from them Were found to pro- : dace about twiceas muchofthree kinds of " chemokines as didcells fromhealthy blood donors, or from hemophiliacs unexposed to HIV. The study involved 128 hemophiliacs who had repeatedly been expo~.d to HIV from blood products between 1980 to . 1985, before a test to screen blood for the " virus became available. Only three were . infected by the first infusions. The total ¯ number of those infected rose to 59 in " 1982, 84 in 1983, 103 in 1984 and 114 in ". 1985. The pattern shows mosthemophili- ¯ acs had a natural but temporary resistatice .... to HIV infection, the researchers said. Faster HIV Test Recommended ATLANTA (AP) - Tony Braswell’s staff spends weeks, sometimes months, waiting for people Who took anonymous HIV tests to return for their test results. Many never show. "It’s an anonymous testing site. It’s not like you can call these people up and say ’Hey, your test came back positive. We need to talk to you,’ "said Braswell, executive director of AID Atlanta. The federal government recently recommended the use of a new HIV test that yields results instantly, making it possible for health workers to cut down on cases slipping through the cracks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the new test would catch nearly 700,000 people a year, including 8,000 infected with HIV, who take the test but never return for results, said Bernard Branson, a medical epidemiologist at the CDC. Thereis a downside: A~additional 8,000 people would receive false-positive resuits, ~aid Branson, the chief architect Of the CDC;s recommendation. "It’s clearly a risk messing with people s psych~, telling them the,y are HIV,pOsltlve, he sm . "Bin ~b.:.u~h~i~O ask.whether the"beaefit outweighs~ ~e risk." " ’ Both the new and the old tests look for antibodies in the blood. But the traditional, one-week test also looks for specific protein bands that are considered the absolute indicator of HIV. The CDC estimated the false-positive rate of infections using 1995 data. The Bell Flower Clinic in Indianapolis has been using the rapid test for about a year, said Mary McKee, spokeswoman for the Marion County, Ind., health department. To combat false results, the clinic gives three quick HIV tests. If one or more comes back with a false-positive, a traditional bloo.d test is taken and the results are made available in about seven days, she said. "Most people felt it would be better to know.., because they could take the precautions they need to take with their partners", while they waited, Ms. McKee said. The’CDC said the use of the new tests should be based on a combination of factors: the prevalence of HIV in a community and return rates for test results. In cities where there is a high prevalence of HIV and a low return rate, the new tests should be used, Branson said. The new test is not publicly funded and costs S 10 to $25 at public clinics across the country. TraditiOnal AIDS tests at public clinics typically are free. Currently, only one rapid test has been approved by the FDA for use in clinics in the United States. The test, manufactured by Murex ofNorcross, Ga., takes about 10 minutes to determine whether the virus is present. Several other tests are awaiting FDA approval, Branson Said. . ClintonAide Favors :Needle Exchange SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Making a strong statement in favor of needle exchange programs, President Clinton’s AIDS adviser said 33 Americans contract the HIV virus through drug injections every day. ’q~hese are not numbers but real lives,’: Saiadra Thurmah said Wednesday ih a speech to the National AIDS UPDATE Conference. "I have cradled them in my arms, often in their last moments. I am. haunted by the responsibility to use my position,to do everything I can to stop this carnage. A congressional moratorium onfederal funding for local needle exchange programs expires at the end of March. Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala then could order release of funds to commtmities that have programs exchanging clean needles for contaminated ones, a commonsource of the AIDS virus. Thurman has been lobbying Shalala to support such programs. Barry McCaffrey, head of the White House Office of National Drug Policy, opposes the programs, contending they promote drug use. Shalala has declined to recommend funding in the past, saying it needed more study. Shalala’s office did not return a telephone call seeking reaction to Thurman’s speech. Thurman’s comments were welcomed Thursday by Daniel Zingale of the advocacy group AIDS Action. The speech "sends a signal that the time is now to let locals get the dirty needles off the street," he said. 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"One third of the world’s population ¯ has TB, but inmost peopleit is dormant," : UNAIDS spokesman Gareth Jones said. ¯ ’q’B is only dangerous when it becomes ¯ active; Ifyouhave the HIV virus and your ¯ immune system is down, the odds of dor- " mantTB becoming activeis muchhigher." The World Health Organization estimates that more people will die from TB . this year it than any other year in history. " Tuberculosis, which attacks mainly the " lungs, is a bigger killer than malari~ and ¯ AIDS combined. Last year over7 million : people worldwidebecame sick andnearly " 3 million died of TB, the WHO said. ¯ Last year, AIDS killed 2.3 million ¯ people and infected 16,000 more people daily. UNAIDS says more than30 million people worldwide areinfected withAIDS. Reparative Therapy Slammed in Utah SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Some therapists contend unhappy, homosexuals can " _ ’abandon their lifestyle through so-called " "reparative" or conversion treatment, but ." a Utah social-work group says they ¯ shouldn’ t try. " In aunanimous affirmation ofa 2-year- ¯ old stance by its parent group, the Utah chapter of the National Association. of ¯ Social Workers has adopted a policy dis- " couragingreparative therapy. Thegroup’s ¯ state board found there is insufficient scientific data supporting the treatment. The ¯ American Psychological Association in " August also passed a resolution opposing ¯ reparative therapy. "Social stigmatization of lesbian, gay : and bisexual people is widespread and is : a primary motivating factor in leading ¯ some people to seek sexual orientation ¯ changes," the policy states. "Discomfort " about working with this population may " lead to inappropriate, ineffective and even ¯ damaging interventions by social work- ¯ ers." " Board president Joanne Yaffe said the ¯ action came after it received an anony- ¯ mous complaint, redirected from the national committee. "They toldus they knew " of Utah social workers who were practic- " ing reparative therapy and asked us what ¯ we were going to do about it," she said. ° The state chapter’s action was criti- " cized by such groups as Evergreen Inter- ¯ national and LDS Social Services. ’q’he , church’s licensed professional counselors take the position that thereis substan- ¯ tial evidence that individuals can dimin- ¯ ish their unwanted homosexual attraction -" and make changes in their lives," said " Mormonchurch spokesmanDonLeFevre. ¯ "The church and these professionals are : supportive of a person’s right to seek ¯ assistance in doing so." : Reparative or conversion therapy at- ¯ tempts to change homosexuals to heterosexuals, and has existed for more than a " century. Earlypracticesincorpomtedelec- ." tric shocks, castration, lobotomies and aversion therapy. Today, therapists instead use psychoanalytic, cognitive or behavioral therapy techniques to diminish or eliminate same-sex attraction. Critics contend the therapies have a 60- 70 percent failure rate, but supporters insist there is ampleproof thathomosexuals can change, or at least curb their behavior. NASW board member Shirley Cox, a Brigham Young University social-work professor and Evergreen Intemationa board member, said there is a distinction to be made between reparative therapy and what she calls "lifestyle-change" therapy. "Reparative therapy assumes people are broken and in need of repair. don’t believe that," she said. "But I will help people who want to live as heterosexuals. They have a right.to choose." Egergreen Executive Director David Pruden said NASW made itself "vulnerable when, as an organization, they become the arbiters of lifestyle decisions. What happens if something goes wrong because they have affirmed a certain lifestyle7’ Pruden said about 40% of the people served by his organization leave homosexuality entirely and about 30% diminish their homosexual behavior. ¯ US Supreme Court: Are HIV+ Disabled? WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major test of disability rights, Supreme Court justices sparred Monday over whether HIV-infected people should be considered disabled because of dangers involved in sex andchildbearing. The lawyer for Bangor, Maine, dentist Randon Bragdonargued that Bragdon did not illegally discriminate against anHIVinfected woman by refusing to treat her at his office. The patient, Sidney Abbott, suffers no AIDS symptoms and therefore is not protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act, said attorney John McCarthy. But Ms. Abbott’s lawyer said lower courts correctly found that Bragdon violated the law, which bars discrimination against the disabled in jobs, housing and public accommodations. The law - responsible for such aids as wheelchair ramps at countless public places - says people are disabled if they have aphysical or mental impairment that "substantially limits one or more major life activlties." HIV-infected people should always be considered disabled because the contagious andfatal nature ofacquiredimmune deficiency syndrome severely limits their ability to have sex and bear children, said Ms. Abbott’s attorney, Beunet,t hi. Klein. Some justices disputed whether HIV infection really creates such a limit. Justices David H. Souter and Antonin Scalia suggested an HIV-iufected person faces a "moral choice"rather than an actual physical limit on his ability to have children. "I’m not sure that’s what the statute is talking about," Souter said. However,JusticeAnthony M. Kennedy said that if .a person with highly iufectious tuberculosis stays away from other people, -"we don’t just call it a moral choice." Someone with bubonic plague would be considered disabled, added Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Bragdon’s lawyer said the disability law aims .to protect people whose disabilities affect their "day-to-day indepen,,dent living andeconomic self-sufficien~y, not HIV-infectedpeoplewhosufferno symptoms. ¯ The disability-rights law says disabled ¯ people can be treated differently if they : pose a"direct threat to the health or safety : of others." "Dr. Bragdon believes that ¯ when he provides a service in the face of ¯ the risk of death he should be allowed to ¯ take additional precautions" such as in- ¯, sisfing on filling Ms. Abbott’s cavity at a hospital, McCarthy said. ¯ However, Breyer said that "after 15 ¯ years andhundreds ofthousands ofdeaths" ¯ fromAIDS there appeared to be no docu- ¯ mentedcasesinwhichadenfistcaughtthe ¯ virus from a patient. "How can we say : here that your client exercised reasonable ¯ medical judgment.’?" Breyer asked ¯ McCarthy replied that there were seven ¯ possible cases of HIV transmission in ; dental procedures. ¯ Klein said that unless HIV-infected : people have clear protections under the ¯ law,many will hide the fact that they carry ¯ the virus. ¯ The court never has decided a case ¯ involving an HIV-related issue or the dis- " ability-bias law, signed in 1990 by Presi- ¯ dentBush. Adecisionis expected by July. ¯ Thejustices’rulingcouldprovidedues as ¯ to whether the law covers other kinds of ¯ disabilities, such as cases of epilepsy or ¯ diabetes that are controlled by medica- ¯ don. ¯ Titanic Necklace ¯ Raises $$ for AIDS ¯ BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -A 170- ¯ carat sapphire and diamond necklace ¯ modeled after a piece of jewelry in the movie ’q’itanic" sold for $2.2 miilion at a ¯ fundraiserheldinhonorofPfincessDiana. ¯ The black:fie Princess Ball was part of a gala to raise money for the Diana, Prin- . cess of Wales Memorial Fund and South- " era Califomia~s Aid for AIDS. The two charities will split the money. The neck- "¯ lace was valued at $3.5millionbefore the auction. The buyer was not identified. Volunteers Needed :f_or TU Study of ¯ Anti-Gay Violence .. Elana Newman, Ph.D., a clinical psy- ¯ chologist who joined the University of ¯ Tulsa faculty a year and half ago, is an ¯ expert in studying the impact of violence ¯ and post-traumatic stress disorder. In col- . laboration with her students, she is con- : ducting several studies regarding the psy- ." chological impact of sexual assault, as- : sault, hate-violence, workplace violence, ¯ accidents and natural disasters. ¯ Currently Dr. Newmanis collaborating ¯ with studeiats Tim Studebaker and Bradley Hunt on a study investigating the : impact of hate violence on psychological : heath and political beliefs. Gay, Lesbian, ~ Bisexual, Transgender, and Straight vol- ¯ unteers (both who have and have not : experienced hate violence) are needed to ¯ complete an anonymous and confidential ¯ survey. Not much is understood about ¯ hate violence and the results may help ¯ develop psychological treatment and ¯ policy for potential victims. Volunteers : can obtain a copy of this sensitive survey ¯ byleaving amessage with their name and ." address at 631-2031. Several studies onhate violence, sexual : assault and alcohol use are planned to ¯ begin in Fall 1998. Volunteers who are ¯, interested in participating in future stud- ," ies are encouraged to contact Dr. ¯ Newman"s research lab and leave their : name, phone number and address. by James Christjohn If you missed Betty Buckley’s concert, you missed a lot! She w~s in fine voice - and what avoice! The stateside originator of "Memory" from "Cats", she gave that song moremeauing than any of ~hose who have followedher. Andshe is one of afew performers who could make the vast caverns of the PAC seem like an intimate cabaret. She reminded me very much oflocal performer Susan McBay in her deceptively simple approach and enjoyment of the musicians playing with her. Having run the gamut from Broadway’ s"Pippin"toTV’s "eight Is Enough" to "Cats" to her most recent star turn as Norma Desmond in "Sunset Boulevard,, she had a multitude of stories to tall. And "With One Look" will never be the same for me. No one can toUch her version. Her stories were witty as well - I really enjoyed the one in which she was in Pippin, and one’of the writers wrote a show called "’The Baket~.Wife" with her in mind for the lead. "’A show written for me! I was thrilled!". Unfortunately, the producer was unfamiliar with her work, so she had to audition. 9 times. She did not get the part. After many therapy sessions, in wfiich she acknowledged that she"was somewhatresentful andbitter", the thera- : genuinely get a sense of what itmust have ; been like to be on that ship. ¯ Having sailed on the Tomtanic, and : bumped into all kinds of icebergs but : miraculously never sinking completely, I ¯ could relate to the captain’s arrogant atti- ". tude that the ship was unsinkable and the ¯ White Star Line’s manager, Bruce Ismay, who according to some sources waved away all warmngs of ice that were coming in and urged for more speed. Not to mention that the ship and her Captain only had one day for testing and maneuvers, where six weeks was After her Friday Pops performance the norm. How ’could with theTulsaPhilharmonic, thefabu- the captain or any of the crew have "known lous Betty Buckley graciously met with Council Oak Men’s Chorale di- that the rudder was too rector, Rick Fortner and TFN Enter- small to turn the ship in tainment writer, James Christjohn. time?Andthatifthey’d ¯ hit the iceberg head on, the ship would have stayed afloat until " help came? The film does a really good ~ job of showing how such small decision ¯ can forever alter the course of history, . ." sending ripples through time. ¯ I will say that Cameron borrowed a ". trick or thr~e from the time travel film, ," "Somewhere in Time", starting Christo- ", pher Reeve and Jane Seymour. Particu- ¯ larlv at the end, but I’ll l~t you figure out ~ wh~t I mean by that. And if you’ve not ; seen "Somewh’ere.. "’, it’s well worth ~ renting. And "Tita~fic’" deserved the Os- ¯ cars it took home. So if you’ve resisted pist finally said "Claim the song from the : seeing ,it due~to the hyp~rinflated hype, show written for you - and get over it!" : don’t. It’s wall worth seeing. But ~o while And so, "The Meadowlark" became her ," you can still see it in surround sound s~gnature tune. (And a beautifully haunt- ¯ ~heatre~. That really’ puts youin filemiddle ing song itis, too.) After the Show, I was fortunate to share a moment or two with her, and to tell her how much I enjo.yed the show. She was very gracious. I went to "Titanic" late in. the game - just a few weeks ago. I was prepared to hate it and mock Jim Cameron for an budgetarily overinflated flop¯ Instead, what I saw amazed me. Despite my attitude going in, I was drawn into the story, and "’went down with the ship. "And even though I knew how they did the effects, I was still left with total astonishment at what the thousands of people behind the scenes worked so hard to create. In short, they put you on the ship - no mean feat. Now, I’m not a DeCaprio fan and tomy eyes, he was the weakest link in the film. He seemed too young to play the p~.t he did - and yes, I know he’s 25 and the character was 20. He still looks 15, and could not adequately convey a character who’d had a hard knock life and been all over the world as the Jack Dawson character had. Billy Zane portrays the villain of the piece, though if he showed up in my stateroom and showered me with jewels, I’d ~e, hard pressed to say no. I understand Rose s (Kate Winslet) repugnance all too wall. His h~.dsomeness andmanners were o~fly surface. And surface is’what the world saw. The reality in private was much different. Been there, dealt with that. He’s an easy character to hate - almost too easy, as the character tends toward stereotype. Although I’ve read about the Titanic many times as an historical event, and despite those flaws, the film does capture you and suck you in (or down?). You of the action. Blub. Just had the first "Follies Revue" Rehearsal, and it looks like it’ll be a ftm show. The dates are June 25-27, and I believe it’ll be at the-PAC again. Stay tuned for mtre details... TheCouncil Oak Men" s Choral~ (which was Council Oak Chorale, until someone pointed out that the acronym, COC, could be cause for some consternation. I was disappointed- imagine all the wonderftd fodder for this colunm it could have provided - pity.) performed to much applans~ at thePFLAG spaghetti supper last month. Mel White was the guest speaker, he also did well on the applause--o-meter. He’s a very good speaker, and makes some good points when it comes to what the religions wrong is all about. Scary stuff, that. ~ Anyway,COMCis in rehearsal now for ¯ a concert TBA. Rick Fortner, the fearless ¯ leader ofthislittlebandofvocalists,lhinks ~ perhaps May-endor June mightbe appro- : pilate. Details comc-ing soon. Broken Arrow Community Playhouse ~ presents "The Dresser", abackstage ~anee ¯ at lifein a3rdrate Britishtheatrical troupe ¯ in 1942, just when most touting companies (which took theatre all over Britain to ¯ small communities and grand dries in the ~ days. before film and television were as commonplaceas they are now) were fold- " ing due to the film industry’s takeover of ¯ entertainment. Performances run through ¯ April 5th at the BACP, 1800 Main St. For ¯ ticket info and reservations, call 258- ¯ 0077. ¯ Over at the Comedy Club, Jeff Dunham ¯ can be heard throwing his voice around. see Notes, page 10 PHILBROOK 749.7941 Visit Tuesday - Sunday adults $6.25, children 12 & under free Music on Exhibit IV At Philbrook Museum T U L S A PHILHARAAONIC Woodwind Quintet Brass Quintet String Quartet Music by Nielsen, Ewald, Brahms For tickets, call 747-7445 The University of Tulsa’s Bi sexual/Lesbian/Gay/TransgenderedAlliance presents on April 16 - 19 in Lorton Hall, the Tulsa Queer Film Festival Thursday, April 16 Saturday, April 18 9 45 She’s Safe 9:00 Nitrate Kisses 10:30 Blooclsisters Friday, April 17 7:00 Cruel 7:30 Boys’ Shorts 9:30 Wavelengths 10:00 Girl Talk 1:00-4:00 Feminist Films Girls Like Us Under the Skin Game ¯ My Feminism Real Indian 6:00 Rules of the Road 6:30 Elevation 7:00 Shinjuku Boys Sunday, April 19 1:00 Out at Work 2:00 Faggots Are For Burning Stop the Church 3:00 Thank God l’m a Lesbtan 8:00 Defying Gravity 4:00 Hide and Seek All.tim,s.and details ofschedule are tentative. IZ~yers will be Fosted closer to tl~ event. Ad donated by Tulsa Family Parish Church ofSt. Jerome Evangelical Anglican Church in America An Inclusive Anglican Community Holy Week Services Sunday - April 5th Blessing of the Palms - 11:00AM Maundy Thursday - April9th 7:00 PM Good Friday - April 10th Rosary - 6:30 PM Service - 7:00 PM Holy Saturday - April llth t Prayer Service - 10:00AM Liturgy of Light - 7:00PM~_ Easter Sunday - April 12th 11:00AM 205 West King Tulsa, OK (918) $82-308S The Rev. Canon Rick Hollingsworth, Pastor The Rev. Debbie Starnes, Deacon ~SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope. (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 2545 S: Yale, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 2545 S. Yale, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1lain, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pro, Childrens Minislry - 5pm, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University~ of Tulsa BisexuaULesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance 6:30 pm, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~" MONDAYS Council Oak Men’s Chorale, 7 pm, leave meSsage for more information: 743-4297 HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonym6us testing.. No appointment required. ,Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3501 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pm, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Monieach mo. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 7pm, call Shawn 491-2036. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 3/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder ~TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 3/10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder .HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium l:30pm 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 3/3, 12:30pm, Urban League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tuisa, Inc. HIV!AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family I-IiViAr~)S Support Group - 7 pm,-Locations, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 743-4297 PrimeTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each mo., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~" WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer = 6:30pro, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pm, 3210€ So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support!social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group; 1 st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pm, Pride Center, Info: 743:4297 ~ SATURDAYS ’ ...... Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community ofHope,1703 E. 2nd’i tnfo: 585=1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E~ 38th, 2ndfl.. ¯ ~" OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222. Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. CHECK OUT THE LIBRARY! by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Incase youhaven’tchecked out the library in the last decade or so, it’s not just books anymore! Besides magazines (Advocate, Out, LambdaBook Report) and CDs (Melissa Etheridge,kdlang, EltonJohn, lots of Cole Porter), the library has some entertaining videos that are of interest to the gay and lesbian community. Newer films include: Philadelphia (1993): Ton~ Hanks won an Oscar for his portrayal of a lawyer with AIDS who is wrongly fired from his prestigious law firm. He sues, and wins, with the help of homophobic Denzel Washington. Celluloid Closet (1995):- Narrated by Lily Tomlin, this - is an overview of homosexualityin themovies andincludes interviews With Harvey Fierstein, Whoopi Goldberg andGore Vidal, among others. The Sum ofUs (1996): Stamng Russell ¯ Crowe (L.4. Confidential), this fun Aus- ¯ tralian filmrevolves around a well mean- " ing father who tries to help his son find In ease you haven’t eheeked out the llhrary in the last decade or so, it’s not just hooks anymore! Besides maffazlnes . . . and CDs . .. the library has some entertaining videos that are of interest to the Gay and Lesbian eommunlty. No, not screaming at the hecklers, but as one Of the fiinnlest ventriloquists around. Most of you might remember Peanut th~ Woozle, Walter the grumpy old man, and Jose thejalapeno from appearances on the Tonight Show and other talk shows, as well, as many of the comedy shows broadcast from comedy clubs onTV. Just named Stand-upComedian of the Year, again, at the American Comedy Awards, he’ll be doing 4 showshere in Tulsa at the Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis. For info, call 481-0558. Jerry Lee Lewis will be at Cain’s Ballroom April 17. Tickets available at Mohawk Music (51 & Sheridan, behind Wendys, 644-2951, or by calling 747- 0001~ Barbara Ariadne will be one of the featured photo~aphers in the npcoming Tulsa Photography Collective’s exhibit at Rogers University. These shows highlight some really goodlocal artists, so I would encourage you to take ajaunt out to Rogers ,for a coffee and a viewing. Barbara-~?photos are really beautiful images, and each one tells a story and will leave you thinking about what you’ve seen. She’ll bea talent to watch in coming years. Stevie’s tour dates just announced ! She will perform in Dallas July 17 at the Starplex, otherwise you can catch her in St. Louis at the Riverport Amphitheater on July 11, or in Kansas City at the SandstoneonJuly 11. Tickets available through ticketmaster, from $40 to $80. I remember paying $25 in 1982 to see Fleetwood ¯.. the Turner exhibit at Philbrook Museum vAll be ending on April 12. Don’t miss this exhibit whieh is the sole worldwide venue. Turner is considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. ; song’s about. Mr.Right. When A Kid is Gay (1995): Younglesbians and gays share their thoughts and feelings about their sexual orientation, families and the church. Classic older rifles include: La ,Cage aux Folles (1978): The original Birdcage, from France, which inspired the fabulousBroadway musical. How can you force a flamboyant drag queen to actlike John Wayne? Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971): Classic love mangle with handsome Murray Head caughtbetween Glenda Jackson and Peter Finch. Director John Schlesinger dared to include a male-to-male kiss in this groundbreaker. Videos check out from the library for three days and they’re free! (Fines, however, are $1 per day for videos.) Check for videos and CDs at die Media Center at the Cen- ¯¯ tral Library (596-7933) or contact your local libra@. ¯ Mac. The rimes, they have a-changed! ¯ The Stevie Nicks boxed set, EN- ¯ CHANTED, will be releaged on April 28, ¯ followed by an appearance On Letterman ¯ April 30. Then, she will release a newly ¯ recorded album in fall, with perhaps m~- ¯ other tour to follow that effort. And hopefully, all these things will occur when the publicists say they will. To quote Stevie, 1 Can’t Wait. As of right now, the first single from the boxed set is scheduled to be Reconsider Me. Since her music and lyrics eerily coincide "with happenings andcrises in my life, I can’t wait to hear what that ¯ Wayward Theatre Company will ¯ present THE BALTIMORE WALTZ on ¯ April 2-19in collaboration with the Dela- ¯ ware Playhouse. For more information, ¯ call 712-1511. ¯ The Thomas Moran exhibition will be ¯ continues through May 10 at Gilcrease ¯ ¯ Museum. But the Turner exhibit at Philbrook Museumwill be endingonApril ¯ 12. Don’t miss this exhibit which is the sole worldwide venue. Turner is considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. Tulsa Opera brings to a close its 50th anniversary season with Madama Butterfly onMay2,7 and9,1998 at the Perform- . ing Arts Center. General Director Carol I. ¯ Crawfordmadeher conducting debut with ¯ Butterfly when it was last performed in ¯ 1991. Maestra Crawford said "Madama ] Butterfly was the first grand opera the ¯ Companypresented (1953 -54), and seems ¯ ¯ a fit.ting conclusion t,,oTulsaOpera’s 50th anmversary season. Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation April 15th .is all but upon us - call now! Lesbiatis and Gay menface many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Electronicfiling is availableforfaster refunds. 7 47 - 5.466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 Wom en: At R.isk What’s Love Got to Do with It? An Evening for Advocates of Women’s Issues Premiere of a Melanie Spector Film April 16th, 5-7pm, All Souls, 2952 S. Peoria RSVP by April 15th: 585-5551 This advertisement donated by Tulsa Family News. Call 918-742-1971 or Toll Free 1-8OO-559-1558 Tulva & Nationwide Relocation Real.Estate Serv~ce~ At least now when you have a bad hair day, you’ll have a good reason why! Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & So, Memorial 665-6595 1998 Eclipse Spyder GS only$ 2 2, 76 7 Built HITSUBISHi HOTORS For Living.TM THE MUSEUM SHOP AT PHIL13ROOK 748.5304 by Jean-Pierre Lagrandbouche Tonight we dined with the Emperor. Yes, we were in Tulsa, and no, their Imperial Majesties, the Emperor Akiinto and the Empress Michiko, were not in town for an intimate little dinner party with Jean-Pierre. The little hovel in winch we live wouldhardly be suitable for entertaining the descendant of the goddess of the Sun and ins gracious partner. When amongst Polite Society in Japan, one can pay no greater compliment to one’s host or hostess than to compare the foodthe art- presented, with a meal fitfor the Emperor. And, while we’ve always found the susin at Fuji to be good, we were unprepared for the magnificent feast we were presented tonight. Japanese cuisine descends from an ancient and glorious heritage, stretching back a millennimn or two. Everything is carefully planned and executed with meticulous attention to detail as only the Japanese can do. Upon arriving at the restaurant, we were immediately welcomed and escorted to ot~r table in the large, open dining room. No sooner had we gotten settled in, then we were greeted by our waiter, who distributed hot washcloths to each diner, permitting them to cleanse their hands before dinner. Anassistantamred, bearing a small basket of warm shrimp chips - very light and airy cinps made of rice flour, flavored wi[h shrimp, colored inassorted pastels-, and fried to a crispy crunchiness. The menus are lengthy and detailed, and present offerings representative of the major varieues of Japanese cmsine. We had been to Fuji many, many tirnes before, but, for some reason, we had always made selections only from the long list’of sushi, sushi rolls, and sashimi. So, we asked our waiter to bring us ins choice ofdimmer, highlighting thenon-sushi items that we had not before tried in Tulsa. Mist soup arrived immediately. MisO, a soup made from fermented soybean paste, is a staple of the Japanese breakfast table and practically every other meal. Fuji ser~’es a mild, light-colored mist characteristic of the soups of Kyoto and Osaka, that also contained small cubes of tofu and bits of nori - sheets of dried seaweed. The soup arrives in a pretty, lidded bowl, and one partakes by sipping directly from the bowl. It was followed in qnick succession by the Japanese concession to American tastes, a salad oficeberg lettuce and a tomato wedge. It was garnished with little fried noodles and shav- !rigs of red cabbage, and dressed in an interesting sauce of ginger, sesame paste, and peanut oil It was now time for the appetizers, mad what an embarrassment of riches we received! First came the Hiya-Yakko Tofu, which was probably the only food we ate requiring an "advanced" palate. Twolarge wedges of cold, delicate, custard-like tofu were garnished with sliced scallions and grated ginger, and served with a gentle ginger-soy sauce. Yakitoriis alittle skewer of charcoaled cincken meat interspersed with onions and bell pepper, and served warm with tonkatsu sosu, a dark spicy Fu~i Japanese Cuisine and Sushi Bar 8226 East 71st Hours: Lunch . Mon. - Fri.,, 11:30 to 2: dinner 5:30-10, until 10:30 on Fridays. Sat. 11:30 to 10:30~ Sun. 11:30 to 9:30. Prices: Expensive to very expensive Pa,~anent: NIajorcredit cards Smohin~: Separate smokin~ section Alcohol: Fully licensed, including Japanese ~tems Ratin~: A list ¯ sauce similar ~o soy enriched with toma- ¯ toes and fruit. We also had exquisite ~ Sunomono: crab leg, sin-imp, octopus, " cucumber, and wakame (seaweed) lightly ¯ pickled in a sweet, bonito- flavored vinegar. " The next course was sashinfi. Many ¯ Americans are squeamish at the thought of eating "’raw fish" at a sushi bar, and nothing takes sushi eating to an extreme more than sashimi, winch is simply fish without the rice. When the Japanese eat seafood that has not been cooked, they do not eatjust any fish or sea creature that comes along. Strict standards of the highest quality and freshness are required. Fish and sea creatures for sushi mad sashimi are very expensive, and it is eaten uncooked to accentuate the crisp freshness, the delicate flavors and the wonderful textures of the dish. Our plate of sasinmi was artfully arranged with three slices each of wonderful, bright red tuna and the tender, .purple-tinged winte flesh of octopus tentacles, plus a mound of some of the most fabulous squid dredged in caviar that we have ever eaten. Often times, squid is a bi~ chew),, but this sashimi was so exquisitely delicate and fresh, that we ~isk nmning out of superlatives to describe the experience. The plate was also garnished with carved pieces of carrot and cucumber, and strewn with delicious young radish sprouts. Awordof education for thosewhohave never done the sushi experience is ~varranted for another item thatappears ou the plate with sushi and sashimi. There will almost always be a little ball or mass of green paste the Japanese call wasabi. Beware. Do not put the green paste into your mouth ~vithout proper preparation, or it will give you such an incredible rush that your sinuses will clear, the top of your head will feel as though it is coming off, your eyes will water, andyou will want to stop breathing. Wasabi is Japanese horseradish. It is a delicious condiment, but potentially fatal in novice hands ! On your table, you will find a little tiny bowl or plate. Put alittle of the wasabi on the plate (using your chopsticks, of course), and pour soy sauce into the bowl. Mix the two together until you make a thin sauce, winch you can make hotter or milder to your own tastes. When you eat your piece ofnigirisusin or your sasinmi, dip the fish in.to the sauce before conveying the whole pwce to your mouth. By this point in the meal, we were quite completely stuffed, but it was now time for the main course to arrive. Our waiter had selected two large salmon filets prepared in the Sinoyaku style ~ charl~roiled with sea saltand special spice,s, and served with a:ginger sauce. Tins salmon was unlike anything we had ever tast~l before, with an amazing, full-bodiedflavor, and it was so incredibly rich that we were unable to eat the entire, enormous serving. The salmon was accompanied by vegetable tempura and an artfully carCed anddissected fresh orange. Rice, ofcourse, was present throughout the meal. Truly, we had eaten so much, see Fuji, page 12 by LarnontLindstrorn." Nowadays everyone has his or her "culture." This one-time anthropological term ’ used to mean the system of knowledge ¯ sharedby members of a society. For an- ¯ thropologists, thus, thereis only one corn- " prehensive culture in the U.S. despite the : fact that American understandings of the ¯ world may be contested, variable, contra- " dictory, and negotiated. But for the rest of ¯ us, the term ’.~culmre" has become person- ¯ alized.Tormentedby 1990s worries about : losing, finding, building, eroding, establishing, proving, celebrating, andmarketing identity, wehave fervidly grasped this word to help make sense of who we are. (There are good reasons why personal identity in late 20th century America is such aheadache, but we can save those for another column.) This all has led to "Let a thousand cultures bloom." All over the country, we hear new talk of youth culture, gang culture, Chicano Culture,Black culture,White culture (no trailer-trashjokes, please) and, closer to home, Gay culmr~ and Lesbian culture. One could argue that all these are just minor components of an encompassing albeit multifaceted American culture. It is dear, though~ that we have taken to phrasing our individual distinctiveness and why we are special in a language of cmtur , and we struggle to defend the righteousness and honor of this particularized "~culmral" uniqueness. But I am not complaining about this recent popularization of anthropological jargon: The more cultures out there, the more wor,.k there is for us an,t,h,r,opologists! Thei’bi~~il6~ 6fadffon around academia as scholars debate whether or not some distinctly Gay culture, language, and lifestyle exist and, ifthey do, what exactly they are. Politically, too, there is the debate between those who believe that Gays are (or ought to be)just the same as everyone else with oneminor erotic difference, and those who argue that there.is a unique Gay sensibility.that should be celebrated, p.rotected, and passed along to upcotmng generations x, y, and z. I was thinking about difference - cultural or otherwise - when I stopped in Philadelphialastsnmmerto visitmy friend Lenny. Lenny is African-American, Gay, and deaf. If he wanted to talk that way, he surely could claim to have a few more cultures than most of us do. And there is somejustification to admit a distinct deaf culture, if one associates cultural boundaries with language difference. Lenny’s native language, like most deaf people, is American Sign Language (ASL). ASL has its own set of morphological and syntactic rules that are independent of English. Unlike most fashionable warnings ofmulticultural bewilderment, Lenay that watt,ere_.~apable ev~en to b~temptegt bythe~ eleeti0~.of~de.ssert’~, ~whidii~iuded tea~g~L~tg.gq~.a-~attered~an~d~- ~i cheesecake; ice. eream,~or banal_~.~:,/~ Several other noteworthy meniacategories are on Fuji’s long menu, including various teriyakied meats, nabemono dinners - stews for two cooked tableside - including sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, and yosenabe (thekitchenrequests eighthours advance notice for these fabulous specialties), and various meats prepared in the would be right if he wore a t-shirt marked with the ASL signs for, "You wouldn’t understand. It’s. a Deaf thing." Lermy’s command of written English grammar is spotty, but he is brilliant at negotiating the boundaries between deaf and hearing as wall as all the other boundaries (Gay/Straight; male/female; black’ white) that most of the rest of us also encounter daily. I first met Lenny several years ago as he made the rounds of a downtown Philadelphia dub with small notebook and pencil stub in hand. His bartalk took the form of short notes that he rapidly scrawled in his own version of English. (Lenny could scribble impressively fast.) He then handed over the notebook and pencil, and waited for a written response. Last summer I ran into Lenny again in a bar in New Hope, PA. He was the only deaf person there but was having a great time socializing with his hearing friends and,perhaps, arranging some more intimate date for that evening. It would be a challenge for many of us, I imagine, to scribble and make love at the same time. Lenny’s cross-cultural skills in navigating the deaf/hearing divide are much better than mine. He took me along to a club where Philadelphia’s deaf Gay community meets every second week or so. The room was crowded with people all vigorously signing among themselves. This was one of the oddest bar experiences I ever have had. No noise. No talk. No wild laughter or greetings yelled from across the room. Just a rich, silent chore- - ography of hand and ann gestures, a hushed language of bodies and the quiet motion- of faces." Unlike tae; the two or three other hearing people there knew ASL. One of them complained, though, that hewas getting a headache trying to make sense of the conversations around him since most people were holding drinks and were signing one-handedly. ’Although in unfamiliar territory, I still knew enough about Gay-American "bar culture" successfully to order a drink ("read.my lips, bartender, wwhiittte wwiirme") and otherwise not make a fool out of myself. As Americans living in the same society, even when our "cultural" differences are greatest (as between the Engh.sh-speaking hearing and the ASL-sigmng deaf), ¯ we still have a 1.ot in common. In fact, the various personal differences that we pur- ¯ sue, maintain, and today protect as cul- ¯ rural-like those asserted to exist between ¯ ¯ Gay and Straight-only can be recognized and made sense of as parts of the larger, ¯ American cultural whole. Lenny is deaf, ¯ but he is also Gay. He is black, but he is also African-American. Like all of us ¯ nowadays, Lenay is "multicnltural" (Gay plus whatever else), but only in the singu- ~ larly American sense of this word. ¯ agemono technique, which dusts themeat with special Japanese bread crumbs be- ~. fore deep-frying and serving with tonkatsu ¯ sauce. 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Well, for about $7.00 and a half hour of ti~ne and with some of those tools you rushed out and bought aftermy last colunto, you can have a qmet, efficient toilet. Now, that’s, something to contemplate! The plumbing section at Homo Depot or Builder’s Queer or any other hardware store will have a universal repair "kit that includes afloat and a rubber stopper. Yes, these are the mysterious ~vor’kihg parts of the toilet. You may now be nonplused. Don’t worn that the float The plumbing section at Homo Depot or Bu~/der~ ~eer or any other hardware store will have a universal repair kit that includes a float and a rubber stopper. Yes, these are the mysterious working parts d the toilet... Dolt worry that the float doesn’t look llke the one in your tank - you know, the copper rod with the little ~loaty thing attached. That was~ quite honestly, called the "’ball cock", so if I say your ball eoek is dripping. ~o~’t tahe it persona~|y. doesn’t lool~like the onein your tank- you ~ know, the copper rod with the little floaty dfing attached. That was, quite honestly, ~ called the "’ball cock", soif I say your ball ~ cock is dripping, don’t take it personally. ; They are a thing of the past, at least as far as plumbing is concerned. This should be all that you need, but it dqes prompt me to a standard warning - anytime you work on your plumbing, you may need to make extra trips for other parts you didn’t think you’d need. That’s because pipe fittings [to rust, and those nice little chrome water cut-offvalves under the tank have a bitchy way of just twisting off.when you try to shnt them off. But that isn’t always the case, so dick your heels together three tittles and wish real hard. The first step is to get your tools together. You’ll need an adjustable crescent wrench and a pair of channel lock pliers, and it doesn’t hurt to have a pipe wrench on hand, either. If you don’t have these tools or the task is too daunting already, find ahandy dyke, buy her some beer and cook her something fabulous and turn her loose. It’ll still be cheaper than the plumber. Have some paper towels or rags ready, because the toilet will leak, sometimeand somewhere. Next, turn off the water. Most of the time there is that chrome shut off valve under the tank and running into the wall, It probably hasn’t been moved in years, so expect some resistance (kind. of reminds m~ ofan ex. : .); you might have to wrap a rag around the handle and use your channel locks - gently! - and turn the handle counter-clockwise until it closes completely. If it doesn’t turn or, more likely, the handle twists off but the valve .doesn’t move, grab your keys and head for the hardware store - but we’ll address that in a little while. Assumang youhave successfully dosed the valve, flush the toilet to drain the tank and mop up the water remaining in the bottom of the tank. This will also get those nasty deposits out ofthe bottom that can cause problems later, so that’s aplus. Unclip the little hose that empties into that tube in the center of the tank, remove the ball cock (if you have one) or float assembly, and then comes the furl ~art: removing the vertical water supply line into your tank.. This is attached to the float assembly. You have to loosen a threaded collar on the bottom of the tank directly under that vertical inlet tube. Use your channel locks and remember that you’re working upside down and that it will unscrew the opposite of whatyou’dnormally expect. Well, it’s still counterclockwise to loosen, but only if you’re on your head. This is the time you’ll appreciate whether or not your toidy is in a tight spot or not. The cussing is directly proportionate to the amount of workspace you have. Welcome to Plumber’s World. rake the collar off, remove the veaical water supply tube and mop up the water on the floor. Replace it with thenew float device and tighten the collar over the bottom. It will have a new rubber or plastic tube that you clip onto the outlet pipe - pretty much opposile of the removal. You may have to adjust that "Tea cup" at the top of the float so you can put the toilet hdback on, but that s sxmp 3 accomplished by twisting itup or down as needed. You can also control the water level this way, but don’t get too chintzy with the water supply, or you’ll regret it. Reattach the water supply, from the shutoff up to the tank and you re ready for the next step. Now, remove the old rubber stopper that’s attached to the handle. Take the " ¯ little chain loose and then remove the ¯¯ flapper - it usually is attached to the stem of the outlet tube by a couple of little ¯ rubber or plastic ears and comes off eas- ¯ ily. The rubber on the flapper can be kind ¯ of slimy, so use a rag to hold it when ¯ you’re taking it off. Replace it with the ~ new flapper in the kit just the opposite of ¯ how youremovedit:Thelittlechainneeds ¯ abit of slack, but not toomuch or itwinds ¯ around the lever from the handle and the ¯ water will still run and annoy the hell out : of you. ¯ There are pretty good instructions on ¯ the pac,~ka~e, complete with illustrations, ¯ ~6don t feel too confused. However, the ¯ first kit I used forgot to tell me about that ¯ locking collar on the bottom of ther tank, ¯ and. was I one frustrated.lezzie until I : figured it out! If you’re still:uncomfort- ¯ able doing this job but are determined to ] learn, find someone patient enough to ¯ coach you while you do the work. It’s a ¯ great way to learn this stuff. ¯ If youhave troublewith the shutoffyou ¯ have two options - yell for help or replace ~ it yourself, This is where the pipe wrench come in handy. You have to be able to shut the terms of health care issues,"says Kate. Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Advocates have made gains in recent ~akears in getting the _m__edical,co~_n~_un~ty, to enotice. AtGayWomen s t~ocus, helping women who have been afraid to see a doctor or acknowledge their sexuality !s the priority. Robert G. Newman, premdent of the Greater Metropolitan Health Systems Inc., who proposed the clinic in 1994, says Lesbians have had "spe~.ial "difficulty accessing sensitive,compassionate care." A small sign reading "GWF"is theonly : marker outside the office at Beth Israel where Waitkevicz treats patients. ".We don’t want to label people coming in if that would be a barrier to getting treatment,"says Waitkevicz, who was a founding member of New York’s St. Mark’s Clinic, one of the first community- based clinics for Lesbians. "Wehave to be non-judgmental,"she says. Pat Troy and her partner began seeing Wai~evicz more than 16 years ago, after Troy s previous gynecologist molested her. "I was afraid to go to a male doctor after that,"she says. Experts say such stories are common. In addition, Lesbians may avoid doctors for fear they will be denied insurance coverage orbeforced to reveal their sexual orientation at work. "For some women it is still not completely safe to come out," says Marj Plumb, director ofpublicpolicy for San Francisco’s Gay and Lesbian - Medieval Association. According to a 1994 survey of members of the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, 67 percent of doctors and medical students said they knew of a Lesbian, Gay or bisexual patient who had received substandard care or been denied care because of sexual orientation. In the 1970s, independent Lesbian health clii~,cs began popping up in cities. But in the 80S, with the AIDS epidemic, activists’ focus shifted to AIDS advocacy, and interest in Lesbian health care waned. The bonds created in the fight against AIDS have helped, however."One thing the AIDS movement dirt was to expand from the self-help experience to an interaction with the health establishment;" Plumb said. "We said we are going to fightyouto treatus better,~learned the language and held our own. In addition to Beth Israel’s program, other recent de,v_elopments are! . - TheWomen s Health Initiative, a longterm study by the National Institutes of Health, will include-a question about sexual orientation on its questionnaire. The study of about 164,000 women is aimed at determining the effects of. diet andhormonereplacement therapy onheart disease, breast and colorectal cancer, and bone disease. - The National Academy of Science’s Institute of Medicine is preparing arep~,.rt addressing theneedforresearchonLesmans’ he~l~, and will review methods for studying the Lesbian population. - The American Medical Association has written policy.papers outlining the need for physicians to pay attention to Lesbians’ health issues. Such moves, says Waitkevicz, gives "those of us who want to teach professionals ontheimportance ofLesbianhealth the encouragement weneed to keep doing our jobs." water off at the curb; the valve for your main water supply is in the meter box by the curb and the bar on top of the valve needs to be turned 180 degrees to shut it off. You can use a large wrench, but you can buy a device called a water key that makes it easier; it has a long hand, which is nice if your meter box is full of questionablewater. They only costabout $8.00 and are priceless when you really need them, so consider investing in one. After turning off the water, flush the .oilet. If it fills back up, the main water isn’ t off and you’ll have to try again. If the rater is off, put some ra~s under the valve, grasp the pipe going into the wall with a pipe wrench and turn the collar of the valve with a crescent wrench. If the parts are rusted together, you can have a real wrestling match. Once the valve is off, remove the tube from the valve from the bottom of the toilet with the crescent wrench. Take everything tO the hardware store,handit tO thehapless clerkinplumbing and tell them you want ’q’his". Go ahead and get a new water inlet hose - you’ll be sorry later if you don’t. Also pick up a roll of the Teflon tape they sell in plumbing. Check out and cuss some more, because this is costing more than the replacement kit, but remember that the plumber wouldbe charging you labor, and that hurts. Back at home, wrap a couple of turns of Teflon tape clockwise around the threads on the pipe sticking out of the wall. Use your wrenches again to attach the shut-off valve snuggly in place; wrap the threaded end on the valve with Teflon tape and attach the water i...nl,et hose. Rule of thumb in plumbing - if it s threaded, us.e T.eflon, tape on it. This helps give a good sea] ana alsb makes it a lot easier if you have to remove these parts again in the future. Now you can proceed with your toilet repairs as above. Once everything is attached and snug, turn your water back on and admire your handiwork. Yonrll be flush with pride! Before thedecision, activists onboth sides agreedthatthepanel’s f’mding co.uld shape how 9.5 million Protestants interpret policy affecting Cmys and Lesbians. 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Two years ago,:i~: voting 577-378, these Methodist clergy’ : and lay members endorsed church policy ¯ that declared homosexuality incompat- ¯ ible with Christian teaching. ¯ Not all Gay Methodists think same-sex..~ ¯ unions are worth fighting for, Lawrence :/. ¯. said. As he noted, other issues of hate crimes and job discrimination may be ." more important. ... During Creech’s two-day inquiry in vo.t~d this way doesn’t mean the next one Keamey, even those presenting the church’s case exp.ressed overtones ofsupwill:’ one panelist, the Rev. M. Maniek :., port.!n an. 0Pemng.smtem_ent, the Re.v. Samuelofl(,linden~toldth~Om~h~aW,tbtl~l Herald. " lated current church policy-even though The decision, he added, is no authorization for more Methodist ministers to perform same-sex ceremonies. During the inquiry, Creech said he wouldcontinue to officiate at unity ceremonies, if asked. Butdespite whathe called"activetalk;’ the Rev. Bill Lawrence, a professor at Duke University studying the Methodist Stonewall 25 organizers pleaded that no national action take place before 1994..A call for indnsion of youth in the orgamz2 ing was made and a request tobe aware of the dates of the many women’s music festivals was voiced. Native American gays andlesbians explainedthat they could not participate in the fall of 1992 - the 500thauniversary ofthe survival ofindigenous cultures. And that is a very small sample. In 1998, all that expression and creativity has been silenced in one meeting between Perry, Birch, andTyler. They want to control the timing, message, andmoney associated with the Millennium March. They may achieve that. Butin the process, they’ll lose the movement. Arrogance is not the word. Only sheer contempt for democracy can describe their organizing style. Several national leaders authored letters distributed at the !991 meetings explaining why a march before 1994 was misguided. Where are their voices now? Some of the very same people have privately expressed their concerns about the Millennium March, but won’t do so publidy. Why?They’re afraid that in the year 2000, they’ll be on the outside looking .in.. - There shouldn’t be an outside. Orgamzpolicy may someday accept Gay unions. Support for Creech came from a retired bishop, who admitted that the church may need to reconsider its policy regarding homosexuals. "As I get older," observed the Rev. Kenneth Hicks of Little Rock, Ark., "it.burdens me to know that maybe the church needs to make a change." ing a national civil rights event without a grassroots "call" is exclusive no matter how much multicultural rhetoric they try to pour over it. But its worse than that. Birch is smart enough toknow that Barney Frank is right when he says that big marches do nothing politically for the community. All that stuff about the political benefits of being in Washington before the dection is a lie. Birch wants her Millennium March so she can get her 1,000,000 members and the associated loot. Grassroots democracy mightproduce 50 state marches. Bigbummer for Birch. In a recent Out magazine article, Birch responds to her critics by saying, "Imagine what you would have done if three years ago you woke up and found that someone had handed you the movement. .. I’ll bet that you would have made most of the decisions I made."It’ s time to wake up again. It’ s not your movement~.We can help. : Billy Hileman is a Pittsburg-based activist and was one offour national cochair" sfor the ’93 March :on~Washt~zgton. record, listen & respond to ads FREE! Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. Make the right call!sM 918-592-5959 USE ACCESS CODE: 9105 www.confidentialconnection.com Jusl $2.49 per minule for certain opllonal features. 18+. Movo Media, Inc does not prescreen callers and takes no responsibilily for personal meetln_~.s. 800-825-1598 ©1998 Movo Media, Inc. 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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell i DoesAntI-Blas Group Discriminate? i Doesn’t Seem to Work HONOLULU (AP) - Thnothy McVeigh was back at wodc at’tea" a federal judge ot’de~l the sailor Sporkin nded from W,ash~t~,~oa~ .ti~.,t the Navy had Lesbian Teacher Seeks Quiet Life Despite Lawsuit an upcoming Chfisa-~ party. Unmarried OKCouples iAudra Sommers’ Food May Lose Right to Adopt : Pantr~ Benefit Starts Early OKLA~-IOMA CItY -- Unmm~ied couples would no 1o~.~ have the rlght to adopt .c~. d~a nader Oklahoma : TULSA - Local Diva Audra Sommers is well Imown for : suc~essfal bealellt shows she organizes for area chmld~. Her Oscar’s 70! Benefit for Local AIDS Charities TULSA - Follies R~va¢, Catholic Charities, aad i Prime Timers’ Affair of the : Heartto Benefit Pride Center i Tulsa PFLAG to Host i Regional Conference �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 832-1269 *Boston Willy’ s Diner, 1742 S. BostOn 592-2143 *Concessions, 3340 S. 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Cincinnati 425-7882 St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 205 W. King 582-3088 *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services 749-7898 TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225 Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 595-4105 Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only TulsaOkla. for Human Rights, c/o The PddeCenter 743-4297 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule *Tulsa Commlmity College Campuses *Rogers University (formerly UCT) Out & About, the Gay travd newsletter, has called .for a boycott of the Grand Cayman Islands following their governments, decision to ban Gay Lesbian tourists. Please call the Grand Cayman Islands Tourism Office (on their dime) at 800-346-3313 and tell them what you think about their government turning away Gay tourists. Even if you weren’t planrang on a Caribbean vacation, every call to the Grand Cayman’s tourism board cost themmoney, 500 calls would effectively erase w_h,a,_,t an average couple might spend in a week s vacation! Explain why you are calling andbe polite- 800 numbers sometimes get your home address and phone number! Remember that a boycott is not an angry or vengeful act, but a tool At the other end of the telephone will be employees and residents of the Grand Cayman Islands, but not the person(s) directly responsible for the ban on Gay tourism. - Mark Haile, Los Angeles Editor’s note: for more information on this issue, see the News stories on page 4. A fifth-grader writes: I am a fifth grade student in California. I am doing a report on Oklahoma and would like to ask your readers if they would be kind enough to help me. I would like to receive a post card with a fact about Oklahoma and/or a thought about what it i s like to live there. I think that it will be important in my report to hear the thoughts of people that live in Oklahoma. The responses will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort. .... Maya Cohn-Stone Editor’s note: any reader who wouM like to send Maya a postcard may send it to Maya Cohn-Stone, c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa 74159. G LAAI~~ (~alls for Action on Ellen ABC needs to know how much the impact of this show has had on ~e Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender eommtmity and our families and friends. Don’t let the voice of a radical fundamentalist minority be the only one that ABC hears. Let the network know how having a positive portrayal of a Lesbian lead character on primetime television has affected your life and the lives of those dose to you. 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You may Sparky’s; Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 ,. request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters must be signed & have phone numFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let501-442-2845 ¯ indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ¯ ters are preferred. Letters to other publi¯ but wekome Lesbian/Gay/Bt & Traus communities. cations will be printed as is appropriate. �The "Saint" + Her Sidekick Get Their Revenge : by Tom Neal, editor and Democrat Candidate ~for Tulsa City Council District Four " If you all haven’t figured it out yet, one of the values ¯ which guides this newspaper isahigh regard for the truth. " We don’t claim that we always get it fight, but it is our ¯ goal. Unlike some in our community, we fLrmly believe ¯ that the benefits of opendialogue and debate far outweigh " the friction that comes from the process. : And toward that goal, we have, at one time or another, ¯ enraged some members of this community. We believe -" they are mostly few in number but they are some of our " Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights board members Some Rainbow Business Guild members gather at one o and staff held a goal-setting and planning retreat at the more ~wealthy, self-impct.rtant, and, in. a0few cases, prohe organtzat~on s last events. Co-prestdentDennts Arnoh Episcopal Conference Grounds near Lake Fort Gibson. says the group’s ne~t’meeting will be in Mitrcli. foundly unethical -if not dishonest - members. These ¯ latter are the types who Seem.to believe that because of their wealth or influence that the rest of us should just go " along with whatever they think is best. Indeed. ¯ It’s likely that this editorial will anger these folks again. ¯ Pity. Sometimes we act much like.the folks in the tale of ¯ ¯ formed the Maine landscape but the Right-wing conserby Kerry Lobel, executive director the emperor’s new clothes, we all know better, but we just . ¯ The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ¯ vatives wofi’t give up. Neither will the Mainers. pretend things are not what they are because we don’t Right now I’m really missing noted futurist Jeanne In every city and in every town, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual want to anger someone or because we avoid.conflict, etc. ¯ All this is preamble to the question of why a Lesbian -" Dixon. Jeanne, now deceased, used to make sweeping ¯ .and Trausgendered people are creating change and shapand Gay political action committee, Cimarron Alliance : predictions about the intimate lives of celebrities as well ¯ ing Our history. Most of them do not think of themselves as more remarkable or more talented than their friends or Group has refused even token support to an openly Gay. ¯ as events that would shape the year to come. While I’ll miss her predictions, we don’t have to predict the future neighbors. And in truth, they’re not. Tulsa’city council candidate (this walter). But they do feel called - called on to right a wrong, to You just have to wonder what they were thinking? : to shape it. We need only to look to some of the events that ¯ ended 1997 for proof. tell a truth instead of an omission or lie, and to act instead Y.ou’d think that an organization dedicated to improving ¯ In November, President Clinton’s Hate Crimes Sum- " of stand by. For some it is to come to visibility to friends, the political conditions for Oklahoma’ s Lesbian and Gay ¯ mit brought together 200 leaders from around the country ¯ family or colleagues. To others it is to interrupt a .communities would, jump at the-chance to support a ¯ In.an effort to wage acampaign against bias violence. The " homophobi.cjoke or comment or to advocate for changes candidate who wash tjust afriend to our communities but actually was one of us. A candidate whose record of ¯ summit ended nearly a ten year effort by groups like the " in their companies policies or practices. And for still National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Anti- : others, it is to pass anti-discrimination laws in their town working for.fairness and equality for our communities -" Defamation League to bring hate crimes to national ." or state. These combined efforts have fundamentally can rival most others in this city. Especiall,_y.why would changed society as we know it. they hold back, when at this very_time, they ve commited ." recognition. This historic moment was rooted in long¯ term work and commitment. to expand into Tulsa? ~,:~ Most every American feels like they know a Gay, In December, a judge ruled that two gay men may Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered person. Face it, The answer lies in a few. Tulsaus who would put ¯ persoaality over principle. Cimarron is an Oklahoma i jointly adopt a child in-their care. The judge recoguize~i ." Ellen and the over 20 gay characters .on television and several film characters have helpedwith this effort. City organization whose leadership admit that they know ¯¯ their commitment to their relationship and to th~ child. We need only to look to the hundreds of thousands of ¯ Politicians court theGLBT voters. AS the Victory Fund little about Tulsa~ They have depended on their handful of Gay, Les~an, Bisexual and Transgendered couples and, will attest, tee? re increasingly becoming elected of~cials.. Tulsa members toinformthem,aboutour.city. Several of single l~tr~nts ~t have raised"childrefioveith~ last 40 . We need only look to the Congressional campaigns of these may be counted as our mos~ dedicated, ethical and Christine Kehoe, Tammy Baldwin and Margarethe devoted community leaders. Unfortunately, afew are are i. years. Politicallyandculturallytheseparentshavemoved, ¯ Cammermeyer to realize that we have the capacity to equally dedicated but doenmentably unprincipled. And ¯ our society forward, resulting in this moment. When a Hawaii Court rules on same-gender marriage " make public policy in entirely new forums. these latter have pursued their personal vendettas. : sore. eti,me early this year, it will very possibly change our.: ’More and more laws benefiting the Gay, Lesbian, But despite the pettiness of these two, the failure is on . Bisexual and Transgenderedcommunity are being introCimarron’s part. The organization.behaved mostly in an ¯ "society s view of same=gender marriage forever. The unprofessional manner. It’s g~fi~ly been considered " courage of.the Hawaii marriage plaintiffs, the hard work ¯ duced in state legislatures. The Federation of Statewide Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trausgendered Political Orgood form to allow one who’s b~Seh~ hccused to respond to . of Hawaii organizers hround sovereignty and Gay, Lescharges, if not actually to confront his/her accusers. _" bian, Bisexual and Transgendered issues, the dedication ." ganizations, coordinated by the National Gay and Les(Certainly this is acourtesy we’ve extendedin print to the : of the legal staff at Lambda Legal Defeuse and Education : bian Task Force, is an unprecedented gathering of statecritics of this newspaper, idcluding to the individuals to ¯ Fund, and efforts by hundreds of local, state and national ¯ wide groups led by a dynamic executivecommittee. organizations lay the foundation for the ruling. : An energized and mobilized Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual whom we refer.) Yet, Cimarron took the word of these " When Maine voters go to the polls in February, it will : and Transgendered community that works to build coalipeople without providing an opportunity for response, : and I suspect, without questioning the individuals as to : be to hold onto their civil rights bill. Maine activists have ¯ tions with other communities is an unstoppable force for any bias on their parts. . already beat back a discriminatory ballot measure. That : change. We don’t need Jeanne Dixon or the futurists, to Furthermore, repeated inquiries made to several indi- " winning-coalition resulted in a bill passed by the state " predict our future. With each of our actions now, we write the list of viduals in the organization about getting support were . legislature in 1997 that banned discrimination based on "_ simply left unanswered for two months. Only after sev- ¯ sexual orientation. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans- ¯ accomplishments for our movement in 1998, 1999 and eral calls.to officers about this lack of responsiveness, did " gendered activists and their allies have steadily trans- " the next decade. the organization change its .behavior. In all political races, there are questions of "viability", that is, is this a candidate who really has a chance of getting elected. And one of the key issues of viability is getting funding. This is a challenge for all candidates but especially for minority and non-establishment ones. no hope and no sense of family for any child, especially Indeed Cimarron officers say they have an obligation one who desperately needs it. "And while there are many to be thefirst to support-their own if only because no one fine single parents out there, the best situation for: any else may at first. They cite their support for a Lesbian in child- especially an adopted.one- is a two-parent, stable an Oklahoma City area race who was not deemed to have and loving home." a chance but whom they supported because they felt the Rep. Pope told Tulsa Family News that despite "the obligation to help their own. aberrant and deviant lifestyles of homosexuals" the target But inTulsa;it seems the rules are different. And again, of the bill was not adoption by Gay couples. When apparently, ordinary manners are lacking. After making questioned about whether high rate of divorce might a trip to OKC to discuss the campaign with Cimarron’s indicate that marriage was no guarantee of "stability," "pick" committee, you’d think at least the courtesy of a Pope agreed but suggested that statistically married phone call to inform a candidate of their decision, whether couples were still more "stable." Pope also stated that the in favor or opposed, would hay e been in order. We’ re still idea for this .bill came from Gov. Keating’s staff at a wailing. recent leadership conference. Please join us for lhis very special evening to discuss the upcoming Tulsa Cimarron will not become a credible organization until Pope suggested single-parent families are ill-equipped it puts principles before personalities and until operal~s to cope with myriad social and emotional problems such Cily Council elections and to learn more about lhe Cimarron Alliance Group. professionally. And as for the "saint" and her sidekick, as poverty, juvenile crime, teen-age suicide, alcoholism, many in Tulsa appreciate the good you have done but are drug abuse, etc."We need to guarantee more for adopted on to your shenanigans. We don’t like how you operate. children," he asserted. Lawmakers will begin considerFor More Informalion 10 R.S.V.P Please Call (918) 743-4354. For us, the end does not ultimately justify the means. ing Pope’s legislation when the 1998 session begins Friday, Febmaly 6,1998 7:00p.m- 9:00p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. �Mixed Reception for Lesbian & Gay Travelers (AP) - American Airlines has five sales representafives specifically marketing to Gay travelers, but the carrier won’ t extend health benefits to Gay employees’ domestic partners. St. Maarten is trying to attract Gay visitors to its sandy beaches, while its Caribbean neighbor, Grand Cayman, refused to allow a cruise ship carrying Gay passengers to dock for the day. Sought after for their tourist dollars, Gay and Lesbian travelers find that in some circles they are still shunned. For.instance, Sandals, which runs.lO couples-0nly resorts in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, only allows heterosexual couples as a matter of policy. "I constantly remind myself where we’ ve come and how fast we’ ve come as a community," said John d’ Alessandro, president of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. "We are no longer illegal. The question of Us being’ sick’ has gone away completely. But the fact is people grew up in an environment where we’ re not an accepted crowd. Today we are, but it’ s going to take people some time." The Cayman Islands this month refused to allow a cruise ship chartered for about 850 Gay men to make ’a one-day stop in port, saying "careful research and prior experience has led us to conclude that we cannot count on the group to uphold the standards of appropriate behavior." In contrast, the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles welcomes Gay travelers and will be advertising, this year in Out magazine. "We’re lookingat various niche markets and one of those niche markets would be the homosexual market," said Regina LaBega, director of marketing for St. Maarten. "They do have the discretionary income, and they spend, and we haven’ t had any problems with homosexuals - or any other group - coming to theisland." The IGLTA estimates that Gay and Lesbians account for nearly 10 percent of the $200 billion that Americans Spend annually on business and leisure travel. With that sort of spending power, the travel industry has increasingly put out the welcome mat for homosexual travelers.One result is that the IGLTA, founded in 1983 with 25 tour operators and travel agent members, reached about 600 members by 1992 and today boasts nearly 1,400 members, including the Avis and National car rental chains, the philadelphiaConvention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Australia tourism council, and most of the major U.S. airlines, with the exception of Delta.and TWA. "In the last five years, major tourism organizations and countries have come to realize the dollar value Of the Gay market," said David Alport, publisher of the Gay travd newsletter OUt & About. ’¢rhere’s no question that tourism is an economically driven segment of the business-world." But even while courting the niche market, some companies still wrestle with their own issues involving Gay employees. American Airlines added five employees to its 100-person marketing department to focus soldy on the Gay community. The airline is an active member of the IGLTA, has added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy, allows group discounts for people traveling to Gay and Lesbian conventions and donates money to orgamzations important in the Gay community. Despite the marketing effort that brings in about $150 millioninnew revenue annually, the airline still doesn’t extend spousal travel privileges and pension programs to partners of Gay employees. In fact, no U.S.-based airline does. ’q~here’ s some measure of hypocrisy, but in r,e~lity, all progress is made one step at a time," Alport said. Five years ago, none of the airlines allowed a Gay person to sign up their partner for a lounge dub program or transfer a frequent flier award to a significant other. Many of the airlines have since changed those policies. "American may not offer every sort of benefit for its Gay employees, but they are doing so much more than the vast majority of compames out there," Alport said. "Sometimes, recognizing the value of your employees is the last step a company will take." Out & About, which has 10,000 subscribers, recently rated several airlines on their Gay-friendliness. Only the foreign-based British _Airways and Virgin Atlantic scored an ’A,’ and even they don’t offer health and insurance benefits to Gay employees. Indeed, American and United Airlines - the only U.S. airline to advertise in a national Gay magazine with its "United with pride" ads -joined a lawsuit filed on behalf of 25 airlines last year that sought to block a San Francisco law that would force airlines that fly into the city into adopting domestic partner.plans. American spokeswoman Andrea Radar doesn’ t see that as a dichotomy. The Gay-friendly marketing campaign and the lack of domestic benefits are "two entirely different issues," she said. The lawsuit is "a broader issue of what a city can tell an airline to do in terms of how it operates," Redar said. As for why American - and the other U.S. carriers - don’ t follow some major companies like American Express Co. and the Walt Disney Co. in offering domestic partner benefits, Radar said it has been proposed by the airlines Gay and Lesbian employees’ group and was "being studied." There is no doubt that companies that appear Gayfriendly set themselves up for criticism by conservafives. Southern Baptistleaders have asked the church’ s 15 million members to boycott Disney, in part because of the domestic benefits and other Gay-friendly policies. American gets it from both sides. "We have been criticized by some family organizations for marketing to Gay and Lesbian groups and by Gay and Lesbian employees who would clearly like this matter to move more quickly," Radar said. "If both Sides are complaining.., you’ ve probably got it right," she added. And certainly, with some doors still closed, Gay travelers are grateful for the recognition they have been getting from the travel industry. "Every consumer is viewed by people selling to it as just that, a consumer. If someone recognizes my value as a consumer and that’s the first step to recognizing my value as a person, then I’ll accept that," Alport said. 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Organizers said this year’s agenda was shaped by students’ stories of harassment and by defeat last year of a bill aimed at protecting students against discrimination in public schools on the basis of their sexual orientation. Themeasure was authored by Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl, a Santa Monica Democrat who was the state’s first openly Gay legislator. Kuehl said that if lawmakers truly listened to students’ stories, they would "not in good conscience be able to deny them equal protection." Assemblywoman Carole Migden, a San Francisco Democrat who is another openly Gay legislator, addressed the rally, telling youths she is supportive of their cause. Activists also said they were seeking allocation of state funds for training teachers, counselors and other school staff about harassment and violence prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and Gay issues. 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The two students at Marshall High School asked principal John Bordano last week if same-sex parmers could attend the senior prom together. They were told only opposite-sex partners were allowed to attend. "There is alarge Gay community at Marshall and : it really hurt me," Katherine Stanfield, 17, one of the students who challenged the rule, was quoted as saying in Wednesday’s San Antonio Express- ¯ News. "We have rights just like everyone else," she : said. "Gays and Lesbians aren’t heterosexuals, but ," : they should have rights, too." The policy of selling couple tickets for dates of ¯ the opposite sex came about after the school had a : problem with groups of boys going to the prom and : flirting with the female dates of other boys, Bordano : said. School officials also worried about gang ¯ activity if large groups attended the function to- ¯ : gether. In response to the girls’ complaints, B ordano met ¯ Tuesday with the student leaders - the presidents of ¯ the senior and junior classes, the student council : president and editors of the school newspaper - to ¯ ¯ get their input. : -They agreed each senior should be allowed to . buy two tickets and take whomever they choose to ¯ the dance. "We never had an intention to discrimi- : nate against anybody," Bordano said. "We talked ¯ about it and we’re going to do something about it : ¯ now." Chris Duke, editor-in-chief of the student newspaper the Rampage, said the new policy also ¯ is good for students who don’t have prom dates. ¯¯ "People who wouldn’t normally go because they didn’t have dates could go," Duke said. "Every ¯ ¯ senior who wants to go can buy two tickets." ¯ Bordano said if he receives complaints from parents about same-sex couples attending, he can’t : help it. ’q’hat’s society as it is," the principal said. ’q2mse kids don’t feel uncomfortable with it and they’ re the leaders of our campus." i DA to Fight Hate Crimes Ellen’s Mom on TV: Support Your Kids! NEWORT.F.ANS (AP)- Louisiana’s Gay community has found a powerful ally to lobby the state’s district attorneys and push proposed legislation. Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick said Tuesday he will convene a task force of leaders from the New Orleans Gay and Lesbian community and top city officials. In a press release, Conuick also committed to hdp.ing Gay groups lobby the Louisiana District Attorneys Association and help find sponsors for proposed legislation arising from the task force meetings. "My office stands for the fair and equal treatment of all our citizens, regardless of their race, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion or hational origin," Connick saidin therelease. Connick also pledged to continue sensitivity training for his staffers. The task force- including Police Superintendent Richard Pennington, the mayor’s office and other officials of the justice system - will meet Feb. 12. That meeting will discuss the constitutionality of the crime against nature state law. Homosexual groups contend the law has been used by some law enforcement ageneies to discriminate against Gays and Lesbians. Connick saidrecentpassage of anew state law calling for stiffer penalties for crimes motivated by a victim’s race or sexual preference, knownas hate crimes, indicate statewideinterestin the issue. Lesbian Moms Fight Each Other for Daughter ¯ DENTON, Texas (AP) - A jury will decide next ¯ ", : : ¯ : ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - Every mother likes to brag about her children. Ellen DeGeneres’ mother is getting to do it on national television. Betty DeGeneres stars in a 30-second television adurging parents to offer loving support to their Gay : children. "Hello; my name is Betty DeGeneres and my kid ¯ is the greatest. You know her. She’s Ellen - and : she’s Gay," Mrs. DeGeneres says in the public : service announcement as she and a group of chil- ¯¯ dren build a huge American flag out of red, white ¯ and blue boxes. "For too long, Gay Americans have suffered discrimination," she says. "As long as our ~ sons and daughters are excluded from the basic ¯ protection of law, we must share that burden- as a : : family." Ellen DeGeneres made a splash on her television ~ Show, "Ellen," in an episode in which her character : declared she was Gay. Mrs. DeGeneres, 67, made ¯ the commercial as part of her duties as a spokes- : w oman for the Human Rights Campaign, one of the : ¯ nation’s largest Gay political groups. Mrs. DeGeneres will be in Portland, Maine, : Saturday to support Gay rights in advance of the : Feb. 10 referendum trying to block the state’s anti- : discrimination law. She said she is enjoying the ¯ job, and believes her appearances and the "Ellen" : episode have helped parents accept their Gay chil- : drenmore wholeheartedly. ’Tmhearing from young people - especially since Ellen’s coming out episode- that their parents are more accepting," Mrs. ." ¯ DeGeneres said. ’q~hey’re seeing a positive image. for the first time instead of all this negativity," she ¯ : said. Elizabeth Birch, the group’s executive director, ¯ said, "Gay people report that one of the most ; wrenching things in their lives, among all the things ¯ they have to confront, is being honest and open ¯ week on a custody battle between two women over a 5-year-old girl, and its verdict could set a Texas precedent. Sharon Banghman, 38, became pregnant with the child by artificial insemination. Her former lover, 37-year-old Sylvia Benavides, 37, took part in the conception. The couple raised the girl for four years before separating in November 1996. Now, each woman claims rights to the girl. Ms. Baughman is asking.Judge Phillip Vick to take visitationrights from Ms. Benavides. Ms. Benavides, in ram, is asking for full custody of the child. If the woman who loses the case appeals to a higher court - which is likely - the appellate decision will make Texas case law. It would be the only case law in any state that addresses the issues of the lawsuit. Appellate bourts in two other states have sent similar cases back to state judges who denied standing to bring a custody suit to the female partner of the birth mother. Attorneys brought several witnesses who described the women’s lifestyles, friends and the kind of care each gave the child. Friends testified that Ms. Benavides was a good parent and the child called her "Morn." Ellen Pesserillo, Ms. Banghman’s attorney, brought wituesses who told of Ms. Benavides’ hostility to outsiders, her violence and their fears that she would run away with the little girl. i Pastor Fights for Gays LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The suspended pastor at First United Methodist Church in Omaha said he wants to get back in the pulpit, but he will continue fighting for the right to perform marriage-like ceremonies for homosexuals. "It’s not possible for me to work on reconciliation (with members of the church) while I’m not connected with the congregation," see News, page 15 �Monkey Study Shows Promise ¯ ¯ : NEW YORK (AP) - Monkeys got unusu- ¯ ally mild infections from a cousin of the : AIDS virus after scientists gave some of : their blood cells a geue ,to interfere with ¯ the virus’ reproduction. The findings lend ¯ support to the idea of treating HIV-in- -" fected people with such gene therapy. The ¯ monkeys studied were infected with the : ¯ simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV. Those treated with the gene therapy ¯ showed much less virus in their bodies : and f~r less damage to their lymph nodes. : ¯ They also showed no drop in their blood : counts ofdiseasc-fightingCD4cells, while ¯ untreated ~nimals showed a steep decline. : The inserted gene bloeked chemical : "orders" issued by two SIV. genes to in- : fected cells. With those orders stymied, ¯ the virus couldn’treproduce. So the treated : cells became "a dead end for that virus," : said Richard Morgan, an author of the ¯ study inthe February issue of the journal ¯ Nature Medicine. He is aresearcher at the : National Human Genome Research Insti- : tute, part of the National Institutes of : Health in Bethesda, Maryland. ¯ Researchers treated three rhesus ." macaques. They drew blood from the ani- ¯ mals, inserted the gene into CD4 cells, ¯¯ and returned them. A week later, the animals were deliberately infected with ¯ SIV. At that time, only about 2 percent to 10 percent of CD4 cells in the treated animals’ blood carried the therapeutic gene. But that was enough to dampen the infection. Morgan speculated that those relativdy few cells may have proved especially attractive to SIV because they had been "activated:’ or turned on to fight germs, during the treatment. SIV prefers to infect activated ceils. The treated ceils may have acted like sponges, taking in virus but not alloWing it to make any progeny to get back out again, Morgan suggested. Dr. Gary Nabel of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is also studying gene therapy for HIV infection, called the monkey work encouraging. But he cautioned that the implication for human therapy isn’t clear. Anti-AIDS Gene May Help Infants CHICAGO (AP) - A gene mutation that slows the progression of AIDS in adults also helps newborns fend off AIDS-related illnesses if they hav_e caught HIV from their mothers before or during birth, a new study found. "It doesn’t mean that they will not be infected, but there is a significant delay in the appearance of clinicaland biological symptoms," said Dr. Michdi-e Misrahi in a telephone interview Monday from Paris, where she is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale. The mutation, which occurs on a gene called CCRS, is believed to be absent in blacks and Asians but present in 10 percent to 15 percent of Caucasians, Misrahi said. In the study, HIV-infected newborns with the mutation stayed illness-free much longer than infants who lacked the mutation, the researchers reported in today’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association~ By age 8; only 11% of HIV-infected babies with the mutation had suffered serious AIDS-related mala- dies, such as severe bacterial illnesses, compared with49% of babies who lacked the mutation, the researchers said. The finding will have no immediate impact on preventing or treating AIDS, but it co.uld help scientists develop new ".d~ugs to combine with antiviral medictnes in an effort to prevent or kill HIV infectionin newborns, the researchers said. Such a treatment would help all races because it would give them the biological advantage now afforded only by the gene mutation, a U.S. researcher said. In the United States, about 500 babies of HIV-infected mother~ hrc born with the virus each year. In developing ~,ountries the rateis more than 300,000 a year and is still increasing. Without treatment, more than 25 percent of HIV-positive mothers will pass the disease to their ncwborus. With current-anti-viral drugs, the rate is about 8 percent. An expert with the National Cancer Institute said the French study is the first to show that a geue mutation can slow HIV-disease progression in newborns as well as in adults. "It looks like the effect could actually be a little stronger in these children," said Dr. Thomas R. O’Brien, a senior researcher and viral epidemiologist who was not involved in the work. "But it’s only a single study, so it’s hard to know whether that will prove to be the case," he added in a telephone interview : Monday. ¯ Two otheT types of gene mutations have ¯ been shown to be protective in varying ¯ degrees in adults, and more may exist, he ¯ said. The study included data from 52 ¯ French medical centers on 512 newborns ¯ born to HIV-infected mothers between ¯ 1983 and 1996. Some 276 of the new; barns were infected, researchers said. Insurer Accused of HIV Discrimination ¯ ¯ : : ¯ -" ¯ : : ¯. ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯. ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ CHICAGO (AP) - Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. was sued Wedesday for allegedly placing illegal limits on HIVrelated health-eare coverage. The lawsuit contends such caps violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Insurance Code. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago filed their suit in U.S. District Court on behalf of two HIV-positive Chicago-area men, whosenames were kept secret. "Mutual of Omaha caps HIV-related care at a fraction of the amount allowed for other illnesses or conditions. This discrimination severely limits access to standard, lifesaving therapies and is illegal," said Heather C. Sawyer, an attorney for Lambda. Mutual spokesman Jim Nolan said the company had not yet seen the suit, and had no comment. Lambda and the council said one of the men’s policy caps his lifetime benefits for HIV-related conditions at $25,000 and the other man has a $100,000 cap. The statement said this was in contrast to $1 million cap that Muttml of Omaha would allow they needed care for other medical conditions.. The lawsuit claims the caps have forced the men to consider going without therapies that could prolong their lives. The lawsuit seeks an end to such limits. It also seeks to have the men cornpensated for any damages they have suffeted but does not specify an amount. Lambda is a New York-based national organizationthat works for the civil rights of Gays and people with HIV and AIDS. : Wash. St. Tracking : Not Needed for HIV : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ." ¯ OLYMPIA (AP) - Health experts say Washington state can accurately monitor the spread of the AIDS virus without using thenames of those who are infected. Instead, they are recommending a system using some type of unique identifier code for each person’ who tests positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ° Advisers to Gay. Gary Locke say this alternative wouldallow health officials to i collect,a_~ate data without threatening people s rights to privacy imdconfidenti: ality. Members of a governor’s advisory ." council voted Tuesday for an alternative ¯ to a name-based system. The vote fol¯ lowed months of sometimes contentious ." public hearings about whether health of: ficials should change their methods, of ¯ fighting-the disease. Currently, the state : tracks AIDS patients by name but does : not require people who test positive for ¯ HIV to provide their names. ¯ Improvements in AIDS -resistant drugs ¯ and the first drop in new AIDS cases, ." however, haveled many health experts to : call for a name-based system to track ¯ everyone who tests positive for HIV. ¯ Advocates said it would present a better :, picture of the epidemic and thus would ¯ allow health officials toreachmorepeople ¯ who may-have.been infected with HIV. ¯ Opponents arguedthatfewerpeople would : seek testing and treatment for the virus ¯ unless their anonymity were guaranteed. ¯ The Governor’s Advisory Council on ¯ HIV-AIDS met at a hotel in SeaTac on ." Tuesday. Within a few days they plan to ¯ present two things to Locke: A report that ¯ includes information on both name-based ¯ and identifier systems, and a letter that ¯ includes the council’s preference. The council voted 14-4 in favor of a : system that does not use people’s names. ¯ One member did not vote. Locke has not ¯ yet indicated which system he wants state ¯ health officials to pursue, policy adviser ." Duane Thurman said. ’q’he spirit of the ." meeting this morning emphasizes that ¯ there’s not one right answer," Thurman : said. "It’s a very difficult issue." ¯" State Health Secretary Bruce Miyahara ; urged the council torecommend anAIDS¯ tracking system that includes names. ¯ While acknowledging security concerns, ; he said health experts should be allowed ¯ to reevaluate their strategies to keep up ¯ with the epidemic. "It’s part of the matur¯ ing of this disease," he said. "At this point : in time, we feel names reporting is a ¯ legitimate issue to put on the table." ¯ As public policy director of the North" west AIDS Foundation, Steve Johnson ¯ helped lead the fight for an alternative to ¯ a system that uses names. Most people ¯ who testified at public hearings said they ." wouldn’t get tested for HIV if they knew ; their names would be used, he said. "It’s ¯ time to explore the major components of ¯ how a unique-identifier system would be ; established," Johnson said. ¯ Such a system would probably include ¯ age, gender, race, county of residence, : andinformahon about how apersonmight _" have been exposed to HIV, he said. ¯ Johnson, who planned to meet with Locke ¯ on Wednesday, said he would restate the ¯ Northwest AIDS Foundation’s opposi." tion to aname-based system. He also said ¯ health officials - not legislators shonld ¯ address the issue. : Council Chairman Jack Jourden diS: agreed with Johnson, but he noted the ¯ council’s report provides Locke with a : wide range.of opinions, see page 7 Jeffrey A. 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Whilethisisgreat for the Seattle-King County Department ¯ news for HIV patients, it means knowlof Public Health, said using names to : edge of the epidemic’s extent lags many monitor AIDS helps authorities track the ," years behind the actual spread of the inepidemic more acourately. "If public " fection. health can’t get the names, we can’t be : Public health officials ~want,to know proactive," he said. "We have to .wait for : where H!V, the virus that causes AIDS,is people to come to us." : prevalent in Alaska- in which segments Nearly 30 states have name-based HIV ¯ of the population, andin which regions so reporfing,.and two - Maryland and Texas : they can target spending on prevention. - use umque identifiers. The national : "We’re getting a picture of the epidemic Centers for Disease Control and Preven- : many y.ears ago and where the infection tion recently reported on the Maryland ¯ was going then," said Noel Rea, a public and Texas experiments with unique iden- : health specialist with the state’s AIDS driers. The account noted several prob- " program. "We need to know who are the Jems, including incomplete codes, diffi." most at-riskpopulations and who needs to culty in conducting follow-up on specific : be targeted now." State officials also are cases and the absence of behavioral risk ¯ concerned that declining numbers of AIDS data. "A lot of labs either didn’t have the deaths might make people think the disdata to make up the unique code, or they ease has been curbed, when in fact it didn’t do it right," Wood said. continues to spread. Johnson criticized the report, however, Twenty-eight states have changed their saying the CDC had not invested enough policies in recent years to require HIV money to help make sure an anonymous reporting for adults. The states with the tracking system could be effective. largest incidence of HIV infection, including New York and California, have not changed their policies but are reconsidering them. HIV reporting would require changing state regulations. That’s been recom,SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number mended by the state Department of Health of new HIV infectious has dropped during and Social Services, said Rea. After a the past rive years, and a smaller percentreview by state lawyers, the proposal will age of Gay. and bise:~ual men are living be open for public comment with possible with the disease, the city’s health departadoption this summer, he said. ment says. The head of an Anchorage group that The Consensus Report on HIV Preva- ¯ lence report, issued Tuesday, estimates ." works with some 250 H’IV-positive pathat there will be 500 new HIV infections " tients says she is tom about the idea. It’s important to get a better picture of the in 1998, two-thirds of them among Gay and bisexual men. The last report - pub- ¯ disease’s patterns, said Andrea Nenzel, lished in 1992 - estimated 1,000 new , executive director of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. But at the same infections per year, 650 of them among time, she said, the lack of sympathy toGay and bisexual men. ¯ ward people with HIV in Anchorage, comThe current report also found that 30 percent of the city’s estimated 43,100 " pared with some other cities, could disGay and bisexual men are HIV-positive, ¯ coura,ge testing. "In this commtmity, there s still a very high level of discrimidown from 43 percent in the 1992 report. "The new (report) shows that Gay and . nation and ostracizing that goes on," Nenzel said. bisexual men’s efforts to change our be- Fewer HIV Infections in SF haviorhave paid off," said DanWohlfeiler, spokesman for the STOP AIDS Project. San "The epidemicis not over, however, and we want to make sure that we don’t lose any of the ground that we’ve won."i SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Doctors should F.raneiseo: HIV Trackln _reposed The report, based on a May 1997 survey report all patients with HIV, not just those of local AIDS experts, said the improvewith full-blown AIDS, a new report sugments were mainly the result of more ¯ gests. That might be the only reliable way accurate information on at-risk popula-. tions, better prevention efforts and AIDS deaths. Alaska Considers Names Reporting ANCHORAGE (AP) - Reversing a longstanding policy, state officials want to start requiring health care workers to report all cases of HIV infection to the state Division of Public Health. Currently, only the names of patients with full-blown AIDS must bereported to public health ofricials. Those names are kept confidential, and the retxn~ are used by the state to chart the spread of the infectious disease just as it tracks other sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. Many health care professionals around the nation had opposed requiring to track the course of the disease, experts say. That finding was presented at a San Francisco AIDS summit convened by Mayor Willie Brown. . The report’s authors emphasize that the identities of the HIV patients would be encoded to prevent discrimination. But reporting HIV cases may help track the disease’ s development, concludes the 175page evaluation of the city’s AIDS. programs by an expert panel. "Changes in the .epidemic have led many people to expres s increasing concern that existing AIDS surveillance efforts are becoming outdated~ Because new treatments are slowing progression of disease, these people are not being reported," the report says. U.S. doctors have been required to report AIDS cases to publichealth officials, but there has been no similar order to report patients see Health, page 15 �by James Christjohn, entertainment diva ¯ works of art not to be missed, available everywhere. Cheek out Mohawk Music, Happy Valentine’s Day! - for those who carries some of her hard to f’fnd stuff. who celebrate it. For the others who feel it "Surfacing" is h~rmostrecent effort. Catch is a cardmaker’ s/choc;o,~latier’ s/jeweler’ s ¯ her now, she won’ t be back this way for excuse to make tOnso bucks, ignore the some’time. And tickets went on sale Jan previous message. Ditto to the many 17, so get the orders in now because she spouses/lovebirds whose mates always ¯ sells out wherever she goes. forget/ignore the whole thing anyway. And my other LIKE MINE, for favorite Diva, the instance. (editor’s ever lovely Stevie note: is this supposed Nicks, will be havto be a subtle hint?) ing a banner year. Well, it’ s become a Enchanted, a box set sort of tradition to comprised of three guess how many CDs .one greatest days/weeks/months hits (yes, I know, we after Valentines/ had "Timespace: BirthdaylYule I will Greatest Hits" in get an acknow1991 - gofignre),and ledgement the day Scott Fraser still life at Philbrook another of movie has passed. Or soundtrack songs (from Twister, Against wheth¢~ there wasa day to begin with... All Odds, Heavy Metal) and the third I really can’ t complain, he did give me a : nice dinner for the birthday, even if he ¯ unreleased songs and hopefully some of the demos that are floating around in didn’ t know how old I was -and that can " be a eood thingI (Only if he’ s subtracting, ¯ various bad states of recording quality. Then a sorin~ (?~ tour to support that tho .) Although Valenune s this year ts ~or~, and~-a ne~vl’y~eeorded album in fall. questionable - I read in The Tulsa World : Now, knowing how, ahem, flexible that my spouse was single. Hmmm. The Stevie’ s timetable can be on these affairs, spouse is always the last to-know... the only thing I can report with certainty is Well, rye ranted on long enough, I the box set. The tour is supposedly set, but suppose I have to write an actual column until a more comprehensive announcenow. I’ dlove to say that TheManhattan ment is made, I will not be holding my Transfer show wa~ wonderful, but I honbreath. And many fans waited up to. two estly don’ t know. And I was there! Neiyears after the origin_~.street date of Street ther Tom nor I could hear the group over Angel to get that CD into our colleclaons. the orchestra! It was most dishearteningEven so, to quote Stevie, I Can’ t Wait.. we are both of the firm opinion that whoAnd neither can Tom, I" m sure. ever was mixing sound was utterly deaf or Broken Arrow Community Playreading a magazine during the show. Or house presents the Owl and the Pussycat, listening to the radio; they certainly Feb. 6-15. A romantic comedy about the weren’t paying attention to the vocalists. relationship between a shy bookworm And since we were in the balcony this. and an outrageous hooker, the show featime, I couldn’t cheat and read lips to. figure out the lyrics. They looked good - " tures the talents of Kevin Barrentine and Melinda M. Davis. Reservations can be from an aerial view, anyway. The people " made by calling 258-0077. below must have been able to hear, from ¯ Phflbrook Museum of Art presents a their response, but all one could hear in ¯ display of Scott Fraser Paintings through the balcony were the three people who " Mar. 15. Fraser paints very striking real very noisily unwrapped their candy and " the orchestra. One candy-sucker was so ¯ life, mixing ~bjects with.a ,touch .of .the surreal, like’ floating sticks , a pamUng annoying that when I asked the usher if of sticks gathered in Scotland levitating in tossing such folk over the balcony would be bad form, she responded, "No, I think ." midair. Quite frankly, 1 .normall,y,f~!nd, still-lifts rather boring, buthis worKt zlna it’ s a good idea. I’ll help !" Tom and I were ¯ intriguing. Check it ouL so discouraged at all of this we almost left" Philbrook is.also the ONLY worldwide before the end of the show - which is " venue that has the pleasure of showing the usually an utter no-no in my book, as it’s "~ "JNIW Turner Watercolors fromLonrude to the performers and rude to the ¯ . don" exhibit Feb. 8- April 12. Tickets are people around you. It was a very disapavailable at Carson Attractions outlets or pointing evening. by calling 584-2000. The show spans the Fortunately, I can say that if you see entire career of British Romantic Painter Sarah McLachlan in Oklahoma City at ¯ Joseph MallardWilliam Turner, andkicks the Civic Center Music Hall on March 17, " off the "Year of Europe" exhibitions, adyou likely will ha~;e no problem hearing " vance ticket purchases are recommended, her angelic voice soaring over theinstruas tickets available at the door will be ments. She is one of my favorite artists, limited. and I can tell you from experience that she " If you want to learn more about Turner, isworth any effort you go to to get tickets. and also about Thomas Moran whose I saw her as she was beginnin_"g. to, .make. a ". work will be seen at Gilcrease, a name for herself, and thought she amaze. Chautauqua-stylereinactment of both artthe big time, and she has, even if you don’t ists will be presented-at the Waiters Art hear her on the radio here in the cuttingCenter at Holland Hall School on Tues., edge town of Tulsa. And yes, that was ¯ Feb. 17th at 7pro, .and in the Oilcrease meant with as much sarcasm as I could Museum Auditorium on Sun., March 1 at muster. Hopefully, that will .clym~.e. ~h.~ " 1:30. David Brown of London’ s Tate G almade a cameo appearance on ~e Jan./m ¯ PHILBROOK Your window on the world Tickets on sale now at ~arson Attratlions. 584-2000 TOM NEAL D mocrat City Council District Four For our city: ~ End Sales Tax on groceries! ~ Common Sense Redevelopment - No more Tulsa Projects ¯ .Neighborhood-based Recyclin~ Program with Mini Recycling Centers at Schools. Real public transit - reduce impact of traffic on our ¯ neighborhoods, provide transit options for young & old. For our district: ¯ Quarterly District/Councilor meetings at Dist. 4 schools. ¯ Neighborhood Preservation - balance business develop -ment with homeowners rights. ¯ Safety- Neighborhood, based polic.ing:, . ¯ Replant curbside trees ~ improve street lighting. �Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 1700 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 11am, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens MinisaT -5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service- 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS 30 Dancers. 48 Musicians. I00 Singers. You’ll need a score card for our cast of dozens. Carl Oqffs powerful music and the overpowering feelings of love and passion it evokes make Carmina Burana a must-see ballet. Add a huge chorus from Tulsa. Stillwater and Bartlesville and a full orchestra, andyou have one impressive spectacle -- and an overwhelming Oklahoma premiere. Tarantella pays tribute ro the Company’s artistic co-founder, Roman Jasinski. His cho~’eography explores the rhythms and music of Naples, Italy. Carmina Burana, Friday & Saturday~ Fel~uary 13 & !4, 8pro Sunday, February 15, 3pm For Tickets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 749-6006 or the PAC: 1~800-364-7111, 5967111; Carson Attractions: 58z1~2000 All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati 1/2 Season Tickets at 1/2 Prica! Now availaMe. Two performances remain. Tickets start at just $16 for aduit~ AIDS Walk Planning Meeting, 2/16, 5pm, Resonance, 1609 S. Elwood HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 834-TEST (8378) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each mo. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/e~ too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Mixed Volleyball, on hold for winter, call 587-6557 for info. Monday Night Football, 8pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 2/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder ~ TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 2/10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30pro 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 2/3, 12:30pro, Urb~m League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tulsa, Inc, HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 665-5174 PrhneTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each too., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Alternating Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E.6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pm, 5451 -E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing,Testing: 7 - 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pm, Info: 834-8378 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Fanfily Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630,E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young AdultsSocial Group, 1st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E, 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7pm~ Pride Center, Info: 743-4297.. ~ SATURDAYS .Nurtmks Anonymous, 11 pro, Commlltlity of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info:.585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th~ 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tuba Unlform&Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 ~ ~ Womem Supper Club, Call fo~ info: 584-2978 OK Sp0ke:Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike.Or~ni~,’i~ I~fo: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifydl~LOr~l~ZatJotl b’tlofl~d, ~etose l#.t IM l~tow, Call Ot ~ 583,4615, �VoiceMail Read All About It marion which made them realize that they were not alone. reviewed by Barry Hensley Parents, of course, get a heavy dose of Tulsa City-County Library Despite the pontifications of some of both praise and condemnation. One lucky young man; shown with his parents, exour pofitical and religions leaders, the fact remains that lesbian, gay, and presses his thanks to his "dad bisexual youth have very few and morn everyday of my life As the for showing me what reaHove positive role models in our photographer, culture. Isolation and fear, at and a real family are." Atthe Adam Mastoon, opposite end, another guy, an this already confusing time of daserlbes his openly gay senior in high life, are the standard feelings. school who was elected junior In The Shared Heart, these subjects: and senior class president, says emotions are turned around "Together that his parents "have warned and result in positive, life-afthey tell a that if I confirm my sexuality firming narratives. as anything other than heteroCombining beautiful blackeolleetlve story sexual, I will be disowned." and-white photographs with of the courageous Due to these types ofsituathe coming out stories of forty journey from American young people, this tions, it is not surprising that many of the stories have early is an inspiring book. Each silence to thoughts of suicide. However, youth gets a full page to exexpression most of the youth have found plain their situation and hisand from enough support to come across tory. The facing page has a as confident and proud. isolation to large photo with a hand writAs the photographer, Adam ten caption. It’s an interesting freedom. Mastoon, describes his subandeffectivelayout. The youth They are heroes j ects: ’ q~ogether they tell a col ~ come from every walk of life for our tlme lective story of the courageous and include a wide spectrum of cultures, races and genders. and role models journey from silence to expression and from isolation to One Asian-American exfor us allo.." freedom. They are heroes for plains her frustration that, in our time and role models for her native culture, "gayness was seen as a western problem. There was us all..." This is truly a beautiful and exciting. no one with whom to share my experibook that gives some hope for the future. ences. When I finally/met other gay, lesCheck for The Shared Heart at your local bian, and bisexual people who also shared simil arethniebackgrounds, itwas incredbranch library; or call the Readers Services department at the Central Library at ible." Many of the young people discuss 596-7966. going to the library and looking up infor- in particular from the Ute tribe, and was commissioned from David Carlson by the Utah Opera. The Tulsa performance will have some changes in the libretto and score but these are for character and musical development not to adapt the work to an Oklahoma tribal setting, according to Tulsa Opera General Director, Carol Crawford. The story of Dreamkeepers is that of a contemporary Ute Indian woman caught between her tribal culture and heritage, and that of the Anglo society in which she works as an attorney. Like many great opera’s, the heart of the work is a love story. The cast is, as we have come to expect under Maestra Crawford, talented and distinguished: Singers Ashley Putnam, Rosalind Elias, Jake Gardner, Antonio Nagore will be directed by Albert Takazauckas. The University of Tulsa Theatre Department is presenting the Tony Award winning play, Dancing At Lughnasa, set in 1936 Ireland. (By the way, Lughaasa is pronounced "loo-nuh-saw" with the accent in the middle.) The play is about freedom and escaping the shackles of society - something our particular subeulrare can readily identify with. The freedom comes with music and that is also mirroredin the Gay culture. Ifitis as good as Falsettos was, ~’Daneing.. ." shouldprovide an evening of excellententertainment and thought It even has something for the pagan folk in the audience! (Lughnasa is the pre-christian harvest festival of Ireland.) Reservations can be made by calling 631-2567. Tickets are $2 - $7. Heller Theatre offer us Laughing Mat¯ter Improv on Feb. 27. Tickets are $3 with a reservation (746-5065) or $4 walkin. That’s a pretty good value entertainment-wise - and with audience participation to boot! Heller also presents Ancient Hi~tory, about the various stages of a couple’s relationship, Feb. 12-21. One of Tulsa’s younger but upcoming performing troupes, The Wayward Theatre Company will present Blood Knot by noted South African playwright, Athol Fugard on Feb. 18 - March 8. First produced in 1961, the play about two brothers, one white-skinned, the other blackskinned, addresses the larger issues of race. Call 596-.1475 for info. This spring, Wayward will mount Paula Vogel’s fantasy comedy The Baltimore Waltz about "ATD - a fatal new malady with a high risk factor, for elementary school teachers." Full of erotic jokes, movie kitsch & medical nightmare, look for it in April. Last but not least, and perfect for Valentine’s, is Tulsa Ballet’s Carmina Burana. With, as they breathlessly note, 30 dancers, 48 musicians, and 100 singers, the premiere should be spectacular. If you haven’t been to the ballet lately, you hot only have been missing some fabulous bodies (indeed) but more interesting dancing than Tulsa has seen in years. Highly recommended. Carmina Burana will be at the PAC on Feb. 13, 14 at 8pro and on Feb. 15 at 2pro. The program also features Tarantella by company cofounder Roman Jasinski. Info: 749-6006. 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The TFN restaurant reviewer ¯" ChickenSesamese ($7.19).features chunks Every year about this time, we get the ¯ of chicken battered and rolled in sesame ge to eat Oriental foods. No doubt, this : seeds. Diced Chickenin Sweet Chili Sauce s our contribution to help the Asian com- : ($7.19) illustrates the Vietnamese taste munity celebrate the lunar new year. ¯ for sweet spicy sauces that pack a powerAmongst the Vietnamese people, the new : ful fiery wang. On our Tet visit, we seyear celebration is called Tet, and it fell ¯ letted the Hot Ginger Chicken ($7.19), the last few days of January this year. : which was a nice melange of traditional For our Tet Observance, we sought out ¯ vegetables with succulent bits of white the long popular Tulsa restaumeat in alight sauce, seasoned rant, Ri L8 (pronounced like with long julienne slivers of the English word, "relay"), fresh ginger root, a goodly located in midtown near 31St amount of garlic, and enough and Yale. The Ri-L8 family hot pepper to make a serious and Family has been pleasing the palates impression on the back of the Vietnamese of local diners for nearly tongue. It was a delicious entwenty years with their tradiRestaurant tional Vietnamese family reciOur dining companion, who 3206 So. Yale pes, and was probably the first has been spending alot of time strictly Vietnamese establishrecently amongst liberal Hours.ment in town. Democratic politicians, opted After visiting so many Ori11 to 9:30 for the vegetarian route. There ental restaurants which boast Mon. -Thurs. !s a large selection of vegetarenormous menus filled with tan entrees on the menu, and until 10 p.m, doZens of meal choices, the most combinations are indiFrl. & Sat. Ri-L~ selection at first strikes cated as being available both closed Sundays. us as spare, but this small famwith tofu and with beancurd. ily operation has wisely choNow, those who have done sen to concentrate on a few, Payment: vegetarian cooking know that well-made dishes, rather than "tofu" is the Japanese word Cash, Visa, over taxing the kitchen with for beancurd, so one might Mastercard, too many recipes. Everything ask whether or not this was American is freshly made to order, and some sort of redundancy, kind that freshness has always Express. of like the pretentious Amerishined through on every visit No checks. can restaurants that feature we,ve made, regardless of the "shrimp scampi" on their time of day. menus. But, here at Ri-L~, the Prices: One of our favorite starters distinction is made made with Moderate is a bi~ steaming bowl of Phopieces of deep-fried beancurd, - pho is the Vietnamese word and the "bean-curd" entrees for soup--and Ri-l_~,s Special Amldance: are not fried. Our friend’s tofu Beef Soup ($2.49) is particuentree was sldllfullymade, and Casual !arly f’me. A dear, fragrant the tofu pieces were not broth is studded with an asoverfried to a state of toughSmoking sortment of vegetables, ness, as we have experienced noodles, and thinly sliced Seetlon: Se~parate at several other establishpieces of beef, andhas an odd, rooms, but ments, but had just enough but appealing, slightly sweet ventilation could "tooth".to add a new dimentaste. A similar chicken pho is sion to the taste experience. stand also available. Soups are an A lot of Tulsaus have disimprovement important component of Vietcovered the delicious and fillnamese cuisine, and we often ing dish of Oriental pasta see patrons order a large bowl Alcohol: only known as "lo-mein," and are ofpho, making soup their comchagrined to find the most exOklahoma beer plete meal. pensive lo-mein prices in town In a similar vein, but with here at Ri-L~--even more exsubstantially more meat is the Ratlng: A pensive than at the pricey Fifspecial Hiosin Beef ($7.98), teenth Street Wok on Cherry which is a hearty serving of the tender, ¯ Street--at $9.98 per order. The lo-mein simmered beef. Asian seasonings have ¯ here is, indeed, ddicious, and the orders long been an art we have been unable to : are enormous, truly enough to make comtell what it is that give the Vietnamese ¯ plete meals for two persons. With that in beef soups their interesting taste. mind, the lo-mein then becomes an afAnother popular dish is Bdn Ch~ Gib " fordable concept. If ordering for one only, ($5.98), which is a large serving of Viet- " be prepared to take home a doggie bag. namese noodles topped with green veg- ¯ And, of course, no trip to a Vietnamese etables, sprouts, slices of beef, and pieces restaurant would be complete without a of chopped egg rolls, served in a large ¯ glass of Vietnamese coffee ($1.85) at the bowl with a small amount of broth, gar- ° dose of the meal. This delicious drink is nished with chopped peanuts, and accom- ¯ made with a special individual drip coffee panied by a small bowl 0f piquant fish " maker, mixed with sweetened condensed sauce. It’s a very filling dish, and Viet- ¯ milk, and served on the rocks. namese noodles are quike unlike Italian ¯ Service is efficient and friendly, and we pasta or American egg noodles. For an : think much of the staff must be from the additional 81 cents, the deluxe bdn chit " same family. Most all speak English gibincludes chicken, shrimp, and chopped " intelligibly. On a recent visit, our waitshrimp potatoes.. ¯ ress was also watching two small children Over a dozen chicken-based entrees are : in the dining room. featured on the menu. While many corn- : There is no greater testimonial as to a binations are reminiscent of Chinese cul- : restaurant than a long tenure, and Ri I_~ sine, we try to stay with the more tradi- ¯ has never disappointed us. Drop by and tional Vietnamese flavorings. Chicken : try it. Southside diners may want to visit Lemon Grass ($7.95) gets its tangy flavor : the branch Ri-/_~ location at 4932 E. 91 st. RLLe 1998 Montero XLS $ 2 3, 95 6 v~. auto, nicely equiped Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & So, Memorial 665-6595 HITSUBISHI HOTORS Built For Living.TM Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation Lesbians and Gay men face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Start thinking about getting 1997 returns done. Call us to see how we can help. Electronic filing is available for faster refunds. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 �by Lamont Lindstrom : all evil European ma~ters and innocent I rived for two years in one of the last ¯ native boys. There were interesting, and colonies in the world. It was the late : easily expected, sexualrolereversals. An 1970s. The colony was the "Condo- ¯ Englishlinguistofmyaeqnaintance, there minium" of the New Hebrides (or Les ¯ to study, the New Hebrides’ many lanNouvelles-He’brides), which was unique ". guages, was infamous for his parties in colonial history for having two admin- : wherein he managed to entertain entire istrativepowers,GreatBritainandFrance. : squadrous of the colony’s fledgling new Needless to say, the two colonial mzsters ¯ army. These sexual reversals of pofitical engaged in frequent vicious inequality are not uncomthe New Hebrid~ dispute; not much effective m0n: "Iaminehargeinpubgovernment took place; and lie, but I surrender myself to ... was unique in thelocal joke was to rename you in bed; I may be the colonial kistory for this island archipelago the civilized European but I delmvln$ two "Pandemonium" oftheNew sire you, the savage other, to Hebrides. For some years in subdue me." a~]mlnlstratlve the 1920s, so goes the story, The politics of sex are ofpowers, Great the British insisted on drivten strangein today’ s former Britain anti France ing on the left while the colonies.SomeofthisqueerFrench demanded to drive hess no doubt results from ... the local iohe on the right along the (luckpeople’s desire to address was to rename this ily) few kilometers of dirt the wounds of colonialism iS]anti arcltlpelago road that the colony then by having theirformermasthe "Pantiemonlum" boasted, ters. I once spent a few days In 1980,theNewHebrides in Port Moresby, the capital ... For some years at last became an indepenofPapuaNew Ouineawhich in the 1920s, so dent nation and changed its had been an Australian goes the story, the name toVanuatu. The people colony up until 1975. of this archipelago are handOne evening, I was fierceBritish ~nslsteti on some, dark-slduned South ly hounded around the hotel tirivlng on the le~t Pacific Islanders, most of by a local guy who clearly while the French whom still have an economihad his eye upon my person, cally poor, although culturdemanded to tirive seeking to reverse, sexually, ally rich, life as farmers and ’-- on the right . . . onetime colonialist power fishermen, relations. "No way," I told In recent times, around academia at " him. "You go find some dinkum Australeast, plentyofeverythingis"post":post- ¯ lian to have your way with. Me, I’m modernism, post-strucmralism, and-an- ¯ obliged instead to throw my American othernewar~a-"post-colonial"studies.-" bodyintothetaskofrectifyingthehistoriNew writing about colonialism has fo- " cal injuries and social residues of U.S. cused on trying to understand the texture slavery." of power relations that existed between " If politics is always sexual, so is sex (mostly) EaropeanmasterS and their vari- : always political. Sometimes having sex ous subject peoples. One of the most in- ¯ with a person just confirms and deepens terestingofthesebooksisRobertYoung’s " already existing relations of inequality; Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, : but sometimes sex, at least temporarily, Culture, and Race (1995). This explains : can reverse and weaken such inequality. the colonialist’s political will to rule by : Althoughmostofthewofldhasnowadays seeing how this overlapped with sexual ¯ emergedfromthecolonialistemandjoined desire. It uses the inequality inherent in : the United Nations as sundry independent Western genderrelations to rethink broad : states, cross-cultural sex still remains a structures of political power. It explores : charged political issue. Anyone who goes how colonialism was always sexualized., on one of those sex tours to Thailand, as Westemdesireforthe"other"-thenative " adverfised in the pages of The Advocate ,subject- typically worked to masculinize ¯ and Out magazines, can get a flavor of all the ruler and feminize the ruled. Political : of the personal and social complications relations of domination spilled, at least " of the bygone days of colonialism. symbolically, into island bedrooms. S/M : I’m all for.using one’s body to underand B/D sexinherenfly was inthe colonial _" mine hurtful power structures, and histoair.TheFrenchwriterOustaveFlaubert’s ¯ riesofdomination, through the disruptive 19th century sex-tour of Egypt is a good : capacities of sex. But this business of example of this. : cross-cultural tricking is always a tricky InVanuatu, theBritishandFrenchpartly ¯ business. conceivedofthemselvesandoftheirrela- : Lamont Linstrom teaches anthropoldons with local people in metaphoric, .~ ogyatthe University of Tulsa. sexualized terms along these lines. AI- : ¯ close attention at that time, there was also a lot of real.sex going on. This enlivened o rela|ious amongthe small, expatriate commt~ity and also between Europeans and : Children’s Ministry As one might expect, much sex took place between expatriates and their servant haosgel ("house girls" in Bislama, the country’s Pidgin ~aglish) or, notably, their haosboe 0aouseboys). The post-colonial approach to colonialism as a reflex of sexual desire has mostly focused on heterosexuality, ignoring afar more interesting (for some of us anyway) homosexual desire between colonial masters and their male subjects In the New Hebrides, though, it wasn’t " ¯ : : ¯ ." 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Write to me in care ¯ a great investment, whatever the use you of this publication. I also welcome solu- ¯ put it to. tions from others in the reading audience Do-It:Yourself-Dyke Mary Schepers is I’ll be reviewing new products, teclmiquesl ", ¯ a localpoet and handy-woman. She’~ right, : ing information from online computer ¯ services. : MeVeigh is suing the Navy for violatand said it regrets disclosing to a Navy ¯ ing federal law in trying to force an end to investigator the identity of a senior sailor " his career. He can remain in the Navy now facing dismissal from the service as ¯ pending final outcome of the case, which a homosexual. ’q’his was a case of human ¯ Sporkin said was likely to go in the sailor’s error under very unusual circumstances," ¯ favor. AOL Inc. said in a one-page statement. ¯ "Although McVeigh did not publicly While criticizing the Navy for the way it : announcehissexual orientation, the Navy sought the information, AOL said of it,. : nonetheless impermissibly embarked on disclosure: ’q’his dearly should not have ¯ a search and touting’ mission," Sp0rkin happened, and we regret it." : wrote. McVeigh, 36, who is no relation to the : Attorney Christopher Wolf, who arman with the same name who was sen- ¯ gued for McVeigh in court, called ¯ .tenced to die for the Oklahoma City bombS .porkin’s ruling "a milestone" for online rag, said he is happy to be returning to the : privacy and for defining the Gays-in-theNavy to continue his 17-year career. ¯ , h .ta~y. policy, q’hejudge knew a w~tch ’¢Fhere’s uncertainty," he said. "I don’t aunt when he saw one," Wolf said. "What know what I’ll be doing. They don’t know : this case means is that when the governwhat I’ll be doing. But I’m happy. I’m " meat violates electronic privacy laws, it fight in this case." ¯ should not be allowed to use the fruits of The Navy went too far in pursuing ¯ its violation against law-abiding citizens.,’ allegations of homosexuality against a senior sailor and surreptitiously obtaining key evidence against him from a computer online service, the judge ruled. "In these days of ’big brother,, where through in a landmark fashion. technology and otherwise the privacy inEvery Thursday GLAAD produces terests oflndividuals from all walks of life Ellen Watch, an e-mailed list of the previare being ignored or marginalized, it is -." ous nights sponsors. E-mail imperative that statutes explicitly protect- ." glaad@glaad.org to be added to the growing these rights be strictly observed," ." ing list. Sporkin wrote. "This court finds that the ¯ Jamie Tarses, Entertainment President, Navy has. gone too far." ." ABC, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los Though not the final word in the case, : Angles, CA, feedback form: http:// the decision represents a sharp rebuke of ¯ www.abe.eom/vvoice/Viewcons 1.html; the Navy, both for its enforcement of the ¯" Michael Eisner, Chairman & David military policy on homosexuality and for ." Newman, President of Network TV, The the intrusiveness of its investigation. It ¯ Walt Disney Company, 500 South Buena promises to reverberate beyond the miliVista Street, Burbank, CA 91521, Fax: tary to all government agencies that might : (818) 560.1930,E-mail via: WWW: http:/ want to bolster investigations by demand- ¯" /www.disney.com/Mail. �: conple. They welcomed foster children ¯ into their home and servedin the commn: nity. The Weavers were nominated for Weaver and Smith have joint custody of : Family of the Year Award in Salem sevthe kids~ who range inage from 4 to 12, ¯ eral years ago. with their ex-husbands. : When the couple divorced after 15 years "My boy (who is 10) has struggled a ." of marriage, rumors about Weaver’s little bit. We talk about it," said Weaver. : lifestyle arose but didn’t become public "With our kids, the fathers are real in- ¯ untillast summer when a student who was volved with them. We work well with our : trying to decide if she should play on the ex-husbands in raising them. We never ." fought with our husbands. I don’t .want to ¯ underestimate the effects of divorce, but : team asked Weaver point-blankif she was Gay. Weaver says she told the truth. Not long afterthat, thedistrictinformedherof the decision to let her go as coach. "I wasn’t going to lie about the relationship. These kids are 16, 17, 18 years old~ Telling them it’s none of their business is it’s not as traumatic as it could be. : ’ffhe biggest change for us came when : we moved in together. Nothing has been : as traumatic as that, trying to todd our . families together," Weaver said. And this is a family that has experi- ¯ Weaver denies the allegations from enced its share of traumatic changes. The ¯ some former students that she promoted public revelation last fall that she is Gay ¯ Lesbianism among athletes. "I pride myhurled Weaver, a Spanish Fork High psy- " self in that I was a coach who played chology teacher, into the center of a rag- ¯ according to who was best. I played the ing controversy in this conservative com- ¯ best athletes. I didn’t play Gays over nonmunity. " Gays," she said. In October, she filed a civil lawsuit ¯ Smith says she can relate to those who against Nebo School District, contending ¯ are opposed to Weaver. "Six, seven years it violated her civil rights of free speech ¯ ago I probably wouldn’t have gotten inwhen it told her she could not discuss her " volvedmyself," she said. "I was raised the sexual orientation with anyone inside or : same way these people were raised .... ¯ told my morn about eight years ago outside of the classroom: ¯ The longtime volleyball coach who wished these people would just stayin the ¯ guided Spanish Fork to four state champicloset. I understand their fears, and their onships was:relieved of her coaching du, ¯ ignorance. That’s the premise they baseit ties before the current school year. One ¯ on, that you can make someone be Gay. group, led by attorney Matthew Hilton ¯ You can’t. They’re operating on a bias sued Weaver for alleged misconduct with ¯ they’ve been taught from birth. her players. Last month, a group of : Weaver said shedoesn’t regret the deWeaver’ s formervolleyball players called , cisions she’s made. "I would tell .this girl a press cotfference to.refute the charges. : again the truth and I would file thelawsuit The district, meanwhile, is vigorously : again. I still feel that what the school defending itself against her suit, which : district did to me is wrong.. I feel pretty will likely go to trial. ¯ OK with where I am." "What bothers meis I’m not Wendy Weaver ,,a~,y more. I’m ’the LeSbian teacher,’ Weaver said. "It’s not who I am. I’m a teacher, a mother, and I was a coach.. But being Gay is my identifying factor. "The real issue in my suit was that ¯ YADKINVILLE, N.C. (AP) -Ason who the government told me what I could and ¯ had been embarrassed since age 13 about could not say," she said. ’ffhe Gay issue _" his father’ s homosexuality was convicted has become the focal point, but it shouldn’ t ¯ of shooting his dad’s lover to death and . blinding his father. Jerry Mac Matthews be." While Weaver and Smith try to shield ,¯" Jr., 36, could get the death penalty in the 1996 attack. their children from the publicity as much Matthews Shot and wounded his 60as possible, they don’t hide their lifestyle. ¯ Instead, they. talk about it openly. ’q’he ," year-old father and killed 45-year-old kids have adjusted really well. They’re ," Everette Lee Kerley as the two men sat in too young to be hassled at school," Weaver ¯ a car pfirked outside a restaurant. ¯ The elder Matthews had had a 25-year said. ¯ For Weaver and Smith, though, the ¯ relationship with Kerley. The son was was found gui!ty Wednesday of murder as public debate has taken its toll¯ "We’ll take a long drive or. long walk and cry a ¯ wall as assault with intent to kill. Pyschologist Jerry Noble testified that few tears," said Smith, who works as a ¯ real estate appraiser from home and taltes ," the younger Matthews once idolized his care of the children when Weaveris teach- ¯_- father but became disillusioned at 13, ing. Smith also officiates high school and ¯ when his parents divorced and his father college basketball, volleyball and softball ¯¯ told him he was homosexual. Noble said Matthews felt ashamed and games. Still, both Weaver and Smith say they : "feared that one day he may become h0have heard more from supporters than ¯ mosexual himself." from opponents who want the school district to fire Weaver. "There’s no open persecution," said Smith. "No angry phone calls, no vandalism. No one’s thrown :Son ConViCted of : Killing Dad’s Lover : RECYCLE NOW! snow-balls at us." Weaver said she has had support from S pani sh Fork residents who may not agree with her lifestyle. "This community is not like the parents group. 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Creech saidhe felt the church’s prohibition on such unions was "discriminatory and unjust" and "because I felt it was my responsibility as a pastor to sup port the couple." The names of the Lesbian couple, who FAST BUDDY Friendly, 36 year old, White male, 5’10, t601bs, with Brown hair, Brown eyes, and a great mind, seeks friends to ¯ hang out with: (Tulsa) ~! 1860 ON THE UP AND UP Handsome, .Gay, Seminole Indian, 27, 5’6, 1301Bs, seeks an honest, trustworthy person, 27 to 35, who shares m~, interests in movies, music~bnd dancing, for friendship leading to a long t,e.rm relationship. I don t smoke and am a ~ocial drinker~ (Stillwell) ~9~41 the Rev. Jimmy Creech said Wednesday. Last week, Nebraska Bishop Joel Martinez extended Creech’s suspension at least until a committee investigating Creech’s officiating at a Lesbian-union ceremony completes its work. Creech performed the Lesbian "covenanting" ceremony on Sept. 16, after Martinez told General Conference" that prohibit sexual unions, he said. If the investigation determines .Creech "~ acted wrongly, either in violation of the NO P~SSURE l~is feminine Bi, White fumale, 5’4,115b wi~n ~l~ir and Blue eye~, seeks o~ feminine Bi female hieMship or more. Ilike to go ~, ,,but I also .enjoy s~ing in, v,atching a video. I m Ifie outdoors. I don’t sm~e but I have a drink occasbndly. (Sdina) ~)470 MJDWEST lIES I’m a L~ian wriler and oumali~ who’s lied to Ihe mldv~t ~. a ,/nile.i’m intended in meeting wi~ v~nom to discuss liten~re and the church’s rules or because he failed to obey Martinez’ order, Creech said he is ready to appeal to the United Methodist Judicial Council, which acts as a supreme court for the denomination. Creech said he believes a statement in the church’s Social Principles adopted in 1996 that prohibits homosexual union ceremonies is contrary to the biblical .teachings of Christ. Creech performed more than a dozen such ceremonies for Gay and Lesbian couptes while a pastor at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh, N.C. All those ceremonies occurred several years before the 1996 General Conference of the UMC passed the ban, be’said. Creech said he and his wife, Chris (Tulsa) ei0163 NEW TO THI SNOW This 20)rear ok] he~ frun ,~. Lauderdo~. I ~ t me~ many C-ay and Bi womyn yet, but am anxious to ~ke some ’.ft~s. IF~erwo~ benvee~ 18 and 30, d any race. Some of my idere~ indude ~le~ading, rnov~, and going to parks. (Tulsa) =10181 lifomia and~d some f~ends to ~h0w me what Oklahoma is aft ab0ut. 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In part because of his activism on Gay issues,Creechlosthis position atFairmont UMC, was unemployed for six months, then served as a social lobbyist for the North Carolina Council of Churches for five years before coming to Nebraska. Marriage Case to Go to VT High Court MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The issue of Seine-gender marriages is going to the state-Supreme Court. Three Chittenden County same-gender couples filed an appeal Thursday of a December Superior Courtruling dismissingalawsuitin which they sought the right to mzrry. Judge Linda Levitt had agreed with the couples on several areas, but disagreed on the overriding issue. "While all of the (couples’).arguments claiming the.state’s publie purpose is invalid are clear and sensible, none is persuasive enough for this Court to determine that the Legislature is unjustified in using the marriage statutes to further the link between pro- To reconl),our FREE Call: )0.546- ENN (We’ll here) creation and child rearing," Levitt s~id. Three couples - Start Baker and Peter Harrigan of Shelbume, Nina Beck and who carry the AIDS virus but do not have full-blown AIDS. The policy of San Francisco has been that there shouldno reports of HIV tests without the explicit consent of the patient. But this has made it tough to track where the virus is spreading, what risk factors lead to infections, and where to target treatment and prevention. Because of improved treatments, fewer and fewer HIV-infected people actually progress to AIDS, so they remain unreported. The panel explicitly rejected reporting names, instead proposing a system that uses cryptic codes, based on unique"iden- tifiers" - numbers or letters corresponding to an individual. This would protect privacy and minimize fear of AIDS -based discrimination, the panel said. Several AIDS and civil rights groups have dropped their resistance to HIV reporting, including the S, an Francisco AIDS Foundation; Gay Men s Hcalth Crisis, the nation’s largest service provider; AIDS Action, a national group representing 2,500 commtmity providers of AIDS services; the American Civil Liberties Union; and the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. The panel also insisted that all HIV testing be voluntary ,not required. To better detect chznging trends in the epidemic, the city should seek a way to offer free or low-cost AIDS tests, according to the report. The summit also addressed treatment, employment, prevention, housing and funding. More than 100 experts, led by Drs. Marcus Conant and Thomas Coates of the University of California, San Francisco, formed subcommittees to study the issues and make formal recommendations to the mayor. Brown has vowed to.implement ¯e recommendations through his newly created Mayor’s AIDS Leadership Forum and the appointment of a seniorlevel staff person in his office. AIDS Increases In Older Americans ATLANTA (AP) - New AIDS cases rose morethan twice as fast among those over 50 than among younger adults between 1991. and 1996, suggesting that older people aren’t protecting themselves against the disease. The-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 6,400 AIDS cases were diagnosed in the United States among people at least 50 years old in 1996, a 22% increase from 1991. Cases for the 13-to49 age group rose 9% in the same period, to 50,300. The center recently reported that 12 - 15% of the AIDS cases in Arizona are people over 55. The CDC said most older adults who got AIDS in the early days of the epidemic probably contracted it from a tsinted blood transfnsion. Now, more are being infected by unprotected sex and by injecting drugs. ’q’hese are older.adults who are engag~ ing in some risky behaviors because they don’t perceive themselves to be at risk," Dr. Kimberly Holding of the CDC said Thursday. Among Older women, the number of new AIDS cases linked to unprotected sex more than doubled between 1991 and 1996- from340 to 700. In older men, that increase was almost as sharp, from 360 to 700. New cases among older men who inject drugs jumped 53%, from 850 to 1,300. Among older women, the increase was 75%, from 160 to 280. �Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. record listen ~ respond to ads FREE! Tulsa 91 8-592-5 959 Oklahoma City 405-235-3366 use access code: 2105 www.confidentiaiconnection.com Just $2.4g per mlnote for cerlaln optional features. 18+. 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Brown’s directive Monday is allowed under his executive order authority and does not require approval by the City counCil. The new poli~y prohibits discrimination. in all areas of city government, including hiring, City attorney G,ene Locke said. "I think the order treats Mayo~Brown s commitment to have a workplaceVoid of die’ruination in all of its forms," Locke said. s~e opponents, referring to the ordinance repealed in 1985 by an overwhelming 4-1 vtler margin, said Brown should put the measure to a counCil vote. The mayor, however, insists Houston .has changed since thenand says he’ s found widespreadsupportfor an antidiscrimination policy see Houston, page 3 CommunityofHope UnitedMethodistwillmovesoon to its new home at2545 South Yale, a 1953 building which formerly was the home ofthe Philadelphia Assembly of God. The dedication service willbe held on3/15at6pm. June Red Ribbon Run Benefit for IAM &TCAP TULSA -Interfaith AIDS Ministries (IAM) has announced the First ever running event as an HIV/AIDS fundraiser. Scheduled for Saturday, June 13th at LaForttme Park, the 5 kilometer nm will benefit IAM and TCAP, the Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership. There will also be a fun walk to go with the run. When asked what is the difference from the annual fall AIDS Walk and this event, IAMexecutive director Diane Zike noted that theRedRibbonRunis sanctioned by USATF/Oklahoma and targets serious runners and race-walkers to its USATF certified course. The race will be coordinated by Glen’s Road Race Service. Zike noted that this event is intended to draw in supportfrom outside the traditional HIV/AIDS and Lesbian/Gay communities. see IAM, page 14 DIRECTORWLETrERS P. 213 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 GAY STUDIES/ANTHROPOLOGY P. 12 CLASSIFIEDS P. 14 ¯ Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends ¯ Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperA vailable In More Than 75 City Locations i CommuniwtYiBtahttlKe LeiaddernDviseaeseL_°Ses.i JazzMusician BillyTipton ; TULSA - After 20 years of fighdng ¯ renal disease, longtime Tulsa com- " munityleader and volunteer Richard ¯ T. Reeder, known to many as Dick, ¯ ¯ died onFeb. 4th.Anative ofDuncan, raised in Oklahoma City, Dick had ¯ livedinTulsafor25years andworked ¯¯ with many community groups from the National Kidney Foundation of ¯ Oklahoma to lnterfaithAIDS Minis- " tries and Follies Revue, Inc. .- Dick Reeder had undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology The late Dick Reeder is ¯ and counseling and was a clinical seen here with one ofhis therapist with Brookhave~, Hospital, favorite Disney characaenunselorwithChildren s Medical ter and his life-partner, Center and Tulsa Regional Medical Steven Fendt. : Center. He opened a private practice as part of Cherry Street : Psychotherapy Associates late in 1993 which heshared with his ¯ friend and colle,,a,gue, Leah Hunt. ¯ ¯ Dick Reeder s many friends and family held a memorial ¯ service at All Souls Unitarian Church on February 7th where the : Follies Revue Singers performed following Dick Reeder’s direc- ¯ tions to "make my funeral a celebration." Leah Hunt wrote in a testimonial included in the order of service that "there. was ; nothing pale or indistinct about Dick. Nothing wishy-washy. He : was bull-headed, opinionated, determined to have as much as he ¯ could of each day. It was moving to hear him talk to groups of : people dealing with chronic health problems and tell his own : story, challenging them to take no less than they possibly could ¯ of each day’s opportunities for living." ¯ DickReeder is’survivedby his life-parmer, Steven J. Fendt and by other loving family members. Donations in his memory may ¯ bemade toTheAmerican Kidney Fund ofOklahoma,POB 1004, ¯ Tulsa 74103 or Follies Revue, Inc. POB 52862, Tulsa 74152. He or She.? Subject of OFH Lecture ." TULSA - Oklahoma jazz musician Billy Tipton ¯ grew up in a famil.y" where everyone played the ¯ piano. Born in Oklahoma City in 1914, Billy went ¯ to high school in Kansas City during the 1930s, : during the heyday of Kansas City jazz. Upon re- . turning to Oklahomaduring the depression, Tipton : could not get ajob playing music. That is tmtil, she : becamehe..Billy then.spent50 years living as aman ¯ and performing as a jazz and lounge musician. ¯ During these years, Tipton married five times. "- Her/his life is the subject of the 1998 Oklahoma ." Lecture in the Humanities sponsored by the Okla- . homa Foundation for the Humanities (OFH). The ¯ Lecture will take place Friday, March 6, at 7:30 : p.m. in Tulsa’s Rogers University auditorium and ¯ will be delivered by Dr. Diane Middlebrook, pro.- . fessorofEnglishatStanfordUniversitysince 1966. ¯ Dr. Middlebrobk has written a biography of : Tipton which is due out in April 1998 and also : wrote a biography of poet Anne Sexton. The 1991 ¯ Sexton work spent eight weeks on The New York : Times Best Seller list and was a finalist for the National Book Award, and for the National Book ¯ Critics Award. Middlebrook will be in Oklahoma to deliver the : Annual Lecture in the Humanities, and also in ¯" connection with a weeklong seminar under the ,. auspices of the Oklahoma Scholar-Leadership En- ¯ richment Program. The Oklahoma Scholar-Lead- " . ership Enrichment Program is a statewide program ¯ of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education with additional support from Bank of Okla- . homa. see Tipton, page 14 TULSA - Audra Sommers graCiouslyagrei~d to speak with TFN about her upcoming benefit for the HIV ResourceConsortium FoodPan-. try to be held at the Silver Star on May 1st at 10:30pro. TFN: How long haveyou been doing benefits? AS: I’ve been doing pageants for 24 years but in Tulsa for the last 3 years. I did a benefitforRAIN last year and the first was for Our House. TFN: How have they done? Fundraising diva Audra AWSe:raTihseedy$’v2e3b0e0eanttphreeft’itrystsouncceewshsfiuclh. Sommers at the HIVRC’s wasmatchedandsoresultedin $4600 to benefitOurHouse. RAINreceived $5300.last year. What wehope to do for the Food Pantry is to raise $9600 before the event even begins. TFN: How will that work? AS: Last year we had 400 people come through the door. see Audra, page 14 ¯ Family of Faith MCC Begins "New Children’s Ministry ’Lesbians Who Abuse’ TULSA - For years DVIS, (pronounced d’vis) the Domestic Violence Intervention Services has been one of Tulsa’s most successful nonprofit service agencies, providing aid and refuge to women who were victims of domestic violence. But for years those services have been conceptualized only as women abused by men. Now DVIS is starting aprogram to assistwomen whose abusers are other women. Specifically, the organization will start its first support group for women who fear that they might be abusive on March 11 at the Pride Center. In flyers that are going out around the community, DVIS asks the following questions: "Do you take your anger out on the person you love?Do you criticize your parmer for little things? Do you humiliate your partner in front of others? Doyouangereasily whendrinking ordoingdrugs?" see DVIS, page 3 " T,U,L.S,A,Benefit ." TULSA -Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church ." (MCC), one of two MCC congregations in Tulsa started a new ¯ program for children. "Our children’s ministry was designed to : give children a basic thorough exposure to the scriptures", said : Stephanie Ward. "Our goal is to focus on playful activities that .- lend a solid foundation to christian education. When your child ¯ associates fun and prayer, you have started a liftime of praying : with delight." ¯ Ward added, "we strongly feel that ministry to children is a : vital and necessary part of today’s church. Modeling behaviors ¯ and values that represent our faith is the best way to teach our : children the principles of God’s word." : The congregation welcomes children of all ages from infants ¯ on up and has three Sunday School teachers available. The hours ¯ for the Children’s Ministry are those of the regular Sunday ! service which begins at 5pm. Family of Faith also will be having an Easter Egg hunt after : service on Easter Sunday. For more information, call 622-1441. TULSA -Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association will host their first annual charitable fundraiser at 10:30pro, Fri. March 6th at the Silver Star Saloon. The event, "After the Leather, The Great Leather Campout" will feature as Master of Ceremonies, Oklahoma Mr. Leather Roger McConnell and rnat!y distinguished and titled performers including: Porsche Lynn, Helga, Fanny McCracken, Sluticia Swampussy, Larry Everett, PatSullivan&GeneWest,GreenCountryCloggers, LorettaThunderpussy,LeePruitt,RonGreenwood, Kevin Eddings, John Beebe and Randal ginnear. The event will also include an auction of an autographed portrait of newly knighted Gay performer, Sir Elton John. BenefiCiaries are the Tulsa Food Pantry and the Pride Center. Info: 838-1222. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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In fact, many affirmative action efforts have resulted in polarizing the diverse groups of our country instead of lending to a colorblind society. In our country, a murder is committed every 21 minutes, a rape every 5 minutes, a robbery every 46 seconds, an aggravated assault every 29 seconds, aburglary every 10 seconds andalarceny theft every 4 seconds. I believe that a crime is a crime no matter what the motive. I do not support separate penalties for those where the motive was because of the "actual or perceived" race, color, religion, national origin, gender sexual orientation, disability of the victim. I support getting toughon all crime. It’ s time that criminals understand that their behavior will notbe tolerated. Individuals contemplating criminal activity must believe that the chances of being caught and punished are real. And once they are caught, the punishment must be server and criminals mustbemade to serve all of their sentenced time.... -Steve Largent, member ofCongress Oklahoma’s First District Editor’s note: according to the Human Rights Campaign, the Hate Crimes PreventionAct, H.R. 3081, (aboutwhich Rep. Largent was asked) wouldprotectAm.ericansfrom most violent hate crimes based on their real orperceived sexual orienta-. tion, genderanddisability. H.R. 3081 was introducedon Nov. 13, 1997 in the House of Representatives by Reps. Bill McCollum, R-Fla., andCharles Schumer, D-N.Y. TheFBI notes that hatecrim~S committed because ofan individual’s sexual ori~ entation are already the third most common type ofbias crime- and they are on the ~ise. The National Coalition ofAnti- ViolencePrograms documents more than 2,500 reported incidents in 1996, representing a 6% increase over the.previous year - while overall itistances of violent crime are on the decline. Yet- unlike bias crimes based on religion, race, color and national origin - hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender and disability are not against federal law. Therefore, they cannot be investigated and prosecuted by the Justice Department the way other hatecrimes arecurrentlycombated. Tulsa Family News staffwondershow many ofSteve Largent’s Lesbian or Gay constituents would have to die before he would understand the nature of hate crimes. No doubt, if his Christian Coalition supporters were equally targets of hate violence, our "representative" would find the matter more compelling. Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ve covered or on issues you think need to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed&have phonenumbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publications will be printed as is appropriate. i For Susan Savage ¯ Is the Best Thing We Can Say About Susan ¯ Savage Is That’s She’s Not Terry Simonson? by Tom Neal, Tulsa Family News publisher & editor ~ Damnedifwe do anddamnedifwe d0n’t- that’s where The goals of the group are to help participants to learn how to identify and manage their anger, learn effective Some conservative council members who oppose the communication and stress management techniques and -. we find ourselves with Susan Savage. She’s really not leamhowtocopewithfeelings,thoughtsandexperiences ." been a friend to Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay communities.." associated with anger. . In fact, she’s really not even been particularly fair to us.." The support group will be facilitated by Amanda But the mantra of her supporters, Democratic leader- ¯ Duplantis, MA who is a doctoral student of counseling " ship and some prominent Gay community leaders, is psychology at OSU. Duplantis noted that DVIS has n6t ’consider the alternative’. That is Terry Simonson. had a large demand for help from same gender couples : Simonson is a former Tulsa County Republican Party " but that the, agency suspects that the need in the general ." leader and is a protege of The Idiot lnhofe, otherwise ¯ commtmity is g~.eate.r than what they had been seeing. ¯ known as Oklahoma’s junior senator. Word on the street ¯ Duplantis says :that there, are some aspects of domestic ,’.. is that The Idiot Inhofe is out oimvin~ to Tulsa’s hie violence in female couples that are similar to any other ’ money con~ervhti~,bs ~or d011ars~for=Si~bns0n It’s also cases but that she suspects that there are some issues that ~ ~aid that susan is scared that she’~ really in trouble this are specific to minority sexual orientation. For example, " time. She should be, since her arrogance (and that of her " the discrimination that Lesbians and Gay men often " most intimate advisors) as wall as her non-responsive-: " experience can lead to added stress and to angermanage- ¯ ness, particularlyonminorityissues, is now well known. " ment challenges. ¯ So let’s look at this issue ofjusthow bad the alternative " Duplantisnotedthatthisinitialsupportgroupisjustfor : would be. Would Simouson order Tulsa pglice to expand ¯ Lesbians in part because the existing support groups for : their academy and in-service diversity training beyond women who have been battered can accommodate both ¯ issues ofjustrace, to include sexual orientation as wall as " Lesbians and non-Lesbians into the same program, and ~ gender, religion, etc.? Likely not, but you know Susan’s - ¯ therefore, only anew support group for Lesbian batterers : refused to do that-fofat Ieast three years. ." is needed. ." Would Simonson issue an executive order banning ," In contrast, the existing support groups for men who ¯ discrimination based on sexual orientation in city era- " are abusive often have men who would be very hostile to " ployment? Hell no, but Susan was asked to do this more : the participation of a Gay man...Nor would the women’s : than three years ago and has refused ever since. ." support group be open to a Gay man who had been : Would Simouson appoint openly Lesbian and Gay " abused. For now, Gay men who need help have just the ." people to Tulsa’s boards and commissions? likely not : option of indiVidual counseling sessions. : buthere we can give Susan a point or two. She did appoint Duplantis, who is married to a man, shared that she . KharmaAm0s, whoisopenlyLesbian(butwbonolonger : became aware of the needs, of same gender couples ¯ lives in Tulsa), to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status ¯ because of a multiculturalism class she.took at OSU. She ¯ ofWomen. And several Gay men serve orhave served on cites an opeuly Lesbian professor there who was very : someboards, such as the Arts Commission, the Historical " open to answering questions and to dispelling myths " Preservation Board andtheHuman Rights Commission. " about Lesbian and Gay issues. She also notes that most ¯ However, ai! of theseindividuals are eminently qualified, ¯ DVIS counseling courses runfrom 12 to 24 sessions. For : regardless of being Gay -.and all are conveniently low more information about these programs, call 585-3163. " key about being Gay outside the community. But in the ¯ case of the Human Rights Commission, Susan’s refused Out &EqualConferenee ¯ toa o, oftherecommendatiousofher own commis- ¯ sion, so in the end, what difference does it’make to have The 6th National OUT & EQUAL Conference will be these appointments? held at the Hyatt Regency in Rochester on April 17-19, ," You could argue that having Simonson might actually 1998. This national conference on Lesbian, Gay, bi- ," even have a good effect in that it might scare our commu- ¯ sexual, and transgender (LGBT) workplace draws sev- " nities out of our laziness and complacency. After all, if " eral hundred participants and is being heldin the Eastern ¯ you read the platform that Oklahoma Republicans have United States for the first time. : come up with in the last few years, a platform which ¯ National speakers will present discussions and work- , Simonson, by association supports, you might suggest : shops on a variety of issues during the three-day confer- " that the difference between Simonson and his primary ence. The first day, Friday, is an all-day session focusing : opponent, white supremacist and anti-Gay bigot, Dennis " on LGBT workplace issues for the human resource pro- Mahon, is more a matter of the candor with which they ¯ fessional. Topics will include same sex sexual harass- . state their positions, rather than the content¯ ment, employment law, benefits discrimination, human ; So what do we do? " resource policies, helping to ere,ate awareness for LGBT ¯ Vote for Susan and hold our nose9 Yep : employees, and learning from PFLAG. ~ " " ¯ Saturday and Sunday of the conference are more di- ~ ¯ retted towards LGBT employees themselves. Topics ¯ will include tips for creating and maintaining employee : ". resource groups, working relationships with manage- : ¯ ment, sexualharassment, deaf-Gayemployees, employ- ¯ policyhavesaidtheyareagaiustdiserimiuationbutdon’t ¯ ment law, employee assistance programs, homophobia . want to create a new category of protection for Gays and " and racis_m, diversity training upgrades, transgender ~ Lesbians. ." employee issues, overcoming organizational resistance, ." Dan Patrick, general manager of radio station KPRC: and more learning from PFLAG. ¯ AM and a conservative talk show host, urged listeners to ¯ There are a number of events taking place during the " call the mayor’ s Citizens’ Assistance Office and gener- : Out and Equal ’98 National Conference, including a ~ ated about 700 calls, averaging 2-1 against Brown¯ "Here " performance on Saturday,-April 18th by popular-comic we have Lee Brown moving forward without talking to ¯ KateClinton.This special one-night-onlyeventis opento : council, without talking tO voters, without public debate,- : the general public and is not to be missed. " without even studying the issue," Patrick said. "The " Kate is a self-described "fumorist" (that’s feminist + _" people are upset with this executive order." To counter ¯ humorist),andhasappearedacrossthecountryasastand- ’ his effort, the weekly Gay newspaper, Houston Voice, ¯ up comic. She started her professional stand-up career in : along with River Oaks Area Democratic Women, have ." 1981 using politics, Cathoalicinsm,d. her Lesbianism to : urgedBrown’ s supporters to contact the~rr ce~" tpy harlle-". : compose a repertoire of topics. Her former one-woman ¯ sentatives. ¯ show "Out Is In" played to sold-out crowds in Los ¯ The Log Cabin Republicans, a Gay GOP political : Angeles andranfor3 months off-Broadway. She was part : group, believes conservatives should support the "level : ofComedy Central’s"OutThere II" stand-up special, and " playing field" inherent in Brown’s policy, a~.orcling to hertelevisionappearancesinclude"Arsenio Hall","Good : Dale Carpenter, past state president of the organization. : Morning America", "Nightline", and many others. She ¯ "I think the mayor’s order vindicates the principles of ¯ hosted "in the Life", a televised Gay news-variety show " nondiscrimination and merit in employment, which is a andcollaboratedonasummerseries"TheWoddAccord- ¯ principle that all Republicans should support," Carpenter ing to Us" which aired on the lifetime network. ¯ said. "This is now.the only protection Gays and Lesbians For more information about the conference visit " have from discrimination in employment in the city of " www.outnequal.org or call 1-888-924-4646. : Houston:" .’ Prepared by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the national media watc,h, organtzation. Arkansas Democrat Gazette Covers. Up Suicide Despite the suicide of aman whose name the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published on Janaury 30 for being arrested in a public sex raid, the newspaper has ignored a request from five major organizations to have a meeting, failed to report on the snicide, and defended the selective publication of the names of men arrested in same-sex ~ misdemeanors.... " -The suicide note left by thema~to his (male) parmer of 31 years, which was printed in a February 20 report in the weekly newspaper Arkansas Times, made abundantly dear his.motivation: "My name and everything is in the paper this morning... Goodbye. I love you." The man’s lawyer, Gary Sullivan, said that prior to the newspaper’s printing of his identity his client gave no indication he might consider suicide." ’I have to believe that the Democrat-Gazetteis responsible for [his] death,’ "Sullivan told the Times. A February 12 letter from GLAAD, ACLU of Arkansas, the Women’s Project, PFLAG and the local Metropolitan Community-Church to the Democrat-Gazette requested a meeting, noting that "this is not the first time someone has killedhimselfunder these circumstances. A number of years ago your paper published the names of men arrested on the same types of charges, and then also a man killed himself. Surely, the time has come to evaluate this policy." In a terse February 16 response, Democrat-Gazette Executive Editor Griffin Smith, Jr. said, "Wehave a duty to report the news. We would be remiss if we withheld from our readers public information of this nature... Publication ofSuch items is governed by our established news policy... We believe our policy is logical, consis- : tent, proper, and in the interest of our readers. We do not ~- cqntemplate any change?~ 1 The policy states: "Once-~-:r’amsdem’e..a.n.o.r."..s.e.x..o.ffense ¯ arrest has been deemed newsworthy, editors should then ¯ apply this three-pronged test in deciding whether to publish a charge of deviant sexual activity, loitering for the purpose of sex, indecent exposure and other related Charges. The alleged crime: Must occur in a public place; Must be sexual in nature; Must be overt (i.e. indecent exposure; actual sexual contact, as opposed to just sigualing intent, such as asking for ’some action,’ winking, hand gestures, etc.)." The third prong, by providing the "signaling intent" caveat, essentially lets heterosexual men soliciting prostitutes off the hook while targeting men who have anonymous consensual public sex with other. The Democrat-Gazette does not print the identities of others arrested in misdemeanor conseusual sex-related offenses. In 1993, when the paper ran an article on a heterosexual prostitution sting, it did not identify any of the arrested men. When asked by the Times about the discrepancy, the Demo.crat-Gazette spokesman said "he didn’ t know why thenewspaper didn" t publish the names of those arrested in [that] prostitution sting." The Democrat-Gazette has made no indication that they understand that societal forces of homophobia lead deeply closeted men to seek out such furtive sexual encounters. Printing the names will not stop men from seeking out anonymous sex with other men. Smith has failed to acknowledge either the request for a meeting or the death of a citizen because of their"policy." Smith has also failed to address why the suicideand controversy has not been considered "newsworthy" enough to make it into the newspaper. Tell the Democrat-Gazette that the policy of singling out and humiliating men who have public sex with other men - frequently married men who are the most fragile and closetedmembers ofour community-must go..Insist that the newspaper acknowledge the suicide and the ensuing controversy as legitimate news, and that the newspaper’s leaders have a .meeting with concerned organizations immediately. Contact: WalterHussman, Publisher, Arkansas Democrat- Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, AR 72203, phone: 501.378.3485, fax: 501.372.3908 Editor’s note: TheTulsaWorldhas a policy ofprinting the names ofthose arrested in similar cases here. Baptist ChurchWith Gay Deacon Expelled DALLAS (AP) - It isn’t the first time Austin’ s University Baptist Church has found itself outside its denominational mainstream. Because of the church’ s active support of homosexuals, the 180-member executive board of the statewide Baptist General Convention of Texas voted Tuesday to disassociate itself from the Austin church. "We cannot approve of churches endorsing homo= sexual practice as biblically legitimate," said Fort Worth pastor Charles Davenport, head of the committee that drafted the motion. Members of the church compare it to past moral fights. In 1948, the church was disavowed by the Austin Baptist Convention when it allowed blacks to sit in the same pews with whites. In the early 1970s, it was criticized for ordziniug female deacons. Hans Venable, a Gay man whose ordination as deaconatUniversity BaptisthelpedleadtoTuesday’ s action, saidbibfical arguments alsoweremadeagainst blacks in the church. "I do see this as a very similar issue;’ Venable said. But Venable said he found hope in debate that preceded the board vote. "I have to say that there are a lot of positive outcomes," he said. "It’s just been such a wonderful opportunity to talk about our ministry and spread the debate further about how Gays andLesbians canbe safe in church, wherethey can be loved and participate fully." Themotion supportedbythe board asks University Baptist to remove any claim of afffiiation with the convention from its literature and Interact site. The convention also will no longer accept money donated from the church for missionary programs. University Baptist Pastor Larry Bethune said the congregation will likely do as the convention ~ks. The votearosewhen top groupofficials learned last month that the University Baptist Web sirementions its convention aff’diation, The church has had a tenuous relationship with the convention sinceit ordained Venable in 1994. The church also drew fire for sponsoringandinviringhomosexuals toparticipate in Open Circle, a mlnistry for Gays .and Lesbians. - Convention leaders insisted..their vote was not a condenmation of the Church’s acceptance of homosexuals. "Wecommend the church for their ministry, and we feel that churches should minister (to homosexuals)," Davenport said. "But ministering to is different than an affirmation of, and we interpret (the church’ s activities) to be an affirmation of." Bethune said he doesn’ t understand the distinction. "I don’t feel very commended as a church for our ministry to Gays and Lesbians today," Bethune said. "The convention has an odd way of showing it." Several conventionmembers decried the motion as a threat to the traditional independence of Baptist churches. Some church members think they’ll eventually be welcomed back into the convent[on.’q’he time will come when we will be invited back in because the world will catchup with us and theworld with catch up with our understanding of what is the Chrisfan gospel," said deacon Carter Wheeland. CT City May Recognize Same-Gender Families WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)-The towncouncil is considering a policy that would allow Gay couples to qualify for family rates at town recreational facilities. The issue was raised by town residents Mark Melauson and Michael Antisdale, who wrote.to the council asking why they don’t qualify for a family rate at the municipal-swimming pool. The couple has been together for nearly 13 years. They share ahome and consider themselves a family. But they were told by town officials tobuy individual memberships -- at nearly double the cost. ’ofhe definition of a family today is different from thedefinition in years past," said Holly Abery-Wetstone, a council member. "It’ s notjust a married couple with 2.5 children anymore. Weneed to change our policies to reflect that." Mayor Robert Bouvier said the council will meet to craft apoliey "thatbetter describes the households that exist in our community." ¯ Maine Lawmakers Back Away from Civil Rights ¯ AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Some lawmakers who ¯ supported aGay-rights billin the Legislaturelast year say they won’t again if the issue returns to the State : House. ¯ Rep. Michael McAlevey ofWaterboro signedon as : a co-sponsor of last year’s bill But he says he will ¯ vote against the bill if he wins a third term and the : issue comes up again. The reason: His .constituents ¯ opposed Gay rights by almost a 2-to- 1 margin in the : Feb. 10 referendum. Duringthe referendum, voters ¯ statewidenarrowlyrepealedtheGay-rightslaw.’Tve : made a decision to set my personal beliefs aside : because the people inmy district said ’noway,’" said. McAlevey, a Republican. "People send me mesi sages, and I think ibis was a pretty dear message." If : McAlevey’s remarks are any measure, the recent : "people’s veto" that overturned the Gay-rights law ¯ has some lawmakers worried. After backing the bill ¯" in 1997, they are asking themselves if the voters who : threw Out the law will throw them out too. ¯ To hedge their bets, they are not committing them- ¯" selves on future Gay rights votes. Bat others who "- broke with their constituents on Gay rights are hold- : ing firm. They say they still support civil rights ¯ safeguards for Gays and theydon’t fear a backlash at :¯ thepolls. And they say they will vote the same way if they are re-elected and the issue resurfaces in the ¯ Legislature..:There’ s adecent chance twhati.ll.h~.!.n : Gay c~vll-nghts sup,porters may reantroduce a bill ¯ . similar to last year s during the next two years. As they focus on their re-elections this year, many : legislators who support civil rights for Gays and ¯ Lesbians express confidence, sayingmostvoters don’ t ¯ vote based on a single issue. And the referendum’s : voter turnout was so low - about 30 percent of all : registered voters statewide- that the results are not a ¯ meaningful measure of public opinion. - :- ’q’here was very low turnout in the referendum," ¯ said Sen. John Nutting, D-Leeds, who supports Gay ¯ rights,butwhosedistrict opposed theGay civil-rights ¯ law by a 69 percent to 31 percentmargin on Feb. 10. ,"Very, few people I know will-.vote for or agaiusta candidate 1;asea on one issue.’" " " ; "People elect you to make decisions based oninput ¯ and your values," said Sen. Bruce MacKinnon, R- ¯ Sanford, whose constituents opposed the Gay-rights : law by a narrow, 25-vote margin. "I voted for (the ¯ bill) because I thought weneededit. The citizens said ¯ we don’t. I see no problem." i Filmmaker Says Gay Aspect Nixed Oscar Bid ¯ BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Alain Berliner looks ¯ dazed. The last few months have been a whirl ofjoys : and disappointments. Now he is recovering from the ¯ unexpected treatment of his film, "Ma Vie en Rose" ¯ (My.Lifein Pink), that won aGolden Globebut failed : to win an Oscar nomination. "I’m surprised and ¯ disappointed," admits the 34 year-old Belgian direc- : tor. "Everyone around me was so sure it would be ¯ nominated, I ended up believing it too!" i "Ma Vie en Rose" - first seen at the Cannes l~lm ¯ festival inMay-is apoignant tale of aboy who wants : to be a gift. After winning the Golden Globe for best : foreign language film in January, many people ex- ¯ pected an Academy Award nomination because, in the past 15 years, 11 films that tookbestmoviehonors ¯ at the Golden Globes got the same at the Oscars. ¯ Asked if he think.~ his film’ s underlying theme of : homosexuality- the movie wonbest picture award at ¯ Seattle’s 1997 Gay and Lesbian film festival - dis- : turbed thejury, Berliner says he has no doubt. But he : says he isnot the kind to worry about something he ¯ can’t change. "When you enter a competition, you : must accept the jury’ s verdict," he said in an inter- : view. "in any case they can’t take the Golden Globe ¯ and the other awards away from me." : Before the Oscar nominadous were announced, : Berliner was ecstatic about the film’s "incredible" : success. IncrediblebecauseattheBelgianIrilm school, : where he studied, Berliner specialized in script writ- . ing, and never imagined his first serious shot at SHORT ON CASH? 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Since hitting " Americanscreens in September, thefilm has grossed more than $680,000 in sales, respectable for a foreign film. . One reason for that success may be that the story ¯ of Ludovic (Georges du Fresne) - a sweet, wide- ¯ eyed 7-year-old witha dimpledsmile who wants to : be a girl - is a change from the usual glossy " blockbuster fare. The film follows the trials and tribulations ofLudovic’ s parents -he also has three siblings and a grandmother- as they try to come to terms with his marked preference for playing with dolls and wearing girls’ clothes rather thannmning around a football field. ~ ¯ The;film" ig b6th t’~my "a~d "sad totlchiiig. It does not preach or givle in to ~e’nfimentalityi q~he overriding theme is (amily closeness, which in the end conquers all, even when Ludo’s father (Jean-Philippe Ecoffey) loses hisjob and his wife and children are ostracized by the whole neighborhood. "A film has to be universal," Berliner says. He says he has no patience for action films "where an explosion takes place every five minutes." He says he liked Chris Vander Stappen’ s script of"Ma Vie En Rose" because it was about being different. "I ¯ love stories like that," he says. "Stories that are ¯ about people who have to cope with being different ¯ for one reason or another." Of Ludovic’ s unrealistic dream of marrying his " friend Jerome, Berliner says, "We all have unspo- ¯ ken desires, things we conceal and bury when we ¯ grow up. As a child, you don’t understand social " taboos." "Ma Vie en Rose" offered Berliner a " potential for a variety of scenes. "What I like best ¯ are films that combine humor, sadness, drama and ¯ comedy," the director says. Many actors in this " French-Swiss-Belgian co-production are trained ." comics. "I like comedy actors because they can ¯ react quickly from one scene or mood to the next," Berliner says. " Lesbian Ex Gets Visitation Rig.his SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -A family court judge’ s decision Friday means .a Lesbian parmer will be allowed to see the 4-year-old child she has helped raise since birth, the woman’s attorney said. Onondaga .County Family Court Judge Bryan Hedges decided to .give the woman temporary visitation rights over the objections of the child’ s birth-mother, who had been involved in a longterm Lesbian relationship with the other woman until their breakup last October. Hedges said the partner had the right to periodically visit the child until a trial can be held in June to determine permanent custody rights. Heleft itup to the attorneys to work out the details of the visits. "My client and the biological motherhadplanned this child in that they both participated in the artificial insemination," said Richard Alderman, the partner’ s attorney. "Both were involved in the pregnancy and the delivery, and then in the care of the child after the child was born. "You’re dealing with emotional issues," added Alderman, who sought to down play the relevancy of the women’ s relationship. "Youhave the sameproblems whether it was a heterosexual relationship that existed or a homosexual relationship that existed. I don’t think there’s any real difference," he said. The birth-mother’ s attorney said she would appeal Hedges’ ruling. To protect the identity of the 4-year-old child, authorities have asked that the two women’s names not be made public. The women ended their relationship last year while in adoption proceedings. According to court papers, the two women were"life partners" for the last 17 years. The partner claimed she had a partial hysterectomy based on her companion’ s promise to have a child for both of them. The partner has asked Hedges to recognize the relationship as a "de facto" marriage. New York does not recognize same-sex marriages, although the courts have ruled that same-sex couples have the right to adopt. Military Anti-Gay ’Witch Hunts’ on Rise WASHINGTON (AP)- Four years after the Clinton administration introduced its "don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy for homosexuals in the military, harassment of Gays is again on the rise in the armed services, says a group that advocates for Gay civil rights. . "Commanders asked, commanders pursued, corn- ¯¯ manders harassed," said C. Dixon Osbum, an executive director of the Servicemembers Legal De- " fense Network. ¯ In itsannual rep,o,rt, the group said service mem- ¯ bers r,eported 563 ’comm,and vioihti0ns" to it last 3~ea~’, mdii~g instahc~s ~here’~er~ic~ niembdr~ =said the~ wer.e asked about their Sexual brientatio,n ¯ orhar~sediildirect9iolationof the administration s policy, which sets limits on such investigations. ¯ Themunber was up from 443 violations reported ¯ in 1996, the Washington-based group said. The .. report attributed the upsurge to a lack of commit- . ment to the policy by top military and civilian ¯ authorities. Commanders in the field never re- ~ ceived specific instructions on the limits on investigations, and service members were left with no recourse when their rights were violated, it said. "Lack of leadership, lack of training, lack of accountability. All are to blame for the military’s ¯ persistent failure to abide by its own laws," said Michelle Benecke, a former Army captain and codirector of the legal aid group. "A pervasive, hostile atmosphere has been allowed to flourish." The group also criticized the Pentagon for not releasing this year’s tally of Gays dismissed from the military, saying the number was likely to be significantly higher than last year when 850people were kicked out for alleged homosexuality. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon declined to comment on the report Thursday, saying he had nothad a chance to study it. He said the Department of Defense is preparing its own report aboutlimplemen~ fiOn~6f t~e policy. " " The compromise, adopted SOoii after Prdsident Clinton entered office, is supposed to allow Gays to serve if they keep their sexual orientation private, andptmish those who engageinhomosexual acts or take actions that call attention to their orientation. Commanders are not to ask about sexual orientation or launch investigations without credible evidence. The Gay civil rights group report said that even service members with no record of homosexual conduct could be discharged if a complaint was lodged against them. It cited the case of Sonya Harden, a former semor airman, .who was falsely accused by a roommate of being a Lesbian. Although the woman later retracted the allegations and witnesses testified about Harden’s heterosexual relationships, the discharge board still decided to endher career in theAir Force, thereport said. "Once a command has made up its mind that such allegations are true, your days in the military are numbered," said Harden, a native of Baton Rouge, La., who attended thenews conference. The group’ s.recommendations included placing strict limits on investigations, disciplining commanders who disobey them, and providing recourse to personnel involved in improper investi- : _ gations......... !New Transsexual Play ¯ NSW YORK (AP) - Hedwig Schmidt is not your ¯ average transsexual. She, er, he never quite ,com- ." pleted the operation that would have transformed ] him into her. There was a little bit left over, so to ¯ speak, which is where "Hedwig and the Angry ¯ Inch," a wild and wonderful "neo-glam, post-punk : rock musical," gets its rifle. ¯ Weare talkingidentity crisis here, ofbothHedwig, ~ a self-styled "girlie boy," and of the American ¯ musical, stretched into a provocative evening of : ditsydecadence,punctuatedbyaterrifierockscore. ¯ Both survive.the transformation. What author and ¯ star John Cameron Mitchell has done is create ." something that defies easy categorizing, although ." its vibrant theatricality is not in doubt. ¯ see News, page 15 AIDS Demands Global Response DALLAS (AP) - Ninety percent of the people with AIDS live in Third World countries. Anduntil U.S. health researchers approach the disease as a global problem, they’ 11 never find a solution at home. That was the message from Dr. Jonathan Mann, dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, who was the keynote speaker Monday at the World Health Forum in Dallas. The forum, which takes place every two years in Dallas, allows. health care experts from around th~World togather andmakepolidy decisions about the spread of infections diseases. Mann says the globalization of the U.S. economy has come at a cost- increased international contact-has brought an increase in the spread of diseases. Medical researchers also must look internationally tohelp each other find cures. "In the end, the danger in others is becoming the danger to us," he said. ’q?he idea that we can protect ourselves and not the others is wrong and dangerous." Sixteen thousand people a day become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus worldwide.Mostofthem are in Africa, and an estimated one million people are infected in Asia. Mann described a common scenario he found in Uganda. If a woman refuses to llave sex with her HIV-positiv,e husband, he beats her or leaves her. When she tells police - who are men - about the abuse, they don’t believe her. But Mann says a desire among researchers to be "scientifically pure" has slowedprogress toward creating an AIDS vaccine. Researchers are reluctant to try new vaccines before they know everything about the drugs, even if the treatments are proven safe on patients: "It’s clear that only a vaccine will redress the global imbalance. A vaccine could be used all over the world," he said. "We can’ tjust wait for the poor countries of .the world to watch more and more people get AIDS." Mann said the disparity is basically a human rights issue - poor people and ethnic minorities with limited access to education and health care services are the most vulnerable. "I’m confident if HIV andAIDS were causing hundreds of thousands ofnew infections in upper class people in the United States, we’ dbemuch closer to a vaccine," he said. HIV Ignorance Targeted GENEVA (AP)-The United Nations has publish a set of guidelines intended to help governments andotherorganizations improve their approach toward those, infected with or affected by the AIDS virus, the organization said recently. UNAIDS and the U.N. human-rights officejoined forces to produce the guidelines that advocate laws against discrimination and the removal of any existing laws, which legislate against HIV-posifive people~ Ignorance and apathy are the biggest hurdles to overcomein the fight to prevent-the spread of AIDS. People who are HIV-positive face discrimination in housing, education, employment and medical treatment, officials said. Some are even denied the right to marry. "Unless we address the issue of discrimination againstpeople living withHIV,we’ re not going to address the epidemic," David Patterson, a human-fights adviser for UNAIDS, told reporters. "It should be ¯ treated like any other serious disease." : People are less likely to admit to being ¯ infected if there .is such discrimination, : leading to an increased danger of infec- : tion spreading, said Miriam Maluwa, of ," UNAIDS. Access to AIDS tests is impor- ¯ taut, but coercive measures such as corn- : pulsory testing should be avoided, said ¯¯ human-rights official John Pace. In a report released in November, ¯ UNAIDS saidmorethan30millionpeople ¯ worldwide are infected - one-third more ¯ thanearlier estimated. Only 1 in 10 is : aware that he or she is infected. i Tulsa AIDS Patient ¯ Denied Trial Drug ¯ TULSA, Okla (AP)-SandSpriugsAIDS ¯ patient Robert Cowan has lost another : round in his court battle to gain access to : an unapproved drug his doctor says will ¯ extend his life. ¯ U.S. Senior District Judge Thomas R. ¯ Brett has concurred with an earlier ruling ¯ byU.S. Magistrate SamJoyner thatCowan : should not be allowed to get a temporary : restraining order toprevent the U.S. Food ¯ and Drug Administration from interfer- ¯ ing in his treatment. Such action would have allowed Cowan to ~ a goat serum : antibody Tulsa Dr. Gary Davis believes ¯ could help keep Cowan alive. The serum : has not been approved by the FDA. inhis : ruling, Brett said that Cowan’s claim that the serumis not subject toFDA regulation ¯ is not supported. ¯ Assistant U.S. Attoruey PeterBernhardt : said that because two of Brett’ s supple- : mental findings were not part Of Joynefs ¯, January rifling, Cowan’ s case is still alive. ~ R. Scott Scroggs, one of Cowan’s attor- : neys, said that Davis is expected to file a ¯ new emergency applicationwiththeFDA : soon. Cowan, 42, has said his body won’t ¯ tolerate standard drug therapies that can ¯ help other people sick with the fatal dis- ¯ ease, :CO Senate OK’s" Needle Exchange! : DENVER (AP) - A plan to slow the ¯ spread of AIDS among drug users won : ¯ initial approval.inthe Senate despite argu- : ments that it sends the wrong message. , ~ Thebill by Sen. DottieWham, R-Denver, ¯ ¯ wouldallow communities to setupneedle- ¯ : exchange programs for intravenous drug " ¯ users, whose AIDS rate is increasing. " ¯ They could exchange a dirty needle and :.., syringe for a clean one. ¯ ¯ ’q’his is a public health issue, one that " ¯ we think needs to be done in Colorado," ¯ Wham said of Senate Bill 99. The legisla- ¯ ¯ tion wouldexempt the programs from the state drug-paraphernalia law, which out- .: laws the use ofneedles for illicit drugs. : ¯ - The bill, approved 20-15 on apreliminary : vote, was set for final action soon. ¯ ¯ Supporters said needle exchanges have " : hell~d Stem the spread ofAIDS andtiIV, : ¯ the virus that causes it, among drug users. ¯ : One of the ways the disease is spread is " : through exposure to infected blood, and " ¯ drug users often share needles. Wham " ¯ . said the sexual partners of infected drug ¯ ¯ users are endangered, as are children born : to women who become infected. : Only 3.3 percent of Coloradans with ¯ AIDS in 1986 were intravenous drug ms- : ers, according to the state Department of : Public Health. Thepercentage was nearly : ¯ 11 percent last year. "ff we can control it, : ¯ we can help stop the spread of ttlV to ¯ ¯ women, and we can have fewer HIV- " ¯ Do you take your anger out on the person you love? ¯ Do you criticize your partnerfor little things? Do,you: humiliate yourpartner in front ofothers ? ¯ Do you anger easily when drinking or doing drugs? If you answered yes, to any of these questions then consider attending the Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS) support group: "Lesbians Who Abuse." When: Wednesdays, March 11 - May 6 Time: 6-8 p.m, Where: Pride Center 38th & Peoria The goals of the support group include: ¯ learn how to identify and manage your anger. ¯ Learn effective communication and stress management techniques. ¯ Learn to cope with feelings, thoughts and experiences associated with anger. Ifyou are interested injoining the support group, call the DVIS office at (918) 585-3163. Group members must schedule an intake interview and have afee assessment(fees are based on ability to pay) beforejoining the group. Group facilitator: Amanda Duplantis, M.A. doctoral student of Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University. Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Stephen Peake, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday - Friday 9:30-4.:30 pm, 743-1000 Sally A. Caldron Independent Beauty Consultant (918) 445-9878 Personal consultations for men & women. will the person who is still paying too much for health insurance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 Sandra Hill, M.s. National Certified Counselor Certified Hypnotherapist Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. 2865 E. 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"We’re saying, "We don’t want you to do drugs; but here’s a dean needle. Go out and shoot up.’" Others said the bill was a step toward legalizing drugs and argued that strungout addicts would not take time to find a dean needle. "The people most likely to get sick from using dirty needles are the least likely to go get a dean one," said Sen. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora. The legislation would-require communities to consult with law enforcement agencies and hold public hearings before starting a needle-exchange program. The programs, to be funded privately, would have to offer drug users counseling and ." referral to treatment programs. ¯ Wham said her bill would not condone " drug abuse. Participants would have to carry a special identification card. They : could be arrested if found with drugs on them. "The reality welive with is, people use drugs," she said. "Until we can cut . demand, we’re not going to manage this : problem." Shorter Treatment¯ Reduces Mother- Child Transmission ATLANTA (AP) -Therate ofmother-tochildAIDS transmissionwas cutin halfin Thailand by treating HIV-infected mothers with the drug AZI" for lessthan a month, U.S. health officials saidWednesday. The treatment - which costs only $80, compared with $800for the26-week treatment used in the Western world - offers hopefor developing countries wheremost of the world’s HIV-infected babies are born. The study in Thailand, which included 391 women, found that 9 percent of those given AZT near the end of their pregnancy passed HIV on to their babies, compared with 19 percent of those given dummy pills. Critics of the U.S. government studies in Thailand and other poor nations say the use of dummy pills for some participants unethically withholds AIDS drugs from some women. The CDC has argued that the studies are essential to find alternative therapies for countries that can’t afford costlier treatments. "Until now, the only regimen proven effective for perinatal HIV prevention was essentially out of reach for the countries in which over 90 percent of HIV infections occur," said Dr. Helen, D. Gayle, director of the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention’ s National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention. The Thai women were given AZT for three to four weeks at the end of their pregnancy, plus an oral dose duringdelivery. Their infants, who werenot given any of the drug, were tested for the HIV virus at birth and at two months. Thetreatment widely usedin theUnited States calls for 26 weeks of AZT treatments, an intravenous dose of AZT during delivery and six weeks of treatments for the infant. It has been shown to reduce HIV transmission by 67 percent. In the developing world, where the annual health budget is as low as $10 per person, the cost of such a treatment is prohibitive. The longer treatment also relies on women pursuing early prenatal : care, which is infrequent in the develop- : ing world. ¯ Public Citizen, an advocacy group that ¯ has criticized the studies, has been argu- : ing since last year that shorter AZT-treat- ¯ ment should be compared with longer : treatment, instead Of using dlimmy pills. ¯ "The tragedy is that precious time and money have been wasted, dozens of in- " fants in theCDCtrial arenow nnnecessar- ¯ ily HIV-positive and we still arch’ t sure if ¯ shorter regimens are as good as longer : ones," said Dr. Peter Lurie, a Public Citi- " zen research associate. ¯ Thrilled with the Thailand study’s re- ~ suits, the CDC has halted a similar study ~ in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and has given all " the womenin that study the shorter course ¯ of AZT, Ms. Gayle said. "Given the fact : that we have shown that a short course is safe and effective, a study to prove the same thingwouldnotbeappropriate," she said. Massachusetts to Report HIV Cases BOSTON (AP) - The state will require doctors and other health care providers to report cases ofHIV infection as soon as a system is devised for listing the victims by number, rather than name, to protect " confidentiality, according to published ¯ reports recently. The state now requires : thatall cases ofAIDS, whichis causedby : HIV, be reported to the Department of : Public Health. ¯" State Public Health Commissioner : HowardK.Kohwaspreparedtoannounce : the new policy on HIV. reporting a.t a : meeting of the Public Health Council; ¯ according to Boston newspapers. Some 30 states require the reporting of ¯ HIV and AIDS cases, but only Maryland ¯ and Texas now use numbers instead of names to list HIV victims. Numbers as- " signed to HIV victims in Massachusetts ¯ might include birth date, some figures ." from the victim’ s Social Security number ¯ and numbers that stand for demographic : information. Reports ofAIDS cases inthe " state use the names of victims, but laws ¯ protect against release of that information ¯ and similar information about victims of ." other reportable diseases. ." Federal health officials would prefer ¯ using names for HIV victims because it "- wouldmake the system easier to adminis- ¯ ter. However AIDS activists said the use " of names would discourage people from e ¯ getting tested, andmakeit harder to main- ." rain confidentiality. " Some AIDS activists had objected to : any reporting of HIV victims, but many changed their minds because of the ben- ." efits of early treatment with new drugs. " OtheractivistswantedHIV cases reported ¯ so officials could respond faster to trends " in the spread of the infection. ". "Tmproud that Massachusetts is going " to play a leadership role in enacting a ¯ strong public health approach to address- : ing HIV," said Robert Greenwald, direc- : tot of public policy and legal affairs for : the AIDS Action Committee of Massa- ¯ chnsetts. "The need for HIV surveillance : is very important;’ he said. "This pre- ". serves confidentiality as much as pos- : sible," " Free HIVTreatments Seminar : Drs. Jeffrey Beal &Stephen Peake, along " with the HIV Resource Consortium will ¯ hold a free seminar reviewing new HIV/ ¯ AIDS treatments at Aaronson Audito- ¯ rium, Tulsa Central Library on Tuesday, ¯ March 31,7-9pm. Info: 743-1000. by J. Christjohn, entertainment editor As I write this, Fleetwood Mac have just made their Grammy appearance. As we were watching, the publisher of this paper,TomNeal, remarked that the group sounded horrible - except, for Stevie - which is no small compliment, since he’s been force-fed a steady diet of Stevie Nicks for 6 years. Actually, the group was awful - worse by far than when I saw them in Dallas. Lindsey was way off key and it sounded like his guitar (whichwas mixed far too highon volume, per usual) was tuned to a completely different key from what everyone else was playing. TruetoTom’s opinion, Stevie sounded the best of all 3 singers - Christine sounded as horrible as Lindsey. It was disappointing, to say the least. However, to hear Stevie without the off-key folks, the STEVIENICKS boxed set, ENCHANTED, is set for release on April 28. The set includes 3 CDs of greatest hits, movie songs, B-sides and some live versions, along with a 68 page booklet. She will tour in the spring, and release a newly recorded albmn in the fallo those singing voices! Speaking of the BACP, more auditions are in the news. The BACP is producing oneofmyfavorites,THEIMPORTANCE OFBEING EARNEST,andauditions for EARNEST are going to be held at the BACP March 15 at 5pro. Performances will be Ma~’ 8-17. And for those wishing Self-portrait by John Lennon. Yoko Ono &Lasco Productions will present The Artwork of John Lennon, 3/20-22 at the Adams Mark Hotel. The pieces range from delightful to dreadful, and include images from personal sketchbooks as well as the Bag One works which were exhibited to great controversy in 1969. A $2 door donation is ed~marked for Feed The Children. To quote to get in touch with the inner hick within themselves, auditions for L’ ILABNER are set for April 5, to be performed June 12-21. Wayward Theatre CompanypresentsBLOOD KNOT, an interesting look at the lives of two brothers, one of whomis white and the other black, through March 8 at Springdale Recreational center 2223 E. Pine. For more info, call 596-1475. THE BALTIMORE WALTZ is their next show, April 2-19. Tulsa Opera’s "Oklahoma Premiere .of DREAMKEEPERS by David Carlson runs Saturday, March7,8p.m., Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 8 p.m., at thePAC,Commissionedfor the state of Utah’s Centennial celebration by the Utah : Opera, Dreamkeepers received its world Stevie, I Can ’t Wait. Thefirst singlefrom ¯ premierein1996.Thestorycentersonau ~e boxed set will be Reconsider Me. ¯ Indian woman’ s return to the reservation Sincehermusic andlyrics eerily coincide. :, ~o visit her dying grandmother. Her en- (alwayshave)witlihappeuingsandcrises : counter With ~in Anglodoctor she once in my life, I can’t wait to hear what that song’s about. I am, however, quite ecstatic to report that Sarah McLachlan and Paula Cole walked away with a couple of awards each, and they werewell-deserved. Speaking of one aspect of the Goddess, Sarah McLachian performs with Lisa Loeb in OklahomaCity at the Civic Centre Music Hall on March 17. She is one of my favorite artists, andI can tell you from experience that she is worthany effortyou go to in order to get tickets. So what are you waitingfor? And if you haven’ t done so, grab a copy of her album, SURFACING. It’s well worth listening to. To be quite honest, I didn’t like it upon first hearing it, but it has become one of my favorites, especially the song ’Sweet Surrender’. That one is kind of my anthem right now. BEq~Y BUCKLEY, of CATS and SUNSET BOULEVARD, will be performing March 27 & 28 at the PAC: Dust offthe turbans and sunglasses, cake onthe pancake makeup, and get ready for the Diva! Everyone’s favorite Lesbian musical diva, K.D. LANG has a brand new video coming out (so to speak) on March 10, entitledLIVEIN SYDNEY. Recorded during her 1996 world tour, and featuring 90 minutes of songs fencapsulating her catalogue up to her last album, it should go be good. FOLLIES REVUEisholding auditions on March7th at 2pro in the Broken Arrow Commtmity Playhouse. Auditions are open to children and adult singers and dancers. A cassette tape deck and pianist will be available. FOLLIES REVUEis an annual eventbenefiting local AIDS charities. Curtains rise June 25-27 at the.PAC. For more info call 627-6032. Brush off those tap shoes and start warming up ¯ lovedfollowedby alife-or-death accident plunges her into the Spirit World, where ¯ she must .confront her Native American ¯ heritage. For reservations and info, call ¯ 587-4811. TCC Theatre presents CRIMES OF ¯ THE HEART, a hilarious comedy, ¯ Ml~arch 12-15. Info: 595-7777. THE ¯ DIARY OF ANN FRANK by Frances ¯ Goodrich and Albert Hackett is presented : by Theatre Tulsa, March 20 - 28 at the ¯ John H. Williams Theatre.in the PAC. ¯ This dramatization of the famous diary is : the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the Tony ¯ Award, the Critic’s Circle Award and ¯ virtually every other coveted prize of the ¯ theatre. Described as awon,derfully sensi- ; tire narrative from a true-to-life story, ." The Diary of Anne Frank pays tribute to ¯ the spirited Jewish gift and the millions : like her who witnessed, survived or per~ ¯ ished in The Holocaust. ¯ THE STARS WITHIN rims March 19- ¯ " 26 at Heller Theatre. The play details ¯ what might happen were an astrologer ; (yay!) and ambidfundie preacher were to ¯ : cross paths on a radio talk show. The ¯ results might not be what one would ex- : pect. For info on tix, call 746-5065. And ~ don’t miss Laughing Matter Improv on ¯ March 6! ¯ Holland Hall Players presents Lemer& ¯ Lowe’s BRIGADOON March 5 & 6 at ¯ 7:30pmin the BranchTheatreoftheWalter ¯ Arts Center on Holland Hall Campus~ ¯ 5666 E. 81 street. For reservations/info, ~ call 481-1111, ext. 512. The Players have : been chosen to be one of a handful of US ¯. high school groups to perform at the ¯ Ameiean High School Theatre Festival at : Edinburgh, Scodand’s famous Fringe : FestivalthisAugust. ¯ Fortheliterati, theOUCenterforPoets ¯ and Writers see Notes, page 10 PHIL13ROOK www.philbrook.org Tickets $ 6.25 Carson Attractions, 58.4.2000 or Philbrook the action and athletics. And adults will snicker at the dash and daring. Either way, The Three Musketeers is a wild time that will have eve~one en garde! Dumas’ famous literary classic goes dancing with so many laugh-out-loud antics that no one is expected to sit quietly, not even the kids! It’s your last chance this season for an all-for-one and one-for-all treat. Bring the family. And friends. ~ke l~ree Musketeers, Friday & Saturday, April 3 & 4, 8Din Sunday, April 5, 3pm ¯ For Tickets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 749~006 or the PAC: 1-800-364-7111, 596-7111; Carson Attractions: 584-2000 R)X 23/Mix ~6 Faily Nigl~ -$2 off all childrens tickets for April a performance For Internet ticket orders: www.webtek.comitulsaballet. All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati Sponsored By Try Our Average Monthly Payment Plan. Monthly electric bills. They go up; they go down - depending on the highs and lov~ of each month’s v~ather. And that can upset almost any household budget. AMP,, our Average Monthly Payment Plan, gives you a Better Choice in bill payment. With AMP, you pay about the same amount each month, all year, depending on your average monthly usage. And that makes budgeting a whole lot easier. Best of all, AMP is free and almost any residential customer can qualify. So - give yourself a break from the ups and downs of monthly electric bills. Make a better choice with Average MonthlynPayment. To enroll call now. We re ope 24 hours, seven days a week. In Tulsa: 586-0480. Public Service ~ompany of Oklahoma Outside l~]s~ 1-800-77~-7071. A Central and South West Company ~ SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodis0, Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2rid, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - Ham, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 1 lain, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pro, Childrens Ministry - 5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the H01y Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Chtlrch of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - llam, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Cir., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS HIT Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7:8:30pm, 834-TEST (8378) 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard) HIT Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon]each mo. