20 20 644 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/d1c39383bb311a864fe1ec532240626a.jpg c27b4a138c188cbd20b6a15670447414 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/af11fc8a95e06d2034120f2f6890545f.pdf b06bc5817ef2965699e5036391890439 PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities- Our Families of the Heart TULSA NEWS LAG-PAC Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Political Action Committee Begun Local activists have begun the process of starting a political action committee to help elect candidates who support civil fights protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered citizens. The interim steering committee is seeking volunteers to compile data, staff phone banks, put up yard signs and to help financially. Those interested can contact LAG-PAC at POB 33076, 74153-1076 or call 832-1222. Janice Nicklas Recognized for HIV/AIDS Leadership Tulsa’s Community Service Council honored HIV/AIDS activist Janice Nicklas with its Dreamcatcher Award. Drawing on Native American tradition, a dreamcatcher is placed oyer an infant’s cradle or in a.tfibal lodge to capture dreams allowing only good ones. Here the dreamcatcher symbolizes shaping the futureby holding on to a dream. "I am deeply honored; I had not idea," Nicklas said, adding that usually the award goes to someone ontside the Council. Nicklas, who is a Senior Planner with the Council, co-ordinator of the AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, and recently, project director for the Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership, has been involved with HIV issues for seven years. Nicklas has horror stories about the earlier days when AIDS began to be visible in Tulsa. Then there was "so little to offer" in the way of services and she says she was often very discouraged. Awards, at T 0 :H-R Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights held its annual Holiday Banquet & BenefitAuction at All Soul’s Church on Friday, Dec. 2. Food, festive music and auctioneering were enjoyed by a see TOHR, page 9 HRCF Chief Birch Elizabeth Birch to Head HRCF SAN FRANCISCO Elizabeth Birch, the head :of litigation and human resources of Apple Computer Inc., has been tapped to head up the Human Rights Campaign Ftmd in Washington, D.C. She becomes the first woman to hold the post of executive directorat the nation’ s largest gay rights group. On the heals of the Republican sweep of both houses of Congress earlier in November, Birch said her first job would be countering ideas that the rights movement is in retreat as a result of the changes in the national see Birch, page 9 December 15, 1994 - January 14, 1995, Vol. 2, Issue 1 MURDER In Mississippi National News HIV Testing of ,Victims Ordered °Surg.-General LAUt~EL, Miss. -- haanunusaml move that may indicate the nature of the defense in the case, Circuit Court Judge Billy Joe Landrum approvedarequest by the defense attorney for the 16-year-old charged with killing 2 gay men in the tense rural community. Marvin McClendon was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail in connection with the executionstyle killing of Joseph Shoemake and Robert Waiters in October. A request by. McClendon’s attorney, J. Ronald Parrish, to have HIV tests conducted on see Miss. page 9 WASHINGTON- President Clinton abruptly fired U.S. S urgeon Gener,’d Joycelyn Elders on Friday, Dec. 9; after she said that school children should be taught about masturbation in sex education classes. The comments that finally cos t Elders her job were made in Paris on World AIDS Day. ha response to a question about whether children should be taught about masturbation as a way of overcolmng social taboos in an effort to teach about safer sex, EIderss aid, "I think that that is something thatis a part of hmnan sexuality and ts a part of sometlfing that perhaps should be taught." see Clinton, page 9 Bill Clinton to No Wanking ! T~lsa House Rep. Steve Largent argent Mtg. As promised prior to his election, Congressman Largent is planning anopen meeting with the Lesbian/Gay communities in Jan. or Feb. subject to__~the le~slative schedule. Check with TFN for more info. later. ( iPne Tulsa’s World AIDS Day March Interfaith AIDS Ministry orgaafized a marchfromBartlett Square through dowlitown to Holy Fmnily Cathedral inhere a ceremonv was .held in memory of those lost to AIDS and to give recognlti’on to caregivers helping people living with AIDS. Photo credit: Tonia Schnarr see Cathedral, page 11 Military Update Military Update .Military Update Court Backs Navy’s Navy to Keep Lesbian Officer WASHINGTON - In a ~etback to efforts to end the military’s ban against gays and lesbians, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in a 7-3 decision that the U.S. Naval .Academy acted properly in dismissing Midshipman Joseph Steffan after he s aid he was’gay --alth0ugh he did made no admission of engaging in same-sex relationships. The court majority ruled, that the admission of being gay as tantamount to.admitting homosexual behavior. Writing for.the majority ,Judge Laurence Silberman said, "It is sufficient to recognize that the government’s presumption, as embodied in the Academy ¯ .Meinhold Warned of Possible Discharge SEA2q’LE - Gay sailor Keith Meinhold said. during a speech before a civil rights group here that a naval officer has warued him that if he says pnblicly again that he is gay, he may be discharged from the military under the Pentagon’s new "don~t ask, don’t tell" policy. Meinhold said Harry Harris, the 2rid in command of his unit at the Naval Air Station-Shidbey Island near Seattle had given him the warning. After publicly stating in 1992 that he is gay, Meirthold has successfully fought discharge in federal court. Meinhold said Harris had told him "that a statement that I am homosexual will require his SAN FRANCISCO - In a decision that surprised rights activists, a 3-member N.avy pant unanimously recommended .against discharging Lt. -Zoe Dunning, agreeing that Draining had not violated the Pentagon’s new "’don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy whe n~she publicly eame Out as a lesbian-two years ago~ The panel.’s decision marks the first time a U.S. military board of inquiry has rnled in favor of retaining a service member who. has publicly acknowledged being homosexual. The panel’s ruling must sdll be reviewed by the Naval Bureau of Persolmel and fi nally approved by Secretary of the Navy John Dalton. A similar see Steffan, page 11 see Meinhold, page 11 see Lesbian, page 11 Policy inSteffan Case r Mixed Views Post-Election Poll Positive WASHINGTON - A national exit-poll commissioned by the Hmnan Rights Campaign Fund the evening of the Nov. 8 election indicates that voters weren’t endorsing a right-wing, anti-gay social agenda but in fact showed "broad support" for equal -rights for gays and lesbianS. Among the poll’s findings: o 70% said see Poll, page 9 k WASHINGTON - Newt Gingrich, the speaker-apparent of the House Of Representatives, has compared homosexuals to alcoholics in an interview published Nov. 25 in the Washington (D.C.) -Blade; but said the Republican .Party should be tolerant. The interview was conducted in April, but just published now following the GOP landslide that gav e the party coutrol of Congress. "’I don’t want to see police in the men’s room, which we had when I was a clfild,’" Gingrich said, "mad I see Gingrich, page 9 Israeli Court Sanctions ,Gay Benefits JERUSALEM - Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the nation’s E1 Alaidines has to offer the same benefits to the same-sex partners of its gay workers that it offers to the married partners of employees. El AI officials have pursued .appeals of the case for 6 years since Jonathan Danilovitch, an El AI steward, first sued for the airline to provide his lover with the same free flying pass that it gives the spouses of married workers. Both lower courts that . heard the case had ruled against EIAI. The broad Supreme Court ruling could affect 2 similar cases - one against TelAviv-University and the other against the Israeli. armed forces - currently before lower courts in the country. �TULSA FAMILY NEWS With this issue, we begin our s(cond year of publishing Tulsa Family News. I’would like to thank you, our readers, our contributors (writers and photographers) and especially, our advertisers, for supporting this newspaper, and our communities. This year is proof that Lesbian, Gay and Bi Tulsans need and appreciate serious news coverage of our communities issues and events. News from out of town can be .interesting but Tulsans need to know what’s happening here. We have been honored by the praise we’ve rece, ved from you all, and from journalists and activists in Dallas, DC and New York. Ann Northrop, activist and ex-CBS journalist, said she wished New York City had something to compare to Tulsa Family News. While we are gratified by this reCognitioh, we recognize we have challenges yet ~to.face:, Last spring an old friend asked,, in his(slightly acerbic manner, whether we had a spdl-checker? We do but typo~aphic errors still occur. We hope someday not to pull one all-nighter per issue. Perhaps when we acheive that goal, the spelling will be perfect too. We hope to continue to grow in order to provide you all with more ne~vs coverage and other features. We welcome your feedback, positive and negative. Please feel free to contact us by post: POB 4140, 74159, by phone: 832-0233, or now, by e-mail at: TulsaNews@aol.com. Thank you and may God (however you conceive of Her/Him/Them) grant you wisdom: strength and courage. - Tom Neal, publisher PS,.During this last year, we received harassment and praise for the use of "family" in our name. Our essay in the first issue of Tulsa Family News explaining the choice is reprinted on page 13. "What do you think are the prospects.of a more explicit .discussion and promotion of masturbation?" - Rob Clark of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, asking about the effect of AIDS education campaigns in removing the taboos of talking about sexuality. "As per your specific question in regard to masturbation, I think that is a part of human sexuality and it’ s a part of something that pehaps should be taught.."- former Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders. America has been lucky in two of its Surgeons General in this time of AIDS. C. Everett Koop flummoxed the Reagan administration by choosing a sound medical response to the emerging AIDS crisis instead of using medicine to reinfoi?ce prejudice. Dr. Elders, while much, much less diplomatic, brought a reality-based approach to public health. Very youngpeop~ehave sex. ~’l~s is not new. It happened in the 50’s. I can tell you personally that in the late 60’ s, it happened in suburban south Tulsa - certainly a location in which "60’s values of, general permissiveness and casual sexuality were hardly pervasive. Even in puritan colo~ New England, many children were born only a few months after marriage. Sex is natural for human beings. Elders recognized this. Certainly young people should be encouraged to be responsible in their sexual expression. There are times that it would be better for them not to have sex. Promiscuity also increases the possibility of negative consequences. Although we may encourage them not to have sex, it’ s better to teach them how to have safer sex than to have them become infected with HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases or to become pregnant. Perhaps if we teach them thatmasturbation is an acceptable sexual outlet, they might not quite so readily engage in riskier sexual acts. Mutual masturbation is potentially one of the safest of safer sex acts. Certainly mutual masturbation is less likely to result in accidental pregnancy. So it is truly perverse that her firing is allegedly over the issue of masturbation. Can we get real? We can safely assume that all the folks wigging out about this, have done it and may even do it regularly! I’m sure Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich and even, Don Nickles and Jim Inhofe, all masturbate, not that I care to Many of you are probably sick and tired of politics; especially since the results of these last elections bode poorly for Lesbian and Gay Oklahomans. After all, all of our Tulsa federal representatives are men who’ve openly declared their hostility to our existance in various ways. Comments by then Rep. Jim Inhofe, now senator, that he w ould discriminate in hiring.against Lesbians and Gay ~en,.~vere the impetus for the Human Rights Campaign Fund to ask all members of Congress for a non-discrimination pledge. Sen. Nickles too has proved his bias. A friend, who lives in a town about 45 minutes from Tulsa, tells me that everytime the senator speaks there, Nickles starts complaining about "homosexuals." This last time, my friend asked the senator why he’s so obsessed with "homosexuals?" After all, it’ s not like small Oklahoma towns are just being over-run by ravaging and pillaging "homosexuals." Nickles replied, apparently in all seriousness, that homosexuals (or homosexuality) are a threat to our very culture. Say again? Lest you think I’m joking, note that Nickles was one of th,,e featured speakers at the Christi.an Coalition s Road to Victory ’94 Confe~e-ti~fknd Strategy Briefing in Washington last September. Sen. Nickles joined Pat Robertson, Senators Trent Lott and Phil Gramm, former vice-president Dan Quayle and California’ s noted anti-Gay bigot, US Rep. Bob Dornan. Our new US House Rep. Steve Largent seems to be a man trying to hold fundamentally incompatible notions. On one hand, he seems to embrace antiGay prejudice that cloaks itself m pseudoconservatism and "Christian" fundamentalism. On the other, he seems to recognize that some of the Gay folks he knows, are good, decent people perhaps more like him than not. Hopefully he will resolve some Of that contradiction when he meets with us this winter at the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa. While you and I should continue to be cautious with Largent, we should applaud his willingness to meet with our communities. Neither Sen. Nickles or Inhofe have met ever with see Elections, page 12 picture it. Bill Clinton ~robably mastmbates, or if he doesn t, maybe he should have, if allegations about extramarital affairs are tree. Don’t you think that Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell etc. have wanked off too? They probably just felt guiltier about it. It’ s likely that many of these men also had sex before and outside wedlock. That is part of the hypocrisy of our government that our leaders (like the Congress doesn’t impose its own civil rights la~vs on itself) say "do as we say, not as we do." Joycelyn Elders’ approach is one that could save see Elders, page 12 -Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the 918-832-0233 entire contents of this publication are protected by POB 4140. Tulsa US copyright 1994 by Tulsa Family News and ’OK 74159 TulsaNews@aol.com may not be reproduced either in whole or in part Publisher/Editor Tom Neal Asst. Editor James Christjohn Writers/contributors Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin Staff Photographer JD Jamett without written perm~ssxon from the publisher. Publication of a name or photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientauon. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution locations. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! Clubs & Restaurants 744-0896 *The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria 835-5083 *Bad Boys Club, 1229 S. 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I must admit my excitement has been met with various responses, the most fre.quent are excuses why these individuals are not members, "Oh that organization is too social." Being social is a good thing. It’s purpose is for building community. Another comment often attributed to TOHR is "That organization is too political." We use our connections in the. community to build knowledge, trust and respect, and to creatively lobby for change. My point being that we can all make excuses that are either valid or not,.but the need remains the same. We must organize our community to fight injustice, to shine BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS social:‘-adj..- conducive to, marked by, or passed in pleasant companionship with one’s friends or associates. political: adj. having practical wisdom, prudence, diplomatic; artful, expedient, action. the light where we see injustice and to be heard as a unified voice. Tulsa, I’m asking for your help. We need to come together, our community is floundering and we have allowed ourselves to become complacent towards one of our most valuable tools, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. This organization can.and will lead us into the future and we need every individual that can possibly help to be socially active and a political voice. Our time to grow and be heard is now and we must tap the resources from within. You are our most valuable resource, you know’and have the ability to do something for your community. TOHR has in place several programs that need volunteers; the HelpLine, monthly meeting planning, encouraging new membership. My fellow officers and I plan to implement new programs that will require more volunteers. Let’s build a community, let’s do it together, let’s build programs for every member of our gay, lesbian, bisexual and trahsgendered community. TOHR is our foundation. With your involvement we can create a presence in Tulsa to benefit each and every one of us. I’m asking youto give TOHR a chance to win your involvement, come to a meeting, talk to theofficers; let us know what’s important to you. Fun and Fund December 2nd marked TOHR’s first ever combination Holiday Banquet and Auction. The event was a success for the commun ity as well as a financial success ~n raising $2,500 of operating funds for 1995. Approximately 75 people attended the event and entertainment was provided by Mr. Z on thepiano and cabaret singer Rendez Vu -minus her sisters Deja and Parlez (played by Kathleen Golden). TOHR greatly appreciates the support of the community and particularly those who donated to the event. Special thanks to Kathleen and Aaron Martin whose’hard work made the event possible. January Meeting Let’s start building bridges today and tomorrow our community will thrive. Looking forward to meeting you soon. Tim E. Gillean President, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, lnc. OP EN FORUM Come Let Our New t Officers Meet You 4G2A9Y7s To Share Ideas, Goals and Visions. By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Tulsa Oklahomans For Human Rights HIV TESTING CLINIC by Appointment FREE ANONYMOUS 749-4194 Finger Stick Method Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday Membership Application Name Address City. Phone (optional) Signature State .zi~_ I-! Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: t’-I $10 Limited Income/Student Membership uI $20 Regular Membership [] $35 Organizational/Household Membership 1-1 $100 Sustainm’g Membership El IancummtlyreceivingTOHR mailings and the Tulsa Family News El I al~lnot on the mailing lisi Every Thursday Evening Tim Gillean President Tim Henry 1 st Vice Pres. Miriam Childers 2nd Vice Pres. Aaron Martin Secretary Kelly Kirby Treasurer _ Lynn Smith Owen Fundraising Michael Sheldon Reporter Editor HelpLine Coord. 7:00-8:30 p.m. 4154 S. Harvard Suite H-1 ¯ I-I I would like to volunteer help with: [] Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine El HIV Counselor [] Executive Board Member [] Event Planning and Party Preparations [] Monthly Meeting Support The regular monthly meeting of TOHR will be held Tuesday, January 3rd at the Gathering Place, 4154 S. Harvard, SUite H-1. A social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. and. the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. M e m bars’ -Representatives Tim Gillean ...................................... President Tim Henry ......................... 1st Vice President " Miriam Childers ............... 2nd Vice President Aaron Martin ............ : ...................... Secretary Kelly Kirby ........................ i ............. Treasurer. Owen ............................ HelpLine.Coordinator Make check payable to Tuba Oklahomans for Ruben Garcia ......................... Reporter Editor Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR ............................... . ..... Activities Coordinator o~r set membership fees are Ttzr Deductible. Lynn Smith ............ Fundraising Coordinator �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs.News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs,News ..Austin Schools to Add OrientationProtections AUSTIN, Texas Austin; Texas, schools are including antiharassment language in its code of condtict, officials have announced. "What we’ re trying to do is let everyone know that this district won’t tolerate any behavior that will interfere with education whether it be intimidation, sexual harassment, or [harassment] because of sexual orientation," said school board member Gee ff Rips. School Board President Kathy ¯ Rider said that the clause granting protection for gays-and lesbians was always part of. their plan. ’¢fhis is just not an issue," Rider said. "Regardless of their beliefs.., we have a responsibility to provide a safe school fo r everyone." The proposed antiharassment code would apply to. teachers, administration, staff and students Mike. Nat’l Guard Dumping Lesbian Soldier ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A military review board has recommend that New Mexico Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jesse Holloway be discharged because of her sexual orientation despite outstanding evaluations by the armed forces. Holloway, 38, reve aled that she is a lesbian during an interview in the Albuquerque Tribune in 1993~ Holloway said she was "upset that my record didn’t speak for itself" and told the paper, "My honesty and integrity didn’t matter .... I’m Upset with the unjustness of the law; it needs to be changed. This is America." Her attorney said Holloway would take the discharge, when it becomes official, to federal court, joining a number of other gays and lesbians around the country who are challenging the Pentagon’s anti-gay policies. Paramount Studios Adds Same-Sex Benefits HOLLYWOOD - Paramount Pictures, with some 1,500 employees, has announced that like its parent firm Viacom, it will extend health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of its workers. Viacom, Universal, Warner Bros., MCA and Sony, which owns Tri-Star and Columbia studios, all offer health insurance benefits to same-sex partners of their employees. Anti-Gay E-Mail ~ATLANTA - A series of electronic bate mail aimed at a gay and lesbian employee group has prompted the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control to warn its 6,500 workers and contractors of potential disciplinary action for such behavior. Dr.. David Satcher, director of the agency, said in a memo folio.wing revelations of the hate messages to members of the Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees (GLOBE) at the CDC .that "the ns.e of e-mail to convey Inappropriate comments .is prohibited and will not be tolerated." Satcher’s memo also noted that such messages also violate guidelines of the Dept. of Health & Human Services, the CDC’s parent agency. Moslems Block Burial of Gay Man in Senegal DAKAR, Senegal - According to news reports by Reuters, young fundamentalist Moslems in the coastal city of Thies just north of the capital blocked a funerat procession for a gay man who was to have been buried in an Islamic cemetery. According to new. reports, the youths, supported with others from the area near the cemetery, said the dead man’s homosexuality was a violation of Islamic law that disqualified him from burial at thesite. The dead man’ s relatives were forced to take his body to another burial site outside the city, the 2nd largest in the Western African nation. Gay Wins Parental Rights NEW YORK - The New York Supreme Court’s appellate division has ruled in a split 3-2 decision that Thomas Steel, a gay man living in. San Francisco, can be recognized as the father of a 13-year-old girl he fathered for a lesbian couple who now live in New York City. The appeals panel said that it was "so innately discriminatory as to be unworthy of comment" that Robin Young’s partner Sandra Russo "should enjoy a parental relationship with.her" while Steel should be denied parental rights. Steel fathered the child through artificial insemination andvisited him in San Francisco for several years, but in 1990 Young and Russo refused Steel’ s request for his daughter to visit him without the 2 women. Steel sued for parental visitation rights. GLAAD Denver Leaves National GLAAD Transsexual Remarks TACOMA, Wash. - Eatonvilie, Wash., District Court Judge Alan DENVER- The’Denver chapter Hutchinson went before a state of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance judicial.review commission to Against Defamation (GLAAD) answer charges that he should be has officially changed its name suspended from the judiciary or to Colorado Media Advocates censured by the commission for and dropped its affiliation with beradng 2 transsexuals id his the national collection of courtroom as "unnatural and GLAAD groups. In a press immoral." Hutchinson refused release, the newly renamed to grant the 2 men, who had not organization said, "The yet undergone the surgery, a ¯ franchise agreement~ offered to ~hange of name until after they us as part of" a nation-wide had completed the surgical consolidation of independent procedures. The men, GLAAD chapters, was ¯ accompanied by.their attorney, considered orgalifzationally ’ were given~a h~aring :by: restrictive and financiall’y Hutchinson to reconsider his draining by the GLAAD/Denver decision, but the judge again Board of Directors. It was ,refused. "I feel this whole determined that continued procedure is immoral," affiliation with a consolidated Hutchinson said according to a GLAAD organization would not transcript. "It evidences a benefit us in Colorado." CMA mentally ill and diseased mind." says it will continue to work for "positive lesbian, bisexual and ,The judge admitted to the commission that the transcript gay visibility and inclusiveness" was correct but defended his in the state’s media. actions. "It’s a mutilation," he First Book on told the Commission on Judicial Homosexuality in China Conduct. "I regard mutilation as BEIJING - The British an unnatural act. That’s the way Broadcasting C,orp. reports that I’ve been educated." A staff the first book about attorney for the commission said, homosexuality in China is about ’q~he judge wasnot acting like a to be published. Without judge. He was acting like a identifying the publisher, the preacher or politician," and BBC reported that the book will called for disciplinary action be titled Homosexuality in China against the jurist. and was written by Fang Gang, a Gay Brothels in Nevada? reporter with the .paper Tianjin PAHRUMP, Nevada - Mild Worker, who has s.pent years Reese, who has been a longtime collecting informataon on gays opponent of legal prostitution in in the country. The BBC reported Nevada, has positively that Fang Gang’ s manuscript had flummoxed friends and foes Mike already raised a good deal of by applying to the Nye County reaction among sociologists in Commission for alicense to open China who said that his research the state’s - and the nati on’s had done what should have been first gay bordello. George Flint, done years ago but had not with the Nevada Brothel Assn., because "nobody dared to do it." a lobbying o(ganization, No publication date was given. suggested to reporters that Reese Gay Man Named to HI is just "trying to keep things stirred up so the legislature will Rights Commission ban brothels" entirely in Nevada. HONOLULU - Outgoing But Reese says he has backers Hawaii Gov. John Waihee has who want to open the gay brothel named Jack Law, an openly gay in Pahrump, a communityof Waikiki businessman, to a post about 400 about 60 miles west of on the state’s Civil Rights Las Vegas and that "I’m just Commission. The position on the crusading against AIDS." Reese commission runs through 1996. said he is no longer connected The commission oversees with Nevadans Against enforcemem of Hawaii’s antiProstitution, which he headed discrimination legislation, which for 5 years. Aspokesperson for is among the most sweeping in the anti-prostitution group said the U.S. Law is the first openly the organizationhadnoidea what gay or lesbian person to hold a Reese was doing in applying for post on the commission. the brothel license. Prostitution Judge Reviewed for Antiis legal in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties, but until the state repealed its same-sex sodomy laws last year, the prospect of a gay brothel had never seriously arisen in Nevada. Since then, however, activists in the state say there has been some discussion of opening a samesex bordello. But Reese, who did not discuss his own sexual orientation, has become the first to apply for the license. Unfortunately, Reese did not properly complete thelicense application and included a check for only $2,500 with his .appl.i.c.a~tion~,~ a!thqugh the ~plicaiion fee is d0uble that amount. The county commission has ordered Reese’s application to be reviewed like any other application - once he properly completes it and pays the full, non-refundable fee. Sodomy, Adultery Laws Not Unconstitutional SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Magistrate Ronald Boyce has recommended to a federal court in Utah that it not overturn the state’s sodomy, fornication and adultery laws. Police Sgt. Gary Oliverson had asked the court to declare the laws a violation of his constitutional right of privacy andfree speech. Boyce,howev er, disagreed and said that sex outside marriage isn’t included in the privacy protections of the Constitution and he outright rejected any connection between sexual behavior and speech. "It appears it was simply to satisfy his sexual appetites," Boyce wrote in his recommendation. "Therefore, no speech element is involved." Boyce’ s preliminary findings in Oliverson’ s case now go to U.S. District Judge David Sam. Oliverson was briefly suspended from his job with the police department in 1986 for having sex with other women while he was married, and he has since been trying to get the laws overturned. Computer Company Apologizes for Ad HONOLULU -.Microsoft Corp., the largest compmer software manufacturer, has quickly apologized for an ad in the Nov. 21 issue of People magazine that 2 Hawaii legislators charged promotes violence against gay men. Hawaii state Reps. Cynthia Thielen and Atmelle Amaral said in a letter to Microsoft chairman BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 2747 E. 15th St. Tulsa, Okla. 74104 9:30 - 5, Monday-Friday Photography Pager 621-5597 Holiday Hours 9:30-5, Saturdays, Nov. 16 - Dec. 24 Shop Where You Are Appreciated! Johnny Geren C.M.T. 742-1992 �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs Bill Gates, ’‘The ad certainly does not convince us to run out and buy Microsoft products. Instead, we would support a boycott of a company that perpetuates the idea that male violence is the solution to differing ideas." The Microsoft. ad promoting its multimedia products depicts a mean-looking bearded man who has had a disagreement a man with a "high girlie voice" about the interpretation of composer Franz Schubert’s music¯ The ad’ s presumably humorous punchline has the bearded man say, "And then I deck him." The Hawaii lawmakers said the ad might have been intended as humorous, but wrote Gates that "male violence is not’ humorouL Gay basliing is n0(humorous. In a statement issued by the Redmond, Wash.-based software company, Microsoft said, "We apologi~.e if the advertisement has offended in any way. Its attempt was to communicate in a humorous way the wealth of knowledge and enjoyment on our CD-ROM products ¯ It was absolutely not intended to condone or promote any form of antisocial behavior." The firm said the ad would immediately be pulled and not run again. Tennis Dyke on Bike NEW YORK -, One of the gifts given to Martina Navratilova during a tribute to the retiring tennis ace at Madison Square Garden was a chrome, black-leather covered and studded motorcycle, La Martina, clad in a Hawaiian-style shirt and term is shorts, showed her pleasure with the new toy by promptly mounting the bike and riding it around on the stage before thousands of her adoring fans. Man Wanted as Serial Killer Arrested in Flodda JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police have arrested Gary Ray Bowles, 32, a suspected serial killer wanted for murdering gay men in Maryland, Georgia and Florida. Local radio and television news shows reported that Bowles had been living under an assumed name in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., had confessed to 6 murders and is a suspect in 3 other killings. Only days before his arrest, Bowles had been added to the FBI’ s "Ten Most Wanted List¯" Jacksonville Sheriff Jim McMillan said he was "relieved that he [Bowles] isoff the street." Bowles is. a suspect in gayrelated murders ]n metropolitan Washington, D.C., Savannah, Ga., Daytona Beach and Hilliard, Fla. Ironically, Bowles had slipped through the fingers of local police at least 5 times during the past few months because of his false identity. He had been arrested for public drunkenness as recently as Nov. 12. Police say Bowles usually picked up his victims at gay bars, convinced them to let him stay temporarily with them, then murdered them. He is being held without bail. Highway Sign Disappears AUBURN, A~a. ~The 2nd of2 road signs, for the Auburn Gay & Lesbian Association’ s highway clean-up project has disappeared. After~’. t35ffaSi~tli delay the signs weire finally installed in Janua~ in the state highway program that acknowledges groups which keep a mile stretch of highway litter free. The 1st sign disappeared witl~tin hours of .being put up~.The2nd road sign was repeatedly, vandalized and ripped~down, but was repaired and putup again each lime - until now. The state transportation dept. has 9 that it no longer makes it.s clean~up.along the stretch of highway, Slgn 01" no sign. Poet Angelou Shies Away After Phelps Protest EMPORIA, Kan. - Poet Maya Angelou was so disturbed by a protest by arch~ homophobe Fred Phelps, who frequently leads followers in.demonstrations at the funerals of people who have died. of AIDS, ¯that she called off a sold-out speech she wa s to give at Emporia State University. Phelps who, with asmall band of followers from the Baptist church he runs, is noted for savage anti-gay rhetoric and protests had mount¢.,d a, protest against Angelou at/ ~the T0peka Performing Arts Center earlier.: Sharon Lockheart and Ginger Ashmore, friends who live,in Kansas City suburbs, were so shocked by Phelps’ actions that they wrote an "open letter" to Angelou, who read a specially-written poem during the inauguration of President Clinton. The idea grew and has now been signed by more than 3 dozen women’s,, minority and civi 1 rights organizations in the area. The letter reads: "We deeply regret that your visit to our heartland was marred by such a brutal and frightening attack. This behavior is an outrage and an embarrassment to our .community. The actions in Topeka resulting in a lost opportunity for students at Emporia Sta te to hear your inspirational message are inexcusable and will not be ignored. "We admire your spirit of compassion. You are /an inspiration to those who have heard or read your thoughtful words. This incident should not deter you from returning to our area. We embrace your message of peace and love." Missin_g Books Found ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Officials at the University of New Mexico Zimm erman Library say they have located some 200 volumes - 8 library shelves - of journals dealing with homosexuality and womens’ issues that disappeared from their place in the library basement in late No vember. UNM officials said the books, valued at $23,000, had been replaced with bookson Nazism in November, and had been assumed tO be stolen. Instead they . were found piled on top of one of the library stacks, hidden behind other books. Some of the books had, however, been defaced with neo-Nazi symbols and graffiti. The usually quite campus has been shocked by several, neo-Nazi incidents this school year. In. October, campus police arrested3 youths with white supremacist literature for possessing explosives; and-earlier in November a university mural was defaced wit h a large swastika. The journals included the Journal of Homosexuality, Gender and Society and Lesbian Ethics.. University officials said they still had no suspects in the incident. In a joint statement, UNM President Richard P_eck and Regents ¯ President Art Melendres said, ’That the university is a diverse community is evident :to these cowards who deface property with their bigoted and hateful - n~essages." 