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Mixed Volleyball, on hold for winter, call 587-6557 for info. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 3/2, noon, UnitedWay Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder ~TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 3110, noon. United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder HIT+ Support Group, HIT Resource Consoaium l:30pm 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), !afro: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coaiition,.3’/3, 12:30pm, Urban League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIT/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIT/AIDS Suppo~ Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 665-~174 PrimeTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each too., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Alternating Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer - 6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid t. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. I~P THURSDAYS HOPE, HIT Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIT Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pro 834-8378, 3507 E. Admiral Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pm, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIT/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~" FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, I st Fri/each mo’. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pm, Pride Center, Info: 743-4297 ~ SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, kffo: 585-1800 Lambda A:A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay.& Lesbian Bike Organization. Info: PUB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call orfax 583-4615. By Barry Hensley Tulsa City County Library System Helping Gay youth through the tough years of adolescence is an important priority. Like last month’ s column, this one concentrates on another entry in the long line of books designed to show young Gays and Lesbians that they are not alone. "Growing Up Gay" differs from other, similar books by concentrating on only two young Gaypeople, and examinmg their situations in depth. One girl and one boy, both high school age, allowed the author and photographer to follow therefor several weeks, capturing the joy and pain in their lives. The girl, Amy, had been frustrated and confused about why she was attracted to women. After she came out to herparents,who weresurprisingly supportive, she calme0 down and began to grow up. Senior year, she moved out of her parents house and roomed with a Lesbian friend, but dropped out of school. We follow Amy through her first love and the typical difficulties of getting a job and paying the rent.WhensheFinally completesherGEl3 and starts to’be sdf sufficient, the reader will rejoice at her newly found maturity. The boy, Jamie, started being harassed as early as seventh grade because he ~rov~n~ Up Gay" od~er, s~n~]ar booL8 eoneentrat~n~ on only two youn~ Gay ~ple, and e~mlnln~ their slt~tlons in &pth... o~ ~tL presents the Celebration of Books March 27-28 at Rogers University. Opening cermonies will be held at the Greenwood Cultural Center Friday evening from 7- 10; panel discussions with celebrated anthors will be held Saturday at Rogers’, and Brady Theatre hosts a tribute to N. Scott Momaday, Alice Walker and the AmericanIndianBallerina.~ Saturdaynlght 7-9. Info, call 594-8215. The Thomas Moran exhibition continues through May 10 at Gilcreas.e Museum. Morati was highly influenced by J.M.W. Turner, andthis exhibitis the first retrospective of the late 19th century artist. The National Gallery organized the exhibit with assist~ce from Gilerease Museum which has the largest single collection ofMoranworks, some2500pieces. The Philbrook Museum will be exhibiting the work of J.M.W. Turner, ’the greatest of landscape painters’ with watercolors FromLondonMuseums through April 12. This exhibit will be the sole worldwide venue. Turner is considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. This 42 piece exhibit draws on the holdings of three greatBritishcollections, theTareGallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the University of London’s Courtauld Institute Gallery. This exhibit is the kick-off event of Philbrook’ s Year of Europe to be followed by exhibits from the National Museum of Art of Romania and the Hillwood Museum. Tulsa Family News is proud to be one of The Year of Europe : "walked like a girl." His parents shipped ¯ him off to a very strict and religions aunt : to straighten him out which, of course, ¯ didn’t work, and Jamie ran back home. : As the harassment at school continued, year after year, Jamie felt that life was hopeless, and tried to commitsuicide, several times. Things didn’ timprove, andhe ran away to Minneapolis, where he went to Metropoli- ~m Community Church and met, and stayed with, a stable, olderGaycouple. Theyhelped him and tried to teach him the value of responsibility. Jamie, however, did not understand, and actually preferred being homeless to following simple rules. Like Amy, we follow him as he f’mally starts to mature. The interesting partofJamie’ s story is that he sued his Wisconsin public school district for not stopping the harassment when he was a student, and he won! These two stories show how these teens dealt with their sexual orientation, and how their decisions impacted their : lives. This is a good resource for teens ¯ questioning their sexuality. They willbe ," able to relate to many ofAmy and Jamie’ s ¯ thoughts and events. ," Check for "Growing Up Gay" at your : local branch library, or contact the Read- , ers Services department at Central Li- ," brary at 596-7966. : media parmers. ¯ Singer EltonJohn, whomovedthe world his rendition of "Candle in the Wind" at : Princess Diana’s funeral, received a ¯ knighthood today from Queen Elizabeth -" II, and declared,"They don’t come much :. bigger than this." As the new Sir Elton, ¯ the often-flamboyant pop star was so- "- berly dressed in a formal suit. He took his : parents and hispartner, David Furnish, to ¯ Buckingham Palace to watch him kneel ¯" before Queen Elizabeth II while she ¯ dubbed him on each shoulder with the : investiture sword. "I’ve had along career and worked hard," the 50-year-old rock : icon said outside the palace after the pri- ," vate ceremony. "But I think the turning : point came in 1990 when I got sober and ¯ started to do some charity work, particu- ~ larlyfortheAIDS problem. Aknighthood ¯ is the icing on the cake." ¯ And what did the queen say to him? : "Her Majesty said she hoped being here : today didn’t interfere too much with my : arrangements," said Sir Rlton. "She said I ,, must be terribly busy - but this is not the ¯ sort of thing you put off."The Queen was : right. He flew in from Los Angeles on a : Monday for the ceremony and took off ,, againThursday forAustralia. Now,Ihave ¯ a few questions about all this. Onen is: : will Htonnow be singing ’Thereis Noth- : ing Like A Dame’ to his partner; David? ¯ THREE MUSKETEERS will be pre- : sentedbyTnlsaBalletTheatreat thePAC, ¯ April3-5. Choreography is by Prokovsky ¯ and the music is by Verdi. Kids will thrill -" to the action and athletics while adults ¯ will snicker at the Musketeers’ dash and : daring. 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Suddenly, it dawned on us: it’s March.There’s a little Irish pub and restaurant way down in south Tulsa we,ve never reviewed, and, in fact, we,ve never even visited. Then, we were flooded with memories of ourhalcyon days as a student at Oxford University, where Harp was the ’cheap’ :beer on tap in the college beer cellar, and the Harp - not to mention Guiuness - brewery was just a short train ride and ferry trip away. And those weekend excursions were so memorable and pieturesque that we risk clicheby pointing out that the ! and of Eire is so incredibly, incredibly green, that even calling it the Emerald Isle somehow fails to eaptureits beauty. Out came our Gaelic cookbooks, resplendentwithluscious recipes of steak and kidney pies, roast mutton, haggis, corned beef, gingerbread, puddings and savories, oatmeal cakes, cabbages, leeks, turnips, and hundreds of recipes for potatoes. Thusly .reinforced, we sought out to brave the warm winter winds and the even more terrifying south Tulsa traffic in ~luest ofTulsa’s only Irish restfiurant. Paddy’s Restaurant and Irish Pub is tucked away in the corner of a shopping center at the northwest corner of 81 st and Memorial. Immediately the oldwoodpancling and small, dark, cozy spaces of the British pub. Paddy’s is a small place, with a long, narrow dining room composed mostly of individual table niches, almost all having a bare, wooden,-pew-like banquette, and then in the adjacent section, a large wooden bar with some additional seating on bar stools at high tables. So far, so good. All this place needs are some dartboards and some handsome, redheaded.., but we.digress. The sign at the door said to seat yourself, so we found a spot and proceeded to soak up the ambience. We visited midweek, slightly after the dinner rush, and were pleased to see a goodly crowd still dining and quaffing pints, noticing, though, that it was a largely middle-aged crowd. Our poor waiter; who seemed to be the only staff member in the dining Paddy’s Restaurant and Idsh P I, 8056 South Memorial llto 10 daily; til 11 Frldays and Saturtlays; [mr stays open hter. Clos l Sundays. Payment: All mnjor pla~th. Prices: . Mo~lerate C ual Non-Smotang Section: Not really Ahohoh lleensd, but we didn’t see anything but beer. ¯ Rating: B List : room the whole evening, was literally ," running to and fro tending to his custom- , -ers, needs, and he soon greeted us with a : friendly Oklahoma smile and presented : menus. ¯ Alas. At this point, we knew our day- : dreams of Irish bliss had been but pipedreams. Sure enough, themenus were printed in green ink, but the selections seemed to be the same old run-of-themill, Tulsa-bar-with-food menu, oulywitheutesie, contrived Irish names for standard items like teriyaki chicken, shrimp anddeepilaf, chicken fried steak, turkeyavocado- bacon sandwiches, nachos, and hamburgers, the original recipes for which, as we know, all came from Ireland. So, we began to scour the menu for items faintly resembling the comfortable and flavorful cuisine we remembered. On the first page, we found one item: Irish stew ($2.15 cup, $2.95 bowl). We ordered it. It arrived, hot and fragrant from the kitchen, but what we got was really more ofanAmericanbeef-vegetable soup, not the lamb- ormuttonbased stews we remembered from Dublin. It was accompanied by some yummy cheese toasts. Page two wasn’t much better. A long laundry list of sandwiches featured only an Irish corned beef sandwich ($4.75) and a Rueben (sic) sandwich ($5.50), the Jewish deli version and a Philly cheesesteak sandwich ($5.50). Page three, which carried the big money items, was devoid of Irish entries, unless one gives extra credit for a Ne~ York S,m~p steak ($11.95) ora Boston Delmonicosteak ($12.95). (We don’t know what makes this steak~ named for the late New York Italian restaurateur~ Lorenzo Delmonico, either’Boston’ or Irish, unless it’s because a lot of Irish people livein Boston:) Ourdinnerpartner ordered the country ham steak dinner ($7.95), which was a nice, thick slice of ham, grilled and topped with Irish pineapple slices, and accompaniedbyabakedpotato. This lady, whois such afabulous cook she is reputed to be able to bum water, when asked her opinion of the entree, expounded that she ’liked it.’ Our waiter mentioned that corned beef and cabbage is a dinner special every Wednesday night. The back page of the menu is devoted to ’pub grub,’ with fried cheese ($4.75), potato skins ($4.25), fried mushrooms ($3.75), nachos ($4.50) and even chips and salsa ($1.95), amongst other things. And then, we saw something special: Irish fries. Wehaven’t had those in nearly adecade. Inlidu ofthe standard Frenchfry cut, Irish fries are made by hand-enfting the potatoes into round slices that are then deep fried, kind of like unpuffed potatoes souflees. With this inspiration, we ordered a corned beef sandwich with Irish fries see Paddy’s,page 14 by Lamont Lindstrom ¯ that men were even more willing to sacri- American military leaders argue that ° rice their lives both for their boyfriends overthomosexualsamongtheirmenwould ¯ and for the greater good. In particular, undermineumtsolidarity and age-structuredhomosexualcamaraderie. It is remark- It is no surprise ityinwhichyounger,junior able that many peoples, here that the once youths took !overs among .and there in world history, older, superior men was have come to exactly the all-male commoninavarietyofsociopposite conclusion. I was military, eties wheremenhad to go to ",,thh~i_"ng about this when I war. Enlistedmen here, one wehtto visitmy friendHenry like, the could say; really !oved their inSan Diego after New Y~ar’ s. Da}. Henry i~ into priesthood, officers. M0~tbf u~ :ha,~e his second tour of duty for the Boy Scouts, theNavy-andHenryisGay. readtionsabOUtbetween~UStomarYolder rel~-and and the younger men among the an- As do many small town eient Greeks. The story of North Carolina boys, he college Achilles and his lover joined the Navy to see the fraternity, Patroclus, killed at the battle world and escape the " ofTroy, explored how love boonies. He was stationed continues to betweenmeninspiredamilion O’ahu and like a lot of taristic ardor of bravery, fe- Navy persOnnel aroused by attract rocity, and sacrifice. Cross- Hawai’i’s blaring sunsets numbers of cultural evidence indicates and thick tropical twilight, that Gay at war he eventually found his way men who lille men have been as brutal, bloodthirsty, down to Hnla’s. Hula’s is to han~ out and cruel as anyone else, Waikiki’s main Gay club, particularly when their bOybnllt around a magnificent, w~th men. friends arc endangered. gigantic banyan tree. The Henry Samurai wamors during club enjoys an eclectic cli- Japan’s Tokugawa era also enteleofhungrytourists,rau- currently lives often took lovers among cons locals, and wayward ,.. under that theirpagesandmilitarysubservicemen. Henry now works at a naval installation curious re~ime ordinates (see Male Colors, Gary Leupp’ s 1995 book on in San Diego and he tookme " Of Tokugawa homosexuality). on a tour ofhis favorite dives These lovers were together in the Hillcrest District. "Don’t Asll, bothinbed andonthebattle- It is no surprise that the Don’t Tell" field. Even when the once .all:male military, like the priesthood, the Boy . . .This policy TokugaWamanagetdoSh°gunSsuppress atfeudallaSt Scouts, and the college fra- only malles warfare after 1605, and retemity, continues to attract quired the majority of the numbers ofmen who like to of~ieial what samurai clans to leave their hang out with men. Henry has lon~ been fortresses and castles and currently lives under that move into the cities, men curious regime of "Don’- t " standard from this claSs retained their Ask, Don’t Tell" (which, as operatln$ customary homosexuality. weleamedrecently, does not Quarrels - over boyfriends entirely apply to AOL per- procedure in were a major cause of street sonal profiles). This policy the military, crimeandunrestin 17thcenonly makes official what has tury Japanese towns and cit- long been standard operat- Henry is ]tiller ies. Samurai men were aling procedure in the mill- lowed to wear two swords - tary. Henryis killer cute, and cute, and both one long and one short- and b.oth r.emarkably gentle and remarllably theymew how to use them. vivacious. It occurred to me When Henry and I were in thatouly the dullest andmost Sentle and the Hillerestbars, I observed obtuse of his superior offic- vlvaeious, the crowds drinking, players could remain unaware of ing pool, and flirting and his sexuality. But,. dearly, It occurred to talking together, trying to whiletheYpretenpdrehteendsn°t tohe noticecould me that only guess just who else was in the Navy. UnlikeTokugawa be straight. In this odd mili- the dullest and Japan, whenthesemenleave tary world of make-believe, most obtuse of the bars they have to revert he joins thousands of other to passing as straight- or at Gay andLesbianserviceper- his superior least to that curious military sonnd who, if not always officers could worldwhereineveryoneprecomfortable, areproudofand tends massive ignorance. committed to.flieir military remain That evening, I went out to careers. Most of us have come unaware of ]tls an Italian restaurant with Henry, Henry’s wife, across Gay or Lesbian sol- sexuality. But~ Henry’s wife’s child, and diers, eadets~ or sailors in dearly, they He~’s wife’s girlfriend. one place or another. It is The military, and Hollyobvious that the numerous pretend not to wood, are the two instltuuniformedhomosexuals who have always b~en in the notlee while he tious in American s~ety that are doing the most to armed forces are not work- pretends he promote homosexual maring everydayhavocupon the riage: thedefensivealthough military’s eRios of brother- could be nonetheless often happy hood or corps unity. Indeed, strMght, tmions of thousands of Gay in some cultures, homo- men and Lesbian women. sexualrelationsamongmilitarymenfnnc_ ¯ Lamont Lindstrom is a professor of tioned to intensify male camaraderie so ~ anthropology at the University of Tulsa. 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To begin with, afew ofthe DWD’s basicmles: first,buy the best tools you can afford. Trust me on this one; it does make a difference, and it’ s a worthwhilemaxim tofollow, even if you must occasionally resort to layaway or de~ layed gratification. Second, honor your tools and save yourself a lot of frustration: keep your tools togetherand organized. Theydeservebetter than to be chucked unceremoniously into your standard junk drawer, or under the seat of your car, or - horrors! - propping up a potted plant. Third, think about the tasks you do most often and buy the necessary tools first. A screwdriver set is almost a given. If you don’t think it is essential to have more than jnst one, used indiscriminately for everything, please bear with me. Bare minimum, four screwdrivers: large and small each of a fiat blade and a Phillips head (cross shaped) screwdriver. Myself, I like four of each type as a minimum, frommonstrous to minute; mosttasks will fall somewherein the middle, butits great tohave the extremes (no, notthe Supremes) on hand when you need them. Using the proper type and size screw- " driver helps-prevent the frustration of : cam-out(or"wallerin’ out",aslwasraised : to say) when you are halfway finished ¯ driving a screw and can neithergo further ." ¯ nor back it out. When selecting screwdrivers, it is easy to ignore Rule no. 1. : Darlings, don’t doit! Cheap drivers bend, ." break and lose head integrity, which also contributes to cam-out. You didn’t save : much money if you blow through a setof screwdrivers every year. Finally, use your drivers to drive screws only. They are neither cold chisels nor ice picks nor hammers. A proper hammer should also be in your basic tool box anyway. There are all sorts of hammers - finishhag, framing, ball peen, etc. If you only have one hammer, make it a carpenter’s hammer. It can drive or pull nails,nudgeastubbornboard into place, even demolish that tacky Pepto pink tile tub surround. Once again, review Rule no~ 1. A cheap hammer will beat you like a stepchildifyouuseitforany length of time. A hammer shouldfeel well-balancedin your hand and comfortable to grip. Stanleymakes agood hammer, but tryafew out, as there is some slight varialion even within a similarlot of hammers. A tape measure is handy to have as well, since accurate measurements help ensure successful projects. My advice is to buy nothing less than al6 ft and preferab!y a 25 ft. There is a measming[ tape called the "E-Z Rule" -" that not only has the cryptic hash.marks ¯ between the inches but also the actual : measurementinnumber (i.e. 1/8,1/2,5/8, : etc.)for a quick and easy fix onjust where you are. I confess that, prior to owning an E-Z Rule, I sometimes had to count out the hash marks to veri,f~y my measurement. Home repairs don t have to be that painful - oh, memories of Sister Mary Agnes’ s math classtAlways try to use the measuring tool see Dyke, page 14 Always try to use the measurln~ tool each time; this is really erltleal if yOU al~ measuring found out to my dismay in my early handy~iyke days. Seems there there’s always, some varlatlon even w~t]~ somethlng as standard as measurement. ~ueens have Imown this ~or years. by Judy McCormick I just came in from a wonderfui stroll around our yard. I spentsome time talking with all those plants who are wide awake and convinced it is spring. My conversation included thefact that this whole thing could be a very nasty trick. They were in no mood to listen and the 60* plus temperature and bright sunshine didn’t help my argument. Mydwarf quince is blooming, some of my jonquils have set buds andmyrosebushes arefull ofnew growth. This is not good. There isn’ t a whole lot I can do about this. Putting down heavy mulch when it is warm only magnifies the dangerous situation. I can watch the weather and be ready to apply extramulch at the sign of a drastic~’~old snap and that is about the extent of the control I have over this deal. I don’ t like that sort ofthing but life continues to remind me that my word is not the "final word.’" Any other year I would take it to the bank thatwewould have at least two more spells of well below freezing temperatures before that "last freeze". This year, with El "you know", I just can’t ima~ne what might happen. I refuse to talk about "you know" anymore. I have decided that all this publicity is only encouraging bad behavior. One thing is for sure, some of our plants are doing a spring dance with their bermuda shorts on and they didn’t bring their warm jacket. I think we are going to have another hard freeze, after which I am going to apply a pre-emergence that will kill the seeds of the spurge we have in the front lawn. This plant has an oval shaped leaf and is very low growing, it chokes out our grass and then dies with the first frost in the fall, leaving large bare places in our feseue. It only comes backfrom seed so if I apply the prevention immediately after the last freeze, it should eliminate this unwelcome visitor. This is also true of crabgrass. I trimmed my roses, removed the dead foliage from my mums and held good thoughts for a gentle cooling off before any drastic drop in temperature. HappyEl "you know" to us all. Judy McCormickformerly owned Cox Nursery. These programs are sponsored by the 26th year old Oklahoma Foundation for the Humanities (OFH). The OFH is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of an understanding and an appreciation for the humanities. OFH public affairs director, Chris Dillon noted-that the Tipton lecture may be the first ever by OFH to discuss a Lesbian or Transgendered Oklahoman. The Tipton lecture is part of the 10th AnnuaI s~mposium in the Humanities entided"Friends’and N,~!ghbors: Oklaho- ¯ roans and Their Music,’.~!~ani~z~dby the : Oklahoma FoundatiOff’fo~ the-Humani- " ties and Rogers University, Tulsa. ¯ This year’s Symposium offers a unique " "- format to examine the varying musical traditions that represent Oklahoma’s divers peoples. In addition to discussion~ and analysis, the music will come alive for participants through sound recordings, video presentations, displays of memrobilia, and live performances. Registration for the Symposiumbegins at 8:30am in the Rogers University auditorium lobby, and sessions begin at 9:00. Cost per person to attend the Symposium is $25.00, which includes a buffet lunch. Sessions end at approximately 4:30. At 5:15p.m., aBarbequeReceptionwill take #ace at the historic Greenwood Cultural Center. Cost for the reception is seperate from sympositma registration and is $12 per person. Info: call 405.235.00-80. What we hope is that 400 this year will save $2/week starting in Feb. and then will bring $24 with :them to the benefit. Unlike prior years, there won’t be an auction at the event. And all funds raised will bd matched on a one-to-one basis by a grant from the Philip Morris Co. TFN: Who else is going, to be involved in the benefit? AS: There’s a number of well known Tulsa performers, most of whom are tide holders: Porsche Lynn, Catia Lee Love, Notasha Hall, Mia Adams, Richelle Lee, comedy dragster Sluticia Swampussy, who’s been crowned for this event, Miss Po,g,o Pogo American Samoa ’98, Tara ’T Nell and the Green Country Cloggers as well as Steve Tucker and others to be announced. TFN: Anything else? AS: everyone should know that there are absolutely noballads going to be performed at this event! And that they will need3 cans of quality canned food to get in-somethlng that they’d cat themselv~, not someleftover stuff. Anyonewhocan t attend can still donate by bringing their food and dollars to the Food Pantry, or to Nate Mattingly at Salon 41 or to me at the Star! cach time; this is really critical if you are mcasuring things that need to fit together, as I found out to my dismay in my early handy-dyke days. Seems there there’s always some variation even with something as standard as mcasurement. Of course, size queens have known t~is for years. A few wrenches are also handy to have about. My recommendations: one pair of normal pliers; one pair of slip joint pliers (channel locks); and one pair of adjustable locking pliers (vise grips). This is a bare minimum. If you are going to get serious about home repatrs, I’d also.suggest a small set of combination box end/ open end wrenches in the. Standard (not metric) size, a pair of needle nose pliers, : some wire cutters (aka "Dykes". Hm), : and at least one pipe wrench. However, ¯¯ the bare minimum will take care of most basic jobs. ¯ Referring back to Rule no. 2, do your- " self and your tools a favor and keep them : together. I’mnotjustbeing abit anal here; ¯ I’m still looking for tools I used to rehab ¯ my house. Suggestions: a tool drawer in : the house; a peg board with hooks in the ¯ garage; a plastic bucket or trays with : handles or a gatemonth bag. The there’s : my favorite, the tool belt. I always keep a _" hammer, acouple of screwdrivers,amca= , suring tape and a small pair of vise grips : in mine, along with a carpenter’s pencil. I : can just grab that little darling and get : started on any basic tasks right away. It ¯ also holds the nails, screw, drill bits, etc. : that I’ll be using specific to that task. ¯ This brings me to a cautionary tale. My ¯ friend C~ was on a ladder nailing some ".- sidingrecenfly; she carried her nails in the. ¯ time-honored yet dangerous method - between her lips. She and the ladder took a tumble, a nail went down her throat, resultiag in a $3500 trip to the ER. In that light, a tool belt is alsovery economical. If this story doesn’t convince of the merits of a tool belt, please consider its aesthetics: a tool belt has a certain butchly charm that almost defies description. Just ask the men andwomen who know. IAM is inviting local corporations to sponsor the event at various levels as well as individuals, churches and organizalions. Runners can pre-register for afee of $12 (inCluding a t-shirt) and $8 (without the t-shirt). Registration the .day of the event will be $15 (including a t-shirt) and $10 (without the t-shirt) and begins at 6am with the men’s race beginning at 7 am and the women’s race beginning at 7:30 am. Info: call IAM at 438-2437. : (at a slight substitution charge, but it was ¯ worth i0: The corned beef was sliced and ¯ grilled, and was messy, spicy, juicy, and ¯ salty - all the. things comed beef sand- : wiches are supposed to be. ¯ Wedecidedto drink dessert, andhcaded : to the lovely bar for an after-dinner pint- ¯ ortwo. Paddy’s fcatures the popular but ¯. hard to find Killian’ s Red on tap, and well as the American standards, Budweiser : and Bud Light. They also have a large : selectionofbottleddomestic andimported beer, including Irish beers, Harp, : Guinness, and Bass. ¯ While not worth a special trip across ¯ town, if one is in the neighborhood, ¯ Paddy’s provides a, well,"exotic" dining ¯ experience perfectly suited to the typical Tulsa palate. More importantly, though, ¯ Paddy’s is the site for one of the more ." ’festive’ annual St. Patrick’s Day obser- ¯ vances in the area, rivaled only by the : oceans of green beer at O’ Connell’s Pub ¯ in Norman. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Lamont Lindstrom Judy McCormick Mary Schepers Josh Whetsell The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, February 1998; Volume 5, Issue 2 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/545 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/103dee5275a7fe1ebd45083d7fb8abca.jpg cefc1f18bcb37d6e853d467a6ccc1fec https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/5678c05ebe2af2ffd4ae3a2ff5957f8e.pdf de9e13cf765ea09bffb945b79ff06c05 PDF Text Text : Serving Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Famllle~ + Friends The National Conference ! Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell i DoesAntI-Blas Group Discriminate? i Doesn’t Seem to Work HONOLULU (AP) - Thnothy McVeigh was back at wodc at’tea" a federal judge ot’de~l the sailor Sporkin nded from W,ash~t~,~oa~ .ti~.,t the Navy had Lesbian Teacher Seeks Quiet Life Despite Lawsuit an upcoming Chfisa-~ party. Unmarried OKCouples iAudra Sommers’ Food May Lose Right to Adopt : Pantr~ Benefit Starts Early OKLA~-IOMA CItY -- Unmm~ied couples would no 1o~.~ have the rlght to adopt .c~. d~a nader Oklahoma : TULSA - Local Diva Audra Sommers is well Imown for : suc~essfal bealellt shows she organizes for area chmld~. Her Oscar’s 70! Benefit for Local AIDS Charities TULSA - Follies R~va¢, Catholic Charities, aad i Prime Timers’ Affair of the : Heartto Benefit Pride Center i Tulsa PFLAG to Host i Regional Conference �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 832-1269 *Boston Willy’ s Diner, 1742 S. BostOn 592-2143 *Concessions, 3340 S. 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Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-503z Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 .712-1122 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 746-0313 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial " 622-3636 Don Carton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 665-6595 Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902,.743-4117 Commtmity Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700 *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th 746-0440 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 "" *Deeo to Disco, 3212 E 15th 749-3620 *Devena’ s Gallery, 13 Brady .587-2611 Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th 584-0337, 712-9379 *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595 *Gloria Jean’ s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E.: 21st 742-1460 Leanne M. Gross, Insurance & financial planning 459-9349 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney ’, ~ 744-7440 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *International Tours 341-6866 Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 *Jared’s Antiques, 1602 E. 15th 582-3018 David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15. 59%8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, PUB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th P1. 749-5533 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 585-1555 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 585-1234 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720cE. 31 ’663-5934 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard :: 747-6711 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste..633 747-7672 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 ~ 15 583-1090. The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 743-4297 : Puppy Pause II, llth & MAngo 838-7626 Rainbowz on the River B+B,POB 696, 74101 747-5932 Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3.:locations, 743-2351 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747 -4746 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 ¯" ~Sedona Health.Foods,8220 S. Haryard ....... 481-0201 : *Sophronia’s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 592-2887 : *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017. : *Triz~a’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware 743-7687 ¯¯ *Tulsa Book Exchange; 3749 S.-Peoria ..... 742-2007 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 : Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 : *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 : ¯ Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities AIDS WalkTulsa, PUB 1071, 74101-1071 579~9593 ." *All SOulS Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363 ." Black&White, Inc. PUB 14001,Tulsa74159 587-7314 ." Bless The Lord atAIl Times’Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 ¯ *B/L/GFF Alfta~ee, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Cir. 583-9780 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S.Boston 585=1201 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th Pl. & Florence *CommunityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E.2nd 585-1800 *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 *Church.oftheRestomtionUU,1314N.Greenwood 587-1314 ." ." ." ¯ ." " Call for Caymans Boycott 918.231.7372, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140~ Tulsa, OK 74159 e-maih TulsaNews@ earthlink.net wobsite: http:/lusers.aol.com/TulsaNewsl Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal Entertainment Diva + Mac Guru: James Christjohn Writers + contributors: Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre Legrandbouehe. Lamont Linstrom. Kerry Lobel, Judy McCormick, Josh Whetseli, Member o! The Associated Press Issued on or before the 1 st of each month, the entire contents of this ]~blieation are protected by US copyright 1997 by Ttdn,t ~:...~. N,w~ and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless_otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of TtJ~ut ~~ta~9."" Nva,:. Each reader is entitled to 4 eopies of each edition at dishibution points. Additional copies are available by calling 231-7372. . *Delaware Playhouse, 1511 S. Delaware 712-193~ *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 742-2457 Dignity/integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episeopal. 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747-7777 *Free Spirit Women’ s Center, call for location & info: 587-4669 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0438 *HIT ER Center, 4138 Chas. Page Blvd. 583-6611 *HIT Resource Consortium, 3507 E. Admiral 834 4194 HOPE (TOHR), H_IV Outreach, Prevention, Education 1307 E. 38, 2rid ft. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous HIT Testing Site, Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-9pro, call 834-8378 *House of the Holy Spirit Minslaies, 3210e So. Nonvood Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC.of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 748-3111 NOW, Nat’ 10rg. for Women, POB 14068,74159 365-5658 OK Spokes Club (bieyding), POB 9165, 74157 *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 584-7960 PFLAG, POB 5.2800, 74152 749-4901 *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 587-7674 *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 743-4297 Pdme~Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 ,.. *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 584-2325 O’RYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults O’RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth t. Aidan s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati 425-7882 St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 205 W. King 582-3088 *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services 749-7898 TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225 Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 595-4105 Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only TulsaOkla. for Human Rights, c/o The PddeCenter 743-4297 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule *Tulsa Commlmity College Campuses *Rogers University (formerly UCT) Out & About, the Gay travd newsletter, has called .for a boycott of the Grand Cayman Islands following their governments, decision to ban Gay Lesbian tourists. Please call the Grand Cayman Islands Tourism Office (on their dime) at 800-346-3313 and tell them what you think about their government turning away Gay tourists. Even if you weren’t planrang on a Caribbean vacation, every call to the Grand Cayman’s tourism board cost themmoney, 500 calls would effectively erase w_h,a,_,t an average couple might spend in a week s vacation! Explain why you are calling andbe polite- 800 numbers sometimes get your home address and phone number! Remember that a boycott is not an angry or vengeful act, but a tool At the other end of the telephone will be employees and residents of the Grand Cayman Islands, but not the person(s) directly responsible for the ban on Gay tourism. - Mark Haile, Los Angeles Editor’s note: for more information on this issue, see the News stories on page 4. A fifth-grader writes: I am a fifth grade student in California. I am doing a report on Oklahoma and would like to ask your readers if they would be kind enough to help me. I would like to receive a post card with a fact about Oklahoma and/or a thought about what it i s like to live there. I think that it will be important in my report to hear the thoughts of people that live in Oklahoma. The responses will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort. .... Maya Cohn-Stone Editor’s note: any reader who wouM like to send Maya a postcard may send it to Maya Cohn-Stone, c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa 74159. G LAAI~~ (~alls for Action on Ellen ABC needs to know how much the impact of this show has had on ~e Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender eommtmity and our families and friends. Don’t let the voice of a radical fundamentalist minority be the only one that ABC hears. Let the network know how having a positive portrayal of a Lesbian lead character on primetime television has affected your life and the lives of those dose to you. BARTLESVILLE GLAAD has learned that the decision *BartlesvillePublic Library, 600 S: Johnstone 918-337-5353 from ABC on whether or not to renew NORMAN Ellen for another season may happen as *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 early as.next week. Ellen has broken preOKLAHOMA CITY cedent after precedent by bringing *Borders Books &Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 America a honest, funny and poignant ." look at Ellen Morgan and in doing so, at TAHLEQUAH *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 : Lesbians and Gay men everywhere. *TahlequahUnitarian-UnivetsalistChurch 918-456:7900-: ~ tt is essential,that the. community and *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-453=9360 : our friends rally around the television NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand : every Wednesday and support the show. ¯ Since she and her character emerged from HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date the closet, Ellen DeGeneres has become EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS an unstoppable force in figh.ling for equal *Auttmm Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 501-253-7734 : rights. Ellen has brought the real experi*Jim & Brent’s BiStro, 173 S. Main .501-253-7457 : ence of the Lesbian and Gay community DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 ." to milftons of viewers seeGLAAD, p.13 ¯ Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. o501-253-5445 MCC of the Living Spring 50 1-253~9337 ~ ¯ Letters Policy Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 " 501-253-2776 : Tulsa Family News wdeomes letters on Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery 501-253 -5332 issues whichwe’ve covered or on issues Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 you think’fi~l to be considered. You may Sparky’s; Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 ,. request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters must be signed & have phone numFAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let501-442-2845 ¯ indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ¯ ters are preferred. Letters to other publi¯ but wekome Lesbian/Gay/Bt & Traus communities. cations will be printed as is appropriate. �The "Saint" + Her Sidekick Get Their Revenge : by Tom Neal, editor and Democrat Candidate ~for Tulsa City Council District Four " If you all haven’t figured it out yet, one of the values ¯ which guides this newspaper isahigh regard for the truth. " We don’t claim that we always get it fight, but it is our ¯ goal. Unlike some in our community, we fLrmly believe ¯ that the benefits of opendialogue and debate far outweigh " the friction that comes from the process. : And toward that goal, we have, at one time or another, ¯ enraged some members of this community. We believe -" they are mostly few in number but they are some of our " Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights board members Some Rainbow Business Guild members gather at one o and staff held a goal-setting and planning retreat at the more ~wealthy, self-impct.rtant, and, in. a0few cases, prohe organtzat~on s last events. Co-prestdentDennts Arnoh Episcopal Conference Grounds near Lake Fort Gibson. says the group’s ne~t’meeting will be in Mitrcli. foundly unethical -if not dishonest - members. These ¯ latter are the types who Seem.to believe that because of their wealth or influence that the rest of us should just go " along with whatever they think is best. Indeed. ¯ It’s likely that this editorial will anger these folks again. ¯ Pity. Sometimes we act much like.the folks in the tale of ¯ ¯ formed the Maine landscape but the Right-wing conserby Kerry Lobel, executive director the emperor’s new clothes, we all know better, but we just . ¯ The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ¯ vatives wofi’t give up. Neither will the Mainers. pretend things are not what they are because we don’t Right now I’m really missing noted futurist Jeanne In every city and in every town, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual want to anger someone or because we avoid.conflict, etc. ¯ All this is preamble to the question of why a Lesbian -" Dixon. Jeanne, now deceased, used to make sweeping ¯ .and Trausgendered people are creating change and shapand Gay political action committee, Cimarron Alliance : predictions about the intimate lives of celebrities as well ¯ ing Our history. Most of them do not think of themselves as more remarkable or more talented than their friends or Group has refused even token support to an openly Gay. ¯ as events that would shape the year to come. While I’ll miss her predictions, we don’t have to predict the future neighbors. And in truth, they’re not. Tulsa’city council candidate (this walter). But they do feel called - called on to right a wrong, to You just have to wonder what they were thinking? : to shape it. We need only to look to some of the events that ¯ ended 1997 for proof. tell a truth instead of an omission or lie, and to act instead Y.ou’d think that an organization dedicated to improving ¯ In November, President Clinton’s Hate Crimes Sum- " of stand by. For some it is to come to visibility to friends, the political conditions for Oklahoma’ s Lesbian and Gay ¯ mit brought together 200 leaders from around the country ¯ family or colleagues. To others it is to interrupt a .communities would, jump at the-chance to support a ¯ In.an effort to wage acampaign against bias violence. The " homophobi.cjoke or comment or to advocate for changes candidate who wash tjust afriend to our communities but actually was one of us. A candidate whose record of ¯ summit ended nearly a ten year effort by groups like the " in their companies policies or practices. And for still National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Anti- : others, it is to pass anti-discrimination laws in their town working for.fairness and equality for our communities -" Defamation League to bring hate crimes to national ." or state. These combined efforts have fundamentally can rival most others in this city. Especiall,_y.why would changed society as we know it. they hold back, when at this very_time, they ve commited ." recognition. This historic moment was rooted in long¯ term work and commitment. to expand into Tulsa? ~,:~ Most every American feels like they know a Gay, In December, a judge ruled that two gay men may Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered person. Face it, The answer lies in a few. Tulsaus who would put ¯ persoaality over principle. Cimarron is an Oklahoma i jointly adopt a child in-their care. The judge recoguize~i ." Ellen and the over 20 gay characters .on television and several film characters have helpedwith this effort. City organization whose leadership admit that they know ¯¯ their commitment to their relationship and to th~ child. We need only to look to the hundreds of thousands of ¯ Politicians court theGLBT voters. AS the Victory Fund little about Tulsa~ They have depended on their handful of Gay, Les~an, Bisexual and Transgendered couples and, will attest, tee? re increasingly becoming elected of~cials.. Tulsa members toinformthem,aboutour.city. Several of single l~tr~nts ~t have raised"childrefioveith~ last 40 . We need only look to the Congressional campaigns of these may be counted as our mos~ dedicated, ethical and Christine Kehoe, Tammy Baldwin and Margarethe devoted community leaders. Unfortunately, afew are are i. years. Politicallyandculturallytheseparentshavemoved, ¯ Cammermeyer to realize that we have the capacity to equally dedicated but doenmentably unprincipled. And ¯ our society forward, resulting in this moment. When a Hawaii Court rules on same-gender marriage " make public policy in entirely new forums. these latter have pursued their personal vendettas. : sore. eti,me early this year, it will very possibly change our.: ’More and more laws benefiting the Gay, Lesbian, But despite the pettiness of these two, the failure is on . Bisexual and Transgenderedcommunity are being introCimarron’s part. The organization.behaved mostly in an ¯ "society s view of same=gender marriage forever. The unprofessional manner. It’s g~fi~ly been considered " courage of.the Hawaii marriage plaintiffs, the hard work ¯ duced in state legislatures. The Federation of Statewide Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trausgendered Political Orgood form to allow one who’s b~Seh~ hccused to respond to . of Hawaii organizers hround sovereignty and Gay, Lescharges, if not actually to confront his/her accusers. _" bian, Bisexual and Transgendered issues, the dedication ." ganizations, coordinated by the National Gay and Les(Certainly this is acourtesy we’ve extendedin print to the : of the legal staff at Lambda Legal Defeuse and Education : bian Task Force, is an unprecedented gathering of statecritics of this newspaper, idcluding to the individuals to ¯ Fund, and efforts by hundreds of local, state and national ¯ wide groups led by a dynamic executivecommittee. organizations lay the foundation for the ruling. : An energized and mobilized Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual whom we refer.) Yet, Cimarron took the word of these " When Maine voters go to the polls in February, it will : and Transgendered community that works to build coalipeople without providing an opportunity for response, : and I suspect, without questioning the individuals as to : be to hold onto their civil rights bill. Maine activists have ¯ tions with other communities is an unstoppable force for any bias on their parts. . already beat back a discriminatory ballot measure. That : change. We don’t need Jeanne Dixon or the futurists, to Furthermore, repeated inquiries made to several indi- " winning-coalition resulted in a bill passed by the state " predict our future. With each of our actions now, we write the list of viduals in the organization about getting support were . legislature in 1997 that banned discrimination based on "_ simply left unanswered for two months. Only after sev- ¯ sexual orientation. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans- ¯ accomplishments for our movement in 1998, 1999 and eral calls.to officers about this lack of responsiveness, did " gendered activists and their allies have steadily trans- " the next decade. the organization change its .behavior. In all political races, there are questions of "viability", that is, is this a candidate who really has a chance of getting elected. And one of the key issues of viability is getting funding. This is a challenge for all candidates but especially for minority and non-establishment ones. no hope and no sense of family for any child, especially Indeed Cimarron officers say they have an obligation one who desperately needs it. "And while there are many to be thefirst to support-their own if only because no one fine single parents out there, the best situation for: any else may at first. They cite their support for a Lesbian in child- especially an adopted.one- is a two-parent, stable an Oklahoma City area race who was not deemed to have and loving home." a chance but whom they supported because they felt the Rep. Pope told Tulsa Family News that despite "the obligation to help their own. aberrant and deviant lifestyles of homosexuals" the target But inTulsa;it seems the rules are different. And again, of the bill was not adoption by Gay couples. When apparently, ordinary manners are lacking. After making questioned about whether high rate of divorce might a trip to OKC to discuss the campaign with Cimarron’s indicate that marriage was no guarantee of "stability," "pick" committee, you’d think at least the courtesy of a Pope agreed but suggested that statistically married phone call to inform a candidate of their decision, whether couples were still more "stable." Pope also stated that the in favor or opposed, would hay e been in order. We’ re still idea for this .bill came from Gov. Keating’s staff at a wailing. recent leadership conference. Please join us for lhis very special evening to discuss the upcoming Tulsa Cimarron will not become a credible organization until Pope suggested single-parent families are ill-equipped it puts principles before personalities and until operal~s to cope with myriad social and emotional problems such Cily Council elections and to learn more about lhe Cimarron Alliance Group. professionally. And as for the "saint" and her sidekick, as poverty, juvenile crime, teen-age suicide, alcoholism, many in Tulsa appreciate the good you have done but are drug abuse, etc."We need to guarantee more for adopted on to your shenanigans. We don’t like how you operate. children," he asserted. Lawmakers will begin considerFor More Informalion 10 R.S.V.P Please Call (918) 743-4354. For us, the end does not ultimately justify the means. ing Pope’s legislation when the 1998 session begins Friday, Febmaly 6,1998 7:00p.m- 9:00p.m. Monday, Feb. 2. �Mixed Reception for Lesbian & Gay Travelers (AP) - American Airlines has five sales representafives specifically marketing to Gay travelers, but the carrier won’ t extend health benefits to Gay employees’ domestic partners. St. Maarten is trying to attract Gay visitors to its sandy beaches, while its Caribbean neighbor, Grand Cayman, refused to allow a cruise ship carrying Gay passengers to dock for the day. Sought after for their tourist dollars, Gay and Lesbian travelers find that in some circles they are still shunned. For.instance, Sandals, which runs.lO couples-0nly resorts in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, only allows heterosexual couples as a matter of policy. "I constantly remind myself where we’ ve come and how fast we’ ve come as a community," said John d’ Alessandro, president of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. "We are no longer illegal. The question of Us being’ sick’ has gone away completely. But the fact is people grew up in an environment where we’ re not an accepted crowd. Today we are, but it’ s going to take people some time." The Cayman Islands this month refused to allow a cruise ship chartered for about 850 Gay men to make ’a one-day stop in port, saying "careful research and prior experience has led us to conclude that we cannot count on the group to uphold the standards of appropriate behavior." In contrast, the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles welcomes Gay travelers and will be advertising, this year in Out magazine. "We’re lookingat various niche markets and one of those niche markets would be the homosexual market," said Regina LaBega, director of marketing for St. Maarten. "They do have the discretionary income, and they spend, and we haven’ t had any problems with homosexuals - or any other group - coming to theisland." The IGLTA estimates that Gay and Lesbians account for nearly 10 percent of the $200 billion that Americans Spend annually on business and leisure travel. With that sort of spending power, the travel industry has increasingly put out the welcome mat for homosexual travelers.One result is that the IGLTA, founded in 1983 with 25 tour operators and travel agent members, reached about 600 members by 1992 and today boasts nearly 1,400 members, including the Avis and National car rental chains, the philadelphiaConvention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Australia tourism council, and most of the major U.S. airlines, with the exception of Delta.and TWA. "In the last five years, major tourism organizations and countries have come to realize the dollar value Of the Gay market," said David Alport, publisher of the Gay travd newsletter OUt & About. ’¢rhere’s no question that tourism is an economically driven segment of the business-world." But even while courting the niche market, some companies still wrestle with their own issues involving Gay employees. American Airlines added five employees to its 100-person marketing department to focus soldy on the Gay community. The airline is an active member of the IGLTA, has added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy, allows group discounts for people traveling to Gay and Lesbian conventions and donates money to orgamzations important in the Gay community. Despite the marketing effort that brings in about $150 millioninnew revenue annually, the airline still doesn’t extend spousal travel privileges and pension programs to partners of Gay employees. In fact, no U.S.-based airline does. ’q~here’ s some measure of hypocrisy, but in r,e~lity, all progress is made one step at a time," Alport said. Five years ago, none of the airlines allowed a Gay person to sign up their partner for a lounge dub program or transfer a frequent flier award to a significant other. Many of the airlines have since changed those policies. "American may not offer every sort of benefit for its Gay employees, but they are doing so much more than the vast majority of compames out there," Alport said. "Sometimes, recognizing the value of your employees is the last step a company will take." Out & About, which has 10,000 subscribers, recently rated several airlines on their Gay-friendliness. Only the foreign-based British _Airways and Virgin Atlantic scored an ’A,’ and even they don’t offer health and insurance benefits to Gay employees. Indeed, American and United Airlines - the only U.S. airline to advertise in a national Gay magazine with its "United with pride" ads -joined a lawsuit filed on behalf of 25 airlines last year that sought to block a San Francisco law that would force airlines that fly into the city into adopting domestic partner.plans. American spokeswoman Andrea Radar doesn’ t see that as a dichotomy. The Gay-friendly marketing campaign and the lack of domestic benefits are "two entirely different issues," she said. The lawsuit is "a broader issue of what a city can tell an airline to do in terms of how it operates," Redar said. As for why American - and the other U.S. carriers - don’ t follow some major companies like American Express Co. and the Walt Disney Co. in offering domestic partner benefits, Radar said it has been proposed by the airlines Gay and Lesbian employees’ group and was "being studied." There is no doubt that companies that appear Gayfriendly set themselves up for criticism by conservafives. Southern Baptistleaders have asked the church’ s 15 million members to boycott Disney, in part because of the domestic benefits and other Gay-friendly policies. American gets it from both sides. "We have been criticized by some family organizations for marketing to Gay and Lesbian groups and by Gay and Lesbian employees who would clearly like this matter to move more quickly," Radar said. "If both Sides are complaining.., you’ ve probably got it right," she added. And certainly, with some doors still closed, Gay travelers are grateful for the recognition they have been getting from the travel industry. "Every consumer is viewed by people selling to it as just that, a consumer. If someone recognizes my value as a consumer and that’s the first step to recognizing my value as a person, then I’ll accept that," Alport said. 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Organizers said this year’s agenda was shaped by students’ stories of harassment and by defeat last year of a bill aimed at protecting students against discrimination in public schools on the basis of their sexual orientation. Themeasure was authored by Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl, a Santa Monica Democrat who was the state’s first openly Gay legislator. Kuehl said that if lawmakers truly listened to students’ stories, they would "not in good conscience be able to deny them equal protection." Assemblywoman Carole Migden, a San Francisco Democrat who is another openly Gay legislator, addressed the rally, telling youths she is supportive of their cause. Activists also said they were seeking allocation of state funds for training teachers, counselors and other school staff about harassment and violence prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and Gay issues. In addition, the group requested allocation of money for research on violence and harassment in California’s schools and the needs of Gay youth. Activists claimed Gay youths are almost two times more likely than their peers to have been in a fight, more than four limes more likely to have skipped school because of feeling unsafe, more than twice as likely to have been threatened or injured with a weapon at school and nearly four times more likely to have attempted suicide. Rev. Sherry Hilliard Interim Pastor Sunday Choir practice, 4pm Worship, 5pm Wednesday Midweek Serviee,6:3Opm Thursday Codependeney Support Group, 7:30pm 5451-ES. Min[o, 622-1441 ~4ay your con~am kwe be w~b us, Lord as- ~ put our bope in you.n- Ps. 33:21 God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdem. Come share in the bounty of God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Children Are Always Welcome! Community Church 1625 N. 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Fathea" Rick Hollino.ywotth, Pastor The Rev. Debbie Statues, Deacon (gts) 5s2-3oss Evangelical Anglican Church in America HOUSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Sun. Worship, 10:45 am Sunday School, 9:30 am Wed. Bible Study, 7 pm 3210e S. Norwood Info., call 224-4754 Chris & Sharon Gays at TX Prom OK ¯ with their own family members... So, what Betty ¯ brings to this is this compassionate voice coupled : with common seuse why everyone should embrace ¯ thor Gay and Lesbian children," Birch said Wednes: day. The 30-second spot will be distributed to televi: ¯ ¯ sion stations nationwide, HRC spokesman David Smith said. It will include special coding that will : allow the group to track where and how often it is ¯ aired. SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Same-sex couples who were forbidden from attending a high school prom will be allowed to go following a challenge by two female homosexual students. The two students at Marshall High School asked principal John Bordano last week if same-sex parmers could attend the senior prom together. They were told only opposite-sex partners were allowed to attend. "There is alarge Gay community at Marshall and : it really hurt me," Katherine Stanfield, 17, one of the students who challenged the rule, was quoted as saying in Wednesday’s San Antonio Express- ¯ News. "We have rights just like everyone else," she : said. "Gays and Lesbians aren’t heterosexuals, but ," : they should have rights, too." The policy of selling couple tickets for dates of ¯ the opposite sex came about after the school had a : problem with groups of boys going to the prom and : flirting with the female dates of other boys, Bordano : said. School officials also worried about gang ¯ activity if large groups attended the function to- ¯ : gether. In response to the girls’ complaints, B ordano met ¯ Tuesday with the student leaders - the presidents of ¯ the senior and junior classes, the student council : president and editors of the school newspaper - to ¯ ¯ get their input. : -They agreed each senior should be allowed to . buy two tickets and take whomever they choose to ¯ the dance. "We never had an intention to discrimi- : nate against anybody," Bordano said. "We talked ¯ about it and we’re going to do something about it : ¯ now." Chris Duke, editor-in-chief of the student newspaper the Rampage, said the new policy also ¯ is good for students who don’t have prom dates. ¯¯ "People who wouldn’t normally go because they didn’t have dates could go," Duke said. "Every ¯ ¯ senior who wants to go can buy two tickets." ¯ Bordano said if he receives complaints from parents about same-sex couples attending, he can’t : help it. ’q’hat’s society as it is," the principal said. ’q2mse kids don’t feel uncomfortable with it and they’ re the leaders of our campus." i DA to Fight Hate Crimes Ellen’s Mom on TV: Support Your Kids! NEWORT.F.ANS (AP)- Louisiana’s Gay community has found a powerful ally to lobby the state’s district attorneys and push proposed legislation. Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick said Tuesday he will convene a task force of leaders from the New Orleans Gay and Lesbian community and top city officials. In a press release, Conuick also committed to hdp.ing Gay groups lobby the Louisiana District Attorneys Association and help find sponsors for proposed legislation arising from the task force meetings. "My office stands for the fair and equal treatment of all our citizens, regardless of their race, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion or hational origin," Connick saidin therelease. Connick also pledged to continue sensitivity training for his staffers. The task force- including Police Superintendent Richard Pennington, the mayor’s office and other officials of the justice system - will meet Feb. 12. That meeting will discuss the constitutionality of the crime against nature state law. Homosexual groups contend the law has been used by some law enforcement ageneies to discriminate against Gays and Lesbians. Connick saidrecentpassage of anew state law calling for stiffer penalties for crimes motivated by a victim’s race or sexual preference, knownas hate crimes, indicate statewideinterestin the issue. Lesbian Moms Fight Each Other for Daughter ¯ DENTON, Texas (AP) - A jury will decide next ¯ ", : : ¯ : ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - Every mother likes to brag about her children. Ellen DeGeneres’ mother is getting to do it on national television. Betty DeGeneres stars in a 30-second television adurging parents to offer loving support to their Gay : children. "Hello; my name is Betty DeGeneres and my kid ¯ is the greatest. You know her. She’s Ellen - and : she’s Gay," Mrs. DeGeneres says in the public : service announcement as she and a group of chil- ¯¯ dren build a huge American flag out of red, white ¯ and blue boxes. "For too long, Gay Americans have suffered discrimination," she says. "As long as our ~ sons and daughters are excluded from the basic ¯ protection of law, we must share that burden- as a : : family." Ellen DeGeneres made a splash on her television ~ Show, "Ellen," in an episode in which her character : declared she was Gay. Mrs. DeGeneres, 67, made ¯ the commercial as part of her duties as a spokes- : w oman for the Human Rights Campaign, one of the : ¯ nation’s largest Gay political groups. Mrs. DeGeneres will be in Portland, Maine, : Saturday to support Gay rights in advance of the : Feb. 10 referendum trying to block the state’s anti- : discrimination law. She said she is enjoying the ¯ job, and believes her appearances and the "Ellen" : episode have helped parents accept their Gay chil- : drenmore wholeheartedly. ’Tmhearing from young people - especially since Ellen’s coming out episode- that their parents are more accepting," Mrs. ." ¯ DeGeneres said. ’q~hey’re seeing a positive image. for the first time instead of all this negativity," she ¯ : said. Elizabeth Birch, the group’s executive director, ¯ said, "Gay people report that one of the most ; wrenching things in their lives, among all the things ¯ they have to confront, is being honest and open ¯ week on a custody battle between two women over a 5-year-old girl, and its verdict could set a Texas precedent. Sharon Banghman, 38, became pregnant with the child by artificial insemination. Her former lover, 37-year-old Sylvia Benavides, 37, took part in the conception. The couple raised the girl for four years before separating in November 1996. Now, each woman claims rights to the girl. Ms. Baughman is asking.Judge Phillip Vick to take visitationrights from Ms. Benavides. Ms. Benavides, in ram, is asking for full custody of the child. If the woman who loses the case appeals to a higher court - which is likely - the appellate decision will make Texas case law. It would be the only case law in any state that addresses the issues of the lawsuit. Appellate bourts in two other states have sent similar cases back to state judges who denied standing to bring a custody suit to the female partner of the birth mother. Attorneys brought several witnesses who described the women’s lifestyles, friends and the kind of care each gave the child. Friends testified that Ms. Benavides was a good parent and the child called her "Morn." Ellen Pesserillo, Ms. Banghman’s attorney, brought wituesses who told of Ms. Benavides’ hostility to outsiders, her violence and their fears that she would run away with the little girl. i Pastor Fights for Gays LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The suspended pastor at First United Methodist Church in Omaha said he wants to get back in the pulpit, but he will continue fighting for the right to perform marriage-like ceremonies for homosexuals. "It’s not possible for me to work on reconciliation (with members of the church) while I’m not connected with the congregation," see News, page 15 �Monkey Study Shows Promise ¯ ¯ : NEW YORK (AP) - Monkeys got unusu- ¯ ally mild infections from a cousin of the : AIDS virus after scientists gave some of : their blood cells a geue ,to interfere with ¯ the virus’ reproduction. The findings lend ¯ support to the idea of treating HIV-in- -" fected people with such gene therapy. The ¯ monkeys studied were infected with the : ¯ simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV. Those treated with the gene therapy ¯ showed much less virus in their bodies : and f~r less damage to their lymph nodes. : ¯ They also showed no drop in their blood : counts ofdiseasc-fightingCD4cells, while ¯ untreated ~nimals showed a steep decline. : The inserted gene bloeked chemical : "orders" issued by two SIV. genes to in- : fected cells. With those orders stymied, ¯ the virus couldn’treproduce. So the treated : cells became "a dead end for that virus," : said Richard Morgan, an author of the ¯ study inthe February issue of the journal ¯ Nature Medicine. He is aresearcher at the : National Human Genome Research Insti- : tute, part of the National Institutes of : Health in Bethesda, Maryland. ¯ Researchers treated three rhesus ." macaques. They drew blood from the ani- ¯ mals, inserted the gene into CD4 cells, ¯¯ and returned them. A week later, the animals were deliberately infected with ¯ SIV. At that time, only about 2 percent to 10 percent of CD4 cells in the treated animals’ blood carried the therapeutic gene. But that was enough to dampen the infection. Morgan speculated that those relativdy few cells may have proved especially attractive to SIV because they had been "activated:’ or turned on to fight germs, during the treatment. SIV prefers to infect activated ceils. The treated ceils may have acted like sponges, taking in virus but not alloWing it to make any progeny to get back out again, Morgan suggested. Dr. Gary Nabel of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is also studying gene therapy for HIV infection, called the monkey work encouraging. But he cautioned that the implication for human therapy isn’t clear. Anti-AIDS Gene May Help Infants CHICAGO (AP) - A gene mutation that slows the progression of AIDS in adults also helps newborns fend off AIDS-related illnesses if they hav_e caught HIV from their mothers before or during birth, a new study found. "It doesn’t mean that they will not be infected, but there is a significant delay in the appearance of clinicaland biological symptoms," said Dr. Michdi-e Misrahi in a telephone interview Monday from Paris, where she is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale. The mutation, which occurs on a gene called CCRS, is believed to be absent in blacks and Asians but present in 10 percent to 15 percent of Caucasians, Misrahi said. In the study, HIV-infected newborns with the mutation stayed illness-free much longer than infants who lacked the mutation, the researchers reported in today’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association~ By age 8; only 11% of HIV-infected babies with the mutation had suffered serious AIDS-related mala- dies, such as severe bacterial illnesses, compared with49% of babies who lacked the mutation, the researchers said. The finding will have no immediate impact on preventing or treating AIDS, but it co.uld help scientists develop new ".d~ugs to combine with antiviral medictnes in an effort to prevent or kill HIV infectionin newborns, the researchers said. Such a treatment would help all races because it would give them the biological advantage now afforded only by the gene mutation, a U.S. researcher said. In the United States, about 500 babies of HIV-infected mother~ hrc born with the virus each year. In developing ~,ountries the rateis more than 300,000 a year and is still increasing. Without treatment, more than 25 percent of HIV-positive mothers will pass the disease to their ncwborus. With current-anti-viral drugs, the rate is about 8 percent. An expert with the National Cancer Institute said the French study is the first to show that a geue mutation can slow HIV-disease progression in newborns as well as in adults. "It looks like the effect could actually be a little stronger in these children," said Dr. Thomas R. O’Brien, a senior researcher and viral epidemiologist who was not involved in the work. "But it’s only a single study, so it’s hard to know whether that will prove to be the case," he added in a telephone interview : Monday. ¯ Two otheT types of gene mutations have ¯ been shown to be protective in varying ¯ degrees in adults, and more may exist, he ¯ said. The study included data from 52 ¯ French medical centers on 512 newborns ¯ born to HIV-infected mothers between ¯ 1983 and 1996. Some 276 of the new; barns were infected, researchers said. Insurer Accused of HIV Discrimination ¯ ¯ : : ¯ -" ¯ : : ¯. ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯. ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ CHICAGO (AP) - Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. was sued Wedesday for allegedly placing illegal limits on HIVrelated health-eare coverage. The lawsuit contends such caps violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Insurance Code. Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago filed their suit in U.S. District Court on behalf of two HIV-positive Chicago-area men, whosenames were kept secret. "Mutual of Omaha caps HIV-related care at a fraction of the amount allowed for other illnesses or conditions. This discrimination severely limits access to standard, lifesaving therapies and is illegal," said Heather C. Sawyer, an attorney for Lambda. Mutual spokesman Jim Nolan said the company had not yet seen the suit, and had no comment. Lambda and the council said one of the men’s policy caps his lifetime benefits for HIV-related conditions at $25,000 and the other man has a $100,000 cap. The statement said this was in contrast to $1 million cap that Muttml of Omaha would allow they needed care for other medical conditions.. The lawsuit claims the caps have forced the men to consider going without therapies that could prolong their lives. The lawsuit seeks an end to such limits. It also seeks to have the men cornpensated for any damages they have suffeted but does not specify an amount. Lambda is a New York-based national organizationthat works for the civil rights of Gays and people with HIV and AIDS. : Wash. St. Tracking : Not Needed for HIV : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ : ¯ ." ¯ OLYMPIA (AP) - Health experts say Washington state can accurately monitor the spread of the AIDS virus without using thenames of those who are infected. Instead, they are recommending a system using some type of unique identifier code for each person’ who tests positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ° Advisers to Gay. Gary Locke say this alternative wouldallow health officials to i collect,a_~ate data without threatening people s rights to privacy imdconfidenti: ality. Members of a governor’s advisory ." council voted Tuesday for an alternative ¯ to a name-based system. The vote fol¯ lowed months of sometimes contentious ." public hearings about whether health of: ficials should change their methods, of ¯ fighting-the disease. Currently, the state : tracks AIDS patients by name but does : not require people who test positive for ¯ HIV to provide their names. ¯ Improvements in AIDS -resistant drugs ¯ and the first drop in new AIDS cases, ." however, haveled many health experts to : call for a name-based system to track ¯ everyone who tests positive for HIV. ¯ Advocates said it would present a better :, picture of the epidemic and thus would ¯ allow health officials toreachmorepeople ¯ who may-have.been infected with HIV. ¯ Opponents arguedthatfewerpeople would : seek testing and treatment for the virus ¯ unless their anonymity were guaranteed. ¯ The Governor’s Advisory Council on ¯ HIV-AIDS met at a hotel in SeaTac on ." Tuesday. Within a few days they plan to ¯ present two things to Locke: A report that ¯ includes information on both name-based ¯ and identifier systems, and a letter that ¯ includes the council’s preference. The council voted 14-4 in favor of a : system that does not use people’s names. ¯ One member did not vote. Locke has not ¯ yet indicated which system he wants state ¯ health officials to pursue, policy adviser ." Duane Thurman said. ’q’he spirit of the ." meeting this morning emphasizes that ¯ there’s not one right answer," Thurman : said. "It’s a very difficult issue." ¯" State Health Secretary Bruce Miyahara ; urged the council torecommend anAIDS¯ tracking system that includes names. ¯ While acknowledging security concerns, ; he said health experts should be allowed ¯ to reevaluate their strategies to keep up ¯ with the epidemic. "It’s part of the matur¯ ing of this disease," he said. "At this point : in time, we feel names reporting is a ¯ legitimate issue to put on the table." ¯ As public policy director of the North" west AIDS Foundation, Steve Johnson ¯ helped lead the fight for an alternative to ¯ a system that uses names. Most people ¯ who testified at public hearings said they ." wouldn’t get tested for HIV if they knew ; their names would be used, he said. "It’s ¯ time to explore the major components of ¯ how a unique-identifier system would be ; established," Johnson said. ¯ Such a system would probably include ¯ age, gender, race, county of residence, : andinformahon about how apersonmight _" have been exposed to HIV, he said. ¯ Johnson, who planned to meet with Locke ¯ on Wednesday, said he would restate the ¯ Northwest AIDS Foundation’s opposi." tion to aname-based system. He also said ¯ health officials - not legislators shonld ¯ address the issue. : Council Chairman Jack Jourden diS: agreed with Johnson, but he noted the ¯ council’s report provides Locke with a : wide range.of opinions, see page 7 Jeffrey A. 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P E HIVOutreach, Prevention & Education part of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Prevention Programs 834-TEST(8378), 3507 E. Admiral.Place Medical Excellence And Compass.ionate Care Since 1926, ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Even though I m in the minority, I don t ¯ -.HIV reports until recently. They worried feel I lost anything because there was a ¯ that fear about breaches of confidentiality series of hearings around the state.., to would deter people from getting tested allow input by infected and affected com- : hnd receiving early treatment. munities," he said. "The governor will ." But the consensus appears to be shiftbenefit from that input, so the council- as ing in support of reporting. Successful a. conduit of information - did its job," ; new drug treatments are reducing AIDS Jourden said. Dr. Bob Wood, AIDS control officer i deaths and delaying for years the onset of . AIDS-relatedillnesses. Whilethisisgreat for the Seattle-King County Department ¯ news for HIV patients, it means knowlof Public Health, said using names to : edge of the epidemic’s extent lags many monitor AIDS helps authorities track the ," years behind the actual spread of the inepidemic more acourately. "If public " fection. health can’t get the names, we can’t be : Public health officials ~want,to know proactive," he said. "We have to .wait for : where H!V, the virus that causes AIDS,is people to come to us." : prevalent in Alaska- in which segments Nearly 30 states have name-based HIV ¯ of the population, andin which regions so reporfing,.and two - Maryland and Texas : they can target spending on prevention. - use umque identifiers. The national : "We’re getting a picture of the epidemic Centers for Disease Control and Preven- : many y.ears ago and where the infection tion recently reported on the Maryland ¯ was going then," said Noel Rea, a public and Texas experiments with unique iden- : health specialist with the state’s AIDS driers. The account noted several prob- " program. "We need to know who are the Jems, including incomplete codes, diffi." most at-riskpopulations and who needs to culty in conducting follow-up on specific : be targeted now." State officials also are cases and the absence of behavioral risk ¯ concerned that declining numbers of AIDS data. "A lot of labs either didn’t have the deaths might make people think the disdata to make up the unique code, or they ease has been curbed, when in fact it didn’t do it right," Wood said. continues to spread. Johnson criticized the report, however, Twenty-eight states have changed their saying the CDC had not invested enough policies in recent years to require HIV money to help make sure an anonymous reporting for adults. The states with the tracking system could be effective. largest incidence of HIV infection, including New York and California, have not changed their policies but are reconsidering them. HIV reporting would require changing state regulations. That’s been recom,SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number mended by the state Department of Health of new HIV infectious has dropped during and Social Services, said Rea. After a the past rive years, and a smaller percentreview by state lawyers, the proposal will age of Gay. and bise:~ual men are living be open for public comment with possible with the disease, the city’s health departadoption this summer, he said. ment says. The head of an Anchorage group that The Consensus Report on HIV Preva- ¯ lence report, issued Tuesday, estimates ." works with some 250 H’IV-positive pathat there will be 500 new HIV infections " tients says she is tom about the idea. It’s important to get a better picture of the in 1998, two-thirds of them among Gay and bisexual men. The last report - pub- ¯ disease’s patterns, said Andrea Nenzel, lished in 1992 - estimated 1,000 new , executive director of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. But at the same infections per year, 650 of them among time, she said, the lack of sympathy toGay and bisexual men. ¯ ward people with HIV in Anchorage, comThe current report also found that 30 percent of the city’s estimated 43,100 " pared with some other cities, could disGay and bisexual men are HIV-positive, ¯ coura,ge testing. "In this commtmity, there s still a very high level of discrimidown from 43 percent in the 1992 report. "The new (report) shows that Gay and . nation and ostracizing that goes on," Nenzel said. bisexual men’s efforts to change our be- Fewer HIV Infections in SF haviorhave paid off," said DanWohlfeiler, spokesman for the STOP AIDS Project. San "The epidemicis not over, however, and we want to make sure that we don’t lose any of the ground that we’ve won."i SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Doctors should F.raneiseo: HIV Trackln _reposed The report, based on a May 1997 survey report all patients with HIV, not just those of local AIDS experts, said the improvewith full-blown AIDS, a new report sugments were mainly the result of more ¯ gests. That might be the only reliable way accurate information on at-risk popula-. tions, better prevention efforts and AIDS deaths. Alaska Considers Names Reporting ANCHORAGE (AP) - Reversing a longstanding policy, state officials want to start requiring health care workers to report all cases of HIV infection to the state Division of Public Health. Currently, only the names of patients with full-blown AIDS must bereported to public health ofricials. Those names are kept confidential, and the retxn~ are used by the state to chart the spread of the infectious disease just as it tracks other sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. Many health care professionals around the nation had opposed requiring to track the course of the disease, experts say. That finding was presented at a San Francisco AIDS summit convened by Mayor Willie Brown. . The report’s authors emphasize that the identities of the HIV patients would be encoded to prevent discrimination. But reporting HIV cases may help track the disease’ s development, concludes the 175page evaluation of the city’s AIDS. programs by an expert panel. "Changes in the .epidemic have led many people to expres s increasing concern that existing AIDS surveillance efforts are becoming outdated~ Because new treatments are slowing progression of disease, these people are not being reported," the report says. U.S. doctors have been required to report AIDS cases to publichealth officials, but there has been no similar order to report patients see Health, page 15 �by James Christjohn, entertainment diva ¯ works of art not to be missed, available everywhere. Cheek out Mohawk Music, Happy Valentine’s Day! - for those who carries some of her hard to f’fnd stuff. who celebrate it. For the others who feel it "Surfacing" is h~rmostrecent effort. Catch is a cardmaker’ s/choc;o,~latier’ s/jeweler’ s ¯ her now, she won’ t be back this way for excuse to make tOnso bucks, ignore the some’time. And tickets went on sale Jan previous message. Ditto to the many 17, so get the orders in now because she spouses/lovebirds whose mates always ¯ sells out wherever she goes. forget/ignore the whole thing anyway. And my other LIKE MINE, for favorite Diva, the instance. (editor’s ever lovely Stevie note: is this supposed Nicks, will be havto be a subtle hint?) ing a banner year. Well, it’ s become a Enchanted, a box set sort of tradition to comprised of three guess how many CDs .one greatest days/weeks/months hits (yes, I know, we after Valentines/ had "Timespace: BirthdaylYule I will Greatest Hits" in get an acknow1991 - gofignre),and ledgement the day Scott Fraser still life at Philbrook another of movie has passed. Or soundtrack songs (from Twister, Against wheth¢~ there wasa day to begin with... All Odds, Heavy Metal) and the third I really can’ t complain, he did give me a : nice dinner for the birthday, even if he ¯ unreleased songs and hopefully some of the demos that are floating around in didn’ t know how old I was -and that can " be a eood thingI (Only if he’ s subtracting, ¯ various bad states of recording quality. Then a sorin~ (?~ tour to support that tho .) Although Valenune s this year ts ~or~, and~-a ne~vl’y~eeorded album in fall. questionable - I read in The Tulsa World : Now, knowing how, ahem, flexible that my spouse was single. Hmmm. The Stevie’ s timetable can be on these affairs, spouse is always the last to-know... the only thing I can report with certainty is Well, rye ranted on long enough, I the box set. The tour is supposedly set, but suppose I have to write an actual column until a more comprehensive announcenow. I’ dlove to say that TheManhattan ment is made, I will not be holding my Transfer show wa~ wonderful, but I honbreath. And many fans waited up to. two estly don’ t know. And I was there! Neiyears after the origin_~.street date of Street ther Tom nor I could hear the group over Angel to get that CD into our colleclaons. the orchestra! It was most dishearteningEven so, to quote Stevie, I Can’ t Wait.. we are both of the firm opinion that whoAnd neither can Tom, I" m sure. ever was mixing sound was utterly deaf or Broken Arrow Community Playreading a magazine during the show. Or house presents the Owl and the Pussycat, listening to the radio; they certainly Feb. 6-15. A romantic comedy about the weren’t paying attention to the vocalists. relationship between a shy bookworm And since we were in the balcony this. and an outrageous hooker, the show featime, I couldn’t cheat and read lips to. figure out the lyrics. They looked good - " tures the talents of Kevin Barrentine and Melinda M. Davis. Reservations can be from an aerial view, anyway. The people " made by calling 258-0077. below must have been able to hear, from ¯ Phflbrook Museum of Art presents a their response, but all one could hear in ¯ display of Scott Fraser Paintings through the balcony were the three people who " Mar. 15. Fraser paints very striking real very noisily unwrapped their candy and " the orchestra. One candy-sucker was so ¯ life, mixing ~bjects with.a ,touch .of .the surreal, like’ floating sticks , a pamUng annoying that when I asked the usher if of sticks gathered in Scotland levitating in tossing such folk over the balcony would be bad form, she responded, "No, I think ." midair. Quite frankly, 1 .normall,y,f~!nd, still-lifts rather boring, buthis worKt zlna it’ s a good idea. I’ll help !" Tom and I were ¯ intriguing. Check it ouL so discouraged at all of this we almost left" Philbrook is.also the ONLY worldwide before the end of the show - which is " venue that has the pleasure of showing the usually an utter no-no in my book, as it’s "~ "JNIW Turner Watercolors fromLonrude to the performers and rude to the ¯ . don" exhibit Feb. 8- April 12. Tickets are people around you. It was a very disapavailable at Carson Attractions outlets or pointing evening. by calling 584-2000. The show spans the Fortunately, I can say that if you see entire career of British Romantic Painter Sarah McLachlan in Oklahoma City at ¯ Joseph MallardWilliam Turner, andkicks the Civic Center Music Hall on March 17, " off the "Year of Europe" exhibitions, adyou likely will ha~;e no problem hearing " vance ticket purchases are recommended, her angelic voice soaring over theinstruas tickets available at the door will be ments. She is one of my favorite artists, limited. and I can tell you from experience that she " If you want to learn more about Turner, isworth any effort you go to to get tickets. and also about Thomas Moran whose I saw her as she was beginnin_"g. to, .make. a ". work will be seen at Gilcrease, a name for herself, and thought she amaze. Chautauqua-stylereinactment of both artthe big time, and she has, even if you don’t ists will be presented-at the Waiters Art hear her on the radio here in the cuttingCenter at Holland Hall School on Tues., edge town of Tulsa. And yes, that was ¯ Feb. 17th at 7pro, .and in the Oilcrease meant with as much sarcasm as I could Museum Auditorium on Sun., March 1 at muster. Hopefully, that will .clym~.e. ~h.~ " 1:30. David Brown of London’ s Tate G almade a cameo appearance on ~e Jan./m ¯ PHILBROOK Your window on the world Tickets on sale now at ~arson Attratlions. 584-2000 TOM NEAL D mocrat City Council District Four For our city: ~ End Sales Tax on groceries! ~ Common Sense Redevelopment - No more Tulsa Projects ¯ .Neighborhood-based Recyclin~ Program with Mini Recycling Centers at Schools. Real public transit - reduce impact of traffic on our ¯ neighborhoods, provide transit options for young & old. For our district: ¯ Quarterly District/Councilor meetings at Dist. 4 schools. ¯ Neighborhood Preservation - balance business develop -ment with homeowners rights. ¯ Safety- Neighborhood, based polic.ing:, . ¯ Replant curbside trees ~ improve street lighting. �Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 1700 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 11am, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens MinisaT -5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service- 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS 30 Dancers. 48 Musicians. I00 Singers. You’ll need a score card for our cast of dozens. Carl Oqffs powerful music and the overpowering feelings of love and passion it evokes make Carmina Burana a must-see ballet. Add a huge chorus from Tulsa. Stillwater and Bartlesville and a full orchestra, andyou have one impressive spectacle -- and an overwhelming Oklahoma premiere. Tarantella pays tribute ro the Company’s artistic co-founder, Roman Jasinski. His cho~’eography explores the rhythms and music of Naples, Italy. Carmina Burana, Friday & Saturday~ Fel~uary 13 & !4, 8pro Sunday, February 15, 3pm For Tickets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 749-6006 or the PAC: 1~800-364-7111, 5967111; Carson Attractions: 58z1~2000 All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati 1/2 Season Tickets at 1/2 Prica! Now availaMe. Two performances remain. Tickets start at just $16 for aduit~ AIDS Walk Planning Meeting, 2/16, 5pm, Resonance, 1609 S. Elwood HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 834-TEST (8378) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each mo. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/e~ too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Mixed Volleyball, on hold for winter, call 587-6557 for info. Monday Night Football, 8pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 2/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder ~ TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 2/10, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30pro 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 2/3, 12:30pro, Urb~m League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tulsa, Inc, HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 665-5174 PrhneTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each too., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Alternating Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E.6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pm, 5451 -E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing,Testing: 7 - 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pm, Info: 834-8378 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Fanfily Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630,E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young AdultsSocial Group, 1st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E, 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7pm~ Pride Center, Info: 743-4297.. ~ SATURDAYS .Nurtmks Anonymous, 11 pro, Commlltlity of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info:.585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th~ 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tuba Unlform&Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 ~ ~ Womem Supper Club, Call fo~ info: 584-2978 OK Sp0ke:Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike.Or~ni~,’i~ I~fo: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifydl~LOr~l~ZatJotl b’tlofl~d, ~etose l#.t IM l~tow, Call Ot ~ 583,4615, �VoiceMail Read All About It marion which made them realize that they were not alone. reviewed by Barry Hensley Parents, of course, get a heavy dose of Tulsa City-County Library Despite the pontifications of some of both praise and condemnation. One lucky young man; shown with his parents, exour pofitical and religions leaders, the fact remains that lesbian, gay, and presses his thanks to his "dad bisexual youth have very few and morn everyday of my life As the for showing me what reaHove positive role models in our photographer, culture. Isolation and fear, at and a real family are." Atthe Adam Mastoon, opposite end, another guy, an this already confusing time of daserlbes his openly gay senior in high life, are the standard feelings. school who was elected junior In The Shared Heart, these subjects: and senior class president, says emotions are turned around "Together that his parents "have warned and result in positive, life-afthey tell a that if I confirm my sexuality firming narratives. as anything other than heteroCombining beautiful blackeolleetlve story sexual, I will be disowned." and-white photographs with of the courageous Due to these types ofsituathe coming out stories of forty journey from American young people, this tions, it is not surprising that many of the stories have early is an inspiring book. Each silence to thoughts of suicide. However, youth gets a full page to exexpression most of the youth have found plain their situation and hisand from enough support to come across tory. The facing page has a as confident and proud. isolation to large photo with a hand writAs the photographer, Adam ten caption. It’s an interesting freedom. Mastoon, describes his subandeffectivelayout. The youth They are heroes j ects: ’ q~ogether they tell a col ~ come from every walk of life for our tlme lective story of the courageous and include a wide spectrum of cultures, races and genders. and role models journey from silence to expression and from isolation to One Asian-American exfor us allo.." freedom. They are heroes for plains her frustration that, in our time and role models for her native culture, "gayness was seen as a western problem. There was us all..." This is truly a beautiful and exciting. no one with whom to share my experibook that gives some hope for the future. ences. When I finally/met other gay, lesCheck for The Shared Heart at your local bian, and bisexual people who also shared simil arethniebackgrounds, itwas incredbranch library; or call the Readers Services department at the Central Library at ible." Many of the young people discuss 596-7966. going to the library and looking up infor- in particular from the Ute tribe, and was commissioned from David Carlson by the Utah Opera. The Tulsa performance will have some changes in the libretto and score but these are for character and musical development not to adapt the work to an Oklahoma tribal setting, according to Tulsa Opera General Director, Carol Crawford. The story of Dreamkeepers is that of a contemporary Ute Indian woman caught between her tribal culture and heritage, and that of the Anglo society in which she works as an attorney. Like many great opera’s, the heart of the work is a love story. The cast is, as we have come to expect under Maestra Crawford, talented and distinguished: Singers Ashley Putnam, Rosalind Elias, Jake Gardner, Antonio Nagore will be directed by Albert Takazauckas. The University of Tulsa Theatre Department is presenting the Tony Award winning play, Dancing At Lughnasa, set in 1936 Ireland. (By the way, Lughaasa is pronounced "loo-nuh-saw" with the accent in the middle.) The play is about freedom and escaping the shackles of society - something our particular subeulrare can readily identify with. The freedom comes with music and that is also mirroredin the Gay culture. Ifitis as good as Falsettos was, ~’Daneing.. ." shouldprovide an evening of excellententertainment and thought It even has something for the pagan folk in the audience! (Lughnasa is the pre-christian harvest festival of Ireland.) Reservations can be made by calling 631-2567. Tickets are $2 - $7. Heller Theatre offer us Laughing Mat¯ter Improv on Feb. 27. Tickets are $3 with a reservation (746-5065) or $4 walkin. That’s a pretty good value entertainment-wise - and with audience participation to boot! Heller also presents Ancient Hi~tory, about the various stages of a couple’s relationship, Feb. 12-21. One of Tulsa’s younger but upcoming performing troupes, The Wayward Theatre Company will present Blood Knot by noted South African playwright, Athol Fugard on Feb. 18 - March 8. First produced in 1961, the play about two brothers, one white-skinned, the other blackskinned, addresses the larger issues of race. Call 596-.1475 for info. This spring, Wayward will mount Paula Vogel’s fantasy comedy The Baltimore Waltz about "ATD - a fatal new malady with a high risk factor, for elementary school teachers." Full of erotic jokes, movie kitsch & medical nightmare, look for it in April. Last but not least, and perfect for Valentine’s, is Tulsa Ballet’s Carmina Burana. With, as they breathlessly note, 30 dancers, 48 musicians, and 100 singers, the premiere should be spectacular. If you haven’t been to the ballet lately, you hot only have been missing some fabulous bodies (indeed) but more interesting dancing than Tulsa has seen in years. Highly recommended. Carmina Burana will be at the PAC on Feb. 13, 14 at 8pro and on Feb. 15 at 2pro. The program also features Tarantella by company cofounder Roman Jasinski. Info: 749-6006. 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The TFN restaurant reviewer ¯" ChickenSesamese ($7.19).features chunks Every year about this time, we get the ¯ of chicken battered and rolled in sesame ge to eat Oriental foods. No doubt, this : seeds. Diced Chickenin Sweet Chili Sauce s our contribution to help the Asian com- : ($7.19) illustrates the Vietnamese taste munity celebrate the lunar new year. ¯ for sweet spicy sauces that pack a powerAmongst the Vietnamese people, the new : ful fiery wang. On our Tet visit, we seyear celebration is called Tet, and it fell ¯ letted the Hot Ginger Chicken ($7.19), the last few days of January this year. : which was a nice melange of traditional For our Tet Observance, we sought out ¯ vegetables with succulent bits of white the long popular Tulsa restaumeat in alight sauce, seasoned rant, Ri L8 (pronounced like with long julienne slivers of the English word, "relay"), fresh ginger root, a goodly located in midtown near 31St amount of garlic, and enough and Yale. The Ri-L8 family hot pepper to make a serious and Family has been pleasing the palates impression on the back of the Vietnamese of local diners for nearly tongue. It was a delicious entwenty years with their tradiRestaurant tional Vietnamese family reciOur dining companion, who 3206 So. Yale pes, and was probably the first has been spending alot of time strictly Vietnamese establishrecently amongst liberal Hours.ment in town. Democratic politicians, opted After visiting so many Ori11 to 9:30 for the vegetarian route. There ental restaurants which boast Mon. -Thurs. !s a large selection of vegetarenormous menus filled with tan entrees on the menu, and until 10 p.m, doZens of meal choices, the most combinations are indiFrl. & Sat. Ri-L~ selection at first strikes cated as being available both closed Sundays. us as spare, but this small famwith tofu and with beancurd. ily operation has wisely choNow, those who have done sen to concentrate on a few, Payment: vegetarian cooking know that well-made dishes, rather than "tofu" is the Japanese word Cash, Visa, over taxing the kitchen with for beancurd, so one might Mastercard, too many recipes. Everything ask whether or not this was American is freshly made to order, and some sort of redundancy, kind that freshness has always Express. of like the pretentious Amerishined through on every visit No checks. can restaurants that feature we,ve made, regardless of the "shrimp scampi" on their time of day. menus. But, here at Ri-L~, the Prices: One of our favorite starters distinction is made made with Moderate is a bi~ steaming bowl of Phopieces of deep-fried beancurd, - pho is the Vietnamese word and the "bean-curd" entrees for soup--and Ri-l_~,s Special Amldance: are not fried. Our friend’s tofu Beef Soup ($2.49) is particuentree was sldllfullymade, and Casual !arly f’me. A dear, fragrant the tofu pieces were not broth is studded with an asoverfried to a state of toughSmoking sortment of vegetables, ness, as we have experienced noodles, and thinly sliced Seetlon: Se~parate at several other establishpieces of beef, andhas an odd, rooms, but ments, but had just enough but appealing, slightly sweet ventilation could "tooth".to add a new dimentaste. A similar chicken pho is sion to the taste experience. stand also available. Soups are an A lot of Tulsaus have disimprovement important component of Vietcovered the delicious and fillnamese cuisine, and we often ing dish of Oriental pasta see patrons order a large bowl Alcohol: only known as "lo-mein," and are ofpho, making soup their comchagrined to find the most exOklahoma beer plete meal. pensive lo-mein prices in town In a similar vein, but with here at Ri-L~--even more exsubstantially more meat is the Ratlng: A pensive than at the pricey Fifspecial Hiosin Beef ($7.98), teenth Street Wok on Cherry which is a hearty serving of the tender, ¯ Street--at $9.98 per order. The lo-mein simmered beef. Asian seasonings have ¯ here is, indeed, ddicious, and the orders long been an art we have been unable to : are enormous, truly enough to make comtell what it is that give the Vietnamese ¯ plete meals for two persons. With that in beef soups their interesting taste. mind, the lo-mein then becomes an afAnother popular dish is Bdn Ch~ Gib " fordable concept. If ordering for one only, ($5.98), which is a large serving of Viet- " be prepared to take home a doggie bag. namese noodles topped with green veg- ¯ And, of course, no trip to a Vietnamese etables, sprouts, slices of beef, and pieces restaurant would be complete without a of chopped egg rolls, served in a large ¯ glass of Vietnamese coffee ($1.85) at the bowl with a small amount of broth, gar- ° dose of the meal. This delicious drink is nished with chopped peanuts, and accom- ¯ made with a special individual drip coffee panied by a small bowl 0f piquant fish " maker, mixed with sweetened condensed sauce. It’s a very filling dish, and Viet- ¯ milk, and served on the rocks. namese noodles are quike unlike Italian ¯ Service is efficient and friendly, and we pasta or American egg noodles. For an : think much of the staff must be from the additional 81 cents, the deluxe bdn chit " same family. Most all speak English gibincludes chicken, shrimp, and chopped " intelligibly. On a recent visit, our waitshrimp potatoes.. ¯ ress was also watching two small children Over a dozen chicken-based entrees are : in the dining room. featured on the menu. While many corn- : There is no greater testimonial as to a binations are reminiscent of Chinese cul- : restaurant than a long tenure, and Ri I_~ sine, we try to stay with the more tradi- ¯ has never disappointed us. Drop by and tional Vietnamese flavorings. Chicken : try it. Southside diners may want to visit Lemon Grass ($7.95) gets its tangy flavor : the branch Ri-/_~ location at 4932 E. 91 st. RLLe 1998 Montero XLS $ 2 3, 95 6 v~. auto, nicely equiped Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & So, Memorial 665-6595 HITSUBISHI HOTORS Built For Living.TM Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation Lesbians and Gay men face many special tax situations whether single or as couples. Start thinking about getting 1997 returns done. Call us to see how we can help. Electronic filing is available for faster refunds. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 �by Lamont Lindstrom : all evil European ma~ters and innocent I rived for two years in one of the last ¯ native boys. There were interesting, and colonies in the world. It was the late : easily expected, sexualrolereversals. An 1970s. The colony was the "Condo- ¯ Englishlinguistofmyaeqnaintance, there minium" of the New Hebrides (or Les ¯ to study, the New Hebrides’ many lanNouvelles-He’brides), which was unique ". guages, was infamous for his parties in colonial history for having two admin- : wherein he managed to entertain entire istrativepowers,GreatBritainandFrance. : squadrous of the colony’s fledgling new Needless to say, the two colonial mzsters ¯ army. These sexual reversals of pofitical engaged in frequent vicious inequality are not uncomthe New Hebrid~ dispute; not much effective m0n: "Iaminehargeinpubgovernment took place; and lie, but I surrender myself to ... was unique in thelocal joke was to rename you in bed; I may be the colonial kistory for this island archipelago the civilized European but I delmvln$ two "Pandemonium" oftheNew sire you, the savage other, to Hebrides. For some years in subdue me." a~]mlnlstratlve the 1920s, so goes the story, The politics of sex are ofpowers, Great the British insisted on drivten strangein today’ s former Britain anti France ing on the left while the colonies.SomeofthisqueerFrench demanded to drive hess no doubt results from ... the local iohe on the right along the (luckpeople’s desire to address was to rename this ily) few kilometers of dirt the wounds of colonialism iS]anti arcltlpelago road that the colony then by having theirformermasthe "Pantiemonlum" boasted, ters. I once spent a few days In 1980,theNewHebrides in Port Moresby, the capital ... For some years at last became an indepenofPapuaNew Ouineawhich in the 1920s, so dent nation and changed its had been an Australian goes the story, the name toVanuatu. The people colony up until 1975. of this archipelago are handOne evening, I was fierceBritish ~nslsteti on some, dark-slduned South ly hounded around the hotel tirivlng on the le~t Pacific Islanders, most of by a local guy who clearly while the French whom still have an economihad his eye upon my person, cally poor, although culturdemanded to tirive seeking to reverse, sexually, ally rich, life as farmers and ’-- on the right . . . onetime colonialist power fishermen, relations. "No way," I told In recent times, around academia at " him. "You go find some dinkum Australeast, plentyofeverythingis"post":post- ¯ lian to have your way with. Me, I’m modernism, post-strucmralism, and-an- ¯ obliged instead to throw my American othernewar~a-"post-colonial"studies.-" bodyintothetaskofrectifyingthehistoriNew writing about colonialism has fo- " cal injuries and social residues of U.S. cused on trying to understand the texture slavery." of power relations that existed between " If politics is always sexual, so is sex (mostly) EaropeanmasterS and their vari- : always political. Sometimes having sex ous subject peoples. One of the most in- ¯ with a person just confirms and deepens terestingofthesebooksisRobertYoung’s " already existing relations of inequality; Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, : but sometimes sex, at least temporarily, Culture, and Race (1995). This explains : can reverse and weaken such inequality. the colonialist’s political will to rule by : Althoughmostofthewofldhasnowadays seeing how this overlapped with sexual ¯ emergedfromthecolonialistemandjoined desire. It uses the inequality inherent in : the United Nations as sundry independent Western genderrelations to rethink broad : states, cross-cultural sex still remains a structures of political power. It explores : charged political issue. Anyone who goes how colonialism was always sexualized., on one of those sex tours to Thailand, as Westemdesireforthe"other"-thenative " adverfised in the pages of The Advocate ,subject- typically worked to masculinize ¯ and Out magazines, can get a flavor of all the ruler and feminize the ruled. Political : of the personal and social complications relations of domination spilled, at least " of the bygone days of colonialism. symbolically, into island bedrooms. S/M : I’m all for.using one’s body to underand B/D sexinherenfly was inthe colonial _" mine hurtful power structures, and histoair.TheFrenchwriterOustaveFlaubert’s ¯ riesofdomination, through the disruptive 19th century sex-tour of Egypt is a good : capacities of sex. But this business of example of this. : cross-cultural tricking is always a tricky InVanuatu, theBritishandFrenchpartly ¯ business. conceivedofthemselvesandoftheirrela- : Lamont Linstrom teaches anthropoldons with local people in metaphoric, .~ ogyatthe University of Tulsa. sexualized terms along these lines. AI- : ¯ close attention at that time, there was also a lot of real.sex going on. This enlivened o rela|ious amongthe small, expatriate commt~ity and also between Europeans and : Children’s Ministry As one might expect, much sex took place between expatriates and their servant haosgel ("house girls" in Bislama, the country’s Pidgin ~aglish) or, notably, their haosboe 0aouseboys). The post-colonial approach to colonialism as a reflex of sexual desire has mostly focused on heterosexuality, ignoring afar more interesting (for some of us anyway) homosexual desire between colonial masters and their male subjects In the New Hebrides, though, it wasn’t " ¯ : : ¯ ." 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Write to me in care ¯ a great investment, whatever the use you of this publication. I also welcome solu- ¯ put it to. tions from others in the reading audience Do-It:Yourself-Dyke Mary Schepers is I’ll be reviewing new products, teclmiquesl ", ¯ a localpoet and handy-woman. She’~ right, : ing information from online computer ¯ services. : MeVeigh is suing the Navy for violatand said it regrets disclosing to a Navy ¯ ing federal law in trying to force an end to investigator the identity of a senior sailor " his career. He can remain in the Navy now facing dismissal from the service as ¯ pending final outcome of the case, which a homosexual. ’q’his was a case of human ¯ Sporkin said was likely to go in the sailor’s error under very unusual circumstances," ¯ favor. AOL Inc. said in a one-page statement. ¯ "Although McVeigh did not publicly While criticizing the Navy for the way it : announcehissexual orientation, the Navy sought the information, AOL said of it,. : nonetheless impermissibly embarked on disclosure: ’q’his dearly should not have ¯ a search and touting’ mission," Sp0rkin happened, and we regret it." : wrote. McVeigh, 36, who is no relation to the : Attorney Christopher Wolf, who arman with the same name who was sen- ¯ gued for McVeigh in court, called ¯ .tenced to die for the Oklahoma City bombS .porkin’s ruling "a milestone" for online rag, said he is happy to be returning to the : privacy and for defining the Gays-in-theNavy to continue his 17-year career. ¯ , h .ta~y. policy, q’hejudge knew a w~tch ’¢Fhere’s uncertainty," he said. "I don’t aunt when he saw one," Wolf said. "What know what I’ll be doing. They don’t know : this case means is that when the governwhat I’ll be doing. But I’m happy. I’m " meat violates electronic privacy laws, it fight in this case." ¯ should not be allowed to use the fruits of The Navy went too far in pursuing ¯ its violation against law-abiding citizens.,’ allegations of homosexuality against a senior sailor and surreptitiously obtaining key evidence against him from a computer online service, the judge ruled. "In these days of ’big brother,, where through in a landmark fashion. technology and otherwise the privacy inEvery Thursday GLAAD produces terests oflndividuals from all walks of life Ellen Watch, an e-mailed list of the previare being ignored or marginalized, it is -." ous nights sponsors. E-mail imperative that statutes explicitly protect- ." glaad@glaad.org to be added to the growing these rights be strictly observed," ." ing list. Sporkin wrote. "This court finds that the ¯ Jamie Tarses, Entertainment President, Navy has. gone too far." ." ABC, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los Though not the final word in the case, : Angles, CA, feedback form: http:// the decision represents a sharp rebuke of ¯ www.abe.eom/vvoice/Viewcons 1.html; the Navy, both for its enforcement of the ¯" Michael Eisner, Chairman & David military policy on homosexuality and for ." Newman, President of Network TV, The the intrusiveness of its investigation. It ¯ Walt Disney Company, 500 South Buena promises to reverberate beyond the miliVista Street, Burbank, CA 91521, Fax: tary to all government agencies that might : (818) 560.1930,E-mail via: WWW: http:/ want to bolster investigations by demand- ¯" /www.disney.com/Mail. �: conple. They welcomed foster children ¯ into their home and servedin the commn: nity. The Weavers were nominated for Weaver and Smith have joint custody of : Family of the Year Award in Salem sevthe kids~ who range inage from 4 to 12, ¯ eral years ago. with their ex-husbands. : When the couple divorced after 15 years "My boy (who is 10) has struggled a ." of marriage, rumors about Weaver’s little bit. We talk about it," said Weaver. : lifestyle arose but didn’t become public "With our kids, the fathers are real in- ¯ untillast summer when a student who was volved with them. We work well with our : trying to decide if she should play on the ex-husbands in raising them. We never ." fought with our husbands. I don’t .want to ¯ underestimate the effects of divorce, but : team asked Weaver point-blankif she was Gay. Weaver says she told the truth. Not long afterthat, thedistrictinformedherof the decision to let her go as coach. "I wasn’t going to lie about the relationship. These kids are 16, 17, 18 years old~ Telling them it’s none of their business is it’s not as traumatic as it could be. : ’ffhe biggest change for us came when : we moved in together. Nothing has been : as traumatic as that, trying to todd our . families together," Weaver said. And this is a family that has experi- ¯ Weaver denies the allegations from enced its share of traumatic changes. The ¯ some former students that she promoted public revelation last fall that she is Gay ¯ Lesbianism among athletes. "I pride myhurled Weaver, a Spanish Fork High psy- " self in that I was a coach who played chology teacher, into the center of a rag- ¯ according to who was best. I played the ing controversy in this conservative com- ¯ best athletes. I didn’t play Gays over nonmunity. " Gays," she said. In October, she filed a civil lawsuit ¯ Smith says she can relate to those who against Nebo School District, contending ¯ are opposed to Weaver. "Six, seven years it violated her civil rights of free speech ¯ ago I probably wouldn’t have gotten inwhen it told her she could not discuss her " volvedmyself," she said. "I was raised the sexual orientation with anyone inside or : same way these people were raised .... ¯ told my morn about eight years ago outside of the classroom: ¯ The longtime volleyball coach who wished these people would just stayin the ¯ guided Spanish Fork to four state champicloset. I understand their fears, and their onships was:relieved of her coaching du, ¯ ignorance. That’s the premise they baseit ties before the current school year. One ¯ on, that you can make someone be Gay. group, led by attorney Matthew Hilton ¯ You can’t. They’re operating on a bias sued Weaver for alleged misconduct with ¯ they’ve been taught from birth. her players. Last month, a group of : Weaver said shedoesn’t regret the deWeaver’ s formervolleyball players called , cisions she’s made. "I would tell .this girl a press cotfference to.refute the charges. : again the truth and I would file thelawsuit The district, meanwhile, is vigorously : again. I still feel that what the school defending itself against her suit, which : district did to me is wrong.. I feel pretty will likely go to trial. ¯ OK with where I am." "What bothers meis I’m not Wendy Weaver ,,a~,y more. I’m ’the LeSbian teacher,’ Weaver said. "It’s not who I am. I’m a teacher, a mother, and I was a coach.. But being Gay is my identifying factor. "The real issue in my suit was that ¯ YADKINVILLE, N.C. (AP) -Ason who the government told me what I could and ¯ had been embarrassed since age 13 about could not say," she said. ’ffhe Gay issue _" his father’ s homosexuality was convicted has become the focal point, but it shouldn’ t ¯ of shooting his dad’s lover to death and . blinding his father. Jerry Mac Matthews be." While Weaver and Smith try to shield ,¯" Jr., 36, could get the death penalty in the 1996 attack. their children from the publicity as much Matthews Shot and wounded his 60as possible, they don’t hide their lifestyle. ¯ Instead, they. talk about it openly. ’q’he ," year-old father and killed 45-year-old kids have adjusted really well. They’re ," Everette Lee Kerley as the two men sat in too young to be hassled at school," Weaver ¯ a car pfirked outside a restaurant. ¯ The elder Matthews had had a 25-year said. ¯ For Weaver and Smith, though, the ¯ relationship with Kerley. The son was was found gui!ty Wednesday of murder as public debate has taken its toll¯ "We’ll take a long drive or. long walk and cry a ¯ wall as assault with intent to kill. Pyschologist Jerry Noble testified that few tears," said Smith, who works as a ¯ real estate appraiser from home and taltes ," the younger Matthews once idolized his care of the children when Weaveris teach- ¯_- father but became disillusioned at 13, ing. Smith also officiates high school and ¯ when his parents divorced and his father college basketball, volleyball and softball ¯¯ told him he was homosexual. Noble said Matthews felt ashamed and games. Still, both Weaver and Smith say they : "feared that one day he may become h0have heard more from supporters than ¯ mosexual himself." from opponents who want the school district to fire Weaver. "There’s no open persecution," said Smith. "No angry phone calls, no vandalism. No one’s thrown :Son ConViCted of : Killing Dad’s Lover : RECYCLE NOW! snow-balls at us." Weaver said she has had support from S pani sh Fork residents who may not agree with her lifestyle. "This community is not like the parents group. 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Creech saidhe felt the church’s prohibition on such unions was "discriminatory and unjust" and "because I felt it was my responsibility as a pastor to sup port the couple." The names of the Lesbian couple, who FAST BUDDY Friendly, 36 year old, White male, 5’10, t601bs, with Brown hair, Brown eyes, and a great mind, seeks friends to ¯ hang out with: (Tulsa) ~! 1860 ON THE UP AND UP Handsome, .Gay, Seminole Indian, 27, 5’6, 1301Bs, seeks an honest, trustworthy person, 27 to 35, who shares m~, interests in movies, music~bnd dancing, for friendship leading to a long t,e.rm relationship. I don t smoke and am a ~ocial drinker~ (Stillwell) ~9~41 the Rev. Jimmy Creech said Wednesday. Last week, Nebraska Bishop Joel Martinez extended Creech’s suspension at least until a committee investigating Creech’s officiating at a Lesbian-union ceremony completes its work. Creech performed the Lesbian "covenanting" ceremony on Sept. 16, after Martinez told General Conference" that prohibit sexual unions, he said. If the investigation determines .Creech "~ acted wrongly, either in violation of the NO P~SSURE l~is feminine Bi, White fumale, 5’4,115b wi~n ~l~ir and Blue eye~, seeks o~ feminine Bi female hieMship or more. Ilike to go ~, ,,but I also .enjoy s~ing in, v,atching a video. I m Ifie outdoors. I don’t sm~e but I have a drink occasbndly. (Sdina) ~)470 MJDWEST lIES I’m a L~ian wriler and oumali~ who’s lied to Ihe mldv~t ~. a ,/nile.i’m intended in meeting wi~ v~nom to discuss liten~re and the church’s rules or because he failed to obey Martinez’ order, Creech said he is ready to appeal to the United Methodist Judicial Council, which acts as a supreme court for the denomination. Creech said he believes a statement in the church’s Social Principles adopted in 1996 that prohibits homosexual union ceremonies is contrary to the biblical .teachings of Christ. Creech performed more than a dozen such ceremonies for Gay and Lesbian couptes while a pastor at Fairmont United Methodist Church in Raleigh, N.C. All those ceremonies occurred several years before the 1996 General Conference of the UMC passed the ban, be’said. Creech said he and his wife, Chris (Tulsa) ei0163 NEW TO THI SNOW This 20)rear ok] he~ frun ,~. Lauderdo~. I ~ t me~ many C-ay and Bi womyn yet, but am anxious to ~ke some ’.ft~s. IF~erwo~ benvee~ 18 and 30, d any race. Some of my idere~ indude ~le~ading, rnov~, and going to parks. (Tulsa) =10181 lifomia and~d some f~ends to ~h0w me what Oklahoma is aft ab0ut. I ¯joy music, dancing, sf~.ts., going out b ~, and good peq~ to shor~ it a~ with. ~Tulso) ,,96Sl " BLOI~E ANDBI AJtrad~, Ei White ~naJe 6~t w~ BJondehair ~sano~ Bi ~[e, ~,~ li~ to ~ .n’yl go out da.ncing, see movi~, and ~ a lot of fun. (Tulsa) ~7095 NE’W STAll OF MIND Thls v.~ . [eminine, Bi curious, White ~maJel newto ~ area, ~nts to hook up witch o~,,r Bi or Bi c.ur~,s womyn, for fun. Let’s get to know eachother, fl’ulso) e7030 MY EVENING ROUTINE Most evenings, I kick back, open a nice beer, watch some Iv, and start massaging myself. I’d love to meet someone to share my routine with. (Tulsa) el 1041 Weedy, married in 1992 in a courthouse marriage ceremony followed by a convenant ceremony in the church that did not include marriage vows as a statement of solidarity to what homosexuals face. "We did it to be in solidarity with Gay men and Lesbians who are denied the right to have their relationship recognized as legal," he said. In part because of his activism on Gay issues,Creechlosthis position atFairmont UMC, was unemployed for six months, then served as a social lobbyist for the North Carolina Council of Churches for five years before coming to Nebraska. Marriage Case to Go to VT High Court MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The issue of Seine-gender marriages is going to the state-Supreme Court. Three Chittenden County same-gender couples filed an appeal Thursday of a December Superior Courtruling dismissingalawsuitin which they sought the right to mzrry. Judge Linda Levitt had agreed with the couples on several areas, but disagreed on the overriding issue. "While all of the (couples’).arguments claiming the.state’s publie purpose is invalid are clear and sensible, none is persuasive enough for this Court to determine that the Legislature is unjustified in using the marriage statutes to further the link between pro- To reconl),our FREE Call: )0.546- ENN (We’ll here) creation and child rearing," Levitt s~id. Three couples - Start Baker and Peter Harrigan of Shelbume, Nina Beck and who carry the AIDS virus but do not have full-blown AIDS. The policy of San Francisco has been that there shouldno reports of HIV tests without the explicit consent of the patient. But this has made it tough to track where the virus is spreading, what risk factors lead to infections, and where to target treatment and prevention. Because of improved treatments, fewer and fewer HIV-infected people actually progress to AIDS, so they remain unreported. The panel explicitly rejected reporting names, instead proposing a system that uses cryptic codes, based on unique"iden- tifiers" - numbers or letters corresponding to an individual. This would protect privacy and minimize fear of AIDS -based discrimination, the panel said. Several AIDS and civil rights groups have dropped their resistance to HIV reporting, including the S, an Francisco AIDS Foundation; Gay Men s Hcalth Crisis, the nation’s largest service provider; AIDS Action, a national group representing 2,500 commtmity providers of AIDS services; the American Civil Liberties Union; and the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. The panel also insisted that all HIV testing be voluntary ,not required. To better detect chznging trends in the epidemic, the city should seek a way to offer free or low-cost AIDS tests, according to the report. The summit also addressed treatment, employment, prevention, housing and funding. More than 100 experts, led by Drs. Marcus Conant and Thomas Coates of the University of California, San Francisco, formed subcommittees to study the issues and make formal recommendations to the mayor. Brown has vowed to.implement ¯e recommendations through his newly created Mayor’s AIDS Leadership Forum and the appointment of a seniorlevel staff person in his office. AIDS Increases In Older Americans ATLANTA (AP) - New AIDS cases rose morethan twice as fast among those over 50 than among younger adults between 1991. and 1996, suggesting that older people aren’t protecting themselves against the disease. The-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 6,400 AIDS cases were diagnosed in the United States among people at least 50 years old in 1996, a 22% increase from 1991. Cases for the 13-to49 age group rose 9% in the same period, to 50,300. The center recently reported that 12 - 15% of the AIDS cases in Arizona are people over 55. The CDC said most older adults who got AIDS in the early days of the epidemic probably contracted it from a tsinted blood transfnsion. Now, more are being infected by unprotected sex and by injecting drugs. ’q’hese are older.adults who are engag~ ing in some risky behaviors because they don’t perceive themselves to be at risk," Dr. Kimberly Holding of the CDC said Thursday. Among Older women, the number of new AIDS cases linked to unprotected sex more than doubled between 1991 and 1996- from340 to 700. In older men, that increase was almost as sharp, from 360 to 700. New cases among older men who inject drugs jumped 53%, from 850 to 1,300. Among older women, the increase was 75%, from 160 to 280. �Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. record listen ~ respond to ads FREE! Tulsa 91 8-592-5 959 Oklahoma City 405-235-3366 use access code: 2105 www.confidentiaiconnection.com Just $2.4g per mlnote for cerlaln optional features. 18+. 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Unmarried OKCouples iAudra Sommers’ Food May Lose Right to Adopt : Pantr~ Benefit Starts Early OKLA~-IOMA CItY -- Unmm~ied couples would no : TULSA - Local Diva Audra Sommers is well Imown for 1o~.~have therlght to adopt .c~.d~anader Oklahoma : suc~essfal bealellt shows she organizes for area chmld~. Her i Prime Timers’ Affair of the : Heartto Benefit Pride Center i Tulsa PFLAG to Host i Regional Conference i Doesn’t Seem to Work HONOLULU (AP) - Thnothy McVeigh was back at wodc at’tea" a federal judge ot’de~l the sailor Sporkin nded from W,ash~t~,~oa~ .ti~.,t the Navy had an upcoming Chfisa-~ party. Oscar’s 70! Benefit for Local AIDS Charities TULSA - Follies R~va¢, Catholic Charities, aad Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’ s Diner, 1742 S. BostOn *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S..Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule *Tulsa Commlmity College Campuses *Rogers University (formerly UCT) BARTLESVILLE *BartlesvillePublic Library, 600 S: Johnstone 918-337-5353 NORMAN *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 OKLAHOMA CITY *Borders Books &Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 501-253-7734 .501-253-7457 501-253-6807 o501-253-5445 501-253~9337 ~ " 501-253-2776 501-253-5332 501-624-6646 501-253-6001 Call for Caymans Boycott Out & About, the Gay travd newsletter, has called .for a boycott of the Grand Cayman Islands following their governments, decision to ban Gay Lesbian tourists. Please call the Grand Cayman Islands Tourism Office (on their dime) at 800-346-3313 and tell them what you thinkabouttheirgovernmentturningaway Gay tourists. Even if you weren’t planrang on a Caribbean vacation, every call to the Grand Cayman’s tourism board cost themmoney, 500 calls would effectively erasew_h,a,_,t an average couplemight spend in a week s vacation! Explain why you are calling andbe polite- 800 numbers sometimes get your home address and phone number! Remember that a boycott is not an angry or vengeful act, but a tool At the other end of the telephone will be employees and residents of the Grand Cayman Islands, but not the person(s) directly responsible for the ban on Gay tourism. - Mark Haile, Los Angeles Editor’s note: for more information on this issue, see the News stories onpage 4. A fifth-grader writes: I am a fifth grade student in California. I amdoing areportonOklahomaand would like to ask your readers if they would be kind enough to help me. I would like to receive apost card withafact about Oklahomaand/ orathoughtaboutwhatit is like to live there. I think that it will be important in my report to hear the thoughts of people that live in Oklahoma. The responses will begreatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and effort. ....Maya Cohn-Stone ¯" TAHLEQUAH ." : *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 : : *TahlequahUnitarian-UnivetsalistChurch 918-456:7900-: : *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-453=9360 : ¯ NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand ¯ : HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date ¯ : EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS : *Auttmm Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 : : *Jim & Brent’s BiStro, 173 S. Main : ¯ DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. ." ¯Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. MCC of the Living Spring ¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 : Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery Positive Idea Marketing Plans Sparky’s; Hwy. 62 East ,. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ ¯Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 ¯ indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ¯ but wekome Lesbian/Gay/Bt& Traus communities. ¯ Editor’s note: any reader who wouM like to send Maya a postcard may send it to Maya Cohn-Stone, c/o TFN, POB 4140, Tulsa 74159. GLAAI~~ (~alls for Action on Ellen ABC needs to know how much the impact of this show has had on ~e Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender eommtmityandourfamilies and friends. Don’t let the voice of a radical fundamentalist minority be the only one that ABC hears. Let the network know how having apositive portrayal of a Lesbian lead character onprimetime television has affected your life and the lives of those dose to you. GLAAD has learned that the decision from ABC on whether or not to renew Ellen for another season may happen as early as.next week. Ellen has broken precedent after precedent by bringing America a honest, funny and poignant look at Ellen Morgan and in doing so, at Lesbians and Gay men everywhere. ~ tt is essential,that the. community and our friends rally around the television every Wednesday and support the show. Since she and her character emergedfrom the closet, Ellen DeGeneres has become an unstoppable force in figh.ling for equal rights. Ellen has brought the real experience of the Lesbian and Gay community to milftons of viewers seeGLAAD,p.13 Letters Policy Tulsa Family News wdeomes letters on issues whichwe’ve covered or on issues you think’fi~l to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed&have phonenumbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publications will be printed as is appropriate. The "Saint" + Her Sidekick Get Their Revenge : by Tom Neal, editor and Democrat Candidate ~for Tulsa City Council District Four " If you all haven’t figured it out yet, one of the values ¯ whichguides this newspaper isahigh regard for the truth. " We don’t claim that we always get it fight, but it is our ¯ goal. Unlike some in our community, we fLrmly believe ¯ that the benefits ofopendialogue and debatefar outweigh " the friction that comes from the process. : And toward that goal, we have, at one time or another, ¯ enraged some members of this community. We believe -" they are mostly few in number but they are some ofour " more ~wealthy, self-impct.rtant, and, in. a0few cases, profoundly unethical -if not dishonest - members. These ¯ latter are the types who Seem.to believe that because of their wealth or influence that the rest of us shouldjust go " along with whatever they think is best. Indeed. ¯ It’s likely that this editorial will anger these folks again. ¯ Pity. Sometimes we act much like.the folks in the tale of the emperor’s new clothes,we all know better, butwejust pretend things are not what they are because we don’t want to anger someone or because weavoid.conflict, etc. All this is preamble to the question of why a Lesbian and Gay political action committee, Cimarron Alliance Group has refused even token support to an openly Gay. Tulsa’city council candidate (this walter). You just have to wonder what they were thinking? Y.ou’d think that an organization dedicated to improving the political conditions for Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay .communities would, jump at the-chance to support a candidatewhowash tjustafriendto our communities but actually was one of us. A candidate whose record of working for.fairness and equality for our communities can rival most others in this city. Especiall,_y.why would they hold back, when at this very_time, they ve commited to expand into Tulsa? ~,:~ The answer lies in a few. Tulsaus who would put persoaality over principle. Cimarron is an Oklahoma City organization whose leadership admit that they know littleabout Tulsa~ Theyhave dependedontheirhandful of Tulsa members toinformthem,aboutour.city. Several of these may be counted as our mos~ dedicated, ethical and devoted community leaders. Unfortunately, afew are are . equally dedicated but doenmentably unprincipled. And ¯ these latter have pursued their personal vendettas. : But despite the pettiness of these two, the failure is on . Cimarron’s part. The organization.behaved mostly in an ¯ unprofessional manner. It’s g~fi~ly been considered " goodform to allow one who’s b~Seh~ hccused to respond to . charges, if not actually to confront his/her accusers. _" (Certainly this is acourtesy we’ve extendedin print to the : critics of this newspaper, idcluding to the individuals to ¯ whom we refer.) Yet, Cimarron took the word of these " people without providing an opportunity for response, : and I suspect, without questioning the individuals as to : any bias on their parts. . Furthermore, repeated inquiries made to several indi- " viduals in the organization about getting support were . simply left unanswered for two months. Only after sev- ¯ eral calls.to officers about this lack ofresponsiveness, did " the organization change its .behavior. In all political races, there are questions of "viability", that is, is this a candidate who really has a chance of getting elected. And one of the key issues of viability is getting funding. This is a challenge for all candidates but especially for minority and non-establishment ones. Indeed Cimarron officers say they have an obligation to be thefirst to support-their own if only because no one - else may at first. They cite their support for a Lesbian in an Oklahoma City area race who was not deemed to have a chance but whom they supported because they felt the obligation to help their own. But inTulsa;it seems therules are different. Andagain, apparently, ordinary manners are lacking. After making a trip to OKC to discuss the campaign with Cimarron’s "pick" committee, you’d think at least the courtesy of a phonecall toinformacandidateoftheirdecision, whether in favoror opposed, wouldhayebeen in order. We’re still wailing. Cimarron will notbecome a credible organizationuntil it puts principles before personalities and until operal~s professionally. And as for the "saint" and her sidekick, many in Tulsa appreciate the good you have done but are on to your shenanigans. We don’t like how you operate. For us, the end does not ultimately justify the means. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights board members and staffheld a goal-setting andplanning retreat at the Episcopal Conference Grounds near Lake Fort Gibson. ¯ by Kerry Lobel, executive director ¯ ¯. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ¯ ¯ Right now I’m really missing noted futurist Jeanne -" Dixon. Jeanne, now deceased, used to make sweeping ¯ : predictions about the intimate lives of celebrities as well ¯ ¯ as events that would shape the year to come. While I’ll miss her predictions, we don’t have to predict the future : to shape it. Weneed only to look to some ofthe events that ¯ ended 1997 for proof. ¯¯ In November, President Clinton’s Hate Crimes Sum- " mit brought together 200 leaders from around the country ¯ ¯ In.an effort to wage acampaign against bias violence. The " ¯ summit ended nearly a ten year effort by groups like the " National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Anti- : -" Defamation League to bring hate crimes to national ." ." recognition. This historic moment was rooted in longterm work and commitment. ¯ ¯ In December, a judge ruled that two gay men may i jointly adopt a child in-their care. The judge recoguize~i ." ¯ their commitment to their relationship and to th~ child. ¯ We need only to look to the hundreds of thousands of ¯ Gay, Les~an, Bisexual and Transgendered couples and, single l~tr~nts ~t have raised"childrefioveith~ last 40 . i years. Politicallyandculturallytheseparentshavemoved, our society forward, resulting in this moment. ¯ When a Hawaii Court rules on same-gender marriage " sore.eti,me early this year, it will very possibly change our.: "society s view of same=gender marriage forever. The courage of.the Hawaii marriage plaintiffs, the hard work ¯ of Hawaii organizers hround sovereignty and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered issues, the dedication ." ofthe legal staff at Lambda Legal Defeuse and Education : Fund, and efforts by hundreds oflocal, state and national ¯ organizations lay the foundation for the ruling. : When Maine voters go to the polls in February, it will : be to hold onto their civil rights bill. Maine activists have ¯ already beat back a discriminatory ballot measure. That : winning-coalition resulted in a bill passed by the state " legislature in 1997 that banned discrimination based on "_ sexual orientation. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans- ¯ gendered activists and their allies have steadily trans- " Friday, Febmaly 6,1998 7:00p.m- 9:00p.m. Please join us for lhis very special evening to discuss the upcoming Tulsa Cily Council elections and to learn more about lhe Cimarron Alliance Group. For More Informalion 10 R.S.V.P Please Call (918) 743-4354. Some Rainbow Business Guild members gather atone o heorgantzat~on s lastevents. Co-prestdentDenntsArnoh says the group’s ne~t’meeting will be in Mitrcli. formed the Maine landscape but the Right-wing conservatives wofi’t give up. Neither will the Mainers. In every city and in every town, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual .and Trausgendered people are creating change and shaping Our history. Most of them do not think of themselves as more remarkable or more talented than their friends or neighbors. And in truth, they’re not. But they do feel called - called on to right a wrong, to tell a truth instead of an omission or lie, and to act instead of stand by. For some it is to come to visibility to friends, family or colleagues. To others it is to interrupt a homophobi.cjoke or comment or to advocate for changes in their companies policies or practices. And for still others, it is to pass anti-discrimination laws in their town or state. These combined efforts have fundamentally changed society as we know it. Most every American feels like they know a Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgendered person. Face it, Ellen and the over 20 gay characters .on television and several film characters have helpedwith this effort. Politicians courttheGLBT voters. AS the Victory Fund will attest, tee?reincreasingly becoming electedof~cials.. We need only look to the Congressional campaigns of Christine Kehoe, Tammy Baldwin and Margarethe Cammermeyer to realize that we have the capacity to make public policy in entirely new forums. ’More and more laws benefiting the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgenderedcommunity are being introduced in state legislatures. The Federation of Statewide Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trausgendered Political Organizations, coordinated by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is an unprecedented gathering of statewide groups led by a dynamic executivecommittee. An energized and mobilized Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered community that works to build coalitions with other communities is an unstoppable force for change. We don’t need Jeanne Dixon or the futurists, to predict our future. With each of our actions now, we write the list of accomplishments for our movement in 1998, 1999 and the next decade. no hope and no sense of family for any child, especially one who desperately needs it. "And while there are many fine single parents out there, the best situation for: any child- especially an adopted.one- is a two-parent, stable and loving home." Rep. Pope told Tulsa Family News that despite "the aberrant and deviantlifestyles ofhomosexuals" the target of the bill was not adoption by Gay couples. When questioned about whether high rate of divorce might indicate that marriage was no guarantee of "stability," Pope agreed but suggested that statistically married couples were still more "stable." Pope also stated that the idea for this .bill came from Gov. Keating’s staff at a recent leadership conference. Pope suggested single-parent families are ill-equipped to cope with myriad social and emotional problems such as poverty,juvenile crime, teen-age suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, etc."We need to guarantee more for adopted children," he asserted. Lawmakers will begin considering Pope’s legislation when the 1998 session begins Monday, Feb. 2. Mixed Reception for Lesbian & Gay Travelers (AP) - American Airlines has five sales representafives specifically marketing to Gay travelers, but the carrier won’ t extend health benefits to Gay employees’ domestic partners. St. Maarten is trying to attract Gay visitors to its sandy beaches, while its Caribbean neighbor, Grand Cayman, refused to allow a cruise ship carrying Gay passengers to dock for the day. Sought after for their tourist dollars, Gay and Lesbian travelers find that in some circles they are still shunned. For.instance, Sandals, which runs.lO couples-0nly resorts in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, only allows heterosexual couples as a matter of policy. "I constantly remind myself where we’ ve come andhow fast we’ ve come as a community," said John d’ Alessandro, president of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. "We are no longer illegal. The question of Us being’ sick’ has gone away completely. But the fact is people grew up in an environment where we’ re not an accepted crowd. Today we are, but it’ s going to take people some time." The Cayman Islands this month refused to allow a cruise ship chartered for about 850 Gay men to make ’a one-day stop in port, saying "careful research and priorexperience has led us to conclude that we cannot count on the group to uphold the standards of appropriate behavior." In contrast, the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles welcomes Gay travelers and will be advertising, this year in Out magazine. "We’re lookingat various niche markets and one of those niche markets would be the homosexual market," said ReginaLaBega, director ofmarketing for St. Maarten. "They do have the discretionary income, and they spend, and we haven’ t had any problems with homosexuals - or any other group - coming to theisland." The IGLTA estimates that Gay and Lesbians account for nearly 10 percent of the $200 billion that Americans Spend annually on business and leisure travel. With that sort of spending power, the travel industry has increasingly put out the welcome matfor homosexual travelers.One result is that the IGLTA, founded in 1983 with 25 tour operators and travel agentmembers, reached about 600 members by 1992 and today boasts nearly 1,400 members, including the Avis and National car rental chains, the philadelphiaConvention and Visitor’s Bureau, the Australia tourism council, and most of the major U.S. airlines, with the exception of Delta.and TWA. "In the last five years, major tourism organizations and countries have come to realize the dollar value Of the Gay market," said David Alport, publisher of the Gay travd newsletter OUt & About. ’¢rhere’s no question that tourism is an economically driven segment of the business-world." But even while courting the niche market, some companies still wrestle with their own issues involving Gay employees. American Airlines added five employees to its 100-person marketing department to focus soldy on the Gay community. The airline is an active member of the IGLTA, has added sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy, allows group discounts for people traveling to Gay and Lesbian conventions and donates money to orgamzations important in the Gay community. Despite the marketing effort that brings in about $150 millioninnew revenue annually, the airline still doesn’t extend spousal travel privileges and pension programs to partners of Gay employees. In fact, no U.S.-based airline does. ’q~here’ s some measure ofhypocrisy, butin r,e~lity, all progress is made one step at a time," Alport said. Five years ago, none of the airlines allowed a Gay person to sign up their partner for a lounge dub program or transfer a frequent flier award to a significant other. Many of the airlines have since changed those policies. "American may not offer every sort of benefit for its Gay employees, but they are doing so much more than the vast majority of compames out there," Alport said. "Sometimes, recognizing the value of your employees is the last step a company will take." Out & About, which has 10,000 subscribers, recently rated several airlines on their Gay-friendliness. Only the foreign-based British _Airways and Virgin Atlantic scored an ’A,’ and even they don’t offerhealth and insurance benefits to Gay employees. Indeed, American and United Airlines - the only U.S. airline to advertise in a national Gay magazine with its "United with pride" ads -joined a lawsuit filed on behalf of 25 airlines last year that sought to block a San Francisco law that would force airlines that fly into the city into adopting domestic partner.plans. American spokeswomanAndreaRadar doesn’ t see that as a dichotomy. The Gay-friendly marketing campaign and the lack ofdomestic benefits are "two entirely different issues," she said. The lawsuit is "a broader issue of what a city can tell an airline to do in terms of how it operates," Redar said. As for why American - and the other U.S. carriers - don’ t follow some major companies like American Express Co. and the Walt Disney Co. in offering domestic partner benefits, Radar said it has been proposedby the airlines Gay and Lesbian employees’ group and was "being studied." There is no doubt that companies that appear Gayfriendly set themselves up for criticism by conservafives. SouthernBaptistleaders have asked thechurch’ s 15 million members to boycott Disney, in part because of the domesticbenefits and other Gay-friendly policies. American gets it from both sides. "We have been criticized by some family organizations for marketing to Gay and Lesbian groups and by Gay and Lesbian employees who would clearly like this matter to move more quickly," Radar said. "If both Sides are complaining.., you’ ve probably got it right," she added. And certainly, with some doors still closed, Gay travelers are grateful for the recognition they have been getting from the travel industry. "Every consumer is viewed by people selling to it as just that, a consumer. If someone recognizes my value as a consumer and that’s the first step to recognizing my value as a person, then I’ll accept that," Alport said. "Often the dollar is the way that people are heard." Gay Kids at CA Capitol SACRAMENTO (AP) - About 200 Gay youths ralliedWednesday at the state Capitol to demandproteetions against harassment of homosexual or bisexual students at school. ’q’here are no state policies that make our schools accountable to the needs of Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and trans-gendered youth. We demand that the state Legislature work to stop the violence and harassment that queer youth face," said Ellen McCormick of LIFE Lobby, which sponsored-the event. The youths participated in a noon rally and other events that were part of the group’s third annual YouthLobby Day. Organizers said this year’s agenda was shaped by students’ stories of harassment and by defeat last year of a bill aimed at protecting students against discrimination in public schools on the basis of their sexual orientation. Themeasure was authored by Assemblywoman Sheila Kuehl, a Santa Monica Democrat who was the state’s first openly Gay legislator. Kuehl said that if lawmakers truly listened to students’ stories, they would "not in good conscience be able to deny them equal protection." Assemblywoman Carole Migden, a SanFrancisco Democrat who is another openly Gay legislator, addressed the rally, telling youths she is supportive of their cause. Activists also said they were seeking allocation of state funds for training teachers, counselors and other school staff about harassment and violence prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and Gay issues. In addition, the group requested allocation of money for research on violence and harassment in California’s schools and the needs of Gay youth. Activists claimed Gay youths are almost two times more likely than their peers to have been in a fight, more than four limes more likely to have skipped school because of feeling unsafe, more than twice as likely to have been threatened or injured with a weaponat school andnearly four times morelikely to have attempted suicide. 1635 E. 15th Street Tulsa, OK 74.120 (918) 599 -8070 When only the best will do! ¯T-SHIRTS ¯ CARDS ¯ BOOKS ¯CANDLES ¯BUTTONS ¯JEWELRY ¯ BUMPER STICKERS ¯ PRIDE PARAPHERNALIA & Artwork from Local Artists Located inside Concessions on Brookside 30% OFF Rev. Sherry Hilliard Interim Pastor Sunday Choir practice, 4pm Worship, 5pm Wednesday Midweek Serviee,6:3Opm Thursday Codependeney Support Group, 7:30pm 5451-ES. Min[o, 622-1441 ~4ayyour con~am kwe be w~b us, Lord as-~put our bope inyou.n- Ps. 33:21 God’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdem. 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"Thereis alargeGay communityat Marshall and it really hurt me," Katherine Stanfield, 17, one of the students who challenged the rule, was quoted as saying in Wednesday’s San Antonio Express- News. "Wehave rightsjustlike everyone else," she said. "Gays and Lesbians aren’t heterosexuals, but they should have rights, too." The policy of selling couple tickets for dates of the opposite sex came about after the school had a problem with groups of boys going to the prom and flirting with thefemale dates ofotherboys, Bordano said. School officials also worried about gang activity if large groups attended the function together. Inresponse to the girls’ complaints,Bordanomet Tuesday with the student leaders - the presidents of the senior and junior classes, the student council president and editors of the school newspaper - to get their input. -They agreed each senior should be allowed to . buy two tickets and take whomever they choose to the dance. "We never had an intention to discriminate against anybody," Bordano said. "We talked about it and we’re going to do something about it now." Chris Duke, editor-in-chief of the student newspaper the Rampage, said the new policy also is good for students who don’t have prom dates. "People who wouldn’t normally go because they didn’t have dates could go," Duke said. "Every senior who wants to go can buy two tickets." Bordano said if he receives complaints from parents about same-sex couples attending, he can’t help it. ’q’hat’s society as it is," the principal said. ’q2mse kids don’t feel uncomfortable with it and they’re the leaders of our campus." Ellen’s Mom on TV: Support Your Kids! WASHINGTON(AP) -Every motherlikes to brag about her children. Ellen DeGeneres’ mother is getting to do it on national television. Betty DeGeneres stars in a 30-second television adurging parents to offer loving support to their Gay children. "Hello; myname is Betty DeGeneres andmy kid is the greatest. You know her. She’s Ellen - and she’s Gay," Mrs. DeGeneres says in the public service announcement as she and a group of children build a huge American flag out of red, white andblueboxes. "For too long, GayAmericans have suffered discrimination," she says. "As long as our sons and daughters are excluded from the basic protection of law, we must share that burden- as a family." Ellen DeGeneres made a splash onher television Show, "Ellen," in an episode in which her character declared she was Gay. Mrs. DeGeneres, 67, made the commercial as part of her duties as a spokeswomanfor theHumanRights Campaign,oneof the nation’s largest Gay political groups. Mrs. DeGeneres will be in Portland, Maine, Saturday to support Gay rights in advance of the Feb. 10 referendum trying to block the state’s antidiscrimination law. She said she is enjoying the job, and believes her appearances and the "Ellen" episode have helped parents accept their Gay childrenmorewholeheartedly. ’Tmhearingfrom young people - especially since Ellen’s coming out episode- that their parents are more accepting," Mrs. DeGeneres said. ’q~hey’re seeing a positive image. for the first time instead of all this negativity," she said. Elizabeth Birch, the group’s executive director, said, "Gay people report that one of the most wrenching things in their lives, among all the things they have to confront, is being honest and open ¯ with their own family members... So, what Betty ¯ brings to this is this compassionate voice coupled : withcommon seuse why everyone should embrace ¯ thorGayandLesbian children," BirchsaidWednes- : day. : The 30-second spot will be distributed to televi- ¯¯ sion stations nationwide, HRC spokesman David Smith said. It will include special coding that will : allow the group to track where and how often it is ¯ aired. :i DAto Fight Hate Crimes ¯ NEWORT.F.ANS (AP)- Louisiana’s Gay commu- : nity has found a powerful ally to lobby the state’s ," district attorneys and push proposed legislation. : Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick ¯ saidTuesday he will convene a task force ofleaders : from the New Orleans Gay and Lesbian commu- : nity and top city officials. : In a press release, Conuick also committed to ¯ hdp.ing Gay groups lobby the Louisiana District ¯ Attorneys Association and help find sponsors for : proposed legislation arising from the task force ¯ meetings. "My office stands for the fair and equal ¯ treatment of all our citizens, regardless of their : race, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion or ha- ¯ tional origin," Connick saidin therelease. Connick ¯ also pledged to continue sensitivity training for his : staffers. ¯ The task force- including Police Superintendent : Richard Pennington, the mayor’s office and other ¯ officials of the justice system - will meet Feb. 12. : That meeting will discuss the constitutionality of ¯ the crime against nature state law. Homosexual ¯ groups contend the law has been used by some law ¯ enforcement ageneies to discriminate againstGays ¯ and Lesbians. Connick saidrecentpassage ofanew ¯ state law calling for stiffer penalties for crimes ¯ motivated by a victim’s race or sexual preference, ¯ knownas hate crimes, indicate statewideinterestin : the issue. Lesbian Moms Fight Each Other for Daughter ¯ DENTON, Texas (AP) - A jury will decide next ¯ week on a custody battle between two womenover ", a 5-year-old girl, and its verdict could set a Texas : precedent. Sharon Banghman, 38, became preg- : nant with the child by artificial insemination. Her ¯ former lover, 37-year-old Sylvia Benavides, 37, : took part in the conception. The couple raised the ¯ girl for four years before separating in November : 1996. Now, each woman claims rights to the girl. ¯ Ms. Baughman is asking.Judge Phillip Vick to : take visitationrights from Ms. Benavides. Ms. : Benavides, in ram, is asking for full custody of the ¯ child. If the woman who loses the case appeals to a ¯ ¯ higher court - which is likely - the appellate decision will make Texas case law. It would be the ~ only case law in any state that addresses the issues ¯ of the lawsuit. : Appellate bourts in two other states have sent : similar cases back to state judges who denied ~ standing to bring a custody suit to the female : partner of the birth mother. ¯ Attorneys brought several witnesses who de- : scribed the women’s lifestyles, friends and the kind : of care each gave the child. Friends testified that ¯ Ms. Benavides was a good parent and the child : called her "Morn." Ellen Pesserillo, Ms. : Banghman’s attorney, brought wituesses who told : of Ms. Benavides’ hostility to outsiders, her vio- ¯ lence and their fears that she would run away with : the little girl. :i Pastor Fights for Gays ." LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The suspended pastor at ¯ First United Methodist Church in Omaha said he ¯ wants to get back in the pulpit, but he will continue : fighting for the right to perform marriage-like ¯ ceremonies for homosexuals. "It’s not possible for ; me to work on reconciliation (with members of the ¯ church) while I’m not connected with the congre- ¯ gation," see News, page 15 Monkey Study Shows Promise NEWYORK(AP) - Monkeys got unusually mild infections from a cousin of the AIDS virus after scientists gave some of their blood cells a geue ,to interfere with the virus’ reproduction. Thefindings lend support to the idea of treating HIV-infected peoplewith such gene therapy. The monkeys studied were infected with the simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV. Those treated with the gene therapy showed much less virus in their bodies and f~r less damage to their lymph nodes. ¯ They also showed no drop in their blood counts ofdiseasc-fightingCD4cells, while untreated ~nimals showed a steep decline. The inserted gene bloeked chemical "orders" issued by two SIV. genes to infected cells. With those orders stymied, the virus couldn’treproduce. So the treated cells became "a dead end for that virus," said Richard Morgan, an author of the study inthe February issue of thejournal Nature Medicine. He is aresearcher at the National HumanGenome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Researchers treated three rhesus macaques. They drew blood from the animals, inserted the gene into CD4 cells, and returned them. A week later, the animals were deliberately infected with SIV. At that time, only about 2 percent to 10 percent of CD4 cells in the treated animals’ blood carried the therapeutic gene. But that was enough to dampen the infection. Morgan speculated that those relativdy few cells may have proved especially attractive to SIV because they had been "activated:’ or turned on to fight germs, during the treatment. SIVprefers to infect activated ceils. The treated ceilsmayhave acted like sponges, taking in virus but not alloWing it to make any progeny to get back out again, Morgan suggested. Dr. Gary Nabel of the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, who is also studying gene therapyforHIV infection, calledthemonkey work encouraging. But he cautioned that the implication for human therapy isn’t clear. Anti-AIDS Gene May Help Infants CHICAGO (AP) - A gene mutation that slows the progression of AIDS in adults also helps newborns fend off AIDS-related illnesses if they hav_e caught HIV from their mothers before or during birth, a new study found. "It doesn’t mean that they will not be infected, but there is a significant delay in the appearance of clinicaland biological symptoms," said Dr. Michdi-e Misrahi in a telephone interview Monday from Paris, where she is a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale. The mutation, which occurs on a gene called CCRS, is believed to be absent in blacks and Asians but present in 10 percent to 15 percent of Caucasians, Misrahi said. In the study, HIV-infected newborns with themutation stayedillness-freemuch longer than infants who lacked the mutation, the researchers reported in today’s issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association~ By age 8; only 11% of HIV-infected babies with the mutation had suffered serious AIDS-related mala- ¯ dies, such as severe bacterial illnesses, ¯ compared with49% ofbabies who lacked : the mutation, the researchers said. ¯ The finding will have no immediate : impact on preventing or treating AIDS, : but it co.uld help scientists develop new ¯ ".d~ugs to combine with antiviral medi- ¯ ctnes in an effort to prevent or kill HIV -" infectioninnewborns, theresearchers said. ¯ Such a treatment would help all races : because it would give them the biological ¯ advantage now afforded only by the gene ¯ mutation, a U.S. researcher said. : In the United States, about 500 babies : ofHIV-infectedmother~ hrcborn with the : virus each year. In developing ~,ountries ¯ the rateis more than 300,000 a year and is : still increasing. Without treatment, more : than 25 percent of HIV-positive mothers : will pass the disease to their ncwborus. ¯ With current-anti-viral drugs, the rate is : about 8 percent. : An expert with the National Cancer ¯ Institute said the French study is the first ¯ to show that a geue mutation can slow : HIV-disease progression in newborns as : well as in adults. "It looks like the effect : could actually be a little stronger in these ¯ children," said Dr. Thomas R. O’Brien, a ." senior researcher and viral epidemiolo- ¯ gist who was not involved in the work. ¯¯ "But it’s only a single study, so it’s hard to know whether that will prove to be the ¯ case," he added in a telephone interview : Monday. ¯ Two otheT types ofgenemutations have ¯ been shown to be protective in varying ¯ degrees in adults, and more may exist, he ¯ said. The study included data from 52 ¯ French medical centers on 512 newborns ¯ born to HIV-infected mothers between ¯ 1983 and 1996. Some 276 of the new- ; barns were infected, researchers said. Insurer Accused of HIV Discrimination ¯ CHICAGO (AP) - Mutual of Omaha In- ¯ surance Co. was sued Wedesday for al- : legedly placing illegal limits on HIV- : related health-eare coverage. The lawsuit ¯ contends such caps violate the Americans -" with Disabilities Act and the Illinois Insurance Code. ¯ Lambda Legal Defense and Education : Fund and the AIDS Legal Council of : Chicago filed their suit in U.S. District ¯. Court on behalf of two HIV-positive Chi- ¯ cago-area men, whosenames were kept ¯ secret. "Mutual of Omaha caps HIV-re- : lated care at a fraction of the amount ¯ allowed for other illnesses or conditions. ¯ This discrimination severely limits ac- ¯ cess to standard, lifesaving therapies and ¯. is illegal," said Heather C. Sawyer, an ¯ attorney for Lambda. ¯ Mutual spokesman Jim Nolan said the : company hadnot yet seen the suit, andhad ¯ no comment. ¯ Lambda and the council said one of the ¯ men’s policy caps his lifetime benefits for ¯ HIV-related conditions at $25,000 and : the other man has a $100,000 cap. The ¯ statement said this was in contrast to $1 ¯ million cap that Muttml of Omaha would : allow they needed care for other medical : conditions.. The lawsuit claims the caps ¯ have forced the men to consider going ¯ without therapies that could prolong their ¯ lives. The lawsuit seeks an end to such ¯ limits. It also seeks to have the men corn- ¯ pensated for any damages they have suf- : feted but does not specify an amount. ¯ Lambda is a New York-based national ¯ organizationthat works for the civil rights of Gays and people with HIV and AIDS. : Wash. St. Tracking : Not Needed for HIV : OLYMPIA (AP) - Health experts say ¯ Washington state can accurately monitor ¯ the spread of the AIDS virus without : using thenames ofthose whoare infected. ¯ Instead, they are recommending a system ¯ using some type of unique identifier code : for each person’ who tests positive for ¯ HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ° ." Advisers to Gay. Gary Locke say this ¯ alternative wouldallow health officials to i cpoeollpelcet,sar_ig~hattsetodaptraivwacityhiomutdtchornefaitdeennintig- : ality. Members of a governor’s advisory ." council voted Tuesday for an alternative ¯ to a name-based system. The vote fol- ¯ lowed months of sometimes contentious ." public hearings about whether health of- : ficials should change their methods, of ¯ fighting-the disease. Currently, the state : tracks AIDS patients by name but does : not require people who test positive for ¯ HIV to provide their names. ¯ Improvements in AIDS-resistant drugs ¯ and the first drop in new AIDS cases, ." however, haveled many health experts to : call for a name-based system to track ¯ everyone who tests positive for HIV. ¯ Advocates said it would present a better :, picture of the epidemic and thus would ¯ allow health officials toreachmorepeople ¯ who may-have.been infected with HIV. ¯ Opponents arguedthatfewerpeople would : seek testing and treatment for the virus ¯¯ unless their anonymity were guaranteed. The Governor’s Advisory Council on ¯ HIV-AIDS met at a hotel in SeaTac on ." Tuesday. Within a few days they plan to ¯ present two things to Locke: A report that ¯ includes informationonboth name-based ¯ and identifier systems, and a letter that ¯ includes the council’s preference. The council voted 14-4 in favor of a : system that does not use people’s names. ¯ One member did not vote. Locke has not ¯ yet indicated which system he wants state ¯ health officials to pursue, policy adviser ." Duane Thurman said. ’q’he spirit of the ." meeting this morning emphasizes that ¯ there’s not one right answer," Thurman : said. "It’s a very difficult issue." ¯" State Health Secretary Bruce Miyahara ; urged the council torecommendanAIDS- ¯ tracking system that includes names. ¯ While acknowledging security concerns, ; he said health experts should be allowed ¯ to reevaluate their strategies to keep up ¯ with the epidemic. "It’s part of the matur- ¯ ing of this disease," he said. "At this point : in time, we feel names reporting is a ¯ legitimate issue to put on the table." ¯ As public policy director of the North- " west AIDS Foundation, Steve Johnson ¯ helped lead the fight for an alternative to ¯ a system that uses names. Most people ¯ who testified at public hearings said they ." wouldn’t get tested for HIV if they knew ; their names would be used, he said. "It’s ¯ time to explore the major components of ¯ how a unique-identifier system would be ; established," Johnson said. ¯ Such a system would probably include ¯ age, gender, race, county of residence, : andinformahon abouthow apersonmight _" have been exposed to HIV, he said. ¯ Johnson, whoplannedtomeetwithLocke ¯ on Wednesday, said he would restate the ¯ Northwest AIDS Foundation’s opposi- ." tion to aname-based system. He also said ¯ health officials - not legislators shonld ¯ address the issue. : Council Chairman Jack Jourden diS- : agreed with Johnson, but he noted the ¯ council’s report provides Locke with a : wide range.of opinions, see page 7 Jeffrey A. 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P E HIVOutreach, Prevention & Education part of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV Prevention Programs 834-TEST(8378), 3507 E. Admiral.Place Medical Excellence And Compass.ionate Care Since 1926, ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER Even though I min the minority, I don t feel I lost anything because there was a series of hearings around the state.., to allow inputby infected and affected communities," he said. "The governor will benefitfrom that input, so the council- as a. conduit of information - did its job," Jourden said. Dr. Bob Wood, AIDS control officer for the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, said using names to monitor AIDS helps authorities track the epidemic more acourately. "If public health can’t get the names, we can’t be proactive," he said. "We have to .wait for people to come to us." Nearly 30 states have name-based HIV reporfing,.and two - Maryland and Texas - use umque identifiers. The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported on the Maryland and Texas experiments with unique idendriers. The account noted several prob- Jems, including incomplete codes, difficulty in conducting follow-up on specific cases and the absence of behavioral risk data. "A lot of labs either didn’t have the data to make up the unique code, or they didn’t do it right," Wood said. Johnson criticized the report, however, saying the CDC had not invested enough money to help make sure an anonymous tracking system could be effective. Fewer HIV Infections in SF ,SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number ofnew HIV infectious has dropped during the past rive years, and a smaller percentage of Gay. and bise:~ual men are living with the disease, the city’s health department says. The Consensus Report on HIV Preva- ¯ lence report, issued Tuesday, estimates ." that there will be 500 new HIV infections " in 1998, two-thirds of them among Gay and bisexual men. The last report - pub- ¯ lished in 1992 - estimated 1,000 new , infections per year, 650 of them among Gay and bisexual men. ¯ The current report also found that 30 percent of the city’s estimated 43,100 " Gay and bisexual men are HIV-positive, ¯ down from 43 percent in the 1992 report. "The new (report) shows that Gay and . bisexual men’s efforts to change our be- ¯ -.HIV reports until recently. They worried ¯ that fear about breaches of confidentiality would deter people from getting tested : hnd receiving early treatment. ." But the consensus appears to be shifting in support of reporting. Successful ; new drug treatments are reducing AIDS i deaths and delaying for years the onset of . AIDS-relatedillnesses. Whilethisisgreat ¯ news for HIV patients, it means knowl- : edge of the epidemic’s extent lags many ," years behind the actual spread of the in- " fection. : Public health officials ~want,to know : where H!V, the virus that causes AIDS,is : prevalent in Alaska- in which segments ¯ of the population, andin which regions so : they can target spending on prevention. : "We’re getting a picture of the epidemic : many y.ears ago and where the infection ¯ was going then," said Noel Rea, a public : health specialist with the state’s AIDS " program. "We need to know who are the ." most at-riskpopulations and who needs to : be targeted now." State officials also are ¯ concernedthatdecliningnumbers ofAIDS deaths might make people think the disease has been curbed, when in fact it continues to spread. Twenty-eight states have changed their policies in recent years to require HIV reporting for adults. The states with the largest incidence of HIV infection, including New York and California, have not changed their policies but are reconsidering them. HIV reporting would require changing state regulations. That’s been recommendedby the state Department ofHealth and Social Services, said Rea. After a review by state lawyers, the proposal will be openfor public comment with possible adoption this summer, he said. The head of an Anchorage group that works with some 250 H’IV-positive patients says she is tom about the idea. It’s important to get a better picture of the disease’s patterns, said Andrea Nenzel, executive director of the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association. But at the same time, she said, the lack of sympathy towardpeople withHIVinAnchorage, compared with some other cities, could discoura, ge testing. "In this commtmity, there s still a very high level of discrimination and ostracizing that goes on," Nenzel said. haviorhavepaid off," saidDanWohlfeiler, spokesman for the STOP AIDS Project. San F.raneiseo: HIV "The epidemicis not over, however, and we want to make sure that we don’t lose Trackln _reposed any of the ground that we’ve won."i SANFRANCISCO(AP)-Doctors should Thereport, basedonaMay 1997 survey report all patients with HIV, notjust those of local AIDS experts, said the improve- with full-blown AIDS, a new report sugments were mainly the result of more ¯ gests. That might be the only reliable way accurate information on at-risk popula-. tions, better prevention efforts and AIDS deaths. Alaska Considers Names Reporting ANCHORAGE (AP) - Reversing a longstanding policy, state officials want to start requiring health care workers to report all cases of HIV infection to the state Division of Public Health. Currently, only the names of patients with full-blownAIDS must bereported to public health ofricials. Those names are kept confidential, and the retxn~ are used by the state to chart the spread of the infectious disease just as it tracks other sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. Many health care professionals around the nation had opposed requiring to track the course of the disease, experts say. That finding was presented at a San Francisco AIDS summit convened by Mayor Willie Brown. . The report’s authors emphasize that the identities of the HIV patients would be encoded to prevent discrimination. But reporting HIV cases may help track the disease’ s development, concludes the 175- page evaluation of the city’s AIDS. programs by anexpert panel. "Changes in the .epidemichaveledmanypeople to express increasing concern that existing AIDS surveillance efforts are becoming outdated~ Because new treatments are slowing progression of disease, these people are not being reported," the report says. U.S. doctors have been required to reportAIDS cases to publichealth officials, but there has been no similar order to report patients see Health, page 15 by James Christjohn, entertainment diva ¯ Happy Valentine’s Day! - for those who celebrate it. For the others whofeel it is a cardmaker’ s/choc;o,~latier’ s/jeweler’ s ¯ excuse to make tOnso bucks, ignore the previous message. Ditto to the many spouses/lovebirds whose mates always ¯ forget/ignore the whole thing anyway. LIKE MINE, for instance. (editor’s note: is thissupposed to be a subtle hint?) Well, it’ s become a sort of tradition to guess how many days/weeks/months after Valentines/ BirthdaylYule I will get an acknowledgement the day has passed. Or wheth¢~ there wasa day to begin with... I really can’ t complain, he did give me a : nice dinner for the birthday, even if he ¯ didn’ t know how old I was -and that can " be a eood thingI (Only if he’ s subtracting, ¯ tho .) Although Valenune s this year ts questionable - I read in The Tulsa World : that my spouse was single. Hmmm. The spouse is always the last to-know... Well, rye ranted on long enough, I suppose I have to write an actual column now. I’ dlove to say thatTheManhattan Transfershow wa~ wonderful, but I honestly don’ t know. And I was there! Neither Tom nor I could hear the group over the orchestra! It was most dishearteningwe are both of the firm opinion that whoever was mixing sound was utterly deaf or reading a magazine during the show. Or listening to the radio; they certainly weren’t paying attention to the vocalists. And since we were in the balcony this. time, I couldn’t cheat and read lips to. figure out the lyrics. They looked good - " from an aerial view, anyway. The people " below must have been able to hear, from ¯ their response, but all one could hear in ¯ the balcony were the three people who " very noisily unwrapped their candy and " the orchestra. One candy-sucker was so ¯ annoying that when I asked the usher if tossing such folk over the balcony would be bad form, she responded, "No, I think ." it’ s agood idea. I’ll help !"TomandI were ¯ so discouraged at all of this we almostleft" before the end of the show - which is " usually an utter no-no in my book, as it’s " rude to the performers and rude to the people around you. It was a very disappointing evening. Fortunately, I can say that if you see Sarah McLachlan in Oklahoma City at ¯ the Civic Center Music Hall on March 17, " you likely will ha~;e no problem hearing " her angelic voice soaring over theinstruments. She is one of my favorite artists, - and I can tell youfromexperience that she " isworth any effortyou go to to get tickets. I saw her as she was beginnin_"g. to, .make. a ". name for herself, and thought she amaze. thebig time,andshehas, evenifyoudon’t hear her on the radio here in the cuttingedge town of Tulsa. And yes, that was ¯ meant with as much sarcasm as I could muster. Hopefully, that will .clym~.e. ~h.~ " made a cameo appearance on~eJan./m ¯ Scott Fraser still life at Philbrook works of art not to be missed, available everywhere. Cheek outMohawk Music, who carries some of her hard to f’fnd stuff. "Surfacing" is h~rmostrecenteffort. Catch her now, she won’ t be back this way for some’time. And tickets went on sale Jan 17, so get the orders in now because she sells out wherever she goes. Andmy other favorite Diva, the ever lovely Stevie Nicks, will be having a banner year. Enchanted, a box set comprised of three CDs .one greatest hits (yes, I know, we had "Timespace: Greatest Hits" in 1991 - gofignre),and another of movie soundtrack songs (from Twister, Against All Odds, Heavy Metal) and the third unreleased songs and hopefully some of the demos that are floating around in various bad states of recording quality. Then a sorin~ (?~ tour to support that ~or~, and~-ane~vl’y~eeorded albumin fall. Now, knowing how, ahem, flexible Stevie’ s timetable can be on these affairs, the only thing I canreport withcertainty is thebox set. The tour is supposedly set, but until a more comprehensive announcement is made, I will not be holding my breath. And many fans waited up to. two years after the origin_~.street date of Street Angel to get that CD into our colleclaons. Even so, to quote Stevie, I Can’ t Wait.. And neither can Tom, I"m sure. Broken Arrow Community Playhouse presents the Owl and the Pussycat, Feb. 6-15. A romantic comedy about the relationship between a shy bookworm and an outrageous hooker, the show features the talents of Kevin Barrentine and Melinda M. Davis. Reservations can be made by calling 258-0077. Phflbrook Museum of Art presents a display of Scott Fraser Paintings through Mar. 15. Fraser paints very striking real life, mixing ~bjects with.a ,touch .of .the surreal, like’ floating sticks , a pamUng of sticks gathered in Scotlandlevitating in midair. Quite frankly, 1 .normall,y,f~!nd, still-lifts rather boring, buthis worKt zlna intriguing. Check it ouL Philbrook is.also theONLY worldwide venue thathas the pleasure of showing the ~ "JNIW Turner Watercolors fromLon- ¯ . don" exhibit Feb. 8- April 12. Tickets are available at Carson Attractions outlets or by calling 584-2000. The show spans the entire career of British Romantic Painter JosephMallardWilliamTurner, andkicks off the "Year of Europe" exhibitions, advance ticketpurchases arerecommended, as tickets available at the door will be limited. If you want to learn more about Turner, and also about Thomas Moran whose work will be seen at Gilcrease, a Chautauqua-stylereinactmentofbothartists will be presented-at the Waiters Art Center at Holland Hall School on Tues., Feb. 17th at 7pro, .and in the Oilcrease Museum Auditorium on Sun., March 1 at 1:30. DavidBrownofLondon’sTateGal- PHILBROOK Your window on the world Tickets on sale now at ~arson Attratlions. 584-2000 TOM NEAL D mocrat City Council District Four For our city: ~ End Sales Tax on groceries! ~ Common Sense Redevelopment - No more Tulsa Projects ¯ .Neighborhood-based Recyclin~ Program with Mini Recycling Centers at Schools. ¯ Real public transit - reduce impact of traffic on our neighborhoods, provide transit options for young & old. For our district: ¯ Quarterly District/Councilor meetings at Dist. 4 schools. ¯ Neighborhood Preservation - balance business develop -ment with homeowners rights. ¯ Safety- Neighborhood, based polic.ing:, . ¯ Replant curbside trees ~ improve street lighting. 30 Dancers. 48 Musicians. I00 Singers. You’ll need a score card for our cast of dozens. Carl Oqffs powerful music and the overpowering feelings of love and passion it evokes make Carmina Burana a must-see ballet. Add a huge chorus from Tulsa. Stillwater and Bartlesville and a full orchestra, andyou have one impressive spectacle -- and an overwhelming Oklahoma premiere. Tarantella pays tribute ro the Company’s artistic co-founder, Roman Jasinski. His cho~’eography explores the rhythms and music of Naples, Italy. Carmina Burana, Friday & Saturday~ Fel~uary 13 & !4, 8pro Sunday, February 15, 3pm For Tickets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 749-6006 or the PAC: 1~800-364-7111, 5967111; Carson Attractions: 58z1~2000 All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati 1/2 Season Tickets at 1/2 Prica! Now availaMe. Two performances remain. Tickets start at just $16 for aduit~ Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community ofHope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 1700 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 11am, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service - 5pm, Childrens MinisaT -5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Sunday School - 9:45am, Service- 10:45am, 3210e So. Norwood Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 Parish Church of St. Jerome (Evangelical Anglican Church in America) Mass - 11am, 205 W. King (east of No. Denver), Info: 582-3088 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS AIDS Walk Planning Meeting, 2/16, 5pm, Resonance, 1609 S. Elwood HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 834-TEST (8378) HIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each mo. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/e~ too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Mixed Volleyball, on hold for winter, call 587-6557 for info. Monday Night Football, 8pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Women/Children & AIDS Committee, 2/2, noon, United Way Bldg. 1430 S. Boulder ~TUESDAYS AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, 2/10, noon, United WayBldg. 1430 S. Boulder HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30pro 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Multicultural AIDS Coalition, 2/3, 12:30pro, Urb~m League, 240 East Apache Shanti-Tulsa, Inc, HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 627-2525 Rainbow Business Guild, Business & prof. networking group, Info: 665-5174 PrhneTimers, mens group, 3rd Tues/each too., 7pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Alternating Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E.6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 House of the Holy Spirit Ministries, Inc. Service - 7pro, 3210e So. Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing,Testing: 7 - 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pm, Info: 834-8378 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Fanfily Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630,E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young AdultsSocial Group, 1st Fri/eachmo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E, 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7pm~ Pride Center, Info: 743-4297.. ~SATURDAYS .Nurtmks Anonymous, 11 pro, Commlltlity of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info:.585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th~ 2nd ft. ~OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tuba Unlform&Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 ~ ~ WomemSupper Club, Call fo~ info: 584-2978 OK Sp0ke:Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike.Or~ni~,’i~ I~fo: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifydl~LOr~l~ZatJotl b’tlofl~d, ~etose l#.t IM l~tow, Call Ot~583,4615, Read All About It reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Despite the pontifications of some of ourpofitical andreligions leaders, the fact remains that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth have very few positive role models in our culture. Isolation and fear, at this already confusing time of life, are the standard feelings. In The Shared Heart, these emotions are turned around and result in positive, life-affirming narratives. Combiningbeautiful blackand- white photographs with the coming out stories of forty American young people, this is an inspiring book. Each youth gets a full page to explain their situation and history. The facing page has a large photo with a hand written caption. It’s an interesting andeffectivelayout. Theyouth come from every walk of life and include a wide spectrum of cultures, races and genders. One Asian-American explains her frustration that, in her native culture, "gayness was seen as a western problem. There was no one with whom to share my experiences. When I finally/met other gay, lesbian, andbisexual peoplewho also shared similarethniebackgrounds, itwas incredible." Many of the young people discuss going to the library and looking up inforin particular from the Ute tribe, and was commissionedfromDavid Carlsonby the Utah Opera. The Tulsa performance will have some changes in the libretto and score but these are for character and musical development notto adapt the workto an Oklahoma tribal setting, according to Tulsa Opera General Director, Carol Crawford. The story of Dreamkeepers is that of a contemporary Ute Indian woman caught between her tribal culture and heritage, and that ofthe Anglo society in which she works as an attorney. Like many great opera’s, the heart of the work is a love story. The cast is, as we have come to expect under Maestra Crawford, talented anddistinguished: Singers Ashley Putnam, Rosalind Elias, Jake Gardner, Antonio Nagore will be directed by Albert Takazauckas. The University of Tulsa Theatre Department is presenting the Tony Award winning play, DancingAtLughnasa, set in 1936 Ireland. (By the way, Lughaasa is pronounced "loo-nuh-saw" with the accent in the middle.) The play is about freedom and escaping the shackles of society - something ourparticular subeulrare can readily identify with. The freedom comes with music and that is also mirroredin theGay culture. Ifitis as good as Falsettos was, ~’Daneing.. ." shouldprovide an evening of excellententertainment and thought It even has something for thepaganfolk in the audience! (Lughnasa is the pre-christian harvest festival As the photographer, Adam Mastoon, daserlbes his subjects: "Together they tell a eolleetlve story of the courageous journey from silence to expression and from isolation to freedom. They are heroes for our tlme and role models for us allo.." marion whichmade themrealize that they were not alone. Parents, of course, get a heavy dose of bothpraise and condemnation. Onelucky young man; shown with his parents, expresses his thanks to his "dad and morn everyday of my life for showingme what reaHove and a real family are." Atthe opposite end, another guy, an openly gay senior in high school who was electedjunior and seniorclass president, says that his parents "have warned that if I confirm my sexuality as anything other than heterosexual, I will be disowned." Due to these types ofsituations, it is not surprising that many of the stories have early thoughts of suicide. However, most of the youth have found enough supporttocomeacross as confident and proud. As the photographer, Adam Mastoon, describes his subjects: ’q~ogether they tell acol~ lective story ofthe courageous journey from silence to expression and from isolation to freedom. They are heroes for our time and role models for us all..." This is truly a beautiful and exciting. book that gives some hope for the future. Check for The Shared Heart at your local branch library; or call the Readers Services department at the Central Library at 596-7966. of Ireland.) Reservations can be made by calling 631-2567. Tickets are $2 - $7. Heller Theatre offer us Laughing Mat- ¯ter Improv on Feb. 27. Tickets are $3 with areservation (746-5065) or $4 walkin. That’s a pretty good value entertainment- wise - and with audience participation to boot! Heller also presents Ancient Hi~tory, about the various stages of a couple’s relationship, Feb. 12-21. One of Tulsa’s younger but upcoming performing troupes, TheWayward Theatre Company will present Blood Knot by noted South African playwright, Athol Fugard on Feb. 18 - March 8. First produced in 1961, the play about two brothers, one white-skinned, the other blackskinned, addresses the larger issues of race. Call 596-.1475 for info. This spring, Wayward will mount Paula Vogel’s fantasy comedy The Baltimore Waltz about "ATD - a fatal new malady with a high risk factor, for elementary school teachers." Full of erotic jokes, movie kitsch & medical nightmare, look for it in April. Last but not least, and perfect for Valentine’s, is Tulsa Ballet’s Carmina Burana. With, as they breathlessly note, 30 dancers, 48 musicians, and 100 singers, the premiere should be spectacular. If you haven’t been to the ballet lately, you hot only have been missing some fabulous bodies (indeed) but more interesting dancing than Tulsa has seen in years. Highly recommended. Carmina Burana will be at the PAC on Feb. 13, 14 at 8pro and on Feb. 15 at 2pro. The program also features Tarantella by company cofounder Roman Jasinski. Info: 749-6006. 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Start thinking aboutgetting 1997 returns done. Call us to see how we can help. Electronicfiling is availableforfaster refunds. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210, Tulsa 74135 by Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche TFN restaurant reviewer Every year about this time, we get the ge to eat Oriental foods. No doubt, this s our contribution to help the Asian community celebrate the lunar new year. Amongst the Vietnamese people, the new year celebration is called Tet, and it fell the last few days of January this year. For our Tet Observance, we sought out the long popular Tulsa restaurant, Ri L8 (pronounced like the English word, "relay"), located in midtown near 31St and Yale. The Ri-L8 family has been pleasing the palates of local diners for nearly twenty years with their traditional Vietnamese family recipes, and was probably the first strictly Vietnamese establishment in town. After visiting so many Oriental restaurants which boast enormous menus filled with doZens of meal choices, the Ri-L~ selection at first strikes us as spare, but this small family operation has wisely chosen to concentrate on a few, well-made dishes, rather than over taxing the kitchen with too many recipes. Everything is freshly made to order, and that freshness has always shined through on every visit we,ve made, regardless of the time of day. One of our favorite starters is a bi~ steaming bowl ofPho- - pho is the Vietnamese word for soup--and Ri-l_~,s Special Beef Soup ($2.49) is particu- !arly f’me. A dear, fragrant broth is studded with an assortment of vegetables, noodles, and thinly sliced pieces ofbeef, andhas anodd, but appealing, slightly sweet taste. A similar chicken pho is also available. Soups are an important component of Vietnamese cuisine, and we often see patrons order a large bowl ofpho,making soup theircomplete meal. In a similar vein, but with substantially more meat is the special Hiosin Beef ($7.98), which is a hearty serving of the tender, ¯ simmered beef. Asian seasonings have ¯ long been an art we have been unable to : tell what it is that give the Vietnamese ¯ beef soups their interesting taste. Another popular dish is Bdn Ch~ Gib " ($5.98), which is a large serving of Viet- " namese noodles topped with green veg- ¯ etables, sprouts, slices ofbeef, and pieces of chopped egg rolls, served in a large ¯ bowl with a small amount of broth, gar- ° nished withchoppedpeanuts, and accom- ¯ panied by a small bowl 0f piquant fish " sauce. It’s a very filling dish, and Viet- ¯ namese noodles are quike unlike Italian ¯ pasta or American egg noodles. For an : additional 81 cents, the deluxe bdn chit " gibincludes chicken, shrimp, and chopped " shrimppotatoes.. ¯ Over adozen chicken-based entrees are : featured on the menu. While many corn- : binations are reminiscent of Chinese cul- : sine, we try to stay with the more tradi- ¯ tional Vietnamese flavorings. Chicken : Lemon Grass ($7.95) gets its tangy flavor : : from the blades of lemon grass. The ¯" ChickenSesamese ($7.19).features chunks ¯ of chicken battered and rolled in sesame : seeds. Diced ChickeninSweetChili Sauce : ($7.19) illustrates the Vietnamese taste ¯ for sweet spicy sauces that pack a power- : ful fiery wang. On our Tet visit, we se- ¯ letted the Hot Ginger Chicken ($7.19), : which was a nice melange of traditional ¯ vegetables with succulent bits of white RLLe and Family Vietnamese Restaurant 3206 So. Yale Hours.- 11 to 9:30 Mon. -Thurs. until 10 p.m, Frl. & Sat. closed Sundays. Payment: Cash, Visa, Mastercard, American Express. No checks. Prices: Moderate Amldance: Casual Smoking Seetlon: Se~parate rooms, but ventilation could stand improvement Alcohol: only Oklahoma beer Ratlng: A meatin alightsauce, seasoned with long julienne slivers of fresh ginger root, a goodly amount of garlic, and enough hot pepper to make a serious impression on the back of the tongue. It was a delicious en- Our dining companion, who has been spending alotoftime recently amongst liberal Democratic politicians, opted for the vegetarianroute. There !s a large selection of vegetartan entrees on the menu, and most combinations are indicated as being available both with tofu and with beancurd. Now, those who have done vegetarian cooking know that "tofu" is the Japanese word for beancurd, so one might ask whether or not this was some sort ofredundancy, kind of like the pretentious American restaurants that feature "shrimp scampi" on their menus. But, here at Ri-L~, the distinction is made made with pieces ofdeep-friedbeancurd, and the "bean-curd" entrees are not fried. Our friend’s tofu entreewas sldllfullymade, and the tofu pieces were not overfried to a state of toughness, as we have experienced at several other establishments, but had just enough "tooth".to add a new dimension to the taste experience. A lot of Tulsaus have discovered the delicious and filling dish of Oriental pasta known as "lo-mein," and are chagrined to find the most expensivelo- mein prices in town here at Ri-L~--even more expensive than at the pricey Fifteenth Street Wok on Cherry Street--at $9.98 per order. The lo-mein here is, indeed, ddicious, and the orders are enormous, truly enough to make complete meals for two persons. With that in mind, the lo-mein then becomes an affordable concept. If ordering for one only, be prepared to take home a doggie bag. And, of course, no trip to a Vietnamese restaurant would be complete without a glass of Vietnamese coffee ($1.85) at the dose of the meal. This delicious drink is made with a special individual drip coffee maker, mixed with sweetened condensed milk, and served on the rocks. Service is efficient and friendly, and we think much of the staff must be from the same family. Most all speak English intelligibly. On a recent visit, our waitress was also watching two small children in the dining room. There is no greater testimonial as to a restaurant than a long tenure, and Ri I_~ has never disappointed us. Drop by and try it. Southside diners may want to visit the branch Ri-/_~ location at 4932 E. 91 st. by Lamont Lindstrom : all evil European ma~ters and innocent I rived for two years in one of the last ¯ native boys. There were interesting, and colonies in the world. It was the late : easily expected, sexualrolereversals. An 1970s. The colony was the "Condo- ¯ Englishlinguistofmyaeqnaintance, there minium" of the New Hebrides (or Les ¯ to study, the New Hebrides’ many lan- Nouvelles-He’brides), which was unique ". guages, was infamous for his parties in colonial history for having two admin- : wherein he managed to entertain entire istrativepowers,GreatBritainandFrance. : squadrous of the colony’s fledgling new Needless to say, the two colonial mzsters ¯ army. These sexual reversals of pofitical engaged in frequent vicious inequality are not uncomdispute; not much effective the New Hebrid~ m0n: "Iaminehargeinpubgovernment took place; and ... was unique in lie, but I surrender myself to thelocal joke was to rename colonial kistory for you in bed; I may be the this island archipelago the civilized European but I de- "Pandemonium" oftheNew lmvln$ two sire you, the savage other, to Hebrides. For some years in a~]mlnlstratlve subdue me." the 1920s, so goes the story, powers, Great The politics of sex are ofthe British insisted on driv- ten strangein today’s former ing on the left while the Britain anti France colonies.Someofthisqueer- French demanded to drive ... the local iohe hess no doubt results from on the right along the (luck- was to rename this people’s desire to address ily) few kilometers of dirt the wounds of colonialism road that the colony then iS]anti arcltlpelago by having theirformermasboasted, the "Pantiemonlum" ters. I once spent a few days In 1980,theNewHebrides ... For some years in Port Moresby, the capital at last became an indepenin the 1920s, so ofPapuaNew Ouineawhich dent nation and changed its had been an Australian nametoVanuatu. Thepeople goes the story, the colony up until 1975. of this archipelago are hand- British ~nslsteti on One evening, I was fiercesome, dark-slduned South tirivlng on the le~t ly hounded around the hotel Pacific Islanders, most of by a local guy who clearly whomstill have an economi- while the French had his eyeuponmyperson, cally poor, although cultur- demanded to tirive seeking to reverse, sexually, ally rich, life as farmers and ’-- on the right . . . onetime colonialist power fishermen, relations. "No way," I told In recent times, around academia at " him. "You go find some dinkum Australeast, plentyofeverythingis"post":post- ¯ lian to have your way with. Me, I’m modernism, post-strucmralism, and-an- ¯ obliged instead to throw my American othernewar~a-"post-colonial"studies.-" bodyintothetaskofrectifyingthehistori- New writing about colonialism has fo- " cal injuries and social residues of U.S. cused on trying to understand the texture slavery." of power relations that existed between " If politics is always sexual, so is sex (mostly) EaropeanmasterS and their vari- : always political. Sometimes having sex ous subject peoples. One of the most in- ¯ with a person just confirms and deepens terestingofthesebooksisRobertYoung’s " already existing relations of inequality; Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, : but sometimes sex, at least temporarily, Culture, and Race (1995). This explains : can reverse and weaken such inequality. the colonialist’s political will to rule by : Althoughmostofthewofldhasnowadays seeing how this overlapped with sexual ¯ emergedfromthecolonialistemandjoined desire. It uses the inequality inherent in : the United Nations as sundry independent Western genderrelations to rethink broad : states, cross-cultural sex still remains a structures of political power. It explores : charged political issue. Anyone who goes how colonialism was always sexualized., on one of those sex tours to Thailand, as Westemdesireforthe"other"-thenative " adverfised in the pages of The Advocate ,subject- typically worked to masculinize ¯ and Out magazines, can get a flavor of all the ruler and feminize the ruled. Political : of the personal and social complications relations of domination spilled, at least " of the bygone days of colonialism. symbolically, into island bedrooms. S/M : I’m all for.using one’s body to underand B/D sexinherenfly was inthe colonial _" mine hurtful power structures, and histoair. TheFrenchwriterOustaveFlaubert’s ¯ riesofdomination, through the disruptive 19th century sex-tour of Egypt is a good : capacities of sex. But this business of example of this. : cross-cultural tricking is always a tricky InVanuatu, theBritishandFrenchpartly ¯ business. conceivedofthemselvesandoftheirrela- : Lamont Linstrom teaches anthropoldons with local people in metaphoric, .~ ogyatthe University of Tulsa. ¯sexualized terms along these lines. AI- : It’o Here! close attention at that time, there was also a lot of real.sex going on. This enlivened o rela|ious amongthesmall, expatriate commt~ ity and also between Europeans and l s. : Children’s Ministry As one might expect, much sex took " place between expatriates and their ser- ¯ vant haosgel ("house girls" in Bislama, : Sunday’ s at 5 pm the country’s Pidgin ~aglish) or, notably, : their haosboe 0aouseboys). The post-colonial approach to colonialism as a reflex ¯ of sexual desire has mostly focused on -" heterosexuality, ignoring afarmoreinteresting (for some of us anyway) homosexual desire between colonial masters ¯ and their male subjects In the New Hebrides, though, it wasn’t ." 748.5304 THE PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART 9 What’ s happening in the community? What services are. available7 Looking for a Rainbow Sticker or Community Newspapers? Need a Coming Out Support Group? Need to get tested for HIV? Want to get involved and help? Call 743-GAYS (743-4297) Your Community Center the Pride Center 1307 E. 38th at Peoria 2nd floor Lookfor the Rainbow Flag on the roof] IGTA member Call 341. 6866 Internationa Tours/ormorein/orrnation. Rainbow Business Guild upcoming meeting in Mareh. 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We will deal Speaking of tools - and This column is designed you can always get me to for theseasoned repair person as well as the interested novice who has been stuck one time too many with expensive labor charges for simplehome or auto repairs. The DIYD understands that beginning most projects is much scarier than actually doing them, and you may be amazed to learn that most of it is not rocket science. Get things level and squared and you’re halfway there. W.e will deal with specific projects, general repairs, and - my favorite! - TOOLS. Myfriend Donna said that the real reason I bought a house was so I could buy more tools. She’s right, of course, but my Handyman Special was a good excuse for the investment in lots of tools. Confession: I’m still adding items. I am open to the question and answer format, so send’emin! Write tomein care of this publication. I also welcome solutions from others in the reading audience I’ll bereviewingnew products, teclmiquesl with specific projects, general repairs, and - my favorite! - TOOLS¯ My friend Donna said that the real reason I bought a house Was SO I could buy more tools. She’~ right, of course . . . speak of tools - I was in Sears at 21st and Yale and they’re having an incredible clearance sale as they prepare to move into their new building. Lots of great bargains, but you’ll want to hurry in and check things outbefore they are too picked over. AndI spotted at least three Lesbians while I was there, so life is truly rich. While yOu’re there, ask a sales rep to sign youupfor the Craftsman Club, which will entitle you to great monthly savings throughout the year. It costs nothing tojoin. I saved a bundle on home paint this summer. And that reminds me of projects again, so dust off yourTo-Do list, roll up your sleeves and let’s get started. : We could get lots of things done together this year. And, by the way, that tool belt is ¯ a great investment, whatever the use you ¯ put it to. ", Do-It:Yourself-DykeMarySchepers is ¯ a localpoet and handy-woman. and said it regrets disclosing to a Navy investigator the identity of a senior sailor now facing dismissal from the service as a homosexual. ’q’his was a case ofhuman error under very unusual circumstances," AOL Inc. said in a one-page statement. While criticizing the Navy for the way it sought the information, AOL said of it,. disclosure: ’q’his dearly should not have happened, and we regret it." McVeigh, 36, who is no relation to the man with the same name who was sen- .tenced to diefor theOklahomaCity bombrag, said he is happy to be returning to the Navy to continue his 17-year career. ’¢Fhere’s uncertainty," he said. "I don’t know what I’ll be doing. They don’tknow what I’ll be doing. But I’m happy. I’m fight in this case." The Navy went too far in pursuing allegations of homosexuality against a senior sailor and surreptitiously obtaining key evidence against him from a computer online service, the judge ruled. "In these days of ’big brother,, where through technology and otherwise the privacy interests oflndividuals from all walks oflife are being ignored or marginalized, it is imperative that statutes explicitly protecting these rights be strictly observed," Sporkin wrote. "This court finds that the Navy has. gone too far." Though not the final word in the case, the decision represents a sharp rebuke of the Navy, both for its enforcement of the military policy on homosexuality and for the intrusiveness of its investigation. It promises to reverberate beyond the military to all government agencies that might want to bolster investigations by demand- : ing information from online computer ¯ services. : MeVeigh is suing the Navy for violat- ¯ ing federal law in trying to force an end to " his career. He can remain in the Navy ¯ pending final outcome of the case, which ¯ Sporkin said was likely togoin the sailor’s ¯ favor. ¯ "Although McVeigh did not publicly : announcehissexual orientation, the Navy : nonetheless impermissibly embarked on ¯ a search and touting’ mission," Sp0rkin : wrote. : Attorney Christopher Wolf, who ar- ¯ gued for McVeigh in court, called ¯ S.porkin’s ruling "a milestone" for online : privacy and for defining the Gays-in-the- ¯ , h.ta~y. policy, q’hejudge knew a w~tch aunt when he saw one," Wolf said. "What : this case means is that when the govern- " meat violates electronic privacy laws, it ¯ should not be allowed to use the fruits of ¯ its violation againstlaw-abiding citizens.,’ in a landmark fashion. Every Thursday GLAAD produces Ellen Watch, an e-mailed list of the previ- -." ous nights sponsors. E-mail ." glaad@glaad.org to be added to the grow- ." ing list. ¯ Jamie Tarses, Entertainment President, ." ABC, 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Los : Angles, CA, feedback form: http:// ¯ www.abe.eom/vvoice/Viewcons 1.html; ¯" Michael Eisner, Chairman & David ." Newman, President of Network TV, The ¯ Walt Disney Company, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91521, Fax: : (818) 560.1930,E-mail via: WWW: http:/ ¯" /www.disney.com/Mail. Weaver and Smith have joint custody of the kids~ who range inage from 4 to 12, with their ex-husbands. "My boy (who is 10) has struggled a little bit. We talk about it," said Weaver. "With our kids, the fathers are real involved with them.Wework well with our ex-husbands in raising them. We never fought with our husbands. I don’t .want to underestimate the effects of divorce, but it’s not as traumatic as it could be. ’ffhe biggest change for us came when we moved in together. Nothing has been as traumatic as that, trying to todd our families together," Weaver said. And this is a family that has experienced its share of traumatic changes. The public revelation last fall that she is Gay hurled Weaver, a Spanish Fork High psychology teacher, into the center of a raging controversy in this conservative community. In October, she filed a civil lawsuit against Nebo School District, contending it violated her civil rights of free speech when it told her she could not discuss her sexual orientation with anyone inside or outside of the classroom: The longtime volleyball coach who guided Spanish Fork to four state championships was:relieved of her coaching du, ties before the current school year. One group, led by attorney Matthew Hilton sued Weaver for alleged misconduct with her players. Last month, a group of Weaver’s formervolleyball players called a press cotfference to.refute the charges. The district, meanwhile, is vigorously defending itself against her suit, which will likely go to trial. "What bothers meis I’m not Wendy Weaver ,,a~,y more. I’m ’the LeSbian teacher,’ Weaver said. "It’s not who I am. I’m a teacher, a mother, and I was a coach.. But being Gay is my identifying factor. "The real issue in my suit was that the government told me what I could and could not say," she said. ’ffhe Gay issue hasbecomethefocal point, butit shouldn’t be." While Weaver and Smith try to shield their children from the publicity as much as possible, they don’thide their lifestyle. Instead, they. talk about it openly. ’q’he kids have adjusted really well. They’re too youngtobehassled at school,"Weaver said. For Weaver and Smith, though, the public debate has taken its toll¯ "We’ll take a long drive or. long walk and cry a few tears," said Smith, who works as a real estate appraiser from home and taltes care ofthe childrenwhenWeaveris teaching. Smith also officiates high school and college basketball, volleyball and softball games. Still, both Weaver and Smith say they have heard more from supporters than from opponents who want the schooldistrict to fire Weaver. "There’s no open persecution," saidSmith. "Noangryphone calls, no vandalism. No one’s thrown snow-balls at us." Weaver said she has had support from SpanishForkresidents whomaynot agree withher lifestyle. "This community is not like theparents group. Mostbelieve this is my private life. They judge me for how they interact with me." Weaver never dreamed she’d become embroiled in a controversy that would attract national attention. For years~ she said, she battled her feelings. She and her ex-husband, Gary, who is also.employed by theNebo District, were seen as amodel : conple. They welcomed foster children ¯ into theirhome and servedin the commn- : nity. The Weavers were nominated for : Family of the Year Award in Salem sev- ¯ eral years ago. : Whenthecoupledivorced after 15 years ." of marriage, rumors about Weaver’s : lifestyle arose but didn’t become public ¯ untillast summer when a student who was : trying to decide if she should play on the ." team askedWeaverpoint-blankifshewas ¯ Gay. Weaver says she told the truth. Not : long afterthat, thedistrictinformedherof : the decision to let her go as coach. "I : wasn’t going to lie about the relationship. : These kids are 16, 17, 18 years old~ Tell- . ing them it’s none of their business is ¯ Weaver denies the allegations from ¯¯ some former students that she promoted Lesbianism among athletes. "I pride my- " self in that I was a coach who played ¯ according to who was best. I played the ¯ best athletes. I didn’t play Gays over non- " Gays," she said. ¯ Smith says she can relate to those who ¯ are opposed to Weaver. "Six, seven years ¯ ago I probably wouldn’t have gotten in- " volvedmyself," she said. "I was raised the : same way these people were raised.... ¯ told my morn about eight years ago ¯ ¯ wished these peoplewouldjust stayin the closet. I understand their fears, and their ¯ ignorance. That’s the premise they baseit ¯ on, that you can make someone be Gay. ¯ ¯ You can’t. They’re operating on a bias they’ve been taught from birth. : Weaver said shedoesn’t regret the de- , cisions she’s made. "I would tell .this girl : again the truth and I wouldfile thelawsuit : again. I still feel that what the school : district did to me is wrong.. I feel pretty ¯ OK with where I am." :Son ConViCted of : Killing Dad’s Lover ¯ YADKINVILLE, N.C. (AP) -Ason who ¯ had been embarrassed since age 13 about _" his father’ s homosexuality was convicted ¯ of shooting his dad’s lover to death and . blinding his father. Jerry Mac Matthews ," Jr., 36, could get the death penalty in the ¯ 1996 attack. ¯ Matthews Shot and wounded his 60- ," year-old father and killed 45-year-old ," Everette Lee Kerley as the two men sat in ¯ a car pfirked outside a restaurant. ¯ The elder Matthews had had a 25-year ¯ relationship with Kerley. The son was ¯ was foundgui!tyWednesday ofmurderas ¯ wall as assault with intent to kill. ¯ Pyschologist Jerry Noble testified that ," the younger Matthews once idolized his ¯ - father but became disillusioned at 13, ¯ when his parents divorced and his father ¯ told him he was homosexual. ¯ Noble said Matthews felt ashamed and : "feared that one day he may become h0- ¯ mosexual himself." : RECYCLE NOW! someth,ng for the pl nef! : For a recycling location near you, call : The.M.e.t. ! 584-0584 Classifieds - how to work them". First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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The names of the Lesbian couple, who came to Creech in April requesting the ceremony, have not been made public. The issue has divided the 1,900-member church and galvanized United Methodists across the state and around the country. Church member Mel Semrad, who was head of the .finance committee when Creech was hired, said he believes most members welcome people regardless of sexual orientation. "But we also believe we should follow the guidelines of the General Conference" that prohibit sexual unions, he said. If the investigation determines .Creech "~ acted wrongly, either in violation of the church’s rules orbecause he failed to obey Martinez’ order, Creech said he is ready to appeal to the United MethodistJudicial Council, which acts as asupreme courtfor the denomination. Creech saidhebelieves a statement in the church’s Social Principles adopted in 1996 that prohibits homosexual unionceremonies is contrary to the biblical .teachings of Christ. Creech performed more than a dozen such ceremonies for Gay and Lesbian couptes while a pastor at FairmontUnited Methodist Church in Raleigh, N.C. All those ceremonies occurred several years before the 1996 General Conference of the UMC passed the ban, be’said. Creech said he and his wife, Chris Weedy, married in 1992 in a courthouse marriage ceremony followed by a convenant ceremony in the church that did not include marriage vows as a statement of solidarity to what homosexuals face. "We did it to be in solidarity with GaymenandLesbians who are denied the righttohave their relationship recognized as legal," he said. In part because of his activism on Gay issues,Creechlosthis position atFairmont UMC, was unemployed for six months, then served as a social lobbyist for the North Carolina Council of Churches for five years before coming to Nebraska. Marriage Case to Goto VT High Court MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The issue of Seine-gender marriages is going to the state-Supreme Court. Three Chittenden County same-gender couples filed an appeal Thursday of a December Superior Courtruling dismissingalawsuitin which they sought the right to mzrry. Judge Linda Levitt had agreed with the couples on several areas, but disagreed on the overriding issue. "While all of the (couples’).arguments claiming the.state’s publie purpose is invalid are clear and sensible, none is persuasive enough for this Court to determine that the Legislature is unjustified in using the marriage statutes to further the link between procreation and child rearing," Levitt s~id. Three couples - Start Baker and Peter Harrigan of Shelbume, Nina Beck and who carry the AIDS virus but do not have full-blownAIDS. The policy of San Francisco has been that there shouldno reports of HIV tests without the explicit consent of the patient. But this has made it tough to track where the virus is spreading, what risk factors lead to infections, and where to target treatment and prevention. Because of improved treatments, fewer and fewer HIV-infected people actually progress to AIDS, so they remain unreported. The panel explicitly rejected reporting names, instead proposing a system that uses crypticcodes, basedonunique"identifiers" - numbers or letters corresponding to an individual. This would protect privacy andminimizefear ofAIDS-based discrimination, the panel said. Several AIDS and civil rights groups have dropped their resistance to HIV reporting, includingthe S,an FranciscoAIDS Foundation; GayMen s Hcalth Crisis, the nation’s largest service provider; AIDS Action, a national group representing 2,500 commtmity providers ofAIDS services; theAmericanCivil Liberties Union; and the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. The panel also insisted that all HIV testing be voluntary,not required. To better detect chznging trends inthe epidemic, the city should seek a way to offer free or low-cost AIDS tests, according to the report. The summit also addressed treatment, employment, prevention, housing and funding. More than 100 experts, led by Drs. Marcus Conant and Thomas Coates of the University of California, San Francisco, formed subcommittees to study the issues and makeformal recommendations to the mayor. Brown has vowed to.implement ¯e recommendations through his newly created Mayor’s AIDS Leadership Forum and the appointment of a seniorlevel staff person in his office. AIDS Increases In Older Americans ATLANTA (AP) - New AIDS cases rose morethan twice as fast among those over 50 than among younger adults between 1991. and 1996, suggesting that older people aren’t protecting themselves against the disease. The-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 6,400 AIDS cases were diagnosed in the United States among people at least 50 years oldin 1996, a22% increase from 1991. Cases for the 13-to- 49 age group rose 9% in the same period, to 50,300. The center recently reported that 12 - 15% of the AIDS cases in Arizona are people over 55. The CDC said most older adults who gotAIDS in theearly days ofthe epidemic probably contracteditfromatsintedblood transfnsion. Now,moreare being infected byunprotected sex andbyinjecting drugs. ’q’hese are older.adults who are engag~ ing in some risky behaviors because they don’t perceive themselves to be at risk," Dr. Kimberly Holding of the CDC said Thursday. AmongOlderwomen, thenumber of new AIDS cases linked to unprotected sex more than doubled between 1991 and 1996-from340 to 700. In older men, that increase was almost as sharp, from 360 to 700. New cases among older men who inject drugs jumped 53%, from 850 to 1,300. Among older women, the increase was 75%, from 160 to 280. record listen ~ respond to ads FREE! Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. 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The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Lamont Linstrom Kerry Lobel Judy McCormick Josh Whetsell The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, January 1998; Volume 5, Issue 1 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/544 'Ellen' Adam Mastoon Adam West adoption AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV fundraising AIDS/HIV reporting AIDS/HIV research arts and entertainment attorneys Audra Sommers Barry Hensley Bars businesses children churches Cimarron Alliance custody Dave Fleischer discrimination divorce Do-It-Yourself Dyke Domestic Partner Benefits Don't Ask Don't Tell Dyke Psyche employment discrimination Entertainment Notes Esther Rothblum Gay Studies GLAAD homophobia insurance James Christjohn Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche Lamont Lindstorm local elections marriage Mary Schepers National Conference National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans parenting Partner Benefits performing arts PFLAG prom Read All About It restaurants Tom Neal traveling Tulsa Area Prime Timers Tulsa City Council Tulsa Family News Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/00a27df3ffb0f3bf81572025f75e03ba.jpg f4de08ca2fcf7d4eb1c09b6111f72661 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/cbf92171ba4351737aecd93fad05450b.pdf c5ac2469af2aa462772669014bb06fc5 PDF Text Text Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 75 City Locations Local Gay Athelete Takes ’Exporting Hate: World Class Skating Honors ¯ Largent "rakes Anti-Gay Hawaii Court Setback for Anti-Gay Lawmakers HONOLULU (AP) - The state Supreme Court says eight state lawmakers who oppose same-sex marriage won’t be able to intervene in the court matter.. Eight members of the state House of Representatives asked -the high court to let them join the court fight on the side of the same-sex opponents. . . " Circuit Court Judge Kevin Chang - who ruled the state to be in violation of the law for not allowing Gays to legally marry- ruled against allowing the lawmakers to join the case. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling ’Without comment on Friday. Chang’s decision in the same-sex marriage case is under appeal to the state Supreme Court. The high court ruled in 1993 that denying marriage licenses to samesex couples was unconstitutional. The court then sent the case back to Circuit Court to allow the state a final chance to defend its position. Chang ruled against the state last year, but delayed the : : ¯ : ¯ _" ¯ ¯ ", issuing of marriage licenses until the appeal to the ¯ by Tom Neal TULSA - You may have seen him around Tulsa, perhaps at the Silver Star, or at a local restaurant where he works patl-time. You’d notice him since he’s a goodlooking man - but who’d q~eSs that this seemingly et, regular guy living in Tulsa is a world .champion skating tide holder? Marc Goohs, 28, with his Tulsan Marc Goohs, 1997 Pairs Figure Roller Skating World skating partner of two years, Champion with partner, Gari Gari Phillips, 23, won top Phillips & runners up in Finland. honors in the Pairs Figure Roller Skating competition of the International World Games Association in Lahti, Finland a few months ago. While not as widely known as the Olympic ice skating competitions, these events are affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). And the skating competitions share some aspects. Both are combinations of athletic skill and artistic style with the couple skating together as though they were dancing and involving overhead lifts. Goohs feels that ice skating is more like ballet whileroller skating is more athletic. Goohs notes that while roller skating does not have a great following in the US, it is very big in Latin America, and in Italy .where the sport is subsidized by the government. He says the sport is dominated by the US, Italians, and Germans. Goohs, who’s originally from Cleveland, Ohio, has been skating for 20 years, 10 as a pairs skater. He came to Tulsa to train with a well respected coach who lived here. However, when that coach up and moved, Goohs stayed on in Tulsa, and for a while Message to Wash. State ¯ WASHINGTON STATE - According to a Nov. ¯ 5th article by Kery Murakami, of the SeatfleTimes ¯ Olympia bureau, Oklahoma’ s First District (largely ¯ Tulsa County) Congressman Steve Largent lent his name and reputation to foes of a civil fights initia: tive in Washington State. Initiative 677, which was overwhelmingly de, feared statewide - except in two urban counties, ¯ would have added the term"sexual orientation" to : state civil-rights laws; which already bar work,¯ place discrimination based on age, race, gender, and religion. Though some Washington State cit¯ ies, like Seattle, already have similar ordinances, ¯ Gays have no job protection elsewhere in the state. ¯ The measure was intentionally focused narrowly ¯ on workplace discrimination. ¯ Congressman Largent, who lived in Washinglon : State while he played football for the Seattle ¯ Seahawks, claimed in the anti-initiative-677 ad¯ vertisement that sexual orientation, unlike age, ¯ race, gender, and religion, was a choice. He added ¯ giving civil-rights protections based on sexual orientation would be granting Gays "special fights." ¯ In the ad which looked like a letter to the voters, ¯ Largent said,"I-677 isn’t about fainiess, it’s about : special rights... 1-677 goes too far in trying to ¯ extend civil rights protections to behaviors and ¯ lifestyles that are controllable, and creates special ¯ rights for choices that some people have made in ¯ defining their sextml identity." ¯ In several Tulsa forums, Largent has made simi¯ lar statements that he opposes civil fights protec- dropped out of training with the attitude that maybe he should go ¯ tions based on sexual orientation becausehe feels stipreme Court is decided. A.ruling is expected some- : onwithhislifeandforgetskating. But after getting a call from the ¯ that sexual orientation is a choice as opposed to see Goohs, page 3 : race, gender or age. , Games Committee saying . see Largent, page 3 . Li-ti~ in 1998. ¯ .. , , ~,- .... NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Adam is like most 2-year-olds -quick, curious, scurrying here and there. Unlike most, his adoptive parents are both men - whose successful fight to keep their boy won the Gay movement a step toward equality with heterosexuals, activists said after a landmark court settlement. The struggle began soon after Jon Holden and Michael Galluccio began caring for Adam, then 3 months old. On Wednesday, they won a settlement that gives Gay and unmarried couples in New Jersey the right to jointly adopt children, like married couples. It only affects children in state custody. Adam Holden Galluccio, blond-haired with rosy cheeks, scumedbefore the news cameras. "This is a victory about goodness and equality," Holdensaid. Conservatives, already fighting efforts to legalize same-sex marriages, were diametrically opposed. The setdement is "a victory for homosexual activism and a defeat for children already bruised in life and in need of an intact, committed husband-and-wife .family," said Robert Knight, director of cultural studies for the Family Research Council in Washington. "I think it’ s a sad commentary," said state Assemblywoman Marion Creeco, Republican sponsor of a bill banning same-sex mamage that has not yet made it to the Assembly floor. "I think every child deserves to grbw ,u,pwith a mother and father. It’s a very natural thing, she said. The agreement by New Jersey authorities came in a class-action lawsuit broughtin June by Gay and Lesbian families with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union. Holden and Galluccio won the right to adopt Adam on Oct. 22. see Adoption, page 14 DIRECTORY/LETTERS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW RESTAURANT REVIEW GAY STUDIES/ANTHROPOLOGY CLASSIFIEDS P. 2/3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 8 P, 9 P. 10 P. 11 P. 12 P. 14 ¯ First Performance Was at World AIDS Day Service " TULSA - They first came together forjust one performance and ¯ still don’.t have a name of their own, but the Gay mens ensemble ¯ that performed at this last December’s World AIDS Day Candle" light March.and Memorial Service at All Souls Unitarian Church : is continuing under the direction of musician Rick Former, Jr. Fortuer, who teaches voice at the University of Tulsa and is : music director at Hope Unitarian Church, gathered the initial ¯ group by "word of mouth". In about 8 weeks, the ensemble ¯ learned four songs which were received with great praise from ¯ those attending the service. The initial group included singers ¯ with considerable experience, some with Follies Revue perfor¯ mances, others with Theatre Tulsa, and still others with strong ¯ backgrounds in church music programs. The group is planning to start rehearsals near the end of Jannary ¯ with the goal of doing a benefit for TOHR’s HIV programs and : the Pride Center, hopefully in March. The group has been ¯ meelang on Monday evenings and will likely continue that time. ¯ It’s hoped that the ensemble can rehearse at the Pride Center but " "1" ¯ : : ¯ ° ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ HIV P rog ram Di rector TULSA - The board of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Inc. (TOHR), Oklahoma’s oldest Lesbian and Gay non-religious commumty orgamzation, has hired Kristi Frisbie as director of their HIV programs: TOHR/HOPE: HIV Outreach, Pre: vention & Education. The organization has also hired Greg Hisaw as HIV Testing Clinic Coordinator. - Frisbie has significant experience with HIV/ AIDS organizations having worked as a National AIDS Fund Americorp member and team coordinator. She’s worked with Whitman Walker Center in Washington, DC andhelped with the DC Needle Exchange Program. She worked with Visiting Nurse Association’s Wellness program immediately before joining TOHR’s programs. Greg Hisaw has been a see TOHR, page 3 ¯ Women Win Case for Being ¯ Bowersv. Shahar: Rights ¯ Called Lesbian by Pastor ;Case May Be Critical ¯ TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Rev. Ernest G. Bass said.he told his ¯ congregation that their music director was involved in a Lesbian ¯ affair to "extinguish rumors and let the healing process begin" ¯ and that as her minister he had the right to rebuke her. But a civil ¯ jury believed otherwise and awarded the two women$340,000 in : a slander lawsuit settled just before Christmas. Bass made the ¯ comments during an evening worship service in July 1994. ¯ The civil trial for defendants Bass, the First United Pentecostal ¯ Church, the Oklahoma District of the United Pentecostal Church ¯ International and its superintendent, Robert D. Whalen got under ¯ way three weeks ago, more than three years after the incident ¯ ¯ .: occtn-red. Rhonda J. Morrison andCynthia A. Gass each were awarded $20,000 for slander, $150,000 for invasion of privacy and $2 for ¯ intentional infliction of emotional distress. ¯ The defense maintained that what Bass said was the truth, and : therefore, could not be considered slander. The defense also said Bass’ announcement should receive, see Friends, page 14 : ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ." ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ; WASHINGTON (AP) - Robin Shahar believes that being a Lesbian is why she’s not working for Georgia’s attorney general, but the state’s lawyers say bias against homosexuals played no role. She lost the job, they say, only after deciding to"maID"’ another woman. The legal dispute, carried to the Supreme Court by Gay civil-rights groups, has historic potential. And it already may have complicated the political aspirations of the man Shahar sued - would-be governor Mike Bowers. He was the state’s attorney general when, in 1991, he withdrew Shahar’s job offer to become a staff attorney in the Georgia Department of Law. Bowers said her impending marriage would affect public perception of his office’s dedication te enforcing the state’s anti-sodomy law. Shahar and her partner were planning to celebratealifelongcommitment seeBowers,page14 �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 832-1269 Carbon Copy: The Tulsa World *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston 918.231.7372, fax: 583.4615, PUB 4140. Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, *Concessions, 3340 S. 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Your lawmakers need *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 ~ T.U.LS.A. ¯Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule to hear your support for an important *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 piece of crime legislation that was re*Tnlsa Community College Campuses David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 cently introduced in Congress. *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 583-1090 ¯ *Rogers University (formerly UCT) The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 7434297" : BARTLESVILLE The Hate Crimes Prevention Act 918-337-5353 Puppy Pause II, l lth & MAngo 838-7626 ; *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. 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The National Coalition of Anti¯ Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 50 1-253 -6807 Violence Programs see Hate, page 13 AIDS Walk Tulsa, PUB 1071, 74101-1071 501-253-5445 579-9593 :¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363 Letters Policy 501-253-2776 Black & White, Inc. PUB 14001, Tulsa 74159 587-7314 ¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ 501-253-5332 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 ¯ Old Jailhouse Lodging, 15 Montgomery issues which we’ve covered or on issues Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-66216 *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 you think need to be considered. You may ¯ Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 501-253-6001 585-1201 request that your name be withheld but *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI. & Florence ¯ FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS letters must be signed & have phone num*CommunityofHope United Methodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 ¯ *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let501-442-2845 *Community Unitarian-Universahst Congregation 749-0595 ters are preferred. Letters to other publiindicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned *Church oftheRestoration UU, 1314 N.Greenwood 587-1314 but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans communities. cations will be printed as is appropriate. ACTION ALERT i �Pictured are the staff of Tulsa OklahOmans for Human .RightsHtV Programs: -Johnnie Eilerts and Jeremy S~mmOns who do Gay rnens and group and community outreach, Kristi Frisb ie, thenew director oftheprograms which are called HOPE: H1V Outreach Prevention and Education, and Greg Hisaw, Testing Clinic Coordinator. However, when local activists have pointed out to Largent that religious views are also choices and yet citizens enjoy civil rights protections based on their religious status, Largent has just made statements to the effect of "that’s religion, that’s different." When Lesbian and Gay citizens challenged about his "special rights" rhetoric at a town hall meeting held at the Bixby Public Library, noting that protections based on "sexual orientation" would also protect heterosexuals, Largent failed to respond directly to that claim. A spokesperson for Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Oklahoma’s oltlest Lesbian and Gay non-rdigious community organization, expressed dismay at Largent’s’comments and that he got involved in the affairs of another state. ~"Apparently;_our Congressman is not satisfied attackin_g his own Lesbian and Ga_y constituents but feels the need to export this hate~:to.his .former state. We believe Steve,kn. o.ws very well~ fliat hisb,omments about ’special fights a~efalsebuti.~t~h~ is deliberatelybearing ’false witness’ to promote his extreme Right-wing religious/ political, views - that hardly seems to be the conduct of someone who claims-to.be ’Christian’." Gay organizers of Initiative 677 also noted that a gun control initiative on the ballot probably hurt the civil rights measure. Again according to the Seattle Times, Lori Jinkins, board president of the Gaycivil-rights group Hands Off Washington, said umque political forces worked against the measure. She noted that the National Rifle Association spent more than $2 million against Initiative 676, the gun control measure. Gun-fights advocates according to a Seattle Times Washington Poll were overwhelmingly opposed to the Gay civil-rights measure. "Guns clearly brought out the ’no’ votes," Jinkins said. Jinkins also noted that many people believe that job discrimination is already barred. In the Times poll, a sizable number saidthey opposed the initiative because they thought Gays are already protected by civil,rights law. "Our early polling showed that 30 percent thought it was already illegal in the state, and our biggest challenge has been getting the word out that it i sn’t illegal," Jinkins said. Gay community organizers had hoped the_initiative would be the best opportunity to gain civil rights protections. Although a Newsweek po!l last y~ar’ f0und’that’ most people do not support Gays being allowed to live anywhere they please, two-thirds said their sexual onenmtiQn shguldn’t interfere_ with their ability to make a living. Therefore, Gay civil-rights advocates, tired 0f fighting off attacks from the Radical Right, and heartened by national polls showing support for. anti-discrimination laws for Gays when it comes to employment, went ahead with the $750,000 initiative campmgn. However, The Seattle Times poll also found that a large number agreed with 1-677’s opponents’ argument that sexual orientation was different from race, age, gender or religion. Robert Larimer, spokesman for a coalition of conservative groups who opposed the initiative, said to the Times that the defeat of the initiative would fuel the passage in the Legislature next year of a law barfing Gay marriages. "When you see a margin this big, it’s sending ¯ : ¯ ¯. ¯ Father Rick Hollingsworth, the Right Reverend Craig Bettendorf, Presiding Bishop.of the Evangelical Anglican Church in America, Father Jim Lehman of Holy Family Parish in Las Cruces, NM and Deacon Deb Starnes celebrated the Consecration and Dedication of the new building of the Parish Church of Saint Jerome. Steve Liggett of Living Arts of Tulsa is joined by Nancy McDonald; national prestden~ of’PFLAG, artist’Robert Hernandez, Ken Youngbloodand his morn’at the Love Makes A Family exhibit, sponsored by Eiving Arts, PFLAG and Rainbow Business Guild. December was dedicated to Lesbian & Gay art, artists and tssues, at Six Flags, and maybe make just a little money. Unlike a powerful message to the Legislature that they should continue to refuse bestowing special status for sexual ice skaters who can retire wealthy, roller skaters often behavior," Larimer said. "It should encourage the Legisbarely cover their costs. And just as much, Goohs andhis partner wouldn’t mind getting a little recognition here in lature to once again pass ’defense of marriage’ legislation," he said. "And it should send a couple of strong signs Tulsa and nearby - after all how many World Champions to our governor that he should not veto it." do we have here? Gov. Gary Locke, a vocal supporter of 1-677, had angered conservatives earlier this year by vetoing a Gaymamage prohibition. The initiative’s defeat creates a stalemate over Gay civil-rights in the state. Initiative drives in 1994 and 1995 to restrict civil-rights protections for Gays, bar teaching it needs to get a loan or donation of a piano that’s in good about homosexuality in schools and prohibit Lesbian-and ¯ shape in order to meet there. Otherwise the group will Gay couples from adopting children failed to garner ¯ meet at Hope Unitarian Church. enough signatures even to make the ballot. The group will have an organizational meeting on ¯ January 19 at 7 pm in the Neal-Padgett Hall of the Pride ¯ Center, 1307 East 38th Street, 2rid flotr. Formal audi¯" tions are not required but those interested should call ¯ Fortaer at 585-8595 for an informal interview prior to the 19th. longtime volunteer with TOHR’s Testing Clinic and also did testing f0rthe Tulsa Count)’ Health DepL The_ board reputations with their peers and feel that each will brin:g significant skills to the organization. And at the December meeting of the orgamzation, longtime volunteer Steve Horn was elected President of the Board. He is joined by Dennis Arnold, Tim Darnel., Robert Hill, Jonathan Stanley and Tom Neal. TOHR/HOPE provides Tulsa with its principal anonymous HIV testing site at the HIV Resource Consortium. TOHR/HOPE staff members also do targeted outreach for HIV prevention in several programs. TOHR, a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt, non-political organization, also provides the Pride Center, Tulsa’s community center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgendered persons, our families and friends. The Pride Center is located at 1307 E. 38th Street, 2nd floor. For more information, call 712-1600, 9-5pm, .M-F, or 743-4297, 6-10pm, M-Sat. ALBANY- A mid-level appealsCiSUrt denial a marrittge license to a gay couple from itli~iea, i’eCently, cifng technical flaws in their argument. - ....... The state Appellate Division said Hxillip and Toshav Storrs erred in not including the state Department of Health, which has jurisdiction over marriage licenses, in their lawsuit. The Storrs had filedth~ff~elaim againstthe Ithaca city clerk, who said sh~ Was prohibited by state agency guidelines from issuing them a license. "In our view, (the Storrs) are essentially challenging the authority of (the Health Department) ’ to issue such directives, the validity of those directives and its author~ty over the issuance of marriage licenses," the fivemember judicial panel wrote in a d~cision handed down Christmas Eve. "We therefore conclude that (the agency) was a necessary part of this action." The Storrs said they would consult with their attorney before deciding whether to appeMto a~kigher court, or bring suit against the health department: "We’re not surprised, and we certainly are not disappointed, because we haven’t heard no yet," said Toshav Storrs. that Goohs and Phillips had qualified for a competition " Mariette Geldenhuys, who represented the city clerk’s based on an earlier performance in Mar del Plata, Argen- " office, said the ruling "affirmed the city~s position.""The tim in December 1996, Goohs and Phillips.were back in ¯ city is constrained by the directives of the Health Departtraining. Goohs says they had no costumes, no music, no ¯ ment," Geldenhuys said. "This places the focus on the routine and he was out of shape but in a matter of weeks ¯ real issue, between the (Stprrs) and the Health Depart- a ftacti’on 6f the normal time required, they got thing~ :’ ment." - together, and "just for grins" skated a national competiSame-sex marriage is a volatile issue that state courts uon in Florida where they got 3rd place for their short ¯ only in Hawaii, Vermont and Alaska have wrangled with. program, andwon first place much to their surprise for " Hawaii’s decision to recognize gay and lesbian marriages their long program; ~ sparked debate in Congress as to whether other states This is what qualified them to go to Finland to represent have to recognize it as well. the US. He says that at 28, he’s getting to the end of a " phillip, 38, and Toshav, 36 (who was formerly a Tulsa career in competitive skating - as you get older, it’s just ] resident), applied to the Ithaca city clerk’s office for a harder to keep in shape and to recover from injuries. He ¯ marriage license two years ago. Toshav changed his last never dreamed though that he’d be ending his skating name from Greene after the couple went through a ¯ commitment ceremony in 1995~ with a gold medal. When asked about being Gay in the sport, he smiles and Ithaca’s Common Council passed a resolution urging says that there are many Gays in the sport but not so many - the state to allow same-sex marriages, but city attorneys in the pairs skating that he does. He says that it’s pretty ¯ ultimately determined Ithaca had no authority to issue the hard work and his observation is that the Gay guys want ¯ license. to do more glamorous stuff- not the physically demand- ¯ The Storrs then launched their lawsuit, asking for the ing lifting of a partner. . right to marry or to allow the Ithaca city clerk’s office to Looking ahead, Goohs says he’d like to teach skating ° evaluate the license application without taking into acor do some theme show skating like at Disney World or ¯ count the state directive. �Colorado Commission ¯ status if you were Gay or Lesbian," he said. "Now easy because it’s very plain in the law. Examing Couples Rights Atheylotcanof rest worry hanging over people will lessen. I DENVER (AP) - A state commission looking at the rights and responsibilities of same-sex couples won’t meet a March 1 deadline to issue its findings. The Commission on Rights and Responsibilities of SameSex Relations has met twice since Gov Roy Romer appointed its 16 members in September. More meetings are set for January and February, but public hearings won’t be held until March 4. The commission is charged with compiling a report comparing the-legal and economic fights, responsibilities and benefitS of same-sex couples and married couples. ’%Ve’re only just a little bit beyond the beginning org~zation in trying to identify tasks arid processes," said state Rep. Gloria Leyba,D=Denver, a committee member. The commission is headed by Bishop William J. Winterrowd of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. Other members include Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput; Rabbi Steven Foster of Denver; Wade Buchanan, director of the CO Office of Energy Conservation; Shirley O. Harris, former state personnel director; and Paul Klinge of US West Media Groups. Sen. Ken ArnOld, R-Westminster, and state Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Fort Morgan, sponsored a bill earlier this year that sought to strengthen Colorado’s ban on same-sex ~marriages. The measure passed but was vetoed by Romer; who appointed the commission without naming Arnold or Musgrave. "You can dictate the outcome of a committee’s decision by the suspect that will be the biggest effect." Gov. Jeanne Shaheen signed the bill in June. Earlier attempts to include Gays in the civil rights law failed due to pressure from then-Gov. Steve Merrill, who said it wasn’t needed, and the Catholic Church. This lime, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester helped shape the language, which includes a statement that "New Hampshire does not intend to ¯ promote or endorse any sexual lifestyle other than the ¯ traditional mamage-based family." Once the church ¯ endorsed the bill, "that started the ball rolling down ¯ hill at a pretty good clip," said Rep. Bill McCann, the ; bill;s main sponsor. ¯ .He said Bishop Leo O’Neil, who died last month, ¯ was concerned about the bill’s effect on schoolchil¯ dren. McCann, a Democrat from Dover, said he was ¯ abletopersuadeO’Neil that school boards wouldstill ¯ be able to discipline teachers who act inappropriately ¯ regardless of their sexual orientation. "ff you have a ¯ heterosexual teacher who is openly carrying on with ¯ two or three different people, that’s something a ¯ school board would look at. The same is true of Gay ¯ people," McCann said. ¯ Opponents say the law sanctions sin and asks ¯ people to embrace homosexuality as socially accept; able. "I don’t believe in adding a new classification ¯ outside of the realm of things you have no control ; over," said Rep.. Gary Daniels, R-Milford. "In cases ¯ of race, color or creed, you don’t have control over ¯ that, and those are constitutional. It wasn’t right in my : mind to raise sexual orientation to a constitutional : level," : New Hampshire is among 11 states that have en¯ Acted similar laws. Maine voters will decide on Feb. : 10 whether to keep their civil fights law for Gay ¯ citizens. The law was enacted in June and signed by ~ the governor, but opponents collected signatures to ¯ force the referendum. people you appoint to the commit,t,ee, and it looks like that’s a predetermined outcome, Arnold said. "It’s an important commission," said Sue Anderson, executive director of Equality.Colorado, a Gay fights organization in Denver. "It’s the first time there’s been a formal government-sanctioned body looking at Gay issues at all. "The nature of families is changing," Anderson added. "It’s important to examine what does that mean, for individuals in the relationships, the children, for property issues, inheritanee, survivorship fights." Leyba said the commission will look at "what barriers may be created by existing law" to same-sex partnerships. While the commismon is unlikely to : ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP)- The legislature propose a law for the legislative session that begins in the eastern province of Newfoundland has voted to Jan. 7, she said, "If we determine there are statutory include sexual orientation in its human rights code. ¯ barriers, legislation could be something down the ¯ The vote leaves Alberta and Prince Edward Island as road." : the only Canadian provinces that don’t extend protec¯ tion to Gays and Lesbians. i .The Newfoundland human rights code will now : prohibit discrimination against Gays in areas such as CONCORD,.N:H. (AP) - A new law that grew out of employment, housing and access to establishments years of contentious debate is expected to generate onlya trickle of action. Starting Jan. 1, New ¯ and. services. Some pension plans are excluded from Hampshire’ s "civil fights law will protect Gays inj obs, : the amendment in accordance with the federal Inhousing and public places like restaurants and hotels. .¯ come Tax Act, which defines aspouse as someone of But the state Human Rights Commission, which ¯ the opposite sex. Newfoundland Premier Brian Tobin had promised to amend the human rights code when will-handle complaints under the law, does not expect ¯ he was elected in February 1996. to be bombarded with calls. "I don’t expect there are going to be high number of complaints filed," commission Director Raymond Perry said. "It’s still going to be very difficult to be Gay in New Hampshire. It was clear from the hearings that many people remain prejudl .’~~" ¯ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The City Council has Perry predicts his office will handle three to five : voted 5-2 to approve an ordinance protecting Gay city complaints in 1998 from people who believe they employees from discrimination. One opponent, Counhave been discfiminated against on the basis of sexual cilman Bryce Jolley, said the law will be repealed in orientation. Tharis a drop in the bucket compared to ¯ January by’the new council. "If you choose to pass the 250 to 300;complaints filed by people charging this, it will be for two weeks only," he said Tuesday. discrimination based on race, religion and other pro’q’his vote will be symbolic. This ordinance will be tected statuses. That doesn’t’mean the law. won’t, make-a ~differ- ¯ Co"Uficil inembers’ Tom Godfrey, Mary Mark~ Lee ence: It will,but 16y. producing peace of.mind rather ¯ Martinez, JoanneMilner and Deeda Seed voted for than complaintg, Sa~d Marcus ~Iurn, a law professor at the new law. Jolley~and Cotthcilman Keith Chfist’elsen Franklin Pierce Law School who is Gay. ’~It’s not so ¯ opposed the 0rdjnancei:~ottfrey, M~rk andlM~nez much that there is such agreat n.u~a.b.~r of landlords ¯ are lame ’ ducks. They ~vill be. repiaced by carl~ton and bosseswho a~e 0na~witch hunt, it. s that any time ¯ Christensea, Tom Roganand Roger Thomps0"~; you heara ~tory aboutthat you think, ’Next time it CarltonChristensen said he would support Jolley’s ¯ could be me,’ "he said. "Now, the law is clear, and efforts to repeal the ordinance. Rogan supports the we’ve got a pretty conservative but fair state organ~.- ¯ new law. Thompson would not say what he thinks zation - the Human Rights Commission - that consct - ¯ abo~t the issue. entiously does its job." ¯ Salt lake City is the first Utah municipality to The law will have a significant impact among ¯ adopt such an ordinance. Salt Lake County and the public school teachers and state employees, be said. : University of Utah have similar policies. Many busi"It’s never been real clear in the past whether you ¯ nesses have similar protections. were safe in your teacher tenure or state employee i Canadian ProvinceAdds Civil Rights Protections W~ay your constant love be tt~ us, Lord as we put our hqOe tn you2- Ps. 33:21 nited ln.God’s Love 10ve with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. ~ Children Are Always Welcome! Metr Folitan Community 1623 N. Naplewo~l Gremer Tulsa / Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 616 S, Main St, Suite 308 Tulsa, OK 74119 Office (918) 582-7748 Pager (918) 690-0644 Fax (918) 582-2444 will the person who is still paying too;.mu~h for life insurance, please call Ken Balch &Asso¢ia%es 918-747-9506 Expanded Anti-Bias Law i Salt Lake City Adds ¯ Employment Protections Rev. Sherry Hilliard Interim Pastor Sunday Choir practice, 4pm Worship, 5pm Wednesday Midweek Service,6:30pm Thursday Codependency Support Group, 7:30pm 5451-E S. 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Ddobie Statues, Desctm O18) ~ Evangelical Anglican Church in America Salon, Bed & Breakfast 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 Two hours of vitriolicpublic debatepreceded the the proposal in August the legislature intended to council’s vote, More than 30 residents argued for ¯ protect women and children from abuse and protect andagainst thenew law~ Gay city residents pleaded a traditional family unit. Philpot said he is open to with council members to approve the ordinance .. the possibility of providing protection to homothat protects city employees from job discrimina- . sexual victims of domestic violence if Gays prove tion based on their race, color, national origin, sex, ¯ there is a problem. religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. They say it’s a matter of fairness and equity. University of Utah Law School professor Terry Kogan said he is grateful the university has a ¯¯ HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Kicking James Dale similar nondiscrimination policy that protects him out of the Boy Scouts because heis Gay violates the from job discrimination. "My life would be miser- : state’s anti-discriminationlaw, attorneys saidinan able if I hg.d hanging over my head the worry that ¯ appeal to reinstate the former assistant scoutmasmy superiors could fire me based solely on my ¯ ter. "We want an end to this discriminatory policy," sexual orientation, something totally unrelated to : attorney Evan Wolfson said of the Boy Scouts of my job performance," Kogan said. ." America’s 80-year-old practice of barring homoEmployment attorney Erik Stringberg urged . sexuals. Wolfson argued Dale’s case beforea threeadoption of the taw and cited the case of two Utah ¯ judge state Appellate Division panel of Superior Lesbians dismissed from their jobs when their : Courtjudges. The judges didnotimmediately rule. sexual orientation was discovered. "Employees are : Dale earned 30 merit badges, seven achievement repeatedly and regularly fh’ed from their jobs be- ¯¯ honors and other awards, and was an Eagle Scout during his 12 years as a Scout. He was expelled in causeofsexual orientation"," Stnngberg ’q’his" said. " proposed ordinance would not give any special : 1990 alter the Boy Scouts learnedhe was Gay from rights to Gay employees. It would merely ensure : a newspaper article. He sued the organization in a that employees are given a fair chance and are not : 1992 and a Monmouth County judge ruled in the discriminated against based on something that has ¯ Scouts’ favor in 1995, calling homosexuality "a nothing to do with their job performance." : serious moral wrong." Others at the meeting disagreed. Some claimed a ¯ Dale’s attorneys claim the Boy Scouts policy parental right to know if Gay city employees might ¯ violates New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law, have contact with their children. Some argued the "- which was expanded in 1992 to prohibit most law was giving Gay city employees special protec- ¯ organizations from discriminating on the basis of tions not afforded other workers. : sexual, orientation. In his argument, Wolfson noted A few attorneys contended the city ordinance : that the Scouts’ commitment to being "morally was too vague. Some said the law could be ex- ¯ straight"-never mentions sexual 0iientation. The tended to include all businesses in the city. Other ¯ Scouts, he says, stand for "teaching boys, teamspeakers raised religious arguments against the . work, se!f-reliance, courage, torespect the rights of ordinance. "Homosexuality is a perversion," said ¯ all people." . A national spokesmzn for thai l~ Scouts says U. instructor Brian Fetzer. "It "always will be an ." abomination before God." ¯ the organization’s stand on homosexuality is crucial to its mission. ’q’his is a ~0,~aional policy that’s l~.t~Hn|l~Q [~l~lt .P.~ : ve~simple,"~dGreggS~e~ds.¢,~eBoyS~uts "3 ~~’~ "~"~$ ~ : of ~efi~ have long mught’~’~ues held by ~ ¯ " . ." ¯ , " ~ ...... ..... s~fing f~es.. ~’A ~r~0~’.who.~en a es i " _ " ¯ .nomos~x~ nzesty~e ~N~OR~T, Ky.-(Ap) - A CO~ ofApes : Values." ~g ~at says dom~fic viol~ orders may be Dfle, now 27 ~d worMng at ob~n~ by one mem~r of a s~e-sex ~uple who " public relafiom fi~, w~ts to ~ reinsure. "~sfaces abuse from the other could inflame legislacrimination goes against everything I learned in my tive debate on the topic. One state’ ~enator has ; 1,2 years of Scouting," Dale said in..a press release already proposed a change in thelaw to prohibit the ." issued by his attorneys. "I want the Boy Scouts of issuance of domestic violence orders to members of a same-sex couple. The appellate decision re- ¯ America to give back what I earned and allow me continue to serve." Despite the national policy, versed a Fayette Circuit Court ruling, which had .-¯ to the Boy Scouts’ San Francisco-area chapter last taken the position that the law applies only to a ; year adopted a more lenient "don’t ask, don’t tell" married couple or a heterosexual couple. ¯ policy toward Gays. Judge David Buckingham of Murray, who wrote the majority decision, said the statute applies to couples engaged in an intimate relationship and ¯ would not apply to roommates. ’q’he language of BEVERLY HILLS,Calif. (AP)- Ellen DeGeneres the statute is unambiguous, even though it is gen- ¯ never wanted to be a spokeswoman for Gay rights, der-neutral and does not specifically include or ~ but that’s exactly what happened after she publicly specifically exclude same-sex couples from its disclosed her sexual orientation. "I just got to the scope," Buckingham wrote. ’ I’he General Assem- ." place where I didn’t want to live my life feeling bly has not given preferential treatment to same- ¯ ashamed, and thank God that I don’t have to do that sex couples or homosexuals; rather it has provided ." anymore," she said Sunday at a dinner where she for equal treatment under the law for same-sex or ¯ was honoredbytheAmericanCivil Liberties Union homosexual victims of domestic violence." of Southern California. .Judge Joseph Huddleston of Bowling Green : "From the beginning, I said that I didn’t want to joined Buckingham’s opinion. Judge Rick Johnson .. become a spokesman for Gay rights. But here I of Mayfield dissented. He said the legislature in- ¯ am," she said. DeGeneres said her ABC sitcom tended to allow domestic violence orders for couples ¯ "Ellen" serves an important function in trying to that are composedof members of the opposite sex. ." remove the stigma attached to Gays and Lesbians. The statute now allows "any family member or ¯ "But there’s still a lot more to do," she said. ¯ member of an unmarried couple" to petition a court ’q’here’s a warning label on my show sending a for a domestic violence order to refrain from any ¯ message that there is something wrong with me." contact with the partner. It has generally been ". DeGeneres has been fighting withABC executives applied to nnmarried couples who live together, ¯ in an effort to.,~emove the parental guidance warnformerly lived together or havea child in common. " hlgs at the beginning of her show. It also covers spouses and some other relatives. : The ACLU gave her its Bill of Rights Award for According to the court case, John W. Ireland and : advancing" the cause of Gay rights 100-fold" by Blake Allen Davis were homosexual males living ¯ announcing her sexual orientation on the April 14 together in an intimate relationship. Ireland sought ¯ issue of Time magazine and later appeared on the a protective order, alleging he had been abused by : groundbreaking "Ellen" episode. The ACLU Bill Davis. ¯ of Rights Award commemorates the ratification of Sen. Tim Philpot, R-Lexington, has proposed a : the Bill of Rights in December 1791. Funds raised revision that would add to the definition of an ¯ at the annual dinner support the ACLU’s legal unmarried couple, limiting that category to people ¯ battles, advocacy and public education programs. "of opposite sex." philpot said prior to a heating on i Ex-Scout Still Appealing Gau ¯ Ellen Honored byACLU �Denver Needle Exchange Program DENVER (AP)-Hoping to slow Denver’ s growing number of HIV and A{DS cases, the City Council has approved a.controversial needle-exchange program that would allow drug users to trade used syringes for new ones. The exchange program, which was approved Monday on an 8-3 vote, cannot go into effect without the authorization of the state legislature. Lawmakerslast session killed a bill to ~nodify .Colorado’s drug paraphernalia lacy. Despite the uphill battle; progr,a,in proponent~ saidiris a.neces~ary step’to preventing spreaff of-HIV and AIDS: An. estimated 10.5percent of Denver’s AIDS cases in 1996 were attributed to intravenous drug use. ’Tnis is a public health issue," councilwoman Happy Hayes said. "The goal is tO decrease the spread of infectious and deadly diseases. I see no evidence that it will increase drug use." Councilman ~Ed,~Thomas, a former Denver police offi~ jofixed~ Susan BamesGelt and Ted Hackworthas the dissenting voters. "We’re taking a giant lehp of faith with people invo{~ed in heroin and injection devices, T,homas stud. There s not absolute proof that a needle-exchange program ... is successful." Mayor Wellin~gt0ii Webb, who initially opposed the needle program, changed his position out of concern for the gro,,wing number of children infected with HIV through tbeir mothers. Under Webb’ s proposal, the city’s department of environmental health would register, inspect and monitor any needle-exchange program. Denver would join "75 other U.S. cities ,with such a program. Boulder has a personal needle-exch~mge program in which individtmls receive dean needles for used ones, but it is not recognized by authorities and is generally .regarded as illegal. "It just doesn’t make sense," Denver police officer Kirk Miller said of needle-exchange programs. "Let’s do some outreach and education first before we give a drug user the equipment to commit a felony." Call For HIV Case Reporting by Name SEATTLE (AP) - The first U.S. decline in new AIDS eases is increasing support for a proposal that was once almost too controversial to discuss: identifying and monitonng everyone who tests positive for the virus that causes the disease. Such a shift, now gaining momentum at the state and federal level, would mark a turnaround in public health policy. In Washington state, public health officials now track only full-blown AIDS cases. Under the new proposal, they w ould monitor, by name, everyone who tests positive for HIV, the humanimmunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, and try to notify their sexual or needle-sharing partners that they have been exposed and may be infected. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking all states to consider the policy change. Now that new AIDS:drugs are keeping people with .HIV healthier longer, thereby leading to a atop in full-blown AIDS cases, such a change would enable authorities to get more HIV-positive people on the drugs sooner. "We need to keep our policies in line with the new scientific evidence that early notification saves lives," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, director of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health. "Names reporting is the best way for us to keep track of the epidemic and to make sure individuals and infected partners hav e this information," he said. The change would also mean that epidemiologists could for the first time enlist traditional .public-health strategies in the battle against AIDS. For years, the stigma of a disease that primarily infected gay men and injected-drug abusers was so great that officials, at the insistence of the gay community, relied on nontraditional methods such as anonymous testing and treatment. Thirty states already record the names of people who have tested positive for HIV. InWashington state, for example, reporting by name begins when the patient has clinically defined AIDS - an AIDS-related infection or other symptom, or an immune system weakened to below a certain level. Names reporting has long been used to help contain and combat other dangerous infectious diseases. The state monitors 54 such ailments including measles; tuberculosis, whooping cough, certain types of hepatitis and several sexually transmitted diseases, Now some health authorities say it’s time to add HIV to the list. They want the freedom to attack AIDS with the traditional tools of public health: routine testing of large segments of the population, names reporting of those who test HIV positive, and notification of people who may have been infected so that they can get tested for HIV and seek treatment if necessary. .The CDC considers names reporting of HIV the only accurate way to "track the front end of the epidemic," said Judith Billings, Washington state’s former top school offici’,d and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on HIVAIDS. Billings, who stepped down from her stat~ post after disclosing her own AIDS diagnosis last year, also leads a subcommittee of the Governor’s Advisory Council on HIV-AIDS. The group has held five public hearings on HIV names reporting and will report its findings to Gov. Gary Locke next month. Early intervention allows health authorities te stretch limited AIDS-prevention resources, Billings said. But, as a person with AIDS, she said she understands concerns that it could lead to discrimination in housing, employment and medical care. "There are plenty of people who went through 10, 12, 15 years of discrimination who are very concerned," Billings said. "And we all know too well that there are some pretty innovative (computer) hackers." Citing such concerns, the Seattle-based Northwest AIDS Foundation is opposing the proposed change in policy. "We think HIV surveillance is important, but we think there needs to be an alternative to a name-based system," said S teven Johnson, the foundation’s public policy director and a member of the governor’s advisory council. The alternative could be some sort of unique identifier or code numbers that enable officials to track the epidemic without raising patient fears of disclosure, Johnson sai& "The CDC hasn’t come down with a definitive position on what they want from the states," he said. "It’s unclear if the CDC will ask states to comply with the name-based system or let states do their own surveillance." The new push for names reporting fol- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Mon. & Thurs., 7-9 pm, Daytime testing Mon-Thurs. by appt. H O P E HIV Outreach, Preve6tion&Educaiion part of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIVPrevention Programs 834-TEST (8378), 3507 E. Admiral Place Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. 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Combination-drug therapies - : Merck, is expected to be filed with the especially a new class of drugs known as : Food and Drug Administration next year. i’pr.otease inhibitors"- have shown prom- : The access program allows companies 1se m many patients. ¯ to get the drug to patients in need who In September, the CDC reported the : have few other choices while it is being first U.S. drop in new AIDS cases. In considered by the FDA. Once the drug is 1996, 56,730 Americans were diagnosed : licensed and marketed, the free access with AIDS, down 6 percent from the : program would end. In the program, 60,620 new cases reported in 1995. At the : Sustiva must be used in combination with same time, AIDS deaths declined 23 per- ¯ and initiated at the same time asat least cent, from 50,140 to 38,780. one other marketed or investigational The new anti-AIDS drugs are expen- ¯ antiretroviral drug which the patient :has sive and don’t work for everyone, but : not taken previously. Patients would only supporters of names reporting say .the : be eligible if their, current ~regimen’ and latest developments are encouraging ¯ drug cocktaiIs are not effective. enough to warrant re-examining public ¯ Preliminary data indicates that Sustiva policy. ¯. can significantly reduce viral loads and "We can?t tell you what proportion of improve healthy cell counts when used people who have HIV infection are on : with other drugs, the company said. Paeffective drugs - or what proportion of : tients and physicians may call 1-800-998those people are even in care systems - : 6854 for more information on the probecause we have no idea who they are," : gram. said Dr. Bob Wood, AIDS-control officer for the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health. ’qf you want to answer those very important questions, we need to have the data," he said. ! BEIJING (AP) - Many doctors in China To Wood and others in the field, public health officials are negligent if they do : need a crash course in treating AIDS, a anything less than seek out the disease : survey shows. It found that nearly 60 and eradicate it. For them, that means ¯ percent of doctors in eight Chinese cities notifying an HIV-positive person’s sexual : mistakenly believed that AIDS could be partners, because "if you leave it to the : transmitted by sharing bowls and chop: sticks, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaperson, it doesn’t happen," Wood said. Medical Excellence And mpasslonate, . S.. nce : i 1926. ! : ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER : ¯" : ¯ LONDON (AP) - Commanders at : Britain’s largest military base have ad- : HIV Warning For UK Soldiers l]l t rcn ¢ar n rapms ---~-,-- T.W. 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The Ministry of Defense did not say whether any of the soldiers tested had the HIV virus. Sustiva Drug Program Expands WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)- The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. is making the drug Sustiva available to more HIV-infected patients. Under the broader Sustiva Expanded Access Program, patients who have had less than 400 CD4 cells per millimeter will qualify for free doses of the drug, which must be taken with other protease inhibitors. The old access program was designed for patients with less than 50 CD~ cells per millimeter - meaning the patient’s condition was much more severe, said Sandra Kingsberry, a spokeswoman for the company. DuPont Merck, a joint venture between Merck & Co. and DuPont Co., expanded its access program one month ahead of schedule because of an increased supply of the drug. A new drug application for Chinese Hood Bettor AIDSlnfo, perreportedWednesday.Thesurveyfound that more than 70 percent of ordinary people held the same view. It also found that one in three people surveyed and one in six doctors-mistakenly thought AIDS conldbetransmittedthroughahandshake. The survey was conducted in Beijing, Shanghai-and-six..other..cities~by~tl~7~C~h~.~~ nese Academy for Preventive Medicine, the newspaper reported. It did not give details about how the survey was conducted or any percen~ge of error. AIDS is spread through intravenous drug use, sexual contact, blood and breast milk.. China has 7,253 official cases of HIV infection, but experts say the real figure could be as high as 200,000. Fighting AIDS in Black Communities LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)-Two statewide groups are joining together in an effort to slow the rapidly increasing surge of AIDS and HIV infection in Kentucky’s black communities. Representatives from the NAACP and the Kentucky Department of Public Health said at a news conference Friday that they’re planning a series of workshops, health fairs and other events around the state next year to provide information about AIDS and alert blacks to the growing threat. "If we don’t address this issue now, there will be no .tomorrow," said Anna Davis-Nail, representing the WIN (Women in the NAACP) Auxiliary of the Kentucky Conference of NAACP Branches. "We must take a stand to make a change in our own community." Davis-Nail said that, as a part of the plan, organizers want to create a core group of at least 1 50 blacks from different backgrounds who would spread the word aboutAIDS in black comm~lnities around the state. The group would consist of 50 young people, 25 ministers, 25 people with AIDS and 50 commtmity .leaders, she said. Blacks make up about 7 percent of Kentucky’s population, but they count for about 30 percent of new HIV infections in the state. �up with the psychiatrist. by James Christjohn, TFN bon vivant The second act begins a couple of years Well ,jokers, chokers, and smokers, it’s later - it’s time for Jason’s Bar Mitzvah, time for yet another wonder-column filled and Trina and Marvin are having a terrible with wit, intelligence, and bad jokes time planning it. They are at odds over aplenty. Before I forget: everything. Jason just wants to disappear, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Worth a trip to Dallas (from which and Mendel ends up trying .all of the psychology he knows to keep ruffled feathenvirons I’ve just returned), Cirque De ers from flying. Or is it Soleil’s production of fur? Anyway, Quidam arrives there on For those who ~,ike Whizzer appears on the Feb 11. If you have never scene at Jason’s invitaseen or heard of this troupe their art visual, tion just in time to profrom Canada, run to Philbrook Museum vide some more compliBlockbuster and rent their And, as such videos. The acro-aerobatwill be exhlbltln~ the cations. things do happen, its are incredible, the -work of Whizzer and Marvin rehunks amazingly beautikindle the flames. This ful, the women divine, and J,M.W. Turner, come just as the Lesbithe music (performed live "the ~reatest of land- ans next door, Doctor at the shows, and availCharlotte (Elizabeth able on CD at Best Buy) scape palnter~" from Haley) and her spouse, simply breathtaking. London, February 8- caterer Cordelia (Jeni I’ve been a good boy, Martin) are reading about Santa, can I have next Ap~l 1~. a strange new disease afyear’.s present just a tad Thls exhibit ~ll be fecting Gay men. early...? This troupe, parThus the scene is set ticularly m the the sole world,de for Whizzer’s future. He Salt~mabanco video, puts on a very homoerotic dis- venue - imagine, here -has AIDs. As the Bar Mitzvah draws nigh, he play of two women on train little old Tulsd weakens and becomes peze and two menin gymMore seriously, sicker and sicker. The day nastic feats that have to ~ of Bar Mitzvah, he is been seen to really be apTurner is eonsldered in the hospital, and Jason, preciated. The whole disgusted with the arguthe ~r~test British thing’s a circus of ing adults around him,. surreality. ~inter of the 19th decides to have the Bar If you missed TU’ s proIvlitzvah in the hospital e~nt~r~ ~n~ one duction of Falsettos, you room so Whizzer can be missed the best producof the monum~tal there. tion I have seen since, arThe show was profi~ures of ~estern riving in Tulsa 4 years ago. foundly moving, and I The acting, singing, and ~intln~. This ~ was gratified to see many choreography were as near pleee exhibit draws on members of the commuto perfect as you can get nity in the audience - a and still be off-Broadway the holdln~s of three large one, considering it (-way off Broadway). was the final perfor~r~t Bdtlsh eolleeThe cast put on a profesmance, and a matinee. sional show, and I was uttlons, the Tate Tom had seen the origiterly absorbed into the acGallery, the Victoria nal off-Broadway protion onstage. The cast had of Falsettoland obviously worked hard on and Albert Museum duction (which comprised the this show, and I know this and the Unlve~ity of second act of Falsettos) is a show they’ve been and proclaimed this TU wanting to do since 1995. London’s Courtauld production as good. I feel Andsuch voices! FalsetInstitute Gallery." safe in saying there tos is difficult musically, a dry eye in the and these folks made it The curator is Rich- wasn’t house literally. look so easy! The actors in this proard To--send of Falsettos tells the story duction were excellentof Marvin (Gabriel Philbr~k who ls also Gabriel Washam hadjust Washam) who, in the first the author of the the right amount of neuact, has come out to and roses and pathos in left his family - his ex- exhibit ~talo~ue that Marvin to keep the charwife, Trina (Ashleigh ~ll f~ture es~ys by acter real. Joel Sutliffe Siegfried), their son Jason was absolutely perfect (Simon Plohocky), and To--send, and (and handsome) as also tells of relationship Whizzer - again, not too dlstln~ulshed Turner with his lover, Whizzer bitchy, but enough edge (Joel Sutliffe). spedallsts. to make the relationship The dynamics of all between Whizzer and these relationships are ¯ Marvinreal withoutbeing utterly depressplayed out with help from Marvin’s psy2 ing. I received many an elbow jab to the chiatrist, Mendel (Jonathan Scott Chin) ¯ who has a few-disorders of his own to ¯ ribs by Tom after his character made a bitchy remark - I don’t know why. explore. ¯ Eleven year-old Simon Plohocky canIn short, Marvin wants it all - he wants ¯ to keep his relationship with his family ¯ not have enough good things written about him. He displayed an amazing depth with and his lover. 1"hus is the scene set for ¯ Jason that is a hard thing to achieve, some really hilarious and poignant songs, and of course, points about acceptance ¯ especially with very young actors. This is no fluff musical, and Jason is a pivotal and what constitutes a family nowadays. ¯ character. The original Broadway cast of The first act ends with Whizzer leaving Marvin, and Trina deciding that she, too, ¯¯ March of the Falsettos (the first act) leaseeFalsettos,page 10 tured needs tofindher own wayinlife. 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Sea,bass i~. a large, remodeling; .... - , Cardigan s, An American flak~, White fish, an66u~ !~rge~ thick slab Was very"tiicely Bistro, at 5800 South Lewis, An now boasts a revised menu cooked throughout, th6ugh we American and a fresh, new look, while found the ground pecan crust still retaining a clubby, comto have an ever-so7s!ighfly Bistro scorched taste. The pecan-enfortable feel. Diners who crusting conceptis ago&tone, haven’t been to Cardigan’s in 5800 S. Lewis though, and would probably the past couple of months won’t recognize the place, be perfect on a thinner piece of which now features tall wainfish. The one thing we didn’t Amblanee: scotting in a deep, mahogany. like about the fiSh ~,~ ’the Dressy casual color, surmounted with crisply very sweet blueberry sauce painted walls in a soothing, that was ladled over th~ Serving--we would .mUch. rather basil green shade. Dramatic, Prices: large Italian and New York have preferred the sauce on deco-era posters decorate the Expensive the side. walls. Our host chose the medalThe designers have been lions of beef tenderloin Payment: successful in updating the ($14.50). Several-medallions were presented, cooked corlook, while still giving the rooms a cozy, lived-in feel that rectly to the requested degree plastle accepted of doneness, and were covlooks as if it has been there for years. Waiters wear solidblack ered in a marsala sauce, which wing-collar shirts with blue our companion termed, "ten5Non-smoking jeans and waist-to-floor white bly ordinary." Both entrees seetlon: Yes aprons, while busboys wear were accompanied by mashed black polo-style shirts with potatoes and a winter vegtheir jeans. . .... etable saute. 7~e did. notice that everything -~e elam During our"~¢~riV 9isW~~ Cardigan’ s for this review, we chowder, the medallions, the mashed potatoes - were garwere somewhat disconcerted wine llst nished the same way, with a at the wait to be greeted at the rather unimaginative scatterdoor by anyone connected with Rating: ing of chopped parsley. the staff. However, once the After our waiter convinced maitre d’ materialized, we A llst us to try the lemon custard were warmly greeted and meringue pie ($3.25) for despromptly escorted to a prime table. During tiffs dinner, we were privi- " sert, he later had to come back to report leged to be the guest of the doyen of ¯ that the kitchen was out of lemon pie. We Tulsa’s artistic musical community, who ¯ were not amused. In lieu of the pie, we ¯ decided upon the fresh vanilla bean flan is a frequent diner at Cardigan’s, so our" ($3.50). Flan, of course, is h delicate egg reception was more probably a result of his patronage and renown than a usual ¯ custard, and in this case, we were very ¯ pleasandy surprised and interested to be reaction to dinner guests. The new menus are quite adventure- ¯ served a thick, almost cheesy, custard that some. While making a more than ad- ¯ was quite good. ¯ Our dinner companion had the black equate bow to the standard cliche foods of the typical Oklahoma-Texas popular eat- ¯ Russian cake ($3.25). We were expecting something perhaps Kahlua-flavored, reery, the Cardigan concept includes its own flair with items like the cheeseburger " calling the black Russian cocktail made with Gouda cheese and caramelized on- : with vodka and Kahlua, a coffee liqueur. ions and the ten5ne incorporating feta and ¯¯ Instead, a several slices of afudgey chocolate tube cake with chocolate icing served cream cheeses with the ubiquitous sunon a bed of decorated whipped cream and dried tomatoes. Items from the Mexican, Italian, and ¯ cocoa arrived, and neither we nor the waiter (ourhero, who was moving quickly Chinese repertoire are included, plus a ¯ toward an e~ght percent tip) could explain few things from Santa Fe, New Orleans, ¯ why the cake bore the "black Russian" and the New York delicatessen, making categorization of this eclectic smorgas- ¯¯ moniker. Now, while we are being abit cridcal on bord difficult. But, with such a broad ¯ the finer points of execution of our revariety, practically everyone can find at least One favorite item on the menu, and in " view-night meal, we don’t want to give an all price ranges from pricey entrees to : overall negativeimpression of Cardigan’s. ¯ Yes, the kitchen could use abit more flare economical pizzas and sandwiches. ¯ in their saucings and presentations, but A variety of salads are available both as side salads and as main course salads, ." the basic food underneath is generally including a classic Caesar, hot dressed ¯¯ good and a fair value for themoney, when compared to similar establishments in this spinach, Greek, and Cobb, with prices from $2.25 to $6.50. French onion soup in : region. And, while our waiter was inexa daily standard, and, on the night of our : cusably inept and insuffieiendy ~rained, ¯ he was friendly and didn’t actually give visit, the soup of the day was New seeCardigan’s, page 12 gland style clam chowder (cup. $1.95, : badservice, Cardlgan’s All major ............ Alcohol: ,Full bar and �Gays & Religion St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & Club : ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ appeared in human history, they quickly acquired an official monopoly on spiriby Lamont Lindstrom tual mediation. Priesthoods, notably, I lived for a couple of years in a village emerged and gained control of tallking to on an isolated island in what today is the the gods. South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. I was at Organized priesthoods may have seone time the only American on this island cured the function of mediating with spituntil a Catholic priest arrived from the its but they have not escaped issues of U.S. He had been assigned to a mission sexuality and religious function. The Rostation about three miles walk away from man Catholic Church, for me, down along a rocky coasffme. Tiffs was P~re Bob. example, particularly since the 12th century has symI worry about (Up until then, all priests bolically remarked the powserving the Catholic mission . William. Some- ers of its priestly mediatorshad been French-speaking through an elaboration of l~res.) P~re Bob was hospi- times celibacy. But some of the table and engaging; he was same sorts of people whose also vigilantly taken care of he has thrown intermediate sexuality once by a gaggle of Italian nuns, himself into a would have led them to take and he had laid in a fine eellbate ehnreh up the spiritual quests of the supply of wine and whiskey. shaman nowadays become P~re Bob was interested as a means to clergy within religton orgain island culture and lan- control a pernizations that are hostile to guage and he often joined sonal sexuality homosexuality. Nonethelocal menandboys who gathless, some of the best priests ered at dark village clearings that dlseomforts and pastors, at least in my each evening to prepare and experience, are Lesbian or drink kava, the Pacific’s tra- and vexes him. Gay. In this, they maintain a ditional drug substance. Marriage to the wide-spread; cross-cultural Kava ordinarily has light tradition of great antiquity. depressant, mood-levding church means My friend William now effects, something like never having to studies in a semanary in the valium. It wasn’t long beeastern United States. He is fore teen-aged boys were "go on a date. a monk on his way to the whispering to me that P~re priesthood. He loves men Bob, everyone zoned out on and, I should also tell you, he is super cute: kava, would sometimes feel them up. The I worry about William. Sometimes I boys ~weren’.t upset about this; they just suspect h’e has thrown himself into a celi~ giggled at the p&e’s sexual eccentrictty. It came to me then that the connections ¯ bate church as a means to control a perbetween religion and sexuality a~e .long " sonal sexuality thatdiscomforts and vexes -" him. Marriage~t0~tbe chu~ehmean~ never and twisted in human history. Whaf~v_er one believes about the super- ¯ having to go on a date. "This is dangerous overkill," I pleadwith him: "Can’t you natural, the problem in all religions is one of access and commlmication. Who con- ," become a priest after you are old and trois the flow of messages back and forth ¯ ugly?" But part of me knows he is realizing a between humans and the gods? Specialist ¯ primal human cultural pattern. Those who mediators, operate in most religions as supernatural guides, as did Pdre Bob, in ¯ find themselves in between male and fehis own way, on my island. Many cultures : male also move easily between earth and presume Gays and Lesbians to bridge ¯ heaven. William’s retreat to the monastery might be a loss to the Gay bars - that fundamental gender categories. Religious mundane world of the flesh - but it is a systems have often built, metaphorically, gain for the realm of the spirit. I am glad on this positional intermediacy of Gays that the messenger .who helps carry my and Lesbians. Homosexuals (however prayers up to the .gods is so beautiful. culturally conceived), who themselves are Lamont Linstrom teaches anthropolin between gender categories are effecogy at the Uttiversity of Tulsa. tive religious mediators linking humans and the gods. Mohave Indian cross-dressers, for example, traditionally, often were powerful shaman; they cured sickness by contacting the world of the spirits. CrossHowever, at Cardigan’s prices,~we have dressers in India, the hijras, similarly posto demand at least better training of the sess powerful abilities to bless and to wait staff. curse based on their dose links to the The place is fun, though. And, a broad Mother Goddess. (Anyone interested in range of generations patronize Cardigan’ s hijras, a few of whom are hermaphrodites for dinner, possibly skewed a bit toward and some of whom ritually emasculate the more mature parties, though that may themselves, might have alook at my friend be more a factor of economics and neighSerena Nanda’s book Neither Man Nor borhood. A whole other crowd frequents Woman: The Hijras of India (1990).) the bar, where watching televised sports Anthropologist Weston La Barre once and smoking cigars seems to be a highsuggested that original human religion light. everywhere was shamanistic and thereCardigan’s bears careful watching. Alfore relatively egalitarian. Although ready, a very popular and most adequate people might turn to part-time specialist place to eat, with just a little effort and shamans to diagnose and cure disease and polish, they could become one of the top for other sorts of assistance with the sudinner destinations in Tulsa. 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(AP) - When gay divinity school student Thomas Brown dents in 19%, representing a 6 percent increase over the previous year - while ¯ was ordained a deacon during a ceremony overall instances of violent crime are on ¯¯ last June, two Episcopal priests rose to object. But Brown was undaunted. The the decline. ¯ 27-year-old recently graduated from diYet - unlike bias crimes based on religi.on, race, color and national origin - hate ¯ vinity school and plans to return to Episcrimes based on sexual orientation, gen- ¯ copal Church of Christ the King in Januder and disability are not against federal : ary to be ordained asa priest. Brown, formerly of Kalamazoo, says law. Therefore, until the HCPA is en- ¯ acted, they cannot be.investigated and ¯ people in his hometown parish have been prosecuted by th~ Justice Depat:lm~nt the : les~ openly critical of hima~ tim~ has way other hate crimes are currently com- : passed.BrOwnnowlivesinCalifomiabut bated. When Americans are assaulted ¯ frequently returns to the Kalamazoo area. "Of course, in the wake of my ordinamerely because of their orientation, gen- ¯¯ tion, people knew who I was. If they der or disability, the law should be as ¯ didn’t already know me, they were able to tough on their assailants as it currently is tough on criminals who attack based on ¯ figure out, ’That is the homosexual’," ¯ Brown told the Kalamazoo Gazette in a racial or religious bias. The HCPA has the support of President ¯ recent story. Clinton, the Department of Justice and a ¯ "But I was touched by how welcoming bipartisan group of lead sponsors in Con- ¯ many people were .... I think that’s a gress - but it needs your support ff it is to ¯ tribute to the Episcopal Church in West" ern Michigan and Bishop Edward Lee for become the law of the land. " helping us maintain that type of unity." Act Now After Brown is ordained a priest, he will Urge your U.S. senators and represen- ¯ ¯ be eligible to lead a parish of his own. tative to cosponsor the Hate Crimes Pre- ¯ vention Act, which would include hate ¯ Rightnow,heis the directorofalumni and crimes based on sexual orientation, gen- ¯ church relations at the Church Divinity der and disability among the bias crimes ¯ Sehool of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., and a part-rime clergy associate at the that the federal government can investigate and prosecute. Explain that when : Church of St. John the Evangelist in San Americans are targeted for hate violence : Francisco. "I feel called to my work at the semibecause of their actual or percei v ed sexual ¯ " nary and my work at St. John the Evangeorientation, gender or disability, they should be included in the basic protection ¯ list," Brown said. "I aspire to serve a of existing federal laws that are tough on : parish full-time in the next one to two hate crimes. Refer to the HCPA by its full ." years." name -and bill m bet" S 1529 in the " Still, there are some in the church who ¯ Raymond Bierlin, one of two priests who In Tulsa, call Steve Largent, Don NicHes ¯ stood to object When Brown became a and Jim Inhofe. Even better would be a : deacon in June, said he plans toaitend letter faxed up.to DC. ¯" Brown’s ordination into the priesthood. ¯ ’q~ere will be an objection to his ordinaUS Representative Steve Largent ¯ tion," Bierlin said. v: 749-0014, f: 749-0781, : Brown said he feels people like Bierlin DC v:202-225-2211, DC f: 202-225-9178 : are the exception. "I feel like I have been The local office just refersyou up to DC ¯ received really well," he said. for any real discussion. Amy is the staffer ¯ Brown grew up in the Upper Peninsula for this issue. She said a letter would be and graduated from Western Michigan even better than just the call. ." University in 1992. After his graduation, ¯ he worked in the Kalamazoo area for two Senator Don Nickles ," years as a teacher at Plainwell High School v: 581-7651, (the local office can transfer you up to DC with no long distance cost to ." and as an educator and trainer for Planned you), f: 581-7195, DC f: 202-224-6008 :¯ Parenthood of South Central Michigan. The Episcopal Church of Christ the Staff contact: Ryan Leonard ¯ King sponsored Brown when he entered the Church Divinity School of the Pacific Senator Jim Inhofe, v: 748-5111 ¯ in 1994. : Dist. 4 City Council ¯ Race Update Record b to Ads Call Congress through the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. If youare not sure who your senators and representative are, just ask the switchboard opera: tor. You can:also send electronic messages ¯ to Congress through HRC’s Website at http://www.hrc.org. Write to Congress .’ ¯ through the U.S. mail as well. Include your name and address, and s~nd your ,,: ¯ politely worded letter to: : The Honorable U:S. Senate ¯ ¯ Washington, DC 20510 ¯ ! ." ¯ ¯ The Human Rights Campaign i~ the : largest national lesbian and gay political ¯ organization, with members all over the ¯¯ United States. To join, call 800-777-4723. The Honorable U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 TULSA- CandidateforTulsaCityCouncil District4and Tulsa Family News publisher, Tom Neal, has announced the formarion of a campaign organization. Peter W. Athens has agreed to serve as campaign treasurer, and a campaign account has been.0pened. A number of donationshave~been received from b0C,h Lesbian and Gay supporters and non-Gay ones as well. Individuals who Wish to contribute may send any donations to Friends of Tom’ Neal, attn~ PeterW. Atli~ ens, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159. To get involved in the campaign, call 583-4615. Two other Democratic candidates have declared their intention to run at press time. Dennis Dowell, a Native American and neighborhood activist, and Gary Boyle, an attorney with the Williams Cos. 1; �to each other xn,a religions ceremony, In,about half the states, including New even though Shahar, who later got work Jersey, each individual in a Gay or unmaras alawyer for the city of Atlanta, says she ried relationship could adopt a child, but knew the ceremony carried no legal significance. Her lawsuit said Bowers viothe "second-parent" adoption required an lated her constitutional rights of associaadditional petition, taking more time and tion and equal protection. money. Florida and New Hampshire bar Bowers’ name already is attached to the adoptions by Gay and Lesbians. The rest Supreme Court’s most important Gayallow individual adoption by Gays and have not been tested for second-parent rights ruling, a 1986 decision called Bowers vs. Hardwick in which he successfully adoptions by a Gay partner, said Micha,el .A~S~ a.,~:.t~.f att0i-h~y with the ACLU s defended Georgia’s anti-sodomy law. Consenting adults have no constitutional _ Lesbi~/afid.Ga~)iRiglitS Project; ":Ui~der’the setflem~n(~New J~sey must right to engage in homosexual conduct, scrap its policy barring joint adoption of the nation’s highest court ruled by a 5-4 vote then. its wards by Gay or unmarried couples. "The settlement guarantees that all couples Bowers, who this year resigned to purseeking adoptions will be judged only by sue the Republican nomination for govertheir ability to love and support a child," nor in 1998, has since had to admit he was involved in an extramarital affair that said Lenora M. Lapidus, legal director of lasted more than a decade. Adultery, like the state ACLU. The .state may deny consent only by sodomy, is a crime in Georgia. appl)iing the same standards it applies to Asked if he had been hypocritical in Shahar’s case, Bowers said, "In a moral married couples, including "considersense, yes. But legally, I do not believe atlons such as the stability of the prospecthere was any choice with the Shahar case tive adoptive couple’s relationship," the but to do that. Did that make me a moral settlement Said. In addition, it allow s any Gay or unmarhypocrite? Yes." ried couple who believe they are denied Nevertheless, Bowers’ decision to withjoint adoption based on marital status or draw Shahar’s job offer has been upheld sexual orientation to ask a state judge to in court. A federal trial judge ruled that enforce the decree and award them legal Shahar’s rdationship with her parmer was tees. a "constitutionally protected intimate asActiViSfssaid the settlement will put sociation" but concluded that Bowers had more f0hter children in permanent homes. not acted unlawfully. The entire 1 lth U.S. Circuit Court of Wendi Patella, a spokeswoman for the state Division of Youth and Family SerAppeals agreed last May, voting 8-4 that vices,.said.the agency now has custody of. Bowers had not violatedany of Shahar’s rights. The appeals court judged Bowers’ about 100 ~htldren who are eligible for action after assuming - only for the sake adopt&on. In_1996, 687 children in the of argument - that Sl~iflaar had some conagency’~ care were adopted, she said. The stitutional right to be intimately assooagencY.said there are currently 15 unmarried couples seeking to adopt children in ated with another woman. The appeals court went:on to say, however, it was state custody.. reasOfiable tobelieve that Lesbians who Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San .............................. in illegal homosexual rdations. Franei’~co.;estimated there are 8 million to Its decision added: "We cannot say that 13 millionchildren being raised by Gay or Georgia’ s attorney general is dearly wrong Lesbian parents in the United States. to worry that reasonable people - inside and outside,,~,e Law Department - in Georgia could think along these same lines." Such assumptions, the appeals court "ecclesiastical immunity" under the First said, could affect public confidence in the Amer~dment of the U.S. Constitution. attomey general’s office. Accorcling to testimony, Ms . Morrison’s But three dissenting judges said that husband, Steve Martens, went to talk with should not matter. "It is important to note Bass _about sexual problems within the that catering to private prejudice is not a marriage..Bass reportedly quizzed Marlegitimate government interest," they said. tens about whether his wife was a LesIn her Supreme Court appeal, Shahar’s bian. Martens, who was also a licensed law yers contend that Bowers’ action "rests minister, went back to Bass to ask for on irrational prejudice toward Gay permissitn from the Church to get a dipeople." But Georgia’s lawyers say his vorce-because he thought his wife was action was based on Shahar’s "holding having an affair with another woman, herself out as married to another woman, according to testimony. and was not precipitated by some generalB~s reportedly told Martens that he ized animus against homosexuals." If the had t6 get proof about the affair before a Supreme. Court agrees to study Shahar’s divorce could be sanctioned by the church. appeal, it will decide who’s fight. Otherwise, Martens’ minister’s license could be in jeopardy. Martens hired a private detective to tap phones and use .FUSO - Friends in Unity video surveillance and later confronted Social Organization, Inc. his wife, who reportedly confessed to a FUSO is a community based Lesbian affair. organization not-for-profit 501 (c)3 But on the witness stand, Ms. Morrison agency providing services to Africansaid she has never confessed to a Lesbian American males + females who are affair. Both women have said they are infected with HIV/AIDS in the Tulsa community. FUSO also hel~s only platonic friends and that they believe individuals find other agencies that homosexuality is wrong. provide HIV/AIDS services. A number of defendants, including Martens and other church members who 582-0438 spread the allegations, settled out of court POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 before the case went to trial. but he has been the one to take the heat for coming out and breaking the silence. Yes, he is scheduled to appear. Tix available at Carson Attractions locations and you can charge by phone at 584-2000, or online at: WWVC.CARSONTIX.COM. And should we all organize (giggle) a group (guffaw) of 20 or more, discounts are available at 254-1069. Of course, I’ve watched people try to organize a ~,oup of 5 people with little success, so that s wh~: the notion provokes some amusement. And if you’re in the mood for some jazz, Manhattan Transfer will be with the Tulsa Philharmonic at the PAC, January 9 & 10. For tix, call 747-7445. For those who like their art visual, The Philbrook Museum will be exhibiting the work of J.M.W. Turner, "the greatest of landscape painters" with watercolors From London Museums February 8- April 12. This exhibit will be the sole wordwide venue - imagine, here in little old Tulsa! More seriously, Turner xs considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. This 42 piece exhibit draws on the holdings of three great British collections, the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Umversity of London’s Courtauld Institute Gallery. The curator is Richard Townsend of Philbrook who is also the author of the exhibit catalogue that will feature essays by Townsend, and distinguished Turner specialists. This exhibit is the kick-off event of Philbrook’s Year of Europe to be followed by exhibits from the National Mu- ~" scum of Art of Romania and the Hillwood Museum. This extravaganza is subsidized by generous contributions from Tulsa corporations, family foundations and individuals. Tulsa Family News is proud to be one of The Year of Europe media partners, along with KJRH, Oasis 92.1, The Oklahoma Eagle, NPR@89.5, KMOD, Oklahoma Family and others. A Thomas Moran exhibition will also beheld February 8 - May 10 at Gilcrease Museum. Moran was highly influenced by J.M.W. Turner, and this exhibit is the first retrospecfiye of the late 19th century artist. The National Gallery organized the exhibit with assistance from Gilcrease Museum which has the largest single collection of Moran works, some 2500 pieces. Moran, British born but raised in Philadelphia became perhaps best known for his paintings of Yellowstone. It was his sketches which helped influence members of Congress to enact legislation making Yellowstone the first national park. Heller Theatre presents Jitterbug Waltz, a fihn-noire style play about a nightclub owner and her relationship with her father, rnnnmg Jan 22-31. Call 7465065 for info. And if you’re in the mood for improvisational comedy, attend Laughing MatterImprov at Heller January9. Viva Flamenco! dances its way into the PAC Jan 17. 596-7111. Well, folks, it looks like that is what the new year’s first month is offering up for fun. 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(Sti!lwell) "e9241 TIMID IN TULSA This fr end y, butshy, Tu sa ~ 36 5’10 iB01bs wonts to . . ~’7,’ ’ ’, .... , ...... SPEND THE DAY WITH ME I’m an attractive, ,43 year old, White male, 6’2, 2151bs. I’d like to meet a guy to spend time with. I’m into movies, ~oin~. out to dinner, running, cycling, oowling, dancing, spending quiet times at home, and whatever our imaginations can conceive of. (Tulsa) ~6538 BASEUNE OF THE BLUES I’m a 39 year old, Gay, White male, 5’10, " 1551bs, into light music, blues, bike nd,n I m.g.te nm"s, hiki n g,.and " " g,p~" camping. I d like to meet anolher Gay, White male,25 to 40 with s milar ~8381 NOT A BEDHOPPER I’m not interested in jumping in bed, right off the bat. I’dlike to start a friendship and see where things go. I’m an attractive, lithe guy, 5’4, |351bs, with short, Brownhair, B ue eyes, and a nice tan. I’m into most sports, especially basketball, and working out at Ihe gym. 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(Tulsa) =7257 BULLSEYE AIM I’m looking for friendship and fun with other guys in the area. Ifm a 33 year old, White male, 5’10, 1651bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, and a mustache. I like F,E, ED ME TALK I’m easy to look at, 6 2, 1801bs, with light, Brown hair and Blue eyes. I’m open minded, into different scenes, and hungry for conversation and companionship, ~ (Inverness) ~7993 NEW DUDE IN TOWN well built, COMPLIMENT MY SPACE Athletic, 40 athletic, Black male, 28, 6’3, 169~bs, with year old, Bi male, wants to meet other ~bort, Black hair, Brown .eyes, and good guys interested in making the scene. You -looks, is new to town and seeks a must be masculine and mean. (Tulsa) masculine, am’active, White male. 21 to ~9879 - 28, to hang out with. (Tulsa) ~10147 GO FOR iT Attractive, ill, White male, 34, 6’1, 1701bs, with Brown hair and Blue This smooth bodied, Gay, White male, 31,5’9, 1451bs, with Red hair and Green eyes, seeks a masculine guy, who.has a hairy body. (Tulsa) ~7153 BOOT STAMPER This. race, average guy, is looking for the rig,h,t person to have a relationship with. I m a White male, 5’9, 2101bs, with Brown hair, Brawn eyes, and average looks. I’d like to share romantic evenings, walks along Riverside Drive, a,n,d going out for an occasional drink. I m also interested in bingo and country and western dancing. (Tulsa) ~7833 JUST LIKE A WOMAN Masculine, White male, 37, seeks a feminine guy, maybe ,,even a crossdresser, to be my friend. I m especially interested in a Transsexual, pre-op or post-op. (Tulsa) ’~’7568 GYMNAST BUILD I’m a dancer and gymnast, so you can imagine what a nice body I have. I’m a White male, 5’2, very outgoing and fun loving. I’m looking for someone to get to knowfor a possible relationship. (Tulsa) ~7401 PRETTY STRAIGHT This masculine, Straight male, 31, doesn’t have much expenence with men but wants to reap some of the benefits of the Gay lifestyle. Le~’s do some stuff. (Tulsa) ~7449 FRIENDLY ROUNDUP ~utgoing, friendly, White male, 35, 5 10, with Brown hair and eyes, seeks other nice guys for friendship and fun. (Tulsa) ~4304 DOING TIME I’m looking for another Black man to spend time with and get to know. (Tulsa) ~7247 CLOSET HANGER Young, Gay male, 20, seeks long term relationship with a straight acting man, 18 to 24. Like me, you are also in the closet. I love music, quality time with friends, watching movies, or . , . ~ ..... s~mp~y hanging ~ur ana nawng run. So, let’-s hang OUtrjn the Closet . . - NO PRESSURE This feminine, Bi, White f~ale, 5’4,115ibm, wilb Brown hair and Blue morn. I like to go out, but I also enjoy staying i.n, watch’.rag a ~eo. I’m into Ihe ~uJdoo~. r ~’t smo~ b~ I hme a drink occasional,. (Saline) u9470 ~ 1115 I’m a Lesl~m wdler ~:md STRONG, SILENT TYPE My name is Michael. I’m from Tulsa. I’m a man of few words, looking to meet single men. If you qualify, give me a call. (Tulsa) "e5282 TRANSGENERATION LIFE I’m a Transgendered, Bisexual male. I’m seeking a Gay or Bisexual, Transgender male, between the ages of 25 to 35, for relationship or friendship. (Tulsa) ~!471 TULSA TRAINEE Very inexperienced, White male, 5’9, 1601bs, with Blond hair and Blue eyes, seeks a Bi male, or a couple with a,Bi male, to show me how it’s done. I m most interested in deep conversation right now but may want to expand my horizons later. (Tulsa) ~479S NEW IN TULSA This very sex~, good looking, Italian male, new tothe area, has heard that cowboys can be very hot. (Tulsa) ~4571 SMOOTH AND HAIRY Nice looking, White male, 40, 6ft, with Blond hair, Blue eyes, and a smooth, muscular, swimmer’s build, seeks a hairy guy for good times, laughs, and, I hope, a long term relationship. I enjoy camping, swimming, dancing, cooking, playi-ng cards with friends, and a whole lot more. [Tulsa) ~4309 movies, ond have a k~ oF ~. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Hawaii Court Setback for Anti-Gay Lawmakers HONOLULU (AP) - The state Supreme Court says eight state lawmakers who oppose same-sex marriage won’t be able to intervene in the court matter.. Eight members of the state House of Representatives asked -the high court to let themjoin the court fight on the side of the same-sex opponents. . . " Circuit Court Judge Kevin Chang - who ruled the state to be in violation of the law for not allowing Gays to legally marry-ruled against allowing the lawmakers to join the case. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling ’Without comment on Friday. Chang’s decision in the same-sex marriage case is under appeal to the state Supreme Court. The high court ruled in 1993 that denying marriage licenses to samesex couples was unconstitutional. The court then sent the case back to Circuit Court to allow the state a final chance to defend its position. Changruled against the state last year, but delayed the Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 75 City Locations Local Gay Athelete Takes World Class Skating Honors by Tom Neal Tulsan Marc Goohs, 1997 Pairs Figure Roller Skating World Champion with partner, Gari Phillips & runners up in Finland. TULSA - You may have seenhim around Tulsa, perhaps at the Silver Star, or at a local restaurant where he works patl-time. You’d notice him since he’s a goodlooking man - but who’d q~eSs that this seemingly et, regular guy living in Tulsa is a world .champion skating tide holder? Marc Goohs, 28, with his skating partner oftwo years, Gari Phillips, 23, won top honors in the Pairs Figure Roller Skating competition of the International World Games Association in Lahti, Finland afew months ago. While not as widely known as the Olympic ice skating competitions, these events are affiliated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). And the skating competitions share some aspects. Both are combinations of athletic skill and artistic style with the couple skating together as though they were dancing and involving overhead lifts. Goohs feels that ice skating is more like : ballet whileroller skating is more athletic. Goohs notes that while : roller skating does not have a great following in the US, it is very ¯ big in Latin America, and in Italy .where the sport is subsidized : by the government. He says the sport is dominated by the US, ¯ Italians, and Germans. _" Goohs, who’s originally from Cleveland, Ohio, has been ¯¯ skating for 20 years, 10 as apairs skater. He came toTulsa to train with a well respected coach who lived here. However, when that ", coach up and moved, Goohs stayed on in Tulsa, and for a while ¯’Exporting Hate: Largent "rakes Anti-Gay Messageto Wash. State ¯ WASHINGTON STATE - According to a Nov. ¯ 5th article by Kery Murakami, of the SeatfleTimes ¯ Olympiabureau, Oklahoma’s First District (largely ¯ TulsaCounty) Congressman Steve Largent lent his name and reputation to foes of a civil fights initia- : tive in Washington State. Initiative 677, which was overwhelmingly de- , feared statewide - except in two urban counties, ¯ would have added the term"sexual orientation" to : state civil-rights laws; which already bar work- ¯, place discrimination based on age, race, gender, and religion. Though some Washington State cit- ¯ ies, like Seattle, already have similar ordinances, ¯ Gays have nojob protection elsewhere in the state. ¯ The measure was intentionally focused narrowly ¯ on workplace discrimination. ¯ Congressman Largent, who lived in Washinglon : State while he played football for the Seattle ¯ Seahawks, claimed in the anti-initiative-677 ad- ¯ vertisement that sexual orientation, unlike age, ¯ race, gender, and religion, was a choice. He added ¯ giving civil-rights protections based on sexual ori¯ entation would be granting Gays "special fights." In the ad which looked like a letter to the voters, ¯ Largent said,"I-677 isn’t about fainiess, it’s about : special rights... 1-677 goes too far in trying to ¯ extend civil rights protections to behaviors and ¯ lifestyles that are controllable, and creates special ¯ rights for choices that some people have made in ¯ defining their sextml identity." ¯ In several Tulsa forums, Largent has made simi- ¯ lar statements that he opposes civil fights protecissuing of marriage licenses until the appeal to the ¯ dropped out of training with the attitude that maybe he should go ¯ tions based on sexual orientation becausehe feels stipreme Court is decided. A.ruling is expected some- : onwithhislifeandforgetskating. Butafter getting a call from the ¯ that sexual orientation is a choice as opposed to Li-ti~ in 1998. . - . , Games Committee saying . see Goohs, page 3 : race, gender or age. see Largent, page 3 ~,- .... . , ¯ , NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Adam is like most 2-year-olds ¯ First Performance Was at World AIDS Day Service " "1" HIV Program Di rector -quick, curious, scurrying here and there. Unlike most, " TULSA - They first came together forjust one performance and his adoptive parents are both men - whose successful ¯ still don’.t have a name of their own, but the Gay mens ensemble ¯ TULSA - The board of Tulsa Oklahomans for ¯ that performed at this last December’s World AIDS Day Candle- " light March.and Memorial Service at All Souls Unitarian Church : is continuing under the direction of musician Rick Former, Jr. Fortuer, who teaches voice at the University of Tulsa and is : music director at Hope Unitarian Church, gathered the initial ¯ group by "word of mouth". In about 8 weeks, the ensemble ¯ learned four songs which were received with great praise from ¯ those attending the service. The initial group included singers ¯ with considerable experience, some with Follies Revue perfor- ¯ mances, others with Theatre Tulsa, and still others with strong ¯ backgrounds in church music programs. ¯ The groupis planning to start rehearsals near the endofJannary with the goal of doing a benefit for TOHR’s HIV programs and : the Pride Center, hopefully in March. The group has been ¯ meelang onMonday evenings and will likely continue that time. ¯ It’s hoped that the ensemble can rehearse at the Pride Center but ¯ Women Win Case for Being ¯ Called Lesbian by Pastor ¯ TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The Rev. Ernest G. Bass said.he told his ¯ congregation that theirmusic director was involved in a Lesbian ¯ ¯ affair to "extinguish rumors and let the healing process begin" and that as her minister he had the right to rebuke her. But a civil ¯ jury believed otherwise and awarded the two women$340,000 in : a slander lawsuit settled just before Christmas. Bass made the ¯ comments during an evening worship service in July 1994. ¯ The civil trial fordefendants Bass, the First United Pentecostal ¯ Church, the Oklahoma District of the United Pentecostal Church ¯ International andits superintendent, Robert D.Whalengotunder ¯ way three weeks ago, more than three years after the incident ¯ occtn-red. ¯ .: Rhonda J. Morrison andCynthia A. Gass each were awarded ¯ $20,000 for slander, $150,000 for invasion ofprivacy and $2 for intentional infliction of emotional distress. ¯ The defense maintained that what Bass said was the truth, and : therefore, could not be considered slander. The defense also said Bass’ announcement should receive, see Friends, page 14 : Human Rights, Inc. (TOHR), Oklahoma’s oldest : Lesbian and Gay non-religious commumty orgam- ¯ zation, has hired Kristi Frisbie as director of their ° HIV programs: TOHR/HOPE: HIV Outreach, Pre: ¯ vention & Education. The organization has also ¯ hired Greg Hisaw as HIV Testing Clinic Coordina- ¯ tor. ¯ - Frisbie has significant experience with HIV/ ¯ AIDS organizations having worked as a National : AIDS Fund Americorp member and team coordi- ¯ nator. She’s worked with Whitman Walker Center ¯ in Washington, DC andhelped with the DC Needle ¯ Exchange Program. She workedwith Visiting Nurse ¯ Association’s Wellness program immediately be- : fore joining TOHR’s programs. ¯ Greg Hisaw has been a see TOHR, page 3 ¯ Bowersv. Shahar: Rights ;Case May Be Critical : WASHINGTON (AP) - Robin Shahar believes ¯ that being a Lesbian is why she’s not working for ¯ Georgia’s attorney general, but the state’s lawyers ¯ say bias against homosexuals played no role. She : lost thejob, they say, only after deciding to"maID"’ ¯ another woman. The legal dispute, carried to the ¯ Supreme Court by Gay civil-rights groups, has ¯ historic potential. Andit already may have compli- ." cated the political aspirations of the man Shahar ¯ sued - would-be governor Mike Bowers. ¯ He was the state’s attorney general when, in ¯ 1991, he withdrew Shahar’s job offer to become a ¯ staff attorney in the Georgia Department of Law. ¯ ¯ Bowers said her impending marriage would affect public perception of his office’s dedication te en- ¯ forcing the state’s anti-sodomy law. ¯ Shahar and her partner were planning to cel- ; ebratealifelongcommitment seeBowers,page14 fight to keep their boy won the Gay movement a step toward equality with heterosexuals, activists said after a landmark court settlement. The struggle began soon afterJon Holden and Michael Galluccio began caring for Adam, then 3 months old. On Wednesday, they won a settlement that gives Gay and unmarried couples inNew Jersey the right tojointly adopt children, like married couples. It only affects children in state custody. Adam Holden Galluccio, blond-haired with rosy cheeks, scumedbefore the news cameras. "This is a victory about goodness and equality," Holdensaid. Conservatives, already fighting efforts to legalize same-sex marriages, were diametrically opposed. The setdement is "a victory for homosexual activism and a defeat for children already bruised in life and in need of an intact, committed husband-and-wife .family," said Robert Knight, director of cultural studies for the Family Research Council in Washington. "I think it’ s a sad commentary," said state Assemblywoman Marion Creeco, Republican sponsor of a bill banning same-sex mamage that has not yet made it to the Assembly floor. "I think every child deserves to grbw ,u,pwith a mother and father. It’s a very natural thing, she said. The agreement by New Jersey authorities came in a class-action lawsuit broughtin June by Gay and Lesbian families with the assistance of the American Civil Liberties Union. Holden and Galluccio won the right to adopt Adam on Oct. 22. see Adoption, page 14 DIRECTORY/LETTERS P. 2/3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P, 9 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 GAY STUDIES/ANTHROPOLOGY P. 12 CLASSIFIEDS P. 14 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston *Jason’s Deli, 15th & Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Samson & Ddilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. 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Lewis 481-0558 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities AIDS Walk Tulsa, PUB 1071, 74101-1071 579-9593 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363 Black & White, Inc. PUB 14001, Tulsa 74159 587-7314 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI. & Florence *CommunityofHope United Methodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 *Community Unitarian-Universahst Congregation 749-0595 *Church oftheRestoration UU, 1314 N.Greenwood 587-1314 918.231.7372, fax: 583.4615, PUB 4140. Tulsa, OK 74159 e-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlink, net wobsite: http://users.aol.com/TulsaNews/ Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal Entertainment Diva + Mac Guru: James Christjohn ¯ Writers + contributors: Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche. 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Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans communities. Carbon Copy: The Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Oklahoma’s oldest non-religious Gay & Lesbian organization wishes to applaud our Mayor (and the National Conference for its letter supporting her) for her courageous stand on the issue of religious displays on public buildings. As members of a community still denied basic civil rights and the right to live by the dictates of our faith traditions - usually, by those claiming to be "Christian", we recognize the.need.for the separation of church and state. Tul sa’s public : buildings should not display the symbols ¯ of a single faith - even if it is the faith of ¯ the majority of those who work within. ¯ Likewise, Tulsa’s government should not ¯ promote the religious views of our elected ¯ leaders, even if they claim that amajority ¯ of Tulsans support those views. ¯ This is not only constitutionally cot- ¯" feet; it is the epitome of "treating your neighbor as you would be treated" - a ¯ tenet at the heart of Christian belief. As : most ofour directors are indeed Christian, : we do not oppose the expressions of that :¯ .ifnaicthh,uwrcehseism, ipnlypsraivyakteeebputshinemessoenshiofmtheesy, ." choose and in your hearts, but respect : your neighbors whose beliefs are differ- . ent. - The Board ofDirectors, TOHR ACTION ALERT : : : : : : URGE LAWMAKERS TO GET TOUGH ON HATE CRIMES, COSPONSOR THE HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT ,, (S.1529/H.R. 3081) from the Human Rights Campaign 1101 14th Street NW Washington, DC 20005 emzil: sloan.wiesen@hrc.org WWW: http://www.hrc.org Call on Congress to pass important bipartisan crime measure to include Semad Orientation, Gender and Disability in existingfederal laws targeting biasmotivatedviolence. Your lawmakers need to hear your support for an important piece of crime legislation that was recently introduced in Congress. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA) would protect Americam from most violent hate crimes based on their real or perceived sexual orientation, gender and disability. The HCPA was introduced on Nov. 13 in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and in the House of Representatives by Reps. Bill McCollum, R-Fla., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. According to the FBI, hate crimes committed because of an individual’s sexual orientation arealready the thirdmostcommon type of bias crime - and they are on the rise. The National Coalition of Anti- Violence Programs see Hate, page 13 Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ve covered or on issues you think need to be considered. Youmay request that your name be withheld but letters must be signed&have phone numbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publications will be printed as is appropriate. Pictured are the staff of Tulsa OklahOmans for Human .RightsHtV Programs: -Johnnie Eilerts and Jeremy S~mmOns who do Gay rnens and group and community outreach, Kristi Frisbie, thenew director oftheprograms which are called HOPE: H1V Outreach Prevention and Education, andGreg Hisaw, Testing Clinic Coordinator. However, when local activists have pointed out to Largent that religious views are also choices and yet citizens enjoy civil rights protections based on their religious status, Largent has just made statements to the effect of "that’s religion, that’s different." When Lesbian and Gay citizens challenged about his "special rights" rhetoric at a town hall meeting held at the Bixby Public Library, noting that protections based on "sexual orientation" would also protect heterosexuals, Largent failed to respond directly to that claim. A spokesperson for Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Oklahoma’s oltlest Lesbian and Gay non-rdigious community organization, expressed dismay at Largent’s’comments and that he got involved in the affairs of another state. ~"Apparently;_our Congressman is not satisfied attackin_ g his own Lesbian and Ga_y constituents but feels the need to export this hate~:to.his .former state. We believe Steve,kn.o.ws very well~ fliat hisb,omments about ’special fights a~efalsebuti.~t~h~ is deliberatelybearing ’false witness’ to promote his extreme Right-wing religious/ political, views - that hardly seems to be the conduct of someone who claims-to.be ’Christian’." Gay organizers of Initiative 677 also noted that a gun control initiative on the ballot probably hurt the civil rights measure. Again according to the Seattle Times, Lori Jinkins, board president of the Gaycivil-rights group Hands Off Washington, said umque political forces worked against the measure. She noted that the National Rifle Association spent more than $2 million against Initiative 676, the gun control measure. Gun-fights advocates according to a Seattle Times Washington Poll were overwhelmingly opposed to the Gay civil-rights measure. "Guns clearly brought out the ’no’ votes," Jinkins said. Jinkins also noted that many people believe that job discrimination is already barred. In the Times poll, a sizable number saidthey opposed the initiative because they thought Gays are already protected by civil,rights law. "Our early polling showed that 30 percent thought it was already illegal in the state, and our biggest challenge has been getting the word out that it i sn’t illegal," Jinkins said. Gay community organizers had hoped the_initiative would be the best opportunity to gain civil rights protections. Although a Newsweek po!l last y~ar’ f0und’that’ most people do not support Gays being allowed to live anywhere they please, two-thirds said their sexual onenmtiQn shguldn’t interfere_ with their ability to make a living. Therefore, Gay civil-rights advocates, tired 0f fighting off attacks from the Radical Right, and heartened by national polls showing support for. anti-discrimination laws for Gays when it comes to employment, went ahead with the $750,000 initiative campmgn. However, The SeattleTimes poll also found that a large number agreed with 1-677’s opponents’ argument that sexual orientation was different from race, age, gender or religion. Robert Larimer, spokesman for a coalition of conservative groups who opposed the initiative, said to the Times that the defeat of the initiative would fuel the passage in the Legislature next year of a law barfing Gay marriages. "When you see a margin this big, it’s sending ¯ Father Rick Hollingsworth, the Right Reverend Craig : Bettendorf, Presiding Bishop.of the Evangelical Angli- ¯ can Church in America, Father Jim Lehman of Holy ¯. Family Parish in Las Cruces, NM and Deacon Deb ¯ Starnes celebrated the Consecration and Dedication of the new building of the Parish Church ofSaint Jerome. a powerful message to the Legislature that they should continue to refuse bestowing special status for sexual behavior," Larimer said. "It should encourage the Legislature to once again pass ’defense of marriage’ legislation," he said. "Andit should send a couple of strong signs to our governor that he should not veto it." Gov. Gary Locke, a vocal supporter of 1-677, had angered conservatives earlier this year by vetoing a Gaymamage prohibition. The initiative’s defeat creates a stalemate over Gay civil-rights in the state. Initiative drives in 1994 and 1995 to restrict civil-rights protections for Gays, bar teaching about homosexuality in schools and prohibit Lesbian-and Gay couples from adopting children failed to garner enough signatures even to make the ballot. Steve Liggett ofLiving Arts of Tulsa is joined by Nancy McDonald; national prestden~ of’PFLAG, artist’Robert Hernandez, Ken Youngbloodand his morn’at the Love Makes A Family exhibit, sponsored by Eiving Arts, PFLAG and Rainbow Business Guild. December was dedicated to Lesbian & Gay art, artists and tssues, at Six Flags, and maybe makejust a little money. Unlike ice skaters who can retire wealthy, roller skaters often barely cover their costs. Andjust as much, Goohs andhis partner wouldn’t mind getting a little recognition here in Tulsaand nearby - after all how many World Champions do we have here? it needs to get a loan or donation ofa piano that’s in good ¯ shape in order to meet there. Otherwise the group will ¯ meet at Hope Unitarian Church. The group will have an organizational meeting on ¯ January 19 at 7 pm in the Neal-Padgett Hall of the Pride ¯ Center, 1307 East 38th Street, 2rid flotr. Formal audi- ¯" tions are not required but those interested should call ¯ Fortaer at 585-8595 for an informal interview prior to the 19th. reputations with their peers and feel that each will brin:g significant skills to the organization. And at the December meeting of the orgamzation, longtime volunteer Steve Horn was elected President of the Board. He is joined by Dennis Arnold, Tim Darnel., Robert Hill, Jonathan Stanley and Tom Neal. TOHR/HOPEprovides Tulsa with its principal anonymous HIV testing site at the HIV Resource Consortium. TOHR/HOPE staff members also do targeted outreach forHIV prevention in several programs. TOHR, a 501 (c)3 tax-exempt, non-political organization, also provides the Pride Center, Tulsa’s community center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgendered persons, our families and friends. The Pride Center is located at 1307 E. 38th Street, 2nd floor. For more information, call 712-1600, 9-5pm, .M-F, or 743-4297, 6-10pm, M-Sat. that Goohs and Phillips had qualified for a competition " based on an earlier performance in Mar del Plata, Argen- " tim in December 1996, Goohs and Phillips.were back in ¯ training. Goohs says they had no costumes, no music, no ¯ routine and he was out of shape but in a matter of weeks ¯ - a ftacti’on 6f the normal time required, they got thing~ :’ together, and "just for grins" skated a national competiuon in Florida where they got 3rd place for their short ¯ program, andwon first place much to their surprise for " their long program; ~ This is what qualified them to go to Finland to represent the US. He says that at 28, he’s getting to the end of a " career in competitive skating - as you get older, it’s just ] harder to keep in shape and to recover from injuries. He ¯ never dreamed though that he’d be ending his skating with a gold medal. ¯ When asked about being Gay in the sport, he smiles and says that there are many Gays in the sport but not so many - in the pairs skating that he does. He says that it’s pretty ¯ hard work and his observation is that the Gay guys want ¯ to do more glamorous stuff- not the physically demand- ¯ ing lifting of a partner. . Looking ahead, Goohs says he’d like to teach skating ° or do some theme show skating like at Disney World or ¯ ALBANY- Amid-level appealsCiSUrt denial amarrittge license to a gay couple from itli~iea, i’eCently, cifng technical flaws in their argument. -....... The state Appellate Division said Hxillip and Toshav Storrs erred in not including the state Department of Health, which has jurisdiction over marriage licenses, in their lawsuit. The Storrs had filedth~ff~elaim againstthe Ithaca city clerk, who said sh~ Was prohibited by state agency guidelines from issuing them a license. "In our view, (the Storrs) are essentially challenging the authority of (the Health Department) ’ to issue such directives, the validity of those directives and its author- ~ty over the issuance of marriage licenses," the fivememberjudicial panel wrote in a d~cision handed down Christmas Eve. "We therefore conclude that (the agency) was a necessary part of this action." The Storrs said they would consult with their attorney before deciding whether to appeMto a~kigher court, or bring suit against the health department: "We’re not surprised, and we certainly are not disappointed, because we haven’t heard no yet," said Toshav Storrs. Mariette Geldenhuys, who represented the city clerk’s office, said the ruling "affirmed the city~s position.""The city is constrained by the directives of the Health Department," Geldenhuys said. "This places the focus on the real issue, between the (Stprrs) and the Health Department." - - Same-sex marriage is a volatile issue that state courts only in Hawaii, Vermont and Alaska have wrangled with. Hawaii’s decision to recognize gay and lesbian marriages sparked debate in Congress as to whether other states have to recognize it as well. phillip, 38, and Toshav, 36 (who was formerly a Tulsa resident), applied to the Ithaca city clerk’s office for a marriage license two years ago. Toshav changed his last name from Greene after the couple went through a commitment ceremony in 1995~ Ithaca’s Common Council passed a resolution urging the state to allow same-sex marriages, but city attorneys ultimately determined Ithacahad no authority to issue the license. The Storrs then launched their lawsuit, asking for the right to marry or to allow the Ithaca city clerk’s office to evaluate the license application without taking into account the state directive. longtime volunteer with TOHR’s Testing Clinic and also did testing f0rthe Tulsa Count)’ Health DepL The_ board Colorado Commission Examing Couples Rights DENVER (AP) - A state commission looking at the rights and responsibilities of same-sex couples won’t meet a March 1 deadline to issue its findings. The Commission on Rights and Responsibilities of Same- Sex Relations has met twice since Gov Roy Romer appointed its 16 members in September. More meetings are set for January and February, but public hearings won’t be held until March 4. The commissionis charged with compiling areport comparing the-legal and economic fights, responsibilities and benefitS of same-sex couples and married couples. ’%Ve’re only just a little bit beyond the beginning org~zation in trying to identify tasks arid processes," said state Rep. Gloria Leyba,D=Denver, a committee member. The commission is headed by Bishop William J. Winterrowd of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado. Othermembers include Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput; Rabbi Steven Foster of Denver; Wade Buchanan, director of the CO Office of Energy Conservation; Shirley O. Harris, former state personnel director; and Paul Klinge of US West Media Groups. Sen. Ken ArnOld, R-Westminster, and state Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R-Fort Morgan, sponsored a bill earlier this year that sought to strengthen Colorado’s ban on same-sex ~marriages. The measure passed but was vetoed by Romer; who appointed the commission without naming Arnold or Musgrave. "You can dictate the outcome of a committee’s decision by the people youappointto the commit,t,ee, and it looks like that’s a predetermined outcome, Arnold said. "It’s an important commission," said Sue Anderson, executive director of Equality.Colorado, a Gay fights organization in Denver. "It’s the first time there’s been a formal government-sanctioned body looking at Gay issues at all. "The nature of families is changing," Andersonadded. "It’s important to examine what does that mean, for individuals in the relationships, the children, for property issues, inheritanee, survivorship fights." Leyba said the commission will look at "what barriers may be created by existing law" to same-sex partnerships. While the commismon is unlikely to propose a law for the legislative session that begins Jan. 7, she said, "If we determine there are statutory barriers, legislation could be something down the road." Expanded Anti-Bias Law CONCORD,.N:H. (AP) -A new law that grew out of years of contentious debate is expected to generate onlya trickle of action. Starting Jan. 1, New Hampshire’ s "civil fights law will protectGays injobs, housing and public places like restaurants and hotels. But the state Human Rights Commission, which will-handle complaints under the law, does not expect to be bombarded with calls. "I don’t expect there are going to be high number of complaints filed," commission Director Raymond Perry said. "It’s still going to be very difficult to be Gay in New Hampshire. It was clear from the hearings that many people remain prejudl.’~~" Perry predicts his office will handle three to five complaints in 1998 from people who believe they have been discfiminated againstonthebasis of sexual orientation. Tharis a drop in the bucket compared to the 250 to 300;complaints filed by people charging discrimination based on race, religion and other protected statuses. That doesn’t’mean the law. won’t, make-a ~difference: It will,but 16y. producing peace of.mind rather than complaintg, Sa~d Marcus ~Iurn, a law professor at Franklin Pierce Law School who is Gay. ’~It’s not so much that there is such agreat n.u~a.b.~r of landlords and bosseswho a~e 0na~witch hunt, it. s that any time you heara ~tory aboutthat you think, ’Next time it could be me,’ "he said. "Now, the law is clear, and we’ve got a pretty conservative but fair state organ~.- zation-theHumanRights Commission-thatconsctentiously does its job." The law will have a significant impact among public school teachers and state employees, be said. "It’s never been real clear in the past whether you were safe in your teacher tenure or state employee ¯ status if you were Gay or Lesbian," he said. "Now they can rest easy because it’s very plain in the law. A lot of worry hanging over people will lessen. I suspect that will be the biggest effect." Gov. Jeanne Shaheen signed the bill in June. Earlier attempts to include Gays in the civil rights law failed due to pressure from then-Gov. Steve Merrill, who said it wasn’t needed, and the Catholic Church. This lime, the Roman Catholic Diocese ofManchester helped shape the language, which includes a statement that "New Hampshire does not intend to ¯ promote or endorse any sexual lifestyle other than the ¯ traditional mamage-based family." Once the church ¯ endorsed the bill, "that started the ball rolling down ¯ hill at a pretty good clip," said Rep. Bill McCann, the ; bill;s main sponsor. ¯ .He said Bishop Leo O’Neil, who died last month, ¯¯ was concerned about the bill’s effect on schoolchildren. McCann, a Democrat from Dover, said he was ¯ abletopersuadeO’Neil that school boards wouldstill ¯ be able to discipline teachers who act inappropriately ¯ regardless of their sexual orientation. "ff you have a ¯ heterosexual teacher who is openly carrying on with ¯ two or three different people, that’s something a ¯ school board would look at. The same is true of Gay ¯ people," McCann said. ¯ Opponents say the law sanctions sin and asks ¯ people to embrace homosexuality as socially accept- ; able. "I don’t believe in adding a new classification ¯ outside of the realm of things you have no control ; over," said Rep.. Gary Daniels, R-Milford. "In cases ¯ of race, color or creed, you don’t have control over ¯ that, and those are constitutional. It wasn’t right inmy : mind to raise sexual orientation to a constitutional : level," : New Hampshire is among 11 states that have en- ¯ Acted similar laws. Maine voters will decide on Feb. : 10 whether to keep their civil fights law for Gay ¯ citizens. The law was enacted in June and signed by ~ the governor, but opponents collected signatures to ¯ force the referendum. i Canadian ProvinceAdds Civil Rights Protections : ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP)- The legislature in the eastern province of Newfoundlandhas voted to ¯ include sexual orientation in its human rights code. ¯ The vote leaves Alberta and Prince Edward Island as : the only Canadian provinces that don’t extend protec- ¯ tion to Gays and Lesbians. i .The Newfoundland human rights code will now : prohibit discrimination against Gays in areas such as employment, housing and access to establishments ¯ and. services. Some pension plans are excluded from : the amendment in accordance with the federal In- . come Tax Act, which defines aspouse as someone of ¯ the opposite sex. NewfoundlandPremier BrianTobin ¯ had promised to amend the human rights code when ¯ he was elected in February 1996. i Salt Lake City Adds ¯ Employment Protections ¯ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The City Council has : voted 5-2 to approve an ordinance protecting Gay city employees from discrimination. Oneopponent, Coun¯ cilman Bryce Jolley, said the law will be repealed in January by’the new council. "If you choose to pass this, it will be for two weeks only," he said Tuesday. ’q’his vote will be symbolic. This ordinance will be ¯ Co"Uficil inembers’ Tom Godfrey, Mary Mark~ Lee ¯ Martinez, JoanneMilner and Deeda Seed voted for ¯ thenewlaw. Jolley~andCotthcilmanKeithChfist’elsen opposed the 0rdjnancei:~ottfrey, M~rk andlM~nez ¯ are lame ’ ducks. They ~vill be. repiaced by carl~ton ¯ Christensea, Tom Roganand Roger Thomps0"~; ¯ CarltonChristensen saidhewould support Jolley’s efforts to repeal the ordinance. Rogan supports the ¯ new law. Thompson would not say what he thinks ¯ abo~t the issue. ¯ Salt lake City is the first Utah municipality to ¯ adopt such an ordinance. Salt Lake County and the : University of Utah have similar policies. Many busi- ¯ nesses have similar protections. 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Peoria 744-5556 Two hours ofvitriolicpublic debatepreceded the council’s vote, More than 30 residents argued for andagainst thenew law~ Gay city residents pleaded with council members to approve the ordinance that protects city employees from job discrimination based on their race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. They say it’s a matter of fairness and equity. University of Utah Law School professor Terry Kogan said he is grateful the university has a similar nondiscrimination policy that protects him fromjob discrimination. "My life would be miserable if I hg.d hanging over my head the worry that my superiors could fire me based solely on my sexual orientation, something totally unrelated to my job performance," Kogan said. Employment attorney Erik Stringberg urged adoption of the taw and cited the case of two Utah Lesbians dismissed from their jobs when their sexual orientation was discovered. "Employees are repeatedly and regularly fh’ed from their jobs becauseofsexual orientation"," Stn’nqgbe’rghsai"id.s" proposed ordinance would not give any special rights to Gay employees. It would merely ensure that employees are given a fair chance and are not discriminated against based on something that has nothing to do with their job performance." Others at the meeting disagreed. Some claimed a parental right to know if Gay city employees might have contact with their children. Some argued the law was giving Gay city employees special protections not afforded other workers. A few attorneys contended the city ordinance was too vague. Some said the law could be extended to include all businesses in the city. Other speakers raised religious arguments against the ordinance. "Homosexuality is a perversion," said U. instructor Brian Fetzer. "It "always will be an abomination before God." i Ex-Scout Still Appealing ¯ HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Kicking James Dale ¯ out of the Boy Scouts because heis Gay violates the : state’s anti-discriminationlaw, attorneys saidinan ¯ appeal to reinstate the former assistant scoutmas- ¯ ter. "We want an end to this discriminatory policy," : attorney Evan Wolfson said of the Boy Scouts of ." America’s 80-year-old practice of barring homo- . sexuals. Wolfson argued Dale’s case beforea three- ¯ judge state Appellate Division panel of Superior : Courtjudges. Thejudges didnotimmediately rule. : Dale earned30 merit badges, seven achievement ¯ honors and other awards, and was an Eagle Scout ¯ during his 12 years as a Scout. He was expelled in : 1990 alter the Boy Scouts learnedhe was Gay from : a newspaper article. He sued the organization in a : 1992 and a Monmouth County judge ruled in the ¯ Scouts’ favor in 1995, calling homosexuality "a : serious moral wrong." ¯ Dale’s attorneys claim the Boy Scouts policy ¯ violates New Jersey’s anti-discrimination law, "- which was expanded in 1992 to prohibit most ¯ organizations from discriminating on the basis of : sexual, orientation. In his argument, Wolfson noted : that the Scouts’ commitment to being "morally ¯ straight"-never mentions sexual 0iientation. The ¯ Scouts, he says, stand for "teaching boys, team- . work, se!f-reliance, courage, torespect the rights of ¯ all people." . ." A national spokesmzn for thail~ Scouts says ¯ the organization’s stand on homosexuality is crucial to its mission. ’q’his is a ~0,~aional policy that’s ¯ the proposal in August the legislature intended to protect women and childrenfrom abuse and protect a traditional family unit. Philpot said he is open to .. the possibility of providing protection to homo- . sexual victims of domestic violence if Gays prove ¯ there is a problem. Gau l~.t~Hn|l~Q [~l~lt .P.~ : ve~simple,"~dGreggS~e~ds.¢,~eBoyS~uts "3 ~~’~ "~"~$~ : of ~efi~ have long mught’~’~ues held by ~ ¯ " . .- " ¯ , " ~ ........... s~fing f~es.. ~’A ~r~0~’.who.~en a es i " _ " - ¯ .nomos~x~ nzesty~e ~N~OR~T, Ky.-(Ap) - A CO~ ofApes : Values." ~g ~at says dom~fic viol~ orders may be Dfle, now 27 ~d worMng at ob~n~by one mem~r of a s~e-sex ~uple who " public relafiom fi~, w~ts to~reinsure. "~scrimination goes against everything I learnedinmy ; 1,2 years of Scouting," Dale said in..a press release ." issued by his attorneys. "I want the Boy Scouts of ¯ America to give back what I earned and allow me .- to continue to serve." Despite the national policy, ¯ the Boy Scouts’ San Francisco-area chapter last ; year adopted a more lenient "don’t ask, don’t tell" ¯ policy toward Gays. ¯ Ellen Honored byACLU ¯ BEVERLY HILLS,Calif. (AP)- Ellen DeGeneres ¯ never wanted to be a spokeswoman for Gay rights, ~ but that’s exactly what happened after she publicly disclosed her sexual orientation. "I just got to the ." place where I didn’t want to live my life feeling ¯ ashamed, and thankGodthat I don’t have to do that ." anymore," she said Sunday at a dinner where she ¯ was honoredbytheAmericanCivil Liberties Union of Southern California. : "From the beginning, I said that I didn’t want to .. become a spokesman for Gay rights. But here I ¯ am," she said. DeGeneres said her ABC sitcom ¯ "Ellen" serves an important function in trying to ." remove the stigma attached to Gays and Lesbians. ¯ "But there’s still a lot more to do," she said. ¯ ’q’here’s a warning label on my show sending a ¯ message that there is something wrong with me." ". DeGeneres has beenfighting withABC executives ¯ in an effort to.,~emove the parental guidance warn- " hlgs at the beginning of her show. : TheACLU gave her its Bill of Rights Award for : advancing" the cause of Gay rights 100-fold" by ¯ announcing her sexual orientation on the April 14 ¯ issue of Time magazine and later appeared on the : groundbreaking "Ellen" episode. The ACLU Bill ¯ of Rights Award commemorates the ratification of : the Bill of Rights in December 1791. Funds raised ¯ at the annual dinner support the ACLU’s legal ¯ battles, advocacy and public education programs. faces abuse from the other could inflame legislative debate on the topic. One state’ ~enator has already proposed a change in thelaw to prohibit the issuance of domestic violence orders to members of a same-sex couple. The appellate decision reversed a Fayette Circuit Court ruling, which had taken the position that the law applies only to a married couple or a heterosexual couple. Judge David Buckingham of Murray, who wrote the majority decision, said the statute applies to couples engaged in an intimate relationship and would not apply to roommates. ’q’he language of the statute is unambiguous, even though it is gender- neutral and does not specifically include or specifically exclude same-sex couples from its scope," Buckingham wrote. ’€I’he General Assembly has not given preferential treatment to samesex couples or homosexuals; rather it has provided for equal treatment under the law for same-sex or homosexual victims of domestic violence." .Judge Joseph Huddleston of Bowling Green joined Buckingham’s opinion. Judge Rick Johnson of Mayfield dissented. He said the legislature intendedto allow domestic violence orders forcouples that are composedof members of the opposite sex. The statute now allows "any family member or member ofan unmarried couple" to petition a court for a domestic violence order to refrain from any contact with the partner. It has generally been applied to nnmarried couples who live together, formerly lived together or havea child in common. It also covers spouses and some other relatives. According to the court case, John W. Ireland and Blake Allen Davis were homosexual males living together in an intimate relationship. Ireland sought a protective order, alleging he had been abused by Davis. Sen. Tim Philpot, R-Lexington, has proposed a revision that would add to the definition of an unmarried couple, limiting that category to people "of opposite sex." philpot said prior to a heating on Denver Needle Exchange Program DENVER (AP)-Hopingto slow Denver’ s growing number of HIV and A{DS cases, the City Council has approved a.controversial needle-exchange program that would allow drug users to trade used syringes for new ones. The exchange program, which was approved Monday on an 8-3 vote, cannot go into effectwithout the authorization ofthe state legislature. Lawmakerslast session killed a bill to ~nodify .Colorado’s drug paraphernalia lacy. Despite the uphill battle; progr,a,in proponent~ saidiris a.neces~ary step’to preventing spreaff of-HIV and AIDS: An. estimated 10.5percent of Denver’s AIDS cases in 1996 were attributed to intravenous drug use. ’Tnis is a public health issue," councilwoman Happy Hayes said. "The goal is tO decrease the spread of infectious and deadly diseases. I see no evidence that it will increase drug use." Councilman ~Ed,~Thomas, a former Denver police offi~ jofixed~ Susan Bames- Gelt andTed Hackworthas the dissenting voters. "We’re taking a giant lehp of faith with people invo{~ed in heroin and injection devices, T,homas stud. There s not absolute proof that a needle-exchange program ... is successful." Mayor Wellin~gt0ii Webb, who initially opposed the needle program, changed his position out of concern for the gro,,wing number of children infected with HIV throughtbeirmothers. UnderWebb’ s proposal, the city’s department of environmental health would register, inspect and monitor any needle-exchange program. Denver would join "75 other U.S. cities ,with such a program. Boulder has a personal needle-exch~ mge program in which individtmls receive dean needles for used ones, but it is not recognized by authorities and is generally .regarded as illegal. "It just doesn’t make sense," Denver police officer Kirk Miller said ofneedle-exchange programs. "Let’s do some outreach and education first before we give a drug user the equipment to commit a felony." Call For HIV Case Reporting by Name SEATTLE (AP) - The first U.S. decline in new AIDS eases is increasing support for a proposal that was once almost too controversial to discuss: identifying and monitonng everyone who tests positive for the virus that causes the disease. Such a shift, now gaining momentum at the state and federal level, would mark a turnaround in public health policy. In Washington state, public health officials now track only full-blown AIDS cases. Underthenew proposal, they would monitor, by name, everyone who tests positive forHIV, thehumanimmunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS, and try to notify their sexual or needle-sharing partners that they have been exposed and may be infected. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking all states to consider the policy change. Now thatnew AIDS:drugs are keeping people with .HIV healthier longer, thereby leading to a atop in full-blownAIDS cases, such a change would enable authorities to get more HIV-positive people on the drugs sooner. "We need to keep our policies in line withthenew scientific evidence that early notification saves lives," said Dr. Alonzo Plough, director of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health. "Names reporting is the best way for us to keep track of the epidemic and to make sure individuals andinfected partners have this information," he said. The change would also mean that epidemiologists could for the first time enlist traditional .public-health strategies in the battle against AIDS. For years, the stigma of a disease that primarily infected gay men and injected-drug abusers was so great that officials, at the insistence of the gay community, relied on nontraditional methods such as anonymous testing and treatment. Thirty states already record the names of people who have tested positive for HIV. InWashington state, for example, reporting by name begins when the patient has clinically defined AIDS - an AIDS-related infection or other symptom, or an immune system weakened to below a certain level. Names reporting has long been used to helpcontain and combat other dangerous infectious diseases. The state monitors 54 such ailments including measles; tuberculosis, whooping cough, certain types of hepatitis and several sexually transmitted diseases, Now some health authorities say it’s time to add HIV to the list. They want the freedom to attack AIDS with the traditional tools of public health: routine testing of large segments of the population, names reporting of those who test HIV positive, and notification of people who may have been infected so that they can get tested for HIV and seek treatment if necessary. .The CDC considers names reporting of HIV the only accurate way to "track the front end of the epidemic," said Judith Billings, Washington state’s former top school offici’,d and a member of the President’s Advisory Council on HIVAIDS. Billings, who stepped down from her stat~ post after disclosing her own AIDS diagnosis last year, also leads a subcommittee of the Governor’s Advisory Council on HIV-AIDS. The group has held five public hearings on HIV names reporting and will report its findings to Gov. Gary Locke next month. Early intervention allows health authorities te stretch limited AIDS-prevention resources, Billings said. But, as a person with AIDS, she said she understands concerns that it could lead to discrimination in housing, employment and medical care. "There are plenty of people who went through 10, 12, 15 years of discrimination who are very concerned," Billings said. "And we all know too well that there are somepretty innovative (computer) hackers." Citing such concerns, the Seattle-based Northwest AIDS Foundation is opposing the proposed change in policy. "We think HIV surveillance is important, but we think there needs to be an alternative to a name-based system," said Steven Johnson, the foundation’s public policy director and a member of the governor’s advisory council. The alternative could be some sort of unique identifier or code numbers that enable officials to track the epidemic without raising patient fears of disclosure, Johnson sai& "The CDC hasn’t come down with a definitive position on what they want from the states," he said. "It’s unclear if the CDC will ask states to comply with the name-based system or let states do their own surveillance." The new push for names reporting fol- Free & Anonymous Finger Stick Method By &for, but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Communities. Mon. & Thurs., 7-9 pm, Daytime testing Mon-Thurs. by appt. H O P E HIV Outreach, Preve6tion&Educaiion part of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIVPrevention Programs 834-TEST (8378), 3507 E. Admiral Place Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S. Lewis (918)-743-4117 ¯ Certified in EMDR Treatment ¯ Certified in Hypnotherapy ¯ Traditional Psychotherapy Leah Hunt, MSW * Our Fees Are Negotiable * Serving a Diverse Community Richard Reeder, MS Jeffrey A, Beal, MD Stephen Peake, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services we are currently enrolling participants in HIV/AIDS investigational drug trials. 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Combination-drug therapies - especially a new class of drugs known as i’pr.otease inhibitors"-have shownprom- 1se m many patients. In September, the CDC reported the first U.S. drop in new AIDS cases. In 1996, 56,730 Americans were diagnosed with AIDS, down 6 percent from the 60,620 new cases reported in 1995. At the same time, AIDS deaths declined 23 percent, from 50,140 to 38,780. The new anti-AIDS drugs are expensive and don’t work for everyone, but supporters of names reporting say .the latest developments are encouraging enough to warrant re-examining public policy. "We can?t tell you what proportion of people who have HIV infection are on effective drugs - or what proportion of those people are even in care systems - because we have no idea who they are," said Dr. BobWood, AIDS-control officer for the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health. ’qf you want to answer those very important questions, we need to have the data," he said. To Wood and others in the field, public health officials are negligent if they do anything less than seek out the disease and eradicate it. For them, that means notifying an HIV-positive person’s sexual partners, because "if you leave it to the person, it doesn’t happen," Wood said. HIV Warning For UK Soldiers : Sustiva, a trademark name of DuPont : Merck, is expected to be filed with the : Food and Drug Administration next year. : The access program allows companies ¯ to get the drug to patients in need who : have few other choices while it is being considered by the FDA. Once the drug is : licensed and marketed, the free access : program would end. In the program, : Sustiva must be used in combination with ¯ and initiated at the same time asat least one other marketed or investigational ¯ antiretroviral drug which the patient :has : not taken previously. Patients would only : be eligible if their, current ~regimen’ and ¯ drug cocktaiIs are not effective. ¯ Preliminary data indicates that Sustiva ¯. can significantly reduce viral loads and improve healthy cell counts when used : with other drugs, the company said. Pa- : tients andphysicians may call 1-800-998- : 6854 for more information on the pro- : gram. ! Chinese Hood : Bettor AIDSlnfo, ! BEIJING (AP) - Many doctors in China : need a crash course in treating AIDS, a : survey shows. It found that nearly 60 ¯ percent of doctors in eight Chinese cities : mistakenly believed that AIDS could be : transmitted by sharing bowls and chop- : sticks, the Beijing Youth Daily newspaperreportedWednesday. Thesurveyfound : that more than 70 percent of ordinary ¯" people held the same view. It also found : that one in three people surveyed and one ¯ in six doctors-mistakenly thought AIDS LONDON (AP) - Commanders at : conldbetransmittedthroughahandshake. Britain’s largest military base have ad- : The survey was conducted in Beijing, Shanghai-and-six..other..cities~by~tl~7~C~h~.~~ least two HIV-positive women had a se- nese Academy for Preventive Medicine, ties of sexual affairs with soldiers. The two women had been having sex with soldiers based at Catterick gamson in Yorkshire, 210 miles north of London, Col. Nell Donaldson said in a special order. The women "are believed to be liberal with their affections, particularly to soldiers, and are not averse to indulging in casual sex, often unprotected," Donaldson said in the statement issued Tuesday. The Sun tabloid newspaper said that more than 100 men had asked for AIDS tests after the announcement and speculated that the women may have been deliberately trying to infect soldiers. The Ministry of Defense did not say whether any of the soldiers tested had the HIV virus. Sustiva Drug Program Expands WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)-The DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. is making the drug Sustiva available to more HIV-infected patients. Under the broader Sustiva Expanded Access Program, patients who have had less than 400 CD4 cells per millimeter will qualify for free doses of the drug, which must be taken with other protease inhibitors. The old access program was designed for patients with less than 50 CD~ cells per millimeter - meaning the patient’s condition was much more severe, said Sandra Kingsberry, a spokeswoman for the company. DuPontMerck, ajoint venturebetween Merck &Co. and DuPont Co., expanded its access program one month ahead of schedule because of an increased supply of the drug. A new drug application for the newspaper reported. It did not give details about how the survey was conducted or any percen~ge of error. AIDS is spread through intravenous drug use, sexual contact, blood and breast milk.. China has 7,253 official cases of HIV infection, but experts say the real figure could be as high as 200,000. Fighting AIDS in Black Communities LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP)-Two statewide groups are joining together in an effort to slow the rapidly increasing surge ofAIDS and HIV infection in Kentucky’s black communities. Representatives from the NAACPand the Kentucky Department of Public Health said at a news conference Friday that they’re planning a series of workshops, health fairs and other events around the state next year to provide information about AIDS and alert blacks to the growing threat. "If we don’t address this issue now, there will be no .tomorrow," said Anna Davis-Nail, representing the WIN (Women in the NAACP) Auxiliary of the Kentucky Conference of NAACP Branches. "We must take a stand to make a change in our own community." Davis-Nail said that, as a part of the plan, organizers want to create a core group of at least 150 blacks fromdifferent backgrounds who would spread the word aboutAIDS in black comm~lnities around the state. The group would consist of 50 young people, 25 ministers, 25 people with AIDS and 50 commtmity .leaders, she said. Blacks make up about 7 percent of Kentucky’s population, but they count for about 30 percent of new HIV infections in the state. by James Christjohn, TFN bon vivant Well ,jokers, chokers, and smokers, it’s timeforyet another wonder-columnfilled with wit, intelligence, and bad jokes aplenty. Before I forget: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Worth a trip to Dallas (from which environs I’ve just returned), Cirque De Soleil’s production of Quidam arrives there on Feb 11. If you have never seen orheard ofthis troupe from Canada, run to Blockbuster and rent their videos. The acro-aerobatits are incredible, the hunks amazingly beautiful, the womendivine, and the music (performed live at the shows, and available on CD at Best Buy) simply breathtaking. I’ve been a good boy, Santa, can I have next year’.s present just a tad early...? This troupe, particularly m the Salt~mabanco video, puts on a very homoerotic display of two women on trapeze and twomenin gymnastic feats that have to been seen to really be appreciated. The whole thing’s a circus of surreality. IfyoumissedTU’s production of Falsettos, you missed the best production I have seen since, arrivinginTulsa4years ago. The acting, singing, and choreography were as near to perfect as you can get and still be off-Broadway (-way off Broadway). The cast put on a professional show, and I was utterly absorbed into the action onstage. The cast had obviously workedhard on this show, and I know this is a show they’ve been wanting to do since 1995. Andsuch voices! Falsettos is difficult musically, and these folks made it look so easy! Falsettos tells the story of Marvin (Gabriel Washam) who, in the first act, has come out to and left his family - his exwife, Trina (Ashleigh Siegfried), their son Jason (Simon Plohocky), and also tells of relationship with his lover, Whizzer (Joel Sutliffe). The dynamics of all these relationships are For those who ~,ike their art visual, Philbrook Museum will be exhlbltln~ the -work of J,M.W. Turner, "the ~reatest of landscape palnter~" from London, February 8- Ap~l 1~. Thls exhibit ~ll be the sole world,de venue - imagine, here in little old Tulsd ~ More seriously, Turner is eonsldered the ~r~test British ~inter of the 19th e~nt~r~ ~n~ one of the monum~tal fi~ures of ~estern ~intln~. This ~ pleee exhibit draws on the holdln~s of three ~r~t Bdtlsh eolleetlons, the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Unlve~ity of London’s Courtauld Institute Gallery." The curator is Richard To--send of Philbr~k who ls also the author of the exhibit ~talo~ue that ~ll f~ture es~ys by To--send, and dlstln~ulshed Turner spedallsts. played out with help from Marvin’s psychiatrist, Mendel (Jonathan Scott Chin) who has a few-disorders of his own to explore. In short, Marvin wants it all - he wants to keep his relationship with his family and his lover. 1"hus is the scene set for some really hilarious and poignant songs, and of course, points about acceptance and what constitutes a family nowadays. The first act ends with Whizzer leaving Marvin, and Trina deciding that she, too, needs tofindherownwayinlife. Sheends up with the psychiatrist. The second act begins a couple of years later - it’s time for Jason’s Bar Mitzvah, and Trina and Marvin are having a terrible time planning it. They are at odds over everything. Jasonjust wants to disappear, and Mendel ends up trying .all of the psychology heknows tokeep ruffled feathers from flying. Or is it fur? Anyway, Whizzerappears onthe scene at Jason’s invitation just in time to provide some more complications. And, as such things do happen, Whizzer and Marvin rekindle the flames. This come just as the Lesbians next door, Doctor Charlotte (Elizabeth Haley) and her spouse, caterer Cordelia (Jeni Martin) arereading about a strange new disease affecting Gay men. Thus the scene is set for Whizzer’s future. He -has AIDs. As the Bar Mitzvah draws nigh, he weakens and becomes sickerand sicker. The day of the Bar Mitzvah, he is in hospital, and Jason, disgusted with the arguing adults around him,. decides to have the Bar Ivlitzvah in the hospital room so Whizzer can be there. The show was profoundly moving, and I was gratified to seemany members of the community in the audience - a large one, considering it was the final performance, and a matinee. Tom had seen the original off-Broadway production of Falsettoland (which comprised the second act of Falsettos) and proclaimed this TU production as good. I feel safe in saying there wasn’t a dry eye in the house - literally. The actors in this production were excellent- Gabriel Washamhadjust the right amount of neuroses and pathos in Marvin to keep the character real. Joel Sutliffe was absolutely perfect (and handsome) as Whizzer - again, not too bitchy, but enough edge to make the relationship between Whizzer and ¯ Marvinreal withoutbeing utterly depress- 2 ing. I received many an elbow jab to the ¯ ribs by Tom after his character made a ¯ bitchy remark - I don’t know why. ¯¯ Eleven year-old Simon Plohocky can- nothaveenoughgoodthings written about ¯ him. He displayed an amazing depth with ¯ Jason that is a hard thing to achieve, ¯ especially with very young actors. This is no fluff musical, and Jason is a pivotal ¯ character. 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Yet, that bistro has been the Site of a lot of excitement in the local culinary world since they reopened in November after extensive redecorating and remodeling; .... - , - Cardigan s, An American Bistro, at 5800 South Lewis, now boasts a revised menu and a fresh, new look, while still retaining a clubby, comfortable feel. Diners who haven’t been to Cardigan’s in the past couple of months won’t recognize the place, which now features tall wainscotting in a deep, mahogany. color, surmounted with crisply painted walls in a soothing, basil green shade. Dramatic, large Italian and New York deco-era posters decorate the walls. The designers have been successful in updating the look, while still giving the rooms a cozy, lived-in feel that looks as if it has been there for years. Waiters wear solidblack wing-collar shirts with blue jeans and waist-to-floor white aprons, while busboys wear black polo-style shirts with their jeans. . .... During our"~¢~riV 9isW~~ Cardigan’ s for this review, we were somewhat disconcerted at the wait to be greeted at the door by anyone connected with the staff. However, once the maitre d’ materialized, we were warmly greeted and promptly escorted to a prime table. During tiffs dinner, we were privileged to be the guest of the doyen of Tulsa’s artistic musical community, who is a frequent diner at Cardigan’s, so our" reception was more probably a result of his patronage and renown than a usual reaction to dinner guests. The new menus are quite adventuresome. While making a more than adequate bow to the standard cliche foods of the typical Oklahoma-Texas popular eatery, the Cardigan concept includes its own flair with items like the cheeseburger with Gouda cheese and caramelized onions and the ten5ne incorporating fetaand cream cheeses with the ubiquitous sundried tomatoes. Items from the Mexican, Italian, and Chinese repertoire are included, plus a few things from Santa Fe, New Orleans, and the New York delicatessen, making categorization of this eclectic smorgasbord difficult. But, with such a broad variety, practically everyone can find at least Onefavorite item on themenu, and in all price ranges from pricey entrees to economical pizzas and sandwiches. Avariety of salads are available both as side salads and as main course salads, including a classic Caesar, hot dressed spinach, Greek, and Cobb, with prices from $2.25 to $6.50. French onion soup in a daily standard, and, on the night of our visit, the soup of the day was New gland style clam chowder (cup. $1.95, Cardlgan’s An American Bistro 5800 S. Lewis Amblanee: Dressy casual Prices: Expensive Payment: All major plastle accepted Non-smoking seetlon: Yes ............Alcohol: ,- Full bar and wine llst Rating: A llst ¯ bowl $2.95). Weopted for the clam chow- : der, and, while it was a tasty soup, it was ¯ rather more of a clam-flavored potato ¯ soup than a seafood chowder. While our waiter, rather ineptly, was ¯ uneducated as to the evening’s specials and their preparations, we, nonetheless, ¯ opted to order the chef’s fish of,the day, ¯ whichwas apecan~encrustedfiletofChilcan blue-nosed sea bass ($17.95). Sea,bass i~. a large, flak~, White fish, an66u~!~rge~ thick slab Was very"tiicely cookedthroughout, th6ughwe found the ground pecan crust to have an ever-so7s!ighfly scorched taste. The pecan-encrusting conceptis ago&tone, though, and would probably beperfectona thinnerpiece of fish. The one thing we didn’t like about the fiSh ~,~ ’the very sweet blueberry sauce that was ladled over th~ Serving-- we would .mUch. rather have preferred the sauce on the side. Our host chose the medallions of beef tenderloin ($14.50). Several-medallions were presented, cooked correctly to the requested degree of doneness, and were covered in a marsala sauce, which our companion termed, "ten5- bly ordinary." Both entrees were accompanied by mashed potatoes and a winter vegetable saute. 7~e did. notice that everything -~e elam chowder, the medallions, the mashed potatoes - were garnished the same way, with a rather unimaginative scattering of chopped parsley. After our waiter convinced us to try the lemon custard meringue pie ($3.25) for des- " sert, he later had to come back to report ¯ that the kitchen was out of lemon pie. We ¯ were not amused. In lieu of the pie, we ¯ decided upon the fresh vanilla bean flan ($3.50). Flan, of course, is h delicate egg ¯ custard, and in this case, we were very ¯ pleasandy surprised and interested to be ¯ served a thick, almost cheesy, custard that ¯ was quite good. ¯ Our dinner companion had the black Russian cake ($3.25). Wewere expecting ¯ something perhaps Kahlua-flavored, re- " calling the black Russian cocktail made : with vodka and Kahlua, a coffee liqueur. ¯ Instead, a several slices of afudgey choco- ¯ late tube cake with chocolate icing served on a bed of decorated whipped cream and ¯ cocoa arrived, and neither we nor the waiter (ourhero, who was moving quickly ¯ toward an e~ght percent tip) could explain ¯ why the cake bore the "black Russian" ¯ moniker. ¯ Now, whileweare being abit cridcal on ¯ the finer points of execution of our re- " view-night meal, wedon’t want to give an : overall negativeimpression ofCardigan’s. ¯ Yes, the kitchen could use abitmore flare ¯ in their saucings and presentations, but ." the basic food underneath is generally ¯ good and a fair value for themoney,when ¯ comparedto similar establishments in this : region. And, while our waiter was inex- : cusably inept and insuffieiendy ~rained, ¯ he was friendly and didn’t actually give : badservice, seeCardigan’s,page 12 Gays & Religion by Lamont Lindstrom I lived for a couple of years in a village on an isolated island in what today is the South Pacific nation of Vanuatu. I was at one time the only American on this island until a Catholic priest arrived from the U.S. He had been assigned to a mission station about three miles walk away from mcoea,sffdmoew. TniffaslownagsPa~rreoBcokby. (Up until then, all priests serving the Catholic mission had been French-speaking l~res.) P~re Bob was hospitable and engaging; he was also vigilantly taken care of by a gaggle of Italian nuns, and he had laid in a fine supply ofwine and whiskey. P~re Bob was interested in island culture and language and he often joined localmenandboys whogathered at dark village clearings each evening to prepare and drink kava, the Pacific’s traditional drug substance. Kava ordinarily has light depressant, mood-levding effects, something like valium. It wasn’t long before teen-aged boys were whispering to me that P~re Bob, everyone zoned out on kava, would sometimes feel them up. The boys ~weren’.t upset about this; they just giggled at the p&e’s sexual eccentrictty. It came to me then that the connections between religion and sexuality a~e .long and twisted in human history. Whaf~v_er one believes about the supernatural, the problem in all religions is one of access and commlmication. Who controis the flow of messages back and forth between humans and the gods? Specialist mediators, operate in most religions as supernatural guides, as did Pdre Bob, in his own way, onmyisland. Many cultures presume Gays and Lesbians to bridge fundamental gender categories. Religious systems have often built, metaphorically, on this positional intermediacy of Gays and Lesbians. Homosexuals (however culturally conceived),who themselves are in between gender categories are effective religious mediators linking humans and the gods. Mohave Indian cross-dressers, for example, traditionally, often were powerful shaman; they cured sickness by contacting the world of the spirits. Crossdressers in India, the hijras, similarly possess powerful abilities to bless and to curse based on their dose links to the Mother Goddess. (Anyone interested in hijras, afew ofwhomare hermaphrodites and some of whom ritually emasculate themselves, mighthavealookatmyfriend Serena Nanda’s book Neither Man Nor Woman: The Hijras ofIndia (1990).) Anthropologist Weston La Barre once suggested that original human religion everywhere was shamanistic and therefore relatively egalitarian. Although people might turn to part-time specialist shamans to diagnose and cure disease and for other sorts of assistance with the supernatural, everyone had the capacity and the right to contact his or her own ancestors or other family spirits. With the development of agriculture, though, religion and social life in general became much more hierarchical. When the great religions - the religions of the book - : appeared in human history, they quickly ¯ acquired an official monopoly on spiri- : tual mediation. Priesthoods, notably, ¯ emerged and gained control of tallking to ¯ the gods. ¯ Organized priesthoods may have se- ¯ cured the function of mediating with spit- ¯ its but they have not escaped issues of : sexuality and religious function. The Ro- ¯ man Catholic Church, for example, particularly since the 12th century has symbolically remarked the powers of its priestly mediatorsthrough an elaboration of celibacy. But some of the same sorts of people whose intermediate sexuality once would have led them to take up the spiritual quests of the shaman nowadays become clergy within religton organizations that are hostile to homosexuality. Nonetheless, some of the best priests and pastors, at least in my experience, are Lesbian or Gay. In this, they maintain a wide-spread; cross-cultural tradition of great antiquity. My friend William now studies in a semanary in the eastern United States. He is a monk on his way to the priesthood. He loves men and, I should also tell you, he is super cute: I worry about William. Sometimes I suspect h’e has thrown himself into a celi~ ¯ bate church as a means to control a per- " sonal sexuality thatdiscomforts and vexes -" him. Marriage~t0~tbe chu~ehmean~ never having to go on a date. "This is dangerous ¯ overkill," I pleadwith him: "Can’t you ," become a priest after you are old and ¯ ugly?" But part of me knows he is realizing a ¯ primal humancultural pattern. Those who ¯ find themselves in between male and fe- : male also move easily between earth and ¯ heaven. William’s retreat to the monastery might be a loss to the Gay bars - that mundane world of the flesh - but it is a gain for the realm of the spirit. I am glad that the messenger .who helps carry my prayers up to the .gods is so beautiful. Lamont Linstrom teaches anthropology at the Uttiversity of Tulsa. I worry about . William. Sometimes I snspect he has thrown himself into a eellbate ehnreh as a means to control a personal sexuality that dlseomforts and vexes him. Marriage to the church means never having to "go on a date. However, at Cardigan’s prices,~we have to demand at least better training of the wait staff. The place is fun, though. And, a broad rangeofgenerations patronize Cardigan’ s for dinner, possibly skewed a bit toward the more mature parties, though that may be more a factor of economics and neighborhood. A whole other crowd frequents the bar, where watching televised sports and smoking cigars seems to be a highlight. Cardigan’s bears careful watching. Already, a very popular and most adequate place to eat, with just a little effort and polish, they could become one of the top dinner destinations in Tulsa. Will they make it? We hope so. Editor’s note: sometimes tart, other times saucy, M. LaGrandboucheprovides Tulsa with its most honest restaurant reviews. Ergo, his column has attracted a following among Tulsa ’finest chefs. St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & Club Featuring . Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta, Soups,~ Espresso, and Chalkboard Speciaties Monday- Thursday 11am- 10pm. Friday- Saturday llarn- 11pm 3324-L East 31st Northeast side of Ranch Acres 745-9998 Established 1960 I Saint Aidan’s 4045 NO. 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When Americans are assaulted merely because of their orientation, gender or disability, the law should be as tough on their assailants as it currently is tough on criminals who attack based on racial or religious bias. The HCPA has the support of President Clinton, the Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of lead sponsors in Congress - but it needs your support ff it is to become the law of the land. Act Now Urge your U.S. senators and representative to cosponsor the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which would include hate crimes based on sexual orientation, gender and disability among the bias crimes that the federal government can investigate and prosecute. Explain that when Americans are targeted for hate violence becauseoftheiractual orperceived sexual orientation, gender or disability, they should be included in the basic protection of existing federal laws that are tough on ; Clergy Candidate Gaining Tolerance ¯¯ KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -When gay divinity school student Thomas Brown ¯ was ordained a deacon during a ceremony ¯ last June, two Episcopal priests rose to ¯ object. But Brown was undaunted. The ¯ 27-year-old recently graduated from di- ¯ vinity school and plans to return to Epis- ¯ copal Church of Christ the King in Janu- : ary to be ordained asa priest. ¯ Brown, formerly of Kalamazoo, says ¯ people in his hometown parish have been : les~ openly critical of hima~ tim~ has : passed.BrOwnnowlivesinCalifomiabut ¯ frequently returns to the Kalamazoo area. ¯ "Of course, in the wake of my ordina- ¯ tion, people knew who I was. If they ¯ didn’t already know me, they were able to ¯ figure out, ’That is the homosexual’," ¯ Brown told the Kalamazoo Gazette in a ¯ recent story. ¯ "But I was touched by how welcoming ¯ many people were.... I think that’s a ¯ tribute to the Episcopal Church in West- " ern Michigan and Bishop Edward Lee for " helping us maintain that type of unity." ¯ AfterBrownis ordainedapriest, he will ¯ be eligible to lead a parish of his own. ¯ Rightnow,heis the directorofalumni and ¯ church relations at the Church Divinity ¯ ¯ Sehool of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., and a part-rime clergy associate at the : Church of St. John the Evangelist in San : Francisco. ¯ "I feel called to my work at the semi- " nary and my work at St. John the Evange- ¯ list," Brown said. "I aspire to serve a : parish full-time in the next one to two hate crimes. Refer to the HCPA by its full ." years." name -and bill m bet" S 1529 in the " Still, there are some in the church who In Tulsa, call Steve Largent, Don NicHes and Jim Inhofe. Even better would be a letter faxed up.to DC. US Representative Steve Largent v: 749-0014, f: 749-0781, DC v:202-225-2211, DCf: 202-225-9178 The local office just refersyou up to DC for any real discussion. Amy is the staffer for this issue. She said a letter would be even better than just the call. Senator Don Nickles v: 581-7651, (the local office can transfer youup to DC withno long distance cost to you), f: 581-7195, DC f: 202-224-6008 Staff contact: Ryan Leonard Senator Jim Inhofe, v: 748-5111 Call Congress through the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Ifyouare not sure who your senators and representative are, just ask the switchboard operator. You can:also send electronic messages to Congress through HRC’s Website at http://www.hrc.org. Write to Congress through the U.S. mail as well. Include your name and address, and s~nd your politely worded letter to: The Honorable U:S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Human Rights Campaign i~ the largest national lesbian and gay political organization, with members all over the United States. Tojoin, call 800-777-4723. ¯ Raymond Bierlin, one of two priests who ¯ stood to object When Brown became a : deacon in June, said he plans toaitend ¯" Brown’s ordination into the priesthood. ¯ ’q~ere will be an objection to his ordina- ¯ tion," Bierlin said. : Brown said he feels people like Bierlin : are the exception. "I feel like I have been ¯ received really well," he said. ¯ Brown grew up in the Upper Peninsula and graduated from Western Michigan ." University in 1992. After his graduation, ¯ he worked in the Kalamazoo area for two ," years as a teacher atPlainwell High School ." and as an educator and trainer for Planned : Parenthood of South Central Michigan. ¯ The Episcopal Church of Christ the ¯ King sponsored Brown when he entered the Church Divinity School of the Pacific ¯ in 1994. : Dist. 4 City Council ¯ Race Update : TULSA- CandidateforTulsaCityCoun- ¯ cil District4and Tulsa Family News publisher, Tom Neal, has announced the for- .’ marion of a campaign organization. ¯ Peter W. Athens has agreed to serve as ,,: campaign treasurer, and a campaign ac- ¯ count has been.0pened. A number of do- : nationshave~been received from b0C,h ¯ Lesbian and Gay supporters and non-Gay ¯ ones as well. Individuals who Wish to ¯ contribute may send any donations to ! Friends of Tom’Neal, attn~ PeterW. Atli~ ." ens, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK74159. To get ¯ involved in the campaign, call 583-4615. ¯ Two other Democratic candidates have : declared their intention to run at press ¯ time. Dennis Dowell, a Native American ¯ and neighborhood activist, and Gary ¯ Boyle, an attorney with the Williams Cos. 1; lllllll II I I i 1!11 It lilR In,about half the states, including New Jersey, each individual in aGay or unmarried relationship could adopt a child, but the "second-parent" adoption required an additional petition, taking more time and money. Florida and New Hampshire bar adoptions by Gay and Lesbians. The rest allow individual adoption by Gays and have not been tested for second-parent adoptions by a Gay partner, said Micha,el .A~S~ a.,~:.t~.f att0i-h~y with the ACLU s _ Lesbi~/afid.Ga~)iRiglitS Project; ":Ui~der’the setflem~n(~New J~sey must scrap its policy barring joint adoption of its wards by Gay or unmarried couples. "The settlementguarantees that all couples seeking adoptions will be judged only by their ability to love and support a child," said Lenora M. Lapidus, legal director of the state ACLU. The .state may deny consent only by appl)iing the same standards it applies to married couples, including "consideratlons such as the stability of the prospective adoptive couple’s relationship," the settlement Said. In addition, it allows any Gay or unmarried couple who believe they are denied joint adoption based on marital status or sexual orientation to ask a state judge to enforce the decree and award them legal tees. ActiViSfssaid the settlement will put more f0hter children in permanent homes. Wendi Patella, a spokeswoman for the state Division of Youth and Family Services,. said.the agency now has custody of. about 100 ~htldren who are eligible for adopt&on. In_1996, 687 children in the agency’~ care were adopted, she said. The agencY.said there are currently 15 unmarried couples seeking to adopt children in state custody.. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Franei’~co.;estimated there are 8 million to 13 millionchildren being raised by Gay or Lesbian parents in the United States. "ecclesiastical immunity" under the First Amer~dment of the U.S. Constitution. Accorcling to testimony,Ms. Morrison’s husband, Steve Martens, went to talk with Bass _about sexual problems within the marriage..Bass reportedly quizzed Martens about whether his wife was a Lesbian. Martens, who was also a licensed minister, went back to Bass to ask for permissitn from the Church to get a divorce- because he thought his wife was having an affair with another woman, according to testimony. B~s reportedly told Martens that he had t6 get proof about the affair before a divorce could be sanctioned by the church. Otherwise, Martens’ minister’s license could be in jeopardy. Martens hired a private detective to tap phones and use video surveillance and later confronted his wife, who reportedly confessed to a Lesbian affair. But on the witness stand, Ms. Morrison said she has never confessed to a Lesbian affair. Both women have said they are only platonic friends and that they believe homosexuality is wrong. A number of defendants, including Martens and other church members who spread the allegations, settled out of court before the case went to trial. to each other xn,a religions ceremony, even though Shahar, who later got work as alawyer for the city of Atlanta, says she knew the ceremony carried no legal significance. Her lawsuit said Bowers violated her constitutional rights of association and equal protection. Bowers’ name already is attached to the Supreme Court’s most important Gayrights ruling, a 1986 decision called Bowers vs. Hardwick in which he successfully defended Georgia’s anti-sodomy law. Consenting adults have no constitutional right to engage in homosexual conduct, the nation’s highest court ruled by a 5-4 vote then. Bowers, who this year resigned to pursue the Republican nomination for governor in 1998, has since had to admit he was involved in an extramarital affair that lasted more than a decade. Adultery, like sodomy, is a crime in Georgia. Asked if he had been hypocritical in Shahar’s case, Bowers said, "In a moral sense, yes. But legally, I do not believe there was any choice with the Shahar case but to do that. Did that make me a moral hypocrite? Yes." Nevertheless, Bowers’ decision to withdraw Shahar’s job offer has been upheld in court. A federal trial judge ruled that Shahar’s rdationship with herparmer was a "constitutionally protected intimate association" but concluded that Bowers had not acted unlawfully. The entire 1 lth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed last May, voting 8-4 that Bowers had not violatedany of Shahar’s rights. The appeals court judged Bowers’ action after assuming - only for the sake of argument - that Sl~iflaar had some constitutional right to be intimately assooated with another woman. The appeals court went:on to say, however, it was reasOfiable tobelieve that Lesbians who .............................. in illegal homosexual rdations. Its decision added: "We cannot say that Georgia’ s attorney general is dearly wrong to worry that reasonable people - inside and outside,,~,e Law Department - in Georgia could think along these same lines." Suchassumptions, the appeals court said, could affect public confidence in the attomey general’s office. But three dissenting judges said that should not matter. "It is important to note that catering to private prejudice is not a legitimate governmentinterest," they said. In her Supreme Court appeal, Shahar’s lawyers contendthat Bowers’ action "rests on irrational prejudice toward Gay people." But Georgia’s lawyers say his action was based on Shahar’s "holding herself out as married to another woman, and was not precipitated by some generalized animus against homosexuals." If the Supreme. Court agrees to study Shahar’s appeal, it will decide who’s fight. .FUSO - Friends in Unity Social Organization, Inc. FUSO is a community based organization not-for-profit 501 (c)3 agency providing services to African- American males + females who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the Tulsa community. FUSO also hel~s individuals find other agencies that provide HIV/AIDS services. 582-0438 POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 but he has been the one to take the heat for coming out and breaking the silence. Yes, he is scheduled to appear. Tix available at Carson Attractions locations and you can charge by phone at 584-2000, or online at: WWVC.CARSONTIX.COM. And should we all organize (giggle) a group (guffaw) of 20 or more, discounts are available at 254-1069. Of course, I’ve watched people try to organize a ~,oupof 5 people with little success, so that s wh~: the notion provokes some amusement. And if you’re in the mood for some jazz, Manhattan Transfer will be with the TulsaPhilharmonic at the PAC, January 9 & 10. For tix, call 747-7445. For those who like their art visual, The Philbrook Museum will be exhibiting the work ofJ.M.W. Turner, "the greatest of landscape painters" with watercolors From LondonMuseums February 8- April 12. This exhibit will be the sole wordwide venue - imagine, here in little old Tulsa! More seriously, Turner xs considered the greatest British painter of the 19th century, and one of the monumental figures of Western painting. This 42 piece exhibit draws on the holdings of three great British collections, the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Umversity of London’s Courtauld Institute Gallery. The curator is Richard Townsend of Philbrook who is also the author of the exhibit catalogue that will feature essays by Townsend, and distinguished Turner specialists. This exhibit is the kick-off event of Philbrook’s Year of Europe to be followed by exhibits from the National Mu- ~" scum of Art of Romania and the Hillwood Museum. This extravaganza is subsidized by generous contributions from Tulsa corporations, family foundations and individuals. Tulsa Family News is proud to be one of The Year of Europe mediapartners, along with KJRH, Oasis 92.1, The Oklahoma Eagle, NPR@89.5, KMOD, Oklahoma Family and others. A Thomas Moran exhibition will also beheld February 8 - May 10 at Gilcrease Museum. Moran was highly influenced by J.M.W. Turner, and this exhibit is the first retrospecfiye of the late 19th century artist. The National Gallery organized the exhibit with assistance from Gilcrease Museum which has the largest single collection ofMoran works, some 2500pieces. Moran, British born but raised in Philadelphia became perhaps best known for his paintings of Yellowstone. It was his sketches which helped influence members of Congress to enact legislation making Yellowstone the first national park. Heller Theatre presents Jitterbug Waltz, a fihn-noire style play about a nightclub owner and her relationship with her father, rnnnmg Jan 22-31. Call 746- 5065 for info. And if you’re in the mood for improvisational comedy, attend Laughing MatterImprovat HellerJanuary9. Viva Flamenco! dances its way into the PAC Jan 17. 