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Harvard, Suite F-5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 918-747-3320 �Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs HIV Vaccine Ready for Trials SAN FRANCISCO - Dr. James Kalm and his colleagues at San Francisco General Hospital began enrolling volunteers for a clinical trial of the first oral vaccine against HIV to undergo human tests. Kahn said the vaccine not only would be simpler and easier than shots, but could also stimulate the body to fight infection exactly where it’s initially most crucial: in the body’s mucosal fluids. The vaccine is an oral formulation of an injection vacci ne by United Biomedical Inc. of New York. Earlier in November, Kahn reported that a San Francisco General/University of California at San Francisco study of 24 people found the injected version of the vaccine to be safe and, in most of the patients, to trigger the immune system to fight the vir us. Antibodies from approximately 80% of the patients in that trial successfully fought off the virus in test-tube studies, Kalm reported. The San FranciscO General researchers plan-to evaluate the safety of the oral vaccine and measure whether it can cause the body to produce infection-fighting antibodies in the sperm, vaginal fluids and saliva of the volunteers in the study. The vaccine stimulates an immune response in the body by mimicking part of the envelope protein in the human immunodeficiency virus. An oral versionwas difficult to make because it had to Stand up against the rigors of the body’s digestive system. The study will compare the vaccine pill to the same oral vaccine followed by a booster shot, as well as to the injected vaccine followed by an oral booster. Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trials NEW YORK - According to a report in the New York Times, the World Health Organization is planning the first largescale clinical trials of the 2 most widely tested experimental AIDS vaccines, both of which are derived from the gpl20 protein. Plans for testing the "vaccines in the U.S. were rejected in June. The vaccines have already been through the first 2 stages of a3-stage testing system that evaluates their safety and immunologic responses in the U.S. Potentially involving thousands of volunteers, the 3rd phase will test the vaccines’ ability to protect against HIV. Although a full-scale study ~couldnotbegin until t996 at the earliest because.of the amount of preparation involved, Dr. Peter .Hot of WHO saidthat iuitial indications of te~t 16calious point tO Thailand as the first site~ with Brazil and Uganda as distant contenders. Before the trials begin, many issues will be debated~ WHO is encouraging the debate, said..Piot, "because, with the urgent need for an effective Vaccine, we cannOt afford a failure due to scientific or-ethical problems." Flu Shots Dangers for PWAs SAN FRANCISCO - Health researchers with the University of California at. San Francisco say that flu shots may cause at least.temporary inereases’~nHIV levels among people with AIDS: According to Dr. Brace WalkerwithHarvard University and Dr. James Kahn at UCSF, the scientists ,who conducted the study, most of the participants in their study had 3 times the usual amount of HIV in their blood shortly after receiving flu shots. They said the flu vaccine activates the same immune cells that contain the HIV, causing the Virus to multiply along with the immune cells. The researchers say their study could lead to better ways of administering flu vaccinations to people with AIDS, including possibly give AIDS patients anti-viral drugs when they’re being vaccinated against flu. AIDS Increasingly More Slowly ATLANTA - According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the AIDS epidemic is growing more slowly even though a revised definition of the disease caused an apparent increase in the number of AIDS cases reported. The CDC said the ac~t]aa/mumbergf newly ~agnosed cases in-19~.4 is expected td be 16wer tlian. 19-93 ~figures, which increhsed 3% o¢er 1992 ~e~ause of.the new. definition. Native Leaders Warn of AIDS OTTAWA - Canada’s native leaders say that the country’s indigenous peoples are testing positive for HIV at an alarming rate and that AIDS threatens to wipe them out~ The leaders .urged the Canadian government to help stop the spread of the disease. "AIDS poses areal threat to young natives and possibly the future of native people in this country," said Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi, head of Canada’s largest native peoples organization, the Assembly of First Nations. While the number of reported AIDS cases has increased by 35% this year, native leaders claimed that the figures do not accurately reflect the problem because they were based on people with full-blown AIDS and not people who are infected. Chief Mercredi also said that indigenous peoples receive less AIDS funding than .other Canadians and asked that the government allow native communities to administer federal funds themselves to stop the disease before it reaches its full potential. Jeffrey A. Beal, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Ginny Butler, RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehensive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic Services We have many insurance provider affiliations - if you belong to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday - Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743 1000 AIDS in Russia MOSCOW- Russianofficials say tourism has already been adversely affected by legislation requiring HIV testing of foreigners entering the country. "We faced a flood of cancellations of trips" as soon as legislators in the country began debaling it, according to AO Intourist, the leading Russian tour operator. The agency says business and tourism visits to the.count~ry are expected to’decline as much as 40% by 1 995. At the same time, Russian health authorities Sai~l the nuinber Of official cases of AIDS in the;country has increased to 831. The World Health Organization, however~ believes the tea)~ number of cases. in the country is perhaps 10 times that number. Ni.gerians Protest AIDS ~ --~¢:::F~e~entioni:C~,~ paign " Clinical Trials* now Open tbr Treatment of .... HIV Disease. andRelated Infections:. NIAMEY~ Niger.-:.-~:~Muslim fundam~fitalists and clefics~e.protesting the Ni"g¢~ri:hn gov¢mment’§1~IP~f educatiOn and ’ pr~gention.campaign~cl~g thehealth effort ~prOmotes" adnlt~i~: In a press Nevirapine.,HIV Treatment Oral vs. :IV Ganciclovir,..CMV RetinitisiTrea.tmem., Zithromax-Biaxin,Ethambut01,~MAC,!-~dtment and religious lead-ers,~ q’he radio and the televisiori"~10ng to file ~peopie of Niger~ and we:~ ~ill not tolerate the Western destruction of the moral and. religious codes, of our society." The groups and clerics are particularly distressed with the year-.o!d campaign’ s promotion of condom use to prevent spread of the virus, saying it promotes promiscuity. Patents to AZT Upheld WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld most of a previous lower court ruling awarding exclusive patents for AZT to Burroughs Wellcome Co. _The court ruled that Burroughs was see Health Briefs, page 8 *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. For more information, call 9 i8~743- i¯~ e£t: ’HI~’ between¯ 10am - 4pm. TO receive more information about new clinical trialsas theyare available, send.your name & address.to: ¯ Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 �Health Briefs. Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health BriefsHealth continuedfrom page 7 the sole inventor for 5 out of! 6 patents because .it conceived of using the. drug with AIDS patients before obtaining the results of early tests. The court ruling said that the same decision could not be made for the 6th patent without a trial. The patents were challenged by Barr Laboratories Inc. and Novapharm Inc., who argued that tests by the National Institutes of Health were instrumental in AZT’s development and promised to charge less for.the drugif theywon. prevalent among crack smokers than among non-smokers," concluded die researchers, led by Brian R. Edlin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The study determined that unless effective interventions are made "crack use is likely to result in continued heterosexual transmission of HIV.,.catalyzing the spread of the epidemic from men who have sex with men and injection-drug users to the heterosexual population." Man Bitten by Woman ¯ Becomes HIV-Positive ST. LOUIS- Dr. Howard B. Umovitz of Calypte Biomedical C,orp., has developed a new urine test for HI~ which, he.says, will detect infections in millions of people who may unknowingly be infected and unknowingly be infectingothers. The urine test is less expensive to process and easier to perform than the blood tests currently in use, according to Uruovitz, who also said that the urine test diminates the risk of accidental, infection of health care workers because theurine sample s carry HIV antibodies, but not the virus itself and does not risk accidental needle sticks. The Jap.anese government is very close to approving the test, Urnovitz said, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. of Japan has agreed to distribute test kits throughout Asia. In Japanese trials, the test .was 100% accurate in detecting HIV in 233 people, confirm ed by standard blood tests. The results of 13,000 urine tests conducted in the U.S, have been submitted to the Food and .Drug Administration for evaluation. Umovitz says he expects the FDA to be more stringent than the similar Japanese agency in assessing his test. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ~ Amelderly man, who said a woman waved him down as he was driving, then bit him several times~:including.one bite that cut to the bone as She tried to take his wallet,.has tested positive for HIV. The woman, Naomi Morrison, has a history of prostitution arrests and has been infected with.the virus for 6 years, and has already pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the robbery and attack. Health officials said the unidentified man may be the first person to become infected with HIV via a bite. Sex-for-Drugs Spreading HIV NEW YORK- Researchers studying drug useinNew York, Miami and San Francisco say that crack cocaine is helping to spread HIV among heterosexuals in poor, innercity commmaities. Desperate t~or the drug, crock addicts are selling sex in exchange for drugs or money. As a result HIV is spreading through the communities, particularly among women. "Among the participants in New York and Miami, HIV infection was 2.3 times more HIV Urine Test Ready Manager Sues Philly Agency Services Secretary Donna Shalala said, PHILADELPHIA - An HIV-positive "M ysiguaturecannot solve every problem. manager with the Southeast Pennsylvania We cannot get political agreement on TransportationAuthority (SEPTA) known every point." Shalaia was prompdy only as "John Doe" has sued SEPTA and interrupted by a French activist who its former chief administrative officer shouted~ "Your siguature meansnothing." Judith Pierce for invasion of privacy. Other activists called the language of the Officials with the mass transit agency say jointly-signed declaration "vague and they accidentally found out Doe was imprecise" with "no commitment" to infected while reviewing an audit of.. fulfill the pledges of fighting the epidelniC prescription benefits that included the mad reducing discrimination. Radio and names of SEPTA employees. Doe’s suit TV broadcasters around the world had claims that his superiors ~aid that Pierce agreed to air "love messages" from had created art"AIDS List"of employees " celebrities such as Whoopie Goldberg, Roman Polanski and others in an effort to _Q.f the agency. Doe still wo~rks f,~r SEPTA, raise funds to fightthe AIDS epidemic. In but his a,ttomey says Doe nosy ’lives,with a dark cloud overhis, hehd,. He .s:tili has to ~ Gr~, pri{,ate ~itiz~nsl]t Candles in their go to SEPTA everyday worrying about windows in a show of support for people who knows and wondering alfout why infected with the virus, while government................... to him." run. newspapers in China began rnnmng SEPTA’s attorneys maintain that Doe has qmzzes about HIVtAIDS to test readers’ not been harmed by the accidental understanding of prevention measures. disclosure and claims that the agency Activists in Germany and England used quickly destroyed the information and condoms to draw attention to the epidemic. has made sure that the benefitfirm does In London, activists released 55 heliumlirt supply employee namesagain. filled condoms inside the the dome of Westminster Cathedral, denouncing the World AIDS Day.~ Catholic Church’s opposition’to the PARIS - Delegates from 42 nations contraceptives. While in. Potsdam, gathered in Paris for a political summit in Germany, activists hoisted a 50-foot pink search of international cooperation in condom made of fiberglass in front of the batting the AIDS epidemic and lessening city’s Nikolai Church. bias against people infected with the virus. S.F. Water Dept. Considering Thousands of AIDS activists marched on the Champs Elysees beneath a giant lighted Parasite Warning red ribbon hanging from the Eiffel Tower, SAN FRANCISCO- The San Francisco staging die-ins as an expression of concern Water Dept. is reviewing a proposal to that the international declaration signed warn people with compromised immune by delegates to the conference was largely systems of a potentially dangerous parasite ’.’window dressing." 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But immunecompromised individuals, including people infected with HIV,.cau possibly become seriously -perhaps even fatally 111 from lesser ~nfectlons, some health ~ ~ " Officialsfe~. ’ As a result, city,water officials say they are considering aproposal toinform water department, customers,that if they are immune suppressed tha(they should boil waterbeforedrinkingitorusingittowash vegetables, or that th~y may wa~ttoinstali a home-filtration system. don’t want to see trying to educate kindergartners in understanding gay .couples." Gingrich said in the interview that the Republican position "should not be promotion, and it should not be condemnation." The paper also reported mat Candace Gingrich, one of the younger s~sters of the speaker-to-be, is a lesbian and says her brother’ s response has been .supportive. Gingrich said homosexuality is "an orientation in the way that alcoholism is an orientation" and told freelance writer Chandler Burr that "it is madness to pretend that families are anything other than heterosexual couples" which lie said is a very cent ral issue of ~heneki~20:y~ars*’ ~"~"~ " ’ ’ " Clinton cont’dfrom page I When Clinton, attending a Latin American conference in Miami, learned about Elders’ remarks he called her and demahded her resignation. Elders, noted for her outspoken, views on drug use and sex, had served as Clinton’s Arkansas health director when he was governor and " has been the object .of criticism by conservatives almost since she was appointed Surgeon General. Leon Panetta, White House chief of staff said the Elders’ comment was "one too many...the President feels that’ s wrong, That’ s not what the schools are for and it’ s not what the Surgeon General should say." TO H R _cont’dfrom page 1 crowd of about75. TOHR gave its annual awards. HIV educator Brian Jackson was honored as volunteer of the year. Alan Nyitray of the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health received the Extra-Mile Award for his regular ~ 10ng distmace p~rticipation .inTOHR. Kelly Kirby; gave the President’s Award to Lisa Pottorf for her work with Lesbian and Gay young adults. Kirby reviewed the performance of TOHR in a statement pnnted in the event brochure. In it, he noted that the TOHR HIV anti-body testing clinic is now 8 years old and has served over 1,000 clients this year. The TOHR Helplineanswered nearly 3,000 calls this year. TOHR has provided leadership for the communities with city government and the news media. Kirby thanked the audience for their support, Saying that we’ve made great strides and he looks forward to-more to come. P-FLAG Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Chapter POB 52800, 74152-0800 Helplh~e 918-749-4901 Bi rch cont’dfrom page 1 political l~ndscape. Birch cited defeats in ¯ Oregon and Idaho of proposed anti-gay state ballot meastires and the re-election of all 13 Senate sponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a proposed bill that would bar employment bias based on sexual orientation. She said that in spite of the party changes in Congress "Americans support ending discrimination in the employment of gays and lesbianS." Birch will succeed Tim McFeeley, who has headed HRCF for more than 5 years. The orgmfization - the largesVcivil rights organization for gays and lesbi,’ms in the country - has more than ~80,000meinrer’s. : P011 Miss. cont’dfrom, page l frozen blood samples of the 2 dead men was granted by Judge Laudruln. But rights ac~,v, ists saythe HIV testing may,b~, part of a homosexual panic defense.’ J. Ronald Parris, the attorney defeuding Marvin McClendon, says h’c will arguc for self-defense in die trial, iusisting that McClendon was fearful of being sexually assaulted and infected with HIV. Parrish said that if the men were infected and were out looking for sex "it would be no differeut than if they!~ad 0 loaded weapon ai~d pointed it at an in~lividual.’" Tlictrial itself is slated to begin atethe end of January... Nicklas :. CO,!t’t:t fi~om page 1 NOW Janice Nicldas can point with pride homosexuals should not be discriminated against in employment; o 57% said they supported a federal anti-discrimination bill that would include gays andlesbians; o ?8% supported more AIDS research, preventi0n,and care; o 40% said they were more concerned about the religious right than they were with a"gay agenda"; o 54% said they oppose excluding gays and lesbians from teaching in schools and ¯ oppose eliminating school or library materiais dealing With sexual orientation The poll was conducted by Mellman Lazarus Lake Inc., and was based on random exit intervie~vs with 800 people around the country. "These findings show broad support for equality for lesbianand gay Americans in the midst of the Republican sweep," said Tim McFeeley, executive director of the HRCF,"Voters of all political stripes value fairness and inclusion...." and some hope at the improved resources Tulsa has for AIDS care .and education. Nicklas is quick to note others who were instrumental in this effort. She singles out the support of Tulsa~s United. Way and community voluuteer, Joan Flint,{who deserves] "a front row seat in Heaveu" tbr her work. Nicklas says that Flint once characterized working oll AIDS in Oklahoma to be like pushing an elephant up a mountain. Nicklas is particularly proud of Tulsa’s inclusion as one of nine-cities m the National Community AIDS Partnership. This; she says, ha~ brought so many new -resources that will be needed to meet the further challenges, ..especially what she calls the "silent" epidemic in women. When asked how does she feel about her seven .yearsof activ~ism - she says that there were times she .couldn’t see the end but you just have-.to move forward and celebrate the small successes. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law INTERNATIONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel-Reservations, Ticket Pick-Up Cruise/Tour Packages, Group & Incentive Programs OK’s Only IGTA Affiliate(Internat’l Gay Travel Assoc,) "No" Service Charge 918-341-6866 ~ Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation 1 -.800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 :!:::?:!:i:!:i::: ::::__ Happy Holidays from our staff! Thanks for your support - look for upcoming cruise info, in January! 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Know Your Rights! �Church. Miscellany The Bible & Homosexuality (Second in a series) by Beverly Haney of the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa There are two scriptures in the Old Testament book of Leviticus that are used by some Christians to condemn Homosexuals. The I st is found in Leviticus 18:22 mad states "You shall not be with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." In Leviticus 20:13 completes this statement by adding the punishment that "If a man lies with a male as with a. woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall be put to death, their blood is upon them." Although this iS not an exact translation of the Hebrew text, there is no doubt that it refers to male homosexual acts. The offense is Galled "aft’ abomination and the prescribed p~rialty is death. It all sounds pretty bad until you look at the historical content of the text! This condemnation of Homosexuality occursoin the-part of Leviticus known as the "Holiness Code". According to Jewish beliefs, the Israelites were God’ s "Chosen People", and were bound to God by a covenanto - r "’-o~*" v,~,,, . "~’-: ~mscovenantrequired that the Israelites set themselves apart from the Gentiles and especially from the Canaanites whose land they had just conquered. The "chosen people" were to be different, consecrated, God-like, and especially were not to take part in Canaanite religious practices. Chapter 18 of Leviticus starts out by saying "you shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you." The word "abomination" in standard E_ug!ish is somethj.’ng really disgusting; but to the ancient Hebrews, the word did not have such a strong meaning. Leviticus 20:25-26 suggests that "abominable" meant 2’unclean". So ari"abomination" was a ~iolation of Jewish purity laws. For example, it was thought "unclean" to eat certain animals like pigs, lobster, and shrimp, but other animals were "clean". It was thought unclean to sow a field, with 2 kinds of.seeds Menstruation, .attending to a burial, giving birth- all were considered unclean and made that person unclean for a time. The word "abomination" in Leviticus is the translation of the word "toevah". This word can also be translated as uncleanliness, dirtiness, or impurity. This ~s" significant here, because the word "zemah" has a much stronger meaning in that it is injustice or a sin. Sometime between 300 and 150 B.C., a Greek translation of the Hebrew treatment became available because there were so many Jews that didn’t speak Hebrew. In the early Greek translation, the word "toevah" was translated into the Greek word "bdelygrna". This word also means ritual impurity or uncleanliness. Once again, a stronger word could have been used but was not. Many of the purity laws cannot be understood today because we weren’t there. Some suggest that these Jewish purity rules were brought about for sanitation purp0~es, but that d0esn’ t make sense because it would give them more medical knowledge than they had, and it cannot make senseoof .all the laws. One of . the-law s ~makes i t illegal .to mix tw 0 fabrics such as cotton and linen. No stretch of the imagination can make this nnhealthy. Male to male sex was considered unclean because of its association with Gentile religious practices. The old Hebrew testament describes the Canaanite fertility rites as involving sex with ritual, mad male to male sex was,a part of thiS. It became unclean for men to have sex with one another, but for purely religious reasons, not for ethical or moral reasons. Even today, if a man & wife are involved in certain sexual pmctiQes:~ith ~aeh other~.,~ the Christian church ~tdItt~:objeCt-z not because of ethical or moral’~reasons, but because of religmus reasons. The death punishment fo; not keeping these laws merely stresses the importance ofbexn,, set apart to the early Israelites. Idolatry was the most serious crime & any act that imitated these "pagan" rituals was very serious and carried the~highest pm~i:shriient. ~ ’ .... " .......... Today, w have our own "purity codes". For instance, we..c__oo_n.sider it unclean to pick one’s nose or pass gas in public. People who do these things are considered dirty and are often shunned. When you really think about it, there is nothing. particularly unclean about it; and everyone does it in private. " " :":~ ~. : ’ " Every ~ociei~,, e~,~fy fel]glon has its own rules. The early Israelites thought male Homosexuality was dirty. It made a man like a Canaanite, and to the Israelites, "God’s chosen people", this was unacceptable. (Editor’s note: .There has been the suggestion that some of these laws were based not only upon the above premises, but also on the basis of prejudice and bigotry of the conquering people toward the 0nqueredpeoples. It happens in any war’like situation. And, unfortunately, prejudice and bigotry are taught to children, thus continuing the cycle of the "chosen people’.’ syndrome.) Children are taught not to play in the toilet because it is "dirty": If people are .uncomfortable about Homosexuality, this is a learned response that needs to be dealt with; but to say that Homosexuality is a sin, is abusing God’s ~0rd as an excuse for one’ s own fears and bigotry. Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Family of Faith MCC will performa Cantata, The Heavens Declare Th~ Glory, to be performed on Sunday, December 18, at 1 lam. 5441-E South Mingo. All are welcome. For more information, call 622-1441. Metropolitan Community : Church of Greater Tulsa MCC of Greater Tulsa will host a Christmas Dinner & Party with a visit from Santa) onSunday, December 18 at 12;30pm. ,Services ~e at 10:45am. . ,.~ ’on Christmas Eve, MCC of Greater Tulsa will celebrate with Familyof Faith MCC a Candlelight Service at 1 lpm. Christmas Day, there will be a Colmnunion Celebration at 10:45am. On New Year’s Day, MCC of Greater Tulsa will hold an ecumenical service to begin at 10:45am. All are welcome. For more information, call 838-1715. The Feminine Side of Jesus MINNEAPOLIS - A three, day regional conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) considered whether Jesus Christ has a feminine aspect according to the Bible. The debate hinges on biblical references using the Greek. word "Sophia" which means "wisdom,~’ and is either interpreted as "goddess worship" or the personification of a feminine aspect of Jesus. Diane Jacobson, professor at the Luther Seminary (St. Paul), said the Ol.d Testament .speaks of Woman Wisdom or Sophia as a prophet, teacher, mother, lover and goddess who was at God’s side during the creation. Finding confirmation in the NeW Testament, Jacobson cites Matthew 11: ’The Son of Man c~tme eating and drinking and they say "behold a gluttonous man and. a drunkard, a friend of tax gatherers and sinners.’ Yet wisdom is vindicated.by her deeds." Jacobson said, "Unabashed, with no change of gender~ Jesus is referred to as Sophia. q,,’he connections get stronger and Stronger. 5451 E South Min ,, (;22-1441 S,.day , God BlessThe Lord At.All Times CHRISTIAN CENTER 2627-B East 11th Street Sunday Sc.hool, 9:45 Sunday Service, 11 am - Tues. Minister’s Class, 7:30 Wed.Ch0ir Rehearsal, 7 pm Because everyone has a right to.be blessed by God! 628-0594, message phone. Eddie Cook, pastor Eltbtn o’ .fl lapleWoob t623 �Les b ian Canadian Jewish Groups Back Hate". Crimes Measure TORONTO - According to a report in the Canadian Jewish News, Canada’s largest Jewish groups are actively supporting adding sexual orientation to federal hate-crimes legislation now being considered in Parliament. ha aletter to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs holding hearings on the bill, the head of the B’ nai B’ rith Canada’ s League for Human Rights said "it is essential that sexual orientation be included with other groups." The Canadian Jewish Congress also am~ounced late in November that it too suppofls including sexual orientation-as a basis for defining a hate crime, A spokesperson said the Congress "recognizes that people have been singled out as victims of crimes of hatred. The bill has nothing to do with extending rights to anybody. It has to do with protecting people under the law," The bill’ s sexual orientation has come under fire from some members of Parliament who have said the measure would protect "pedophiles" or would extend "special rights?’ to homosexuals. Steffan cont’d from page ] regulation, is certainly rational ~ven that the human sexual drive is enormously powerful and that an open declaration that one is a homosexual is a rather reliable indication as to the direction of one’s drive." The appeals court ruling overturns a 3-judge appeals panel, Three of the judges, however, dissented from the majority ruling, saying they do not agree that "a member of the armed forces may be discharged on the sole basis of an admission" of being gay. The Lambda Legal Defense Fund said they had,not decided yet on whether to appeal the decision. page.] con,’d~om review panel last year recommended that Dmmi.ng, 31, be discharged. That decision was given a reconsideration, however, under the new "don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy, which conservatives in Congress had codified into law to overrule President C linton’s somewhat more liberal policy, ironically in an effort to keep most lesbians aud gay men out of the nation’s armed. forces. Both Dumfing and her attorney Greg Boufiglio said later that they were mnazed by the positive ruling. Bblffiglio said he saw "no reasou to be optimistic. Every other service member who has been brought before a board has lost." Meinhold" processiug me for disclmrge." Na y officials have declined to comment on Meinhold’ s statement. U.S. Solicitor General Drew Days has said the government will not ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision o~ering openly gay sailor Keith Meinhold reinstated. Days offered no -explanation for the decision. But Meinhold’ S attorney, John McGuire, said he believes the decision reflects a decision by the government to cut its losses. "I don’t think this ends it," McGuire said following the announcement. "I think it reflects a new tactic, Which is that they [the government] will abandon the cases they are losing under the old policy, redischarge him [Meinhold] under the new policy and.try to start it all over again." In spite of the government’ s decision not to pursue Meinhold’ s case under the old policy, Joe Krovisky of the Defense Dept. said no decision has been made on 10 similar cases now before various federal After.the ceremony, a reception was held where the funds raised at this year’s AIDS Walk were given to HIV/AIDS service orga~fizations (see photo page 11). Tulsa art~ organizations participated iu "A Day withont Art" in me~nory of persons who’vedied of AIDS complications. Selected works at Gilcrease and Philbrook were draped and Livin_o Arts of Okla. showed Silverlake L~fe, a documentary of two men living with AIDS. SALON COPA courts. BLUE MOON FAR A BAKERY FOR Docs Tommy Chesbro, Ric Kirby & Brian Jackson help Tulsa’s AIDS Walk give donations to Tulsa HIWAIDS servtce organizations after the World AIDS Day Memorial; 918-492-4918 Available at Tomfoolery! Quilted Bear, Eastland Also, birthday cakes and special orders available. Wem.bley Center 7116 S. Ming0 #102 254-21 O0 50% off 2" Wood Blinds Custom Chairs from $299.00 Framed Prints & Complete Design Stm PAlrERSON REALTORS JONATHAN &’DEE NICHOLAS 100% Service 100% Satisfaction (918) 749-3000 Happy Holidays & New Year from Ross Folsom & Friends " at Salon Westcopa Lincoln Plaza 1310 East 15th 583.1500 �Elders !,ompage 2- Elections i,o,. ~age 2 lives. According to William Raspberry of Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay the Washington Post Writers Group, she said she’ d put a crown of condoms on her head and never take it off if it would get " yotmg people to use condoms. Amen to that! If I thought it would work, I’ d do the same and ask youand Bill Clinton to do it tOO. Ms.;Elders was a rarity in Washington, someone who cared more for doing the job that ueeded to be done than for coveting her .backside. She cared about saving lives. She cared about doing somethiug about AIDS She had the courage of her convictions. Tlfis ~s more than we can say about Bill Clinton. Tulsa Video Majo.r Film Lawn Butch, video & photo by Nicci Farrell Elite Books & Videos 821 S. Sheridan, . Deneuve, Out, Advocate Toys & T-shirts 10% Discount evith ~ ad, In Fests Lawn Butch is a satirical short video look at yard care advertising from a Lesbian pefspe,ctive. Lawn Butch was ¯paired at the Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Film Festival with ~vhat was then a ~vork-inpro~ess, Land Beyond, a dremn-iuspired video using Native Americ,’uaimagery. Lawn Butch also has been vie~ved at at the San Francisco Lesbian mad Gay Film Festival and at Mix’ 94 Film Festival in New York City.. In November, it played at a festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil and will show in London in March 1995. Tulsa Lesbian videographer, Nicci Farrell, uses comedy and video as her means of communicating and relating to people in her life. In 1991, the artist began to use video to record comedy skits using herself as an actor. Shortly later, unable to work full time due to serious illness, she supported herself by filming pageants and benefit shows. Farrell lives and works in Tulsa. MORE " ¯ ¯ New CDs $I.6.99-I 1.99 pre,owne.d. CDs $7.99~8.99 W.ell give.you $4.88 for yourused Cds communities. While partisan, anti-Gay rhetoric is too common in the campaigns, once elected, those politicians have a constitutional duty torepresent all citizens. At a minimmn, this includes meeting with us, even if we have to agree to disagree about many things. Tulsa’ s City Council has lost recently two members. James Hogue is resigning to become a judge and Robert Nelson died of a heart attack. Both men demonstrated si~fificant ,’u’~ti-Gay bias. Their dep,’Lrture is. an opportunity gor our connnunities to help to bring fairness back to our coamcil. CtLrrently.there is ouly one city councillor .who has the courage to.say discrimination in Tulsa is wrong. There are two who might say that discrimination is wrong if the wind is blowiug the right way. And there are four who are firmly wedded to their prejudice m~d no anaount of reason can overcome their rationalizations or cowardice, it seems. But with these two empty seats and a fair wind, there might just be five votes for fairness. Unfortunately, the level of prejudice in Tulsa is such that we cannot endorse candidates for fear of hurting them. However, we can encourage you to get involved with the Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Political Action Committee (LAG-PAC). Volunteers are needed. A LAG-PAC representative will g~ve an update during the community annoucements portion of the next Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights meeting (TOHR is a non-profit, non-political organization that permits other groups to share information with our communities). You have to live in District 5 &6 to vote b t you don t have to hve there to make a difference. �Why Tulsa Family News? you straight). Hey, girl, that one’s cute, is shefamily’~ Said with irony, sometimes, said by men, or said by women (though maybe not quite in those exact words), the meaning of family for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals is fluid. Family i~, yes, our birth/adoptive parents and siblings butfamily is also that tribe of women and men, sisters and brothers (or perhaps just sisters), who welcomed us ~fter we realized our differences from the heterosexual world. More than many tribes, we are a diverse group. We are separated by issues of gender, of race, religion and ethnicity, by class and by age, and by physical beauty. Sometimes, like biological families, we are cruel and abusive to one another. But at our best, despised though we may be by HeteroAmerica, we strive for ideals that much of the rest of this country long seem to have forgotten. For example, I was involved in several of the national planning meetings for this last March on Washington.