596-7111. Well, folks, it looks like that is what the new year’s first month is offering up for fun. If anyone knows of events that need to be noted here, please let me know by faxing or calling 583-4615. Have a safe New Year’s celebration and a great year! How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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This Gay.., White ~a]e, 34, 5’6, wi~ C~ive skin, ~rk hair card Tulsa) e$14S To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) record, listen & respond to ads FREE! Simple and direct. Find the man you need by listening to hot ads. Tulsa 918-592-5959 Oklahoma City use access code.. 2105 www.confidentialconnection.com Just $2.49 per minute for certain optional features. 18+. Movo Media, Inc. do~s not prescreen callers and takes no responsibility for personal meetings. 800-825-1598 © 1997 Movo Media, Inc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1998] Tulsa Family News, January 1998; Volume 5, Issue 1 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legranbouche Lamont Linstrom Kerry Lobel Judy McCormick Joch Whetsell The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, December 1997; Volume 4, Issue 12b Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/543 1998 Adam West adoption African Americans AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV reporting AIDS/HIV research American Civil Liberties Union anti-bias law arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars Bowers v. Shahar Boy Scouts businesses churches civil rights Dave Fleischer Do-It-Yourself Dyke Domestic Partner Benefits domestic violence Dyke Psyche employment discrimination employment protection Entertainment Notes Esther Rothblum gay clergy Gay Studies hate crimes Hate Crimes Prevention Act homophobia HOPE Human Rights Campaign James Christjohn Kristi Frisbie Lamont Lindstorm lawsuits Marc Goohs Mary Schepers National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans needle exchange Partner Benefits performing arts Read All About It religion restaurants Steve Largent Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/2df969e8b6648782166d7e4fa5339b05.jpg 2d231ccc5eb9764cda71a2e03d4e6a20 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/9a66a5a69fa15c63cc927198160937ee.pdf feb59bf72cc06315005c9e6bc83fed9f PDF Text Text ¯ Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends : Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 7’0 City Locations : Anti-Bias Policy, Add.ed !TOHR Protests Bias in .At Rogers University :Tulsa Centennial Book : by Kelly Kurt, Associated Press : TULSA (AP) -A Gay civil rights group is protest: TULSA.- In a move made with no attendant publicity, the board ¯ ing the official Tulsa Centennial history, saying the ¯ book excludes contributions and events involving : of regents for Rogers University added the words "sexual often¯ Gays and Lesbians. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human " tation" to the university’s comprehensive non-discftmination ¯ Rights (TOHR) charges that.’’Tulsa! A Biography ¯ statement last summer. The statement is printed on nearly all of ¯ of the American City" is a biased and incomplete " Rogers’ newer publications, from Student Handbook & Re: account of the city’s first 1.00 years. i sources Guide to its 1997-99 catalog. ." "’An entire minority community is treated as ¯ The specific language reads: Rogers University, in compliafice : though it doesn’t exist,"-Tom Neal, president of the ¯ with Tides VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive ¯ approximately 150-member Gay and Lesbian or¯ Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the EducationAmendments " ganization, stated. The group has contacted local : of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other ." retailers asking that they post its views adjacent to : federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis ¯ displays of the book, which Centennial organizers ¯ of.race, color national origin, sex, age religion, disability, sexual ¯ officially unveiled on November 18th.. orientation or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, : Author Danney Goble said the book’s intent was ¯ or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, : "to cover as fairly as possible the mainstream ¯ employment, financial aid, and educational services. Formerly ¯ history of Tulsa as a whole.""The book never had ¯ Rogers documents used the same language minus the words, : the purpose or the intention of being a politically" sexual orientation. " correct encyclopedia of the contributions of or : While the addition of this language was done as much as 20 : issues centra] to any one social group orminority," : years ago by the "flagship" public and private universities in the ¯ he said. nation (University of California System, University of Michigan, : He based the book on 10,000 pages of research ¯ University of Texas System, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford : notes deft ved mostly from public records and main." and Rice University), no other Oklahoma institution of higher : stream, publications. Most historical public aclearning, public or private is known to have a similar policy. The ¯ counts have not addressed homosexual issues, he : regents of the University of Oklahoma did adopt after years of ¯ said. "This should not be surprising because, as a ¯ efforts by campus activists a very limited non-discftmination ¯ professional historian, I know that until very recent ¯ policy a few years ago which applied only to student organiza- ." times such highly persona] issues were considered ¯ t~ons. ¯ taboo for public discussion and aiftng," Goble said. ¯ The change which protects all i~adividuals, Heterosexual, Gay, ¯ Nea] likened the exclusion to previous histories ’ Bi or Lesbian, from discriminauoz~ was introduced by regent ¯ that failed to mention the 1921 race riot, which ¯ Nancy Feldman, attorney, former TU professor and longtime : destroyed the city’s black business district. For ¯ community social jusdce activist in response to a request from a ¯ example, he said, a-Tulsa commission produced a ¯ Gay commumty civil fights activist (A.) who prefers to remain ¯ report in the mid- 1970s on anti-Gay discrimination ¯ unnamed. The activist had requested for severa] years that Rogers ¯ at a time when few citie~ nationwide even considUniversity president, Roger Randle and other administrators ¯ ered the issue. "Fairness would only have required : adopt the change. However, according to "A", thesereouests fell " o " " ~, .,.~,~paragraphor two, hesmd: ¯ on deaf ears tmtal Ms. Feldman became ~nvolved. "A’~oted that ¯ Goble~aid he ~,0uld not includeall groups in the : First Ever Comprehensive Policy at OK College UK Reveals ’50’s Inmates Given Electric Shocks i LONIX~N (AP) - Gay prisoners were given electric shocks in government-sponsored tests in the 1950s to see if homosexuality could be controlled, The Guardian newspaper reported recently. Documents released by the government showed that inmates were given shocks if they stared at pictures of men for more than eight seconds, the newspaper said. Other inmates were given the female hormone estrogen. The Home Office, which funded the study by London University, concluded at the dme that up to half the men who participated in the trial "have benefited from it- in the. sense that they are less likely to indulge in homosexual behavior." The newspaper did not report when during the 1950s the trial was carried out, or on how many people. It said that experiments were carried out at four prisons in England. The Guardian also said that the documents showed the government was concerned that legalizing homosexuality would encourage greater numbers of people-to try it. "Would homosexual conduct spread, or, losing the glmnor of rebellion, decline?" the paper quoted a government report as saying. In 1957, the government ordered a review of Bfttain S homosexuality laws, which resulted in their liberalization 10 years later. Gay Holocaust Survivor CAMBRIDGE (AP) - Stefan Kossinsky is wanned by the memory of an old love, and chilled by a haunting uncertainty. What happened to Kossinsky’s lover - a German soldier- all those years ago? Kossinsky was a teen-ager when he fell in love with a Nazi soldier in 1941, after Germans seized his Polish town of Torun, Kossinsky told a group of Harvard students on Friday. The 72-year-old Kossinsky, on campus to attend the sold-out play, "Angels in America," which was dedieated to him, said the young men met in an abandoned shed for nearly six months. But then the soldier was sent to the Russian front. Kossinsky was caught trying to send a letter, was tortured by the Gestapo and sent to a prison camp for five years. "It was my greatest love, my first one," The Boston Globe quoted Kossinsky as saying. Fearing that he had sealed his lover’s fate with his hastily-launched letter, Kossinsky began a frantic search for the soldier. He examined archives in Germany, Poland, and Austria, but found no trace of the man. One of the most difficult things for Kossinsky, aside from having to live without his lover, has been having to live with the gnawing uncertainty of what happened to him and the torturous guilt of possibly having contributed to his demise. The Holocaust devoured millions for their ethnicity, politics, and religion. But it is estimated that as many as .15,000 were put to death-for homosexuality. Kossinsky is one of only seven gay Holocaust survivors to be located by the Shoah Visual History Foundation in Los Angeles, see Shoah, page14 MJ ~m~ m Z 1 DIRECTORWLE’[TE RS/EDITORIAL P. 2/3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW & GARDEN COLUMN P. 10 RE~AU~NT REVIEW P. 11 GAY STUDIE~ANTHROPOLOGY P. 12 Ms. Feldman understood see Rogers, page 3 , nearly 3_00-page book. see Centennial~ page 14 No More Church in a Box! ¯ TOHR Board Changes St. Jerome Finds A Home "Staff of HIV Program TULSA - After two years of sharing others’s space, the Parish Church of Saint Jerome celebrated its first Mass in its own building at 205West King Street on Sunday, Nov. 30th. According to the Reverend. Father Rick Hollingsworth the congregation has under gone many changes -not the least of which is no longer having to pack up the altar and all the items needed for the service: i.e. church in a box! St. Jerome began its services as a group committed to a traditional liturgical style of worship; in fact, many at St. Jerome had gone to Trinity Episcopal Church. But because of ongoing debates in the Episcopal. Church USA’ about inclusivity, specifically allowing Lesbians and Gay men to serve the Church openly, those who founded St. Jerome originally affiliated with an independent Catholic denomination. The congregation first met at the United Methodist Commuuity of Hope where they literally had to move the altar in and out of the room for services. Later St. Jerome moved to the Garden Chapel of the Ninde Funeral Home near 41st & Peoria where they remained until recently. For much of the last year, the parish council and the members of St. Jerome have searched Tulsa for a home. In the meantime, some church events were held at the Pride Center and others in homes. The search was made more difficult since Tulsa has few church buildings on the market and a number of congregations looking (of congregations fftendly to Lesbians and Gay men, Commtmity of Hope a~d Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation have been looking at space). However, about September in a series of events which Father Rick and Deacon Debbie characterized as the work of God, the congregations of St~ Jerome and Westmiuster Presbyterian Church came together, see Jerome. page 10 ¯ TULSA- The board of directors of Tulsa Oklaho¯ mans for Human Rights, Inc. (TOHR), Oklahoma’s ¯ oldest. Le.sbian and Gay non-religious community orgamzauon, have announced changes in their ¯ HIV education, prevention and testing programs, -" which do business under the name: HOPE: HIV ¯ Outreach, Prevention & Education. The board will. ¯" be hiring a new program director to take the place which Mallory Degen Brown held. Also the board ¯ willbe replacing the HW clinic co-ordinator. Former ¯ clinic co-ordinator Leslie Johnson resigned due to ." a move out of the state. Other staff members are ¯ temporarily undertaking the duties of program di¯ rector and clinic co-ordinator. The 1997 board of directors of TOHR include ¯ Dennis Arnold, Tim Daniel, Robert.Hill, Steve ¯ Horn, Sue Knause, The Rev. William Chester ¯ McCall, III, Jonathan Stanley and Tom Neal. ¯ TOHR/HOPE provides Tulsa with its principal ¯ anonymous HIV testing site at the HIV Resource ¯ Consortium. TOHR/HOPE staff members also do ’ targeted outreach for HIV prevention in several : programs. These include "MSM’s" - men who : have sex with men, younger Gay men; MSM’s in ¯ rural Oklahoma and women in Tulsa who are at ¯ high risk because of drug use or because they are ¯ sex workers. : TOHR, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, non-political or-, ganization, also provides the Pride Center, Tulsa’s ¯ community center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans" gendered persons, our families and friends. The ¯ Pride Center is located at 1307 E. 38th Street, 2nd ¯ floor. Individuals who support the mission of the : organization may become members and support : the community and HIV work of the organization. ¯ For more information, call 712-1600, 9-Spin, M-F, ¯ or 743-4297, 6-10pro, M-Sat. �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants TOHR on Centennial Book Bias 832-1269 *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 Dear Mr. Goble, Rogers University 918.231.7372 592-2143 *Boston Willy’ s Diner, 1742 S. Boston ¯ e-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlinlcnet We are disappointed that you appar592-2583 *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin ¯ enfly lack both the professionalism and website: http://users, aol.com/TulsaNews/ 744-0896 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria Publisher + Editor: Tom Real the courtesy to respond to our several 583 -6666 *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th Entertainment Oiva + Mac Guru: James Christjohn : requests to speak with you about ’q’ulsa! 749-4511 *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria Writers + contributors: Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre ." ABiographyoftheAmericanCity". How585-3134 *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston Legrandbouche, Lamont Linstrom. Kerry Lobet, Judy . ever, thanks to the Associated Press, for 599-7777 *Jason’ s Deli, 15th & Peoria McCormick. Josh Whetsell, Member of The Associated Pres~ . whom you seem to have more respect, we 749-1563 ~Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th have some insight into the erroneous asIssued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this 745-9899 *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st sumptions that appear to have motivated 745-9998 ~,,w,blication are protected by US copyright 1997 by T~u~ F .~ . *St. Michael’s Alley l~taurant, 3324-L E. 31st and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without your purposeful exclusion of any mention 585-2221 *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or of Gay and Lesbian Tulsans in this offi834-4234 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Corresponcial centennial Tulsa history. 585=3405 *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main dence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted,_oaust "Author Danney Goble said the book’s 660-0856 be signed & becomes the sole property of T~ [:~dg.. *TNT’s; 2114S Memorial intent was ’to cover as fairly as possible 584-1308 Each reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at distribution *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd the maimtrewn history ofTulsa as a whole. Joints. Additional copies are available by calling 231-7372. 599-9999 *Umbertos Pizzeria, 21st west of Harvard .. The book never had the purpose or the Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals *ChurchoftheRestorationUU, 1314N.Greenwood 587-1314 intention of being a politically-correct 747-1508 742-2457 Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 encyclopedia of the contributions of or 610-8510 *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 Dignity/integrity~Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 2~8-4648 issues central to any one social group or 746-4620 622-1441 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo minori~. , ’ he said." 747-7777 *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard This use of highly prejudicial language, Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Free Spirit Women’ s Center, call for location & info: 587-4669 "politically correct" to dismiss and .~ 250-5034 747-6827 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 marginalize criticism is a cheap shot not 712-1122 582-0438 Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 worthy of a serious scholar. Likewise is 712-9955 583-6611 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 *HIV ER Center, 4138. Chas. Page Blvd. the specious suggestion that the only al743-5272 834-4194 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria *HIV Resource Consortium, 3507 E. Admiral ternative to what you wrote would have to 746-0313 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria HOPE ~TOHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education be an encyclopedia. For example, if you 622-3636 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 1307 E. 38, 2nd fl. 712~1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous had chosen to wax less lengthy about Dan 665-6595 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial HIV Testing Site, Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-9pm, call 834-8378 Alien, you might have found room for a 581-0902, 743-4117 Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis *House of the Holy Spirit Minstries, 3210e So. Norwood paragraph or two about the issues we 622-0700 Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 discussed. And are Tulsa Metropolitan 746-0440 838-1715 *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood Ministries (TMM) or DomesticViolence 352-9504, 800-742-9468 748-3111 Tim Daniel, Attorney NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 Intervention ServiceS really more than 749-3620 365-5658 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th NOW, Nat’ 10rg. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights and 587-2611 *Devena’ s Gallery, 13 Brady OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9!.65, 74157 the work this organization has done in 744-5556 584-7960 I3oghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria*Our House, 1114 S. Quaker responding to HIV/AIDS ? Or i s itjus t that 838-8503 749-4901 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 you were an admirer of Dan Allen, or felt 584-0337, 712-9379 587-7674 *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria the need to suck up to TMM or DVIS? 744-9595 743-4297 *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 "He based the book on l O, O00 pages of 742-1460 *Gloria Jean’ s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21st . Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 research notes derived mostly from pub-459-9349 749-4195 Lealme M: Gross, Southwest Financial Planning ~R.A.I.N. ~ Regi0hal AIDS Interfaith’Network lic records and mainstream publications, 744=7440 665-5174 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 Most historical public accounts hitve not 584-2325 *Sandra J. Hill, MS,.Psychotherapy, 2865E. Skelly 745-1111 *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 addressed homosexual issues, he said." 341-6866 *International Tours O’RYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults Perhaps you depended entirdy too much 712-2750 ~ on other peoples’ research? Was it too Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 t3. 15th O’ RYAN, Jr support group for 14-17 LGBT youth 582-3018 425-7882 *Jared’ s Antiques, 1602 E. 15th St. Aidan’ s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati much to ask you to do a little original 747-0236 742-6227 David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 3841 S. Peoria work? You certainly had ample opportu599-8070 749-7898 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 *Shanfi Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services ~ nity from the names and phone numberw 747-5466 582-7225 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care ¯ we provided you before you began the 749-5533 582-4128 ¯ book but chose not to take it. For that Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th Pl. Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati ¯ 585-1555 595-4105 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 matter, once most historical accounts did 585-1234 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady ¯ not address the experiences of Blacks or Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only 584-3112 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 " women in this country well either. Most 663-5934 Mingo Valley Flowers,9720c E. 31 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Unifon~a/Leather.Seekers Assoc.. 838-1222 ~ scholars have learned that these biases in 664-2951 ¯ earlier work is no excuse for shoddy schol*Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule 747-6711 : arship now. *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard *Tulsa Community College Campuses 747-7672 *Rogers University (formerly UCT) David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 ". " ’This should not be surprising be583-1090 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 " cause, asaprofessionalhistorian, lknow BARTLESVILLE 743-4297 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 ¯ that until very recent times such highly 838-7626 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo ¯ personal issues were considered taboo NORMAN 747-5932 Rainbowz on the River B+B, POB 696, 74101 ¯ for public discussion and airing,’ Goble 834-0617. *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 ¯ said." 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Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned *Co,,imnity of Hope United Methodist, 1703 E- 2nd 585-1800 cations will be printed as is appropriate. but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Traus communities. *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 �Our Fifth Year Begins miracles, be they Yule, Christmas, HanukkJ~h~-KwaanTa or merely the joy of celebrating our,~r~,e..n,ds and families, by Tom Neal, publisher & editor . honoring those whom we ve lost mi~l of Welcoming a new This issue marks the beginningof our 5th year. We take ¯ year, we wish each of you, the blessings of wisdom, joy some space each year to comment on this event which we believe is of importance, obviously to us, but also to the " ¯ Tulsa and Oklahoma LGBT communities. Please note these TFN & community updates: Some may forget the pioneering contributions of this " our new phone number and preferred e-mail newspapers since much of what we .started, others have " address: 918-231-7372, fax: 918-583-4615 and since imitated. Tulsa Family News was the first Gay ¯ TulsaNews@earthlink.net newspaper in Oklahoma to establish extensive "main- ¯ Also, Concessions wants its patrons to know stream"distribution across an Oldahoma town. Where " they will be closed on Christmas Eve but once you could only get a community newspaper in a club ¯ will be open on Christmas Day. or a"specialty" bookstore~ TFN is found at more than 70 . Marlene, Chris, Bruce and Tony are volunteers with the locations across Tulsa as well as in Oklahoma City, " HIV Education and Recreation Center in West Tulsa. Bartlesville, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Eureka Springs and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Our Tulsa locations range from ¯ near North Tulsa, Tulsa City Hall, the Tulsa Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and local colleges and universi: self-appointed "A-list" group whose values may or may ties to large Southside retail establishments, and our "- by Tom Neal, editor & publisher Tulsa’s Gay rumor mills have been working overtime ¯ not really reflect those of our community as a whole. So acceptance in those venues is, we believe, not just a ." positive reflection on this newspaper but a sign of ;grow- ¯ again. Those of you who don’t have the opporttmity to ." there are some legitimate issues to discuss. But we at Tulsa Family News would like to endorse ing tolerance of Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay communities. ¯ hear some of the concoctions that circulate are missing ¯ ¯ The Cimarron Alliance and to welcome them to Tulsa. Tulsa Family News was the first Gay newspaper in : some of the most interesting fiction created today. Oklahoma to become a member-of the Associated Press .. The latest fable of the rumor circuit is that a new :¯ Some Tulsans tried to get our own version of thi_s type of group together, and frankly, failed. It wasn’t that the and serious news coverage has been a feature of the ¯ Oklahoma City Organization, The Cimarron Alliance, is coming to Tulsa to take over everything and everyone. ¯ "right" people weren’t involved; most of the usual susnewspaper since the beginning. In fact, much of the early coverage in the mainstream press about the paper focused ." One friend was told that Cimarron aspires not only put ¯ pects were there: Nancy & Joe McDonald, Kelly Kirby, " Dennis Neill, Rick Phillips, Marty Newman, Peter Athon that then unusual aspect. However, TFN has always . TOHR (Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights ¯ ens, me and others. Likely, the Tulsa effort failed because balanced our national and international news with local ¯ Oklahoma’s oldest Lesbian and Gay non-religious orga¯ most everyone listed is already overcommitted to other nization) and the Pride Center out of business but they are coverage and commentary., and unlike some of our competitors, our columnists are almost all locals and "wire"¯" going to take over ALL the HIV service organizations as ¯ worthy civic work. well. My goodness! So we’re saying let’s nm with what Oklahoma City has stories do not make up 80-90% of our content. When I hear these things, I can’t help but think that if ¯ already done. It’s likely better that we have a statewide Fnrthermore, Tulsa Family News has consistently do- " hated substantially greater amounts of advertising space " perhaps just a fraction of-the energy our community ¯ organization. Tulsans will need to be careful that the to Tulsa.Lesbian and Gay, and HIV/AIDS charities. One." expends on gossip went into good works and substantive ¯ Oklahoma City dominated board not just take dollars efforts towards change, we would see progress for our from our city without giving back. at least proportionof our competitors has a standing policy of not donating but only giving discounts and another gives just tiny ads " community and for our city as we’ve never seen before. : ately. And we’d suggest that if Cimarron really wants to Well, here’s what we know about The.Cimarron Alli- ¯ overcome Tulsans’ long established and legitimate disand tho,~e sdectivdy to just a few charities. Nearly every . HIV/AIDS charity in Tulsa has received or been offered " ance. The Oklahoma City based organization is coming " trust of Oklahoma City motives, the organization should toTulsa- that’s true. But they’re aPAC, apolitical action ¯ make having a board that equally balances Tulsans_ with free ad space in the last two years. It may be bad form to Oklahoma City residents a priority.. Not only will that brag about this but this record of donations is just one way " committee, registered with the State of Oklahoma and diffuse some of the traditional distrust, it’s a great way to that Tulsa Family News gives back to our community, " authorized to do fundraising for political races. They do sell the organization. After all, folks here will much more unlike others who~take from it, and worse, send what they ¯ not have the tax or legal status to take over TOHR, the likely join a group where they know someone. take out of town. ¯ HIV Resource Consortium or any other Tulsa charitable As for us, we’re putting our money where our words are Another contribution of Tulsa Family News is more : organization: Nor do they want to do so. Oklahoma City attorney and board member, Jim Roth, expressed amaze- we joined. And we made a commitment to support and controversial and that is our commitment to investigative merit, and dismay, at the suggestion. - promote the organization as much as we can. We encourjournalism and serious commentary. In that area, we have What they do want to do is to raise the kinds of dollars age you to do so as well. done, we believe, much good work and have easily lived Note: as many ofyou know, I am a candidatefor Tulsa up to themotto attributed to the early 20th century radical, " to give to candidates that will result in Lesbian and Gay City Council and obviously, have been talking with Mother Jones, "to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the " issues andpeople being on Oklahoma’s political agenda. Cimarron about that race in hopes of having their supcomfortable.’" ¯ Right now, We’re not even on most politicians’ radar, except’perhaps as an issue to avoid, or in Jim lnhofe’s port. Indeed, t’t seems likely that a new organization to In the process, we’ve angered some influential and Tulsa, a Lesbian and Gay PAC that wants to be credible prominent Tulsans, both in and out of the community, ." case, to demonize for cheap political points. Cimarron in Tulsa’s community, would support Oklahoma’s first Which is probably good. Power gone unchecked often " has raised substantial dollars in Oklahoma City andmade openly Gay candidate to run for municipal office. leads t° arrogance if not abuse. And it is the role of a real ¯ significant donations in the last OK.C city council races. However, to clarify any question of conflict of interest newspaper sometimes to question the judgments of those " That’s what they want to do in Tulsa as well. Seems reasonabledoesn’t it? Seems damn well overin my endorsement ofFhe Cimarr0n Alliance, I made my who put themselves forward as leaders, to askif they have " commitments to support the organizatt’on more than a acted always with due diligence, to ask if their action." due, even. But hey, in the fashion of many minority month prior to any announcement of incumbent city benefit the community as whole or more benefitindividu~ , communities, it seems we’re not happy just with the ounctlor Gary Watts dectston not to runfor re-electron. als’ quests for greater personal influence and position. ¯ obstacles that others put in fro]it of us, we need to add some of our own. Already, we’re hearing some Tulsans ¯ Mr. Watts waswidely expected to continue in office by It is our very real regret that raising these questions ¯ sometimes hurts the feelings of thoseinvolved especially ¯ say we shouldn’t trust people from "The City" (sorry, ¯ Democratic Party leaders and most city hall observers, including thi-s writer. If Mr. Watts had chosen to run when those individuals seem well-intentioned. However, ¯ Marty - I know you hate that phrase). And Tulsa does the goal of creating a tradition of debate and dialogue, of " have ample evidence of Oklahoma City taking dollars ¯ again, I would not be runningfor city council but I would from us with little benefit returning. Others have charac- ¯ still be supporting Cimarron. a shared democratic and-non-elifigt decision making terized Cimarron, rather uncharitably, as just another process are so critical to the long term growth and well being ofTulsa’s LGBT community, that those who chose to be in leadership positions must accept that criticism : ¯ A spokesperson for Tulsa Oklahomans for Human from TFN is as much a part of a healthy community as is ¯ ". Rights expressed pleasure at the Roger policy, noting thattheir well-documented criticism of us for our positions. ¯ Oklahoma’s largest employer, American Airlines as well We commit to our readers to continue to do the good ¯ the need for thepolicy practically without any explana- : as a number of other corporations had adopted similar ¯ work we.have been doing; to improve where we need to tion. ¯ policies: He added, "promusing " " to juage people j~t on " " and to continue, edi~t0rially~ to be .advocates for Lesbian, "A" added that months more might have passed before ¯ their performance, not on their beliefs or statusis aot,Only Gay, Bi and.Transgendered persons, for our friends and ¯ :he and others kn~w abOUt the chaageexcept for aconvergood for business, it’s the only morally and families. We don’t promise perfection; in fact, we?likely "- : sation that Ms. Feldman had:With oriecotnmunity leader, ¯ cally justifiable position for a public institut~t)n,to take~: can promise that our occasional mistakes will be pre~ ¯ ." Marty Newman. Newman mentioned this to "A" who ¯ . TOHR would like to see the City of Tulsa~ T~Sa:Cr~y, sented in print for al!.to, see - !ik¢ having dectronically confirmed the policy withRogers University vice.presiand Tulsa City County Library make an equal:c0mmitlost the second half 0f Josh Whetsell’s story last month. denh Carolyn Thompson Taylor, a former Norman state ment to fairness." We will promise to do our best to present the news legislator and spouse of Oklahoma Senate leader, Stratton fairly and accurately. We promise to work for social Taylor. justice, and specifically that if forced to chose, we will Students in the University of Oklahoma Gay, Lesbian stand withthe poor and oppressed before we stand with .Bisexual Alliance (GLBA) wdcomed the news, expressthose with privilege, and that we will work for a world in mg hope that this mighthave a"domino effect" to shift the which the many human differences, like race, gender or OU board of regents off dead center. They also noted that gender identity, class, religion or sexual orientation, are former Oklahoma Sen. David Boren had not been parof only minor biographical significance. ticular!y supportive of their efforts get anti-bias policies Finally, in this holiday season of celebrating various passed. ¯ Tulsa Family News Endorses The Cimarron Alliance �Vermont Gay Marriage License Case Filed BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP)- L~,wyers for three samesex couples who want.the state ~o give them marriage licenses have filed arguments in court. The arguments, filed Tuesday in Chittenden Superior Court by attorneys for the law firm Langrock, Sperry & Wool in Middlebury, Say Vermont marriage law supports all committed couples, including those of the same gender. The papers say interpreting the law to deny the couples access to marital benefits goes against the Vermont Constitution. Two lesbian couples and a gay couple who were denied marriage licenses in their towns filed suit against the state in July. The suit challenges a 1975 ruling by the state Attorney General concerning a same-sex marriage request in Plainfield. That ruling advised town clerks that Vermont law defined marriage as a union between a "bride and a groom," prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying. The Attorney General’s office responded to the three couples’ lawsuit on Nov. 10, requesting that it be dismissed. It said the Vermont Constitution does not guarantee same-sex partners the right to marry. In the papers filed Tuesday, the couples’ lawyers said the state has not shown a "valid pubfic purpose" to deny the couples the benefits of civil marriage. Those benefits include sick leave, inheritance rights, and being appointed guardian if a spouse becomes incapacitated. The filing Tuesday also referred to studies showing that children raised by same-sex parents are welladjusted and don’t suffer from psychological or social development problems. The filing said the state relied on outdated roles and .stereotypes of men and women in its arguments. "Marriage is about much more than procreation," said Susan Murray, an attorney representing the couples. "It’s about sharing. It’s about sacrifice. It’s about companionship. It’s about loyalty. Cammermeyer Running! LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - Retired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer has mailed her filing papers to the secretary of s tate and opened a campaign office to take on Rep. Jack Metcalf in Washington’s 2nd congressional district. Cammermeyer, 55,- drew national attentionby successfully fighting to stay in the Washington National Guard despite the military’ s policy of discharging homosexuals. Cammermeyer, a Democrat, said Monday she had opened her campaign headquarters in Langley, the Whidbey Island town where she lives. The 2nd Dis= trict includes Western Washington from Everett to the Canadian border. Her early campaign entry against Republican Metcalf gives her time to rinse cash and drum up support in a race bound to receive national attention, party activists said. "We’ve got the ’L’ word in this race, and we’re not talking about liberal," Paul Foumier, an Island County Democratic activist, told The Seattle Times. Cammermeyer recently retired as chief nurse of the Washington Army National Guard. She had been fired in 1992, three years after telling an investigator she was a lesbian. But a federal judge ordered her reinstated in 1994, and the government dropped its appeal of thin ruling. Her battle resulted in a bestselling book and amade-for-TV movie starring Glenn Close. Metcalf, 69, has won twice in the nominally Democratic district. Before that, he spent years in the state Legi slature. He is a retired hi story teacher, and he and his wife operate a bed-and-breakfast inn on Whidbey Island. Metcalf has said he considers Cammermeyer "a substantive candidate" and will take her seriously if she wins the nomination next year. Benefits for Detroit DETROIT (AP) - The City Council is considering legislation that would allow benefits for domestic partners, ’q’his does indicate movement forward on this issue," Jeffrey Montgomery, president of the Gay civil rights advocacy group Triangle Foundation, told the Detroit Free Press. "We look forward to going through the process. It’s very encouraging." The legislation, submitted by Councilman Clyde Cleveland, would allow any committed adult couple to register with the city a~a-.f-amily.It also would enable nonunion city employees to declare their partners as dependents so they could collect life and health insurance benefits, the paper said in a recent story, ff adopted, Detroit’s ordinances would be in line with those found in at least 20 other cities including Ann Arbor- which already recognize domestic partnerships. None of the council members would comment on the legislation. Mayor Dennis Archer would not say whether he will support it. "He’s not going to deal with that measure until it’s presented to him by the City Council," Anthony Neely, Archer’s press secretary, told the Free Press. The council likely will vote on the ordinances in January. Wash. St. Rights Initiative SEATTLE (AP) - His voice still, thickens when he recalls the day he got fired, 12 years ago. David Biviano, then a probation supervisor for a Spokane County court project for youth offenders, says his bosses told his work was terrific, but that he’d have to go. There was just one little problem, they said: Biviano is gay. "I was wiped out. It was devastating," he says. "They said they regretted having to do that because it was a tremendous loss to the county, to the clients and to the courts, but that.they.., could not employ a gay man in this position. "I lost my job, my ability to support my six children, my ability to maintain a home," says Biviano, now 56. "I became extremely depressed: I became dysfunctional in many ways. My children ended up on welfare. It was quite a struggle making my way back, maintaining some kind of mental health, some kind of self-esteem." Biviano now has his own diversity-trmnmg consuiting firm in Centralia. But he says he was out of work or underemployed for the better part of six years before he got work in Seattle, and later with state government, that reflected his abilities. Today he is stumping for Initiative 677, which would make Washington the 12th state to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. If it passes, Washington would be the first state to adopt such a law through the iuitiative process State law currently bans discrimination based on race, creed, national origin or disability. Employers also cannot ask about marital status, children or religion. The initiative would add sexual orientation to the list of characteristics the employer can’t take into account It would apply to government and the private sector, exempting religious organizations and employers with fewer than eight workers. The measure expressly says it would not require preferential treatment or quotas and that employers could regulate dress and conduct in the workplace. If the initiative becomes law, those who believe they have suffered discrimination could sue in Superior Court. The citizen initiative was mounted after advocates tried for two decades to get a "gay civil rights" measure through the state Legislature - it repeatedly passed the House only to stall in the more conservative Senate. The measure began as a response to the Republican-controlled Legislature’s vote earlier this year to ban same-sex marriage. When Democratic Gov. Gary Locke vetoed the ban, backers began trying to place the bill on the ballot as a referendum. .That prompted the gay community to begin collectmg signatures for this counter-measure. The Gay-marriage referendum died in-the Senate but the initiative backers went ahead, though some activists consider it unwise to make civil rights a ballot-box popularity contest. The campaign can’t quantify the scope of the problem, since no one keeps records. Proponents have offered a handful of examples, but say their documented eases of discrimination are just the tip of the iceberg. "Nearly everyone in the gay and lesbian community would say they’ve been affected at some point," says Jan Bianchi, a Seattle attorney who heads Hands Off Washington, a gay-rights organization that has beaten back anti-gay rights initiatives. Flowers 1635 E. 15TH ST. TULSA, OK 74120 599-8070 Proudly Serving OurCommunity! Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 616 S. Main St. Suite 308 Tulsa, OK 74119 Office (918) 582-7748 Pager (918) 690-0644 Fax (918) 582-2444 "bfay your constant love be with us, ford as we put our hope in you. "- Ps. 33:21 In Ood’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come share in the bounty of God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Children Are Always Welcome! Community Church 1623 N. 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Frill service florist Contemporary & custom design Worldwide delivery, Distlnetlvely d~fferent Sup,erlor quality, PrJession fl staff Tulsa s largest seleetlon of cut flowers Potpourri &Wreaths Flowering Plants, Greeting Cards Custom printed napkins & invitations Floral Design Studio 3404 So. Peorla~ Tulsa 74105 : :~ .... Volee: 918.744.9595 or 800.933.9595, fax: 744.8040 In addition to direct discrimination in hiring, firing and promotion decisions;~"m’fiiiy homosexuals face hostile work environments that the initiative might help to slowly eliminate, Bianchi says. "in this culture, we define ourselves through work, and if we are having to be afraid weql lose our jobs .. or we can’t be open about our lives, it has a major impact on how we look at ourselves," she says. Unincorporated King County, Seattle, Olympia and Tumwater have anti-discrimination laws covering most employers, and statutes in Clark and Clallam counties and the cities of Bellingham, Pullman and Vancouver cover local government employees. That covers about 18 percent of the state population, but legal action must be taken by a government agency on behalf of the person. Under the initiative, the individual would gain the right to filea civil lawsuit in Superior Court. Backers note that Microsoft, Nordstrom, Safeco, Group Health, Weyerhaeuser and some other employers have non-discrimination clauses. Opponents say the initiative is part of a broader effort to gain public acceptance of homosexuality and w .onld lead to "an epidemic of costly lawsuits against private employers." The initiative would make outlaws out of those who consider homosexuality wrong and harmful, says Bob Larimer of Vancouver,leader of No Official Preferential Employment (NOPE). While advocates portray the measure as "a harmless gesture of tolerance," he contends it would create special rights in the workplace. Latimer and other foes say the initiative could lead to quotas despite wording to the contrary. The only effective way for a company to prove it does not discriminate would be to hire homosexuals and adopt workplace rules that "honor diversity, which actually means honoring and legitimizing homosexuality," Larimer said at a legislative hearing this month. The.state Christian Coalition calls it"a quota requirement in disguise." Opponents also insist that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice, not an in-born characteristic, and has no place in a anti-discri~mnation law based on. "immutable characteristics" such as race and disabilities. In a fundraising letter, NOPE uses the bogeyman tactic: "Your children are the target .... They have not g~ven up. They still want your kids, and 1-677 is another move toward that goal." The group says the initiative would allow cross-dressers in the classroom and glorify sodomy._ A fundraising letter from initiative supporterscalls such allegations "stereotypical misinformation and verbal gay-bashing" Bianchi says the initiative would create no special rights or quotas and would simply require that employment decisions be based on merit, not on sexual orientation. "There are not quotas about how many Jews or Buddhists or Christians someone has to hire," though religious discrimination is barred, says Hands Off Washington leader Laurie Jinkins. "Likewise, there won’t be any quotas about how many gays or lesbians someone has to hire." There have been no media or independent polls on the initiative. A campaign poll taken months ago showed 9 out of 10 voters agreeing that "It is wrong to fire someone from their job just because of their sexual orientation.Y Asked if they’d support a law to keep that from happening, 62 percent said yes. The poll was conducted by Lake Research, with 500 respo.ndents contacted by telephone in February. The margin of error was 4.4 percent. Sydney Wins Gay Games SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Sydney will host the 2002 Gay Games after beating four North American cities in a vote in Denver on Thursday. Sydney beat Dallas, Long Beach, Montreal and Toronto and will hold the Games in September 2002. The games will have more participants than the 10,000 expected at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Sailing, netball and touch rugby will be Sydney’s addition to the list of official sports which includes ballroom dancing, tenpin bowling and golf. Events will take place in ,Olympic venues and mother land,.marks;including the Sydney Opera House. The openlug ceremony will held at the Olympic baseball stadium at Homebush. Chairman of the Sydney 2002 Gay Games bid, Tom Seddon, said the 2002 g~ames have a budget of US $7.35 million. "The economic impact of the event, most of it in Sydney, is expected to come in at over $100 million (US $70 million)," Seddon said. The Gay Games started in 1982 with just 1,200 participants but 12,000 competed at the New York edition in 1994. Sydney’s bid was criticized earlier this month by Ian Armstrong, a conservative ptlitician and member of the board of SOCOG, the 2000 Olympics organizing body. Armstrong said he was staggered by a request for US .$700,000 in government funding. "I predicted that this business was just a stunt to allow Sydney’s homosexuals to give their overseas colleagues acheap holiday in the harbor city,"Armstrong said. "And it appears I was right.’" Organizers received about US $50,000 government funding to help win the bid and were promised use of some of the venues to be used at the 2000 Olympics. "The Olympics are for all people, and will be paid for by the community. But why should the New South V~ales commumty have to pay for the Gay Games which by its very name is intended to cater for.only a minority?" Armstrong said. Gillian Minervini, a member of the successful bid team m Denver, said Armstrong’s comments had "empowered" the team. "I think the gay and lesbian commumty in Sydney has a history of enormous strength and those kind of detractors are just not worth listening to anymore," Minervini said. It was the third time Sydney has bid for the Gay Games and the first time the games will be held in the southern hemisphere. Senator Supports .ENDA LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid says he is cosponsoring a federal bill on Gay civil rights because it’s fundamentally fair. The bill outlaws hiring, firing or promoting employees based on sexual orientation. Reid told about 180 gay and lesbian business leaders Monday night that sexual orientation should not be a factor in hiring or firing someone. Reid, D-Nev., told the LAMBDA Business and Professional Association that thebill does not promote special ghts. It is not a quota bill or a special treatment bill," Reid said. "It’s just a fundamental call for fairness." Rep. John Ensign, R-Nev., opposes the bill. Retired businessman Bruce James has not taken a position on the bill, known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Ensign and James are seeking the Republican nomination for the 1998 Senate race, while Reid is seeking a third term in the office. The non-discrimination act was introduced in Congress m 1994 and has been introduced in every session since. It failed to pass in 1996 by one vote. The bill is the leading piece of legislation sought by the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national political organization for Gays and Lesbians. The campaign is supporting Reid’s re-election effort. Reid told the association he supports the bill because no laws exist to prohibit putting up a sign in a business that says, "We hire everybody but lesbians." He recalled the days when storefront signs stated"no blacks, Jews or Mexicans." To discriminate in the workplace based on gender, race or religion has since become illegal. Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., is also one of at least 30 co-sponsors. Ensign said he is not convinced Gays are being discriminated against economically. And he said he sees other problems with the bill. "Somebody could say they are gay, and who can say they are not?" he said. Ensign said he thinks people would lie ~to Win lawsuits by claiming they are Gay, just as people lie about being injured k0 win setfle~entsi~ ¯ ¯ " Ensign said as a veterinarian and gaming executive he hired and promoted Gays and Lesbians. "I’ve never discriminated against Gay people," he added. U. of Cal. Gives Benefits LOS ANGELES (AP) - By a one-vote margin, the University of California Board of Regents approved a plan Friday to offer health benefits to domestic partners of its Gay employees, see News, page 14 ,I �Young Men would have to bear the additional costs ~ imposed by the hospital. Two months ¯ later, Ms. Abbott sued. She sought, among . t BOSTON (AP) - A sex survey criticized ¯ other things, monetary damages..A f_edi for its frank language has fouffd that 59% eral judge ruled that Bragdon had vioIfffed of the young gay men who responded had : federal law, and the 1st U.S. Circuit Court unprotected sexual intercourse within the : of Appeals agreed. "Ms. Abbott’s HIVlast year. T,he sex survey enraged law- : positive status is a physical impairment makers such as House Speaker Thomas ¯ which substantially interferes with her Finneran who said the questions were ." major life activity of reproduction, and filled with profanity. But it confirmed the ¯ sheis therefore disabled within the meanneed for HIV prevention programs for " ing of the ADA," the appeals court said. It young gay men, said- John Auerbach of ¯ added that Bragdon did not offer enough the Department of Public Health. "We ¯ evidence to show that it would have been ¯ found it to be very helpful," Auerbach unsafe to fill Ms. Abbott’s cavity in his ¯ told the Boston Herald. office. "Cases of this kind are necessarily The survey results convinced DPH to : fact-sensitive," the 1st Circuit court said. divert $300,000 from other AIDS preven- ¯ "Had the patient required more invasive ¯ tion programs to target young gay men. treatment or had the dentist proffered stronThe survey questioned 250 gay and bi- ¯ ger evidence of a direct threat, the result sexual men aged 13 to 24. It found that 85 ¯" may well have differed.’" percent of men who have sex with both ¯ Before monetary damages could be cal¯ men and women had unprotected interculated, Bragdon appealed to the nation’s course. Bisexual men were twice as likely ¯ highest court. His lawyers argued, among to have unprotected sex than those Who ¯ other things, that reproduction should not only have sex with men. Those who rebe considered a major life activity compa¯ ported having sex with unfamiliar parttable to walking, seeing, hearing, speakners were much more likely to have " ing, working or caring for one’s self. unprotected intercourse than those who knew their partners before having sex with them, the survey reported. AIDS Action designed and conducted the survey, but it was analyzed and printed by the : PARIS (AP) - AIDS has struck the world DPH for $20,000. much harder than previously thought, a U.N. agency said Wednesday in a report showing more than 30 million people are infected - one-third more than earlier estimated. About 16,000 people are inWASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme ¯ fected daily, one in every 100 sexually Court said Wednesday it will use a dis- ¯ active adults under age 49 worldwide has pute over a dentist who refused to treat an : HIV and among those infected, only one HIV-infected woman at his office to clarify " in 10 knows it, UNAIDS said in the report protections against bias for people with ¯ released in Paris. the AIDS virus. The court said it will hear "The main message of our report is the an appeal by Maine dentist Randon ." AIDS epidemic is far from over. In fact, Bragdon, who a lower court said violated ¯ it’s far worse," Peter Piot, director general the federal Americans With Disabilities ’ of UNAIDS, told a news conference. ReAct when he told Sidney Abbott he would ¯ leased ahead of World AIDS Day on-Dec. only fill her cavity at a hospital. ¯ 1, the report said that if current rates hold The 140,000-member American Densteady, those infected with the immunetal Association supported Bragdon’s ap- " .stripping virus "will soar to 40 million" peal in a friend-of-the-court brief that ¯ by the year 2000. The impact of AIDS urged the justices to clarify dentists’ legal deaths, which rose an estimated 50 perobligations in such circumstances. The " cent this year, "is only just beginning." Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defend- ¯. Despite advances in AIDS treatment ers, which is representing Abbott, said in and falling infection rotes in the West, the a statement, "Without strong legal protec- : virus is hitting Africa much harder than tions against discrimination, the nearly 1 ; earlier believed, said the "Report on the million Americans in this country who are ¯¯ Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic." Instead of living with HIV will become second-d_ass relying on regional estimates, "for the citizens." : first time, we went country-to-country to Lower courts have split on whether ¯ see what was happening," Piot said. "The ¯ people who are infected with the HIV : rate oftransmissionwas grossly underesvirus, but do not yet suffer from symp- ¯ fimated, especially m Nigeria and South ¯ toms of AIDS, are considered disabled Africa, he said. Rates are also rising in under the 1992 anti-bias law. Under the ¯ Eastern Europe, primarily due tointravelaw, someone is disabled if they have a : nous drug users and lack of AIDS educaphysical or mental impairment that sub- ¯ tion, said the report by Geneva-based stantially limits "one or more major life ¯ UNAIDS. activities." The report also called for better educa: Bragdon’ s appeal also argues that courts ¯¯ tion, which it said does not encourage should defer to his professional judgment young people to have sex, as some beon whether to provide treatment such as ¯ lieve. On the contrary, it said sex educafilling a cavity in his dental office or at a ¯" don "helps delay first intercourse" and hospital. Ms. Abbott visited Bragdon’s ¯ reduces teen pregnancy. Even in the West, office in Bangor, Maine, for. an appointPlot said; "prevention efforts are far inment on Sept. 16, 1994. On her patient ; sufficient for youth. I have a daughter at a information form, she indicatedthat she : lycee here, and what she’s gettingin terms was HIV-positive but had no AIDS symp- ¯ of sex education is inadequate." ¯ toms. Bragdon examined Ms. Abbott and The report said some 5.8 million people discovered that she had a cavity near the : have been infected in 1997, and an estigum line on a back lower tooth. He told ¯ mated 5.3 million were infected in 1996, her that, under his infectious-disease "- up from the count of 3.1 million people policy, he would not fill her cavity in his ¯ that doctors originally estimated. A total office. Bragdon told Ms..Abbott he would : of 30.6 million live with HIV or AIDS treat, her in a hospital setting, and she ¯ globally, two-thirds of them in sub-Sa- Not Being Safe ¯ AIDS Spread Worse i Than Thought Court to Clarify HIV Bias Protections¯ Medical Excellence And Compassionate Care Since 1926. ¯ ¯ ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER I ! 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Nearly half of ¯ far-reachinglegislationrapidly andeffecthose deaths were among women, and : tively, so that the full benefits of these 460,000 were among children under 15. ¯ changes will be available to patients and AIDS is wiping out gains in life expect- ¯ industry as soon as possible," said Sen. ancy made in the developing world in : Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. recent decades and has orphaned 8.4 mil- ¯ But Dr. Sydney M. Wolfe, director of ¯ Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, lion children, the report said. The report paints a devastating picture : called the new law "the worst attack on of AIDS-ravaged sub-SaharanAfrica, with _" the Food and Drug Administration’s abil7.4 percent of people aged 15 to 49 there ¯ ity to protect consumers and patients in 91 thought to be infected: ¯ years." "Americans will be exposed to - the number of HIV-infected in ¯ defective drugs and medical devices that Botswana has doubled over the last five ¯ Europeans with their weaker laws have years, now reaching 25 percent to 30 ¯ been exposed to for a long time," Wolfe percent of the total population. ¯ said. He contended that political contribu- one in five adults in ~Zimbabwe was ¯ tions greased the bill’s progress through HIV-positive in 1996. In one town with a Congress and added. This bill,s good for large population of migrant workerS~ seven : corporate profits and.bad for public health pregnant women in 10 were HIV-positive ¯ - period." in 1995. - 25 percent more infants are dying in Zambia and Zimbabwe because of AIDS. The disease is expected to push ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - How do some . Zimbabwe’s infant mortality rate up 138 ." patients infected with theAIDS virus surpercent by 2010. Ugandais Africars bright ¯ vive for years without treatment and with.spot, reporting falling infection rates that : out getting sick? A Boston team of rewere credited to education and wider : searchers says it may have the answer to a ¯ question that has puz~.led scientists for condom use. The report said Asia’s AIDS epidemic : years. In a study published in the journal is more recent than Africa’s, though India’ s ~ Science, researchers say an analysis of 3 million to 5 million HIV-infectedpeople ¯ blood from a robust Boston man infected make it the country with the most HIV- ." witthHIV for 18 years shows he is proinfected in the world, Indicating Asia’s . tected by a large number of immune sys¯ tern cells, called helper T-ceils, that spefi .g~res could jump later, it cautioned that estimates there are made on "less infor- ¯ cifically attack the AIDS virus. Using:this clue, researchers at the Masmarion than in other regions." In the ¯ sachusetts General Hospital went on to world’s most populous nation, China reported up to 200,000 cases and the figure ." find that these special helper T-cells may was expected to double this year, it said. : be the essential difference between being ¯ well while infected with HIV and being ¯ sick with the disease. "Our work provides ." an explanation of why a very small group ¯ of people have been able to avoid getting ¯ sick from this virus even though they _are WASHINGTON (AP)-President Clinton infected," said Dr. Bruce Walker, the sesigned a law Friday giving the Food and ¯ uior author of the study. DrugAdministrationnew powers to speed : Helper T-cells direct the body’s imthe approval of drugs to combat a host of : mune system. There is a variety of the killerdiseases including cancer and AIDS. : ceils, and each type is primed to attack a Some critics have argued that thelaw will ¯ specific virus .or other invader. As these expose patients to risky medicine for the ~ ceils detect the presence of a target virus, . benefit Of the makers of experimental : they reproduce by the billions, flooding drugs and new devices. the bloodstream with defenders. But HIV, But Clinton said,"The FDA has always ! the AIDS virus, has broken down this set the gold standard for protecting the. : defense. For reasons not understood, public safety," "Today, it wins the gold " helper T-ceils specific for HIV often are at medal forleading the way into the future," ¯ t0w levels in or absent from patients inhe said at the bill-signing ceremony in the ¯ fected with the virus. Old Executive Office Building next to the " Experiments at Massachusetts General White House. ¯ confirmed that high levels of HIV-speA hard-fought compromise, the FDA ¯ cific T-cells may be essential for the body Modernization Act of 1997 took three ." to hold the AIDS virus in cheek. Walker .years to hammer out. Many of its provi- " said laboratory tests of blood from HIV sions.have been put into effect adminJs- ¯ patients found that those with the stron,~,atively throughVicePresidentA1 Gore’s ¯ gest T-cell response to the HIV antigen reinventinggovernment"programs."We . had the lowest amount of virus in their know that for many patients, experimen- " bloodstream, but those with weak T-cell tal treatments represent their best - per- ¯ responses had high virus loads. haps their only - chance for recovery," ¯ The discovery suggested the body might Clinton said. "That’s why this bill writes . be able to control HIV if helper T-cells intolaw current FDA policies that allow " that target the virus could somehow be doctors and patients to use new drugs : protected. To test this idea, researchers before they are formally approved." "A1- ¯ used powerful anti-viral drugs to treat ready thousands of AIDS, cancer, and : patients recently infected with HIV. Alzheimer’ s patients have foundnew hope : Walker said the drugs caused the vires - even new life- with these experimental ¯ load to drop quickly, and the patients’ therapies," he said. " immune systems then started producing Clinton said he first became interested : T-cells that specifically attacked HIV. in the issue during his 1992 campaign ¯ Walker said the HIV-specific T-cells when he heard complaints that the FDA ¯ were not produced in the bodies of padrug approval system was "too slow and : tients who had been infected with HIV for somewhat arbitrary and not giving the " more than six months, see Health, p. 14 i Speedier Drug Approval Process Cell Fights HIV �by-James Christjohn Bernadette Peters was the Hello, playmates in the amusement park ¯ artistatthelast TulsaPhilharmonicPops of life. Well, since I missed it last month, : concert, and put on a great show. To see Happy Thanksgiving in re~,ospect, and " her perform live is to understand why she Merry Yule. Good, now that s out of the ¯ is a star. You know the moment she sets way. I’vebeenrunningamonthbehindall " foot on the stage that a star is present, her year. ’Bout time I caught up. : charisma is so powerful. Every moveWell, the one person ¯ ment was perfect, every note a gem, and who actually reads this the performance one of colunm-oops, there’stwo . . . ~ceord~l~ to polishandclass.Sheperthat I know of now (Hi formed many of the seRobert Reed, -Robert!) - anyway, the lections from her new one who lets me know Plaillmrmonlc release"LiveatCamegie what he really thinks,proHall" and included- the executive director, claimed me insane after patter developed for that reading last month’s ode show. Starting off with mue]z dlseusslon at to all things Uhi~y Uhitty "We’re in the Money" t]ze prior day’~ Bang Bang. And Peter’s and "Pennies from the one who remembers re]zearsal centered on Heaven", during which exactly where he bought _ she walked into the audiw]tet]ter or not to his Corgi diecast model ence and scattered cop(Marge McNeamey’s at per confetti all over ][mrform Utica Square, the "Baby people, then thanked the Gap" of its day), and how "M~xl~ Love crowd for coming and much it cost at the time told us that she had heard Alon~" , a ltilt~t-~ou~ ($12 in 1968). He also that Tulsa was famous admits to still having the ode to t~te joys of... for its oil. She then said car somewhere in his atthat she loved the city well, mal~in~ love tic, and to have retained and was only upset that his childhood copy of the alone. A taste[ul and herhotelwasnexttorailLP soundtrack. Sounds roadtracks.~okingiyMs. like the pot calling the humorous little ditty, Peters said well! guess kettle to me. . . but no more. the only .,fixing that matMs. Peters ]~ad no I have outgrown last ters is if I m on the fight month’s column, and am small trepidation as side of them!" now into more mature Therestofthefirstsecto laow well it would toys. don of the concert was So we move on to the l~e reeelved, as Tulsa much like the review section, inwhichI "Sondheim, Etc." get to play "good re- lass a reputation for Carnegie Hall concert viewer" and "bad reCD, proceeds of which not l~eln~ very aebenefit the Gay Men’s " ’ o[ anyt]un~, Health Crisis organizadidn’tViewer’"mean Waltita quite minute,theI . ceJ~tm~ way it came out. I’m altion. Those of us who i-i-mz_eenter. Imagine. ways a good reviewer, recognized an introducI’ve seen 2 shows with tiontoacertaininfamous major headliners in the last month, ~ song that began ’¢Hais song has become Fleetwood Mac and Bernadette Peters. : legendary in certain circles" began clapThose who are even slightly acquainted ¯ ping and hollering and she said "well I with me, or have heard Tom complain in : guess those circles are all here tonight!" his inimitable fashion about my obses- : (See, it’s notjustme that engages insuch sions, know that I am fans of both. Espe- : rowdybehavior!Therewasawbolebunch cially Stevie Nicks. (I’m so jealous that ¯ of us! The bluehairs didn’t know what to she gets.away with capes and I can, t.) : think!) And according to Robert Reed, Anyway, one performance was GREAT : Philharmonic executive director, much and one was woefully disappointing. " discussion at the prior day’s rehearsal Which was which? Stay tuned for de- ¯ centered on whether or not to perform tails... ." "Making Love Alone", a hilarious ode to Don’t miss the University ofTulsa’s : the joys of... well, making love alone. A production of"FALSETTOS". The kids ¯ tasteful and humorous litde ditty, Ms. fought long and hard to get this show : Peters had no small trepidation as to how mounted (don’tgo there)andfinally got it ." well it would be received, as Tulsa has a going! The show, which won Tonys ga- : reputation for not being very accepting of lore duringits Broadway run, was penned ¯ anything off-center Imagine. Wall, she by James Lapine, author of the book for" : need not have worried, there was a large Into The Woods". The musical is corn- : contingent of fans who knew the song, prised of what were originally 2 one-act " and let out a cheer at the intro. The rest of plays, detailing the changes in a Jewish ¯ the audience wouldn’t have understood it family brought about by the father’s ac- : anyway. I was able to personally thank knowledging he is gay. The first act cen- : her for singing it. ters on the reactions of the family - his : Also included were "Not a Day Goes wife, son, and lover - to the announce- o By , FmthlessLove ,and GlowWorm. ment. The second act follows the family : Almost all the students of the theatre as they deal with the Son’s Bar Mitzvah, : departmentoftheUniversityofTulsawas the ex-spouses dealings with each other, ° at the show, and waited in the cold for the AIDs and the lover who had left but now ¯ chance at an autograph. Ms. Peters didnot is back. TU presents the musical at 8pm ° disappoint, stopping her limo so that she December 4-6 and two matinees at 2pro ~ could give a wave and a greeting to the Dec..6 & 7 in Chapman Theatre on cam- ¯ kids, and even signed autographs. I’m pus m Kendall Hall. A special perfor- : sure her writer’s cramp will fade in time. mance benefiting RAIN will be held at " Pure "class" all the way. 7pro on Dec. 3. BETHERE! 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Norwood Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at.ext. 218, or Tommy at.ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7.- 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 834-8378 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts. to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each mo. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons .with HIV/AIDS, Info: 834-4194 ~= FRIDAYS Safe Ha~en, Young Adults Social Group, 1 st Fri!each mo. 8pro, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pro, Pride Center, Info: 743-4297 i~P SATURDAYS Narcotics Anonymou~, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2rid, Into: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike drganization. Long and short rides. All rides start at Zicgler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. Members get access to the Club’s hot line for updates on rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 Ifyour organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 23]-7372 or fax 583-4615. Y �READ ALL ABOUT IT through the maze of emotions, and help them continue to have a constructive and posi"five relationship with their child. Chapters on "What Will People ThinkT’ and "Where Does the Fault Belong?" confront the c0unterproducfiv e and ul timatel y ummportant feelings that parents may have. Parents who are ashamed or embarrassed by their child may decide to keep the information about their Gay child to themselves . Switzer’s observation: "People feel they must keep shame to themselves, and yet the sense of isolation that is intensified by keeping the secret also further feeds the feelings of Shame. It is a destructive trap." Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is mentioned as a good resource for confused parents. Of particular interest is the chapter tided "But Doesn’t the Bible Condemn It?". In astoundingly logical prose, Switzer examines the biblical implications of homosexuality in a completely different light than we commonly get from television preachers. If a parent is able to go beyond their emotional reaction to their Gay child, this chapter will bring much comfort and understanding. Any parent of a Gay child, regardless of their religious beliefs, will benefit from this slim volume. It packs invaluable information into just 100 pages. Check it out at your local Tulsa CityCounty branch library, or call the Readers Services at 596-7966. seemingly in answer to each others’ prayer. The congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church had aged and they no longer needed nor could maintain their 1920’s building in Tulsa’s historic Brady Heights district. They were seeking a younger, and as it were, "needy" congregation to take over their building. So on a Saturday in September, the Parish Church of St. Jerome held its annual meeting and decided on a budget to acquire its own space, citing the need for their own "sacred space". The next day, St. Jerome officers connected with Westminster Presbyterian and found that the price for Westminster was exactly the amount to which St. Jerome’s members had committed the day before! Father Rick, waxing both serious and lighter-hearted, noted how important it was for those "who have been turned away [from the Church] or disenfranchised, to have a space to call our own, where we can be completely free." Humorously, he added that it would also be nice to be able to plan Holy Week services without having to worry about whether there would be a body in the Garden Chapel and be able to carry in the cross without hitting the low ceiling as happened at CommlLnity of Hope. For now, St. Jerome will have all its parishioners’ hands busy just doing repairs and renovations to the 10,000 s.f. main building. But St. Jerome’s also has a 5,000 s.f. auxiliary building which they hope to make available to community : non-profits. Also they plan to create a ¯ garden with a columbarium. The latter ¯ would provide a place not only for the ¯ ashes of members Of St. Jeromebut also a : place for beloved pets. Father Rick holds ¯ an annual blessing of the animals on the ¯ Feast Day of St. Francisl At this year’s : blessing, St. Jerome was host not only to ¯ a number of dogs and cats but ~also tO a chicken, aNile lizard (rather "bitey" said : Father Rick). : St. Jerome in addition to having found ¯ a physical home has also found a denomi: national home in the Evangelical Angli¯ can Church in America (EACA). St. ¯ Jerome’s Visitor’s Guidenotes thatEvan¯ gelical Anglican Church in America dif¯ fers little from the Anglican Communion : in matters of church polity, worship or ¯ doctrine. The brochure adds that Chris: tians from "every Christian tradition are ¯ welcome" and states that all who are bap_" fized are welcome at the Communion ¯ table. St. Jerome’s welcomes all mere¯ bers, regardless of "heritage, culture, fi¯ nancial status, sexual orientation, age, ¯ gender, or marital status" to receive"ALL ¯ sacraments of the church." This includes ¯ the sacrament of marriage and Father Rick ¯ presided over the marriage of Deacon." Deb Statues and her spouse. ¯ On Saturday, December 6th, the Church ¯ of St. Jerome will welcome the Right ." Reverend Craig Bettendorf, Bishop ofthe : Evangelical Anglican Churchin America ¯ who will hold a consecration service for ¯ St. Jerome at 7 pm. Also, St. Jerome will ." hold a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at ¯ 11:30 on Dec. 24. For more information about the services, call 582-3088. reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library ¯ : ¯ : Have a Rough Day! Even the most enlightened parent who learns that their childis Gay/Lesbian/Transof particular ingendered goes through an emotional and stressterest is the chapter ful period. Christian or particularly religious parents often have an even more difficult the Bible Condemn time. Coming Out As Parents is arevised ediIt?". In astoundtion of a fabulous book ingly logleal prose, written by David Switzer, Professor Switzer examines Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Perkins the biblical School of Theology at Southern Methodist implications of titled "But Doesn’t University in Dallas. Switzer examines the standard reactions from most parents, including denial, guilt and anger. This book will guide disbelieving parents homosexuality in a completely different light than we commonly get from-television preachers... 1998 Montero $ 3 1, 8 7 9 cash price, loaded Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 MITSUBISHI MOTORS Built For Living." IGTA member Call 341. 6866 International Tours formoreinformation, Are you proud? Show your Pride with our Latest Pride Merchandise! 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Call 743-GAYS (743-4297) Your Community Center the Pride Center 1307 E. 38th at Peoria 2rid floor Lookfor the Rainbow Flag on the roof!~ q~y Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche : Zealand orange roughy ($12.50), a sturdy After a hard day of braving the shop- : white fish which is prepared meuniere, ping throngs and cold Oklahoma winter ¯ and then sauced with the white wine that winds, there is nothing more relaxing than : was used to deglaze the pan. Roughy is sitting down by the fireplace at one of .’. getting to be cliche in Tulsa, but this is a Brookside’s older and long-popular ca- ¯ satisfactorypresentation.Theseafooddish fes, The Grapevine, for a quiet glass of ¯ du jour was a Caribbean grilled salmon wine and a nice meal. "Conveniently nestled ¯ ($12.50), which was tantalizingly scented at the comer of 35th and Peoria, this place ¯ with the fiery hot Jamaican jerk seasonis popular not only with the young profes- : ings, and finished with a bell pepper and sional crowd, but those with more eclectic Mack olive butter and garlic in olive oil tastes, as wall. a bizarre combination that had Some people come just to The Grapevine a surprisingly fabulous flavor sit at the crowded, narrow, 3509 Soutl~ Peoria for those brave enough to em upstairs bar in this see and-bedure the jerk seasonings. Olmn: seenestablishment,while othPart of the charm of The ers come for quiet cocktails llm - lOpm on Grapevine is that, not only do and hors d’oeuvres. Many Tues. &Wed. they have finer foods, they also 11 am until 11pro come for the full dining expehave good old,O~klahoma-style rience, and we’ve even been Thurs. through Sat. home cookin, ~oo, with a dethere when wedding recep- Clmed Sun.& Mon. cent chicken fried steak tions have moved in for a less(.$6.75), Dutch oven pot roast The imr stays open chaste after-party. ($9.50), and a ham hock and -as long as ther~ is Much of the menu has been butter bean special ($7.50). business, sometimes selected to complement the The deep-fried catfish fillet is until 2am bar’.s large selection of wines okay, but it’s farm-raised fish, by the bottle and by the glass. and at $12.25, we cati find less Cheese beards ($1.85 to $9.50) expensive and just as goodModerately are very popular, and nibblers fried fish elsewhere. If one expensive can sample up to a dozen diflikes meatloaves, don’t pass ferent cheese varieties, served up the Mom’s Dangerously Pavement: with fresh fruit and crusty sourGood Meat Loaf ($7.50), All major plastic dough breads. A baked brie en which is a welVflavored indicroute ($8.75) is also availvidual loaf filled with bits of Smoking: " able with an original touch of onion, garlic, carrot, and celN0n-smoking and being wmppedin phyllo leaves ery, sliced in rounds, drizzled smoking rooms instead of the traditional puff with a thin brown gravy, and pastry. Those who can afford presented on a bed of lumpy, Alcohol: the fat grams and calories will .homemade mashed potatoes. Full love to indulge in the homeDiners with smaller appemade hot artichoke spread tites or smaller pocketbooks Ambiance: ($5.25), and they have a very will be well fed by The Dressy casual tasty country-style chicken Grapevine’s big selection of liver pate ($6.50) served with hearty sandwiches, ranging in Rating: small American gherkins inprice from $4.25 for a gour-. stead of the usual French met greaseburger to $9.75 for A llst comichons. a prime rib sandwich. We parIn addition to their usual chicken enchiticularly like the ham on German black lada soup, there is always a substantial bread sandwich ($5.00); with cu(umbers soup dujour, which, on the evening of our and sour cream on excellent black rye visit, was country ham and broccoli. Cups bread. Sandwiches usually come just with are $2.50 and bowls, $3.50. They also had banal potato chips, but th~ $2.00 Order of two appetizer specials, a grilled chicken beer-battered French fries is well worth pizza on a foccacia crust ($7.50) and some the cost. fascinating Chinese-style "pot stickers" One of our favorite things about the ($6.50), which are little packets or dumpfood here is the attention paid to humble lings of pork and-chicken braised and vegetables. During our review meal, we poached, and served in a roasted garlic were served a delicious bowl of sliced sesame sauce, accompanied by a little parsnips which had been sauteed in butter shrimp egg roll. until golden brown, a choice recomThe dinner menu shows a .refreshing mended by our surly waiter. Our dinner creativity and willingness to accommocompanion’ s meal had excellently predate both foods-of-the-season and the pared, lightly battered, and sauteed eggtastes of regular customers. One of the old plant circles. The vegetable dujour was a standby favorites is the Grapevine’ S Beef bowl of huge, Oklahoma-grown Brussels Wellington ($18.50). Now, the traditional sprouts. There are always a dozen or more boeuf Wellington recipes involve an enfresh vegetables available, and worth evtire beef tenderloin partially roasted, then ery penny of the $1.50 extra charge. We encased in a rich, truffled, liver pate, all of also recommend highly the garlicky and which is then rolled up in decadent puff rich cheese grits and the com souffle, both pastry dough and baked until golden $1.75. certainly an elegant dish for an entire If there’ s room for dessert, they have a gourmet army! The Grapevine chef has large selection of typical Tulsa cakes and improved upon the theme, also making cheesecakes which are popular, but comsure that his kitchen prOductis more suited mercially obtained and, rather boring, to the whims of the evening’ s patrons, ahd since everyone else in town has them, too. created a mouth-watering individual beef However, there are a couple of items Wellington out of a bacon-wrapped filet made in-house which are always worthmignon, surrounded by a sauteed mushwhile, inclhding various flavors of creme room duxelles, seasoned with Dijon musbmlee ($3.00), an excellent coconut cream tard, and encased in puff pastry. It’s adish pie with fresh, real whipped cream ($2.00), with which we’ve never been disapa simple bread pudding ($2.00), and the pointed. ever-popular baked fudg~ ($3.00), Another popular item is the New see Food, page 12 �by Lamont Lindstrom : Eichiro, you are married." He was, too.A The Japanese like their gaijin (’ foreign- ¯ lesbian minister had married him and the ers’) to have big noses. I worked for a : American boyfriend on the beach in number of months at auniversity in the far ¯ Waikiki. ButEichirowouldclaimtobeso southern Japanese city Kagoshima whose : frantic for gaijin chinpo that he could even foreignpopulationmostly consists of snub- : forego the shower he normally had to nosed Chinese and Korean immigrants. ¯ have after sex. How soJapanese, Ithought. Only ahandful of Americans and Europe- ¯" Good bartenders always Know how to ans live in that city. Most of these are : make one feel special. employed teaching English ¯ I was lonely for Ameriin local secondary schools. cans so I called up the boy: My first two friend one day and asked Because of this, unlike Tokyo or Osaka, gaijin are in- weeks in town, him to lunch. He insisted on frequent patrons of the city’ s only at McDonalds, nearly every night eating several gay bars. Pizza Hut, Mr: Donut, or When I dropped in one of I. went bar-h~pSubway- the four US chains these establishments, the p.m ¯ Herewas my that have found their way to . bartenders and patrons were distant Kagoshima. We met ebb?lenSe: could I at Subway. I didn’ t like boyinvariably polite and curious about how I had come to find a Gay bar? In friend much. He whined live in Kagoshima. My Japa- a eitK of 500,000, about Kagoshima and the nese improved enough to Japanese. He-did have a so I tlaured, there answer the stock set of quesmother-of-a-nose, though.tions always asked: Why was had t~ be one or He and Eichiro were planI there? What did I do? Was two. I hardly spoke ning a return to Los Angeles I married? Didn’t I find any.Japanese ... where they would live by Kagoshimapeople friendlier "selling the Japanese antiques Worse, my knowl- that they had accumulated than other Japanese? Did I like Japanese men (or food, edge of the three over two years in or drink, or housing, or the orthographies Kagoshima. Boyfriend left weather, etc. etc. etc.)? But I and Eichiro followed a that Japanese use first always sensed my new barmonth behind. I said my nll so I goodbyes. But a few weeks friends checking out my was nose. Gay Japanese share our later, Eichiro called me at folk belief that big nose my office. "Eichiro! What equals big penis and I was frequently on earth are you doing here?" I asked. apologetic that.my nose is of modest diHe had arrived at LAX where US Immension. I did very soon learn the phrase migration immediatdy arrested him and threw him back on the next plane for anata no chinpo wa okii desuka? (’is your dick big?’). I wasn’ t~telling. ¯ Japan. He was on the blacklist, having overstayed his previous visa by 18 months. Amerika-jin were still scarce enough in Kagoshima that people wanted to check I helped Eichiro fill out the immigration out rumors of Western endowment. I once : lottery form that the American Embassy met a young American wandering the ¯ in Tokyo had sent him as his only chance entertainment district. He was handing for a US Visa. It didn’t seem very promout flyers for a strip show later that night. : ising to me. I left Japan soon afterwards. He claimed to been enslaved by a crooked Six months later, when I returned to the US, l sent a postcard to Kagoshima adJapanese entrepreneur who had brought .him to town to strip at a local dub for : dressed to Linda--Eichiro’ s bar name. It Japanese woman hungry to see white na- : came back marked "unknown." I started calling the 28 Japanese restaurants in Glenked flesh. This boy looked gay to me. He invited me to a performance but I didn’ t : dale one after the other but gave up, feelwant to get in the way of those eager . ing foolish;.after a dozen or so. Eichiro ¯ where are you? I sure hope you’ ve found women. your way to the land of the free, the home I made friends with Eichiro who was one of the handful of people in Kagoshima of the big nose. who spoke English well. Eichiro had taken English courses in New York City and had worked at his uncle’ s Japanese restaurantin Glendale, California. He metan ¯ American boyfriend in Hawai’i, and the, although their versionis abitmore on the two of them had retamaed to Kagoshima to ¯ half-baked brownie side. The full bar stocks a lot of domestic be near Eichiro’ s mother. Back home, he ¯ had taken a job as a bartenderin a small wines andafewimports,thoughnotnearly ¯ place that catered to Japan’ s growingnumas many as we would expect from a bar bers of professional working women. ¯ that holds itself out to be a wine bar. The (Young Japanese ~women are fascinated ¯ prices are reasonable, though, both by the by gays.) bottle and by the glass, and they occasionI hung out there, too, hungry to talk " ally do get in some rare and unusual English. Eichiro was 30 but was obvi- : vintages. We were quite shocked, howously going to remain perpetually, termi- . ever, when we went in for dinner on the ¯ third Thursday of November (the tradinally cute. I would walk downtown to the bar, drink acouple of glasses of hot shoju ¯ tional release date for the new crop of (Kagoshima’s infamous sweet potato ¯ beaujolais nouveau) and discovered that the bar hadn t even ordered any nouveaus. brandy), and thenleave before 11:00 pm ¯ We trust that their bar manager will be so I could catch abus home. (Kagoshima’ s city council is in cahoots with the taxi ¯ severely pelted with used wine corks for companies - public transport stops about : thatfauxpas. Nonetheless, The Grapevine remains 11:00 and drinkers have to fall into taxis ¯ when the bars close.) : one of our favorite eateries for a cozy Eichiro and Isoon developed a routine. : meal. Best of all, we find it to be a comEach time I was making to leave, he .¯ fortable place. And, one needn’t wait for would beg to follow along and check out a Brookside shopping day to try it out my chinpoin the darkened stairwdl. "No, ¯ it’ s worth a special trip of its own. St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & Club Featuring Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta, Soups, Espresso, and Chalkboard Speciaties PuppyPause II Allanna Davenport Professional All Breed Grooming ~t 1060-N South Mingo Tulsa 74128 838-7626 Moot t features free, Monday - Thursday o 11 aria - 10pm Friday- Saturday 1lain- 11pm 3324-L East 31st Northeast side of Ranch Acres 745-9998 Established 1960 �How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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FUSO also helps individuals find other agencies that provide HIV/AIDS services. 582-0438 POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 : making obnoxious gestures behind Stevie ¯ Nicks’ back while she was speaking some ¯ of her by-the-book patter between songs. ¯ She tried to play off the alleged production "Into the Woods" which she ¯ "Buckingham-Nicks" tension by singing was acastmember of;"Unexpected Song" ," to him at many points during her lover’sfrom Loyd-Webber’s "Song and Dance" , revenge ballads, but he mostly ignored for which she won the Tony in 1985 (and [ her. Christine looked bored throughout a highlight of the performance for me); ¯ the evening, watching the audience & several gems like "Faithless Love", given singing along off-talc during main verses an almost ethereally Celtic when the others were singL;vlng Arts rendering; "Glow Worm", ing their songs. John was, which only she could pull of Tulsa wall, John, and Mick was off well, and did; and fithe only one who seemed to presents the nally, ’Tll Be Seeing You". be enjoying himself. I made Gay & Lesbian Mist notes: Her drummer a 5 hour trip to get to the Issues Series, a is Cubby O’Brien - yes, the show, and I am still wonderoriginal Mouseketeer, for ing if it was.worth it. -And month of ereatlve those that recall the Mickey events. The "Love I’m adiehard Stevie fan! Mouse Club of the ’50’s. Withke.ychains the cheapest Makes A Family" souvemr at $10, the reason Her conductor is Marvin Laird, who wrote the musifor the tour was made quite exhibit runs cal "Rut[fiess" and is colclear. Stevie’s tax bill, through Dee. 14, laborating with Speilberg on Mick’s constant bankruptsponsored in part a new animated film. cies, and Christine’s restoShe was poured, and I do by PFLAG... ration of an English manor meanpoured, into ared dress house - and John’s yachts Dee. 19 brings us withredhigh heelsl The dress are the reason behind the rethe alternative was simple, not glitzy, but union. Stevie did sound bet: video evenlng, did maintain a glamourous ter than ever, so that was effect, while being .easy to what made the trip worthfeaturing travel with - no ironing, no for me. Her songs were "Tongues Untied", while muss, no fuss. the best Of the bunch. Too "Jddy: An hon" When she left, she was in a bad Nicks wasn’t on a solo black pantsuit and coat. And tour. Maybe next year. Plans about la dlva boy, is she pale! And tiny. I are in the works for a new Foster, and have been consistently solo album and a box set. "Glennda &, amazed that most of the feThe box set is rumored to be male.stars I have seen perCamille do out early next year. form are incredibly tiny. Yet Living Arts of Tulsa preDowntown", a while on stage, they seem sents the Gay & Lesbian Ismoe~umentary larger than life. So I would sues Series, a month of creabout Camille have been a star had I been ative events The "Love born an incredibly small, Makes A Family" exhibit Paglia and a very pale woman. Well, it runs through Dec. 14, sponcross-dresser... seems logical to me. sored in part by P-FLAG, with The orchestra was in excellent fornl, ] Rainbow Business Guild and the Pride and the classical selections were-all tied -: Center, with a performance w orkshop Dec. together by a "water" theme by the new 6 & 7 for Gays and Lesbians who’d like to conductor Kenneth Jean. Introduced as a perform but don’t know where to start. guess what the tie of the music to the Dec. 12 is Performance Night, giving theme is, some pieces were obvious, such honor to those artists who are Gay and as "Blue Danube Waltz". Others less so; Lesbian. Dec. 19 brings us the~ alternative "’Pomp and Circumstance" - Watergate; video evening, featuring ’’Tongues Unone piece from an opera .set in Venice, tied", "Jody: An Icon" about la diva FosItaly, performed by the characters in a ter, and "Glennda & Camille do Downgondola, which floats on the.., you get the town", a mockumentary about Camille idea. Jean is fun to watch, looking at times Paghaandacross-dresser walking through like a mad scientist who’s just gotten the downtown New York and the adventure monster to move, or a sidekickto Disney’s they encounter. $5, $3 students and memQuasimodo in "Hunchback of Notre bers. No, not that kind. Of the organizaDame". During Ms. Peter’s concert, the tion, silly! All of these events take place at orchestra members even got to show off Living Artspace (hmmm - an offshoot of their singing voices. "Living Island", where H.R. Pufnstuf is It’s not too late to catch Philbrook mayor? Gives me an idea for my next Museum’s "Festival of Trees: A Century column. Oh, Peter...), at 19 E. Brady. For of Holiday Traditions", which runs more info, call 585-1234. through Dec. 7. All kinds of Yule goodies Heller Theatre is holding Improvisaare on display. And, through January 11, tion classes on Thursday evenings from you can take someone special there to 6pro. Participants perform in their "Laugh"look at etchings" during the "British ing Matter Improv" shows. An advance Etching Revival" exhibition. workshop is scheduled Jan 10, 1-4pro. On to Fleetwood Mac. Basically, for Free to Laughing Matter participants, $10 those that couldn’t afford lawn seats at otherwise. Laughing Matter Improv per$50.00 and who have the Dance video .formances are $4, and the next evening of you’re not missing a thing. The FM that ~mprov will be Jan 9. Heller presents playedin Dallas was abunch of tired folks "Lonely Planet" : Dec. 4-6 & 11-13, a who did reasonable justice to the songs, drama dealing with two men and their but were dearly there to get the money lives and loneliness. For ticket info, call and go home. Every word of the between746-5065. song patter was from "The Dance", all by And Broken Arrow Community Therote, word for word. Fortunately, l got ’ atre is presenting the musical comedy press tickets, so I didn’t feel ripped off. "Once Upon A Mattress", another of my But I would have hated to.have paid the childhood favorites. I remember seeing $80 bucks for seats that were worth $20 at Carol Burnett in the televised version. the most. Lindsey Buckingham was terriThe show runs Dec. 5 - 14. For reservably off key throughout the show, and tions, call 258-0077. �: ¯ -" " ¯ -" ~ ." ¯ ¯" ¯ which documents Holocaust survivor stories. Kossiusky went back to Poland after the war, worked as an economist and lived a secret life as a gay man. Kossinsky wrote an award-winning book about his affair with the soldier in 1991. A group in Vermont that teaches high school students about the Holocaust is ¯ making a movie based on the book., which ¯ is tiffed "Damned Strong Love." "It’s an ¯ extremely compelling love story thathap- ¯ pens to be about gay men," filmmaker William Stetson, president of the Vermont Film Commission, told the Globe. In Nazi Germany, homosexuality was punishableby up to 10yearsinprison, and ¯ love letters could be considered evidence. : Homosexuality among German police ¯ ¯ officers was punishable by death. Kossinksy read theletter to the Harvard : ¯ students, part of which read: "I pray every day that you will come back Safe. I’m just ¯ true to you and will remain so for my ¯ whole life." Since this is the offiCial commemorative book for this city, and because the Centennial office and Centennial Coordinator Paula Hale are paid with public dollars through the Mayor’s office, Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay taxpayers have the right to be outraged by our exclusion. And Centennial Committee members and the book Committee members are to be chided for their efforts to defend Goble’s biased product with claims that the only other alternative would have been an encyclopedia thousands of pages long. Fairness would only have required a paragraph or two. : This means,that the hunter virus is rather : like a biological "smart bomb" that seeks ¯ oat÷specific targets, ignoring the rest. ¯ The technique is still in an early stage of : study and will require extensive develop. ment before it can be tested on patients. ¯ But Hoxie said that it may be possible to ." use the hunting virus to deliver toxins or ¯ attacking genes to the cells where there is ¯ HIV. Once it is locked onto the target, ¯ then the hunting virus would release its ¯ - w.eapon into the infected cell, killing the .- v~rns or preventing it from reproducing. tackle oppommistic infections and other related problems. Doctors who treat AIDS patients have eagerly called for more drugs since mutations in the virus can reduce the effectiveness of drugs. New drugs are being approved more quickly, in part due to an FDA.program that uses contributions from drug makers to hire more offiCials to review drugs. The plan was approved 13-12, with one abstention, after Republican Gov. Pete ¯ Wilson made two llth-hour regent apNEW YORK (AP) - Drug makers are ¯ working on an unprecedented array of pointments, provoking charges he was ¯ new mediCines to combat theAIDS virus, trying to "stack" the board. Both appoin’cliffs suggests that there is a window of : enough to triple the number of drugs and tees voted against the plan. ¯ time during the acute phase of infection vaccines on the market today, according "I was very relieved, ecstatic," said when anti-viral treatment can rescue the ¯ to a recent survey. Drug companies are Jonathan Winters, a UC Berkeley emhelper T-cell response to HIV;" Walker ployee and member of the UC Lesbian testing 124 new treatments on patients, said. If treatment is delayed, he said, that : according to the survey by the PharmaGay Bisexual Transgender Association. natural protection may be lost forever. ¯ ceutieal Research Manufacturers of The vote came 16 years after a gay UC Dr. David H. Schwartz, a Johas Hopkins employee first asked the university to ¯" America. The Food and Drug Adminis: University AIDS researcher, said the trationhas approved 50 AIDS-related provide health coverage for his partner. Massachusetts General finding confirms .’. drugs, including eight this year. He was turned down. Under the plan, ." work performed earlier at Hopkins. He ~ domestic partners must be at least 18, the With the first-ever drop in the number ¯ said there may be immune system ele- ¯ of new cases last yearin the United States, couple has to have lived together for at ¯ merits other than the helper T-cells, how’- ~ drug makers have come a long way since least a year, be in a "long-term relation: ever, that are responsible for suppressing ¯ the first drug, Glaxo Wellcome’s AZT, ship of infinite duration," and provide As far as comparing the issue with omisinfection in the rare patients who ." was approved in 1987, said Dr. John documents showing mutual home ownersions of the race riot: ’qqaat is unfortunate ¯"¯ HIV never get sick from the virus. In any case, ¯ Siegfried, the industry group’s head of ship or leasel common bank accounts or anditis absurd," Goble said. "I can assure ¯ Schwartz said, the new research empha- ¯ medical affairs. "Here we are ten years investments, among other requirements. members of this group that if 35 square ¯ sizes the importance of early and aggres- ¯ later, just a decade, andnow there are 50 The plan applies to 130,000 employees blocks of Gay-owned housing had been sive anti-viral treatment against HIV. : drugs either for the disease or for associon the UC system’s nine campuses. UC burned and as many as 1,000 Gay and ¯ ated conditions," he said. has estimated it could cost an .extra $1.5 ¯ lesbian people had been murdered, that The treatments under development inmillion to $5 million a year- a very small that event would have been very much a ¯ " elude: percentage of the health care costs for the part of the public record and very much a WASHINGTON (AP) - It may take a UC system. ¯ virus to kill a virus, say researchers who ¯" - 40 anti-viral mediCines and protease part of this history." inhibitors, which have proven effective in Opponents, including Wilson, said exA Centennial committee commissioned ¯. have made a biological weapon that seeks ¯ reduCing.the amount of the virus in some tending the benefits would be "devaluing Goble to write the book. Paula Hale, coorout cells infected with HIV. In laboratory ¯ patients.. mamage." Supporters counteredit was an dinator of the City’s yearlong Centennial experiments at the University of Pennsyl- ¯¯ - 23 drugs to fight AIDS-related cancers, issue of equality and that without the plan, ¯ vania Medical Center, scientists ha~,e celebration, said the boo.k was funded such as Kaposi’s sarcoma. UC~s ability to recruit and retain quality through private funds and pre-release ¯ shown that a harmless virus coated with - 11 anti-invective medicines to fight professors would suffer because .compasales. s.pecial.proteins will search out cells in- ¯ opporttmisdc diseases, including a type rable institutions already offer such benEditor note: while the Centennial boak " fectedwith HIV and then lock onto the efits. o~’-.pneumouia that afflicts 8 out of 10 ¯ was privately funded, the Centennial of- : cell surfaces. ¯ pataents. ¯ Dr. James A. Hoxie, senior author of ¯ - 5 gene therapies designed to genetically fice and co-ordinator, Paula Hale, who ¯ he study in the journal Science, said t : alter patients’ cells to make them more helped to coordinate the book are paid through publicfunds, directly subsidized ¯ at the hunter virus could be loaded with a ¯ resistant. by the Mayor’s office. The statement : iological weapon that would attack HIV : - 12 vaccines, including the first DNA¯ SEATTLE (AP) - B eginuing next month, ¯ TOHR sent to the Centennial committee ¯ nside infected cells and, thus, contr ¯ based preventive vacCines. ¯ same-sex couples who register as domesas well as to local news media is repro1 the AIDs virus. HoMe said the technique ¯ The National Centers for Disease Con: takes advantage of the fact that HIV car- ¯ trol and Prevention said the drop in AIDS ; tic parmers can apply for subsidized marduced below. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights : ries molecules that it uses to link up with ¯ deaths and new diagnoses last year shows . ried and family housing at the University of Washington. The UW Board of Re(TOHR),at 17years o!d Oklahoma’s old- ¯ receptors, or receiving molecules, on the : that powerful new drugs seem to be slowest n0n-religious Lesbian and Gay orga- -" surface of cells that it invadesS When the " ing down the virus. gents voted unanimously and with little comment to allow gay andlesbian couples HIV molecule connects with the receptor, uization, is formally protesting the new In 1996, an estimated 56,730 people Tulsa Centennial book, ’q~ulsa! Biograit acts like a key in alock, opening the cell ¯ were diagnosed with AIDS in the United ¯ to live in married student housing. "We had really mad~ clear our intentions early ¯ States, down 6 percent from the 60,620 phy oftheAmerican City"for its failure to. ¯ surface to allow the virus to enter. A prime receptor used by HIV is called ¯ new cases in 1995, according to the CDC. ¯ on,"regentCindyZehndersaid.Themove acknowledge any contribution, or. even CD4. This receptor is present on immune ¯ AIDS deaths also dropped 23 percent, ¯ comes after the board in May extended the existence of Lesbians and Gay men in undergraduate health insurance to sameTulsa’s 100 year history. system blood cells that are the primary ¯ from an estimated 50,140 in 1995 to about Author, and Rogers University profes- ¯ targets of HIV. HIV also requires the use ¯ 38,780 in 1996. About 235,470 people ¯ sex partners. Five couples have signed up for that benefit so far. sot, Danny Goble was asked by TOHR " of at least one of two other receptors. A ¯ wereliving with AIDS in 1996¯ The CDC Bothmoves have been opposed by some prior to beginning the book to be both fair " receptor called CCR5 is used by HIV ¯ said powerful drugs such as protease inearly in the disease to infect macroph- " hibitors are apparently preventing ~HIV ¯ state lawmakers. "They shouldn’t be setand accurate by having at least a brief ting policy in the face of the values of the mention of the eMstence of Lesbian and ¯ ages, a type of immune system blood cell. infection from progressing to full-blown ¯ Gay contributions, organizations, or is- " Another receptor, called CXCR4, is used ." AIDS es,~eciall,, i-n~t~nt~ ,.he~ ot,~vt people of the stateof Washington," said T-cells, which are ¯ taki ....... ep. Mike -Sherstad, R-Bothell sues¯ Goble was told of the nationally " by HIV later to infect ¯ " The ¯ . ¯ , ng me me~c~ne earl groundbreaking report done by the City of ¯ another type of Immune system blood ¯ ~..,,+ a’l’~ ~t,t;vi~t~Y~-~ that tl~,a ** people of the state of Washington don t ~i~fi~t~hav,~m~Al-i-,iq~lh,~o : accept homosexual mamage, either-teTulsa i~ ~.ei~m~_’dt:!le:. 70’s on anti-Gay..~ ," cells. : t,a...... discrimi~ff0~. Jk~ thai time, ouly a hand-i’~ : In the Pennsylvama study, researchers . " ,a~ ori0rit,~ h,ii.Vth,=~ M,,,~ ,~,a,~, ,~,v,~oS~ " - gally or morally. Sherstadsmdheplanned ¯ ¯ .. , : : s8 . to ask the Legislature s Joint .... Admimstraw~th .. ~ mi,~,~d r,~Vi,~,~ i~vor~il "’ "I .... nld ~,t,o thb.rrt ..... ful of Am",ericau,Citie~were even consid- : coated the surface ofaharmless wrus to review whether efing thi~.:sort’~i~g~,T,OHR gaye Goble ¯ the molecules used by HIV to invade ¯" .......... " ............. s....... five Rules Committee . . . ¯ an ’A’ for advan’ceS~in the sCience and an : the regents exceeded their authonty :: the nam~S~~b6~.~..~s of TulSanS : cells. The altered virns was then exposed ’F ..................................~""~" ......... ¯ - ,.- ;-,-- :- ~_,~,-~,~....~ ,,.: , UW: offic~alshave~smdth~¢state attor-: who were p~~bf:~ffiS~’i t~ er~te~ a- in tile.lab0ratory tO HIV-infe~ted ~lls:, ¯ ~. ~ ¯ Langam, execuuve a~rector ot At~ Ac: ¯ ne eneral’s office .... -; -, trendsetting non-discrimination policy. HoMe said that the hunter virus coated : tion in Washington. "We do owe them a ." y ~ , .,: ..na.,s.,a.~ete~ruunco me with CD4 and CCR5 locked onto mac- ¯ errant debt of crr.fit~,tl~ fat th,~ arlv~.,-,~ : regents can (lecloe ellgiOlnty IOr campus Despite Goble’s published intention to write a history that would be inclusive of " rophages that were infected with HIV. ¯ they’ve made in the fight against HIV and ¯ housing. To quahfy, the couples will have Tulsans whosehistory once had been sup- " When coated with CD4 and CXCR4, the ~ AIDS¯ The challenge is to make. those " to register as domestic partners with the pressed, his deliberate exclusion of Les- ¯ hunter virus sought out and locked onto : treatments more available to people," he : City of Seattle or another jurisdiction with bian and Gay issues.makes his sections on T-cells infected with HIV. In both cases, said. Patients pay as much as $15,000 a " similar regiStration procedures. All famiCivil rights and diversity incomplete and " he said, the hunter virus ignored normaJ ¯ year for the three-drug cocktails usually ¯ lies must demonstrate finanCial need to be for the subsidized housing¯ inaccurate. . cells that were not infected with HIV. ¯ used to treat AIDS and other drugs to . eligible ¯ More HIV Drugs : Virus to Fight Virus ¯ Partners Housing at U. of Washington �Call The 900 number to respond to ads, browse unlisted ads, or retrieve messages. Only $1.99 per minute. 1 8+ C~ustomer Service: 41 5-28 1-3 1 83 ~:: ] NOT A BEBHOPPE~ I’m not interest~ in jumping in bed, right off ~e bat. I’d like to sta~ a ~iendship and see where things do. I’m an attractive; little gUY, 5’~1, 1351bs, with sho~, Brown hair Blue eyes, and a n ce tan. I m into most sports, especially baskelball, and working out at the gym. 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I’m especiaIIi; inI~’esled in a .,:,iOn.Red ~ir and Igue eye., who’s a casual move, m~s, arid ~ II’ulsol HOW DO YA HANDLE A HUNGRY MAN? Hungry man, 21, 5’11, 1701bs, with Blond-hair and Blue eyes, seeks hot, intelligent men for good times. (tulsa) =2549 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) �This sub-culture has had its own meeting places, churches, traditions, language and yes, history. Your unfamiliarity or prejudices should not have limited your inquiries. It is true that it has been part hidden because of severe and systematic legal persecution. In fact, there isa Tulsan you could have interviewed who was imprisoned in the 60’s in a mental institution for the "sickness" of being a Gay teenager. While imprisoned, he was tortured withelectro, shock"therapy". He also witnesseda young Lesbi ,~,. being raped so that she would be turned heterosexual." In Tulsa, in the 60’ s, 70’s and into the 80rs & 90’s, people have been fired jnst for beingidentified as Gay. Tulsa police made, and continue to make, harassment and entrapment of Gay men a regular part of their work, even perjuring themselves whennecessary. "Goble said he could not include all groups in the nearly 300-page book. As far as comparing the issue with omissions of the race riot: "That is unfortunate and it is absurd, ’ Goble said. ’I can assure members of this group that if35 square blocks ofgayowned housing had been burned and as many as 1,000 gay and lesbian people had been murdered, that that event would have been very much a part of the public record and very much apart of this histo~. . ’ " This comment is particularly idiotic but to try to give you the benefit of the doubt, perhaps the AP reporter failed to aecurateiy convey the point we were making. Or perhaps you deliberately.responded in such a way to make us look as though we were making the comparison which you accurately characterized as absurd. We never suggested that Tulsa’s Gay history was comparable to the "Race.Riot." The point we were making is that that event was suppressed .thoroughly for many, many years because it was considered "embarrassing" to "mainstream Tulsa"- that was, of course, when "mainstream Tulsa" did not treat Blacks as equal human beings. Our point is since Lesbian and Gay Tulsans now occupy a position slightly similar to that which Black Tulsans once held, we find that our experience and contributions are rendered invisible or marginalized just like theirs were. It is the process that is similar, not the specific, eventg. The "mainstream" culture censors that which it finds objectionable or embarrassing or uncomfortable. In the final assessment, Mr. Goble, with the inaccuracy and omissions of the Centennial book, you not ouly rob Lesbian and Gay Tulsans of the dignity and respect which we deserve as members of this community,-you also rob all Tulsans of part of our history. No doubt, 10 or 20 years later, more progressive scholars will look back and see you much like .the racist scholars of some decades back, and in both cases will say how could you ignore what really happened? If you are interested in educating yourself, we are at your disposal~ Please give these matters serious consideration. Thank you. - the board of directors Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights www. movo. corn � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Given Electric Shocks LONIX~N (AP) - Gay prisoners were given electric shocks in government-sponsored tests in the 1950s to see ifhomosexuality could be controlled, The Guardian newspaper reported recently. Documents released by the government showed that inmates were given shocks if they stared at pictures of men for more than eight seconds, the newspaper said. Other inmates were given the female hormone estrogen. TheHomeOffice, which funded the study by London University, concluded at the dme that up to half themen who participated in the trial "have benefited from it- in the. sense that they are less likely to indulge in homosexual behavior." The newspaper did not report when during the 1950s the trial was carried out, or on how many people. It said that experiments were carried out at four prisons in England. The Guardian also said that the documents showed the government was concerned that legalizing homosexuality wouldencourage greater numbers ofpeople-to try it. "Would homosexual conduct spread, or, losing the glmnor of rebellion, decline?" the paper quoted a government report as saying. In 1957, the government ordered a review of Bfttain S homosexuality laws, which resulted in their liberalization 10 years later. Gay Holocaust Survivor CAMBRIDGE (AP) - Stefan Kossinsky is wanned by the memory of an old love, and chilled by a haunting uncertainty. What happened to Kossinsky’s lover - a German soldier- all those years ago? Kossinsky was a teen-ager when he fell in love with a Nazi soldier in 1941, after Germans seized his Polish town of Torun, Kossinsky told a group of Harvard students on Friday. The 72-year-old Kossinsky, on campus to attend the sold-out play, "Angels in America," which was dedieated to him, said the young men met in an abandoned shed for nearly six months. But then the soldier was sent to the Russian front. Kossinsky was caught trying to send a letter, was tortured by the Gestapo and sent to a prison camp for five years. "It was my greatest love, my first one," The Boston Globe quoted Kossinsky as saying. Fearing that he had sealed his lover’s fate with his hastily-launched letter, Kossinsky began a frantic search for the soldier. He examined archives in Germany, Poland, and Austria, but found no trace of the man. One of the most difficult things for Kossinsky, aside from having to live without his lover, has been having to live with the gnawing uncertainty of what happened to him and the torturous guilt of possibly having contributed to his demise. The Holocaust devoured millions for their ethnicity, politics, and religion. But it is estimated that as many as .15,000 were put to death-for homosexuality. Kossinsky is one of only seven gay Holocaust survivors to be located by the Shoah Visual History Foundation in Los Angeles, see Shoah, page14 MJ DIRECTORWLE’[TERS/EDITORIAL P. 2/3 ~m~ US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 m ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW & GARDEN COLUMN P. 10 Z RE~AU~NT REVIEW P. 11 1 GAY STUDIE~ANTHROPOLOGY P. 12 ¯ Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends : Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community PaperAvailable In More Than 7’0 City Locations : Anti-Bias Policy,Add.ed .At Rogers University : First Ever ComprehensivePolicy atOKCollege : TULSA.- In a move made with no attendant publicity, the board : of regents for Rogers University added the words "sexual often- " tation" to the university’s comprehensive non-discftmination ¯ statement last summer. The statement is printed on nearly all of " Rogers’ newer publications, from Student Handbook & Rei sources Guide to its 1997-99 catalog. ¯ The specific language reads: Rogers University, in compliafice ¯ with Tides VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive ¯ Order 11246 as amended,Title IX of the EducationAmendments : of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and other : federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis ¯ of.race, color national origin, sex, age religion, disability, sexual i orientation or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, ¯ or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to admissions, ¯ employment, financial aid, and educational services. Formerly ¯ Rogers documents used the same language minus the words, " sexual orientation. : While the addition of this language was done as much as 20 : years ago by the "flagship" public and private universities in the nation (University of California System, University ofMichigan, ¯ University of Texas System, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford ." and Rice University), no other Oklahoma institution of higher learning, public or private is known to have a similar policy. The : regents of the University of Oklahoma did adopt after years of ¯ efforts by campus activists a very limited non-discftmination ¯ policy a few years ago which applied only to student organiza- ¯ t~ons. ¯ The change which protects all i~adividuals, Heterosexual, Gay, ’ Bi or Lesbian, from discriminauoz~ was introduced by regent ¯ Nancy Feldman, attorney, former TU professor and longtime ¯ community social jusdce activist in response to a request from a ¯ Gay commumty civil fights activist (A.) who prefers to remain ¯ unnamed. The activist had requested for severa] years that Rogers !TOHR Protests Bias in :Tulsa Centennial Book : by Kelly Kurt, Associated Press : TULSA (AP) -A Gay civil rights group is protest- ¯ ing the official Tulsa Centennial history, saying the ¯ book excludes contributions and events involving ¯ Gays and Lesbians. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human ¯ Rights (TOHR) charges that.’’Tulsa! A Biography ¯ of the American City" is a biased and incomplete : account of the city’s first 1.00 years. ." "’An entire minority community is treated as : though it doesn’t exist,"-Tom Neal, president ofthe ¯ approximately 150-member Gay and Lesbian or- " ganization, stated. The group has contacted local ." retailers asking that they post its views adjacent to ¯ displays of the book, which Centennial organizers ¯ officially unveiled on November 18th.. : Author Danney Goble said the book’s intent was : "to cover as fairly as possible the mainstream ¯ history of Tulsa as a whole.""The book never had : the purpose or the intention of being a politically- " correct encyclopedia of the contributions of or : issues centra] to any one social group orminority," ¯ he said. : He based the book on 10,000 pages of research : notes deftved mostly from publicrecords andmain- : stream, publications. Most historical public ac- ¯ counts have not addressed homosexual issues, he ¯ said. "This should not be surprising because, as a ¯ professional historian, I know that until very recent ." times such highly persona] issues were considered ¯ taboo for public discussion and aiftng," Goble said. ¯ Nea] likened the exclusion to previous histories ¯ that failed to mention the 1921 race riot, which : destroyed the city’s black business district. For ¯ example, he said, a-Tulsa commission produced a ¯ report in the mid- 1970s on anti-Gay discrimination ¯ at a time when few citie~ nationwide even consid- University president, Roger Randle and other administrators ¯ ered the issue. "Fairness would only have required : adopt the change. However, according to "A", thesereouests fell " - o " " ¯ on deaf ears tmtal Ms. Feldman became ~nvolved. "A’~oted tha~t , .¯,.~,~Gpaorbalger~aapihdohretw~,o0,uldhneosmt idn:cludeall groups in the Ms. Feldman understood see Rogers, page 3 , nearly 3_00-page book. see Centennial~ page 14 No More Church in a Box! St. Jerome Finds A Home TULSA - After two years of sharing others’s space, the Parish Church of Saint Jerome celebrated its first Mass in its own building at 205WestKing StreetonSunday, Nov. 30th. According to the Reverend. Father Rick Hollingsworth the congregation has under gone many changes -not the least of which is no longer having to pack up the altar and all the items needed for the service: i.e. church in a box! St. Jerome began its services as a group committed to a traditional liturgical style of worship; in fact, many at St. Jerome had gone to Trinity Episcopal Church. But because of ongoing debates in the Episcopal. Church USA’ about inclusivity, specifically allowing Lesbians and Gay men to serve the Church openly, those who founded St. Jerome originally affiliated with an independent Catholic denomination. The congregation first met at the United Methodist Commuuity of Hope where they literally had to move the altar in and out of the room for services. Later St. Jerome moved to the Garden Chapel of the Ninde Funeral Homenear 41st&Peoria where they remained until recently. For much of the last year, the parish council and the members of St. Jerome have searched Tulsa for a home. In the meantime, some church events were held at the Pride Center and others in homes. The search was made more difficult since Tulsa has few church buildings on the market and a number of congregations looking (of congregations fftendly to Lesbians and Gay men, Commtmity of Hope a~d Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation have been looking at space). However, about September in a series of events which Father Rick and Deacon Debbie characterized as the work of God, the congregations ofSt~ JeromeandWestmiusterPresbyterianChurch came together, see Jerome. page 10 ¯ TOHR Board Changes "Staff of HIV Program ¯ TULSA- The board of directors of Tulsa Oklaho- ¯ mans forHumanRights, Inc. (TOHR), Oklahoma’s ¯ oldest. Le.sbian and Gay non-religious community orgamzauon, have announced changes in their ¯ HIV education, prevention and testing programs, -" which do business under the name: HOPE: HIV ¯ Outreach, Prevention & Education. The board will. ¯" be hiring a new program director to take the place which Mallory Degen Brown held. Also the board ¯ willbe replacing theHWclinic co-ordinator. Former ¯ clinic co-ordinator Leslie Johnson resigned due to ." a move out of the state. Other staff members are ¯ temporarily undertaking the duties of program di- ¯ rector and clinic co-ordinator. The 1997 board of directors of TOHR include ¯ Dennis Arnold, Tim Daniel, Robert.Hill, Steve ¯ Horn, Sue Knause, The Rev. William Chester ¯ McCall, III, Jonathan Stanley and Tom Neal. ¯ TOHR/HOPE provides Tulsa with its principal ¯ anonymous HIV testing site at the HIV Resource ¯ Consortium. TOHR/HOPE staff members also do ’ targeted outreach for HIV prevention in several : programs. These include "MSM’s" - men who : have sex with men, younger Gay men; MSM’s in ¯ rural Oklahoma and women in Tulsa who are at ¯ high risk because of drug use or because they are ¯ sex workers. : TOHR, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, non-political or-- , ganization, also provides the Pride Center, Tulsa’s ¯ community center for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans- " gendered persons, our families and friends. The ¯ Pride Center is located at 1307 E. 38th Street, 2nd ¯ floor. Individuals who support the mission of the : organization may become members and support : the community and HIV work of the organization. ¯ Formoreinformation, call 712-1600, 9-Spin, M-F, ¯ or 743-4297, 6-10pro, M-Sat. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’ s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. 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Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Traus communities. EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ¯ *Autumn Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 : *Jim & Brent’ s Bistro, 173 S. Main -" DeVito’ s Restaurant, 5 Center St. ~ *Fmerald Rainbow, 45 &1/2Spring St. ¯ MCC of the Living Spring : Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 ¯ Positive Idea Marketing Plans ¯ Sparky’ s, Hwy. 62 East : FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS : *Edna’ s, 9 S. School Ave. TOHR on Centennial Book Bias Dear Mr. Goble, Rogers University - ¯ We are disappointed that you appar- ¯ enfly lack both the professionalism and the courtesy to respond to our several : requests to speak with you about ’q’ulsa! ." ABiographyoftheAmericanCity". How- . ever, thanks to the Associated Press, for whom you seem to have more respect, we have some insight into the erroneous assumptions that appear to have motivated your purposeful exclusion of any mention of Gay and Lesbian Tulsans in this official centennial Tulsa history. "Author Danney Goble said the book’s intent was ’to cover as fairly as possible the maimtrewn history ofTulsa as awhole. .. The book never had thepurpose or the intention of being a politically-correct encyclopedia of the contributions of or issues central to any one social group or minori~., ’ he said." This use ofhighly prejudicial language, "politically correct" to dismiss and .~ marginalize criticism is a cheap shot not worthy of a serious scholar. Likewise is the specious suggestion that the only alternative to what you wrote would have to be an encyclopedia. For example, if you had chosen to wax less lengthy about Dan Alien, you might have found room for a paragraph or two about the issues we discussed. And are Tulsa Metropolitan Ministries (TMM) or DomesticViolence Intervention ServiceS really more than Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights and the work this organization has done in responding to HIV/AIDS?Ori s itjust that you were an admirer of Dan Allen, or felt the need to suck up to TMM or DVIS? "He based the book on l O,O00pages of research notes derived mostlyfrom pub-- lic records and mainstream publications, Most historical public accounts hitve not addressed homosexual issues, he said." Perhaps youdepended entirdy toomuch ~ on other peoples’ research? Was it too much to ask you to do a little original work? You certainly had ample opportu- ~ nity from the names and phone numberw ¯ we provided you before you began the ¯ book but chose not to take it. For that ¯ matter, once most historical accounts did ¯ not address the experiences of Blacks or " women in this country well either. Most ~ scholars have learned that these biases in ¯ earlierworkisno excuse for shoddy schol- : arship now. ". " ’This should not be surprising be- " cause, asaprofessionalhistorian, lknow ¯ that until very recent times such highly ¯ personal issues were considered taboo ¯ for public discussion and airing,’ Goble ¯ said." : This comment proves just exacdy what ¯ was wrong with your assumptions about -" Gay & Lesbian Tulsans. To be Gay or ¯ Lesbian is not merely a function of one’ s ; private sexual behavior as you imply ¯ above. Just like other minority communi- ." ties, Gay &LesbianTulsanshaveadistin- ¯ guishable sub-culmrewhoseexistence can ¯ be documented at least back to the middle : 60’sbypeoplewhoarestillaliveinTulsa. ¯ see Book. page 16 Letters Policy : .Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ ~ssues which we’ve covered or on issues : youthinkneedtobeconsidered.Youmay ¯ request .that your name be withheld but ¯ letters mustbe signed&have phonehum- : bets, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- " ters are preferred. Letters to other publications will be printed as is appropriate. Our Fifth Year Begins by Tom Neal, publisher & editor . This issue marks the beginningof our 5th year. We take ¯ some space each year to comment on this event which we believe is of importance, obviously to us, but also to the " Tulsa and Oklahoma LGBT communities. ¯ Some may forget the pioneering contributions of this " newspapers since much of what we .started, others have " since imitated. Tulsa Family News was the first Gay ¯ newspaper in Oklahoma to establish extensive "main- ¯ stream"distribution across an Oldahoma town. Where " once you could only get acommunity newspaper in a club ¯ or a"specialty" bookstore~ TFN is found at more than 70 . locations across Tulsa as well as in Oklahoma City, " Bartlesville, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Eureka Springs and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Our Tulsa locations range from ¯ near North Tulsa, TulsaCity Hall, theTulsa Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and local colleges and universities to large Southside retail establishments, and our acceptance in those venues is, we believe, not just a positive reflection on this newspaper but a sign of ;growing tolerance of Tulsa’s Lesbian and Gay communities. Tulsa Family News was the first Gay newspaper in Oklahoma to become a member-of the Associated Press and serious news coverage has been a feature of the newspaper since the beginning. In fact, much of the early coverage in the mainstream press about the paperfocused ." on that then unusual aspect. However, TFN has always . balanced our national and international news with local ¯ coverage and commentary., and unlike some of our competitors, our columnists are almost all locals and "wire"¯" stories do not make up 80-90% of our content. Fnrthermore, Tulsa Family News has consistently do- " hated substantially greater amounts of advertising space " to Tulsa.Lesbian and Gay, and HIV/AIDS charities. One." of our competitors has a standing policy of not donating but only giving discounts and another gives just tiny ads " and tho,~e sdectivdy tojust a few charities. Nearly every . HIV/AIDS charity in Tulsa has received or been offered " free ad space in the last two years. It may be bad form to brag about this but this record of donations is just one way " that Tulsa Family News gives back to our community, " unlike others who~takefrom it, and worse, send what they ¯ take out of town. ¯ Another contribution of Tulsa Family News is more : controversial and that is our commitment to investigative journalism and serious commentary. In that area, we have done, we believe, much good work and have easily lived up to themotto attributed to the early 20th century radical, " Mother Jones, "to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the " comfortable.’" ¯ In the process, we’ve angered some influential and prominent Tulsans, both in and out of the community, ." Which is probably good. Power gone unchecked often " leads t° arrogance if not abuse. And it is the role of a real ¯ newspaper sometimes to question thejudgments of those " who put themselves forward as leaders, to askif they have " acted always with due diligence, to ask if their action." benefit the community as whole ormorebenefitindividu~ , als’ quests for greater personal influence and position. ¯ It is our very real regret that raising these questions sometimes hurts the feelings of thoseinvolved especially ¯ when those individuals seem well-intentioned. However, ¯ the goal of creating a tradition of debate and dialogue, of " a shared democratic and-non-elifigt decision making process are so critical to the long term growth and well being ofTulsa’s LGBT community, that those who chose to be in leadership positions must accept that criticism : from TFN is as much a part of a healthy community as is ¯ their well-documented criticism of us for our positions. We commit to our readers to continue to do the good work we.have been doing; to improve where we need to and to continue, edi~t0rially~ to be .advocates for Lesbian, Gay, Bi and.Transgendered persons, for our friends and families. We don’t promise perfection; in fact, we?likely miracles, be they Yule, Christmas, HanukkJ~h~-KwaanTa or merely thejoy of celebrating our,~r~,e..n,ds and families, honoring thosewhom we ve lost mi~lofWelcoming anew year, we wish each of you, the blessings of wisdom, joy Please note these TFN & community updates: our new phone number and preferred e-mail address: 918-231-7372, fax: 918-583-4615 and TulsaNews@earthlink.net Also, Concessions wants its patrons to know they will be closed on Christmas Eve but will be open on Christmas Day. Marlene, Chris, Bruce and Tony are volunteers with the HIVEducation and Recreation Center in West Tulsa. ¯ Tulsa Family News Endorses The Cimarron Alliance "- by Tom Neal, editor & publisher ." Tulsa’s Gay rumor mills have been working overtime ¯ again. Those of you who don’t have the opporttmity to ¯ hear some of the concoctions that circulate are missing : some of the most interesting fiction created today. .. The latest fable of the rumor circuit is that a new Oklahoma City Organization, The Cimarron Alliance, is ¯ coming to Tulsa to take over everything and everyone. One friend was told that Cimarron aspires not only put TOHR Oklahoma’s oldest Lesbian and Gay non-religious organization) and the Pride Center out ofbusiness but they are going to take over ALL the HIV service organizations as well. My goodness! When I hear these things, I can’t help but think that if perhaps just a fraction of-the energy our community expends on gossip went into good works and substantive efforts towards change, we would see progress for our community and for our city as we’ve never seen before. Well, here’s what we know about The.Cimarron Alliance. The Oklahoma City based organization is coming toTulsa- that’s true. But they’re aPAC, apolitical action committee, registered with the State of Oklahoma and authorized to do fundraising for political races. They do not have the tax or legal status to take over TOHR, the HIV Resource Consortium or any other Tulsa charitable organization: Nor do they want to do so. Oklahoma City attorney and board member, Jim Roth, expressed amazemerit, and dismay, at the suggestion. What they do want to do is to raise the kinds of dollars to give to candidates that will result in Lesbian and Gay issues andpeople being on Oklahoma’s political agenda. Right now, We’re not even on most politicians’ radar, except’perhaps as an issue to avoid, or in Jim lnhofe’s case, to demonize for cheap political points. Cimarron has raised substantial dollars in Oklahoma City andmade significant donations in the last OK.C city council races. That’s what they want to do in Tulsa as well. Seems reasonabledoesn’t it? Seems damn well overdue, even. But hey, in the fashion of many minority communities, it seems we’re not happy just with the obstacles that others put in fro]it of us, we need to add some of our own. Already, we’re hearing some Tulsans say we shouldn’t trust people from "The City" (sorry, Marty - I know you hate that phrase). And Tulsa does have ample evidence of Oklahoma City taking dollars from us with little benefit returning. Others have characterized Cimarron, rather uncharitably, as just another (Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights " Dennis Neill, Rick Phillips, Marty Newman, Peter Ath- ¯¯ the need for thepolicy practically without any explanation. "A" added that months more might have passed before ¯ :he and others kn~w abOUt the chaageexceptfor aconver- "- : sation that Ms. Feldman had:With oriecotnmunity leader, can promise that our occasional mistakes will be pre~ ¯ ." Marty Newman. Newman mentioned this to "A" who sented in print for al!.to, see - !ik¢ having dectronically lost the second half 0f Josh Whetsell’s story last month. We will promise to do our best to present the news fairly and accurately. We promise to work for social justice, and specifically that if forced to chose, we will stand withthe poor and oppressed before we stand with those with privilege, and that we will work for a world in which the many human differences, like race, gender or gender identity, class, religion or sexual orientation, are of only minor biographical significance. Finally, in this holiday season of celebrating various : self-appointed "A-list" group whose values may or may ¯ not really reflect those of our community as a whole. So ." there are some legitimate issues to discuss. ¯ But we at Tulsa Family News would like to endorse ¯ The Cimarron Alliance and to welcome them to Tulsa. : Some Tulsans tried to get ourown version of thi_s type of ¯ group together, and frankly, failed. It wasn’t that the ¯ "right" people weren’t involved; most of the usual sus- ¯ pects were there: Nancy & Joe McDonald, Kelly Kirby, confirmed the policy withRogers University vice.presidenh Carolyn Thompson Taylor, a former Norman state legislator and spouse ofOklahomaSenateleader, Stratton Taylor. Students in the University of Oklahoma Gay, Lesbian .Bisexual Alliance (GLBA) wdcomed the news, expressmghope that this mighthave a"domino effect" to shiftthe OUboard of regents off dead center. They also noted that former Oklahoma Sen. David Boren had not been particular! y supportive of their efforts get anti-bias policies passed. ¯ ens,meand others. Likely, the Tulsa effort failed because ¯ most everyone listed is already overcommitted to other ¯ worthy civic work. So we’re saying let’snmwith what OklahomaCity has ¯ already done. It’s likely better that we have a statewide ¯ organization. Tulsans will need to be careful that the Oklahoma City dominated board not just take dollars ¯ from our city without giving back. at least proportion- : ately. And we’d suggest that if Cimarron really wants to ¯ overcome Tulsans’ long established and legitimate dis- " trust of Oklahoma City motives, the organization should ¯ make having a board that equally balances Tulsans_ with Oklahoma City residents a priority.. Not only will that diffuse some of the traditional distrust, it’s a great way to sell the organization. After all, folks here will much more likely join a group where they know someone. As forus, we’re putting ourmoney where ourwords are - wejoined. And we made a commitment to support and - promote the organization as much as wecan. Weencourage you to do so as well. Note: as many ofyou know, I am a candidatefor Tulsa City Council and obviously, have been talking with Cimarron about that race in hopes of having their support. Indeed, t’t seems likely that a new organization to Tulsa, a Lesbian and Gay PAC that wants to be credible in Tulsa’s community, would support Oklahoma’s first openly Gay candidate to runfor municipal office. However, to clarify any question ofconflict ofinterest in my endorsement ofFhe Cimarr0n Alliance, I made my commitments to support the organizatt’on more than a month prior to any announcement of incumbent city ounctlor Gary Watts dectston not to runfor re-electron. ¯ Mr. Watts waswidely expected to continue in office by ¯ Democratic Party leaders and most city hall observers, ¯ including thi-s writer. If Mr. Watts had chosen to run ¯ again, I would not be runningfor city council butI would ¯ still be supporting Cimarron. ¯ A spokesperson for Tulsa Oklahomans for Human ". Rights expressed pleasure at the Rogerpolicy, noting that- ¯ Oklahoma’s largest employer, AmericanAirlines as well : as a number of other corporations had adopted similar ¯ policies: He added, "promu" s"ing to j"ua"ge people j~t on ¯ their performance, not on their beliefs or statusis aot,Only ¯ good for business, it’s the only morally and cally justifiable position for a public institut~t)n,to take~: ¯ .TOHR would like to see the City of Tulsa~ T~Sa:Cr~y, and Tulsa City County Library make an equal:c0mmitment to fairness." Vermont Gay Marriage License Case Filed BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP)- L~,wyers for three samesex couples who want.the state ~o give them marriage licenses have filed arguments in court. The arguments, filed Tuesday in Chittenden Superior Courtby attorneys for the law firm Langrock, Sperry & Wool in Middlebury, Say Vermont marriage law supports all committed couples, including those of the same gender. The papers say interpreting the law to deny the couples access to marital benefits goes against the Vermont Constitution. Two lesbian couples and a gay couple who were denied marriage licenses in their towns filed suit against the state in July. The suit challenges a 1975 ruling by the state Attorney General concerning a same-sex marriage request in Plainfield. That ruling advised town clerks that Vermont law defined marriage as a union between a "bride and a groom," prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying. The Attorney General’s office responded to the three couples’ lawsuit on Nov. 10, requesting that it be dismissed. It said the Vermont Constitution does not guarantee same-sex partners the right to marry. In the papers filed Tuesday, the couples’ lawyers said the state has not shown a "valid pubfic purpose" to deny the couples the benefits of civil marriage. Those benefits include sick leave, inheritance rights, and being appointed guardian if a spouse becomes incapacitated. Thefiling Tuesday also referred to studies showing that children raised by same-sex parents are welladjusted and don’t suffer from psychological or social development problems. The filing said the state relied on outdated roles and .stereotypes of men and women in its arguments. "Marriage is about much more than procreation," said Susan Murray, an attorney representing the couples. "It’s about sharing. It’s about sacrifice. It’s about companionship. It’s about loyalty. Cammermeyer Running! LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - Retired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer has mailed her filing papers to the secretary of s tateand opened a campaign office to take on Rep. Jack Metcalf in Washington’s 2nd congressional district. Cammermeyer, 55,- drew national attentionby successfully fighting to stay in theWashington National Guard despite the military’ s policy of discharging homosexuals. Cammermeyer, a Democrat, said Monday she had opened her campaign headquarters in Langley, the Whidbey Island town where she lives. The 2nd Dis= trict includes Western Washington from Everett to the Canadian border. Her early campaign entry against Republican Metcalf gives her time to rinse cash and drum up support in a race bound to receive national attention, party activists said. "We’ve got the ’L’ word in this race, and we’re not talking about liberal," Paul Foumier, an Island County Democratic activist, told The Seattle Times. Cammermeyer recently retired as chief nurse of the Washington Army National Guard. She had been fired in 1992, three years after telling an investigator she was a lesbian. But a federal judge ordered her reinstated in 1994, and the government dropped its appeal of thin ruling. Her battle resulted in a bestselling book and amade-for-TV movie starring Glenn Close. Metcalf, 69, has won twice in the nominally Democratic district. Before that, he spent years in the state Legislature. Heis a retired history teacher, and he and his wife operate a bed-and-breakfast inn on Whidbey Island. Metcalf has said he considers Cammermeyer "a substantive candidate" and will take her seriously if she wins the nomination next year. Benefits for Detroit DETROIT (AP) - The City Council is considering legislation that would allow benefits for domestic partners, ’q’his does indicate movement forward on this issue," Jeffrey Montgomery, president of the Gay civil rights advocacy groupTriangle Foundation, told the Detroit Free Press. "We look forward to going through the process. It’s very encouraging." The legislation, submitted by Councilman Clyde Cleveland, would allow any committed adult couple to register with the city a~a-.f-amily.It also would enable nonunion city employees to declare their partners as dependents so they could collect life and health insurance benefits, the paper said in a recent story, ff adopted, Detroit’s ordinances would be in line with those found in at least 20 other cities - including Ann Arbor- which already recognize domestic partnerships. None of the council members would comment on the legislation. Mayor Dennis Archer would not say whether he will support it. "He’s not going to deal with that measure until it’s presented to him by the City Council," Anthony Neely, Archer’s press secretary, told the Free Press. The council likely will vote on the ordinances in January. Wash. St. Rights Initiative SEATTLE (AP) - His voice still, thickens when he recalls the day he got fired, 12 years ago. David Biviano, then a probation supervisor for a Spokane County court project for youth offenders, says his bosses told his work was terrific, but that he’d have to go. There was just one little problem, they said: Biviano is gay. "I was wiped out. It was devastating," he says. "They said they regretted having to do that because it was a tremendous loss to the county, to the clients and to the courts, but that.they.., could not employ a gay man in this position. "I lost my job, my ability to support my six children, my ability to maintain a home," says Biviano, now 56. "I became extremely depressed: I became dysfunctional in many ways. My children ended up on welfare. It was quite a struggle making my way back, maintaining some kind of mental health, some kind of self-esteem." Biviano now has his own diversity-trmnmg consuiting firm in Centralia. But he says he was out of work or underemployed for the better part of six years before he got work in Seattle, and later with state government, that reflected his abilities. Today he is stumping for Initiative 677, which would make Washington the 12th state to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. If it passes, Washington would be the first state to adopt such a law through the iuitiative process State law currently bans discrimination based on race, creed, national origin or disability. Employers also cannot ask about marital status, children or religion. The initiative would add sexual orientation to the list of characteristics the employer can’t take into account It would apply to government and the private sector, exempting religious organizations and employers with fewer than eight workers. The measure expressly says it would not require preferential treatment or quotas and that employers could regulate dress and conduct in the workplace. If the initiative becomes law, those who believe they have suffered discrimination could sue in Superior Court. The citizen initiative was mounted after advocates tried for two decades to get a "gay civil rights" measure through the state Legislature - it repeatedly passed the House only to stall in the more conservative Senate. The measure began as a response to the Republican-controlled Legislature’s vote earlier this year to ban same-sex marriage. When Democratic Gov. Gary Locke vetoed the ban, backers began trying to place the bill on the ballot as a referendum. .That prompted the gay community to begin collectmg signatures for this counter-measure. The Gay-marriage referendum died in-the Senate but the initiative backers went ahead, though some activists consider it unwise to make civil rights a ballot-box popularity contest. The campaign can’t quantify the scope of the problem, since no one keeps records. Proponents have offered a handful of examples, but say their documented eases of discrimination arejust the tip of the iceberg. "Nearly everyone in the gay and lesbian community would say they’ve been affected at some point," says Jan Bianchi, a Seattle attorney who heads Hands Off Washington, a gay-rights organization that has beaten back anti-gay rights initiatives. Flowers 1635 E. 15TH ST. TULSA, OK 74120 599-8070 Proudly Serving OurCommunity! Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 616 S. Main St. Suite 308 Tulsa, OK 74119 Office (918) 582-7748 Pager (918) 690-0644 Fax (918) 582-2444 "bfayyour constant love be with us, ford as weput our hope inyou. "- Ps. 33:21 In Ood’s Love God’s love promises hope for tomorrow and peace for today. Free yourself of your burdens. Come share in the bounty of God’s love with us each Sunday at 10:45 am. Children Are Always Welcome! Community Church 1623 N. 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Frill service florist Contemporary & custom design Worldwide delivery, Distlnetlvely d~fferent Sup,erlor quality, PrJession fl staff Tulsa s largest seleetlon of cut flowers Potpourri &Wreaths Flowering Plants, Greeting Cards Custom printed napkins & invitations Floral Design Studio 3404 So. Peorla~ Tulsa 74105 : :~ .... Volee: 918.744.9595 or 800.933.9595, fax: 744.8040 In addition to direct discrimination in hiring, firing and promotion decisions;~"m’fiiiy homosexuals face hostile work environments that the initiative might help to slowly eliminate, Bianchi says. "in this culture, we define ourselves through work, and if we are having to be afraid weql lose our jobs .. or we can’t be open about our lives, it has a major impact on how we look at ourselves," she says. Unincorporated King County, Seattle, Olympia and Tumwater have anti-discrimination laws covering mostemployers, and statutes in Clark and Clallam counties and the cities of Bellingham, Pullman and Vancouver cover local government employees. That covers about 18 percent of the state population, but legal action must be taken by a government agency on behalf of the person. Under the initiative, the individual would gain the right to filea civil lawsuit in Superior Court. Backers note that Microsoft, Nordstrom, Safeco, Group Health, Weyerhaeuser and some other employers have non-discrimination clauses. Opponents say the initiative is part of a broader effort to gain public acceptance ofhomosexuality and w.onld lead to "an epidemic of costly lawsuits against private employers." The initiative would make outlaws out of those who consider homosexuality wrong and harmful, says Bob Larimer of Vancouver,leader ofNoOfficial Preferential Employment (NOPE). While advocates portray the measure as "a harmless gesture of tolerance," he contends itwouldcreate special rights in the workplace. Latimer and other foes say the initiative could lead to quotas despite wording to the contrary. The only effective way for a company to prove it does not discriminate would be to hire homosexuals and adopt workplace rules that "honor diversity, which actually means honoring and legitimizing homosexuality," Larimer said at a legislative hearing this month. The.state Christian Coalition calls it"a quota requirement in disguise." Opponents also insist that homosexuality is a lifestyle choice, not an in-born characteristic, and has no place in a anti-discri~mnation law based on. "immutable characteristics" such as race and disabilities. In a fundraising letter, NOPE uses the bogeyman tactic: "Your children are the target.... They have not g~ven up. They still want your kids, and 1-677 is another move toward that goal." The group says the initiative would allow cross-dressers in the classroom and glorify sodomy._ A fundraising letter from initiative supporterscalls such allegations "stereotypical misinformation and verbal gay-bashing" Bianchi says the initiativewould create no special rights or quotas and would simply require that employment decisions be based on merit, not on sexual orientation. "There are not quotas about how many Jews or Buddhists or Christians someone has to hire," though religious discrimination is barred, says Hands Off Washington leader Laurie Jinkins. "Likewise, there won’t be any quotas about how many gays or lesbians someone has to hire." There have been no media or independent polls on the initiative. A campaign poll taken months ago showed 9 out of 10 voters agreeing that "It is wrong to fire someone from their job just because of their sexual orientation.Y Asked if they’d support a law to keep that from happening, 62 percent said yes. The poll was conducted by Lake Research, with 500 respo.ndents contacted by telephone in February. The margin of error was 4.4 percent. Sydney Wins Gay Games SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Sydney will host the 2002 Gay Games after beating four North American cities in a vote in Denver on Thursday. Sydney beat Dallas, Long Beach, Montreal and Toronto and will hold the Games in September 2002. The games will have more participants than the 10,000 expected at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. Sailing, netball and touch rugby will be Sydney’s addition to the list of official sports which includes ballroom dancing, tenpin bowling and golf. Events will take place in ,Olympic venues and mother land- ,.marks;including the Sydney OperaHouse. The openlug ceremony will held at the Olympic baseball stadium at Homebush. Chairman of the Sydney 2002 Gay Games bid, Tom Seddon, said the 2002 g~ames have a budget of US $7.35 million. "The economic impact of the event, most of it in Sydney, is expected to come in at over $100 million (US $70 million)," Seddon said. The Gay Games started in 1982 with just 1,200 participants but 12,000 competed at the New York edition in 1994. Sydney’s bid was criticized earlier this month by Ian Armstrong, a conservative ptlitician and member of the board of SOCOG, the 2000 Olympics organizing body. Armstrong said he was staggered by a request for US .$700,000 in government funding. "I predicted that this business was just a stunt to allow Sydney’s homosexuals to give their overseas colleagues acheap holiday in the harborcity,"Armstrong said. "And it appears I was right.’" Organizers received about US $50,000 government funding to help win the bid and were promised use of some of the venues to be used at the 2000 Olympics. "The Olympics are for all people, and will be paid for by the community. But why should the New South V~ales commumty have to pay for the Gay Games which by its very name is intended to cater for.only a minority?" Armstrong said. Gillian Minervini, a member of the successful bid team m Denver, said Armstrong’s comments had "empowered" the team. "I think the gay and lesbian commumty in Sydney has a history of enormous strength and those kind of detractors are just not worth listening to anymore," Minervini said. It was the third time Sydney has bid for the Gay Games and the first time the games will be held in the southern hemisphere. Senator Supports .ENDA LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid says he is cosponsoring a federal bill on Gay civil rights because it’s fundamentally fair. The bill outlaws hiring, firing or promoting employees based on sexual orientation. Reid told about 180 gay and lesbian business leaders Monday night that sexual orientation should not be a factor in hiring or firing someone. Reid, D-Nev., told the LAMBDA Business and Professional Association that thebill does not promote special ghts. It is not a quota bill or a special treatment bill," Reid said. "It’s just a fundamental call for fairness." Rep. John Ensign, R-Nev., opposes the bill. Retired businessman Bruce James has not taken a position on the bill, known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Ensign and James are seeking the Republican nomination for the 1998 Senate race, while Reid is seeking a third term in the office. Thenon-discrimination act was introduced in Congress m 1994 and has been introduced in every session since. It failed to pass in 1996 by one vote. The bill is the leading piece of legislation sought by the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national political organization for Gays and Lesbians. The campaign is supporting Reid’s re-election effort. Reid told the association he supports the bill because no laws exist to prohibit putting up a sign in a business that says, "Wehire everybody but lesbians." He recalled the days when storefront signs stated"no blacks, Jews or Mexicans." To discriminate in the workplace based on gender, race or religion has since become illegal. Sen. Richard Bryan, D-Nev., is also one of at least 30 co-sponsors. Ensign said he is not convinced Gays are being discriminated against economically. And he said he sees other problems with the bill. "Somebody could say they are gay, and who can say they are not?" he said. Ensign said he thinks people would lie ~to Win lawsuits by claiming they are Gay, just as people lie about being injured k0 win setfle~entsi~ ¯ ¯ " Ensign said as a veterinarian and gaming executive he hired and promoted Gays and Lesbians. "I’ve never discriminated against Gay people," he added. U. of Cal. Gives Benefits LOS ANGELES (AP) - By a one-vote margin, the University of California Board of Regents approved a plan Friday to offer health benefits to domestic partners of its Gay employees, see News, page 14 ,I Young Men Not Being Safe . t BOSTON (AP) - A sex survey criticized for its frank language has fouffd that 59% of the young gay men whoresponded had unprotected sexual intercourse within the last year. T,he sex survey enraged lawmakers such as House Speaker Thomas Finneran who said the questions were filled with profanity. But it confirmed the need for HIV prevention programs for young gay men, said- John Auerbach of the Department of Public Health. "We found it to be very helpful," Auerbach told the Boston Herald. The survey results convinced DPH to divert $300,000 from otherAIDS prevention programs to target young gay men. The survey questioned 250 gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24. It found that 85 percent of men who have sex with both men and women had unprotected intercourse. Bisexual menwere twice as likely to have unprotected sex than those Who only have sex with men. Those who reported having sex with unfamiliar partners were much more likely to have unprotected intercourse than those who knew their partners before having sex with them, the survey reported. AIDS Action designed and conducted the survey, butitwas analyzed and printedby the DPH for $20,000. Court to Clarify HIV Bias Protections¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme ¯ Court said Wednesday it will use a dis- ¯ pute over a dentist who refused to treat an : HIV-infectedwomanat his office to clarify " protections against bias for people with ¯ the AIDS virus. The court said it will hear an appeal by Maine dentist Randon ." Bragdon, who a lower court said violated ¯ the federal Americans With Disabilities ’ Act when he told Sidney Abbott he would ¯ only fill her cavity at a hospital. The 140,000-member American Dental Association supported Bragdon’s appeal in a friend-of-the-court brief that urged thejustices to clarify dentists’ legal obligations in such circumstances. The Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, which is representing Abbott, said in a statement, "Without strong legal protections against discrimination, the nearly 1 millionAmericans inthis countrywhoare living withHIV will become second-d_ass citizens." Lower courts have split on whether people who are infected with the HIV virus, but do not yet suffer from symptoms of AIDS, are considered disabled under the 1992 anti-bias law. Under the law, someone is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits "one or more major life activities." Bragdon’ s appeal also argues thatcourts should defer to his professionaljudgment on whether to provide treatment such as filling a cavity in his dental office or at a hospital. Ms. Abbott visited Bragdon’s office in Bangor, Maine, for. an appointment on Sept. 16, 1994. On her patient information form, she indicatedthat she was HIV-positive buthadnoAIDS symptoms. Bragdon examined Ms. Abbott and discovered that she had a cavity near the gum line on a back lower tooth. He told her that, under his infectious-disease policy, he would not fill her cavity in his office. Bragdon told Ms..Abbott he would treat, her in a hospital setting, and she would have to bear the additional costs ~ imposed by the hospital. Two months ¯ later, Ms. Abbott sued. She sought, among ¯ other things, monetary damages..A f_edi eraljudge ruled thatBragdonhad vioIfffed : federal law, and the 1st U.S. Circuit Court : of Appeals agreed. "Ms. Abbott’s HIV- : positive status is a physical impairment ¯ which substantially interferes with her ." major life activity of reproduction, and ¯ sheis therefore disabled within the mean- " ing of the ADA," the appeals court said. It ¯ added that Bragdon did not offer enough ¯¯ evidence to show that it would have been ¯ unsafe to fill Ms. Abbott’s cavity in his office. "Cases of this kind are necessarily : fact-sensitive," the 1st Circuit court said. ¯ "Had the patient required more invasive ¯ treatmentorhad the dentistproffered stron- ¯ ger evidence of a direct threat, the result ¯" may well have differed.’" ¯ Beforemonetary damages couldbe cal- ¯ culated, Bragdon appealed to the nation’s ¯ highest court. His lawyers argued, among ¯ other things, that reproduction should not ¯ be considered amajor life activity compatable to walking, seeing, hearing, speak- " ing, working or caring for one’s self. ¯ AIDS Spread Worse i Than Thought : PARIS (AP) - AIDS has struck the world much harder than previously thought, a U.N. agency said Wednesday in a report showing more than 30 million people are infected - one-third more than earlier estimated. About 16,000 people are infected daily, one in every 100 sexually active adults under age 49 worldwide has HIV and among those infected, only one in 10 knows it, UNAIDS said in the report released in Paris. "The main message of our report is the AIDS epidemic is far from over. In fact, it’s far worse," Peter Piot, director general of UNAIDS, told a news conference. Released ahead of World AIDS Day on-Dec. ¯ 1, the report said that if current rates hold steady, those infected with the immune- " .stripping virus "will soar to 40 million" ¯ by the year 2000. The impact of AIDS deaths, which rose an estimated 50 per- " cent this year, "is only just beginning." ¯. Despite advances in AIDS treatment and falling infection rotes in the West, the : virus is hitting Africa much harder than ; earlier believed, said the "Report on the ¯ Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic." Instead of ¯ relying on regional estimates, "for the : first time, we went country-to-country to ¯ see what was happening," Piot said. "The ¯ : rate oftransmissionwas grossly underes- ¯ fimated, especially mNigeria and South ¯ Africa, he said. Rates are also rising in ¯ Eastern Europe, primarily due tointrave- : nous drug users and lack of AIDS educa- ¯ tion, said the report by Geneva-based ¯ UNAIDS. : The report also called for better educa- ¯ tion, which it said does not encourage ¯ ¯ young people to have sex, as some believe. On the contrary, it said sex educa- ¯" don "helps delay first intercourse" and ¯ reduces teenpregnancy. EvenintheWest, Plot said; "prevention efforts are far in- ; sufficient for youth. I have a daughter at a : lycee here, and what she’s gettingin terms ¯ of sex education is inadequate." ¯ Thereport said some 5.8 million people : have been infected in 1997, and an esti- ¯ mated 5.3 million were infected in 1996, "- up from the count of 3.1 million people ¯ that doctors originally estimated. 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The report paints a devastating picture ofAIDS-ravaged sub-SaharanAfrica, with 7.4 percent of people aged 15 to 49 there thought to be infected: - the number of HIV-infected in Botswana has doubled over the last five years, now reaching 25 percent to 30 percent of the total population. - one in five adults in ~Zimbabwe was HIV-positive in 1996. In one town with a largepopulation ofmigrantworkerS~ seven pregnant women in 10 were HIV-positive in 1995. - 25 percent more infants are dying in Zambia and Zimbabwe because ofAIDS. The disease is expected to push . Zimbabwe’s infant mortality rate up 138 percentby 2010. Ugandais Africars bright .spot, reporting falling infection rates that were credited to education and wider condom use. The report said Asia’s AIDS epidemic is morerecentthanAfrica’s, though India’s 3 million to5million HIV-infectedpeople make it the country with the most HIVinfected in the world, Indicating Asia’s fi.g~res couldjump later, it cautioned that estimates there are made on "less informarion than in other regions." In the world’s most populous nation, China reported up to 200,000 cases and the figure was expected to double this year, it said. Speedier Drug Approval Process WASHINGTON (AP)-President Clinton signed a law Friday giving the Food and ¯ DrugAdministrationnew powers to speed : the approval of drugs to combat a host of : killerdiseases including cancerandAIDS. : Some critics have argued that thelaw will ¯ expose patients to risky medicine for the ~ . benefit Of the makers of experimental : drugs and new devices. But Clinton said,"TheFDA has always ! set the gold standard for protecting the. : public safety," "Today, it wins the gold " medal forleading theway into thefuture," ¯ he said at the bill-signing ceremony in the ¯ Old Executive Office Building next to the " White House. ¯ A hard-fought compromise, the FDA ¯ Modernization Act of 1997 took three ." .years to hammer out. Many of its provi- " sions.have been put into effect adminJs- ¯ ,~,atively throughVicePresidentA1 Gore’s ¯ reinventinggovernment"programs."We . know that for many patients, experimen- " tal treatments represent their best - per- ¯ haps their only - chance for recovery," ¯ Clinton said. "That’s why this bill writes . intolaw current FDA policies that allow " doctors and patients to use new drugs : before they are formally approved." "A1- ¯ ready thousands of AIDS, cancer, and : Alzheimer’ s patients havefoundnewhope : - even new life- with these experimental ¯ therapies," he said. " Clinton said he first became interested : in the issue during his 1992 campaign ¯ when he heard complaints that the FDA ¯ drug approval system was "too slow and : somewhat arbitrary and not giving the " : American people the drug approvals and : the medical-device approval~ in a timely ¯¯ fashion." Clinton allies applauded the new law. ¯ "The challenge now is to implement this ¯ far-reachinglegislationrapidly andeffec- : tively, so that the full benefits of these ¯ changes will be available to patients and ¯ industry as soon as possible," said Sen. : Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. ¯ But Dr. Sydney M. Wolfe, director of ¯ Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, : called the new law "the worst attack on _" the Food and Drug Administration’s abil- ¯ ity to protect consumers and patients in 91 ¯ years." "Americans will be exposed to ¯ defective drugs and medical devices that ¯ Europeans with their weaker laws have ¯ been exposed to for a long time," Wolfe ¯ said. He contended thatpolitical contribu- ¯ tions greased the bill’s progress through Congress and added. This bill,s good for : corporate profits and.bad for public health ¯ - period." i Cell Fights HIV ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - How do some ." patients infected with theAIDS virus sur- ¯ vive for years without treatment and with- : out getting sick? A Boston team of re- : searchers says it may have the answer to a ¯ question that has puz~.led scientists for : years. In a study published in the journal ~ Science, researchers say an analysis of ¯ blood from a robust Boston man infected ." witthHIV for 18 years shows he is pro- ¯. tected by a large number of immune sys- tern cells, called helper T-ceils, that spe- ¯ cifically attack the AIDS virus. ¯ Using:this clue, researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital went on to ." find that these special helper T-cells may : be the essential difference between being ¯ well while infected with HIV and being ¯ sick with the disease. "Our work provides ." an explanation of why a very small group ¯ of people have been able to avoid getting ¯ sick from this virus even though they _are infected," said Dr. Bruce Walker, the seuior author of the study. Helper T-cells direct the body’s immune system. There is a variety of the ceils, and each type is primed to attack a specific virus .or other invader. As these ceils detect the presence of a target virus, they reproduce by the billions, flooding thebloodstream with defenders. ButHIV, the AIDS virus, has broken down this defense. For reasons not understood, helperT-ceils specificforHIV oftenareat t0w levels in or absent from patients infected with the virus. Experiments at Massachusetts General confirmed that high levels of HIV-specific T-cells may be essential for the body to hold the AIDS virus in cheek. Walker said laboratory tests of blood from HIV patients found that those with the strongest T-cell response to the HIV antigen had the lowest amount of virus in their bloodstream, but those with weak T-cell responses had high virus loads. Thediscovery suggested thebodymight be able to control HIV if helper T-cells that target the virus could somehow be protected. To test this idea, researchers used powerful anti-viral drugs to treat patients recently infected with HIV. Walker said the drugs caused the vires load to drop quickly, and the patients’ immune systems then started producing T-cells that specifically attacked HIV. Walker said the HIV-specific T-cells were not produced in the bodies of patients whohad been infected withHIV for more than six months, see Health, p. 14 by-James Christjohn Bernadette Peters was the Hello, playmates in the amusement park ¯ artistatthelast TulsaPhilharmonicPops of life. Well, since I missed it last month, : concert, and put on a great show. To see Happy Thanksgiving in re~,ospect, and " her perform live is to understand why she Merry Yule. Good, now that s out of the ¯ is a star. You know the moment she sets way. I’vebeenrunningamonthbehindall " foot on the stage that a star is present, her year. ’Bout time I caught up. : charisma is so powerful. Every move- Well, the one person ¯ ment was perfect, every note a gem, and who actually reads this the performance one of colunm-oops, there’stwo . . . ~ceord~l~ to polishandclass.Sheperthat I know of now (Hi Robert Reed, formed many of the se- -Robert!) - anyway, the lections from her new one who lets me know whathe really thinks,pro- Plaillmrmonlc release"LiveatCamegie Hall" and included- the claimed me insane after executive director, patter developed for that reading last month’s ode mue]z dlseusslon at show. Starting off with to all things Uhi~y Uhitty "We’re in the Money" Bang Bang. And Peter’s t]ze prior day’~ and "Pennies from the one who remembers re]zearsal centered on Heaven", during which exactly where he bought _ she walked into the audihis Corgi diecast model w]tet]ter or not to ence and scattered cop- (Marge McNeamey’s at form per confetti all over Utica Square, the "Baby ][mr people, then thanked the Gap" of its day), and how "M~xl~ Love crowd for coming and much it cost at the time Alon~" a ltilt~t-~ou~ told us that shehadheard ($12 in 1968). He also , that Tulsa was famous admits to still having the ode to t~te joys of... for its oil. She then said car somewhere in his at- that she loved the city tic, and to have retained well, mal~in~ love and was only upset that his childhood copy of the alone. A taste[ul and herhotelwasnexttorail- LP soundtrack. Sounds roadtracks.~okingiyMs. like the pot calling the humorous little ditty, Peters said well! guess kettle tome. . . butnomore. Ms. Peters ]~ad no the only .,fixing that mat- I have outgrown last ters is if I m on the fight month’s column, and am small trepidation as side of them!" now into more mature to laow well it would Therestofthefirstsectoys. don of the concert was So we move on to the l~e reeelved, as Tulsa much like the review section, inwhichI lass a reputation for "Sondheim, Etc." get to play "good re- Carnegie Hall concert viewer" and "bad re- not l~eln~ very ae- CD, proceeds of which didn’tViewer’" Waltita minute,theI " ’ o[ anyt]un~, benefit the Gay Men’s mean quite . ceJ~tm~ Health Crisis organizaway it came out. I’m al- i-i-mz_eenter. Imagine. tion. Those of us who ways a good reviewer, recognized an introduc- I’ve seen 2 shows with tiontoacertaininfamous major headliners in the last month, ~ song that began ’¢Hais song has become Fleetwood Mac and Bernadette Peters. : legendary in certain circles" began clap- Those who are even slightly acquainted ¯ ping and hollering and she said "well I with me, or have heard Tom complain in : guess those circles are all here tonight!" his inimitable fashion about my obses- : (See, it’s notjustme that engages insuch sions, know that I am fans of both. Espe- : rowdybehavior!Therewasawbolebunch cially Stevie Nicks. (I’m so jealous that ¯ of us! The bluehairs didn’t know what to she gets.away with capes and I can,t.) : think!) And according to Robert Reed, Anyway, one performance was GREAT : Philharmonic executive director, much and one was woefully disappointing. " discussion at the prior day’s rehearsal Which was which? Stay tuned for de- ¯ centered on whether or not to perform tails... ." "Making Love Alone", a hilarious ode to Don’t miss the University ofTulsa’s : the joys of... well, making love alone. A production of"FALSETTOS". The kids ¯ tasteful and humorous litde ditty, Ms. fought long and hard to get this show : Peters had no small trepidation as to how mounted (don’tgo there)andfinally gotit ." well it would be received, as Tulsa has a going! The show, which won Tonys ga- : reputation for not being very accepting of lore duringits Broadway run, was penned ¯ anything off-center Imagine. Wall, she by James Lapine, author of the book for" : need not have worried, there was a large Into The Woods". The musical is corn- : contingent of fans who knew the song, prised of what were originally 2 one-act " and let out a cheer at the intro. The rest of plays, detailing the changes in a Jewish ¯ the audience wouldn’t have understood it family brought about by the father’s ac- : anyway. I was able to personally thank knowledging he is gay. The first act cen- : her for singing it. ters on the reactions of the family - his : Also included were "Not a Day Goes wife, son, and lover - to the announce- o By , FmthlessLove ,and GlowWorm. ment. The second act follows the family : Almost all the students of the theatre as they deal with the Son’s Bar Mitzvah, : departmentoftheUniversityofTulsawas the ex-spouses dealings with each other, ° at the show, and waited in the cold for the AIDs and the lover who had left but now ¯ chance at an autograph. Ms. Peters didnot is back. TU presents the musical at 8pm ° disappoint, stopping her limo so that she December 4-6 and two matinees at 2pro ~ could give a wave and a greeting to the Dec..6 & 7 in Chapman Theatre on cam- ¯ kids, and even signed autographs. I’m pus m Kendall Hall. A special perfor- : sure her writer’s cramp will fade in time. mance benefiting RAIN will be held at " Pure "class" all the way. 7proon Dec. 3. BETHERE! 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Y READ ALL ABOUT IT reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Even the most enlightened parent who learns that their childis Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered goes through anemotional andstressful period. Christian or particularly religious parents often have an even more difficult time. Coming Out As Parents is arevised edition of afabulous book written by David Switzer, Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Switzer examines the standardreactions from mostparents, including denial, guilt and anger. This book will guide disbelieving parents through the maze of emotions, and help themcontinue to have a constructive and posi- "five relationship with their child. Chapters on"WhatWill PeopleThinkT’ and"Where Does the Fault Belong?" confrontthe c0unterproducfive andultimately ummportant feelings that parents may have. Parents who are ashamed or embarrassed by their child may decide to keep seemingly inanswerto eachothers’ prayer. The congregation of Westminster Presbyterian Church had aged and they no longer needed nor could maintain their 1920’s building in Tulsa’s historic Brady Heights district. They were seeking a younger, and as it were, "needy" congregation to take over their building. So on a Saturday in September, the Parish Church of St. Jerome held its annual meeting and decided on a budget to acquire its own space, citing the need for their own "sacred space". The next day, St. Jerome officers connected with Westminster Presbyterian and found that the price for Westminster was exactly the amount to which St. Jerome’s members had committed the day before! Father Rick, waxing both serious and lighter-hearted, noted how important it was for those "who have been turned away [from the Church] or disenfranchised, to have a space to call our own, where we can be completely free." Humorously, he added that it would also be nice to be able to plan HolyWeek services without having to worry about whether there would be a body in the Garden Chapel and be able to carry in the cross without hitting the low ceiling as happened at CommlLnity of Hope. For now, St. Jerome will have all its parishioners’ hands busy just doing repairs and renovations to the 10,000 s.f. main building. But St. Jerome’s also has a 5,000 s.f. auxiliary building which they hope to make available to community ¯ the information about their Gay child to : themselves . Switzer’s observation: ¯ "People feel they must keep shame to : themselves, and yet the sense of isolation of particular interest is the chapter titled "But Doesn’t the Bible Condemn It?". In astoundingly logleal prose, Switzer examines the biblical implications of homosexuality in a completely different light than we commonly get from-television preachers... that is intensified by keeping the secret also further feeds the feelings of Shame. It is a destructive trap." Parents and Friends ofLesbians and Gays (PFLAG) is mentioned as a good resource for confused parents. Of particular interest is the chapter tided "But Doesn’t the Bible Condemn It?". In astoundingly logical prose, Switzer examines the biblical implications of homosexuality in a completely different light than we commonly get from television preachers. If a parent is able to go beyond their emotional reaction to their Gay child, this chapter will bring much comfort and understanding. Any parent of a Gay child, regardless of their religious beliefs, will benefit from this slim volume. It packs invaluable information into just 100 pages. Check it out at your local Tulsa City- County branch library, or call the Readers Services at 596-7966. : non-profits. Also they plan to create a ¯ garden with a columbarium. The latter ¯ would provide a place not only for the ¯ ashes ofmembers Of St. Jeromebut also a : place for beloved pets. Father Rick holds ¯ an annual blessing of the animals on the ¯ Feast Day of St. Francisl At this year’s : blessing, St. Jerome was host not only to ¯ a number of dogs and cats but ~also tO a chicken, aNile lizard (rather "bitey" said : Father Rick). : St. Jerome in addition to having found ¯ a physical home has also found a denomi- : national home in the Evangelical Angli- ¯ can Church in America (EACA). St. ¯¯ Jerome’sVisitor’sGuidenotes thatEvangelical Anglican Church in America dif- ¯ fers little from the Anglican Communion : in matters of church polity, worship or ¯ doctrine. The brochure adds that Chris- : tians from "every Christian tradition are ¯ welcome" and states that all who are bap- _" fized are welcome at the Communion ¯ table. St. Jerome’s welcomes all mere- ¯ bers, regardless of "heritage, culture, fi- ¯ nancial status, sexual orientation, age, ¯ gender, ormarital status" toreceive"ALL ¯ sacraments of the church." This includes ¯ the sacrament ofmarriage and Father Rick ¯ presided over the marriage of Deacon- ." Deb Statues and her spouse. ¯ OnSaturday, December6th, the Church ¯ of St. Jerome will welcome the Right ." Reverend Craig Bettendorf, Bishop ofthe : Evangelical Anglican Churchin America ¯ who will hold a consecration service for ¯ St. Jerome at 7 pm. Also, St. Jerome will ." hold a Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at ¯ 11:30 on Dec. 24. For more information about the services, call 582-3088. Have a Rough Day! 1998 Montero $ 3 1, 8 7 9 cash price, loaded Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 MITSUBISHI MOTORS Built For Living." 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Need a Coming Out Support Group? Need to get tested for HIV? Want to get involved and help? Call 743-GAYS (743-4297) Your Community Center the Pride Center 1307 E. 38th at Peoria 2rid floor Lookfor the Rainbow Flag on the roof!~ q~y Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche After a hard day of braving the shopping throngs and cold Oklahoma winter winds, there is nothingmorerelaxing than sitting down by the fireplace at one of Brookside’s older and long-popular cafes, The Grapevine, for a quiet glass of wine andanicemeal."Conveniently nestled at the comer of35th and Peoria, this place is popular not only with the young professional crowd, but those withmoreeclectic tastes, as wall. Some people come just to sit at the crowded, narrow, upstairs bar in this see and-beseenestablishment, while others come for quiet cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Many come for the full dining experience, and we’ve even been there when wedding receptions have movedin for a lesschaste after-party. Much of the menu has been selected to complement the bar’.s large selection of wines by the bottle and by the glass. Cheese beards ($1.85 to $9.50) are very popular, and nibblers can sample up to a dozen different cheese varieties, served withfreshfruit and crusty sourdough breads. Abaked brie en croute ($8.75) is also available with an original touch of being wmppedin phyllo leaves instead of the traditional puff pastry. Those who can afford the fat grams and calories will love to indulge in the homemade hot artichoke spread ($5.25), and they have a very tasty country-style chicken liver pate ($6.50) served with small American gherkins instead of the usual French comichons. : Zealand orange roughy ($12.50), a sturdy : white fish which is prepared meuniere, ¯ and then sauced with the white wine that : was used to deglaze the pan. Roughy is .’. getting to be cliche in Tulsa, but this is a ¯¯ satisfactorypresentation.Theseafooddish du jour was a Caribbean grilled salmon ¯ ($12.50), which was tantalizingly scented ¯ with the fiery hot Jamaican jerk season- : ings, and finished with a bell pepper and Mack olive butter and garlic in olive oil - The Grapevine 3509 Soutl~ Peoria Olmn: llm - lOpm on Tues. &Wed. 11 am until 11pro Thurs. through Sat. Clmed Sun.& Mon. The imr stays open -as long as ther~ is business, sometimes until 2am Moderately expensive Pavement: All major plastic Smoking: " N0n-smoking and smoking rooms Alcohol: Full Ambiance: Dressy casual Rating: A llst abizarre combination thathad a surprisingly fabulous flavor for those brave enough to em dure the jerk seasonings. Part of the charm of The Grapevine is that, not only do they have finerfoods, they also havegoodold,O~klahoma-style home cookin, ~oo, with a decent chicken fried steak (.$6.75), Dutch oven pot roast ($9.50), and a ham hock and butter bean special ($7.50). The deep-fried catfish fillet is okay, but it’s farm-raised fish, and at $12.25, wecati find less expensive and just as goodfried fish elsewhere. If one likes meatloaves, don’t pass up the Mom’s Dangerously Good Meat Loaf ($7.50), which is a welVflavored individual loaf filled with bits of onion, garlic, carrot, and celery, sliced in rounds, drizzled with a thin brown gravy, and presented on a bed of lumpy, .homemade mashed potatoes. Diners with smaller appetites or smaller pocketbooks will be well fed by The Grapevine’s big selection of hearty sandwiches, ranging in price from $4.25 for a gour-. met greaseburger to $9.75 for a prime rib sandwich. We par- In addition to their usual chicken enchilada soup, there is always a substantial soup dujour, which, on the evening ofour visit, was country ham and broccoli. Cups are $2.50 and bowls, $3.50. They also had two appetizer specials, a grilled chicken pizzaonafoccacia crust ($7.50) and some fascinating Chinese-style "pot stickers" ($6.50), which are little packets or dumplings of pork and-chicken braised and poached, and served in a roasted garlic sesame sauce, accompanied by a little shrimp egg roll. The dinner menu shows a .refreshing creativity and willingness to accommodate both foods-of-the-season and the tastes ofregular customers. One of the old standby favorites is the Grapevine’ S Beef Wellington ($18.50). Now, the traditional boeuf Wellington recipes involve an entire beef tenderloin partially roasted, then encased in arich, truffled, liver pate, all of which is then rolled up in decadent puff pastry dough and baked until golden - certainly an elegant dish for an entire gourmet army! The Grapevine chef has improved upon the theme, also making sure that his kitchen prOductis more suited to the whims ofthe evening’ s patrons, ahd created a mouth-watering individual beef Wellington out of a bacon-wrapped filet mignon, surrounded by a sauteed mushroom duxelles, seasoned with Dijon mustard, and encased in puffpastry. It’s adish with which we’ve never been disappointed. Another popular item is the New ticularly like the ham on German black bread sandwich ($5.00); with cu(umbers and sour cream on excellent black rye bread. Sandwiches usually comejust with banal potato chips, but th~ $2.00 Order of beer-battered French fries is well worth the cost. One of our favorite things about the food here is the attention paid to humble vegetables. During our review meal, we were served a delicious bowl of sliced parsnips which had been sauteed in butter until golden brown, a choice recommended by our surly waiter. Our dinner companion’ s meal had excellently prepared, lightly battered, and sauteed eggplant circles. The vegetable dujour was a bowl of huge, Oklahoma-grown Brussels sprouts. There are always a dozen ormore fresh vegetables available, and worth every penny of the $1.50 extra charge. We also recommend highly the garlicky and rich cheese grits and thecom souffle, both $1.75. If there’ s room for dessert, they have a large selection of typical Tulsa cakes and cheesecakes which are popular, but commercially obtained and, rather boring, since everyone else in townhas them, too. However, there are a couple of items made in-house which are always worthwhile, inclhding various flavors of creme bmlee($3.00), anexcellentcoconutcream pie withfresh, real whippedcream ($2.00), a simple bread pudding ($2.00), and the ever-popular baked fudg~ ($3.00), see Food, page 12 by Lamont Lindstrom TheJapanese like their gaijin (’ foreigners’) to have big noses. I worked for a number ofmonths at auniversity in the far southern Japanese city Kagoshimawhose foreignpopulationmostly consists ofsnubnosed Chinese and Korean immigrants. Only ahandful ofAmericans and Europeans live in that city. Most of these are employed teaching English in local secondary schools. Because of this, unlike Tokyo or Osaka, gaijin are infrequent patrons ofthe city’ s several gay bars. When I dropped in one of these establishments, the bartenders and patrons were invariably polite and curious about how I had come to live in Kagoshima. MyJapanese improved enough to answer the stock set of questions always asked: Whywas I there? What did I do? Was I married? Didn’t I find Kagoshimapeoplefriendlier than other Japanese? Did I like Japanese men (or food, or drink, or housing, or the weather, etc. etc. etc.)? But I always sensed my new barfriends checking out my nose. GayJapanese share our folk belief that big nose equals big penis and I was frequently apologetic that.my nose is of modest dimension. I did very soon learn the phrase anata no chinpo wa okii desuka? (’is your dick big?’). I wasn’ t~telling. Amerika-jin were still scarce enoughin Kagoshima that people wanted to check out rumors ofWestern endowment. I once met a young American wandering the entertainment district. He was handing out flyers for a strip show later that night. He claimed to been enslavedby a crooked Japanese entrepreneur who had brought .him to town to strip at a local dub for Japanese woman hungry to see white naked flesh. This boy looked gay to me. He invited me to a performance but I didn’ t want to get in the way of those eager women. I made friends with Eichiro who was one ofthehandful ofpeopleinKagoshima who spoke English well. Eichirohad taken English courses in New York City and had worked at his uncle’ s Japanese restaurantin Glendale, California. He metan American boyfriend in Hawai’i, and the, two ofthemhad retamaed to Kagoshima to be near Eichiro’ s mother. Back home, he had taken a job as a bartenderin a small place thatcatered to Japan’ s growingnumbers of professional working women. (Young Japanese ~women are fascinated by gays.) I hung out there, too, hungry to talk English. Eichiro was 30 but was obviously going to remain perpetually, terminally cute. I would walk downtown to the bar, drink acouple of glasses of hot shoju (Kagoshima’s infamous sweet potato brandy), and thenleave before 11:00 pm so I could catch abus home. (Kagoshima’ s city council is in cahoots with the taxi companies - public transport stops about 11:00 and drinkers have to fall into taxis when the bars close.) Eichiro and Isoon developed a routine. Each time I was making to leave, he would beg to follow along and check out my chinpoin the darkened stairwdl. "No, : Eichiro, you are married." He was, too.A ¯ lesbian minister had married him and the : American boyfriend on the beach in ¯ Waikiki. ButEichirowouldclaimtobeso : franticfor gaijin chinpo thathe could even : forego the shower he normally had to ¯ have after sex. How soJapanese, Ithought. ¯" Good bartenders always Know how to : make one feel special. ¯ I was lonely for Ameri- My first two weeks in town, nearly every night I. went bar-h~pp. m ¯Herewa. smy ebb?lenSe: could I find a Gay bar? In a eitK of 500,000, so I tlaured, there had t~ be one or two. I hardly spoke any.Japanese ... Worse, my knowledge of the three orthographies that Japanese use was nll so I cans so I called up the boy: friend one day and asked him to lunch. He insisted on eating only at McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Mr: Donut, or Subway- thefourUS chains that have found their way to distant Kagoshima. We met at Subway. I didn’ t like boyfriend much. He whined about Kagoshima and the Japanese. He-did have a mother-of-a-nose, though.- He and Eichiro were planning a return to Los Angeles where they would live by "selling theJapanese antiques that they had accumulated over two years in Kagoshima. Boyfriend left first and Eichiro followed a month behind. I said my goodbyes. But a few weeks later, Eichiro called me at my office. "Eichiro! What on earth are you doing here?" I asked. He had arrived at LAX where US Immigration immediatdy arrested him and threw him back on the next plane for ¯ Japan. He was on the blacklist, having overstayed his previous visaby 18 months. I helped Eichiro fill out the immigration : lottery form that the American Embassy ¯ in Tokyo had sent him as his only chance for a US Visa. It didn’t seem very prom- : ising to me. I left Japan soon afterwards. Six months later, when I returned to the US, l sent a postcard to Kagoshima ad- : dressed to Linda--Eichiro’ s bar name. It : came back marked "unknown." I started calling the 28Japaneserestaurants in Glen- : dale one after the other but gave up, feel- . ing foolish;.after a dozen or so. Eichiro - ¯ where are you? I sure hope you’ ve found your way to the land of the free, the home of the big nose. ¯ although their versionis abitmore on the ¯ half-baked brownie side. ¯ The full bar stocks a lot of domestic wines andafewimports,thoughnotnearly ¯ as many as we would expect from a bar ¯ that holds itself out to be a wine bar. The ¯ prices are reasonable, though, both by the bottle andby the glass, and they occasion- " ally do get in some rare and unusual : vintages. We were quite shocked, how- ¯. ever, when we went in for dinner on the third Thursday of November (the tradi- ¯ tional release date for the new crop of ¯ beaujolais nouveau) and discovered that thebarhadn teven ordered any nouveaus. ¯ We trust that their bar manager will be ¯ severely pelted with used wine corks for : thatfauxpas. ¯ Nonetheless, The Grapevine remains : one of our favorite eateries for a cozy : meal. Best of all, we find it to be a com- ¯. fortable place. And, one needn’t wait for a Brookside shopping day to try it out - ¯ it’ s worth a special trip of its own. 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Saint Aidan’s 4045 No. Cincinnati. 425-7882 The Episcopal Church welcomes You R inhow Business G ild wishes aft the happiest of.holldays and-best w~shes for the New,Year¯ Look for u,peoming events m January. Info./RSVP: 665-5174 POB 4106, Tulsa 7,~159 How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters -.$1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the no. of words. (A word is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) Send your ad & payment to POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name. address, tel. numbers (for us only). Ads will run in the next issue after received. TFN reserves the right to edit or refuse any ad. No refunds. Tulsa Based, Nationwide Company Needs: Associate Programmer Programmer Programmer!Analyst - Five years experience preferred All positions require Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Send resumes to: Post Office BOX 1531 Broken Arrow, OK 74013-1531 Looking for Life Mate Tulsa OWMChristian, 40, BriHzl, 5’-3", 2001bs., Stocky. Fun Loving, Outgoing, Sensitive, Passionate, Versitile, Like Country Living, Seeking GWM 30-50 for Life Mate, Write to: Rt.8, Box 796, Tulsa, OK 74126 Sister Pairs Needed for Study of Adult Sisters University professor is looking for volunteers to complete a survey about how thive lives of adult sisters are similar or different. Contact: E. Rothblum, Box 252, John Dewey Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, 802-656-4156. Director of HIV Programs Tulsa HIV prevention programs,seeks Program Director. Non-profit management and grant-writing experience preferred. Send resumes to TOHR/ HOPE, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. Tulsa, 74105 or fax to 918-712-2440. FUSO - Friends in Unity Social Organization, Inc. FUSO is a community based organization not-for-profit 501(c)3 agency providing services to African- American males + females who are infected with HIV/AIDS inthe Tulsa community. FUSO also helps individuals find other agencies that provide HIV/AIDS services. 582-0438 POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 production "Into the Woods" which she was acastmemberof;"Unexpected Song" from Loyd-Webber’s "Song and Dance" for which she won the Tony in 1985 (and a highlight of the performance for me); several gems like "Faithless Love", given an almost ethereally Celtic rendering; "Glow Worm", which only she could pull off well, and did; and finally, ’Tll Be Seeing You". Mist notes: Her drummer is Cubby O’Brien - yes, the original Mouseketeer, for those that recall the Mickey Mouse Club of the ’50’s. Her conductor is Marvin Laird, who wrote the musical "Rut[fiess" and is collaborating with Speilberg on a new animated film. She was poured, and I do meanpoured, into areddress withredhigh heelsl Thedress was simple, not glitzy, but did maintain a glamourous effect, while being .easy to travel with - no ironing, no muss, no fuss. When she left, she was in a black pantsuit and coat. And boy, is she pale! And tiny. I have been consistently amazed that most of the female. stars I have seen perform are incredibly tiny. Yet while on stage, they seem larger than life. So I would have been a star had I been born an incredibly small, very pale woman. Well, it seems logical to me. L;vlng Arts of Tulsa presents the Gay & Lesbian Issues Series, a month of ereatlve events. The "Love Makes A Family" exhibit runs through Dee. 14, sponsored in part by PFLAG... Dee. 19 brings us the alternative video evenlng, featuring "Tongues Untied", "Jddy: An hon" about la dlva Foster, and "Glennda &, Camille do Downtown", a moe~umentary about Camille Paglia and a cross-dresser... The orchestra was in excellent fornl, ] and the classical selections were-all tied -: together by a "water" theme by the new conductor Kenneth Jean. Introduced as a guess what the tie of the music to the theme is, some pieces were obvious, such as "Blue Danube Waltz". Others less so; "’Pomp and Circumstance" - Watergate; one piece from an opera .set in Venice, Italy, performed by the characters in a gondola, which floats on the.., you get the idea. Jean is fun to watch, looking at times like a mad scientist who’s just gotten the monster to move, or a sidekickto Disney’s Quasimodo in "Hunchback of Notre Dame". During Ms. Peter’s concert, the orchestra members even got to show off their singing voices. It’s not too late to catch Philbrook Museum’s "Festival of Trees: A Century of Holiday Traditions", which runs through Dec. 7. All kinds ofYule goodies are on display. And, through January 11, you can take someone special there to "look at etchings" during the "British Etching Revival" exhibition. On to Fleetwood Mac. Basically, for those that couldn’t afford lawn seats at $50.00 and who have the Dance video - you’re not missing a thing. The FM that playedin Dallas was abunch oftired folks who did reasonable justice to the songs, but were dearly there to get the money and go home. Every word of the betweensong patter was from "The Dance", all by rote, word for word. Fortunately, l got ’ press tickets, so I didn’t feel ripped off. But I would have hated to.have paid the $80 bucks for seats that were worth $20 at the most. Lindsey Buckingham was terribly off key throughout the show, and : making obnoxious gestures behind Stevie ¯ Nicks’ back while she was speaking some ¯¯ of her by-the-book patter between songs. She tried to play off the alleged ¯ "Buckingham-Nicks" tension by singing ," to him at many points during her lover’s- , revenge ballads, but he mostly ignored [ her. Christine looked bored throughout ¯ the evening, watching the audience & singing along off-talc during main verses when the others were singing their songs. John was, wall, John, and Mick was the only one who seemed to be enjoying himself. I made a 5 hour trip to get to the show, and I am still wondering if it was.worth it. -And I’m adiehard Stevie fan! Withke.ychains the cheapest souvemr at $10, the reason for the tour was made quite clear. Stevie’s tax bill, Mick’s constant bankruptcies, and Christine’s restoration of an English manor house - and John’s yachts - are the reason behind the reunion. Stevie did sound bet: ter than ever, so that was what made the trip worthwhileforme. Hersongs were the best Of the bunch. Too bad Nicks wasn’t on a solo tour. Maybe next year. Plans are in the works for a new solo album and a box set. The box set is rumored to be out early next year. Living Arts of Tulsa presents the Gay & Lesbian Issues Series, a month of creative events The "Love Makes A Family" exhibit runs through Dec. 14, sponsored in part by P-FLAG, with Rainbow Business Guild and the Pride Center, withaperformanceworkshop Dec. 6 &7 for Gays and Lesbians who’dlike to perform but don’t know where to start. Dec. 12 is Performance Night, giving honor to those artists who are Gay and Lesbian. Dec. 19 brings us the~ alternative video evening, featuring ’’Tongues Untied", "Jody: An Icon" about la diva Foster, and "Glennda & Camille do Downtown", a mockumentary about Camille Paghaandacross-dresser walking through downtown New York and the adventure they encounter. $5, $3 students and members. No, not that kind. Of the organization, silly! All of these events take place at Living Artspace (hmmm - an offshoot of "Living Island", where H.R. Pufnstuf is mayor? Gives me an idea for my next column. Oh, Peter...), at 19 E. Brady. For more info, call 585-1234. Heller Theatre is holding Improvisation classes on Thursday evenings from 6pro. Participants perform in their "Laughing Matter Improv" shows. An advance workshop is scheduled Jan 10, 1-4pro. Free to Laughing Matter participants, $10 otherwise. Laughing Matter Improv per- .formances are $4, and the next evening of ~mprov will be Jan 9. Heller presents "Lonely Planet" : Dec. 4-6 & 11-13, a drama dealing with two men and their lives and loneliness. For ticket info, call 746-5065. AndBroken Arrow Community Theatre is presenting the musical comedy "Once Upon A Mattress", another of my childhood favorites. I remember seeing Carol Burnett in the televised version. The show runs Dec. 5 - 14. For reservations, call 258-0077. which documents Holocaust survivor stories. Kossiusky went back to Poland after thewar, workedas an economist andlived a secret life as a gay man. Kossinsky wrote an award-winning book about his affair with the soldier in 1991. A group in Vermont that teaches high school students about the Holocaust is making a moviebased on the book., which is tiffed "Damned Strong Love." "It’s an extremely compelling love story thathappens to be about gay men," filmmaker William Stetson, president of the Vermont Film Commission, told the Globe. In Nazi Germany, homosexuality was punishablebyup to 10yearsinprison,and love letters could be considered evidence. Homosexuality among German police officers was punishable by death. Kossinksy read theletter to the Harvard students, part ofwhichread: "I pray every day that you will come back Safe. I’mjust true to you and will remain so for my whole life." As far as comparing the issue with omissions of the race riot: ’qqaat is unfortunate anditis absurd," Goble said. "I can assure members of this group that if 35 square blocks of Gay-owned housing had been burned and as many as 1,000 Gay and lesbian people had been murdered, that that event would have been very much a part of the public record and very much a part ofthis history." ACentennial committee commissioned Goble to write thebook. Paula Hale, coordinator of the City’s yearlong Centennial celebration, said the boo.k was funded through private funds and pre-release sales. Editor note: while the Centennial boak was privately funded, the Centennial office and co-ordinator, Paula Hale, who helped to coordinate the book are paid throughpublicfunds, directly subsidized by the Mayor’s office. The statement TOHR sent to the Centennial committee as well as to local news media is reproduced below. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights : (TOHR),at 17years o!d Oklahoma’s old- ¯ est n0n-religious Lesbian and Gay orga- -" uization, is formally protesting the new Tulsa Centennial book, ’q~ulsa! Biography oftheAmerican City"for its failure to. ¯ acknowledge any contribution, or. even the existence of Lesbians and Gay men in Tulsa’s 100 year history. Author, and Rogers University profes- ¯ sot, Danny Goble was asked by TOHR " prior to beginning the book to be both fair " and accurate by having at least a brief mention of the eMstence of Lesbian and ¯ Gay contributions, organizations, or is- " sues¯ Goble was told of the nationally " groundbreaking report doneby the City of ¯ Tulsa i~ ~.ei~m~_’dt:!le:. 70’s on anti-Gay..~ ," discrimi~ff0~. Jk~ thai time, ouly a hand-i’~ : ful of Am",ericau,Citie~were even consid- : efing thi~.:sort’~i~g~,T,OHRgaye Goble ¯ the nam~S~~b6~.~..~s of TulSanS : who were p~~bf:~ffiS~’i t~ er~te~ atrendsetting non-discrimination policy. Despite Goble’s published intention to write a history that would be inclusive of " Tulsans whosehistory oncehad been sup- " pressed, his deliberate exclusion of Les- ¯ bian and Gay issues.makes his sections on Civil rights and diversity incomplete and " inaccurate. . : Since this is the offiCial commemora- ¯ tive book for this city, and because the -" Centennial office and Centennial Co- " ordinator Paula Hale are paid with public ¯ dollars throughthe Mayor’s office, Tulsa’s -" Lesbian and Gay taxpayers have the right ~ to be outraged by our exclusion. And ." Centennial Committee members and the ¯ bookCommitteemembers are to be chided ¯" for their efforts to defend Goble’s biased ¯ product with claims that the only other ¯ alternative would have been an encyclo- ¯¯ pedia thousands of pages long. Fairness would only have required a paragraph or ¯ two. ¯ ’cliffs suggests that there is a window of : time during the acute phase of infection ¯ when anti-viral treatment can rescue the ¯ helper T-cell response to HIV;" Walker : said. If treatment is delayed, he said, that ¯ natural protection may be lost forever. ¯ Dr. DavidH. Schwartz, aJohas Hopkins ¯ University AIDS researcher, said the Massachusetts General finding confirms ." work performed earlier at Hopkins. He ¯ said there may be immune system ele- ¯ merits other than the helper T-cells, how’- : ever, that are responsible for suppressing ¯" HIV infection in the rare patients who ¯ never get sick from the virus. In any case, ¯ Schwartz said, the new research empha- ¯ sizes the importance of early and aggressive anti-viral treatment against HIV. : Virus to Fight Virus ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - It may take a ¯ virus to kill a virus, say researchers who ¯. have made a biological weapon that seeks ¯ out cells infected with HIV. In laboratory experiments at the University of Pennsyl- ¯ vania Medical Center, scientists ha~,e ¯ shown that a harmless virus coated with s.pecial.proteins will search out cells in- " fectedwith HIV and then lock onto the : cell surfaces. ¯ Dr. James A. Hoxie, senior author of ¯ he study in the journal Science, said t ¯ at the hunter virus could be loaded with a : iological weapon that would attack HIV ¯ nside infected cells and, thus, contr ¯ 1 the AIDs virus. HoMe said the technique : takes advantage of the fact that HIV carries molecules that it uses to link up with receptors, or receiving molecules, on the surface of cells that it invadesS When the HIV molecule connects with the receptor, it acts like a key in alock, opening the cell surface to allow the virus to enter. A prime receptor used by HIV is called CD4. This receptor is present on immune system blood cells that are the primary targets of HIV. HIV also requires the use of at least one of two other receptors. A receptor called CCR5 is used by HIV early in the disease to infect macrophages, a type ofimmune system blood cell. : This means,that the hunter virus is rather : like a biological "smart bomb" that seeks ¯ oat÷specific targets, ignoring the rest. ¯ The technique is still in an early stage of : study and will require extensive develop- . ment before it can be tested on patients. ¯ But Hoxie said that it may be possible to ." use the hunting virus to deliver toxins or ¯ attacking genes to the cells where there is ¯ HIV. Once it is locked onto the target, ¯ then the hunting virus would release its ¯ - w.eapon into the infected cell, killing the .- v~rns or preventing it from reproducing. More HIV Drugs ¯ NEW YORK (AP) - Drug makers are ¯ working on an unprecedented array of ¯ new mediCines to combat theAIDS virus, : enough to triple the number of drugs and ¯ vaccines on the market today, according ¯ to a recent survey. Drug companies are testing 124 new treatments on patients, : according to the survey by the Pharma- ¯ ceutieal Research Manufacturers of ¯" America. The Food and Drug Adminis: trationhas approved 50 AIDS-related .’. drugs, including eight this year. ~ With the first-ever drop in the number ¯ ofnew cases last yearin the United States, ~ drug makers have come a long way since ¯ the first drug, Glaxo Wellcome’s AZT, ." was approved in 1987, said Dr. John ¯ Siegfried, the industry group’s head of ¯ medical affairs. "Here we are ten years ¯ later, just a decade, andnow there are 50 : drugs either for the disease or for associ- ¯ ated conditions," he said. ¯ The treatments under development in- " elude: ¯" - 40 anti-viral mediCines and protease ¯ inhibitors, whichhave proven effective in reduCing.the amount of the virus in some ¯ patients.. - 23 drugs to fight AIDS-related cancers, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma. - 11 anti-invective medicines to fight ¯ opporttmisdc diseases, including a type ¯ o~’-.pneumouia that afflicts 8 out of 10 ¯ pataents. ¯ - 5 gene therapies designed to genetically : alter patients’ cells to make them more ¯ resistant. : - 12 vaccines, including the first DNA- ¯ based preventive vacCines. ¯ The National Centers for Disease Con- ¯ trol and Prevention said the drop in AIDS ¯ deaths and new diagnoses last year shows : that powerful new drugs seem to be slow- " ing down the virus. In 1996, an estimated 56,730 people ¯ were diagnosed with AIDS in the United ¯ States, down 6 percent from the 60,620 ¯ new cases in 1995, according to the CDC. ¯ ¯ AIDS deaths also dropped 23 percent, from an estimated 50,140 in 1995 to about ¯ 38,780 in 1996. About 235,470 people ¯ wereliving withAIDS in 1996¯ The CDC ¯ said powerful drugs such as protease in- " hibitors are apparently preventing ~HIV tackle oppommistic infections and other related problems. Doctors who treat AIDS patients have eagerly called for more drugs since mutations in the virus can reduce the effectiveness of drugs. New drugs are being approved more quickly, in part due to an FDA.programthatuses contributions from drug makers to hire more offiCials to review drugs. The plan was approved 13-12, with one abstention, after Republican Gov. Pete Wilson made two llth-hour regent appointments, provoking charges he was trying to "stack" the board. Both appointees voted against the plan. "I was very relieved, ecstatic," said Jonathan Winters, a UC Berkeley employee and member of the UC Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Association. The vote came 16 years after a gay UC employee first asked the university to provide health coverage for his partner. He was turned down. Under the plan, domestic partners must be at least 18, the couple has to have lived together for at least a year, be in a "long-term relationship of infinite duration," and provide documents showing mutual home ownership or leasel common bank accounts or investments, among other requirements. The plan applies to 130,000 employees on the UC system’s nine campuses. UC has estimated it could cost an .extra $1.5 million to $5 million a year- a very small percentage of the health care costs for the UC system. Opponents, including Wilson, said extending the benefits would be "devaluing mamage." Supporters counteredit was an issue of equality and that without the plan, UC~s ability to recruit and retain quality professors would suffer because .comparable institutions already offer such benefits. ¯ Partners Housing at U. of Washington ¯ SEATTLE(AP) -Beginuing next month, ¯ same-sex couples who register as domes- ; tic parmers can apply for subsidized mar- . ried and family housing at the University of Washington. The UW Board of Regents voted unanimously and with little commentto allow gay andlesbian couples ¯ to live in married student housing. "We had really mad~ clear our intentions early ¯ on,"regentCindyZehndersaid.Themove ¯ comes after the board in May extended undergraduate health insurance to same¯ sex partners. Five couples have signed up for that benefit so far. Bothmoves havebeen opposed by some ¯ state lawmakers. "They shouldn’t be setinfection from progressing to full-blown ¯ ting policy in the face of the values of the Another receptor, called CXCR4, is used ." 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I’m a 25 year old, Whi~e female, 5’6,1701bs, with sho~ ~~) am.a~!~o ~o back to school to get a~a~ner. ~ou should be belween 25 and 35, and fun Io,,ing. fl’ulso) ~i~i~k,se~_. an~ing,~., m!n~, Single, ~ female, ",’I to 38, for a possi~e live in relaliomhip. I’m especiaIIi; inI~’esled in a .,:,iOn.Red ~ir and Igue eye., who’s a casual move, m~s, arid~II’ulsol To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) This sub-culture has had its own meeting places, churches, traditions, language and yes, history. Your unfamiliarity or prejudices should not have limited your inquiries. It is true that ithas been part hidden because of severe and systematic legal persecution. In fact, there isa Tulsan you could have interviewed who was imprisoned in the 60’s in a mental institution for the "sickness" of being a Gay teenager. While imprisoned, hewas tortured withelectro, shock"therapy". Healso witnesseda young Lesbi,~,. being raped so that she would be turned heterosexual." In Tulsa, in the 60’s, 70’s andinto the 80rs & 90’s, people have been fired jnstforbeingidentifiedas Gay. Tulsa police made, and continue to make, harassment and entrapment of Gay mena regularpart of their work, even perjuring themselves whennecessary. "Goble said he could not include all groups in the nearly 300-page book. Asfar as comparing the issue with omissions ofthe race riot: "That is unfortunateandit is absurd, ’ Goble said. ’I can assure members of this group that if35square blocks ofgayowned housing hadbeen burned and as many as 1,000 gay and lesbian people had been murdered, that that event would have been very much a part of the public record and very much apart of this histo~.. ’ " This comment is particularly idiotic but to try to give you the benefit of the doubt, perhaps the AP reporter failed to aecurateiy convey the point we were making. Or perhaps you deliberately.responded in such a way to make us look as though we were making the comparison which you accurately characterized as absurd. We never suggested that Tulsa’s Gay history was comparable to the "Race.Riot." The pointwe were making is that that event was suppressed .thoroughly for many, many years because it was considered "embarrassing" to "mainstreamTulsa"- that was, of course, when "mainstream Tulsa" did not treat Blacks as equal human beings. Our pointis since Lesbian and Gay Tulsans now occupy a position slightly similar to that which Black Tulsans once held, we find that our experience andcontributions arerendered invisible or marginalized just like theirs were. It is the process that is similar, not the specific, eventg. The "mainstream" culture censors that which it finds objectionable or embarrassing or uncomfortable. In the final assessment, Mr. Goble, with the inaccuracy and omissions of the Centennial book, you not ouly rob Lesbian and Gay Tulsans of the dignity and respectwhich we deserve as members of this community,-you also rob all Tulsans of part of our history. No doubt, 10 or 20 years later, more progressive scholars will look back and see you much like .the racist scholars of some decades back, and in both cases will say how could you ignore what really happened? If you are interested in educating yourself, we are at your disposal~ Pleasegive these matters serious consideration. Thank you. - the board ofdirectors TulsaOklahomansforHumanRights www.movo.corn Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1997] Tulsa Family News, December 1997; Volume 4, Issue 12b Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Lamont Linstrom Kerry Lobel Judy McCormick Josh Whetsell The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, November 1997; Volume 4, Issue 12a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/542 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Adam West AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV discrimination AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV prevention AIDS/HIV research AIDS/HIV testing anti-bias law arts and entertainment attorneys Barry Hensley Bars businesses churches coming out conversion therapy Dave Fleischer Do-It-Yourself Dyke Domestic Partner Benefits Dyke Psyche electroshock therapy employment discrimination employment non-discrimination act (ENDA) Entertainment Notes Esther Rothblum Gay Games gay politicians Gay Studies holocaust homophobia James Christjohn Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche Lamont Lindstorm Margarethe Cammermeyer marriage Mary Schepers National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans Parish Church of Saint Jerome Partner Benefits performing arts Read All About It restaurants schools students The Cimarron Alliance Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group wine https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ff23b5a666c3705e14719116e8c522c7.jpg 04d232fa153b5ba48a6901f6eb62111d https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/a522706d63cea05b550574dae205d589.pdf a95c3d8a044d3eb578457f5de49c485a PDF Text Text Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgender l Tulsane, Our Familie + Friends Tulse’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 65 City Locations ¯ Nationally N oted Lesbian :Benefits for Federal ¯ Employees Proposed Lawyer to Speak in Tulsa ¯ WASHINGTON DC - At a Capitol Hill press Ohio Anti-Gay Case Wins CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals court cleared the way for the city to deny anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court 6f Appeals affirmed an earlier ruling that allowed CincJ nnati to implement a 1993 voter-approved amendment to the city charter barring enactment or enforcement of any law aimed at ending bias based on sexual orientation. The U.S. Supreme Court had ordered the appeals judges to restudy the matter in light of a high court decision striking down a Colorado civil rights measure last year. "It’s a big win for us," said attorney Karl Kadon III, for Cincinnati assistant city solicitor. "Flee whole case is about the right of people to decide what their government can do," he said. Patricia Logue, a Chicago attorney for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, which advocates for civil rights for Lesbians and Gay men, called the ruling indefensible, the result of "very specious reasonidg." ’q’his is a renegade decision approving a done of the Colorado ballotmeasure thrown out by the Supreme Court," she said. Gay civil rights advocates sued over the charter amendment, contending that the.~measure.unlawfulty thwarted their political participation. U.S. District Judge S. Arthur Spiegel ruled in 1994 that the amendment was unconstitutionally vague and violated the free-speech and equal-protection rights of homosexuals. The following year, a three-judge panel of the appeals court reversed Spiegel’s decision, saying Gays were not an identifiable group and could not be entitled to specific legal protection. The court said that unlike skin color, Gays generally are not identifiable unless they choose to be "by conduct, such as public displays of homosexual affection." Col. Cammermeyer May Run for US Congress LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - Retired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who once called hersdf "one of the most famous Lesbians in the country," is thinking about a run for Congress. The Democrat, who drew national attention with her successful fight to stay in the Washington National Guard despite themilitary’s policy of discharging homosexuals, says she is mulling a challenge of two-term Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf. The 2nd Districl includes western Washington from Everett, north of Seattle, to the Canadian border. Cammenneyer, 55, recently retired from the military and lives with her partner, Diane Divelbess on Whidbey Island. The decorated Vietnam veteran was fired in 1992 after disclosing her sexual orientation in a 1989 interview for a top-secret security clearance, see Col.p. 3 ¯ TULSA - Ruth Harlow will be the featured speaker at the Nov. : 6th Tulsa Kick-off and reception for the Oklahoma Lesbian and ¯ Gay Lawyers Association (OLGLA) to’be held at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel ¯ beginning at 6:15 pro. Harlow is a nation" ally respected attorney for Lambda Legal ¯ Defense and Education Fund, one of the ~ oldest Lesbian~and Gay advocacy organi: zations in the US. The reception is open to ~ all free of charge. Attorneys are encouraged to join OLGLA for an annual mem-. i bership fee of $50 ~ Lambda is heavily involved in helping Ruth Harlow ." to litigate the Hawaii same gender mar- riage court cases and has been involved in most major US legal ’. battles involving Lesbian and Gay civil rights issues, ranging : from parenting to military to employment and housing cases. ." Harlow has served as managing attorney on cases such as ¯ Shahar vs. Bowers in which a Lesbian attorney~sued the Georgia ." State attorney general, Michael Bowers. Bowers had offered : Robin Shahar a job and then withdrew the offer after it became .- publically known that she and her partner were to have a private, : religious marriage ceremony. ¯ Atty. Gen. Bowers cited the ceremony as an indication that ". Shahar would break the Georgia sodorny law which he defended ¯ successfully at the US Supreme ~. Later Bowers admitted to ¯" having had an adulterous affair which is also illegal under ," Georgia statutes. ~ Harlow was graduated from Stanford University in 1983 and ¯ from Yale Law School in 1986. She also was the author of an -" amicus brief whose concept the Courts used to overturn Colorado’ s ~ Amendment 2 in Romer v. Evans. Prior to joining Lambda, ¯ Harlow was staff counsel and then Associate Director for the ~ American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian and Gay Rights and ¯" AIDS projects. : OLGLA which began~ last summer in Oklahoma City, is : begimting a membership drive in Tulsa with this event, and is ,- promoting continuing legal education programs (CLE) on issues . Concerning Lesbian~ ~it] Gay men ~ see Harlow, phge 3 ¯ conference on October 29, 1997, Representative ¯ Barney Frank (D-M.A), together with 14 other lead ¯ co-sponsors, introduced legislation to make do- mestic partnership benefits available to federal ¯ employees. Some sponsors of the bill are Con. gresswomen NitaLowey (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse ¯ (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Bob ¯ Filner (D-CA). ¯ Under Representative Frank’ s proposal, the do" mestic partner of a federal employee would be ¯ eligible for benefits in the same manner and to the ¯ same extent as the spouse of a federal employee. ; The term"domesticpartner"is defined to mean"an ¯ adult person living with, but not married to, another : adult person in a committed, intimate relationship." ¯" This eligibility would extend to retirement beni efits, health insurance, life insurance and compen¯ sation for work injuries. To be eligible, same or ~ opposite sex couples wonld file an affidavit certifysee Frank, page 13 i HIVRC Moving : TULSA-The HIV Resource Consortium (HIVRC) : spent the last part of October moving across town ¯ to its new home at 3507 East Admiral, just east of ~ Harvard. According to executive director, Sharon ¯ Thoele, the HIVRC had been at its South Harvard ~ location for 5 or 6 years, having moved there from "- a Skelly Drive temporary office near the Visiting Nurse Association. Thoele noted that the organization was faced with a significant increase m rent if it were to stay in the same location. After looking all across the city, the former AFL-CIO building seemed the best fit. However, the building, required some renovation to bring it up to current see HIVRC, page 3 i "Friend of Bill" David Mixner : Wows OKC’s Cimarron Alliance by Tom Neal OKLAHOMA CITY - You know that you’re in the presence of someone who’s lived and breathed politics for many years when you overhear him say that the last time he was in Oklahoma City w~ with Bobby Kennedy. But that’s what David Mixner, former semor advisor to Pres. Clinton said. Mind you, you have to think that Mixner must have gotten involved in politics very, very young because he doesn’t seem old enough to have been that active in 1968. However, when you listen to what he has to say you realize that he’s been at the table with most of the major Democratic leaders of the US since the late 60’s. Mixner was active in the campaigns of former Los Angeles Mayor Bradley, Sen. Gary Hart, and of course, Bill Clinton. Mixner was in Oklahoma City on Oct~ 18 to speak to the Cimarron Alliance, a political action committee designed to bring about equal rights for everyonesee Mixner, page 14 TFN Publisher to Run for City Council District 4 by Josh Whetsell TULSA - In 1974, the first two openly Gay persons were elected to public office. To date, Tulsa has yet to elect an openly Gay candidate, but Tom Neal says that it is time for that to change. Neal, 40-year-old publisher of Tulsa Family News and civil fights activist, has announced his interest in running for the District Four seat on the Tulsa City Council. The seat is currently held by Gary Watts who has announced he is not running again. "I am not running as a"Gay candidate", but as a candidate who is Gay, just as I’m also a candidate who goes to a North Tulsa church, and I’m a small business owner" Neal said. His own experience facing discrimination, however, is what has made him sensitive to issues of discrimination see Neal. oa~e 13 i iHnlV Center West Opens Tulsa ¯ WEST TULSA, OK - Bruce Begley is standing in : his dream come true- a support center for persons ~ affected or infected with HIV and living with ¯ AIDS. The tiny looking storefront which houses ." the HIV Education and Recreation Center near ." Mark Twain School in West Tulsa (almost in Sand ¯ Springs) actually is larger than it appears. The ~ Center, which has been open now for two months, ~ has a lounge with pool table, tiny work-out area as ¯" well as office, kitchen, bathing and sleeping spaces. ¯ Begley notes that there is one bedroom available : for those who need short-term emergency housing. : Much of the renovation on the space which for." merly housed Neighbors Along the Line, another west Tulsa social services agency, was done by Begley, and other volunteers. Volunteers have come forward to help with a number of needs. Marlene who helps as a receptionist is often joined by .her morn, Frances who is identifying compassionate see HIV ER, page 3 World A. IDS Da.y March Memorial Serwce to Be i&n Brookside, at All Souls Interfaith AIDS Ministries (IAM) will hold the 8th annual Candldight March & Memorial service on Mon., Dec. 1st. Marchers will gather at 6pro at Southminster Presbyterian Church Parking Lot .(35th & Peoria) and will march at 6:30 to All Souls Unitarian, 2952 So. Peoria, for the service at about 7pm. Marchers are encouraged to bring bells and group banners. Candles will be provided. I_AM also needs phone volunteers to provide telephone support for those affected by HIV/AIDS and to support the 24 info. line: 438-2437. �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants ~ *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine by Kerry Lobel, executive director 832-1269 *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston ¯ National Gay and Lesbian Task Force 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, PUB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 592-2143 *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin e-mail: TuisaNews@ earthlink~ net ¯ Recently, I traveled the middle of the 592-2583 website: http://users.aol.eom/TulsaNews/ *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria ." country to discuss the state of violence 744-0896 *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal ¯ directed against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual 583-6666 Entertainment Diva + Mao Guru: James Christjohn *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria : and Transgendered people in America. 749-4511 Writem + contributorS: Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston ¯ These town meetings took me to seven 585-3134 Legrandbouehe, Lamont Linstrom, Kerry Lobel, Judy *JJ’ S Country & Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria 712-2119 ¯ cities in three weeks for a series of forums McCormick. Josh Whetsell, Meml~r o! 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Main deredactivists and our allies gathered to 585-3405 ¯ _be signed & becomes the sole property of Td~t ~:~.’. *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial ¯ tell stories of hate crimes and stories of Each reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at. distribution .¯ : survival. *Tool BOX, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 ¯ points. Additional eo.pies are available by calling 583,1248. *Umbertos Pizzeria, 21st west of Harvard Every town shared similar themes. As 599-9999 ¯ *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 ¯ Gay, :Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular 747-1508 ." *ChurehoftheRestorationUU, 1314N.Greenwood ’587-1314 ¯ and questioning youth come to visibility, 742-2457 ¯ their, school districts have been ill~Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 610:8510 .¯" *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 Dignity/Integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 : equipped to counsel them or ensure their Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 622-1441 ¯ safety. As communities become more or*Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 ¯ *Family. of Faith MCC, .5451-E So. Mingo ¯ Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747-7777 , ganized and open, violence is still never Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 : *Free Spirit Women’s Center, Call forlocation &info: 587-4669 ¯ far from our lives. ¯ 747-6827 - In Oklahoma City, fourteen-year Eli Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 712-1122 ¯ Friend For A Friend, PUB 52344, 74152 Friends in Unity Social Org, PUB 8542, 74101 582-0438 ¯ told the story of daily harassment that had *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955 : *HIV ER Center, 4138 Chas. Page Blvd: 583-661.1 ¯ led him to drop out of school. Now in an Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 ¯ 834-4194 alternative school, his new principal told *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 746-0313 ¯ *HIV Resource Consortium, 3507 E. Admiral ¯ HOPE (TOHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education him that he’ll be fine as long as he acts Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 622-3636 1307 E. 38, 2nd fl. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous : "normal." His hope comes from his assoDon Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 665-6595 : HIV Testing Site, Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-9pm, call 834-8378 ¯ ciation with a youth group that provides Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 ¯ ¯ ¯ TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225 comfort and offers strategies for survival.. Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700 ¯ : Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 - In Little Rock, Carolyn Wagner told *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th 746-0440 838-1715 ¯¯ the story of her son’ s abuse at thehands of Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 ¯ *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N: Maplewood NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-I 748-3111 schoolmates and an indifferent school *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 ¯ ¯" NOW, Nat’l Org. for Women, PUB 14068, 74159 365-5658 administration. Her son is now bein~ *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 Spokes Club (bicycling), PUB 9165, 74157 : schooled at home, but the school district Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 : OK ¯ Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 584-7960 : just recently changed its policy to make *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 PFLAG , PUB 52800, 74152 749-4901 ¯ more options available to young victims *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th 584-0337, 712-9379 587-7674 : of hate.crimes. *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595 : *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S, Peoria 743-4297 : - Emporia State University and Univer*Gloria Jean’s GourmetCoffee, 17.58 E. 21st 742-1460 ¯¯ *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 ¯ sity 0f Tulsa students have organized a Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning 459-9349 ¯ ¯ R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 campus organizati6n for Gay, Lesbian, Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 ¯ 665-5174 Bisexual and Transgendered students. *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 ,¯ Rainbow BusinessGuild, PUB 4106, 74159 *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 584-2325 ¯ Safety zone stickers mark the offices of *International Tours 341-6866 O’RYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults , faculty, staff, and the student newspaper. Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 ¯¯ O’RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth ¯ In trouble? Offices that bear the stickers *Jared’s Antiques, 1602 E. 15th 582-3018 ¯ St. Aidan’ sEpiscopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati 425-7882 : provide safe haven and counsel. Many David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 3841 S. Peoria 742-6227 ¯" Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgen*Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services ¯ deredpeopledon’tfeel thatthey cancount 749-7898 ¯ Kelly Kirby, CPA, PUB 14011, 74159 747-5466 ¯ ¯ Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati 582-4128 on the police to investigate and report hate Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th PI. 749-5533 ¯ crimes or city prosecutors to charge the ¯ Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 595:4105 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 585-1555 ¯ crime to the fullest extent allowed by law. Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 585-1234 ¯ ¯ : Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 Police and prosecutors are often under *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 ¯ T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 ¯ trained about hate crimes. Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 663-5934 ¯ Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule : - In Tulsa, two men were brutally vic*Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 : *Tulsa Community College Campuses : timized by three attackers. Their injuries *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 ¯ required stitches and one man had facial David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 ¯ .*Rogers University (formerly UCT) ¯ bones broken. Whilethepolicewerequick *Peace of Mind BookStore, 1401E. 15 - 583-1090 : BARTLESVILLE 918-337-5353 : to respond, city prosecutors filed the case The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor 743-4297 ¯ *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone : as a simple misdemeanor. Local attorneys Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 ¯ NORMAN Rainbowz on the River B+B, PUB 696, 74101 747-5932 ¯ *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 ¯ are attempting to intervene. : - InLawrence, an egg was thrown at a Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 OKLAHOMA CITY Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 ¯" woman standing in front of a gay club: She was called a dyke by her attacker. Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921, 747-4746 : *Borders Books & Music, 3209 NW Expressway 405-848-2667 : Police on the scene recorded the incident, Christophe~Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 : TAHLEQUAH ¯ *Stonewall League; cailfor information: but not as ahate crime because there was *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 918-456-7900 749-6301 "not enough evidence." The Police Chief *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S Harvard 918-456-7900 481-0201 ¯¯ *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church has asked for help getting training for his *Sophronia’s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 918-453-9360 592-2887 ¯ *Green Country AIDS Coalition, PUB 1570 department. NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017 ¯ In every town, nearly every participant HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware 743-7687 had been either the victim of a hate crime *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria 742-2007 : EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS or knew someone that had. Yet the num*Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 ¯" *Autunm Breeze Restaurant, Hwy. 23 501-253 -7734 ber of documented hate crimes is woeFred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 501-253-7457 ¯ *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main fully low. see Heartland, page 3 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 50 1-253 -6807 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 Letters Policy AIDS Walk Tulsa, PUB 1071., 74101-1071 501-253-9337 579-9593 ¯ MCC of the Living Spring Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, PUB 429 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 501-253-2776 743-2363 ¯ issues which we’ve covered or on issues Positive Idea Marketing Plans Black & White, Inc. PUB 14001, Tulsa 7415.9 501-624-6646 587-7314 you think need to be considered. You may Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E 6 583-7815 ¯ Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 request that your name be withheld but ¯ *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS letters must be signed & have phone num*Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Edna’ s, 9S. School Ave. bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let501-442-2845 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ters are preferred. Letters to other publi*CommtmityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans communities. cations Will be printed as is appropriate. �NAMES PRO~ECT vohbiiee~S’dwait the-clo~ing cer- " " Jonathan Stanley joins Kenneth Benton of OKC’sFirst emonyoftheOctobd~’sAiDSMemtrial (~filt:~hOwing at Unitarian Church after Benton spoke at Community the Tulsa Fai~’~Grounds;, " ....... " " " Unitarian Universalist Church. Stalwart dogs joined marchers .:braving th~ bhill,~dt~this:. y,ear’~ AIDS Walk, Wal.k for IJfe:~Dediaaibd J~ DOg held hbr :own leash to me amiisementofrnany,~alk~:~ The powerful closing ceremony for The Quilt, although lightly attended, featured native American drumming and chanting as well as other singers and volunteers. Kerry Lobel of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force ts flanked at a reception at the Pride Center by Center volunteer, Tony and Center president, Tom Neal. Gay civil rights and AIDS activist, Jimmy Flowers, shows off his new marching sign at Walk for Life. Local band, Jiffy Trip is seen performing prior to the Walk. Frank Nowicki, Mid-Atlantic Leather ’93 mceed Oklahoma Mr. Leather 1998 and is seen with two contestants. Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church has welcomed the Rev. Sherry Hilliard asinterim pastor. The NAMES PROJECT volunteers joined marchers for Walk for Life along Riverside Drive. Police and prosecutors are under trained and community " members feel unsafe about reporting hate crimes to them. " All too often, victims who spoke at these meetings blamed themselves for the crime or felt that others in our commtmity would judge them for being in the wrong " place at the wrong time. Fortunately, community centers, ¯ anti-violence projects and other community orgamza- ¯ tions have stepped up to provide safety education as well " as resources to victims of hate crimes. " Hates crime laws provide some of our country’s best hopes for coalition building across race, national origin, ¯ religion, gender and sexual orientation. Yet, each state on ¯ our tour lacked a hate crimes law altogether or one that ¯ includes sexual orientation. It is NGLTF’s hope that : before the year 2000 every state will set publicpolicy that ¯ makes it dear that hate crimes will not be tolerated in any city or any state. Half-way: through.the trip~ I found myself~standing on. ". the site of the Oklahoma City bombing. The city-blockis ¯ leveled now and surrounded by a tall chain link fence. : The fence is lined with stuffed animals, poignant notes, " and t-shirts and license plates bearing tributes from around the country. It is amonument that pays respect to ." lives lost as well as one that is filled with hope and " courage. What touched me were the oaths, many from ¯ children, pledging to work for a better world. We’ve each seen the price our society has paid for " hatred. And it’s time for each of us to commit ourselves " to a world that values safety and respects difference. For ¯ those in states without any hate crimes laws or laws that do not include sexual orientation, we must work to pass : inclusive hate crimes laws. For those in states that have hate crimes laws we must engage in the political process, we must continue to work for change so that these laws ¯ remain meaningful. standards and to fit the needs of the HIVRC. Much of the renovation work was done after hours by HIVRC staff and volunteers. In this building, unlike the old site, all parts of the HIV RC are under one roof and are entered through one door. For Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HOPE HIV Testing Clinic this means greater privacy for those being tested, since the waiting room is no longer outside the testing rooms. Also, individuals who have been tested and who may be distraught will have the ability to leave discreetly from a rear entrance. The new building will also house the HIV RC Food Pantry which is run by volunteer Claudette Peterson, as well as offices for the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network A federal judge later ordered her reinstatement and the government did not appeal. Her battle resulted in a bestselling book and a TV movie starring Glenn Close. Cammermeyer is co-chair of the campaign for Initiative 677, the state ballot measure to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. She said she ¯ will make no final decision on her congressional bid until ¯ after next month’s election. If elected to Congress next ¯ year, Cammermeyer said she would not be a spokes" woman just for Gays. ¯ "If you look at what I have focused on the last seven ¯ years, it is not Gays and Lesbians-it is discrimination. It ¯ is civil rights for individuals," she said. "If peop_l~e make ¯ you an icon, it is their stuff.- it is not mine. I have never ¯" been caught up with organizations. I am a person con" cerned withissues... I would go to Washington, D.C.,not : to represent me,-but the 2rid District." ~ She said she anticipates some hostile encounters. "My ¯¯ .lob ~s not to change anyone s rehg~ous behefs or stands, she said. "People have an absolute right to their convic¯ ti0ns. Bu.t when their beliefs infringe 0n..anotherper.son~s ¯ civil rights, I must challenge that. Civil rights are fundamental to America." care programs for HIV treatment drugs. B.egley makes apoint to statethat the HIVERC does not receive any state or federal funds. It’s supported just by private donations, his and his partner’s and others. He hopes that others will come to see the project and will both share and support his dream. The center is seeking sponsors who will make monthly donations Of $15, 20 or 25 a month. Begley who has been publically critical of other HIV care programs in the past, adds that he and his volunteers are working with other organizations like the HIV Resource Consortium and Shanti to share information and to do referrals as is appropriate. The HIV Education and Recreation Center typically is open from 12:30 to 9pro or 10 depending on the night. For more information on the programs, call 583-6611. and their families, and hopes to conduct a survey of Tulsa and Oklahoma City law firms concerning their nondiscrimination and employment practices, among other goals. Its mission is to promote equality in and through the legal profession and our society. For more information, contact Kerry Lewis at 582-1173 or OLGLA at 405340-1957. �Dad Can See His Kids ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A circuit judge’s rulin~ prohibiting two Children fromvi~iting their-gay fathe~ if anyone with "homosexual tendencies" was present was reversed.Wednesday by the Court of Special Appeals. The order reversed by the appeals court also had prohibited overnight visits and prohibited the children from seeing their father in the presence of hi s lover. Such restrictions on visitation in divorce eases can be imposed only if there is evidence that visits would be harmful to the children, the court said in an opinion by Judge Arrie W. Davis. "The (circuit) court made no finding of possible harm to the children .... "said the unanimous opinion issued by a three-judge panel of Maryland’s second highest court. The appeals court ruling was hailed as a victory for gay and lesbian parents by Beatrice Dohrn, legal director for the Lambda Legal Defense and Educauon Fund in New York. She said the ruling is important because it applies the same standards to gay and lesbian parents as to heterosexual parents and says visitation can be limited only if there is evidence of harm to the children. "What we are really seeking is a kind of sexual orientation neutrality, and that’ s what we got in this case," Ms. Dohrn said. Cynthia Young, lawyer for the mother, said there are a variety of options her client could follow, including doing nothing, asking for a review by the Court of Appeal. s and returning to circuit court to’seek new restrictions. She said she does not know what her client will do. ’qqae way I read it, it’ s just one more step on the path toward determining what’ s in the best interest of these children," Ms. Young said. Dutch to Allow Adoption AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch society, renowned for its tolerance of homosexuality, is pushing for a federal law that would perrmt gays and lesbians to adopt children. The legislation, which would also sanction same-sex mamages, was approved this week by a parliamentary panel. Believed to have broad backing in Parliament and expected to be enacted early next year, it also gives gay couples the same pension, inheritance and social security fights as married heterosexuals. "The fights of children in homosexual relationships must be better regulated," said Bas Kortmann, chairman of the parliamentary panel. He called the bill "an important symbolic step against the old idea that homosexuality is heresy.’" If the current version passes, the Netherlands would become the first country to sanction homosexual adoption at the federal level. In the United States, matters of marriage and adoption are overseen by states. Some U.S. states allow homosexual adoption and a few forbid it. There didn’ t appear to be any organized opposiUon to the legislation. In fact, public opinion surveys have shown that seven in 10 Dutch think gays can be good parents. The Dutch Federation for the Integration of Homosexuality hailed the new proposal, saying it would stop gay couples from having to lie about their sexuality in adoption papers. Dutch lawmakers had planned to approve a similar bill this year but held off because it didn’ t include adoption rights. The committee, commissioned by State Justice Secretary F_lizabeth Schmitz, said most of its members concluded that "same-sex couples can only receive equal treatment if they are permitted to enter into civil marriage." Marriage "has always been a flexible institution that has kept pace with social change," the panel said in a report. The Dutch panel conceded that legalizing gay marriage and adoption in the Netherlands could lead to "international complications" for Dutch gays and lesbians who move with their adoptive children to countries hostile to the idea. ENDA Hearings WASHINGTON (AP) - At the front of a crowded Senate heating room, a confident young man from Columbus, Ohio, talked authoritatively about antidiscrimination policy at the 117-store chain he oper- ates. In the audience, a fragile-looking man from Marion, Ohio, clutched an accordion file full of medical affidavits and documehts frotu what he described as years of harassment by co-workers. Both made the trip Thursday to sulgp~Yi~ legislation outlawmg sexual orientation as a basis for hiring, firing, promotion or compensation. It would apply to businesses with at least 15 employees, "and would not apply to churches or any other tax-exempt organization. Thomas Grote, chief operating officer of Donatos Pizza, said he did not believe the bill would hurt his business. "It is an unfortunate necessity that government sometimes has to step in and set some of the ground rules for business," he said. As the son of the chain’s founders, Grote said corporate retribution was never a concern but he still was afraid of having problems with his employees after revealing that he is gay. "I hhve job security and it was hard for me," he said "Unfortunately there are many people who have to lie about who they are for fear of losing their jobs." Grote testified at a hearing unusual for its imbalance; no opponent of the bill accepted Labor and Human Resources Committee Chairman Jim Jeffords’ invitation to testify against it. Jeffords, the sponsor of the bill, was the only Republican in attendance. The other nine GOP committee members, including Ohio’ s Mike DeWine, were no-shows. Spokesman Charles Boese! said DeWine was at a news conference promoting a national drunken driving standard and then had another hearing to attend. Staffers met with the bill’s supporters, and DeWine previously met with a group lobbying for the bill, Boesel said. DeWine voted against a different version of the bill last year on the grounds ttmt it was "’an increased mandate on business," the spokesman said. Ohio’s other senator, Democrat John Glenn, voted for the bill, which failed on a vote of 49-50. Jeffords said he changed this year’ s bill to.meet the concerns of senators who argued against it last year on the groands that it could clog the nation’s courts with new lawsuits or require preferential treatment. He also released a study by the General Accounting Office showing lawsuits have not increased signifi= cantly in the 11 states that have passed their own gay anti-discrimination laws. The conservative organization Family Research .Coma.cil distributed literature at the hearing explainlng its v~ew that the legislation is a "homosexual quota bill" granting special rights to gays. The Traditional Values Coalition also issued a written statemerit criticizing the hearing as "orchestrated care.fully to exclude this committee’s Republican majority and those groups which are critical of preferential treatment under law for homosexuality." Gay Rabbi Welcomed LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Temple Judea of Tarzana installs Donald Goor as senior rabbi this week, the 900-family Reform congregation will be the largest mainstream synagogue to-have an openly Gay man as its spiritual leader. "I’m a rabbi who happens to be Gay," said Goor, 39, "but the congregation and I have been able to build a relationship where it isn’ t the primary issue." Although the liberal Reform branch of Judaism allowed Gay and Lesbian rabbis seven years ago, few have been chosen to fill assistant or senior pulpit posts, rabbinical estimates show. Goor insists his sexuality is secondary to his position, yet he does not dodge Gay issues. ’T m comfortable discussing homosexuality. There’ s nothing that’ s hidden," said Goor, who has lived with his companion for 12 years. Officials of the Tarzana congregation said Goor, whose father is a rabbi in New York, was an easy choice to replace outgoing Rabbi AkivaAnnes. "He’ s exactly what clergy should be - sensitive to older congregants and involved with the youth," said temple President Michael Rudman. "He is not a one-dimensional rabbi." More than a year-before Annes retired, Goor had been chosen as the future senior rabbi by a unanimous voice vote of the congregation. 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At the Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, for instance, a support group was formed five yea~s ago for families of Gays and Lesbians. Billy Graham: Gays Welcome SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Rev. Billy Graham who has Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer appears to be in faihng health again. Graham, who concluded his three-day San Francisco crusade Saturday night, has been so weak that he skipped a VIP reception before Thursday’ s crusade. He alsohas walked onto the stageat SanFrancisco’ s COW Palace with obvious pain and difficulty. "’They have me staying in bed much of the day. Mostly, I’m just old," the 78-year-old evangelist told the San Francisco Chronicle. He has, however, been able to make it to the pulpit and has addressed the most hotly contested issue of his trip to the San Francisco Bay area: homosexuality. "Whatever your background, whatever your sexual orientation, we welcome you tonight," he has told crusade crowds in San Francisco. Responding to a quesuon at the press conference, Graham said the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but quickly added, "There are other sins. Why do we jump on that sin as though it’ s the greatest sin?" UK Labor Govt, Relaxes Immigration Law LONDON(AP) - The Labor government said Saturday it is making immigration laws fairer by giving foreign partners of Gay Britons residence rights after a four-year relationship instead of the current 15 years. The relaxed rules, effective Monday, will also Rev. Sherry Hilliard Interim Pastor Sunday Choir practice, 4pro Worship, 5pm Wednesday Midweek Service,6:30pm Thursday Codependency Support Group, 7:30pro 5451-ES. Mfn~o, 622-1441 Everythln~ for yo.r holiday, deeoratln~ or entertalnln~ needs[ St. Jerome An Affirming Liturgical.Church meetin~ at The Garden Chapel 3841 S. 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Rank-and-file lawmakers from the opposition Conservative Party criticized the move as undermining marriage. They objected despite Conse,~ative leader William Hague adv0catiiiga( the part~ S~annual conference this week a indite liberal attitude toward Gays and single motherS. -Hague made no immediate comment. A:n aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the government move as a "’political stunt." "It undermines marriage and it undermines imtmgration control," said Tory lawmaker Ann Widdecombe. She was a minister in the Home Office, whose responsibilities includeimmigration, in the Conservativegoverument which lost power in May 1 elections. Said O’Brien: "They really did fltmk their first test for becoming a compassionate party." He said common law spouses not able to marry included some from Catholic countries where divorce was difficult. Stonewall, a national Gay rights movement, gave higher estimates than the government of potential applicants- notincluding hetrosexual couples. Stonewall spokesman Mike Watson estimated 200 Gay couples would apply immediately, with another 200 applications each year. Lesbian Teacher Sues for 1st Amendment Rights SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gay civilrights advocates weren’t surprised when high school officials fired Wendy Weaver from herjob as volleyball coach after she divorced her husband and moved in with a woman. But when Weaver received a written order not to discuss her "homosexual lifestyle" with parents, students or staff members at Spanish Fork High School° gay-rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union got involved. The ACLU on Tuesday filed a federal civil rights lmvsuit on Weaver’ s behalf against Principal Robert Wadley, Nebo School District and three of its officers. The suit contends Weaver was illegally fired as coach for being alesbian and that eventhough she still has her teaching job, the district’ s gag order violates her right to freedom of expression. Gay teachers around the country deal with similar treatment, gay rights advocates said. "But the school authorities in Spanish Fork, Utah, had the temerity to put these rules in writing and demand that Wendy sign away her constitutional rights if she wished to keep her job," said Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network in New York. "For 18 years, I’ve been a good coach and a good teacher. I’ve never done anything that has infringed on anybody," Weaver said. "Then, all of the sudden, I was not living the lifestyle they wanted me to live or being the role model I had always been." Wadley fired Weaver this summer, saying his "perception" of her had changed. The 40-year-old mother of two was given a written gag order from the Nebo School District, which has more than 18,000 students, saying she would be fired if she talked about her sexual orientauon with students, parents or staff members. Weaver turned to the ACLU when she was unable to find an attorney in the conservauve, predominantly Mormon community. Doug Bates, the attorney for the state Office of Education, said speech may be protected, but a job is not. "If you engage in speech activities that undermine the confidence of the public in your ability to perform the job, then the gov eminent does not have to retain you," he said. Weaver is considered by many to be a role model on the volleyball court and as a teacher. "Wendy has never done anything that anyone could say was even remotely shady," said Kayleen Kidman, whose two daughters played for Weaver. �New Vaccine Effort MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - ScieNtists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hoslbital have federal permission for an AIDS study they say approaches the search for a vaccine in a new way. The vaccine, developed at St. Jude, is designed to show the human body’s immune system how to recognize diverse strains of HIV, the vires that causes AIDS. Most other studies on AIDS vaccines have not had such a broad approach, thought.the HIV. virus has many strains; said Mark Grabowsky of"the National Institum of Allergy and Infectious Disease: ’% lot of people have tried to solve the variation of HIV problem by making one vaccine that’ s broadly reactive against all types. They’ re taken the unique approach of saying, ’Let’s take as many different types as we can and put it all in the same vial,’" Grabowsky saidWednesday from his office in Maryland. The St. Jude vaccine was designed by faculty researchers Julia Hurwitz a~d Karen Slobod. Basically, it is similar to test vaccines developed by other scientists in that it carries proteins from the outer shell or envelope of the HIV virus. But Hurwitz said the St. Jude vaccine carries 23 different HIV envelopes rather than just one or two, as is common for most vaccines now under study. The DNA sequences of HIV envelopes vary widely, meaning a vaccine that would protect against one strain of the virus might not do the same for another, she said. "You’ve got to attack the diversity. You’ ve got to acknowledge that you ha~;e to attack it and use the strength of the immune system to do that," Hurwitz said. St. Jude got approval last month from the Food and Drug Administration to begin human safety trials, and the researchers are looking for up to 18 volnnteers to take the vaccine. It could be five to 10 years before it’s known the Vaccine acreally works, but the researchers said early animal tests have been encouraging. "Various studies in the laboratory have shown that it does elicit an immune response,’" Slobod said. Since its founding in 1962, St. Jude has made an international name for itself in research and treatment for leukemia and other childhood cancers. The hospital began an AIDS treatment program in the late 1980s. Four years ago, the St. Jude staff began working on the AIDS vaccine. So far, the hospital has financed that research. "They’ ve been able to accomplish on their own what many of the largest vaccine companies have not been able to do, that is bring a vaccine to human clinical trials," Grabowsky said. Much of the AIDS vaccine work aroundthe country is financed by private industry, and Grabowsky said St. Jude will likely look for a partner as the Stud), progres’se~. "At some point theywill do the same thing that almost every developer does, that is try to interest a company to put it in a vial and market it," he said. AIDS Book Helps : Even withrecentmedical advances, AIDS is still a disease without a cure. Getting HIV, the virus that leads to full-blown AIDS, is a virtual death sentence. Not only that, but since the virus is often associated with drug use and homosexuality, HIV-positive men and women face extra hardships such as rejection by society and family, and loss of jobs. They also see their fellow patients die one by one as their own health deteriorates. How do they cope with this overwhelmingly difficult situation? Robert Klitzman, author Of two fine books about his days in medical school ...... and his psychiatric training, lets 38 HIVpositive patients pour their hearts out in "Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women With HIV" (Ivan R. Dee, $26). They tell their stories with intelligence, sensitivity and frankness, painting a remarkable group portrait of people facing death. Klitzman, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, has found that there are six main ways in which patients handle the stress of HIV: Finding camaraderie in the HIV community; finding solace in religion; finding meamng in work or volunteering; forging closer bonds with family; denying the seriousness of their eondition; and seeking temporary relief in sex and substance abuse. No matter which course they follow, their narratives offer much foodfor thought to everyone because, as Klitzman notes, "One day we will face our own death." The strength of this book lies in the fact that Klitzman chose to study individuals, not just psychiatric symptoms, allowing them tell their stories from theii: own perspective. The author’s experience researching the medical epidemiology and medi .cal anthropology of kuru, a viral disease an Papua New Guinea, obviously enabled him to take this refreshing approach to his research. The resultis a book that contains a wealth of material for psychiatrists, social scientists, novelists and the general reader. It is an outstanding work. Molecule May Work for HIV Therapy WASHINGTON (AP) - In a basic discovery that eventually could lead to powerful new types of AIDS drugs or even a vaccine, researchers have identified in the laboratory a natural molecule that prevents the AIDS virus from infecting cells. The molecule was discovered by a team led by fumed AIDS researcher Robert Gallo. A report today inthe journal Science said the molecule works against HIV by physically blocking the portal used by the virus to invade lymphocytes and other types ’of blood cells. Three similar molecules, all called chemokines, were found earlier by Gallo’ s team at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. But Gallo said the new molecule is much more effective because it protects all the cell types attacked by HIV. Periodic injections of these chemokines could create a barrier between HIV and its target cells, and prevent the virus from spreading its deadly infection, Gallo said. "Its .breadth of activity and its potency will make it more important than any of the other chemokines found so far," he said in an interview. He emphasized, however, that before chemokines can-be tried against HIV in humans, the molecules must be exten, sively tested in monkeys against a related virus called SIV, or simian immunodeficiency virus, the monkey equivalent of HIV, human immnnodeficiency virus. Such testing could take several years. Discovery of the new chemokine comes just as doctors report that some AIDS virus is developing a resistance to the three-drug combination that has successfully suppressed HIV in thousands of patients. That combination of reverse tran- What to get someone who alread; has everything: a gift certificate for a relaxing, therapeutic MASSAGE SALON Jeffrey A. 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The virus is thought to be less able to develop a resistance against this blocking action. ¯ : : ¯ : ¯ ¯ : : sleep, all the health care in the world isn’ t going to make a difference," said Vancouver’s chief medical officer, Dr. John Blatherwick.law would have prevented the activities of which Williams is accused, however. "It is like the death penalty and murders," he said Monday. "Maybe this will save one life, or five lives. It’s not going to turn everybody AIDS in Vancouver ¯ around." VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) In Canada’s trendiest city, a short stroll from chic harborside hotels and bistros, a pocket of skid-row poverty is reeling from one of the worst AIDS epidemics of BOSTON (AP), Two !0P AIDS experts any wealthy nation. The 15 blocks known as Downtown : haveresignedfromtheNewEnglandJourEastside form the poorest urban neigh- ¯ hal of Medicine’s board to protest an borhood in Canada. The Eastside’s ~drug : editorial that likened AIDS studies in the addicts are contracting the AIDS~.ansing : Third World to the notorious Tuskegee HIV virus at such a rapid pace that health ¯ experiment. Dr. David Ho, head of the Aaron Diaofficials have just declared the Fwst medi- ¯¯ mondAIDS Research Center in New York cal emergency in Vancouver’s history. Experts estimate more than 6,000 addicts : City, and Dr. Catherine M. Wilfert, a frequent the area, perhaps half of them : pediatric AIDS expert at Duke Univerinf~ted with HIT because of pervasive ¯ sity, said as board members they should : have been consulted about the editorial sharing of contaminated needles. Dr. Martin Schechter, a University of : before it was published last month. The editorial criticized several studies, British Columbia epidemiologist, said the ¯ infection rote among Eastside drag users : mostly in Africa, that are intended to see is the highest in North America at nearly : if brief, inexpensive doses of the drug 20 percent annually. In other words, out : AZTwillkeepHIV-infectedmothcrsfrom of every 100 addicts who were were free : passing the virus to their babies. Some of of HIV at the start of the year, 20 would be ¯ the women are receiving,dummy pills ¯ instead of AZT. HIV-positive by year’s end. Dr. MarciaAngell, the journal’ s execuThe problem has been building forsev- ." eral years, but came into the spotlight this ¯ five editor, said in the editorial that the month when Bud Osborne, a community ¯ studies are unethical. She likened them to activist and former addict, convinced fel- : the Tuskegee study in which poor black low members of Vancouver’ s health board : men in the South with syphilis were left to declare a medical emergency. ’This ¯¯ untreated even after penicillin became available. epidemic is kind of like the plague,’" The editorial upset many AIDS reOsborne said in an interview, "It’s going ¯ : searchers,including Ho and Wilfert, who to spread." Under the emergency, the province has ¯¯ believe the African studies are the only practical way to prove that a simple apallocated dlrs 3 million (dlrs 2.2 million U.S.) to combat the epidemic~, and pres- ¯ proach works better than nothing at all. sure is mounting for the federal govern- ¯ Wilfert and others worried that the influment to help. Vancouver’s coroner and ¯ ential journal’s criticism could bring the ¯ studies to a halt. deputy police chief have joined AIDS In an opinion piece in the Sept. 29 issue specialists in urging the government to ¯ decriminalize possession of Small amounts : of Time magazine, Ho called the Tuskegee of illegal drugs for personal use. "It’ s time ¯ comparison "inflammatory and unfair." to recognize that we have a public health : He said it"could make a desperate situacrisis and, take it out of a criminal con- ¯ tion even worse." ¯ Dr. Jerome P. Kassirer, the journal’s text," Scheehter said. The epidemic is raging.: despite : editorinehief, fired off an angry e-mail to Vancouver’ s ambitious ne~lleT-exchange ." Ho, criticizing him for not talking to the program, which started in 1988. More ." journal before writing in Time, Kassirer than 2.5 million clean needles are distrib- ¯ said Wednesday that Ho wrote back offeruted annually, but many addicts don’t ." ing to resign. "zI sat on it for a couple of bother to participate and instead share ." days and then decided to accept his resigused needles. Schechter said HIT-infec- ¯ nation," Kassirer said. tions in the Eastside began multiplying. ¯ Wilfert said she submitted her resignaabout four ,years ago when many addicts : tiontotakeeffectaftertheeditorialboard’s changed habits - switching to a dozen or : next once-a-year meeting in December. more injections a day of cheap cocaine ¯¯ There she said she hopes for "a very cool rather than two or three injections of discussion about the role of the editorial heroin. ’~Fhe number of injections per day goes up - the ability to take precautions She said thejournal’ s decision to present goes way down," he said. "That’s how : just one side of the controversy was a you get this explosion." ¯ policy issue that should have been brought The health board has asked its staff to : to the 25-member board. "I resigned bedevelop a comprehensive action plan by ¯ cause of the way in whichit was handled," the end of October. It will likely ~nclude ¯¯ Wilfert said. expanded needle--exchange and addicKassirer said the boardmem.bers, among tion-treatment programs, and recommensome of the most prominent physicians in dations to improve living conditions in ~ research, are asked for advice on such ¯ policy questions as conflict ofinterest and the Eastside. Real estate prices in many Vancouver : Internet publishing but never on the neighborhoods are among the highest in : journal’ s content. Canada, and very tittle new low-income : "I regret this happened," Kassirer said. honsing is being built. Osborne said own- ¯ "On the other hand, we can’t be hamers of the Eastside’s cheap hotels are : strung by trying to have decisions made content to let them deteriorate, hoping : y conmnttee. Dr. Richard P. Wenzel of the Medical College of Virginia, another gentrification will sweep into the area in a i AIDS expert on the editorial board, has few years and boost property values. "If you don’t have a decent place to ¯ not resigned. ¯ HIV Experts Resign Over Editorial i �by James Christjohn, entertainment diva ¯ recording sessions andpreviously unavailBernadette Peters arrives fresh from the ¯ able tracks; Dialogue and sound effects ¯ woods to perform at the Performing Arts excerpts from the film; Biography and Center (PAC) with the Tulsa Philhar- : filmography of composer, cast, and direcmonic on.November 21 and 22 at 8pro for ¯ tor; Gallery of original one-sheets and the Pops Series. I can’t wait to see this : lobby cards. show! Ms. Peters is sure to make the wait ¯ Editor’s note: the writer now can drive worthwhile, and I encourage you to check : his spouse mad byplaying over and over out her "Sondheim, Etc." and over: CD, recorded live at CHITTY CHITTY Carnegie Hall. The show BANG BANG has music was a benefit for Gay by Irwin Kostal & lyrics Men’s Health Crisis by Robert and Richard (GMHC), and includes Sherman (1968) (RCD songs from all her 10702). Based on Ian Sondheim shows - "Into Fleming’s original story, The Woods", "Sunday In this children’s musical The Park With George" classic is MGM’s most as wall as many other derequested soundtrack. lightful and risque tunes. The rifle track was nomiI would love to hear her nated for an Academy sing "Making Love Award® for Best Song, Alone", an ode to mas- Broadway’s Bernadette Peters while unforgettable tracks turbation, but since this is sung by Dick Van Dyke, Tulsa, I suppose that will be dropped from Lionel Jeffries, and Sally Ann Howes her repertoire. At least this time, the sym(among others) round out this delightfully phony will have someone worthy of their charming collection. The arrangements talent to perform with. For dx, call 747are performedby a 90 piece orchestra who 7445. They range from $10 - $37. add the zany flourishes so perfect for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and film. Rykodisc have announced a co-venture to Irwin Kostal, who is highly regarded produce, launch, and promote a new seamong soundtrack aficionados, produced ries of high-quality original soundtracks, hits for well-known films like The Sound many of which will be released on comof Music, Mary Poppins, and West Side pact disc for the first time, ’The Deluxe Story. The Sherman Brothers ("Mary -MGM Soundtrack Series" will feature Poppins", numerous Disney films) were previously unavailable or long-out-of print masters of the tongue-twisting lyric, and soundtracks from the legendary library of coined the word ’$antasmagorical" espeUnited Artists Pictures, a subsidiary of cially for this movie. CHITTY CH1TIN Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. BANG BANG is making its compact disc In addition to pristine remastered redebut with this release and will also be cordings, each compact disc is enhanced available on cassette. with extras, including extensive liner It’s my favorite childhood movie, and I notes, exclusive photographs, and CDwore out the LP copy I had (still have) ROM capabilities featuring film clips and long ago. You can almost make out the original theatrical trailers. music under the wear & scratches - barelv. Select rifles also will be released in It still has the scrawl of my name froha ’.’Superlative Editions" that combine the when I took it to school for show & tell. CD, and where available, the home-video My other childhood favs, Willie Wonka release, and will include original oneand Dr. Doolitfle had been released on CD sheets and lobby cards, filmographies of (I’m still waiting for "Pufnstut" & ’The casts and composers, and alterLittle Prince"), so I had long nate takes from the recording Sp~l~ng otr Peter hopedfor this. I cannot tell you sessions, among many other Pan... Disney is how great it is to hear the music releasing the video additions. without .scratches and noise The "Deluxe MGM in March ’98. Refrom a worn LP. It’s amazing Soundtrack Series" will unveil live that tlme when they can make a 1969 the recordings of many land- all yo~ needd for .soundtrack sound good as new, mark United Artists films, in- ¯ome marie is a bit but such is the technology of cluding 200 Motels, Chitty of fairy dust. We today. Rykodisc has done an Chitty Bang Bang, Octopussy, incredible job. got it in spades, Rancho Deluxe, and It’s A Mad, The disc contains all we? Mad, Mad, Mad World. These didn’t the music from the original aldries, and many more, include some of the ¯ bum, remastered for CD and a CD-rom biggest names in the recording industry ¯ track that shows the original trailer on today. All deluxe rifles include the fol- : your computer. The trailer is, well, laugh" able. The announcer is the same guy that lowing features wherever possible: The complete original soundtrack re- ¯" did narration on the ’60’s Barman TV ¯ cording, remastered for the best-possible series, and over-emphasizes the "r’s in audio reproduction; Extensive liner notes ." "Chitty". And at one point, he says: "Recovering the film, the score, and the com- . member the name of this film: It’s not posers/vocalists; Captivating photographs ¯" Chitty Chitty Boing Boing, but..." They from the MGM archives, including some ." must havebeen behind schedule, because never-before-seen images and candid be- : I would have fired that ad agency then and hind-the-scenes stills; CD,Rom features, ¯¯ there. including theatrical trailers and/or film The film itself is fun, but disjointed. I clips in both Quicklime and MPEG for- : just found out that Roald Dahl, the mats, a Web rink, and more; additional ¯ children’s book author ("James & The tracks that feature key dialogue from the ¯" Giant Peach", ’L’-’harlie and the Chocolate films; a reproduction of the original movie ¯ Factory" - also known as "Willie Wonka poster and original LP cover art. ¯ and...", "Matilda", ’The Witches", etc.) Superlative Editions will include the o¯ was to write the screenplay,but gotmiffed following additional features: Videocaswhea they decided to restructure the f’flm. see Chitty, page 13 ° sette of-film; Alternate takes from the : (ANTIQUES & GIFTS) Holiday Sale 30% off storewide! 1515 East 15th Street, Tulsa 74120 592-2887 !Going Out of Business! Brookside Jewelry 4649 So. 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Cal1583=1248 or fax 583:4615: t �READ ALL ABOUT IT by Barry Hensley, Tulsa City-County Library For information regarding HIV/AIDS topics, the Tulsa City-County Library is an excellent resource. There are books, videos, audio cassettes, government documents and periodical articles full of updated information. Many branch libraries have books and other materials, although the Central Library, at 4th and Denverin downtown Tulsa, has more detailed information. Here are some of the current items available through Central Library departments: Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 4th floor, phone: 596-7988 (Dewey area 616.9792) AIDS and HIV in Perspective (by Barry Schoub) Immune,Power: The Comprehensive Healing Program for HIV (by John Kaiser) Dictionary of AIDS Related Terminology (by Jeffrey Huber) Rethinking AIDS (by Robert Root-Bermtein) Everything You Need to Know When a Parent Has AIDS (by Barbara Draimin) AIDS and the Law of Workplace Discrimination (by Jeffrey Mello) (344.7301) An Attorney_ who will fight for READERS SERVICES 2nd floor~ phone: 596-7966 (Dewey area 362.1969) People, Sex, HIV and AIDS (by Pierre Andre) Everything You Need to Know About Being HIV Positive (by Amy Shire) D_I Not Go Quietly (by Mary Fisher) We Are All Living With AIDS (by Earl Pike) Women’s HIV Sourcebook (by Patricia Klosser) Search for an AIDS Vaccine (by Christine Grady) ( 174.2 G) Recovering From the Loss of a Loved One to AIDS (by K. Donnelly) (155.937) Diary of a Lost Boy (by Harry Kondoleon) (fiction) Labour of Love (by Doug Wilson) (fiction) Such Times (by Christopher Coe) (fiction) Promise of Rest (by ReYnolds Price) (fiction) justice & equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. CHILDREN’S 2rid floor, phone: 596-7971 Magic Johnson (by Martin Schwabacher) AIDS: How it Works in the Body (by Loma Greenberg) Daddy and Me (by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe) David Has AIDS (by Doris Sanford) Know About AIDS (by Margaret Hyde) MEDIA CENTER 1st floor, phone: 596-7933 Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness (video) Heart of the Matter (video, HIV+ women) HIV Test: Who Should Take It? What Does it Show? (video) AIDS: Why We Won’t Look (audio cassette) Let’s Talk: C. Everett Koop (audio cassette) AIDS QuiR Songbook (compact disc) There are also various Government Documents available in both the Reference Department and the Business and Technology Department. Please call the Central Library at 596-7977 or any branch library for more information. The non-gardener might imagine that ¯ garden for the compost pile. Actually, November, with its frosts and freezes, ¯ some gardeners use their compost piles to brings an end to garden work. For the ¯ recycle quite a bit of their green clippings ¯ gardener, however, there is still plenty to (like from the lawn) and wind up with do at this time. : more soil-enriching material. Many houseFall brings an end to most lawn mowing ¯ hold scraps can go in also though it’s not but brings down many leaves! 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Other appetizer choices included sev: ¯ eral varieties of nachos, stuffed fried TFN Food Critic Aficionados of Mexican food in the ¯ jalapefio peppers, guacamole salad, and Tulsa area have long been familiar with ¯ quesadillas. the small Alfredo’s franchise here in town ¯ For our entrees, our companion opted and in other Green Country cities~ and for the chile relleno dilmer, $6.75. A chile ¯ may have visited the store at the comer of relleno is a large, long, greenish-yellow 30th and Harvard. Last spring, the owner ¯¯ Mexican pepper that is stuffed with a of that store went private, and changed his meat tilling (in-thi~~case~ ’beef), then restaurant’s name to Sefior Perez ¯ breaded and deepfried. The stuffed pepRestaurante Mexican0. per itself seem~i’ (~,t~"fl~off,~, but it The decor remains much the was topped ~ith ;that bland Senor Perez same, and situates diners in a ranchera sauce and melted pleasant fiesta setting remiRestaurante Jack cheese, which got scraped niscent of a small Mexican off and not eaten. The dinner Mexleano plaza. 3023 So. Harvard was accompanied by frijoles Menus remain much the 11 am -.10 pm daily refritos (vegetarians, beware: same as when Sefior Perez’ Prlees: Moderate the beans were very tasty, and was Alfredo’s, the major difwe would almost bet that they All major plastic; ference being that the cute, were seasoned with the tradino eheek~ but.meaningless, names for the tional lard), a rather too-moist Smoking: various plate dinners have and tomatoey Spanish rice, and Serrate s~tlons changed. Theyhave also added a mound of shredded Iceberg several new "huevo," or egg, poorly diffe~tlat~ lettuce. dishes to the menu, including Alcohol: F~I ~r One of the great tests of.the huevos ranchero, which is two Mexican kitchen is the artful Ambi~ee: Casnal fried eggs presented on a fried preparation of so simple a comRating: C lls* tortilla and topped with a fort food as a light, fluffy, Mexican style sauce for $4.50, machacado ¯ steamed tamale. SO, we put the place to con huevo and chorizo con huevos, con- ¯ the test, and ordered the five tamale plate, sisting of scrambled eggs mixed with ~ $3.95. Let us assure you that that was five shredded beef or with ground Mexican ~ tamales too many. They should never sausage, respectively, both $5.50, and a have been allowed to leave the kitchen. In torta de huevo, which is the Mexican ¯ fact, when they arrived, we thought atfirst name for a Spanish omelette, for $4.50. : that they were tive enchiladas, made with Entrees here are very inexpensive, as ¯ corn tortillas, instead of the hand formed seen from the eggs entrees. Most of the ¯ masa cornmeal dough that makes up the simple dinners are $4.95, and the larger ¯ tamale. The masa coating was thin to plate, dinners are in the $6 range. Only ¯ begin with, but they very obviously had four Mexican items are more than $7.45. been allowed to stan~lin the kitchen warmThe tacos al carbon, ribeye steak soft ; ing table and desiccate for far too long. tacos, are $8.95, came asada, strips of ¯ Even the splash of mediocre chili could beef steak, is $10.95, a ribeye steak Ran- ¯ not resurrect these tamales. Now, in dechero, topped with ranchero sauce and " fense of the kitchen, it was late on a slow melted cheese, is $12.95, and the ¯ night when we dined- about 8:30 -but, Alambres, a Mexican-flavored steak ka: ¯ given the Mexican tradition of dining at ¯ bob, is $11.95. 10 or 11 at night, this can be no real One thing about the menu that struck us ¯ excuse. We decided to forgo the limited as oddis theheavy dependence upon beef, ¯¯ choices for dessert. with only the random chicken dish. No Now that Sefior Perez has decided to go pork is on the menu, and with the-excep- "- his own way, independently of the frantion of the non-Mexican shrimp scampi ¯ chise, the very survival of his restaurantis and orange roughy, seafood didn,t make ¯ going to depend upon the improvement of ¯ the cut, either. Interesting, considering his kitchen product and him finding his ¯ how much of Mexico has a seashore. "niche" amongst Mexican eateries in the On our recent visit to Sefior Perez, we : Tulsaarea. Theblandness ofthefranchise were greeted at the door by a friendly ¯ product just won’t work in an indepenhostess and immediately shown to our ¯ dent restaurant in Tulsa. We Oklahomans window-side booth. Almost magically, ¯ have grown up. with Mexican friends, not another staff member appeared beating a ¯ to mention their mother’s fantastic and complimentary basket of hot tortilla chips, ¯ piquant cooking. We’ve far too many and a bowl of excellent salsa. The fresh good "morn and pop" restaurants, not to salsa was a thick paste, with a hint of ¯ mention the ubiquitous, but consistently garlic and cilantro, and a slightly sweet ¯ hig.h quality, local Chimi’s chain and the taste. ¯ various national franchises with lots of We began our meal with the very tasty ¯ marketing dollars, to have.to,patronize queso flatneado, or "flaming cheese" ¯ mediocrity. ($3.95). A sprinkling Of Mexican chorizo, ~ Right now, the Perez menu reflects the or ground sausage, on the bottom of an au ¯ Mexican "theme food" of the appeal-togratin dish was covered in a thick layer of " all-Americans-franchise. There is no remelted Monterey Jack cheese, and served ." gional character or personal flare to the with several warm, but commercially pre- ¯ food. We could find such nondescript fare pared, flour tortillas. We were a bit disap- ¯ at a Yankee restaurant up north. Here, so poimed, though, since when we’ve had ¯ near Mexico and Baja Oklahoma (Tejas), this dish south of the river (the Red River, ¯¯ we demand more authenticity and more thatis), the cheese has always been doused ¯ flavor. But, fortunately for Sefior Perez, with liquor and presented tableside in Mexican ties of familia are strong, so flames -hence the name, quesoflameado. ~ when he puts out the distress .call to his Our companion tried the Mexican pizza, ." grandmothers, aunts and sisters, we have $4.95. A major disappointment that we ¯ every confidence that they will come fordidn’t completely eat, the "pizza" was a : ward with the old family recipes, and he flour tortilla topped with amild chili sauce, : then canpresent a dislinctive and culinarily arather bland ranchera sauce, some melted : interesting product that will pack in the Jack cheese, and slices of jalapefio pep- ¯ crowds to the Perez family restaurante. �by Lamont Lindstrom ." After two weeks I went into a place Kagoshima, like all Japanese cities, is named, I hoped propitiously, The Down both ugly and beautiful at the same time. " Under. It turned out that this specialized It lies along the eastem shores of a superb " in Australian beers, the proprietor having harbor in the far south of the southern " livedseveralyearsinQueensland. Hewas island Kyushu. Sakurajima (’Cherry Is- ¯ there tending bar. After the usual small land’) squats down just offshore in the talk about why I was in Kagoshima, I center of the bay. This is a massive, hulknervously asked the question: "Uh, are ing volcano; 3500 feet tall, that erupts " there any Gay bars in town?" "Why of continuously sending course," he replied quickly plumes of ash skywards into 1Mly flrst t wo grabbing a napkin to sketch the stratosphere. With every weel~s in town~ a map that would lead me west wind, a sprinkling of through the unnamed streets nearly every night black, crystalline volcanic of the city. ash covers everything in I went bar-hop’%Vell, that was easy," I town. Whenever I was dePi~g.¯ Here was my thought. I managed to find pressed, I could always look challenge: could I thebuilding indicated on the up at Sakurajima and imagmap, locating the bar up on {in(l a qay bar.~ In ine the city laid ruin, smokthe 4th floor by comparing a eltlr ot 500,000~ ingundertwentyfeetofburnsigns with the kanji characso I l:igured, there ing, creeping lava. ters he had drawn on my In 1995, I went to live in had to be one or napkin. I opened the door Kagoshima for seven two.Ihardlyspol~e and edged inside. Theplace months.Imovedintoagaijin any Japanese... wasemptyexceptforagroup shukusha (foreign-style Wors% my hnowlof guys dressed as waiters lodging) built on the rim of lounging at a table. They.all the old caldera. Kagoshima," edge of tke tkree jumped up and one, who as is typical of Japanese cit- orthograph,es spoke some English, came ies, has a concentrated enter- that Japanese use over to me. "Did I "know tainment district. Ten- was rill so I where I was?" he asked. monkan is about 10 square couldn’t read any "Yes," I said, "Isn’t this a blocks of hundreds of tiny d the tho.sands Gay bar?" I showed rm my bars, clubs, movie theaters, ¯ map.’"vVell,yes,"hereplied, of neon signs that restaurants, food stands, and ’"out did I really want a Gay pachinko (Japanese pinball) llt the night bar?What exactly didllike? parlors. Men, or men dressed as The Americans bombed Kagoshima flat woman?" duringthePacificWarandmostbuildings It dawned on me that a ge ba (’Gay in town are ugly cement mid-rises thrown bar’), atleast in Kagoshima, is a bar where up in the 1950s. Drinking establishments straight businessmen, the hip, and the of all sorts squeeze into every corner of adventurous come to be entertained by these five and six story buildings, guys in drag- mostly dressedin exquisite My first two weeks in town, nearly kimono.Tablesbeginatabout$100which everynight I went bar-hopping. Here was buys part of a botde of whiskey and a my challenge: Could I find a Gay bar? In beautiful boy-girlin silkkimono and clasa city of 500,000, so I figured, there had to sical wig who fills your glass with ice and be one or two. I hardly spoke any Japatops it off with whiskey after every sip. nese, although I had diligently practiced I should have been asking for homo ba some useful words and sentence struc(homo bar) since this is where the guys tures. Worse, my knowledge of the three ~hang out. The waiter, who admitted to orthographiesthatJapaneseusewaslfilso being a student at the university I was I couldn’t read any of the thousands of visiting, kindly took me by the ann and neon signs that lit the night. Japanese led me around the block to where three urban streetscape is a confusing riot of poky homo ba were located, stacked one color and sound. And, although all Japaabove the other in a tall, narrow building. nese take at least six years of Falglish in There are five homo ba in Kagoshima, school, hardly anyone - in Kagoshima at all of which are similar. All are snaku least- would admit to knowing any Eigo. the sort of establishment whose standard And I was a bit hesitant to ask. Who cover charge ($10-$15) includes a small might I shock or insult by inquiring, ’Mh, plate of snacks that accompanies one’s do you know any Gay bars?" And I’m drinks. ~Each boasts powerful karaoke enough of an American to have absorbed machines and clienteles of eager but very our masculine cultural imperative: indifferent singers. NEVER ASK DIRECTIONS. T’nese homo ba do not sort thematically So I walked around. I checked out the in the American way. Rather, locals claim environs of the train and bus stations. I only that they are age-graded: one is for consulted the Spartacus guide (no the younger crowd, one is "mixed," and Kagoshima). I telephoned a bar listed one toshi yuri - older gentlemen only. therein in the larger city, Fukuoka, across They all looked mixed to me. I felt sorry for I~agoshima’s Lesbians. If they want to the island and had an unhappy conversation in pidgin Japanese. I followed (surdrink, they probably have to go to Tokyo. reptitiously, I hoped) guys around who Until I left Kagoshima, I watched everylooked Gay. But could I tell? what was day at the university for that studentthe Gay-look in Japan anyway?. Still, I waiter who led me to the city’s hidden hoped they w6uld lead me somewhere. I homoba.Iwantedtothankhimbutlnever .gave up. met him again. St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & . 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Saint Aidan’s 4045 No. Cincinnati, 425-7882 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You Get a Lucky Horseshoe Money Clip Send your name & address along with check or money order for $48.95 + $3 shipping & handling to: Samuels Marketing 109 West 54th Street Sand Springs, OK 74063 Satisfaction guaranteed - Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. ." They must have been behind schedule, because I would have fired that ad agency then and there. The film itself is fun, but disjointed. I just found out that Roald Dahl, the children’s book author ("James & The Giant Peach", "Charlie and’the Chocolate Factory" - also known as "Willie Wonka and...", "Matilda", "The Witches", etc.) was to write the screenplay, but gotmiffed ’ when they decided to restructure the film. He refused to write any more, and the director, Ken Hughes, ended up writing the script the day of shooting. Trivial Pursuit, anyone? I recall arguing with a classmate over how they got the car in the air and water. Myposition was that Chitty was indeed a real car. His theory was that the filmmakers used invisible piano wires to make the car fly. I just thought that was utterly ridiculous. And, as it turns out research proves me right - sort of. There were several cars blfilt: One that actually was a working car - it’ s in England, and for the right price, available for rental. (Tom has long taunted me with the promise of a trip to England upon my graduation from TU I told him, after finding the previous info, that if he REALLY wanted credit for making a dream come true...) There was a "car" built on pontoons - so that it was basically a boat with a car body. Chitty was indeed a floating car! There was another car for flying. OK, it didn’ t really, but the propellers worked! With the help of a hydraulic lift, and a crane, it did get into the air. One of those is in an auto museum in Ohio, I believe. But"invisible piano wire.s", really! How childish! I’ve even found other Chitty fans here in Tulsa, amazingly enough. (Hi Peter & Robert! ) Yes, it’s silly, but childhood treasures take me back to that feeling of innocence that I once had as a child - even if for a moment. Once lost, innocence is impossible to regain, but every so often something might trigger that feeling again. Those "someflfings" are life’s treasures. For.me, it’s music & fill: Chitty, Willie, Oz, Peter Pan, Doolittle & Pufnstuf. And Petula Clark’s "Downtown". I guess they remy escape from the mundane, mto the realm of hope and dream. Symbols of the possible. What are yours? Speaking of Peter Pan, (My first Crush was on the Disney cartoon character. I wanted to be a lost boy so bad.) Disney is re-releasing the video in March ’98, with a remastered soundtrack, (first time on CD). Re-live that time when all you needed for some marc is a bit of.fairy dnsL We got it in spades, didn’t we? Magic tends to get more complicated as we get older. (It’s why I’ve always hung on to mine, no matter what. One can never have too much magic - unless you’re the sorcerer’s apprentice. (Just Checking to see how many will "get" that reference.) ¯ And fmally, for those dealing with Pride and Prejudice (I deal with it daily myself, in the form of a certain Leo I’m acquainted with), authors Ted and Marylin Bader will appear at Border’s Books November 6th from 12 - 1:30 pm in period costume for a discussion of their book, "A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice". A .19th century style "tea" will be held, during which the Baders will prevail in a discussion of the literature of"their day". At 1:30, Darth Bader will appear and zap them into the present. (Joke! It’s a joke!) Oh, I missed my calling. I should have been a comedy writer. Or not. ing, among other facts, that they are living together in a committed, intimate rela- ¯ tionship, thattheyareresponsibleforeach -" other’s welfare and financial obligations : and that they are not related in a way that : would prohibit legal marriage in the state ¯ in which they reside. The proposed bill " sets forth the process of eligibility for : domestic partnership benefits and for the estimated that up to 40% of a worker’s remuneration comes in the form of "fringe" benefits. Clearly, some federal employees are getting paid more than others when fringe benefit payments are included. It is time to stop this discrimination in how we treat similarly situated federal employees. The proposal by Representative Frank would, for the first time, provide equity in pay, including benefits received, for all eligible federal employees. NGLTFlauds Representative Frank’ s cutoff of such benefits if a partnership is " introductionofthislegislation, whichrepdissolved, resents another step forward in the fight "The National Gay and Lesbian Task for equality for all. Force (NGLTF) applauds Representative The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Barney Frank and the other 14 lead coechoed the words of NGLTF. HRC Executive Director Elizabeth Birch stated, .sponsors of this legislation which could just as easily be entitled ’The Workplace "As a former executive of a Fortune 100 Equality Act.’ " responded Helen company, I have seen firsthand the effects Grn~ales, Public Policy Director of of equitable treatment of gay and lesbian NGLTF. employees in the workplace. . Put sim’"Pne proposal introduced today gives ply, it not only promotes fairness and recognition to the diversity of families in great values, it is good business." our country. According to a 1991 U.S. Birch pointed out that an increasing Census Bureau report, fewer than 30% of number of the most successful and fastAmerican families fit the traditional defiest-growing U.S. corporations haveimpleuition of family- that is, two heterosexual mented domes tic partner coverage for their parents living with children under-18. gay employees, including such household Yet, it is this definition of family which is names as IBM, American Express, the key factor in determining the type and Eastman Kodak and Nike. amount of benefits a federal worker and "They took this stepnot only because it his or her family receives. ensures the ability to attract the best talent "A married heterosexual federal emfrom the broadest pool, or because the ployce with a spouse and child can be commitment and loyalty of every emeligible for a host of benefits, including p!oyeeis enhanced, but because suchpolihealth insurance, life insurance, and paroes honor and celebrate the values of ticipation in a federal employees’ retirefairness and equality on which tiff s nation ment program. Yet, another federal worker was founded," she said. with a partner and a child who does She also noted that no company that has exactly the same job would not qualify f6i: ever instituted such.:benefits has withthe same benefits. That’s the same as drawn them, that there has never been a advertising a job m a newspaper saying documented case of fraud surrounding "salespeople wanted: salary for married such policies and that the cost of extendheterosexuals, $12 an hour, salary for ing domestic partner benefits is minimal. unmarried heterosexuals and gays, lesbiAmong the benefits extended under this ans, bisexual and transgendered persons, legislation: Participation in the civil ser$7.20 per hour. We would all recognize vice or federal employees’ retirement pr0that as unfair, illegal and discriminatory. gram; life insurance; health insurance; "The U.S Chamber of Commerce has and workers’ compensation. The Many Marches of Aida ¯ Great Depression hit the nation, opera Aida is one of thOse operas people usu- " continued in Tulsa. The next production ally see more than once, and there is good ¯ of Aida, noted for its mammoth proporreason for that. The grandest of all Verdii~ ¯ tions, came July 13 and 15,1933,at Skelly operas,itis at once heroic, seductive, tragic ¯ Stadium. About six thousand people atand an epic of huge proportions. It was " tended the first performance, making it to composed to commemorate the btfil~ng ¯ date the largest single Tulsa audience for and opening of the Suez Canal. And of ¯ opera. course thereis the gut-rending music. ~ On November 1 and 3, 1956, Tulsa Since the 1920’s, the opera has proved to ¯ Opera Inc. presented its first production ¯ be a favorite with Tulsa audiences. of Aida with Gerald Whitney as ConducYet when Tulsa Opera opens its 50th ¯ torandChorus Master, AnthonyStivanello Anniversary season November 8, 13 and ¯ as Stage Director and Marguerite Bailey 15, this Aida will boast more artists, cho- ¯ as Choreographer. The stage band was rus and supers in front of a smashing set ¯ from Central High School and the extra fromL’Opera de Montreal, with animals ¯ trumpeteers were from Will Rogers High - boa constrictors specifically, from School. On November 6 and 8, 1964, Safafiis Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary of Bro- ¯ Aida was again performed at the Old ken Arrow. ¯ Lady. Jauice Yoes made her opera debut The story of Aidais a deliciously com- _" as the High Priestess in this production. plicated struggle between at least three ¯ When Tulsa Opera staged first its promajor factions - the Egyptians and the " duction at the new Tulsa Performing Arts Ethiopians, the priests and the royalty, ¯ Center in 1977 it was - you guessed it and the romantic triangle between the ¯ Aida. Next in 1985 - The Nile Goes ¯ Egyptian princess Amneris and the GenNeon. Tulsa Operais fifth production of ¯ eral Radames and the princessi Ethiopian Verdiis renowned musical drama brought slave, Aida. ~ thestellarvoiceofsopranoLeonaMitchell Although the story remains constant, ¯ back to the Tulsa stage in the tire role. ¯ every Aida that has been performed in Now, more than a decade later, Aida ¯ Tulsa has some distinctive element. in the largest production yet, starring The Chicago Civic Opera first brought ¯ Priscilla Baskerville as Aida, Tichina Aida to the Tulsa Convention Hall (the ¯ Vaugllas Amneris and John Keyes as old Lady on Brady) in the 1920s. Radames. For tickets and more informaAs many opera companies were curtail- ¯ tion, call the Tulsa Opera Ticket Office at ing activities or ceasing to exist when the ¯ 587-4811. �particularly focusing on ending discrimination based on sexual orientation through elections, legislation, public awareness and education. The event was presented with the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund which works to elect openly Lesbian and Gay public officials. Mixner’s speech was both funny and whenhe AIDS, in values inspire his courage. And he cited the example of a lady, Fannie Lou Hamer, who suffered .multiple beatings, to the point of bemg o’ippled; until she finally was. allowed to register to-vote. She told Mixner she dfditso that one day, her grandschild could hold office and today, one grandson is a county supervisor. Mixner exhorted his listeners to workfor those whoare younger, to make it better for them. The crowd of 150 were in the palm of his hand. Cimarron Alliance will holda Tulsa event soon. For more information, write POB 18794, OKC, 730154. TULSA How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bringadditional attention to your ad: Bold Headline - $~1 Ad in capital lettdrs - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Ad in box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Please type or print your ad. Count the no. of words. (A word is a group of letters or numbers separated by a space.) Send your ad & payment to POB 4140~ Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, address, tel. numbers (for us only). Ads will run in the next issue after received, TFN reserves the right to edit or refuse any ad. No refunds, Housemate Wanted W/M to share Lg. 3 bed, 2 ba in So. Tulsa. PT Work available. Computer work to pay all or part. $250.00 Call 918-461-9162 FUSO - Friends in Unity Social Organization, Inc, FUSO is a community based organization not-for-profit 501(c)3 agency providing services to African-American males + females who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the Tulsa community. FUSO also hel ps individuals find other agencies that provide HIV/AIDS services. 582-0438 POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 movo. corn 18+ Movo Media, Inc. does not prescreen callers and assumes no responsibility for personal meetings. �m Call The 900 number to respond to ads, browse unlisted ads, or retrieve messages. Only $1.99 per minute. 18+. Customer Service: 41 5-281-3183 SHOW ME AROUND Brand, new to the area. This Bi White male, 24, would like to meet someone to show me around. If you’re a Bi or Gay~ White male, 18 to 24, take me on a guided tour. Smoke and drug free, please. 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(Tulsa) =2038 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here)- �ATda November 8, 13, & 15 1997 World AIDS Day 1997 Candlelight March & Memorial Service sponsored by Interfaith AIDS Ministries Dreamkeepers March 7, 12, & 14, 1998 6 pm 6:30* 7 pm* Gather at Southminster Presbyterian Church Parking Lot. March begins. Memorial Service at All Souls Uttitarian Church. Reception to follow in Emerson Hall, All Souls. *Time approximate Bring bells & banners -candles & matches provided. (All Souls will provide shuttle transportation for the March) Madarna Butterfly Mav2 7,&’), For the ~t seats ~n ~hc house, order .vour season tickets today: Single tickets aiso on sale now Call 587-4811 to subscribe. Or buy your tickets online at www.webtek.com/tulsaopera/ For more information, call 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 Interfaith AIDS Ministries presents Red Ribbon Holiday Bazaar at the Pride Center 1307 East 38th Street, 2nd floor Opening reception: Friday, Dec. 5, 7-10pm Saturday hours: Dec. 6, n0on-6pm The Bazaar will feature all types of holiday decorations and gifts, including trees, wreaths, centerpieces, ornaments and gift items. All funds from this event will support the HIV/ AIDS services of Interfaith AIDS Ministries. Donations of items to be sold are welcome as well as donations of cash or volunteer time. For more information, call Ray, 628-0468, or IAM at 438=2437. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document Ohio Anti-Gay Case Wins CINCINNATI (AP) - A federal appeals court cleared the way for the city to deny anti-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court 6fAppeals affirmed an earlierruling that allowed CincJnnati to implement a 1993 voter-approved amendment to the city charter barring enactment or enforcement of any law aimed at ending bias based on sexual orientation. The U.S. Supreme Court had ordered the appeals judges to restudy the matter in light of a high court decision striking down a Colorado civil rights measure last year. "It’s a big win for us," said attorney Karl Kadon III, for Cincinnati assistant city solicitor. "Flee whole case is about the right of people to decide what their government can do," he said. Patricia Logue, a Chicago attorney for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, which advocates for civil rights for Lesbians and Gay men, called the ruling indefensible, the result of "very specious reasonidg." ’q’his is a renegade decision approving a done of the Colorado ballotmeasure thrown outby the Supreme Court," she said. Gay civil rights advocates sued over the charter amendment, contending that the.~measure.unlawfulty thwarted their political participation. U.S. District Judge S. Arthur Spiegel ruled in 1994 that the amendment was unconstitutionally vague and violated the free-speech and equal-protection rights of homosexuals. The following year, a three-judge panel of the appeals court reversed Spiegel’s decision, saying Gays were not an identifiable group and could not be entitled to specific legal protection. The court said that unlike skin color, Gays generally are not identifiable unless they choose to be "by conduct, such as public displays of homosexual affection." Col. Cammermeyer May Run for US Congress LANGLEY, Wash. (AP) - Retired Army Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who once called hersdf "one of the most famous Lesbians in the country," is thinking about a run for Congress. The Democrat, who drew national attention with her successful fight to stay in the Washington National Guarddespite themilitary’s policy of discharging homosexuals, says she is mulling a challenge of two-term Republican Rep. Jack Metcalf. The 2nd Districl includes western Washington from Everett, north of Seattle, to the Canadian border. Cammenneyer, 55, recently retired from the military and lives with her partner, Diane Divelbess on Whidbey Island. The decorated Vietnam veteran was fired in 1992 after disclosing her sexual orientation in a 1989 interview for a top-secret security clearance, see Col.p. 3 Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgender l Tulsane, Our Familie + Friends Tulse’s Largest Circulation CommunityPaperAvailable In More Than 65 City Locations ¯¯ Nationally N oted Lesbian Lawyer to Speak in Tulsa Ruth Harlow ¯ TULSA - Ruth Harlow will be the featured speaker at the Nov. : 6th Tulsa Kick-off and reception for the Oklahoma Lesbian and ¯ Gay Lawyers Association (OLGLA) to’be held at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel ¯ beginning at 6:15 pro. Harlow is a nation- " ally respected attorney for Lambda Legal ¯ Defense and Education Fund, one of the ~ oldest Lesbian~and Gay advocacy organi- : zations in the US. The reception is open to ~ all free of charge. Attorneys are encouraged to join OLGLA for an annual mem-. i bership fee of $50 ~ Lambda is heavily involved in helping ." to litigate the Hawaii same gender mar- - riage court cases and has been involved in most major US legal ’. battles involving Lesbian and Gay civil rights issues, ranging : from parenting to military to employment and housing cases. ." Harlow has served as managing attorney on cases such as ¯ Shahar vs. Bowers in which a Lesbian attorney~sued the Georgia ." State attorney general, Michael Bowers. Bowers had offered : Robin Shahar a job and then withdrew the offer after it became .- publically known that she and her partner were to have a private, : religious marriage ceremony. ¯ Atty. Gen. Bowers cited the ceremony as an indication that ". Shahar would break the Georgia sodorny law which he defended ¯ successfully at the US Supreme~.Later Bowers admitted to ¯" having had an adulterous affair which is also illegal under ," Georgia statutes. ~ Harlow was graduated from Stanford University in 1983 and ¯ from Yale Law School in 1986. She also was the author of an -" amicus briefwhoseconceptthe Courts used to overturn Colorado’ s ~ Amendment 2 in Romer v. Evans. Prior to joining Lambda, ¯ Harlow was staff counsel and then Associate Director for the ~ American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian and Gay Rights and ¯" AIDS projects. : OLGLA which began~ last summer in Oklahoma City, is : begimting a membership drive in Tulsa with this event, and is ,- promoting continuing legal education programs (CLE) on issues . Concerning Lesbian~ ~it] Gay men ~ see Harlow, phge 3 i "Friend of Bill" David Mixner : Wows OKC’s Cimarron Alliance by Tom Neal OKLAHOMA CITY - You know that you’re in the presence of someone who’s lived and breathed politics for many years when you overhear him say that the last time he was in Oklahoma City w~ with Bobby Kennedy. But that’s what David Mixner, former semor advisor to Pres. Clinton said. Mind you, you have to think that Mixner must have gotten involved in politics very, very young because he doesn’t seem old enough to have been that active in 1968. However, when you listen to what he has to say you realize that he’s been at the table with most of the major Democratic leaders of the US since the late 60’s. Mixner was active in the campaigns of former Los Angeles Mayor Bradley, Sen. Gary Hart, and of course, Bill Clinton. Mixner was in Oklahoma City on Oct~ 18 to speak to the Cimarron Alliance, a political action committee designed to bring about equal rights for everyone- see Mixner, page 14 TFN Publisher to Run for City Council District 4 by Josh Whetsell TULSA - In 1974, the first two openly Gay persons were elected to public office. To date, Tulsa has yet to elect an openly Gay candidate, butTom Neal says that it is time for that to change. Neal, 40-year-old publisher of Tulsa Family News and civil fights activist, has announced his interest in running for the District Four seat on the Tulsa City Council. The seat is currently held by Gary Watts who has announced he is not running again. "I am not running as a"Gay candidate", but as a candidate who is Gay, just as I’m also a candidate who goes to a North Tulsa church, and I’m a small business owner" Neal said. His own experience facing discrimination, however, is what has made him sensitive to issues of discrimination see Neal. oa~e 13 :Benefits for Federal Employees Proposed ¯ WASHINGTON DC - At a Capitol Hill press ¯ conference on October 29, 1997, Representative ¯ Barney Frank (D-M.A), together with 14 other lead ¯ co-sponsors, introduced legislation to make do- - mestic partnership benefits available to federal ¯ employees. Some sponsors of the bill are Con- . gresswomen NitaLowey (D-MA), Elizabeth Furse ¯ (D-OR), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Bob ¯ Filner (D-CA). ¯ Under Representative Frank’ s proposal, the do- " mestic partner of a federal employee would be ¯ eligible for benefits in the same manner and to the ¯ same extent as the spouse of a federal employee. ; The term"domesticpartner"is defined to mean"an ¯ adultperson living with, but not married to, another : adult person in a committed, intimate relationship." ¯" This eligibility would extend to retirement beni efits, health insurance, life insurance and compen- ¯ sation for work injuries. To be eligible, same or ~ opposite sex couples wonldfile an affidavit certifysee Frank, page 13 i HIVRC Moving : TULSA-TheHIV Resource Consortium (HIVRC) : spent the last part of October moving across town ¯ to its new home at 3507 East Admiral, just east of ~ Harvard. According to executive director, Sharon ¯ Thoele, the HIVRC had been at its South Harvard ~ location for 5 or 6 years, having moved there from "- a Skelly Drive temporary office near the Visiting Nurse Association. Thoele noted that the organization was faced with a significant increase m rent if it were to stay in the same location. After looking all across the city, the former AFL-CIO building seemed the best fit. However, the building, required some renovation to bring it up to current see HIVRC, page 3 ii iHnlV CWenestet r OTpuelnsas ¯ WEST TULSA, OK - Bruce Begley is standing in : his dream come true- a support center for persons ~ affected or infected with HIV and living with ¯ AIDS. The tiny looking storefront which houses ." the HIV Education and Recreation Center near ." Mark Twain School in West Tulsa (almost in Sand ¯ Springs) actually is larger than it appears. The ~ Center, which has been open now for two months, ~ has a lounge with pool table, tiny work-out area as ¯" well as office, kitchen, bathing and sleeping spaces. ¯ Begley notes that there is one bedroom available : for those who need short-term emergency housing. : Much of the renovation on the space which for- ." merly housed Neighbors Along the Line, another west Tulsa social services agency, was done by Begley, and other volunteers. Volunteers have come forward to help with a number of needs. Marlene who helps as a receptionist is often joined by .her morn, Frances who is identifying compassionate see HIVER, page 3 World A.IDS Da.y March Memorial Serwceto Be i&n Brookside, at All Souls InterfaithAIDS Ministries (IAM) will hold the 8th annual Candldight March & Memorial service on Mon., Dec. 1st. Marchers will gather at 6pro at Southminster Presbyterian Church Parking Lot .(35th & Peoria) and will march at 6:30 to All Souls Unitarian, 2952 So. Peoria, for the service at about 7pm. Marchers are encouraged to bring bells and group banners. Candles will be provided. I_AM also needs phone volunteers to provide telephone supportfor those affected by HIV/AIDS and to support the 24 info. line: 438-2437. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants ~ *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E. 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston *JJ’ S Country&Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria *Jason’s Dell, 15th & Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial *Tool BOX, 1338 E. 3rd *Umbertos Pizzeria, 21st west of Harvard 832-1269 592-2143 592-2583 744-0896 583-6666 749-4511 585-3134 712-2119 599-7777 749-1563 745-9899 745-9998 585-2221 834-4234 585-3405 584-1308 599-9999 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular 747-1508 ~Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 610:8510 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Body Piercing by Nicole, 2722 E. 15 712-1122 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 746-0313 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 622-3636 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 665-6595 Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700 *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th 746-0440 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 *Ross Edward Salon, 2447 E. 15th 584-0337, 712-9379 *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595 *Gloria Jean’s GourmetCoffee, 17.58 E. 21st 742-1460 Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning 459-9349 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *International Tours 341-6866 Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 *Jared’s Antiques, 1602 E. 15th 582-3018 David Kauskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, PUB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Langley Agency & Salon, 1316 E. 36th PI. 749-5533 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15th 585-1555 *Living ArtSpace, 19 E. Brady 585-1234 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 663-5934 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 *Peace of Mind BookStore, 1401E. 15 - 583-1090 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor 743-4297 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 Rainbowzon the River B+B, PUB 696, 74101 747-5932 Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921, 747-4746 Christophe~Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S Harvard 481-0201 *Sophronia’s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 592-2887 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017 *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware 743-7687 *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria 742-2007 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities AIDS Walk Tulsa, PUB 1071., 74101-1071 579-9593 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363 Black & White, Inc. PUB 14001, Tulsa 7415.9 587-7314 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E 6 583-7815 *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence *CommtmityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, PUB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 e-mail: TuisaNews@earthlink~ net website: http://users.aol.eom/TulsaNews/ Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal Entertainment Diva + Mao Guru: James Christjohn Writem + contributorS: Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre Legrandbouehe, Lamont Linstrom, Kerry Lobel, Judy McCormick. Josh Whetsell, Meml~r o! 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Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans communities. by Kerry Lobel, executive director ¯ National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ¯ Recently, I traveled the middle of the ." country to discuss the state of violence ¯ directed against Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual : and Transgendered people in America. ¯ These town meetings took me to seven ¯ cities in three weeks for a series offorums ¯ on hate crimes. ¯ FromWichita andLawren~Kansas to ¯ Nashville, Tennessee to Oklahoma City ¯ and Tulsa,-Oklahoma to Little Rock, Ar- ¯ kansas an~ilto Detroit,. Michigan, dozens ofGay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trausgenderedactivists and our allies gathered to ¯ tell stories of hate crimes and stories of : survival. Every town shared similar themes. As ¯ Gay, :Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered ¯ and questioning youth come to visibility, ¯ their, school districts have been ill- : equipped to counsel them or ensure their ¯ safety. As communities become more or- , ganized and open, violence is still never ¯ far from our lives. - In Oklahoma City, fourteen-year Eli ¯ told the story of daily harassment that had ¯ led him to drop out of school. Now in an alternative school, his new principal told ¯ him that he’ll be fine as long as he acts : "normal." His hope comes from his asso- ¯ ciation with a youth group that provides ¯ comfort and offers strategies for survival.. ¯ - In Little Rock, Carolyn Wagner told ¯ the story ofher son’ s abuse at thehands of ¯ ¯ schoolmates and an indifferent school administration. Her son is now bein~ : schooled at home, but the school district : just recently changed its policy to make ¯ more options available to young victims : of hate.crimes. : - Emporia State University and Univer- ¯ sity 0f Tulsa students have organized a ¯ campus organizati6n for Gay, Lesbian, ¯ Bisexual and Transgendered students. ¯ Safety zone stickers mark the offices of , faculty, staff, and the student newspaper. ¯ In trouble? Offices that bear the stickers : provide safe haven and counsel. Many ¯" Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgen- ¯ deredpeopledon’tfeel thatthey cancount ¯ on thepolice to investigate and report hate ¯ crimes or city prosecutors to charge the ¯ crime to the fullest extent allowed by law. ¯ Police and prosecutors are often under ¯ trained about hate crimes. : - In Tulsa, two men were brutally vic- : timized by three attackers. Their injuries ¯ required stitches and one man had facial ¯ bones broken. Whilethepolicewerequick : to respond, city prosecutors filed the case : as a simple misdemeanor. Local attorneys ¯ are attempting to intervene. : - InLawrence, an egg was thrown at a ¯" woman standing in front of a gay club: She was called a dyke by her attacker. : Police on the scene recorded the incident, but not as ahate crime because there was "not enough evidence." The Police Chief has asked for help getting training for his department. In every town, nearly every participant had been either the victim of a hate crime or knew someone that had. Yet the number of documented hate crimes is woefully low. see Heartland, page 3 Letters Policy Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on issues which we’ve covered or on issues you think need to be considered. You may request that your name be withheld but letters mustbe signed &have phonenumbers, or be hand delivered. 200 word letters are preferred. Letters to other publications Will be printed as is appropriate. NAMES PRO~ECT vohbiiee~S’dwait the-clo~ing cer- " " Jonathan Stanley joins Kenneth Benton ofOKC’sFirst emonyoftheOctobd~’sAiDSMemtrial (~filt:~hOwing at Unitarian Church after Benton spoke at Community the Tulsa Fai~’~Grounds;, " ....... " " " Unitarian Universalist Church. Stalwart dogs joined marchers.:braving th~ bhill,~dt~this:. y,ear’~ AIDS Walk, Wal.k for IJfe:~DediaaibdJ~DOg held hbr :own leash to me amiisementofrnany,~alk~:~ Thepowerful closing ceremonyfor The Quilt, although lightly attended, featured native American drumming and chanting as well as other singers and volunteers. Frank Nowicki, Mid-Atlantic Leather ’93 mceed Oklahoma Mr. Leather 1998 and is seen with two contestants. Police and prosecutors are under trained and community " members feel unsafe about reporting hate crimes to them. " All too often, victims who spoke at these meetings blamed themselves for the crime or felt that others in our commtmity would judge them for being in the wrong " place at the wrong time. Fortunately, community centers, ¯ anti-violence projects and other community orgamza- ¯ tions have stepped up to provide safety education as well " as resources to victims of hate crimes. " Hates crime laws provide some of our country’s best hopes for coalition building across race, national origin, ¯ religion, gender and sexual orientation. Yet, each state on ¯ our tour lacked a hate crimes law altogether or one that ¯ includes sexual orientation. It is NGLTF’s hope that : before the year 2000 every state will set publicpolicy that ¯ makes it dear that hate crimes will not be tolerated in any city or any state. Half-way: through.the trip~ I found myself~standing on. ". the site of the Oklahoma City bombing. The city-blockis ¯ leveled now and surrounded by a tall chain link fence. : The fence is lined with stuffed animals, poignant notes, " and t-shirts and license plates bearing tributes from around the country. It is amonument that pays respect to ." lives lost as well as one that is filled with hope and " courage. What touched me were the oaths, many from ¯ children, pledging to work for a better world. We’ve each seen the price our society has paid for " hatred. And it’s time for each of us to commit ourselves " to a world that values safety and respects difference. For ¯ those in states without any hate crimes laws or laws that do not include sexual orientation, we must work to pass : inclusive hate crimes laws. For those in states that have hate crimes laws we must engage in the political process, we must continue to work for change so that these laws ¯ remain meaningful. Kerry Lobel ofthe National Gay &Lesbian Task Force ts flanked at a reception at the Pride Center by Center volunteer, Tony and Center president, Tom Neal. Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church has welcomed the Rev. Sherry Hilliard asinterim pastor. standards and to fit the needs of the HIVRC. Much of the renovation work was done after hours by HIVRC staff and volunteers. In this building, unlike the old site, all parts of the HIV RC are under one roof and are entered through one door. For Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HOPE HIV Testing Clinic this means greater privacy for those being tested, since the waiting room is no longer outside the testing rooms. Also, individuals who have been tested and who may be distraught will have the ability to leave discreetly from a rear entrance. The new building will also house the HIV RC Food Pantry which is run by volunteer Claudette Peterson, as well as offices for the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network care programs for HIV treatment drugs. B.egleymakes apoint to statethat theHIVERCdoes not receive any state or federal funds. It’s supported just by private donations, his and his partner’s and others. He hopes that others will come to see the project and will both share and support his dream. The center is seeking sponsors who will make monthly donations Of $15, 20 or 25 a month. Begley who has been publically critical of other HIV care programs in the past, adds that he and his volunteers are working with other organizations like the HIV Resource Consortiumand Shanti to share information and to do referrals as is appropriate. The HIV Education and Recreation Center typically is openfrom 12:30 to 9pro or 10 depending on the night. For more information on the programs, call 583-6611. Gaycivil rights andAIDSactivist, JimmyFlowers, shows offhis new marching sign at Walk for Life. Local band, Jiffy Trip is seen performing prior to the Walk. The NAMES PROJECT volunteers joined marchersfor Walk for Life along Riverside Drive. A federal judge later ordered her reinstatement and the government did not appeal. Her battle resulted in a bestselling book and a TV movie starring Glenn Close. Cammermeyer is co-chair of the campaign for Initiative 677, the state ballot measure to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. She said she ¯¯ willmake no final decision on her congressional bid until after next month’s election. If elected to Congress next ¯ year, Cammermeyer said she would not be a spokes- " woman just for Gays. ¯ "If you look at what I have focused on the last seven ¯ years, it is not Gays and Lesbians-it is discrimination. It ¯ is civil rights for individuals," she said. "If peop_l~e make ¯ you an icon, it is their stuff.- it is not mine. I have never ¯" been caught up with organizations. I am a person con- " cerned withissues... I wouldgo to Washington, D.C.,not : to represent me,-but the 2rid District." ~ She said she anticipates some hostile encounters. "My ¯¯ .lob ~s not to change anyone s rehg~ous behefs or stands, she said. "People have an absolute right to their convic- ¯ ti0ns. Bu.t when their beliefs infringe 0n..anotherper.son~s ¯ civil rights, I must challenge that. Civil rights are fundamental to America." and their families, and hopes to conduct a survey ofTulsa and Oklahoma City law firms concerning their nondiscrimination and employment practices, among other goals. Its mission is to promote equality in and through the legal profession and our society. For more information, contact Kerry Lewis at 582-1173 orOLGLA at 405- 340-1957. Dad Can See His Kids ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A circuit judge’s rulin~ prohibiting twoChildren fromvi~iting their-gay fathe~ if anyone with "homosexual tendencies" was present was reversed.Wednesday by the Court of Special Appeals. The order reversedby the appeals court also had prohibited overnight visits and prohibited the childrenfrom seeing their father in the presence ofhi s lover. Such restrictions on visitation in divorce eases can be imposed only if there is evidence that visits would be harmful to the children, the court said in an opinion by Judge Arrie W. Davis. "The (circuit) court made no finding of possible harm to the children ...."said the unanimous opinion issued by a three-judge panel of Maryland’s second highest court. The appeals court ruling was hailed as a victory for gay and lesbian parents by Beatrice Dohrn, legal directorfor theLambdaLegal Defense and Educauon Fund in New York. She said the ruling is important because it applies the same standards to gay and lesbian parents as to heterosexual parents and says visitation can be limited only if there is evidence ofharm to the children. "What we are really seeking is a kind of sexual orientation neutrality, and that’ s what we got in this case," Ms. Dohrn said. Cynthia Young, lawyer for the mother, said there are a variety of options her client could follow, including doing nothing, asking for a review by the Court of Appeal.s and returning to circuit court to’seek new restrictions. She said she does not know what her client will do. ’qqae way I read it, it’ s just one more step on the path toward determining what’ s in the best interest of these children," Ms. Young said. Dutch to Allow Adoption AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch society, renowned for its tolerance of homosexuality, is pushing for a federal law that would perrmt gays and lesbians to adopt children. The legislation, which would also sanction same-sex mamages, was approved this week by a parliamentary panel. Believed to have broad backing in Parliament and expected to be enacted early next year, it also gives gay couples the same pension, inheritance and social security fights as married heterosexuals. "The fights of children in homosexual relationships must be better regulated," said Bas Kortmann, chairman of the parliamentary panel. He called the bill "an important symbolic step against the old idea that homosexuality is heresy.’" If the current version passes, the Netherlands would become the first country to sanction homosexual adoption at the federal level. In the United States, matters of marriage and adoption are overseen by states. Some U.S. states allow homosexual adoption and a few forbid it. There didn’ t appear to be any organized opposiUon to the legislation. In fact, public opinion surveys have shown that seven in 10 Dutch think gays can be good parents. The Dutch Federation for the Integration of Homosexuality hailed the new proposal, saying it would stop gay couples from having to lie about their sexuality in adoption papers. Dutch lawmakers had planned to approve a similar bill this year but held off because it didn’ t include adoption rights. The committee, commissioned by State Justice Secretary F_lizabeth Schmitz, said most of its members concluded that "same-sex couples can only receive equal treatment if they are permitted to enter into civil marriage." Marriage "has always been a flexible institution that has kept pace with social change," the panel said in a report. The Dutch panel conceded that legalizing gay marriage and adoption in the Netherlands could lead to "international complications" for Dutch gays and lesbians who move with their adoptive children to countries hostile to the idea. ENDA Hearings WASHINGTON (AP) - At the front of a crowded Senate heating room, a confident young man from Columbus, Ohio, talked authoritatively about antidiscrimination policy at the 117-store chain he operates. In the audience, a fragile-looking man from Marion, Ohio, clutched an accordion file full of medical affidavits and documehts frotu what he described as years of harassment by co-workers. Both made the trip Thursday to sulgp~Yi~ legislation outlawmg sexual orientation as a basis for hiring, firing, promotion or compensation. It would apply to businesses with at least 15 employees, "and would not apply to churches or any other tax-exempt organization. Thomas Grote, chief operating officer of Donatos Pizza, said he did not believe the bill would hurt his business. "It is an unfortunate necessity that government sometimes has to step in and set some of the ground rules for business," he said. As the son of the chain’s founders, Grote said corporate retribution was never a concern but he still was afraid of having problems with his employees after revealing that he is gay. "I hhvejob security and it was hard for me," he said "Unfortunately there are many people who have to lie about who they are for fear of losing their jobs." Grote testified at a hearing unusual for its imbalance; no opponent of the bill accepted Labor and HumanResources CommitteeChairmanJimJeffords’ invitation to testify against it. Jeffords, the sponsor of the bill, was the only Republican in attendance. The othernineGOPcommitteemembers, including Ohio’ s Mike DeWine, were no-shows. Spokesman Charles Boese! said DeWine was at a news conference promoting a national drunken driving standard and then had another hearing to attend. Staffers met with the bill’s supporters, and DeWine previously met with a group lobbying for the bill, Boesel said. DeWine voted against a different version of the bill last year on the grounds ttmt it was "’an increased mandate on business," the spokesman said. Ohio’s other senator, Democrat John Glenn, voted for the bill, which failed on a vote of 49-50. Jeffords said he changed this year’ s bill to.meet the concerns of senators who argued against it last year on the groands that it could clog the nation’s courts with new lawsuits or require preferential treatment. He also released a study by the General Accounting Office showing lawsuits have not increased signifi= cantly in the 11 states that have passed their own gay anti-discrimination laws. The conservative organization Family Research .Coma.cil distributed literature at the hearing explainlng its v~ew that the legislation is a "homosexual quota bill" granting special rights to gays. The Traditional Values Coalition also issued a written statemerit criticizing the hearing as "orchestrated care.- fully to exclude this committee’s Republican majority and those groups which are critical of preferential treatment under law for homosexuality." Gay Rabbi Welcomed LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Temple Judea of Tarzana installs Donald Goor as senior rabbi this week, the 900-family Reform congregation will be the largest mainstream synagogue to-have an openly Gay man as its spiritual leader. "I’m a rabbi who happens to be Gay," said Goor, 39, "but the congregation and I have been able to build a relationship where it isn’ t the primary issue." Although the liberal Reform branch of Judaism allowed Gay and Lesbian rabbis seven years ago, few have been chosen to fill assistant or senior pulpit posts, rabbinical estimates show. Goor insists his sexuality is secondary to his position, yet he does not dodge Gay issues. ’Tmcomfortable discussing homosexuality. There’ s nothing that’ s hidden," said Goor, who has lived with his companion for 12 years. Officials of the Tarzana congregation said Goor, whose father is a rabbi in New York, was an easy choice to replace outgoing Rabbi AkivaAnnes. "He’ s exactly what clergy should be - sensitive to older congregants andinvolved with the youth," said temple President Michael Rudman. "He is not a one-dimensional rabbi." More than a year-before Annes retired, Goor had been chosen as the future senior rabbi by aunanimous voice vote of the congregation. "TempleJudea should be commended for looking beyond prejudice and stereotypes to keeping an outstanding rabbi," said ¯’T-SHI RTS ¯ CARDS: ~ BOOKS ~CANDLES ~BU~ONS ~ JEWELRY ~ BUMPER STICKERS ~ PRIDE PARAPHERNALIA & Artwork from Local Artists Located inside Concessions on Brookside Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 816 S. 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Billy Graham - who has Parkinson’s disease and prostate cancer - appears to be in faihng health again. Graham, who concluded his three-day San Francisco crusade Saturday night, has been so weak that he skipped a VIP reception before Thursday’ s crusade. He alsohas walked onto the stageat SanFrancisco’ s COW Palace with obvious pain and difficulty. "’They have me staying in bed much of the day. Mostly, I’m just old," the 78-year-old evangelist told the San Francisco Chronicle. He has, however, been able to make it to the pulpit and has addressed the most hotly contested issue of his trip to the San Francisco Bay area: homosexuality. "Whatever yourbackground, whatever your sexual orientation, we welcome you tonight," he has told crusade crowds in San Francisco. Responding to a quesuon at the press conference, Graham said the Bible teaches that homosexuality is a sin, but quickly added, "There are other sins. Why do wejump on that sin as though it’ s the greatest sin?" UK Labor Govt, Relaxes Immigration Law LONDON(AP) - The Labor government said Saturday it is making immigration laws fairer by giving foreign partners of Gay Britons residence rights after a four-year relationship instead of the current 15 years. The relaxed rules, effective Monday, will also Everythln~ for yo.r holiday, deeoratln~ or entertalnln~ needs[ Full semdee florist Contemporary & custom design Worldwide delivery Distinctively different SuEerlor quality_ Prof~sslonal staff Tulsa’s largest selection o~ cut flowers Po~pourrl & Wreaths P lowerin~ Plants Greetln~ Cards Custom printed napkins 86 invitations Floral Design Studio 3~o~ So. Peoria, Tulsa 7~105 volee: 918.7~.9595 or 800.933.9595 ~ax: 918.TAA.80AO apply to unmarried heterosexual couples. ’q’his is a relatively minor change affecting about 100 people a year," Immigration Minister Mike O’Brien said in a BBC radio interview. "Marriage will retain its special position and people should marry if they can... (but) Some people, such as Gays and some common law couples are actually prohibited from marrying by law. I think it’ s unfair to destroy their relationships," he added. Rank-and-file lawmakers from the opposition Conservative Party criticized the move as undermining marriage. They objected despite Conse,~ative leader William Hague adv0catiiiga( the part~ S~annual conference this week a indite liberal attitude toward Gays and single motherS. - -- Hague made no immediate comment. A:n aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, described the government move as a "’political stunt." "It undermines marriage and it undermines imtmgration control," said Tory lawmaker Ann Widdecombe. She was a minister in the Home Office, whose responsibilities includeimmigration, in the Conservativegoverument which lost power in May 1 elections. Said O’Brien: "They really did fltmk their first test for becoming a compassionate party." He said common law spouses not able to marry included some from Catholic countries where divorce was difficult. Stonewall, a national Gay rights movement, gave higher estimates than the government of potential applicants- notincluding hetrosexual couples. Stonewall spokesman Mike Watson estimated 200 Gay couples would apply immediately, with another 200 applications each year. Lesbian Teacher Sues for 1st Amendment Rights SALT LAKECITY (AP) - Gay civilrights advocates weren’t surprised when high school officials fired Wendy Weaverfrom herjob as volleyball coach after she divorced her husband andmovedin with awoman. But when Weaver received a written order not to discuss her "homosexual lifestyle" with parents, students or staff members at Spanish Fork High School° gay-rights groups and the American Civil Liberties Union got involved. The ACLU on Tuesday filed a federal civil rights lmvsuit on Weaver’ s behalf against Principal Robert Wadley, Nebo School District and three of its officers. The suit contends Weaver was illegally fired as coach for being alesbian and that eventhoughshe still has her teaching job, the district’ s gag order violates her right to freedom of expression. Gay teachers around the country deal with similar treatment, gay rights advocates said. "But the school authorities in Spanish Fork, Utah, had the temerity to put these rules in writing and demand that Wendy sign away her constitutional rights if she wished to keep her job," said Kevin Jennings, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network in New York. "For 18 years, I’ve been a good coach and a good teacher. I’ve never done anything that has infringed on anybody," Weaver said. "Then, all of the sudden, I was not living the lifestyle they wanted me to live or being the role model I had always been." Wadley fired Weaver this summer, saying his "perception" of her had changed. The 40-year-old mother of two was given a written gag order from the Nebo School District, which has more than 18,000 students, saying she would be fired if she talked about her sexual orientauon with students, parents or staffmembers. Weaver turned to the ACLU when she was unable to find an attorney in the conservauve, predominantly Mormon community. Doug Bates, the attorney for the state Office of Education, said speech may be protected, but ajob is not. "If you engage in speech activities that undermine the confidence of the public in your ability to perform thejob, then the goveminent does not have to retain you," he said. Weaver is considered by many to be a role model on the volleyball court and as a teacher. "Wendy has never done anything that anyone could say was even remotely shady," said Kayleen Kidman, whose two daughters played for Weaver. New Vaccine Effort MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - ScieNtists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hoslbital have federal permission for an AIDS study they say approaches the search for a vaccine in a new way. The vaccine, developed at St. Jude, is designed to show the human body’s immune system how to recognize diverse strains of HIV, the vires that causes AIDS. Most other studies on AIDS vaccines have not had such a broad approach, thought.the HIV. virus has many strains; said Mark Grabowsky of"the National Institum of Allergy and Infectious Disease: ’% lot of people have tried to solve the variation of HIV problem by making one vaccine that’ s broadly reactive against all types. They’ re taken the unique approach of saying, ’Let’s take as many different types as we can and put it all in the same vial,’" Grabowsky saidWednesday from his office in Maryland. The St. Jude vaccine was designed by faculty researchers Julia Hurwitz a~d Karen Slobod. Basically, it is similar to test vaccines developed by other scientists in that it carries proteins from the outer shell or envelope of the HIV virus. But Hurwitz said the St. Jude vaccine carries 23 different HIV envelopes rather than just one or two, as is common for most vaccines now under study. The DNA sequences of HIV envelopes vary widely, meaning a vaccine thatwould protect against one strain of the virus might not do the same for another, she said. "You’ve got to attack the diversity. You’ ve got to acknowledge that you ha~;e to attack it and use the strength of the immune system to do that," Hurwitz said. St. Jude got approval last month from the Food and Drug Administration to begin human safety trials, and the researchers are looking for up to 18 volnnteers to take the vaccine. It could be five to 10 years before it’s known the Vaccine acreally works, but the researchers said early animal tests have been encouraging. "Various studies in the laboratory have shown that it does elicit an immune response,’" Slobod said. Since its founding in 1962, St. Jude has made an international name for itself in research and treatment for leukemia and other childhood cancers. The hospital began an AIDS treatment program in the late 1980s. Four years ago, the St. Jude staffbegan working on the AIDS vaccine. So far, the hospital has financed that research. "They’ ve been able to accomplish on their own what many of the largest vaccine companies have not been able to do, that is bring a vaccine to human clinical trials," Grabowsky said. Much oftheAIDS vaccine work aroundthe country is financed by private industry, and Grabowsky said St. Jude will likely look for a partner as the Stud), progres’se~. "At some point theywill do the same thing that almost every developer does, that is try to interest a company to put it in a vial and market it," he said. AIDS Book Helps : Even withrecentmedical advances, AIDS is still a disease without a cure. Getting HIV, the virus that leads to full-blown AIDS, is a virtual death sentence. Not only that, but since the virus is often associated with drug use and homosexuality, HIV-positive men and women face extra hardships such as rejection by society and family, and loss ofjobs. They also see their fellow patients die one by one as their own health deteriorates. How do they cope with this overwhelmingly difficult situation? Robert Klitzman, author Of two fine books about his days in medical school ...... and his psychiatric training, lets 38 HIVpositive patients pour their hearts out in "Being Positive: The Lives of Men and Women With HIV" (Ivan R. Dee, $26). They tell their stories with intelligence, sensitivity and frankness, painting a remarkable group portrait of people facing death. Klitzman, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, has found that there are six main ways in which patients handle the stress of HIV: Finding camaraderie in the HIV community; finding solace in religion; finding meamng in work or volunteering; forging closer bonds with family; denying the seriousness of their eondition; and seeking temporary relief in sex and substance abuse. No matter which course they follow, theirnarratives offermuch foodfor thought to everyone because, as Klitzman notes, "One day we will face our own death." The strength of this book lies in the fact that Klitzman chose to study individuals, not just psychiatric symptoms, allowing them tell their stories from theii: own perspective. The author’s experience researching the medical epidemiology and medi.cal anthropology of kuru, a viral disease an Papua New Guinea, obviously enabled him to take this refreshing approach to his research. Theresultis a book that contains a wealth of material for psychiatrists, social scientists, novelists and the general reader. It is an outstanding work. Molecule May Work for HIV Therapy WASHINGTON (AP) - In a basic discovery that eventually could lead to powerful new types of AIDS drugs or even a vaccine, researchers have identified in the laboratory a natural molecule that prevents the AIDS virus from infecting cells. The molecule was discoveredby a team led by fumed AIDS researcher Robert Gallo. A report today inthe journal Science said the molecule works against HIV by physically blocking the portal used by the virus to invade lymphocytes and other types ’of blood cells. Three similar molecules, all called chemokines, werefound earlierby Gallo’ s team at the Institute ofHuman Virology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. But Gallo said the new molecule is much more effective because it protects all the cell types attacked by HIV. Periodic injections ofthese chemokines could create a barrier between HIV and its target cells, and prevent the virus from spreading its deadly infection, Gallo said. "Its .breadth of activity and its potency will make it more important than any of the other chemokines found so far," he said in an interview. He emphasized, however, that before chemokines can-be tried against HIV in humans, the molecules must be exten, sively tested in monkeys against a related virus called SIV, or simian immunodeficiency virus, the monkey equivalent of HIV, human immnnodeficiency virus. Such testing could take several years. Discovery ofthenew chemokinecomes just as doctors report that some AIDS virus is developing a resistance to the three-drug combination that has successfully suppressed HIV in thousands of patients. That combination of reverse tran- Jeffrey A. 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The virus is thought to be less able to develop a resistance against this blocking action. AIDS in Vancouver VANCOUVER, BritishColumbia (AP) - In Canada’s trendiest city, a short stroll from chic harborside hotels and bistros, a pocket of skid-row poverty is reeling from one of the worst AIDS epidemics of any wealthy nation. The 15 blocks known as Downtown Eastside form the poorest urban neighborhood in Canada. The Eastside’s ~drug addicts are contracting theAIDS~.ansing HIV virus at such a rapid pace that health officials havejust declared the Fwstmedical emergency in Vancouver’s history. Experts estimate more than 6,000 addicts frequent the area, perhaps half of them inf~ted with HIT because of pervasive sharing of contaminated needles. Dr. Martin Schechter, a University of BritishColumbiaepidemiologist, saidthe infection rote among Eastside drag users is the highest in North America at nearly 20 percent annually. In other words, out of every 100 addicts who were were free ofHIV at the start of the year, 20would be HIV-positive by year’s end. The problem has been building forseveral years, but came into the spotlight this month when Bud Osborne, a community activist and former addict, convinced fellow members ofVancouver’ s healthboard to declare a medical emergency. ’This epidemic is kind of like the plague,’" Osborne said in an interview, "It’s going to spread." Under the emergency, the province has allocated dlrs 3 million (dlrs 2.2 million U.S.) to combat the epidemic~, and pressure is mounting for the federal government to help. Vancouver’s coroner and deputy police chief have joined AIDS specialists in urging the government to decriminalizepossessionof Smallamounts ofillegal drugs forpersonal use. "It’ s time to recognize that we have a public health crisis and, take it out of a criminal context," Scheehter said. The epidemic is raging.: despite Vancouver’ s ambitious ne~lleT-exchange program, which started in 1988. More than 2.5 million clean needles are distributed annually, but many addicts don’t bother to participate and instead share used needles. Schechter said HIT-infections in the Eastside began multiplying. about four ,years ago when many addicts changed habits - switching to a dozen or more injections a day of cheap cocaine rather than two or three injections of heroin. ’~Fhenumberofinjections per day goes up - the ability to take precautions goes way down," he said. "That’s how you get this explosion." The health board has asked its staff to develop a comprehensive action plan by the end of October. It will likely ~nclude expanded needle--exchange and addiction- treatmentprograms, andrecommendations to improve living conditions in the Eastside. Real estate prices in many Vancouver neighborhoods are among the highest in Canada, and very tittle new low-income honsing is being built. Osborne saidowners of the Eastside’s cheap hotels are content to let them deteriorate, hoping gentrification will sweep into the area in a few years and boost property values. "If you don’t have a decent place to ¯ sleep, all the health care in the world isn’ t : going to make a difference," said : Vancouver’s chief medical officer, Dr. ¯ John Blatherwick.law would have pre- : vented the activities of which Williams is ¯ accused, however. "It is like the death ¯ penalty and murders," he said Monday. : "Maybe this will save one life, or five : lives. It’s not going to turn everybody ¯ around." ¯ HIV Experts Resign Over Editorial BOSTON (AP), Two !0P AIDS experts : haveresignedfromtheNewEnglandJour- ¯ hal of Medicine’s board to protest an : editorial that likened AIDS studies in the : Third World to the notorious Tuskegee ¯ experiment. ¯¯ Dr. David Ho, head of the Aaron DiamondAIDS Research CenterinNewYork : City, and Dr. Catherine M. Wilfert, a : pediatric AIDS expert at Duke Univer- ¯ sity, said as board members they should : have been consulted about the editorial : before it was published last month. ¯ The editorial criticized several studies, : mostly in Africa, that are intended to see : if brief, inexpensive doses of the drug : AZTwillkeepHIV-infectedmothcrsfrom : passing the virus to their babies. Some of ¯ the women are receiving,dummy pills ¯ instead of AZT. ." Dr. MarciaAngell, thejournal’ s execu- ¯ five editor, said in the editorial that the ¯ studies are unethical. She likened them to : the Tuskegee study in which poor black : men in the South with syphilis were left ¯ untreated even after penicillin became ¯ available. ¯ The editorial upset many AIDS re- : searchers,including Ho and Wilfert, who ¯ believe the African studies are the only ¯ practical way to prove that a simple ap- ¯ proach works better than nothing at all. ¯ Wilfert and others worried that the influ- ¯ ential journal’s criticism could bring the ¯ studies to a halt. ¯ In an opinion piece in the Sept. 29 issue : ofTimemagazine,Hocalled theTuskegee ¯ comparison "inflammatory and unfair." : He said it"could make a desperate situa- ¯ tion even worse." ¯ Dr. Jerome P. Kassirer, the journal’s : editorinehief, fired off an angry e-mail to ." Ho, criticizing him for not talking to the ." journal before writing in Time, Kassirer ¯ saidWednesday thatHowrotebackoffer- ." ing to resign. "zI sat on it for a couple of ." days and then decided to accept his resig- ¯ nation," Kassirer said. ¯ Wilfert said she submitted her resigna- : tiontotakeeffectaftertheeditorialboard’s : next once-a-year meeting in December. ¯ There she said she hopes for "a very cool ¯ discussion about the role of the editorial She said thejournal’ s decisionto present : just one side of the controversy was a ¯ policy issue thatshouldhavebeen brought : to the 25-member board. "I resigned be- ¯ cause ofthe way in whichit was handled," ¯¯ Wilfert said. Kassirer saidtheboardmem.bers, among i some of themost prominentphysicians in ~ research, are asked for advice on such ¯ policy questions as conflict ofinterest and : Internet publishing but never on the : journal’ s content. : "I regret this happened," Kassirer said. ¯ "On the other hand, we can’t be ham- : strung by trying to have decisions made : y conmnttee. Dr. Richard P. Wenzel of the Medical College of Virginia, another i AIDS expert on the editorial board, has ¯ not resigned. by James Christjohn, entertainment diva BernadettePeters arrives freshfrom the woods to perform at the Performing Arts Center (PAC) with the Tulsa Philharmonic on.November 21 and 22 at 8pro for the Pops Series. I can’t wait to see this show! Ms. Peters is sure to make the wait worthwhile, and I encourage youto check out her "Sondheim, Etc." CD, recorded live at Carnegie Hall. The show was a benefit for Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), and includes songs from all her Sondheim shows - "Into The Woods", "Sunday In The Park With George" as wall as many other delightful and risque tunes. I would love to hear her sing "Making Love Alone", an ode to mas- Broadway’s Bernadette Peters turbation, but since this is Tulsa, I suppose that will be droppedfrom her repertoire. Atleast this time, the symphony will have someone worthy of their talent to perform with. For dx, call 747- 7445. They range from $10 - $37. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Rykodisc have announced a co-venture to produce, launch, and promote a new series of high-quality original soundtracks, many of which will be released on compact disc for the first time, ’The Deluxe -MGM Soundtrack Series" will feature previously unavailable orlong-out-of print soundtracks from the legendary library of United Artists Pictures, a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. In addition to pristine remastered recordings, each compact disc is enhanced with extras, including extensive liner notes, exclusive photographs, and CDROM capabilities featuring film clips and original theatrical trailers. Select rifles also will be released in ’.’Superlative Editions" that combine the CD, and where available, the home-video release, and will include original onesheets and lobby cards, filmographies of casts and composers, and alternate takes from the recording Sp~l~ng sessions, among many other additions. The "Deluxe MGM Soundtrack Series" will unveil the recordings of many landmark United Artists films, including 200 Motels, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Octopussy, Rancho Deluxe, and It’sAMad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. These ¯ recording sessions andpreviously unavail- ¯ able tracks; Dialogue and sound effects ¯ excerpts from the film; Biography and : filmography ofcomposer, cast, and direc- ¯ tor; Gallery of original one-sheets and : lobby cards. ¯ Editor’s note: the writer now can drive : his spouse mad byplaying over and over and over: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG has music by Irwin Kostal & lyrics by Robert and Richard Sherman (1968) (RCD 10702). Based on Ian Fleming’s original story, this children’s musical classic is MGM’s most requested soundtrack. The rifle track was nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Song, whileunforgettable tracks sung by Dick Van Dyke, Lionel Jeffries, and Sally Ann Howes (among others) round out this delightfully charming collection. The arrangements are performedby a90piece orchestrawho add the zany flourishes so perfect for the film. Irwin Kostal, who is highly regarded among soundtrack aficionados, produced hits for well-known films like The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and West Side Story. The Sherman Brothers ("Mary Poppins", numerous Disney films) were masters of the tongue-twisting lyric, and coined the word ’$antasmagorical" especially for this movie. CHITTY CH1TIN BANG BANGis making its compact disc debut with this release and will also be available on cassette. It’s my favorite childhood movie, and I wore out the LP copy I had (still have) long ago. You can almost make out the musicunder thewear&scratches - barelv. It still has the scrawl of my name froha when I took it to school for show & tell. Myother childhoodfavs, Willie Wonka and Dr. Doolitflehadbeenreleased onCD (I’m still waiting for "Pufnstut" & ’The Little Prince"), so I had long otr Peter hopedfor this. I cannot tell you Pan... Disney is releasing the video in March ’98. Relive that tlme when all yo~ needd for ¯ome marie is a bit of fairy dust. We got it in spades, didn’t we? how great it is tohear the music without .scratches and noise from a worn LP. It’s amazing they can make a 1969 .soundtrack soundgoodas new, but such is the technology of today. Rykodisc has done an incredible job. The disc contains all the music from the original aldries, andmany more, include some of the biggest names in the recording industry today. All deluxe rifles include the following features wherever possible: The complete original soundtrack recording, remastered for the best-possible audio reproduction; Extensive liner notes covering the film, the score, and the composers/ vocalists; Captivatingphotographs from theMGM archives, including some never-before-seen images and candid behind- the-scenes stills; CD,Rom features, including theatrical trailers and/or film clips in both Quicklime and MPEG formats, a Web rink, and more; additional tracks that feature key dialogue from the films;areproductionoftheoriginalmovie poster and original LP cover art. Superlative Editions will include the following additional features: Videocas- ° sette of-film; Alternate takes from the ¯ bum, remastered for CD and a CD-rom ¯ track that shows the original trailer on : your computer. The trailer is, well, laugh- " able. The announcer is the same guy that "¯ did narration on the ’60’s Barman TV ¯ series, and over-emphasizes the "r’s in ." "Chitty". And at one point, he says: "Re- . member the name of this film: It’s not ¯" Chitty Chitty Boing Boing, but..." They ." musthavebeen behind schedule, because : I wouldhave fired that ad agency then and ¯ there. ¯ The film itself is fun, but disjointed. I : just found out that Roald Dahl, the ¯ children’s book author ("James & The "¯¯ Giant Peach", ’L’-’harlie and theChocolate Factory" - also known as "Willie Wonka ¯ and...", "Matilda", ’The Witches", etc.) o was towritethe screenplay,butgotmiffed ¯ whea they decided to restructure the f’flm. : see Chitty, page 13 (ANTIQUES & GIFTS) Holiday Sale 30% off storewide! 1515 East 15th Street, Tulsa 74120 592-2887 !Going Out of Business! Brookside Jewelry 4649 So. Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5 pm, Monday - Friday 9:30- 3 pm, from the Saturday before Thanksgiving thru Christmas Strongest car you can buy without a prescription! 1998 3000GT wtih leather & CD $ 2 7, 6 9 0 cash price Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 HITSUBISHI HOTORS Built For Living.TM Bernadette Peters Nov, 21 & 22, 8 pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chapman Music Hall Call 747-PHIL (7445) Torch-song diva, beloved actress and Tony-award winner, Bernadette Peters sings all your favorite Broadway hits and more. 9 8-742-1971 o~ Toll~1-800-~9-1~8 Tulsa & Nationwide Relocation Real Estate Services JO~N RACAN-C~,~, I~(~ED REALWOm® ANOm QaNmONE-L~C~N~ED A~ISTANT® Associated with Riverside Realty, lac,, Realtors Let’s Send M. C. to Washington! M. C. Smothermon Candidate for Congress from Oklahoma’s 5th District will be honored at a fund raising reception in Tulsa, Thursday, November 20 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $25 per person Please call 743-4354 for information. M.C. was the founder and first Executive Director of RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network) in Oklahoma. M. C. is a Truman Scholar and served as a White House Fellow. M. C.’s opponent has a history of attacks in Congress on our First Amendment rights and civil liberties. Please visit our Web site at htttp://www.smothermon.org Donations may be mailed to P. Oo Box 7258, Edmond OK 73083-7258 WE’LL BE GREATIN "98! I~ SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - l lain, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - llam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service, 5pro, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gayfrransgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 l~= MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 834-TEST (8378) aIV Rap Sessions at Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center 7:30pro, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 PFLAG, Parents, Families &.Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mor~ieach too. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st MonJea. too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, Helmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-6557 Monday Night Football, 8 pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: Wanda @ 834-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV!AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locations, call: 749-7898 Rainbow Business Guild Business & professional networking group, call for info: 665-5174 - PrimeTimers, mens group, 11/18, 7:30 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) Alternating Tuesdays, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, in~o: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pm, 5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Meus Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for info: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pm, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~THURSDAYS HOPE, I’HV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pro, Results: 7 - 9pm, Info: 834-8378 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pro, L01a’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each too. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 3507 E. Admiral (east of Harvard), Info: 834-4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Yoang Adults Social Group, I st Fd/eachmo. 8pro, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House, varying dates, 7 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~SATURDAYS St, Jerome’s Church, Ma~s - 6 Inn Garden Ch~el, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pro, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lamlxla A-A, 6 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A~ Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, into: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organizatio~L Long and short rides. All rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. Members of the Spoke Club get access to the Club’s hot line for updates on rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 ¯ . lfyourevent or organization is not listed, please let us know. Cal1583=1248 orfax 583:4615: t READ ALL ABOUT IT by Barry Hensley, Tulsa City-County Library For information regarding HIV/AIDS topics, the Tulsa City-County Library is an excellentresource. Thereare books, videos, audio cassettes, government documents and periodical articles full of updated information. Many branch libraries have books and other materials, although the Central Library, at 4th and Denverin downtown Tulsa, has more detailed information. Here are some of the current items available through Central Library departments: BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY 4th floor, phone: 596-7988 (Dewey area 616.9792) AIDS and HIV in Perspective (by Barry Schoub) Immune,Power: The Comprehensive Healing Program for HIV (by John Kaiser) Dictionary of AIDS Related Terminology (by Jeffrey Huber) Rethinking AIDS (by Robert Root-Bermtein) Everything You Need to Know When a Parent Has AIDS (by Barbara Draimin) AIDS and the Law of Workplace Discrimination (by Jeffrey Mello) (344.7301) READERS SERVICES 2nd floor~ phone: 596-7966 (Dewey area 362.1969) People, Sex, HIV and AIDS (by Pierre Andre) Everything You Need to Know About Being HIV Positive (by Amy Shire) D_I Not Go Quietly (by Mary Fisher) We Are All Living With AIDS (by Earl Pike) Women’s HIV Sourcebook (by Patricia Klosser) Search for an AIDS Vaccine (by Christine Grady) ( 174.2 G) Recovering From the Loss of a Loved One to AIDS (by K. Donnelly) (155.937) Diary of a Lost Boy (by Harry Kondoleon) (fiction) Labour of Love (by Doug Wilson) (fiction) Such Times (by Christopher Coe) (fiction) Promise of Rest (by ReYnolds Price) (fiction) CHILDREN’S 2rid floor, phone: 596-7971 Magic Johnson (by Martin Schwabacher) AIDS: How it Works in the Body (by Loma Greenberg) Daddy and Me (by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe) David Has AIDS (by Doris Sanford) Know About AIDS (by Margaret Hyde) MEDIA CENTER 1st floor, phone: 596-7933 Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness (video) Heart of the Matter (video, HIV+ women) HIV Test: Who Should Take It? What Does it Show? (video) AIDS: Why We Won’t Look (audio cassette) Let’s Talk: C. Everett Koop (audio cassette) AIDS QuiR Songbook (compact disc) There are also various Government Documents available in both the Reference Department and the Business and Technology Department. Please call the Central Library at 596-7977 or any branch library for more information. Timothy W. 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Many people bag those leaves but a thrifty gardener can mm those leaves into soil-enriching compost with little effort. Acircle of wire fencing is enough to corral leaves which will slowly break down with little more work than being wet down regularly. It does help if you use a blower/ vacunm to vacuum up the leaves since shredding the leaves helps them breakdown faster. Moreelaborate eomposting systems are commercially available as are plans for handy-person versions in many garden guides. Just find a comer of your yard oi~ ¯ garden for the compost pile. Actually, ¯ some gardeners use their compost piles to ¯¯ recycle quite a bit of their green clippings (like from the lawn) and wind up with : moresoil-enriching material. Manyhouse- ¯ hold scraps can go in also though it’s not ¯ recommended that dairy or meat or weed ¯ seeds go into compost for sanitary rea- ¯ sons and to avoid reseeding if the tern- ¯ peratureinacompostpiledoesn tgethigh ; enough to kill the seeds. ¯ And for the thrifty gardener, fall can be : a great time to get bargains! Especially at : the large discount chains, perennials are ¯ usually siguificanfly discounted now. At ¯ one super center, butterfly bush, scabiosa : (lovely flowers with an ugly name) and : more were selling for 1/4 of their summer ¯ price. If you get them into the ground and ¯ mulch them well, these plants, true to : their names, will return next spring. 9 What’s happening in the commtmity? What services are available? Looking for a Rainbow Sticker or Community Newspapers? Need a Coming Out Support Group? Need to get tested for HIV? Want to get involved and help? 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(501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 by Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche TFN Food Critic Aficionados of Mexican food in the Tulsa area have long been familiar with the small Alfredo’s franchise here in town and in other Green Country cities~ and may have visited the store at the comer of 30th and Harvard. Last spring, the owner of that store wentprivate, and changed his restaurant’s name to Sefior Perez Restaurante Mexican0. Thedecorremains much the same, and situates diners in a pleasant fiesta setting reminiscent of a small Mexican plaza. Menus remain much the same as when Sefior Perez’ was Alfredo’s, the major difference being that the cute, but.meaningless,names for the various plate dinners have changed. Theyhavealso added several new "huevo," or egg, dishes to the menu, including huevos ranchero, which is two fried eggs presented on a fried tortilla and topped with a Mexican style saucefor $4.50, machacado con huevo and chorizo con huevos, consisting of scrambled eggs mixed with shredded beef or with ground Mexican sausage, respectively, both $5.50, and a torta de huevo, which is the Mexican name for a Spanish omelette, for $4.50. Entrees here are very inexpensive, as seen from the eggs entrees. Most of the simple dinners are $4.95, and the larger plate, dinners are in the $6 range. Only four Mexican items are more than $7.45. The tacos al carbon, ribeye steak soft tacos, are $8.95, came asada, strips of beef steak, is $10.95, a ribeye steak Ranchero, topped with ranchero sauce and melted cheese, is $12.95, and the Alambres, a Mexican-flavored steak ka: bob, is $11.95. One thing about themenu that struck us as oddis theheavy dependenceuponbeef, with only the random chicken dish. No pork is on the menu, and with the-exception of the non-Mexican shrimp scampi and orange roughy, seafood didn,t make the cut, either. Interesting, considering how much of Mexico has a seashore. On our recent visit to Sefior Perez, we were greeted at the door by a friendly hostess and immediately shown to our window-side booth. Almost magically, another staff member appeared beating a complimentary basketofhottortillachips, and a bowl of excellent salsa. The fresh salsa was a thick paste, with a hint of garlic and cilantro, and a slightly sweet taste. We began our meal with the very tasty queso flatneado, or "flaming cheese" ($3.95). A sprinkling OfMexican chorizo, or ground sausage, on the bottom of an au gratin dishwas covered in a thick layer of melted Monterey Jack cheese, and served with several warm, but commercially prepared, flour tortillas. We were a bit disappoimed, though, since when we’ve had this dish south of the river (the Red River, thatis), the cheese has always been doused with liquor and presented tableside in flames -hencethe name, quesoflameado. Ourcompaniontried theMexicanpizza, $4.95. A major disappointment that we didn’t completely eat, the "pizza" was a flour tortillatoppedwith amild chili sauce, aratherblandranchera sauce, somemelted Jack cheese, and slices of jalapefio pep- ¯ per. Other appetizer choices included sev: ¯ eral varieties of nachos, stuffed fried ¯ jalapefio peppers, guacamole salad, and ¯ quesadillas. ¯ For our entrees, our companion opted ¯ for the chile relleno dilmer, $6.75. Achile relleno is a large, long, greenish-yellow ¯ Mexican pepper that is stuffed with a ¯ ¯ meat tilling (in-thi~~case~ ’beef), then breaded and deepfried. The stuffed pepper itself seem~i’ (~,t~"fl~off,~, but it Senor Perez Restaurante Mexleano 3023 So. Harvard 11 am -.10 pm daily Prlees: Moderate All major plastic; no eheek~ Smoking: Serrate s~tlons - poorly diffe~tlat~ Alcohol: F~I ~r Ambi~ee: Casnal Rating: C lls* was topped ~ith ;that bland ranchera sauce and melted Jackcheese, whichgotscraped off and not eaten. The dinner was accompanied by frijoles refritos (vegetarians, beware: the beans were very tasty, and we would almost bet that they were seasoned with the traditional lard), a rather too-moist and tomatoey Spanishrice, and a mound of shredded Iceberg lettuce. One of the great tests of.the Mexican kitchen is the artful preparation ofso simple acomfort food as a light, fluffy, ¯ steamed tamale. SO, we put the place to ¯ the test, and ordered the five tamale plate, ~ $3.95. Let us assure you that that was five ~ tamales too many. They should never have been allowed to leave the kitchen. In ¯ fact, when they arrived, wethought atfirst : that they were tive enchiladas, made with ¯ corn tortillas, instead of the hand formed ¯ masa cornmeal dough that makes up the ¯ tamale. The masa coating was thin to ¯ begin with, but they very obviously had been allowed to stan~lin thekitchen warm- ; ing table and desiccate for far too long. ¯ Even the splash of mediocre chili could ¯ not resurrect these tamales. Now, in de- " fense of the kitchen, it was late on a slow ¯ night when we dined- about 8:30 -but, ¯ given the Mexican tradition of dining at ¯ 10 or 11 at night, this can be no real ¯ excuse. We decided to forgo the limited ¯ choices for dessert. ¯ Now that Sefior Perez has decided to go "- his own way, independently of the fran- ¯ chise, the very survival ofhis restaurantis ¯ going to dependupon the improvement of ¯ his kitchen product and him finding his ¯ "niche" amongst Mexican eateries in the : Tulsaarea. Theblandness ofthefranchise ¯ product just won’t work in an indepen- ¯ dent restaurant in Tulsa. We Oklahomans ¯ have grown up. with Mexican friends, not ¯ to mention their mother’s fantastic and ¯ piquant cooking. We’ve far too many good "morn and pop" restaurants, not to ¯ mention the ubiquitous, but consistently ¯ hig.h quality, local Chimi’s chain and the ¯ various national franchises with lots of ¯ marketing dollars, to have.to,patronize ¯ mediocrity. ~ Right now, the Perez menu reflects the ¯ Mexican "theme food" of the appeal-to- " all-Americans-franchise. There is no re- ." gional character or personal flare to the ¯ food. Wecould find such nondescript fare ¯ at a Yankee restaurant up north. Here, so ¯ near Mexico and Baja Oklahoma (Tejas), ¯ we demand more authenticity and more ¯ ¯ flavor. But, fortunately for Sefior Perez, Mexican ties of familia are strong, so ~ when he puts out the distress .call to his ." grandmothers, aunts and sisters, we have ¯ every confidence that they will come for- : ward with the old family recipes, and he : thencanpresentadislinctiveandculinarily : interesting product that will pack in the ¯ crowds to the Perez family restaurante. by Lamont Lindstrom ." After two weeks I went into a place Kagoshima, like all Japanese cities, is named, I hoped propitiously, The Down both ugly and beautiful at the same time. " Under. It turned out that this specialized It lies along the eastem shores of a superb " in Australian beers, the proprietor having harbor in the far south of the southern " livedseveralyearsinQueensland. Hewas island Kyushu. Sakurajima (’Cherry Is- ¯ there tending bar. After the usual small land’) squats down just offshore in the talk about why I was in Kagoshima, I center of the bay. This is a massive, hulk- nervously asked the question: "Uh, are ing volcano; 3500 feet tall, that erupts " there any Gay bars in town?" "Why of continuously sending course," he replied quickly plumes of ash skywards into 1Mly flrst two grabbing a napkin to sketch the stratosphere. With every weel~s in town~ a map that would lead me west wind, a sprinkling of nearly every night through the unnamed streets black, crystalline volcanic I went bar-hopof the city. ash covers everything in ’%Vell, that was easy," I town. Whenever I was de- Pi~g.¯ Herewasmy thought. I managed to find pressed, I could always look challenge: could I thebuilding indicated onthe up at Sakurajima and imag- {in(l a qay bar.~ In map, locating the bar up on ine the city laid ruin, smoka eltlr ot 500,000~ the 4th floor by comparing ingundertwentyfeetofburnso I l:igured, there signs with the kanji characing, creeping lava. In 1995, I went to live in had to be one or ters he had drawn on my napkin. I opened the door Kagoshima for seven two.Ihardlyspol~e and edged inside. Theplace months.Imovedintoagaijin any Japanese... wasemptyexceptforagroup shukusha (foreign-style Wors% my hnowl- of guys dressed as waiters lodging) built on the rim of edge of tke tkree lounging at a table. They.all the old caldera. Kagoshima," orthograph,es jumped up and one, who as is typical of Japanese cit- spoke some English, came ies, has a concentrated enter- that Japanese use over to me. "Did I "know tainment district. Ten- was rill so I where I was?" he asked. monkan is about 10 square couldn’t read any "Yes," I said, "Isn’t this a blocks of hundreds of tiny d the tho.sands Gay bar?" I showedrm my bars, clubs, movie theaters, of neon signs that map.’"vVell,yes,"hereplied, restaurants, food stands, and ’"out did I really want a Gay pachinko (Japanese pinball) llt the night bar?Whatexactly didllike? parlors. Men, or men dressed as TheAmericans bombed Kagoshimaflat woman?" duringthePacificWarandmostbuildings It dawned on me that a ge ba (’Gay in town are ugly cement mid-rises thrown bar’), atleast in Kagoshima, is a bar where up in the 1950s. Drinking establishments straight businessmen, the hip, and the of all sorts squeeze into every corner of adventurous come to be entertained by these five and six story buildings, guys in drag- mostly dressedin exquisite My first two weeks in town, nearly kimono.Tablesbeginatabout$100which everynight I went bar-hopping. Here was buys part of a botde of whiskey and a my challenge: Could I find a Gay bar? In beautiful boy-girlin silkkimono and clasa city of 500,000, so I figured, there had to sical wig who fills your glass with ice and be one or two. I hardly spoke any Japa- tops it off with whiskey after every sip. nese, although I had diligently practiced I should have been asking for homo ba some useful words and sentence struc- (homo bar) since this is where the guys tures. Worse, my knowledge of the three ~hang out. The waiter, who admitted to orthographiesthatJapaneseusewaslfilso being a student at the university I was I couldn’t read any of the thousands of visiting, kindly took me by the ann and neon signs that lit the night. Japanese led me around the block to where three urban streetscape is a confusing riot of poky homo ba were located, stacked one color and sound. And, although all Japa- above the other in a tall, narrow building. nese take at least six years of Falglish in There are five homo ba in Kagoshima, school, hardly anyone - in Kagoshima at all of which are similar. All are snaku - least- would admit to knowing any Eigo. the sort of establishment whose standard And I was a bit hesitant to ask. Who cover charge ($10-$15) includes a small might I shock or insult by inquiring, ’Mh, plate of snacks that accompanies one’s do you know any Gay bars?" And I’m drinks. ~Each boasts powerful karaoke ¯ enough of an American to have absorbed machines and clienteles of eager but very our masculine cultural imperative: indifferent singers. NEVER ASK DIRECTIONS. T’nese homo ba do not sort thematically So I walked around. I checked out the in the American way. Rather, locals claim environs of the train and bus stations. I only that they are age-graded: one is for consulted the Spartacus guide (no the younger crowd, one is "mixed," and Kagoshima). I telephoned a bar listed one toshi yuri - older gentlemen only. therein in the larger city, Fukuoka, across They all looked mixed to me. I felt sorry the island and had an unhappy conversa- for I~agoshima’s Lesbians. If they want to tion in pidgin Japanese. 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He refused to write any more, and the director, Ken Hughes, ended up writing the script the day of shooting. Trivial Pursuit, anyone? I recall arguing with a classmate over how they got the car in the air and water. Myposition was that Chitty was indeed a real car. His theory was that the filmmakers used invisible piano wires to make the car fly. I just thought that was utterly ridiculous. And, as it turns out research proves me right - sort of. There were several cars blfilt: One that actually was a working car - it’ s in England, and for the right price, available for rental. (Tom has long taunted me with the promise of a trip to England upon my graduation from TU I told him, after finding the previous info, that if he REALLY wanted credit for making a dream come true...) There was a "car" built on pontoons - so that it was basically a boat with a car body. Chitty was indeed a floating car! There was another car for flying. OK, it didn’ t really, but the propellers worked! With the help of a hydraulic lift, and a crane, it did get into the air. One of those is in an auto museum in Ohio, I believe. But"invisible piano wire.s", really! How childish! I’ve even found other Chittyfans here in Tulsa, amazingly enough. (Hi Peter & Robert! ) Yes, it’s silly, but childhood treasures take me back to that feeling of innocence that I once had as a child - even if for a moment. Once lost, innocence is impossible to regain, but every so often something might trigger thatfeeling again. Those "someflfings" are life’s treasures. For.me, it’s music & fill: Chitty, Willie, Oz, Peter Pan, Doolittle & Pufnstuf. And Petula Clark’s "Downtown". I guess they remy escape from the mundane, mto the realm of hope and dream. Symbols of the possible. What are yours? Speaking of Peter Pan, (My first Crush was on the Disney cartoon character. I wanted to be a lost boy so bad.) Disney is re-releasing the video in March ’98, with a remastered soundtrack, (first time on CD). Re-live that timewhenall youneeded for some marc is a bit of.fairy dnsL We got itin spades, didn’t we? Magic tends to get more complicated as we get older. (It’s why I’ve always hung on to mine, no matter what. Onecanneverhave too much magic - unless you’re the sorcerer’s apprentice. (Just Checking to see how many will "get" that reference.) ¯Andfmally, for those dealing with Pride and Prejudice (I deal with it daily myself, in theformofa certainLeo I’macquainted with), authors Ted and Marylin Bader will appear at Border’s Books November 6th from 12 - 1:30 pm in period costume for a discussion of their book, "A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice". A .19th century style "tea" will be held, during which the Baders will prevail in a discussion of the literature of"their day". At 1:30, Darth Bader will appear and zap them into the present. (Joke! It’s a joke!) Oh, I missed my calling. I should have been a comedy writer. Or not. ing, among otherfacts, that they are living together in a committed, intimate rela- ¯ tionship, thattheyareresponsibleforeach -" other’s welfare and financial obligations : and that they are not related in a way that : would prohibit legal marriage in the state ¯ in which they reside. The proposed bill " sets forth the process of eligibility for : domestic partnership benefits and for the estimated that up to 40% of a worker’s remunerationcomes in theform of"fringe" benefits. Clearly, some federal employees are getting paid more than others whenfringebenefitpayments areincluded. It is time to stop this discrimination in how we treat similarly situated federal employees. The proposal by Representative Frank would, for the first time, provide equity in pay, including benefits received, for all eligible federal employees. NGLTFlauds Representative Frank’ s cutoff of such benefits if a partnership is " introductionofthislegislation, whichrepdissolved, resents another step forward in the fight "The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) applauds Representative Barney Frank and the other 14 lead co- .sponsors of this legislation which could just as easily be entitled ’The Workplace Equality Act.’ " responded Helen Grn~ales, Public Policy Director of NGLTF. ’"Pne proposal introduced today gives recognition to the diversity of families in our country. According to a 1991 U.S. Census Bureau report, fewer than 30% of American families fit the traditional defiuition of family- that is, two heterosexual parents living with children under-18. Yet, it is this definition of family which is the key factor in determining the type and amount of benefits a federal worker and his or her family receives. "A married heterosexual federal employce with a spouse and child can be eligible for a host of benefits, including health insurance, life insurance, and participation in a federal employees’ retirementprogram. Yet, anotherfederal worker with a partner and a child who does exactly the samejob wouldnot qualify f6i: the same benefits. That’s the same as advertising a job m a newspaper saying "salespeople wanted: salary for married heterosexuals, $12 an hour, salary for unmarried heterosexuals and gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgendered persons, $7.20 per hour. We would all recognize that as unfair, illegal and discriminatory. "The U.S Chamber of Commerce has for equality for all. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) echoed the words of NGLTF. HRC Executive Director Elizabeth Birch stated, "As a former executive of a Fortune 100 company, I have seen firsthand the effects of equitable treatment of gay and lesbian employees in the workplace. . Put simply, it not only promotes fairness and great values, it is good business." Birch pointed out that an increasing number of the most successful and fastest- growing U.S. corporations haveimplementeddomesticpartner coveragefor their gay employees, including such household names as IBM, American Express, Eastman Kodak and Nike. "They took this stepnot only because it ensures the ability to attract the best talent from the broadest pool, or because the commitment and loyalty of every emp! oyeeis enhanced, but because suchpolioes honor and celebrate the values of fairness and equality on which tiff s nation was founded," she said. She also noted that no company thathas ever instituted such.:benefits has withdrawn them, that there has never been a documented case of fraud surrounding such policies and that the cost of extending domestic partner benefits is minimal. Among the benefits extended under this legislation: Participation in the civil service or federal employees’ retirementpr0- gram; life insurance; health insurance; and workers’ compensation. The Many Marches of Aida Aida is one of thOse operas people usually see more than once, and there is good reason for that. The grandest ofall Verdii~ operas,itis at once heroic, seductive, tragic and an epic of huge proportions. It was composed to commemorate the btfil~ng and opening of the Suez Canal. And of course thereis the gut-rending music. Since the 1920’s, the opera has proved to be a favorite with Tulsa audiences. Yet when Tulsa Opera opens its 50th Anniversary season November 8, 13 and 15, this Aida will boast more artists, chorus and supers in front of a smashing set fromL’Opera de Montreal, with animals - boa constrictors specifically, from Safafiis Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary ofBroken Arrow. The story of Aidais a deliciously complicated struggle between at least three major factions - the Egyptians and the Ethiopians, the priests and the royalty, and the romantic triangle between the Egyptian princess Amneris and the General Radames and the princessi Ethiopian slave, Aida. Although the story remains constant, every Aida that has been performed in Tulsa has some distinctive element. The Chicago Civic Opera first brought Aida to the Tulsa Convention Hall (the old Lady on Brady) in the 1920s. As many opera companies were curtailing activities or ceasing to exist when the ¯ Great Depression hit the nation, opera " continued in Tulsa. The next production ¯ of Aida, noted for its mammoth propor- ¯¯ tions, came July 13 and 15,1933,at Skelly Stadium. About six thousand people at- " tended the first performance, making it to ¯ date the largest single Tulsa audience for ¯ opera. ~ On November 1 and 3, 1956, Tulsa ¯ Opera Inc. presented its first production ¯ of Aida with Gerald Whitney as Conduc- ¯ torandChorus Master, AnthonyStivanello ¯ as Stage Director and Marguerite Bailey ¯ as Choreographer. The stage band was ¯ from Central High School and the extra ¯ trumpeteers were from Will Rogers High School. On November 6 and 8, 1964, ¯ Aida was again performed at the Old ¯ Lady. Jauice Yoes made her opera debut _" as the High Priestess in this production. ¯ When Tulsa Opera staged first its pro- " duction at the new Tulsa Performing Arts ¯ Center in 1977 it was - you guessed it - ¯¯ Aida. Next in 1985 - The Nile Goes Neon. Tulsa Operais fifth production of ¯ Verdiis renownedmusical dramabrought ~ thestellarvoiceofsopranoLeonaMitchell ¯ back to the Tulsa stage in the tire role. ¯ ¯ Now, more than a decade later, Aida - in the largest production yet, starring ¯ Priscilla Baskerville as Aida, Tichina ¯ Vaugllas Amneris and John Keyes as Radames. For tickets and more informa- ¯ tion, call the Tulsa Opera Ticket Office at ¯ 587-4811. particularly focusing on ending discrimination based on sexual orientation through elections, legislation, public awareness and education. The event was presented with the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund which works to elect openly Lesbian and Gay public officials. Mixner’s speech was both funny and whenhe AIDS, in values inspire his courage. And he cited the example of a lady, Fannie Lou Hamer, who suffered .multiple beatings, to the point of bemg o’ippled; until she finally was. allowed to register to-vote. 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I’m seeking a Gay or Bisexual, Transgender male, between the ages of 25 to 35, for relationship or friendship. (Tulsa) =1471 FRIENDLY ROUNDUP ~utgoing, friendly, White male, 35, 5 10, with Brown hair and eyes, seeks other nice guys for friendship and fun. (Tulsa) =4304 HIGHER LEARNING Dru~] and s.,m.oke free, 21 year old, White male, 5 10, 140ibs, with Brown hair and seeks a similar who takes good mes and friendship. I’m interested in guys who are college educated or are in college now. I like travel, music, concerts and more. like the clubs now and then but don’t want to meet someone who hangs out there. (Tulsa) =4010 NATIVE NEEDS Good looking, Native American, 23, seeks a man, 18 to 30. I’m open to good times, or a relationship. I’m ’ interested in a biracial sa) =3883 CLOSET HANGER Young, Gay male, 20, seeks long term relationship with a straight acting man, 18 to 24. Like me, you are also in the closet. I love music, quality time with friends, watching movies, or simply hanging out and having fun. So, leto’s hang out in the closet together. (Tulsa) =5947 STRONG, SILENT TYPE My name is Michael. I’m from Tulsa. I’m a man Of few words, looking to meet single men. If you qualify, give me a call. (Tulsa) =5282 TULSA TRAINEE Very inexperienced, White male, 5’9, 1601bs, with Blond hair and Blue eyes, seeks a Bi male, or a couple with a Bi male, to show me how it’s done. (Tulsa) ~4571 later. (Tulsa) =4795 HOW DO YA HANDLE A ~UNGRY MAN? Hungry man, 21, 5 11, 1701bs, with BIon~d hair and Blue eyes, seeks hot guys for good times. (Tulsa) =2S49 QUALITY FRIENDSHIP Masculine, g,o.od looking, discreet, White male, 6 2, 1751bs, with a sexy, deep voice, seeks fun loving guys for great times. I’m a dark haired, Blue eyed, hairy, well defined man, hungry for action. Call for a quality~ sexual friendship. (Tulsa) =2776 WILD MAN I wanna get wild and nasty with a.young, smooth, muscular, White male. I’m a buffed, very intelligenh 39 year old, Bi, White male, 6ft, 1671bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, and a hairy body. (Tulsa) =2594 ,B~NANARAMA I’m good looking, 6 1, 1751bs, with Blond hair, Green eyes, a .qreat tan, hairy build Callnow. (Tulsa) =2640 QUICK DRAW I’d like to get to know some other guys whofike to have fun. rm a well built, White male, 6’2, 1901bs. I enjoy drawing and " music, especially alternative and industrial music. If you’d like to make a new friend, give me a call. (Tulsa) =2038 BLONDE AND BI Attradive, Bi, White female, 6ft, with Blonde hair, seeks.another Bi female, who likes to pa~, go out dancing, see movies, and have fun. (Tulsa) =7095 NEW STATE OF MIND This very Feminine, Bi curious, White female, new to the area, wants to hook up with other Bi, or Bi curious womyn, for fun. Lel’s get to know each other. (Tulsa) =7030 INDEPENDENT CLASSIC Young, inde~ndent, Black female, 21, I!kes to work and have a no0d time. I d like to get to know airier womyn in the are~. (Tulsa) =6289 GET CLOSER Togetherness with. another womyn is what I’m after. This ~.ay, White Female, 34,.5’6, with Olive skin, dark hair and ~y.es, loves reading, watching softball, long walks, and having fun. Wanna be h’iends? (Tulsa) =3145 BACK TO SCHOOL I’minto ,s.p.~.rts, movies, and the outdoors.and I d like to meet a womyn who can share these interests with me. I’m a 25 year old, White female, 5’6, 1701bs, with short Brown hair and Brown eyes. I have a college degree but am about to go back to school to get another. You should be between 25 and 35, and fun loving. (Tulsa) =!456 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here)- m World AIDS Day 1997 Candlelight March & Memorial Service sponsored by Interfaith AIDS Ministries 6 pm Gather at Southminster Presbyterian Church Parking Lot. 6:30* March begins. 7 pm* Memorial Service at All Souls Uttitarian Church. Reception to follow in Emerson Hall, All Souls. *Time approximate Bring bells & banners -candles & matches provided. (All Souls will provide shuttle transportation for the March) For more information, call 438-2437 or 800-284-2437 ATda November 8, 13, & 15 1997 Dreamkeepers March 7, 12, & 14, 1998 Madarna Butterfly Mav2 7,&’), For the ~t seats ~n ~hc house, order .vour season tickets today: Single tickets aiso on sale now Call 587-4811 to subscribe. Or buy your tickets online at www.webtek.com/tulsaopera/ Interfaith AIDS Ministries presents Red Ribbon Holiday Bazaar at the Pride Center 1307 East 38th Street, 2nd floor Opening reception: Friday, Dec. 5, 7-10pm Saturday hours: Dec. 6, n0on-6pm The Bazaar will feature all types of holiday decorations and gifts, including trees, wreaths, centerpieces, ornaments and gift items. All funds from this event will support the HIV/ AIDS services of Interfaith AIDS Ministries. Donations of items to be sold are welcome as well as donations of cash or volunteer time. For more information, call Ray, 628-0468, or IAM at 438=2437. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1997] Tulsa Family News, November 1997; Volume 4, Issue 12a Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Lamont Linstrom Kerry Lobel Judy McCormick Josh Whetsell The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, October 1997; Volume 4, Issue 11 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/541 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1997 Adam West adoption AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV education AIDS/HIV research arts and entertainment attorneys Barney Frank Barry Hensley Bars Billy Graham businesses Candlelight March and Memorial churches Cimarron Alliance custody Dave Fleischer David Mixner discrimination Do-It-Yourself Dyke Dyke Psyche employment non-discrimination act (ENDA) Entertainment Notes Esther Rothblum First Amendment gardening gay clergy Gay Studies Greetings from the Garden HIV Resource Consortium (HIVRC) homophobia immigration James Christjohn Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche Lamont Lindstorm Mary Schepers National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans Oklahoma Lesbian and Gay Law Association Partner Benefits performing arts Read All About It restaurants Ruth Harlow Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group visitation World AIDS day https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/a5c79cdd4098dd375c3e6d8336bd0878.jpg 765c8d3bdc6ad4125f15ab5e39917c97 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/751c78fe5fa55c71cf473f60820f5aa2.pdf 488324d8d446229f2623c553c0887795 PDF Text Text Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation Community Paper Available In More Than 65 City Location.