- For all the frustration and hard work of the process, it was characterized by an effort to empower and include persons of all statuses: race, gender, transgender, age, Sub-communities: students, leather, religious, etc. No one else in America is even seriously trying democracy of this sort....certainly, not our government. And perhaps this is part of our special gift to America: in some Native American traditions, Men who loved Men & Women who loved Women were known as TwoSpirits. They had special roles as shamans - those who showed the way. Perhaps, we can show the way to a country that often has failed to live the ideals it claims. We must reclaimfamily from those who would take .it for their use only ~- who would pervert it for their p0iiti~al ~d monetary gain. The family historically has been large and messy, sometimes biological but just as often tied together by need an~ somelirnes, 10ve. It has always included us, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals, though not always by thos¢ names (spinster aunts and bachelor uncles, and as we know, being married doesn’t nlake The family in America has rarely been what the Christo-Fascists have claimed. We know it and .they know it too. But demonizing us serves their political purpose. This country has a long and shameful history of slandering various minorities, creating an enemy within to play off folks’ fears so that a few could gmn wealth and political power. We have demonized Native Americans, Blacks, Jews, Catholics, Asians and otherS. These days, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisextmls are the enemy of choice, and the coffers of the Religious Right, the ChfistoFascists are full. So this is Tulsa Family News, news for our families of the heart, and for our families that are biological, our brothers, sisters and parents, cousins, uncles, and aunts. This is the first of whatI hope will be many issues. Tulsa deserves to have its own event and entertainment paper. News from Oklahoma City is of interest but is not enough. This paper follows several other attempts by folks whom I honor for their hard work. Tulsa Family News can and will be there for Tulsa if you help us. Let us know what you .like. Let us know what you don’t like (gently, please). Patronize the businesses that support us and tell them that you saw their ad - there ts a connection between your actions and this paper being here. And if you are a Lesbian or Gay business owner, reach out to’your community via advertising. Lesbian and Gay bar owners have long carried much of the weight of helping the community it’s time for some of the rest of us to share the job. Thanks. Tom Neal, publisher CHERRY STREET ,PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATE S Eating Disorders Same Sex Relationships Co-Depe~ Issues _ Trau Chemical Dependency/Relapse Prevention Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC J. Seymour,~r~ CADC Richa~ii~deL MS 1515 South Lewis Tulsa, OK (918)-743-4117 (918)-581-0902 Serving a Diverse Community S A L O O N Open UVednesday through Sunday 7pm - 2am FII.I~2. Pool Night .... $4.00. Beer Bust FREE Two-StepLessons 8pm - 10pm Kent Balch & Associates I)~~ $4.00 Beer Bust Dance Music All Night Self-employed? 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Located on Brookside, near clubs that cater primarily to heterosexuals, he’s put up a sign on his door, saying, "this is a Gay club, if you can groove to it, groove to it...if you can’t, don’t come in." He adds, "everyone is welcome but on our terms." UBU, which was known as the Alley, had begun to .attract some heterosexuals who treated theclub as a "freak show." Mattingly notes that Lesbians & Gay men have to live in a heterosexlml world but at least for afew hours, in a place like UBU, they can be comfortable. Mattingl_y also hopes to foster a new hostility that sometimes characterized the past, with a desire to work together for the benefit of the community. He looks forward to doing as many fundraisers and benefits for the community that they can. "The only way we are going to survive as a community is for us to start working together,".he said. Mattingly has great ambitions for the club. He hopes to add features like a cabaret space for.li~’e performance and film or videos of interest to the community. He finished saying that he had no grand illusions about getting rich from a club but he just wants to make aliving and have some fun doing it. So far, he says he’s working hard but he’s having a great time. AD B OYZ CLUB Open 2-2, .Seven Days a Week Ne w Year’s Eve Party $3 cover, snacks, champagne & favors New Year’s Day Open at Noon. Watch the Bowl Games. Menu: Ham, Peas, Cornbread & Cabbage Rocky Horror Party . Friday, January 13, 10pm Prizes for Character Look-alikes! Featuring the Kissinger Brigade- Rocky Horror cast members performing live! 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Ric Banks- RICMAR, Owner 834-2838 Doberman � 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities- Our Families of the Heart December 15, 1994 - January 14, 1995, Vol. 2, Issue 1 TULSA NEWS LAG-PAC Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Political Action Committee Begun Local activists have begun the process of starting a political action committee to help elect candidates who support civil fights protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered citizens. The interim steering committee is seeking volunteers to compile data, staff phone banks, put up yard signs and to help financially. Those interested can contact LAG-PAC at POB 33076, 74153-1076 or call 832-1222. Janice Nicklas Recognized for HIV/AIDS Leadership Tulsa’s Community Service Council honored HIV/AIDS activist Janice Nicklas with its Dreamcatcher Award. Drawing on Native American tradition, a dreamcatcher is placed oyer an infant’s cradle or in a.tfibal lodge to capture dreams allowing only good ones. Here the dreamcatcher symbolizes shaping the futureby holding on to a dream. "I am deeply honored; I had not idea," Nicklas said, adding that usually the award goes to someone ontside the Council. Nicklas, who is a Senior Planner with the Council, co-ordinator of the AIDS Coalition of Tulsa, and recently, project director for the Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership, has been involved with HIV issues for seven years. Nicklas has horror stories about the earlier days when AIDS began to be visibleinTulsa. Then there was "so little to offer" in the way of services and she says she was often very discouraged. Awards, at T 0 :H-R Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights held its annual Holiday Banquet & BenefitAuction at All Soul’s ChurchonFriday, Dec. 2. Food, festive music and auctioneering were enjoyed by a see TOHR, page 9 HRCF ChiefBirch Elizabeth Birch to Head HRCF SAN FRANCISCO Elizabeth Birch, the head :of litigation and human resources of Apple Computer Inc., has been tapped to head up the Human Rights Campaign Ftmd in Washington, D.C. She becomes the first woman to hold the post of executive directorat the nation’ s largest gay rights group. On the heals of the Republican sweep of both houses of Congress earlier in November, Birch said her first job would be countering ideas that the rights movement is in retreat as a result of the changes in the national see Birch, page 9 MURDER In Mississippi HIV Testing of ,Victims Ordered LAUt~EL, Miss. -- haanunusaml move thatmayindicate the nature of the defense in the case, Circuit Court Judge Billy Joe Landrum approvedarequestby the defense attorney for the 16-year-old charged with killing 2 gay men in the tense rural community. Marvin McClendon was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail in connection with the executionstyle killing ofJoseph Shoemake and Robert Waiters in October. A request by. McClendon’s attorney, J. Ronald Parrish, to have HIV tests conducted on see Miss. page 9 T~lsa House Rep. Steve Largent argent Mtg. As promised prior to his election, Congressman Largent is planning anopenmeeting with the Lesbian/Gay communities in Jan. or Feb. subject to__~the le~slative schedule. Check with TFN for more info. later. Post-Election Poll Positive WASHINGTON - A national exit-poll commissioned by the Hmnan Rights Campaign Fund the evening of the Nov. 8 election indicates that voters weren’t endorsing a right-wing, anti-gay social agenda but in fact showed "broad support" for equal -rights for gays and lesbianS. Among the poll’s findings: o 70% said see Poll, page 9 Tulsa’s World AIDS Day March Interfaith AIDS Ministry orgaafized a marchfromBartlett Square through dowlitown to Holy Fmnily Cathedral inhere a ceremonv was .held in memory of those lost to AIDS and to give recognlti’on to caregivers helping people living with AIDS. Photo credit: Tonia Schnarr see Cathedral, page 11 Military Update Military Update .Military Update Court Backs Navy’s Policy inSteffan Case WASHINGTON - In a ~etback to efforts to end the military’s ban against gays and lesbians, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled in a 7-3 decision that the U.S. Naval .Academy acted properly in dismissing MidshipmanJoseph Steffan after he s aid he was’gay --alth0ughhe did made no admission of engaging in same-sex relationships. Thecourt majority ruled, that the admission of being gay as tantamount to.admitting homosexual behavior. Writing for.the majority,Judge Laurence Silberman said, "It is sufficient to recognize that the government’s presumption, as embodied in the Academy see Steffan, page 11 ¯ .Meinhold Warned of Possible Discharge SEA2q’LE - Gay sailor Keith Meinhold said. during a speech before a civil rights group here that a naval officer has warued him that if he says pnblicly again that he is gay, he may be discharged from the military under the Pentagon’s new "don~t ask, don’t tell" policy. Meinhold said Harry Harris, the 2rid in commandofhis unit at the Naval Air Station-Shidbey Island near Seattle had given him the warning. After publicly stating in 1992 that he is gay, Meirthold has successfully fought discharge in federal court. Meinhold said Harris had told him "that a statement that I am homosexual will require his see Meinhold, page 11 Navy to Keep Lesbian Officer SAN FRANCISCO - In a decision that surprised rights activists, a3-memberN.avypant unanimously recommended .against discharging Lt. -Zoe Dunning, agreeing that Draining had not violated the Pentagon’s new"’don’ t ask, don’t tell" policy whe n~she publicly eame Out as a lesbian-two years ago~ The panel.’s decision marks the first time a U.S. military board of inquiry has rnled in favor of retaining a service member who. has publicly acknowledgedbeing homosexual. The panel’s ruling must sdll be reviewed by the Naval Bureau of Persolmel and fi nally approved by Secretary of the Navy John Dalton. A similar see Lesbian, page 11 National News Bill Clinton to °Surg.-General No Wanking ! WASHINGTON- President Clinton abruptly fired U.S. S urgeon Gener,’d Joycelyn Elders on Friday, Dec. 9; after she said that school children should be taught about masturbation in sex education classes. Thecomments that finally cost Elders herjob were made in Paris on WorldAIDS Day. ha response to a question about whether children should be taught about masturbation as a way of overcolmng social taboos in an effort to teach about safer sex, EIderss aid, "I think that that is something thatis a part ofhmnan sexuality and ts a part of sometlfing that perhaps should be taught." see Clinton, page 9 ( iPne k r Mixed Views WASHINGTON - Newt Gingrich, the speaker-apparent of the House Of Representatives, has compared homosexuals to alcoholics in an interview published Nov. 25 in the Washington (D.C.) -Blade; but said the Republican.Party should be tolerant. The interview was conducted in April, but just published now following the GOPlandslide that gave the party coutrol of Congress. "’I don’t want to see police in the men’s room, which we had when I was a clfild,’" Gingrich said, "mad I see Gingrich, page 9 Israeli Court Sanctions ,Gay Benefits JERUSALEM - Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the nation’s E1 Alaidines has to offer the same benefits to the same-sex partners of its gay workers that it offers to the married partners of employees. El AI officials have pursued .appeals of the case for 6 years since Jonathan Danilovitch, an El AI steward, first sued for the airline to provide his lover with the same free flying pass that it gives the spouses of married workers. Both lower courts that . heard the case had ruled against EIAI. The broad Supreme Court ruling could affect2 similar cases - one against TelAviv-University and the other against the Israeli. armed forces - currently before lower courts in the country. With this issue, we begin our s(cond year of publishing Tulsa Family News. I’would like to thank you, our readers, our contributors (writers and photographers) and especially, our advertisers, for supporting this newspaper, and our communities. This year is proof that Lesbian, Gay and Bi Tulsans need and appreciate serious news coverage of our communities issues and events. News from out of town can be .interesting but Tulsans need to know what’s happening here. We have been honored by the praise we’ve rece,ved from you all, and from journalists and activists in Dallas, DC and New York. Ann Northrop, activist and ex-CBS journalist, said she wished New York City had something to compare to Tulsa Family News. While we are gratified by this reCognitioh, we recognize we have challenges yet ~to.face:, Last spring an old friend asked,, in his(slightly acerbic manner, whether we had a spdl-checker? We do but typo~aphic errors still occur. Wehope someday not to pull one all-nighter per issue. Perhaps when we acheive that goal, the spelling will be perfect too. Wehope to continue to grow in order to provide you all with more ne~vs coverage and other features. We welcome your feedback, positive and negative. Please feel free to contact us by post: POB 4140, 74159, by phone: 832-0233, or now, by e-mail at: TulsaNews@aol.com. Thank you and may God (however you conceive of Her/Him/Them) grant you wisdom: strength and courage. - Tom Neal, publisher PS,.During this last year, we received harassment and praisefor the use of "family" in our name. Our essay in thefirst issue of Tulsa Family News explaining the choice is reprinted on page 13. "What do you think are the prospects.of a more explicit .discussion and promotion of masturbation?" - Rob Clark of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, asking about the effectofAIDS educationcampaigns inremoving the taboos of talking about sexuality. "As per your specific question in regard to masturbation, I think that is a part ofhuman sexuality and it’ s a part of something that pehaps should be taught.."- former Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders. America has been lucky in two of its Surgeons General in this time of AIDS. C. Everett Koop flummoxed the Reagan administration by choosing a sound medical response to the emerging AIDS crisis instead of using medicine to reinfoi?ce prejudice. Dr. Elders, while much, much less diplomatic, brought a reality-based approach to public health. Very youngpeop~ehave sex. ~’l~s is not new. It happened in the 50’s. I can tell you personally that in the late 60’ s, it happened in suburban south Tulsa - certainly a location in which "60’s values of, general permissiveness and casual sexuality were hardly pervasive. Even in puritan colo~ New England, many children were born only a few months after marriage. Sex is natural for human beings. Elders recognized this. Certainly young people should be encouraged to be responsible in their sexual expression. There are times that it would be better for them not to have sex. Promiscuity also increases the possibility of negative consequences. Although we may encourage them not to have sex, it’ s better to teach them how to have safer sex than to have them become infected with HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases or to become pregnant. Perhaps ifwe teach them thatmasturbation is an acceptable sexual outlet, they might not quite so readily engage in riskier sexual acts. Mutual masturbation is potentially one of the safest ofsafer sex acts. Certainly mutual masturbation is less likely to result in accidental pregnancy. So it is truly perverse that her firing is allegedly over the issue of masturbation. Can we get real?We can safely assume that all the folks wigging out about this, have done it and may even do it regularly! I’m sure Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich and even, Don Nickles and Jim Inhofe, all masturbate, not that I care to picture it. Bill Clinton ~robably mastmbates, orifhe doesn t,maybe he should have, if allegations about extramarital affairs are tree. Don’t you think that Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell etc. have wanked off too? They probably just felt guiltier about it. It’ s likely that many of these men also had sex before and outside wedlock. That is part of the hypocrisy of our government that our leaders (like the Congress doesn’t impose its own civil rights la~vs on itself) say "do as we say, not as we do." Joycelyn Elders’ approach is one that could save see Elders, page 12 Many of you are probably sick and tired of politics; especially since the results of these last elections bode poorly for Lesbian and Gay Oklahomans. After all, all of our Tulsa federal representatives are men who’ve openly declared their hostility to our existance in various ways. Comments by then Rep. Jim Inhofe, now senator, thathewould discriminateinhiring.againstLesbians and Gay ~en,.~vere the impetus for the Human Rights Campaign Fund to ask all members of Congress for a non-discrimination pledge. Sen. Nickles too has proved his bias. A friend, who lives in a town about 45 minutes from Tulsa, tells me that everytime the senator speaks there, Nickles starts complaining about "homosexuals." This last time, my friend asked the senator why he’s so obsessed with "homosexuals?" After all, it’ s not like small Oklahoma towns are just being over-run by ravaging and pillaging "homosexuals." Nickles replied, apparently in all seriousness, that homosexuals (or homosexuality) are a threat to our very culture. Say again? Lest you think I’mjoking, note that Nickles was one of th,,e featured speakers at the Christi.an Coalition s Road to Victory ’94 Confe~e-ti~fknd Strategy Briefing in Washington last September. Sen. Nickles joined Pat Robertson, Senators Trent Lott and Phil Gramm, former vice-president Dan Quayle and California’ s noted anti-Gay bigot, US Rep. Bob Dornan. Our new US House Rep. Steve Largent seems to be a man trying to hold fundamentally incompatible notions. On one hand, he seems to embrace anti- Gay prejudice that cloaks itself m pseudoconservatism and "Christian" fundamentalism. On the other, he seems to recognize that some of the Gay folks he knows, are good, decent people - perhaps more like him than not. Hopefully he will resolve some Of that contradiction when he meets with us this winter at the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa. While you and I should continue to be cautious with Largent, we should applaud his willingness to meet with our communities. Neither Sen. Nickles or Inhofe have met ever with see Elections, page 12 TULSA FAMILY NEWS 918-832-0233 POB 4140. Tulsa ’OK 74159 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/Editor Tom Neal Asst. 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PRESIDENT’S LETTE,R: "Socially Correct" The Most Fabulous Political Event of the Year An open letter to gay and lesbian people -of Tulsa-and surrounding areas from Tim social:‘-adj..- conducive to, Gillean President ofTulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, Inc. (TOHR). Fellow Gay Americans, In my excitement about becoming president ofTOHR, I have been doing a lot oftalking~ Talking with friends, business associates and new acquaintances. I must admit my excitement has been met with various responses, the most fre.quent are excuses why these individuals are not members, "Oh that organization is too social." Being social is a good thing. It’s purpose is for building community. Another comment often attributed to TOHR is "That organization is too political." We use our connections in the. community to build knowledge, trust and respect, and to creatively lobby for change. My point being that we can all make excuses that are either valid or not,.but the need remains the same. We must organize our community to fight injustice, to shine marked by, or passed in pleasant companionship with one’s friends or associates. political: adj. having practical wisdom, prudence, diplomatic; artful, expedient, action. the light where we see injustice and to be heard as a unified voice. Tulsa, I’m asking for your help. We need to come together, our community is floundering and we have allowed ourselves to become complacent towards one of our most valuable tools, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. This organization can.and will lead us into the future and we need every individual that can possibly help to be socially active and a political voice. Our time to grow and be heard is now and we must tap the resources from within. You are our most valuable resource, you know’and have the ability to do something for your community. TOHR has in place several programs that need volunteers; the HelpLine, monthly meeting planning, encouraging new membership. My fellow officers and I plan to implement new programs that will require more volunteers. Let’s build a community, let’s do it together, let’s build programs for every member of our gay, lesbian, bisexual and trahsgendered community. TOHR is our foundation. With your involvement we can create a presence in Tulsa to benefit each and every one of us. I’m asking youto give TOHR a chance to win your involvement, come to a meeting, talk to theofficers; let us know what’s important to you. Let’s start building bridges today and tomorrow our community will thrive. Looking forward to meeting you soon. Tim E. Gillean President, Tulsa Oklahomansfor Human Rights, lnc. BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS t 4G2A9Y7s By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Tulsa Oklahomans For Human Rights HIV TESTING CLINIC FREE ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:30 p.m. 4154 S. Harvard Suite H-1 ¯ Fun and Fund December 2nd marked TOHR’s first ever combination Holiday Banquet and Auction. The event was a success for the commun ity as well as a financial success ~n raising $2,500 of operating funds for 1995. Approximately 75 people attended the event and entertainment was provided by Mr. Z on thepiano and cabaret singer Rendez Vu -minus her sisters Deja and Parlez (played by Kathleen Golden). TOHR greatly appreciates the support of the community and particularly those who donated to the event. Special thanks to Kathleen and Aaron Martin whose’hard work made the event possible. January Meeting OP EN FORUM Come Let Our New Officers Meet You To Share Ideas, Goals and Visions. Membership Name Address City. Phone (optional) Signature Application State .zi~_ I-! Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: t’-I $10 Limited Income/Student Membership uI $20 Regular Membership [] $35 Organizational/Household Membership 1-1 $100 Sustainm’g Membership El IancummtlyreceivingTOHR mailings and the Tulsa Family News El I al~lnot on the mailing lisi I-I I would like to volunteer help with: [] Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine El HIV Counselor [] Executive Board Member " [] Event Planning and Party Preparations [] Monthly Meeting Support Make check payable to Tuba Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR o~r set membership fees are Ttzr Deductible. Tim Gillean President Tim Henry 1 st Vice Pres. Miriam Childers 2nd Vice Pres. Aaron Martin Secretary Kelly Kirby Treasurer _ Lynn Smith Fundraising Owen HelpLine Coord. Michael Sheldon Reporter Editor The regular monthly meeting ofTOHR will be held Tuesday, January 3rd at the Gathering Place, 4154 S. Harvard, SUite H-1. A social time will begin at 6:30 p.m. and. the meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. M embars’ -Representatives Tim Gillean ...................................... President Tim Henry ......................... 1st Vice President Miriam Childers ............... 2nd Vice President Aaron Martin ............ :...................... Secretary Kelly Kirby ........................ i ............. Treasurer. Owen ............................ HelpLine.Coordinator Ruben Garcia ......................... Reporter Editor ............................... . ..... Activities Coordinator Lynn Smith ............ Fundraising Coordinator News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs.News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs,News ..Austin Schools to Add OrientationProtections AUSTIN, Texas Austin; Texas, schools are including antiharassment language in its code of condtict, officials have announced. "What we’re trying to do is let everyone know that this district won’t tolerate any behavior that will interfere with education whether it be intimidation, sexual harassment, or [harassment] because of sexual orientation," said school board member Gee ff Rips. School Board President Kathy ¯Rider saidthat the clausegranting protection for gays-andlesbians was always part of. their plan. ’¢fhis is just not an issue," Rider said. "Regardless of their beliefs..,wehave a responsibility to provide a safe school fo r everyone." The proposed antiharassment code would apply to. teachers, administration, staff and students Mike. Nat’l Guard Dumping Lesbian Soldier ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A military review board has recommend that New Mexico Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jesse Holloway be discharged because ofher sexual orientation despite outstanding evaluations by the armed forces. Holloway, 38, reve aled that she is a lesbian during an interview in the Albuquerque Tribune in 1993~ Holloway said she was "upset that my record didn’t speak for itself" and told the paper, "My honesty and integrity didn’t matter .... I’m Upset with the unjustness of the law; it needs to be changed. This is America." Her attorney said Holloway would take the discharge, when it becomes official, to federal court, joining a number of other gays and lesbians around the country who are challenging the Pentagon’s anti-gay policies. Paramount Studios Adds Same-Sex Benefits HOLLYWOOD - Paramount Pictures, with some 1,500 employees, has announced that like its parent firm Viacom, it will extend health insurance coverage to the same-sex domestic partners of its workers. Viacom, Universal, Warner Bros., MCA and Sony, which owns Tri-Star and Columbia studios, all offer health insurance benefits to same-sex partners of their employees. Anti-Gay E-Mail ~ATLANTA - A series of electronic bate mail aimed at a gay and lesbianemployee group has prompted the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control to warn its 6,500 workers and contractors of potential disciplinary action for such behavior. Dr.. David Satcher, director of the agency, said in a memo folio.wing revelations of the hate messages to members of the Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Employees (GLOBE)attheCDC .that "the ns.e of e-mail to convey Inappropriate comments .is prohibited and will not be tolerated." Satcher’s memo also noted that such messages also violate guidelines of the Dept. of Health & Human Services, the CDC’s parent agency. Moslems Block Burial of Gay Man in Senegal DAKAR, Senegal - According to news reports by Reuters, young fundamentalist Moslems in the coastal city of Thies just north of the capital blocked a funeratprocession for a gay man who was to have been buried in an Islamic cemetery. According to new. reports, the youths, supported with others from the area near the cemetery, said the dead man’s homosexuality was a violation of Islamic law that disqualified him from burial at thesite. The deadman’ s relatives were forced to take his body to another burial site outside the city, the 2nd largest in the Western African nation. Gay Wins Parental Rights NEW YORK - The New York Supreme Court’s appellate division has ruled in a split 3-2 decision that Thomas Steel, a gay man living in. San Francisco, can be recognized as the father of a 13-year-old girl he fathered for a lesbian couple who now live in New York City. The appeals panel said that it was "so innately discriminatory as to be unworthy of comment" that Robin Young’s partner Sandra Russo "should enjoy a parental relationship with.her" while Steel should be denied parental rights. Steel fathered the child through artificial inseminationandvisited him in San Francisco for several years, but in 1990 Young and Russo refused Steel’ s request for his daughter to visit him without the 2 women. Steel sued for parental visitation rights. GLAAD Denver Leaves National GLAAD DENVER-The’Denver chapter of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has officially changed its name to Colorado Media Advocates and dropped its affiliation with the national collection of GLAAD groups. In a press release, the newly renamed organization said, "The ¯franchise agreement~ offered to us as part of" a nation-wide consolidation of independent GLAAD chapters, was considered orgalifzationally ’ restrictive and financiall’y draining by the GLAAD/Denver Board of Directors. It was determined that continued affiliation with a consolidated GLAADorganization wouldnot benefit us in Colorado." CMA says it will continue to work for "positive lesbian, bisexual and gay visibility and inclusiveness" in the state’s media. First Book on Homosexuality in China BEIJING - The British Broadcasting C,orp. reports that the first book about homosexuality in China is about to be published. Without identifying the publisher, the BBC reported that the book will be titled Homosexuality in China and was written by Fang Gang, a reporter with the .paper Tianjin Worker, who has s.pent years collecting informataon on gays in the country. TheBBCreported that Fang Gang’ s manuscripthad already raised a good deal of reaction among sociologists in China who said that his research had done what should have been done years ago but had not because "nobody dared to do it." No publication date was given. Gay Man Named to HI Rights Commission HONOLULU - Outgoing Hawaii Gov. John Waihee has named Jack Law, an openly gay Waikiki businessman, to a post on the state’s Civil Rights Commission. Thepositiononthe commission runs through 1996. The commission oversees enforcemem of Hawaii’s antidiscriminationlegislation, which is among the most sweeping in the U.S. Law is the first openly gay or lesbian person to hold a post on the commission. Judge Reviewed for Anti- Transsexual Remarks TACOMA, Wash. - Eatonvilie, Wash., District CourtJudgeAlan Hutchinson went before a state judicial.review commission to answer charges that he should be suspended from the judiciary or censured by the commission for beradng 2 transsexuals id his courtroom as "unnatural and immoral." Hutchinson refused to grant the 2 men, who had not yet undergone the surgery, a ~hange of name until after they had completed the surgical procedures. The men, ¯ accompanied by.their attorney, were given~a h~aring :by: Hutchinson to reconsider his decision, but the judge again ,refused. "I feel this whole procedure is immoral," Hutchinson said according to a transcript. "It evidences a mentally ill and diseased mind." ,The judge admitted to the commission that the transcript was correct but defended his actions. "It’s a mutilation," he told the Commission on Judicial Conduct. "I regard mutilation as an unnatural act. That’s the way I’ve been educated." A staff attorney for the commission said, ’q~hejudge wasnot acting like a judge. He was acting like a preacher or politician," and called for disciplinary action against the jurist. Gay Brothels in Nevada? PAHRUMP, Nevada - Mild Reese, who has been a longtime opponent of legal prostitution in Nevada, has positively flummoxedfriends andfoes Mike by applying to the Nye County Commissionfor alicense to open the state’s - and the nati on’s - first gay bordello. George Flint, with the Nevada Brothel Assn., a lobbying o(ganization, suggested to reporters that Reese is just "trying to keep things stirred up so the legislature will ban brothels" entirely in Nevada. But Reese says he has backers who want to open the gay brothel in Pahrump, a communityof about 400 about 60 miles west of Las Vegas and that "I’m just crusading against AIDS." Reese said he is no longer connected with Nevadans Against Prostitution, which he headed for 5 years. Aspokesperson for the anti-prostitution group said the organizationhadnoidea what Reese was doing in applying for the brothel license. Prostitution is legal in 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties, but until the state repealed its same-sex sodomy laws last year, the prospect of a gay brothel had never seriously arisen in Nevada. Since then, however, activists in the state say there has been some discussion of opening a samesex bordello. But Reese, who did not discuss his own sexual orientation, has become the first to apply for the license. Unfortunately, Reese did not properly complete thelicense application and included a check for only $2,500 with his .appl.i.c.a~tion~,~ a!thqugh the ~plicaiion fee is d0uble that amount. Thecounty commission has ordered Reese’s application to be reviewed like any other application - once he properly completes it and pays the full, non-refundable fee. Sodomy, Adultery Laws Not Unconstitutional SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. Magistrate Ronald Boyce has recommended to a federal court in Utah that it not overturn the state’s sodomy, fornication and adultery laws. Police Sgt. Gary Oliverson had asked the court to declare the laws a violation of his constitutional rightofprivacy andfree speech. Boyce,however, disagreed and said that sex outside marriage isn’t included in the privacy protections of the Constitution and he outright rejected any connection between sexual behavior and speech. "It appears it was simply to satisfy his sexual appetites," Boyce wrote in his recommendation. "Therefore, no speech element is involved." Boyce’ s preliminary findings in Oliverson’ s case now go to U.S. District Judge David Sam. Oliverson was briefly suspended from his job with the police department in 1986 for having sex with other women while he was married, and he has since been trying to get the laws overturned. Computer Company Apologizes for Ad HONOLULU-.MicrosoftCorp., the largest compmer software manufacturer, has quickly apologized for an ad in the Nov. 21 issue of People magazine that 2 Hawaii legislators charged promotes violence against gay men. Hawaii state Reps. Cynthia Thielen andAtmelleAmaral said in a letter to Microsoft chairman Photography Pager 621-5597 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5, Monday-Friday Holiday Hours 9:30-5, Saturdays, Nov. 16 - Dec. 24 Shop Where You Are Appreciated! 2747 E. 15th St. Tulsa, Okla. 74104 Johnny Geren C.M.T. 742-1992 News Briefs Bill Gates, ’‘The ad certainly does not convince us to run out and buy Microsoft products. Instead, we would support a boycott of a company that perpetuates the idea that male violence is the solution to differing ideas." The Microsoft. ad promoting its multimediaproducts depicts a mean-looking beardedman who has had a disagreement a man with a "high girlie voice" about the interpretation of composer Franz Schubert’s music¯ The ad’ s presumably humorous punchline has the bearded man say, "And then I deck him." The Hawaii lawmakers said the ad might have been intended as humorous, but wrote Gates that "male violence is not’ humorouL Gay basliing is n0(humorous. In a statement issued by the Redmond, Wash.-based software company, Microsoft said, "We apologi~.e if the advertisement has offended in any way. Its attempt was to communicate in a humorous way the wealth of knowledge and enjoyment on ourCD-ROM products ¯ It was absolutely notintended to condone or promote any form of antisocial behavior." The firm said the ad would immediately be pulled and not run again. Tennis Dyke on Bike NEW YORK -, One of the gifts given to Martina Navratilova during a tribute to the retiring tennis ace at Madison Square Garden was a chrome, black-leather covered and studded motorcycle, La Martina, clad in a Hawaiian-style shirt and term is shorts, showed her pleasure with the new toy by promptly mounting the bike and riding it around on the stage before thousands of her adoring fans. Man Wanted as Serial Killer Arrested in Flodda JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police have arrested Gary Ray Bowles, 32, a suspected serial killer wanted for murdering gay men in Maryland, Georgia and Florida. Local radio and television news shows reported that Bowles had been living under an assumed name in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., had confessed to 6 murders and is a suspect in 3 other killings. Only days before his arrest, Bowles had been added to the FBI’ s "Ten Most Wanted List¯" Jacksonville Sheriff Jim McMillan said he was "relieved that he [Bowles] isoff the street." Bowles is. a suspect in gayrelated murders ]n metropolitan Washington, D.C., Savannah, Ga., Daytona Beach and Hilliard, Fla. Ironically, Bowles had slipped through the fingers of local police at least 5 times during the past few months because of his false identity. He had been arrested for public drunkenness as recently as Nov. 12. Police say Bowles usually picked up his victims at gay bars, convinced them to let him stay temporarily with them, then murdered them. He is being held without bail. Highway Sign Disappears AUBURN, A~a. ~The 2nd of2 road signs, for the Auburn Gay & Lesbian Association’ s highway clean-up project has disappeared. After~’. t35ffaSi~tli delay the signs weire finally installed in Janua~ in the state highway program that acknowledges groups which keep a mile stretch ofhighway litter free. The 1st sign disappeared witl~tin hours of .being put up~.The2nd road sign was repeatedly, vandalized and ripped~down, but was repaired and putup again each lime - until now. The state transportation dept. has 9 that itno longer makes News Briefs News Briefs it.s clean~up.along the stretch of highway, Slgn 01" no sign. Poet Angelou Shies Away After Phelps Protest EMPORIA, Kan. - Poet Maya Angelou was so disturbed by a protest by arch~ homophobe Fred Phelps, who frequently leads followers in.demonstrations at the funerals ofpeoplewhohave died.ofAIDS, ¯that she called off a sold-out speech she wa s to give at Emporia State University. Phelps who, with asmall bandoffollowers from the Baptist church he runs, is noted for savage anti-gay rhetoric and protests had mount¢.,d a,protest against Angelou at/ ~theT0pekaPerformingArts Center earlier.: Sharon Lockheart and GingerAshmore, friends who live,in Kansas City suburbs, were so shocked by Phelps’ actions that they wrote an "open letter" to Angelou, who read a specially-written poem during the inauguration of President Clinton. The idea grew and has now been signed by more than 3 dozen women’s,, minority and civi 1 rights organizations in the area. The letter reads: "We deeply regret that your visit to our heartland was marred by such a brutal and frightening attack. This behavior is an outrage and an embarrassment to our .community. The actions in Topeka resulting in a lost opportunity for students at Emporia Sta te to hear your inspirational message are inexcusable and will notbe ignored. "We admire your spirit of compassion. You are /an inspiration to those who have heard or read your thoughtful words. This incident should not deter you from returning to our area. We embrace your message of peace and love." Missin_g Books Found ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Officials at the University of New Mexico Zimmerman Library say they have located some 200 volumes - 8 library shelves - of journals dealing with homosexuality and womens’ issues that disappeared from their place in the library basement in late No vember.UNMofficials said the books, valued at $23,000, had been replaced with bookson Nazism in November, and had been assumed tO be stolen. Instead they . were found piled on top of one of the library stacks, hidden behind other books. Some of the books had, however, been defaced with neo-Nazi symbols and graffiti. The usually quite campus has been shocked by several, neo-Nazi incidents this school year. In. October, campus police arrested3 youths with white supremacist literature for possessing explosives; and-earlier in November a university mural was defaced wit h a large swastika. Thejournals includedtheJournal of Homosexuality, Gender and Society and Lesbian Ethics.. 