~ i Interview: NGLTF’s Lobel i NGLTE TOHR o.tai ¯ : ¯ : ¯ : ¯ : ¯ : ¯ : : , National Gay & Lesbian Task Force executive director Kerry Lobel says that one of the best tools she brought to DC isthe ~ "Arkansas test." That is~she asks her staff:: to see their efforts will really work well for ¯ TULSA, OK - Tulsa has been selected as one of people in places like Oklahoma- and like : severalsitesinthecenteroftheUS fora"townhall" Arkansast where Lobel spent more than a ¯ meeting on hate crimes by the National Gay & decade at The Womens’ Project which : Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), one0f the oldest focnsed on issues ofrace, gender and sexual ¯ orientation. Lobel came to the South from ¯ and largest national community organizations. The meeting will be held in the Gallery of the Alan So. California (where she was the first open Lesbian to run for o." Chapman Activity Center at the University of Tulsa, office in Santa Monica) because of her-. admiration. -for- the : 5th Place & Gary at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 21. remarkable women working in the Southern civil rights move- ¯ Information gathered at the town hall will be ment. Part of the perspective she brings to IX2 is the experience : taken by NGLTF to the first national summit on o f.d.oing good work,but of being ignored or undervalued by East ¯" hate crimes which Pres. Clinton will convene in or westlcoast organizations,which she suggests is not an experi: November in Washington, DC. ¯ ence umque to Arkansas. ¯ Executive director Kerry Lobel will come to COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP)- In a meeting that : . ,Ask~ed abe,ut where she perceives the national Gay community Tulsaafter holding similar events in Kansas and in . " to oe xrom tier current, Lebel says that the "center of gravity’s will bring together the victims of hate crimes, law : Oklahoma City before ending in Little Rock. Tulsa enforcement officials, educators and commlmity and ¯. shifted" from the national increasingly to state and local - and " Oklahomans for Human Rights was contacted by religions leaders, President Clinton in November will .. that’s why NGLTF’s coming to Tulsa. Lobel adds, however, that ¯ NGLTF to initiate the Oklahoma visit and on the convene the first White House Conference on Hate ¯ even’in DC also there is an unprecedented level of cooperation. : recommendationofTOHR, NGLTFaddedan Olda_ Crimes. Clinton announced his plans in a videOtaped ¯" homa City event to the schedule. message for the annual meeting of the Northwest Coa¯ Lobel will speak about the state of the nation lition Against Malicions Harassment, a six-state orga¯ regarding hate crimes, local attorney and activist, nization that promotes equality and justice. Bill I-tinkle, will speak about the issues from his ’q’hanks for the work you do to overcome the forces perspecti v e as co-president of PFLAG, Tulsa chapof hatred and division that are still at large in our society. " ter and as a member of the American Civil Liberties In America, we are manypeople, but one nation, bound ¯ : Union (ACLU) national board of directors and the .TULS_A. . ~At the last quarterly meeting (Sept. 22) ofTulsa’s Say together by shared values. As we become an increasNo to Hate Coalition, Lesbian and Gay advocates both gained : Oklahoma board of directors:They will be joined ingly diverse society, our yery future depends upon allies and made progress in getting the Coalition to recognize the ¯ by a representative of the National Organization finding new ways to come together across the lines that ¯¯ seriousness of hate crimes against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and : for Women, Tulsa chapter. TOHR president, Tom divide us," Clinton said. "Because I share your commlt- ¯ Transgendered persons. PFLAG, represented by national board : Neal, will introduce and moderate the event, and ment, on Nov. 10, I’m convening the first ever White : members, Nancy McDonald and Kelly Kirby, and Tulsa chapter : the Reverend William Chester McCall, III, Church Home Conference on Hate Crimes," thepresidentadded. board member, Tim Gillean, joined Tulsa Oklahomans for Hu- ¯ of the Restoration and TOHR board member will The Seattle-based coalition monitors snspected hate : man Rights (TOHR) as members of the Coalition. : provide the invocation. groups in Washington, Idaho, Montana., Colorado, : . A TOHR spokesperson noted that PFLAG’s particilmtion had ¯ Other community organizations which have Wyoming and Oregon. The group’s 1 lth annual meet- ¯ immediate benefit to.Gay issues. In prior meetings;Coalition j oined TOHR in sponsoring Or assisting with these ing, billed as "Facing the Fear Together," included : members had exhibited significant reluctanceto include the events are: ........ keynote speakers Democratic Partystrategist Celinda ; phrase; sexual 6rientafion in Coalition brochureS, see Hate~p: 13 All Souls Unitarian Church, see NGLTF, page 13 Lake, Columbia University African-American scholar Manning Marable, and-Mexican-American feminist and lesbian walter Gloria Anzaldua. see Confpage 3 ¯ .. to Hold Me,ebng on Hate Cr mes White House Meeting on i Hate Crimes Set for Nov. PFLAG Joins No Hate Coalit!on i Tulsa Pol,ce NoW Reporting i : Hate Crimes; Incidents on Rise i Catholic Bishops Advise Support for Gay Kids ¯ AIDS Walk- O tob r 26th- : Names Project Quilt. : TULSA - Veteran’s Park will again ~ the site for this year’s ¯ AIDS Walk. The fifth Walk for Life to:be held will begin at noon ¯ on. Sun.,Oct.26thattheparkat21stStreet&Boulder. Theevent ¯ rinses funds that go organizations and= agencies that provide direct care and education about HIV/AIDS issues. Walkers are ¯ encouraged to picnic before the event begins at lpm. : Funds from this year’s event will go to the Tulsa Community ¯ AIDS. Partnership which means that. all that is raised will be : increased by 50% with matching dollars from the National AIDS : Fund. Walkers raise funds by asking..fliends, neighbors and ¯ others to pledge a donation for those who participate. ¯ Co-chair Michael Brungardt notes, ,this truly is a grassroots : event.., by walking .... we are making a change in the lives of ¯ . .. people affected by this disease." Walk for Life’s organizers ¯ also note that the effort is run entirely by volunteers and thus there : are no administrative costs. For moreinformation, call 579-9583. ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ THE NAMES PROJECT will again bring to Tulsa apordon of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. The display, Together We Remember, will at Expo Square Pavilion on the Tulsa Fairgrounds from Oct. 17 to Oct. 20. Opening ceremonies will be at 7 pm on Oct. 17th.Oct. 18, hours are 10to7pmandon Sun., from 11 to 8 pro. Closing ceremonies will be held on Sunday at 7:30 pm. However, the display will remain up on OCt. 2Oso that school and private : tours can be accommodated. Volunteers are still ¯ needed. For more information, call 748-3111. NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Catholic bishops are advisin~ parents of gay children to put love and support for their sons and daughters before church doctrine that condemns homosexual activity. In a groundbreaking pastoral letter, the bishops say homosexual orientation is not freely chosen and parents must not reject their .gay children in a society full of rejection and discrimination. "All in all, it is essential to recall one basic truth. God loves every person as a umque individual. Sexual identity helps to define the unique person we are," the bishops say. "God does not love someone any less simply because he or she is homosexual." The document, tided "Always Our Children," was approved by the Administrative Board of the National Conference of CatholicBishops. The mounting turmoil and pain felt by Catholics tom between church teaching ¯ The Tulsa Chapter of the National Organization for Women and love for their gay children prompted several bish- ¯ will host the Oklahoma State NOW Convention, The Future is ¯ ops to request guidance from the bishops’ Committee NOW on Saturday, November 1st from 10 - 7pm at All Souls on Marriage and Family. The committee began study- ¯ Unitarian Church, 2965 S. Peoria in Tulsa. ing the conflict in 1992. Five years later, the bishops in ¯" At least 100 feminist activists out of the 600 state NOW their letter describe parents who suffer guilt, shame and : members from across the Oklahoma are expected to attend this loneliness because their children are gay and report that ¯ annual event. Twelve hour-long workshops on feminist thought "a shocking number" of homosexual youth are rejected : and action will be offered, in the areas., of domestic violence, by their families and end up on the streets. The parental : getting women elected to public office~._AiDS awareness, semirejection, along with the other pressures faced by young ¯ tivity trainingforhealingracial tension, women’s spirituality and gays and lesbians, place them at greater risk of drug ¯ eco-feminism among others. ¯ abuse and suicide, the bishops said. see Bishops, p. 3 : The Silkwood Award for outstanding feminist action will be : : presented to one or more courageous Oklahomans. : ¯ Fabulons prizes will be given away at the conference. Booths/ : DIRECTORWLETrERS P. 2 : tables will be available for rent @ $10 for.allied organizations or .. EDITORIALS P. 3 US & WORLD NEWS : $20 for businesses. A silent auction will be held. If you have a ¯ . P. 4 HEALTH NEWS ¯ product or service you could donate, call 365-5658. P. 6 : ¯ ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 The price to attend the day-long ~vent will be $30, pre-paid, or : COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 : $35 at the door. Lunch is included. Any interested person is , BOOK REVIEW & GARDEN COLUMN P. 10 : welco.m~e to join us for this inspiring and informative event. For : RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 ¯ more information: call 365-5658. : i Coming Soon ¯ Ahalaya Benefit, NOW State Conference : Our House Bazaar Diilard Sings for RAIN, Getting on. With ¥ ur Life + Mixner in OKC i Book signings will be held to benefit the Ahalaya Project, a Native American HIV/AIDS care organization on OCt. 6, Novel Idea 71st, from 6-Spm and on Oct. 7, from 3:30-6pm, at D.J.’s, "the world’s smallest department store" at 1105 So. Peoria, according to Jaequeline Triplett-Lund of Ahalaya The book, "Spider Spins a Story" features legends and stories from a wide variety of Native American traditions in which a spider is a reoccuring theme. Cherokee, Navajo, see Soon, page 3 �Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine 832-1269 592-2143 *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin 592-2583 744-0896 *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 583 -6666 *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E 15th 749-4511 *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *JJ’ S Country &Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria 712-2119 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st 745-9899 *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 Carbon Copy PFLAG’s McDonald to The Blade 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, FOB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 I want to thank The Washington Blade o-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlink.net for its interest in a recent meeting of the wobsite: hOp://users, aol.com/TulsaNews/ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians Publishor + Editor: Tom Neal and Gays (PFLAG) national board of diEntsrtainrn~nt Writer + Mac Guru: James Christj0hn rectors. Writors + eontributore: Leanne~-ross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre PFLAG is very proud ofitstremendons Legrandbouche, Lamont Lin~gom, Judy McCormick success in the last four years. Our memMsmbor o! The Associated Press bership has quadrupled to 70,000, the Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this number of local chapters has doubled and blication are protected by US copyright 1997 by Td~ F,~,9 our annual budget has more than doubled. *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth 585-2221 : and ma.Y n.0t be reproduced either in whole or in part withodt It is no surprise that the board has-reaf-. *Silver-Star Saloon, t565 Sheridan ..... 834-4234 ¯ Writtenpenmss]on from the publisher. Publication of a nameor f’mned its support of PFLAG’ s executive *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 ’. photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspondirector, Sandra Gillis, given the 66020856 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial dence is assumed to be for publication unless~otherw~se noted~rpUst 584q308 organization’ s exceptional performance. *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd be signed & becomes the sole property of TJ~/:~.’. N~,, ¯ I want to share with you thesuccesses in *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 . ~ach reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at dishibution : the last year alone, of which we are most points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals- -: proud: Advanced Wireless .& PCS, Digital Cellular 74%:1.~)8 " ¯ * Our Project Open Mind has changed *Affinity News,8120 E.i21 610-85!10 sixcommunities forever. Imagine a Catho746~20 ’ Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor lic school auditorium filled frith students 742-2457 *Assoc. in Med. & Men~ Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743~t000 ’:’.:i. Democratic Headquarters,, 3930.E. 31 and faculty 1i stening to PFLAGtalk about Kent Balch & Associai~es, Health & Life Insurance 747~9506..! ~:Dignity/IntegrityrLesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 250~4 ::~.~ *Family of Faith MCC, 545!-ESo. Mingo 622-1441 i¯ the devasiating effects of hate speech on *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 Body Piercing by Ni~,2ile; 2722 E. 15 712~ii122 ~ :~ *Fellowship C_o~__~_._e,g. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747-7777 i ga,y youth; PFLAG’ s action at the local and na*FreeSpiritWon~en sCentericallforlo~ation&info: 587-4669 712--9955 *Bo~ders Books & MUSIC, 2740 E. 21 747-6827 : tional levds has prompted the first-ever 743-5272 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria federal investigation of anti-gay violence 582-0438 746~13 .’.~ Fdends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 *CD Warehouse, 3807~ S. Peoria ¯ in schools under the auspicesof Title IX; ~ HOPE 07OHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education 622-3636 ..... Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 1307 E. 38, 2rid ft. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous 665~6595 ¯ PFLAG was the only Gay-identified Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial HIV Testing Site, Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-gpm, call 742-2927 : group represented at President Clinton’ s CherrySt. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 ". Community Cleaning,~drby Baker 622~0,700 .’. TNAAPP(NativeAmerieanmen),IndianHealthCare 582-7225 ¯ - Summit for America’ s Future, The invi746-0440 .... 438-2437, 800-284-2437 : tation speaks to PFLAG’ s coming of age . Interfaith AIDS Ministries *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th 352-9504, 800-742~9468 i *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Map!ewood 838-1715 : as a national family voice. Tim Daniel, Attorney 749-4194 PFLAG appreciates the dedicated mem74923620 *HIV Resource Ctr., 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 748-3111 ¯ bers of the 400 chapters who are on the *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 r NAMES P,R,OJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 ¯ 744-S~56 : NOW, Nat 10rg. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 365-5658 front lines - changing their communities. Doghouse on Brookside; 3311 S. Peoria 838:8503 : OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 We, who are devoted to advancing social *Elite Books & Videos~821 S. Sheridan 584-7960 ." change, face a daunting task, It’s often 584-0337,712-.9379 : *OurHouse, 1114S. ~al~er *Ross Edward Salon, 2447E. 15th 749-4901 ¯ hard to reflect on our success when there 744-9595 ~. PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 587-7674 : is so much more to do. 74221460 . -~Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria *Gloria Jean’ s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21st .743-4297 ". 459293-49 ..’,. ~The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor, 74105 Last week, The Blade reported on a Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning ¯ PFLAG board meeting where difficult 74427440 .’. Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152. Mark T. Hamby, Attorngy 749-4195 ¯ issues were deliberated. A few people * S andra J,. Hill MS, ~syehotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-!.:111, ,: *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 665-5174 : decided to make selected portions of those 341~i.6866 " i: Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 *International Tour~ :i.:.:. ..... 584:2325 : deliberations public. 71222750 ~ *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724E. 8 JacoX ~mal Clinic, 2~32 E. 15th : For example, The Blade reported on an *Jared isAntiques, 1602:E. 15th 582-~018 :~.: O~RYAN, support group for 18-24LGBT young adults 74%0236 "~.~~ O RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth .....independent study" commissioned by David Kauskey, CountryClub Barbering 425-7882 : the board. At the meeting~ PFLAG’s 599~g070 ;"St.Aidan’sEpiscop~lChurch,4045N.Cincinnati *Ken’S Flowe’r~, 1635.E. i5 742-6227 ¯ board deemed the study biased and its 747;5466 ::::St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 3841 S. Peoria Kelly Kirby, CPA, ~B 14011, 74159 74%7898 ¯ results meaningless. 749-.5533 : i~ *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services langley Agency & S~n, 1316 E. 36th PI. In addition, saying that PFLAG chap582-4i28 : Laredo CrOssing, 1519E.115th 585~355 :~" Trinity Episcopal Chuich, 501 S. Cincinnati 595-4105 : ters are Withholding dues in"protest is a 585~i:-234 . Tulsa County Health Department,4616 E. 15 *Living ArtSpace, 19E.I Brady 58423112 ~ Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays ouly ¯ gross distorlion. Sixtypercentofchapters *Midtown Tlieate~, 3 i~"E. 3 663-5934 ,: Tulsa Olda. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 ¯ responded to the first invoice for dues. Mingo Valley Flowers~.9720c E. 31 664~2951 ¯¯ T.U.L.S.A. 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Organizers said it was held in Colorado because members have seen a growth in the number of.hate groups in the by Tom Neal, editor and publisher As the only Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgendered publication that serves specifically Tulsa (as opposed to those with regional aspirations), Tulsa Family News typically limits our editorial comments to issues more directly relevant to our communities. However, the Tulsa Project dection, scheduled for Oct. 14, merits some comment. The Tulsa Project, if somehow you’ve missed the media saturation campaign is a plan to raise taxes to build sports facilities, and more parking and some housing in downtown Tulsa. Some of you may know that I have a degrees in art histoxy as well as architecture and was employed in architectural practices for a number Of years, in Los Angeles, Tulsa and Dallas. And given that background, I am inclined to support urban redevelopment plans like the Tulsa Project - reinvestmentin our future is necessary. And there are parts of the Tulsa Project which seem to make a lot of sense. But the troubling aspects of The Tulsa Project arereal[y an echo of the profound problems with our city’s leadership. Those promoting this project are the usual smug and somewhat smarmy, self-appointed rite where, to steal an old phrase, the Savages talkonly to Lortons, who talkonly to Helmerichs - who, of course, talk only to God. Tl~s rite are the people who talk about how Tulsa is such a wonderful place (whichit is for peoplelike them) but who really have not done what they could to address Tulsa’s problems with hostility to its minority citizens, especially around issues of race, class & sexual orientation. The misgivings about the Tulsa Project have as much to do with questions about the trustworthiness of the people promoting it as it does with the Project’s own merits. Nor does it help that the Tulsa Project has yet to receive really fair and even-handed examination of its merits, and possible faults, in the mainstream press. The Tulsa Worm has now written a few articles that could be called balanced but.much of its coverage has been shame, lessly promotional. I also have to wonder if the all or nothing approach imposed on the voters was the best choice - as opposed to trusting voters to pick and chose the best parts of the program. Especially, as a designer and student of architecture/urban planning, I have to question the absence of any serious discussion about public transit as part of an urban redevelopment plan. , Of course, public transit is hardly of interest, to Tulsa s ruling rite or the likely mostly middle-class users of the new facilities. In fact, I was quite shocked to learn from a prominent member of our city government that Tulsa could have a 24 hour, "grid" public transit system for about what the city contributes to the TulSa Zoo. Although a zoo is worthy enough, it speaks poorly of a city that it Values a handful of exotic animals more highly than providing its poorer, disabled, or elderly citizens with adequate means of getting to services and jobs. But then bus riders don~t have wealthypatrons donating large sums - I guess the Helmerich bus or bus stopjnst doesn’t have the same cachet as a zoo building. As editor of Tulsa Family News, I cannot recommend for, or against, The Tulsa Project but I do encourage Lesbian and Gay citizens to consider the issue carefully, and to vote. I’ll probably decide at the polling place. Why the form of a pastoral letter from the church’s spiritual leaders?"Primarily to get them to accept the fact state. that their son or daughter is gay or lesbian, and that their "More than ever, we know we’ll be strengthened when child was not damned forever," Bishop Joseph Imesch of we honor the.dignity and use the talents of all our people, Joliet, 111., chairman of the Committee on Pastoral Pracregardless of race, or religious faith, national origin or flees, said. The U.S. bishops’ letter in no way abandons sexual orientation, gender or disability," Clinton told the traditional Catholic doctrine. It states that genital sexual coalition in his taped message. "We know that thousands activity between same-sex partners is "immoral" and that of hate crimes are still committed each year... As a the letter is not tobe understood "as an endorsement of nation, we must stand against all crimes of hate. We must what some would call a homosexual lifestyle." move closer to the day when acts of bigotry and injustice The bishops urge parents to "do everything possible to continue demonstrating love for your~ child." That inare no longer a stain on our community or our conscience. We must fight the fear together and I thank you for your cludes remaining open to the possibility that even after courage and your commitment," Clinton said. counseling, a child may still be "struggling to... accept a basic homosexual orientation." The doiSument also encourages priests to welcome homosexuhls into parishes, to help establish or promote support groups forparents of gay children and to let people know from the pnlpit and ¯ Cheyenne, Ki~,.w. ar_Achomawi, !_~kota, Hopi, Zuui, and elsewhere that they are willing to talk about homosexual others are represented in the 14Stories collected and issues. When they lead chaste lives, homosexuals should ¯ edited under the pseudonym, Joe Max. Editors, Kelly be given leadership opportunities in the chu~.ch, the bishops, said. ¯ Bennett & Ronia Davidson will sign the books. The books sell for $16.95 and all sales will benefit Ahalaya. "Generally, homosexual orientation is e,x,i~r]en~ as a given, not as something freely~chosen," th~ bi~liops The book also showcases a number of Tulsa and : ¯ Eastern Oklahoma storytellers, writers and artists. Bensaid. "By itself, therefore, a homosexual orien.tation canjzmin Harjoe created the illustrations and Wilburn Hill i not be considered sinful, for morality presume~ the freewho is Muscogee Creek, Archie Mason, Jr. who is Osage, . dom to choose?’ Imesch, head of the Past0rai’-l:~adtices ~ Robert Annesley and Shan Goshorn are among the con- ~ committee, said the churchis nowhere near even disenss" tributors. ¯ ing whether it could ever consider homosexual acts The Ahalaya Project is a Native American agency that : morally acee,,,ptable. In the meantime, however,, gay men ¯ provides case management for Native Americans living ¯ andlesbians ’stillneedtobeacceptedaspeople;"h~ said. ¯ with HIV or AIDS in state of Oklahoma. Ahalaya is part : ’q~,¢e judgment part is left to the Lord," ¯ of a national Native American network of I-IIV/AIDS q’his is another milestone on America’s journey ~o: service organizations that grew out of Ahalaya. Ahalaya ] ward common ground where faith, family and fairness go ¯ began in 1991, and in 1994 spread to other states. For ~ together," Elizabeth Birch, Executive Director of the : more information,.call the Ahalaya Project at 742-8136. ¯¯ national Gay organization, the Human Rights Campaign, ¯ Our House, a drop-in center for PLWA’s will hold a said in response. Birch noted HRC’s disagreement with ¯ : BaTzar fnndraiser at 1114 S. Quaker, Info: 584-7960. ¯ some aspects of the letter -- most notably its unrealistic Ernestine Dillard, the diva who caught .the nation’s _" call for celibacy; she said that gay people should be able ~ ¯ attention when she sang at the OKC bombing memorial : to live-full and complete lives. "This is yet another ¯ service will perform to benefit RAIN, Regional Inter- ¯ expression from religious leaders that faith asks fairness " faith AIDS Network. RAIN teams, typically from local ¯ of us all. Whatever their disagreements over other gay : churches, provide critical care for PLWA’s. The 6:30pro ¯ issues, they are recognizing that discrimination against ¯ concert is free on Oct. 19th at All Soul’s Church at 30th ¯ gay people is fundamentally un-Christian," said Birch. ¯ & Peoria but donations are welcomed. Info: 749-4195. : Kerry Lobel of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force ¯ The HIV Resource Consortium, Legal Services of : (NGLTF) also commented, "I welcome the open ¯ Eastern Oklahoma and Our House will present Getting : acknowledgement by the Bishops that a person’s ~exual ¯ on With Your Life - a Back to Work and School Work- ¯ orientation should not be the basis of discrimination or " shop from 10- 3pro at the Tulsa County Bar Association, ¯ injustice... I reject their notion, however, that our ¯ 1446 So. Boston on Tues. Oct. 28th, RSVP: 584-4259 ¯ behavior is immoral. We call on the Church to end its ¯ mixed message and recognize and affirm the loving ~ and if transportation is needed, call 741-3596. This is ¯ made possible through a grant from Tulsa Community : relationships we have which cannot be separated from ¯ AIDS Partnership. Lunch is provided. : sexual expression." ¯ Last butnotleast, Cimarron Alli~mce Group, with the ¯ Charles Cox, Executive Director of Dignity/USA, an ¯. ¯ "¯ ¯ ¯ : : ¯ : : Victory Fund, will present David Mixner, "friend of Bill’s" and former political advisor to the President, on Oct. 18thinOklahomaCity.Mixnerwilldobooksignings atBames &Nobleat 12:30andatBordersat2 pro. Hewill also attend a private cocktail party for members of The Victory Fund and Cimarron as well as a dinner. Those interested in attending the dinner may call Cimarron at 405-840-2223. Cimarron Alliance Group is an Oklahoma political action committee focused on equal rights for all. The Victory Fund helps to elect I_g,sbian and Gay candidates in state and local elections across the US. organization for Lesbian and Gay Catholics echoed NGLTF’s message, saying, "This pastoral letter is a positive step and we commend the bishops for their improved sensitivity to the issues whi ch confront parents and their lesbian and gay children, but all is not perfect. .. The-most serious fault we find with the letter is the incomplete explanation and view it provides regarding : chastity. Dignity believes that expressions of love, in. cluding sexual intimacy between two individuals of the : same sex, can be morally acceptable." i : ¯ : ¯ ¯ �"It’s not greater if he’s hetero(sexual), nor diminClinton to Speak to HRC ¯ _ ished through homosexuality," Keller says. ’’Those WASHINGTON (AP)- President Clinton will be the keynote speaker Nov. 8 at a gal~t dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay and lesbian political organization, officials said today. "President Clinton’s participation at this event will be historic," said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the organization. "The president’s attendance will mark the first time a sitting president has participated at a gay and lesbian civil rights event." White House officials confmned that Clinton would attend. The dinner, in Washington, falls two days before a White House conference on hate crimes. Clinton spoke at a Human Rights Campaign event in May 1992 before he was elected president. Last year he provided a videotaped me.ssage a Human Rights .Campaign convention designed tO promote volunteer involvement on behalf of candidates supportive of equal rights for gays and lesbians ," ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ ¯ ¯ Gay’s Home Bombed ¯ ¯ " ¯ ¯ ¯ : ¯ : BERLIN (AP) - He celebrated the feminine in verse ¯" and courted some of Europe’ s most beautiful women. ¯ But was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the ¯ giants of world literature, secretly homosexual? A ¯ Was Goethe Gay? are all categories expressed, today by our sex-obsessed s,ociety, and I have only contempt for such a society. Pruys says he fe~s*~|oser to Goethe after uncovering the "masquerade" of heterosexual prowess surrounding him. "An unbelievable amount has been written, but they all copy each other," lie says. "I hope that, after so long a time, we can finally get to know him better." ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - An apparent fire bomb was thrown at the home of a gay man who spoke in favor of domestic partner benefits at an Alameda City Council meetii~g. ~Police are investigating theincident as a possible hate crime, Police Chief Burny Matthews said Thursday. No one was hurt, and the bottle, which had a burning rag stuffed into it, broke on the sidewalk. "We are investigating, and we have no suspects at this time," he said. ’’There was no accelerant in the bottle." Ben Felix, the apparent target, said there was a burned spot in his yard along with the smell of turpentine. Felix said he was so shaken he removed a gay pride rainbow flag from the front of his house. "My housemate has a 6-year-old son, and I thought protection of the child was more’ important than the flag," Felix said. He also said the house had been egged the previous new "erotic Goethe biography" by German historian and journalist Karl Hugo Pruys posits that the poet, ¯ novelist and playwright most famous for his "Faust" ¯ ¯ drama was at heart not a ladies’ man. "The Tiger’s Caresses," which appeared in book- ¯" weekend while he was out of town. "With the egging stores last week, has already caused something of a and now this, I can’t help but think it was aimed at stir, and not just in literary circles. The country’s ¯ me," he said. "I feel like the atmosphere in Alameda most-read newspaper, the Bild am Sonntag tabloid, ¯ is getting darker and darker." devoted a whole page to the question: "Was Goethe : City Council member Tony Daysog condemned Gay. The answer, says Pruys, is to be foundin some ¯ the incident. I don t think this represents Alameda, 2,500 letters to; from and about Goethe, who married ¯ he said. "City officials should take a firm stand on late in life, fathered one child-and died in 1832. : behalf of civil rights, and make sure nothing like this "I wanted to write a book about thelove that Goethe ¯ happens again." ¯ felt, about love in general in Goethe’ s life," Pruys s aid Last week the city council voted to extend dental in an interview.i"Then I got onto a trail dominated by ¯ benefits, as well as funeral and sickleave, to domestic homosexuality?’ For example, a letter written by Dr. ¯ partners of city employees. Felix spoke at the meetJohann Georg Zimmerman, in which he describes his . ing, his first time addressing the council, and conyoung friend: "To me, Goethe’s caresses are like the " demned anti-gay rhetoric by other speakers. caresses of a tiger. One always feels under his hugs the dagger in the pocket." Or Goethe’s own letters to philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, who Pruys says was probably ¯ LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -A judge who disagrees with Goethe’s first lover. "You felt that it was bliss for me ¯ granting a woman custody of her daughter after the to be the object of your love," the 25-year-old Goethe woman had a homosexual relationship is imposing ¯ hismorals onthefamily,saidthedirectorofNebraska’s wrote to "dear Fritz" on Aug. 21, 1774. It ends with a warning - "Don’t let my letter be seen[" - more : American Civil Liberties Union. ¯ Matt LeMieux criticized the dissenting opinion of proof, Pruys says, of their secret passion. No one can say for sure if they ever slept together, ¯ state Court of Appeals Judge Edward Harmon, who ¯ "but for me, the letters show the possibility that there said since homosexuality is against theparents’ moral ¯ code as Catholics, that conduct will impair the girl’s was a physical relationship," Pruys said. Prnys, a former spokesman for the conservative Christian moral training and the father should be given custody. Hannon’s colleagues on the court did not agree. Democratic Union, describes his current book, which ¯ Nor did LeMieux. "He’s imposing his morals on comes out in English next year, as "a labor of love." But his colleagues at the Goethe Society in Weimar ¯ these folks," LeMieux said. That would be the eqmvawere not impressed.lent, LeMieux said, of a judge saying the children of "Complete nonsense," says Lothar Ehrlich, a lit- : a pro-choice Catholic family could be taken away erature professor and Goethe expert. Previous re- : because the family’ s lifestyle conflicts with the teach_ searchers have established that Goethe’s celebrated ¯ ings Of the religion. The court ruled 2-1 Tuesday to allow Carol courtships with the opposite sex were most likely ¯ unconsummated until he was nearly 40, Ehrlich con- ¯ Hassenstab to retain custody of her 11-year-old daugh¯ ter. The court upheld a lower court’s ruling denying. cedes. "He shied away from intimate contact and didn’t want to be tied down," Ehrlich says. Ehrlich ." Thomas Hassenstab’s request for custody of the child. and other scholars say Prnys simply misunderstands ¯ Hassenstab cited concems about what effect Carol’s ¯ homosexuality would have on their daughter. .die "S _tm-m und Drang" (storm and stress) spirit of the ¯ The woman’s attorney, Edith Peebles, said "there umes, when young, intellectual dandies expressed strong, even erotic emotion toward each other. "But .. was never any showing that the childhad any adverse these relationships were of a purely spiritual nature," ¯ impact from the mother’s relationship." ¯ In his dissent, Hannon said Jacqueline Hassenstab Ehdich says. "It had absolutely nothing to do with : eventually will be taught at school and home that her physical love." Pruys, however, says the letters point to something ¯ mother’s conduct was morally wrong. "With regard more than that. The Goethe Society, he says, "simply to this family’s moral code, Carol has obviously set a ¯ horrible example,"Hannon wrote. "The record shows doesn’t like to see their idol as a man who persisted in this ambiguous sexual behavior." Goethe, of course, : Carol’ s conduct will necessarily impair Jacqueline’ s would hardly be the first gay literary giant. Walt ¯¯ moral training," he wrote. "Therefore, it is in Whitman celebrated it, Thomas Mann suppressed it, Jacqueline’ s best interests that custody be modified." ¯ The majority ruling said that because there is no Oscar Wilde went to jail for it. Speculation persists even about Shakespeare, wlio dedicated his sonnets ¯¯ evidence of any harmful effect, there is no evidence to "Mr. W.H." Goethe Society President Werner ¯ that itis in the child’s best interests to change enstody. The girl also told the trial judge inhis chambers that Keller says Goethe’s sex life is irrelevant to appreci¯ she wanted to remain with her mother: When the ating his work, which every schoolchild here reads .. couple divorced, the mother received custody. from an early age. Mom Can Keep Daughter Christopher Spradling Attorney at Law General practice, including wills, estate planning & domestic partnerships 616 S. 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"You sure look happy," a past boyfriend tells Ellen Morgan after learning she’s come out as a lesbian. "Yes," she quips in her goofy-deadpan fashion, "and thebest part about it is, it’s taken five strokes off my golf game?’ But she really does look happy .in the : - PROVINCETOWN~ Mass. (AP) - T~wn officials are -bristling at a letter from ~ fundamentalist Kansas season premiere tiffed "Guys or Dolls." Moreover, church whose members say they intend to travel to star Ellen DeGeneres finally looks happy in the role Cape Cod to protest pro-gay sentiments in a school she’s been grappling with, unsuccessfully until now, educational program. The Westboro Baptist Church ever since "Ellen" premiered in March 1994. In sum, in Topeka outlined the protest plans in the letter, "Ellen" has not so much "come out" as come in faxed to the school system, announcing that its memcome into its own, at long last, as a funny, newly bers would travel across the country to protest the grounded sitcom. town’s new Anti-Bias School andCommunity ProJect, Of course, it ended last season not so much a TV a system-wide educational project encouraging tolerseries as a lightning rod in a storm of public outbursts ance towards gays and lesbians. over homosexuality. For months before, the show The Rev. Fred Phelps, head of the 200-member and its star had been building toward that tndy mustchurch said he learned of the program from a Washsee-TV moment when Ellen Morgan blurted "I’m ’ ington Times article headlined: "Provincetown " gay" over an airport public-address system. Thunderpreschoolers to learn ABC’s of being gay." An antious media coverage leading to that season finale homosexual activist, Phelps said approximately 25 included a Time cover story where DeGeneres confirmed that §he, too, was gay. .church members are planning to fly to Provincetown ~n October. "We will probably spend a day or two Thus had "Ellen" ridden a wave of controversy picketing with signs," said Phelps, 67. "Every time that, in ram, drove a wider debate about being gay, the gays have a big event, we go."For the past several culminating in publicity overkill at a feverish pitch: years, the church has spent more than $250,000 By "Ellen’s" Mr-time April 30, many viewers were as annually on travel expenses related to anti-gay proweary of the whole thing as they were incapable of tests around the country, Phelps said. talking about anything else. But even carrying all that Although the church distributes inflammatory freight, the so-called "Puppy Episode" was generally materials referring to gays as "sodomites" and "oerrecognized as being genuinely funny (and would win erts and members have been photographed at ralthe Emmy for best-written comedy script). Then, lies holding signs reading "No .Fags in Heaven" and rather quickly, it was over. The world turned to the "AIDS Cures Fags," Phelps said the church has next thing. peaceful intentions. "I hope to be able.to peacefully But whither "Ellen"? Come fall, could it pick up and safely preach the message f truth, said ~Phelps where it left off so spectacularly in the spring? Town officials said they are drafting.,~.r_.e~sponse to DeGeneres, for one, didn’t seem to know, and apparPhelps which disputes the facts of the article, while ently wasn’t sure she even wanted to find out. She was affirming the church’s right to protest. "What they quoted as saying she hoped her series wouldn’t be on t findis aprogram where preschoolers are taught back. Then, to no one’ s surprise (surely least of all her the ABCs of being gay," Town Manager Keith own), it was renewed. And now available evidence Bergman told the Cape Cod Times. "What they will suggests that, rather than reaching an end, "Ellen" has find is a community equipping itself with the tools to scored a rebirth. "Guys or Dolls" positions "Ellen" combat racism, sexism, classism, homophobia and for the first time as a senes for us to watch faithfully, all kinds of prejudice." or, at least, to keep our eye on. In this episode, Ellen has run into her old boyfriend Jeannine Cfistina, the town’s Parent Teacher Association president, said she believed the town would Dan, who, learning that she’s gay, naturally frets that rally against and-gay picketers. "I know they are a he is somehow accountable for her sexual orientation. very angry hateful group,...... "Well, no," she saucily assures him, "not unless you saldCnstma, alesblanand mother of a young daughter. "I think the town will played Catwoman on ’Batman." "" show its solidarity and that we aren’t interested in Finding they still enjoy each other’s company, Dan what they have to say," she said, and Ellen pal around. Then a friendly good-night kiss The anti-bias project, started in March, is intended turns into something more than friendly. Ellen, alarmed to train teachers and students to handle issues of race, that her hard-won self-realization is coming undone, gender, religion and other differences, Cfistina said. confides to her gay friend Peter her unexpected pull ,although Provincetown has attracted unwelcome in Dan’s direction. "You have to follow your heart, attention since launching the project, nearly 150 and it will lead you to the truth of the matter," Peter schools across the state already have such programs counsels, before tripping into his own disclosure: He in place. once had a liaison with a woman. Bob Parlin, a history teacher at Newton South High "You didn’t!" "Oh, Ellen," he hastens to explain, "I School and a trainer with the state Department of was in college!. It was a crazy time! Devo was hot!" Education’ s Safer S chools program, said he has given The episode concludes in an amusing encounter with hundreds of training seminars on making schools Dan, as Ellen satisfies herself that she feels affection, safer by teaching tolerance. "That’s what was so but no sexual spark, for this man - or any other. "I’m unusual about the reaction," Parlin said. "The gay, I’m a gay woman," she tells him. "and kissing (Provincetown) program is not that different or unboys kind of violates the whole spirit of the thing." Be true to yourself and be honest with others. usual." Provincetown teachers and administrators held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a There, we have the episode’s message. Daring? protest and its implications for student safety. Groundbreaking? Shocking? Scandalous? On the The Times article also caught the attention of the contrary. This "Ellen" vouches for some pretty oldChristian Broadcast Network, which sent a crew to fashioned values. It’s funny how that works. Provincetown last week to cover the controversy. CBN is part of televangelist and Christian Coalition supporter Pat Robertson’s Family Channel. CBN LOS ANGELES (AP) - "In and Out," a comedy correspondent Randall Brooks distanced her network about a teacher whose life is turned upside down from Phelps’ group, "There are a lot of people who do when he is declared to be gay by a former student, was things in the name of Christ who are not Christ-like." the top film over the summer’s final weekend. The ¯ : P-town Due Visitor From Hell In & Out Rakes It In! J �Vaccine to-be Tried ¯ who started on proteaseinhibitors in March PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 52-year-old grandmother participating in a new national test of two possible AIDS vpccines admits she has butterflies in her stbmach. Gwen Robertson, a recovering’ heroin addict whose boyfriend is HIV-positive, is among 420 uninfected people, ineludhag 30 in Philadelphia, recruited for a trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, The Philadelphia Inquirer reTwelve cities are taking part in the trial, the latest effort in a lengthy search for a vaccine for HIV, the human immunodefi~ ciency virus, which causes AIDS. The study involves injections with two different vaccines, one in each arm, The Inquirer said. Researchers hope to know within a year whether the vaccines are safe and whether they show enough promise to move ahead with tests involving about 10,000 subjects. ’q’his is the first step in a long process," said David Metzger, a researcher at the Risk Assessment Project at the Hospital .of the University of Pennsylvania, which *s overseeing the trial in Philadelphia. One vaccine tested in Philadelphia, manufactured by Pasteur Merieux Connaught of France, is made with genetically engineered copies of threeHIV genes and is injected with a live canary pox virus, which is fatal to birds but not humans. The second vaccine is an improved version of earlier vaccines made with a genetically engineered HIV protein. Neither contains the live virus, so test subjects cannot contract the disease from the vaccines. Both vaccines have .been tested in other trials, but this study targets people at high-risk for contracting the AIDS virus. ." 1996, when Crixivan and Norvir, the first ¯ two powerful protease inhibitors, came ¯ on the market. ~¯ Most patients responded Their virus levels dropped so low ¯ could not be found on standard tests. But ¯ since then, the virus has returned to de: tectable levels in 53 percent. Although : this is ominous, no one knows exactly ¯ what it means. "All of our’ failures’ are ¯ clinically feeling very well," said Decks. : "It’s very important to understand we ¯ have no idea of the prognosis of people ¯" who have resistant v,rus." " Decks said : other large AIDS clinics are having simi! ¯ ¯ ." ¯ .¯ ¯ lar experiences., although his is the first to present the data publicly. "There is a whole mixture of explanations" for the failures, said Dr. David Ha of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Centerin New York City. Ha said that for people who hadrelatively low virus 1.evels when they started taking the drugs and : had not used other AIDS medicines, fail, ure almost always means they did not take : their pills on schedule. Even missing a : few doses can ruin thetreatment. ¯ Decks said Iris" data are far different ¯ from the carefully controlled drug experi¯ merits sponsored by pharmaceutical cam: panics to demonstrate the medicines’ po¯ tential. These studies show far more en¯ couraging results. Among the longest¯ running of these is a study of 28 patients i who have been taking Crixivan, ~ and : 3TC. Dr. Roy Guliek of New York Uni¯ versity said Monday that after almost two : years, the virus is still undetectable in 22 : of them, or 79 percent. Decks Said real. world experience is not as promising as ¯ the trials because patients in the studies : are less sick to start with and more highly ¯ motivated to scrupulously follow their ¯ drug regimens. Also presented was the ¯ first large study of the use of protease ¯ inhibitors in children. Just over half apTORONTO (AP) - Widely heralded new ¯ peared to be responding well after three AIDS treatments that seemed to stop the months of therapy. virus’ advance and revive patients from near death are now beginning to fail in about half of all those treated, doctors said Monday. The disappointing reports sug- ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - The first combigest the tough virus is coming back after ¯ nation pill for AIDS therapy could allow being knocked briefly into submission, ¯ patients to cut six tablets a day from their just as many experts feared it would. ¯ complicated drug regimen. Glaxo "Over the past year, we had a honey- ". Wdlcome announced Monday that the moon period," said Dr. Steven Decks. ¯" Food and Drug Administration has ap"The epidemic will likely split in two, and proved Combivir, combining two of the for half the people we will need new ¯ most common AIDS medicines - AZT therapeutic options." Decks presented data ." and 3TC - into one tablet. from the University of California at San ¯ Powerful anti-HIV drug cocktails often Francisco’s large public AIDS clinic at require patients to take as many as 20 pills ¯ San Francisco General Hospital. aday at precisetimes. Combivir wouldlet Prescriptions of so-called three-drug ¯ patients take two tablets a day instead of cocktails - two older AIDS drugs plus one ¯ the up to eight pills required when taking of the new class of medicines called pro- ¯, AZT and 3TC separately, the FDA said. teaseinhibitors - have dearly revolution- ¯ The drug will be on pharmacy shelves by ized AIDS care. In many places, more ¯ mid-October, and the annual wholesale than 90 percent of AIDS patients are tak- ¯ price of $5,240 will be similar to AZT and ing these combinations, and typically ¯ 3TC taken separately. people start on them as soon as they learn : Also, the government proposed new they are infected, even before they get : guidelines for treating HIV infection in sick. Patients whose disease-fighting T infants and children and recommend the cells were ravaged by HIV have gotten ¯ same three-drug cocktails for kids that out of bed, regained normal lives and even -" adults get. Pediatricians have been nnsure gone back to work. However, many wor- ¯ of how to treat young HIV patients. The ded from the start that the virus would ¯ government has approved pediatric foreventually grow resistant to the protease : mulations for only twoof themost powerinhibitors and resume its insidious de- : ful AIDS drugs, called protease inhibistruction. ¯ tars, and many pediatricians give their The latest data, presented Monday at an ¯" smallest patients just a combination of infectious disease conference sponsored : two older AIDS drugs. by the American Society of Microbiol- ¯" The Department of Health and Human ogy, suggests this is indeed happening ¯ Services’ proposed guidelines say most regularly. Decks and colleagues reviewed infected infants can be diagnosed by 6 the records of 136 HIV-infected people : months of age, and that full therapy should will the person who is still paying too much for health insurance Jeffrey A. 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The ¯ AIDS-infected man has lived with the ¯ deadly HIV virus for 12.years. A year ago : his viral load, the measure of HIV in the ¯ blood, was more than I million. Today, ¯ it’s undetectable. The reason is simple: : McDonald is one of 150,000 people tak¯ ing a powerful cocktail of AIDS drugs ¯ called protease inhibitors. ¯ Brought back from the brink of death, ¯ McDonald, 3fl.,.i_s~l.an. ni.u.g for~a f_uL0xe he MIAMI (AP) ~-.Researehers~say daey have increasing evide~._ce, fl~a~t a deficiency 0f "’ ffe.v’e~’thought he iw0uld have. Dreams of ¯ the mineral sdcnium can have~a.dramatic ¯ going to medical,school arereal again and his living will is tucked away in a drawer. effect on the survival rate of HIV-infected patients. The mineral, found in many foods : There’ s only one problem - the cocktailis ¯ but especially whole grains, seafood and ¯ nora cure. The virus still lurks in his body. liver, plays a key role in maintaining a ¯ AIDS advocates are alarmedby what they healthy immune system, scientists believe. ¯ say is a growing public belief that the treatment cures AIDS. A study at the Center for Disease Preven-. ¯ "People think the AIDS epidemic is tion at the University of Miami’ s School ." over," McDonald said. "That’ sscary beof Medicine.showed that HIV-infected _" cause it’ s not." The more people believe patients with a deficiency of selenium ¯ that, the more risks they may take - risks were almost 20 times more likely to die of ¯ that could lead to a resurgence in the causes related to HIV. ¯ number of HIV cases. "We are a take-aThe study of 125HIV-infected men and women, published Tuesday in the Jour- ¯ pill society. People seem to think the drugs are a cure. I’in constantly amazed at nal ofAcquired Immune D’eficiency Syndrome, demonstrated that~ selenium plays ¯ the level of ignorance. HIV never leaves the body," said Randall Russell, director a critical role in the progression of AIDS. of AIDS Task Force of Alabama. ¯ While other nutrients such as vitamins A, While the first-ever drop in the number B 12 and zinc affect survival, deficiencies ¯ of new AIDS cases was reported this in those nutrients produce a much lower ¯ month, health offiCials say they do not risk of mortality, the study found. Selenium has also been shown to play a key ¯ have comprehensi#e information on the ¯ rate of HIV infection. The latest figures role in fighting cancer. The Miami study ¯ available, covering 1987 to 1992, show lasted for 3 1/2 years and measured nutri: there were about 40,000 to 80,000 new tional factors every 6 months. "It is known that nutritional deficien- : HIV infections a year. All states report ¯ cies develop in the course of HIV infec- ¯ AIDS cases and deaths to.the Centers for tion," said the leader of the research, ¯ Disease Control and Prevention, but only Marianna Baum, assistant dean of the UM ¯ 30 count HIV infection, too. "Younger people think they can particiSchool of Medicine. "Sometimes that ¯ patein risky behavior again: They have no occurs because of the lack of appetite, ear, .... smdMcDonald, whogaves speeches sometimes people eat, but don’t absorb : f : to school and businesses for the Columnutrients." But she said those suffering from infections like the HIV virus have ¯ bus AIDS Task Force. "Heterosexuals : still think this is a Gay disease and not as "increased requirements for some nutrients, especially antioxidants, that cleanse : their disease, too." Education about AIDS is more imporsome toxic elements in the bloodstream : and the liver." Research in recent years ¯ tant than ever, said Daniel Zingale, direchas indicated that HIV infection actually : tor of AIDS Action, a national organizadepletes the body’s supply of selenium. ." tion that represents 2,000 AIDS groups. In another study noted in the same issue ." "It’ll be a tragedy if people start walking ¯ away from prevention," he said. ’q’he o.f the Journal of AIDS, Will Taylor, as so: worst is not over. The drugs aren’t a cure caate professor at the University of Geor: and don’t work for many people." Zingale ~a College of Pharmacy, said that a previous study in 1994 predicted a link be- ." said protease inhibitors fail for at least 30 ¯ tween selenium and HIV progression. In ¯ percent of patients who take them. The the new Georgia report, researchers show ¯ cost - $10,000 to $15,000 per year - is prohibitive. that a new protein of HIV has the potential : And it’s not easy to take so many pills. to incorporate selenium, which could be a factor in selenium depletion in HIV-in- ¯ McDonald downs a total of 98 pills at. 10 fected patients. The key new finding is ; different times aday. Some require food, that the Georgia study showed this new : while others don’t. The side effects inprotein of HIV matches a known type of ,. dude diarrhea, heartburn and nausea. selenium-containing protein. That sup- : Another question is how long the drug ports theories on the link between sele- ¯ cocktail will be effective. Russell said nium depletion and HIV, Taylor said. ," some patients show no sign of HIV for a ’q’here is evidence that dietary selenium ¯ year or two. But then for some unknown levels have declined in the modern diet," : reason, the virus and infections return, Taylor said, noting a 1997 British study ¯ killing them. McDonald knows all about that. "I still that showed selenium in the British diet : had declined by half over a 20-year pe- ¯ live with the fear in the back of mymind riod. He said the selenium deficiency in i that tomorrow’I~could become sick again. the diet is caused by a shortage in the soils ¯ That the virus will grow again," he said. that could be caused by acid rain and other ," "For the past 12 years, I have watched all factors. Based on the Miami research, ¯ my goals crumble in front of my eyes. I Baum’s team is developing a study to : was on my way to osteopathic school but didn’t go becanse of my impending death: determine whether selenium treatment can Now that I have hope, I’m thinking of slow disease progression and improve survival over time in HIV-infected per- i going to nursing school. I just have to : make sure I don’t overdo it." sons. Selenium Critical for HIV Treatment ~~ 832-8105 ~~ THE NAMES PROJECT Quilt Display October 17- 20 start immediately because the virus worsens more. rapidly in children. The guidelines explain doses for different age groups, and suggest how to mix those drugs that don’ t come in liquid versions so that children can swallow them, said HHS’ AIDS chief Dr. Eric Goosby. The government will accept comments on the child guidelines through Oct. 30, before taking final action. �by James Christjohn : the foodstuffs - and it was incredibly Well, I have some rants and raves to ¯ distracting.Totopitalloff, he then chewed share with you. First, arave: ff youmissed : with his mouth open, making rather loud RomeoandJulian, er, Juliet,youmissed " smacking noises. Tom, who will usually a fabulous show! I am not a ballet fan per ¯ put up with such nonsense, finally leaned se, butIwasreallyawedby TulsaBallet’s . over and asked him not to cat during the production. Usually, narrative Ballet sim- " performance. To his credit, he did stop. ply doesn’t work for me - the dance is ¯ Meanwhile, the girl behind me spent most grcat, but the story is lost, or the her knuckles " of the suffers at the hands of and biting her Lee Press-on fingernails the flashy choreogra(audibly making aloud phy. Butthis balletwas clacking noise) when beautifully choreoshe wasn’t scratching graphed, and the narher nylon hos.e loudly rative was very wall with same. I refrained done. You could alfromeommenting, bemost hear Shakescause I probably would peare’ s lines, the danehave been thrown out ers "told" the story so with what I felt like well. I was astounded, Choreographer saying. Most of the time, I was simply asMichael Smuin created tonished that manners anexcellenteveningof JamesRosenquist’sGiflWrappedDoll seemed such a thing 0f entertainment, and #16, refers to the horror of the AIDS the past. I was raised communicated the epidemic in Philbrook Museum’s exstory exceptionally hibit: Still Life: The Object in Ameri- to be considerate of others who are watchwell. I have taken can Art 1915-1995: Selections from ing and trying to hear a enough Dance to be able to appreciate just the Metropolitan Museum of Art. performance. At Tulsa Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet, the how easy the dancers make their move- ¯ ments look. These folks were amazing. ¯ gentlemanbehindus was alsoeatingfood, In particular, this production’.s " crinkling the wrapper loudly and chewing Mercutio, Jiang Qui, stole the show. His ." with his mouth open. He made the first movements were inhumanly precise, and gendemanseemmannerlyincomparison. I felt rather sorry for one dancer who did ~ Perhaps the PAC should make an ana duet with. him - Jiang made everyone ¯ nouncement (since no one seems to be around him look clumsy, and they were ¯ tcaching their kids basic manners anymore) that people are not to cat drink or all excellent dancers. Romeo, Andrew make unwarranted noise or to have lengthy Allagree, and Juliet, Irina Ushakova, spoke discourses while productions are in Shakespeare eloo~uentl,y through their movements. The nurse, danced by ~ progress. It’soneofthereasonsldon’tgo MosceleneLarkin, proved suitably comi- " to films much anymore. People trcat them cal, And Juliet’ s father, TimSnyder, made ¯ as they do a video at home - it’s "OK" to for a very dashing and handsome Daddy. " talk over, during and loudly while it is Oh, the temptation to write some bawdy " playing. It is a sad commentary on modbits are profoundly strong, but I shall ¯ ern society. OK, I’m done. Just rememrefrain.., a bit. Some very handsome men ¯ ber, if you sit next to me, don’t make any and beautiful women are in the Tulsa " noise durin~theproduction.I’ll behappy totalkdulingintermisBallet’s employ, and sion;orafterwards,but even if you don’t like during a performance ballet per se, you’ll apof any kinditis rude to preciate the view. And thepeoplearoundyou, oh, yes, thereis theculand to the pedormers tural enhancement as well, to disrupt the thingas well. Although performance or for sheer aesthetic, I’m " people’s enjoyment of really looking forward it in any fashion. to the next production Upcoming events: on October 17, 18, & A benefit for the 19. Comprised of 2 American Theatre ballets - the all-male, Company,"AnEvenhalf-nu,de "Troy ing with Joyce Martel Games , which is a spoof ofhyper-mascu- Robert Reed is the handsome, new Under The Stars" will linity, and the all fe~ ExeentiveDirectorofthePhilharmonic be held in Manion Park, 3003 E. 56th male "Concerto Barocco" - the evenings should provide " Street on October 4 at 7 pin. Dinner and something for everyone. There’s even a ," the show will be $50.00 apiece or $400.00 mixed couples thing call "Prawn Watch- ¯ to reserve a table. To reserve a space, call ing’.ThatoneI’mduMousabout.There’s " 747-9494. Shouldbeafunevening, espenoreal description, otherthaneveryoneis ," cially if the temperatures hold. For more hbme-grown artistes, check dressed in 50’s drag. Sounds ominous. ¯ " out the Living Arts of Tulsa’s (LAOT) Butcultural. Now: A rant. Why is it that people feel " exhibits at 19 E. Brady Avenue, 585that it is appropriate in a formal thcatre, to ¯ 1234. (Lovethatnumber!) InOctober, we cat food with incredibly noisy wrappers ," have the exhibit, "Mud Drawings", by and with their mouths open, to boot? The : Texan David Nakabayashi, through Oct. last two events we attended at the PAC ¯ 23. On the 11, get the rhythm of the were practically ruined by such boors. At ¯ Pridelands going with the Urban Tribal the Opera Gala, thegenflemansittingnext " Drumming.C~rele at 7pro. On the 17th, toTomapparently stashedamonth’s worth " Steve Liggett speaks about the Day of the of food in his jacket. Throughout the per- : Dead, Oaxaca; a celebrationto honor those formance, he would reach into his jacket, ¯ ancestors who have passed on. see Arts, page 12 looking rather like Napoleon, and unwrap : Afda November 8, 13, & 15 1997 Dreamkeepers March 7, 12, & 14, 1998 Butterfly May 2, 7, & 9, 1998 Hansel & Gretel sc. so Spcc,a 3: November 28, 29, & 30, 1997 For the best seats in the house order your season tickets today~ Single tickets also on sale now Call 587-4811 to substribe. Or buy your tickets online at www.webtek.com/tulsaopera/ TULSA~~;PERA Sophisticated Ellington Symphony + Swing Oct. 1.0 & 11, 8 pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chapman Music Hall Call 747-PHIL (7445) MercedesEIlington T tJ L S & PHILHARMONIC Take a musical journey through Duke Ellington’s life with a full-leng ht symphonic program hosted .by his granddaughter. The presentation is comprised of 2 vocalists and 4 remarkable dancers. on the R, er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. 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Troy Game, Friday & Saturday, October 17 & 18, 8em Sunday, October 19. 3pm For Ti©kets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 149-6006 or tne PAC: 1-800-364-7111. 596-7111; Carson Attractions: 584-2000 All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati Sponsored By Soprano Ernestine Dillard in concert to benefit RAIN Regional AIDS Interfaith Network HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous tesdng. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, i900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea. mo., 7:30pm, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Sept: Gary Reed’s Pryor Rendering, October .to be announced Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, HelmeriCh Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-6557 Monday Night Football, 8 pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd fl. ~TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locations, call: 749-7898 Rainbow Business Guild Business & professional networking group, 10/21, 7;30 pm, NGLTF!TOHR Hate Crimes Town Hall, TU Chapman Ctr. PrimeTimers, mens group, 10/21.7:30 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) 10/7 & 10/21, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pro, Choix-7:30,5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for inf0: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30 pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. l~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale,Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s; 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each too. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S~ Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Iufo: 749-4194 ~ FRIDAYS Safe Haven, Young Adults Social Group, 1 st Fri/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House ,10/10 & Community Movie Night, 10/24 7 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 _-Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS Sunday, October 19, 6:30 pm All Soul’s Unitarian Church 2952 South Peoria, free admission, donations accepted T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838~1222 Womens Supper Club,.Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long ride,10/4, 7 am. Short ride, 10/15, 6:30 pro. Long fide, 10/18, 7 am. All rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. Members of the Spoke Club get access to the Club’s hot line for updates on rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 lf your event or organization is not listed, please let ~s Call 583-1248 or fax 583-4615. �1997 Diamonte LS Executive Suite READ ALL ABOUT IT that it does work for some couples, and reviewed by Barry Hensley even includes a short list of suggestions to Tulsa City-County Library consider w-hen trying to make an open In 1988, psychologist and author Betty relationship work: "no sex with mutual Berzonwrote Permanent Partners, the first friends," "sexual encounters are always book dedicated to helping Gays and Lesverbally shared with the lover," "sex is bians create long-term relationships. Her permissable only when one is out of town," new book, Intimacy Dance, etc. She saves the most imfine of the pb~t ’fbr l~asi! ?alloutside builds 0n the~darlie~ title and presents a series of topics that major stumblln~ sex must follow safer sex impact relationships. This is guidelines ." an important subject and is blocks in lon~Berzon points out that one dealt with here in alogical and term relation- of the major stumbling blocks easily readable way. shlps is thelnabfl- in long-term relationships is There are a handful of spethe inability to see one’ s partcific areas that seem to be the ity to see one’s ner as an imperfect person. most difficult for couples to partner as an We tend to fall in love with overcome, including money, someone and enter a relationdifferent approaches to sex, imperfect ~rson. ship with a fantasy about that coping with aging and stress ~Ve tend to fall in person, and when real life takes from the outside world. love with some- over and that partner doesn’t Berzon approaches these topalways act according to our ics sensibly and uses many one and enter a wishes, we are disappointed firsthand experiences to illus- relationship with and confused. The fact is, of trate her points. As a psychocourse, that we are all impera fantasy... therapist, she tends to heavily fect partners, "flawed and inexamine and aa.,~yze topics from their consistent, often too sdf-absorbed and psychological aspects, but, because of her capable of inflicting injury on those we writing style, thi~.is interesting and adds love, inadvertently and otherwise." another dimension to this book. This is The bottom line for both Gay and Lesmore than a collection of Dear Abby colbian relationships is that open communiunms! cation is the key. Most people communiOne of the big topics is monogamy vs cate poorly, which complicates the ex"open relationships." While acknowltremely important avenues of inform,-edging that different sexual arrangements tion and understanding. Striving to comwork in different relationships, Berzon mtmicate toward a common goal takes indicates that "with some exceptions, I years and many couples g~ve up too soon. believe sexually exclusive partnerships Nobody said it would be easy! Keep your work best for most people.., even though eyes on the prize! Ifa stable, permanent a couple may have an open relationship, relationshipis the desired result, this book that doesn’ t mean both partners are havwill help you get there. ing an equally swell time in their pursuit Check for Intimacy. Dance and other of outside sex. Though they usually deny similar rifles of interest at your local branch it, partners do tend to keep score." She library, or call Readers Services at 596does explore nonmonogamy with the idea 7966. by Judy McCormick : Let’s talk about weed control. I am ¯ ¯ seeing alot of crabgrass control in various stores I frequent. Putting crabgrass pre- ¯ vention down in the fall is totally useless. ¯ ¯ Crabgrass only returns from seed, a hard freeze will kill existing plants, if we have : enough warm weather to germinate crab- : grass seeds, the next freeze will kill them. ¯ Apply crabgrass control in the spring, the ¯ ideal time being immediately after the last : freeze. When will that be you say? Nor- ¯ really , the middle of March is a good ." time. Balan, the most popular ~rabgrass ¯ control, stays in the soil 6 to 8 weeks. If the -: forsythia is blooming (that bush that has yellow blooms and blooms before any- : thing else) you have probably waited too ¯ long. : The early spring weeds that aggravate ¯ people are henbit and chickweed. These : weeds germinate in the fall, probably right ¯ about now, and stay short and mostly ¯ invisible all winter." There are weed and " grass prevention products you can put : down in your flower beds now that will : keep the weeding down next spring. Then ¯ you put your mulch down on top of it and : your spring preparation will be greatly : reduced. Don’ t use these products in bells : where yousow flower seeds, your flowers ¯ are just weed seeds to these products. These different products have different watering requirements. You need to read the instructions on the labd (oh, no, not instruction reading!) On some of these, if you just dampen it down, it won’t get down into the soil far enough. If the little seed is below the product, it can germihate and come up through your weed prevention. At which time it will stick its tongue out at you and give you aresounding raspberry. Right now I am thinking about planting pansies. First of all, I just love the plant and secondly one of the advantages to our. weather in Oklahoma (in case you didn’ t know, there are some disadvantages)is that we will get warm spells throughout the winter and the little pansies I have planted will bloom for me. This is a very big deal to me. Then in the really early spring, before we can safely plant annuals, my pansies are looking spectacular. I also want my yard to look different just because I am easily bored and the season has changed. I don’t do this all over my yard (I’m not completely crazy), just a few select spots. It’s feeling great out there guys. Go yeforth & garden! Judy McCormick formerly owned and ran Cox Nursery. Diamonte LS $ 2 6, 9 9 5 sale price Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 HITSUBISHI MOTORS Bui It For Living..° Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law An Attorney who will fight for justice & Equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918"352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. �by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche ...~, ~.Soine of our eatin" and drinkin’ buddies will go to a restaurant, fred a dish they like, and then order the same food, over and over, every time they go there. Not us. We prefer the adventure of trying everything on the menu, and the variety of selecting different entrees on different occasions. If our waiter should happen to remember a previous visit and suggest a A Dining Pleasure coc & FRESH CLAMS VEGIE STIR ~Y COQUILE ST. ~QUES MAHI-MAHI RACKOF LAMB CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE hand-hewn teak, stone, iron, mesquite objects of interest rials. Biscuits and gragy. Basic hamburgers and fries. Chicken fried steak. Home: l!lade cinnamon rolls thatsell out almost ¯ every morning. Sirloin steak and egg : breakfasts. And, unlike other popular din: ers in Tulsa, Phill’s hasn’t succumbed to being trendy. It’s still a neighborhood place, marketing mostly by word of mouth. But, you have .to remember that this is alow key kind o~ place. Vinyl banquettes have the occasional tape patch. Sodafounrclinqli~ea/sampling, invariably, we will deand eat something different. Except tain bar stools face a functioning service ¯ at Phill’s. area. Glasses are.plastic. DinPhill’s Diner, We have the waitresses wel! nerware is mismatched - and ~10 East 32nd includes the sundry remnants trainedby now, and they know that any time we come in after of an IHOP going out of busi6-2 l~m d~aily 10 a.m.,they’dbetter putaside ness sale. Thereis nothingpreCash, Visa, a slice of the coconut creme tentious about this place. Mastereard. pie for us, because we always On a recent visit, we deNo ehe~ks. eat a piece whenever we’re in cided to have the grilled liver Aleohoh none. and onions, which, with a for luncheon. This coconut pie is wonderful. Made from simple Iceberg salad, two vegSe~.rate scratch- none of that cocoetables (chosenfrom the chalksmokin~ ~nd nut-flavored vanilla pudding board), and a basketful of stuff- with a classic creme freshly baked dinner rolls, only cost $4.99. The liver, an easy patissede-style recipe, it’s Atm~phere: lovingly poured into a dreamy, meat to overcook, was nicely C~I flakey, flavorful, lard pastry done, and our only complaint shell, and topped with clouds was that we got a few onions Inex~nsive. of real whipped cream. It’s from the outside stem-end of Rating: not a snooty coconut tart from the bulb which were a bit a New York City bistro cooked by a cook papery. Our compamon opted for the with a bad French accent. It’s just a plain i chicken fried steak, which cost just alittle : more at $5.69. His steak f’dled the plate, old piece of good old Oklahoma pie. Phill’s Diner, located just east of ¯¯ and the aroma was wonderful. Phill’s Harvard on 32rid Street, serves up a lot of recipe includes a bit more than a hint of plain old good Oklahoma cooking. In ," garlic, and the steak was very satisfying. fact, it’s such a classic, that when we’re : The green beans with bacon were heavily entertaining out-of-town performing art- ¯ seasoned with black pepper, and that is ists in for a gig with the Phil or the Ballet : almost a trademark characteristic of Phill’ s or the Opera; and they want some "Okla- : food. He likes things to have seasoning. homa food," this is where we end up. : Some may not like things so "spicy," but, Only open for brealffast and lunch, ¯ with his tendency to use exotic ingrediPhill’s is a classic diner. Blue plate spe- : ents like salt, pepper, see Phill’s, page 13 A llst 1519 East 15th Street 585-1555 ... from Java, San Miquel, Bali, Guarnajuarto, and beyond Puppy Pause II Visit Our New Pride Room down~OOkS, Jewelry il~--~ Incense Candles "-_._.._-77J Unique G~fts s~a~rsL.L , _ ._ ~ ana I~rlae 45&1/2 Spring Street Eureka Springs, AR 501-253-5445 Allanna Davenport Professional All Breed Grooming ~o 1060-N South Mingo Tulsa 74128 838-7626 United Methodist Community of Hope Announcing Eureka Springs 1 st Annual Diversity Celebration Nov. 6-9th, Call for Details! ¯.. an inclusive community that seeks, values ana welcomes all people... to act a the living body of Christ by seeking justice, compassion and liberation... 1703 East 2nd, 918-585-1800 Worship each Sunday at 6. pm EUREKA SPRINGS, AR- Eureka : including several benefit-dances, historic Springs’ recently formed Diversity Co- : walking tours, receptions, a pool toumaoperative, along with several members of ¯ ment, and a canoe float on the White the Gay/Lesbian community, are holding : River. A gallery walkon Thursday evening the First Annual Eureka Springs Diver- : willkick off thefour-day celebration, and sity Celebration on November 6, 7, 8 & 9. : a tea dance and drag show will culminate The Co-op was created topromote Eu- ¯ the event Sunday afternoon. The w eekend reka Springs to alternative communities : will also coincide with Eureka’s Annual nationwide, and there are already over ¯ Food and Wine Fest. And there will be 100 members, consisting of both busi- : plenty of time to shop!! nesses and individuals, who wish to wel- ¯ Weekend Schedule come everyone to Eureka Springs regard- ¯ THURSDAY, NOV. 6 less of race, creed or sexual orientation. "- 6 - 9pro, Out and About Gallery Walk Their intention is to market what they ¯ 8:15-10:30pm,Mud Street Expresso Cafe consider two of Eureka Springs’ most ¯ - Live music & readings important commodities, the diversity of : 9- lam, FamilyuightatCenterSt. South its people and the attitude of acceptance FRIDAY, NOV. 7 found there. 10:30.- Noon, E.S. HistorieWalking Tour The Eureka Springs Diversity Coop- : (free) Meet in Basin Park, BYO water. erative is inviting the LesBiGay commu- : Noon - 5pro, Pool Tournament at Inga’s uity-at-large to their town for some fun : Vunderbar, 75 S. Main St. and relaxation. Eureka Springs is a quiet : 4-6pm, Tours at The Gables TourHome mountain town nestled in the Ozarks, not ¯ - 44 Prospect Ave. (discount for Coop) like Key West or San Francisco, but a ¯ 8 - Midnight, M.C.C. Dance at The Barn great place to get away from the stress of : onHolidayisland. Smoke-freedancefloor the big city, feel safe, and enjoy the beauty ¯ (smokingareaonpremises) BYOL,$3.00 surrounding you. With its diverse com- : Benefit for MCC & MCC R.A.I.N: Team. mtmity, exquisite restaurants, quaint and SATURDAY, NOV. 8 unique shops, excellent lodging fadlities, : 10:30- Noon, E.S. HistoricWalkingTour fine art galleries, beautiful Victorian tour ¯ Meet at Sweet Springs next to Rogue’s homes, antiques galore, and massage : Manor-at 124 Spring St. BYO water. therapists.abounding, Eureka Springs is a : i 1 - 2pm, Canoe Float on the White River delightful village that people return to : (brown bag lunch) $25.00 per canoe ($25 again and again. per couple, $12.50 per single) Call (50.1) A number of activities are being planned : 253-6154. �Onthe 18& 19, clay figures workshop, and on the 25 & 26, A pi,ma,~, and suger skulls workshop. On the 30, Altared Spaces" will be on display. Philbrook Museum of Art continues to present "Sti11Life: The Objectin American Art 1915-1995: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art". Inanimate objects on parade. I wonder if they all come to life a la Disney when everyone leaves the museum. Check it out. Robert Alan Reed has joined the Tulsa Philharmonic as Executive Director. A musician as well as one who can get the donations it takes to keep an orchestra performing, Mr, Reed has the in-depth knowledge 6fall aspects of an orchestra’s artistic needs. An extremely personable and approachable gentleman, we welcome Mr. Reed to the city of Tulsa. This follows the installation of Kenneth Jean as the new Music Director. Can’t wait to see what they cook up! In the meantime, catch Sophisticated Ellington: Symphony and Swing, a musical portait of Duke Ellington’s life with a full-length symphonic program hosted by his granddaughter, Mercedes Rllington. This presentation is comprised of two vocalists and four remarkable dancers. Tulsa Philharmonic will present 2 performances, Oct. 10and 11 at 8pm. Call the PAC for tickets at 596-7111. Bernadette Peters arrives in Nov. for a trip into the musical woods. Should be fun. . Speaking of the Philharmonic (Nice seque, eh?), the orchestra’s "Bravo Broadway" with Randal Keith, Baritone; Michael McGuire, Tenor; and Jan Horvath, Streisand waunabee (seriously!) was a disappointment. To be quite blunt, the symphony was the best part of this performance. Pity they weren’t soloing. The first half of the show was comprised of dated and cloying Rodgers & " Hammerstein tunes. The sound system! sound operator utilized by the singers was absolutely horrible. The second bit was filled with Andrew Lloyd Webber repertoire. Most of thecast had .been in Webber productions. Randal was m the touring company of" Phantom...", playing the title role as well as one of the theatre managers. Michael McGuire was the original Enjoiras in Les Miz, receiving aTony forhis portrayal. Horvath was one of the original "Cats". Her main problem, as far as I was concerned was that she had spent a few too many hours watching Streisand films. She continually did Streisand Mugging- making the same spastic head shaking movements while .speaking, evenmovingherjaw while singrng in the same manner as Streisand. And I’m sorry, but how could anyone buy theseguys singing"Thereis Nothing Like a Dame"? McGuire was pretty, especially when he swished across the stage at the last bow. I kept straining to listen to the symphony, as they had the most talent. On ahappier note, I am looking forward to Nov. 5th, and my trip to Dallas to see Fleetwood Mac at Starplex. Reviews of their current tour are in, and it looks like it’ll be a great show. Their new album, "The Dance" is on sale at Borders, so check it out. They’ve never sounded better. And if you’ve never heard them (hard to imagine, but there are more folks out there who think S tevie Nicks is a man than I care to imagine), "Dance"’ ts a great introduction to the group’s catalog of work. 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. in the Pride Center 743-4297 The Pride Store Open at 4-6, Wednesdays 2 - 6, Saturdays Gifts ¯ Cards ¯ Pride Merchandise Rainbow Business Guild NGLTF & TOHR Town Haft Meeting on Hate Crimes Tues. Oet. 7:30 pm Gallery, Chapman Ctr. University of Tulsa See the Eyewear "Stars Celebrities WoQr Oliver Peoples, Gaultier, Mikli, Matsuda, etc. Cool, Unique & Exclusive In~o./RSVP: 66~-g17~ POB 4106, Tulsa 74159 Eye~l)ear Found Nowhere Else in Eastern Oklahoma VISIONS -6837 S. MEMORIAL 254-1611 Trade in your old glasses & we will OKC - Members of the Tulsa Area Prime : It is not a secret that these guys know Timers (TAPT), a chapter of the Prime ¯ .how to put together a party! First and Timers Worldwide Organization with over : foremost, they insist on a limited struc40 chapters across the globe, enjoyed their ¯ tured schedule so members can enjoy the three-day weekend this past Labor Dayat ¯ many different options available. Various the Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Okla- [ attending chapters sponsor separate events homa. They greeted over 120 attendees like: "Early Bird Coffee & Pastries, from other chapters for this fifth annual ¯ Poolside"; "Picnic At The Pool"; "An gathering. Evening At Gusher’s Restaurant"; or the Woody Baldwin and his lifemate, Sean : very popular "Evening Hospitality Room". O’Neill, Austin, Texas, attended the event. ¯ In addition there are numerous other opThese men are accredited for the creation ¯ tions such as sight-seeing; antique shopof the idea of an organization dedicated to : ping; flea-marketing etc. Those members .the mature gay, bi-sexual, or straight male ¯ with vehicles generously provide needed in which they could enjoy a safe and ¯ (ransportation to others. The main focus comfortable environment for socializing ¯ of this annual gathering is to provide and exchanging information. Since its ¯ quality and accessibility to many enjoyinception twelve years ago, the organiza- " able options and as inexpensively as can tion has rocketed in popularity. The chap- ¯ be done. ter in Palm Springs, CA boasts over 1,000 ¯ TAPT meets at 7 pro, every third Tues., members! : at the Pride Center and offers an open The "Habana Weekend Getaway" was ¯ invitation to those persons over the age of created by the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas ¯ 21 who would like information concernChapter when they chose to "do some- -" ingour chapter. Information about TAPT thing different for the holiday". When the [ is located at the Pride Center in Tulsa and Tulsa Chapter chme into being, they were ¯ listed elsewhere in this publication. invited to join in the festivities. The invi- ¯ TAPT is actively involved in a current tation was extended to the chapters in San ¯ project at the Pride Center which is to Antonio and Houston. Word of mouth : install new floor coverings in the Nealspread the news of the event further and ¯ Padgett Room. They heartily challenge further. This year attendees came from ¯ "any and all" area gay and lesbian groups such diverse locations as Mexico City, ¯ to adopt work projects at the Pride Center Canada, and from the four corners of the ¯" so we ALL can truly show PRIDE to the United States, all seeking a quality, leilocal community and create a safe and sure time socializing with other members. ¯ pleasant environment to gather in. donate them to the needy, plus gwe you $75 off the purchase of a new pair (Must include 2 yr. Warranty AntiReflective High Index Vision Lens & IGTA member Frame). Restrictions apply. Call341. 6866 international Tours Sormor o, o,,’na on. 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Center for United Ministry Community of Hope United Methodist Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education PFLAG, Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter PFLAG, Parents,_Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Bartlesville Chapter Free Spirit Woman Center Interfaith AIDS Ministries NOW: National Organization for Women O’RYAN, Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network The Pride Center Rainbow Business Guild Red Rock Behavioral Health Services Say No To Hate COalition ¯ Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights Church of the Restoration Unitarian Church Fellowship Congregational Church The Parish Church of Saint Jerome The town hall. meeting is free. For more information, call 743-4297; Prior to the town hall meeting, there will be a reception for Ms. Lobel from 5:30-7 pm. This event is a fundraiser to benefit NGLTF and TOHR/HOPE/the Pride Center. A $10 donation is suggested and hors d’oeuvres and other refreshmentswill be served. For an invitation, call 743-4297. With the combined efforts of TOHR & PFLAG, Coalition members dropped their objections to more inclusive language. Furthermore, since TOHR’s name is not clear in being a LeSbian and Gay organization, Nancy McDonald pointed out that the additionof PFLAG’s full name will help reinforce that hate crimes against Lesbian and Gay citizens are also part of the Coalition’s mission. At the same meeting, the Tulsa Police Dept. which is a member of the Coalition, reported that they have begun voluntarily to report hate crimes based on sexual orientation (actual or perceived) to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). This had been sought by community activists for number of years. OSBI had stated its willingness to forward any numbers it receives to federal authorities.. However, the initial information gathering must take place by the local law enforcement agency. In contrast to this news, which activists are hailing, Tulsa has recently experienced several hate crimes ranging from the bearing of two Gay men in the Brookside area to other crimes of malicious intimidation of various seriousness. The case of the two men involved an unprovoked assault without other motive (although the incident took place at an ATM, robbery was not a morive). After one of the men was asked if he was a "f--ing faggot," he was assaulted. Both he and his companion, who went to his aid, had to go to receive emergency medical care. Ironically, the assailants who were three men, agedfi20/20 & 21, were arrested in a Gay dub later the same evening. The victim reported also that their assailants were particularly large men. Tulsa Police at the Coalition meeting were familiar with this incident and said they had logged it as a hate crime. by Lamont Lindstrom , One summer, my friend Niko VideoEddie Murphy (the "nutty Samaritan," ¯ taped one of these contests in Tongatabu -somebody called him) made the news ¯ following around a gang of raucousfaka recently by giving a transvestite a ride in leiti who competed vigorously in both his ToyotaLandCruiser. Trudging through Western and island dress. He Wanted to that West Hollywood night without ¯ understand how Tonga has become inwheels, clearly she was a charity case. creasingly "gay" - the Westernization of We can appreciate Mr. Murphy’ s corn- ¯ its older, traditional practices of crosspassion and magnanimtty. Many of us dressing and homosexuality. didn’t notice, perhaps, that the 20-year- " I’ ve only known one fa’a fafine - a old object ofhis good deed was identified sweet guy who had an office next to mine as Atisone Seiuli. And Atisone is a fine ¯ at Canterbury University in Christchurch, old Samoan name. : New Zealand. Vailoa was 43 and softly Here indeed is a sign of American : plump; although not nearly as much as his multiculturalism - this brief encounter ¯ straightbrothers and sisters. (Somephysibetween a millionaire African-American cal anthropologists believe that one-time actor and a Samoan working boy along : seafaring Polynesians possess a "thrifty the darkened streets of post-modem LA. ¯ gene"- the ability to put offalot of weight While the press identified Atisone as a ¯ quickly. "transvestite," she also is afa’afafine, or : Whatever, all those humpy muscles of a man who acts like a woman. . 20-something island boys usually melt There is a long tradition of "female" ¯ down into butter by their 30s.) Clearly, men throughout the Polynesian islands - ¯ though, Vailoa had once been beautiful. mahu in Tahiti and Hawai’i, faka leiti : An excellent seamstres s, he had supported ( ’lady’ ) in Tonga, and Samoa’ s fa "afafine. "_ himself by fixing sewing machines. Once these men would have lived quietly : Now, he was back at university for a inisland villages, taking malelovers. Many ¯ degree in Pacific Studies. His lofty goal were skilled at weaving and other femi- ¯ was to return to Samoa to help educate the nine craft and some specialized in mas- ." young. But one frosty, morning, Vailoa ¯ was found dead in a city park beat. (Beat sage and the healing arts. Nowadays, many fa’a ratine have is New Zealandish for cruisy public toimoved to socially less confined Pacific : let.) Always sho~of cash, Vailoa often towns and port eiries. And as Islanders : walked the five miles between university have migrated overseas to Sydney, ¯ and his small room in the city center, Auckland, Honolulu, and Los Angeles, ¯ passing through alarge public green space. they have brought their transvestite tradi- " The official story was heart attack. This tions along with them. : is entirely possible. Young, male, eduIn the Pacific, as inmany places around ¯ cated Pacific migrants die of heart disease the world with customary cross-dressing, : in alarming numbers. But, sitting in the there now is an opposition - even a com- " church at his funeral surrounded by sevpetition - between local tradition and an ¯ eral hundred of Vailoa’ s friends and relaexpanding global "Gay culture" gener- ¯ tives, I prayed that he might have died of ated mostly in North America and Eupleasure: glory, glory, gloryholeia, amen. rope. The funeral was fantastic. Two enorCross.-dressing boys in Samoa or Tonga ¯ mous choirs of solid Polynesians singing can variously identify themselves as ei- ¯ 19th-century Congregationalist hymns in ther fa’a ratine or Gay or both. Each of " high .Samoan; stodgy university profesthese labels is associated with a certain . sors m gloomy gown and mortarboard; personal style and gender identity. One and, at the back, a small cluster of, a little popular Western import to Polynesia is nervous, tattooed, buzz=headed, ~hite the drag show, especially drag contests guys all geared-up in black leather. Anythat determine the crowning of "Miss more, you see, New Zealand is just as Tonga" or"Miss Apia" (the capital city of multicultural and post-modern as West Western Samoa). These shows parallel, Hollywood. and parody, women’ s beauty contests Lamont Lindstrom is a professor of also recent imports from the West. anthropology-at the University of Tulsa. butter, onions, garlic, and bacon, we find the spicing charming - kind of like visiting a friend’ s mother’ s house for supper. Another great time to visit Phill’ s is for a late breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday morning. The chalkboard specials almost always haveaninteresting"brunch" food, such as Malibu French toast (French toast with orange marmalade), an avocado, bacon, and cheddar cheese omelette, and, for those who like corned beef, a hefty serving of eggs and hash. Prices vary, generally in the $4-5 range. Huge, fluffy hot cakes are also apopular momingitem, with one ample cake going for $1.29, and two for $2.29. If you really think you can eat it all, they also have a triple stack for ¯ $3.29 (but eating like that is not going~o ¯ help you fit in those new bicycling shorts). -" And, in the best Southern tradition, one ", can also order a breakfast side order of : .sliced tomatoes for just 99 cents. After all, ¯ ¯ it isn’ t breakfast without tomatoes. As the autunm weather beginsto get more of a nip in the air, we’ll be looking forward to .several other Phill’s staples. especially his homemade Irish stew and his pinto beans with ham. A big bowl of one of these ($1.99 cup, $2.99 bowl) and a basketful of his cornbread is more than enough to refuel on a chilly afternoon. Phill’ s slogan is, "home of good food." Go to Phill’ s. You’ 11 feel at home. And the food is certainly good. 1 - 4pm, Photo exhibit and booksignmg at The Emerald Rainbow, 45 1/2 Spring St. 4 - 7pro, Woman’s Work - Artventure 10 - 2am, Benefit Dance at Center St. So. $3 benefit for local youth programs. SUNDAY, NOV. 9 2:00p.m.- ?TeaDanceandDragShowat Center Stage. $3 to Ozarks AIDS Resources and The Women’ s Project. BOTH FRI., NOV. 7 & SAT., NOV. 8 Eureka Springs’ Food&WineFest. Event schedule available at The Chamber of Commerce and The Emerald Rainbow. Y �How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Adin box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Pleasetype 9t the nO::rf ~or~is~ letters or numbers.s~pa~_at~db~a Send your ad & payment to PbB :4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, address, tel. numbers (for .us only). Ads will run in the next issue after received. TFN reserves the right to edit or refuse any ad. No refunds. Housemate Wanted Lesbian Housemate wanted to share a 2 bedroom Brick home in Cherry Street area. Well furnished bedroom with stereo cable hookup and excellent mattress. Second living room with woodbumer, TV & VCR, laundry room. Sheltered park-. ing. $350 a month .covers all ex-penses. Call.Tay at 587-4669. Housemate3tianted Call: David 918:749-6568 W/M or F to share-house near 61st & Lewis. Completelyfurnished. Own Room & seperate bath. House privileges. Mtist be neat. $i25/mo. plus 1 / 2 utilities. " Housemate Wanted W/M to share Lg. 3 bed, 2 bain So. Tulsa. PT Work available. Computer work to pay-all or part. $250.00 Call 918-461-9162 Loyal Companion Wanted I’m always interested in what’s new & different. I read a lot, love to drink tea & coffee; decorate rooms. I’m very social, .enjoy people & have extended family. I~n a Virgo, looking for a woman in her 50’s with all the old-fashioned values. Ihope you’re fun-loving too. Call 587-4669. Volunteers Needed Volunteers needed for HIV testing site and community center, call Kathy at 712-1600, M-F, 9-5 pro. FUSO - Friends in Unity Social Organization, Inc. FUSO is a community based organization not-for-profit 501(c)3 agency providing services to African-American males + females who are infected with HIV/AIDS in the Tulsa community, FUSO also helps individuals find other agencies that provide HIV/AIDS services. 582-0438 POB 8542, Tulsa, OK 74101 ww-w. movo .coin Just $2.49 per minute for certain optional features. © 1997 Movo Media, Inc. �Call The 900 number to respond to ads, browse unlisted ads, or retrieve messages. C)nly $1.99 per minute. 18÷. Customer Service: 415-281-3183 COOL CAT IN CATOOSA I seek friendship, or more, with other young, Gay, Wl~ite males in the area. I’m a 19 year old, Gay, White male, 5’6, 1451bs, with very short Black hair, Green ~yes, anda medium build. If ~,ou’re 1B t~) 25, and don’t use drugs, /wantto meet. (Catooso) =! 135 2) To record your FREE Tulsa Family Personal ad Calh 1-800-546-MENN SHOW ME AROUND Brand, nking new to the area. This Bi ire male, 24, would like to meet someone to show me around. 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(Tulsa) e1716 I DESERVE IT I’ve decided that l deserve to meet the man of my dreams. I’m an honest, professional, Gay, White male, 38, ,~’9, 1551bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, a ~ beard, and hairy body. I’m very energetic, and get pleasure from road-trip~, movies, dining out, and home life. (Tulsa) ~33t~82 STRONG, $1LEN,,T TYPE My name is Michael. I m from Tulsa. I’m a man’0f~w words, looking to meet ~ingle’-~hen. If you qualifi/, give mea:~alL . ¯ (Tulsa) =5282 TULSA TRAINEE Very inexperienced, White male, 5’9, 1601bs, with Blond hair and Blue eyes~ seeks a Bi male, or couple with a Bi male~to show me how ills done. I’m m0st.~i~ter~sted in performing oral servi¢e right now but may want to ~xPand; ~rizons later. (Tulsa) ,~ ’:"+ ’,. 4795:..¯ ..... THIS STOCK WILL RISE I’m a f..r!endly, 19 year old~ White male, 5 10, 1351bs, with Bro,w,n hair and Hazel eyes. Right now I m just looking for friends but who knows what the future might bringS. Call me. 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I love rodeos, hunting, fishing, sports, country music, and the outdoors. (Tulsa) =32884 |~uisaJ =4~U4 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) �AIDS Walk CO~NG OUT TO 5th Annual SqOP ~ ~=E VIOLENCE: Walk for Life Sunday, October 26th Veteran’s Park, 21st Street & Boulder BYO Picnic at noon. Warm-up at 1 pm, kick-off at 1" 15 pm A TOWN MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL GAY AND I~SK~AN T~SK FORC~ and ~A OKLA~OMANS FOR ~UMAN RIGHTS How do we stop anti-gay violence? In November, President Clinton is hosting FEATURING Kerry Label Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force a national summit on hate crimes. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Tom Neal Tulsa OHahomans for Human Rights the Oklahoma Lesbian, Gay, Funds. from this year’s event will go to Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership. TCAP funds help agencies that provide direct care and education about HIV/AIDS issue All dollars raised will be increased by 50% with matching dollars from the National AIDS Fund. Won’t you help raise funds by asking f~ien~s, neighbors and others to pledge a dona~i~9 ~chxt., W~ Pledge forms are available at’~’ea HIV/AID~S dgencies. Bisexual, and Transgender community will hold its own town forum on anti-gay violence. Joie us for a National Organization for Women, Tulsa’ presentation on the state of hate crimes in the nation and in Oklahoma and a discussion on strategies for stopping the violence. You And YOU! ~ A llan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa 5th Place at South Gary Place will be also be invited to share your own experience with anti-gay violence. Tuesd;,y, Oct. 21st, 7:30 pm NGLTF will deliver these stories to Piesident Clinton. Please Please walk or sponsor .a walker! Bill HinkleACLU & PFLAG, Tulsa don’t miss this opportunity to help make Oklahoma safe for ALL of us. Call 579-9583 for more information. This advertisement donated by Tulsa Family News in support of Walkfor Life ’97. Meet Admission is free FOR MOR| INFORMATION KATHY A1 918-743-4297 OR TRACEY CONATY, NGLTF AT 202-332-6483 x3303 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document White House Meeting on Hate Crimes Set for Nov. COLORADOSPRINGS, Colo. (AP)-Inameeting that will bring together the victims of hate crimes, law enforcement officials, educators and commlmity and religions leaders, President Clinton in November will convene the first White House Conference on Hate Crimes. Clinton announced his plans in a videOtaped message for the annual meeting of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicions Harassment, a six-state organization that promotes equality and justice. ’q’hanks for the work you do to overcome the forces ofhatredand division that are still at large inour society. In America, we are manypeople, but one nation, bound together by shared values. As we become an increasingly diverse society, our yery future depends upon finding new ways to come together across the lines that divide us," Clinton said. "Because I share your commltment, on Nov. 10, I’m convening the first ever White HomeConferenceonHate Crimes," thepresidentadded. The Seattle-based coalition monitors snspected hate groups in Washington, Idaho, Montana., Colorado, Wyoming and Oregon. The group’s 1 lth annual meeting, billed as "Facing the Fear Together," included keynote speakers Democratic Partystrategist Celinda Lake, Columbia University African-American scholar Manning Marable, and-Mexican-American feminist and lesbian walter Gloria Anzaldua. see Confpage 3 Catholic Bishops Advise Support for Gay Kids NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Catholic bishops are advisin~ parents of gay children to put love and support for their sons and daughters before church doctrine that condemns homosexual activity. In a groundbreaking pastoral letter, the bishops say homosexual orientation is not freely chosen and parents must not reject their .gay children in a society full ofrejection anddiscrimination. "All in all, it is essential to recall one basic truth. God loves every person as a umque individual. Sexual identity helps to define the unique person we are," the bishops say. "God does not love someone any less simply because he or she is homosexual." The document, tided "Always Our Children," was approved by the Administrative Board of the National Conference of CatholicBishops. Themounting turmoil and pain felt by Catholics tom between church teaching and love for their gay children prompted several bishops to request guidance from the bishops’ Committee on Marriage and Family. The committee began studying the conflict in 1992. Five years later, the bishops in their letter describe parents who suffer guilt, shame and loneliness because their children are gay and report that "a shocking number" of homosexual youth are rejected by their families and end up on the streets. The parental rejection, along with the other pressures facedby young gays and lesbians, place them at greater risk of drug abuse and suicide, the bishops said. see Bishops, p. 3 DIRECTORWLETrERS P. 2 EDITORIALS P. 3 US & WORLD NEWS . P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW & GARDEN COLUMN P. 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 i Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends Tulsa’s Largest Circulation CommunityPaperAvailable In More Than 65 City Location.~ Interview: NGLTF’s Lobel i NGLTE TOHR o.tai ¯ .... to Hold Me,ebng on Hate Cr mes National Gay & Lesbian Task Force ex- : ecutive director Kerry Lobel says that one ¯ of the best tools she brought to DC isthe ~ : "Arkansas test." That is~she asks her staff:: ¯ to see their efforts will really work well for : people in places like Oklahoma- and like ¯ Arkansast where Lobel spent more than a : decade at The Womens’ Project which ¯ focnsedonissues ofrace, genderand sexual : orientation. Lobel came to the South from ¯ So. California (where she was the first open Lesbian to run for : office in Santa Monica) because of her-. admiration. -for- the : remarkable women working in the Southern civil rights move- , ment. Part of the perspective she brings to IX2 is the experience i of.d.oing good work,but of being ignored or undervalued by East or westlcoast organizations,which she suggests is not an experi- ¯ ence umque to Arkansas. : . ,Ask~ed abe,ut where she perceives the national Gay community ." to oe xrom tier current, Lebel says that the "center of gravity’s ¯. shifted" from the national increasingly to state and local - and .. that’s why NGLTF’s coming to Tulsa. Lobel adds, however, that ¯ even’in DC also there is an unprecedented level of cooperation. PFLAG Joins No Hate Coalit!on i Tulsa Pol,ce NoW Reporting : Hate Crimes; Incidents on Rise ¯ ..TULS_A. ~At the last quarterly meeting(Sept. 22) ofTulsa’s Say No to Hate Coalition, Lesbian and Gay advocates both gained ¯ allies and made progress in getting the Coalition to recognize the ¯ seriousness of hate crimes against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and ¯ Transgendered persons. PFLAG, represented by national board : members, Nancy McDonald and Kelly Kirby, and Tulsa chapter board member, Tim Gillean, joined Tulsa Oklahomans for Hu- : man Rights (TOHR) as members of the Coalition. : . A TOHR spokesperson noted that PFLAG’s particilmtion had ¯ immediate benefit to.Gay issues. In prior meetings;Coalition : members had exhibited significant reluctanceto include the ; phrase; sexual 6rientafion in Coalition brochureS, see Hate~p: 13 ¯ AIDS Walk- O tob r 26th- : TULSA - Veteran’s Park will again~ the site for this year’s ¯ AIDS Walk. The fifthWalk for Life to:be held will begin at noon ¯ on. Sun.,Oct.26thattheparkat21stStreet&Boulder. Theevent ¯ rinses funds that go organizations and= agencies that provide direct care and education about HIV/AIDS issues. Walkers are ¯ encouraged to picnic before the event begins at lpm. : Funds from this year’s event will go to the Tulsa Community ¯ AIDS. Partnership which means that. all that is raised will be : increased by 50% with matching dollars from the NationalAIDS : Fund. Walkers raise funds by asking..fliends, neighbors and ¯ others to pledge a donation for those who participate. ¯ Co-chair Michael Brungardt notes, ,this truly is a grassroots : event.., by walking.... we are making a change in the lives of ¯¯ . .. people affected by this disease." Walk for Life’s organizers also note that the effort is run entirelyby volunteers and thus there : areno administrative costs. For moreinformation, call 579-9583. NOW State Conference ¯ The Tulsa Chapter of the National Organization for Women ¯ will host the Oklahoma State NOW Convention, The Future is ¯ ¯ NOW on Saturday, November 1st from 10 - 7pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2965 S. Peoria in Tulsa. ¯" At least 100 feminist activists out of the 600 state NOW : members from across the Oklahoma are expected to attend this ¯ annual event. Twelve hour-long workshops on feminist thought : and action will be offered, in the areas., of domestic violence, : getting women elected to public office~._AiDS awareness, semi- ¯ tivity trainingforhealingracial tension, women’s spirituality and ¯ eco-feminism among others. : The Silkwood Award for outstanding feminist action will be : presented to one or more courageous Oklahomans. ¯ Fabulons prizes will begiven away at the conference. Booths/ : tables will be available for rent @ $10for.allied organizations or : $20 for businesses. A silent auction will be held. If you have a ¯ product or service you could donate, call 365-5658. ¯ The price to attend the day-long ~vent will be $30, pre-paid, or : $35 at the door. Lunch is included. Any interested person is : welco.m~e to join us for this inspiring and informative event. For ¯ more information: call 365-5658. ¯ TULSA, OK - Tulsa has been selected as one of : severalsitesinthecenteroftheUS fora"townhall" ¯ meeting on hate crimes by the National Gay & : Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), one0f the oldest ¯ andlargestnational community organizations. The ¯ meeting will be held in the Gallery of the Alan o." Chapman Activity Center at the University ofTulsa, : 5th Place & Gary at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 21. ¯ Information gathered at the town hall will be : taken by NGLTF to the first national summit on ¯" hate crimes which Pres. Clinton will convene in : November in Washington, DC. ¯ Executive director Kerry Lobel will come to Tulsaafter holding similar events in Kansas and in : Oklahoma City before ending in Little Rock. Tulsa "¯ Oklahomans for Human Rights was contacted by NGLTF to initiate the Oklahoma visit and on the : recommendationofTOHR, NGLTFaddedanOlda_ ¯" homa City event to the schedule. ¯ Lobel will speak about the state of the nation ¯ regarding hate crimes, local attorney and activist, i Bill I-tinkle, will speak about the issues from his perspectiveas co-president ofPFLAG,Tulsa chap- " ter and as amember oftheAmerican Civil Liberties : Union (ACLU) national board of directors and the : Oklahoma board of directors:They will be joined ¯ by a representative of the National Organization : for Women, Tulsa chapter. TOHR president, Tom : Neal, will introduce and moderate the event, and : the Reverend William Chester McCall, III, Church ¯ of the Restoration and TOHR board member will : provide the invocation. ¯ Other community organizations which have i joinedTOHRin sponsoring Or assisting with these events are: ........ All Souls Unitarian Church, see NGLTF, page 13 : Names Project Quilt. ¯ THENAMES PROJECT will again bring to Tulsa : apordon ofthe AIDS Memorial Quilt. The display, ¯ Together We Remember, will at Expo Square Pa- ¯ vilion on the Tulsa Fairgrounds from Oct. 17 to ¯ Oct. 20. Opening ceremonies will be at 7 pm on ¯ Oct. 17th.Oct. 18, hours are 10to7pmandon Sun., : from 11 to 8 pro. Closing ceremonies will be held ¯ on Sunday at 7:30 pm. However, the display will ¯ remain up on OCt. 2Oso that school and private : tours can be accommodated. Volunteers are still ¯ needed. For more information, call 748-3111. i Coming Soon ¯ Ahalaya Benefit, : Our House Bazaar i Diilard Sings for RAIN, Getting on. With ¥ ur Life + Mixner in OKC ¯ Book signings willbeheldto benefit the Ahalaya : Project, a Native American HIV/AIDS care orga- : nization on OCt. 6, Novel Idea 71st, from 6-Spm : and on Oct. 7, from 3:30-6pm, at D.J.’s, "the .. world’s smallest department store" at 1105 So. ¯ Peoria, according to Jaequeline Triplett-Lund of : Ahalaya : The book, "Spider Spins a Story" features leg- , ends and stories from a wide variety of Native : Americantraditions in which aspideris areoccuring : theme. Cherokee, Navajo, see Soon, page 3 Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E. Pine *Boston Willy’s Diner, 1742 S. Boston *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Full Moon Cafe, 1525 E 15th *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria *JJ’ S Country &Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 832-1269 592-2143 592-2583 744-0896 583-6666 749-4511 712-2119 749-1563 745-9899 745-9998 *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth 585-2221 : *Silver-Star Saloon, t565 Sheridan ..... 834-4234 ¯ *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 ’. *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 66020856 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584q308 *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 . Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals- -- Advanced Wireless .& PCS, Digital Cellular 74%:1.~)8 " *Affinity News,8120 E.i21 610-85!10 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor *Assoc. in Med. & Men~ Health, 2325 S. Harvard Kent Balch & Associai~es, Health & Life Insurance *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 Body Piercing by Ni~,2ile; 2722 E. 15 *Bo~ders Books & MUSIC, 2740 E. 21 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria *CD Warehouse, 3807~ S. Peoria Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, FOB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 o-mail: TulsaNews@earthlink.net wobsite: hOp://users, aol.com/TulsaNews/ Publishor + Editor: Tom Neal Entsrtainrn~nt Writer + Mac Guru: James Christj0hn Writors + eontributore: Leanne~-ross, Barry Hensley, Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche, Lamont Lin~gom, Judy McCormick Msmbor o! The Associated Press Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this ~,w, blication are protected by US copyright 1997 by Td~ F,~,9 and ma.Y n.0t be reproduced either in whole or in part withodt Writtenpenmss]on from the publisher. Publication of a nameor photo does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless~otherw~se noted~rpUst be signed & becomes the sole property of TJ~/:~.’. N~,, ~ach reader is entitled to 4 copies of each edition at dishibution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. 746~20 ’ 743~t000 ’:’.:i. Democratic Headquarters,, 3930.E. 31 742-2457 747~9506..! ~:Dignity/IntegrityrLesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 250~4 ::~.~ *Familyof Faith MCC, 545!-ESo. Mingo 622-1441 712~ii122 ~ :~ *Fellowship C_o~__~_._e,g. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 747-7777 712--9955 *FreeSpiritWon~en sCentericallforlo~ation&info: 587-4669 743-5272 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 746~13 .’.~ Fdends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0438 622-3636 .~.... HOPE 07OHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education 665~6595 1307 E. 38, 2rid ft. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous Carbon Copy PFLAG’s McDonald to The Blade I want to thank The Washington Blade for its interest in a recent meeting of the Parents, Families and Friends ofLesbians and Gays (PFLAG) national board of directors. PFLAG is very proud ofitstremendons success in the last four years. Our membership has quadrupled to 70,000, the number of local chapters has doubled and our annual budget has more than doubled. It is no surprise that the board has-reaf-. f’mned its support of PFLAG’ s executive director, Sandra Gillis, given the organization’ s exceptional performance. ¯ Iwantto share withyouthesuccesses in : the last year alone, of which we are most : proud: ¯ * Our Project Open Mind has changed i sixcommunities forever. ImagineaCatholic school auditorium filled frith students andfaculty1istening toPFLAGtalkabout ¯ the devasiating effects of hate speech on i ga,y youth; - PFLAG’ s action at the local and na- : tional levds has prompted the first-ever ¯i in schools under the auspicesofTitle IX; federal investigation of anti-gay violence ¯ PFLAG was the only Gay-identified CherrySt. Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis Community Cleaning,~drby Baker *Daisy Exchange, E. 15th . Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742~9468 i *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Map!ewood *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 74923620 *HIV Resource Ctr., 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 r NAMES P,R,OJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Doghouse on Brookside; 3311 S. Peoria 744-S~56 : NOW, Nat 10rg. for Women, POB 14068, 74159 *Elite Books & Videos~821 S. Sheridan 838:8503 : OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 *Ross Edward Salon, 2447E. 15th 584-0337,712-.9379 : *OurHouse, 1114S. ~al~er *Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595 ~. PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 *Gloria Jean’ s Gourmet Coffee, 1758 E. 21st 74221460 . -~Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning 459293-49 ..’,. ~The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor, 74105 Mark T. Hamby, Attorngy 74427440 .’. Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152. 581-0902, 743-4117 ". HIV Testing Site, Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-gpm, call 742-2927 622~0,700 .’. TNAAPP(NativeAmerieanmen),IndianHealthCare 582-7225 746-0440 .... Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 838-1715 749-4194 748-3111 365-5658 584-7960 749-4901 587-7674 .743-4297 749-4195 665-5174 584:2325 *Sandra J,.HillMS, ~syehotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly *International Tour~ :i.:.:. ..... JacoX ~mal Clinic, 2~32 E. 15th *Jared isAntiques, 1602:E. 15th 745-!.:111, ,: *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 341~i.6" 866 i: Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 71222750 ~ *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724E. 8 : group represented at President Clinton’ s ¯- Summit for America’ s Future, The invi- : tation speaks to PFLAG’ s coming of age : as a national family voice. PFLAGappreciates the dedicated mem- ¯ bers of the 400 chapters who are on the ¯ front lines - changing their communities. We, who are devoted to advancing social ." change, face a daunting task, It’s often ¯ hard to reflect on our success when there : is so much more to do. ". Last week, The Blade reported on a ¯ PFLAG board meeting where difficult ¯ issues were deliberated. A few people : decided tomake selectedportions ofthose : deliberations public. David Kauskey, CountryClub Barbering *Ken’S Flowe’r~, 1635.E. i5 Kelly Kirby, CPA, ~B 14011, 74159 langley Agency & S~n, 1316 E. 36th PI. Laredo CrOssing, 1519E.115th *Living ArtSpace, 19E.I Brady *Midtown Tlieate~, 3 i~"E. 3 Mingo Valley Flowers~.9720c E. 31 *Mohawk Music, 615~.E 51 Place *Novel Idea Bookstore,.51st & Harvard David A. Paddock, CP~; 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 The Pride Store, 1307E. 38, 2rid floor Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo Rainbowz on the River B÷B, POB 696, 74101 Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning 582-~018 :~.: O~RYAN, support group for 18-24LGBT young adults : For example, The Blade reported on an 74%0236 "~.~~ O RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth .....independent study" commissioned by 599~g070 ;"St.Aidan’sEpiscop~lChurch,4045N.Cincinnati 425-7882 : the board. At the meeting~ PFLAG’s 747;5466 ::::St. Jerome’s Parish Church, 3841 S. Peoria 742-6227 ¯ board deemed the study biased and its 749-.5533 : i~ *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services 74%7898 585~355 :~" Trinity Episcopal Chuich, 501 S. Cincinnati 582-4i28 585~i:-234 . Tulsa County Health Department,4616 E. 15 595-4105 58423112 ~ Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays ouly 663-5934 ,: Tulsa Olda. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 664~2951 ¯ T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 747-6711 747-7672 583-1090 743-4297 838-7626 747-5932 834-0617 ¯ *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule ¯ *Tulsa Community College Campuses ¯ *Rogers University (formerly UCT) ¯ BARTLESVILLE ¯ *Bartlesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone NORMAN 918-337-5353 ¯ results meaningless. : In addition, saying that PFLAG chap- : ters are Withholding dues in"protest is a ¯ gross distorlion. Sixtypercentofchapters ¯ responded to the first invoice for dues. : The final deadline for dues is September ¯ 30, 1997. ¯" To clarify, PFLAG strives tO represent ¯ its membership on theboard. One third of ¯ the board are regional directors. Of the : remaining fourteen members, ten are ac- : tive members of their local chapters. In ¯ addition to direct participation at thelocal ¯ level, the board devotes significant time ~ to hearing from members at their quar- ¯ terly meetings. ¯ We know that many people have had ". contact with PFLAG members and lead- " ers in their local communities. This out- " reach and the lives we’ ve touched are the ¯ heart and soul of PFLAG. Our record ¯ over the last four years speaks for itself. ". - Nancy McDonald, president ¯ Parents. Families and Friends ¯ ofLesbians and Gays, Inc. Scott Robison’ s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921, 747-4746 ChristopherSpradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 *Scribner’ s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749-6301 *Sedona H~alth-Foods, 8220 S. Harvard 481-0201 *Sophronia’ s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 592-2887 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017 *Tlizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware . 743-7687 *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria 742-2007 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & U niversities AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 1071,74101-1071 579-9593 *All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria 743-2363 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 587-7314 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 *B/L/G/T Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 *Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Chapman.Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence *CommunityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2rid 585-1800 *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 *ChurchoftheRestorationUU, 1314N.Greenwood 587-1314 ¯ *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 OKLAHOMA CITY ¯ *Borders Books &Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 ¯ TAHLEQUAH : *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 ¯ *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church 918-456-7900 ." *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-458-0467 ¯ NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand ¯ HIVtesting every other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date : EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ¯ *Jim & Brent’ s Bistro, 173 S. Main ¯ DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. ." MCC of the Living Spring ¯ Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 ¯ ¯ Kings Hi-Way Inn, 62 Kings Hi-way Positive Idea Marketing Plans ¯ Sparky’ s, Hwy. 62 East ¯ FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ *Edna’ s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-253-7457 501-253-6807 501-253-5445 501-253-9337 501-253-2776 800-231-1442 501-624-6646 501-253-6001 501-442-2845 * indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans communities. ¯ Letters Policy ¯ Tulsa Family News welcomes letters on ¯ issues which we’ ve covered or on issues ." you think need to be considered. Youmay ~ request that your name be withheld but ¯ letters must be signed&have phonenum- ¯ bers, or be hand delivered. 200 word let- "- ters are preferred. Letters to other publi- ¯ cations will be printed as is appropriate. TFN Community eaders TFN CommunityLeaders TFN Community Leaders Family OfFaith~ Metropolitan Community "Church of Even rain Could not stop Tulsh* Urag D~,d~ fr~m their~, ~: ~HOPEstaffthanked Concessio~ owners Kirk and Tbrry Tulsa celebrated its fifth anniversary last month. Pic- fundraising efforts for Tulsa Oklahomans for Human attheCarwash.DivasincludedCourtneyFarrell, Porsche tured here are some Family ofFaith’s members. Rights" HOPE&Pride Centerprograms andOurHouse. Lynn, VeronicaDevore, StacyMarieandKellyMcKinzie. by Tom Neal, editor andpublisher As the only Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgendered publication that serves specifically Tulsa (as opposed to those with regional aspirations), Tulsa Family News typically limits our editorial comments to issues more directly relevant to our communities. However, the Tulsa Project dection, scheduled for Oct. 14, merits some comment. The Tulsa Project, if somehow you’ve missed the media saturation campaign is a plan to raise taxes to build sports facilities, and more parking and some housing in downtown Tulsa. Some of you may know that I have a degrees in art histoxy as well as architecture and was employed in architectural practices for a number Of years, in Los Angeles, Tulsa and Dallas. And given that background, I am inclined to support urban redevelopment plans like the Tulsa Project - reinvestmentin our future is necessary. And there are parts of the Tulsa Project which seem to make a lot of sense. But the troubling aspects ofTheTulsa Project arereal[y an echo of the profound problems with our city’s leadership. Those promoting this project are the usual smug and somewhat smarmy, self-appointed rite where, to steal an old phrase, the Savages talkonly to Lortons, who talkonly to Helmerichs - who, of course, talk only to God. Tl~s rite are the people who talk about how Tulsa is such a wonderful place (whichitis for peoplelike them) butwho really have not done what they could to address Tulsa’s problems withhostility to its minority citizens, especially around issues of race, class & sexual orientation. The misgivings about the Tulsa Project have as much to do with questions about the trustworthiness of the people promoting it as it does with the Project’s own merits. Nor does it help that the Tulsa Project has yet to receive really fair and even-handed examination of its merits, and possible faults, in the mainstream press. The Tulsa Wormhas now written a few articles that could be called balanced but.much ofits coverage has been shame, lessly promotional. I also have to wonder if the all or nothing approach imposed on the voters was the best choice - as opposed to trusting voters to pick and chose the best parts of the program. Especially, as a designer and student of architecture/ urban planning, I have to question the absence of any serious discussion about public transit as part of an urban redevelopment plan. , Of course, public transit is hardly of interest, to Tulsa s ruling rite or the likely mostly middle-class users of the new facilities. In fact, I was quite shocked to learn from a prominent member of our city government that Tulsa could have a 24 hour, "grid" public transit system for about what the city contributes to the TulSa Zoo. Although a zoo is worthy enough, it speaks poorly of a city that it Values ahandful ofexotic animals morehighly than providing its poorer, disabled, or elderly citizens with adequate means of getting to services and jobs. But then bus riders don~t have wealthypatrons donating large sums - I guess the Helmerich bus or bus stopjnst doesn’t have the same cachet as a zoo building. As editor of Tulsa Family News, I cannot recommend for, or against, The Tulsa Project but I do encourage Lesbian and Gay citizens to consider the issue carefully, and to vote. I’ll probably decide at the polling place. Organizers saiditwas heldin Coloradobecausemembers have seen a growth in the number of.hate groups in the state. "More than ever, we know we’ll be strengthened when wehonor the.dignity and use the talents of all our people, regardless of race, or religious faith, national origin or sexual orientation, gender or disability," Clinton told the coalition in his taped message. "We know that thousands of hate crimes are still committed each year... As a nation, we must stand against all crimes of hate. Wemust move closer to the day when acts of bigotry and injustice areno longer a stain onour community or our conscience. We must fight the fear together and I thank you for your courage and your commitment," Clinton said. ¯ Cheyenne, Ki~,.w.ar_Achomawi, !_~kota, Hopi, Zuui, and others are represented in the 14Stories collected and ¯ edited under the pseudonym, Joe Max. Editors, Kelly ¯ Bennett & Ronia Davidson will sign the books. The books sell for $16.95 and all sales will benefit Ahalaya. : The book also showcases a number of Tulsa and ¯ Eastern Oklahoma storytellers, writers and artists. Benjzmin Harjoe created the illustrations and Wilburn Hill whois Muscogee Creek, Archie Mason, Jr. who is Osage, ~ Robert Annesley and Shan Goshorn are among the con- " tributors. ¯ TheAhalaya Project is aNativeAmerican agency that provides case management for Native Americans living ¯ with HIV or AIDS in state of Oklahoma. Ahalaya is part ¯ of a national Native American network of I-IIV/AIDS : service organizations that grew out of Ahalaya. Ahalaya ¯ began in 1991, and in 1994 spread to other states. For : more information,.call the Ahalaya Project at 742-8136. ¯ Our House, a drop-in center for PLWA’s will hold a : BaTzar fnndraiser at 1114 S. Quaker, Info: 584-7960. ~ Ernestine Dillard, the diva who caught .the nation’s ¯ attention when she sang at the OKC bombing memorial ¯ service will perform to benefit RAIN, Regional Inter- " faith AIDS Network. RAIN teams, typically from local : churches, provide critical care for PLWA’s. The 6:30pro ¯ concert is free on Oct. 19th at All Soul’s Church at 30th ¯ & Peoria but donations are welcomed. Info: 749-4195. ¯ The HIV Resource Consortium, Legal Services of ¯ Eastern Oklahoma andOurHouse will present Getting ¯ on With Your Life - a Back to Work and School Work- " shop from 10- 3pro at theTulsaCounty BarAssociation, ¯ 1446 So. Boston on Tues. Oct. 28th, RSVP: 584-4259 ~ and if transportation is needed, call 741-3596. This is ¯ made possible through a grant from Tulsa Community ¯ ¯ AIDS Partnership. Lunch is provided. Last butnotleast, Cimarron Alli~mce Group, with the ¯. Victory Fund, will present David Mixner, "friend of ¯ Bill’s" and former political advisor to the President, on "- Oct. 18thinOklahomaCity.Mixnerwilldobooksignings ¯ atBames &Nobleat 12:30andatBordersat2 pro. Hewill ¯ also attend a private cocktail party for members of The ¯ Victory Fund and Cimarron as well as a dinner. Those : interested in attending the dinner may call Cimarron at : 405-840-2223. Cimarron Alliance Group is an Okla- ¯ homa political action committee focused on equal rights : for all. The Victory Fund helps to elect I_g,sbian and Gay : candidates in state and local elections across the US. Why the form of a pastoral letter from the church’s spiritual leaders?"Primarily to get them to accept the fact that their son or daughter is gay or lesbian, and that their child was not damned forever," Bishop Joseph Imesch of Joliet, 111., chairman of the Committee on Pastoral Pracflees, said. The U.S. bishops’ letter in no way abandons traditional Catholic doctrine. It states that genital sexual activity between same-sex partners is "immoral" and that the letter is not tobe understood "as an endorsement of what some would call a homosexual lifestyle." The bishops urge parents to "do everything possible to continue demonstrating love for your~ child." That includes remaining open to the possibility that even after counseling, a child may still be "struggling to... accept a basic homosexual orientation." The doiSument also encourages priests to welcome homosexuhls into parishes, to help establish or promote support groups forparents of gay children and to let people know from the pnlpit and elsewhere that they are willing to talk about homosexual issues. When they lead chaste lives, homosexuals should be given leadership opportunities in the chu~.ch, the bishops, said. - "Generally, homosexual orientation is e,x,i~r]en~ as a given, not as something freely~chosen," th~ bi~liops said. "By itself, therefore, a homosexual orien.tation cani not be considered sinful, for morality presume~ the free- . dom to choose?’ Imesch, head of the Past0rai’-l:~adtices ~ committee, said the churchis nowhere near even disenss- ¯ ing whether it could ever consider homosexual acts : morally acee,,,ptable. In the meantime, however,, gay men ¯ andlesbians ’stillneedtobeacceptedaspeople;"h~ said. : ’q~,¢e judgment part is left to the Lord," q’his is another milestone on America’s journey ~o- ] wardcommonground wherefaith, family andfairness go ~ together," Elizabeth Birch, Executive Director of the ¯ national Gay organization, theHuman Rights Campaign, ¯ said in response. Birch noted HRC’s disagreement with ¯ some aspects of the letter -- most notably its unrealistic _" call for celibacy; she said that gay people should be able : to live-full and complete lives. "This is yet another ¯ expression fromreligious leaders that faith asks fairness ¯ of us all. Whatever their disagreements over other gay ¯ issues, they are recognizing that discrimination against ¯ gay people is fundamentally un-Christian," said Birch. : Kerry Lobel of the National Gay &LesbianTask Force : (NGLTF) also commented, "I welcome the open : acknowledgement by the Bishops that a person’s ~exual ¯ orientation should not be the basis of discrimination or ¯ injustice... I reject their notion, however, that our ¯ behavior is immoral. We call on the Church to end its ¯ mixed message and recognize and affirm the loving : relationships we have which cannot be separated from : sexual expression." ¯ Charles Cox, Executive Director of Dignity/USA, an i organization for Lesbian and Gay Catholics echoed NGLTF’s message, saying, "This pastoral letter is a : positive step and we commend the bishops for their ¯ improved sensitivity to the issues whi ch confront parents : and their lesbian and gay children, but all is not perfect. ¯ .. The-most serious fault we find with the letter is the ¯ incomplete explanation and view it provides regarding : chastity. Dignity believes that expressions of love, in- . cluding sexual intimacy between two individuals of the : same sex, can be morally acceptable." Clinton to Speak to HRC WASHINGTON (AP)- President Clinton will be the keynote speaker Nov. 8 at a gal~t dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, the largestnational gay and lesbian political organization, officials said today. "President Clinton’s participation at this event will be historic," said Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the organization. "The president’s attendance will mark the first time a sitting president has participated at a gay and lesbian civil rights event." WhiteHouseofficials confmnedthatClintonwould attend. The dinner, in Washington, falls two days before a White House conference on hate crimes. Clinton spoke at a Human Rights Campaign event in May 1992 before he was elected president. Last year he provided a videotaped me.ssage a Human Rights .Campaign convention designed tO promote volunteer involvement on behalf of candidates supportive of equal rights for gays and lesbians Was Goethe Gay? BERLIN (AP) - He celebrated the feminine in verse and courted some ofEurope’ s mostbeautiful women. But was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the giants of world literature, secretly homosexual? A new "erotic Goethe biography" by German historian and journalist Karl Hugo Pruys posits that the poet, novelist and playwright most famous for his "Faust" drama was at heart not a ladies’ man. "The Tiger’s Caresses," which appeared in bookstores last week, has already caused something of a stir, and not just in literary circles. The country’s most-read newspaper, the Bild am Sonntag tabloid, devoted a whole page to the question: "Was Goethe Gay. The answer, says Pruys, is to be foundin some 2,500 letters to; from and about Goethe, who married late in life, fathered one child-and died in 1832. "I wanted to write abookabout thelove thatGoethe felt, aboutlovein general in Goethe’ s life," Pruys said in an interview.i"Then I got onto a trail dominated by homosexuality?’ For example, a letter written by Dr. Johann Georg Zimmerman, in which he describes his young friend: "To me, Goethe’s caresses are like the caresses of a tiger. One always feels under his hugs the dagger in the pocket." Or Goethe’s own letters to philosopher Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, who Pruys says was probably Goethe’s first lover. "You felt that it was bliss for me to be the object of your love," the 25-year-old Goethe wrote to "dear Fritz" on Aug. 21, 1774. It ends with a warning - "Don’t let my letter be seen[" - more proof, Pruys says, of their secret passion. No one can say for sure if they ever slept together, "but for me, the letters show the possibility that there was a physical relationship," Pruys said. Prnys, a former spokesman for the conservative Christian Democratic Union, describes his current book, which comes out in English next year, as "a labor of love." But his colleagues at the Goethe Society in Weimar were not impressed.- "Complete nonsense," says Lothar Ehrlich, a literature professor and Goethe expert. Previous researchers have established that Goethe’s celebrated courtships with the opposite sex were most likely unconsummated until he was nearly 40, Ehrlich concedes. "He shied away from intimate contact and didn’t want to be tied down," Ehrlich says. Ehrlich and other scholars say Prnys simply misunderstands .die "S_tm-m und Drang" (storm and stress) spirit of the umes, when young, intellectual dandies expressed strong, even erotic emotion toward each other. "But these relationships were of a purely spiritual nature," Ehdich says. "It had absolutely nothing to do with physical love." Pruys, however, says the letters point to something more than that. The Goethe Society, he says, "simply doesn’t like to see their idol as aman who persisted in this ambiguous sexual behavior." Goethe, of course, would hardly be the first gay literary giant. Walt Whitman celebrated it, Thomas Mann suppressed it, Oscar Wilde went to jail for it. Speculation persists even about Shakespeare, wlio dedicated his sonnets to "Mr. W.H." Goethe Society President Werner Keller says Goethe’s sex life is irrelevant to appreciating his work, which every schoolchild here reads from an early age. ¯ _ "It’s not greater if he’s hetero(sexual), nor diminished through homosexuality," Keller says. ’’Those ," are all categories expressed, today by our sex-ob- ¯¯ sessed s,ociety, and I have only contempt for such a society. Pruys says he fe~s*~|oser to Goethe after ¯ uncovering the "masquerade" of heterosexual prow- : ess surrounding him. "An unbelievable amount has ¯ been written, but they all copy each other," lie says. "I ¯ hope that, after so long a time, we can finally get to ¯ know him better." Gay’s Home Bombed ¯ ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - An apparent fire bomb was thrown at the home of a gay man who spoke in ¯ favor of domestic partner benefits at anAlamedaCity " Council meetii~g. ~Police are investigating theinci- ¯ dent as a possible hate crime, Police Chief Burny ¯ Matthews said Thursday. No one was hurt, and the ¯ bottle, which had a burning rag stuffed into it, broke : on the sidewalk. "We are investigating, and we have ¯ no suspects at this time," he said. ’’There was no : accelerant in the bottle." ¯" Ben Felix, the apparent target, said there was a ¯ burned spot in his yard along with the smell of ¯ turpentine. Felix said he was so shaken he removed a ¯ gay pride rainbow flag from the front of his house. "My housemate has a 6-year-old son, and I thought ¯ protection of the child was more’ important than the ¯ flag," Felix said. ¯ He also said the house had been egged the previous ¯" weekend while he was out of town. "With the egging and now this, I can’t help but think it was aimed at ¯ me," he said. "I feel like the atmosphere in Alameda ¯ is getting darker and darker." : City Council member Tony Daysog condemned ¯ the incident. I don t think this represents Alameda, ¯ he said. "City officials should take a firm stand on : behalf of civil rights, and make sure nothing like this ¯ happens again." ¯ Last week the city council voted to extend dental ¯ benefits, as well as funeral and sickleave, to domestic ¯ partners of city employees. Felix spoke at the meet- . ing, his first time addressing the council, and con- " demned anti-gay rhetoric by other speakers. Mom Can Keep Daughter ¯ LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -Ajudge who disagrees with ¯ granting a woman custody of her daughter after the ¯ woman had a homosexual relationship is imposing hismorals onthefamily,saidthedirectorofNebraska’s : American Civil Liberties Union. ¯ Matt LeMieux criticized the dissenting opinion of ¯ state Court of Appeals Judge Edward Harmon, who ¯ said since homosexuality is against theparents’ moral ¯ code as Catholics, that conduct will impair the girl’s moral training and the father should be given custody. Hannon’s colleagues on the court did not agree. ¯ Nor did LeMieux. "He’s imposing his morals on ¯ thesefolks," LeMieux said. That wouldbetheeqmvalent, LeMieux said, of a judge saying the children of : a pro-choice Catholic family could be taken away : because thefamily’ s lifestyle conflicts with the teach_ ¯ ings Of the religion. ¯ The court ruled 2-1 Tuesday to allow Carol ¯ Hassenstab to retain custody ofher 11-year-old daugh- ¯ ter. The court upheld a lower court’s ruling denying. ." Thomas Hassenstab’s requestfor custody ofthe child. ¯ Hassenstab cited concems about what effect Carol’s ¯ homosexuality would have on their daughter. ¯ The woman’s attorney, Edith Peebles, said "there .. was never any showing that the childhad any adverse ¯ impact from the mother’s relationship." ¯ In his dissent, Hannon said Jacqueline Hassenstab : eventually will be taught at school and home that her ¯ mother’s conduct was morally wrong. "With regard to this family’s moral code, Carol has obviously set a ¯ horrible example,"Hannon wrote. "Therecord shows : Carol’ s conduct will necessarily impair Jacqueline’ s ¯ moral training," he wrote. "Therefore, it is in ¯ Jacqueline’ s best interests that custody be modified." ¯ The majority ruling said that because there is no ¯ evidence of any harmful effect, there is no evidence ¯ ¯ that itis in the child’s best interests to change enstody. 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Peoria 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5 pm Monday - Friday who will the person is still paying too much for life insurance, please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 Ellen Update NEW YORK (AP) - "Ellen" is ~neither a cure for cancer nor, as its fi..eragst..critics have charged, a cancer good people fi~gd protection from. Inste~td, with its fifth-season opener, "Ellen" has earned the right to be judged as neither more nor less than a TV series. Notarighteous crusade, nota video Gomorrah, "Ellen" emerges as a sitcom that, after years of trialand- error, mayfinally have found its Way- a way that happens to distinguish it as the first TV series in history with a gay lead. "You sure look happy," a past boyfriend tells Ellen Morgan after learning she’s come out as a lesbian. "Yes," she quips in her goofy-deadpan fashion, "and thebest part about it is, it’s taken five strokes off my golf game?’ But she really does look happy .in the season premiere€ tiffed "Guys or Dolls." Moreover, star Ellen DeGeneres finally looks happy in the role she’s been grappling with, unsuccessfully until now, ever since "Ellen" premiered in March 1994. In sum, "Ellen" has not so much "come out" as come in - come into its own, at long last, as a funny, newly grounded sitcom. Of course, it ended last season not so much a TV series as a lightning rod in a storm of public outbursts over homosexuality. For months before, the show and its star had been building toward that tndy mustsee- TV moment when Ellen Morgan blurted "I’m gay" over an ai’ rportpubli"c-address system. Thunderous media coverage leading to that season finale included a Time cover story where DeGeneres confirmed that §he, too, was gay. Thus had "Ellen" ridden a wave of controversy that, in ram, drove a wider debate about being gay, culminating in publicity overkill at a feverish pitch: By "Ellen’s" Mr-time April 30, many viewers were as weary of the whole thing as they were incapable of talking about anything else. But even carrying all that freight, the so-called "Puppy Episode" was generally recognized as being genuinely funny (and would win the Emmy for best-written comedy script). Then, rather quickly, it was over. The world turned to the next thing. But whither "Ellen"? Come fall, could it pick up where it left off so spectacularly in the spring? DeGeneres, for one, didn’t seem to know, and apparently wasn’t sure she even wanted to find out. She was quoted as saying she hoped her series wouldn’t be back. Then, to no one’ s surprise (surely least of all her own), it was renewed. And now available evidence suggests that, rather than reaching an end, "Ellen" has scored a rebirth. "Guys or Dolls" positions "Ellen" for the first time as a senes for us to watch faithfully, or, at least, to keep our eye on. In this episode, Ellen has run into her old boyfriend Dan, who, learning that she’s gay, naturally frets that he is somehow accountable forher sexual orientation. "Well, no," she saucily assures him, "not unless you played Catwoman on ’Batman." "" Finding they still enjoy each other’s company, Dan and Ellen pal around. Then a friendly good-night kiss turns into somethingmorethanfriendly. Ellen, alarmed that her hard-won self-realization is coming undone, confides to her gay friend Peter her unexpected pull in Dan’s direction. "You have to follow your heart, and it will lead you to the truth of the matter," Peter counsels, before tripping into his own disclosure: He once had a liaison with a woman. "You didn’t!" "Oh, Ellen," he hastens to explain, "I was in college!. It was a crazy time! Devo was hot!" The episode concludes in an amusing encounter with Dan, as Ellen satisfies herself that she feels affection, but no sexual spark, for this man - or any other. "I’m gay, I’m a gay woman," she tells him. "and kissing boys kind of violates the whole spirit of the thing." Be true to yourself and be honest with others. There, we have the episode’s message. Daring? Groundbreaking? Shocking? Scandalous? On the contrary. This "Ellen" vouches for some pretty oldfashioned values. It’s funny how that works. In & Out Rakes It In! LOS ANGELES (AP) - "In and Out," a comedy about a teacher whose life is turned upside down when he is declared to be gay by a former student, was the top film over the summer’s final weekend. The ¯ film starring Kevin Klin~ earned an estimated $15.3 ¯ million. "InandOut"played on 1,992 screens and had ." the highest per-screen average of any weekend film., ¯ according to figures released by Exhibitor Relations ¯ Co. Inc. "I think it’sbroadened alot of people’s : opinions on these topics. Maybe five years ago you ¯ ouldn tseeafilmlikethis, saidRobertBucksbaum, ¯ publisher of the industry newsletter Reel Source. "If ¯ you’ve got a funny picture it’s going to do well no ¯ matter what," added Art Rockwell, Yeager Capital .. Markets analyst. ¯ P-town Due : Visitor From Hell : - PROVINCETOWN~ Mass. (AP) -T~wnofficials are -bristling at a letter from ~ fundamentalist Kansas church whose members say they intend to travel to Cape Cod to protest pro-gay sentiments in a school educational program. The Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka outlined the protest plans in the letter, faxed to the school system, announcing that its members would travel across the country to protest the town’s new Anti-Bias School andCommunity ProJect, a system-wide educational project encouraging tolerance towards gays and lesbians. The Rev. Fred Phelps, head of the 200-member church said he learned of the program from a Washington Times article headlined: "Provincetown preschoolers to learn ABC’s of being gay." An antihomosexual activist, Phelps said approximately 25 .church members are planning to fly to Provincetown ~n October. "We will probably spend a day or two picketing with signs," said Phelps, 67. "Every time the gays have a big event, we go."For the past several years, the church has spent more than $250,000 annually on travel expenses related to anti-gay protests around the country, Phelps said. Although the church distributes inflammatory materials referring to gays as "sodomites" and "oererts and members have been photographed at rallies holding signs reading "No .Fags in Heaven" and "AIDS Cures Fags," Phelps said the church has peaceful intentions. "I hope to be able.to peacefully and safely preach the message f truth, said ~Phelps Town officials said they are drafting.,~.r_.e~sponse to Phelps which disputes the facts of the article, while affirming the church’s right to protest. "What they on t findis aprogram where preschoolers are taught the ABCs of being gay," Town Manager Keith Bergman told the Cape Cod Times. "What they will find is a community equipping itself with the tools to combat racism, sexism, classism, homophobia and all kinds of prejudice." Jeannine Cfistina, the town’s Parent Teacher Association president, said she believed the town would rally against and-gay picketers. "I know they are a very angry hateful group,.sa.ldC.nst.ma,.ale.sblanand mother of a young daughter. "I think the town will show its solidarity and that we aren’t interested in what they have to say," she said, The anti-bias project, started in March, is intended to train teachers and students to handle issues of race, gender, religion and other differences, Cfistina said. ,although Provincetown has attracted unwelcome attention since launching the project, nearly 150 schools across the state already have such programs in place. Bob Parlin, a history teacher at Newton South High School and a trainer with the state Department of Education’ s Safer Schools program, saidhe has given hundreds of training seminars on making schools safer by teaching tolerance. "That’s what was so unusual about the reaction," Parlin said. "The (Provincetown) program is not that different or unusual." Provincetown teachers and administrators held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a protest and its implications for student safety. The Times article also caught the attention of the Christian Broadcast Network, which sent a crew to Provincetown last week to cover the controversy. CBN is part of televangelist and Christian Coalition supporter Pat Robertson’s Family Channel. CBN correspondent Randall Brooks distanced her network from Phelps’ group, "There are a lot ofpeople who do things in the name of Christ who are not Christ-like." J Vaccine to-be Tried PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 52-year-old grandmother participating in a new national test of two possible AIDS vpccines admits she has butterflies in her stbmach. Gwen Robertson, a recovering’ heroin addict whose boyfriend is HIV-positive, is among 420 uninfected people, ineludhag30 in Philadelphia, recruited for a trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, The Philadelphia Inquirer re- Twelvecities are taking partin the trial, the latest effort in a lengthy search for a vaccine for HIV, the humanimmunodefi~ ciency virus, which causes AIDS. The study involves injections with two different vaccines, one in each arm, The Inquirer said. Researchers hope to know within a year whether the vaccines are safe and whether they show enoughpromise to move ahead with tests involving about 10,000 subjects. ’q’his is the first step in a long process," said David Metzger, a researcher at the Risk Assessment Project at the Hospital .of the University of Pennsylvania, which *s overseeing the trial in Philadelphia. Onevaccine testedinPhiladelphia,manufactured by Pasteur Merieux Connaught of France, is made with genetically engineered copies of threeHIV genes and is injected with a live canary pox virus, whichis fatal to birds butnothumans. The second vaccine is an improved version of earlier vaccines made with a genetically engineered HIV protein. Neither contains the live virus, so testsubjects cannot contract the disease from the vaccines. Both vaccines have .been tested in other trials, but this study targets people at high-risk for contracting the AIDS virus. New Drugs Fail for 1/2 of Patients TORONTO (AP) - Widely heralded new AIDS treatments that seemed to stop the virus’ advance and revive patients from near death are now beginning to fail in about halfof all those treated, doctors said Monday. The disappointing reports suggest the tough virus is coming back after being knocked briefly into submission, just as many experts feared it would. "Over the past year, we had a honeymoon period," said Dr. Steven Decks. "The epidemic will likely split in two, and for half the people we will need new therapeutic options." Decks presenteddata from the University of California at San Francisco’s large public AIDS clinic at San Francisco General Hospital. Prescriptions of so-called three-drug cocktails -two olderAIDS drugs plus one of the new class of medicines called proteaseinhibitors - have dearly revolutionized AIDS care. In many places, more than 90 percent of AIDS patients are taking these combinations, and typically people start on them as soon as they learn they are infected, even before they get sick. Patients whose disease-fighting T cells were ravaged by HIV have gotten out ofbed, regained normal lives andeven gone back to work. However, many worded from the start that the virus would eventually grow resistant to the protease inhibitors and resume its insidious destruction. Thelatest data, presented Monday at an infectious disease conference sponsored by the American Society of Microbiology, suggests this is indeed happening regularly. Decks and colleagues reviewed the records of 136 HIV-infected people ¯ whostartedonproteaseinhibitors inMarch ." 1996, when Crixivan and Norvir, the first ¯ two powerful protease inhibitors, came ¯ on the market. ~¯ Most patients responded Their virus levels dropped so low ¯ could not be found on standard tests. But ¯ since then, the virus has returned to de- : tectable levels in 53 percent. Although : this is ominous, no one knows exactly ¯ what it means. "All of our’ failures’ are ¯ clinically feeling very well," said Decks. : "It’s very important to understand we ¯ have no idea of the prognosis of people ¯" who have resistant v,rus."" Decks said : other large AIDS clinics are having simi- ! lar experiences., although his is the first to ¯ present the data publicly. ¯ "There is a whole mixture of explana- ." tions" for the failures, said Dr. David Ha ¯ of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research .- Centerin New York City. Ha said that for ¯ peoplewhohadrelatively lowvirus 1.evels ¯ when they started taking the drugs and : had not used other AIDS medicines, fail- , ure almost always means they did not take : their pills on schedule. Even missing a : few doses can ruin thetreatment. ¯ Decks said Iris" data are far different ¯ from the carefully controlled drug experi- ¯ merits sponsoredby pharmaceutical cam- : panics to demonstrate the medicines’ po- ¯ tential. These studies show far more en- ¯ couraging results. Among the longest- ¯ running of these is a study of 28 patients i who have been taking Crixivan,~and : 3TC. Dr. Roy Guliek of New York Uni- ¯ versity said Monday that after almost two : years, the virus is still undetectable in 22 : of them, or 79 percent. Decks Said real- . world experience is not as promising as ¯ the trials because patients in the studies : are less sick to start with and more highly ¯ motivated to scrupulously follow their ¯ drug regimens. Also presented was the ¯ first large study of the use of protease ¯ inhibitors in children. Just over half ap- ¯ peared to be responding well after three months of therapy. :- First Combo Pills ¯ WASHINGTON (AP) - The first combi- ¯ nation pill for AIDS therapy could allow ¯ patients to cut six tablets a day from their ¯ complicated drug regimen. Glaxo ". Wdlcome announced Monday that the ¯" Food and Drug Administration has approved Combivir, combining two of the ¯ most common AIDS medicines - AZT ." and 3TC - into one tablet. ¯ Powerful anti-HIV drug cocktails often ¯ requirepatients to take asmany as 20 pills aday at precisetimes. Combivir wouldlet ¯ patients take two tablets a day instead of ¯ the up to eight pills required when taking ¯, AZT and 3TC separately, the FDA said. ¯ The drug will be on pharmacy shelves by ¯ mid-October, and the annual wholesale ¯ price of $5,240 will be similar toAZTand ¯ 3TC taken separately. : Also, the government proposed new : guidelines for treating HIV infection in infants and children and recommend the ¯ same three-drug cocktails for kids that -" adults get. Pediatricians have been nnsure ¯ of how to treat young HIV patients. The ¯ government has approved pediatric for- : mulations for only twoofthemost power- : ful AIDS drugs, called protease inhibi- ¯ tars, and many pediatricians give their ¯" smallest patients just a combination of : two older AIDS drugs. ¯" The Department of Health and Human ¯ Services’ proposed guidelines say most infected infants can be diagnosed by 6 : months ofage, and that full therapy should Jeffrey A. 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The guidelines explain doses for different age groups, and suggest how to mix those drugs that don’ t come in liquid versions so that children can swallow them, said HHS’ AIDS chief Dr. Eric Goosby. The government will accept comments on the child guidelines through Oct. 30, before taking final action. Selenium Critical for HIV Treatment MIAMI (AP) ~-.Researehers~saydaey have increasing evide~._ce, fl~a~t a deficiency 0f the mineral sdcnium can have~a.dramatic effect onthe survival rate ofHIV-infected patients. Themineral, foundinmanyfoods but especially whole grains, seafood and liver, plays a key role in maintaining a healthyimmune system, scientists believe. A study at the Center for Disease Preven-. tion at the University of Miami’ s School of Medicine.showed that HIV-infected patients with a deficiency of selenium were almost 20 times more likely to die of causes related to HIV. The study of 125HIV-infectedmenand women, published Tuesday in the Journal ofAcquired Immune D’eficiency Syndrome, demonstrated that~ selenium plays a critical role in the progression of AIDS. While other nutrients such as vitamins A, B 12 and zinc affect survival, deficiencies in those nutrients produce a much lower risk of mortality, the study found. Selenium has also been shown to play a key role in fighting cancer. The Miami study lasted for 3 1/2 years and measured nutritional factors every 6 months. "It is known that nutritional deficiencies develop in the course of HIV infection," said the leader of the research, MariannaBaum, assistant dean oftheUM School of Medicine. "Sometimes that occurs because of the lack of appetite, sometimes people eat, but don’t absorb nutrients." But she said those suffering from infections like the HIV virus have "increased requirements for some nutrients, especially antioxidants, that cleanse some toxic elements in the bloodstream and the liver." Research in recent years has indicated that HIV infection actually depletes the body’s supply of selenium. In another study noted in the same issue o.f the Journal ofAIDS, Will Taylor, as socaate professor at the University of Geor- ~a College of Pharmacy, said that a previous study in 1994 predicted a link between selenium and HIV progression. In thenew Georgia report, researchers show that anew protein ofHIV has the potential to incorporate selenium, which could be a factor in selenium depletion in HIV-infected patients. The key new finding is that the Georgia study showed this new protein of HIV matches a known type of selenium-containing protein. That supports theories on the link between selenium depletion and HIV, Taylor said. ’q’here is evidence that dietary selenium levels have declined in the modern diet," Taylor said, noting a 1997 British study that showed selenium in the British diet had declined by half over a 20-year period. He said the selenium deficiency in the diet is causedby a shortage in the soils that could be causedby acid rainandother factors. Based on the Miami research, Baum’s team is developing a study to determinewhether seleniumtreatmentcan slow disease progression and improve survival over time in HIV-infected persons. ¯ ing a powerful cocktail of AIDS drugs ¯ called protease inhibitors. ¯ Brought back from the brink of death, ¯ McDonald, 3fl.,.i_s~l.an.ni.u.g for~a f_uL0xe he "’ ffe.v’e~’thought he iw0uld have. Dreams of ¯ going to medical,school arereal again and ¯ his living will is tucked away in a drawer. : There’ s only one problem - the cocktailis ¯ nora cure. The virus still lurks inhis body. ¯ AIDS advocates are alarmedby what they ¯ say is a growing public belief that the ¯ treatment cures AIDS. ¯ "People think the AIDS epidemic is ." over," McDonald said. "That’ sscary be- _" cause it’ s not." The more people believe ¯ that, the more risks they may take - risks ¯ that could lead to a resurgence in the ¯ number of HIV cases. "We are a take-apill society. People seem to think the ¯ drugs are a cure. I’in constantly amazed at the level of ignorance. HIV never leaves ¯ the body," said Randall Russell, director ¯ of AIDS Task Force of Alabama. ¯ While the first-ever drop in the number of new AIDS cases was reported this ¯ month, health offiCials say they do not ¯ have comprehensi#e information on the ¯ rate of HIV infection. The latest figures ¯ available, covering 1987 to 1992, show : there were about 40,000 to 80,000 new : HIV infections a year. All states report ¯ AIDS cases and deaths to.the Centers for ¯ Disease Control and Prevention, but only ¯ 30 count HIV infection, too. ¯ "Youngerpeople think theycanpartici- ¯ pateinrisky behavior again: They haveno : fear,.smdM.cDo.nald,w.hogaves speeches : to school and businesses for the Colum- ¯ bus AIDS Task Force. "Heterosexuals : still think this is a Gay disease and not as : their disease, too." : Education about AIDS is more impor- ¯ tant than ever, said Daniel Zingale, direc- : tor of AIDS Action, a national organiza- ." tion that represents 2,000 AIDS groups. ." "It’ll be a tragedy if people start walking ¯ away from prevention," he said. ’q’he : worst is not over. The drugs aren’t a cure : anddon’tworkformanypeople." Zingale ." said protease inhibitors fail for at least 30 ¯ percent of patients who take them. The ¯ cost - $10,000 to $15,000 per year - is ¯ prohibitive. : And it’s not easy to take so many pills. ¯ McDonald downs a total of 98 pills at. 10 ; different times aday. Some require food, : while others don’t. The side effects in- ,. dude diarrhea, heartburn and nausea. : Another question is how long the drug ¯ cocktail will be effective. Russell said ," some patients show no sign of HIV for a ¯ year or two. But then for some unknown : reason, the virus and infections return, ¯ killing them. : McDonald knows all about that. "I still ¯ live with the fear in the back of mymind i that tomorrow’I~could become sick again. ¯ That the virus will grow again," he said. ," "For the past 12 years, I have watched all ¯ my goals crumble in front of my eyes. I : was on my way to osteopathic school but didn’t gobecanse ofmyimpending death: i Now that I have hope, I’m thinking of going to nursing school. I just have to : make sure I don’t overdo it." ¯¯ Treatment. Success Hinders Prevention ¯ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The killer in : Michael McDonald’s body is silent. The ¯ AIDS-infected man has lived with the ¯ deadly HIV virus for 12.years. A year ago : his viral load, the measure of HIV in the ¯ blood, was more than I million. Today, ¯ it’s undetectable. The reason is simple: : McDonald is one of 150,000 people takby James Christjohn : the foodstuffs - and it was incredibly Well, I have some rants and raves to ¯ distracting.Totopitalloff,hethenchewed share with you. First, arave: ff youmissed : with his mouth open, making rather loud RomeoandJulian,er, Juliet,youmissed " smacking noises. Tom, who will usually a fabulous show! I am not a ballet fan per ¯ put up with such nonsense, finally leaned se, butIwasreallyawedby TulsaBallet’s . over and asked him not to cat during the production. Usually, narrative Ballet sim- " performance. To his credit, he did stop. ply doesn’t work for me - the dance is ¯ Meanwhile, the girl behindmespentmost grcat, but the story is lost, or the " of the her knuckles suffers at the hands of and biting her Lee the flashy choreogra- Press-on fingernails phy. Butthis balletwas (audiblymakingaloud beautifully choreo- clacking noise) when graphed, and the nar- she wasn’t scratching rative was very wall her nylon hos.e loudly done. You could al- with same. I refrained most hear Shakes- fromeommenting,bepeare’ s lines, thedane- cause Iprobablywould ers "told" the story so have been thrown out well. I was astounded, with what I felt like Choreographer saying. Most of the Michael Smuincreated time, I was simply asanexcellenteveningof JamesRosenquist’sGiflWrappedDoll tonished that manners entertainment, and seemed such a thing 0f communicated the #16, refers to the horror of the AIDS the past. I was raised epidemic in Philbrook Museum’s exstory exceptionally hibit: Still Life: The Object in Ameri- to be considerate of well. I have taken others who are watchcan Art 1915-1995: Selections from enough Dance to be ing and trying tohear a able to appreciate just the Metropolitan Museum of Art. performance. how easy the dancers make their move- ¯ At Tulsa Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet, the ments look. These folks were amazing. ¯ gentlemanbehindus was alsoeatingfood, In particular, this production’.s " crinkling the wrapper loudly and chewing Mercutio, Jiang Qui, stole the show. His ." with his mouth open. He made the first movements were inhumanly precise, and gendemanseemmannerlyincomparison. I felt rather sorry for one dancer who did ~ Perhaps the PAC should make an ana duet with. him - Jiang made everyone ¯ nouncement (since no one seems to be around him look clumsy, and they were ¯ tcaching their kids basic manners anyall excellent dancers. Romeo, Andrew more) that people are not to cat drink or Allagree, andJuliet, IrinaUshakova, spoke makeunwarrantednoiseor tohavelengthy Shakespeare eloo~uentl,y through their discourses while productions are in movements. The nurse, danced by ~ progress. It’soneofthereasonsldon’tgo MosceleneLarkin, proved suitably comi- " to films much anymore. People trcat them cal, AndJuliet’ s father,TimSnyder, made ¯ as they do a video at home - it’s "OK" to for a very dashing and handsome Daddy. " talk over, during and loudly while it is Oh, the temptation to write some bawdy " playing. It is a sad commentary on modbits are profoundly strong, but I shall ¯ ern society. OK, I’m done. Just rememrefrain.., a bit. Some very handsome men ¯ ber, if you sit next to me, don’t make any and beautiful women are in the Tulsa " noise durin~theproduction.I’ll behappy Ballet’s employ, and totalkdulingintermiseven if you don’t like sion;orafterwards,but ballet per se, you’ll ap- during a performance preciate the view. And ofany kinditis rude to oh, yes, thereis thecul- thepeoplearoundyou, tural enhancement and to the pedormers thingas well. Although as well, to disrupt the for sheer aesthetic, I’m " performance or really looking forward people’s enjoyment of to the next production it in any fashion. on October 17, 18, & Upcoming events: 19. Comprised of 2 A benefit for the ballets - the all-male, American Theatre half-nu,de "Troy Company,"AnEven- Games , which is a ing with Joyce Martel spoof ofhyper-mascu- Robert Reed is the handsome, new Under The Stars" will linity, and the all fe~ ExeentiveDirectorofthePhilharmonic be held in Manion male "Concerto Park, 3003 E. 56th Barocco" - the evenings should provide " Street on October 4 at 7 pin. Dinner and something for everyone. There’s even a ," the show will be $50.00 apiece or $400.00 mixed couples thing call "Prawn Watch- ¯ to reserve a table. To reserve a space, call ing’.ThatoneI’mduMousabout.There’s " 747-9494. Shouldbeafunevening, espenoreal description, otherthaneveryoneis ," cially if the temperatures hold. dressed in 50’s drag. Sounds ominous. ¯ For more hbme-grown artistes, check Butcultural. " out the Living Arts of Tulsa’s (LAOT) Now: A rant. Why is it that people feel " exhibits at 19 E. Brady Avenue, 585- that it is appropriate in a formal thcatre, to ¯ 1234. (Lovethatnumber!) InOctober, we cat food with incredibly noisy wrappers ," have the exhibit, "Mud Drawings", by and with their mouths open, to boot? The : Texan David Nakabayashi, through Oct. last two events we attended at the PAC ¯ 23. On the 11, get the rhythm of the were practically ruined by such boors. At ¯ Pridelands going with the Urban Tribal theOperaGala, thegenflemansittingnext " Drumming.C~rele at 7pro. On the 17th, toTomapparently stashedamonth’s worth " Steve Liggett speaks about the Day of the of food in his jacket. Throughout the per- : Dead, Oaxaca; acelebrationtohonorthose formance, he would reach into his jacket, ¯ ancestors who have passed on. looking rather like Napoleon, andunwrap : see Arts, page 12 Afda November 8, 13, & 15 1997 Dreamkeepers March 7, 12, & 14, 1998 Hansel & Gretel sc. so Spcc,a 3: November 28, 29, & 30, 1997 For the best seats in the house order your season tickets today~ Single tickets also on sale now Call 587-4811 to substribe. Or buy your tickets online at www.webtek.com/tulsaopera/ MercedesEIlington Butterfly May 2, 7, & 9, 1998 TULSA~~;PERA T tJ L S & PHILHARMONIC Sophisticated Ellington Symphony + Swing Oct. 1.0 & 11, 8 pm Tulsa Performing Arts Center Chapman Music Hall Call 747-PHIL (7445) Take a musical journey through Duke Ellington’s life with a full-leng ht symphonic program hosted .by his granddaughter. The presentation is comprised of 2 vocalists and 4 remarkable dancers. on the R, er A Bed & Breakfast P.O. Box 696 Tulsa, OK 74101-0696 918-747-5932 This beautifully decorated Brookside home and gardens is centrally located just minutes from downtown, universities, museums and Tulsa’s best shopping and entertainment. Guests may breakfast on the deck overlooking the garden or enjoy the comfortable living room or den. Evening meals available with advanced notice. Ballets of the sexes. In Troy Game, the men of the Company dance to exhaustion m a grueling tongue-in-cheek look at male hyper-masculinity in times of conflict. You’ll never think of ballet as only "pretW ’n pink" again. In perfect contrast, Concerto Barocco features the women of the Company and Balanchine choreography that "makes the music seen and the dance heard." Finally, Prawnwatching explores relationships using contemporary and classical techniques -- in short skirts and blue ieans! Troy Game, Friday & Saturday, October 17 & 18, 8em Sunday, October 19. 3pm For Ti©kets, call: Tulsa Ballet Ticket Office 149-6006 or tne PAC: 1-800-364-7111. 596-7111; Carson Attractions: 584-2000 All shows at the Performing Arts Center, 3rd & Cincinnati Sponsored By Soprano Ernestine Dillard in concert to benefit RAIN Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Sunday, October 19, 6:30 pm All Soul’s Unitarian Church 2952 South Peoria, free admission, donations accepted I~". SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pro, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 11am, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service - 11am, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service, 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 University of Tulsa Bisexuai/Lesbian/Gay/Transgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous tesdng. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, i900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea. mo., 7:30pm, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Sept: Gary Reed’s Pryor Rendering, October .to be announced Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, HelmeriCh Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-6557 Monday Night Football, 8 pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd fl. ~TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group, HIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locations, call: 749-7898 Rainbow Business Guild Business & professional networking group, 10/21, 7;30 pm, NGLTF!TOHR Hate Crimes Town Hall, TU Chapman Ctr. PrimeTimers, mens group, 10/21.7:30 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th Coming Out Support Group (TOHR/HOPE) 10/7 & 10/21, 6 pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family OfFaithMCCPraise/Prayer-6:30pro, Choix-7:30,5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for inf0: 595-7632. Lambda A-A, 7 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. Ellen Watch Party, 8:30 pro, Pride Center, Renfro Room, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. l~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pm, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale,Weekly practice - 9:30pro, Lola’s; 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each too. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S~ Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Iufo: 749-4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven, YoungAdults Social Group, 1 st Fri/eachmo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Community Coffee House ,10/10 & Community Movie Night, 10/24 7 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th, info: 743-4297 ~ SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 _-Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Lambda A-A, 6 pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~ OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838~1222 Womens Supper Club,.Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long ride,10/4, 7 am. Short ride, 10/15, 6:30 pro. Long fide, 10/18, 7 am. All rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. Members of the Spoke Club get access to the Club’s hot line for updates on rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 lfyour event or organization is not listed, please let ~s Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. READ ALL ABOUT IT reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library In 1988, psychologist and author Betty Berzonwrote PermanentPartners, thefirst book dedicated to helping Gays and Lesbians create long-term relationships. Her new book, Intimacy Dance, builds 0n the~darlie~ title and presents a series of topics that impact relationships. This is an important subject and is dealt withhere in alogical and easily readable way. There are a handful of specific areas that seem to be the most difficult for couples to overcome, including money, different approaches to sex, coping with aging and stress from the outside world. Berzon approaches these topics sensibly and uses many firsthand experiences to illustrate her points. As a psychotherapist, she tends to heavily that it does work for some couples, and even includes a shortlist of suggestions to consider w-hen trying to make an open relationship work: "no sex with mutual friends," "sexual encounters are always verbally shared with the lover," "sex is permissable only whenoneis outof town," fine ofthe major stumblln~ blocks in lon~- term relationshlps is thelnabflity to see one’s partner as an imperfect ~rson. ~Ve tend to fall in love with someone and enter a relationship with a fantasy... etc. She saves the most impb~ t ’fbr l~asi! ?alloutside sex must follow safer sex guidelines." Berzon points out that one of the major stumbling blocks in long-term relationships is the inability to see one’ s partner as an imperfect person. We tend to fall in love with someone and enter a relationship with a fantasy about that person, andwhenreal life takes over and that partner doesn’t always act according to our wishes, we are disappointed and confused. The fact is, of course, that we are all imperfect partners, "flawed and inexamine and aa.,~yze topics from their psychological aspects, but, because ofher writing style, thi~.is interesting and adds another dimension to this book. This is more than a collection of Dear Abby colunms! One of the big topics is monogamy vs "open relationships." While acknowledging that different sexual arrangements work in different relationships, Berzon indicates that "with some exceptions, I believe sexually exclusive partnerships work best for most people.., even though a couple may have an open relationship, that doesn’ t mean both partners are having an equally swell time in their pursuit of outside sex. Though they usually deny it, partners do tend to keep score." She does explore nonmonogamy with the idea consistent, often too sdf-absorbed and capable of inflicting injury on those we love, inadvertently and otherwise." The bottom line for both Gay and Lesbian relationships is that open communication is the key. Most people communicate poorly, which complicates the extremely important avenues of inform,-- tion and understanding. Striving to commtmicate toward a common goal takes years and many couples g~ve up too soon. Nobody said it would be easy! Keep your eyes on the prize! Ifa stable, permanent relationshipis the desired result, this book will help you get there. Check for Intimacy. Dance and other similar rifles ofinterest at yourlocal branch library, or call Readers Services at 596- 7966. by Judy McCormick Let’s talk about weed control. I am seeing alot of crabgrass control in various stores I frequent. Putting crabgrass prevention down in the fall is totally useless. Crabgrass only returns from seed, a hard freeze will kill existing plants, if we have enough warm weather to germinate crabgrass seeds, the next freeze will kill them. Apply crabgrass control in the spring, the ideal time being immediately after the last freeze. When will that be you say? Norreally , the middle of March is a good time. Balan, the most popular ~rabgrass control, stays in the soil 6 to 8 weeks. Ifthe forsythia is blooming (that bush that has yellow blooms and blooms before anything else) you have probably waited too long. The early spring weeds that aggravate people are henbit and chickweed. These weeds germinatein the fall, probablyright about now, and stay short and mostly invisible all winter." There are weed and grass prevention products you can put down in your flower beds now that will keep the weeding downnext spring. Then you put your mulch down on top of it and your spring preparation will be greatly reduced. Don’ t use these products in bells where yousow flower seeds, yourflowers : are just weed seeds to these products. ¯ These different products have different ¯ watering requirements. You need to read ¯ the instructions on the labd (oh, no, not ¯¯ instruction reading!) On some of these, if you just dampen it down, it won’t get : down into the soil far enough. If the little : seed is below the product, it can germi- ¯ hate and come up through your weed ¯ prevention. At which time it will stick its : tongue out at you and give you aresound- ¯ ing raspberry. ." Right now I am thinking about planting ¯ pansies. First of all, I just love the plant -: and secondly one of the advantages to our. weather in Oklahoma (in case you didn’ t : know, there are some disadvantages)is ¯ that we will get warm spells throughout : the winter and the little pansies I have ¯ planted will bloom for me. This is a very : big deal to me. Then in the really early ¯ spring, before we can safely plant annu- ¯ als, my pansies are looking spectacular. I " also want my yard to look different just : because I am easily bored and the season : has changed. I don’t do this all over my ¯ yard (I’m not completely crazy), just a : few select spots. It’s feeling great out : there guys. Go yeforth & garden! : Judy McCormickformerly owned and ¯ ran Cox Nursery. 1997 Diamonte LS Executive Suite Diamonte LS $ 2 6, 9 9 5 sale price Don Carlton Mitsubishi 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 HITSUBISHI MOTORS Bui It For Living..° Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law An Attorney who will fight for justice & Equality for Gays & Lesbians Domestic Partnership Planning, Personal Injury, Criminal Law & Bankruptcy 1-800-742-9468 or 918"352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. A Dining Pleasure coc & FRESH CLAMS VEGIE STIR ~Y COQUILE ST. ~QUES MAHI-MAHI RACKOF LAMB CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE hand-hewn teak, stone, iron, mesquite objects of interest 1519 East 15th Street 585-1555 ... from Java, San Miquel, Bali, Guarnajuarto, and beyond Visit Our New Pride Room down~OOkS, Jewelry il~--~Incense Candles "-_._.._-77J Unique G~fts s~a~rsL.L , _ ._ ~ana I~rlae 45&1/2 Spring Street Eureka Springs, AR 501-253-5445 Puppy Pause II Allanna Davenport Professional All ~o Breed Grooming 1060-N South Mingo Tulsa 74128 838-7626 Announcing Eureka Springs 1 st Annual Diversity Celebration Nov. 6-9th, Call for Details! United Methodist Community of Hope ¯.. an inclusive community that seeks, values ana welcomes all people... to act a the living body of Christ by seeking justice, compassion and liberation... 1703 East 2nd, 918-585-1800 Worship each Sunday at 6. pm by Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche ...~, ~.Soine ofoureatin" anddrinkin’ buddies will go to a restaurant, fred a dish they like, and then order the same food, over andover, every time they go there. Notus. We prefer the adventure of trying everything on the menu, and the variety of selecting different entrees on different occasions. If our waiter should happen to remember a previous visit and suggest a rclinqlia~nead/seaamtpslionmg, einthvianrgiadbilfyfe, rwenet.wEixllcdeep-t ¯at Phill’s. Wehavethe waitresses wel! trainedbynow,and theyknow that any time we come in after 10 a.m.,they’dbetterputaside a slice of the coconut creme pie for us, because we always eat a piece whenever we’re in forluncheon. This coconutpie is wonderful. Made from scratch- none of that coconut- flavored vanilla pudding stuff- with a classic creme patissede-style recipe, it’s lovinglypouredinto adreamy, flakey, flavorful, lard pastry shell, and topped with clouds of real whipped cream. It’s not a snooty coconut tart from aNew York City bistro cooked by a cook with a bad French accent. It’s just a plain old piece of good old Oklahoma pie. Phill’s Diner, located just east of Harvard on 32rid Street, serves up a lot of plain old good Oklahoma cooking. In fact, it’s such a classic, that when we’re entertaining out-of-town performing artists in for a gig with the Phil or the Ballet or the Opera; and they want some "Oklahoma food," this is where we end up. Only open for brealffast and lunch, Phill’s is a classic diner. Blue plate spe- Phill’s Diner, ~10 East 32nd 6-2 l~m d~aily Cash, Visa, Mastereard. No ehe~ks. Aleohoh none. Se~.rate smokin~ ~nd Atm~phere: C~I Inex~nsive. rials. Biscuits and gragy. Basic hamburgers and fries. Chicken fried steak. Home- : l!lade cinnamon rolls thatsell out almost ¯ every morning. Sirloin steak and egg : breakfasts. And, unlike other popular din- : ers in Tulsa, Phill’s hasn’t succumbed to being trendy. It’s still a neighborhood place,marketing mostlybywordofmouth. But, you have .to remember that this is alow key kind o~ place. Vinyl banquettes havetheoccasional tapepatch. Sodafountain bar stools face a functioning service area. Glasses are.plastic. Dinnerware is mismatched - and includes the sundry remnants of anIHOP going out of business sale. Thereis nothingpretentious about this place. On a recent visit, we decided to have the grilled liver and onions, which, with a simple Iceberg salad, two vegetables (chosenfrom thechalkboard), and a basketful of freshlybakeddinnerrolls, only cost $4.99. The liver, an easy meat to overcook, was nicely done, and our only complaint was that we got a few onions Rating: A llst from the outside stem-end of the bulb which were a bit i papery. Our compamon opted for the chicken fried steak, which costjust alittle : more at $5.69. His steak f’dled the plate, ¯ and the aroma was wonderful. Phill’s ¯ recipe includes a bit more than a hint of ," garlic, and the steak was very satisfying. : The green beans with bacon were heavily ¯ seasoned with black pepper, and that is : almostatrademarkcharacteristic ofPhill’ s : food. He likes things to have seasoning. : Some may not like things so "spicy," but, ¯ with his tendency to use exotic ingredi- : ents like salt, pepper, see Phill’s,page 13 EUREKA SPRINGS, AR- Eureka Springs’ recently formed Diversity Cooperative, along with several members of the Gay/Lesbian community, are holding the First Annual Eureka Springs Diversity Celebration on November 6, 7, 8 &9. The Co-op was created topromote Eureka Springs to alternative communities nationwide, and there are already over 100 members, consisting of both businesses and individuals, who wish to welcome everyone to Eureka Springs regardless of race, creed or sexual orientation. Their intention is to market what they consider two of Eureka Springs’ most important commodities, the diversity of its people and the attitude of acceptance found there. The Eureka Springs Diversity Cooperative is inviting the LesBiGay commuuity- at-large to their town for some fun and relaxation. Eureka Springs is a quiet mountain town nestled in the Ozarks, not like Key West or San Francisco, but a great place to get away from the stress of thebig city, feel safe, and enjoy thebeauty surrounding you. With its diverse commtmity, exquisite restaurants, quaint and unique shops, excellentlodgingfadlities, fine art galleries, beautiful Victorian tour homes, antiques galore, and massage therapists.abounding, Eureka Springs is a delightful village that people return to again and again. Anumberofactivities arebeing planned : including several benefit-dances, historic : walking tours, receptions, a pool touma- ¯ ment, and a canoe float on the White : River.Agallery walkonThursdayevening : willkick off thefour-day celebration, and : a tea dance and drag show will culminate ¯ theeventSundayafternoon.Theweekend : will also coincide with Eureka’s Annual ¯ Food and Wine Fest. And there will be : plenty of time to shop!! ¯ Weekend Schedule ¯ THURSDAY, NOV. 6 "- 6 - 9pro, Out and About Gallery Walk ¯ 8:15-10:30pm,Mud StreetExpressoCafe ¯ - Live music & readings : 9- lam, FamilyuightatCenterSt. South FRIDAY, NOV. 7 10:30.- Noon, E.S. HistorieWalking Tour : (free) Meet in Basin Park, BYO water. : Noon - 5pro, Pool Tournament at Inga’s : Vunderbar, 75 S. Main St. : 4-6pm, Tours atThe Gables TourHome ¯ - 44 Prospect Ave. (discount for Coop) ¯ 8 - Midnight, M.C.C. Dance at The Barn : onHolidayisland. Smoke-freedancefloor ¯ (smokingareaonpremises) BYOL,$3.00 : BenefitforMCC &MCC R.A.I.N: Team. SATURDAY, NOV. 8 : 10:30- Noon, E.S. HistoricWalkingTour ¯ Meet at Sweet Springs next to Rogue’s : Manor-at 124 Spring St. BYO water. : i 1 - 2pm, Canoe Float on the White River : (brown bag lunch) $25.00 per canoe ($25 per couple, $12.50 per single) Call (50.1) : 253-6154. Onthe 18& 19, clay figures workshop, and on the 25 & 26, A pi,ma,~, and suger skulls workshop. On the 30, Altared Spaces" will be on display. Philbrook Museum of Art continues topresent"Sti11Life: TheObjectinAmerican Art 1915-1995: Selections from the MetropolitanMuseum ofArt". Inanimate objects on parade. I wonder if they all come to life a la Disney when everyone leaves the museum. Check it out. RobertAlanReed hasjoined the Tulsa Philharmonic as Executive Director. A musician as well as one who can get the donations it takes to keep an orchestra performing, Mr, Reed has the in-depth knowledge 6fall aspects of an orchestra’s artistic needs. An extremely personable and approachablegentleman,wewelcome Mr. Reed to the city ofTulsa. This follows the installation of Kenneth Jean as the new Music Director. Can’t wait to see what they cook up! In the meantime, catch Sophisticated Ellington: Symphony and Swing, amusical portait of Duke Ellington’s life with a full-length symphonic program hosted byhis granddaughter, Mercedes Rllington. This presentation is comprised of two vocalists and four remarkable dancers. Tulsa Philharmonic will present 2 performances, Oct. 10and 11 at8pm. Call the PAC for tickets at 596-7111. Bernadette Peters arrives in Nov. for a trip into the musical woods. Should be fun. . Speaking of the Philharmonic (Nice seque, eh?), the orchestra’s "Bravo Broadway" with Randal Keith, Baritone; Michael McGuire, Tenor; and Jan Horvath, Streisandwaunabee (seriously!) was a disappointment. To be quite blunt, the symphony was the best part of this performance. Pity they weren’t soloing. OKC- Members of the TulsaArea Prime Timers (TAPT), a chapter of the Prime Timers WorldwideOrganization withover 40 chapters across the globe, enjoyed their three-day weekend this past Labor Dayat the Habana Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They greeted over 120 attendees from other chapters for this fifth annual gathering. Woody Baldwin and his lifemate, Sean O’Neill, Austin, Texas, attendedthe event. These men are accredited for the creation of the idea of an organization dedicated to .the mature gay, bi-sexual, or straight male in which they could enjoy a safe and comfortable environment for socializing and exchanging information. Since its inception twelve years ago, the organization has rocketed in popularity. The chapter in Palm Springs,CAboasts over 1,000 members! The "Habana Weekend Getaway" was created by the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas Chapter when they chose to "do something different for the holiday". When the Tulsa Chapter chme into being, they were invited to join in the festivities. The invitation was extended to the chapters in San Antonio and Houston. Word of mouth spread the news of the event further and further. This year attendees came from such diverse locations as Mexico City, Canada, and from the four corners of the United States, all seeking a quality, leisure time socializing with other members. The first half of the show was comprised of dated and cloying Rodgers & " Hammerstein tunes. The sound system! sound operator utilized by the singers was absolutely horrible. The second bit was filled with Andrew LloydWebberrepertoire. Most ofthecast had .been in Webber productions. Randal was m the touring company of" Phantom...", playing the titlerole as well as one ofthe theatremanagers. Michael McGuire was the original Enjoiras in Les Miz, receivingaTonyforhis portrayal. Horvath was one of the original "Cats". Her main problem, as far as I was concerned was that she had spent a few too many hours watching Streisandfilms. Shecontinually did Streisand Mugging- making the same spastic head shaking movements while .speaking, evenmovingherjaw while singrng in the same manner as Streisand. And I’m sorry, but how could anyone buy theseguys singing"Thereis Nothing Like a Dame"? McGuire was pretty, especially when he swished across the stage at the last bow. I kept straining to listen to the symphony, as they had the most talent. Onahappiernote, Iamlooking forward to Nov. 5th, and my trip to Dallas to see Fleetwood Mac at Starplex. Reviews of their current tour are in, and it looks like it’ll be a great show. Their new album, "The Dance" is on sale at Borders, so check it out. They’ve never sounded better. Andif you’ve never heard them (hard to imagine, but there are more folks out therewho think Stevie Nicks is amanthan I care to imagine), "Dance"’ ts a great introduction to thegroup’s catalog ofwork. : It is not a secret that these guys know ¯ .how to put together a party! First and : foremost, they insist on a limited struc- ¯ tured schedule so members can enjoy the ¯ many different options available. Various [ attending chapters sponsor separate events like: "Early Bird Coffee & Pastries, ¯ Poolside"; "Picnic At The Pool"; "An Evening At Gusher’s Restaurant"; or the : very popular "Evening Hospitality Room". ¯¯ In addition there are numerous other options such as sight-seeing; antique shop- : ping; flea-marketing etc. Those members ¯ with vehicles generously provide needed ¯ (ransportation to others. The main focus ¯ of this annual gathering is to provide ¯ quality and accessibility to many enjoy- " able options and as inexpensively as can ¯ be done. ¯ TAPT meets at 7 pro, every third Tues., : at the Pride Center and offers an open ¯ invitation to those persons over the age of ¯ 21 who would like information concern- -" ingour chapter. Information aboutTAPT [ is located at the Pride Center in Tulsa and ¯ listed elsewhere in this publication. ¯ TAPT is actively involved in a current ¯ project at the Pride Center which is to : install new floor coverings in the Neal- ¯ Padgett Room. They heartily challenge ¯ "any and all" area gay and lesbian groups ¯ to adopt work projects at the Pride Center ¯" so we ALL can truly show PRIDE to the local community and create a safe and ¯ pleasant environment to gather in. 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. in the Pride Center 743-4297 The Pride Store Open at 4-6, Wednesdays 2 - 6, Saturdays Gifts ¯ Cards ¯ Pride Merchandise Rainbow Business Guild NGLTF & TOHR Town Haft Meeting on Hate Crimes Tues. Oet. 7:30 pm Gallery, Chapman Ctr. University of Tulsa In~o./RSVP: 66~-g17~ POB 4106, Tulsa 74159 IGTA member Call341. 6866 international ToursSormor o, o,,’na on. If you’ve ever just wanted to drift away!... trlr a relaxing massage SALON WESTCOPA Lincoln Plaza 1310 E, 15th, 583-1500 See the Eyewear "Stars Celebrities WoQr Oliver Peoples, Gaultier, Mikli, Matsuda, etc. Cool, Unique & Exclusive Eye~l)ear Found Nowhere Else in Eastern Oklahoma VISIONS -6837 S. 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Center for United Ministry Community of Hope United Methodist Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education PFLAG, Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter PFLAG, Parents,_Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays, Bartlesville Chapter Free Spirit Woman Center Interfaith AIDS Ministries NOW: National OrganizationforWomen O’RYAN, Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network The Pride Center Rainbow Business Guild Red Rock Behavioral Health Services Say No To Hate COalition ¯ Tulsa Oldahomans for Human Rights Church of the Restoration Unitarian Church Fellowship Congregational Church The Parish Church of Saint Jerome The town hall.meeting is free. For more information, call 743-4297; Prior to the town hall meeting, there will be a reception for Ms. Lobel from 5:30-7 pm. This event is a fundraiser to benefit NGLTF and TOHR/HOPE/the Pride Center. A $10 donation is suggested and hors d’oeuvres and other refreshmentswill be served. For an invitation, call 743-4297. With the combined efforts of TOHR & PFLAG,Coalitionmembers dropped their objections to more inclusive language. Furthermore, since TOHR’s name is not clear in being a LeSbian and Gay organization, Nancy McDonald pointed out that the additionof PFLAG’s full name will help reinforce that hate crimes against Lesbian and Gay citizens are also part of the Coalition’s mission. At the same meeting, the Tulsa Police Dept. whichis amember of the Coalition, reported that they have begun voluntarily to report hate crimes based on sexual orientation (actual or perceived) to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). This had been soughtbycommunity activists for number of years. OSBI had stated its willingness to forward any numbers it receives to federal authorities.. However, the initial information gathering must take place by the local law enforcement agency. In contrast to this news, which activists are hailing, Tulsa has recently experienced several hate crimes ranging from the bearing of two Gay men in the Brookside area to other crimes of malicious intimidation ofvarious seriousness. The case of the two men involved an unprovoked assault without other motive (although the incident took place at an ATM, robbery was not a morive). After one of the men was asked if he was a "f- --ing faggot," he was assaulted. Both he and his companion, who went to his aid, had to go to receive emergency medical care. Ironically, the assailants who were three men, agedfi20/20 & 21, were arrestedin aGaydublaterthesameevening. The victim reported also thattheir assailants were particularly large men. Tulsa Police at the Coalition meeting were familiar with this incident and said they had logged it as a hate crime. by Lamont Lindstrom , Eddie Murphy (the "nutty Samaritan," ¯ -somebody called him) made the news ¯ recently by giving a transvestite a ride in his ToyotaLandCruiser. Trudging through that West Hollywood night without ¯ wheels, clearly she was a charity case. We can appreciate Mr. Murphy’ s corn- ¯ passion and magnanimtty. Many of us didn’t notice, perhaps, that the 20-year- " old object ofhis good deed was identified as Atisone Seiuli. And Atisone is a fine ¯ old Samoan name. : Here indeed is a sign of American : multiculturalism - this brief encounter ¯ between a millionaire African-American actor and a Samoan working boy along : the darkened streets of post-modem LA. ¯ While the press identified Atisone as a ¯ "transvestite," she also is afa’afafine, or : a man who acts like a woman. . There is a long tradition of "female" ¯ men throughout the Polynesian islands - ¯ mahu in Tahiti and Hawai’i, faka leiti : ( ’lady’ )inTonga, andSamoa’ sfa "afafine. "_ Once these men would have lived quietly : inisland villages, takingmalelovers. Many ¯ were skilled at weaving and other femi- ¯ nine craft and some specialized in mas- ." sage and the healing arts. ¯ Nowadays, many fa’a ratine have moved to socially less confined Pacific : towns and port eiries. And as Islanders : have migrated overseas to Sydney, ¯ Auckland, Honolulu, and Los Angeles, ¯ they have brought their transvestite tradi- " tions along with them. : In the Pacific, as inmany places around ¯ the world with customary cross-dressing, : there now is an opposition - even a com- " petition - between local tradition and an ¯ expanding global "Gay culture" gener- ¯ ated mostly in North America and Europe. Cross.-dressingboys inSamoaorTonga ¯ can variously identify themselves as ei- ¯ ther fa’a ratine or Gay or both. Each of " these labels is associated with a certain . personal style and gender identity. One popular Western import to Polynesia is the drag show, especially drag contests that determine the crowning of "Miss Tonga" or"Miss Apia" (the capital city of Western Samoa). These shows parallel, and parody, women’ s beauty contests - also recent imports from the West. butter, onions, garlic, and bacon, we find the spicing charming - kind of like visiting a friend’ s mother’ s house for supper. Another great time to visit Phill’ s is for a late breakfast on a Saturday or Sunday morning. The chalkboard specials almost always haveaninteresting"brunch" food, such as Malibu French toast (French toast with orange marmalade), an avocado, bacon, and cheddar cheese omelette, and, for those who like corned beef, a hefty serving of eggs and hash. Prices vary, generally in the $4-5 range. Huge, fluffy hot cakes are also apopularmomingitem, with one ample cake going for $1.29, and two for $2.29. If you really think you can eat it all, they also have a triple stack for $3.29 (but eating like that is not going~o help youfitinthosenew bicycling shorts). And, in the best Southern tradition, one can also order a breakfast side order of .sliced tomatoes forjust99 cents. After all, it isn’ t breakfast without tomatoes. As the autunm weather beginsto get One summer, my friend Niko Videotaped one of these contests in Tongatabu following around a gang of raucousfaka leiti who competed vigorously in both Western and island dress. He Wanted to understand how Tonga has become increasingly "gay" - the Westernization of its older, traditional practices of crossdressing and homosexuality. I’ ve only known one fa’a fafine - a sweet guy who had an office next to mine at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand. Vailoa was 43 and softly plump; although not nearly as much as his straightbrothers and sisters. (Somephysical anthropologists believe that one-time seafaring Polynesians possess a "thrifty gene"- the ability to put offalot ofweight quickly. Whatever, all those humpy muscles of 20-something island boys usually melt down into butter by their 30s.) Clearly, though, Vailoa had once been beautiful. Anexcellent seamstress,hehadsupported himself by fixing sewing machines. Now, he was back at university for a degree in Pacific Studies. His lofty goal was to return to Samoato help educate the young. But one frosty, morning, Vailoa was found dead in a city park beat. (Beat is New Zealandish for cruisy public toilet.) Always sho~of cash, Vailoa often walked the five miles between university and his small room in the city center, passing through alargepublicgreen space. The official story was heart attack. This is entirely possible. Young, male, educated Pacific migrants die ofheart disease in alarming numbers. But, sitting in the church at his funeral surrounded by several hundred of Vailoa’ s friends and relatives, I prayed that he might have died of pleasure: glory, glory, gloryholeia, amen. The funeral was fantastic. Two enormous choirs of solid Polynesians singing 19th-century Congregationalist hymns in high .Samoan; stodgy university professors m gloomy gown and mortarboard; and, at the back, a small cluster of, a little nervous, tattooed, buzz=headed, ~hite guys all geared-up in black leather. Anymore, you see, New Zealand is just as multicultural and post-modern as West Hollywood. Lamont Lindstrom is a professor of anthropology-at the University of Tulsa. more of a nip in the air, we’ll be looking forward to .several other Phill’s staples. especially his homemade Irish stew and his pinto beans with ham. A big bowl of one of these ($1.99 cup, $2.99 bowl) and a basketful of his cornbread is more than enough to refuel on a chilly afternoon. Phill’ s slogan is, "home of good food." Go to Phill’ s. You’ 11 feel athome. And the food is certainly good. 1 - 4pm, Photo exhibit and booksignmg at The Emerald Rainbow, 45 1/2 Spring St. 4 - 7pro, Woman’s Work - Artventure 10 - 2am, Benefit Dance at Center St. So. $3 benefit for local youth programs. ¯ SUNDAY, NOV. 9 ¯ 2:00p.m.