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Earlier in November, Kahn reported that a San Francisco General/University of California at San Francisco study of 24 people found the injected version of the vaccine to be safe and, in most of the patients, to trigger the immune system to fight the vir us. Antibodies from approximately 80% of the patients in that trial successfully fought off the virus in test-tube studies, Kalm reported. The San FranciscO General researchers plan-to evaluate the safety of the oral vaccine and measure whether it can cause the body to produce infection-fighting antibodies in the sperm, vaginal fluids and saliva of the volunteers in the study. The vaccine stimulates an immune response in the body by mimicking part of the envelope protein in the human immunodeficiency virus. An oral versionwas difficult to make because it had to Stand up against the rigors of the body’s digestive system. The study will compare the vaccine pill to the same oral vaccine followed by a booster shot, as well as to the injected vaccine followed by an oral booster. Large-Scale HIV Vaccine Trials NEW YORK - According to a report in the New York Times, the World Health Organization is planning the first largescale clinical trials of the 2 most widely tested experimental AIDS vaccines, both of which are derived from the gpl20 protein. Plans for testing the "vaccines in the U.S. were rejected in June. The vaccines have already been through the first 2 stages of a3-stage testing system that evaluates their safety and immunologic responses in the U.S. Potentially involving thousands of volunteers, the 3rd phase will test the vaccines’ ability to protect against HIV. Although afull-scale study ~couldnotbegin until t996 at the earliest because.of the amount of preparation involved, Dr. Peter .Hot ofWHO saidthat iuitial indications of te~t 16calious point tO Thailand as the first site~ with Brazil andUgandaas distant contenders. Before the trials begin, many issues will be debated~ WHO is encouraging the debate, said..Piot, "because, with the urgent need for an effective Vaccine, we cannOt afford a failure due to scientific or-ethical problems." Flu Shots Dangers for PWAs SAN FRANCISCO - Health researchers with the University of California at. San Francisco say that flu shots may cause at least.temporary inereases’~nHIV levels among people with AIDS: According to Dr. BraceWalkerwithHarvard University andDr. James KahnatUCSF, the scientists ,who conducted the study, most of the participants in their study had 3 times the usual amountofHIV in theirblood shortly after receiving flu shots. They said the flu vaccine activates the same immune cells that contain the HIV, causing the Virus to multiply along with the immune cells. The researchers say their study could lead to better ways of administering flu vaccinations to people with AIDS, including possibly give AIDS patients anti-viral drugs when they’re being vaccinated against flu. AIDS Increasingly More Slowly ATLANTA - According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the AIDS epidemic is growing more slowly even though a revised definition of the disease caused an apparent increase in the number ofAIDS cases reported. The CDC said the ac~t]aa/mumbergfnewly ~agnosed cases in-19~.4 is expected td be 16wer tlian. 19-93 ~figures, which increhsed 3% o¢er 1992 ~e~ause of.the new. definition. Native Leaders Warn of AIDS OTTAWA - Canada’s native leaders say that the country’s indigenous peoples are testing positive for HIV at an alarming rate and that AIDS threatens to wipe them out~ The leaders .urged the Canadian government to help stop the spread of the disease. "AIDS poses areal threat to young natives and possibly the future of native people in this country," said Grand Chief Ovide Mercredi, head of Canada’s largest native peoples organization, the Assembly of First Nations. While the number of reported AIDS cases has increased by 35% this year, native leaders claimed that the figures do not accurately reflect the problem because they were based on people with full-blown AIDS and not people who are infected. Chief Mercredi also said that indigenous peoples receive less AIDS funding than .other Canadians and askedthat the governmentallow native communities to administer federal funds themselves to stop the disease before it reaches its full potential. AIDS in Russia MOSCOW-Russianofficials say tourism has already been adversely affected by legislation requiring HIV testing of foreigners entering the country. "Wefaced a flood of cancellations of trips" as soon as legislators in the country begandebaling it, according to AOIntourist, the leading Russian tour operator. The agency says business and tourism visits to the.count~ry are expected to’decline as much as 40% by 1 995. At the same time, Russian health authorities Sai~l the nuinber Of official cases ofAIDS in the;country has increased to 831. The World Health Organization, however~ believes the tea)~number ofcases. in the country is perhaps 10 times that number. Ni.gerians Protest AIDS ~ --~¢:::F~e~entioni:C~,~paign " NIAMEY~ Niger.-:.-~:~Muslim fundam~ fitalists and clefics~e.protesting the Ni"g¢~ri:hngov¢mment’§1~IP~feducatiOnand ’ pr~gention.campaign~cl~g thehealth effort ~prOmotes" adnlt~i~: In a press and religious lead-ers,~ q’he radio and the televisiori"~10ng to file ~peopie of Niger~ and we:~€~ill not tolerate the Western destruction of the moral and. religious codes, of our society." The groups and clerics are particularly distressed with the year-.o!dcampaign’ spromotionofcondom use to prevent spread of the virus, saying it promotes promiscuity. Patents to AZT Upheld WASHINGTON - The U.S. Court of Appeals has upheld most of a previous lower court ruling awarding exclusive patents for AZT to Burroughs Wellcome Co. _The court ruled that Burroughs was see Health Briefs, page 8 Jeffrey A. 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Health continuedfrom page 7 the sole inventor for 5 out of! 6 patents because .it conceived of using the. drug with AIDS patients before obtaining the results of early tests. The court ruling said that the same decision could not be made for the 6th patent without a trial. The patents were challenged by Barr Laboratories Inc. and Novapharm Inc., who argued that tests by the National Institutes of Health were instrumental in AZT’s development and promised to charge less for.the drugif theywon. Man Bitten by Woman ¯ Becomes HIV-Positive WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ~Amelderly man, who said a woman waved him down as he was driving, then bit him several times~:including.one bite that cut to the bone as She tried to take his wallet,.has tested positive for HIV. The woman, Naomi Morrison, has a history of prostitution arrests and has been infected with.the virus for 6 years, and has already pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the robbery and attack. Health officials said the unidentifiedmanmay be the first person to become infected with HIV via a bite. Sex-for-Drugs Spreading HIV NEWYORK-Researchers studying drug useinNewYork,Miami andSanFrancisco say that crack cocaine is helping to spread HIV among heterosexuals in poor, innercity commmaities. Desperate t~or the drug, crock addicts are selling sex in exchange for drugs or money. As a result HIV is spreading through the communities, particularly among women. "Among the participants in New York and Miami, HIV infection was 2.3 times more Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health BriefsHealth Manager Sues Philly Agency PHILADELPHIA - An HIV-positive manager with the Southeast Pennsylvania TransportationAuthority (SEPTA)known only as "John Doe" has sued SEPTA and its former chief administrative officer Judith Pierce for invasion of privacy. Officials with the mass transit agency say they accidentally found out Doe was prevalent among crack smokers than among non-smokers," concluded die researchers, led by Brian R. Edlin of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The study determined that unless effective interventions are made "crack use is likely to result in continued heterosexual transmission ofHIV.,.catalyzing the spread of the epidemic from men who have sex with men and injection-drug users to the heterosexual population." HIV Urine Test Ready ST. LOUIS- Dr. Howard B. Umovitz of Calypte Biomedical C,orp., has developed a new urine test for HI~ which, he.says, will detect infections in millions of people who may unknowingly be infected and unknowinglybeinfectingothers. Theurine test is less expensive to process and easier to perform than the blood tests currently in use, according to Uruovitz, who also said that the urine test diminates the risk of accidental, infection of health care workers because theurine sample s carry HIV antibodies, but not the virus itself and does not risk accidental needle sticks. The Jap.anese government is very close to approving the test, Urnovitz said, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. of Japan has agreed to distribute test kits throughout Asia. In Japanese trials, the test .was 100% accurate in detecting HIV in 233 people, confirm ed by standard blood tests. The results of 13,000 urine tests conducted in the U.S, have been submitted to the Food and .Drug Administration for evaluation. Umovitz says he expects the FDA to be more stringent than the similar Japanese agency in assessing his test. Services Secretary Donna Shalala said, "Mysiguaturecannot solve everyproblem. We cannot get political agreement on every point." Shalaia was prompdy interrupted by a French activist who shouted~ "Your siguature meansnothing." Other activists called the language of the jointly-signed declaration "vague and imprecise" with "no commitment" to infected while reviewing an audit of.. fulfill the pledges of fighting the epidelniC prescription benefits that included the mad reducing discrimination. Radio and names of SEPTA employees. Doe’s suit TV broadcasters around the world had claims that his superiors ~aid that Pierce agreed to air "love messages" from had created art"AIDS List"of employees " celebrities such as Whoopie Goldberg, _Q.fthe agency. Doe still wo~rks f,~r SEPTA, Roman Polanski and others in an effort to but his a,ttomey says Doe nosy ’lives,with raise funds to fighttheAIDS epidemic. In a dark cloud overhis, hehd,. He .s:tili has to ~ Gr~, pri{,ate ~itiz~nsl]t Candles in their go to SEPTA everyday worrying about windows in a show of support for people who knows and wondering alfout why infected with the virus, while government- ................... to him." SEPTA’s attorneys maintain that Doe has not been harmed by the accidental disclosure and claims that the agency quickly destroyed the information and has made sure that the benefitfirm does lirt supply employee namesagain. World AIDS Day.~ PARIS - Delegates from 42 nations gathered in Paris for a political summit in search of international cooperation in batting the AIDS epidemic and lessening bias against people infected with the virus. Thousands ofAIDS activists marched on theChamps Elysees beneath a giantlighted red ribbon hanging from the Eiffel Tower, staging die-ins as an expression ofconcern that the international declaration signed by delegates to the conference was largely ’.’window dressing." Speaking at a news conference following the signing ceremony, U.S. Health and Human run. newspapers in China began rnnmng qmzzes about HIVtAIDS to test readers’ understanding of prevention measures. Activists in Germany and England used condoms to draw attention to the epidemic. In London, activists released 55 heliumfilled condoms inside the the dome of Westminster Cathedral, denouncing the Catholic Church’s opposition’to the contraceptives. While in. Potsdam, Germany, activists hoisted a 50-foot pink condom made of fiberglass in front of the city’s Nikolai Church. S.F. Water Dept. Considering Parasite Warning SAN FRANCISCO- The San Francisco Water Dept. is reviewing a proposal to warn people with compromised immune systems ofapotentially dangerous parasite in the city’s water supply, although the presence of the organism is well within continued on nextpage kcomes with 1 moonroof, 2 airbags, 6 stereo speakers, and a slewofaccolades. 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But immune- alcoholism is an orientation" and told compromised individuals, including freelance writer Chandler Burr that "it is people infected with HIV,.cau possibly madness to pretend that families are become seriously -perhaps even fatally - anything other than heterosexual couples" 111 from lesser ~nfectlons, some health which lie said is a very cent ral issue of Officialsfe~. ’ ~ ~ " ~heneki~20:y~ars*’ ~"~"~ " ’ ’ " As a result, city,water officials say they are considering aproposal toinform water TOHR _cont’dfrom page 1 department, customers,that if they are crowd of about75. TOHR gave its annual immune suppressed tha(they should boil awards. HIV educator Brian Jackson was waterbeforedrinkingitorusingittowash honored as volunteer of the year. Alan vegetables, or that th~y may wa~ttoinstali Nyitray of the Oklahoma State Dept. of a home-filtration system. Health received the Extra-Mile Award for his regular ~ 10ng distmace p~rticipation Clinton cont’dfrom page I .inTOHR. Kelly Kirby; gave the President’s When Clinton, attending a Latin Award to Lisa Pottorf for her work with American conference in Miami, learned Lesbian and Gay young adults. about Elders’ remarks he called her and Kirby reviewed the performance of demahded her resignation. Elders, noted TOHR in a statement pnnted in the event for her outspoken, views on drug use and brochure. In it, he noted that the TOHR sex, had served as Clinton’s Arkansas HIV anti-body testing clinic is now 8 health director when he was governor and years old and has served over 1,000 clients " has been the object .of criticism by this year. The TOHR Helplineanswered conservatives almost since she was nearly 3,000 calls this year. TOHR has appointed Surgeon General. provided leadership for the communities Leon Panetta, White House chief of staff with city government and the news media. said the Elders’ comment was "one too Kirby thanked the audience for their many...the President feels that’ s wrong, support, Saying that we’ve made great That’ s not what the schools are for and it’ s - strides and he looks forward to-more to not what the Surgeon General should say." come. P-FLAG Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays Tulsa, Oklahoma Area Chapter POB 52800, 74152-0800 Helplh~e 918-749-4901 INTERNATIONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel-Reservations, Ticket Pick-Up Cruise/Tour Packages, Group & Incentive Programs OK’s Only IGTA Affiliate(Internat’l Gay Travel Assoc,) "No" Service Charge 918-341-6866 ~ :!:::?:!:i:!:i:::::::__ Happy Holidays from our staff! Thanks for your support - look for upcoming cruise info, in January! Bi rch cont’dfrom page 1 political l~ndscape. Birch cited defeats in ¯ Oregon and Idaho of proposed anti-gay state ballot meastires and the re-election of all 13 Senate sponsors of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a proposed bill that would bar employment bias based on sexual orientation. She said that in spite of the party changes in Congress "Americans support ending discrimination in the employment of gays and lesbianS." Birch will succeed Tim McFeeley, who has headed HRCF for more than 5 years. The orgmfization - the largesVcivil rights organization for gays and lesbi,’ms in the country - has more than ~80,000meinrer’s. : P011 homosexuals should not be discriminated against in employment; o 57% said they supported a federal anti-discrimination bill that wouldinclude gays andlesbians; o ?8% supported more AIDS research, preventi0n,and care; o 40% said they were more concerned about the religious right than they were with a"gay agenda"; o 54% said they oppose excluding gays and lesbians from teaching in schools and ¯ oppose eliminating school or library materiais dealing With sexual orientation The poll was conducted by Mellman Lazarus Lake Inc., and was based on random exit intervie~vs with 800 people around the country. "These findings show broad support for equality for lesbianand gay Americans in the midst of the Republican sweep," said Tim McFeeley, executive director of the HRCF,"Voters ofall political stripes value fairness and inclusion...." Miss. cont’dfrom,page l frozen blood samples of the 2 dead men was granted by Judge Laudruln. But rights ac~,v,ists saythe HIV testing may,b~, part of a homosexual panic defense.’ J. Ronald Parris, the attorney defeuding Marvin McClendon, says h’c will arguc for self-defense in die trial, iusisting that McClendon was fearful of being sexually assaulted and infected with HIV. Parrish said that if the men were infected and were out looking for sex "it would be no differeut than if they!~ad 0 loaded weapon ai~d pointed it at an in~lividual.’" Tlictrial itself is slated to begin atethe end of January... Nicklas :. CO,!t’t:tfi~om page 1 NOW Janice Nicldas can point with pride and some hope at the improved resources Tulsa has for AIDS care .and education. Nicklas is quick to note others who were instrumental in this effort. She singles out the support of Tulsa~s United. Way and community voluuteer, Joan Flint,{who deserves] "a front row seat in Heaveu" tbr her work. Nicklas says that Flint once characterized working oll AIDS in Oklahoma to be like pushing an elephant up a mountain. Nicklas is particularly proud of Tulsa’s inclusion as one of nine-cities m the National Community AIDS Partnership. This; she says, ha~ brought so many new -resources that will be needed to meet the further challenges, ..especially what she calls the "silent" epidemic in women. When asked how does she feel about her seven .yearsof activ~ism - she says that there were times she .couldn’t see the end but you just have-.to move forward and celebrate the small successes. Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation 1 -.800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. Know Your Rights! The Bible & Homosexuality (Second in a series) by Beverly Haney of the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa There are two scriptures in the Old Testament book of Leviticus that are used by some Christians to condemn Homosexuals. The I st is found in Leviticus 18:22 mad states "You shall not be with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." In Leviticus 20:13 completes this statement by adding the punishment that "If a man lies with a male as with a. woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall be put to death, their blood is upon them." Although this iS not an exact translation of the Hebrew text, there is no doubt that it refers to male homosexual acts. The offense is Galled "aft’ abomination and the prescribed p~rialty is death. It all sounds pretty bad until you look at the historical content of the text! This condemnation of Homosexuality occursoin the-part of Leviticus known as the "Holiness Code". According to Jewish beliefs, the Israelites were God’ s "Chosen People", and were bound to God by a covenant-or "’v-,o~~,,*, ". "~~’m-: scovenantrequired that the Israelites set themselves apart from the Gentiles and especially from the Canaanites whose land they had just conquered. The "chosen people" were to be different, consecrated, God-like, and especially were not to take part in Canaanite religious practices. Chapter 18 of Leviticus starts out by saying "you shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived, and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, to which I am bringing you." The word "abomination" in standard E_ug!ish is somethj.’ng really disgusting; but to the ancient Hebrews, the word did not have such a strong meaning. Leviticus 20:25-26 suggests that "abominable" meant 2’unclean". So ari"abomination" was a ~iolation of Jewish purity laws. For example, it was thought "unclean" to eat certain animals like pigs, lobster, and shrimp, but other animals were "clean". It was thought unclean to sow a field, with 2 kinds of.seeds Menstruation, .attending to a burial, giving birth- all were considered unclean and made that person unclean for a time. The word "abomination" in Leviticus is the translation of the word "toevah". This word can also be translated as uncleanliness, dirtiness, or impurity. This ~s" significant here, because the word "zemah" has a much stronger meaning in that it is injustice or a sin. Sometime between 300 and 150 B.C., a Greek translation of the Hebrew treatment became available because there were so many Jews that didn’t speak Hebrew. In the early Greek translation, the word "toevah" was translated into the Greek word "bdelygrna". This word also means ritual impurity or uncleanliness. Once again, a stronger word could have been used but was not. Many of the purity laws cannot be understood today because we weren’t there. Some suggest that these Jewish purity rules were brought about for sanitation purp0~es, but that d0esn’ t make sense because it would give them more medical knowledge than they had, and it cannot make senseoof .all the laws. One of .the-laws ~makes itillegal .to mix tw0 fabrics 5451 E South Min ,, (;22-1441 S,.day , God - BlessThe Lord At.All Times CHRISTIAN CENTER 2627-B East 11th Street Sunday Sc.hool, 9:45 - Tues. Minister’s Class, 7:30 Sunday Service, 11 am Wed.Ch0ir Rehearsal, 7 pm Because everyone has a right to.be blessed by God! 628-0594, message phone. Eddie Cook, pastor such as cotton and linen. No stretch of the imagination can make this nnhealthy. Male to male sex was considered unclean because of its association with Gentile religious practices. The old Hebrew testament describes the Canaanite fertility rites as involving sex with ritual, mad male to male sex was,a part of thiS. It became unclean for men to have sex with one another, but for purely religious reasons, not for ethical or moral reasons. Even today, if a man & wife are involved in certain sexual pmctiQes:~ith ~aeh other~.,~ the Christian church ~tdItt~:objeCt-z not because of ethical or moral’~reasons, but because of religmus reasons. The death punishment fo; not keeping these laws merely stresses the importance ofbexn,, set apart to the early Israelites. Idolatry was the most serious crime & any act that imitated these "pagan" rituals was very serious and carried the~highest pm~i:shriient. ~ ’ .... " .......... Today, w have our own "purity codes". For instance, we..c__oo_n.sider it unclean to pick one’s nose or pass gas in public. People who do these things are considered dirty and are often shunned. When you really think about it, there is nothing. particularly unclean about it; and everyone does it in private. " " :":~ ~. : ’ " Every ~ociei~,, e~,~fy fel]glon has its own rules. The early Israelites thought male Homosexuality was dirty. It made a man like a Canaanite, and to the Israelites, "God’s chosen people", this was unacceptable. (Editor’s note: .There has been the suggestion that some of these laws were based not only upon the above premises, but also on the basis ofprejudice and bigotry of the conquering people toward the €0nqueredpeoples. It happens in any war’like situation. And, unfortunately, prejudice and bigotry are taught to children, thus continuing the cycle of the "chosen people’.’ syndrome.) Children are taught not to play in the toilet because it is "dirty": If people are .uncomfortable about Homosexuality, this is a learned response that needs to be dealt with; but to say that Homosexuality is a sin, is abusing God’s ~0rd as an excuse for one’ s own fears and bigotry. Church. Miscellany Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church Family of Faith MCC will performa Cantata, The Heavens Declare Th~ Glory, to be performed on Sunday, December 18, at 1 lam. 5441-E South Mingo. All are welcome. For more information, call 622-1441. Metropolitan Community : Church of Greater Tulsa MCC of Greater Tulsa will host a Christmas Dinner & Party with a visit from Santa) onSunday, December 18 at 12;30pm. ,Services ~e at 10:45am. . ,.~ ’on Christmas Eve, MCC of Greater Tulsa will celebrate with Familyof Faith MCC a Candlelight Service at 1 lpm. Christmas Day, there will be a Colmnunion Celebration at 10:45am. On New Year’s Day, MCC of Greater Tulsa will hold an ecumenical service to begin at 10:45am. All are welcome. For moreinformation, call 838-1715. The Feminine Side of Jesus MINNEAPOLIS - A three, day regional conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) considered whether Jesus Christ has a feminine aspect according to the Bible. The debate hinges on biblical references using the Greek. word "Sophia" which means "wisdom,~’ and is either interpreted as "goddess worship" or the personification of a feminine aspect of Jesus. Diane Jacobson, professor at the Luther Seminary (St. Paul), said the Ol.d Testament .speaks of Woman Wisdom or Sophia as aprophet, teacher, mother, lover and goddess who was at God’s side during the creation. Finding confirmation in the NeW Testament, Jacobson cites Matthew 11: ’The Son ofManc~tme eating and drinking and they say "behold a gluttonous man and. a drunkard, a friend of tax gatherers and sinners.’ Yet wisdom is vindicated.by her deeds." Jacobson said, "Unabashed, with no change of gender~ Jesus is referred to as Sophia. q,,’he connections get stronger and Stronger. Eltbtn o’ t623 .fl lapleWoob Canadian Jewish Groups Back Hate". Crimes Measure TORONTO - According to a report in the Canadian Jewish News, Canada’s largest Jewish groups are actively supporting adding sexual orientation to federal hate-crimes legislation now being considered in Parliament. ha aletter to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs holding hearings on the bill, the head of the B’ nai B’ rith Canada’ s League for Human Rights said "it is essential that sexual orientation be included with other groups." - The Canadian Jewish Congress also am~ounced late in November that it too suppofls including sexual orientation-as a basis for defining a hate crime, A spokesperson said the Congress "recognizes that people have been singled out as victims of crimes of hatred. The bill has nothing to do with extending rights to anybody. It has to do with protecting people under the law," The bill’ s sexual orientation has come under fire from some members of Parliament who have said the measure would protect "pedophiles" or would extend "special rights?’ to homosexuals. Steffan cont’dfrom page ] regulation, is certainly rational ~ven that the human sexual drive is enormously powerful and that an open declaration that one is a homosexual is a rather reliable indication as to the direction of one’s drive."The appeals court ruling overturns a 3-judge appeals panel, Three of the judges, however, dissented from the majority ruling, saying they do not agree that "a member of the armed forces may be discharged on the sole basis of an admission" of being gay. The Lambda Legal Defense Fund said they had,not decided yet on whether to appeal the decision. Lesbian con,’d~om page.] review panel last year recommended that Dmmi.ng, 31, be discharged. That decision was given a reconsideration, however, under thenew "don’ t ask, don’ t tell" policy, which conservatives in Congress had codified into law to overrule President C linton’s somewhat more liberal policy, ironically in an effort to keepmostlesbians aud gay men out of the nation’s armed. forces. Both Dumfing and her attorney Greg Boufiglio said later that they were mnazed by the positive ruling. Bblffiglio said he saw "no reasou to be optimistic. Every other service member who has been brought before a board has lost." Meinhold" processiug me for disclmrge." Na y officials have declined to comment on Meinhold’ s statement. U.S. Solicitor General Drew Days has said the government will not ask the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision o~ering openly gay sailor Keith Meinhold reinstated. Days offered no -explanation for the decision. But Meinhold’ S attorney, John McGuire, said he believes the decision reflects a decision by the government to cut its losses. "I don’t think this ends it," McGuire said following the announcement. "I think it reflects a new tactic, Which is that they [the government] will abandon the cases they are losing under the old policy, redischarge him [Meinhold] under the new policy and.try to start it all over again." In spite of the government’ s decision not to pursue Meinhold’ s case under the old policy, Joe Krovisky of the Defense Dept. said no decision has been made on 10 similar cases now before various federal courts. BLUE MOON FAR A BAKERY FOR Docs 918-492-4918 Available at Tomfoolery! Quilted Bear, Eastland Also, birthday cakes and special orders available. Wem.bley Center 7116 S. Ming0 #102 254-21 O0 50% off 2" Wood Blinds Custom Chairs from $299.00 Framed Prints & Complete Design Stm Tommy Chesbro, Ric Kirby & BrianJackson help Tulsa’s AIDS Walkgive donations to Tulsa HIWAIDS servtce organizations after the World AIDS Day Memorial; After.the ceremony, a reception was held where the funds raised at this year’s AIDS Walk were given to HIV/AIDS service orga~fizations (see photo page 11). Tulsa art~ organizations participated iu "A Day withont Art" in me~nory of persons who’vedied of AIDS complications. Selected works at Gilcrease and Philbrook were draped and Livin_o Arts of Okla. showed Silverlake L~fe, a documentary of two men living with AIDS. SALON Happy Holidays & New Year from Ross Folsom & Friends " at Salon Westcopa Lincoln Plaza 1310 East 15th 583.1500 COPA PAlrERSON REALTORS JONATHAN &’DEE NICHOLAS 100% Service 100% Satisfaction (918) 749-3000 Lawn Butch, video & photo by Nicci Farrell Elders !,ompage 2- lives. According to William Raspberry of the Washington Post Writers Group, she said she’ d put a crown of condoms on her head and never take it off if it would get " yotmg people to use condoms. Amen to that! If I thought it would work, I’ d do the same and ask youand Bill Clinton to do it tOO. Ms.;Elders was a rarity in Washington, someone who cared more for doing the job that ueeded to be done than for coveting her .backside. She cared about saving lives. She cared about doing somethiug about AIDS She had the courage of her convictions. Tlfis ~s more than we can say about Bill Clinton. Tulsa Video In Majo.r Film Fests Lawn Butch is a satirical short video look at yard care advertising from a Lesbian pefspe,ctive. Lawn Butch was ¯paired at the Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Film Festival with ~vhat was then a ~vork-inpro~ ess, Land Beyond, a dremn-iuspired video using Native Americ,’uaimagery. Lawn Butch also has been vie~ved at at the San Francisco Lesbian mad Gay Film Festival and at Mix’ 94 Film Festival in New York City.. In November, it played at a festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil and will show in London in March 1995. Tulsa Lesbian videographer, Nicci Farrell, uses comedy and video as her means of communicating and relating to people in her life. In 1991, the artist began to use video to record comedy skits using herself as an actor. Shortly later, unable to work full time due to serious illness, she supported herself by filming pageants and benefit shows. Farrell lives and works in Tulsa. Elections i,o,.~age 2 Oklahoma’s Lesbian and Gay communities. While partisan, anti-Gay rhetoric is too common in the campaigns, once elected, those politicians have a constitutional duty torepresentall citizens. At a minimmn, this includes meeting with us, even if we have to agree to disagree about many things. Tulsa’ s City Council has lost recently two members. James Hogue is resigning to become ajudge and Robert Nelson died of a heart attack. Both men demonstrated si~fificant ,’u’~ti-Gay bias. Their dep,’Lrture is. an opportunity gor our connnunities to help to bring fairness back to our coamcil. CtLrrently.there is ouly one city councillor .who has the courage to.say discrimination in Tulsa is wrong. There are two who might say that discrimination is wrong if the wind is blowiug the right way. And there are four who are firmly wedded to their prejudice m~d no anaount of reason can overcome their rationalizations or cowardice, it seems. But with these two empty seats and a fair wind, there might just be five votes for fairness. Unfortunately, the level of prejudice in Tulsa is such that we cannot endorse candidates for fear of hurting them. However, we can encourage you to get involved with the Tulsa Lesbian & Gay Political Action Committee (LAG-PAC). Volunteers are needed. A LAG-PAC representative will g~ve an update during the community annoucements portion of the next Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights meeting (TOHR is a non-profit, non-political organization that permits other groups to share information with our communities). You have to live in District 5 &6 to vote b t you don t have to hve there to make a difference. . MORE Deneuve, Out, Advocate " ¯ ¯ Toys & T-shirts 10% Discount evith~ad, Elite Books & Videos 821 S. Sheridan, New CDs $I.6.99-I 1.99 pre,owne.d. CDs $7.99~8.99 W.ell give.you $4.88 for yourused Cds Why Tulsa Family News? Hey, girl, that one’s cute, is shefamily’~ Said with irony, sometimes, said by men, or said by women (though maybe not quite in those exact words), the meaning of family for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals is fluid. Familyi~, yes, ourbirth/adoptive parents and siblings butfamily is also that tribe of women and men, sisters and brothers (or perhaps just sisters), who welcomed us ~fter we realized our differences from the heterosexual world. More than many tribes, we are a diverse group. We are separated by issues of gender, of race, religion and ethnicity, by class and by age, and by physical beauty. Sometimes, like biological families, we are cruel and abusive to one another. But at our best, despised though we may be by HeteroAmerica, we strive for ideals that much of the rest of this country long seem to have forgotten. For example, I was involved in several of the national planning meetings for this last March on Washington.- For all the frustration and hard work of the process, it was characterized by an effort to empower and include persons of all statuses: race, gender, transgender, age, Sub-communities: students, leather, religious, etc. No one else in America is even seriously trying democracy of this sort....certainly, not our government. And perhaps this is part of our special gift to America: in some Native American traditions, Men who lovedMen&Women who loved Women were known as Two- Spirits. They had special roles as shamans - those who showed the way. Perhaps, we can show the way to a country that often has failed to live the ideals it claims. Wemust reclaimfamily from those who would take .it for their use only ~- who would pervert it for their p0iiti~al ~d monetary gain. The family historically has been large and messy, sometimes biological but just as often tied together by need an~ somelirnes, 10ve. Ithas always included us, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals, though not always by thos¢ names (spinster aunts and bachelor uncles, and as we know, being married doesn’t nlake you straight). The family in America has rarely been what the Christo-Fascists have claimed. We know it and .they know it too. But demonizing us serves their political purpose. This country has a long and shameful history of slandering various minorities, creating an enemy within to play off folks’ fears so that a few could gmn wealth and political power. Wehave demonized Native Americans, Blacks, Jews, Catholics, Asians and otherS. These days, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisextmls are the enemy of choice, and the coffers of the Religious Right, the Chfisto- Fascists are full. So this is Tulsa Family News, news for our families of the heart, and for our families that are biological, our brothers, sisters and parents, cousins, uncles, and aunts. This is the first of whatI hope will be many issues. Tulsa deserves to have its own event and entertainment paper. News from Oklahoma City is of interest but is not enough. This paper follows several other attempts by folks whom I honor for their hard work. Tulsa FamilyNews can and will be there for Tulsa if you help us. Let us know what you .like. Let us know what you don’t like (gently, please). Patronize the businesses that support us and tell them that you saw their ad - there ts a connection between your actions and this paper being here. Andif you are a Lesbian or Gay business owner, reach out to’your community via advertising. Lesbian and Gay bar owners have long carried much of the weight of helping the community - it’s time for some of the rest of us to share the job. Thanks. 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Mattingly notes that Lesbians & Gay men have to live in a heterosexlml world but at least for afew hours, in a place like UBU, they can be comfortable. Mattingl_y also hopes to foster a new hostility that sometimes characterized the past, with a desire to work together for the benefit of the community. He looks forward to doing as many fundraisers and benefits for the community that they can. "The only way we are going to survive as a community is for us to start working together,".he said. Mattingly has great ambitions for the club. He hopes to add features like a cabaret space for.li~’e performance and film or videos ofinterest to the community. He finished saying that he had no grand illusions about getting rich from a club but hejust wants to make aliving and have some fun doing it. So far, he says he’s working hard but he’s having a great time. AD BOYZ CLUB Open 2-2, .Seven Days a Week New Year’s Eve Party $3 cover, snacks, champagne & favors New Year’s Day Open at Noon. 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Title A name given to the resource [1995] Tulsa Family News, December-January 1995; Volume 2, Issue 1 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 15, 1994-January 14, 1995 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Online text PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource newspaper periodical Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversations 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 of 2001 (Vol. 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, military, law, charity, Pride, TORH, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News 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 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/492 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, November 15-December 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 12 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/1cf8addb0eec6cbed2c77befbb4add07.jpg be83d6b4fb969c1b61bdb9856525a08d https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/6a7730d0bcdc50609415690f3bdcb424.pdf 644fa61399e5e0ce92edeb379f7d7369 PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart Gays Not Confer÷nee onTo erance Dialogue with the Other: Healing & Hope Operating trader a new federal mandate seeking greater comnmni~ y involvement in the distribution of funds for HIV MDS preven~on, the O~oma ~ta~e Dept. of H~th has begtm dae commmnff phnnfing group (CPG). "l]fis group will help to determine where sm~c do!tars wii~ be distributed, t’he group ha~ 3 sub-groups: needs assessmenu epidemiology and nomination/membership. For more h~kx call William at 7423520. Tulsa wilt hos~ the I4th Nafiowal Worlcshop on Ctmsfian.Jewish Relations on Nov. 6-9 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The !~ organizers of ~he confernece which is associated with the National Conference (formerly the National Conference of C~stim~s m~d Jews ~ trove noted dmir parficuk~ efforts to m~e fl~is conference broadly diverse. including not on13 a v~me(y of Christian and Jewish organi7~itions m~d traditions but Nso representatives of tstam Native American {raNfions. Convener Dr. William J. Wiseman writes in ~he promotional brochure. "..,diversity ~s a given. Plurality is our response. We are capable of mutual suppo~ as we seek to dialogue with ’the other’ in healing m~d hope..." Despite this public co~mnitment to diversity, no part of the brochure indicates any effo~ttoincludeI~sbianmqdG@ C)n August 22. Tulsa’s Hmnan Rights * 7ommission received the revised report on discrimination based o~ sexual orientation if( ,m the Standing Committee on Sexna~ Orientation Discfimnafion~ The revised mlma reflects cfitidsms and sugges~ons made at sever~ public hegNngs held in fl~e late spring. The committal added Ioomotes and more of i~ source matefi~s m the ofi~nal re~)rt as wet1 as a&hng a seared re] ume eft all the materials that were st~bmited hy me public to the stantfing comnfiuee. This second volume comains a numt~r of documenls fl~at can be chm’acterized as ~mti-Gay but also contains letters or memor~mda urging support of pro~ecdons against discriminauox~ based on sexual oriemadon, submitting such documents vere: ~he I.eague of Women Voters of Metropolitan TNsa. the Session of John Knox Presb~ te~am Church. the Dept. of Ecumenical & Social Concerns of Eastern OMahoma PresbyteD’, All So~’s UNaNan Church and the Green Conntry Monthly Meeting of the September 15 October !4, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 10 Another letter endorsing protections was signed by some of the mos~ distinguished religious leaders in Tulsa. Fhe Rev. Caldwetl, College Hil! Presbyterian, P,abbi Fitzermim. B’nai EmunNl Synagogue. ~e Rev. Fox. St. John’s EpiscopN, the Rev. Kennedy, Trinity EpiscopM, Dr. Knippa, Grace l.:utheraa~ Emeritus. t~he Revs. Newman ~d WILLS, Boston Ave. Me~xJist. Rabbi Shenn~m Temple ~srae!. hrs. Wolf and S~th and ~e hey. Caused,. Soul’s (Jnitarian and the Roy Me,mesh. Kendal W~i~tier Ministries and Center. TU. The gist of ~his letter iBllows: "...ore’ {radifions are no{ uNfonn in our un, lerstanding of...sexud orientation we agr~ that ~r~Nn basic h~mmn rights ...are due NI persons...discmm~ ina~ion violates ..ont._faith tradition:~ wNch regains all_to be of sacred worth...h a~ers any of God’s children must be identified ~md rem(,ved.._" Fur&er action may be t~fl~en at the next Humm~ Rights Commission meeting on 9/19. The report if accepted will be forwarde~ to the Mayor & US Congress catgdtaate L~r~em Want Gays er y. .................. Lynn I~vner Lynn Lavner & Sandra Gillis At Benefit Show Tulsa Oklahomans fol,Human Rights (TOHR) and Parents, Friends & Family of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter (PFLAG) will present a gala appearance by Ly~m Lavner and Sandra Gillis at All Soul’s Church, 29th & Peoria on Wednesday, September 28. Lavner, who bills herself as "America’s most politically incon’ect entertainer." combines /:greedy and cabaret-style musical performance. While the co~ uent of her ac~ is primarily (~3 myone with a ~ense of }mfl~or will appreciate her l~r~ly [ nvner dcscfi~>gs herself as "a ~;hor~ ~cf~..hm~&;d. New York lewish ~ esbia~’ who~s bce~ 1~ ~c }~e was seven. She’s role:, dcd d~me albums and a ~ivciwconcer~ recording, "Butch Fatale." Her perffmnauces have taken her to ~) smms and five coumries, playing venue~ rar~ging from Hippodrome. P~is’ Lc Piano see Lavner. pal SALT LAKE CITY The Japanese American Citizens League overcame enormous odds m its national convention in Salt Lake City Aug. 3-7 to become the first non-gay national civil rights organization in the U.S. to endorse same-sex marriages. Gay and lesbian thealready contlicting quesuons about gays and lesbians in this country, researchers this week released timings in 2 separate studies that sharply contradict earlier studies. One review study suggests the percentage of gays and lesbians in America may in fact be significanfly greater than members of JACL, church leaders, and even a U.S. other recent researchers have found; while another ’ study see JACL. page 10 see Studies, page 10 Fed. Crime Bill Includes Big Changes at NGLTF Anti-Gay Hate Crimes WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Gay & L~esbian Task Force has announced the resignations of 4 key staff meln~rs at the lobbying group, including ~he ~eparture of Pefi Jude Radecic. NGLTF’s execaave dirdctor who will ~ hying flint W~s~ m November ffter h~s~ 1 ,’ear a~ the agency. Radccic wiI~ sm~ on a~ the Task PerLe ~5 ~s atrec~or of ,mbtic ~otic~. l~eavhv are: Deborah Cos, director ff finance ~ ~dministra~ion ~y Yoking, Jirec~or of Cr~fing Chm~ge: and Robin Kane. NGITFF’s acting Nrecmr ~{" public in~2}rmafion In its news release on ~he staff ~4hakeup. N(}t:I’b offered -~, reasons for the departures The vee NGL77;L pa~ ~’ /0 Task Force’s ’Crea~ng Change’ Conference to CINCINNATI U.S. District Court Judge S. Arthur Spiegel has declared that a Cincinnati city charter amendment excluding gays and lesbians from existing city civil rights protections violates the Constitution’s 1st Amendment and is vague. A spokesperson for the city solicitor’s office said the ruling would probably be appealed. WASIIINGTON. D.C. The contentious federal crime bil! approved by the Semite included a little-noticed amendmen~ that adds [~enalties for bias-based crimes based "sexna~ orientation the fir<~ time Congress has penalized ;rod ~av vi~tence in this coum> amendment offered ~, , aa~mc };eb~s~ci~ (D-Calif. and color, religion. ~,~ ;rod eflmicity, a~d ~,~,~ camgorms of disabiIity, g~:nder smmmem. Daniel Zinga~c o~ ~h see Ha~e Crimes. page ~0 Be in Dallas in Nov. Court Reinstates Sailor WASHINGTON. D.C, - The Nafiomfl Gay & i.esbi~m Task Force has annonnced that its annual CreaUug conferm~ ~a~ wilt 13 in Datias. Some 70 worksho~xs havebeen stated SAN FIRANCISCO -The W.S (Term of Appeals here has rnlea tl:,~/ me ])efcnse Deoartmcm c;mno~ discharge lesbians m, U~ da~e "TV Activism .... L{ealth m Pet Color Commmntms~ as Organim~g ~’~x>~ Qt,eer Culture." ~y)rg~q~ ~ng Workplace. Ad~. anc~i I x)bb? Techniques," "’Rural/Small T6wu Orgm~zing, "SexuNi~ and Ne Right Wing, �TULSA FAMILY NEWS 918-832-0233, FOB 41dO. Tuisa. OK 74159 Issued on orbefore the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright i994 by Tulsa Family News 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 that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondencd should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution locations. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! extremism, he may render The buzzword of the ’90’s himself isolated and almost Pu blishe r/Edito r is ~olerance. The hallmark useless in the House. Tom Neal ofthis decade will be its call (Washington observers say that Assistant Editor to toleranc- the big ol’ tent even conservative business James Christjohn mentality. To be openpolitical action committees have Staff Writers minded woud be synonybegun to abandon Inhofe because Kharma Amos mous, but, are we to be so of his extremism and his Brannon Crain open-minded that we allow prejudices.) Maureen Curtin our brains to fall out?.! I wish Tulsa Family News Staff Photographer For example, a prominent could tell you what Steve l_argent ’JD Jamett university in California reallymeans, but apparently part (where else?), wants to of not tolerating Lesbians and include in its policy and Gay men means not talking to procedures, literature that our press, or our community ~lubs & Restaurants it does not discriminate organizations. After repeated 744-0896 *The Alley,-3340 ~. Peoria against pedophiles - you calls, Terry Allen, Largent’s 835-5083 *Bad Boys Club, 1~229 S. Memorial "know, those folks who get campaign manager, did speak 749-1563 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th their kick out of abusing with us long enough to say that 587-8811 *Metropole, 1902 E. i11 innocent children! Excuse Largent would not support any 834=4234 *Silver Star Saloon~ 1565 Sheridan me, would you hand me my policies that.sought to reduce 585~3405 *Renegade, 1649 S~. Main brain - it justfell out! discrimination based on sexual The question is just what Mr. 835:1055 *Rex, 6101 E. Admiral To be sure, much evil goes orientation (that is prejudice :Largent actually means. Does he 660-0856 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial on under the guise of: against homosexuals and ’~mean that we shodd be shunned? 664-8299 *Time n’Time Agaia, 1515 S. Memorial religiouszealotry.However, bisexuals, but also against Does he.mean that we should be 584-1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd we read in the Bible that .on heterosexuals when that occurs). ;systematically removed from 582-2400 *Whittier Cafe~ 416,& Lewis numerous occasions Israel, positions ofresponsibility, or Mr. Allen spent most of the Businesses/Services ¯ under direct command of conversation making hostile :merely banned from certain types 747-9506 God, was ordered to destroy Kent Baleh & Associates, Health & Life Insurance remarks that showed the breadth iofjobs?Are we to be tolerated as 743~5967 other nations. Why? Often BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria ofthatcampaign’sprejudiceand long as we are politically silent 743-5272 it was for the evil practices Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria the depth of its ignorance. He that is, Subsidizing the heteroandtheworshipoffalse gods . Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 clearly was not interested in ¯ sexual commtmities with our tax 491-9474 by that nation. Intolerance? *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan learning from us Of the reality of dollars but asking nothing for 587-6030 Absolutely! " . *CD Warehouse in -Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria our lives. }urselveS-?Wodd We be allowed 628-8745 I agree that, as anation, First Franklin Financial, Bob Hardy ~ Maybe I’m out of iouch for to owfi""pi}operty, to run 744-9595 we must be more comFloral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100 believing that ~ p01it~cian;"~r businesses? Would we be 592-3317 passionate to one another *Java Dave’s, Lincoln Plaza wanna:be tradingonapretty face allow&l tofuncti0n iwour soc58%1633 regardless of our differ*Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15 and faded football g~ory, would iety if we. ,%onverted" to 341-6866 ences. However, the day we International Tours wa~t t0~kn0~ ~fi~ fiieis~ues are heterosexuality? Does he mean ¯ 599-8070 ’ s Flowers, 1635 E. 1 5 -"tolerate" the evil practices Ken d not only m southeast Tulsa an ............... thaf~)~ ivohlffbe segregated into .-587~g10g th of homosexuality, abortion, ~ " ~rro -- w , out *---" m "- Tulsa’s t~roKen ° " Major a[~mrs, zoz,~ ~ ~ re-education camps? Or does he 584:3112 .... ¯ .... .-~.~- -~--~-~ Mrdtown ~eater, 319 E. 3 po rnography .~nd ope.d,2mean that-we would be stoned 664-2951 philia-forsa~tE£Jua~i~6~-" ........ ’ ., =~¢t~raw~s;c, t~t3/ ~ .-.ax. rt~ts Gay ones Ma~.b..e tt ¯ for the "abomination of our 592-7700 Christian tenets our country f~hi~.od ~ me tg~hinl~ thTl~ , t~4mem~ lVl~rtgage corp.’ homosexuality?" 838-7626 ..............................=........... Min o was founded .upgn,..~S the 7S~omeone who wants tO repi:eseii~t~= ~ii~p,y,.~aas;e ..l~k~ l,,tn~: : " g N~W~It~-’S’t~ve Largent were 49@2410 .day we bd~b~ne~.~uT~b~’able Vour’city/county in governm.eiitJS ~y~ ~r_a,ve~ou,z/. ~. t_...a~a~t,o~n,,. , just to continue as an ex-football 749-630 ! to God’s irRolera~d and bcnt~ner s boo~store, [~z utica bquare w0~d~{v~t to meet with a cro~°~ player :-and- "business consul583-1572 judgment. Sound Warehouse, 1338"E. 15th section of its cilizeus, eventhose tant," his. opinions would be 747-3322 Southwest Viadcal, 4146 8~. Harvard, S re. F-5 ft6~ whom he is different. God offensive but not particularly 832-0233 Editor’s note: Largent *Tomfooleryr 1565 S. Sheridan forbidthatacandidatemightfind si~rdfieartt,--:Hpwever, as a US 583-1500 : implies a connection betWe~tcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza~ that we-have more in common congressman, he would be in a ween homosexuality & Organizations that.he.thought.. pdgftion to make decisions that pedophilia. Reeetit medical 583-9780 BUt,th~n maybe not i-~’~.t.~ ~1 ....... B/IJGAlliance, University of Tulsa. c0iild"g~eatly, harm Tulsa’s research suggests that 438-243% 800-284-2437Interfaith AIDS Ministries .if you re ~ust goirigt~-~eti{d of Legbiai~ ’alnd: Gay communities heterosexual men are"mt~ch theseftlks, why waste your time *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S: Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 andOur.friends, and ultimately, more likely to be- sexual;:~: 748-3111 with tho~e not "ch0ge~n"?~ NAMES PROJ~ECT, 4154 S. Harvard. Ste. H- 1 the city... 749-4901 abusers of children-,.than P:F-.LAG, POB 52800 74152 Tom Neial .... Now if:he continues in the Jim Lesbians & Gay men. 74128 editor & publisher Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 Inhofe.tradition of radical right 599-8423 ’ Rainbow V:illage, POB 50403, 74150-0403 749-7898 -Shanti Hotline Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay He!pLine (hff0.) 743-4297 We.~.y.e ..:he.en ~¢ told. that in order to get..theendorse.m_ent . Last month, Tulsa Family Other. candidates in OklahOmh iniiSt and the $1,000 donation of News endorsed-Jack Mildren for * Chapma!3. S t0dent Center, University of Tulsa ~pp~ to;l~%~-QWin order to. NOW.;the Nafitiial Or~zafion.Governor l~e~ause he had done ~’ Tulsh City/County Libraries (sometimes-depends on the censor) ~t di~z{ed~We vebeentoldeven of Women. Perhaps she mislead what had been unheard of in *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor by our own folks that we should NOW, or perhaps, NOW was Oklahoma politics: he said he *University Center at Tulsa just "put up and shut up" so that willing to sell out Lesbians (and supported fairness and equa! Professionals we can get these folks elected. Gay men) in order just to get a oppommity for all Oklahomans, Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 2! 743-1000 Now maybe I’m a little slow but woman elected. NOW’s dumped including those of us who are Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Ginny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW it-doesn’t seem tome that if a Lesbians before. NOW was as Lesbian ’and Gay. This Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 politician won’t say the right bad about returning phone calls commitment was made directly 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Tim Daniel, Attorney thing when "it" wants your vote, over many weeks as was to me and with seemingly real 744-0102 Learme M. Gross, Finandal Planning it’s less likely to do so after Shedrick, so we can’t tell you. conviction. Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 elected. Unfortunately, Mildren seems Mildren’s actions were in 749-3000, 800-539-7767 Jonathan & Dee Nicholas, Realtors Down in Texas, hardly a to have reneged on his strong contrast to Bernice 7~’7-5800, 745-2245 John Kirk, Realtor Nogressive oasis (Dallas politics commitment. A few weeks ago, Shedrick’s who ran away from 5g L-0902, 743-4117 Richard Reeder, MS, Psychotherapy can make Tulsa look like some his brother, Richard, told the giving an honest answer faster Fle~!gious Organizations liberal New E~gland townI Tulsa World that Jack couldn’t than the purse thief she allegedly 62g-0594 Lesbians and Gay men have bee~ *Bless The Lord At A~t Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. ,~. I remember our conversauon. chased. Shedrick’s equivocation 838-7232 a key part of tJr~e coalition that *Community of Hope 1347 N. Yale Repeamd calls to his campaign was especially disturbing since 622-1441 got Ann Richards etected. D~llas *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mir~go to get a status repor~ on his she was supposed to be 838-1715 has 3 .Gay city council persons memory have been ignored. *MCC of Greater TuI,a. 1623 N. Maplewood supportive of Lesbian civil rights 298-4648 Dignity/integrity see Politics’, p. ~ *Canterbury Ministry Center, . :z~versity ol ~fulsa 583-9780 Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 2 I can just hear you all now "Tom, you’ re just 0ver-reacting, you’rejust being melodramatic." However, Mr. Largent’s letter to the editors of the Tulsa World (reprinted with their permission), is troubling. What does he mean when he says that we (society?) should not "tolerate" homosexuality? He acknowledges that much evil occurs in the name..of religion .but then Says that God commanded ~ttestmettonof "~"" ~ " "naUons " " for their "eviE’ practices and praises this intolerance.. He characterizes homosexuality as an "evil practice." The association of ;destruction with intolerance of ’;Lesbians and Gay meil is dearly �tohr reporter Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights. PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 September/October 1994 Volume !4 Number 10 The Crews expc~.~md elsewhent in Tu/se Family News are not necessarily the .views of TOHR. Permission is. granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along ~ ~ items, under lhe byline, "submitted by TOHR", contained elsewhere inTulse Family News. case management for people with HIV/ Several candidates vying for your votes in state and federal elections this November have been invited to the October meet- New Hours, AIDS. Derrick also works at Morton Health Clinic, helping people get needed health New Staff care and focuses outreach efforts to the African-American community. ing of TOHR to hear members’ at Testing eli=tic The new employees, and volunteers, are ~ concerns regarding human rights.’ ~ Candidates for U. S. Senate O- and House o£Representatives, TOHR’.slHIV Testing Clinic is now open with extended hours. Coutiseling and.test,. committed to offering testing that is both- ¯ free and anonymous. The clinic is housed ’in the HIV Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I. The center offersclients_. ~ ~: i i:: =s~a~te govern.or; a~dother~ublic!’ "ink!~s::~fi~bi~!.l~ippointment-Monday., seiviee~ iinduding counseling, case. mare ~- i~f~Ces!willibe inVi~d~ ati~nd or~ fl~gh ~~day~om 9 a.m. until 5p.m: agement, Care teams;"support groups, and - BENEFIT send representatives or even just to send a policy statement to the membership of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. The nominating committee will present a slate to fill 1995 officer positions. Nominations will also be taken from the floor ~l~°lduring this meeting and.then Same.day appointments am0ften po~.sible, .. a.food pantry. " butbe sure tocal1749-4194 to make surea AuguSt. was a briny month at the clinic! counselor will be available. -The-walk-in :. 93 p~op!e’were tested and 79. came to get. clinic is still openon Thursday.evenings at ~th~ir ~e~tilts. Clinic-staff and ~i01unteers-. Dave~ Definna, Mary, Mercedes, Steve and Tim for ali their efforts: Fifleeri ~eople hhge recently offered to. Septembe~!~hI. closed. Elections will be held at the November meeting: Social time begins at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7 p:m: on Tuesday, October 4, at the HIV/ Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-1, lower level. become~iinie volunteers, and.w~i be tak..... ing the training offered by’ the Oklahoma I_ynn La~ner.:/ 7 p.m. Please arrive by8:30 tobe tested, to allow time. for the counseling and testing process.’ Results are given between 7 and 9p.m: No appointments a~e needed ~9~r the :evening clinic. : . TOHR’s HIV Testing Clinic welcomes new. employees ClaudettePeterson and De~pk Dav~s,: ~21a~dette Was hir~ director and has been working in the HIV/ . StateDepartment of Healtli that will.result AIDS arena since 1988. She and.herhus-, in theircertification Os ,testingc0unselors: , band Tim moved to Tulsa ~from.-Mont~ ’. Mri~fraining is scheduled to Start in-_: Comic...Songwriter.’ii:::~inger,. ...... ::~:-::~ ~,~;~, & " ; -- ~ ..... g0mery~Alabama three years ago: .... November, so anyone interestedin volunAssistant direet0r, Derrick, has, expe.ri- tearing for the clinieshould call Claudette eneeinHIV eounse!ing and testing, and-in orDen’ickat 749-4194. Sandra Gilti BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS I 4G2A9Y7s Address ~ Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans .for Human Rights. Please accept p~yment as described below: I-I $10 Lirnited hacome/Stadent Membership Iq $20 Regular Membevzhip City. I:] $35 Organizational/Household Membership I=1 $100 Sustaining Membership Membership Application Name Phone (optional) Signature have.been:workingvery ha~’.tokeep up With the d~mand. Claudette’ahd Derrick: givespecifiithanl~s t0~Brian, Connie, Cheryl, I:! Iam~rer~nx~ivingTOHR mailings and the TuisaFarnil)~News I-I lamnotonthemailinglist would like to volunteer help with: Members’ Representatives Iq Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine I-I H1V Counselor I-I Executive Board Member I-I Event Planning and Party Preparations Kelly Kirby .................................... President Rie Kirby ........................... 1st Vi~e President Kathleen Golden ............ :.. 2nd Vice President Robert Crow .................................... Secretary .......................................................... Treasurer I:! Monthly Meeting Support Owen ........................... HelpLine Coordinator Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR over set raernbersbip "fees are Tax Deductible. Reporter Editor Activities Coordinator ..................................... . ................................. FundraisingCoordinator Ruben Garcia ........... :; By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Risihts Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 FREE & ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:3’0 p.m. 41 54 S. Harvard Suite H- 1 Tulsa Family News, September-October 1994, page 3 �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News, Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Opposition to UN Cone CAIRO, Egypt- Islamic fundamentalists have allied themselves with the Roman Catholic Church in trying to prevent the UN International Conference on Population & Development from adopting policies that they say would encourage homosexuality, abortion and promiscuity. A spokesman for the allied religious groups, known as the Ad Hoc Coalition for Cairo, argued in court that the shooting the political .content of the program ends. was accidental. British Soldiers May Go Search for AIDS Czar WASHINGTON - Faced with to European Court difficulties in finding a new LONDON - Since 1990 the AIDS policy coordinator, the British Defense Ministry has Clinton administration brought discharged some 260 military gay tights and AIDS activists to men and women for being the White House to meet with homosexual according to domestic policy adviser Carol informationreleaseby Labor MP Rasco and acting AIDS policy Barbara Roche, who got the director Patricia Fleming¯ information from the Defense Activists said that as a result of Ministry, told The Guardian the meeting, the White House newspaper, "They are treated has started its search for a appallingly, with investigators replacement for thepost all over asking intimate questions and again. According to Daniel searching their personal Zingale, public policy director belongings¯" Some of the with the Human Rights discharged military personnel Campaign Fund who attended have said they may take their the White House meeting, the discrimination complaints to the Clinton administration agreed to European Court of Human set up a new working group on Rights. AIDS that will include the Justice Anti-Gay Bias Suit Dept. in fighting bias. ATLANTA - Ronald Kirkland "Discrimination has hampered has filed alawsuit against C~a~rtel the battle against AIDS from the Restaurants Inc., charging that very beginning, and continues he was fired as a chef at the to hamper education, prevention restaurant chain because he is and research efforts todoy;" gay and the firm’s management Zingale said. "!f we hope to end believed-he was infected with the epidemic,’we must also end discrimination ag_ains~ those; HIV or had AIDS and would cost .the chain money .through most vulnerable to the disease. increased insurance prelmums. Discrimination in health care, Kirkland was fired the day before education, employment-and ]_,.he ~a,s slatedto be enrolled iw "...~o$.h ! area~---i.s -~ a..-s¢~ou,s, )"i~.l~.,!diment t~ s~bppiffg ,~IDS." .~i (~ a ti~’ff~li ng ..... ~v~i~e -?.~’plan. Ex~employees ,with-the<., chain submitted sworn representauves of the National statements as part of Kirkland’s Black Gay & Lesbian smt that , restaurant Leadership ]:orum, National " sa3]ng ~¯..,.~ :.i.,.. ...... , , ,~. &"a. : ,4~,=~:~,.~,, managers:mscusseo Lanno Lesman a.no~a,.~ ;,~.=..~,~: ..-::,-..-.. me_man _ .s g ¯ ,. " ....... ~ conce s a t. KIV smms Lesb~ Task Force ~~~ ~=.~ ~ . ~>~ne 0~0~ l~S~Ce Amenc~ Assn¯ OI rnys~:. ~-,~¢-..~, - ~ __,~ _ for Hm~ ~"gts Gay Bar Ratd M~BOU~E, Am~Mia-~e -~_~A~traua~t° uount Melbo~e poa~ dep~ent’ s ~~~Uouples SYDNEY%~i The’~ustrahan head of civilian complaints has government has given the said he may investigate an Aug. {hum~ proposdl,.from the 7 raid on the Commerce Club, a Australiaii"SWakistics Bureau to popular gay nightclub, during enumerate sam&sex coup~~s~ which 463 patrons were publicly families during it~ strip-searched for possible drug of the nation. The plan got the possession. Only 8 people were approval of the Australian charged during the drug raid, on cabinet after lobbying efforts by various charges ranging from both gay rights groups and the possession Of illegal drugs to s.upport of the Anglican Synod. being drunk in public. The police was asked about gay flight attendants working on the charters, he was told the Cowboys’ "wouldn’t like that at Gov’t to Intervene in ~ Anti-Sodomy Laws CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government has agreed to accept a proposal to legalize sodomy in the nation in an effort to override state antisodomy laws in Tasmania that were declared a violation of asked U.S. officials not to push international human rights by a for proposals-that would "attack U.N. commission earlier this religious beliefs on birth control, year. The move by the federal abortion and same-sex unions." government to negate the The So. Baptist Convention’s Tasmanian sodomy statutes is Christian Life Commission also likely to be challenged in court. joined in attacking the Clinton If federal legislation is adopted, administration. A1-Azhar, an it will not, however, remove influential center for Islamic Tasmania’s anti-sodomy laws studies, also denounced the UN directly since that island-state conference which it said has refused to repeal its statutes. promotes the acceptance of City Outlaws Kisses homosexuality, extramarital ANKARA, Turkey - The relations, and abortion. Other Reuters news service has Islamic leaders have condenmed reported that the southern the conference as "aZionist plot." Turkish city of Adana has Death Penalty in TX outlawed, public-kissing by men KERRVILLE, Texas - Donald as-unsanitary, The city has not, L. Aldrich, 29, has been found however, banned men kissing guilty of the brutal murder of women or women kissing other Nicholus West, a 23 -year-old gay women, and Eker offered no man, in Tyler, Texas, last explanation of how these other November¯ "The death sentence kis~s:-would be h~genic while handed down by the jury onl~= .iiiale,mate ’kisses were represents justice in this case," considered unsanitary. Smith County District Attorney Episcopal Bishops Jack Skeen told the Dallas Give Mixed Signals Morning News . It was a coldblooded, heinous crime. The INDIANAPOLIS - The bishops defendant deserved nothing less of the nation’ s Episcopal Church than the death sentence~.’’ tried - with~ mixed-results - to According topolice, West had deal with homosexuali~ during been kidnapped in Tyler, taken its national convention. A to a clay pit outside the town document issued by the bishops says that "lifelong, where he was stripped, brutally monogamous, heterosexual beaten, and shot at least 9 times unions between husbands and - including one shotinhis genitals wives" is the standard of the - before being finallykilled by a shot in his head. Henry E. Dunn, church’s teachings. But the document/which has been in the 19, and DavidR. McMillan, 18, have also been charged with works since 1991, also urges the murdering West and areawaitmg church to "respond pastorally to those persons whose sexual separate trials. behavior does not conform" to Outrage Over UT Killing its standards. Confusing the issue SALT LAKE C1TY - Utah gays further, the bishops voted to and lesbians are outraged over change the proposal from a Di,s.t&c~,C,o,O1;t,.Judge David S. Y0.’upg s-~nt’encing Of David :., ~Attendar~t Sues Airline: .:- ’~pa~torkl:t~hdhih~?~ to simply~a . study documen Under ~ DALLAS~7:Ame.fiean;Mrl:mes Nelson~Tl~gket to a mere 6 years .=,brzg~_n its ,,~v~, pressure-fro~m"a group" in ~,ri~9~ for,.~e killing of a gay - ~hves~_gafion-into ~9~ inc~delji~Q 7,fl~ight ~t,~qfi,.~t, Jay..Ma,uk_has ~ ~6~seNativelbishops, h0wewr( man, Douglas Koehler. " sued hls employer and theDall~s ~ the conference wenteven further already filer ~omplaia~ .o.j9’~ Protesters outside the state "aifd ffd6lStEd ~ companion connection with tile3-1ib~ i~ai~t. capitol building the day after the football team’ s chartered flights document that says ruling demanded Young’s to and from games exclude male Falwell Gets Offensive homosexuality "cannot be removal from the court. "With JACKSONV~I-L. LE, Fla ...... attend~m, ts.. M~auk’.s ,lawsuit, ~¢On~oned by the church" and clowns on the bench, you get Telev~slon stal~a XU3I’L,~:Tg ~E~’. s~-~X relationships "a murderers in the streets," Val Cowboys. Jacksonville ll’a~ tl~e~It&ie~I ~o denial of God’ s plan." Mansfield, a gay rights a.ctivist "me, pull Jerry Fal,,well &A)34T s~eriraination and~is aski~fot .3:~t~late Retracts "Joke" said. "Judge Young ts an Gospel Hour off~di~r~for embarrassment to the state of ¯ ;, BUENOS AIRES - Cardinal and, that: what .he ~.h.~ges is~ month for focusing~mo~¢~or~ Uuda ...". Hate-motivated crimes politics than on religl;hNi Wdgf Ame ~ncan A~rl~nes ,~ policy be" : Ant onto Quarracino, deserve stiffer sentences not picketed the TV st~. 7 ~gentina’s leading Catholic more lenient ones." Members of 74Jrelate, said his suggestion Cowlloy~ wpt!ld comment~ Falwell spent a good Oe~ of Koehler’s family agreed. "It’ s a ~fiean-q~ickty d~eified"thatTii’ ’.2{Furing a television interview that ume on the show mockery," Koehler’s sister homosexuals were "an ignoble broadcast in what.protesters °has sue~ a~ poti~y. Susan Nelson told the Salt Lake ¯stain [on] the face of society" called criticism of°~f~gi~eht Tribune¯ "It’ s like his life wash’ t and shoutdbe put in their own "~t!o3,,w ork,on the Dallas,Cowboys’Clinton ~at i~...p~%ed,)~g~y giae~{o,-~ayshis remarks were "a worth anything. When you charter b~cause explicit language b3~ the murder someone, you should joke, something that just crossed The suit also claims that when an televangelist. A spokesperson my mind¯" Quarracino told spend y~.u(, life paying for that I fox~the,stationsaidWTLVmould. American Airlines employee~ murder7 ~" ~liacker.s attorney --air re-runs of the.p~o’grAm tmt~l 2 ~ w~ ]~an~tlgs the charter flights~. - reporters later th~it he was sorry.. Tul~[~’aTm~[y News, September - O~t~’bdr~1994,--page"4 ~ ....................................... 