- ?TeaDanceandDragShowat -" Center Stage. $3 to Ozarks AIDS Re- ", sources and The Women’ s Project. : BOTH FRI., NOV. 7 & SAT., NOV. 8 ¯¯ EurekaSprings’ Food&WineFest. Event schedule available at The Chamber of Commerce and The Emerald Rainbow. Y How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. You may bring additional attention to your ad: Bold Headline - $1 Ad in capital letters - $1 Ad in bold capital letters - $2 Adin box - $2 Ad reversed - $3 Tear sheet mailed - $2 Blind Post Office Box - $5 Pleasetype 9t the nO::rf ~or~is~ letters or numbers.s~pa~_at~db~a Send your ad& payment to PbB :4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 with your name, address, tel. numbers (for .us only). 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[Tulsa) =6538 SMOOTH AND HAIRY Nice looking, White male, 40, 6fi, with Blond hair, Blue eyes, and a smooth, muscular, swimmer’s build, seeks a hairy guy for good times, laughs, and, I’hope, a long term relationship. I enjoy camping, swimming, dancing, cooking, playing cards with friends, and a whole lot more. (Tulsa) =4309 NATIVE NEEDS C-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-~ looking, Native American, 23, seeks a man, 18 to 30. I’m open to good times, friendship; or a relationship. I’m particularly interested in a biracial guy. (Tulsa) =3883 WILD MAN I wanna get wild and nasty with a young, ~mooth, muscular, White male. I’m a buffed, 39 year old, Bi, White male, 6fi, 1671bs, with Br~wn hair~ Blue eyes, and a hairy body. (Tulsa) =2iS94 TWO FOR ONE IN TULSA We’re a sexy, Gay, White couple, 25 and 26L We’re looking for real men for steamy sessions. (Tulsa) ~r3337~ QUALITY FRIENDSHIP Masculine, good looking, discreet, White male, 6’2, 175tbs, with a sexy, deep voice, seeks fun loving guys for great times, i’m a dark I~aired, BTue eyed, hairy, well defined, man, hungry for action. Call for a quality, sexual friendship. (Tulsa) =2776 QUICK DRAW I’d like to get to know some other .quys wh0"like to have fun. rm a well built, White male, 6’2, 1901bs. I enjoy drawing and music, especially alternative and industrial music. If you’d like to make a new friend, give me a call. (Tulsa) =2038 HIGHER LEARNING Drug and smoke free, 21 year old, White male, 5’10, 1401bs, with Brown hair and eyes, seeks a similar guy, who takes ~ood care of his bocly~for good times and friendship. I’m interested in guys who are college educated or are in college now. I like travel, music, concerts and more. I like the clubs now and then but don’t want to meet someone who hangs out there. (Tulsa) =4010 TEDDY BEAR NIGHTS This 39 year old, White male, 5’9, 1401bs, is looking for a sentimental guy, over 25, wilh whom to share romantic evenings, coq.king, family, music, and cuerdling. (Tulsa) =1350 THIS STOCK WILL RISE I’m a f..r!endly, 19 year old~ White male, 5 10, 1351bs, with Bro,w,n hair and Hazel eyes. Right now I m just looking for friends but who knows what the future might bringS. Call me. (Tulsa) ~19~’5 " COUNTRY LOVE I was brought up on a farm south of Dallas so I love country life. I’m a good looking, 31 year old, White male, 6’3, wil~ Brown hair and eyes. I’m easy going, caring, and loving an~l I’m looking for tFie love of my life. I like young cowboys, 18 to-2~S. I’m into ~’ode~, and most music. (Tulsa) e1716 I DESERVE IT I’ve decided that l deserve to meet the man of my dreams. I’m an honest,professional, Gay, White male, 38, ,~’9, 1551bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, a ~ beard, and hairy body. I’m very energetic, and get pleasure from road-trip~, movies, dining out, and home life. (Tulsa) ~33t~82 FRIENDS FOR FUN STUFF I wanna go out and do fun stuff with some new friends. I’ma good looking, Gay, Cherokee Indian male, ~’8, l~,51bs,, with Black hair and Brown .eyes. I m into all kinds of things I like to swim, work out, play basketball and tennis, and enjoy the company of my friends. I’m most attracted to i~lond haired, Blue eyed, guys but.would like to meet all. (Tulsa) ~33664 FALCON VIDEO STAR I’m the star of several hot videos by Falcon and other studios. I’m visiting relatives and am bored stiffl The natives want me to go fishing but .. I’ve got otheP things on my mind ’m 29, 6’i, 1901bs, with dirty Blond hair, Green eyes, and savage tan. I’min great shape and have a huge Rersorlality. Got any ideas on how i should spend my time? (Tulsa) ~33690 NO SUBSTANCES, JUST+US This dnsg free, smoke free, a!cohol free, Gay, White male, 25, 5 8, with Brown hair and Hazel eyes, seeks ~ similar man, 21 to 30, f’or a life together. I’m a nice, caring person with a good sense of humor. I enjoy all music, movies, dancing, and quiet nights at home. (Tulsa) = 1896 BRONCO RIDER I’m a 21 year old, masculine, cowboy, seeking a soulmate.. I’m 5’11, 1451bs, with short Brown hair, Blue eyes, and a fit body. I love rodeos, hunting, fishing, sports, country music, and the outdoors. (Tulsa) =32884 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it here) AIDS Walk 5th Annual Walkfor Life Sunday, October 26th Veteran’s Park, 21st Street & Boulder BYO Picnic at noon. Warm-up at 1 pm, kick-off at 1" 15 pm Funds. from this year’s event will go to Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership. TCAP funds help agencies that provide direct care and education about HIV/AIDS issue All dollars raised will be increased by 50% with matching dollars from the National AIDS Fund. Won’t you help raise funds by asking f~ien~s, neighbors and others to pledge a dona~i~9 ~chxt.,W~ Pledge forms are available at’~’ea HIV/AID~S dgencies. Please walk or sponsor .a walker! Call 579-9583 for more information. This advertisement donated by Tulsa Family News in support of Walkfor Life ’97. CO~NG OUT TO SqOP ~ ~=E VIOLENCE: A TOWN MEETING WITH THE NATIONAL GAY AND I~SK~AN T~SK FORC~ and ~A OKLA~OMANS FOR ~UMAN RIGHTS How do we stop anti-gay violence? In November, President Clinton is hosting a national summit on hate crimes. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Oklahoma Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community will hold its own town forum on anti-gay violence. Joie us for a presentation on the state of hate crimes in the nation and in Oklahoma and a discussion on strategies for stopping the violence. You will be also be invited to share your own experience with anti-gay violence. NGLTF will deliver these stories to Piesident Clinton. Please don’t miss this opportunity to help make Oklahoma safe for ALL of us. FEATURING Kerry Label Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Tom Neal Tulsa OHahomans for Human Rights Bill Hinkle- ACLU & PFLAG, Tulsa National Organization for Women, Tulsa’ And YOU! ~Allan Chapman Activity Center University of Tulsa 5th Place at South Gary Place Tuesd;,y, Oct. 21st, 7:30 pm Admission is free FOR MOR| INFORMATION KATHY A1 918-743-4297 OR TRACEY CONATY, NGLTF AT 202-332-6483 x3303 Meet Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1997] Tulsa Family News, October 1997; Volume4, Issue 11 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. 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Laroest Circulation Community Pa_ner Available In More Than 60 City !_ocatio(~.-PFLAG Regional Directors Call for Executive Director to Resi ln; Some Also Seek Pres. ¯ McDonald’s Res,gnation; Deficit Also Cited ¯ by Kai Wright directors (there are two open seats on the council). ¯ reprinted with permission from The Washington Blade An attachment to the grievance, signed by only WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent study of the "organizational three of the 13 regional directors, called for the ¯ climate" at the national level removal of Board ¯ of the Parents, Family and President Nancy Lowenthal [former board member] McDonald. ¯ Friends of Lesbians and Gays found the organization to be said McDonald have In addition, a num¯ "in a state of crisis?’ The inber of former board " dependent study was commembers and re. missioned by PFLAG’s gional directors, cur, Board of Directors and prerent chapter presi-: sented at last weekend’ s board dents, and donors meeting in Washington, D.C. lodged individual TULSA - Local organizer for the Oklahoma Lesbian ¯ Along with that study, the complaints at the two¯ and Gay Lawyers Association (OLGLA), attorney Kerry board discussed an official day meeting. Those ¯ Lewis has announced that OLGLA will present a speech grievance from the group’s complaints also critiby Ruth Harlow, a nationally respected attorney for ¯ Regional Directors Council cized the national ofLambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, one of the (RDC) - a 15-member body rice for not offering ¯ oldest Lesbian and Gay advocacy organizations in the which oversees the developadequate support to US. Harlow is scheduled to speak on Nov. 6 in Tulsa, " ment of local affiliates and the local affiliates and either at the annual convention of the Oklahoma Bar ¯ acts as aliaisonbetween those questioned its finanAssociation or at an independent event held in conjunc- ¯ affiliates and the national ofcial priorities. Several tion with the convention. " rice. That complaint charged of those complaints Lambda is heavily involved in helping to litigate the ." the national-office with fialso called for the reHawaii same gender marriage court cases and has been ¯ nancialmismanagement, viomoval of the execuinvolved in most major US legal batdes involving ¯ lation of organizational bytive director and Lesbian and Gay civil rights issues, ranging from laws, and failure to provide support for the organization’s local " board president. parenting to military to employment and housing cases. affiliates. It also called for the removal of executive director ¯ But after two days of debate on the issues raised OLGLA whi ch began this summer in Oklahoma Ci ty, Sandra Gillis. And it was signed by all 13 active regional " in these complaints see PFLAG, page12 is beginning a membership drive in Tulsa scheduled to start in September, and is promoting continuing legal ~ducatton programs (CLE) on issues concerning Lesbians and Gay men and their families, and hopes to TULSA - "People with HIV lose a lot of conduct.a survey of Tulsa and Oklahoma City law firms number of years by a food concermng their non-discrimination and employment ¯ choices in their lives and we’re trying to pantry run by Shanti and give them choice and control’ says practices, among other goals..Its mission i~ Iopr_o.mo.te Pet~rson ~tates that this " Oaudette:Pet(tson ’ofthe philosophybf equality in and through the legal p~of~s]on and ~ur service ~s not intended to¯ the newly opened Food Pantry of the society. For more information, contact Kerry Lewis at replace but to work with HIV Resource Consortium. Peterson ~RT-1 17X or C)l ~r .A at ~-TffD-| 9157 other groups. In fact, one : who’s "known to many in Tulsa for her of her key vohmteersl Scott ¯ work as former director of prevention Rent,had worked with the ¯ programs for Tulsa Oklahomans for Shanti Storehouse exten¯ Human Rights,is Pantry Coordinator- a sively. When setting up the ¯ role Peterson is performing for no pay. TULSA-Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) procedures for the Food In fact, the budget for the project is formally protested to Tulsa Centennial orgamzers the ¯ Pantry, this experience was inclusion of Anita Bryant in Tulsa’s Centennial enter- ¯ limited withinitial funding coming from supplemented by feedback a grant from the Tulsa Area United Way. tainment Ms. Bryant, a former Tulsan, became notorifrom a PLWA focus group Scott Reno, Janice Nicklas, Sharon Thoele, ous world-wide for her successful campaign against a i Accordingly, atleast initially, the Pantry Claudette Peterson, and Gina Germany cel- of about 20 persons in orwill probably serve only al;out 30 indiFlorida civil rights protection ordinance. TOHR ex- ¯ ebrate the opening of the. HIVC’ s Food Pantry. der how best to serve the pressed in a letter to Centennial coordinator, Paula ." viduals. Peterson. notes that to ~nsure clients. fairest possible access to this resource, clients will be chosen ~ Food for the service comes in part from the Tulsa Hale, the offensiveness of Ms. Bryant’s selection to : TOHR’s Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgendered constitu- .. through alottery system that draws from the eligible clients from ~ Community.Food Bank (TCFB) which works with the HIV RC and from other agencies that serve PLWA’s, such as ency. A TOHR spokesperson suggested that inviting o : a national program, Second Harvest, to make all Shanti, Our House, etc. ¯ Bryant. was offensive in the same manner that inviting ¯ manner of surplus foodstuffs available to people in The Tulsa HIViAIDS communities have been served for a ¯ . need. David Duke (born in Tulsa) to participate would have ¯_ see Pantry, ~a~e .? been particularly offensive to Tulsa’s African-Amencan and Jewish communities. TOHR did not ~k for the cancellation of the Bryant concert but merely .for an acknowledgment of the organization’s concerns. And in a letter of 8/19 , Centennial chairperson, Dueto Space Limitations or to Anti-Gay Bias? Sharon King Davis, and Hale state, "it was ne~ter the TULSA - After almost four years of conflict over allowing a ¯ intention of the planners of this Homecoming ~vent to multiple copies of Lesbian and Gay newspaper to be distributed to anything that would be disrespectful. Indeeditis one : at Tulsa City-County Library System (TCCLS) locations, the of the goals.., to involve all segments of our comma: Library Commission has resolved the matter by banning the mty... Please accept this letter in the spirit in which it distribution of all community newspapers and magazines. ¯ is offered. We hope to makeamends and to fostera The dispute began when Tulsa Family News (TFN) publisher, ¯ Tom Neal, approached TCCLS on behalf of a Kansas Gay paper. continuing good relationship with TOHR." TOHR’s spokesperson expressed the thanksto the ¯: The Commission promptly changed the rules to ban non-local Centennial Committee for recognizing the organization’s papers. TFN was allowed distribution briefly but then was told : Concessions and the Brookside Divas are holdconceras, andnoted that TOHR intened to participate in ¯ TFNdidnotfitthethenfles.Overseveral years,TFNdocumented : ing a first ever Drag Car Wash on Saturday, Septhe Homecoming Parade on Sept. 20. : regularandsystematicdifferentialtreatmentofnon_Gaypublica_ ¯ tember 13thfrom 11 am to 3 pro. The car wash~vill ¯ ¯ tions and TFN in the application of those rules. TFN attorneys ¯ be held in the parkinglot befiind the club (3340 S. ~RECTORY~E~E~ P. 2 determined that there were likely repeated First Amendment ¯ ~a~ EDITORIALS P. 3 ¯ Peoria). All proceeds will benefit area Aids ChariUS,& WORLD NEWS violatious involved in TCCLS,s actions. In respouse to threats of P. 4 ties: TOHR/HOPE and OUR HOUSE. ¯ a lawsuit, one Commissioner said that the result would likely be mm H~LTH NE~ P. 6 The Concessions Drag Queens along with some i ¯ ENTE~AINMENT NOTES P. 8 ¯ the removal of all publications. And this June, the commission COMMUNIW CALENDAR P. 9 voted to remove all publications, claiminglack of space. Interest- ¯ ~om other.,c,l,ubs,a~fl a f~ew surprise Celebrity Drag BOOK REVIEW & GARDEN COLUMN P. 10 tdueens wm oe doing the washing of the cars. ingl,y, a visual inspection of central and regional libraries appears ¯ 1 CLA~FIEDS P. 14 Those scheduled to wash are: to snow aaequate space for many publications. .see Soon, page 3 and Gillis reacted to the eomplalnts with intransigence and have sought to hide the loeal-level dlseontent from both those outside the organization and board members¯ She charges that they have done so by attempting to intimidate board members who Noted Attorney to Speak to Oklahoma Gay Lawyers speak out ... McDonald and Gillis barred a Blade reporter from cover ing... [the board] meeting¯ HIV Resource Consortium Opens Food Pantry Tulsa Centennial Invites Notorious Anti-Gay Bigot i Library Drops.Distribution of Free Commun,ty Newspapers ¯ Com!ng Soon Drag D,vas’ Carwash -¯ PFLAG - Tulsa lOy. Anniv. ¯ TOHR/HOPE/Pride. Ctr. i ~ Z~ Community of. Hope Tahlequah HIV.Tesbng Ctr. Lambda Bowl,rig League �FBI Liason Needed to ¯ Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants Lesbian& Gay Community 832-1269 ¯ ¯ *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E..Pine I have come to believe that often times ¯ 592-2583 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin there is opportunity in many of the crises e-maih TulsaNews @ earthlinlc net ¯ 748-9600 " *City Bites, 3348 S. Peoria in our lives. Crises can motivate us,to website: http://users.aol.comlTulsaNewsl 744-0896 ", ¯ change the way we view our world, or *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 749-4511 Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria ¯ even more, to change the world. Recenfl.y ¯ Entertain ment Writer + Mac Guru: James Chdstjohn *JJ’s Country & Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria 712-2119 " the gay and lesbian community expertWriters + contributors: Dr. Mike Gorman, Leanne Gross, Barry 749-1563 " ¯ enced a crisis, as Andrew Cunanan be*Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Hensley & Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche 745-9899 ", *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st -. Member of The Associated Press ¯ came one of the most"wanted people in *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 ¯ America. I thinkwehandled this situation ¯ 585-2221 " Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth fairly well, but many, including the FBI, this publication are protected by US copyright 1997 by 834-4234 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan have stated that the FBI could.have done T~ {:~.’. N~ and may not be reprrduced either in whole 585-3405 *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main more during its investigation to reach out or in part witliout written permission from the 15ublisher. 660-0856 - -" ! to our community. Such a public admis*TNT’s, 2114 S..Memorial Publication of a name or phbto does not indicate a person’s ¯ 584-1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd sion by the FBI is unusual, and perhaps sexual orientation, t.;orrespondence is assumed to be for 585-3134 ¯ indicative of the changes in the FBI and in *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston publication unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes ¯ their relationship with:us. Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals the sole property of Td~u~/:...~9~ Nt.J¢. Each reader is. e,n.~tled ¯ 747-1508 to four free copies of each edition at distribution points. AOO~Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular As a gay manand career FBI agent, I ¯ can attest to recent changes in the FBI 610-8510 ti0nal copies are available by calling 583-1248. *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 ¯ regarding the gays and!esbians. The FBI 746-4620 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor ; now has .a number, ofopenly gay and *Assoc. in Med.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 ; lesbian ~gents and support .personnel .Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 250-5034 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 712=1122 Body Piercing by Nicole; 2722 E. 15 712-9955 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 743-5272 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 746~0313 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 622-3636 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S: Memorial 665-6595 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 461h & Memorial CherrySt:Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902,743-4117 622-0700 Communitycleaning,:Kerby Baker 438-2437,’800:284-2437 352-9504, 800-742-9468 ¯ Interfaith AIDS Ministries Tim Daniel, Attorney ~ght hdp all of us in the future. 838-1715 : 749-3620 ¯ ’ *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood ~his is an opportunity for us to take the *Deco tO Disco,:3212E. 15th 749-4194 ; 587-2611 ¯" *HIV Resource Ctr.~4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 initiative.and reach out to the FBI with our *Devena’S Gallery, 13 Brady 748~311.1 ¯ 744-5556 ¯~ NAMES P,R,1Org OJECT; 4.154’S; Harvard, Ste. H- 1 Doghouse on Brookside, 3311. S. Peoria NOW, Nat forW0men, POB 14068,74159 365-5658 -" ideas, recommendations, or complaints. 838~8503 *Elite Books &Videos, 821 S..,Sheridan " Request that the agent in charge of your : OK S~okes CI~ (l~icycling), POB 9165, 74157 584-0337 ¯ *Ros.s Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-7960 " city!s FBI office appoint a permanent liai*Our House, 1114 S. Quakrr 744-9595 son to our community. Contact FBI DiFloral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 749-4901 ¯ PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 459-9349 rector Louis J. Freeh at FBI Headquarters Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning 587 -7674 *Planned Parenthood; 1007 S. Peoria 744-7440 in Washington, D.C., and request that he Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 743-4297 " *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 adopt thisliaison program nationwide and *SandraL Hill,MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-.,1111 Prime-Timers, P.O. BOX 52118, 74152 341-6866 undertake other measures to improve the *International Tours 749-4195 *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 712-2750 .FBI’s relationship with us. This moment Jacox .Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th :. 665-5174 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 747-0236 in time affords us an excellent opportuDavid Kauskey; Country Club Barbering 584-2325 *Red Rock Mental-Center, 1724 E. 8 599~8070 nity totake thelead and create positive *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 O’RYAN, support groupfor 18-24 LGBT young adults 747-5466 changes. Our commumty, the FBI, and Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 ¯ O’RYAN, Jr. sunnort-grout~ for 14-17 LGBT. youth ", . . , ¯ ¯ 592-1800 Langley Agency, 1104 S. Victor 4_~_5-~_8~2_ ¯ ~c~.oennstt.re_co~uW))~n~?~fe°gn~ ~u~ 585-1555 : St. Aidan’s,Episcol~l Ch~ch: 4045 N. Cincinnati _-~o ..... Laredo Crossing, !519 E. 15 :.. ~ St Jerome s Parish Church 3841 S Peoria 742-022v ~ "592-1260 Susan McBay, MSW: Earth-Centered Counseling 749-78981 : ]:led ;Rock re" O’RYAN Article 584~3112 ! *~hanti Hotline &HIV/AII~S Servic~ *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 582-4128 ; ’~,, . ~-’~ ; . .-.663:5934 ¯ Trini EoiscooalChu~ch,~01 S. Cincinnati Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 : Tuls~tYco~mty ~Iealtfi Department, 46 16 E. 15 " .595~4i05 :.i07t~e~ ~er~e°CthKa~r~t~Pa~P.~c!~ .664-2951 ¯ g *M~hawk ~usic, 6157 E 51Place Y ~ 747~6711 i ’ Confidential HIV TeSting - by appt. on Thursdays only ". has givea :tothe our"AuguSt services.edition However, the *Novelldea Bookstore, 51st& Harvard 743-4297 article in about 747-7672 ." Tulsa:Okla. for Human Rights, c/oThe Pride Center David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 ZiRita Parish, Indoor/Outdoor Co. Home Remodel’g 587=6717 : T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 , O’RYAN,aRedRocksupportandeduca583-1090 ,¯ *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule " tional group, did ratse one concern. AI*Peace of Mind Bookstore, .1401 E. 15 *Tulsa Community College Campuses 584-7554 " though we recently did move out of the Pet Pride, Dog&Cat Grooming ¯ *Rogers University (formerly UCT) ~ Youth Services of Tulsa building, this 743-4297 The Pride Storei 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 838-7626 : BARTLESVILLE ." was not done because of any conflict that Puppy Pause II; 1 lth & Mingo 834-0617 : *Barflesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 ¯ we have had with the organization, but Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 ¯¯ NORMAN ." instead it was to allow us more¯ room for expansion. In fact, Red Rock’s outreach Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747-4746 582-7748 ¯ *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573,4907 ¯ program would not exist today if it were Christoph,er Spradling, attorney, 616 ~S. Main, #308 749-6301 ¯ OKLAHOMA CITY *Scribner s Bookstore, 1942 Utica ~quare *BordersBooks&Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 ¯" not for the pioneering efforts of YST. 481-0201 WhileRedRockandYST’s programs are *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S. Harvard ¯ : umqudydifferent,bothhaveworkedcon592-2887 TAHLEQUAH *Sophronia’s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 918-456-7900 " jtmctively to better serve the community. 697-0017 ¯ *Stonewall League, call for information: *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria ¯ *Tahlequah Unltarian-UnlversalistChurch 918-456-7900 ¯ We completely support and value YST’s 743-7687 *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S Delaware 918-458-0467 742-2007 ¯ *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 services as they have been supportive of *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria ¯ 481-0558 ¯ our services. NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 743-1733 HIVevery other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date : Again, we wish to thank Tulsa Family Fred Welch, LCSW, Counsding 592-0767 : EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ." News forits publicizing of our programs, *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis ¯ Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 , as well as its dealing with important comTulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities ¯ munity issues, cc: YouthServices of Tulsa 579-9593 501-253-6807 " DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 1071,74101-1071 ¯ - Allyn S. Friedman, Exec: Director : 501-253-5445 587-7314 *Emerald Rainbow, 45 All2 Spring St. Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 ; - Betsy Murphy, Tulsa Prog.Co-ordin~ 501-253-9337 583-7815 : MCC of the Living Spring Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-9780 ¯ Geekto Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776 ¯ *B/L/G Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 800-231-1442 ." Letters policy: TFN welcomes letters 585-1201 ¯ Kings Hi-Way Inn, 62 Kings Hi-way *Chamber of Commerce, 616 S. Boston ¯ 501-624-6646 " on issues which we’ve covered or on isPositive Idea Marketing Plans *Chaoman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI. & Florence ¯ sues you think,need to be considered. You 501-253.-6001 *Con~mlmity of Hope United Methodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 "" Sparky’s; Hwy. 62 East " may request that your name be withheld ¯ *Commumty Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ but letters must be signed & have phone 587-1314 501-442-2845 , no.s, or be hand delivered. 200 wordlet*Church of the Restoration, 1314 N.Greenwood ¯ *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 742-2457 ¯ Ron’s Place, 523 W. Poplar 501-442~3052 : ters are preferred. Letters to other p.ubli*Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 .Dignity/integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 ; * indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ; cations will be printed as is appropriate. 622-1441 ¯ but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans conununities. *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo �TFN Community Leaders A few years ago, Shortly aft~r~I ~iurned to Tulsa, I had : the truth when the incident occurred. However since that a conversation with an acquaintance about The Tulsa time The Worm has attempted to re-write Hemdon’s World. This individua!, a top level executive at The ~ history by publishing the 8/26 brief and several similar Dallas Morning News said of The World, "’you know, it’s : stories that portray Herudon’s problems as just being just not a very good paper..." And frankly,, it is at times ¯ drug rdated- with no mention of his same gender sexual parochial and unprofessional in its coverage. It’s just that ¯ conduct. with the only other major daily paper in the state being the : It appears that The Tulsa World’s entertainment editors neo-fascist Daily Oklathink that it’s better for homan, anything winds Hemdon .to be. a~ drug ¯ . . a top exeeutlve at up looking better. addict than. to have Granted there is hope sought sex with another with its newer manageman, or possibly even to ment, and some days, its be bisexual!I mean; even editorial board surprises under the influence of me. Some of its writers’ "speed," how likdy is it work I admire greatly that Herndon would just major the (like the witty and disaccidentally and untinctly family-friendly knowingly be in a known young Thomas Conner"cruise" park in the whosemusicreviews are bushes with his genitalia worthreading regardless poking out of his pants of whether you have any fly? I’m hardly an expert level Kathy Dales recently became staff coordinatorfor Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights’HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education programs. Kathy who formerly served on the TOHR board, also volunteers as Volunteer Co-ordinator for The Pride Center. Courtney Farrell - Concessions Show Director; Veronica Devore - Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA; Katia Lee Love - Miss Gay Oklahoma America; Porsha Lynn - Miss Gay Oklahoma US0fA at Large; Mr. Kenny phillips - Miss Gay NE Oklahoma; Kris Kohl; Paris Gray; and others. Come out and support these charities and you never -know what Tulsan you might find washing your car in drag. Tulsa Oklahoma.as for Human Rights (TOHR) is seeking volunteers for several of its programs: HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention and Education and for The Pride Center. TOHR/I-IOPE is seeking volunteers to assist at its HIV Testing Clinic. The opportunities ~ndude answering .phones, assisting with paperwork, sorting condoms, greetlng clients and even testing and counseling after receiving training by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. Clinic volunteers are needed during weekdays and during walk-in clinic hours on Mon. andThurs, evemngs.. Pride Center volunteers are needed to answer phones, and to staff the Center during weekday evenings 6-10 pm and on weekends. For information about volunteering for the clinic, call 742-2927 aud for The Pride Center, call 712-1600 from 9-5 pm. PFLAG - Tulsa is expanding its PFLAG 101 support group to include a second meeting each month on the 4th Monday. The group will meet at Fellowship Congregational Church from 6:30 - 8:30. Also, PFLAG - Tulsa wilt celebrate its 10 Anniversary on September 7th from 5-7 pm. This private event will be held at the home of Steve Wright. Kudos to founders Joe & Nancy McDonald and current co-presidents Kathy & Bill Hinkle and their board of directors! Also, TOI-IR is continuing to take reports of anti-GaU Lesbian/Bi or Trans discrimina~,on or of hate-crimes. Reports may be made anonymousl~ or not and volunteers may be able to refer victims to agencies or people who can help. Help them try to help you. Call 743-4297 and leave a message or call from 6-10pm. The TOHR Helpline is usually staffed by volunteers seven nights a week. Community of Hope is full of activmes as summer ends and fall begins. From Sept. 3 - Oct. 22 from 6-8 pm, a professional family therapist will lead a parenting skills class that has been designed for the "multicultural and diverse family situations" that are found at Coll. Phillips Seminary professor Brandon Scott will lead a study group on the Hebrew Scriptures on Sept. 18 & 25, Oct. 2 & 9 from7-8:30 pm. Local therapist Ted Campbell is organizing a skills-building group, Healthy Gay Relationships, Sept.23-Nov. 11,6-8 pm. The group is singles, couples or one party of a couple with a focus on the special challenges of Gay relationships in a non-supportive culture. Laterin the fall, Coil will offer a grief support group for those dealing with loss during the holidays. For more information about any of these programs, call 585-1800. Over in Tahleqtmh, the Green Country AIDS Coalition will provides confidential HIV testing on alternating Tuesday evenings from 5:30 - 8:30 at 1001 No. Grand Avenue (please use the Clinic entrance), in the Northeastem State University College of Optometry. The dates are 9/2,16,&30,10/14 &28, 11/11 & 25,and 12/9 &23. For information, call Sara at 458-0467 or Ron at 458-9173. The Dallas Morrdn News said of The World, "you know, it’s just not a very goodpaper..."... It’s jiast that with the only other daffy paper in state being the neo-fJ, selst Da;ly Ohlahoman, anything winds up looking better... interest in the CD’s or bands). However, every so often The WorMforgetsjoun.~a!.istic standards and slips into propaganda mode. Much of its coverage of The Tulsa Project qualifies. While generally I support community reinvestment in our city center, it would be nice if The WorM’s news coverage at least pretended to be balanced. But the stories thus far have been shamelessly promotional which is not surprising considering one of The Tulsa Project chief promoters is a member of th~ Lorton family - the owners of The Tulsa World. And in a great example of telling a lie over and over again, on August 26, The World’s propaganda machinery was working overtime. Back in June of 1995, country singer Ty Herndon was arrested in a Fort Worth park for waving his penis at another man. That other man just happened to be an undercover cop. Herudon was arrested and taken to jail where he was then found to be in possession of methamphetamine. However, after Herndon’s celebrity status became known (he in fact was scheduled to perform later that same day at a convention of sheriffs and peace officers), he was conveniently not charged with lewd conduct or solicitation, but with drug possession. ¯ The Tulsa World ran Associated Press articles that told " in illicit drug use but I think it’s highly unlikely that . Herndon was using his penis ~to..ingest methamphetamine! ¯ In the general scheme of things, this, of course, is not : that important an issue. But it is galling to see The World contradict its own coverage and in the service of obvious ¯ homophobia/heterosexism. " It is also particularly shameful when The Tulsa World still continues the practice of printing the names of Tulsa " men who have been arrested for doing the same thing that Hemdon did. The Worlddoesn’t hesitate to ruin the lives ." of ordinary men, even prior to being tried and convicted, but goes out of its way to rewrite the troth for the celebrity Herndon. !t’s shameful hypocrisy and terrible journal" ism. But it is in keeping with the owners bias of which ¯ their anti-Gay advertising policies giv, e proof. Let’s hope that with time 7he World.will get better and ¯ hey, maybe even Herudon will cofiae out. We’d just advise him that his dating opportunities would be better - and safer, if he’d try to pick up men at The Silver Star or at Concessions instead of in a park - and the rubbers ¯ there are free, too. - Tom Neal, editor/publisher ¯ Editor’s note: The Tulsa World’s Entertainment Edi¯ - tor Rusty Lang was invited to comment on this matter but ¯ did not return TFN calls. Last but not least, the Lambda Bowling League has begun the first of its 18 week seasons. The League meets each Monday at 8:45 pm at Sheridan Lanes, 3121 So. Sheridan. At current time there are about 14 teams and there are opporttmities for individuals to fill in for teams that are Still short a member or who just have someone out sick that evening. It’s more guys than gals but not so much as to be uncomfortable. The fee is $9/night. Call Brenda at 627-2728 for more information. . Peterson hopes that people in the community will volunteer to help with the Food Pantry. Tasks vary from ¯ helping "shop" - which usually involves lifting at the ¯ TCFB or a local market, to assisting clients who are selecting their items. Some clients want to make their own selections but some, depending on their health, may ~ want help carrying the small shopping baskets. Peterson : also hopes community orgamzations like churches or ¯ care teams, etc. may adopt a client by donating $50/ ¯ month (or less - any amount is welcome). $50/month ¯ would allow another client to move in from the waiting list via the lottery. Peterson notes that the client mix is " fairly diverse with women as well as men, individuals ¯ and families, both from Tulsa and from outlying areas. For more information about how you might help or to ; ¯ determine eligibility to access Food Pantry services, call ¯ 712-7425. The Pantry is open at this time from 9-5, M-F. " Later hours for Tuesday are being considered. The Food Pantry has to pay overhead and shipping for TCFB goods but is able to provide the food for much less than if would cost if clients had to go purchase the items. However, the Pantry does look like a mini-store and is designed so that clients can browse and select the items that suit their dietary needs best and often in large, or smaller quantities as needed. NO money changes hands but regular clients (at this point one of the 30) do receive $50/month credit. The Pantry also stocks cleaning items, paper goods and personal hygiene items. Peterson notes that these can be especially important since many clients may also be on food stamps which can only be used for edible items. However, the Pantry will not stock vitamin supplements though these are often recommended because of possible complications or conflicts with other medicines that clients may be taking. A notice posted suggests that such supplements should be taken only under strict physician supervision. This Pantry also is designed to serve as an emergency, supplemental resource for persons living with HIV & AIDS who may not have been selected in the lottery but who have an emergency need. That access is available up to three times a year. JAC OX ANIMAI CLINIC Family’s Pet Physician DR. MALCOLM JACOX M - F 7:30 - 7 Sat 9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750 fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. I �Chicago Honors Gay Neighborhood CHICAGO (AP) - The renovation of a street in a neighborhood that is home to a large gay and lesbian community will include two gateways to mark the area as friendly to gays. The gateways, along with 22 steel pylons along Halsted Street on Chicago’ s North Side, will include a rainbow ring of lights, reflecting the colors in the gay pride flag. The project, costing $3.2 million, includes planting 180 trees and widening sidewalks. It is the city’ s second majorinitiativein five months to recognize its gay community. In March, the City Council extended health insurance benefits to the live-in partners of gay and lesbian city employees. The gateways will be located nearly a mile apart on Halsted Street, giving a dear message that it is a special area for gays. "If I were coming from out of town, (as a lesbian) I would identify this as a neighborhood that is friendly to gays," said Mary Morten, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s .liaison to the gay and. lesbian community. "The overarching theme is that this is adlverse community. It’ S not about it being only a gay hub." City government designating a neighborhood as gay-friendly is unprecedented. "Chicago is definitely a first," said Mark Johnson, spokesman for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. "But I don’t think it will be the last time you’ll see it. It’ll be trendsetting for other areas as well." The city wanted to acknowledge the contributions of the gay and lesbian community, said Greg Harris, a community activist involved in the plan. Business owners along the street have not objected to the effort. "It’ s always been a liberal street, ahead of its time," said-Marshall Homick, owner of Chicago Diner. "It’ s half gay, half straight. Who cares.’?" APA: Gays Don’t Need ’Reparative’ Therapy CHICAGO (AP) - Homosextmlity is not a mental disorder and doesn’t need treatment, the nation’s largest group of psychologists has declared in an attempt to quell controversy over so-called reparative therapy. The American Psychological Ass0ciati0fi, by a vote of its major policy-setting board Thursday; also called on mental health professionals to "take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with homosexual orientation." The association first declared in 1975 that homosexuality isn’t a mental disorder, saying it supported the American Psychiatric Association in removing it from the official list of mental and emotional disorders. The newest resolution said lack of information, ignorance and prejudice puts some "gay, les,,bian, bisexual and questioning indlvidtmls at risk for seeking "conversion" or "reparative" therapy, which is aimed at reducing or eliminating homosexuality. There have been no well-designed scientific studies to test guch therapy, the association said in a statement. But it hasn’t been conclusively shown to be harmful, "extensive clinical experience suggests that such therapy feeds upon society’ s anti-gay prejudices and is likely to exacerbate the client’s issues of poor self-esteem," the association’s office said. Kim Mills, a representative of the Human Rights Campaign, a lesbian and gay political group, said the resolution "reaffirms the fact that since there is nothing wrong with homosexuality, there is no reason that gay, lesbian or bisexual people should try to change.’" Robert H. Knight, director of cultural studies for the conservative Family Research Council, said ’~omosexual behavior entails inevitable physic~ and psychologicalrisks" and maintained that homosexuals have been successfully treated for for decades. "Homosexuals can change," he said. US West to Give Partners’ Benefits ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - US West on Friday became the latest company to extend health benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees. The new health plan also will cover dependents of same-sex Couples, but does not extend to unmarried oppositesex partners "since they have the option of becoming eligible through legal marriage.’" The company’ s 1,664 emplyees of US -West Communications in New Mexico...~ge,also eligible for the coverage. Toni Ozeroff, US West vice president for human resources, said the change will help the company attract and keep qualified employees. "Having a diverse workforce is one of the keys to building customer loyalty and successfully serving a diverse marketplace," she said. The costs, Ozeroff added, are insignificant. "We’ ve looked at other companies’ experiences and confirmed that the costs of providing domestic partner health-benefits, and the additional effort required to administer those benefits, are both minimal," said With its announcement, US West joins a number of major companies including American Express, Coors Brewing, Disney and MicroSoft, that extend health benefits to same-sex couples .... :.f~.= "As competition for thebest qualifiedpeopleinten5 :: Sifies, more and more empldyers.are:exi~an~ng their-:~-. benefits to include same-sex partner~Y-, said A~drew ¯ Sherman, vice president of the Segal Co., anational!y recognized human resources and empl.oyee~ben-efits -consulting firm. -~ .~ . The change at US West applies to,all empltyees,. including those at US West Communicationsand US West Media Group. Medical, dental and visioncare options ar included in an enrollment packagethatwill be mailed to employees beginning in September. The coverage will take effect in January. 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Peoria 743-5272 Corner of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5 pm Monday - Friday said Dobson has made "a harmful foray into big-time politics." "I am ashamed of my former colleagues for their attacks on you and for their pattern of slamming the doors of reasonable access in your face," AlexanderMoegerle said in a written statement. "I encourage you to bang those doors down, to investigate and to report the truth about the threat James Dobson and other religious extremists pose to the American tradition of tolerance, indusivity and the separation of church and state," he added. Alexander-Moegefle, who lives in Los .Angeles, made the comments in a news release prior to his appearance at the Colorado springs offices .of the gay and lesbian activist group Ground Zero. He said his book is the first insider critique of"the character, s tyle and political agenda" of James Dobson, who cofounded Focus on the Family in Arcadia, CA, in 1977. Paul Hetrick, a Focus on the Family spokesman, denied Alexander-Moegerle hdped found the nonprofit organization, saying the author worked for a Chicago advertising agency and served only as a consultant before becoming an employee in 1980. Hetrick speculated that Alexander-Moege_rle was still angry over a lawsuit he lost in Pomona" (Calif.) Superior Court in which he sued Focus on the Family for allegedly firing him inappropriately after seven years. Hetrick said Alexander-Moegerle voluntarily resigned from the organization after divorcing his wife and marrying his secretary. Hetrick said Alexander-Moegerle accused Dobson of interfering with his personal life after Dobson suggested he and his first wife avoid divorce by getting counseling. "We just disagree on these matters. But that’s not fueling Gil’ s fury. What’ s fueling his fury is that he failed to achieve what he wanted ... which was to be able to divorce his wife, marry his secretary and continue to be employed at Focus," Hetrick said. The spokesman also denied any allegations that Focus on the Family is a sexist, racist and homophobic organization or has changed its focus on preservxng families since its inception: "That’ s utter nonsense," Hetrick said. "This group has not changedits mission, xts purpose or its emphasis since it was founded." An estimated 5 million Americans tm]e in to Dobson’s weekly radio pro~am "Family News in Focus," which is broadcast bv more than 2,500 stations arotmd the world. Abou~ 8,000 letters pour into the Colorado Springs Focus on the Family offices daily Hundreds of employees field 3,400 telephone calls a day. Many people seek advice, comfort and prayer in dealing with family straggles like alcohol abuse, sexual problems and marital difficulties. Anti-Gay Effort May Fail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) With less than a month left, organizers of a petition drive to stop a gay-rights bill from becoming law in Maine have gathered only a fraction of the signatures they need. Leaders of the drive to force a statewide election on the bill said Friday they areff t giving UP and will continue work- Supporters of the gay rights bill didn’ t give Heath much of chance. "I mean, they’ve had quite a bit of time to do it, not a lot. But when you’re not even 20 percent there at this point, I would say it’s an uphill battle," said state Sen. Jot Abromson, R-Portland, the bill’ s prime sponsor. Just slightly more than half the people who promised to circulate petitions have followed through, Heath said. Besides a 60-second radio commercial produced by Focus on the Family and some advice, national organizations have given little support, he said. " ........ " " Signature gatherers- who are all Volunteers =-have had to. contiont several .obstacles; ineluding~nearperfect summer, weather; nd dections where they could gather signatures at polls and the lack of a vocal opposition to keep the issue in the news. "Frankly, our goal was not to provide Mr. Heath with free publicity," said Patricia Peard, chair of the executive committee of Maine Won’ t Discriminate. Heath, insisting "thousands of signatures are on their way to our office," remained undeterred. "Hundreds of people have made tremendous sacrifices over the summer to get us to where we are," he said. Provincetown Schools Attack All Prejudices PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) - A proposed antibias curriculum in the Provincetown schools has sparked national controversy fro.m critics who say it promotes homosexuality. But school officials say the curriculum is merely an attempt..t9 stan~p out prejudice. "We’ve d,e,cided we’re going ~take the ~ainbow perspective~ Provincetown SchOol Superintendent Susan N Fleming told the Boston Herald. "We’re going to look at color, we’re going to look at race, we’re going to look at gender and Sexual orientation is one of those things." The school committee voted to review the curriculum from kindergarten through grade 12 to eliminate bias, and to encourage teachers to be open to all lifestyles in classroom discussions. Provincetown has a large gay community, and signs of affection between same-sex couples are a - common sight. Town Manager Keith Bergman was among those who pushed for the changes: He. said the change was needed because Provincetown is more diverse than most towns in Massachusetts. "Not all of our students are white, not all of our students are straight," said Bergman, who is married and has two daughters in the public schools. "In this commtmity it’ s not going to come as a revelation that we have gay and lesbian parents." Bergman said there have been many,inquiries from the media since an article appeared in the Washington Times. "Unfortunately the media has zeroed m on issues dealing with sexual orientation, when the antibias program is about equipping the community with tools to fight racism, sexism, classism, bias against people with disabilities and homophobia," he told The Boston Globe. The school committee will hold a ing until the Sept. 18 deadline set by the secretary of public hearing Wednesday so residents can discuss state s office. The petition tilers were given 90 days the proposed changes. to gather a minimum of 51,131 signatures. , "We’re concerned,,anybody would be, but we ve gotthreeweekstogo,’ said Michael Heath, execufij9 . director of th~ Christi&n Civic League 6f Maine. A lot can happen in three weeks." LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) - A trial referee~ s decision Lesbian Adoption Case Rapid Eye Therapy releases repressed emotional traUrmig on the cellular level. Reiki balances the orga~, and ener~ centers of the body and mind. (918) 492-3106 Alternate Lives & Inner Guidance Accessing bring forth deeper understandings: The bill, approved last spring by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Angus King, prohibits discrimination against homosexuals and lesbians in housing, public accommodations, credh and employment. The league had establisheditS :oWn first deadline of Aug. 22f0r turning in petitions. On Friday, Heath said his 0fficSe"had petitions with abo~at 12,000 to 13,000 signatures certified by town clerks, and he estimated at least that many signatures Were still to be delivered. Heath said organizers had hoped for a stronger showing by Friday, but he emphasized "the reason we set "the Aug. 22 deadline was so we could deal with this if it came to this." The league and its partner, the Christian Coalition of Maine, are now going to work on getting more staff into the field to organize and motivate petition collectors. Heath said. in a Lesbian adoption case was published this month in the Connecticut Law Journal, but was actually issued over a year ago._Superior Court,Referee Hadley W. Austin ruled that ,the state,Adoption Re¢iew~ Board could consider.a Lesbian’ s petition:to adopt the 5-year-old son of her partner. The ruling overtumed a Probate Court;deci~i~n~b~gcA~e ~f confidentiality requiretfiefit~ ]the ~ct~J~ibn K~d~i~w Board said it could no~discnss the status of the case. Y �Laser Can Find HIV in Blood ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A new handheld laser that can quickly reveal bloodborne disorders and diseases such as the AIDS virus has been patented by scientists at Sandia National Laboratories. "It’s possible to take a blood sample containing millions of cells and extract information about each cell in a few minutes," said Paul Gourley, project manager at Sandia. "The results are quantifiable." The lab said Friday the device uses millions of tiny lasers to detect blood problems. Gourley said the laser has important applications in detecting cancerous cells. "ff no cell is cancerous, we get a.standard light signal. A cancerous cell gaves a bright flash at different wavelengths," he said. The laser was developed by Sandia technician Anthony McDonald, Gourley and his brother, Dr. Mark Gourley, who works at the Washington HospitalCenter and National Institute of Health, both located in Washington, D.C. The Gourleys collaborated on the project working crosscountry. The patent is on a prototype laser scanner that could be used economically in the field as well as in hospitals and clinics, the laboratory said. The patent is jointly held by the National Institutes of Health, which helped Sandia develop it. Companies that analyze blood and cells have expressed interest in the laser, Paul Gourley said. The work on the laser began as part of a U.S. Department of Energy plan to deal with the threat of terrorists. The DOE funded the work and Sandia developed the technology to help militaD.and civilian victims of terrorist biolo~cal or chemical attack because of the rapid ability of the laser to help make a definitive blood diagnosis. "The transportable m-fit is expected to greatly reduce the time needed to analyze dangerous materials invading the bloodstream," Paul Gourley said. "Diagnosis could be made on the spot, thus facilitating treatment when speed is crucial.’" For the same reason, the device could dramatically speed up ordinary, blood analysis for hospitalized patients, especially in emergency-room situations. Lab officials said it also could reduce medical diagnostic costs. Paul Gourley estimated that a portable field version of the unit linked to a !aptop computer would cost between $5,000 and $15,000 and a comprehensive unit for a hospital laboratory would run $70,000. Arkansas Resource Center to Close FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - People suffering from AIDS in Washington County soon won’t be able to go to the AIDS Resource Center here for help. But people living with AIDS won’t be left without assistance, as other agencies now offer AIDS services. That’s a big change from when the resource center -7 formerly known as the Washington County AIDS Task Force - opened up in 1987. "When we started, we were the only show in town," said Judie Frick of Fayetteville, secretary of the resource center’s board. "Now, a lot of what we were .doing has been taken over by other agencles." The center’s board voted earlier this month to shut down the center on Aug. 31. Ms. Frick" cited financial considerations and the overlap 6f servlces, with other agencies as big factors in the decision. The center, she said, was "having a ha~d~ ..... time generating money to support the whole thing." Laura Patterson, director of the AIDS Resource Center, said she and an assistant hoped to get on with another non-profit .organization so they can continue to work m the area to provide emergency housing assistance for HIV-positive patients. Ms. Patterson said she was surprised to learnthe center would close. "We’d just gotten this big grant," she said. "We thought things were looking up." The grant to which she referred, from the federal Housing and Urban Development Department, was furmeled through another agency. The AIDS Resource Center currently pays for housing and some utilities for 45 homeless HIV-positive patients. Ms Patterson said a decision would be made in the upcoming week about whether she will be taken on by another agency. NY Businessman Donates $1M for Needle Exchange NEW YORK (AP) - Financier George Sorts said he will donate $1 million to buy clean hypodermic needles for drug addicts nationwide who risk contracting AIDS. Sorts challenged government leaders to "respect the scientific evidence" that needle exchange programs curb the spread of HIV, the virus that canses AIDS. Critics say the programs encourage drug use. "’Needle exchange programs are scientifically proven to save lives, do not encourage drug use, and are supported by a majority of the American public," Sorts said in a statement Sunday. The federal Centers for Disease Control estimated last year that intravenous drug users, their children and sex partners accounted for over one-third of the new cases of HIV infection. Sorts told The New York Times in an interview published Sunday that he does not support legalizing drugs. But he said they were practically impossible to outlaw, so he proposed trying to reduce the harm that drug users cause themselves., Sorts, whose philanthropy has supported democratic movements in Eastern Europe and Asia, also funded ballot ini: tiatives last year that let California and Arizona voters approve the medicinal use of marijuana. Sorts said he has spent more than $15 million in the past few years trying to foster a public dialogue on drug policy. Opponents of needle exchange programs said Sorts’ message is wrongheaded. "I think he needs to be very careful about promoting drug use, which is what he’s doing," Robert L. Maginnis of the Family Research Council told the Times~ sorts said he will give his new gift to the Tides Foundation, a San Franciscobased grants program that will distribute the money to needle exchange programs around the country. AIDS Prevention Program for Youth PROVIDENCE, R.I. 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Miriam and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals and the AIDS group F.A.C.T.S. have opened the ADAMS Clinic to offer young : WASHINGTON (AP) - A second gene ¯ mutation that slows the progression of people confidential testing and find them appropriate treatment. "I think there has ¯¯ HIV, the virus that causes AIDS,has been been this attitude that adolescents can fit ¯ found by researchers who studied s_pecimens from 3,000 people,~ according to a into an adult program," P~dfOrd said. ¯ study published recently. Scientists at the i’You’re bringing up so many different National Canc~ Institute said the altered issues - sexuality, homosexuality. They : gene or a similar one discovered earlier need a special program." ¯ are present in about 30 percent of the Like adults, most teens become infected through sexual contact or drug use. But ¯ long-term survivors of HIV infection. The the number of Rhode Islanders ages 15 to ¯ researchers said still other gene mutations 19 diagnosed with the disease is lowbe- : thatprotect against HIV may yet be found. cause so few get tested, Radford said. : The study on discovery of the gene muta"I’ve been to clinics where they told me ~ tion was published in the journal Science. The mutation, in a gene called CCR2, they asked adolescents if they wanted to ¯ be tested and they refused. I’ve done some ¯ tends to protect people infected with HIV street outreach where some of the kids ¯ frora rapid deterioration into AIDS. An earlier study identified a protective mutadon’t care. Outside of Providence, they say ’It can’t happen here,’ "Radford said. ¯ tion in a gene called CCRS. "These gene Dr. Tim Hanagan, a Miriam Hospital : alterations tell us that nature already has physician and AIDS researcher, said mis- : devised a therapy that works without siginformed teens often believe there is kno ¯¯ nificant side effects," said Stephen O’Bden, a doctoral researcher at the canhope for those infected with HIV. "Our treatments really work," Flanagan said. . cerinstitute and~Senior author of the study. "Now, most young adults, most adoles- ~ "If we can piiipoint how these altered ¯ genes contain HIV, it may be possible to cents, don’t know it.’" ~lqae clinic will be open Mondays at ¯¯ use this knowledge to develop treatments that help people delay the onset of AIDS." Miriam and F.A.C.T.S. will offer testing Both CCR2 and CCR5 are genes that at another Providence site separately, ¯ Radford said. The program has received a ¯¯ produce chemolOne receptors, a group of proteins found On the surface of immune$364,000 feder~ grant, U.S. Sen. Jack " systera blood cells. Studies last year Reed, D-R.I., announced. "Unfortunately, most treatment centers ¯ showed that people lacking both normal do not address the unique physical and ¯ copies of the CCR5 gene do not become psychological needs of these young adults ¯ infected with HIV despite repeated exposure:-Those with one missing copy of the with AIDS-or the HIV virus," Reed said. "The ADAMS Clirac was designed to ¯ CCR5 gene can become infected but take years longer to develop AIDS. provide amore youth-friendly almosphere Earlier laboratory studies suggested that where teens and yotmg adults can talk _" ¯ a CCR2 mutation also retarded HIV infreely about testing and treatment." ¯ fection, but the new study is the first to ¯ confirm this in actual clinical studies. The : study shows that patients with the CCR2 : mutation develop AIDS up to four years ¯ later than patients who have the normal : CCR2 gene. The researchers said the DENVER (AP) -- Denver is one of 14 : CCR2 mutation apparently is present in national public health sites testing the : 20 percent to 25 percent of Americans, in safety and effectiveness of two new ex- ¯ about the same proportion in all races. ¯ perimental vaccines against the AIDSScientists said they are still searching causing virus HIV. "We’re beginning to ¯ for other mutations to hobble the HIV get back on track" in the search for vacinfection. "There’ s bound to be other gene cines againstAIDS, said Dr. FrankJudson, ¯ alterations present in the human gene pool ¯ director of Denver Public Health. The that influence HIV’s ability to infect im¯ new study is sponsored by the National " Michael mune cells and cause AIDS, " satd Institutes of Health. Smith, also a researcher at NCI and the The Denver trial will last 18 months study’s lead author. "We just have to find and include 30 gay or bi-sexual men who them." tested negative for HIV. 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Not to (sorry, ]~ut with mention that the company : Art," at the Philbrook MuseumofArtfromg/14/97to with ~ ’arhol, it will-°most likely visit The 11/9/97. Among the paintSilverStarorordoanAIDs ings, you will find the art of wa~ a plan too ]lad benefit thing. Or, as in the Andy Warhol and Georgia case of the ever familyto ~ up) artists O’Keefe, to name a few of friendly Carol Channing the name-brand (sorry, but ... On Oeto]~er 9, during Hello Dolly, have with with Warhol, it was a the actors collect donations at 5:30 pro, Tulsa for Broadway Cares/Equity pun too bad to pass up) art¯ lsts whose work is on diseasily most ae- Fights AIDs. Not to menplay. You can cal1748-5316 don the fact that the best for more info. On October elalmed artist and audience for musicals are 9, at 5:30 p.m., Tulsa easily community arts gasp - Gay folk! OK, I’m most acclaimed artist and off my rantbox. community arts supporter, CarolandFriends:Celsupporter, P.S. P.S. Gordon, will share his ebrating Great Moments in Gordon, will share Grand Opera plays Tuesperspective on the fall exhibit as an acknowledged his perspective on day, September 9, S p.m. , at m~ster of the contemporary the Chapman Music Hall. still life genre, the fall exhibit as Friends old and new join And in the performing Artistic Director Carol I. an aeknowledSed arts, it’s just a season to die Crawford for an evening of for. More culture than we master of the magnificent voices percould ever hope to see will grand opera arias eontemporarystill forming be occurring, from highand ensembles with special brow to lowdown. Anita guest, the Metropolitan life Senre. Bryant is about as low as Opera’s incomparable you can go, folks, mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne. Ms. Getoutthosepies, becauseAnitaBryant ¯ Crawford and Ms. Home will host a senwill be in town for the Tulsa Centennial " sational line-up of opera singers, many of celebration, performing a concert. For " whom are returning to the Tulsa stage those too young to know (I, of course, ¯ after previously performing in popular only heard about this secondhand my- ¯ Tulsa Opera productions. self), Miss not-so-’Nita was on her anti- " The musical program for the evening Gay tear and hawking orange jmce in ¯ includes arias and ensembles from grand Florida when a family member, armed ~ opera: Donizett’s Luciadi Lammermoor, with a pie, let fly. Start practicing - we ¯ Bellini’s Norma, Verdi’s I1Trovatoreand have a reputation to live up to! We could ¯ Massenet’s Manon, Bernstein’s Candide, makeannualtripstohertheaterinBranson. Wagner’s Tristan und lsolde and I hear they have pie throwing contests ¯ Tannhauser, plus many more. instead of pie eating contests there. Rasp- ; Gala packages include dinner at the berry pie, anyone? ¯ Summit Tower at 6:30 p.m., the gala conHere are some of the things coming up: " cert, and a champagne reception with Sept. 4, Linda Roark-Strummer & Pe- ¯ Marilyn Home, gala artists and Tulsa ter Strummer perform a vocal duo recital ¯ Opera’s former General Director, Edward at Sharp Chapel - University of Tulsa. " C. Purrington, currently the Washington 918/631-2262 " Opera’s Artistic Administrator. RecepSept. 5, Laughing Matter Improv - in- ° tion occurs immediately following the teractive comedy with audience partici- ¯ performance. Individual tickets for the pation at Heller Theatre. 918/746-5065.. concert range from $25 to $100. Watch the actors sweat to create a scene! " The Philharmonic opens its Pops series Nothing like stress on the run, watching ° with Bravo Broadway Friday, September folks try to create lines while speaking ° 26, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 8 them at the same time! Seriously, there is . p.m. in the Chapman Music Hall. Bravo nothing better than an improvisation well " Broad.way is comprised of three awarddone, and nothing more entertaining than ¯ wmmng Broadw ay stars. Keith watching the creative process at work. " Bute.rba.ugh, who sang with the PhilharSupport your local actors or at least buy : momc m October, played the Phantom them dinner. ° and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. A Chorus Line runs Tuesday, Septem- ¯ Jan Horvath starred as Christine and ber 2, 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, 8 " Carlotta in the original Broadway cast of p.m. Thursday, September 4, 8 p.m. Fri- " The Phantom of the Opera, and Michael day, September 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sep- : MagnireisaTony award-winnerfromthe tember 6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, :. originalBroadwaycastofLesMiserables. September 7, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the They will perform the music of Andrew Chapman Music Hall. 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Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 1 lam, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service- Ilam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-I314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service, 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church of GreaterlTulsa . Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 University of Tulsa BisexuaULesbian/Gayfrransgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 I~" MONDAYS Physical attraction. HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2rid Mon/each too. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group~ Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea. too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Sept: Gm’y Reed’s Pryor Rendering, October to be announced Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, ttelmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-6557 Unity Lambda Al-anon, 7:30pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~me m experience timeless love once again. The Oklahoma premiere of Michael Smuin’s Emmy award-winning Romeo & Juliet is the centerpiece for Tulsa~ centennial homecom*ng-weekend celebration. Magnificent costumes and choreography. Live, razor-sharp blades during the spectacular sword fights. Plus a story that never grows old, never told with more empathy. ~" TUESDAYS Romeo & Juliet, Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20, 8pm Sunday, September 21, 3pro or Me PAC: 1-800-364-7111, 596-7111; Carson Attractions: 584-2000 All.shows at ~e Pe~f~ming Arts Center, Salkeys Foundation 3ra and Cincinnati ._C_omlng A~tt~ctlons~ call for tlck~lus fl~st ~ol~e dates and seats: Tm~ Q~e, Concerto Barocco, Prawn Watching: October 17-19 The Nut~-aeke~, December 19-28 ©armlna Eurana~ Tarantella: February 13-15 The T~ee Musketeers, April 3-5 St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & Club Rainbow Bu ine Guild Seleetlve Advertising: Targeting Lesbi.a.n & Gay Communities Blue Moon Ca[e Cherry Street Featuring Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta, Soups, Espresso, and Chall~board Speciaties Sept. 23, 7pro Dinner & Meeting Info./RSVP: 665-5174 POB 4106, Tul~ 74159 Monday- Thursday 11am- 10pm Friday - Saturday 11am- 11pm Sunday Brunch 11am - 2pro ~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing,.Testing: 7 - 8:30pro, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pm, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each too. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Info: 749-4194 ~" FRIDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 SENSES, Society for Exploring New Sensations, Educating & Socializing July 19, 6-8pm, Info, call Kathy at 743-4297 ~ OTHER GROUPS IOTA member Established 1960 Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC Praise/Prayer-6:30pm, Choir-7:30,5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for scheduled events Info: 631-7632 or Jeremy at 712-1600 Safe Haven, Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fri/each too. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th I~" SATURDAYS 3324-L East 31st Northeast side of Ranch Acres 745-9998 HIV+ Support Group, ttIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm ~... 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locations, call: 749-7898 Rainbow Business Guild Business & professional networking group, 9/23, 7 pro, Blue Moon:Care, Cherry St. PrimeTimers Social group for men, last Tuesieaeh mo. 7:30 pro, Pride Center~ 1307 E. 38th Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Gay Youth Speak Out - members of local youth organizations share their views! 9/30, 7 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th ~ WEDNESDAYS Call 341.6866 International To u r S ~or more in[ormation. T.U.LS.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long and short rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 All rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center 3903 W. 4th St. Long and short rides are organized Ifyour event or organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 or fax 583-4615. �hand-hewn teak, stone, iron, mesquite objects of interest Read All About It ¯ They went on to be a tremendously suc¯ Reviewed by Barry Hensley cessful team until she decided to strikeout Tulsa City-County Library : as a solo skater in 1990, leaving Rudy Another in the constantly expanding ¯ heartbroken and unsure if he wanted to ¯ area of gay heroes,Rudy Galindo emerged continue on his own. Soon, Rudy’s befrom his poor, Mexican-American roots " loved coach was also struck withAIDS, to hit the top of the professional ice skat- ¯ Then his father had a stroke, and then a ing world. In 1996, he won the U.S. Fig- ¯ fatal heart attack. Can this get any worse.’? ure Skating Championship, against the : You bet! In 1993, Galindo became inodds. How he rose to this povolved with a guy who hooked sition makes a most interesthim on speed, which almost Born in 1969 and ingjoumey in his new autobimined every part of his life. growing up in a Unwilling to live at home with ography, Icebreaker. Born in 1969 and growing trailer park on the his dysfunctional family, Rudy up in a trailer park on the blue movedin with friends, a stable, collar side of San Jose, Cali- blue collar side of older, gay couple. Refusing to fornia, Galindo was surallow Rudy to destroy himSan Jose, Califorrounded by gangs and drugs. self, the couple took charge of When he was two, his mother nia, Galindo was his life and convinced him that had a nervous breakdown and surrounded by his career was on the road to was later diagnosed with rain, and that the druggie boymanic depression. Galindo’s gangs and drugs. friend had to go. From there, father sent Rudy and his sibGalindo’s career finally soared When he was two, lings away to live with an aunt. and he ended up winning the Growing up in anything but a his mother had a coveted Championship in stable environment, he would nervous breakdown 1996, in a dramatic perforalso have to endure the ,death mance in front of a home town of his older brother from and was later diag- crowd in San Jose. AIDS. Galindo is refreshingly matnosed with manic At the age;of six, Galindo~ ter-of-fact about his gayness. was influenced by watching depression... Grow- He insists that he is a skater his sister ice, skate. His dad, a ing up in anything who happens to be gay and rugged cowboy, was initially only realized the importance embarrassed when young but a stable envl- of his position as a gay role Rudy would-go to the skate model after reading Greg ronment; he would rental counter, only to be misLouganis’ autobiography. taken for a girl and given"girl also have to endure Galindo’s book is sanitized, shoes." Rudy states that "It’s the death ofhls older light reading, There is no sex not that I tried to be feminine. and scarcely anything that That’s just how I was." His brother from AIDS. would offend prim sensibilifather’s attitude slowly began ties. It’s hard to believe that. to change, however, once Rudy began given Galindo’s background, there are winning competitions. hardly even any four letter words! HowBy junior high school, he was learning ever, it is still an interesting and impresto turn his aggressive nature into positive sive story and by the timethe theatrical energy, and he soon met and started skatending finally hits, you’ll be cheering for ing with a new friend, Kristi Yamaguchi. Rudy along with the home town crowd. LaredQ crossing 1519 East 15th Street 585-1555 ... from Java, San Miquel, Bali, Guarnajuarto, and beyond See the Eyewear "Stars A UTHENTIC ITALIAN FRESH RAINB O W C USINE TROUT Celebrities" WeGr Oliver Peoples, Gaultier, Mikli, Matsuda, e~c. Eyewear of Eureka Springs Voted Number One in Arkansas! Found Nowhere Else in Eastern Oklahoma (501) 253-6807, Closed Wednesday 5 Center Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632 " Cool, Unique & Exclusive VISIONS 6837 S. MEMORIAL 254-1611 Visit Our New Pride Room CHARITY TRADE-IN $75 Trade in your old glasses & we will ~ Books Jewelry °W~h~c~nse, Candles, u ’~stairs~s Unique Gifts- donate them to the needy, plus give you $75 off the purchase of a new pmr IMust include 2 yr. Warranty AntiReflective High Index Vision Lens & t_. ’Sometime in September, we will have : town very soon. Y 0u ~an get a great selec: that first cool spell. The one that definitely . tionin the early fall- just don’tplant them has the feel and even until atleast Novem: the smell of autumn. ber. I you plant them P er.sonafly, I ] iek You are thinking too soon in Oklaa date m December and homa when it is still about it right now, aren’t you? That will the poor little set an appointment with warm, be a good time to sow bulbs think that it is myselfio plant bulbs. your grass seed. The spring and they sprout and then the .ground temperature Also, don’t store these is very warm but the cold kills them. You worst of the hot want to plant them bulbs in pl tie bags, weather is gone for when you know for or they 11 rot. this year. Rough up sure they will stay Paper is just the ticket. asleep. Now, here is the ground, sow the seed, then go bank in the problem about and lightly rake the seed into the top of the that, you might forget about them and end soil. Water lightly twice aday till the seed up not planting them at all. Personally, I germinates. Once you have a good germipick a date in December and set an apnation, you can pull back to once a day for pointment with myself to plant bulbs. a week to ten days. The stage right after Also, don’t store these bulbs in plastic germinationis very critical. Don’t neglect bags, or th.e,y’ll rot. Paper is just the ticket. that little green hair, it is very sensitive. I know it s alittle early for this stuff, but When the blades of grass get broader, you I’m bored with summer now, and I don’t .can go back to your old hap-hazard ways. want to talk about it anymore! Go ye forth You can put a well balanced fertilizer on and sow! the ground right before you sow the seed Judy McCormickformerly owned and ran and water both. Cox Nursery. This article was reprinted You will be s.eeing fall bulbs all over with the author’s permission. d Frame). Restrictions apply. ...... a~ andNride 45&1/2 Spring Street Eureka Springs, AR 501-253-5445 United Methodist Community of Hope Announcing Eureka Springs 1st Annual Diversity Celebration Nov. 6-9th, Call for Details! ¯. o an inclusive community that ~eeks. values and welcomes all people... 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These concerts are spon- ¯ would recommend a band!person/machine sored by Citgo Petroleum Corporation. ~ (so hard to tell anymore) by the name of Theatre Tulsa presents The Odd Couple ¯ "Delirium." And no, it’s a music thing, by Neil Simon, September 19 - 27 at the not something I’m suffering from. AnyJohn H. Williams Theatre, PAC. When a way, it is gothically beautiful and ethereal neat and meticulous divorcee and a slob electronic music with a beat. Enough beat bachelor room together, the results are to be hip, enough melody to appeal to folk non-stop hilarity! Neil Simon’s greatest like me, and is perfect background for hit returns (and returns and returns and dark and stormy days, or just that time of returns...) to the stage, delightthe month, ~vhiehever the case ing audiences in only the way may be. Personally, I don’t Theatre Tulsa Simon can. Ah yes, Theatre find them to be much differpresents Tulsa goes out on a limb with ent. The new CD is Karma, this daring innovative show. The Odd Couple and features guest vocals by ¯ . . When a neat Personally, I think the neat Sarah McLachlan (Solo aland metlenlous and meticulous divorcee bums: "Surfacing", "Fumshouid finally stop shuffling bling Towards Ecstasy," Sodivorcee and a around the items in the closet lace", "Touch") and other fine slob l=chelor vocalists. I just picked up their and come out to the slob bachroom together, elor who’s been wanting him first CD, and haven’t gotten to the results are for lo these many years. We listen yet, but am looking fornon-stop hilarity! could update it by giving Osward to it. car and Felix the relationship Theatre North presents Nell Simon’s we all suspected they really "Two Trains Running," Frigreatest hit had or wanted all along and day, October 3 Saturday, Ocreturns making the Pigeon sisters the tober 4 at the PAC. This is the (and returns and 1960’s chapter of the Pulitzer lesbians from next door. And returns and the poker game could be turned Prize winning author August into a rousing round of"Name Wilson’s decade by decade returns...) that Show tune", which would saga of the lives of ordinary to the stage, allow a few musical numbers African Americans in the turdel~ghtlng audiand drag queens to occur. Ya bulent century. The play takes ences ~n only the place in Memphis Lee’s cofknow spice it up, just a little. way Simon can. Seeif thebluehairs notice anyfee shop located in Pittsburgh. thing different. The neighborhood is on the Ah yes~ Theatre Ready for romance? The brink of economic developTulsa goes out Tulsa Ballet is presenting ment, probably at the expense on a llmb with "Romeo &Juliet". Personally, of its current inhabitants. This this daring, I always thought the real robrilliant and funny play will innovative show. mance was with Romeo & feature actors from Dallas. Mercutio, but no one asks tne Other events around town: my opinion, so I keep it to myself. Actu"Moon Over Buffalo," October 24 - Noally, it would make the rivalD, with Tybalt vember 1, at John H. Williams Theatre, much more interesting. Ah, if only PAC. From the author of Crazy For You Shakespeare were here to rewrite! Peraqd Lend Me a Tenor comes a new farcisonally, an all male version ("Romeo & cal comedy, Moon Over Buffalo. It’s 1953 Julien"?) should rotate with an all female and television has captivated the nation. version. Then everybody’s happy. AnyThe husband-and-wife team of George and Charlotte Hay realize that their caway, the Tulsa Ballet-is presenting the Emmy Award winning premier of Michael reers in theater will be adversely affected Smuin’s version. The sets and costumes by the new popular, medium. As the curare from the San Francisco Ballet. Hmmm. tain rises, George has disappeared and Do I detect a theme here? And, they are ¯ Frank Caprais onhis way to audition the using real swords to get their point across ¯ couple to replace Ronald Coleman and in the battle scenes. Tybalt spearing : Greer Garson in his next film. The resultMercutio, impaling him on his long thin ." ing race to find George and make the most sword? Hmmm I’d better stop before I ." of this last chance for stardom makes for am unable to continue writing this colknee-slapping comedy. umn. Which would make my rather short ." And I know this is advance notice to a tempered editor wish he had something to : ridiculous degree, but given the absolute impale me with. Did I write that? I can’t : lack of community support for the free believe I wrote that! The spirit of Bette ¯ series of one acts that supported Gay Midler (The previous version, not the : themes last year, I wanted you to mark this new, improved, tasteful version) must be ¯ on your calendars: TU Theatre: "Falsetposses sing me! Anyway, back to Romeo... ¯ tos"; 12/4/97 - 12/7/97. Curtain times: 8 Wherefore art thou? He will be at the PAC ¯ pm on Dec. 4-6 and 2 pm on Dec. 6-7. ¯ Friday September 19 through Sunday, the The kids in the theater department have 21st. Which, is also the fall equinox, for ¯ lobbied long and hard - since 1995 and ¯ before - to get this show produced here. those running on the Pagan calendar. ¯ Sept. 18-20, 25-27,"Five Tellers DancThe faculty apparently got fired of the ¯ ing in the Rain" by Mark Dunn. Comedy whining, and so TU is taking a progresof bank tellers in Mississippi. Heller The- : s~ve step towards producing an awardatre. 918/746-5065 Hmm. Not much to go ¯ winning play about a Gay man, his lover, on, there. Could be interesting. his wife, and his child. Yes, it covers And the ballet I can’t wait to see is ¯ everything, with something for everybody. "Troy Game," comtng in October. A ¯ GO SEE IT! Show them we are here and tongue in cheek look at male hyper-mas- ¯ appreciate and support gay theater! It’s culinity in times of conflict, the advert : cheap[ And they’re good! features a nearly naked rather beautiful man with several more of the same in the background. Andjust how far in the cheek is that tongue? Oh, I didn’t mean it that way Get your minds up above the level of you belt! And they have an all girl thing, �and in the organizational surv ey, PFLA G’s board voted Sunday to renew its contract with executive director Sandra Gillis. A Blade reporter was not allowed into the meeting, and Board President McDonald declined to discuss details of the vote or the discussion. An e-mail message from Gillis, sent at 4:15 p.m. Monday to 17 board members with e-mall addresses, provided them with "the statement, ~S refined, that you can use i~ questioned by reporters: about the Boardmeeting." Concerningissues raised by the study, the Regional Directors, and others, the statement said: "The Board is unanimous in its expression of full confidence in its President Nancy McDonald, Executive Director Sandra Gillis, and its volunteer leadership and staff." At 4:33 that afternoon, Gillis sent another e-mail to the .same list, noting that, since two members weren’t at the meeting, the statement could say only that "The Board expressed its confidence in..." But board, member Carolyn Golojuch said there was more to the vote Sunday [8/ 17] than this statement implies. Golojuch said she abstained from the vote, making her the only board member present at the meeting not to approve the action. Of the 21 board member.s, the two who were absent during the,vote were: RDC Chair Sally Morse, who said she left in fi-ustration before Sunday’s vote, and Nancy -Otto, who did not. attend the weekend meeting. Golojuch said that, in conjunction with the renewal, of Gilffs s contract, the board ruled that Gillis mnst receive training in areas related to interpersonal communication and management. The board did not decide on the details of that training, she said. Golojuch and other board members also confirmed that the board implemented a committee to monitor the development of the national office’s relationship with local affiliates. "I hope that the membership sees that this was not a clear endorsement of her contract. That there are stlpulalaons, commented Golojuch, who is president of the Hawaii PFLAG chapter. Golojuch, in speaking with the Blade, said she was doing so as an individual and not as a representative of the board. "The battle’s not over," said Golojuch. "If the problem persists, it has to be resurrected all over again. And having these stipulations in her contract, now we have some sort of vehicle through which we can evaluate." Seven of the 13 regional directors who signed the RDC grievance sit on theboard and, except for RDC Chair Morse, apparendy voted for the contract renewal. Asked if those votes m support of Gillis’s contract indicate that the concerns of those six RDC members were addressed, regional director and board member Carolyn Griffin said it me,arts they will have to wait and see. Griffin,~. Who said she did vote to renew Gillis’s contracL said sheiswilhng to wait and see because she did not want to,s,~ au.0rganization:~heloves destroyed. ohe ~f the;concerlis I. have is. that there’s a lot of parents out there and a lot of Gays and Lesbians having trouble with their parents that need us. And that need is being met extremely well by the chapters," said Griffin. She said she worries that too much internal struggle at the natmnaHevel couldjeopardize those chapters’ work. "I don’t want to lose that," said Griffin. "I don’t want the situation at the national level to interfere with that." Griffin’ s comments typify a belief found in all the complaints which appears to be at the heart of increasing tension between the local and national levels of the organization. That belief is that PFLAG’s national office has moved away from the organization’s mission of providing direct support to parents and families of Gays toward one of more political advocacy. But this was not the only tension facing board members meeting last weekend. There was also.tension over the organization’ s budget and how it is being spent. Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1515 S: Lewis (918)-743-4117 ’ ~~ ~j~, ~ Certified in EMDR Treatment Leah Hunt, MSW Deficit Lingers * Our Fees Are Negotiable * The weekend’s board vote came at a time when the national office is working to overcome financial problems. According to PFLAG’s audit for FY 96 (Oct. 1, 1995 through Sept. 30, 1996), the group had a "net operating loss" oi~ $345,192. The audit showed the organization took in $1,734,539 during FY 96 and spent $2,079,737. In her e-mail message to board members Monday, Gillis advised that members telling the press about the budget say only: "The national organization’s budget was funded at more than S 1.7 million dollars this year." Board Treasurer Kelly Kirby said the financial problems have not been as grave as they may seem. He said the operating loss in FY 96 was exaggerated by a 1994 change in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines. (The FASB is a private, independent body which establishes accounting guidelines for the private sector.) The new guidelines changed the accounting procedures for listing income taken in during one year that is earmarked for spending in an upcoming fiscal year. The FASB said non-profits should begin reporting such income in the year in which it is received rather than in the year in which it is spent. Kirby said this change accounts for $258.332 of the $345,192 deficit on the FY 96 audit. Thus, he said, the actual operating loss for FY 96 was $86,860. Kirby added that those numbers have improved during the current fiscal year. The income for FY 97 to date, said Kirby, referring to unaudited numbers, has been $1,530,617 and expenditures have been $1;457,792. But, he acknowledged that the income reflects a $1013,000 loan which has to be paid back. Therefore, the true income thus far for FY 97 is $1,430,617still leaving a $27,175 deficit. Kirby said FY 96’s S86,860 deficit is a result of the organization’s decision to expand Project Open Mind into thrcc more cities than originally planned. Board President McDonald and F~ecutive Director Gillis said they do not regret extending the organization’s resources on the expansion of this project. 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Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th, 583-1500 ¯ raised in the RDC grievance. But she ¯ stituency. " declined to comment in detail about the ¯ McDonald declined to comment on the ¯ complaint,~. peUtlon because it deals with personnel. ’.’That document was very helpful in The petition contained 150 signatures ¯ " "~it enables us to have information. I of current and former PFLAG leaders, ¯ believe that all of us valued that, respected ¯ including: all prior PFLAG presidents. 22 ¯ that, and took it very seriously," said ¯ ¯ ¯ former board members, seven PFLAG McDonald. "It enabled us to look at the founders, and several affiliate founders, : operation, to fine-tune it if we needed to." : presidents, and board members. Berustein She said the number of employees dedi- ¯ said thatGillis assured him at the time that ¯ cated to Field Services was expanded in ¯ the problems would be addressed. He told ¯ May from one to four staff members to ¯ the board last weekend that he felt they better serve the needs of the local affili- ¯ had not done so and that"those problems ¯ ates. -¯" have grown considerably .worse." ¯ The "Organizational Climate Survey" "[The chapters] are just.fired of trying ¯ results which were presented to the board to (york with na-tiona~, arid get support : this weekend added to the picture of dis- ¯ from national," lamented Bernstein, au-. " content with thenationaloffice. This docu- ¯ thor of Straight Pai:ents,:Gay Children. ment was also obtained by the Blade. To "The chapters~ are doinff:the work of conduct the survey, questionnaires were ¯ PFLAG and doing a-maiwelon~s job, but ~ sent.to 62 pas.t and present board mem- ¯ they’re-not doing i’t ~ith the help of the bers; r~gi0hai directors, mid employees; ¯ nafionaloffice."-~:-... " 42 of those ~olicited sent backa response. ¯ Janet Lowenthal,. another former board ¯ member who.signed Bernstein’s petition, The survey.results concluded, ." agreed, saying-the reapproval of Gfllis’s "There is a lack of confidence in ¯ contract represents a further rejection of ¯ the affiliates’ concerns, Lowenthal said the Natlonal Offlee Manage¯ she resigned ft0mthe board in fru~tratibn ¯ in 1995 after having served on the planment ~roup at all levels of the ning committee for Project Open or~anlzatlon." It identified four Lowenthal said McDonal4 and Gillis "major issues" eon~rontln~ the ¯ have reacted to the complaints with inorSanizatlon. They ~¢ere: , transigence and have .sought to hide the ¯ local-level discontent from both those ¯ ¯ Poor supervisory and outside the organization and board mere¯ bers. She charges that they have done so management praetiees, ¯ by attempting to intimidate board mem¯ Operational procedures that bers who speak out. donot support effeetive ," "There is a very conscious and deliber," ate effort to obfuscate or otherwise shroud management, facts that would hurt Gfllis s case - that ¯ An abusive environment with would make her appear incompetent," disruptive and dysfunetlonal charged Lowenthal. "She doesn’t want to do thekinds of things PFLAG is supposed relationships, and to do. She wants to build as large of a ¯ The lack of 4onelse operaWashington office as possible for its own But local chapters apparently feel that the national office of PFLAG does not provide the support the chapters need. ’ . RDC Char Morse said she. decided to support the RDC’s grievance document after.receiving hundreds of unsolicited complaints frown affiliates around the coun¯ try. (Morse,~too, saidshe was speaking to the Blade as.anindividUal, not as a representative 6f file RDC~0r. the board.)She has been:!Savirig those complaints since December 1996 and has compiled a fourinch:thick binder. "l Morse said the complaints chronicle incidents in which the national office has continually ignored the concerns of the field affiliaies,’refusing t0 offer resources and money. A typical complaint involves the nationhl offiCiO s refusal to help pay for educational materials. She said the affiliates, many of which prefer to distribute such materials to parents for free, can’t afford to buy them from the national ofrice. But the national office insists that-the local affiliates charge for educational materials to shoulder the costs. Asked about this complaint, McDonald responded, "Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could give all of our materials away? But there’s a cost to that. This isa business. McDonald said the office has decided to make advocacy campaigns a prionty. "[The educational materials] are very valuable. But Project Open Mind was also a sake." success because it enabled us to develop. tional $oals that promote McDonald and Gillis barred a Blade additional strategies and materials. But unified support ofPFLAG’s reporter from covering last weekend’s there’s a cost to that, for all of us." mission. meeting. According tO board member But Morse and other critics say that cost Golojuch, the board later voted, 10 tO 9, to is too high. The survey results concluded,"There is keep the meeting closed tothe press. "The field doesn’t get attention," said alack of confidence in the National Office When several board members were Morse. "What gets attention are the big Management group at all levels of the asked for comment during breaks and events that they do. It’s not talking to your organization." It identified four "major after the meeting, they said board presimother. It’s not talking to your father.’" issues"confronting the organization. They dent McDonald made it dear they could Board members Morse, Golojuch, and were: "Poor supervisory and management not speak with the press. Griffin also noted that more than 50 perpractices." "Operational procedures that McDonald characterized the ongoing cent of PFLAG’s 405 affiliates have do not support effective management." debate at the meeting as "healthy," exstopped paying national dues. "An abusive environment with disruptive plaining,"PFLAG’ s board is a Very handsThe RDC grievance document, dated and dysfunctional relationships." And, on board of directors. Very engaged. I July 27~ refers to a 59 percent turnover "The lack of concise operational goals ; think the reason that is the way it is is rate for national staff since January 1997, that promote unified support of PFLAG’s ," because the organization, in developing stating, "It is clear that something other mission." than what might be considered normal ," and mobilizing the grassroots, recognized ¯ the incredible value Of having members Discontent Was Growing events is causing this condition." In January, the national office had 16 This weekend’s complaints were not ¯ involved." ¯ Golojuch agrees that the debate is the first official grievances brought to the employees, according to national PFLAG spokesperson Janice Hughes. Since then, board:s attention. In September 1995, ¯ .healthy, but she said that it has happened nine (56 percent) have left for various .Robert Berustein, a nationally known and ¯ ~n spite of the national office leadership. reasons. Currently, said Hughes, the nawell -respected PFLAG member, resigned ¯ And she said that, while the weekendbore tional office has a staff of 17. from the board after having served on the : some frni.t, the issue is not closed. "Part of me says we did a lot. But we The RDC grievance also voiced conselection committee which nominated ¯¯ didn’t do enougl~ for the membership," cern about the financial priorities of the Gillis in 1993: Beforeresignmg, Bernstein national office. The document: charges submitted a petition expressing "serious : saidGolojuch."Be’mgelected tothatboard the national office with failure to pay and urgent concern about what we per- : is important to me, because Fm supposed vendors and reimburse expenditures by ceive to be a threat to the fulfillment of ¯ .~ represent the ~. I will not volunteer regional directors, notes "high decide to PFLAG’s mission at the national level." ¯," ~i.o~me a fees associated with the annual conferI will go with That petition charged that the national ence" that prevent members frotu office staff did not ’;reflect the nature of either PFLAG’s organi~tional constituattending, . objects to the organization’s the acceptance of a $100,000 loan and, ency orits mainstream target audience" in ~ ofThe Washington objects to the lack of a "deafly defined that staff members were~t family mem. ibudget" for a Field Services~Office of~the- .’- bers of Gays and Lesbi.a!ts. It went onto national office. " : state that the signers felt ~ SI ~ s~ep~cv * Me,Donald said the "board~ in-renewing : prevented: the nataonal ~,ce staff frolh ’° Gillis s contract, considered.the-issues ~ understanding the con~s .of-that con- �How To Do It: First 30 words are $10. Each additional word is 25 cents. 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Laroest Circulation Community Pa_nerAvailable In More Than 60 City !_ocatio(~.-- PFLAG Regional Directors Call for Executive Director to Resi ln; Some Also Seek Pres. ¯ McDonald’s Res,gnation; Deficit Also Cited ¯ by Kai Wright directors (there are two open seats on the council). ¯ reprinted with permissionfrom The Washington Blade An attachment to the grievance, signed by only ¯ WASHINGTON, D.C. - A recent study of the "organizational three of the 13 regional directors, called for the climate" at the national level removal of Board ¯ of the Parents, Family and ¯ Friends ofLesbians andGays found the organization to be ¯ "in a state of crisis?’ The in- " dependent study was com- . missioned by PFLAG’s Board of Directors and presentedatlastweekend’ s board meeting inWashington, D.C. ¯ Along with that study, the ¯ board discussed an official ¯ grievance from the group’s ¯ Regional Directors Council ¯ (RDC) - a 15-member body which oversees the develop- " ment of local affiliates and ¯ acts as aliaisonbetween those ¯ affiliates and the national of- " rice. That complaint charged ." the national-office with fi- ¯ nancialmismanagement, vio- ¯ lation of organizational by- Lowenthal [former board member] said McDonald and Gillis have reacted to the eomplalnts with intransigence and have sought to hide the loeal-level dlseontent from both those outside the organization and board members¯ She charges that they have done so by attempting to intimidate board members who speak out ... McDonald and Gillis barred a Blade reporter from cover ing... [the board] meeting¯ laws, and failure to provide support for the organization’s local " board president. President Nancy McDonald. In addition, a number of former board members and regional directors, cur, rent chapter presi-: dents, and donors lodged individual complaints at the twoday meeting. Those complaints also criticized the national ofrice for not offering adequate support to the local affiliates and questioned its financial priorities. Several of those complaints also called for the removal of the executive director and affiliates. It also called for the removal of executive director ¯ But after two days of debate on the issues raised Sandra Gillis. And it was signed by all 13 active regional " in these complaints see PFLAG, page12 ¯ choices in their lives and we’re trying to give them choice and control’ says " Oaudette:Pet(tson ’ofthe philosophybf ¯ the newly opened Food Pantry of the HIV Resource Consortium. Peterson : who’s "known to many in Tulsa for her ¯ work as former director of prevention ¯ programs for Tulsa Oklahomans for ¯ Human Rights,is Pantry Coordinator- a ¯ role Peterson is performing for no pay. ¯ In fact, the budget for the project is ¯ limited withinitial funding coming from a grant from the TulsaArea United Way. i Accordingly, atleast initially, the Pantry ¯ will probably serve only al;out 30 indi- ." viduals. Peterson. notes that to ~nsure : fairest possible access to this resource, clients will be chosen .. through alottery system that draws from the eligible clients from o the HIV RC and from other agencies that serve PLWA’s, such as ¯ Shanti, Our House, etc. ¯ The Tulsa HIViAIDS communities have been served for a HIV Resource Consortium Opens Food Pantry TULSA - "People with HIV lose a lot of i Library Drops.Distribution of Free Commun,ty Newspapers Dueto Space Limitations or to Anti-Gay Bias? ¯ TULSA - After almost four years of conflict over allowing a multiple copies of Lesbian and Gay newspaper to be distributed : at Tulsa City-County Library System (TCCLS) locations, the : Library Commission has resolved the matter by banning the ¯ distribution of all community newspapers and magazines. The dispute began when Tulsa Family News (TFN) publisher, ¯ Tom Neal, approachedTCCLS on behalf of a Kansas Gay paper. ¯: The Commission promptly changed the rules to ban non-local ¯ papers. TFN was allowed distribution briefly but then was told TFNdidnotfitthethenfles.Overseveral years,TFNdocumented : regularandsystematicdifferentialtreatmentofnon_Gaypublica_ ¯ tions and TFN in the application of those rules. TFN attorneys ¯ determined that there were likely repeated First Amendment ¯ ¯ violatious involved inTCCLS,s actions. In respouse to threats of a lawsuit, one Commissioner said that the result would likely be ¯ the removal of all publications. And this June, the commission voted toremove all publications, claiminglack of space. Interestingl, y, a visual inspection ofcentral and regional libraries appears to snow aaequate space for many publications. Scott Reno, Janice Nicklas, Sharon Thoele, Claudette Peterson, and Gina Germany celebrate the opening ofthe. HIVC’s Food Pantry. ~ Food for the service comes in part from the Tulsa ~ Community.Food Bank (TCFB) which works with : a national program, Second Harvest, to make all ¯ manner of surplus foodstuffs available to people in ¯ . need. see Pantry, ~a~e .? ¯ Com!ng Soon Drag D,vas’ Carwash ¯- PFLAG - Tulsa lOy. Anniv. ¯ TOHR/HOPE/Pride. Ctr. i Community of. Hope Tahlequah HIV.Tesbng Ctr. Lambda Bowl,rig League : Concessions and the Brookside Divas are hold- : ing a first ever Drag Car Wash on Saturday, Sep- ¯ tember 13thfrom 11 am to 3 pro. The car wash~vill ¯¯ be held in the parkinglot befiind the club (3340 S. Peoria). All proceeds will benefit area Aids Charii ties: TOHR/HOPE and OUR HOUSE. ¯ The Concessions Drag Queens along with some ¯ ~omother.,c,l,ubs,a~fl a f~ew surpriseCelebrity Drag ¯ tdueens wm oe doing the washing of the cars. Those scheduled to wash are: .see Soon, page 3 number of years by a food pantry run by Shanti and Pet~rson ~tates that this service ~s not intended toreplace but to work with other groups. In fact, one ofherkey vohmteersl Scott Rent,had worked with the Shanti Storehouse extensively. Whensetting up the procedures for the Food Pantry, this experience was supplementedby feedback from aPLWAfocus group of about 20 persons in order how best to serve the clients. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7204 E..Pine 832-1269 ¯ *Blue Room, 606 S. Elgin 592-2583 *City Bites, 3348 S. Peoria 748-9600 " *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 ", *Gold Coast Coffee House, 3509 S. Peoria 749-4511 *JJ’s Country & Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria 712-2119 " *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 " *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st 745-9899 ", *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 ¯ *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E. Fifth 585-2221 " *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 *TNT’s, 2114 S..Memorial 660-0856 - -" *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular 747-1508 *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 610-8510 Dennis C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Med.& Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 .Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Body Piercing by Nicole; 2722 E. 15 712=1122 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Peoria 746~0313 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S: Memorial 622-3636 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 461h & Memorial 665-6595 CherrySt:Psychotherapy, 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902,743-4117 Communitycleaning,:Kerby Baker 622-0700 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 *Deco tO Disco,:3212E. 15th 749-3620 *Devena’S Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 Doghouse on Brookside, 3311. S. Peoria 744-5556 *Elite Books &Videos, 821 S..,Sheridan 838~8503 *Ros.s Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-0337 Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-9595 Leanne M. Gross, Southwest Financial Planning 459-9349 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 *SandraL Hill,MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-.,1111 *International Tours 341-6866 Jacox .Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 David Kauskey; Country Club Barbering 747-0236 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599~8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Langley Agency, 1104 S. Victor 592-1800 Laredo Crossing, !519 E. 15 585-1555 Susan McBay, MSW: Earth-Centered Counseling "592-1260 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584~3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 .663:5934 *M~hawk ~usic, 6157 E 51Place .664-2951 *Novelldea Bookstore, 51st& Harvard 747~6711 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 ZiRita Parish, Indoor/Outdoor Co. Home Remodel’g 587=6717 *Peace of Mind Bookstore, .1401 E. 15 583-1090 Pet Pride, Dog&Cat Grooming 584-7554 The Pride Storei 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor 743-4297 Puppy Pause II; 1 lth & Mingo 838-7626 Richard’ s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747-4746 Christoph,er Spradling, attorney, 616 ~S. Main, #308 582-7748 *Scribner s Bookstore, 1942 Utica ~quare 749-6301 *Sedona Health Foods, 8220 S. Harvard 481-0201 *Sophronia’s Antiques, 1515 E. 15 592-2887 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017 *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S Delaware 743-7687 *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria 742-2007 *Tulsa Comedy Club, 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 Fred Welch, LCSW, Counsding 743-1733 *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 1071,74101-1071 579-9593 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 587-7314 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center, 2207 E. 6 583-7815 *B/L/G Alliance, Univ. of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 *Chamber of Commerce, 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Chaoman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th PI. & Florence *Con~mlmity ofHope United Methodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 *Commumty Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 *Church of the Restoration, 1314 N.Greenwood 587-1314 *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 742-2457 .Dignity/integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 918.583.1248, fax: 583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 e-maih TulsaNews@earthlinlc net website: http://users.aol.comlTulsaNewsl Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal Entertain ment Writer + Mac Guru: James Chdstjohn Writers + contributors: Dr. Mike Gorman, Leanne Gross, Barry Hensley & Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche Member of The Associated Press Issued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1997 by T~ {:~.’. N~and may not be reprrduced either in whole or in part witliout written permission from the 15ublisher. Publication of a name or phbto does not indicate a person’s sexual orientation, t.;orrespondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Td~u~/:...~9~ Nt.J¢. Each reader is. e,n.~tled to four free copies of each edition at distribution points. AOO~- ti0nal copies are available by calling 583-1248. FBI Liason Needed to ¯ Lesbian& Gay Community ¯¯ I have come to believe that often times there is opportunity in many of the crises ¯ in our lives. Crises can motivate us,to ¯ change the way we view our world, or ¯ evenmore, to change the world. Recenfl.y ¯ the gay and lesbian community expert- ¯ enced a crisis, as Andrew Cunanan be- -¯ . came one of the most"wanted people in America. I thinkwehandled this situation ¯ fairly well, but many, including the FBI, have stated that the FBI could.have done more during its investigation to reach out ! to our community. Such a public admis- ¯ sion by the FBI is unusual, and perhaps ¯ indicative of the changes in the FBI and in ¯ their relationship with:us. ¯ As a gay manand career FBI agent, I ¯ can attest to recent changes in the FBI ¯ regarding the gays and!esbians. The FBI ; now has .a number, ofopenly gay and ; lesbian ~gents and support .personnel ¯ Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437,’800:284-2437 ¯ ’ *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 : ¯" *HIV Resource Ctr.~4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 ; ¯ NAMES P,R,OJECT; 4.154’S; Harvard, Ste. H- 1 748~311.1 ¯ ~ NOW, Nat 1Org forW0men, POB 14068,74159 365-5658 -" : OK S~okes CI~ (l~icycling), POB 9165, 74157 " ¯ *Our House, 1114 S. Quakrr 584-7960 " PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 *Planned Parenthood; 1007 S. Peoria *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2nd floor, 74105 Prime-Timers, P.O. BOX 52118, 74152 *R.A.I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 *Red Rock Mental-Center, 1724 E. 8 O’RYAN, support groupfor 18-24 LGBT young adults 749-4195 665-5174 584-2325 749-4901 ¯ 587-7674 743-4297 " :. ~ght hdp all of us in the future. ~his is an opportunity for us to take the initiative.and reach out to the FBI with our ideas, recommendations, or complaints. Request that the agent in charge of your city!s FBI office appoint a permanent liaison to our community. Contact FBI Director Louis J. Freeh at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and request that he adopt thisliaison program nationwideand undertake other measures to improve the .FBI’s relationship with us. This moment in time affords us an excellent opportunity totake thelead and create positive changes. Our commumty, the FBI, and ¯ O’RYAN, Jr. sunnort-grout~ for 14-17 LGBT. youth ", . . , ¯ ¯ - : St. Aidan’s,Episcol~l Ch~ch: 4045 N. Cincinnati 4_~_5-~_8~2_ ¯ ~c~.oennstt.re_co~uW))~n~?~fe°gn~ ~u~ ~ St Jerome s Parish Church 3841 S Peoria 742-022v ~ :.. _-~o ..... ! *~hanti Hotline &HIV/AII~S Servic~ 749-78981 : ]:led ;Rock re" O’RYAN Article ¯ Trini EoiscooalChu~ch,~01 S. Cincinnati 582-4128 ; ’~,, . ~-’~ ; . .-- : Tuls~tYco~mty ~Iealtfi Department, 4616 E. 15 " .595~4i05 :¯.- i07t~e~€~er~ge°CthKa~r~t~Pa~P.~c!~ Y ~ i ’ Confidential HIV TeSting - by appt. on Thursdays only " has givea :to our services. However, the ." Tulsa:Okla. for HumanRights, c/oThe Pride Center 743-4297 . article in the "AuguSt edition about : T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 , O’RYAN,aRedRocksupportandeduca- ,¯ *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule " tional group, did ratse one concern. AI- *Tulsa Community College Campuses " though we recently did move out of the ¯ *Rogers University (formerly UCT) ~ Youth Services of Tulsa building, this : BARTLESVILLE ." was not done because of any conflict that : *Barflesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 ¯ we have had with the organization, but ¯ NORMAN ." instead it was to allow us more¯ room for ¯ *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573,4907 ¯ expansion. In fact, Red Rock’s outreach ¯ OKLAHOMA CITY program would not exist today if it were ¯ *BordersBooks&Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 "¯ not for the pioneering efforts of YST. ¯ WhileRedRockandYST’s programs are TAHLEQUAH : umqudydifferent,bothhaveworkedcon- ¯ *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 " jtmctively to better serve the community. ¯ *Tahlequah Unltarian-UnlversalistChurch 918-456-7900 ¯ We completely support and value YST’s ¯ *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-458-0467 services as they have been supportive of ¯ NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand ¯ our services. HIVevery other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date : Again, we wish to thank Tulsa Family : EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS ." News forits publicizing of our programs, ¯Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 , as well as its dealing with important com- " DeVito’s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 ¯ munity issues, cc: YouthServices ofTulsa ¯ *Emerald Rainbow, 45 All2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 : - Allyn S. Friedman, Exec: Director : MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 ; - Betsy Murphy, Tulsa Prog.Co-ordin~ ¯ Geekto Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776 ¯ ¯ Kings Hi-Way Inn, 62 Kings Hi-way 800-231-1442 ." Letters policy: TFN welcomes letters ¯ Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 " on issues which we’ve covered or on is- " Sparky’s; Hwy. 62 East 501-253.-6001 ¯ sues you think,need to be considered. You "¯ " may request that your name be withheld FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS ¯ but letters must be signed & have phone ¯ *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 , no.s, or be hand delivered. 200 wordlet- ¯Ron’s Place, 523 W. Poplar 501-442~3052 : ters are preferred. Letters to other p.ubli- ; * indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned ; cations will be printed as is appropriate. ¯ but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi & Trans conununities. TFN Community Leaders Kathy Dales recently became staffcoordinatorfor Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights’HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention & Education programs. Kathy whoformerly served on the TOHR board, also volunteers as Volunteer Co-ordinatorfor The Pride Center. Courtney Farrell - Concessions Show Director; Veronica Devore - Miss Gay Oklahoma USofA; Katia Lee Love - Miss Gay Oklahoma America; Porsha Lynn - Miss Gay Oklahoma US0fA at Large; Mr. Kenny phillips - Miss Gay NE Oklahoma; Kris Kohl; Paris Gray; and others. Come out and support these charities and you never -know what Tulsan you might find washing your car in drag. Tulsa Oklahoma.as for Human Rights (TOHR) is seeking volunteers for several of its programs: HOPE: HIV Outreach, Prevention and Education and for The Pride Center. TOHR/I-IOPE is seeking volunteers to assist at its HIV Testing Clinic. The opportunities ~ndude answering .phones, assisting with paperwork, sorting condoms, greetlng clients and even testing and counseling after receiving training by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. Clinic volunteers are needed during weekdays and during walk-in clinic hours on Mon. andThurs, evemngs.. Pride Center volunteers are needed to answer phones, and to staff the Center during weekday evenings 6-10 pm and on weekends. For information about volunteering for the clinic, call 742-2927 aud for The Pride Center, call 712-1600 from 9-5 pm. PFLAG - Tulsa is expanding its PFLAG 101 support group to include a second meeting each month on the 4th Monday. The group will meet at Fellowship Congregational Church from 6:30 - 8:30. Also,PFLAG - Tulsa wilt celebrate its 10 Anniversary on September 7th from 5-7 pm. This private event will be held at the home of Steve Wright. Kudos to founders Joe & Nancy McDonald and current co-presidents Kathy & Bill Hinkle and their board of directors! Also, TOI-IR is continuing to take reports of anti-GaU Lesbian/Bi or Trans discrimina~,on or of hate-crimes. Reports may be made anonymousl~ or not and volunteers may be able to refer victims to agencies or people who can help. Help them try to help you. Call 743-4297 and leave a message or call from 6-10pm. The TOHR Helpline is usually staffed by volunteers seven nights a week. Community of Hope is full of activmes as summer ends and fall begins. From Sept. 3 - Oct. 22 from 6-8 pm, a professional family therapist will lead a parenting skills class that has been designed for the "multicultural and diverse family situations" that are found at Coll. Phillips Seminary professor Brandon Scott will lead a study group on the Hebrew Scriptures on Sept. 18 & 25, Oct. 2 & 9 from7-8:30 pm. Local therapistTed Campbell is organizing a skills-building group, Healthy Gay Relationships, Sept.23-Nov. 11,6-8 pm. The group is singles, couples or one party of a couple with a focus on the special challenges of Gay relationships in a non-supportive culture. Laterin thefall, Coil will offer a griefsupport group for those dealing with loss during the holidays. For more information about any of these programs, call 585-1800. Over in Tahleqtmh, the Green Country AIDS Coalition will provides confidential HIV testing on alternating Tuesday evenings from 5:30 - 8:30 at 1001 No. Grand Avenue (please use the Clinic entrance), in the Northeastem State University College of Optometry. The dates are 9/2,16,&30,10/14 &28, 11/11 &25,and 12/9 &23. For information, call Sara at 458-0467 or Ron at 458-9173. Afew years ago, Shortly aft~r~I ~iurned to Tulsa, I had a conversation with an acquaintance about The Tulsa World. This individua!, a top level executive at The Dallas Morning News said of The World, "’you know, it’s just not a very good paper..." And frankly,, it is at times parochial and unprofessional in its coverage. It’s just that with the only other major daily paper in the state being the neo-fascist Daily Oklahoman, anything winds up looking better. Granted there is hope with its newer management, and some days, its editorial board surprises me. Some of its writers’ work I admire greatly (like the witty and distinctly family-friendly youngThomas Connerwhosemusicreviews are worthreading regardless of whether you have any : the truth when the incident occurred. However since that time The Worm has attempted to re-write Hemdon’s ~ history by publishing the 8/26 brief and several similar : stories that portray Herudon’s problems as just being ¯ drug rdated- with no mention of his same gender sexual ¯ conduct. : It appears that The Tulsa World’s entertainment editors ¯ . . a top level exeeutlve at The Dallas Morrdn News said of The World, "you know, it’s just not a very goodpaper..."... It’s jiast that with the only other major daffy paper in the state being the neo-fJ,selst Da;ly Ohlahoman, anything winds up looking better... think that it’s better for Hemdon .to be. a~ drug addict than. to have sought sex with another man, or possibly even to be bisexual!I mean; even under the influence of "speed," how likdy is it that Herndon would just accidentally and unknowingly be in aknown "cruise" park in the bushes with his genitalia poking out of his pants fly? I’m hardly an expert interest in the CD’s or bands). However, every so often The WorMforgetsjoun.~a!.istic standards and slips into propaganda mode. Much of its coverage of The Tulsa Project qualifies. While generally I support community reinvestment in our city center, it would be nice if The WorM’s news coverage at least pretended to be balanced. But the stories thus far have been shamelessly promotional which is not surprising considering one of The Tulsa Project chief promoters is a member of th~ Lorton family - the owners of The Tulsa World. And in a great example of telling a lie over and over again, on August 26, The World’s propaganda machinery was working overtime. Back in June of 1995, country singer Ty Herndon was arrested in a Fort Worth park for waving his penis at another man. That other man just happened to be an undercover cop. Herudon was arrested and taken to jail where he was then found to be in possession of methamphetamine. However, after Herndon’s celebrity status became known (he in fact was scheduled to perform later that same day at a convention of sheriffs and peace officers), he was conveniently not charged with lewd conduct or so¯ licitation, but with drug possession. The Tulsa World ran Associated Press articles that told Last but not least, the Lambda Bowling League has begun the first of its 18 week seasons. The League meets each Monday at 8:45 pm at Sheridan Lanes, 3121 So. Sheridan. At current time there are about 14 teams and there are opporttmities for individuals to fill in for teams that are Still short amemberor whojust have someoneout sick that evening. It’s more guys than gals but notso much as to be uncomfortable. The fee is $9/night. Call Brenda at 627-2728 for more information. The Food Pantry has to pay overhead and shipping for TCFB goods but is able to provide the food for much less than if would cost if clients had to go purchase the items. However, the Pantry does look like a mini-store and is designed so that clients can browse and select the items that suit their dietary needs best and often in large, or smaller quantities as needed. NO money changes hands but regular clients (at this point one of the 30) do receive $50/month credit. The Pantry also stocks cleaning items, paper goods and personal hygiene items. Peterson notes that these can be especially important since many clients may also be on food stamps which can only be used for edible items. However, the Pantry will not stock vitamin supplements though these are often recommended because of possible complications or conflicts with other medicines that clients may be taking. A notice posted suggests that such supplements should be taken only under strict physician supervision. This Pantry also is designed to serve as an emergency, supplemental resource for persons living with HIV & AIDS who may not have been selected in the lottery but who have an emergency need. That access is available up to three times a year. " in illicit drug use but I think it’s highly unlikely that . Herndon was using his penis ~to..ingest methamphet¯ amine! In the general scheme of things, this, of course, is not : that important an issue. But it is galling to see The World contradict its own coverage and in the service of obvious ¯ homophobia/heterosexism. " It is also particularly shameful when The Tulsa World still continues the practice of printing the names of Tulsa " men who have been arrested for doing the same thing that Hemdon did. The Worlddoesn’t hesitate to ruin the lives ." of ordinary men, even prior to being tried and convicted, but goes out ofits way to rewrite the troth for the celebrity Herndon. !t’s shameful hypocrisy and terrible journal- " ism. But it is in keeping with the owners bias of which ¯ their anti-Gay advertising policies giv,e proof. ¯ Let’s hope that with time 7he World.will get better and hey, maybe even Herudon will cofiae out. We’d just advise him that his dating opportunities would be better - and safer, if he’d try to pick up men at The Silver Star ¯ or at Concessions instead of in a park - and the rubbers there are free, too. - Tom Neal, editor/publisher ¯ Editor’s note: The Tulsa World’s Entertainment Edi- ¯ - tor Rusty Lang was invited to comment on this matter but ¯ did not return TFN calls. . Peterson hopes that people in the community will ¯ volunteer to help with the Food Pantry. Tasks vary from helping "shop" - which usually involves lifting at the ¯ TCFB or a local market, to assisting clients who are selecting their items. Some clients want to make their own selections but some, depending on their health, may ~ want help carrying the small shopping baskets. Peterson : also hopes community orgamzations like churches or ¯ care teams, etc. may adopt a client by donating $50/ ¯ month (or less - any amount is welcome). $50/month ¯ would allow another client to move in from the waiting list via the lottery. Peterson notes that the client mix is " fairly diverse with women as well as men, individuals ¯ and families, both from Tulsa and from outlying areas. ; For more information about how you might help or to ¯ determine eligibility to access Food Pantry services, call ¯ 712-7425. The Pantry is open at this time from 9-5, M-F. " Later hours for Tuesday are being considered. JACOXANIMAI CLINIC Family’s Pet Physician DR. MALCOLM JACOX M - F 7:30 - 7 Sat 9 -1 2732 East 15th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 tel: 712-2750 fax: 712-2760 Now Featuring Dog Grooming, Mon. - Fri. I Chicago Honors Gay Neighborhood CHICAGO (AP) - The renovation of a street in a neighborhood that is home to a large gay and lesbian community will include two gateways to mark the area as friendly to gays. The gateways, along with 22 steel pylons along Halsted Street on Chicago’ s North Side, will include a rainbow ring of lights, reflecting the colors in the gay pride flag. The project, costing $3.2 million, includes planting 180 trees and widening sidewalks. It is the city’ s second majorinitiativeinfivemonths to recognize its gay community. In March, the City Council extended health insurance benefits to the live-in partners of gay and lesbian city employees. The gateways will be located nearly a mile apart on Halsted Street, giving a dear message that it is a special area for gays. "If I were coming from out of town, (as a lesbian) I would identify this as a neighborhood that is friendly to gays," said Mary Morten, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s .liaison to the gay and. lesbian community. "The overarching theme is that this is adlverse community. It’ S not aboutitbeing only a gay hub." City government designating a neighborhood as gay-friendly is unprecedented. "Chicago is definitely a first," said Mark Johnson, spokesman for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. "But I don’t think it will be the last time you’ll see it. It’ll be trendsetting for other areas as well." The city wanted to acknowledge the contributions of the gay and lesbian community, said Greg Harris, a community activist involved in the plan. Business owners along the street have not objected to the effort. "It’ s always been a liberal street, ahead of its time," said-Marshall Homick, ownerofChicago Diner. "It’ s half gay, half straight. Who cares.’?" APA: Gays Don’t Need ’Reparative’ Therapy CHICAGO (AP) - Homosextmlity is not a mental disorder and doesn’t need treatment, the nation’s largest group of psychologists has declared in an attempt to quell controversy over so-called reparative therapy. The American Psychological Ass0ciati0fi, by a vote of its major policy-setting board Thursday; also called on mental health professionals to "take the lead in removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated with homosexual orientation." The association first declared in 1975 that homosexuality isn’t a mental disorder, saying it supported the American Psychiatric Association in removing it from the official list of mental and emotional disorders. The newest resolution said lack of information, ignorance and prejudice puts some "gay, les,,bian, bisexual and questioning indlvidtmls at risk for seeking "conversion" or "reparative" therapy, which is aimed at reducing or eliminating homosexuality. There have been no well-designed scientific studies to test guch therapy, the association said in a statement. But it hasn’t been conclusively shown to be harmful, "extensive clinical experience suggests that such therapy feeds upon society’ s anti-gay prejudices and is likely to exacerbate the client’s issues of poor self-esteem," the association’s office said. Kim Mills, a representative of the Human Rights Campaign, a lesbian and gay political group, said the resolution "reaffirms the fact that since there is nothing wrong with homosexuality, there is no reason that gay, lesbian or bisexual people should try to change.’" Robert H. Knight, director of cultural studies for the conservative Family Research Council, said ’~omosexual behavior entails inevitable physic~ and psychologicalrisks" and maintained that homosexuals have been successfully treated for for decades. "Homosexuals can change," he said. US West to Give Partners’ Benefits ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - US West on Friday became the latest company to extend health benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees. The new health plan also will cover dependents of same-sex Couples, but does not extend to unmarried oppositesex partners "since they have the option of becoming eligible through legal marriage.’" The company’ s 1,664 emplyees of US -West Communications in New Mexico...~ge,also eligible for the coverage. Toni Ozeroff, US West vice president for human resources, said the change will help the company attract and keep qualified employees. "Having a diverse workforce is one of the keys to building customer loyalty and successfully serving a diverse marketplace," she said. Thecosts, Ozeroffadded, are insignificant. "We’ ve looked at other companies’ experiences and confirmed that the costs of providing domestic partner health-benefits, and the additional effort required to administer those benefits, are both minimal," said Withits announcement, US Westjoins anumber of major companies includingAmericanExpress, Coors Brewing, Disney and MicroSoft, that extend health benefits to same-sex couples.... :.f~.= "As competition forthebestqualifiedpeopleinten5 :: Sifies, more and more empldyers.are:exi~an~ng their-:~-. benefits to include same-sex partner~Y-, said A~drew ¯ Sherman, vice president of the Segal Co., anational!y recognized human resources and empl.oyee~ben-efits -- consulting firm. -~ .~ . The change at US West applies to,all empltyees,. including those at US West Communicationsand US West Media Group. Medical, dental and visioncare options ar included in an enrollment packagethatwill be mailed to employees beginning in September. The coverage will take effect in January. US West employees who want to take advantage of same-sex partner benefits must complete an affidavit confirming that their relationship is long-term -:essentially the equivalent of marriage. Gay Book Held .Hostage. BELMONT, Calif. (AP) - A library patron has refused to return a book on gay sex which she says "doesn’ t meet the standards set forth by society." Linda ~lcGeogh, who requested "The Ne~v Joy of Gay Sex’ be banned from the Belmont Library, had a friend check out the book and put it in a storage locker after waiting for the library to.act. "’We’ re not going to bring it back," ’said McGeogh, 38, who contends the book’s gay content has nothing to do with her request. "It’s something that should be kept in a bedside table;not in a public library." But librarians andbook lovers say abanviolates the First Amendment by limiting the public’s access. ’~re believe very firmly that everybody should have acces s to what the library has and nobody should have to ask for it," said San Mateo County librarian Nancy Lewis. "For us, it’s a First Amendment issue." McGeoghasked the library to dump their only copy of thebook after she came across iton aJune visit with her 8-year-old daughter, 7-year-old son and a friend. "I went through it and was absolutely shocked," McGeogh said. Lewis said she will appoint a panel to make a recommendation. But she has final say in the matter. The book has been overdue since June 11. McGeogh will be billed for a $6 overdue fine and the cost for a replacement copy if she doesn’t return the original, library officials said. Ultra Right Group Co-Founder Apologizes COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. 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"I encourage you to bang those doors down, to investigate and to report the truth about the threat James Dobson and other religious extremists pose to the American tradition of tolerance, indusivity and the separation of church and state," he added. Alexander-Moegefle, who lives in Los .Angeles, made the comments in a news release prior to his appearance at the Colorado springs offices .of the gay and lesbian activist group Ground Zero. He said his bookis thefirst insider critique of"the character, s tyle and political agenda" of James Dobson, who cofounded Focus on the Family in Arcadia, CA, in 1977. Paul Hetrick, a Focus on the Family spokesman, denied Alexander-Moegerle hdped found the nonprofit organization, saying the author worked for a Chicago advertising agency and served only as a consultant before becoming an employee in 1980. Hetrick speculated that Alexander-Moege_rle was still angry over a lawsuit he lost in Pomona" (Calif.) Superior Court in which he sued Focus on the Family for allegedly firing him inappropriately after seven years. Hetrick said Alexander-Moegerle voluntarily resigned from the organization after divorcing his wife and marrying his secretary. Hetrick said Alexander-Moegerle accused Dobson of interfering with his personal life after Dobson suggested he and his first wife avoid divorce by getting counseling. "We just disagree on these matters. But that’s not fueling Gil’ s fury. What’ s fueling his fury is that he failed to achieve what he wanted ... which was to be able to divorce his wife, marry his secretary and continue to be employed at Focus," Hetrick said. The spokesman also denied any allegations that Focus on the Family is a sexist, racist and homophobic organization or has changed its focus on preservxng families since its inception: "That’ s utter nonsense," Hetrick said. "This group has not changedits mission, xts purpose or its emphasis since it was founded." An estimated 5 million Americans tm]e in to Dobson’s weekly radio pro~am "Family News in Focus," which is broadcast bv more than 2,500 stations arotmd the world. Abou~ 8,000 letters pour into the Colorado Springs Focus on the Family offices daily Hundreds of employees field 3,400 telephone calls a day. Many people seek advice, comfort and prayer in dealing with family straggles like alcohol abuse, sexual problems and marital difficulties. Anti-Gay Effort May Fail AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) With less than a month left, organizers of a petition drive to stop a gay-rights bill from becoming law in Maine have gathered only a fraction of the signatures they need. Leaders of the drive to force a statewide election on the bill said Supporters of the gay rights bill didn’ t give Heath much of chance. "I mean, they’ve had quite a bit of time to do it, not a lot. But when you’re not even 20 percent there at this point, I would say it’s an uphill battle," said state Sen. Jot Abromson, R-Portland, the bill’ s prime sponsor. Just slightly more than half the people who promised to circulate petitions have followed through, Heath said. Besides a 60-second radio commercial produced by Focus on the Family and some advice, national organizations have given little support, he said. " ........ " " Signature gatherers- who are all Volunteers =-have had to. contiont several .obstacles; ineluding~nearperfect summer, weather; nd dections where they could gather signatures at polls and the lack of a vocal oppositionto keep the issuein the news. "Frankly, our goal was not to provide Mr. Heath with free publicity," said Patricia Peard, chair of the executive committee of Maine Won’ t Discriminate. Heath, insisting "thousands of signatures are on their way to our office," remained undeterred. "Hundreds of people have made tremendous sacrifices over the summer to get us to where we are," he said. Provincetown Schools Attack All Prejudices PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) - A proposed antibias curriculum in the Provincetown schools has sparked national controversy fro.m critics who say it promotes homosexuality. But school officials say the curriculum is merely an attempt..t9 stan~p out prejudice. "We’ve d,e,cided we’re going ~take the ~ainbow perspective~ Provincetown SchOol Superintendent Susan N Fleming told the Boston Herald. "We’re going to look at color, we’re going to look at race, we’re going to look at gender and Sexual orientation is one of those things." The school committee voted to review the curriculum from kindergarten through grade 12 to eliminate bias, and to encourage teachers to be open to all lifestyles in classroom discussions. Provincetown has a large gay community, and signs of affection between same-sex couples are a - common sight. Town Manager Keith Bergman was among those who pushed for the changes: He. said the change was needed because Provincetown is more diverse than most towns in Massachusetts. "Not all of our students are white, not all of our students are straight," said Bergman, who is married and has two daughters in the public schools. "In this commtmity it’ s not going to come as a revelation that we have gay and lesbian parents." Bergman said there have been many,inquiries from the media since an article appeared in theWashington Times. "Unfortunately the media has zeroed m on issues dealing with sexual orientation, when the antibias program is about equipping the community with tools to fight racism, sexism, classism, bias against Friday they areff t giving UP and will continue work- people with disabilities and homophobia," he told ing until the Sept. 18 deadline set by the secretary of The Boston Globe. The school committee will hold a state s office. The petition tilers were given 90 days public hearing Wednesday so residents can discuss to gather a minimum of 51,131 signatures. , the proposed changes. "We’re concerned,,anybody would be, but we ve gotthreeweekstogo,’ said Michael Heath, execufij9 . Lesbian Adoption Case director of th~ Christi&n Civic League 6f Maine. A lot can happen in three weeks." LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) - A trial referee~ s decision The bill, approved last spring by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Angus King, prohibits discrimination against homosexuals and lesbians in housing, public accommodations, credh and employment. The league had establisheditS :oWn first deadline of Aug. 22f0r turning in petitions. On Friday, Heath said his 0fficSe"had petitions with abo~at 12,000 to 13,000 signatures certified by town clerks, and he estimated at least that many signatures Were still to be delivered. Heath said organizers had hoped for a stronger showingby Friday, buthe emphasized "the reason we set "the Aug. 22 deadline was so we could deal with this if it came to this." The league and its partner, the Christian Coalition of Maine, are now going to work on getting more staff into the field to organize and motivate petition collectors. Heath said. in a Lesbian adoption case was published this month in the Connecticut Law Journal, but was actually issued over ayear ago._Superior Court,RefereeHadley W. Austin ruled that ,the state,Adoption Re¢iew~ Board could consider.a Lesbian’ s petition:to adopt the 5-year-old son of her partner. The ruling overtumed a Probate Court;deci~i~n~b~gcA~e ~f confidentiality requiretfiefit~ ]the ~ct~J~ibn K~d~i~w Board said it could no~discnss the status of the case. Y Laser Can Find HIV in Blood ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - A new handheld laser that can quickly reveal bloodborne disorders and diseases such as the AIDS virus has been patented by scientists at SandiaNational Laboratories. "It’s possible to take a blood sample containing millions of cells and extract information about each cell in a few minutes," said Paul Gourley, project manager at Sandia. "The results are quantifiable." The lab said Friday the device uses millions of tiny lasers to detect blood problems. Gourley said the laser has important applications in detecting cancerous cells. "ff no cell is cancerous, we get a.standard light signal. A cancerous cell gaves a bright flash at different wavelengths," he said. The laser was developed by Sandia technician Anthony McDonald, Gourley and his brother, Dr. Mark Gourley, who works at the Washington HospitalCenter and National Institute of Health, both located in Washington, D.C. The Gourleys collaborated onthe project working crosscountry. The patent is on a prototype laser scanner that could be used economically in the field as well as in hospitals and clinics, the laboratory said. The patent is jointly held by the National Institutes ofHealth, which helped Sandia develop it. Companies that analyze blood and cells have expressed interest in the laser, Paul Gourley said. The work on the laser began as part of a U.S. Department of Energy plan to deal with the threat of terrorists. The DOE funded the work and Sandia developed the technology to help militaD.- and civilian victims of terrorist biolo~cal or chemical attack because of the rapid ability of the laser to help make a definitive blood diagnosis. "The transportable m-fit is expected to greatly reduce the time needed to analyze dangerous materials invading the bloodstream," Paul Gourley said. "Diagnosis could be made on the spot, thus facilitating treatment when speed is crucial.’" For the same reason, the device could dramatically speed up ordinary, blood analysis for hospitalized patients, especially in emergency-room situations. Lab officials said it also could reduce medical diagnostic costs. Paul Gourley estimated that a portable field version of the unit linked to a !aptop computer wouldcost between $5,000 and $15,000 and a comprehensive unit for a hospital laboratory would run $70,000. Arkansas Resource Center to Close FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - People suffering from AIDS in Washington County soon won’t be able to go to the AIDS Resource Center here for help. But people living with AIDS won’t be left without assistance, as other agencies now offer AIDS services. That’s a big change from when the resource center -7 formerly known as the Washington County AIDS Task Force - opened up in 1987. "When we started, we were the only show in town," said Judie Frick of Fayetteville, secretary of the resource center’s board. "Now, a lot of what we were .doing has been taken over by other agencles." The center’s board voted earlier this month to shutdownthe center on Aug. 31. Ms. Frick" cited financial considerations and the overlap 6f servlces, with other agencies as big factors in the decision. The center, she said, was "having a ha~d~ ..... time generating money to support the whole thing." Laura Patterson, director of the AIDS Resource Center, said she and an assistant hoped to get on with another non-profit .organization so they can continue to work m the area to provide emergency housing assistance for HIV-positive patients. Ms. Patterson said she was surprised to learnthe center would close. "We’d just gotten this big grant," she said. "We thought things were looking up." The grant to which she referred, from the federal Housing and Urban Development Department, was furmeled through another agency. The AIDS Resource Center currently pays for housing and some utilities for 45 homeless HIV-positive patients. Ms Patterson said a decision would be made in the upcoming week about whether she will be taken on by another agency. NY Businessman Donates $1M for Needle Exchange NEW YORK (AP) - Financier George Sorts said he will donate $1 million to buy clean hypodermic needles for drug addicts nationwide who risk contracting AIDS. Sorts challenged government leaders to "respect the scientific evidence" that needle exchange programs curb the spread of HIV, the virus that canses AIDS. Critics say the programs encourage drug use. "’Needle exchange programs are scientifically proven to save lives, do not encourage drug use, and are supported by a majority of the American public," Sorts said in a statement Sunday. The federal Centers for Disease Control estimated last year that intravenous drug users, their children and sex partners accounted for over one-third of the new cases of HIV infection. Sorts told The New York Times in an interview published Sunday that he does not support legalizing drugs. But he said they were practically impossible to outlaw, so he proposed trying to reduce the harm that drug users cause themselves., Sorts, whose philanthropy has supported democratic movements in Eastern Europe and Asia, also funded ballot ini: tiatives last year that let California and Arizona voters approve the medicinal use of marijuana. Sorts said he has spent more than $15 million in the past few years trying to foster a public dialogue on drug policy. Opponents of needle exchange programs said Sorts’ message is wrongheaded. "I think he needs to be very careful about promoting drug use, which is what he’s doing," Robert L. Maginnis of the Family Research Council told the Times~ sorts said he will give his new gift to the Tides Foundation, a San Franciscobased grants program that will distribute the money to needle exchange programs around the country. AIDS Prevention Program for Youth PROVIDENCE, R.I. 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Harvard, Suite 210 Tulsa 74135 9 What’s happening in the community? What services are available? LoOking for a Rainbow Sticker or Commtmity Newspapers? Need a Coming Out Support Group? Need to get tested for HIV? Want to get involved and help? Call 743-GAYS Your Community Center the Pride Center 1308 E. 38th at Peoria Church of the Restoration will the person who is still paying too much for health insurance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 to ke~p test results co,~dential. Others feel hopeless and don t want to bother. Still others believeAIDS can’taffect them. As a result, young adults infected with the AIDS virus often don’t seek help until the advanced stages of the disease. A Providence commuaity group and area hospitals havelaunchedaprogram to bring teens into treatment sooner. Miriam and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals and the AIDS group F.A.C.T.S. have opened theADAMS Clinic to offer young people confidential testing and find them appropriate treatment. "I think there has been this attitude that adolescents can fit into an adult program," P~dfOrd said. i’You’re bringing up so many different issues - sexuality, homosexuality. They need a special program." Like adults,mostteens becomeinfected through sexual contact or drug use. But the number of Rhode Islanders ages 15 to 19 diagnosed with the disease is lowbecause so few get tested, Radford said. "I’ve been to clinics where they told me they asked adolescents if they wanted to be testedand they refused. I’ve done some street outreach where some of the kids don’t care. Outside of Providence, they say ’It can’t happen here,’ "Radford said. Dr. Tim Hanagan, a Miriam Hospital physician and AIDS researcher, said misinformed teens often believe there is kno hope for those infected with HIV. "Our treatments really work," Flanagan said. "Now, most young adults, most adolescents, don’t know it.’" ~lqae clinic will be open Mondays at Miriam and F.A.C.T.S. will offer testing at another Providence site separately, Radford said. The program has received a $364,000 feder~ grant, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., announced. "Unfortunately, most treatment centers do not address the unique physical and psychological needs of these young adults with AIDS-or the HIV virus," Reed said. "The ADAMS Clirac was designed to provideamoreyouth-friendly almosphere where teens and yotmg adults can talk freely about testing and treatment." Denver is Test Site for AIDS Vaccine DENVER (AP) -- Denver is one of 14 national public health sites testing the safety and effectiveness of two new experimental vaccines against the AIDScausing virus HIV. "We’re beginning to get back on track" in the search for vaccines againstAIDS, said Dr. FrankJudson, director of Denver Public Health. The new study is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The Denver trial will last 18 months and include 30 gay or bi-sexual men who tested negative for HIV. All the Denver participants are considered healthy but high-risk males. Nationally, there are 420 people in the trial. Denver was chosen because of its previous work reaching out to people at high risk for AIDS and previous studies on the spread of Hepatitis-B and other diseases. The thrust of this new study is combining two new vaccines. One of the vaccines encourages the body to develop more antibodies to fight HIV if it is introduced into the body, but not yet into the cells. Judson said the antibodies help stop the virus before it gets established and acts to neutralize it. The second vaccine works to stimulate the body’s own immune system to kill the HIV that has made its way past the first ¯ line of defense and into the cells. Re- : searchers say that neither of the vaccines ¯¯ in the study can infect someone with the AIDS virus. After the study is completed, ." a larger national test of 3,000 to 5,000 ¯ people is planned. 2nd Gene Hinders HIV Infection : WASHINGTON (AP) - A second gene ¯ mutation that slows the progression of ¯ HIV, the virus that causesAIDS,has been ¯ found by researchers who studied s_peci- ¯ mens from 3,000 people,~ according to a ¯ study published recently. Scientists at the National Canc~ Institute said the altered : gene or a similar one discovered earlier ¯ are present in about 30 percent of the ¯ long-term survivors ofHIVinfection. The ¯ researchers said still other gene mutations : thatprotect against HIV may yet befound. : The study on discovery of the gene muta- ~ tion was published in thejournal Science. ¯ The mutation, in a gene called CCR2, ¯ tends to protect people infected with HIV ¯ frora rapid deterioration into AIDS. An earlier study identified a protective muta- ¯ tion in a gene called CCRS. "These gene : alterations tell us that nature already has : devised a therapy that works without sig- ¯ nificant side effects," said Stephen ¯ O’Bden, a doctoral researcher at the can- . cerinstitute and~Senior author ofthe study. ~ "If we can piiipoint how these altered ¯ genes contain HIV, it may be possible to ¯ use this knowledge to develop treatments ¯ that help people delay the onset ofAIDS." ¯ Both CCR2 and CCR5 are genes that ¯ produce chemolOne receptors, a group of ¯ proteins found On the surface of immune- " systera blood cells. Studies last year ¯ showed that people lacking both normal ¯ copies of the CCR5 gene do not become ¯ infected with HIV despite repeated exposure:- Those with one missing copy of the ¯ CCR5 gene can become infected but take years longer to develop AIDS. _" Earlierlaboratory studies suggested that ¯ a CCR2 mutation also retarded HIV in- ¯ fection, but the new study is the first to ¯ confirm this in actual clinical studies. The : study shows that patients with the CCR2 : mutation develop AIDS up to four years ¯ later than patients who have the normal : CCR2 gene. The researchers said the : CCR2 mutation apparently is present in : 20 percent to 25 percent of Americans, in ¯ about the same proportion in all races. ¯ Scientists said they are still searching ¯ for other mutations to hobble the HIV ¯ infection. "There’ s bound tobeothergene ¯ alterations present in thehuman genepool that influence HIV’s ability to infect immune cells andcauseAIDS," sat" dMi¯chael Smith, also a researcher at NCI and the study’s lead author. "Wejust have to find them." Founder of NYC Gay Center Dies ¯ NEW YORK (AP) - Irving Cooperberg, ¯ who founded NYC’s Lesbian and Gay ¯ Community Services Center and later : served as its president, has died at age 65. ¯ Cooperberg died of AIDS-rela,ted cancer said Richard Bums, the center s director. : He helped found the center in the early : 1980s, andit soonbecame ahub oflesbian ¯ and gay life in the city, holding meetings, ¯ counseling sessions, conferences, dances ¯ and performances. He also was active in .Congregation Beth Simchat Torah, serv- ,ng on ~ts board of,directors. Well , folks, it’softicial:FleetwoodMac " wayhistorycapturesthehopesanddreams plays Dallas on 11/4, and tickets go on : of a group of young dancers with one sale through Ticketmaster on 9/6. They ¯ singular sensation after another: "’I Can are back and sound great! ’q’he Dance" is Do That," "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three," available in abbreviated "One" and "What I Did For form on CD and in full Among the paint- Love."I find it ironic that length format on VHS tape. the addlepated and not very The DVD & Laserdisc of in~s, you w~ll ~ncl Gay-friendly Celebrity Attheir MTV "Unplugged " concert will be available in the art of Andy tractions (and this manis in show business.’? Is there October. Warhol and Geor- something wrong with this For those who like their picture?Notthebusiness to art to remain stationary, ~ia O’Keefe, to go into if you’re homophocheck out the exhibit, few of the bit.) is bringing in a show "American Still Life and lla~tlle a with a major gay character Interiors, 1915-1994: from n a m e - b r a n d and subplot in it. Can you Metropolitan Museum of say "contradiction"?Not to :Art," at the Philbrook Mu- (sorry, ]~ut with mention that the company seumofArtfromg/14/97to with ~€’arhol, it will-°most likely visit The 11/9/97. Among the paint- SilverStarorordoanAIDs ings, you will find the art of wa~ a plan too ]lad benefit thing. Or, as in the Andy Warhol and Georgia O’Keefe, to name a few of to~up) artists case of the ever familyfriendly Carol Channing the name-brand (sorry, but ... On Oeto]~er 9, during Hello Dolly, have with with Warhol, it was a pun too bad to pass up) art- at 5:30 pro, Tulsa the actors collect donations ¯ forBroadway Cares/Equity lsts whose work is on dis- easily most ae- Fights AIDs. Not to menplay. Youcan cal1748-5316 don the fact that the best for more info. On October elalmed artist and audience for musicals are - 9, at 5:30 p.m., Tulsa easily community arts gasp - Gay folk! OK, I’m most acclaimed artist and off my rantbox. community arts supporter, supporter, P.S. CarolandFriends:Cel- P.S. Gordon, will share his Gordon, will share ebrating Great Moments in perspective on the fall ex- Grand Opera plays Tueshibit as an acknowledged m~ster of the contemporary his perspective on day, September 9, S p.m. , at the Chapman Music Hall. still life genre, the fall exhibit as Friends old and new join And in the performing aeknowledSed Artistic Director Carol I. arts, it’s just a season to die an Crawford for an evening of for. More culture than we master of the magnificent voices percould ever hope to see will be occurring, from high- eontemporarystill forming grand opera arias and ensembles with special brow to lowdown. Anita life Senre. guest, the Metropolitan Bryant is about as low as Opera’s incomparable you can go, folks, mezzo-soprano, Marilyn Horne. Ms. Getoutthosepies, becauseAnitaBryant ¯ Crawford and Ms. Home will host a senwill be in town for the Tulsa Centennial " sational line-up of opera singers, many of celebration, performing a concert. For " whom are returning to the Tulsa stage those too young to know (I, of course, ¯ after previously performing in popular only heard about this secondhand my- ¯ Tulsa Opera productions. self), Miss not-so-’Nita was on her anti- " The musical program for the evening Gay tear and hawking orange jmce in ¯ includes arias and ensembles from grand Florida when a family member, armed ~ opera: Donizett’s Luciadi Lammermoor, with a pie, let fly. Start practicing - we ¯ Bellini’s Norma, Verdi’s I1Trovatoreand have a reputation to live up to! We could ¯ Massenet’s Manon, Bernstein’s Candide, makeannualtripstohertheaterinBranson. Wagner’s Tristan und lsolde and I hear they have pie throwing contests ¯ Tannhauser, plus many more. instead of pie eating contests there. Rasp- ; Gala packages include dinner at the berry pie, anyone? ¯ Summit Tower at 6:30 p.m., the gala con- Here are some of the things coming up: " cert, and a champagne reception with Sept. 4, Linda Roark-Strummer & Pe- ¯ Marilyn Home, gala artists and Tulsa ter Strummer perform a vocal duo recital ¯ Opera’s former General Director, Edward at Sharp Chapel - University of Tulsa. " C. Purrington, currently the Washington 918/631-2262 " Opera’s Artistic Administrator. Recep- Sept. 5, Laughing Matter Improv - in- ° tion occurs immediately following the teractive comedy with audience partici- ¯ performance. Individual tickets for the pation at Heller Theatre. 918/746-5065.. concert range from $25 to $100. Watch the actors sweat to create a scene! " The Philharmonic opens its Pops series Nothing like stress on the run, watching ° with Bravo Broadway Friday, September folks try to create lines while speaking ° 26, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 8 them at the same time! Seriously, there is . p.m. in the Chapman Music Hall. Bravo nothing better than an improvisation well " Broad.way is comprised of three awarddone, and nothing more entertaining than ¯ wmmng Broadw ay stars. Keith watching the creative process at work. " Bute.rba.ugh, who sang with the Philhar- Support your local actors or at least buy : momc m October, played the Phantom them dinner. ° and Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera. A Chorus Line runs Tuesday, Septem- ¯ Jan Horvath starred as Christine and ber 2, 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, 8 " Carlotta in the original Broadway cast of p.m. Thursday, September 4, 8 p.m. Fri- " The Phantom of the Opera, and Michael day, September 5, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sep- : MagnireisaTony award-winnerfromthe tember 6, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday, :. originalBroadwaycastofLesMiserables. September 7, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the They will perform the music of Andrew Chapman Music Hall. " Lloyd Webber and Rodgers & Presented at Philbrook by The John steele Zink Foundation, ~ounders of Doctors’ Art and the Amedcan Federation of Ads. Made possible by Metropolitan Ufe Foundation with support by the Nationa~ Patrons 0f the AFA. Michael Maguire Jan Horvath Randal Keith Bravo Broadway! Sept. 26 & 27, 8 pm T u L S A PHILHARMONIC Chapman Music Hall Call 747-PHIL (7445) A Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rodgers & Hammerstein A symphony of Broadway favorites sung by original cast members. Songs from The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Oklahoma, Evita, The King & I, Carousel, Sunset Boulevard and South Pacific. will the person who is still paying too much for life insurance please call Kent Balch & Associates 918-747-9506 Spiritual love. Physical attraction. ~me m experience timeless love once again. The Oklahoma premiere of Michael Smuin’s Emmy award-winning Romeo & Juliet is the centerpiece for Tulsa~ centennial homecom*ng-weekend celebration. Magnificent costumes and choreography. Live, razor-sharp blades during the spectacular sword fights. Plus a story that never grows old, never told with more empathy. Romeo & Juliet, Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20, 8pm Sunday, September 21, 3pro or Me PAC: 1-800-364-7111, 596-7111; Carson Attractions: 584-2000 All.shows at ~e Pe~f~ming Arts Center, 3ra and Cincinnati ._C_omlng A~tt~ctlons~ call for tlck~lus fl~st ~ol~e dates and seats: Tm~ Q~e, Concerto Barocco, Prawn Watching: October 17-19 The Nut~-aeke~, December 19-28 ©armlna Eurana~ Tarantella: February 13-15 The T~ee Musketeers, April 3-5 St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant & Club Salkeys Foundation Featuring Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta, Soups, Espresso, and Chall~board Speciaties Monday- Thursday 11am- 10pm Friday - Saturday 11am- 11pm Sunday Brunch 11am - 2pro 3324-L East 31st Northeast side of Ranch Acres 745-9998 Established 1960 Rainbow Bu ine Guild Seleetlve Advertising: Targeting Lesbi.a.n & Gay Communities IOTA member Blue Moon Ca[e Cherry Street Sept. 23, 7pro Dinner & Meeting Info./RSVP: 665-5174 POB 4106, Tul~ 74159 Call 341.6866 International TourS~ormorein[ormation. Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation Service - 1 lam, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Service- Ilam, 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-I314 Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Service, 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church of GreaterlTulsa . Service, 10:45am, 1623 North Maplewood, Info: 838-1715 University of Tulsa BisexuaULesbian/Gayfrransgendered Alliance Sundays at 6:30 pro, Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 I~" MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2rid Mon/each too. 6:30pro, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussion Group~ Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea. too., 7:30pro, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Sept: Gm’y Reed’s Pryor Rendering, October to be announced Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, ttelmerich Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-6557 Unity Lambda Al-anon, 7:30pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2nd ft. ~" TUESDAYS HIV+ Support Group, ttIV Resource Consortium 1:30 pm ~... 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749-4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & Family HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pm, Locations, call: 749-7898 Rainbow Business Guild Business & professional networking group, 9/23, 7 pro, Blue Moon:Care, Cherry St. PrimeTimers Social group for men, last Tuesieaeh mo. 7:30 pro, Pride Center~ 1307 E. 38th Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Gay Youth Speak Out - members of local youth organizations share their views! 9/30, 7 pro, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th ~ WEDNESDAYS Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family OfFaithMCCPraise/Prayer-6:30pm, Choir-7:30,5451-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for scheduled events Info: 631-7632 or Jeremy at 712-1600 ~" THURSDAYS HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing,.Testing: 7 - 8:30pro, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at 584-2325 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pm, Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 1 lpm, 3rd Thurs/each too. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Info: 749-4194 ~" FRIDAYS SafeHaven, Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fri/each too. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th I~" SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pm, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 SENSES, Society for Exploring New Sensations, Educating & Socializing July 19, 6-8pm, Info, call Kathy at 743-4297 ~OTHER GROUPS T.U.LS.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long and short rides. Info: POB 9165, Tulsa 74157 All rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center 3903 W. 4th St. Long and short rides are organized Ifyour event or organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. Read All About It Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa City-County Library Another in the constantly expanding areaof gay heroes,Rudy Galindo emerged from his poor, Mexican-American roots to hit the top of the professional ice skating world. In 1996, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championship, against the odds. How he rose to this position makes a most interestingjoumey in his new autobiography, Icebreaker. Born in 1969 and growing up in a trailer park on the blue collar side of San Jose, California, Galindo was surrounded by gangs and drugs. When he was two, his mother had a nervous breakdown and was later diagnosed with manic depression. Galindo’s father sent Rudy and his siblings away to live with an aunt. Growing up in anything but a stable environment, he would also have to endure the ,death of his older brother from AIDS. At the age;of six, Galindo~ was influenced by watching his sister ice, skate. His dad, a rugged cowboy, was initially embarrassed when young Rudy would-go to the skate rental counter, only to be mistaken for a girl and given"girl shoes." Rudy states that "It’s not that I tried to be feminine. That’s just how I was." His father’s attitude slowly began to change, however, once Rudy began winning competitions. By junior high school, he was learning to turn his aggressive nature into positive energy, and he soon met and started skating with a new friend, Kristi Yamaguchi. Born in 1969 and growing up in a trailer park on the blue collar side of San Jose, California, Galindo was surrounded by gangs and drugs. When he was two, his mother had a nervous breakdown and was later diagnosed with manic depression... Growing up in anything but a stable envlronment; he would also have to endure the death ofhls older brother from AIDS. ’Sometime in September, we will have : that firstcool spell. Theone that definitely . has the feel and even the smell of autumn. You are thinking about it right now, aren’t you? That will be agoodtime to sow your grass seed. The .ground temperature is very warm but the worst of the hot weather is gone for this year. Rough up the ground, sow the seed, then go bank in and lightly rake the seed into the top of the soil. Water lightly twice aday till the seed germinates. Once you have a good germination, you can pull back to once a day for a week to ten days. The stage right after germinationis very critical. Don’tneglect that little green hair, it is very sensitive. When the blades of grass get broader, you .can go back to your old hap-hazard ways. You can put a well balanced fertilizer on the ground right before you sow the seed and water both. You will be s.eeing fall bulbs all over ¯¯ They went on to be a tremendously suc- cessful team until she decided to strikeout : as a solo skater in 1990, leaving Rudy ¯ heartbroken and unsure if he wanted to ¯ continue on his own. Soon, Rudy’s be- " loved coach was also struck withAIDS, ¯ Then his father had a stroke, and then a ¯ fatal heart attack. Can this get any worse.’? : You bet! In 1993, Galindo became involved with aguy whohooked him on speed, which almost mined every part of his life. Unwilling to live athome with his dysfunctional family, Rudy movedinwithfriends, a stable, older, gay couple. Refusing to allow Rudy to destroy himself, the couple took charge of his life and convincedhim that his career was on the road to rain, and that the druggie boyfriend had to go. From there, Galindo’s careerfinally soared and he ended up winning the coveted Championship in 1996, in a dramatic performance in front ofahome town crowd in San Jose. Galindo is refreshingly matter- of-fact about his gayness. He insists that he is a skater who happens to be gay and only realized the importance of his position as a gay role model after reading Greg Louganis’ autobiography. Galindo’s book is sanitized, light reading, There is no sex and scarcely anything that would offend prim sensibilities. It’s hard to believe that. given Galindo’s background, there are hardly even any four letter words! However, it is still an interesting and impressive story and by the timethe theatrical ending finally hits, you’ll be cheering for Rudy along with the home town crowd. Per.sonafly, I ] iek a date m December and set an appointment with myselfio plant bulbs. Also, don’t store these bulbs in pl tie bags, or they 11 rot. Paper is just the ticket. town very soon. Y0u ~an get a great selec: tionin the early fall- just don’tplantthem until atleastNovem: ber. I you plant them too soon in Oklahoma when it is still warm, the poor little bulbs think that it is spring and they sprout and then the cold kills them. You want to plant them when you know for sure they will stay asleep. Now, here is the problem about that, you might forget about them and end up not planting them at all. Personally, I pick a date in December and set an appointment with myself to plant bulbs. Also, don’t store these bulbs in plastic bags, or th.e,y’ll rot. Paper is just the ticket. I know it s alittle early for this stuff, but I’m bored with summer now, and I don’t want to talk about it anymore! Go ye forth and sow! JudyMcCormickformerly ownedandran Cox Nursery. 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Personally, I think the neat and meticulous divorcee shouid finally stop shuffling around the items in the closet and come out to the slob bachelor who’s been wanting him for lo these many years. We could update it by giving Oscar and Felix the relationship we all suspected they really had or wanted all along and making the Pigeon sisters the lesbians from next door. And the pokergamecould be turned into a rousing roundof"Name that Show tune", which would allow a few musical numbers and drag queens to occur. Ya know spice it up, just a little. Seeifthebluehairs notice anything different. Ready for romance? The Tulsa Ballet is presenting "Romeo &Juliet". Personally, I always thought the real romance was with Romeo & Mercutio, but no one asks tne Theatre Tulsa presents The Odd Couple ¯ . . When a neat and metlenlous divorcee and a slob l=chelor room together, the results are non-stop hilarity! Nell Simon’s greatest hit returns (and returns and returns and returns...) to the stage, del~ghtlng audiences ~n only the way Simon can. Ah yes~ Theatre Tulsa goes out on a llmb with this daring, innovative show. my opinion, so I keep it to myself. Actually, it would make the rivalD, with Tybalt much more interesting. Ah, if only Shakespeare were here to rewrite! Personally, an all male version ("Romeo & Julien"?) should rotate with an all female version. Then everybody’s happy. Anyway, the Tulsa Ballet-is presenting the EmmyAwardwinning premier ofMichael Smuin’s version. The sets and costumes arefrom the SanFrancisco Ballet. Hmmm. Do I detect a theme here? And, they are using real swords to get their point across in the battle scenes. Tybalt spearing Mercutio, impaling him on his long thin sword? Hmmm I’d better stop before I am unable to continue writing this column. Which would make my rather short tempered editor wish hehad something to impale me with. Did I write that? I can’t believe I wrote that! The spirit of Bette Midler (The previous version, not the new, improved, tasteful version) must be possessingme! Anyway, back to Romeo... Wherefore art thou? Hewill be at thePAC Friday September 19 through Sunday, the 21st. Which, is also the fall equinox, for those running on the Pagan calendar. Sept. 18-20, 25-27,"Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain" by Mark Dunn. Comedy ofbank tellers in Mississippi. Heller Theatre. 918/746-5065Hmm. Not much to go on, there. Could be interesting. And the ballet I can’t wait to see is "Troy Game," comtng in October. A tongue in cheek look at male hyper-masculinity in times of conflict, the advert features a nearly naked rather beautiful man with several more of the same in the background. Andjusthow farin the cheek is that tongue? Oh, I didn’t mean it that way Get yourminds upabove the level of you belt! And they have an all girl thing, " too, called "Concerto Barocco." Maybe ¯ somebody is listening to me after all. If you’re in a trancy dancy mood, I ¯ wouldrecommendaband!person/machine ~ (so hard to tell anymore) by the name of ¯ "Delirium." And no, it’s a music thing, not something I’m suffering from. Anyway, it is gothically beautiful and ethereal electronic music with a beat. Enough beat to be hip, enough melody to appeal to folk like me, and is perfect background for dark and stormy days, or just that time of the month, ~vhiehever the case may be. Personally, I don’t find them to be much different. The new CD is Karma, and features guest vocals by Sarah McLachlan (Solo albums: "Surfacing", "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy," Solace", "Touch") and other fine vocalists. Ijust picked up their first CD, and haven’t gotten to listen yet, but am looking forward to it. Theatre North presents "Two Trains Running," Friday, October 3 Saturday, October 4 at the PAC. This is the 1960’s chapter of the Pulitzer Prize winning author August Wilson’s decade by decade saga of the lives of ordinary African Americans in the turbulent century. The play takes place in Memphis Lee’s coffee shop located in Pittsburgh. The neighborhood is on the brink of economic development, probably at the expense of its current inhabitants. This brilliant and funny play will feature actors from Dallas. Other events around town: "Moon Over Buffalo," October 24 - November 1, at John H. Williams Theatre, PAC. From the author of Crazy For You aqd Lend Me a Tenor comes a new farcical comedy, MoonOverBuffalo. It’s 1953 and television has captivated the nation. The husband-and-wife team of George and Charlotte Hay realize that their careers in theater will be adversely affected by the new popular, medium. As the curtain rises, George has disappeared and ¯ Frank Caprais onhis way to audition the ¯ couple to replace Ronald Coleman and : Greer Garson in his next film. The result- ." ing race to findGeorge andmake themost ." of this last chance for stardom makes for knee-slapping comedy. ." And I know this is advance notice to a : ridiculous degree, but given the absolute : lack of community support for the free ¯ series of one acts that supported Gay : themes last year, I wanted youtomarkthis ¯ on your calendars: TU Theatre: "Falset- ¯ tos"; 12/4/97 - 12/7/97. Curtain times: 8 ¯ pm on Dec. 4-6 and 2 pm on Dec. 6-7. ¯ The kids in the theater department have ¯ lobbied long and hard - since 1995 and ¯¯ before - to get this show produced here. The faculty apparently got fired of the ¯ whining, and so TU is taking a progres- : s~ve step towards producing an award¯ winning play about a Gay man, his lover, his wife, and his child. Yes, it covers ¯ everything, with somethingforeverybody. ¯ GO SEE IT! Show them we are here and ¯ appreciate and support gay theater! It’s : cheap[ And they’re good! andin the organizational survey,PFLAG’s board voted Sunday to renew its contract with executive director Sandra Gillis. A Blade reporter was not allowed into the meeting, and Board President McDonald declined to discuss details of the vote or the discussion. An e-mail message from Gillis, sent at 4:15 p.m. Monday to 17 board members with e-mall addresses, provided them with "the statement, ~S refined, that you can use i~ questioned by reporters: about the Boardmeeting." Concerningissues raised by the study, the Regional Directors, and others, the statement said: "The Board is unanimous in its expression of full confidence in its President Nancy McDonald, Executive Director Sandra Gillis, and its volunteer leadership and staff." At 4:33 that afternoon, Gillis sent another e-mail to the .same list, noting that, since two members weren’t at the meeting, the statement could say only that "The Board expressed its confidence in..." But board, member Carolyn Golojuch said there was more to the vote Sunday [8/ 17] than this statement implies. Golojuch said she abstained from the vote, making her the only board member present at the meeting not to approve the action. Of the 21 board member.s, the two who were absent during the,vote were: RDC Chair Sally Morse, who said she left in fi-ustration before Sunday’s vote, and Nancy -Otto, who did not. attend the weekend meeting. Golojuch said that, in conjunction with the renewal, of Gilffs s contract, the board ruled that Gillis mnst receive training in areas related to interpersonal communication and management. The board did not decide on the details of that training, she said. Golojuch and other boardmembers also confirmed that the board implemented a committee to monitor the development of the national office’s relationship with local affiliates. "I hope that the membership sees that this was not a clear endorsement of her contract. That there are stlpulalaons, commented Golojuch, who is president of the Hawaii PFLAG chapter. Golojuch, in speaking with the Blade, said she was doing so as an individual and not as a representative of the board. "The battle’s not over," said Golojuch. "If the problem persists, it has to be resurrected all over again. And having these stipulations in her contract, now we have some sort of vehicle through which we can evaluate." Seven of the 13 regional directors who signed theRDCgrievance sit on theboard and, except for RDC Chair Morse, apparendy votedfor the contractrenewal. Asked if those votes m support of Gillis’s contract indicate that the concerns ofthose six RDC members were addressed, regional director and board member Carolyn Griffin said it me,arts they will have to wait and see. Griffin,~. Who said she did vote to renew Gillis’s contracL said sheiswilhng to wait and see because she did not want to,s,~ au.0rganization:~heloves destroyed. ohe ~f the;concerlis I. have is. that there’s a lot of parents out there and a lot ofGays and Lesbians having trouble with their parents that need us. And that need is being met extremely well by the chapters," said Griffin. She said she worries that too much internal struggle at the natmnaHevel couldjeopardize those chapters’ work. "I don’t want to lose that," said Griffin. "I don’t want the situation at the national level to interfere with that." Griffin’ s comments typify abelieffound in all the complaints which appears to be at the heart of increasing tension between the local and national levels of the organization. That belief is that PFLAG’s national office has moved away from the organization’s mission of providing direct support to parents and families of Gays toward one of more political advocacy. But this was not the only tension facing board members meeting last weekend. There was also.tension over the organization’ s budget and how it is being spent. Deficit Lingers The weekend’s board vote came at a time when the national office is working to overcome financial problems. According to PFLAG’s audit for FY 96 (Oct. 1, 1995 through Sept. 30, 1996), the group had a "net operating loss" oi~ $345,192. The audit showed the organization took in $1,734,539 during FY 96 and spent $2,079,737. In her e-mail message to board members Monday, Gillis advised that members telling the press about the budget say only: "The national organization’s budget was funded at more than S 1.7 million dollars this year." Board Treasurer Kelly Kirby said the financial problems have not been as grave as they may seem. He said the operating loss in FY 96 was exaggerated by a 1994 change in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) guidelines. (The FASB is a private, independent body which establishes accounting guidelines for the private sector.) The new guidelines changed the accounting procedures for listing income taken in during one year that is earmarked for spending in an upcoming fiscal year. The FASB said non-profits should begin reporting such income in the year in which it is received rather than in the year in which it is spent. Kirby said this change accounts for $258.332 of the $345,192 deficit on theFY 96 audit. Thus, he said, the actual operating loss forFY 96 was $86,860. Kirby added that those numbers have improved during the current fiscal year. The income for FY 97 to date, said Kirby, referring to unaudited numbers, has been $1,530,617 and expenditures have been $1;457,792. But, he acknowledged that theincomereflects a $1013,000 loan which has to be paid back. Therefore, the true income thus far for FY 97 is $1,430,617- still leaving a $27,175 deficit. Kirby said FY 96’s S86,860 deficit is a result of the organization’s decision to expand ProjectOpen Mind into thrccmore cities than originally planned. Board President McDonald and F~ecutive Director Gillis said they do not regret extending the organization’s resources on the expansion of this project. They argue that such advocacy campaxgns are key to achieving PFLAG’s mission and defend against critics inside the organization who say it represents a departure from the grassroots activities of local affiliates. "Before, PFLAG was getting parents who found out their kid was Gay. az~..d didn’tknow what to do," explained Gillis, saying high-profile Gay-bashingby rightwing figures after the 1992 presidential campaign changed the political landscape. "PFLAG shifted to getting people that said ’I’m over it and I want to do something. I want to take action.’ So the people who needed support felt like they weren’t at the center of attention any longer." 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RDC Char Morse said she. decided to support the RDC’s grievance document after.receiving hundreds of unsolicited complaints frown affiliates aroundthe coun- ¯ try. (Morse,~too, saidshe was speaking to the Blade as.anindividUal, not as a representative 6f file RDC~0r. the board.)She has been:!Savirig those complaints since December 1996 and has compiled a fourinch: thick binder. "l Morse said the complaints chronicle incidents in which the national office has continually ignored the concerns of the field affiliaies,’refusing t0 offer resources and money. A typical complaint involves thenationhl offiCiO s refusal to helppay for educational materials. She said the affiliates, many of which prefer to distribute such materials to parents for free, can’t afford to buy them from the national ofrice. But the national office insists that-the local affiliates charge for educational materials to shoulder the costs. Asked about this complaint, McDonald responded, "Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could give all of our materials away? But there’s a cost to that. This isa business. McDonald said the office has decided to make advocacy campaigns a prionty. "[The educational materials] are very valuable. But Project Open Mind was also a success because it enabled us to develop. additional strategies and materials. But there’s a cost to that, for all of us." But Morse and other critics say that cost is too high. "The field doesn’t get attention," said Morse. "What gets attention are the big events that they do. It’s not talking to your mother. It’s not talking to your father.’" Board members Morse, Golojuch, and Griffin also noted that more than 50 percent of PFLAG’s 405 affiliates have stopped paying national dues. The RDC grievance document, dated July 27~ refers to a 59 percent turnover rate for national staff since January 1997, stating, "It is clear that something other than what might be considered normal events is causing this condition." In January, the national office had 16 employees, according to national PFLAG spokesperson Janice Hughes. Since then, nine (56 percent) have left for various reasons. Currently, said Hughes, the national office has a staff of 17. The RDC grievance also voiced concern about the financial priorities of the national office. The document: charges the national office with failure to pay vendors and reimburse expenditures by volunteer regional directors, notes "high fees associated with the annual conference" that prevent members frotu attending, . objects to the organization’s acceptance of a $100,000 loan and, objects to the lack of a "deafly defined . ibudget" for a Field Services~Office of~thenational office. " - ¯ raised in the RDC grievance. But she " declined to comment in detail about the ¯ complaint,~. ’.’That document was very helpful in ¯" "~it enables us to have information. I believe that all ofus valued that, respected ¯ that, and took it very seriously," said ¯ McDonald. "It enabled us to look at the : operation, to fine-tune it if we needed to." She said thenumberofemployees dedi- ¯ cated to Field Services was expanded in ¯ May from one to four staff members to better serve the needs of the local affili- ¯ ates. -- ¯ The "Organizational Climate Survey" ¯ results which were presented to the board : this weekend added to the picture of dis- " content withthenationaloffice. This document was also obtained by the Blade. To conduct the survey, questionnaires were ~ sent.to 62 pas.t and present board members; r~gi0hai directors, mid employees; 42 of those ~olicited sent backaresponse. The survey.results concluded, "There is a lack of confidence in the Natlonal Offlee Management ~roup at all levels of the or~anlzatlon." It identified four "major issues" eon~rontln~ the orSanizatlon. They ~¢ere: ¯ Poor supervisory and management praetiees, ¯ Operational procedures that donot support effeetive management, ¯ An abusive environment with disruptive and dysfunetlonal relationships, and ¯ The lack of 4onelse operational $oals that promote unified support ofPFLAG’s mission. The survey results concluded,"There is alack ofconfidence in the National Office Management group at all levels of the organization." It identified four "major issues"confronting the organization. They were: "Poor supervisory andmanagement practices." "Operational procedures that do not support effective management." "An abusive environment with disruptive and dysfunctional relationships." And, "The lack of concise operational goals that promote unified support ofPFLAG’s mission." Discontent Was Growing This weekend’s complaints were not the first official grievances brought to the board:s attention. In September 1995, .Robert Berustein, a nationally known and well-respectedPFLAGmember,resigned from the board after having served on the selection committee which nominated Gillis in 1993: Beforeresignmg, Bernstein submitted a petition expressing "serious and urgent concern about what we perceive to be a threat to the fulfillment of PFLAG’s mission at the national level." That petition charged that the national office staff did not ’;reflect the nature of either PFLAG’s organi~tional constituency orits mainstream target audience" in that staffmembers were~t family mem- .’- bers of Gays and Lesbi.a!ts. It went onto : state that the signers felt~SI~s~ep~cv * Me,Donald said the "board~ in-renewing : prevented: the nataonal ~,ce staff frolh ’° Gillis s contract, considered.the-issues ~ understanding the con~s .of-that con- ¯ stituency. ¯ McDonald declined to comment on the peUtlon because it deals with personnel. ¯ The petition contained 150 signatures of current and former PFLAG leaders, ¯ including: all prior PFLAG presidents. 22 ¯ former board members, seven PFLAG ¯ founders, and several affiliate founders, : presidents, andboard members. Berustein ¯ said thatGillis assured him at the time that ¯ theproblems would be addressed. He told ¯ the board last weekend that he felt they ¯ had not done so and that"those problems ¯" have grown considerably .worse." "[The chapters] are just.fired of trying to (york with na-tiona~, arid get support ¯ from national," lamented Bernstein, au-. ¯ thor of Straight Pai:ents,:Gay Children. ¯ "The chapters~ are doinff:the work of PFLAG and doing a-maiwelon~s job, but ¯ they’re-not doing i’t ~ith the help of the ¯ nafionaloffice."-~:-... " ¯ JanetLowenthal,. another former board ¯ member who.signed Bernstein’s petition, ." agreed, saying-the reapproval of Gfllis’s ¯ contract represents a further rejection of ¯ the affiliates’ concerns, Lowenthal said ¯ she resigned ft0mthe board in fru~tratibn ¯ in 1995 after having served on the planning committee for ProjectOpen Lowenthal said McDonal4 and Gillis ¯ have reacted to the complaints with in- , transigence and have .sought to hide the ¯ local-level discontent from both those ¯ outside the organization and board mere- ¯ bers. She charges that they have done so ¯ by attempting to intimidate board members who speak out. ," "There is a very conscious and deliber- ," ate effort to obfuscate or otherwise shroud facts that would hurt Gfllis s case - that would make her appear incompetent," charged Lowenthal. "She doesn’t want to do thekinds of things PFLAG is supposed to do. She wants to build as large of a Washington office as possible for its own sake." McDonald and Gillis barred a Blade reporter from covering last weekend’s meeting. According tO board member Golojuch, the board later voted, 10 tO 9, to keep the meeting closed tothe press. When several board members were asked for comment during breaks and after the meeting, they said board president McDonald made it dear they could not speak with the press. McDonald characterized the ongoing debate at the meeting as "healthy," explaining," PFLAG’ s boardis a Very handson board of directors. Very engaged. 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The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. 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Represented by Oldest StateGroup .Vermont Couples Bring Marriage Ban Challenge by Ross Sneyd COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP)- For 25 years, Lois Famham and Holly Puterbaugh have built a life together, commired in every way except one: legally. On Tuesday, they and two other couples sought to fix that. They sued the state and their hometown, of Milton, asking a Chittenden Superior Court judge to declare legal marriages between couples of the same gender. Start Baker and Peter HarriganofShelbumeand Nina Beck and Stacy Jolles of South Burlington joined the lawsuit, which thrusts Vermont into the center of a national debate over whether society should recognize unions between Gays and Lesbians. ’q?.wenty-five years ago when we met and fell in love mamage was not something any of us that were samegender couples thought about," see Vermont, page 13 Private Conduct or Sex Crimes? By Laurie Asseo -" WASHINGTON (AP) - President. Clinton met Tuesday with a : dozen Gay and lesbian activists at a meeting .organized by ¯ Richard Socarides,White House liaison to the Gay, Lesbian, : Bisexual and Transgender community. Nancy McDonald, na~ : tional president of the board of directors of Parents, Families and : Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) and cofounder of the ¯ Tulsa Chapter of PFLAG attended at meeting where the Presi: dent pledged support for two employment concerns: anti-Gay : bias in the workplace and high-ranking appointments in his : administration. Thepresident spentmore than anhour discussing : a range of issues from adoptions to homeless Gay youth and ¯ problems confronting Gays and Lesbians in rural areas, such as : access to AIDS medicine. : Clinton pledged his support for the Fmployment Non-Dis~ crimination Act, which bars firing or discriminating against an ¯ employee on the basis of sexual orientation. Andhe assured the ¯ group that he has put forth five nominations of opeuly Gay people : for administration jobs that require Senate confirmation. ¯ "Each one of them will take work," said Elizabeth Birch, " executive director of the Gay political advocacy group the ~ Human Rights Campaign. "We have a tough challenge ahead." ¯ Maria Echaveste, White Honse director of public liaison, said the ¯ president wants Gay appointees so that his administration can ~ provide an example of how to reduce anti-Gay attitudes in the : workplace. "Fhe more people work with them, the less preju¯ diced they are," Echaveste said. ’q’hat’ s why appointments are so : pivotal." : According to Kerry Lobel, executive director of the National ¯ Gay & Lesbian Task Force, "we found the President to be open ¯ and knowledgeable on issues affecting the LGBT community. : This is a President who at heart seems to have a deep commitment ¯ ; ¯ ¯ ¯ " ¯¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Knoxville, TN- An important chapter in the movemeat for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) equality was marked on July 11-13 b~ activists from statewide political groups from 32 states. At the mdeting, activists officially launched the Federation of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Political Organizations. The Federation’ s purpose is to bolster the efforts of these statewide groups through a network that will foster strategizing across state lines, building stronger state organizations and developing good working relationships between state and national groups. The meeting was the result of an eight month collaboration between the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) and the Federation. Itwas thelargest gathering ever ofstatewide groups. ¯ States represented were: AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, ¯ GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, PA, RI, TN, ¯ TX, UT, VA, WA,~WV. : The three day Federation meeting was held at the : renowned Highlander Center outside Knoxville, ¯ Tennessee. For over fifty years, the Highlander : Center has been a training center for labor, civil. : rights and other s~ocial justice movements. There, activists focused bn adopting the organizational ¯ ¯ structure for the Federation and debating strategies ’. on legislative issues. These issues included "sod" omy" law repeal, passage of civil rights bills and family recognition strafegies, as well-as building ¯ ¯ strategies see ,States, page 13 Coming Out .and ¯ O’RYAN’s New Home ¯"New Men’s Group Offered WASHINGTON (AP) - What lovers do in private still : ~ ~1 ¯ I/-’,~1,.~ ~ .,~& 1/I ..~ ...~ ~=~ .... -Jcanland ~em!njail.- butin asteadily s,,h~nking n,~;,:~:!~ act.y ; IV! O |11$. ~ U ~[,~.U TULSA - HOPE: of states ¯ Earher this month ’ Montana s ban on homo - ¯ TULSA - After two months of .... camping out in loaned office : HIV Outreach, Presexual sex was thrown out by the state Supreme Court ¯ space, Betsy MurphyJones and Melissa Champlin of the Tulsa ¯ vention & Education, as a violation of the state’z constitutional right to prioffice of Red Rock Mental Health Association finally have ¯ a special program of ¯ TOHR, TulsaOklahovacy. Sodomy laws in Kentucky and Tennessee also adequate room for their work. But they really gained much more were struck down by state courts in recent years. ¯ mans for Human thanjust decent offices Many other states have repealed laws that banned oral ¯ Rights, the oldest exfor themselves, the and anal. sex for Gay people and heterosexuals as well. program now has sev- ¯ isting civil rights and "We’ ve made incredible headway," says Ruth Harlow eral rooms in which : Gay health orgauizaof the civil-fights Lambda Legal Defense and Educa¯ tion is beginning sevO’ RYAN and tion Fund. O’RYAN, Jr. can ¯ eral new programs But about 20 states, operating under a green light from the Supreme Court, still have laws making sodomy a criminal offense. Consenting adults have no federal constitutional right to private homosexual conduct, the court said when it upheld Georgia’ s sodomy law in 1986. Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, and Missouri ban homosexual sex acts. Sodomy is banned for Gays and heterosexuals alike in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. Penalties vary widely, with maximum jail terms ranging from 30 days in Arizona to 20 years in Virginia and Rhode Island, or even life in Idaho. Laws banning sodomy also are on the books in Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts and Michigan, but they have been cast into doubt by court rulings. Oklahoma’ s sodomy law was ruled unconstitutional in 1986 but the particular case involved heterosexuals and legal experts disagree as to whether the law should be seen as in force just for homosexuals or whether it’ s been completely ov.ertumed. Sodomy laws in all other states have been repealed see Sodomy, page 3 INSIDE DIRECTORYA.ETTERS EDITORIALS US & WORLD NEWS HEALTH NEWS ENTERTAINMENT NOTES COMMUNITY CALENDAR BOOK REVIEW RESTAURANT REVIEW CLASSIFIEDS P. 2 P. 3 P. 4 P. 6 P. 8 P. 9 P. 10 P. 11 P. 14 meet. O’ RYAN stands for Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adults Network which serves Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgendered and O’RYAN’s George, Champlin & Marry questioning young adults from 18 to 24 years old. O’ RYAN, Jr. is a new program that will serve 14 to 17 year old young people. O’RYAN, Jr. will kick off in early September. Red Rock Mental Health Association is primarily an Oklahoma City based organization. Several years ago Betsy MurphyJones returned to Tulsa and began the program that later was named O’ RYAN. At the beginning, the program was housed in offices in the Youth Services of Tulsa building in downtown Tulsa. Youth Services already had a program, TYDD,Tulsa Youth Discovering Diversity which served Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgendered and questioning youth. However, over the year in which .the two organization were working together, tension developed between Red Rock and Youth Services over how public to be with these programs. Diplomatically, Champlinindicates that Youth Services’ Board of Directors was not willing to be public in suppori of these programs, for fear of losing funding. l’~ow O RYAN is funded independently through an Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) grant which targets "MSM’s" - men who have sex with men under the age of 25 and a TCAP (Tulsa Community AIDS Parmership) grant targeting women for HIV/AIDS prevention and education. O’RYAN meets weekly as a support and social group. While earlier the group was predominately young men, it’ s now about half young women a~dhalfmen,.. Two men, Marty, who’ s 23 and G~orgeCcho’ s"2:l~joinedChamp!in~ ~. see O’RYAN, page 10 ¯ under the direction of ¯ new outreach educa¯ tor Johnnie Eilarts. TOHR/HOPE’ s Eilerts ¯ Eilarts, who came to Tulsa after working with the -" Triangle Foundation in Oklahoma City, has begun ." amen’s issues group called Men on Men that meets ¯ at Gold Coast Coffee House. And in response to ; calls’to the Pride Center, see Group, page 12 : Cunanan Finale : MIAMI .BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When Andrew ¯ Cunanan’ s 1 ong, murderous flight ended, it brought ¯" relief from anxiety-butnot from sorrow. Omanan’ s : suicidein a Miami Beach houseboat ended the fear ." that a killer was free. Five killings, including the ¯ shooting of designer Giannl Versace, were blamed ¯ on the 27-year-old man. "There’ s a sense of relief that they finally caught ; ¯¯ him and ’that people don’t have to be looking behind their backs," Eric Velasco said in front of : the South Beach gay bar Twist. In Minnesota, Cunanan was charged in the death ; of a former lover, David Madson, and was sus¯ pected of killing a friend, Jeffrey Trail. Trail’s ¯ father, Stanley Trail of DeKalb, Ill., watched the ." television reports as the situation unfolded. ’q~hat’ s ¯ one of the bad things about him dying like this: ¯ Nobody will be able to ask him," Trail said. "No: body will be able to tell me why this happened. : "I’m very glad that he’s been stopped and that ¯ nobody else got hurt when he got stopped,"he said. ¯ "But I take no joy in his death. That doesn’ t help me ¯ at all." see Killer, page 12 �Tulsa’Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7200 E. Pine I 832-1269 *Blue Room, 606 S. b-agin 592-2583 : 918.583.1248, f~:’583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 ¯ ¯ *City Bites, 3348 S. Peoria 748-9600 ~-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlink net website: http://users, aol.com/Tul saNews/ *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 ¯ *Gold Coast Coffee House,3509 S. Peoria 749-4511 ¯ Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal *JJ’s Country & Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria 712-2119 Entertainment Writer: James Christjohn *Lola’S, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 Writers + contributors: Dr. Mike Gorman, Leanne Gross. Barry *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st Hensley & Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche " 745-9899 Membor of The Associated Press *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st 745-9998 Several years ago, Youth Services of *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E Fifth 585-2221 I~sued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire Contentsof’ ¯ Tulsa began a support group for Lesbian, *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 ~his, pub,licati,on a,rp protected by US copyright 1997 by ¯ Gay, Bi and questioning kids. The group *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 /d,m--~/’.