7_ ~.7.L ~ if he "offended anyone, ff I hurt someone’s sensitivities." During an TV interview earlier, Quarracino said gays and lesbians should be have "alarge area.., to live in, with their own laws, their own media and even their own constitution." Gay tights activists in the country have threatened to sue the Cardinal over his remarks. Quarracino said he thought people "had a better sense of humor." Oregon Ballot Measure to Go Before Voters SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon state Court of Appeals has unanimously overturned a lower ruling against a proposed statewide anti-gay ballot measure, clearing the w ay for the initiative to go on the November ballot. Earlier this year a lower court had ruled the proposed measure- violated state constitutional restrictions against restricting voter initiatives to only 1 issue in each proposed measure. Proposition 13, a revised version of a s tatewide measure than failed to get voter approval in 1992, would repeal exisdng gay rights measures throughout Oregon, would bar any such legislation or ordinances in the furore, and would restrict access to educational and library information about homosexuality to adults only. Opponents of the anti-gay initiative say they will not appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. Cobb Cty. GA Rally MARIETTA, Ga. - Commemorating the first anniversary _ of the Cobb County (Ga.) Commission’s adoption of a resolution condemning "the gay lifestyle," hundreds of gays, lesbians and supporters rallied in the town square to mark the date with a protest¯ Estimates of the number of people attending ranged from 1,000 to 5,000 people. Some 200 police officers were on duty during the protest and rally. Law enforcement officials called it the most peaceful protest in more than a year. Seattle Dom..Partners SEATTLE- On Tuesday, Sept¯ 6¢ Seattle formally .began allowing unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex COul~les to register as domestic partners. Some 70 couples showed up when the city clerk’s office opened Tuesday morning to pay $25 each to register the relationship¯ The partners registration extends no legal benefits to couples. IdahoAnti-Gay Measure BOISE, Idaho- Several hundred people joined Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus in officially launching a campaign against Prop. 1, an andgay initiative that will go before the voters this November¯ "We reject hatred whenever and wherever it appears, and it appears," Gov. Andrus said at the rally at the state capitol. �Saturday, 1994. Check-in, .9 am. ~Walk begins at.lO am. ~..~. Veteran’s Park 18th- & Boulder Avenue Benefiting non-profit (501(c)3) HIVIAIDS care-giving agencies:Indian Health Care Resource Center Clinic, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)~ Tulsa Oklahomans for Hum an Rights (TOHR), Visiting Nurse Association of Tulsa, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN), Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Interfaith AIDS Ministriesl NAMES Project Tulsa Area, Hospice of Green Country, HIV Resource Consortium, Saint Joseph Residence, and SHANTI-Tulsa. ~DS~walk Tulsa Benefits Bad Bbyz - S.eptember 18; 10 pm Lola’s -.September 24, 10:30 pm Renegades ~ October 1, 11 pm Silver Star - October 7, 11 pm Metropole-October 12, 10 pm Alley- October 16, 9 pm After Walk Party For more information, call Walk 94 at 9-18 587 7222. Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 5 �Southwest A viatical company now open right here in Tulsa. y:u are considering selling your~life insurance are in busineSs~t0 helpy0u: receiVe the highest amount in the best, quickest, most ~Confidential manner possible. A Quality of Life Alternative Southwest 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 7521,9 800/559-4790 Tulsa Farm~l~d~#, September -Octobek I994, page 6 E. 41 st St. Suite F-5 Tulsa Office 4146 So. Harvard, Suite F,5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 -918-747-3320 �Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs to acknowledge and A Profile of HIV American~, 18 per 1000 pop., Oklahomans between the ages LIFEGUARD designed celebrate yourself. We will~ of 18 to 65basedon6% of general and Asians/Pacific Islanders, 3 in OK’s Gay per 1000 pop. This AIDS rate is population, with an assumption Proj~ect explore Gay identity and develop strategies to confront anti-Gay estimated assuming 6% of each of a higher percentage in urban Communities race/ethnieity The LIFEGUARD project is hostilities, both internal and areas and a lower one in rural is Gay or Bisexual. by Alan G. Nyitray~ MS "It’s important that we look at the Oklahoma Gay community as a collection of many smaller communities like African American Gay men, Hispamc! Latino Gay men, Lesbian and G~y youth, rural Gay peop!e, etc. Each of these smaller communities have their own issue that must be specifically addressed; There is no one monolithic Gay community," concludes Nyitmy in a summary of findings done by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. These materials were compiled for the use of the HIV Community Planning Group (CPG). The CPG is a new, federally mandated body that is hoped .will provide more community input into state HIV prevention efforts. These f’mdings indicate that in Oklahoma, African-American Gay and Bisexual men have’an estimated rate of AIDS that is twice as high as thatofCaucasian Gay and Bisexual men~, The following rates a~e fofGay and Bisexual males with AIDS: African-Americans, 39 per 1000 population, Hispanics/Latinos, 29-:per 1000 pop., Caucasians, 221i per 1000 pop., Native Nyitray, who is Gay & Lesbian ones; if 8% of Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro area Outreach .Co-ordinator of the population are Gay or Bisexual HIV/STD Service for the State males, then about 20% are likely Dept. of Health, concludes that infected with HIV. the higher rates of AIDS in Gay Men of color with AIDS are and Bisexual men of color show more often Gay and Bisexual that HIV prevention efforts must be improved in communities of rather thanheteros.exualinjeetion color. "Just as Gay people riced ’drUg users as ts commonly their own specific.~iHIV.. believed. Gay men of color are lesslikely to have had an HIV prevention message apart..from antibody test than Caucasian Gay heterosexuals, smaller .Gay communities with in the Iarger ¯ men. Gay/Bi men under age 25 are Gay community need.their ow.n significantly more likely to say messages and projects. One HIV that they did not use a condom in preventionmessage for the whole anal sex with a casual partner Oklahoma Gay community does than men older than 25. In larger not even come close to meeting urban areas outside Oklahoma, our needs." Gay/Bi young men have HIV Other issues identified in these infection rates estimated at 10~ f’mdings are: 30%. public health researchers have While Oklahoma’s Gay and never determined the true rate of Bisexual male populations have :.HIV infection for any Oklahomararely been ~tudied,. Lesbians based Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual ~mmunity~nor hav~ there bee~ ..... hav~nignbred~althou~h iiife¢fion occurs in this .group any random-based study to and no prevention projects have measure the HIV-related directly addressed Lesbians.., knowledge, attitudes, behaviors or;beliefs of Gay men~Bisex_uals ....For more inf0~aaonc~ Nlan Nyitray at 405-2714636 or write or Lesbians in Oklahoma, though these sorts of studies have been .,HIV/STD Service, OK Sta.te -successful elsewhere;~ . , ~ .~ ~ Other observations ar~........... ~ fOO6NE 16di’s~ oKC, ~731 i~/1299. there are at least 114,000 Gay, Les.b~an and Bisexual Jeffery A. Beal,-MD Ted Campbell,. LCSW Ginny Buffer; RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehesive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic ~ervices We have many insurance provider affiliations - if you be~long to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday. Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 external. coming to Tulsa. This project October 26, SWIM: Sex With was originally developed in Los Intimacy for Men, this meeting, Angeles, California, and had held in an auditorium rather than been adapted to fit the needs of a home, brings together 30 to 50 Tulsans. men to discuss and celebrate the LIFEGUARD is a series of many safer and sexy options four meetings, dealing .with available to Gay men today and’ differentaspect~ of HIV disease~ help develop skills in increasing The meetings are free and are you own~sexual satisfaction. de~ignddes~allyfor Gay and. ~i~fial?. high-’of all: age~ :find ~. For more information, call 584-4983. color. The meetings will be held in voluntc~s~l~_m.cs through~0u.t Tulsa on wednesday evedings and will provide an excellent environment for meeting. Places Support Services announces and times are available by calling the return of the Being Aware Brian Jackson at 584-4983, rap group for the fall &-winter The four meetings are: seasons. The group will meet. October 5, HEAT: HIV. every week at 7 pm at 2440 East Education And Treatmefit, a 51st, Suite BS. The next meeting medical overview focusing on will,be Monday, September 19. living healthily with HIV for _ Being Aware is degigned to those who are seropositive and meet the needs,of pedple living negative, ~fe issues such_as. ~rdl~tidn~liiiis a~discuss~by with HIV/AIDS and thosepcople dealing-, with.the AIDS crisis. participants. This.is,~ a drop,in groupi:open to October 12, SAND: Sex And Nineties Dating, a fun._.and= allpcople regardless of race, age :e~pel-i~nfiid~m~efiiag desigixbl. of sexual expression. :Being’Aware is facilitated by examine our personal .goals and objectives in dating. Exploring - ~William Brnder, certified HIV/ AIDS test.counselor/educator/ -! s0me:;.0fith~issues of da~t~ing the age of AIDS. activist, and JeffMartin, Masters Level Counselor/Activist. For October 19, SEA: Self Esteem and Attitudos,.-.this meeti,n.~g ~’~ is more information, cal1742-3520. ~ Being Aware Support Group Clinical Trials* now Open for Treatment of HIV Disease and Related Infections _Nevirapipe...HIV Treatment Oral Vs. IV Ganciclovir...CMV Retinitis Treatment Zithromax-Biaxin-Ethambutol...MAC Treatment *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. For mo~e information, call 918-743-1000, ext. ’HIV’ between 10am - 4pm. To receive more information about new clinical trials as they are available, send your name & address to: Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family N.ews~ September - October 1994, page 7 �presents... ’.:HIV Education Treatment \~// _ �(of 14). I’m not convinced that the culture mad prejudice is that different here. The difference is that in Texas, Lesbians & Gay men have been involved in politics and have demanded better treatment. Here we’re too busy being grateful for getting only one kick in the pants instead of two. As long as we don’t demand more of our politicians, we’re not going to get more. In many cases, we still may not get what we want but at least we can make an informed decision. Most social change in this country, this state, and this city did not come from well connected minority folks working their inside connections. It was the ones with inside connections, the Adam Clayton Powells who were telling Dr. King, "son, you’re going too fast..." Social change has come from those who were pushy, who said, "sorry we’re not going to accep,t, what you’re trying to do to us. Ada Louise Sipuel Fisher, Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP pushed OU towards desegregation. Joe Williams and others with the NAACP forced Tulsa out of its racist city commission form of government. They may have been polite but ~y weren’t just us, about us mad our issues as long as we allow them to get away with doing so. Tulsa Family News will do all we can to shame, cajole or persuade Oklalaoma politicians into upholding basic American values of fairness, honesty and respect for all citizens. Accordingly, Tulsa Family News ~s withdrawing its endorsement of Jack Mildren. We cannot recommend either Mildren or Shedfick. We find them to be both cowardly and less than honest. Repeatedly, we’ve been told that Shedrick "does not have a bigoted bone in her body." We been told Mildren believes in fairness. Well, this Gay man says start proving to our comnmnity that you stand for something other than only getting yourself elected or taking our money. The winner of the Detnocratic runoff election (September 20) will face Frank Keating, Republican nominee on November 8.. Meanwhile, media observers may wonder where the "mainstream" media has been in covering minority issues, including Lesbian~:and Gay issues, in this campaign. The Tulsa Woddhardl~,.~ms to make any connection between local issues concerning Lesbian and Gay Tulsans and the ahoma politicians are We do honor Chuck Ervin (State Capitol) and Jim Myers (DC burean) for asking a hard ques tion or two but wonder when the rest of them will get it? Then there’s television. The same stations that cover local Lesbian and Gay issues fairly well are as bad as theTulsaWorld on state and federal issues. Could it be that the tv stations did not ask about Lesbian and Gay issues in the tv debates because of well documented anti-Gay bias of some news people? Maybe they believe that if they don’t talk about us, we’ll just go away. I’m not. You know you can call these folks up and tell them you’ re not happy with their coverage. We do. We hope you will too. Conf, cont’d from p.l and Gays from other faith traditions. Nancy Day, executive director of the Tulsa chapter of the National Conference indicated that the office had not tried to involve local Lesbian/ Gay congregations or organizations. Other organizers apologized for the lack of inclusion and promised to investigate making last minute changes to the programming. Also at press time, organizers could not ’verify whether workshop presenters would address tbe anti-Gay aspects of the Holocaust. For more Friends seeking Friends College grad, 23, 6’ 1751bs. new to Tulsa, seeks friends with humor and self-esteem. Clean-cut, straight-acting, Christian wishes to meet Christian or moral, straight-acting, non-smokers, no. 44600, To respond to this ad, call 900-230-0027 $1.59/min. aver. 3 rain. Fall into a Relationship this Autumn Cool, crisp days, awash with color. Walking though piles of fallen leaves. Is this your ideal of fall? 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"No" Service Charge 91~.~41-6866 New York Film Festival, NYC 9/23-10/9 018i 747-9506 Fax 1918) 747-1154 4308 South Peoria ~tha, OK 74105-980~ " ." ’" Lone Star Women, s Music Festival, Texas Sonora Bay Women’s Week, Mexico 10/1‘8~ ’"~ ~ Gay & Lesbian Scuba Jamboree, Cozumel 10/1-8 Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God! ~-0~J~l, message phone. Eddie Coo.k, past~r ~bian Cruise, G~n¢lslands 10/2-8 Lost in Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 10/7-9 W~,s ¢ek, ProvincetownlO/12-17 K¢y Wea Fantasy Fest 10/31 New Orleans Halloween 10/31 Puerto Vallarta RSVP Vacation 11/5-12 Food & Wine Weekend, Provincetown H/11-14, man more Family orient vacat,on$. Mini Blinds 70% off" Tulsa Family News, September = Oc~!~¢r J~894, page 9 �NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS the National Asian Pacific are l~sing money just for being Lavner cont’d from p. 1 gay.’ Earlier marketing reseaich Studies American Legal Consortium. JACL cont’d from p. 1 U.S. Rep. Norman Mineta wrote in a letter to JACL: "Where Congressman appealed to the would we be today if the groups to approve the resolution NAACP, or the National Council endorsing equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians, which ~of La Raza, or the AntiDefamation League of B’nai passed by a 50-38 vote with 11 Brith, or the National Gay & abstentions. The proposal Lesbian Task Force, had taken caused serious dissensions in the the position that redress was a 65-year:old, 24,000-member Japanese American issue - and JACL. Allen Kato, JACL’s legal had nothing to do with African counsel, resigned m protest over Americans, Hispanic Americans, the proposal which he .called Jews or gay and lesbian "morally wrong." Bill Americans? These organizaHosokawa, a former _Denver tions, and their members;joined Post_ editorial page editor wrote us because they unders~c~i a column in JACL’s weekly believed in;our argument-that a publication saying that "JACL threat: t~ the civil fights 6f established ~i proud record that AmeriCanis a threat ito the civil includes adv~acy for all. But rights Of all Americans.;’now it has gone .beyond that, choosing;, arole,on..the cutting edge of t~e~litant hUman rights cont’d frdOip; 1 moveme~(," ~, ~Former JACL Human Rights Campaign Fundchap te rlf ~i~ie~.s,i.d~n t s Tak said~ "This is the;first ~tim~ Yamam6(6 i~.fid.~fi~ Yaniamoto Congress has acted to ~punisli rand formei; JACL staffer Lia violeiac¢ against lesbians and gay Shigemura,~e,,0ut during the men tlLrough stiffer periiiltie~ f0f months:l.0ni~i~d~fiate, over the hate crim~s, The inclusion of resolufioi~ arid: all~ addressed the disability aiid gender, aloi~g with conventi~ox~.tf.-app~al for its sexual brientation; sendS a adoption/., ,.M,~ religious message to loc;al law leaders,~"Ec~’li’ a~" the Rev. Joan enforcement agencies’ that the Ishibashi’ ~iUnited Church federal gfvemment is of Chris-ili~ :~olidu and the about g@~bashing:..""The full Rev. M~?~agawa of hate ~es bill passed the Senateon a 61=38 vote. President same-sex nim-ri~ag~;~gesblu_fi0n Chnton is-expected to s~gfithe as did ~/~’ cau.c.~s, bill into law. the. As~iation Hate .crimes cont’d from p. 1 indicates that gay men and lesbians, contrary to other findings and popular myth, earn considerably less than their heterosexual co-workers. One study, presented at the annual meeting of. the American Statistical Association in Toronto, indicated that 10% of American men and 6.4% of U.S, women have had sex with a member of the same’sex at least once during their lifetimes. The study also:found that more than 18% Of males and over 17% of females said they.had ~ither had sex with or had felt sexually, attracted.to:someone Of the Sam~’ sex - or both,- duriiigtheir lives. In additi0fi, the Study~also foimd tha~4:l% of’m~n arid 2:3% Of" women in this Cfuntry said they had’ duly iiad same:s:ek relatio~~. during their fives.~ AnOther Stud~; by ~/~ unive"r~itybf:Mafyland surveys have suggested that gay couples earn $56,000 to$63,006 annually, ~ompared with the national average of just $36,500. According to the study’s findings, gay men are more likely to hold professional jobs, but they are less likely to be promoted into managerial ranks, thereby eontributing to their overall lower income levels. While 1’7.9% of heterosexual men surveyed were managers, only 12.8% .of the gay men were. Navy. cont’d from p. 1 rational reason for its anti-gay policies. The appellate court ruling upheld the reinstatement order, but did not deal.with the issi~of the military ban’s constitutionality: .There was speculation that because the appeals .court only applies to Meinhold’S reinstatement and does not challenge the researcher, found that gay men’", c0nstitutiooality of the ban itself make 11% :t6 27% less than the government may not appeal hete-rosexu’al males in thedecisiontotheU.S.Supreme comparablejob~. Lesbians, the .. Court.’The Jnsdce Dept. would researchers found2earn ~% to- " onJysay that the decision was 14 % less thatl -heteros exual being reviewed. femaleS. "Lesbians’ men are experiengi.ng.’discont’d from p. 1 crimiuation fliat ’ actually hurts organization will launch a them -ec0nomically," said Leenari.on’al~search,, for ~ a new Badg.ett; a:’Univ~rsity. of Maryl~d e~01iomi’c~’ pro~essor, and ao:tli6r of!the’smdy;:’*They NGLTF. - Y Zinc and New York’s EightyEights to colleges and community centers to MCC’s in Wichita and Sarasota, the 25th anniversary of the National Organization of Women and the International Mr. Leather contest. Ms. Lavner typically performs in black leather. Sandra Gillis is the executive director of PFLAG’s national. organization. According to !ocal co-organizer, Nancy McDonald, Ms. Gillis will not be performing in leather, black or otherwise but: will be giving an update on the substantial efforts of PFLAG to fight discrimination basedon sexual orientation. Patrons may attend a private dinner with Lavner & Gillis, a special reception and the erformance with a donation of 100 for two persons. A sponsor ticket for the reception and performance is $50-for two, Tickets for the performanceare $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets and information is available at Tomfoolery! or by calling 747-4125 or 742-8565. g Change Had credit )roblems in the )ast? WANN 800 apl!~intment. $I6,049 810 S.~incinnati Suite 100 .~.’~u!~a; Okla 74119 Sandra.J. MITSUBISHI The New Thinking in Automobile~" Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgen~lered Individuals, ¯ Couples & Families, 1 11 2865 E.-Skelly .Drive, Ste. 215; 745-. 1 " r :~: "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" Tulsa Family News, September- October 1994, page 10 ,-: . cont’d from p. ! ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’" and "Legislating Against Violence.," For further information, contact Sue Hyde at (61"7) 492-639~/ .... �T H E L ... I F E S T Y L E "G A Y sketch the impact of different don’t buy until you’re satisfied to it for 40 years and you work Where do I want to be? How do I want to live? More serious, as a survey by financial services giant Merrill Lynch shows, is the substantial gap between what people expect to afford in their retirement and what their retirement income will actually enable them to afford. They haven’t answered the most important question. What will my retirement income be? To answer that question, experts in the field agree the place to start is the income every Planner Leanne Gross. employed person will have: Social Security retirement benefits.. Until August 1988, the odds of your getting a satisfactory answer were about as good as by Leaane M. Gross beating a sidewalk gambler at three-card Monte. Most people look upon Since then, under a Social retirement as a happy exchange Security Administration of activities: playing golf, program called PEB ES (Personal visiting friends and family, siting Earnings and Benefit Estimate by the pool, traveling the world, Statemen0, you can have an or simply lazing the days away answer in a couple of weeks. in some pleasant climate. Call 8001937-2000, request form And yet, a growing record of. S SA-7004, complete it and return dashed hopes casts a shadow it. The information you receive across the expectation of will include your-estimated untroubled days. Stories abound monthly retirement, benefits of retirees adrift without a chart based on your projected earnings of daily obligations to direct and the age at which you expect them: They haven’t posed these to reure. questions about retirement that Be prepared for a shock., your they’ve routinely answered during their working years:. .. PEBES will most likely show . What do I want tq do wi~,m~i:: :( fliatS~al Seeurity-~ even ff you time and my life? ~ :" " " "..~ mad y~employer(s) contribute Mapping Your Financial Road to Retirement this is what you need. past 65-- will hardly meet basic living expenses. First Rule: Start your planning early. It takes from 20 to 25 Uncle Sam has not deceived you. Social Security is not a years to implement a successful pension, and was never intended retirement plan. Unless you have to be a pension, although that is major amounts to contribute to a. common assumption. Its the fund; however, some objective, zs to replace part of retirement savings m better-than none in any case. the income that individuals and their families lose, when they During those years, you’ll be building assets that will provide . retire, become severely disabled, or die. You should consider your retirement income, even under severeinflationarypressures, and Social Security and company pension benefits a "retirement ensure your security and that of your survivors, m the event of paycheck", using this to determine the income you’ll need health or other emergencies. to finance the retirement you You’ll set the process in want. motion by giving the planner a What is your next move? meticulous account of your The same action you take to.. present income and expenses, your total assets and liabilities, prepare for a home purchase, or. a vacation, or a child’s college, plus incomeyou expect toearn education. You must plan. ...... after retirement-along with the The only difference is that this year you intend to retire and the annU~il retirement income you is long:range.Pl~ng that.will want to have. pay a co~mm~anding role i~a your life for. many.y.e~s~. .. : ........ ..~ Afte_r analyzing, this But.a retirement .p!an, like a informa’d0~’. ~he pl~e!~...w~ll tailored suit, should fit. you propose ~a:ys¯ you can manage your current earnings andassets perfectly. Few ~people other than fiscal, e~per~s have the time or so they Will"yield the r~xiui~ed saw;y to onstruEi. such a piah, . incrm~ when you retire, q’his]s, and you’ll ..probable need essentially,, a long-range ¯ " in~;~stmeiat program bUii~,iin professional help. There’ s plenty available. Most mo~t eXtses,.onsi~me form0f ~xlarge banks, insurance free.annuity or other h~dged investment that will make the companies, investment houses most of the resources you can and accounting firms offer retirement planning. Pick a dedicate to it. ’ T.he :p~an, :wpically, will_ also quality instituti.on, ask questions, econon~ic scenarios high/low stable interest rates, high/low stable inflation, recession growth/depression- on vour rettrement~ncome. The complete plan will be a road map to your retirement security. However you dev~lop your plan, on your own or with experienced help, you can count on it requiring investment of time and personal resources. But never doubt that it’s worth every hour, every dollar you devote to it. As I always say: "People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan." Leanne M. Gross is a member of the Rainbow Business Guild, a Tulsa non-profit organization. Boy George Paternity ? LONDON - To the SUrlY,rise of virtually no one,iaB.fitish court has tossed out a ~i~fl claim by a woman in the. U.S°.iWho had charged that,.openly gay pop singer Boy Ge01ge.h~igl ~athered her 7-year-old~oiX:Th~ ~ed woman filedttie"aUit i~t~-t: year, but the court dis~ssed:the case when it was told tile ~vbman had not been heard:i~rO~ ~i:~ then. Boy George s~d Of:th~ w~oman’ s claims that he haffnever had sex with a woman ~ M8 !ifeand that therefore the birthmust have been "a miracle." Homes change with the times..: 496-2410, 800-336-3524 munic~ting withith’eir corn: parties via fax"modems. .Homes With two offices~will ~o~ ~ unusuat. Hou~ho[d size is shrinking and the number of -householders will increase nearly 20e~ this d~ade. At [he same [im~ mallv house- holds are expanding to dude grandparents, .~dult children, or both. That calls for flexible floor plans, and more accessory units ~ selfcontained "apartments"" within homes. Dining rooms mav be going the way of sculleries and ~pus rooms¯ ~me builders are.eliminating them in favor of more spacious eating areas open to family rooms. he National Association of Home Builders recenflv surveved industry watchers, futurist~,..and feading-edg~ builders to find out how new technology and changing demographics will be changing our homes. Here’s what they For buyers and sellers found. If you’re a buver remember that all the There will be more media rooms and larger family rooms because ot increaslates( improven~ents don’t mean a thing unless vou really like what you buy. The ing sales ofbig-screen TVs. Many Upscale,homes are being built with home should fit’your requirements.° complete home theaters. If you’re a seller, keep tn mind that - Many hgflae~ already have office opthere are buvers who will "decide ~that your home i~ exactly what they want. tions -- dens or extra bedrooms that can be used as home offices. But the trend is Putting buyers a~d sellers t~geth~er is ac6elerating. Bv theyear 2001, 70% of all. our job. Call us to learn how w~.can homes are expected to have computers guide you to success. Thei-e’s ¯ as more ,peopte-.work at home, com~ ....... obligation for a meeting. - ...... T ................................................................................................. ~;-,~4--.-~.~- ...... ’:~.~.,,,Tulsa Family~ews, September - 6CtOb’~’~’:"179~),~i pcige 11 ). �T H E F E S T Y L E Prime limers AiDS Info-Line Family of Faith-,~iOij g ~!~;ii~it’ ~y &. :~Body,~., Electric Interfaith AIDS Ministries has added a 918 area code 800 number (800-284-2437) to provide greater access to HIV/ AIDS information throughout eastern Oklahoma. As the State of Oklahoma AIDS information line is still inoperative, this is the only 24 hour, 7 day a week information source. Interfaith ¯AIDS Ministries also is seeking volunteers for the information line. Volunteers work from their homes as calls are forwarded from the Interfaith AIDS Ministries number. This phone line is the only 24 hour a day source of HIV/AIDS information and referrals in the 918 area code. Volunteers are asked to consider donating a 3-4 hour block of time at least one evening a week. Night owls would be especially welcome for late shifts. Training on HIV issues will be provided and typically requires about 4 hours and is conducted one on one. Another 2 hours on phone line protocals and crisis training is also provided. For more information or to volunteer, call Interfaith AIDS Ministries at 438-2437 or 800284-2437. Family of Faith MCC, Prime Timers, a social nonThe Tulsa Body Electric group I n t e g r i t Yannounces a workshop and profit organization for Gay men formerly of Jenks, celebrated a 5 over 40, will hold its monthly -°~.C~aP°_Ga,~, &~"_~.~.s:bi ~a!~:~~-~.~.etreat;.’!Celebrating the Body year birthday on Septembe:~;9; meeting on Saturday, September The church, now located at 5,L51- -:,LT~nistry ~t the Ro~an!!Ggtholi¢., :Eleclfic’~ to be held October 22 17 with social and business E South Mingo, had a dat~ee ;(::~Epi~s_~,.pa~C~h~i?.~-" : :’.i: :& 23. Tl~is will be the only segment at 2 pm and with a D/I WilI celebrate an Episcopal ...... ~’Midw~st site for a Body Electric party on Saturday the 10th to presentatmn at 3 pro. John commemorate the e~,ent. The mass at its Saturday, October 8th workshop in 1994. Denny, past president of the celebration confiiiu’ed:wthS~ an ~ i~mee~..ng, ~-at2.~Pm:2’ a~.~ Sai~..t ....... !~n". t_.h.e: !~ork~hop, each Tulsa Geneological S ociety will inspimfi6nal praiseland"~V orsliip .;Z(~:u.ns,~a~. s)~9~l qhurch,~.... ~.~(tic~p.ant -ie~;-/(o give and SamtDunstan s ~sl0cated on the:÷-; ~r~cfii~( fi (6rnplet~ : Taoist speak about tracing your celbrafion.on the 1 lth. Church north side of 71st Street between ancestry at the Gathering Room members were pleased to h~ve massage. Because of the healing Yale & Sheridan. All are at 4154 So. Harvard, Ste. H-l, natures of Eastern approaches to former Pastors Crocker and Fink welcome, including nonBasement Level Room. erotic energy, men living with back in Tulsa for the celebration. denominatibnal believers, In October, the organization Five years ago, Pastors Pam HIV and in recovery from will return to its regular s_chedule Crocker and Marian Fink started" with a meeting on October 1st. behavior addictions are Family of Faith from a renta!:~ .~. y.~ especially welcome. Tom Neal, publisher of Tulsa location in Broken Arrow. From Family News will speak about more information, the location in Broken Arrow, the newspaper and the TBE, POB 3502, Tulsa, OK the church moved to a more community. permanent location in Jenks, and 74101 or call 446-7883 or 587more recently to its present with location in Tulsa proper. Family of Faitli has grown~ ,-:~" Saint Afdan’s Episcopal from an hfitial membership of 3 Church will host Tulsa’s 9/20 " Tulsa City-County Library Commission, noon, Owasso observance of a national day of to 4 to a membership of over 50. Library, 103 W. Broadway. Programming at the church prayer for persons living with HIV and. AIDS on. Sunday, 9/21 An English Country Garden: a Potpourri of English Songs, includes a support .group for codependency, a ch0ii’; a w~kly October3at3 pm. The Presiding noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib: 4th & Bishop of Episcopal Church Denver. Bible .study, and many other USA has called all Episcopalians Liebeslieder Waltzes, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central acdvities. _ 9/28 to this observance though all are Lib. 4th & ~Denver. welcome. Saint Aidan’s is located 10/18 Tuls¯ City-County Library Commission, noon, Central at 4045 North Cincinnati. The Lib. 4th & Denver. vicar is the Reverend Gall Keeny 10/27 Parent Connection, AIDS Awareness for Parents, 7pm, -Mulligan. Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. -N:aii0nai- :o "of P rayer fo r s.U,tan o aUuse, mooa aoa write For Persons t-,v,nu HIV/AIDS 1658. Tulsa city-county Library mmmmm|mm|||mnmmmmim|||||m||mm|mm| | U | m ¯ ¯ U n | | m ¯ | ¯ m m Puppy-.Pause IIAll Breeds Dog Grooming llth & Mingo, 838-7626 m m FIRST FRA~IN .... | ¯ Brady Heights 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Small Complex | FINANCIAL. ¯ ¯ ¯ u Bob Hardy -TJC, Downtown Pager: 628-8745 Water paid Open Tuesday - Saturday at &am. | Call for Appointments | Walk-ins Also Welcome. | mm.m m m m m | i m | | mm | m | m ¯ m.mn mm m mmml mmm | Great Gay Area Close to UCT $285-325 918’582-8608 SALON Dart Tournament, Tues. 8pro - Pool Tournament, Fri. 7:30 2630 East 15th Every Friday at 11, SHOW[ Mr. Tulsa Leather 9/1% lOpm 749-1563, 4-2 m, M-Sun. Miss Ul~r Cherry St. Pageant 10/8 Parking at Massad~s BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry Watch & Jewelry Repair 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5:00 Monday-Friday Shop Where You Are Appreciated! Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 12 WINFCOPA Kelly Kirby ’Ross Folsom Hairdesigner Color Technician Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities " with sensitive &timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th St. 583:1500 �FALL BENEFIT CONCERT Benefitting TOHR & PFLAG~ FEATURING LYNN LAVNER Co mic. . . ~o ngwriter. . ;Singer �H E G A Tulsa Family News Survey In order to find out more about the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Tulsans, Tulsa Family News has constructed the following survey We would appreciate your cooperation in this effort. Please complete the survey and return it to P.O. Box 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 or drop your completed survey by Tomfoolery! at 1565 South Sheridan (in the Silver Star Saloon) Thursday thru Sunday from 9:30 p.m. until 12:00 am on Thurs. & Sun. and till 2 am on Fri. & Sat. As this is the first such survey we’ ve done for the Tulsa area, we would appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have. Please circle or fill in the appropriate response. The voluntee~ information at the end may be sent separatdy in order to protect the privacy of your answers. L Y I F E S How often do you go to a "cultural!’ event, opera, conEert, - etc: T Y L E Political SupportGroup (specify): What types of organizational activities are important to Every six months Every three months More Frequently Less Frequently you? How many books have you read in the last three months’? How often do you read Tulsa Family News? Proties Scheduled Meetings Political Activities Social Gatherings Pride Activities News Updates Other (specify):. Every Month Occasionally Every Other Month First Time Reader Do current Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered organizations in Tulsa adequately suit your needs? What other Gay papers/publications do you read? If not, what suggestions do you have? PART I, ABOUT YOU The GaylyiOklahoman Age: The Advocate Gender: Tulsa. N~s Out Genre Denueve Do you think Tulsa needs a community center? How do you identify yourself? Other R~gional Publication (Specify): Gay. ~sbian Bisexual;,;+ Heterosexiad Other~specify)~. " Whi~K!~.~.i~the following Tulsa organizations are you affiliaied!,~ithi? ~ TOHRo:,+ Faith Community (MCC, Dignity, etc.) TU GLBA TJC GLAS Prime Timers. Women’ s Alternative PFLAG Pleage"rank each of the :following interest segments . :: according to importance (5 is~ the highest ranking) What would you be willing to do to support such a project? Political News 1234,5 Social News 1.2345.... Medical/HIV/AIDS News 12345 Religions News 12345 Phone Banking Tulsa Community News 12345 Mailing Oklahoma News 12345 National News 12345 Ir’Please Y 7indicate V- in’U77OT 7 FI 7---which of the following areas you I would be willing to volunteer. Yes No Yes No Yes No Hosting Parties Yes No ........... Hosdng Benefits Yes No " ; + l Editorial Republican Independent Democrat Other (specify): PolitiCal Research ¯ " If so, what is your party affiliation? ~.~12345 ..... I ’; -Hosfng Meetings Letters to the FAitor 12345 TOHR Reporter 12345 Public Speaking Advertisements 12345 ~Media Work Other (specify) 12 3 4 5 " Some College MA How can Tulsa Family News better meet your needs for news/issues of interest? " Less than 15,000 15-20,000 Yes. Yes No[ | No Writing Letters to the Editor Yes No + Writing Politicians Yes No Serving as a group officer Yes No Financial Contributions Yes No Other (specify) Yes ¯ ~ I I I I I I I 50,000 + PART IH - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS How often do you eat out other than fast food? What type of organization would best suit your needs/ interests ? Every week 2,3 times a week AIDS Care Educational Social Religions How often do you go to see a moTie? Once a month Twice a month More often Thoughts of Desire . poetry by Collette This book is meant as a gifi to la friend, a lover, or even for yourself. B’s O sexy, sensual way to say this is how you make me feel. It’s available at Totnfoolery! or by mail for $9.95 plus $1.50 p&h. Send check or money order with your address to: 768 West 13th, Suite A, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127 Tuba Family News, September - October 1994, pag~e 14 I " 20-30,000 Own or rent? Twice a month | PhD Income level: 30-50,000 l Yes + Nd-!