~.’.. Nt,u¢ and may not be reproduced either in whole ¯ -was desperately needed and ,was led by or in part without written permission from the publisher. *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial 660-0856 Publieation, of0a name ~r photo does not indicat¢ a nerson~s...... :~ ~-: ¯ the Saintly Lisa Pottoff whose good work *:Tool Box, 1338 13. ,3rd’ " , ": . ~ ..... ’. ~ " ~"’ "" " 584-I308’ sexual orientation.. Correspondenc~ i~ assuhied to b~ fo~: *Tucei’s Restaurant,. 134~ E 15 " ~ 582=3456publication unless otherwise noted; must be~igned & *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston 585-3134 : fionisbeginnifi~ a simi]aigroupt~ e~mplethe s01e property of TJ,¢~ ~:~ Ntau¢, Each reader ls entitled Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals to four free copies of each edition at distribution points. Addi¯ ment their young adults group. This too is Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular 74%1508 tional copies are available by calling 583-1248. ¯ a good move - having more than one *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 ¯ group will serve the population better. 610-8510 Dennis ~C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 ¯ But what’s interesting is that Red Rock *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 has concluded that Youth Services’ leadKent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747=9506 : ership is still unwilling to acknowledge *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 *Family of Faith MCC, 54511E So. Mingo 622~1zi41 : this program because of fears about fundBody Piercing by Nieole, 2722 E. 15 712-1122 *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard 74%7777 , ing, and perhaps, becanse of homophobia. *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 *Free Spirit Women’s Center, call for location &info: 587-4669 : Youth Services’ "closeted" approach has 712-9955 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 : handicapped the outreach, for their pro*CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Pec~ria 746-0313 Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0038 , gram. Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 622-3636 HOPE (TOHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education : Red Rock’ s conclusion echoes the point Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 665-6595 1307 E. 38, 2nd ft. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous : TFN made editorially several years ago. ¯ Unfortunately, whatever small gratificaCherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515.8. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 HIV Testing Site; Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-9pm, call 742-2927 Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700 TNAAPP (Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225 ¯ tion thereis in being proven right is dampTim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 " ened by the fear that during these inter*Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 " vening years, some Gay kids who needed *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 *HIV Resource Ctr., 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 ¯¯ our help were lost just because Youth Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 748-3111 ¯ Services valued money more than lives. *Elite Books &’Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 NOW, Nat’l Org. for Women, POB 14068,74159 365-5658 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-0337 OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 "Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-8040 *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 584-7960 Lealme M. Gro~s, Southwest Financial Planning 459-9349 PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 749-4901 Regarding ver,sace’s Murder Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 587-7674 Reading between many, many lines in *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor, 74105 743-4297 ¯ the local and national press, we’ve de*International Tours 341-6866 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 " duced that murdered fashion designer Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 *R.A~I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 ¯ Gianni Versace had a life partner named David Kanskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 ¯ Antonio D’Amieo - that in fact, a horri~ *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 584-2325 ¯ fled D’Amico rushed tothe spot wherehis Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747=5466 OrRYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults ~ partner lay dying, then chased the killer Langley Agency, 1104.S. Victor 592-1800 O’RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth down an alley, only to be turned back by ¯¯ Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15 585-1555 St. Aidan’ s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati 425-7882 the gun that had just murdered his longSusan McBay, MSW: Earth-Centered Counsdiug 592-1260 St. Jerome’s PariSh Church, 3841 S. Peoria 742-6227 " time companion. *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services 749-7898 : Seeing one’s life partner gunned down Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati 663-5934 582.4128 ¯ by a maniac is surely among the worst *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 Tulsa County Health Department, 46 16 E. 15 595-4105 : tragedies imaginable, which is why the *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only : sorrowfulimages of Jacqueline Kennedy, David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 Tulsa Okla. for Human Rights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 : Betty Shabazz, Yoko Ouo, and Coretta ZiRita Parish, Indoor/Outdoor Co. Home Remodel "g 587-6717 T.U.L,S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 : Scott .King are seared intothe. American *Peace Of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 583-1090 *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule ¯ consctonsness. Pet Pride, Dog & Cat Grooming 584-7554 *Tulsa Comrntmity College Campuses ; ’ But we observed no such respect in the The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor 743-4297 *Rogers University (formerly UCT) ¯ mesa for D’Amieo. The facts outlined Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 ¯ above were scattered over several news BARTLESVILLE ¯ Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 *Barflesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 stories, often buried or omitted entirely. Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 : Photographs of the family in mourning NORMAN Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747-4746 often identified the sister of the deceased, *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 ¯ but failed tO identify the man with whom *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square OKLAHOMA CITY 749=6301 ¯ he’d ’shared his life for more than a de*Sedona Health Foods; 8220 S. Harvard *Borders Books & Music, 3209 NW Expressway 405-848-2667 " cade. Is it any wonder that gay andlesbian 481-0201 *Sophronia’sAntiques, 1515 E. 15 592-2887 TAHLEQUAH ¯" citizens are increasingly indignant when *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria 697-0017 *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 ¯¯ our most precious relationships are rou*Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware 743-7687 *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church 918-456-7900 finely trivialized not only by the media, *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria 742-2007 *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-458-0467 ." but also by a lack of legal recognition? *Tulsa Comedy Club., 6906 S. Lewis 481-0558 ¯ NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand - Martha Barnette & Debra Clem Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling 743-1733 HIVevery other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date ¯ Louisville, Kentucky via e-mail *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 1071, 74101-1071 579-9593 DeVito’ s Restaurant, 5 Center S t. 501-253 -6807 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 58%7314 *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center. 2207 E. 6 583-7815 MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 *B/IAG Alliance, Univ of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776 ¯ *Chamber of Commerce, 616 S. Boston 585-1201 Kings Hi-Way Inn, 62 Kings Hi-way 800-231-1442 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 *CommunityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 ’FAYETTEV!LLE, ARKANSAS 587-1314 *Church of the Restoration, 1314 N.Greenwood *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 742-2457 ~ indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned Dignity/Integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi &’ Trans communities. ~ ~. �R IA Yes, We HavO No Bananas : by Kevin Isom We should have seen it coming. Everything was going so well. First, there was Lesbian chic. Then there was At last count there were six or seven publications : "Ellen - The Episode." Then Mickey Mouse and Goofy serving the Lesbian/Gay/Bi and Trans communities of stood up to the caltoonish Southern Baptist boycott. Oklahoma. Of those actually based in state, the oldest is But then along came an alleged Gay spree killer- yes, The Gayly Oklahoman, now more than 12 years old. Next the authorities are calling him a spree killer - who swept is this newspaper at nearly 4 years. Then comes the baby : into South Beach and casnally murdered Gianui Versaee, of the group, OMahoma City Community News, an ambi: @ Black& White, Charities : the talented,rich, and influential Gay fashion designer. tious "vanity" publication. In our media watch, we have ¯ A gasp of horror went up from fashionable Gay and .been mos.t .amused for several montlm By the self-promo; r straight folk. all. around the, world,, and celebrities as tional, allX~lt somewhat despetat~ sliemani~ans 5f Okla: dlverse a~ Princes S Di, Naomi Campbell, Elton John, and homa City Community News. ~ : Sylvester Stallone were grief stricken. And with good Primary among these has. been running "filler" ads ¯ reason. Versaee was an openly gay role model of successwhich tout some aspect of their publication which they : ful and caring living, whose senseless death narrows the deem. superior to other newspapers. These ads have ¯ world a little for Gays and straights alike. mostly been just rather tasteless. But recently in response ¯ Besides, without Versaee, who would create trends to a format change by The Gayly Oklahoman, Community ¯ like those" ubiquitous white ieans9 Who would ~ive News ran an ad crowing about how The Gayly was now Ehzabeth Hurley clothes that would make her stand out imitating Community News! ." from the shadow of her actor/boyfriend/befriender of Tulsa Family News wonders, how Community News ¯ prostitutes., Hugh Grant? would feel if we ran a self-promotional ad saying how More importantly, where would we find homoerotic ." Community News was just imitating Tulsa Family News? Dancers to suit many tastes sweatedfor several hundred ¯ images of male beauty in straight magazines? Even for After all, most of whatdistinguishes their publication are guests, including some of TUlgar~ finest. No problems ¯ people who don’t buy into the whole d~signer cacheL things we’ve been doing successfully for almost 4 years were reported, the officers were jus’t enjoying the views. ¯ Versace made a difference - and an improvement - in In fact, shortly after Community ~lewsbegan, editor body-conscious style, not to mention the buffed-up types Bruce Devault called us for "how-to" advice. And for all :. of bodies he promoted. I, for one, am all for eye candy. their noise about being found in ,mainstream7 locations : Will we now be left with only Calvin Klein? because of their "dean content," that approach was done The mainstream news media was, of course, all over : first by Tulsa Family News to such ~uccess that when when all states had some type of ban on sodomy. Community News came over fromi~OKC to Tulsa, they : the case like Bruno Magli shoes on O.J. Simpson. Here was an alleged spree killer who, in his mother’s words, Sodomy, considered by some to be a crime against just used~0ur distribution list. ".. nature, was outlawed for centuries in England. States in : was a "high class’Gay prostitute." What copy this made More seriously though, we reall~ have .to -wonder if ¯ for the nightly news! this country followed Britain’s example, banning such ~ashing other Gay businesses in self,promotional adver¯ Forget Ellen, forget Disney. Lesbian chic? What was sex acts in 19th century criminal codes. There is some ¯ tasements really helps to build our communities? This is that? Here’s an alleged queer Heidi Fleiss with murder on support for anti-sodomy laws today.:The Rev. Lou Sheldon not to say that there isn’t a roll for debate anddiscussion of the Traditional Values Coalition said, "The sodomy : the mind! Hard Copy even came out of summer hiatus to about issues and [eadership. TFN~does precisely that jump right on the case. And if Hard Copy ~s on the beat, law tells us that heterosexuality is a preferred status in regularly. ¯ you know it’s gotta be big. society." Community News has alluded in iis ads to some issues For days, there were alerts on nighfl.y news in every poThese days, hardly anyone is prosecuted for private, ¯ that deserve serious public debate - such.as therole of dunk.town with even a smidgen of openly Gay culture. consensual acts of sodomy, saysWilliam Eskridge Jr., a sexually-oriented advertising in commumty publications. Georgetown University law professor who is writing a : (’:B.ucksnort, Tennessee: Is the Killer Here?") In oart, However, in reputable newspapers, this sort of debate ¯ because the F.B.I. neglected to get out information to’Gay book on how laws affect Gay people. Instead, prosecu- ¯ occurs in editorial pages, accompanied hy,reasoned argucomm6nifies across the country when they first knew of tions tend to be for public solicitation of sodomy or for ments, not by snipes in advertisements. the very real threat. " situations involving rape or coercion. But sodomy laws Indeed, we always have chosen not to run in-your-face are used indirectly in other cases involving Gay people, ¯ " But ire should have ~een it coming. After all, we’ll : sexually-oriented ads like those of The Gayly, butalsowe : never be truly equal to Straight folks until We re equal in i: havenever attacked The Gayly-for their deeibions-..Maybe such as custody or employment disputes. A Gay person might be judged abad candidatetohave custody ofachild :- every way. Andthat means bad aswell as good. Strange : because we remember how,things on~ewere in Okiabecause he or she is assumed to be breakin~ a state’s : as well as stylish. Straight folks have produced years and ¯ homa, we want to state our admiration for The Gayly’s Sodomy law. : y~s of serialkillers.-Remember Ted Bundy? ¯ pioneering work. For those who are tooyoung to remem: Cmiously; though, instead of just ’accepting a spree ¯ In. Georgia, then-Attorney General Michael Bowers ¯ ber, there was a time not too long ago that theouly sources killer for what he was - bananas- the mainstream media ¯ withdrew a job offer to a Lesbian in 1990 after learmng of advertising for Gay newspapers were either bars or : seemed obsessed with finding areason, an explanation, ¯ sexually oriented services. she planned to marry another woman in a religious for his killings. They suggested, without any evidence t~ ceremony. The woman sued, but a federal appeal,s ~,oui~ ~ ,, TFN has b~,roken new ground in this. state4n getting ruled this spring that Bowers - who successfully defended ¯ back up the assertion, that the alleged killer l~ad disc09,mamstre.am or non-Gay advertising, but we,recognize Georgia’s sodomy law before tli~’Supreme Court- was ". ered he had AIDS and just snapped. Sort ~0f like Mike mat once that was not possible, and that.The Gayly served ¯ entitled-to, think the public would I~’confused if he hired : Tyson, but without the ear goop. our commumtaes under much more difficult circumBut isn’t it seem the least bit Strange thiit thousands someone m a same-sex marriage. The Georgia Supreme ¯ stances in the past. upon thousands of Gay men have died of AIDS, and none Court upheld that state’s sodomy law last year, saying it ¯ We would also caution the apparently happily coupled was a valid exercise of the state’sauthority to promote : have gone on across country killing spree? Isn’t it worth ¯ staff of OKC’s C&nmunity News not to be sex-phobic, ¯ noting that most Gay men instead have thrown their moral well’are. ¯ and insensitive to the needs of those who are single. Courts that threw out sodomy laws in Montana, Ken- "- efforts into a brave, and largely successful, community ¯ While we agree that there are discussions of specific ¯ . tucky and Tennessee said they violated the right to ¯ response,to AIDS? sexual preferences and of particularities of anatomy that privacy under their state constitutions. The Kentucky Doesn tit also seem strange that the mainstream media ¯ are preferably not conducted in print, we hope that has tended to lump Versace and his alleged killer into the ruling also said the law violated a state ~uarantee of eqtial ¯ ¯ same "lifestyle" - you know, the Gay one? While both the ¯ Community News will recognize the legitimate n~eds for protection under the law. members of our community .to.date, and ev.en .to have ¯ victim and his alleged killer might both have been Gay~ ¯ casual sex (though, of course, individuals should be Gay civil=riglits advocates hope an equal protection argument may eventually be used to throw out sodomy : their lifestyles were hardlyidentical. But the media hasn’t : sexually resp.onsible). They might also note that many in seemed to think so. They must also think that Princess Di laws in the states that target only same-sex conduct. Last our commumty like the candor of The Gayly. ¯ year, the Supreme Court cited equal protection grounds ¯ and Queen Latifah, both being royals, must live the same Finally, e d ask the Community News to stop its silly. ¯ lifestyle, too. when it invalidated a Colorado constitutional amendment ¯ ¯ criticizing of 900 numbers. After all, even The Tulsa The saddest part of all this hoopla is that Versace’s ¯ that forbade laws protecting homosexuals from discrimi- ." WorldandUrbanTulsahave9OOnumberdatingservices, nataon. The Kansas law now is being challenged on equal ¯ !ongtime compamon, Antonio D’Amici, was rarely menCommunity News isn’t attacking them yet! protection grounds in a case being handled by the Ameri- . tioned, if at all. Instead, the focus was on"Poughkeepsie, :¯ butOur point is to respect those who’ve come before us, New York: Is the Killer Here?" ¯ can Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian and Gay rights and the work they did that lielped us all to get where we project. On the twisted road to equality, we seem to have taken ¯ are now. The ads attacking The Gayly, andus too, are just an ui},expected step. A step which, with the alleged ,, "It’s a tremendous, priority of ours," Harlow said. ¯ nasty. Anyway, if your work is good enough, that should Sodomy laws cast a dark cloud over Gay people getting ¯ kill,er s apparent suicide, will soon be forgotten. ¯ speak for itself. equal rights. We will keep making them apri0rity Until all I m looking forward to getting back to Disney, those : -Tom Neal~ editor & publisher ¯ .of them are gone." ¯ zany Southern Baptists, and Lesbian chic. Kevinlsom is a syndicated travel writer and humor ditq~,~ note: Laurie Asseo covers the Supreme Court " columnist. His short story The Brothers Mangrum ap- ¯ PS, we welcome letters ’ ofsexually, oriented ¯ advertising or ’. Letters by *~ . u~N~,lal~o~v.asThe contriouted by TUlsa News . p.e..q~,s..!.n th~.~pr.ing ! 997 issue of~s Transcontihental. ~:~~_~=..r As.sociated Press.Family Information staff writers. �White. Ho...u.se Chan, ges Gays M,l,tary P0s,tion WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to shaooth over a wrinkle in its relations with the gay commtmity, the White House on Monday clarified its statement on a federal judge’s ruling on the "don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue" policy for Gays in the military. Presidential spokesman Mike McCurry said that, after hearing "legitimate concerns" raised by activists, his reaction to the ruling should have included that a review under way at the Pentagon analyzing how the " law is being implemented. "In retrospect,. I would " have pointed that out if I had looked into the issue ¯ more," McCurry told reporters. "I had a typically : McCurry off-the-cuff reaction.’? ...... r ~ " Earlier this month in New York, U.S! DiStrict " Judge Eugene Nickerson ruled that the policy violates ¯ free-speech fights of gay service members and sub- " jects them to separate, discriminatory regulations. " Activists told the White House that morehomosexual ¯ service members have been discharged since the ¯ policy was adopted by the Clinton ad~ainistration in 1993. Last year, 850 Gays were discharged from all " branches of the armed forces except the Coast Guard, ¯ according to Pentagon data compiled by the Service ¯ Members Legal Defense Network, an independent " legal advocacy group. In 1994, there were 597 dis- ¯ charges. The Justice Department is appealing Nickerson’s decision, and the issue is expected to ultimately be " decided by the Supreme Court. There are several . cases nationwide challengin~ the 1993 policy, adopted ¯ by the administration as a compromise. The policy bars commanders from asking service members what ¯ theirsexual orientations are. It allows Gay troops to." serve as long as they refrain from homosexual acts and don’t reveal their orientation. " When Nickerson _issued his ruling, McCurry said : "wg continue to believe the policy is a good one" and . was being implemented satisfactorily. McCurry said ¯ Monday he had neglected to mention that Defense : Secretary William Cohen "has expressed some con- ¯ cern about the implementation of the law" and had ordered a review group to study it. "The bottom line ¯ is, the law is still the law," McCurry said. "We must ." continue the work of effectively administering the law and making sure we do so with the kind of ¯ sensitivity that gecretary Cohen has said should ap- " ply." "The good news here is that Mike McCurry, in ¯ thinking alitflebit longer about his comments, recog- ¯ nized that ... there are some problems with enforce- ¯ ment Of this poficy," said Winnie Stachelberg, legis, " lative director of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest Gay political organization. ¯ School Fails to Stop Anti-Gay Harassment PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - A woman plans to sue her son’ s school district for not protecting her son from classmate’s gay slurs. The 12-year-old boy said fellow students have insulted him ever since he was in kindergarten, calling him"gay-gay," "girl" and "faggot" dozens of times a week. The boy, unidentified to protect his .privacy, lost 30 pounds after the taunting escalatedlast year. He developed migraines, his grades sank and he thought of suicide. The seventh-grader, who said he is not Gay but knows he is more feminine than other boys his age, asked the Laguna Salada Union School Board this ~ast springme’~ to,.P,,Uthe a stop unending epithets. "It’s atefulto Saidlto,the It-affectshow I feel about myself, my schoolwork, everytl~ing. I have been called those names in all my schools for as long as I can remember.., about my perceived sexual orientation, and ithas to stop. I Would like to go to school and not have to worry about h~ethings that somebody’s going to call me." Since then, the district amended its sexual harassment policy. It says no student shall be subject to any kind of sexual harassment, "including harassment because of sexual orientation." The most serious penalties include expulsion. But months of working with administrators at Ortega Middle School appar;ently have not stopped the slurs, so the boy’s mother said she intends to sue the Laguna Salada district for not protecting her son. She alsbpians t~ue a han’c[f01 of administrators and school c~unsel0rs. Oakland attorney Sandra Sprin~¢who represents the boy, said in the notice of intent to sue that the district violated both its own and state-mandated harassment policies. The boy’s mother said the little taught in class about sexual liarassment pertains to treatment of gifts, not boys. And no positive images of homosexuality are taught, she said. The school offered an in-class training session on sexual harassment, but the boy said his Classmates thought it was a joke. The students were given 20 minutes to read a booklet that contained one passing reference to boys who harass other Ix)vs. "We went through all the channels and hit bricl~ walls," the woman said. "For my son it’ s more hate harassment, sexual-harassment, homophobic.harassment. ~I came to Ortega-to say, ’Please help me, please help my son.’ The policy needs to be clarified." Increasingly, lawsuits have been filed to force schools to stop sexual harassment, especially of girls. But cases involving boys are rare. The boy has since left Ortega for an alternative school in Pacifica, where the principal and teachers keep close tabs on him. He has gained back all the weight he lost and his migraines and asthma have vanished. "It’s been the best year of my life- and it was only two months," he said. Chrysler Now More Gay-Friendly? DETROIT (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres lost the Chrysler Corp.’s approval when she announced she was a lesbian, but the company’s gay and lesbian workers are hoping for a better reception. The company drew protests from gay support groups when it pulled advertising from the episode of ABC-TV’s FJlen in which the lead character, played by Ms. DeGeneres, came out of the closet. But since then, Chrysler has formally acknowl= edged, for the first time, "People of Diversity," an employee group formed early this year "to p~ovide support fofqesbians, gays,, bisexuals and transgendered people through business and social activities." It’s part of a trend among the Big Three automakers by employees who are pushing for, and receiving, some recognition of gay and lesbian workers’ rights. Ford Motor Co. recognizes a Similar employee grgup, and in November expanded its anti-discrimination bylaws to include sexual orientation. General Motors Corp. does not formally recognize gay employee organizations but GM PLUS, a gay group, is pushing the automaker for acceptance. "The momentum is definitely picking up and moving in the right direction," Alan Gilmour, a former vice-chairman of Ford who retired in 1994 and last year disclosed he is gay, told The Detroit News. While they hail the moves, critics say the Big Three ¯ ¯ are responding too slow to shifts to protect gay and ¯ lesbian employees particularly blue-collarworkers¯ fromharassment."Anyforwardmovementisprogress, ¯ but the reality is that they aren’t showing a true ¯ commitment to what they say they are doing in ¯ creating a hospitable workplace," said Jeff Mont" gomery, president of the Triangle Foundation, a De" troit gay and lesbian civil rights group. Alice McKeage, an openly gay computer pro-. ¯ ¯ gramer at Ford and co-founder of the automaker’s ¯ gay emp!oyee.group - GLOBE - still receives calls ¯ from Ford employees, mostly in factories, who are ¯ harassed on the job and looking for help. ¯ "Our biggest challenge is to promote a safe work ¯ environment because the manufacturingbnv~6niii~nt ¯ is stillhostile to gays,’~ McKeage said. "We’ve made ¯ progress because Ford Chairffian Alex Trotman is ¯ committed todiVerSity, butit’s coming along slow ’" Chrysler has quiedy resumed ad,~ettising onEli~n, ¯ but the spotlight-.on gay and lesbian issues won’t g6 away. The company said it’* changing with a strihg of ¯ moves designed to foste£ ~i: Workplace marked by ¯ tolerance for gays and lefibians. Bef0~e recogn~!~g .- People for Diversity, ill January it revised forma!,. ¯ standards of conduct- that eautions employees against : harassing any person based on that’person’ s sex’, race, .’. religion, age or sexual orientation. 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"We’ve now ¯ opened a formal dialogue to discuss other issues and " goals,"Walters said. "Fheautoindustry hasno choice " but to change. We are genuine assets to the corpora- " ti°n and indus, .try and they recognize, flaat." " the law, the judge wrote. ’This court.., has failed to find objective reasons to usurp the discretion, power and authority of the legislative branch to enact this law." Episcopal Church Apologizes to Gays PHILADELPHIA (AP)-As they closed their 10-day national convention, leaders of the Episcopal Church apologized to Gays and Lesbians for years of rejection and mistreatment by the church. The House of Bishops and House of Deputies, composed of clergy and lay leaders, approved the measure Friday on behalf of the 2.5 millionb~lieveks. ’ ...... A feared Episcopal Church split never happened, ¯ but leaders remained divided on sexuality issues. In TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The couple’s relationship ¯¯ efforts to reduce division, several leaders of the 2.5 was on shaky ground. So they sought counseling million-member church vowed to keep open the through an employee assistance program maintained debates over ordaining homosexuals and forming a by North Mississippi Medical Center. But counselor ¯ rite to bless same-sex unions. Conservative leaders Sandra M. Bmff refused to see the couple. The ¯ said they will spend the next few years fighting these reason? They are both yeomen; ¯ proposed changes. However, the 72rid General Con: Mrs~ Bmff was fired Oct. 23, 1996. She is now : vention, dosed without any significant changes to suing North Mississippi Health Services Inc., the ¯ current church policy, But the 1,100 church leaders parent company of North Mississippi Medical Cen- ¯ came close. A proposal to bless same-sex unions lost ¯ ter, for unspecified damages. Mrs. Bmff, of Marietta, in a nearly even vote, and resolutions rdated to the contends she was fired from her job as medical ¯ ordination of homosexuals also narrowly failed. services counselor because she cited her religious ¯ Gay and Lesbian advocates considered the votes beliefs "as the reason for refusing to see the homo- ¯ signs that the church one day. may fully endorse sexual couple. She is asking in the lawsuit to be " ordination and blessings _for same-sex unions. And ¯ reinstated with full benefits and seniority. they enjoyed Some victories as well The convention ¯ Her law yer, Grant Fox of Tupelo, said at is sue in the narrowlyapproved a resolution to allow dioceses to suit is whether she can be fired because of her reliextend health benefits to domestic partners of church ¯ gious views. Fox said Mrs. Bmff worked in the ¯ employees, though a similar resolution that would employee assistance program, in which outside em- : have qualified domestic partner~ for the church pen" sion fund failed. ~oloy.ers the me,~cal provide counseling ~ Church leaders also endorse0~:a plan to continue r theirpay workers. Mrs.center Bmffto had been counseling this woman, this patient for some time, when the ¯ study on the theological implications of same-sex asked for help in working out problems with her : umons. A report on the topic will be presented at the lesbian lover. When Mrs. Bruff said she could not, the :" next general convention in 2000in Denver. However, individual was not happy with that... "Fox said. Fox .. House of Deputies member Byron Rushing, a la~, said Mrs. Bmff told the patient that she could con- ¯ person from Boston, Mass., said he believes the tinue counsding her on other issues "not contrary to ¯ division ~vill be smaller by then and the church will ¯ Mrs~ Bmff’s Christian faith." ¯ become even more welcoming to gays and lesbians. Fox said Mrs. Bmff also explained her position to One mission of the church is helping Gays and the hospital in writing, adding that her beliefs also ¯ Lesbians become more included, Bishop Suffragan would prevent.her from counseling someone about ¯ Catherine Roskam said. Bishop Joe Doss from the adultery. He said the hospital responded that "that ¯ Diocese of New Jersey said he believes another part ¯ was not acceptable ... (she) shouldbe terminated." of the church’s mission will be teaching the kind of Len Grice, director of marketing services for NMHS, : acceptance it learned from the sexuality debates to the said hospital officials had not seen the lawsuit. "Of ¯ worldwide Anglican community. But before that course, we have no comment. This is a personnel happens, Doss said, the church needs to consider how ¯ matter," Grice said Tuesday. However, the hospital its theology applies to Gays and Lesbians. Old interhad been through at least two proceedings involving :-~ pretations of scripture encouraged exclusion, he said. Mrs. Bruff. Mrs. Bmff filed a complaint with the ." "We need to rethink how we’ve pushed baptized federal Equal F~nployment Opportunity Commispeople aside," Doss said of Gay Episcopalians. sion, which ruled in May that it could not find any ¯ Presiding Bishop Elect Frank T: Griswold III of violation of law, and the Mississippi Employment ¯ Chicago, chosen during the convention, saidhehopes Security Commission, where a hearing officer ruled ¯ the discussion on sexuality will continue. But he said she was eligible for unemployment benefits. ¯ he would like to see the factions also focus on. their common beliefs. 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Attard, by homosexuals. ~ ¯ one of 10 men convicted in the slaying of Paul Ms. Amer, who has a son by artificial insemination ¯" Broussard, because he failed’to perform community and wants to adopt another child; lives with a retired : service. prison gtmrd, Gail DeShon. Amer testified during the : On July 4, 1991, Attard and nine friends went to week-long trial in early May that the 6-year-old boy ¯ Houston looking for Gays to harass.. They .brought ; nail-spiked boards and rocks as weapons. The 10 calls the women Mommy June and Mommy Gail ."We’re very disappointed," said Ms. Ame’r’ satt~r- ; youths attacked Broussard and two of his friends as hey, Karen Coolman Amlong, of the American Civil .. the three were leaving a gay bar..Jon Christopher Liberties Union. The attorney said her client is .. Buice stabbed Broussard to death. Buiceis serving45 undecided about appealing. Ms. Amlong said during ¯ years. Four others were sentenced to prison terms. the trial that the law was unconstitutional because the ; Five, including Attard, were assessed probationary Legislature was trying to exclude an entire group of .- sentences and sent to boot camp. Broussard’s mother, Florida’s population from adoptions. : Nancy Rodriguez said she was glad Attardis going to "There is no evidence.., that the law was passed for ¯ prison. "I’m glad Judge Rains gave him the 10 years," the purpose of disadvantaging the group burdened by : she said. "I wish it could be more." ¯ Goes to Prison Finally Sun. 9:15 am Christian Education ¯ Sun. Service 11:00 am Wed. Service 6:30 pm * Wed. 7:30 pm Choir Practice Thurs. 7:30 pm Codependency Support Group To do justice, love mercy & to zoalk humbly with ourGod... Micah 6:8 5451-E.South Min~o ¯ Tulsa, OK ¯ 74146 ° (9181 622-1441 �AZT Just Doesn’t Work Right NEW YORK (AP) - Ten years after AZT hit the market, scientists say they’ve figured out why it doesn’t work better: Chemically, it’s a bad dance partner. The discovery might lead to better weapons against the AIDS virus, the researchers said. But the company that makes AZT, Glaxo Wellcome Inc., which has its U.S. headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C., was skeptical. AZT, the first drug approved for attacking HIV, sabotages the virus’s attempts to reproduce itself. But it doesn’t work perfecfly, and HIV eventually .spawns, mutant strains that resist the medication. Many more anti-HIV drugs have come along since AZT, but the drug is still widely used. The new research studied what happens to AZT once it gets into a person’ s body. An AZT molecule goes through an intricate dance in a user’s calls. It has to be modified three times to become effective against HIV, and to get that done, it has to dance with three different molecular partners. These partners are enzyme molecules that latch onto AZT one at a time, makea modification, and then let go. The dance goes fine with the first partner. The problem comes with the second. When this enzyme and the AZT molecule pair up, the enzyme is far less efficient at making the crucial modification than it should be. This creates a bottleneck in the process, reducing the amount of activated AZT that can.be built up to work on the AIDS virus. What;s the problem? The AZT molecuie is basically-stepping on the second partner’ s toes, German scientists report ~n the August issues of Nature Medicine and Nature StmctumlBiology. More precisely, the enzyme molecule has aloop-like structure that’s important in making the modification, and the AZT molecule has a protruding finger that bends this loop out of kilter. That makes it harder for the enzyme to act, the researchers concluded. So scientists might do well to design drugs that,avoi:d bending this loop, they said. or/hey .could provide AZT with a new dance ..., .partner that’s more coopera- " five. That would involve giving patients a gene tb"m~l~ their cells pump out an altered fortii of the enzyme, one that isn’t binderieS, byAZT’ s protruding fmger, they said. Ram~r~"’J~i~es, a spokeswoman for Glaxo W~i~03h~ inc., said the new work offers abetter explanation for the processing glitch than scientists had before. "We don’t think this one piece.of information is going to really change drug development that much," she said. "But certmnly ~y.,!nformation added to the mix is help~ - Surge, ry Debated for Positives . ¯ ¯ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As Joe Young ¯¯ saw it, he had two options:iisk majtr ¯" experimental surgery ~rdie of congestive ¯ heart failure, Nevermind that the surgery, ¯ which includes slicing a wedge from a -pail ent’ s enlarged, w eakened heart to make .. ¯ it smaller~and more efficient, is far from ’ routine- or that he is HIV-positive. "I was ¯ afraid my heart was going to give out ¯ before they find a cure for AIDS," Young says. ¯ Las t month, a cardiac surgeon perform." ing the procedure for the first time "re¯ modeled" Young’s heart. He repaired its valves and removed a section to make it more compact, to beat faster and pump more efficiently. Dr. Alex Zapolanski says he had nS" qualms about accepting Young as a surgery patient, but the case has stirred debate among colleagues. Some warn the procedure is far from ready for widespread use, especially on patients whose defenses are weakened by other illnesses. "Most of us in the field are .very skeptical," says Dr. Sharon Hunt, a transplant cardiologist at Stanford Medical Center. Stanford, a major heart facility that does 40 heart transplants and 1,000 other heart surgeries each year,, has yet to perform heart remodeling, even on patients without complications. Elsewhere, American doctors are only beginning to try the procedure, an alternative to transplantation. Since May 1996, fewer than 100 remodeling surgeries have been done in the United States, compared with an average 2,300 heart transplants a year. Doctors say the surgery fails in30 percent of cases, making immediate transplants necessary. To even the most experienced surgeons, the idea of cutting into the heart muscle is foreign. But for Dr. Randas Batista, the Brazilian heart surgeon who pioneered the procedure, it was a last-ditch effort to save dying patients in the Amazon jungle, where donor organs are all but nonexi stent. "Most of my patients would be dead in a short time anyway," Batista said in a telephone interview from Brazil "So I have survivors." Batista contends that the situation in the United States - with hundreds of thousands of congestive heart failure cases each .year and fewer than 2,500 donor hearts available - is.not so different. And those odds don’t include .thousands of patients like Young, for whom transplants are not an option because of serious systemic ailments such as HIV, cancer, advanced diabetes or active hepatitis. Young, 46, now recuperating at a San Francisco hospital, has known since he was diagnosed with both HIV and congestive heart failure in 1989 that his HIV status made him ineligible for a transplant. When his condition worsened early this year, he felt "remodeling" was. his only option. .When Zapolanski first saw Young this spnng, the former.cab drivcr, andhotel clerk was constantly,short of breath and bloated with fluid. Carryingaiaything substantiai from one end-of the. room, to..the other was outof the question.."He was going downhill. Anyone .could see. that," says Zapolanski, who.believes ¥oung’s heart disease may have been caused by his ~weakened immune system. However, Young’s health was otherwise reasonably sound and he showed no symptoms of AIDS, whichhe attributes to the new drug combinations that. are prolonging some lives. "When the patient is willing to take the chance, then it doesn’t take a doctor to see what is the right thing to do,," says Zapolanski,¯ who operated on Young, with -Batista assisting, at Seton Medical Center in Daly City,just south of San Francisco. That attitude alarms some but is good news for others, including a heart patient who’sbeentumeddowntwiceforremod_ eling because, like Young, he is HIV, positive. "I really felt that people weretelling me, "What you’ve got is not worth our time because HIV is going to kill you dead,"’ says John, a 35-year-old Oakland man. John hopes Zapolanski can operate SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan ’s Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Stephen Peake, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Since 1947 Specialized in HIV .Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We are currently enrolling participants in HIV/AIDS investigational drug trials. Call us and ask for Drug Study to see if you qualify. 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday - Friday 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 Major credit cards accepted for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. 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HIV OUtreach, Prevention &Education .. ,formerly TOHR ~lV Prevention Programs 742-2927 4158 South-Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights, on his heart .this summer; the surgeon is : serious concerns and high risks, a synipareviewing the patient’s medical history. : thetic physician has to do what’s right," ’:~)ii~of the first U.S. surgeons to rehe said. "If you would take it, you have to model a heart was Dr. Patrick McCarthy : recommend it,,he added. at the Cleveland Clinic. McCarthy learned But Saah was among those who in¯ the procedure from Batista but says he ¯ sisted the timingisn’tright for the governwould not use it on any patient who has a ¯ ment to rule on an issue that has so little major health problem beyond congestive ¯ proof of success. "A lot of us just don’t heart failure. "Before undertaking this believe this works," he said. Some critisort of radical heart surgery, I would look ¯ cized a CDC study that said health care under every stone," McCarthy says. "If ¯ workers in the United States. the United patients are HIV-positive and they go ¯ Kingdom and France who took the AIDS through surgery; they have a much harder drug AZT after being stuck with a needle time recovering... (and) arejust that much ¯ cut.their risk of contracting HIV by 79 more susceptible to catch an infection." ¯ percent. That study is the best evidence ¯ To date, he and his colleagues have the CDC has that the post-exposure treatperformed 56 remodelings, with a failure . ment works. rate of just 10 percent - substantially : Dr. Alastair McLeod, who has treated better than the national rate of 30 percent. ¯ AIDS patients in Vancouver, British CoMcCarthy credits careful screening of. " lumbia, since 1984, added: "I don’t besurgery candidates. He rules out heart " !ieve that 79 percent stuff either. The data remodeling even for patients with other ¯ is indeed a bit soft. This is potentially a heart problems, such as dogged arteries. ¯ quagmire for the agency." A month after surgery, Young suffered Another concern was that some people a stroke - a liability for some post-surgi- ¯ might comein for treatment a second time cal heart patients - that paralyzed part of ¯ after engaging again in risky behavior. his left side~ A spokeswoman at Davies ¯ "Do we give it to them the first time and Medical Center, the hospital where Young ¯ then withhold it the second as punishis recuperating, says he is improving daily. " ment?" asked Kahn. And he remains hopeful and ever ready to : Also, emergency rooms, which serve go home. "I still have faith," Young says ¯ about 100millionpatientsayear, couldbe between deep breaths. ’t..To me, this is : inundated because they are often the first like half of a miracle. The other half will " place people go for medical care, said ¯ Richard Rothman of Johns Hopkins Unibe a cure of AIDS." ¯ versity. : The CDC initially said it was consider" ing the morning-after treatment for one,¯ time use. But doctors at-the meeting said that should be reconsidered, since chilATLANTA (AP) - In a debate over who ¯ dren can be abused repeatedly andprisonmight benefit from a moruing-after treat: ers can be raped more than once. ment for HIV, Michigan AIDS director Saah called for more animal studies. Randy Pope said he’s more concerned ¯ Two unpublished studies presented Thurs about what to call it first. "Is it prevention : day showed that giving monkeys the blast or is it treatment?" Pope asked a group of of drugs within hours after they were experts who gathered in Atlanta to mull infected with HIV kept some of them the idea of a blast of AIDS drugs for ¯ virus-free after almost a year. Those studpatients who fear they may have con: ies are still in progress~ however. tracted HIV from a night of risky sex or a needle. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is i~ing to figure out whether to endorse the controversial practice or not. But first, they must dispense with the : WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have name game. The government shuns the ¯ proved a long-expected trait of the AIDS "morning-after" title because it wrongly : virus:.It produces aprotein that stimulates implies one pill will do it. Then, there’s ¯ cells to enhance its deadly reproducd0n. "post-exposure prophylaxis." That didn"t ¯ The protein is called Tat, and researchers seem to work. Now, its wrestling over ¯ from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute "post-exposure treatment." ¯ willreport Tuesday thatit essentially proIt may sound trivial, but it’s the root of : .vides a wake-upcall that renders slumberdisagreement among doctors over when it , mg immune cells susceptible to HIV inshould be used, who would receive it and " fection. whether it will take money away from -" HIV works best in active immune cells, prevention programs that already work. ¯ not quiescent ones. So for HIV to sustain The treatment, which would likely take : its killer viral levels, it must continually about a month, would give AIDS drugs to : replenish the active cells it kills, Danapeople as quickly as possible after a po- " Farber research Chiang Li writes in a tential exposure to HIV. The idea is to : recent Proceedings ofthe NationalAcadstart fighting right away the development ¯ emy of Sciences. Tat secreted-from inof AIDS, even before people are certain : fected cells enters resting neighbor cells they have HIV. _" and "activates" them, Li discovered in a An HIV-infected man has sex with his ¯ series of test-tube studies. wife and the condom breaks. A prisoner is : Li proved an HIV pathway that scientaped by a gang of men. A child is mo- ¯ tists were so confident existed that they lested. These are all cases experts debated : already had hunted drags to attack Tat, during a two-day conference in Atlanta ¯ said Dr. Anthony Fauci, an AIDS expert that ended Friday. There is little proof that " with the National Institutes of Health. So such a treatment works, although some : far, that research "didn’t work, to the preliminary studies suggest it might. But ¯ point that at least one company has aban¯ donedtheirendeavorsfora Tatinhibitor," some doctors are already doing it. Dr. James Kahn, an associate professor : Fauci said. But "that doesn’t mean that of medicine at the University of Califor- ¯: somebody won’t now, withthis more connia in San Francisco, said he would offer : firmatory evidence, try another approach the treatment to anyone who needs it. : to blocking Tat." "When you’re ... sitting across an exam table from somebody who has plain needs, Morning-After Treatment Debated ¯i Own Study: HIV Sp.u.rs Reproduct=on �by James Christjohn : rock festival, became a m~mmoth underOn the local front, RIVERDANCEissure : taking and received the attention of the tobeaneventnextsnmmer.Ifyouhaven’t : most prominent female artists, the tour seen the video, let me tell you it is a ¯ itself being billed as "a celebration of magical show blending tap, traditional ." women in music." and modem Celtic music With a rotating line~up, LIL1TH FAIR consists of and dance and gorgeous men With a rotadng Tracy Chapman, Sheryl and women dancing their Crow ,Jewel,Joan Osborne, feet off. The music is fabullne-up, FionaApple, Mary Chap~lous, and the show is quite LILITH FAIR Carpenter, F.mmylou Harbeautiful. While I am taking ~.ris,-Indigo .Girls, Shawn the term "Advance Notice" ........ ~slst~ 6f to an extreme, I would plan Colvin, Paula Cole, Meredith Brooks and more. Traey Chapman, to reserve seats as so~n as Having recently been .feathe tickets go on sale for the tured on the covers of both PAC August 18-23, 1998 pei~ogmances. Time and Entertainment Weekly and with SARAH Until then, the Broken featured in magazines na-, Arrow Community playtionwide, 1 .l1.1TH FAiRhas house will keep us tapping been selling out across the with their season-opening country. -I .H- ~.ITH°FAIR ocgala, "MUSIC TO REMary Chapincurs in Dallas August 4th. MEMBER", on August 23 Carpenter, SARAH?s new album, at the Main Place, 1800 S: ’~URFACING", is doing Main in BA. A reception Emmylou Harextremely well, having deand silent auction will be held at 6:30pro, and the ris, Indigo Girls, buted at number 2 on the Billboard charts and hitting show’ s curtain rises at 8pro. Shawn Colvln, #1in her native Canada. It Featuredentertainers are the is an excellent album, full Bits & Pieces Theatre ChoPanla Cole, of moody atmosphere and rus, and The. happy Hoofers. Please make reservaMeredith Brooks interesting rhythms. Ellen DeGeneres, who tions by August 15 at 258and more... made TV history by com0077. Special guests Teri out as a lesbian in her Bowers and Frank Mitchell LILITH FAIR ing series "Ellen," was nomifrom Channel8 will be emhas been selling nated for an F~nrny as best ceeing the event. actress in a comedy series. Shades Of the triple Godout across the Now that they’ve brought dess! My three favorite diher out of the closet, will vas are certainly getting a eountry~ [It] ABC let the star of its TV lot of attention these days. occurs in Dallas sitcom "Ellen" actually The most successful linehave a sex life this season? up ofFleetwoodMac’s long August 4th. Maybe not. ABC Entertainand winding career-featurmerit President JamieTames ing Lindsey Buckingham, STEVIE NICKS, Christine McVie, Mick ¯ has told TV writers the network plans to Fleetwood, and John McVie have reunited : moveslowlyindeveloping the Ellen charand have recorded alive album for release ¯ acter as an open lesbian. I guess we’ll see on Reprise September 23. The album in- ¯ just how slow a lesbian can move... With eludes four new songs-two from ¯¯ the heat the way it’s been, I don’t think Buckingham and one each from Nicks ¯ I’ve seen anyone moving too fast. Magician DAVID COPPERFIELD and McVie-plus live performances of many classics, such as "Dreams" & ¯ (Whom I had quite the crush on once) has "Rhiannon. "The album w as recorded over ¯ launched what could be his greatest trick - prying $30 million damages from Pari~ two nights in May. Those two concerts marked the first time this version of i Match magazine for alleging his romance Fleetwood Mac had performed an entire ¯ with model Claudia Schiffer is bogus. concert together in 15 years. Viewers will ~ (Oh, I dunno if HE would say that’s his be able to witness the event when MTV ¯ greatest trick Sorry, I had to. Even if it airs its Fleetwood Mac concert special on : was too easy.) Copperfield filed a defa¯ marion suit in Lo~ Angeles against the August 12. Well, loyal readers, FLEETWOOD ¯ French magazine’s pubfishers and a rival MAC concert dates are flying around the ¯ magician. According to the suit, Paris rumor mills. As of press time, rumor has ¯ MatchspreadafalsestorythatCopperfield it that they will be playing .the following ¯ and Schifferperpetuated afraud, pretendnearby cities: October 25th and 26th - " ing to be romantically involved, but that Oklahoma City, October 29th and 30th - ¯ Copperfield pays Schiffer to accompany Dallas. (Confirmation yet to come) If any ¯¯ him and pretend to be his fiancee. Hmm Shades of Liberace. (Who, for other MAC/NICKS fans out there would ¯ those too young or not interested in trivia like to get together for a road trip, I can be reached via the newspaper and would be : enough to know, popular pianist Liberace glad to help organize. I’d love the com- ¯¯ successfully sued a British tabloid in the ’50’ s for claiming he was Gay. And we all pany of any other MAC/STEVIE NICKS fan-arics. We could scream along with ¯ know the end of that story.) Now why Stevie on the way, and terrify thousands : would David want a"beard"? Can’t imag¯ ine. And if the job, goes up for grabs, of other travelers... LOREENA McKENN1TT’s new album ¯ what’s the salary? I could stand there and is due out end of September. Entitled ¯ look beautiful. Stop laughing; it used to ’~3OOK OF SECRETS", it isreported to ¯ happen.., occasionally. Probably the best have an Italian influence, although I hear : I could manage right now is vapid, but so that the Celtic influence she is known for ¯ often these days the two are interchangewill also be evident. Put ~ogether by SA- " able. Excuse me, I have to make a phone RAH McLACHLAN, her two managers, ¯ call. "Operator, can you get me David Copperfidd’s manager on me nne .... and her agent, LILITH FAIR, the women’ s Celebrate Tulsa Opera’s 50th Annivcrsarv Season on Tuesday..qcptcmbcr 9th at 8pro. [:ca~"ring MARILYN HORNE GREGG BAKER, PABLO ELVIRA, EUO~mE G.UNEWALO, Oto~ C’ARMEN BALTHRO~ and Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Joan O~l,orne, Fiona Apple, mort" a~ists singing great moments m (;rand Opcra~ R A’ I N Volunteer Training .~Aug. 8, 6-10pm Aug. 9, 9,Spm MARILYN HORNE Tulsa HIV/AIDS Community-wide Picnic for Service Providers & Clients Family of Faith MCC Aug, 8, 5:30-8pm Fellowship Congregational Church 5451 S. Mingo 2900 S. Harvard Info:749-4195 RSVP: 585-5551 Stor Michael’sl Alley Restaurant &. 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Harvard, Suite 210 Tulsa 74135 1519 East 15th Street 585-1555 ¯ .~, ~...~-fi J .~ Miquet, Bali, Guaria]uarto, and beyond ainbow Business Guild End d Summer Pool Party AugUst 30, 4pro Call for location. In~o./RSVP: 665-517~ PUB ~106, Tulsa 7~159 ,-~" "l~" SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universahst Congregation Service- llam, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Family- of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Adult Sunday School,. 9:15 Service, 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church of Granter Tulsa ..... Service,, ,10:45am, 1623 North M.ap.,le~.qod, Info: 838~ 17 PrimeTimers- : ,~ Social groupfor men~qst Sun/eachmo. ~-6pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gayfrransgendered Alliance Not active this summer. Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussibn Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea.mo., 7:30pm, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Aug: Obejas’ Memory Mambo, September: Gary Reed’s Pryor Rendering Womeus Literature Discussion Group, Borders, 3rd Mon/ea: too., 7:30pro Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, Helmedch Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-65,57 Unity Lambda Al-anon, 7:30pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~ TUESDAYS Lesbian.Mothers Support Group, 2nd+4th Tues/ea. mo. 7pm; 1307 E. 38th HIV+ Support Group, HIV ResourceConsortium 1:30 pm 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749.4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & ~amily HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 749-7898 ~" WEDNESDAYS BlessThe Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family Of Faith MCC PraisetPrayer-6:30pm, Choir-7:30,545 I-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for scheduled events. Info: 631-7632 or Jeremy at 712-1600 l~- THURSDAYS Co-Dependency Support Group - 7:30 Family ofFaith~ 5451E S. Mingo, 622-1441 HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pro, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at-~63~7272 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pm~ Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 11pm, 3rd Thurs/each ran. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Info: 749.4194 ~ FRIDAYS Monthly ) up; they go down depending on the hi~ mad 1o~ of each mouth’s weather. And that can upset almost any hot,hold budget. AME our Average Mouthly Pa.~anent Plan, gives you a Better Choice in bill pa}aneut- With.AMP. you pay about the same amount bach month, ,’dl year, depending on your average monthly usage, baud that makes budgeting a whole lot easier. Best of all. AMP is free mad almost any residential customer can quali .fv. ~ give yourself a break from the ups :uad downs of monthly electric bills. Make a better choice with Average Monthly PaymentTo enroll, call now. We’re open 24 hours, seven days a week. In Tulsa: 586-0480. Public Service Company of Oklahoma Outside ~lsm 1-800-776-7071. A Central and South West Company SafeHaven~ Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fti/each mo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Arts Coffeehouse, Poetry readings & art display, Pride Center Call Mary for more information: 743-6740 I~" SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pro, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Fun Night at the Center, July 12th & 26th, 6-10pm, Pride Ctr. Info: 743-4297 SENSES, Society for Exploring New Sensations, Educating & Socializing. July 19, 6-apm, Info, call Kathy at 743-4297 I~P OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long and short rides. Info: PUB 9165, Tulsa 74157, 8/20, 6:30pm, short tide; 8/23, 7am, long fide; 8/30, 7am, long ride. Alt rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. If your event or organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 or fax 583-4615. 7 -r2 �-,,. READ ALL ABOUT IT ." thetownlibrarian, befriends them.Trouble Reviewed by Barry Hensley .. begins when dashing, young Andy, high Tulsa Ci&-County Library ¯ school jock and the object of Carla’s afThe public library has many wonderful, ¯ fection, prodded by his intolerant family older books of interest to the gay/lesbian/ ¯ and teammates, begins intimidating the ¯ bi/transgendered community. By searchgay couple. The unprovoked harassing ing on the library computer catalog under ¯ slowly escalates into violence and tourthe subject of homosexuality, hundreds of ¯ der, as the horrified Carla tries, unsucentries come up with subtopics (history, ¯ cessfully, to avert tragedy. There is a fiction, humor, etc). While searching the moderately successful surprise ending to older fiction titles, I recently satisfy S tephan’ s grief stricken came across a wonderful,little survivors. For a novel, The Drowning of Technically a young adult straight Stephan Jones. novel, it is rather simply writIn the ficticious town of ten for maximum effect, and forward but Parson Springs, (a thinly disdoes contain some violence guised Eureka Springs), an- disturblngloo.k and mild profanity, although tique dealer Frank Montgom- at homophoble no sex. While the story is ely and his longtimelover and strong, the characters are extremism, business partner Stephan sometimes simplistically writcheek out Jones have recently opened a ten and occasionally fall into shop and are enjoying the The DrownJnO stereotypes. simple, small town life. Away Sensitive, confused Carla from the crowded and oppresrealizes that her neff boysive big cities, Frank and friend, (her first), is blinded to Stephan can settle down and troth by his unquestioning faith It.ls,an e~t enjoy the finer things in life. in religious extremism, but is opemn$ reaa ~or too anxious to be "part of the Or so they think. When choosing Parson group" to recognize the danyoung .a.dults Springs as their new home, ger in his behavior until it is and a timely " the the guys thought they had ! ’ s mother is too late. Car.,a found an artistic oasis where reminder to black sheep of the commupeople really cared about each adults of what nity, fighting to keep chalother. They didn’t factor in lenged books on the library happens when shelves after attacks by the the overwhelming presence of simplistic and absolute relitown’s influential Baptist good people gious beliefs that often blanpreacher. ignore ket small communities. For a straightforward but intolerant and dis mrbing look at homophobic Stephan, a former seminary student, convinces Frank to extremism° check out The attend a service at the domi.Drowning ofStep. han Jones. It nant church in town. The seris an eye opemng read for vice turns out to be a "family young adults and a timely revalues" lecture where homosexuals are " minder to adults of what happens when .uniformly denounced as lower than por- ¯ good people ignore intolerant and danger¯ nographers or child molesters. Unfortuous behavior. ¯ nately, the guys don’t get the hint. Check for The Drowning of Stephan A local girl, Carla, has become ac- ¯ Jones at your local branch library or call quainted with the men and, being raised in ¯ the Readers Services Department at the a welcoming household by her mother, ¯ Central Library at 596-7966. d Step ,an Jo.es. to talk about &RYAN. Both who are regulars in local clubs said that they really ,v,’people alue thehave group: S~tunlike that in group, to:Marty be real inthe clubs where he characterizes relationships as more just acquaintances. In the group, they’ re friendships. Champlin, who’s been with the group about a year, brings counselingand psychology experience to the job. The 1994 TU graduate, along with MurphyJones also provide free individual counseling along with the group meetings. Sheestimates that of the 15 to 20 meeting regulars, about 10 also get individual counseling. Champlin, along with Marty and George, note that the group is not for all Lesbian, Gay, Bi,Tramgendered and questioning young adults. Some are just too closeted or find the groups too structured if they are in a more rebellious stage. But likely many in the city just don’t know that the group exists. Marty, George and.Melissa, however, are working on changing that. O’RYAN now has a web page, courtesy of Concessions and noted Concessions dj, David : Dees. Champlin also anticipates speaking :. more openly about the program and the ¯ need for the program tO high school coun¯ selors, teachers and principals as well as ." to mainstream media. : O’RYAN memb~s ara not just con. cemed with themselves. Martyis the leader ¯ of the group’s Condom Crusaders who ¯ are .trying to educate their peers about : HIVrisk. The group also wants to start its ." Own RAIN Care Team. Other goals indude possibly fostering Gay/Straight : Clubs in local high schools to provide : support andinformation. : And O’ RYAN is actively seeking support from the older Leshian and Gay corn: munity and friends,family and allies. The " group has a "wish list" of things that : they’_d like to have to make their meeting ¯ space more of a home-like drop-in space. ¯ Ultimately they’d like it to function al¯ most like a coffee house, like Java Dave’ s : even. However, they’re just not waiting ¯ around for the larger commtmity. They ¯ tentatively arranged to make 5,000 rain: bow bead keychains for PFLAG, Parents, ¯ Families and Friends of Lesbians and ¯ Gays to raise funds. ~. Champlinl Marty and George empha: size that the group is very careful to pro: tect the see O’RYAN, page 12 -,,, .. utumn :eeze A Dining Pleasure " MAHI-MAHI ~ACKOF LAMB CHOCOLA~ SOUFFLE HWY 23 SOUTH Church of the Restoration Unitarian Universalist Services: Sun. at 11 am 1314 No. Greenwood, 587-1314 The Reverend William Chester McCall III, pastor 501-253-7734 Saint Aidan’s Puppy Pause II Allanna Davenport Professional All Breed Grooming 1060-N South Mingo Tulsa 74128 838-7626 Turn heads as well as hair pins. $ 2 3, 5 9 8 sale price Don Carlton Mitsubishi . 46th & S. Memorial 665-6595 I 4045 No. Cincinnali, 425-78821 The Episcopal Church I Welcomes You I HITSUBISHI MOTORS Built For LivingY �1307 E~ 38th, 2nd ft. in the Pride Center 743 -4297 The Pride Store byJean-Pierre Legrandbouche " meats. A Utica salad features chopped Nestled on a plot of land on 21st Street " egg and bacon, the CaeSar comes with a between Columbia and the Broken Arrow ¯: chome " of¢ chicken; " salmon, or shrimp, and Expressway is the site of the popular old ¯ the Pacific Rim salad has cold sliced Charlie Mitchell’s Midtown, which fi- .. chicken breast, chow mein noodles, thin naily succumbed to bankruptcy last year. " strips of deep fried tortilla, and a "Thai" While the food was always less than stel- ." peanut dressing, though when we tasted lar, we enjoyed that place, if only to be it, we weren’t sure what made the dressable to drink Watney’s Ale on " ing ’q’hai." tap and play in the red British Open at 2-6, Wed.~Fri. Though only open a few~ -Milestone telephone booths. The entire Noon - 6, Sat. months, a new menu was inMidtown neighborhood has troduced in July. The kitchen been awaiting anxiously deis still experimenting, and try2705 East 91st velopments at the location. Gifts v Cards. Pride Merchandise ing to find itself, so we hope This past spring, the wait was llam-lOpm that they will soon be able to over and a new restaurant un-establish their niche. A few veiled. Nlon.-Thurs. slight problems exist, such as Local diners can eat and A UTHENTIC 11am-llpm, Frl. FRESH having both teriyaki ribeye and FFALIAN drink at the Milestone Grill, RAINBOW teriyaki salmon, and having 5pm-llpm, Sat. now under completely differC USINE both a filet mignon and a tuna TROUT ent ownership and manage5pm-10pm, Sun. steak wrapped in bacon and ment. And, those who freprepared like a filet mignon. ¯ Payment: quented Charlie Mitchell’s Nevertheless, the.entrees we will not recognize the place All major plastle. have tasted hagebeen flavorafter the major remodeling and ful and wall done. We particuredecorating. The dining ar- Ahohoh F II eas have been Opened up into with premium larlylike the rotisserie chicken ($12.95), which .is tender and one large, two level room, divided by a working fireplace. stock & wine llst. juicy, served ona ~edof garlic-laced "smaShed ’ potatoes; The bar now sits against the Smokln~ in and adorned like a party hat west wall, andis stylishly conwith a big ~prig.of rtsemary. ceived with broad panels of the bar area. of Eureka Springs The variou~past~of~the day tortoise shell covered lightA~mospkere: - dishes are .also tasty~ full o~ Voted Number One in Arkansas! ing. S eating in the bar i s multiadditional 2vegetables and Dressy casual. level, and includes a comfort(501) 253-680Z Closed Wednesday able sofa area. The decor is Prhes: Expensive. mush~.oomg; and--delicately sauced. All.bf the entrees are 5 Center Street, Eureka Sprin~s, AR 72632 starkly modern throughout the served with:~a choice of soup restaurant, and oil pastel art Ratln~: or salad. work is framed and hanging A llst Those not interested in on the painted grey wails. Cona full entree can also get a very temporary light fixtures are crafted from ¯ nice, good sized Milestone burger ($6.75) bare flame bulbs and metallic copper mesh . or a great dub sandwich ($6:95) with shades, contributing to a dean, fresh look. ¯ roasted turkey and Arkansas bacon. At. As one sits down to dinner, one quickly Visit Our New Pride Room ." lunch, a chicken salad sandwich ($6.25) discovers that this place Js no longer ." and a meat loaf sandwich ($7:75) areaiso down~OOks, Jewelry Charlie Mitchell’s. Where once one or¯ available. All of the sandwiches come the~L~.cense, Candles, dered a round of beers, now, one orders with matchstick fries. ultrapremium cocktails. Milestone fea- ¯ stairs-~L~nique Gifts Dessert, always one of our favorite tures.a menu devoted stric.tly to cocktails, at---] and Pride courses, is $4.50, and varies: daily. Reincluding nine different martinis. And they : .cenfly, they have included: a~tasty indi45& 112 Spring Street ¯ are all delicious, We’ve tried them all ~, vidual cobbler alamode made ononehalf Eureka Springs, AR ~’(th,ough not0n.the same visi t;mindyou! ), ." of blackberries and on the 0ther ?half of 501-253-5445 and you can s~p andsample the various ¯ raspberries~ which was ~gd~~as, gins and vodk~s, Anclud~ng Tangueray, ¯ Sapphire, Skvy, i~inl~india~ ~dvedere, and " had been microwaved to~*~~r ~o :- serving. The ubiquitous flOuriess’ehoco._ S toli~hnaya.°(~e Of ou} favorites was the United Methodist ~ late.gateaux is there, plus- the .stereotypi_ :.-TUl Sa Skyyline martini, with Skyy vodka, ¯ cal cheesecake- this one with~chocolate, Community Chambord (a raspberry Jiqueur),. and a ¯~ pecans, and caramel. All of these are quite ~.twist of lime. The bar als0 Ca~es an ¯: tasty. Yet, the presentation and combinaof ’Impressive s..election of singlemait Scotcl~ ." :tions,not onlyin the dessert courses but in .... Hope whiske,cs. ¯ the entire menu, still lack that subtle flair ’ ApiS~tizer selecfi’bns, are varied, and which is the hallmark of a great restaudisplay the almost schizophrenic menu ::.. an inclusive ~ rant. A good example is the roasted haplaJming 0f the kitchen. Tl~e best are the community that "- nana cream pie. We were offered the !potato crustedlobster ,c,3kcs ($9.95). Ther¢ dessert, and anticipated.,a large wedge of seeks, .Values and :is also a shrimp cockudl ($6.95), and from tasty pie. What arrived was a small indiwelcomes all there, the menu gets. odd. Spring rolls ¯ vidual tartlet shell filled, with roasted ha($5.7~), an Oriental standard, are juxtapeople... :posed against the traditi0nai Fr~nch.~rilled : nana pudding, topped with whipped cream, and garnished with a large wedge bf white to act a the bile cheese ($7’.95): Artich0ke dip.(~5:95) ~ and dark chocolate protruding from the living ¯body of ~emindS:us of.th~ spo~ts bar oi:igiils 6f the : tarflet like a shard ofbroken glass.:Next to. ’site. And~ like everyone else in town, they Christ by the tarflet was a bail of ice cream that had are doing wraps -.this time, chicken a strong and delicious espresso flavor and seeking justice, wrapped with a’ lettuce leaf ($4..95) in- ¯ included little chunks 61’ fudge brownie. stead of a tortilla. ; The whole large serving plate was decoThesoup selection varies daily, and is ¯ rated with a swoosh of creme Anglaise, $3.95 per bowl. On the night we visited, it ¯ drizzles of chocolate, and a few scattered was corn and red pepper, which we ex- ¯ fresh berries. Individually, each compopected to be a spicy cream soup, but which nent was delicious,but together, they were was a surprisingly thin vegetable soup ¯¯ too much and not a pleasant match. The with kernels of corn and strips of roaste~i ¯ espres so-chocolate ice cream comp!etely red bell pepper. 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However, when we’ ve been seated in the smoking section in the bar area, the service has been woeful. In fact; on our last visit, the handsome pony~led bartender (worth a trip just to gaze upon him, by the way) took pity upon our table and volunteered to take over for our absent waitress. Nevertheless, we have great expectations that management will soon work out these minor flaws, espedally since themenus advise that a seventeen percent gratuity will be added to tickets for groups. On the whole, we enjoy going to the Milestone Grill. As they grow- and become more comfortable with their identity, we think the staff will make a fine team. And, we hope they’ll stir be in business come winter time, so we can lounge around that wonderful fireplace in the dining room. to moving every American forward. At those places where we disagree with the President, and there are many, we know for certain now that he acts, not out of ignorance, but out of his political analysis for advancing his agenda." Lobel added that the President spoke at length about how the cultural map of America must shift if LGBT people are to gain civil rights. "We look to the President to speak out loudly and often on issues affecting Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. But we must be realistic. The President will not move unless activists at the local and state level move him and the administration forward." There also was discussion of Clinton’ s upcoming White House conference on hate crimes later-this year. The activists said they want the conference to address "widespread" violence against Gays and would like to include Gay youths who often are prone to violence on the streets because of family rejection and homelessness. "There is agreement that violence against any group is something that must be combated," Echaveste said. The group expressed concern about the implementation of the Clinton administration’ s "don’ t ask, don’ t tell, don’ t pursue" policy on Gays in the military. A study by the Service Members Legal Defense Network showed that Gays are being discharged from all branches of the armed forces in greater numbers since the policy was instituted in 1993. "We made it dear there are a number of instances in which the administration has come down on the wrong side of issues that are important to us, not the least of which is the Gays-in4he-military issue," said Lorri Jean, executive director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. The policy bars commanders from asking service members to reveal their sexual orientations, and allows Gay troops to serve as long as they refrain from homosexual acts and don’ t reveal their orienta- Besides McDonald, LobeL Jean and Birch, other participants at the meeting were Kevin Jennings, executive directoe of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Teachers Network; Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation; Gloria Nieto, executive director of the People of Color AIDS foundation of New Mexico; Brian Bond, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund; Martin Omelas-Qnintero, executive director of the National Lation/ a Lesbian and Gay Organization; Jeff Sorer, Co-Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda; Dale McCormick, Treasurer of th~ State of Maine; Kevin Catheart, executive director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Vema Eggleston, executive director of the Hetrick-Marfin Institute. Meet ys! confidentiality of those who attend, especially outside the safety of the meeting space. O’ RYAN has also scheduled several special events in August and Septem, ber. On August 16, the groups is holding its "Snmmer Fling" dance party. Later in the month, by popular demand, the group will have a slumber party-properly chaperoned and alcohol, smoke and drug free, of course. In early September, the group will go on afloat trip on the Illinois river. To donateor to volunteer for O’ RYAN, call 584-2325. Madson’s father, Howard Madson of Barron, Wis., watched the developments Wednesday night as well, but declined to discuss them. "There will come a time when we have something to say. I can’t tell you now when that will be," he said. Cunanan was suspected in the death of Chicago developer Lee Miglin and charged in thekilling of New Jersey graveyard caretaker William Reese. Reese’s widow, Rebecca, had no comment on Cunanan’s death when reached by telephone at her home in Upper Deerfield Township, N.J.. Sorrow was unabated for Cunanan’s family as well. In the Philippines, where his father lives, his aunt Barbara Carlos was resigned to her nephew’s death, but still baffled by his life. "He is a good boy. He can’ t do all those things. I think he is innocent ," Mrs. Carlos said, but added that his family "should accept the truth. They should accept what happened to them." She had not seen Cunanan since he was a child. ’‘we are saddened," she said. ~’Even if we have not been together for a long time, w e are saddened by what happened." Eilarts will begin an all ages coming out group in cooperation with Melissa Champlin of Red Rock Mental Health Association. This group will meet at the Pride Center and will be for all ages. 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Neal added that he hoped that Tulsa and ¯ Oklahoma City groups and individuals about but never ended-up having a corn- " they have been together, no matter how will set aside their historical friction to mi .tment~ceremony in honor of their 20th committed their relationship is, and no " work for the benefit of the whole state. anmversary. Then two years ago, they matter how much they need those legal, ." The Federation will consist of 13 Exattended a conference devoted to the noprotections," Bonauto said. ¯ tion of a civil marriage between couples . ecutive Committee members, selected Among the benefits she listed were "¯ of the same gender., "We walked out of ." from each region of the country, who will family leave; bereavement leave; retireset forth the mission of the Federation. that conference, looked at ourselves and ¯ ment and pension benefits; health insur¯ The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said,’ That’ 8 what we.~ant,’’. Puterbaugh said. . ance; inheritance; and the right to ,make ¯ will ser~e as coordinator of.the Federation medical decisions on behalf ofasame-sex for the next three years: NGLTF will But the Milton town clerk, relying on a ¯ ¯ partner. coordinate and. support the Federation’s 22-year-old opinion from the attorney ¯ The issue of Gay and Lesbian marriage ¯ general’s office, refused to issue them a work through the dedication.of staff and : has been hotly contested around the coun- ¯ resources including the creation and dismarriage license when they applied on ¯ try, especially a groundbr_._e._a_,ki, i’ng case in : semination of information and materials, April 25. Baker and Harrigan applied in Hawaii in which that state s Supreme regular conference calls, cyber resources Shelburne on June 13 and Jolles and Beck ¯ Court rnled in 1993 thatitwas unconstituapplied in South Burlington six days after ¯ tional to deny marriage licenses to same- ¯ and more. that. All Were denied and lawyers decided "States are ground zero in the struggle " sex couples without a compelling public ¯ for equality and justice, and it is essential they had a case. ¯ interest. that these state groups become better "Finding a partner, finding a mate and " ¯ Before a lower court could rule on getting married is a basic human right," whether such an interest had been demon- ¯" resourced., and supported if we are to ensaid Middlebury lawyer Susan Murray. strated, the Hawaii Legislature passed a ¯ sureour ultimate success as amovement," said NGLTF executive director Kerry ’The state of Vermont should not be al- ¯ bill granting such benefits as the rights to ¯ Lobel. lowed to step in and tell two consenting ¯ share medical insurance, joint property ¯ ,’I am thrilled adults that they cannot marry one an- " that the state LGBT groups ownership and inheritances to couples " have united to. form this Federation. The other." : who could not legally marry. Lawmakers " Attorney General William Sorrell, who : also proposed a referendum on whether ¯ Federation will focus on strengthening state organizations so that we aJ’e better ~v9a~_asked but said declined to overturn the the Hawaii Constitution should be 3 opinion, the issue should-be equipped for the upcoming civil ,ri,’ghts ¯ amended to outlaw Gay marriage. That ! battles we are facing stat~l~y state, said decided in the Legislature, not the courts: .’ referendum is scheduled for next year. Dianne Hardy-Garcia of’~e Lesbian/Gay Lawmakers already have extended civil With the Hawaii case awaiting court Rights Lobby of Texas an~t co:chair:bfthe rights protections to Gays and Lesbians " ruling, Gay civil rights activists have been ¯ and included them among the classes proFederation. ’The formation of the Federalookiiag for another test case. Vermont tion would not have been possible without tected in a hate crimes statute, he said. If : already has an active organization on the the Legislature. had intended to .include ¯ ~ the assistance of NGLTF. NGLTF has issue, known as the Freedom to Marry ¯ provided the resources needed to pull marriage among those ,rights, it would ¯ have said so, he ~rguedi ’rhe Legislature ¯ .Task Force, andit has worked with Les- ¯ togetherthe Federation. The Task Force bian & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, has done nothing that. we can find’ that .continues to illustrate a real understand¯ a group that has been active on same-sex " mg mat our movement must be a local, affirmatively extends the ri,g,ht to samemamages. A lawyer with,GLAD was ¯ ,g,ender marriagein~Vermont; "S orrell said. scheduled to be at Tuesday s news con- ¯ state an,d, national movement if we are to ~’he Legislat-~re for 2:2~3;~s has had the ¯ su~eed, ’ added Hardy-Garcia." : ference. The Federation is p,lanning its next opportuni,,~ to change thatlaw. It has not The issue also is pending in the Vermeeting for November s NGLTF Creatdone that. ’ mont Legislature, where a bill that would ing Change conference in San Diego, Gov. Howard Dean said he believed the ¯ ban gay marriage remains alive in the California. In addition to the. meeting, Legislature should avoid theissue for the ¯ House Judiciary Committee. No action ¯ there will be a series or workshops geared time being. "I Would prefer this not be ¯ was taken on the bill when it was mtroaddressed in the Legislature until it’ s re- ¯ duced in January, but it remains alive for : towards activists doing statewide work, especially on legislation. These workshops solved in the courts," he said. "I think it’ s " the second year of the Legislature’ s sesa very personal matter. This is a very ¯ , ~ill be open to all. difficultissue and I think the courts are the ¯ place to.resolve it." : : Longtime Lesbian activist Tay Clare is Murray and the other lawyers said no change in the I aw was neces s ary. Denying " for effective multicultural and coalition ¯ the volunteer coordinator of the Frec Spirit Woman Center, based in a private midGays and Lesbians marriagelicenses rio- : organizing. The need for the Federation lares not only state marriage statutes but . town Tulsa.home. The Center provides grew out of meetings of statewide acti,vthe following ongoing weekly programalso Chapter 1, Articles 1 and 7, of the " ists during the past two years at NGLT s Vermont Constitution, the couples claim ¯ annual Creating Change Conference. The ¯ ming from 7-9 pm. On Tuesdays, the Center sponsors a in their lawsuit. The first article states ¯ Task Force coordinated the logistics of ¯ poetry writing workshop. Women with people are born equally free and indepen- ¯ the. Tennesseemeeting, providing schol- ¯ much or no experience are encouraged to dent; the seventh says the government arships and staffing and assisting in the participate or just to observe. exists for the common benefit, and not for ¯ planning. ¯ Wednesdays, Charlotte Kasl’s famous any particular set of people. . "We have known for many years that "We are challenging the notion that a 1~6 s tep,e,mpowerment program is the topic. ¯ the real battles facing our communities couple in love can’t marry each other " would be fought in the S tate Houses across ¯ according to Tay, Charlotte Kasl claims women should never say they have no ¯ .simply because they made the ~mi_’,stake of ¯ the country, " stud Paula Ettelbnck of the ¯ power; by doing the steps, they can find falling in love with someone of the wrong’ Empire. State Pride Agenda, who is a their own powerful wom~n within. , gender," said Mary Bonanto of Gay & fouhder and a co-chair ~f the Federation. Every Thursday, Clareleads a women s Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, .a:New "It is essential that we create an orgainz- ¯ England=wide Gay civil rights group. ¯ ing structure that helps us to Strategize as ¯ spirituality workshop. Ihdividuals are encouraged to bring their own materials as Vermont statut~,s describe m~a~e as ¯ a hational network of lesbians and gay part of their journey. ~ ..... aunion betweena ~bride and t,ro~m. "but men in order to support each other, sh~re ¯ A support and discussion group i~ held ~’- " ’ sa y notmng:any,:.;mOre .......°’ " explicit about ! i gender~: ~orrdl s’~id~,~e ~l~dictibnary: meaning of ~e phrase proved lawmaker~7 : intended marriages to be between men : and women. ~.: ~ .... " The lawsuit asks only for:~ legaliza: tion of civil marriages and does not ask ¯ churches opposed to same-sex unions to : recognize them or perform ceremonies. ¯ resources, and f,i,ght our common enemy of h0m0phobia. Oklahoma was represented by TOHR, Tulsa Oklah0mans for Human Rights which at 17 years old is the oldest nonreligious organization in the state. TOHR .presidentTomNealnoted,"TOHRclearly ~s not a state-wide organization. Oklahoma, unfortunately,qaas no organization that is genuinely statewide. However, SpiritWoman Contor i .on Fridays. The current topi~ iS a studyof ¯ the journals of radical Gay women..~ " ¯ The Free Spirit Woman Center oper: ates by consensus without domination by "anyone person. Facilitation is minimal ." and is used primarily to insure that all get ¯ a chance to speak. The Center has no ¯ funding but small donations are always : welcome to pay for coffee and other sup" plies. 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(Tulsa) =29225 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it he e) �0 the Tulsa Area Chapter ¯ of ¯ 0 0 The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt announces the 0 0 0 0 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ® ¯ 0 ¯ 0 .0JECT 0 AIDS Men~orial Quilt ¯ Fifth Annual Feast with Friends Pick up Entry Forms Today! ¯ ¯ 0 Namethe Heisman Winner Contest ¯ 0 ¯ 0 ¯ An At-Home Fundraiser ¯ 0 ¯ ¯ Saturday, August 16 0 0 0 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Look for Donations to. the Cpors Dessert finale at the Adams Ma~ Hotel with entertainment more! ¯ o Dinner at your Call 748-3111 for more information: the Pride Center A Home for Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgendered Community Con tin ues Pledge "97 Tlie dream of a Community Center isa reality! You can help it continue and grow. The Pride Center has provided a meeting place for the Prime Timers, Friends in Unity Social Organization (FUSO) , Safe Haven, Rainbow Business Guild, the Parish Church of Saint Jerome, Mothers Support Group, Poetry/Arts Coffee House, SENSES, Lesbian and Gay-oriented substance abuse support groups, Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, TOHR, HOPE, Americorp, HIV training seminars and others. Your mem bership and/or pledge helps to keep the doors open. [] I want to join/rejoin. Individual @ $20/year Household!org @ $35/year ~ Sustaining @ $100/year ~ Ltd. income/student @ $10/year [] I want to pledge. Please send me/us a pledge book for $.~per month. Suggested pledge: $5 - 20/month. ~ Address: Day phone: E-mail: City, state, zipcode: Eve. phone: The Pride Center is open 6 days a week. HOPE offices are open Monday Friday, 9 - 5pro. Volunteers staff The Pride Center on Tuesday - Friday nights from 6-10, and Sat. 12-10pm. Volunteers are always welcome. The Pride Store is open Wed. - Friday, 2 - 6pm and Sat. 12 - 6pro Please return this-form to: 1307 East 38th, 2rid ft. Tulsa 74105, 918-7434297 D,splays at ,your Local Retailers O’RYAN Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network A support. & educational group for 14.24 year old Lesbian, Gay, Bi, .Questioning and Transgendered Tulsans Needs. Your Help; Donation Wish ListTV/VCR Plants Microwave Steroe Gay Video Library Bean Bags Wall Art Silverware Lamps Refrigerator Pop Machine Computer Throw Pillows Clocks Curtains Glassware 1724 East Eighth Street, 584.2325 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical Text Any textual data included in the document .Vermont Couples Bring Marriage Ban Challenge by Ross Sneyd COLCHESTER,Vt. (AP)-For25 years, Lois Famham and Holly Puterbaugh have built a life together, commired in every way except one: legally. On Tuesday, they and two other couples sought to fix that. They sued the state and their hometown, of Milton, asking a Chittenden Superior Courtjudge to declare legal marriages between couples of the same gender. Start Baker and PeterHarriganofShelbumeand Nina Beck and Stacy Jolles of South Burlington joined the lawsuit, which thrusts Vermont into the center of a national debate over whether society should recognize unions between Gays and Lesbians. ’q?.wenty-five years ago when wemet and fell in love mamage was not something any of us that were samegender couples thought about," see Vermont,page 13 Serving Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual + Transgendered Tulsans, Our Families + Friends ,Tul~s~a!~’~rge~tC~oulationCommunityPa-perA vailable In More Than 60 City Local.ions i PFLAG Pres,.Joins Gay Activists at White House -" WASHINGTON (AP) - President. Clinton met Tuesday with a : dozen Gay and lesbian activists at a meeting .organized by ¯ Richard Socarides,White House liaison to the Gay, Lesbian, : Bisexual and Transgender community. Nancy McDonald, na~ : tional president of the board of directors of Parents, Families and : Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG) and cofounder of the ¯ Tulsa Chapter of PFLAG attended at meeting where the Presi- : dent pledged support for two employment concerns: anti-Gay : bias in the workplace and high-ranking appointments in his : administration. Thepresident spentmore than anhour discussing : a range of issues from adoptions to homeless Gay youth and ¯ problems confronting Gays and Lesbians in rural areas, such as : access to AIDS medicine. : Clinton pledged his support for the Fmployment Non-Dis- ~ crimination Act, which bars firing or discriminating against an ¯ employee on the basis of sexual orientation. Andhe assured the ¯ group thathe has putforthfivenominations ofopeulyGay people : for administration jobs that require Senate confirmation. ¯ "Each one of them will take work," said Elizabeth Birch, " executive director of the Gay political advocacy group the ~ Human Rights Campaign. "We have a tough challenge ahead." ¯ Maria Echaveste, White Honsedirector ofpublicliaison, said the ¯ president wants Gay appointees so that his administration can ~ provide an example of how to reduce anti-Gay attitudes in the : workplace. "Fhe more people work with them, the less preju- ¯ diced they are," Echaveste said. ’q’hat’ s why appointments are so : pivotal." : According to Kerry Lobel, executive director of the National ¯ Gay & Lesbian Task Force, "we found the President to be open ¯ and knowledgeable on issues affecting the LGBT community. : This is a President who at heart seems to have a deep commitment ¯ O’RYAN’s New Home Private Conduct or Sex Crimes? By Laurie Asseo WASHINGTON (AP) - What lovers do in private still : ~~1 ¯ I/-’,~1,.~ ~.,~& 1/I ..~ ...~ ~=~....-Jcanland ~em!njail.- butin asteadily s,,h~nking n,~;,:~:!~ act.y ; IV!O|11$.~U~[,~.U of states ¯ Earher this month’ Montana s ban on homo- ¯ TULSA - After two months of.cam.pin.g o.ut in loaned office sexual sex was thrown out by the state Supreme Court ¯ space, Betsy MurphyJones and Melissa Champlin of the Tulsa as a violation of the state’z constitutional right to privacy. Sodomy laws in Kentucky and Tennessee also were struck down by state courts in recent years. Many other states have repealed laws that banned oral and anal. sex for Gay people and heterosexuals as well. "We’ ve made incredible headway," says Ruth Harlow of the civil-fights Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. But about 20 states, operating under a green light from the Supreme Court, still have laws making sodomy a criminal offense. Consenting adults have no federal constitutional right to private homosexual conduct, the court said when it upheld Georgia’ s sodomy law in 1986. Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, and Missouri ban homosexual sex acts. Sodomy is banned for Gays and heterosexuals alikeinAlabama,Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. Penalties vary widely, with maximumjail terms ranging from 30 days in Arizona to 20 years in Virginia and Rhode Island, or even life in Idaho. Laws banning sodomy also are on the books in Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts and Michigan, but they have been cast into doubt by court rulings. Oklahoma’ s sodomy law was ruled unconstitutional in 1986 but the particular case involved heterosexuals and legal experts disagree as to whether the law should be seen as in force just for homosexuals or whether it’ s been completely ov.ertumed. Sodomy laws in all other states have been repealed see Sodomy, page 3 i US Statewide Groups ¯ Create. New Federation ¯ OK Represented by Oldest StateGroup ¯ Knoxville,TN-Animportant chapter in the move- ; meatforlesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) ¯ equality was marked on July 11-13 b~ activists ¯ from statewide political groups from 32 states. At ¯ the mdeting, activists officially launched the Fed- " eration of Statewide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and ¯¯ Transgender Political Organizations. The Federation’ s purpose is to bolster the efforts ¯ of these statewide groups through a network that ¯ will foster strategizing across state lines, building ¯ stronger state organizations and developing good ¯ working relationships between state and national ¯ groups. The meeting was the result of an eight ¯ month collaboration between the National Gay and ¯ Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) and the Federation. ¯ Itwas thelargestgathering ever ofstatewide groups. ¯ States represented were: AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, ¯ GA, IL, IN, IA, KY, LA, ME, MD, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, PA, RI, TN, ¯ TX, UT, VA, WA,~WV. : The three day Federationmeeting was held at the : renowned Highlander Center outside Knoxville, ¯ Tennessee. For over fifty years, the Highlander : Center has been a training center for labor, civil. : rights and other s~ocial justice movements. There, ¯ activists focused bn adopting the organizational ¯ structure for the Federation and debating strategies ’. on legislative issues. These issues included "sod- " omy" law repeal, passage of civil rights bills and ¯ family recognition strafegies, as well-as building ¯ strategies see ,States, page 13 "New Coming Out .and ¯ Men’s Group Offered TULSA - HOPE: : HIV Outreach, Pre- ¯ vention & Education, INSIDE DIRECTORYA.ETTERS P. 2 EDITORIALS P. 3 US & WORLD NEWS P. 4 HEALTH NEWS P. 6 ENTERTAINMENT NOTES P. 8 COMMUNITY CALENDAR P. 9 BOOK REVIEW P. 10 RESTAURANT REVIEW P. 11 CLASSIFIEDS P. 14 office of Red Rock Mental Health Association finally have adequate room for their work. But they really gained much more thanjustdecent offices for themselves, the program now has several rooms in which O’ RYAN and O’RYAN, Jr. can meet. O’ RYAN stands for Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adults Networkwhichserves Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgendered and O’RYAN’s George, Champlin & Marry questioning young adults from 18 to 24 years old. O’RYAN, Jr. is a new program that will serve 14 to 17 year old young people. O’RYAN, Jr. will kick off in early September. Red Rock Mental Health Association is primarily an Oklahoma City based organization. Several years ago Betsy MurphyJones returned to Tulsa and began the program that later was named O’RYAN. At the beginning, theprogram was housed in offices in the Youth Services of Tulsa building in downtown Tulsa. Youth Services already had a program, TYDD,Tulsa Youth Discovering Diversity which served Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgendered and questioning youth. However, over the year in which .the two organization were working together, tension developed between Red Rock and Youth Services over how public to be with these programs. Diplomatically, Champlinindicates that Youth Services’ Board of Directors was not willing to be public in suppori of these programs,for fear of losing funding. l’~ow O RYANis funded independently through an Oklahoma State DepartmentofHealth (OSDH)grantwhichtargets "MSM’s" - men who have sex with men under the age of 25 and a TCAP (TulsaCommunity AIDS Parmership) grant targeting womenfor HIV/AIDS prevention and education. O’RYAN meets weekly as a support and social group. While earlier the group was predominately young men, it’ s now about half young women a~dhalfmen,..Two men, Marty, who’ s 23 and G~orgeCcho’ s"2:l~joinedChamp!in~ ~. see O’RYAN, page 10 ¯ a special program of ¯ TOHR,TulsaOklaho- ¯ mans for Human ¯ Rights, the oldest ex- ¯ isting civil rights and : Gay health orgauiza- ¯ tion is beginning sev- ¯ eral new programs ¯ under the direction of ¯ new outreach educa- ¯ tor Johnnie Eilarts. ¯ Eilarts, who came to Tulsa after working with the -" Triangle Foundation in Oklahoma City, has begun ." amen’s issues group called Men on Men that meets ¯ at Gold Coast Coffee House. And in response to ; calls’to the Pride Center, see Group, page 12 : Cunanan Finale : MIAMI .BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When Andrew ¯ Cunanan’ s 1ong,murderous flightended, itbrought ¯" relieffromanxiety-butnotfrom sorrow. Omanan’ s : suicidein a Miami Beach houseboat ended the fear ." that a killer was free. Five killings, including the ¯¯ shooting ofdesignerGiannl Versace, were blamed on the 27-year-old man. ; "There’ s a sense of relief that they finally caught ¯ him and ’that people don’t have to be looking behind their backs," Eric Velasco said in front of : the South Beach gay bar Twist. In Minnesota, Cunanan was charged in the death ; of a former lover, David Madson, and was sus- ¯ pected of killing a friend, Jeffrey Trail. Trail’s ¯ father, Stanley Trail of DeKalb, Ill., watched the ." televisionreports as the situationunfolded. ’q~hat’ s ¯ one of the bad things about him dying like this: ¯ Nobody will be able to ask him," Trail said. "No- : body will be able to tell me why this happened. : "I’m very glad that he’s been stopped and that ¯ nobody else gothurtwhen hegot stopped,"he said. ¯ ¯ "But I take nojoy inhis death. That doesn’ t helpme at all." see Killer, page 12 TOHR/HOPE’ s Eilerts Tulsa’Clubs & Restaurants *Bamboo Lounge, 7200 E. Pine I *Blue Room, 606 S. b-agin ¯ *City Bites, 3348 S. Peoria *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria *Gold Coast Coffee House,3509 S. Peoria *JJ’s Country &Western Dance Club, 6328 S. Peoria *Lola’S, 2630 E. 15th *The Palate Cafe & Catering, 3324G E. 31st *St. Michael’s Alley Restaurant, 3324-L E. 31st *Samson & Delilah Restaurant, 10 E Fifth *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegades/Rainbow Room, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114S. Memorial *:Tool Box, 1338 13. ,3rd’ " , ": . ~ ..... ’. ~ " ~"’ "" *Tucei’s Restaurant,. 134~ E 15 " ~ *Interurban Restaurant, 717 S. Houston Tulsa Businesses, Services, & Professionals Advanced Wireless & PCS, Digital Cellular 74%1508 *Affinity News, 8120 E. 21 610-8510 Dennis ~C. Arnold, Realtor 746-4620 *Assoc. in Med. & Mental Health, 2325 S. Harvard 743-1000 Kent Balch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747=9506 *Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 71 250-5034 Body Piercing by Nieole, 2722 E. 15 712-1122 *Borders Books & Music, 2740 E. 21 712-9955 Brookside Jewelry, 4649 S. Peoria 743-5272 *CD Warehouse, 3807c S. Pec~ria 746-0313 Don Carlton Honda, 4141 S. Memorial 622-3636 Don Carlton Mitsubishi, 46th & Memorial 665-6595 Cherry St. Psychotherapy, 1515.8. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Community Cleaning, Kerby Baker 622-0700 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 *Deco to Disco, 3212 E. 15th 749-3620 *Devena’s Gallery, 13 Brady 587-2611 Doghouse on Brookside, 3311 S. Peoria 744-5556 *Elite Books &’Videos, 821 S. Sheridan 838-8503 *Ross Edward Salon, 1438 S. Boston 584-0337 "Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria 744-8040 Lealme M. Gro~s, Southwest Financial Planning 459-9349 Mark T. Hamby, Attorney 744-7440 *Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 *International Tours 341-6866 Jacox Animal Clinic, 2732 E. 15th 712-2750 David Kanskey, Country Club Barbering 747-0236 *Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747=5466 Langley Agency, 1104.S. Victor 592-1800 Laredo Crossing, 1519 E. 15 585-1555 Susan McBay, MSW: Earth-Centered Counsdiug 592-1260 *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 584-3112 Mingo Valley Flowers, 9720c E. 31 663-5934 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Place 664-2951 *Novel Idea Bookstore, 51st & Harvard 747-6711 David A. Paddock, CPA, 4308 S. Peoria, Ste. 633 747-7672 ZiRita Parish, Indoor/Outdoor Co. HomeRemodel"g 587-6717 *Peace Of Mind Bookstore, 1401 E. 15 583-1090 Pet Pride, Dog & Cat Grooming 584-7554 The Pride Store, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor 743-4297 Puppy Pause II, llth & Mingo 838-7626 Richard’s Carpet Cleaning 834-0617 Scott Robison’s Prescriptions, see ad for 3 locations, 743-2351 Teri Schutt, Rex Realtors 834-7921,747-4746 Christopher Spradling, attorney, 616 S. Main, #308 582-7748 *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square 749=6301 *Sedona Health Foods; 8220 S. Harvard *Sophronia’sAntiques, 1515 E. 15 *Tickled Pink, 3340 S. Peoria *Trizza’s Pots, 1448 S. Delaware *Tulsa Book Exchange, 3749 S. Peoria *Tulsa Comedy Club., 6906 S. Lewis Fred Welch, LCSW, Counseling *Whittier News Stand, 1 N. Lewis 832-1269 592-2583 748-9600 744-0896 749-4511 712-2119 749-1563 745-9899 745-9998 585-2221 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 " 584-I308’ 582=3456- 585-3134 481-0201 592-2887 697-0017 743-7687 742-2007 481-0558 743-1733 592-0767 Tulsa Organizations, Churches, & Universities AIDS Walk Tulsa, POB 1071, 74101-1071 579-9593 Black & White, Inc. POB 14001, Tulsa 74159 58%7314 Bless The Lord at All Times Christian Center. 2207 E. 6 583-7815 *B/IAG Alliance, Univ of Tulsa Canterbury Ctr. 583-9780 ¯ *Chamber of Commerce, 616 S. Boston 585-1201 *Chapman Student Ctr., University of Tulsa, 5th P1. & Florence *CommunityofHopeUnitedMethodist, 1703 E. 2nd 585-1800 *Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation 749-0595 *Church of the Restoration, 1314 N.Greenwood 587-1314 *Democratic Headquarters, 3930 E. 31 742-2457 Dignity/Integrity-Lesbian/Gay Catholics/Episcopal. 298-4648 :¯ 918.583.1248, f~:’583.4615, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 ~-mail: TulsaNews@ earthlink net ¯ website: http://users, aol.com/TulsaNews/ ¯ Publisher + Editor: Tom Neal Entertainment Writer: James Christjohn Writers + contributors: Dr. Mike Gorman, Leanne Gross. Barry Hensley & Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche " Membor of The Associated Press I~sued on or before the 1st of each month, the entire Contentsof’ ~his, pub,licati,on a,rp protected by US copyright 1997 by /d,m--~/’.~.’.. Nt,u¢ and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Publieation,of0a name ~r photo does not indicat¢ a nerson~s...... :~ ~-: sexual orientation.. Correspondenc~ i~ assuhied to b~ fo~: publication unless otherwise noted; must be~igned & the s01e property of TJ,¢~ ~:~ Ntau¢, Each reader ls entitled to four free copies of each edition at distribution points. Additional copies are available by calling 583-1248. 622~1zi41 74%7777 *Family of Faith MCC, 54511E So. Mingo *Fellowship Congreg. Church, 2900 S. Harvard *Free Spirit Women’s Center, call for location &info: 587-4669 Friend For A Friend, POB 52344, 74152 747-6827 Friends in Unity Social Org., POB 8542, 74101 582-0038 HOPE (TOHR), HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education 1307 E. 38, 2nd ft. 712-1600, HOPE/TOHR Anonymous HIV Testing Site; Mon/Thurs. eve. 7-9pm, call 742-2927 TNAAPP(Native American men), Indian Health Care 582-7225 Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-2437, 800-284-2437 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 *HIV Resource Ctr., 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 748-3111 NOW, Nat’l Org. for Women, POB 14068,74159 365-5658 OK Spokes Club (bicycling), POB 9165, 74157 *Our House, 1114 S. Quaker 584-7960 PFLAG , POB 52800, 74152 749-4901 *Planned Parenthood, 1007 S. Peoria 587-7674 *The Pride Center, 1307 E. 38, 2rid floor, 74105 743-4297 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118, 74152 *R.A~I.N., Regional AIDS Interfaith Network 749-4195 Rainbow Business Guild, POB 4106, 74159 665-5174 *Red Rock Mental Center, 1724 E. 8 584-2325 OrRYAN, support group for 18-24 LGBT young adults O’RYAN, Jr. support group for 14-17 LGBT youth St. Aidan’ s Episcopal Church, 4045 N. Cincinnati 425-7882 St. Jerome’s PariSh Church, 3841 S. Peoria 742-6227 *Shanti Hotline & HIV/AIDS Services 749-7898 Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati 582.4128 Tulsa County Health Department, 4616 E. 15 595-4105 Confidential HIV Testing - by appt. on Thursdays only Tulsa Okla. for HumanRights, c/o The Pride Center 743-4297 T.U.L,S.A. Tulsa Uniform/Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 *Tulsa City Hall, Ground Floor Vestibule *Tulsa Comrntmity College Campuses *Rogers University (formerly UCT) BARTLESVILLE *Barflesville Public Library, 600 S. Johnstone 918-337-5353 NORMAN *Borders Books & Music, 300 Norman Center 405-573-4907 OKLAHOMA CITY *Borders Books&Music, 3209NWExpressway 405-848-2667 TAHLEQUAH *Stonewall League, call for information: 918-456-7900 *Tahlequah Unitarian-Universalist Church 918-456-7900 *Green Country AIDS Coalition, POB 1570 918-458-0467 NSU School of Optometry, 1001 N. Grand HIVevery other Tues. 5:30-8:30, call for date EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS *Jim & Brent’s Bistro, 173 S. Main 501-253-7457 DeVito’ s Restaurant, 5 Center St. 501-253-6807 *Emerald Rainbow, 45 &l/2 Spring St. 501-253-5445 MCC of the Living Spring 501-253-9337 Geek to Go!, PC Specialist, POB 429 501-253-2776 Kings Hi-Way Inn, 62 Kings Hi-way 800-231-1442 Positive Idea Marketing Plans 501-624-6646 Sparky’s, Hwy. 62 East 501-253-6001 ’FAYETTEV!LLE, ARKANSAS *Edna’s, 9 S. School Ave. 501-442-2845 ~ indicates a distribution point. Listed businesses are not all Gay-owned but welcome Lesbian/Gay/Bi &’ Trans communities. ~ ~. Several years ago, Youth Services of ¯ Tulsa began a support group for Lesbian, ¯ Gay, Bi and questioning kids. The group ¯ -was desperately needed and ,was led by ¯ the Saintly Lisa Pottoff whose good work : fionisbeginnifi~asimi]aigroupt~e~mple- ¯ ment their young adults group. This too is ¯ a good move - having more than one ¯ group will serve the population better. ¯ But what’s interesting is that Red Rock has concluded that Youth Services’ lead- : ership is still unwilling to acknowledge : this programbecause offears about fund- , ing, andperhaps, becanse ofhomophobia. : Youth Services’ "closeted" approach has : handicapped the outreach, for their pro- , gram. : RedRock’ s conclusion echoes thepoint : TFN made editorially several years ago. ¯ Unfortunately, whatever small gratifica- ¯ tion thereis in being proven right is damp- " ened by the fear that during these inter- " vening years, some Gay kids who needed ¯ our help were lost just because Youth ¯ Services valued money more than lives. ¯ the local and national press, we’ve de- " duced that murdered fashion designer ¯ Gianni Versace had a life partner named ¯ Antonio D’Amieo - that in fact, a horri~ ¯ fled D’Amico rushed tothe spot wherehis ~ partner lay dying, then chased the killer ¯ down an alley, only to be turned back by the gun that had just murdered his long- " time companion. : Seeing one’s life partner gunned down ¯ by a maniac is surely among the worst : tragedies imaginable, which is why the : sorrowfulimages ofJacqueline Kennedy, : Betty Shabazz, Yoko Ouo, and Coretta : Scott .King are seared intothe. American ¯ consctonsness. ; ’ But we observed no such respect in the ¯ mesa for D’Amieo. The facts outlined ¯ above were scattered over several news ¯ stories, often buried or omitted entirely. : Photographs of the family in mourning often identified the sister of the deceased, ¯ but failed tO identify the man with whom ¯ he’d ’shared his life for more than a de- " cade. Is it any wonder that gay andlesbian ¯" citizens are increasingly indignant when ¯ our most precious relationships are rou- ¯ finely trivialized not only by the media, ." but also by a lack of legal recognition? ¯ - Martha Barnette & Debra Clem ¯ Louisville, Kentucky via e-mail Regarding ver,sace’s Murder Reading between many, many lines in : @ Black& White, Charities Dancers to suitmany tastes sweatedfor several hundred guests, including some of TUlgar~ finest. No problems were reported, the officers werejus’t enjoying the views. when all states had some type of ban on sodomy. Sodomy, considered by some to be a crime against nature, was outlawed for centuries in England. States in this country followed Britain’s example, banning such sex acts in 19th century criminal codes. There is some supportforanti-sodomy laws today.:The Rev. Lou Sheldon of the Traditional Values Coalition said, "The sodomy law tells us that heterosexuality is a preferred status in society." These days, hardly anyone is prosecuted for private, consensual acts of sodomy, saysWilliam Eskridge Jr., a Georgetown University law professor who is writing a book on how laws affect Gay people. Instead, prosecutions tend to be for public solicitation of sodomy or for situations involving rape or coercion. But sodomy laws are used indirectly in other cases involving Gay people, such as custody or employment disputes. A Gay person might bejudgedabad candidatetohave custody ofachild because he or she is assumed to be breakin~ a state’s Sodomy law. In. Georgia, then-Attorney General Michael Bowers withdrew a job offer to a Lesbian in 1990 after learmng she planned to marry another woman in a religious ceremony. The woman sued, but a federal appeal,s ~,oui~ ruled this spring thatBowers - who successfully defended Georgia’s sodomy law before tli~’Supreme Court- was entitled-to, think the public would I~’confused if he hired someone m a same-sex marriage. The Georgia Supreme Court upheld that state’s sodomy law last year, saying it was a valid exercise of the state’sauthority to promote moral well’are. Courts that threw out sodomy laws in Montana, Kentucky and Tennessee said they violated the right to privacy under their state constitutions. The Kentucky ruling also said the law violated a state ~uarantee ofeqtial protection under the law. Gay civil=riglits advocates hope an equal protection argument may eventually be used to throw out sodomy laws in the states that target only same-sex conduct. Last year, the Supreme Court cited equal protection grounds whenit invalidated a Colorado constitutional amendment that forbade laws protecting homosexuals from discriminataon. The Kansas law now is being challenged on equal protection grounds in a case being handled by the American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian and Gay rights project. ,, "It’s a tremendous, priority of ours," Harlow said. Sodomy laws cast a dark cloud over Gay people getting equal rights. Wewill keep making them apri0rity Until all .of them are gone." ditq~,~ note: Laurie Asseo covers the Supreme Court ~:.~u~~N~_,la~l~=o~.v..rasTchoentAriso.suotceidatbeydTPUrelssas.FIanmfoilrymNateiwons staffwriters. R IA Yes, We HavO No Bananas : by Kevin Isom We should have seen it coming. Everything was going so well. First, there was Lesbian chic. Then there was : "Ellen - The Episode." Then Mickey Mouse and Goofy stood up to the caltoonish Southern Baptist boycott. But then along came an alleged Gay spree killer- yes, the authorities are calling him a spree killer - who swept : into South Beach and casnally murdered Gianui Versaee, : the talented,rich, and influential Gay fashion designer. ¯ A gasp of horror went up from fashionable Gay and ; r straight folk. all. around the, world,, and celebrities as : dlverse a~ PrincesS Di, Naomi Campbell, Elton John, and : Sylvester Stallone were grief stricken. And with good ¯ reason. Versaee wasan openly gay rolemodel of success- : ful and caring living, whose senseless death narrows the ¯ world a little for Gays and straights alike. ¯ Besides, without Versaee, who would create trends ¯ like those" ubiquitous white ieans9 Who would ~ive Ehzabeth Hurley clothes that would make her stand out ." from the shadow of her actor/boyfriend/befriender of ¯ prostitutes., Hugh Grant? ." More importantly, where would we find homoerotic ¯ images of male beauty in straight magazines? Even for ¯ people who don’t buy into the whole d~signer cacheL ¯ Versace made a difference - and an improvement - in body-conscious style, not to mention the buffed-up types :. of bodies he promoted. I, for one, am all for eye candy. : Will we now be left with only Calvin Klein? : The mainstream news media was, of course, all over : the case like Bruno Magli shoes on O.J. Simpson. Here was an alleged spree killer who, in his mother’s words, : was a "high class’Gay prostitute." What copy this made ¯ for the nightly news! ¯ Forget Ellen, forget Disney. Lesbian chic? What was ¯ that? Here’s an alleged queer Heidi Fleiss with murder on : the mind! Hard Copy even came out of summer hiatus to jump right on the case. And if Hard Copy ~s on the beat, ¯ you know it’s gotta be big. ¯ For days, there were alerts on nighfl.y news in every podunk. town with even a smidgen of openly Gay culture. : (’:B.ucksnort, Tennessee: Is the Killer Here?") In oart, ¯ because the F.B.I. neglected to get out information to’Gay ¯ comm6nifies across the country when they first knew of the very real threat. " - ¯ Cmiously; though, instead of just ’accepting a spree killer for what he was - bananas- the mainstream media : seemed obsessed with finding areason, an explanation, for his killings. They suggested, without any evidence t~ ¯ back up the assertion, that the alleged killer l~ad disc09- ". ered he had AIDS and just snapped. Sort ~0f like Mike : Tyson, but without the ear goop. ¯ ¯ But isn’t it seem the least bit Strange thiit thousands ¯ upon thousands of Gay men have died ofAIDS, and none : have gone on across country killing spree? Isn’t it worth ¯ noting that most Gay men instead have thrown their "- efforts into a brave, and largely successful, community ¯ response,to AIDS? . Doesn tit also seem strange that the mainstreammedia ¯ has tended to lump Versace and his alleged killer into the ¯ same "lifestyle" - youknow, the Gay one?While both the ¯ victim and his alleged killer might both have been Gay~ : their lifestyles were hardlyidentical. But themediahasn’t seemed to think so. They must also think that Princess Di ¯ and Queen Latifah, both being royals, must live the same ¯ lifestyle, too. ." The saddest part of all this hoopla is that Versace’s ¯ !ongtime compamon, Antonio D’Amici, was rarely men- . tioned, if at all. Instead, the focus was on"Poughkeepsie, New York: Is the Killer Here?" On the twisted road to equality, we seem to have taken an ui},expected step. A step which, with the alleged ¯ kill,er s apparent suicide, will soon be forgotten. I m looking forward to getting back to Disney, those ¯ zany Southern Baptists, and Lesbian chic. ¯ Kevinlsom is a syndicated travel writer and humor " columnist. His short story The Brothers Mangrum ap- . p.e..q~,s..!.n th~.~pr.ing!997 issue of~s Transcontihental. At last count there were six or seven publications serving the Lesbian/Gay/Bi and Trans communities of Oklahoma. Of those actually based in state, the oldest is The Gayly Oklahoman,now more than 12 years old. Next is this newspaper at nearly 4 years. Then comes the baby of the group, OMahoma City CommunityNews, an ambitious "vanity" publication. In our media watch, we have .been mos.t .amused for several montlm By the self-promotional, allX~lt somewhat despetat~ sliemani~ans 5f Oklahoma City Community News. ~ Primary among these has. been running "filler" ads which tout some aspect of their publication which they deem. superior to other newspapers. These ads have mostly beenjust rather tasteless. But recently in response to a format changeby The Gayly Oklahoman, Community News ran an ad crowing about how The Gayly was now imitating Community News! Tulsa Family News wonders, how Community News would feel if we ran a self-promotional ad saying how Community News wasjust imitating Tulsa FamilyNews? After all, most of whatdistinguishes their publication are things we’ve been doing successfully for almost 4 years In fact, shortly after Community ~lewsbegan, editor Bruce Devault called us for "how-to" advice. And for all their noise about being found in ,mainstream7 locations because of their "dean content," that approach was done first by Tulsa Family News to such ~uccess that when Community News came over fromi~OKC to Tulsa, they just used~0ur distribution list. ".. More seriously though, we reall~ have .to -wonder if ~ashing other Gay businesses in self,promotional advertasements really helps to build our communities? This is not to say that there isn’t a roll for debate anddiscussion about issues and [eadership. TFN~does precisely that regularly. Community News has alluded in iis ads to some issues that deserve serious public debate - such.as therole of sexually-oriented advertising incommumtypublications. However, in reputable newspapers, this sort of debate occurs in editorial pages, accompaniedhy,reasoned arguments, not by snipes in advertisements. ¯ " But ire should have ~een it coming. After all, we’ll : sexIundaelleyd-o, wrieenatlewdaaydsshliakveetchhooseseonfnTohtetGo rauynlyi,nb-uyotaulrs-ofawcee : never be truly equal to Straight folks until We re equal in i: havenever attacked The Gayly-for their deeibions-..Maybe :- every way. Andthat means bad aswell as good. Strange : because we remember how,things on~ewere in Okia- : as well as stylish. Straight folks have produced years and ¯ homa, we want to state our admiration for The Gayly’s : y~s of serialkillers.-Remember Ted Bundy? ¯ pioneering work. For those who are tooyoung to remem: ¯ ber, there was a time not too long ago that theouly sources ¯ of advertising for Gay newspapers were either bars or ¯ sexually oriented services. ~ ,, TFN has b~,roken new ground in this. state4n getting ,mamstre.am or non-Gay advertising, but we,recognize mat once that was not possible, and that.TheGayly served our commumtaes under much more difficult circumstances in the past. We would also caution the apparently happily coupled ¯ staff of OKC’s C&nmunity News not to be sex-phobic, ¯ and insensitive to the needs of those who are single. ¯ While we agree that there are discussions of specific ¯ sexual preferences and of particularities of anatomy that ¯ are preferably not conducted in print, we hope that Community News will recognize the legitimate n~eds for ¯ members of our community .to.date, and ev.en .to have ¯ casual sex (though, of course, individuals should be : sexually resp.onsible). They might also note that many in ¯ our commumty like the candor of The Gayly. ¯ Finally, e d ask the Community News to stop its silly. ¯ criticizing of 900 numbers. After all, even The Tulsa ¯ WorldandUrbanTulsahave9OOnumberdatingservices, : but Community News isn’t attacking them yet! ¯ Our point is to respect those who’ve come before us, ¯ and the work they did that lielped us all to get where we ¯ are now. The ads attackingTheGayly, andus too, arejust ¯ nasty. Anyway, if your work is good enough, that should ¯ speak for itself. : -Tom Neal~ editor & publisher ¯ PS, we welcome letters ’ ofsexually,oriented ¯ advertising or ’. Letters by *~ White. Ho...u.se Chan,ges Gays M,l,tary P0s,tion WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to shaooth over a wrinkle in its relations with the gay commtmity, the White House on Monday clarified its statement on a federal judge’s ruling on the "don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue" policy for Gays in the military. Presidential spokesman Mike McCurry said that, after hearing "legitimate concerns" raised by activists, his reaction to the ruling should have included that a review under way at the Pentagon analyzing how the " law is being implemented. "In retrospect,. I would " have pointed that out if I had looked into the issue ¯ more," McCurry told reporters. "I had a typically : McCurry off-the-cuff reaction.’? ...... r ~ " Earlier this month in New York, U.S! DiStrict " Judge Eugene Nickerson ruled that the policy violates ¯ free-speech fights of gay service members and sub- " jects them to separate, discriminatory regulations. " Activists told the White House thatmorehomosexual ¯ service members have been discharged since the ¯ policy was adopted by the Clinton ad~ainistration in 1993. Last year, 850 Gays were discharged from all " branches of the armed forces except the Coast Guard, ¯ according to Pentagon data compiled by the Service ¯ Members Legal Defense Network, an independent " legal advocacy group. In 1994, there were 597 dis- ¯ charges. The Justice Department is appealing Nickerson’s decision, and the issue is expected to ultimately be " decided by the Supreme Court. There are several . cases nationwide challengin~ the 1993 policy, adopted ¯ by the administration as a compromise. The policy bars commanders from asking service members what ¯ theirsexual orientations are. It allows Gay troops to." serve as long as they refrain from homosexual acts and don’t reveal their orientation. " When Nickerson _issued his ruling, McCurry said : "wg continue to believe the policy is a good one" and . was being implemented satisfactorily. McCurry said ¯ Monday he had neglected to mention that Defense : Secretary William Cohen "has expressed some con- ¯ cern about the implementation of the law" and had ordered a review group to study it. "The bottom line ¯ is, the law is still the law," McCurry said. "We must ." continue the work of effectively administering the law and making sure we do so with the kind of ¯ sensitivity that gecretary Cohen has said should ap- " ply." "The good news here is that Mike McCurry, in ¯ thinking alitflebit longer about his comments, recog- ¯ nized that ... there are some problems with enforce- ¯ ment Of this poficy," said Winnie Stachelberg, legis, " lative director of the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest Gay political organization. ¯ School Fails to Stop Anti-Gay Harassment PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) - A woman plans to sue her son’ s school district for not protecting her son from classmate’s gay slurs. The 12-year-old boy said fellow students have insulted him ever since he was in kindergarten, calling him"gay-gay," "girl" and "faggot" dozens of times a week. The boy, unidentified to protect his .privacy, lost 30 pounds after the taunting escalatedlastyear. Hedevelopedmigraines, his grades sank and he thought of suicide. The seventh-grader, who said he is not Gay but knows he is more feminine than other boys his age, asked the Laguna Salada Union School Board this ~aastet fsuprlitnogmtoe,’.~P,,Uht ea sStoaipdlto,tIht-eauffneecntdshinogwepIitfheeetls.ab"Iotu’st myself, my schoolwork, everytl~ing. I have been called those names in all my schools for as long as I can remember.., about my perceived sexual orientation, and ithas to stop. I Wouldlike to go to school and not have to worry about h~ethings that somebody’s going to call me." Since then, the district amended its sexual harassment policy. It says no student shall be subject to any kind of sexual harassment, "including harassment because of sexual orientation." The most serious penalties include expulsion. But months of working with administrators at Ortega Middle School appar- ;ently have not stopped the slurs, so the boy’s mother said she intends to sue the Laguna Salada district for not protecting her son. She alsbpians t~ue a han’c[f01 of administrators and school c~unsel0rs. Oakland attorney Sandra Sprin~¢who represents the boy, said in the notice of intent to sue that the district violated both its own and state-mandated harassment policies. The boy’s mother said the little taught in class about sexual liarassment pertains to treatment of gifts, not boys.And no positive images of homosexuality are taught, she said. The school offered an in-class training session on sexual harassment, but the boy said his Classmates thought it was ajoke. The students were given 20 minutes to read a booklet that contained one passing reference to boys who harass other Ix)vs. "We went through all the channels and hit bricl~ walls," the woman said. "For my son it’ s morehate harassment, sexual-harassment, homophobic.harassment. ~I came to Ortega-to say, ’Please help me, please help my son.’ The policy needs to be clarified." Increasingly, lawsuits have been filed to force schools to stop sexual harassment, especially of girls. But cases involving boys are rare. The boy has since left Ortegafor an alternative school in Pacifica, where the principal and teachers keep close tabs on him. He has gained back all the weight he lost and his migraines and asthma have vanished. "It’s been the best year ofmylife- and it was only two months," he said. Chrysler Now More Gay-Friendly? DETROIT (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres lost the Chrysler Corp.’s approval when she announced she was a lesbian, but the company’s gay and lesbian workers are hoping for a better reception. The company drew protests from gay support groups when it pulled advertising from the episode of ABC-TV’s FJlen in which the lead character, played by Ms. DeGeneres, came out of the closet. But since then, Chrysler has formally acknowl= edged, for the first time, "People of Diversity," an employee group formed early this year "to p~ovide support fofqesbians, gays,, bisexuals and transgendered people through business and social activities." It’s part of a trend among the Big Three automakers by employees who are pushing for, and receiving, some recognition ofgay and lesbian workers’ rights. Ford Motor Co. recognizes a Similar employee grgup, and in November expanded its anti-discrimination bylaws to include sexual orientation. General Motors Corp. does not formally recognize gay employee organizations but GM PLUS, a gay group, is pushing the automaker for acceptance. "The momentum is definitely picking up and moving in the right direction," Alan Gilmour, a former vice-chairman of Ford who retired in 1994 and last year disclosed he is gay, told The Detroit News. ¯ While they hail the moves, critics say the Big Three ¯ are responding too slow to shifts to protect gay and ¯ ¯ lesbian employees particularly blue-collarworkersfromharassment." Anyforwardmovementisprogress, ¯ but the reality is that they aren’t showing a true ¯ commitment to what they say they are doing in ¯ creating a hospitable workplace," said Jeff Mont- " gomery, president of the Triangle Foundation, a De- " troit gay and lesbian civil rights group. ¯ Alice McKeage, an openly gay computer pro-. ¯ gramer at Ford and co-founder of the automaker’s ¯ gay emp!oyee.group - GLOBE - still receives calls ¯ from Ford employees, mostly in factories, who are ¯ harassed on the job and looking for help. ¯ "Our biggest challenge is to promote a safe work ¯ environmentbecause themanufacturingbnv~6niii~nt ¯ is stillhostile to gays,’~McKeage said. "We’vemade ¯ progress because Ford Chairffian Alex Trotman is ¯ committed todiVerSity, butit’s coming along slow ’" Chrysler has quiedy resumed ad,~ettising onEli~n, ¯ but the spotlight-.on gay and lesbian issues won’t g6 ¯ away. 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"We recomaize that diversity in ¯ the workplace is a journey.’-Michelle Wahers, a : Chrysler worker and co-founder of People of Diver- -" sity, says the "positive spirit of change at Chrysler" : came about because of several recent developments . that put pressure on the automaker. "We’ve now ¯ opened a formal dialogue to discuss other issues and " goals,"Walters said. "Fheautoindustryhasno choice " but to change. We are genuine assets to the corpora- " ti°n and indus,.try and they recognize, flaat." " Bias Results in Job Loss : TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - The couple’s relationship was on shaky ground. So they sought counseling through an employee assistance program maintained by North Mississippi Medical Center. But counselor Sandra M. Bmff refused to see the couple. The reason? They are both yeomen; Mrs~ Bmff was fired Oct. 23, 1996. She is now suing North Mississippi Health Services Inc., the parent company of North Mississippi Medical Center, for unspecified damages. Mrs. Bmff, of Marietta, contends she was fired from her job as medical services counselor because she cited her religious beliefs "as the reason for refusing to see the homosexual couple. She is asking in the lawsuit to be reinstated with full benefits and seniority. Herlawyer, GrantFox ofTupelo, said at issue in the suit is whether she can be fired because of her religious views. Fox said Mrs. Bmff worked in the employee assistance program, in which outside em- ~olroyth.eersirpawyotrhkeerms.e,~Mcarsl.cBenmtefrfthoapdrobveiedne ccoouunnsseelliinngg this woman, this patient for some time, when the asked for help in working out problems with her lesbian lover. When Mrs. Bruff said she could not, the individual was not happy with that... "Fox said. Fox said Mrs. Bmff told the patient that she could continue counsding her on other issues "not contrary to Mrs~ Bmff’s Christian faith." Fox said Mrs. Bmff also explained her position to the hospital in writing, adding that her beliefs also would prevent.her from counseling someone about adultery. He said the hospital responded that "that was not acceptable ... (she) shouldbe terminated." LenGrice, director ofmarketing services forNMHS, said hospital officials had not seen the lawsuit. "Of course, we have no comment. This is a personnel matter," Grice said Tuesday. However, the hospital had been through at least two proceedings involving Mrs. Bruff. Mrs. Bmff filed a complaint with the federal Equal F~nployment Opportunity Commission, which ruled in May that it could not find any violation of law, and the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, where a hearing officer ruled she was eligible for unemployment benefits. the law, thejudge wrote. ’This court.., has failed to find objective reasons to usurp the discretion, power and authority of the legislative branch to enact this law." Adoption Battle Loses MIAMI (AP) - An effort by a lesbian Dade County jail guard to overturn a state law banning child adoptions by homosexuals was rejected Monday by a Broward County judge. June Amer, who sought to have the law declared uncon.stitutional, must wait for the state Legislature to change the law, Circuit Judge John A. Frusciante said in his ruling. Florida andNew Hampshire are the only two states that ban adoptions by homosexuals. ~ Ms. Amer, who has a son by artificial insemination and wants to adopt another child; lives with a retired prison gtmrd, Gail DeShon. Amer testified during the week-long trial in early May that the 6-year-old boy calls the women Mommy June and Mommy Gail ."We’re very disappointed," said Ms. Ame’r’ satt~rhey, Karen Coolman Amlong, of the American Civil Liberties Union. The attorney said her client is undecided about appealing. Ms. Amlong said during the trial that the law was unconstitutional because the Legislature was trying to exclude an entire group of Florida’s population from adoptions. "There is no evidence.., that the law was passed for the purpose of disadvantaging the group burdened by Episcopal Church Apologizes to Gays PHILADELPHIA (AP)-As they closed their 10-day national convention, leaders of the Episcopal Church apologized to Gays and Lesbians for years of rejection and mistreatment by the church. The House of Bishops and House of Deputies, composed of clergy and lay leaders, approved the measure Friday on behalf of the 2.5 millionb~lieveks. ’ ...... A feared Episcopal Church split never happened, ¯ but leaders remained divided on sexuality issues. In ¯ efforts to reduce division, several leaders of the 2.5 ¯ million-member church vowed to keep open the debates over ordaining homosexuals and forming a ¯ rite to bless same-sex unions. Conservative leaders ¯ said they will spend the next few years fighting these ¯ proposed changes. However, the 72rid General Con: : vention, dosed without any significant changes to ¯ current church policy, But the 1,100 church leaders ¯ came close. A proposal to bless same-sex unions lost ¯ in a nearly even vote, and resolutions rdated to the ¯ ordination of homosexuals also narrowly failed. ¯ Gay and Lesbian advocates considered the votes ¯ signs that the church one day. may fully endorse " ordination and blessings _for same-sex unions. And ¯ they enjoyed Some victories as well The convention ¯ narrowlyapproved a resolution to allow dioceses to ¯ extend health benefits to domestic partners of church ¯ employees, though a similar resolution that would : have qualified domestic partner~ for the church pen- " sion fund failed. ~ Church leaders also endorse0~:a plan to continue ¯ study on the theological implications of same-sex : umons. A report on the topic will be presented at the :" next general convention in 2000in Denver. However, .. House of Deputies member Byron Rushing, a la~, ¯ person from Boston, Mass., said he believes the ¯ division ~vill be smaller by then and the church will ¯ become even more welcoming to gays and lesbians. ¯ One mission of the church is helping Gays and ¯ Lesbians become more included, Bishop Suffragan ¯ Catherine Roskam said. Bishop Joe Doss from the ¯ Diocese of New Jersey said he believes another part ¯ of the church’s mission will be teaching the kind of : acceptance itlearnedfrom the sexuality debates to the ¯ worldwide Anglican community. But before that ¯ happens, Doss said, the church needs to consider how its theology applies to Gays and Lesbians. Old inter- :-~ pretations of scripture encouraged exclusion, he said. ." "We need to rethink how we’ve pushed baptized people aside," Doss said of Gay Episcopalians. ¯ Presiding Bishop Elect Frank T: Griswold III of ¯ Chicago, chosen during the convention, saidhehopes ¯ the discussion on sexuality will continue. But he said ¯ he would like to see the factions also focus on. their common beliefs. Murderer of Gay Man ¯ Goes to Prison Finally : HOUSTON(AP) -Aman convicted in the 1991 Gay : bashing murder of a Houston banker has had his 10- ¯ year probation sentence revoked and is going to prison for 10 years. State District Judge Brian Rains : onThursdayrevoked the probation ofDefi’ikJ. Attard, ¯ one of 10 men convicted in the slaying of Paul ¯" Broussard, because he failed’to perform community : service. : On July 4, 1991, Attard and nine friends went to ¯ Houston looking for Gays to harass.. They .brought ; nail-spiked boards and rocks as weapons. The 10 ; youths attacked Broussard and two of his friends as .. the three were leaving a gay bar..Jon Christopher .. Buice stabbed Broussard to death. Buiceis serving45 ¯ years. Four others were sentenced to prison terms. ; Five, including Attard, were assessed probationary .- sentences and sent to bootcamp. Broussard’s mother, : Nancy Rodriguez said she was glad Attardis going to ¯ prison. "I’m glad Judge Rains gavehim the 10 years," : she said. "I wish it could be more." AZT Just Doesn’t Work Right NEWYORK (AP) -Ten years afterAZT hit the market, scientists say they’ve figured out why it doesn’t work better: Chemically, it’s a bad dance partner. The discovery might lead to better weapons against the AIDS virus, the researchers said. But the company that makes AZT, Glaxo Wellcome Inc., which has its U.S. headquarters in Research Triangle Park, N.C., was skeptical. AZT, the first drug approved for attacking HIV, sabotages the virus’s attempts to reproduce itself. But it doesn’t work perfecfly, and HIV eventually .spawns, mutant strains thatresistthemedication. Many more anti-HIV drugs have come along since AZT, but the drug is still widely used. Thenew research studied whathappens to AZT once it gets into a person’ s body. An AZT molecule goes through an intricate dance in a user’s calls. It has to be modified three times to become effective against HIV, and to get that done, it has to dance with three different molecular partners. These partners are enzyme molecules that latch onto AZT one at a time, makea modification, and then let go. The dance goes fine with the first partner. The problem comes with the second. When this enzyme and the AZT molecule pair up, the enzyme is far less efficient at making the crucial modification than it should be. This creates a bottleneck in the process, reducing the amount of activated AZT that can.be built up to work on the AIDS virus. What;s the problem? The AZT molecuie is basically-stepping on the second partner’ s toes, German scientists report ~n the August issues of Nature Medicine and Nature StmctumlBiology. Moreprecisely, theenzymemolecule has aloop-like structure that’s important in making the modification, and the AZT molecule has a protruding finger that bends this loop out of kilter. That makes it harder for the enzyme to act, the researchers concluded. So scientists might do well to design drugs that,avoi:d bending this loop, they said. or/hey .could provide AZT with a new danc..e., .partner that’s more coopera- " five. That would involve giving patients a gene tb"m~l~ their cells pump out an altered fortii of the enzyme, one that isn’t binderieS,byAZT’ s protruding fmger, they said. Ram~r~"’J~i~es, a spokeswoman for Glaxo W~i~03h~ inc., said the new work offers abetter explanation for the processing glitch than scientists had before. "We don’t think this one piece.of information is going to really change drug development that much," she said. "But certmnly ~y.,!nformation added to the mix is help~ - Surge,ry Debated for Positives SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As Joe Young saw it, he had two options:iisk majtr experimental surgery~rdie of congestive heart failure, Nevermind that the surgery, which includes slicing a wedge from a -pailent’ s enlarged,weakenedhearttomake it smaller~and more efficient, is far from routine- or that he is HIV-positive. "I was afraid my heart was going to give out before they find a cure for AIDS," Young says. Last month, a cardiac surgeon performing the procedure for the first time "remodeled" Young’s heart. He repaired its valves and removed a section to make it more compact, to beat faster and pump more efficiently. Dr. Alex Zapolanski says he had nS" qualms about accepting Young as a surgery patient, but the case has stirred debate among colleagues. Some warn the procedure is far from ready for widespread use, especially on patients whose defenses are weakened by other illnesses. "Most of us in the field are .very skeptical," says Dr. Sharon Hunt, a transplant cardiologist at Stanford Medical Center. Stanford, a major heart facility that does 40 heart transplants and 1,000 other heart surgeries each year,, has yet to perform heart remodeling, even on patients without complications. Elsewhere, American doctors are only beginning to try the procedure, an alternative to transplantation. Since May 1996, fewer than 100 remodeling surgeries have been done in the United States, compared with an average 2,300 heart transplants a year. Doctors say the surgery fails in30 percent ofcases, makingimmediate transplants necessary. To even themostexperienced surgeons, the idea of cutting into the heart muscle is foreign. But for Dr. Randas Batista, the Brazilian heart surgeon who pioneered the procedure, it was a last-ditch effort to save dying patients in the Amazonjungle, where donor organs are all but nonexi stent. "Most of my patients would be dead in a short time anyway," Batista said in a telephone interview from Brazil "So I have survivors." Batista contends that the situation in the United States - with hundreds of thousands of congestive heart failure cases each .year and fewer than 2,500 donor hearts available - is.not so different. And those odds don’t include .thousands of patients likeYoung, forwhom transplants are not an option because of serious systemic ailments such as HIV, cancer, advanced diabetes or active hepatitis. Young, 46, now recuperating at a San Francisco hospital, has known since he was diagnosed with both HIV and congestive heart failure in 1989 that his HIV status made him ineligible for a transplant. When his condition worsened early this year, he felt "remodeling" was. his only option. .When Zapolanski first saw Young this spnng, the former.cab drivcr, andhotel clerk was constantly,short of breath and bloated with fluid. Carryingaiaything substantiai from one end-of the. room, to..the other was outof the question.."He was going downhill. Anyone .could see. that," says Zapolanski, who.believes ¥oung’s heart disease may have been causedby his ~weakened immune system. However, Young’s health was otherwise reasonably sound and he showed no symptoms ofAIDS, whichhe attributes to the new drug combinations that. are pro- . longing some lives. "When the patient is ¯ willing to take the chance, then it doesn’t ¯¯ take a doctor to see what is the right thing ¯ to do,", says Zapolanski¯, who operated on ¯" Young, with -Batista assisting, at Seton ¯ Medical Center in Daly City,just south of ¯ San Francisco. .. That attitude alarms some but is good ¯ news for others, including a heart patient ’ who’sbeentumeddowntwiceforremod_ ¯ eling because, like Young, he is HIV, ¯ positive. "I really felt that people weretelling me, "What you’ve got is not worth ¯ our time because HIV is going to kill you ." dead,"’ says John, a 35-year-old Oakland ¯ man. John hopes Zapolanski can operate Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Stephen Peake, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Specialized in HIV .Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We are currently enrolling participants in HIV/AIDS investigational drug trials. Call us and ask for Drug Study to see if you qualify. 2325 South Harvard, Suite 600, Tulsa 74114 Monday - Friday 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 SCOTT ROBISON’S PRESCRIPTIONS Serving Tulsan ’s Since 1947 Major credit cards accepted for your convenience! 3 locations to serve you: Hillcrest Physician’s Building 1145 So. 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HIV OUtreach, Prevention &Education .. ,formerly TOHR ~lV Prevention Programs 742-2927 4158 South-Harvard, Suite E-2 2 doors east of the HIV Resource Consortium Look for our banner on testing nights, on his heart .this summer; the surgeon is reviewing the patient’s medical history. ’:~)ii~of the first U.S. surgeons to remodel a heart was Dr. Patrick McCarthy atthe Cleveland Clinic. McCarthylearned the procedure from Batista but says he would not use it on any patient who has a major health problem beyond congestive heart failure. "Before undertaking this sort ofradical heart surgery, I would look under every stone," McCarthy says. "If patients are HIV-positive and they go through surgery; they have a much harder timerecovering... (and) arejust thatmuch more susceptible to catch an infection." To date, he and his colleagues have performed 56 remodelings, with a failure rate of just 10 percent - substantially better than the national rate of30 percent. McCarthy credits careful screening of. surgery candidates. He rules out heart remodeling even for patients with other heart problems, such as dogged arteries. A month after surgery, Young suffered a stroke - a liability for some post-surgical heart patients - that paralyzed part of his left side~ A spokeswoman at Davies Medical Center, thehospital whereYoung is recuperating, says heis improving daily. Andhe remains hopeful and ever ready to go home. "I still have faith," Young says r : serious concerns and high risks, a synipa- : thetic physician has to do what’s right," he said. "If you would take it, you have to : recommend it,,he added. ¯ But Saah was among those who in- ¯¯ sisted the timingisn’tright for the government to rule on an issue that has so little ¯ proof of success. "A lot of us just don’t ¯ believe this works," he said. Some criticized a CDC study that said health care ¯ workers in the United States. the United ¯ Kingdom and France who took the AIDS drug AZT after being stuck with a needle ¯ cut.their risk of contracting HIV by 79 ¯ percent. That study is the best evidence ¯ the CDC has that the post-exposure treat- . ment works. : Dr. Alastair McLeod, who has treated ¯ AIDS patients in Vancouver, British Co- " lumbia, since 1984, added: "I don’t be- " !ieve that 79 percent stuff either. The data ¯ is indeed a bit soft. This is potentially a ¯ quagmire for the agency." Another concern was that some people ¯ might comeinfor treatment a second time ¯ after engaging again in risky behavior. ¯ "Do we give it to them the first time and ¯ then withhold it the second as punish- " ment?" asked Kahn. : Also, emergency rooms, which serve ¯ about 100millionpatientsayear, couldbe between deep breaths. ’t..To me, this is : inundated because they are often the first like half of a miracle. The other half will " place people go for medical care, said be a cure of AIDS." Morning-After Treatment Debated ATLANTA (AP) - In a debate over who might benefit from a moruing-after treatment for HIV, Michigan AIDS director Randy Pope said he’s more concerned about what to call it first. "Is it prevention or is it treatment?" Pope asked a group of experts who gathered in Atlanta to mull the idea of a blast of AIDS drugs for patients who fear they may have contracted HIV from a night of risky sex or a needle. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is i~ing to figure out whether to endorse the controversial practice or not. But first, they must dispense with the name game. The government shuns the "morning-after" title because it wrongly implies one pill will do it. Then, there’s "post-exposure prophylaxis." That didn"t seem to work. Now, its wrestling over "post-exposure treatment." It may sound trivial, but it’s the root of disagreement among doctors over whenit should be used, who would receive it and whether it will take money away from prevention programs that already work. The treatment, which would likely take about a month, would give AIDS drugs to people as quickly as possible after a potential exposure to HIV. The idea is to start fighting right away the development of AIDS, even before people are certain they have HIV. An HIV-infected man has sex with his wifeand the condombreaks. Aprisoner is taped by a gang of men. A child is molested. These are all cases experts debated during a two-day conference in Atlanta that ended Friday. There is little proof that such a treatment works, although some preliminary studies suggest it might. But some doctors are already doing it. Dr. James Kahn, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco, said he would offer the treatment to anyone who needs it. "When you’re ... sitting across an exam tablefromsomebody whohas plainneeds, ¯ Richard Rothman of Johns Hopkins Uni- ¯ versity. : The CDC initially said it was consider- " ing the morning-after treatment for one- ¯, time use. But doctors at-the meeting said ¯ that should be reconsidered, since chil- dren can be abused repeatedly andprison- : ers can be raped more than once. ¯ Saah called for more animal studies. Twounpublished studies presentedThurs- : day showed that giving monkeys the blast of drugs within hours after they were ¯ infected with HIV kept some of them virus-free after almost a year. Those stud- : ies are still in progress~ however. i¯ OSwtundRy:epHrIoVdSupc.tu=.orsn : WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists have ¯ proved a long-expected trait of the AIDS : virus:.It produces aprotein that stimulates ¯ cells to enhance its deadly reproducd0n. ¯ The protein is called Tat, and researchers ¯ from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ¯ willreportTuesday thatit essentially pro- : .vides a wake-upcall that renders slumber- , mg immune cells susceptible to HIV in- " fection. -" HIV works best in active immune cells, ¯ not quiescent ones. So for HIV to sustain : its killer viral levels, it must continually : replenish the active cells it kills, Dana- " Farber research Chiang Li writes in a : recent Proceedings ofthe NationalAcad- ¯ emy of Sciences. Tat secreted-from in- : fected cells enters resting neighbor cells _" and "activates" them, Li discovered in a ¯ series of test-tube studies. : Li proved an HIV pathway that scien- ¯ tists were so confident existed that they : already had hunted drags to attack Tat, ¯ said Dr. Anthony Fauci, an AIDS expert " with the National Institutes of Health. So : far, that research "didn’t work, to the ¯ point that at least one company has aban- ¯ donedtheirendeavorsfora Tatinhibitor," : Fauci said. But "that doesn’t mean that ¯: somebody won’tnow, withthis more con- : firmatory evidence, try another approach : to blocking Tat." by James Christjohn : rock festival, became a m~mmoth under- Onthe local front, RIVERDANCEissure : taking and received the attention of the tobeaneventnextsnmmer.Ifyouhaven’t : most prominent female artists, the tour seen the video, let me tell you it is a ¯ itself being billed as "a celebration of magical show blending tap, traditional ." women in music." and modem Celtic music anddanceand gorgeous men and women dancing their feet off. The music is fabulous, and the show is quite beautiful. WhileIamtaking the term "Advance Notice" to an extreme, I would plan to reserve seats as so~n as the tickets go on sale for the PAC August 18-23, 1998 pei~ogmances. Until then, the Broken Arrow Community playhouse will keep us tapping with their season-opening gala, "MUSIC TO REMEMBER", on August 23 at the Main Place, 1800 S: Main in BA. A reception and silent auction will be held at 6:30pro, and the show’ s curtain rises at 8pro. Featuredentertainers are the Bits & Pieces Theatre Chorus, and The. happy Hoofers. Please make reservations by August 15 at 258- 0077. Special guests Teri Bowers and Frank Mitchell from Channel8 will be emceeing the event. Shades Of the triple Goddess! My three favorite divas are certainly getting a lot of attention these days. The most successful lineup ofFleetwoodMac’s long and winding career-featuring Lindsey Buckingham, With a rotadng llne-up, LILITH FAIR ........ ~slst~ 6f Traey Chapman, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Joan O~l,orne, Fiona Apple, Mary Chapin- Carpenter, Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Shawn Colvln, Panla Cole, Meredith Brooks and more... LILITH FAIR has been selling out across the eountry~ [It] occurs in Dallas August 4th. STEVIE NICKS, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, andJohn McViehave reunited and have recorded alive albumfor release on Reprise September 23. The album ineludes four new songs-two from Buckingham and one each from Nicks and McVie-plus live performances of many classics, such as "Dreams" & "Rhiannon. "Thealbum was recorded over two nights in May. Those two concerts marked the first time this version of Fleetwood Mac had performed an entire concert together in 15 years. Viewers will be able to witness the event when MTV airs its Fleetwood Mac concert special on August 12. Well, loyal readers, FLEETWOOD MAC concert dates are flying around the rumor mills. As of press time, rumor has it that they will be playing .the following nearby cities: October 25th and 26th - Oklahoma City, October 29th and 30th - Dallas. (Confirmation yet to come) If any other MAC/NICKS fans out there would like to get together for a road trip, I can be reached via the newspaper and would be glad to help organize. I’d love the company of any other MAC/STEVIE NICKS fan-arics. We could scream along with Stevie on the way, and terrify thousands of other travelers... LOREENAMcKENN1TT’s new album is due out end of September. Entitled ’~3OOK OF SECRETS", it isreported to have an Italian influence, although I hear that the Celtic influence she is known for will also be evident. Put ~ogether by SARAH McLACHLAN, her two managers, andher agent, LILITH FAIR, thewomen’s With a rotating line~up, LIL1TH FAIR consists of Tracy Chapman, Sheryl Crow,Jewel,JoanOsborne, FionaApple,Mary Chap~- Carpenter, F.mmylou Har- ~.ris,-Indigo .Girls, Shawn Colvin, Paula Cole, Meredith Brooks andmore. Having recently been .featured on the covers of both Time and Entertainment Weekly and with SARAH featured in magazines na-, tionwide, 1 .l1.1THFAiRhas been selling out across the country. -I .H- ~.ITH°FAIR occurs in Dallas August 4th. SARAH?s new album, ’~URFACING", is doing extremely well, having debuted at number 2 on the Billboard charts andhitting #1in her native Canada. It is an excellent album, full of moody atmosphere and interesting rhythms. Ellen DeGeneres, who made TV history by coming out as a lesbian in her series "Ellen," was nominated for an F~nrny as best actress in a comedy series. Now that they’ve brought her out of the closet, will ABC let the star of its TV sitcom "Ellen" actually have a sex life this season? Maybenot.ABCEntertainmeritPresidentJamieTames ¯ has told TV writers the network plans to : moveslowlyindeveloping the Ellen char- ¯ acter as an open lesbian. I guess we’ll see ¯ just how slow a lesbian can move... With ¯¯ the heat the way it’s been, I don’t think I’ve seen anyone moving too fast. ¯ Magician DAVID COPPERFIELD ¯ (Whom I had quite the crush on once) has ¯ launched what could be his greatest trick i - prying $30 million damages from Pari~ Match magazine for alleging his romance ¯ with model Claudia Schiffer is bogus. ~ (Oh, I dunno if HE would say that’s his ¯ greatest trick Sorry, I had to. Even if it : was too easy.) Copperfield filed a defa- ¯ marion suit in Lo~ Angeles against the ¯ French magazine’s pubfishers and a rival ¯ magician. According to the suit, Paris ¯ MatchspreadafalsestorythatCopperfield ¯ and Schifferperpetuated afraud, pretend- " ing to be romantically involved, but that ¯ Copperfield pays Schiffer to accompany ¯ him and pretend to be his fiancee. ¯ Hmm Shades of Liberace. (Who, for ¯ those too young or not interested in trivia : enough to know, popular pianist Liberace ¯ successfully sued a British tabloid in the ¯ ’50’ s for claiming he was Gay. Andwe all ¯ know the end of that story.) Now why : wouldDavid wanta"beard"? Can’t imag- ¯ ine. And if the job, goes up for grabs, ¯ what’s the salary? I could stand there and ¯ look beautiful. Stop laughing; it used to ¯ happen.., occasionally. Probably the best : I could manage right now is vapid, but so ¯ often these days the two are interchange- " able. Excuse me, I have to make a phone ¯ call. "Operator, can you get me David Copperfidd’s manager on me nne .... R A’ I N Volunteer Training .~Aug. 8, 6-10pm Aug. 9, 9,Spm Family of Faith MCC 5451 S. Mingo Info:749-4195 Stor Michael’sl Alley Restaurant &. Club Featuring, Steaks, Seafood, Chicken, Pasta, Soups, Espresso, ¯ and Chalkboard Speciaties Monday- Thursday llam- 10pm Friday - Saturday lla,m- llpm Sunday Brunch 11am- 2pm 3324-L East 31st Northeast side of Ranch Acres 745-9998 Established 1960 Celebrate Tulsa Opera’s 50th Annivcrsarv Season on Tuesday..qcptcmbcr 9th at 8pro. [:ca~"ring MARILYN HORNE GREGG BAKER, PABLO ELVIRA, EUO~mE G.UNEWALO, Oto~ C’ARMEN BALTHRO~ and mort" a~ists singing great moments m (;rand Opcra~ MARILYN HORNE Tulsa HIV/AIDS Community-wide Picnic for Service Providers & Clients Aug, 8, 5:30-8pm Fellowship Congregational Church 2900 S. Harvard RSVP: 585-5551 It’s Not Too Late For These Great August Events: in Atlanta: Hotlanta a riverfull of wet, hot Southern men Womyn’s Rhythmfest the name says it all in Chicago Northalsted Market Days IGTA member Call 341. 6866 International Toursformoreinformation. the River Bed& B eakf t POP 69~, Tulsa 918-747.5932 Kelly Kirby CPA, PC Certified Public Accountant a professional corporation ¯ Lesbians. and Gay menfuce many special tax situations whether single or as couples. ¯ Thankyouforgiving us our most successful tax season. ¯ Callusforhelp withyour year round tax needs. 747-5466 4021 S. Harvard, Suite 210 Tulsa 74135 hand:hewn’~k, stone, iron, mesquite objects of interest LOredo Crossing 1519 East 15th Street 585-1555 ¯.~, ~...~-fi J .~ Miquet, Bali, Guaria]uarto, and beyond ainbow Business Guild End d Summer Pool Party AugUst 30, 4pro Call for location. 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Public Service Company of Oklahoma A Central and South West Company ,-~" "l~" SUNDAYS Bless the Lord At All Times Christian Center Sunday School - 9:45am, Service - 11 am, 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Community of Hope (United Methodist), Service - 6pm, 1703 E. 2nd, 585-1800 Community Unitarian Universahst Congregation Service- llam, 1703 E. 2nd, 749-0595 Family- of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Adult Sunday School,. 9:15 Service, 11 am, 5451-E S. Mingo, 622-1441 Metropolitan Community Church ofGranter Tulsa ..... Service,, ,10:45am, 1623 North M.ap.,le~.qod, Info: 838~ 17 PrimeTimers- : ,~ Social groupfor men~qst Sun/eachmo. ~-6pm, Pride Center, 1307 E. 38th University of Tulsa Bisexual/Lesbian/Gayfrransgendered Alliance Not active this summer. Meets at the Canterbury Ctr., 5th & Evanston, 583-9780 ~ MONDAYS HIV Testing Clinic, Free & anonymous testing. No appointment required. Walk in testing: 7-8:30pm Results: 7-gpm, Info: 742-2927 PFLAG, Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays 2nd Mon/each too. 6:30pm, Fellowship Congregational Church, 2900 S. Harvard Gay & Lesbian Book Discussibn Group, Borders Bookstore 1st Mon/ea.mo., 7:30pm, 2740 E. 21st, 712-9955 Aug: Obejas’ Memory Mambo, September: Gary Reed’s Pryor Rendering Womeus Literature Discussion Group, Borders, 3rd Mon/ea: too., 7:30pro Mixed Volleyball, 6:30pm, Helmedch Park, 71st & Riverside, 587-65,57 Unity Lambda Al-anon, 7:30pro, 1307 E. 38th, 2rid ft. ~TUESDAYS Lesbian.Mothers Support Group, 2nd+4th Tues/ea. mo. 7pm; 1307 E. 38th HIV+ Support Group, HIV ResourceConsortium 1:30 pm - 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Info: Wanda @ 749.4194 Shanti-Tulsa, Inc. HIV/AIDS Support Group, and Friends & ~amily HIV/AIDS Support Group - 7 pro, Locations, call: 749-7898 ~" WEDNESDAYS BlessThe Lord At All Times Christian Center Prayer & Bible Study, 7:30 pm 2207 E. 6th, 583-7815 Family OfFaithMCC PraisetPrayer-6:30pm, Choir-7:30,545 I-E S. Mingo. 622-1441 Tulsa Native American Mens Support Group For more information, call 582-7225, John at ext. 218, or Tommy at ext. 208 TCC Gay & Lesbian Association of Students (GLAS), Call for scheduled events. Info: 631-7632 or Jeremy at 712-1600 l~- THURSDAYS Co-Dependency Support Group - 7:30 Family ofFaith~ 5451E S. Mingo, 622-1441 HOPE, HIV Outreach, Prevention, Education Anonymous HIV Testing, Testing: 7 - 8:30pro, Results: 7 - 9pro, Info: 742-2927 Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network (O’RYAN) Support/social group for 18-24’s, call Red Rock Mental Health at-~63~7272 Tulsa Family Chorale, Weekly practice - 9:30pm~ Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th From Our Hearts to Our House, 11pm, 3rd Thurs/each ran. Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th Substance Abuse Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. G, 3-4:30pm, Info: 749.4194 ~ FRIDAYS SafeHaven~ Young Adults Social Group, 1st Fti/eachmo. 8pm, Pride Ctr., 1307 E. 38th Arts Coffeehouse, Poetry readings & art display, Pride Center Call Mary for more information: 743-6740 I~" SATURDAYS St. Jerome’s Church, Mass - 6 pm Garden Chapel, 3841 S. Peoria, Info: 742-6227 Narcotics Anonymous, 11 pro, Community of Hope,1703 E. 2nd, Info: 585-1800 Fun Night at the Center, July 12th & 26th, 6-10pm, Pride Ctr. Info: 743-4297 SENSES, Society for Exploring New Sensations, Educating & Socializing. July 19, 6-apm, Info, call Kathy at 743-4297 I~P OTHER GROUPS T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association, info: 838-1222 Womens Supper Club, Call for info: 584-2978 OK Spoke Club, Gay & Lesbian Bike Organization. Long and short rides. Info: PUB 9165, Tulsa 74157, 8/20, 6:30pm, short tide; 8/23, 7am, long fide; 8/30, 7am, long ride. Alt rides start at Ziegler Park Recreation Center, 3903 W. 4th St. Ifyour event or organization is not listed, please let us know. Call 583-1248 orfax 583-4615. -r2 7 READ ALL ABOUT IT Reviewed by Barry Hensley Tulsa Ci&-County Library Thepublic library has many wonderful, older books of interest to the gay/lesbian/ bi/transgendered community. By searching on the library computer catalog under the subject ofhomosexuality, hundreds of entries come up with subtopics (history, fiction, humor, etc). While searching the older fiction titles, I recently came across a wonderful,little novel, The Drowning of Stephan Jones. In the ficticious town of Parson Springs, (a thinly disguised Eureka Springs), antique dealer FrankMontgomely andhis longtimelover and business partner Stephan Jones have recently opened a shop and are enjoying the simple, small townlife. Away from the crowded and oppressive big cities, Frank and Stephan can settle down and enjoy the finer things in life. Or so they think. When choosing Parson Springs as their new home, the guys thought they had found an artistic oasis where peoplereally cared abouteach other. They didn’t factor in the overwhelming presence of simplistic and absolute religious beliefs that often blanket small communities. Stephan, a former seminary student, convinces Frank to attend a service at the dominant church in town. The service turns out to be a "family ." thetownlibrarian, befriends them.Trouble .. begins when dashing, young Andy, high ¯ school jock and the object of Carla’s af- ¯ fection, prodded by his intolerant family ¯¯ and teammates, begins intimidating the gay couple. The unprovoked harassing ¯ slowly escalates into violence and tour- ¯ der, as the horrified Carla tries, unsuc¯ cessfully, to avert tragedy. There is a moderately successful surprise ending to satisfy Stephan’ s grief stricken survivors. Technically a young adult novel, it is rather simply written for maximum effect, and does contain some violence and mild profanity, although no sex. While the story is strong, the characters are sometimes simplistically written and occasionally fall into stereotypes. Sensitive, confused Carla realizes that her neff boyfriend, (her first), is blinded to trothbyhis unquestioning faith in religious extremism, but is too anxious to be "part of the group" to recognize the danger in his behavior until it is too late. Car.!,a’ s mother i"s the black sheep of the community, fighting to keep challenged books on the library shelves after attacks by the town’s influential Baptist preacher. For a straightforward but dismrbinglook athomophobic extremism° check out The .Drowning ofStep.hanJones. It is an eye opemng read for young adults and a timely re- " minder to adults of what happens when ¯ goodpeople ignore intolerant and danger- ¯ ous behavior. ¯ Check for The Drowning of Stephan ¯ Jones at your local branch library or call ¯ the Readers Services Department at the ¯ Central Library at 596-7966. : Dees. Champlin also anticipates speaking :. more openly about the program and the ¯ need for the program tO high school coun- ¯ selors, teachers and principals as well as ." to mainstream media. : O’RYAN memb~s ara not just con- . cemedwiththemselves. Martyis theleader ¯ of the group’s Condom Crusaders who ¯ are .trying to educate their peers about : HIVrisk. The group also wants to start its ." Own RAIN Care Team. Other goals indude possibly fostering Gay/Straight : Clubs in local high schools to provide : support andinformation. : And O’RYAN is actively seeking support from the older Leshian and Gay corn- : munity and friends,family and allies. The " group has a "wish list" of things that : they’_d like to have to make their meeting ¯ spacemore of a home-like drop-in space. ¯ Ultimately they’d like it to function al- ¯ most like a coffee house, like Java Dave’ s : even. However, they’re just not waiting ¯ around for the larger commtmity. They ¯ tentatively arranged to make 5,000 rain- : bow bead keychains for PFLAG, Parents, ¯ Families and Friends of Lesbians and ¯ Gays to raise funds. ~. Champlinl Marty and George empha- : size that the group is very careful to pro- : tect the see O’RYAN, page 12 For a straight forward but disturblngloo.k at homophoble extremism, cheek out The DrownJnO d Step ,an Jo.es. It.ls,an e~t opemn$ reaa ~or young .a.dults and a timely reminder to adults of what happens when good people ignore intolerant and values" lecture where homosexuals are .uniformly denounced as lower than pornographers or child molesters. Unfortunately, the guys don’t get the hint. A local girl, Carla, has become acquainted with themen and, being raised in a welcoming household by her mother, to talk about &RYAN. Both who are regulars in local clubs said that they really ,v’,paleuoeptlheehgarvoeupt:oM: baertryeSal~tuthnalitkien ginrotuhpe, clubs wherehe characterizes relationships as morejust acquaintances. In the group, they’ re friendships. Champlin, who’s been with the group about a year, brings counselingand psychology experience to the job. The 1994 TU graduate, along with MurphyJones also provide free individual counseling along with the group meetings. Sheestimates that of the 15 to 20 meeting regulars, about 10 also get individual counseling. Champlin, along with Marty and George, note that the group is not for all Lesbian, Gay, Bi,Tramgenderedand questioning young adults. Some are just too closeted or find the groups too structured if they are in a more rebellious stage. But likely many in the city just don’t know that the group exists. 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A Utica salad features chopped Nestled on a plot of land on 21st Street " egg and bacon, the CaeSar comes with a between Columbia and theBroken Arrow ¯: chom" e o¢f chi"cken; salmon, or shrimp, and Expressway is the site of the popular old ¯ the Pacific Rim salad has cold sliced Charlie Mitchell’s Midtown, which fi- .. chicken breast, chow mein noodles, thin naily succumbed to bankruptcy last year. " strips of deep fried tortilla, and a "Thai" While the food was always less than stel- ." peanut dressing, though when we tasted lar, we enjoyed that place, if only to be it, we weren’t sure what made the dressable to drink Watney’s Ale on " tap and play in the red British telephone booths. The entire Midtown neighborhood has been awaiting anxiously developments at the location. This past spring, the wait was over and a new restaurant un-- veiled. Local diners can eat and drink at the Milestone Grill, now under completely different ownership and management. And, those who frequented Charlie Mitchell’s will not recognize the place after themajor remodeling and redecorating. The dining areas have been Opened up into one large, two level room, divided by a working fireplace. The bar now sits against the west wall, andis stylishly conceived with broad panels of tortoise shell covered lighting. Seating in the bar i s multilevel, and includes a comfortable sofa area. The decor is starklymodern throughout the restaurant, and oil pastel art work is framed and hanging onthe painted grey wails. Contemporary light fixtures are crafted from bareflame bulbs andmetallic coppermesh shades, contributing to a dean, fresh look. As one sits down to dinner, one quickly discovers that this place Js no longer Charlie Mitchell’s. Where once one ordered a round of beers, now, one orders ultrapremium cocktails. Milestone features. a menu devoted stric.tly to cocktails, includingnine different martinis. And they ¯are all delicious, We’ve tried them all ~’(th,ough not0n.the same visi t;mindyou! ), and you can s~p andsample the various gins and vodk~s,Anclud~ng Tangueray, Sapphire, Skvy, i~inl~india~ ~dvedere, and Stoli~hnaya.°(~e Of ou} favorites was the :.-TUlSa Skyyline martini, with Skyy vodka, Chambord (a raspberry Jiqueur),. and a ~.twist of lime. The bar als0 Ca~es an ’Impressive s..election ofsinglemait Scotcl~ whiske,cs. ’ ApiS~tizer selecfi’bns, are varied, and display the almost schizophrenic menu plaJming 0f the kitchen. Tl~e best are the -Milestone Grill 2705 East 91st llam-lOpm Nlon.-Thurs. 11am-llpm, Frl. 5pm-llpm, Sat. 5pm-10pm, Sun. ¯ Payment: All major plastle. Ahohoh F II with premium stock & wine llst. Smokln~ in the bar area. A~mospkere: - Dressy casual. Prhes: Expensive. Ratln~: A llst ing ’q’hai." Though only open a few~ months, a new menu was introduced in July. The kitchen is still experimenting, and trying to find itself, so we hope that they will soon be able to establish their niche. A few slight problems exist, such as having both teriyaki ribeye and teriyaki salmon, and having both a filet mignon and a tuna steak wrapped in bacon and prepared like a filet mignon. Nevertheless, the.entrees we have tasted hagebeen flavorful and wall done. Weparticularlylike therotisserie chicken ($12.95), which .is tender and juicy, served ona ~edof garlic- laced "smaShed ’ potatoes; and adorned like a party hat with a big ~prig.of rtsemary. The variou~past~of~the day dishes are .also tasty~ full o~ additional 2vegetables and mush~.oomg; and--delicately sauced. All.bf the entrees are served with:~a choice of soup or salad. Those not interested in a full entree can also get a very ¯ nice, good sized Milestone burger ($6.75) . or a great dub sandwich ($6:95) with ¯ roasted turkey and Arkansas bacon. At. ." lunch, a chicken salad sandwich ($6.25) ." and a meat loaf sandwich ($7:75) areaiso ¯ available. All of the sandwiches come with matchstick fries. ¯ Dessert, always one of our favorite courses, is $4.50, and varies: daily. Re- : .cenfly, they have included: a~tasty indi- ~, vidual cobbleralamode made ononehalf ." of blackberries and on the 0ther ?half of ¯ raspberries~ which was ~gd~~as, ¯" had been microwaved to~*~~r ~o :- serving. The ubiquitous flOuriess’ehoco._ ~ late.gateaux is there, plus- the .stereotypi_ ¯ cal cheesecake- this one with~chocolate, ¯~ pecans, and caramel. All of these are quite ¯: tasty. Yet, the presentation and combina- ." :tions,not onlyin the dessert courses but in ¯ the entire menu, still lack that subtle flair which is the hallmark of a great restau- ~ rant. A good example is the roasted ha- "- nana cream pie. We were offered the !potato crustedlobster ,c,3kcs ($9.95). Ther¢ :is also a shrimp cockudl ($6.95), andfrom there, the menu gets. odd. Spring rolls ($5.7~), an Oriental standard, are juxta- :posed againstthe traditi0nai Fr~nch.~rilled bile cheese ($7’.95): Artich0ke dip.(~5:95) ~emindS:us of.th~ spo~ts bar oi:igiils 6f the ’site. And~ like everyone else in town, they are doing wraps -.this time, chicken wrapped with a’ lettuce leaf ($4..95) instead of a tortilla. Thesoup selection varies daily, and is $3.95 per bowl. On the night we visited, it was corn and red pepper, which we expected to be a spicy cream soup, but which was a surprisingly thin vegetable soup with kernels of corn and strips of roaste~i red bell pepper. Basic salads are also $3.95, and jump $4 with the addition of dessert, and anticipated.,a large wedge of tasty pie. What arrived was a small indi- ¯ vidual tartlet shell filled, with roasted ha- : nanapudding, topped withwhippedcream, and garnished withalargewedge bf white ~ and dark chocolate protruding from the : tarflet like a shard ofbroken glass.:Next to. the tarflet was a bail of ice cream that had a strong and delicious espressoflavor and ¯ included little chunks 61’ fudge brownie. ; The whole large serving plate was deco- ¯ rated with a swoosh of creme Anglaise, ¯ ¯ drizzles of chocolate, and a few scattered fresh berries. Individually, each compo- ¯ nentwas delicious,but together, they were ¯ too much and not a pleasant match. The ¯ espresso-chocolate ice cream comp!etely ¯ overpowered the delicate sweetness of the roasted banana, see Jean, page 12 ration techniques are all down, we look forward to the kitchen staff developing the culinary maturity in matching foods that will makethis restaurant an outstanding dining experience. Similar problems arise in the service. When we’ ve been seated in the dining room, service has been attentive and adequate (though not outstanding) for arestaurant of this calibre. However, when we’ ve been seated in the smoking section in the bar area, the service has been woeful. In fact; on our last visit, the handsome pony~led bartender (worth a trip just to gazeuponhim,by theway) tookpityupon our table and volunteered to take over for ourabsent waitress. Nevertheless, wehave great expectations that management will soon work out these minor flaws, espedally since themenus advise that a seventeen percent gratuity will be added to tickets for groups. On the whole, we enjoy going to the Milestone Grill. As they grow- and become more comfortable with their identity, we think the staff will make a fine team. And, we hope they’ll stir be in business come winter time, so we can lounge around that wonderful fireplace in the dining room. to moving every American forward. At those places where we disagree with the President, and there are many, we know for certain now that he acts, not out of ignorance, but out of his political analysis for advancing his agenda." Lobel added that the President spoke at length about how the cultural map of America must shift ifLGBT people are to gain civil rights. "We look to the President to speak out loudly and often on issues affecting Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. But we must be realistic. The President will not move unless activists at the local and state level move him and the administration forward." There also was discussion of Clinton’ s upcoming White House conference on hate crimes later-this year. The activists said they want the conference to address "widespread" violence against Gays and would like to include Gay youths who often are prone to violence on the streets because of family rejection and homelessness. "There is agreement that violence against any group is something that must be combated," Echaveste said. The group expressed concern about the implementation of the Clinton administration’ s "don’ t ask, don’ t tell, don’ t pursue" policy on Gays in the military. A study by the Service Members Legal DefenseNetwork showedthatGays are being discharged from all branches of the armed forces in greater numbers since the policy was instituted in 1993. "We made it dear there are a number of instances in which the administration has come down on the wrong side of issues that are important to us, not the least of which is the Gays-in4he-military issue," said Lorri Jean, executive director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. The policy bars commanders from asking service members to reveal their sexual orientations, and allows Gay troops to serve as long as they refrain from homosexual acts and don’ t reveal their orienta- Besides McDonald, LobeL Jean and Birch, other participants at the meeting were Kevin Jennings, executive directoe of the Gay, Lesbian and StraightTeachers Network; Tim Gill, founder of the Gill Foundation; Gloria Nieto, executive director of the People of Color AIDS foundation of New Mexico; Brian Bond, executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund; Martin Omelas-Qnintero, executive director of the National Lation/ a Lesbian and Gay Organization; Jeff Sorer, Co-Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda; Dale McCormick, Treasurer of th~ State of Maine; Kevin Catheart, executive director of Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; and Vema Eggleston, executive director of the Hetrick-Marfin Institute. confidentiality of those who attend, especially outside the safety of the meeting space. O’RYAN has also scheduled several special events in August and Septem, ber. On August 16, the groups is holding its "Snmmer Fling" dance party. Later in the month, by popular demand, the group will have a slumber party-properly chaperoned and alcohol, smoke and drug free, of course. In early September, the group will go on afloat trip on the Illinois river. To donateor to volunteer for O’ RYAN, call 584-2325. Madson’s father, Howard Madson of Barron, Wis., watched the developments Wednesday night as well, but declined to discuss them. "There will come a time when we have something to say. I can’t tell you now when that will be," he said. Cunanan was suspected in the death of Chicago developer Lee Miglin and charged in thekilling ofNew Jersey graveyard caretaker William Reese. Reese’s widow, Rebecca, had no comment on Cunanan’s death when reached by telephone at her home in Upper Deerfield Township, N.J.. Sorrow was unabated for Cunanan’s family as well. In the Philippines, where his father lives, his aunt Barbara Carlos was resigned to her nephew’s death, but still baffled by his life. "He is a good boy. He can’ t do all those things. I thinkhe is innocent," Mrs. Carlos said, but added that his family "should accept the truth. They should accept what happened to them." She had not seen Cunanan since he was a child. ’‘we are saddened," she said. ~’Even if we have not been together for a long time,we are saddenedby whathappened." Eilarts will begin an all ages coming out group in cooperation with Melissa Champlin of Red Rock Mental Health Association. This group will meet at the Pride Center and will be for all ages. Eilarts, who has considerable experiencein counseling around substance abuse issues, will focus on communication and negotiating skills as,well as ,triggermechanisms" for high risk behavior to help men to develop betterrelationships and to help prevent HIV/AIDS. 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Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th 583-1500 Puterbaugh said. ’It just, was not in the conversation, it was not ~the thinking." She and Famham, who describe them- ¯ Selves as beingin their "early 50s,"thought ¯ about but never ended-up having a corn- " mi.tment~ceremony in honor of their 20th anmversary. Then two years ago, they attended a conference devoted to the notion of a civil marriage between couples . of the same gender., "We walked out of ." that conference, looked at ourselves and ¯ said,’ That’ 8 what we.~ant,’’. Puterbaugh said. . But the Milton town clerk, relying on a ¯ 22-year-old opinion from the attorney ¯ general’s office, refused to issue them a marriage license when they applied on April 25. Baker and Harrigan applied in Shelburne on June 13 and Jolles and Beck applied in South Burlington six days after that. All Were denied and lawyers decided they had a case. "Finding a partner, finding a mate and getting married is a basic human right," said Middlebury lawyer Susan Murray. ’The state of Vermont should not be al- ¯ lowed to step in and tell two consenting adults that they cannot marry one an- " other." Attorney General William Sorrell,who ~v9a3~_aospkiendiobnu,t sdaeidclitnheedistosuoevsehrtouurlnd-tbhee decided in the Legislature, not the courts: Lawmakers already have extended civil rights protections to Gays and Lesbians " and included them among the classes protected in a hate crimes statute, he said. If : the Legislature. had intended to .include ¯ marriage among those ,rights, it would have said so, he ~rguedi ’rhe Legislature has done nothing that. we can find’ that affirmatively extends the ri,g,ht to same- ,g,endermarriagein~Vermont; "S orrell said. ~’he Legislat-~re for 2:2~3;~s has had the opportuni,,~ to change thatlaw. It has not done that. ’ Gov. Howard Dean said he believed the Legislature should avoid theissue for the time being. "I Would prefer this not be addressed in the Legislature until it’ s resolved in the courts," he said. "I think it’ s " a very personal matter. This is a very ¯ difficultissue and I think the courts are the ¯ place to.resolve it." : Murray and the other lawyers said no change in theIaw was necessary. Denying " Gays and Lesbians marriagelicenses rio- : lares not only state marriage statutes but also Chapter 1, Articles 1 and 7, of the " Vermont Constitution, the couples claim ¯ in their lawsuit. The first article states ¯ people are born equally free and indepen- ¯ dent; the seventh says the government exists for the common benefit, and not for ¯ any particular set of people. . "We are challenging the notion that a couple in love can’t marry each other " .simply because they made the ~mi_’,stake of ¯ falling in love withsomeone ofthe wrong’ gender," said Mary Bonanto of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, .a:New England=wide Gay civil rights group. Vermont statut~,s describe m~a~e as aunion betweena ~bride and t,ro~m. "but say not.m.n.g.:a.n.y.,:°.’;mO" re exp~l’-ic" it a’bout gender~: ~orrdl s’~id~,~e ~l~dictibnary: meaning of ~e phrase proved lawmaker~7 intended marriages to be between men and women. ~.: ~ .... The lawsuit asks only for:~ legalization of civil marriages and does not ask churches opposed to same-sex unions to recognize them or perform ceremonies. ¯" "It’s not g~ng to affect any religious : 9~anizationatall,"Murraysaid.Itwould, however, offer them a wide range of civil ¯ benefits. "Married couples receive over 150 supports and protections under Vermont law, which are not available to Gay and Lesbian couples, no matter how long they have been together, no matter how committed their relationship is, and no " matter how much they need those legal, ." protections," Bonauto said. ¯ Among the benefits she listed were " family leave; bereavement leave; retirement and pension benefits; health insurance; inheritance; and the right to ,make medical decisions onbehalfofasame-sex partner. The issue of Gay and Lesbian marriage : has been hotly contested around the coun- ¯ try, especially a groundbr_._e._a_,kii’,ng case in Hawaii in which that state s Supreme ¯ Court rnled in 1993 thatitwas unconstitu- ¯ tional to deny marriage licenses to same- " sex couples without a compelling public ¯ interest. ¯" Before a lower court could rule on whether such an interest had been demonstrated, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill granting such benefits as the rights to share medical insurance, joint property ¯ ownership and inheritances to couples " : who could not legally marry. Lawmakers " : also proposed a referendum on whether ¯ the Hawaii Constitution should be ¯ amended to outlaw Gay marriage. That ! .’ referendum is scheduled for next year. With the Hawaii case awaiting court ruling,Gay civil rights activists have been ¯ lookiiag for another test case. Vermont already has an active organization on the ¯ issue, known as the Freedom to Marry ¯ .Task Force, andit has worked with Lesbian & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, ¯ a group that has been active on same-sex ¯ mamages. A lawyer with,GLAD was scheduled to be at Tuesday s news con- : ference. The issue also is pending in the Ver¯ mont Legislature, where a bill that would ¯ ban gay marriage remains alive in the House Judiciary Committee. No action ¯ was taken on the bill when it was mtro- ¯ duced in January, but it remains alive for the second year of the Legislature’ s sesfor effective multicultural and coalition organizing. The need for the Federation grew out of meetings of statewide acti,vists during the past two years at NGLT s annual Creating Change Conference. The Task Force coordinated the logistics of the. Tennesseemeeting, providing scholarships and staffing and assisting in the planning. "We have known for many years that the real battles facing our communities wouldbe foughtinthe State Houses across the country," stud Paula Ettelbn¯ck of the Empire. State Pride Agenda, who is a fouhder and a co-chair ~f the Federation. "It is essential that we create an orgainz- ¯ ing structure that helps us to Strategize as ¯ a hational network of lesbians and gay i men in order to support each other, sh~re resources, andf,i,ght our common enemy of h0m0phobia. Oklahoma wasrepresented by TOHR, : Tulsa Oklah0mans for Human Rights : which at 17 years old is the oldest non- " religious organization in the state. TOHR : .presidentTomNealnoted,"TOHRclearly ¯ ~s not a state-wide organization. Okla- : homa, unfortunately,qaas no organization ¯ that is genuinely statewide. However, ¯ TOHR has been for several years the only ¯ iOaarrkl,caohnotmacatowrgiathnizNaGtioLnTtFh.atT,shbeereenfoinrer,egwu_e went to the meeting in order to come back and to try to foster state level organizing." ¯. Neal added that he hoped that Tulsa and ¯ Oklahoma City groups and individuals will set aside their historical friction to work for the benefit of the whole state. The Federation will consist of 13 Executive Committee members, selected ¯ from each region of the country, who will set forth the mission of the Federation. ¯ The National Gay and LesbianTaskForce ¯ will ser~e as coordinatorof.theFederation for the next three years: NGLTF will ¯ coordinate and. support the Federation’s ¯ work through the dedication.of staff and ¯ resources including the creation and dis- : semination of information and materials, regular conference calls, cyber resources ¯ and more. ¯ "States are ground zero in the struggle for equality andjustice, and it is essential that these state groups become better ¯" resourced., and supported if we are to en¯ sureourultimate success as amovement," said NGLTF executive director Kerry ¯ Lobel. ,’I ¯ amthrilled that the stateLGBTgroups have united to. form this Federation. The Federation will focus on strengthening state organizations so that we aJ’e better equipped for the upcoming civil ,ri,’ghts battles we are facing stat~l~y state, said Dianne Hardy-Garcia of’~e Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby ofTexas an~t co:chair:bfthe Federation. ’Theformation ofthe Federation wouldnothave beenpossible without ~ the assistance of NGLTF. NGLTF has ¯ provided the resources needed to pull ¯ togetherthe Federation. The Task Force .continues to illustrate a real understand- " mg mat our movement must be a local, ¯ state an,d, national movement if we are to ¯ su~eed, ’ added Hardy-Garcia." The Federation is p,lanning its next meeting for November s NGLTF Creating Change conference in San Diego, ¯ California. In addition to the. meeting, there will be a series or workshops geared : towards activists doing statewide work, especially onlegislation. These workshops , ~ill be open to all. ! 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(Claremore) =2209 MANLY PASllMES I’m a good looking, masculine, White male~ 5’7, with a marine haircut and Hazel eyes. I like hunting, fishing, and sports.. I’d like to meet Differ men in the area to hang out with. (Grand Lake) =28333 KEEP IT HONEST I’m looking for a nice guy, and able communicator, with whom I can spend time and build something spe~:iaL I’m a 32 year old, Gay, White male, interested in romance and quiet times with my partner. I like long walks, biking, and h6nest communication. (Henrielta) =32520 ANXIOUS FOR GORGEOUS This 27 ,year,o,ld, Bi male is a sexy Transvestite. I m 5 9, with Brown hair and Blue eyes. I’m searching for a gorgeous Gay, or Bi, male, 27 to 30, who is good, kind, and friendly. Hurry! (Kiowa) =1471 HOW DO YA HANDLE A HUNGRY MAN? Hungry male, 21,5’11, 1701bs, with BI6nd ha-it and Blue eyes, seeks hot guys willing to cook up good times. (Tulsa) ~2549 WILD MAN I wanna get wild with a younger, s.m,ooth, muscular, White male. I m a buffed, 39 year old, Bi, White male, 6fl, 1671bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, and a hairy body. (Tulsa) =2594 BANAN,A,RAMA I’m good looking, 6 1, 1751bs, with Blond hair, Green eyes, a great tan, hairy build, and a big personality. Call now. (Tulsa) =2640 THIS STOCK WILL RiSE l’m a f.r!endly, 19 year old, White male, 5 10, 1351bs~ with Bro.w,n hair and Hazel eyes. Right now I m just looking for friends but who knows what the future might bring? Call me. (Tulsa) =1975 QUICK DRAW I’d like to get to know some other guys who like to have fun. I’m a well built, White male, 6’2, 1901bs.. Ienjoy drawing and music, especially alternative and industrial music. If you’d like to make a new friend, give me a call. =2038 NO SUBSTANCES, JUST US This drug free, smoke.free, ~ alcohol free, Gay, , White male, 25, 5’8, with Brown hair Hazel eyes, seeks a similar man, 21 to 30, for life together. I’m a nice, caring person with a good sense of humor. I enjoy all .music, movies, dancing, and quiet nights at home. (Tulsa)~ =1896 TEDDY BEAR NIGHTS This 39 year old, White male, 5’9, 1401bs, is looking for a sentimental guy, over 25, with whom to share romantic evenings, cooking, family, music, and cuddling. (Tulsa) =1350 COUNTRY LOVE I was brought up on a farm south of Dallas so I love country life. I’m a goo,d looking, 31 year old, White male,6 3, with Brown hair and eyes. I’m easy going, caring, and loving and I’m Iookin~ for the love of .m,y life. I like young cowboys, 18 to 25. I m into rodeo, and most music. (Tulsa) =1716 I DESERVE IT I’ve decided that d,eserve to meet the man of my dreams. I m an honest, pr.o,,fessional, Gay, White male, 38, 5 9, 1551bs, with Brown hair, Blue eyes, a beard, and hairy Ixx]y. I’m very energetic, and get pleasure from rood trips, movies, d ning out, and home ife. (Tu so) =33882 FRIENDS FOR FUN STUFF I wanna go out and do fun stuff with some new friends. I’m a goD,d, looking; Gay, Cherokee Indian male, 5 8, 1451bs, with Black hair and Brown eyes. I’m into all kinds of things. I like to swim, work out, play basketball and tennis, and en oy the company of my friends. I’m most attracted to B ond haired, E~ ue eyed, guys but would like to meet all. (Tulsa) =33664 BRONCO RIDER I’m a 21 year old, masculine, cowboy, seeking a ¯ soulmate. I’m 5’11, 1451bs, with short Brown hair, Blue eyes, and a fit body. 110ve rodeos, hunting, fishing, sports, country music, and ~outdoors. (Tulsa) =32884 ~ ~’~ ~. ~NEW,FACES I’:m~:~d looking, - White male, 6fl, 170Ibs, with Brown hair and eyes. I go to school during the da~ and won-der what’s going on at night. Show me. (Tulsa) =32079 IN TRANSITION I want to build a relationship with another good , looking, Gay, Male, Transvestite. I m 26, 5 9. with B~’own hair and Blue eyes. You should be clean, nice, and fun. I hope we can have a long term relationship. (Tulsa) =30728 FRIEND INDEED This very a~active, 21 yearald, Black male, .5 11-, 1801bs, with li~ght Brown eyes, seeks ,other Black men to hang out with. I m new to the scene and want to make some good friends. (Tulsa) =30941 A WOMAN’S TOUCH Do you needa woman’s touch? I’m a 40 year old, Transgender, hoping to someday become a ~:omplete woman. I love to play the feminine role and am seeking men, over 40, in every way. Race is unimportant. (Tulsa) =10195 JUICY FRUIT This hairy, tan, good looking, Gay, White man, with a big personality, wants to tal.k, on ~e phone with other studs, I m 6 1, 1801bs, with Blond hair and Green eyes. Once we get acquainted, maybe we can meet. (Tulsa) =2416 TRANS TREAT IN .TULSA I believe that a hard man is good to find. This sensual~ sexy, sbbmissive, Bi male, Transvestite, 42, 6fl, 1701bs, seeks dominant; Bi men, 35to 70, of all races. Let’s play. (Tulsa) =29954 TULSA TWO STEPPER Show me around.town and teach me the West Coast Swing. I’m a young !o,oking; 34 year old, Hispanic male, 5 ,4, 1251bs, with Brown hair and eyes. I m pretty new to town and want to make friends. I love to dahce and can.hvo step with the best of them. I’m a big fan of country music, movies, and love people. Let’s meet. (Tulsa) =29334 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME I want to get close to someone who is able to have a relationship without letting anyone else know about it. I’m a good looking, 27 year old, Married, Bi male. (Tulsa) =29225 GET CLOSER Togelhemess with another .worn’in is what I’m after. This Gay, While lemale, 34, 5’6, with O~ive skin, dark hair and eyes, loves reading, watching softball, lang walks, and having fun:Wanna be friends? (Tulsa) e$145 BACK TO SCHOOL I’m into sports, movies, and Ifle outdoors and J!d like Io meet a womyn who can share~inlereds with me. I’m a 25 year rid, White female, 5’6,1701bs, with short Brown hair and Brown eyes. I have a cdlege degree but am about le go back to schod le get another. You should be I~veen 25 and 35, and fun loving. (Tulsa] e1456 TULSA TEMPIRES$ This 26 year old, While f~nale, seeks an oulgoing, open minded, Single, Bi female, 21 Io 38, ~or a possible live in relationship. I’m e.~,pgciolly interested in a wgmyn with Red hair and Blue eyes, Who’s a casual drinker. ! lave le play pod, dance, bowl, go to movies, malls, and parks. (Tulsa) =34531 SPARE TIME I’in a Manied, BI, female. My husband is an executive so he is out o~ town most.c~ the 5me. I want-to meet a womyn to have fun with. I eniay going out dancing, dini~, and Irave~ing. let’s ~nce the night away. (Tulsa) e310B6 SF.XY SWEL~HEART Hey, you sexy ,’weethearts, ! want to meet a ~,ey sf~ciol lady ~no’d like to have a wanderfel lime. I’m a Bi brnale with a bt to give. ~s get logether right ~ay. (Tulsa) =30318 TIJLSA 11NOSOME This 35 year old span’s enthusiast, is interesled in meeting other womyn who enjoy the outdaa’s, movies, and embracing life. let’s get Io know one andber. (Tulsa) =27624 To record your FREE Personal ad Call: 1-800-546-MENN (We’ll print it he e) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ¯ ® 0 0 0 0 ¯ ¯ 0 ¯ ¯ 0 0 0 ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ o ¯ the Tulsa Area Chapter of The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt announces the .0JECT AIDS Men~orial Quilt Fifth Annual Feast with Friends An At-Home Fundraiser Saturday, August 16 Dinner at your Donations to. the Dessert finale at the Adams Ma~ Hotel with entertainment more! Call 748-3111 for more information: ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 0 ¯ 0 ¯ Namethe Heisman Winner Contest Pick up Entry Forms Today! Look for Cpors D,splays at ,your Local Retailers the Pride Center A Home for Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgendered Community Continues Pledge "97 Tlie dream of a Community Center isa reality! You can help it continue and grow. The Pride Center has provided a meeting place for the Prime Timers, Friends in Unity Social Organization (FUSO) , Safe Haven, Rainbow Business Guild, the Parish Church of Saint Jerome, Mothers Support Group, Poetry/Arts Coffee House, SENSES, Lesbian and Gay-oriented substance abuse support groups, Community Unitarian-Universalist Congregation, TOHR, HOPE, Americorp, HIV training seminars and others. Your mem bership and/or pledge helps to keep the doors open. [] I want to join/rejoin. ~ Individual @ $20/year Household!org @ $35/year ~ Sustaining @ $100/year ~ Ltd. income/student @ $10/year [] I want to pledge. Please send me/us a pledge book for $.~per month. Suggested pledge: $5 - 20/month. Address: City, state, zipcode: Day phone: Eve. phone: E-mail: The Pride Center is open 6 days a week. HOPE offices are open Monday - Friday, 9 - 5pro. Volunteers staff The Pride Center on Tuesday - Friday nights from 6-10, and Sat. 12-10pm. Volunteers are always welcome. The Pride Store is open Wed. - Friday, 2 - 6pm and Sat. 12 - 6pro Please return this-form to: 1307 East 38th, 2rid ft. Tulsa 74105, 918-7434297 O’RYAN Oklahoma Rainbow Young Adult Network A support. & educational group for 14.24 year old Lesbian, Gay, Bi, .Questioning and Transgendered Tulsans Needs. Your Help; Donation Wish List- TV/VCR Plants Microwave Steroe Gay Video Library Bean Bags Wall Art Silverware Lamps Refrigerator Pop Machine Computer Throw Pillows Clocks Curtains Glassware 1724 East Eighth Street, 584.2325 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [1997] Tulsa Family News, August 1997; Volume 4, Issue 9 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1997 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Dr. Mike Gorman Leanne Gross Barry Hensley Jean-Pierre Legrandbouche The Associated Press Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, July 1997; Volume 4, Issue 8 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image PDF Online text Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tulsa(Oklahoma)---newspaper Tulsa---Oklahoma Oklahoma---Tulsa United States Oklahoma Tulsa United States of America (50 states) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/538 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 1997 adoption African Americans AIDS Quilt AIDS/HIV AIDS/HIV drugs AIDS/HIV research arts and entertainment attorneys AZT Barry Hensley Bars Bette Greene Bill Clinton bullying businesses churches coming out Dave Fleischer Do-It-Yourself Dyke Don't Ask Don't Tell Dyke Psyche Ellen Degeneres employment discrimination Entertainment Notes Episcopal Church Esther Rothblum Federation of Statewide Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Political Organizations FUSO Gianni Versace harassment HIV/AIDs testing homophobia HOPE Testing James Christjohn Jean-Pierre La Grandbouche marriage Mary Schepers Milestone Grill Murder NAMES Project National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Native Americans O'RYAN performing arts PFLAG Pride Center Read All About It Red Rock representation restaurants schools social workers sodomy laws Sophronia's students Tom Neal Tulsa Family News Tulsa Two-Spirited Indian Men's Support Group Youth Services of Tulsa