~!~,. Education: BA I Other (specify): Are you a r~gistered voter? High School I | No I In order to contact you for volunteer work, please give I us the following information: I Name:_ Address: City:_ Phone: -~ -~ ~ I I I --.I �Care Hours: Bar Hours: Cafe: Tuesdau - Saturdau - 4:00 pm - Midnight Monday.-Saturday I1:00 :am - 2:00 am Serv~g Dinner 4:00pm to Midn~t, Tuesday through UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS Sat’ul’~y. 253-7457 253-6723 BBQ, ]~asta, Vegetarian, Cajun, Chicken, Reubens, Steak & i Seafo(~d specials:, Eureka’s Best Burgeks, Finest Salads & Hous~made Dressings. Dine: ~, pstairs in our Care, Dowr~stairsin the Bar or Outside on our spacious Patio.I Free Delivery Downtaura. Chelsea’s Corner Cafe 10 Mountain, at Center Street Movies 8, 250-4513 Open Year Round! 68th & Memorial, Village Shopping~Center EXPECT SALOON (!;oen: Wed.- Sun. 7-2 Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 Tulsa Family News, September .October 1994. pv:o, e15, �Wednesday Nights. Jockey Shorts Contest -, $50 Prize, Beer Bust $4, 8-11 " Thursday Nights. Amateur Night- $25 to Winner Judged by Audience Applause September ~ec~a! " ~ Charle’ Wies Sour- $2.50 No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To. Enter- Open Daily 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 16 � 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart September 15 October !4, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 10 Operating trader a new federal mandate seeking greater comnmni~ y involvement in the distribution of funds for HIV MDS preven~on, theO~oma ~ta~e Dept. of H~th has begtm dae commmnff phnnfing group (CPG). "l]fis group will help to determine where sm~c do!tars wii~ be distributed, t’he group ha~ 3 sub-groups: needs assessmenu epidemiology and nomination/membership. For more h~kx call William at 742- 3520. Gays Not Confer÷nee onTo erance Dialogue with the Other: Healing & Hope Tulsa wilt hos~ the I4th Nafiowal WorlcshoponCtmsfian- .Jewish Relations on Nov. 6-9 at the Adam’s MarkHotel. The!~ organizers of ~he confernece which is associated with the National Conference (formerly the National Conference of C~stim~s m~d Jews ~ trove noted dmir parficuk~ efforts to m~e fl~is conference broadly diverse. including not on13 a v~me(y of Christian and Jewish organi7~itions m~d traditions but Nso representatives of tstam Native American {raNfions. Convener Dr. William J. Wiseman writes in ~he promotional brochure. "..,diversity ~s a given. Plurality is our response. We are capable of mutual suppo~ as we seek to dialogue with ’the other’ in healing m~d hope..." Despite this public co~mnitment to diversity, no part C)n August 22. Tulsa’s Hmnan Rights * 7ommission received the revised report on discrimination based o~ sexual orientation if( ,m the Standing Committee on Sexna~ Orientation Discfimnafion~ The revisedmlmareflects cfitidsms and sugges~ons made at sever~ public hegNngs held in fl~e late spring. The committal added Ioomotes and more of i~ source matefi~s m the ofi~nal re~)rt as wet1 as a&hng a seared re] ume eft all the materials that were st~bmited hy me public to the stantfing comnfiuee. This second volume comains a numt~r of documenls fl~at can be chm’acterized as ~mti-Gay but also contains letters or memor~mda urging support of pro~ecdons against discriminauox~ based on sexual oriemadon, submitting such documents vere: ~he I.eague of Women Voters of Metropolitan TNsa. the Session of John Knox Presb~ te~am Church. the Dept. of Ecumenical & Social Concerns of Eastern OMahoma PresbyteD’, All So~’s UNaNan Another letter endorsing protections was signed by some of the mos~ distinguished religious leaders in Tulsa. Fhe Rev. Caldwetl, College Hil! Presbyterian, P,abbi Fitzermim. B’nai EmunNl Synagogue. ~e Rev. Fox. St. John’s EpiscopN, the Rev. Kennedy, Trinity EpiscopM, Dr. Knippa, Grace l.:utheraa~ Emeritus. t~he Revs. Newman ~d WILLS, Boston Ave. Me~xJist. Rabbi Shenn~m Temple ~srae!. hrs. Wolf and S~th and ~e hey. Caused,. Soul’s (Jnitarian and the Roy Me,mesh. Kendal W~i~tier Ministries and Center. TU. The gist of ~his letter iBllows: "...ore’ {radifions are no{ uNfonn in our un, lerstanding of...sexud orientation we agr~ that ~r~Nn basic h~mmn rights ...are due NI persons...discmm~ ina~ion violates ..ont._faith tradition:~ wNch regains all_to be of sacred worth...h a~ers any of God’s children must be identified ~md rem(,ved.._" Fur&er action may be t~fl~en at the next Humm~ Rights Commission meeting on 9/19. The of the brochure indicates any Church and the Green Conntry report if accepted will be effo~ttoincludeI~sbianmqdG@ Monthly Meeting of the forwarde~ to the Mayor & er y. .................. US Congress catgdtaate L~r~em Want Gays Lynn I~vner Lynn Lavner & Sandra Gillis At Benefit Show Tulsa Oklahomans fol,Human Rights (TOHR) and Parents, Friends & Family of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter (PFLAG) will present a gala appearance by Ly~m Lavner and Sandra Gillis at All Soul’s Church, 29th & Peoria on Wednesday, September 28. Lavner, who bills herself as "America’s most politically incon’ect entertainer." combines /:greedy and cabaret-style musical performance. While the co~ uent of her ac~ is primarily (~3 myone with a ~ense of }mfl~or will appreciate her l~r~ly [ nvner dcscfi~>gs herself as "a ~;hor~ ~cf~..hm~&;d. New York lewish ~ esbia~’ who~s bce~ 1~ ~c }~e was seven. She’s role:, dcd d~me albums and a ~ivciwconcer~ recording, "Butch Fatale." Her perffmnauces have taken her to ~) smms and five coumries, playing venue~ rar~ging from Hippodrome. P~is’ Lc Piano see Lavner. pal CINCINNATI U.S. District Court Judge S. Arthur Spiegel has declared that a Cincinnati city charter amendment excluding gays and lesbians from existing city civil rights protections violates the Constitution’s 1st Amendment and is vague. A spokesperson for the city solicitor’s office said the ruling would probably be appealed. Fed. Crime Bill Includes Anti-Gay Hate Crimes WASIIINGTON. D.C. The contentious federal crime bil! approved by the Semite included a little-noticed amendmen~ that adds [~enalties for bias-based crimes based "- sexna~ orientation the fir<~ time Congress has penalized ;rod ~av vi~tence in this coum> amendment offered ~, , aa~mc };eb~s~ci~ (D-Calif. and color, religion. ~,~ ;rod eflmicity, a~d ~,~,~ camgorms of disabiIity, g~:nder smmmem. Daniel Zinga~c o~ ~h see Ha~e Crimes. page ~0 SALT LAKE CITY The Japanese American Citizens League overcame enormous odds m its national convention in Salt Lake City Aug. 3-7 to become the firstnon-gay national civil rights organization in the U.S. to endorse same-sex marriages. thealready contlicting quesuons about gays and lesbians in this country, researchers this week released timings in 2 separate studies that sharply contradict earlier studies. One review study suggests the percentage of gays and lesbians in America may in Gay and lesbian fact be significanfly greater than members of JACL, church other recent researchers have leaders, and even a U.S. found; while another ’ study see JACL. page 10 see Studies, page 10 Big Changes at NGLTF Task Force’s ’Crea~ng WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Gay & L~esbian Task Force has announced the resignations of 4 key staff meln~rs at the lobbying group, including ~he ~eparture of Pefi Jude Radecic. NGLTF’s execaave dirdctor who will ~ hying flint W~s~ m November ffter h~s~ 1 ,’ear a~ the agency. Radccic wiI~ sm~ on a~ the Task PerLe ~5 ~s atrec~or of ,mbtic ~otic~. l~eavhv are: Deborah Cos, director ff finance ~ ~dministra~ion ~y Yoking, Jirec~or ofCr~fing Chm~ge: and Robin Kane. NGITFF’s acting Nrecmr ~{" public in~2}rmafion In its news release on ~he staff ~4hakeup. N(}t:I’b offered -~, reasons for the departures The vee NGL77;L pa~ ~’ /0 Change’ Conference to Be in Dallas in Nov. WASHINGTON. D.C, - The Nafiomfl Gay & i.esbi~m Task Force has annonnced that its annual CreaUug conferm~ ~a~ wilt 13 in Datias. Some70 worksho~xs havebeen stated U~ da~e "TV Activism ....L{ealth m Pet Color Commmntms~ as Organim~g ~’~x>~ Qt,eer Culture." ~y)rg~q~~ng Workplace. Ad~. anc~i I x)bb? Techniques," "’Rural/Small T6wu Orgm~zing, "SexuNi~ and Ne Right Wing, Court Reinstates Sailor SAN FIRANCISCO -The W.S (Term of Appeals here has rnlea tl:,~/ me ])efcnse Deoartmcm c;mno~ discharge lesbians m, I can just hear you all now - "Tom, you’ re just 0ver-reacting, you’rejustbeing melodramatic." However, Mr. Largent’s letter to the editors of the Tulsa World (reprinted with theirpermission), is troubling. What does he mean when he says that we (society?) should not "tolerate" homosexuality? He acknowledges that much evil occurs in the name..of religion .but then Says that God commanded ~ttestm"~e"t"to~no" f "naU" ons" for their "eviE’ practices and praises this intolerance.. He characterizes homosexuality as an "evil practice." The association of ;destruction with intolerance of ’;Lesbians and Gay meil is dearly The question is just what Mr. :Largent actually means. Does he ’~mean thatwe shoddbeshunned? Does he.mean that we should be ;systematically removed from positions ofresponsibility, or :merelybannedfrom certaintypes iofjobs?Are we to be tolerated as long as we are politically silentthat is, Subsidizing the hetero- ¯ sexual commtmities with our tax dollars but asking nothing for }urselveS-?WoddWebeallowed to owfi""pi}operty, to run businesses? Would we be allow&l tofuncti0n iwour society if we. ,%onverted" to heterosexuality? Does he mean thaf~)~ ivohlffbe segregated into re-education camps? Or does he mean that-we would be stoned for the "abomination of our homosexuality?" N~W~It~-’S’t~ve Largent were just to continue as an ex-football player :-and- "business consultant," his. opinions would be offensive but not particularly si~rdfieartt,--:Hpwever, as a US congressman, he would be in a pdgftion to make decisions that c0iild"g~eatly, harm Tulsa’s Legbiai~ ’alnd: Gay communities andOur.friends, and ultimately, the city... Now if:he continues in the Jim Inhofe.tradition of radical right Last month, Tulsa Family News endorsed-Jack Mildren for Governor l~e~ause he had done what had been unheard of in Oklahoma politics: he said he supported fairness and equa! oppommity for all Oklahomans, including those of us who are Lesbian ’and Gay. This commitment was made directly to me and with seemingly real conviction. Mildren’s actions were in strong contrast to Bernice Shedrick’s who ran away from giving an honest answer faster than the purse thief she allegedly chased. Shedrick’s equivocation was especially disturbing since she was supposed to be supportive ofLesbian civil rights The buzzword ofthe ’90’s is ~olerance. The hallmark ofthis decade will be its call to toleranc- the big ol’ tent mentality. To be openminded woud be synonymous, but, are we to be so open-minded that we allow our brains tofall out?.! Forexample, aprominent university in California (where else?), wants to include in its policy and procedures, literature that it does not discriminate against pedophiles - you "know, those folks who get their kick out of abusing innocent children! Excuse me, would you hand me my brain - itjustfell out! To besure, much evilgoes on under the guise of: religiouszealotry.However, we read in the Bible that .on numerous occasions Israel, ¯ under direct command of God, wasorderedto destroy other nations. Why? Often it wasfor the evil practices andtheworshipoffalsegods . by that nation. Intolerance? Absolutely! " I agree that, as anation, we must be more compassionate to one another regardless of our differences. However, theday we - -"tolerate" the evilpractices ofhomosexuality, abortion, pornography .~nd ope.d,2- philia-forsa~tE£Jua~i~6~-" Christian tenets our country was founded .upgn,..~S the .day we bd~b~ne~.~uT~b~’able to God’s irRolera~d and judgment. Editor’s note: Largent : implies a connection between homosexuality & pedophilia. Reeetit medical research suggests that heterosexual men are"mt~ch more likely to be- sexual;:~: abusers of children-,.than Lesbians & Gay men. 918-832-0233, FOB 41dO. Tuisa. OK 74159 Issued on orbefore the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright i994 by Tulsa Family News 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 that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondencd should be sent extremism, he may render himself isolated and almost useless in the House. (Washington observers say that even conservative business political action committees have begunto abandon Inhofebecause of his extremism and his TULSA FAMILY NEWS Pu blishe r/Edito r Tom Neal Assistant Editor James Christjohn Staff Writers Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one Staff Photographer free copy of each edition at distribution locations. ’JD Jamett Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! prejudices.) I wish Tulsa Family News couldtell youwhat Stevel_argent reallymeans, but apparently part of not tolerating Lesbians and Gay men means not talking to our press, or our community ~lubs & Restaurants organizations. After repeated *The Alley,-3340 ~. Peoria 744-0896 calls, Terry Allen, Largent’s *Bad Boys Club, 1~229 S. Memorial 835-5083 campaign manager, did speak *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 with us long enough to say that *Metropole, 1902 E. i11 587-8811 Largent would not support any *Silver Star Saloon~ 1565 Sheridan 834=4234 policies that.sought to reduce *Renegade, 1649 S~. Main 585~3405 discrimination based on sexual *Rex, 6101 E. Admiral 835:1055 orientation (that is prejudice *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 against homosexuals and *Time n’Time Agaia, 1515 S. Memorial 664-8299 bisexuals, but also against *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 heterosexuals whenthat occurs). *Whittier Cafe~ 416,& Lewis 582-2400 Mr. Allen spent most of the Businesses/Services conversation making hostile remarks that showed the breadth Kent Baleh & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 ofthatcampaign’sprejudiceand BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria 743~5967 the depth of its ignorance. He Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 clearly was not interested in Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 learning from us Of the reality of *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan 491-9474 our lives. . *CD Warehouse in -Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 587-6030 ~ Maybe I’m out of iouch for First Franklin Financial, Bob Hardy 628-8745 believing that ~ p01it~cian;"~r Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100 744-9595 wanna:be tradingonapretty face *Java Dave’s, Lincoln Plaza 592-3317 and faded football g~ory, would *Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15 58%1633 wa~t t0~kn0~ ~fi~ fiieis~ues are International Tours 341-6866 ¯ ’ 5 d Ken s Flowers, 1635 E. 1 599-8070 not only m southeast Tulsa an ...............th ~ " -- w *---" "- Tulsa’s " Major a[~mrs, zoz,~ ~ ~ .-587~g10g t~roKen ~rro , out m ° .... ¯.... .-~.~--~--~-~ Mrdtown ~eater, 319 E. 3 584:3112 ........’ ., - =~¢t~raw~s;c, t~t3/ ~ .-.ax. rt- 664-2951 ~ts Gay ones Ma~.b..e tt f~hi~.od ~€ me tg~hinl~ thTl~ , t~4mem~ lVl~rtgage corp.’ ¯ 592-7700 7.S~.o.m.eo.n.e.w.h.o.w.a.nt.s.tO.r.e.pi.:e.se.ii.~t.~=..~.i.i~.p.,y.,..~=aa.s.;e....l~.k.~.l.,,.tn.~.: :M" ingo 838-7626 Vour’city/county in governm.eiitJS ~y~ ~r_a,ve~ou,z/. ~. t_...a~a~t,o~n,,. , 49@2410 w0~d~{v~t to meet with a cro~°~ bcnt~ner s boo~store, [~z utica bquare 749-630 ! section of its cilizeus, eventhose Sound Warehouse, 1338"E. 15th 583-1572 ft6~ whom he is different. God Southwest Viadcal, 4146 8~. Harvard, S re. F-5 747-3322 forbidthatacandidatemightfind *Tomfooleryr 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233 that we-have more in common We~tcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza~ 583-1500 that.he.thought.. Organizations BUt,th~n maybe not i-~’~.t.~ ~1....... B/IJGAlliance, University of Tulsa. 583-9780 .if you re ~ust goirigt~-~eti{d of Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-243% 800-284-2437- theseftlks, why waste your time *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S: Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 with tho~e not "ch0ge~n"?~ NAMES PROJ~ECT, 4154 S. Harvard. Ste. H- 1 748-3111 - Tom Neial .... P:F-.LAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 editor & publisher Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74128 ’ Rainbow V:illage, POB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423 -Shanti Hotline 749-7898 in order to get..theendorse.m_ent . and the $1,000 donation of NOW.;the Nafitiial Or~zafion.- of Women. Perhaps she mislead NOW, or perhaps, NOW was willing to sell out Lesbians (and Gay men) in order just to get a womanelected. NOW’s dumped Lesbians before. NOW was as bad about returning phone calls over many weeks as was Shedrick, so we can’t tell you. Unfortunately, Mildren seems to have reneged on his commitment. A few weeks ago, his brother, Richard, told the Tulsa World that Jack couldn’t remember our conversauon. Repeamd calls to his campaign to get a status repor~ on his memory have been ignored. We.~.y.e ..:he.en ~¢ told. that candidates in OklahOmh iniiSt ~pp~ to;l~%~-QWin order to. ~tdi~z{ed~We vebeentoldeven by our own folks that we should just "put up and shut up" so that we can get these folks elected. Now maybe I’m a little slow but it-doesn’t seem tome that if a politician won’t say the right thing when "it" wants your vote, it’s less likely to do so after elected. Down in Texas, hardly a Nogressive oasis (Dallas politics can make Tulsa look like some liberal New E~gland townI Lesbians andGay menhave bee~ a key part of tJr~e coalition that got Ann Richards etected. D~llas has 3 .Gay city council persons see Politics’, p. ~ Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 2 Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay He!pLine (hff0.) 743-4297 Other. *Chapma!3. St0dent Center, University of Tulsa ~’ Tulsh City/County Libraries (sometimes-depends on the censor) *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsa Professionals Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 2! 743-1000 Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Ginny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Learme M. Gross, Finandal Planning 744-0102 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Jonathan & Dee Nicholas, Realtors 749-3000, 800-539-7767 John Kirk, Realtor 7~’7-5800, 745-2245 Richard Reeder, MS, Psychotherapy 5g L-0902, 743-4117 Fle~!gious Organizations *Bless The Lord AtA~t Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. ,~. I 62g-0594 *Community of Hope 1347 N. Yale 838-7232 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mir~go 622-1441 *MCC of Greater TuI,a. 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, . :z~versity ol ~fulsa 583-9780 tohr reporter Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights. PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 September/October 1994 Volume !4 Number 10 The Crews expc~.~md elsewhent in Tu/se Family News are not necessarily the .views of TOHR. Permission is. granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along ~~items, under lhe byline, "submitted by TOHR", contained elsewhere inTulse Family News. Several candidates vying for your votes in state and federal elections this November have been invited to the October meeting of TOHR to hear members’ ~ concerns regarding human rights.’ ~ Candidates for U. S. Senate O- and House o£Representatives, ~ ~: i i:: =s~a~te govern.or; a~dother~ublic!’ ~- i~f~Ces!willibe inVi~d~ ati~nd or~ send representatives or even just to send a policy statement to the membership of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. The nominating committee will present a slate to fill 1995 officer positions. Nominations will also be taken from the floor ~l~°lduring this meeting and.then closed. Elections will be held at the November meeting: Social time begins at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7 p:m: on Tuesday, October 4, at the HIV/ Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-1, lower level. New Hours, New Staff at Testing eli=tic TOHR’.slHIV Testing Clinic is now open with extended hours. Coutiseling and.test,. case management for people with HIV/ AIDS. Derrick also works at Morton Health Clinic, helping people get needed health care and focuses outreach efforts to the African-American community. The new employees, and volunteers, are committed to offering testing that is both- ¯ free and anonymous. The clinic is housed ’- in the HIV Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I. The center offersclients_. "ink!~s::~fi~bi~!.l~ippointment-Monday., seiviee~ iinduding counseling, case. mare fl~gh ~~day~om 9 a.m. until 5p.m: agement, Care teams;"support groups, and - Same.day appointments am0ften po~.sible, .. a.food pantry. " butbe sure tocal1749-4194 to make surea AuguSt. was a briny month at the clinic! counselor will be available. -The-walk-in :. 93p~op!e’were tested and 79. came to get. clinic is still openon Thursday.evenings at ~th~ir ~e~tilts. Clinic-staff and ~i01unteers-. 7 p.m. Please arrive by8:30 tobe tested, to allow time. for the counseling and testing process.’ Results are given between 7 and 9p.m: No appointments a~e needed ~9~r the :evening clinic. : . TOHR’s HIV Testing Clinic welcomes new. employees ClaudettePeterson and De~pkDav~s,:~21a~dette Was hir~ have.been:workingvery ha~’.tokeep up With the d~mand. Claudette’ahd Derrick: givespecifiithanl~s t0~Brian, Connie, Cheryl, Dave~ Definna, Mary, Mercedes, Steve and Tim for ali their efforts: Fifleeri ~eople hhge recently offered to. become~iinie volunteers, and.w~i be tak..... ing the training offered by’ the Oklahoma BENEFIT Septembe~!~hI. I_ynn La~ner.:/ director and has been working in the HIV/ . StateDepartment ofHealtli that will.result Comic...Songwriter.’ii:::~inger,. AIDS arena since 1988. She and.herhus-, in theircertification Os ,testingc0unselors: , ...... ::~:-::~ ~,~;~, band Tim moved to Tulsa ~from.-Mont~ ’. Mri~fraining is scheduled to Start in-_: & " ; -- ~ ..... g0mery~Alabama three years ago: .... November, so anyone interestedin volun- Sandra Gilti Assistant direet0r, Derrick, has, expe.ri- tearing for the clinieshould call Claudette eneeinHIV eounse!ing and testing, and-in orDen’ickat 749-4194. BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS Membership Application Name I 4G2A9Y7s ~ Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans .for Human Rights. Please accept p~yment as described below: I-I $10 Lirnited hacome/Stadent Membership Iq $20 Regular Membevzhip I:] $35 Organizational/Household Membership I=1 $100 Sustaining Membership would like to volunteer help with: Iq Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine I-I H1V Counselor I-I Executive Board Member I-I Event Planning and Party Preparations I:! Monthly Meeting Support Members’ Representatives Kelly Kirby .................................... President Rie Kirby ........................... 1st Vi~e President Kathleen Golden ............ :.. 2nd Vice President Robert Crow .................................... Secretary .......................................................... Treasurer Owen ........................... HelpLine Coordinator Address City. Phone (optional) I:! Iam~rer~nx~ivingTOHR mailings Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Ruben Garcia ........... :; Reporter Editor and the TuisaFarnil)~News Human Rights. Donations contributedto TOHRover ..................................... Activities Coordinator Signature I-I lamnotonthemailinglist set raernbersbip "fees are Tax Deductible. . ................................. FundraisingCoordinator By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Risihts FREE & ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:3’0 p.m. 41 54 S. Harvard Suite H- 1 Tulsa Family News, September-October 1994, page 3 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News, Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Opposition to UN Cone CAIRO, Egypt- Islamic fundamentalists have allied themselves with the Roman Catholic Church in trying to prevent the UN International Conference on Population & Development from adopting policies that they say would encourage homosexuality, abortion and promiscuity. A spokesman for the allied religious groups, known as the Ad Hoc Coalition for Cairo, asked U.S. officials not to push for proposals-that would "attack religious beliefs onbirth control, abortion and same-sex unions." The So. Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission also joined in attacking the Clinton administration. A1-Azhar, an influential center for Islamic studies, also denounced the UN conference which it said promotes the acceptance of homosexuality, extramarital relations, and abortion. Other Islamic leaders have condenmed the conference as "aZionistplot." Death Penalty in TX KERRVILLE, Texas - Donald L. Aldrich, 29, has been found guilty of the brutal murder of Nicholus West, a23 -year-oldgay man, in Tyler, Texas, last November¯ "The death sentence handed down by the jury represents justice in this case," Smith County District Attorney Jack Skeen told the Dallas Morning News . It was a coldblooded, heinous crime. The defendant deserved nothing less than the death sentence~.’’ According topolice, West had been kidnapped in Tyler, taken to a clay pit outside the town where he was stripped, brutally beaten, and shot at least 9 times - including one shotinhis genitals - before being finallykilled by a shot in his head. Henry E. Dunn, 19, and DavidR. McMillan, 18, have also been charged with murdering Westand areawaitmg separate trials. Outrage Over UT Killing SALT LAKE C1TY - Utah gays and lesbians are outraged over Di,s.t&c~,C,o,O1;t,.Judge David S. Y0.’upg s-~nt’encing Of David Nelson~Tl~gket to a mere 6 years in ~,ri~9~ for,.~e killing of a gay man, Douglas Koehler. Protesters outside the state capitol building the day after the ruling demanded Young’s removal from the court. "With clowns on the bench, you get murderers in the streets," Val Mansfield, a gay rights a.ctivist said. "Judge Young ts an embarrassment to the state of Uuda ...". Hate-motivated crimes deserve stiffer sentences not more lenient ones." Members of Koehler’s family agreed. "It’ s a mockery," Koehler’s sister Susan Nelson told the Salt Lake Tribune¯ "It’ s like his life wash’ t worth anything. When you murder someone, you should argued in court that the shooting was accidental. Search for AIDS Czar WASHINGTON - Faced with difficulties in finding a new AIDS policy coordinator, the Clinton administration brought gay tights and AIDS activists to the White House to meet with domestic policy adviser Carol Rasco and acting AIDS policy director Patricia Fleming¯ Activists said that as a result of the meeting, the White House has started its search for a replacement for thepost all over again. According to Daniel Zingale, public policy director with the Human Rights Campaign Fund who attended the White House meeting, the Clinton administration agreed to set up a new working group on AIDS that will include the Justice Dept. in fighting bias. "Discrimination has hampered the battle against AIDS from the very beginning, and continues to hamper education, prevention and research efforts todoy;" Zingale said. "!fwe hope to end the epidemic,’we must also end discrimination ag_ains~ those; most vulnerable to the disease. Discrimination in health care, education, employment-and "...~o$.h€! area~---i.s -~ a..-s¢~ou,s, )"i~.l~.,!diment t~ s~bppiffg ,~IDS." .~i (~ a ti~’ff~li ng ..... ~v~i~e representauves of the National Black Gay & Lesbian the political .content of the program ends. British Soldiers May Go to European Court LONDON - Since 1990 the British Defense Ministry has discharged some 260 military men and women for being homosexual according to informationreleaseby LaborMP Barbara Roche, who got the information from the Defense Ministry, told The Guardian newspaper, "They are treated appallingly, with investigators asking intimate questions and searching their personal belongings¯" Some of the discharged military personnel have said they may take their discrimination complaints to the European Court of Human Rights. Anti-Gay Bias Suit ATLANTA - Ronald Kirkland has filed alawsuit against C~a~rtel Restaurants Inc., charging that he was fired as a chef at the restaurant chain because he is gay and the firm’s management believed-he was infected with HIV or had AIDS and would cost .the chain money .through increased insurance prelmums. Kirkland was fired the day before ]_,.he ~a,s slatedto be enrolled iw -?.~’plan. Ex~employees ,with-the<., chain submitted sworn statements as part of Kirkland’s Leadership ]:orum, National sm" t s~¯.a.,.~3:].ni.g,.. ..t..h..at ,re,stauran, t Lanno Lesman a.no,~~. a&,".a~. : ,4~,=m~:~a,.~n,,ag;,e~.r=s..:~m,~:sc..u-:s:,s-.e.-o.. me_ma_n . s g ¯ ,. " ....... ~ conce s a t. KIV smms Lesb~ Task Force~~~~=.~~. Amenc~ Assn¯ OI rnys~:.~~>~-ne,~0¢~-0..~~, -l~~S_~_C,~e_ forHm~~"gts Gay Bar Ratd M~BOU~E,Am~Mia-~e -~_~A~traua~t° uount Melbo~e poa~ dep~ent’ s ~~~Uouples head of civilian complaints has SYDNEY%~iThe’~ustrahan said he may investigate an Aug. 7 raid on the Commerce Club, a popular gay nightclub, during which 463 patrons were publicly strip-searched for possible drug possession. Only 8 people were charged during the drug raid, on various charges ranging from possession Of illegal drugs to being drunkin public. The police .=,brzg~_n its ,,~v~, - ~hves~_gafion-into ~9~ inc~delji~Q already filer ~omplaia~ .o.j9’~ connection with tile3-1ib~ i~ai~t. Falwell Gets Offensive JACKSONV~I-L.LE, Fla...... Telev~slon stal~a XU3I’L,~:Tg Jacksonville ll’a~ tl~e~It&ie~I ~o pull Jerry Fal,,well &A)34T "me, Gospel Hour off~di~r~for month for focusing~mo~¢~or~ politics thanonreligl;hNi Wdgf picketed the TV st~. Falwell spent a good Oe~ of ume on the show broadcast in what.protesters called criticism of°~f~gi~eht Clinton ~at i~...p~%ed,)~g~y explicit language b3~ the televangelist. A spokesperson government has given the {hum~proposdl,.from the Australiaii"SWakistics Bureau to enumerate sam&sex coup~~s~ families during it~ of the nation. The plan got the approval of the Australian cabinet after lobbying efforts by both gay rights groups and the s.upport of the Anglican Synod. :., ~Attendar~t Sues Airline: .:- ~ DALLAS~7:Ame.fiean;Mrl:mes 7,fl~ight ~t,~qfi,.~t, Jay..Ma,uk_has " sued hls employer and theDall~s football team’ s chartered flights to and from games exclude male attend~m,ts.. M~auk’.s ,lawsuit, Cowboys. ~s~eriraination and~is aski~fot and, that: what .he ~.h.~ges is~ Ame~ncan A~rl~nes ,~ policy be" Cowlloy~ wpt!ld comment~ ~fiean-q~ickty d~eified"thatTii’ °has sue~ a~ poti~y. "~t!o3,,work,on the Dallas,Cowboys’- charter b~cause The suit also claims that when an spend y~.u(, life paying for that I fox~the,stationsaidWTLVmould. American Airlines employee~ murder7 ~" ~liacker.s attorney --air re-runs of the.p~o’grAm tmt~l 2 ~ w~ ]~an~tlgs the charter flights~. - Tul~[~’aTm~[y News, September - O~t~’bdr~1994,--page"4 ~....................................... 7_ ~.7.L was asked about gay flight attendants working on the charters, he was told the Cowboys’ "wouldn’t like that at Gov’t to Intervene in ~ Anti-Sodomy Laws CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government has agreed to accept a proposal to legalize sodomy in the nation in an effort to override state antisodomy laws in Tasmania that were declared a violation of international human rights by a U.N. commission earlier this year. The move by the federal government to negate the Tasmanian sodomy statutes is likely to be challenged in court. If federal legislation is adopted, it will not, however, remove Tasmania’s anti-sodomy laws directly since that island-state has refused to repeal its statutes. City Outlaws Kisses ANKARA, Turkey - The Reuters news service has reported that the southern Turkish city of Adana has outlawed, public-kissing by men as-unsanitary, The city has not, however, banned men kissing women or women kissing other women, and Eker offered no explanation of how these other kis~s:-would be h~genic while onl~= .iiiale,mate ’kisses were considered unsanitary. Episcopal Bishops Give Mixed Signals INDIANAPOLIS - The bishops of the nation’ s Episcopal Church tried - with~ mixed-results - to dealwith homosexuali~ during its national convention. A document issued by the bishops says that "lifelong, monogamous, heterosexual unions between husbands and wives" is the standard of the church’s teachings. But the document/which has been in the works since 1991, also urges the church to "respond pastorally to those persons whose sexual behavior does not conform" to its standards. Confusing the issue further, the bishops voted to change the proposal from a ’~pa~torkl:t~hdhih~?~ to simply~a . study documen Under pressure-fro~m"a group" ~ ~6~seNativelbishops, h0wewr( ~ the conference wenteven further "aifd ffd6lStEd ~ companion document that says homosexuality "cannot be ~¢On~oned by the church" and ~E~’. s~-~X relationships "a denial of God’ s plan." .3:~t~late Retracts "Joke" ¯;, BUENOS AIRES - Cardinal : Ant onto Quarracino, 7 ~gentina’s leading Catholic 74Jrelate, said his suggestion ’.2{Furing a television interview that homosexuals were "an ignoble ¯stain [on] the face of society" and shoutdbe put in their own giae~{o,-~ayshis remarks were "a joke, something thatjust crossed my mind¯" Quarracino told reporters later th~it he was sorry.. if he "offended anyone, ff I hurt someone’s sensitivities." During an TV interview earlier, Quarracinosaidgays andlesbians should be have "alarge area.., to live in, with theirownlaws, their own media and even their own constitution."Gaytights activists in the country have threatened to suetheCardinal overhis remarks. Quarracino said he thought people "had a better sense of humor." Oregon Ballot Measure to Go Before Voters SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon state Court of Appeals has unanimously overturned a lower ruling against a proposed statewide anti-gay ballot measure, clearing theway for the initiative to go on the November ballot. Earlier this year a lower court had ruled the proposed measure- violated state constitutional restrictions against restricting voterinitiatives to only 1 issuein eachproposedmeasure. Proposition 13, a revised version ofa statewidemeasure than failed to get voter approval in 1992, would repeal exisdng gay rights measures throughout Oregon, would bar any such legislation or ordinances in the furore, and would restrict access to educational and library informationabouthomosexuality to adults only. Opponents of the anti-gay initiative say they will not appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. Cobb Cty. GA Rally MARIETTA, Ga. - Commemorating the first anniversary _ of the Cobb County (Ga.) Commission’s adoption of a resolution condemning "the gay lifestyle," hundreds of gays, lesbians and supporters rallied in the town square to mark the date with a protest¯ Estimates of the number of people attending ranged from 1,000 to 5,000 people. Some 200 police officers were on duty during the protest and rally. Law enforcement officials called it the most peaceful protest in more than a year. Seattle Dom..Partners SEATTLE- On Tuesday, Sept¯ 6¢ Seattle formally .began allowing unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex COul~les to register as domestic partners. Some 70 couples showed up when the city clerk’s office opened Tuesday morning to pay $25 each to register the relationship¯ The partners registration extends no legal benefits to couples. IdahoAnti-Gay Measure BOISE, Idaho- Several hundred people joined Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus in officially launching a campaign against Prop. 1, an andgay initiative that will go before the voters this November¯ "We reject hatred whenever and wherever it appears, and it appears," Gov. Andrus said at the rally at the state capitol. Saturday, 1994. Check-in, .9 am. ~Walk begins at.lO am. ~..~. Veteran’s Park 18th-& Boulder Avenue Benefiting non-profit (501(c)3) HIVIAIDS care-giving agencies:Indian Health Care Resource Center Clinic, Parents and Friends ofLesbians and Gays (PFLAG)~ Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Visiting Nurse Association ofTulsa, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN), Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Interfaith AIDS Ministriesl NAMES Project Tulsa Area, Hospice of Green Country, HIV Resource Consortium, Saint Joseph Residence, and SHANTI-Tulsa. ~DS~walk Tulsa Benefits Bad Bbyz - S.eptember 18; 10 pm Lola’s -.September 24, 10:30 pm Renegades ~ October 1, 11 pm Silver Star - October 7, 11 pm Metropole-October 12, 10 pm Alley- October 16, 9 pmAfter Walk Party For more information, call Walk 94 at 9-18 587 7222. Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 5 Southwest A viatical company now open right here in Tulsa. y:u are considering selling your~life insurance are in busineSs~t0 helpy0u: receiVe the highest amount in the best, quickest, most ~Confidential manner possible. A Quality ofLife Alternative Southwest 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 7521,9 800/559-4790 E. 41 st St. Suite F-5 Tulsa Office 4146 So. Harvard, Suite F,5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 -918-747-3320 Tulsa Farm~l~d~#, September -Octobek I994, page 6 Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs A Profile of HIV in OK’s Gay Communities by Alan G. Nyitray~ MS "It’s important that we look at the Oklahoma Gay community as a collection of many smaller communities like African American Gay men, Hispamc! Latino Gay men, Lesbian and G~y youth, rural Gay peop!e, etc. Each of these smaller communities have their own issue that must be specifically addressed; There is no one monolithic Gay community," concludes Nyitmy in a summary of findings done by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. These materials were compiled for the use of the HIV Community Planning Group (CPG). The CPG is a new, federally mandated body that is hoped .will provide more community input into state HIV prevention efforts. These f’mdings indicate that in Oklahoma, African-American Gay and Bisexual men have’an estimated rate of AIDS that is twice as high as thatofCaucasian Gay and Bisexual men~, The following rates a~e fofGay and Bisexual males with AIDS: African-Americans, 39 per 1000 population, Hispanics/Latinos, 29-:per 1000 pop., Caucasians, 221i per 1000 pop., Native American~, 18 per 1000 pop., and Asians/Pacific Islanders, 3 per 1000 pop. This AIDS rate is estimated assuming 6% of each race/ethnieity is Gay or Bisexual. Nyitray, whois Gay &Lesbian Outreach .Co-ordinator of the HIV/STD Service for the State Dept. of Health, concludes that the higher rates of AIDS in Gay and Bisexual men of color show that HIV prevention efforts must be improved in communities of color. "Just as Gay people riced their own specific.~iHIV.. prevention message apart..from heterosexuals, smaller .Gay communities with in the Iarger Gay community need.their ow.n messages and projects. OneHIV preventionmessageforthe whole Oklahoma Gay community does not even come close to meeting our needs." Otherissues identified in these f’mdings are: public health researchers have never determined the true rate of :.HIV infectionforanyOklahomabasedGay, Lesbian or Bisexual €~mmunity~nor hav~ there bee~ any random-based study to measure the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors or;beliefs ofGay men~Bisex_uals or Lesbians inOklahoma, though these sorts of studies have been -successful elsewhere;~ .., ~ .~ ~ Other observations ar~........... there are at least 114,000 Gay, Oklahomans between the ages of 18 to 65basedon6% ofgeneral population, with an assumption of a higher percentage in urban areas and a lower one in rural ones; if 8% of Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro area population are Gay or Bisexual males, then about 20% are likely infected with HIV. Men of color with AIDS are more often Gay and Bisexual rather thanheteros.exualinjeetion ’drUg users as ts commonly believed. Gay men of color are lesslikely to have had an HIV antibody testthanCaucasianGay ¯ men. Gay/Bi men under age 25 are significantly more likely to say that they did not use a condom in anal sex with a casual partner than men older than 25. In larger urban areas outside Oklahoma, Gay/Bi young men have HIV infection rates estimated at 10~ 30%. While Oklahoma’s Gay and Bisexual male populations have rarely been ~tudied,. Lesbians .....hav~nignbred~althou~h iiife¢fion occurs in this .group and no prevention projects have directly addressed Lesbians.., ....Formoreinf0~aaonc~Nlan Nyitray at405-2714636 or write .,HIV/STD Service, OK Sta.te ~ fOO6NE 16di’s~ oKC, ~731 i~/- 1299. LIFEGUARD Proj~ect The LIFEGUARD project is coming to Tulsa. This project was originally developed in Los Angeles, California, and had been adapted to fit the needs of Tulsans. LIFEGUARD is a series of four meetings, dealing .with differentaspect~ of HIV disease~ The meetings are free and are de~ignddes~allyfor Gay and. ~i~fial?. high-’of all: age~ :find color. The meetings will be held in voluntc~s~l~_m.cs through~0u.t Tulsa on wednesday evedings and will provide an excellent environmentfor meeting. Places and times are availableby calling Brian Jackson at 584-4983, The four meetings are: October 5, HEAT: HIV. Education And Treatmefit, a medical overview focusing on living healthily with HIV for those who are seropositive and negative, ~fe issues such_as. ~rdl~tidn~liiiis a~discuss~by participants. October 12, SAND: Sex And Nineties Dating, a fun._.and= :e~pel-i~nfiid~m~efiiag desigixbl. examine our personal .goals and objectives in dating. Exploring - -! s0me:;.0fith~issues of da~t~ing the age of AIDS. October 19, SEA: Self Esteem Les.b~an and Bisexual designed to acknowledge and celebrate yourself. We will~ explore Gay identity and develop strategies to confront anti-Gay hostilities, both internal and external. October 26, SWIM: Sex With Intimacy for Men, this meeting, held in an auditorium rather than a home, brings together 30 to 50 men to discuss and celebrate the many safer and sexy options available to Gay men today and’ help develop skills in increasing you own~sexual satisfaction. ~. For more information, call 584-4983. Being Aware Support Group Support Services announces the return of the Being Aware rap group for the fall &-winter seasons. The group will meet. every week at 7 pm at 2440 East 51st, Suite BS. The next meeting will,be Monday, September19. _ Being Aware is degigned to meet the needs,of pedple living withHIV/AIDS and thosepcople dealing-, with.the AIDS crisis. This.is,~ a drop,in groupi:open to allpcople regardless of race, age of sexual expression. :Being’Aware is facilitated by ~William Brnder, certified HIV/ AIDS test.counselor/educator/ activist, and JeffMartin, Masters Level Counselor/Activist. For and Attitudos,.-.this meeti,n.~g is moreinformation, cal1742-3520. ~’~ ~ Jeffery A. Beal,-MD Ted Campbell,.LCSW Ginny Buffer; RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Clinical Trials* now Open for Treatment of HIV Disease and Related Infections _Nevirapipe...HIV Treatment Oral Vs. IV Ganciclovir...CMV Retinitis Treatment Zithromax-Biaxin-Ethambutol...MAC Treatment Providing Comprehesive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic ~ervices We have many insurance provider affiliations - ifyou be~long to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday. Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. For mo~e information, call 918-743-1000, ext. ’HIV’ between 10am - 4pm. To receive more information about new clinical trials as they are available, send your name & address to: Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family N.ews~ September - October 1994, page 7 presents... ’.:HIV Education Treatment \~// _ (of 14). I’m not convinced that the culture mad prejudice is that different here. The difference is that in Texas, Lesbians & Gay men have been involved in politics and have demanded better treatment. Here we’re too busy being grateful for getting only one kick in the pants instead of two. As long as we don’t demand more of our politicians, we’re not going to get more. In many cases, we still may not get what we wantbut at least wecanmake an informed decision. Most social change in this country, this state, and this city did not come from well connected minority folks working their inside connections. It was the ones with inside connections, the AdamClaytonPowells whowere telling Dr. King, "son, you’re going too fast..." Social change has come from those who were pushy, who said, "sorry we’re not going to accep,t, what you’re trying to do to us. Ada Louise Sipuel Fisher, Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP pushed OU towards desegregation. Joe Williams and others with the NAACP forced Tulsa out of its racist city commission form of government. They may have been polite but~y weren’tjust ahoma politicians are going to try to avoid talking with us, about us mad our issues as long as we allow them to get away with doing so. Tulsa Family News will do all we can to shame, cajole or persuade Oklalaoma politicians into upholding basic American values of fairness, honesty and respect for all citizens. Accordingly, Tulsa Family News ~s withdrawing its endorsement of Jack Mildren. We cannot recommend either Mildren or Shedfick. We find them to be both cowardly and less than honest. Repeatedly, we’ve been told that Shedrick "does not have a bigoted bone in herbody."Webeen told Mildren believes in fairness. Well, this Gay man says start proving to our comnmnity that you stand for something other than only getting yourselfelected or taking our money. The winner ofthe Detnocratic runoff election (September 20) will face Frank Keating, Republican nominee on November 8.. Meanwhile, media observers may wonder where the "mainstream" media has been in covering minority issues, including Lesbian~:and Gay issues, in this campaign. The Tulsa Woddhardl~,.~ms to make any connection between local issues concerning Lesbian and Gay Tulsans and the We do honor Chuck Ervin (State Capitol) and Jim Myers (DC burean) for asking a hard question or two but wonder when the rest of them will get it? Then there’s television. The same stations that cover local Lesbian and Gay issues fairly well are as bad as theTulsaWorld on state and federal issues. Could it be that the tv stations did not ask aboutLesbian andGayissues in the tv debates because of well documented anti-Gay bias of some news people? Maybe they believe that if they don’t talk about us, we’lljust go away. I’m not. Youknow you can call these folks up and tell them you’ re not happy with their coverage. We do. We hope you will too. Conf, cont’dfrom p.l and Gays from other faith traditions. Nancy Day, executive director of the Tulsa chapter of the National Conference indicated that the office had not tried to involve local Lesbian/ Gay congregations or organizations. Other organizers apologized for the lack of inclusion and promised to investigate making last minute changes to the programming. Also atpress time, organizers could not ’verify whether workshop presenters would address tbe anti-Gay aspects of the Holocaust. For more information, call 5846116. L IIII I II__L I I li~ I I Illl OKs Only IGTA Affifiate(ln~1 Gay Travel Assoc.) 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But, like you, they’ve had trouble finding someone who shares their interests. That’s where we come in. Y6U n~ay place an ad of 30 words or less for a month free. After you mail your ad to TFN by the first of the month, you will be assigned a voice mail box in which you can leave a message to which other readers can respond. Leaving messages or listening to responses costs $1.59/ minute. You must provide your name, address and day & evening phone numbers. This information is completely confidential. Categories are: friends seeking friends, women seeking women, & men seeking men. Ads containing sexually explicit/implidt/anatomical language will not be accepted. Tulsa Family News reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement. Ads may be submitted for publication’ only by per~_ns 18 years of age or older. No ads will be p.ublished seeking persons under 18. Tulsa F_amiJ_¥ News assumes no liability for the content or reply [or any personal ad. The customer placing the ad assumes complete lhbility and holdsTulsa Family Newsharmless forall cost, expel.. (induding attorneys fees), liabilities and damages resulling from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the a~verliser or _any reply ~any sitch ailvertisement. By using Tulsa Family News Personal Service thec~placing the ad agrees not to leave his/her phone numbs, last name ~addiess inhis/her 018i 747-9506 Fax 1918) 747-1154 4308 South Peoria ~tha, OK 74105-980~ Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God! ~-0~J~l, message phone. Eddie Coo.k, past~r Mini Blinds 70% off" Tulsa Family News, September = Oc~!~¢r J~894, page 9 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS JACL cont’dfrom p. 1 Congressman appealed to the groups to approve the resolution endorsing equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians, which passed by a 50-38 vote with 11 abstentions. The proposal caused serious dissensions in the 65-year:old, 24,000-member JACL. Allen Kato, JACL’s legal counsel, resigned m protest over the proposal which he .called "morally wrong." Bill Hosokawa, a former _Denver Post_ editorial page editor wrote a column in JACL’s weekly publication saying that "JACL established ~i proud record that includes adv~acy for all. But now it has gone .beyond that, choosing;, arole,on..the cutting edge of t~e~litanthUmanrights moveme~(," ~, ~Former JACL chap te rlf ~i~ie~.s,i.d~n t s Tak Yamam6(6 i~.fid.~fi~ Yaniamoto rand formei; JACL staffer Lia Shigemura,~e,,0ut during the months:l.0ni~i~d~fiate, over the resolufioi~ arid: all~ addressed the conventi~ox~.tf.-app~al for its adoption/.,,.M,~religious leaders,~"Ec~’li’ a~" the Rev. Joan Ishibashi’ ~iUnited Church of Chris-ili~ :~olidu and the Rev. M~?~agawa of same-sex nim-ri~ag~;~gesblu_fi0n - as did ~/~’ cau.c.~s, the.As~iation the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium. U.S. Rep. Norman Mineta wrote in a letter to JACL: "Where would we be today if the NAACP,or the National Council ~of La Raza, or the Anti- Defamation League of B’nai Brith, or the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, had taken the position that redress was a Japanese American issue - and had nothing to do with African Americans, HispanicAmericans, Jews or gay and lesbian Americans? These organizations, and their members;joined us because they unders~c~i believed in;our argument-that a threat: t~ the civil fights 6f AmeriCanis a threat ito the civil rights Of all Americans.;’- Hate .crimes cont’dfrdOip; 1 Human Rights Campaign Fundsaid~ "This is the;first ~tim~ Congress has acted to ~punisli violeiac¢ against lesbians andgay men tlLrough stiffer periiiltie~ f0f hate crim~s, The inclusion of disability aiid gender, aloi~g with sexual brientation; sendS a message to loc;al law enforcement agencies’ that the federal gfvemment is about g@~bashing:..""The full hate~esbill passed the Senateon a 61=38 vote. President Chnton is-expected to s~gfithe bill into law. Studies cont’dfrom p. 1 indicates that gay men and lesbians, contrary to other findings and popular myth, earn considerably less than their heterosexual co-workers. One study, presented at the annual meeting of. the American Statistical Association in Toronto, indicated that 10% of American men and 6.4% of U.S, women have had sex with a member of the same’sex at least once during their lifetimes. The study also:found that more than 18% Of males and over 17% of females said they.had ~ither had sex with or had felt sexually, attracted.to:someone Of the Sam~’ sex - or both,- duriiigtheir lives. In additi0fi, the Study~also foimd tha~4:l% of’m~n arid 2:3% Of" women in this Cfuntry said they had’ dulyiiad same:s:ek relatio~~. during their fives.~ AnOtherStud~; by ~/~ unive"r~itybf:Mafyland are l~sing money just for being gay.’ Earliermarketing reseaich surveys have suggested that gay couples earn $56,000 to$63,006 annually, ~ompared with the national average ofjust $36,500. According to the study’s findings, gaymen aremorelikely to hold professional jobs, but they areless likely to bepromoted into managerial ranks, thereby eontributing to their overall lower income levels. While 1’7.9% of heterosexual men surveyed were managers, only 12.8% .of the gay men were. Navy. cont’dfrom p. 1 rational reason for its anti-gay policies. The appellate court ruling upheld the reinstatement order, but did not deal.with the issi~of the military ban’s constitutionality: .There was speculation that because the appeals .court only applies to Meinhold’S reinstatement and does not challenge the researcher, found that gay men’", c0nstitutiooality of the ban itself make 11% :t6 27% less than the government may not appeal hete-rosexu’al males in thedecisiontotheU.S.Supreme comparablejob~. Lesbians, the .. Court.’The Jnsdce Dept. would researchers found2earn ~% to- " onJysay that the decision was 14%lessthatl -heterosexual femaleS. "Lesbians’ men are experiengi.ng.’discrimiuation fliat ’ actually hurts them -ec0nomically," said Lee- Badg.ett; a:’Univ~rsity. of Maryl~d e~01iomi’c~’ pro~essor, - and ao:tli6r of!the’smdy;:’*They being reviewed. NGLTF. - cont’dfrom p. 1 organization will launch a nari.on’al~search,, for ~ a new Lavner cont’dfrom p. 1 Zinc and New York’s Eighty- Eights to colleges and community centers to MCC’s in Wichita and Sarasota, the 25th anniversary of the National Organization ofWomen and the International Mr. Leather contest. Ms. Lavner typically performs in black leather. Sandra Gillis is the executive director of PFLAG’s national. organization. According to !ocal co-organizer, Nancy McDonald, Ms. Gillis will not be performing in leather, black or otherwise but: will be giving an update on the substantial efforts of PFLAG to fight discrimination basedon sexual orientation. Patrons may attend a private dinner with Lavner & Gillis, a special reception and the gerformance with a donation of 100 for two persons. A sponsor ticket for the reception and performance is $50-for two, Tickets for the performanceare $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets and information is available at Tomfoolery! or by calling 747-4125 or 742-8565. Change . cont’dfrom p. ! ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’" and "Legislating Against Violence.," For further information, contact Sue Hyde at (61"7) 492-639~/.... $I6,049 Y WANN MITSUBISHI The New Thinking in Automobile~" Had credit )roblems in the )ast? 800 apl!~intment. 810 S.~incinnati Suite 100 .~.’~u!~a; Okla 74119 Sandra.J. Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgen~lered Individuals, ¯ " r :~: Couples & Families, 1 11 2865 E.-Skelly .Drive, Ste. 215; 745-. 1 "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" ,-: Tulsa Family News, September- October 1994, page 10 T H E Planner Leanne Gross. Mapping Your Financial Road to Retirement by Leaane M. Gross Most people look upon retirement as a happy exchange of activities: playing golf, visiting friends and family, siting by the pool, traveling the world, or simply lazing the days away in some pleasant climate. And yet, a growing record of. dashed hopes casts a shadow across the expectation of untroubled days. Stories abound of retirees adrift without a chart of daily obligations to direct them: They haven’t posed these questions about retirement that they’ve routinely answered "G A Y Where do I want to be? How do I want to live? More serious, as a survey by financial services giant Merrill Lynch shows, is the substantial gap between what people expect to afford in their retirement and what their retirementincome will actually enable them to afford. They haven’t answered the most important question. What will my retirement income be? To answer that question, experts in the field agree the place to start is the income every employed person will have: Social Security retirement benefits.. Until August 1988, the odds of your getting a satisfactory answer were about as good as beating a sidewalk gambler at three-card Monte. Since then, under a Social Security Administration program calledPEBES (Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statemen0, you can have an answer in a couple of weeks. Call 8001937-2000, request form SSA-7004, complete itandreturn it. The information you receive will include your-estimated monthly retirement, benefits basedon your projected earnings and the age at which you expect to reure. Be prepared for a shock., your during their working years:. .. PEBES will most likely show .What do I want tq do wi~,m~i:: :( fliatS~al Seeurity-~even ffyou time and my life? ~ :" " " "..~ mad y~employer(s) contribute L ..... I F E S T Y L E to it for 40 years and you work don’t buy until you’re satisfied past 65-- will hardly meet basic this is what you need. living expenses. First Rule: Start your planning Uncle Sam has not deceived early. It takes from 20 to 25 you. Social Security is not a years to implement a successful pension, and was never intended retirement plan. Unless you have to be a pension, although that is major amounts to contribute to a. common assumption. Its the fund; however, some objective, zs to replace part of retirement savings m better-than the income that individuals and none in any case. their families lose, when they During those years, you’ll be . retire, become severely disabled, building assets that will provide or die. You should consider your retirement income, even under Social Security and company severeinflationarypressures, and pension benefits a "retirement ensure your security and that of paycheck", using this to your survivors, m the event of determine the incomeyou’ll need health or other emergencies. to finance the retirement you You’ll set the process in want. motion by giving the planner a What is your next move? meticulous account of your The same action you take to.. present income and expenses, prepare for a home purchase, or. your total assets and liabilities, a vacation, or a child’s college, plus incomeyou expect toearn education. You must plan. ...... after retirement-along with the The only difference is that this year you intend to retire and the is long:range.Pl~ng that.will annU~il retirement income you pay a co~mm~anding role i~a your want to have. life for. many.y.e~s~. .. : ........ ..~ Afte_r analyzing, this But.a retirement .p!an, like a informa’d0~’. ~he pl~e!~...w~ll tailored suit, should fit. you propose ~a:ys¯ you can manage perfectly. Few ~people other than your current earnings andassets fiscal, e~per~s have the time or so they Will"yield the r~xiui~ed saw;y to €onstruEi. such a piah, . incrm~ when you retire, q’his]s, and you’ll ..probable need essentially,, a long-range professional help. ¯ " in~;~stmeiat program bUii~,iin There’ s plenty available. Most mo~t eXtses,.onsi~me form0f ~xlarge banks, insurance free.annuity or other h~dged companies, investment houses investment that will make the and accounting firms offer most of the resources you can retirement planning. Pick a dedicate to it. quality instituti.on, ask questions, ’ T.he :p~an, :wpically, will_ also sketch the impact of different econon~ic scenarios high/low stable interest rates, high/low stable inflation, recession growth/depression- on vour rettrement~ncome. The complete plan will be a road map to your retirement security. However you dev~lop your plan, on your own or with experienced help, you can count on it requiring investment of time and personal resources. But never doubt that it’s worth every hour, every dollar you devote to it. As I always say: "People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan." Leanne M. Gross is a member of the Rainbow Business Guild, a Tulsa non-profit organization. Boy George Paternity ? LONDON - To the SUrlY,rise of virtually no one,iaB.fitish court has tossed out a ~i~fl claim by a woman in the. U.S°.iWho had charged that,.openly gay pop singer Boy Ge01ge.h~igl ~athered her 7-year-old~oiX:Th~~ed woman filedttie"aUit i~t~-t: year, but the court dis~ssed:the case when it was told tile ~vbman had not been heard:i~rO~ ~i:~ then. Boy George s~d Of:th~ w~oman’ s claims that he haffnever had sex with a woman~ M8 !ifeand that therefore the birthmust have been "a miracle." 496-2410, 800-336-3524 Homes change with the times..: munic~ting withith’eir corn: parties via fax"modems. .Homes With two offices~will ~o~ ~ unusuat. Hou~ho[d size is shrinking and the number of -householders will increase nearly 20e~ this d~ade. At [he same [im~ mallv households are expanding to dude grandparents, .~dult children, or both. That calls for flexible floor plans, and more accessory units ~ selfcontained "apartments"" within homes. Dining rooms mav be going the way of sculleries and ~pus rooms¯ ~me builders are.eliminating them in favor of more spacious eating areas open to family rooms. The National Association of Home Builders recenflv surveved industry watchers, futurist~,..and feading-edg~ builders to find out how new technology and changing demographics will be changing our homes. Here’s what they found. There will be more media rooms and larger family rooms because ot increasing sales ofbig-screen TVs. Many Upscale, homes are being built with complete home theaters. For buyers and sellers If you’re a buver remember that all the lates( improven~ents don’t mean a thing unless vou really like what you buy. The home should fit’your requirements.° If you’re a seller, keep tn mind that - Many hgflae~ already have office op- there are buvers who will "decide ~that tions -- dens or extra bedrooms that can your home i~ exactly what they want. be used as home offices. But the trend is Putting buyers a~d sellers t~geth~er is ac6elerating. Bv theyear 2001, 70% of all. our job. Call us to learn how w~.can homes are expected to have computers guide you to success. Thei-e’s as more ,peopte-.work at home, com~.......obligation for a meeting. - ...... ¯ .................................................................................................~;-,~4--.-~.~- ......’:~.~.,,,Tulsa Family~ews, September - 6CtOb’~’~’:"179~),~i pcige 11 ). T H E AiDS Info-Line Interfaith AIDS Ministries has added a 918 area code 800 number (800-284-2437) to provide greater access to HIV/ AIDS information throughout eastern Oklahoma. As the State of Oklahoma AIDS information line is still inoperative, this is the only 24 hour, 7 day a week information source. Interfaith ¯AIDS Ministries also is seeking volunteers for the information line. Volunteers work from their homes as calls are forwarded from the Interfaith AIDS Ministries number. This phone line is the only 24 hour a day source of HIV/AIDS information and referrals in the 918 area code. Volunteers are asked to consider donating a 3-4 hour block of time at least one evening a week. Night owls would be especially welcome for late shifts. Training on HIV issues will be provided and typically requires about 4 hours and is conducted one on one. Another 2 hours on phone line protocals and crisis training is also provided. For more information or to volunteer, call Interfaith AIDS Ministries at 438-2437 or 800- 284-2437. Family of Faith-,~iOij g ~!~;ii~it’ ~y Family of Faith MCC, formerly of Jenks, celebrated a 5 year birthday on Septembe:~;9; The church, now located at 5,L51- E South Mingo, had a dat~ee party on Saturday the 10th to commemorate the e~,ent. The celebration confiiiu’ed:wthS~ an inspimfi6nal praiseland"~Vorsliip celbrafion.on the 1 lth. Church members were pleased to h~ve former Pastors Crocker and Fink back in Tulsa for the celebration. Five years ago, Pastors Pam Crocker and Marian Fink started" Family of Faith from a renta!:~ location in Broken Arrow. From the location in Broken Arrow, the church moved to a more permanent location in Jenks, and more recently to its present especially welcome. of Prayer fo r For more information, write TBE, POB 3502, Tulsa, OK Persons t-,v,nu 74101 or call 446-7883 or 587- with HIV/AIDS 1658. location in Tulsa proper. Family of Faitli has grown~ ,-:~" Saint Afdan’s Episcopal from an hfitial membership of 3 Church will host Tulsa’s to 4 to a membership of over 50. Programming at the church includes a support .group for codependency, a ch0ii’; a w~kly Bible .study, and many other acdvities. _ mmmmm|mm|||mnmmmmim|||||m||mm|mm| Puppy-.Pause II- | U | m ¯ ¯ U n| |m ¯ |¯m m F E S T &. :~Body,~., Electric I n t e g r i t YannoTuhneTcuelssaBaodwyoErlkecsthroicpgroaunpd -°~.C~aP°_Ga,~, &~"_~.~.s:bi~a!~:~~-~.~.etreat;.’!Celebrating the Body -:,LT~nistry ~t the Ro~an!!Ggtholi¢., :Eleclfic’~ to be held October 22 ;(::~Epi~s_~,.pa~C~h~i?.~-" :: :’.i: :& 23. Tl~is will be the only D/I WilI celebrate an Episcopal ...... ~’Midw~st site for a Body Electric mass at its Saturday, October 8th workshop in 1994. ~ i~mee~..ng, ~-at2.~Pm:2’ a~.~ Sai~..t ....... !~n". t_.h.e: !~ork~hop, each .;Z(~:u.ns,~a~. s)~9~l qhurch,~.... ~.~(tic~p.ant -ie~;-/(o give and SamtDunstan s ~sl0cated on the:÷-; ~r~cfii~( fi (6rnplet~ : Taoist north side of 71st Street between massage. Because of the healing Yale & Sheridan. All are natures of Eastern approaches to welcome, including non- erotic energy, men living with denominatibnal believers, HIV and in recovery from -N:aii0nai- :o "- s.U,tan o aUuse, mooa aoa .~. y.~ behavior addictions are All Breeds Dog Grooming llth & Mingo, 838-7626 Open Tuesday - Saturday at &am. Call for Appointments Walk-ins Also Welcome. mm.m m m m m | i m | | mm | m | m ¯ m.mn mm m mmml mmm m m | ¯| ¯ ¯ ¯ u || | | Y L E Prime limers Prime Timers, a social nonprofit organization for Gay men over 40, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, September 17 with social and business segment at 2 pm and with a presentatmn at 3 pro. John Denny, past president of the Tulsa Geneological S ociety will speak about tracing your ancestry at the Gathering Room at 4154 So. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Basement Level Room. In October, the organization will return to its regular s_chedule with a meeting on October 1st. Tom Neal, publisher of Tulsa Family News will speak about the newspaper and the community. observance of a national day of prayer for persons living with HIV and. AIDS on. Sunday, October3at3 pm. The Presiding Bishop of Episcopal Church USAhas called all Episcopalians to this observance though all are welcome. Saint Aidan’s is located at 4045 North Cincinnati. The vicar is the Reverend Gall Keeny -Mulligan. Tulsa city-county Library 9/20 " Tulsa City-County Library Commission, noon, Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. 9/21 An English Country Garden: a Potpourri of English Songs, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib: 4th & Denver. 9/28 Liebeslieder Waltzes, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib. 4th & ~Denver. 10/18 Tuls¯ City-County Library Commission, noon, Central Lib. 4th & Denver. 10/27 Parent Connection, AIDS Awareness for Parents, 7pm, Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. FIRST FRA~IN FINANCIAL. Bob Hardy Pager: 628-8745 Brady Heights 2 & 3 Bedroom .... Apartments Small Complex Great Gay Area Close to UCT -TJC, Downtown Water paid $285-325 918’582-8608 Dart Tournament, Tues. 8pro - Pool Tournament, Fri. 7:30 2630 East 15th Every Friday at 11, SHOW[ 749-1563, 4-2 m, M-Sun. Mr. Tulsa Leather 9/1% lOpm Parking at Massad~s Miss Ul~r Cherry St. Pageant 10/8 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry Watch & Jewelry Repair 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5:00 Monday-Friday Shop Where You AreAppreciated! Kelly Kirby Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities " with sensitive &timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 SALON WINFCOPA ’Ross Folsom Hairdesigner Color Technician Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th St. 583:1500 Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 12 FALL BENEFIT CONCERT Benefitting TOHR & PFLAG~ FEATURING LYNN LAVNER Comic...~ongwriter..;Singer H E G A Y L I F E S T Y L E Tulsa Family News Survey In order to find out more about the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Tulsans, Tulsa Family News has constructed the following survey We would appreciate your cooperation in this effort. Please complete the survey and return it to P.O. Box 4140, Tulsa, OK74159 or drop your completed survey by Tomfoolery! at 1565 South Sheridan (in the Silver Star Saloon) Thursday thru Sunday from 9:30 p.m. until 12:00 am on Thurs. & Sun. and till 2 am on Fri. & Sat. As this is the first such survey we’ ve done for the Tulsa area, we would appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have. Please circle or fill in the appropriate response. The voluntee~ information at the end may be sent separatdy in order to protect the privacy of your answers. PART I, ABOUT YOU Age: Gender: How do you identify yourself? Gay. ~sbian Bisexual;,;+ Heterosexiad Other~specify)~. Whi~K!~.~.i~the following Tulsa organizations are you affiliaied!,~ithi? ~ TOHRo:,+ TU GLBA Prime Timers. How often do you go to a "cultural!’ event,opera, conEert, - etc: Every six months Every three months More Frequently Less Frequently How many books have you read in the last three months’? How often do you read Tulsa Family News? Every Month Occasionally Every Other Month First Time Reader What other Gay papers/publications do you read? The GaylyiOklahoman The Advocate Tulsa.N~s Out Genre Denueve Other R~gional Publication (Specify): Pleage"rank each of the :following interest segments " . :: according to importance (5 is~ the highest ranking) Faith Community (MCC, Dignity, etc.) TJC GLAS Women’ s Alternative PFLAG Other (specify): Are you a r~gistered voter? If so, what is your party affiliation? Republican Independent Democrat Other (specify): Education: High School Some College BA MA PhD Political News 1234,5 Income level: Social News Medical/HIV/AIDS News 1.2345.... 12345 Religions News Tulsa Community News Oklahoma News National News Editorial Letters to the FAitor 12345 12345 12345 12345 ~.~12345 12345 ..... TOHR Reporter Advertisements 12345 12345 Other (specify) 12 3 4 5 How can Tulsa Family News better meet your needs for news/issues of interest? " Less than 15,000 15-20,000 20-30,000 30-50,000 50,000 + Own or rent? PART IH - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS How often do you eat out other than fast food? Twice a month Every week 2,3 times a week How often do you go to see a moTie? Once a month Twice a month More often What type of organization would best suit your needs/ interests ? AIDS Care Educational Social Religions Political SupportGroup (specify): What types of organizational activities are important to you? Proties Political Activities Pride Activities Other (specify):. Scheduled Meetings Social Gatherings News Updates Do current Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered organizations in Tulsa adequately suit your needs? If not, what suggestions do you have? Do you think Tulsa needs a community center? What would you be willing to do to support such a project? Ir’ Y 7 V- ’U77OT 7 FI 7---- Please indicate in which of the following areas you I would be willing to volunteer. I Phone Banking Yes No | " I Mailing + ; Yes No l l PolitiCal Research ¯ Yes No " Hosting Parties Yes No | ........... Hosdng Benefits Yes No I ’; -Hosfng Meetings " Yes + Nd-!~!~,. I Public Speaking " Yes. No[ ~Media Work Yes No | ¯ ~ I Writing Letters to the Editor Yes No + I Writing Politicians Yes No I I Serving as a group officer Yes No I Financial Contributions Yes No I I Other (specify) Yes No I In order to contact you for volunteer work, please give I us the following information: I Name:_ -- -- ~ I Address: City:_ ~ ~ I Phone: I --.I Thoughts of Desire . poetry by Collette This book is meant as a gifi to la friend, a lover, or even for yourself. B’s O sexy, sensual way to say this is how you make me feel. It’s available at Totnfoolery! or by mail for $9.95 plus $1.50 p&h. Send check or money order with your address to: 768 West 13th, Suite A, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127 Tuba Family News, September - October 1994, pag~e 14 Care Hours: Tuesdau - Saturdau 4:00 pm - Midnight UPSTAIRS 253-7457 Bar Hours: Cafe: - Monday.-Saturday Serv~g Dinner 4:00pm to I1:00 :am - 2:00 am Midn~t, Tuesday through DOWNSTAIRS Sat’ul’~y. 253-6723 BBQ, ]~asta, Vegetarian, Cajun, Chicken, Reubens, Steak & i - Seafo(~d specials:, Eureka’s Best Burgeks, Finest Salads & Hous~made Dressings. Dine: ~,pstairs in our Care, Dowr~stairsin the Bar or Outside on our spacious Patio.I Free Delivery Downtaura. Chelsea’s Corner Cafe 10 Mountain, at Center Street Open Year Round! Movies 8, 250-4513 68th & Memorial, Village Shopping~Center EXPECT SALOON (!;oen: Wed.- Sun. 7-2 Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 Tulsa Family News, September .October 1994. pv:o,e15, Wednesday Nights. Jockey Shorts Contest -, $50 Prize, Beer Bust $4, 8-11 " Thursday Nights. Amateur Night- $25 to Winner Judged by Audience Applause September ~ec~a! " ~ Charle’ Wies Sour- $2.50 No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To. Enter- Open Daily 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 16 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical 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/. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News 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 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/491 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, September 15-October 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 10 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/42821bf452bf93dc97b836cc8d56e036.jpg be83d6b4fb969c1b61bdb9856525a08d https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/a6fa0aedfffd5946a73986e48fbb8e19.pdf 644fa61399e5e0ce92edeb379f7d7369 PDF Text Text Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart Gays Not Confer÷nee onTo erance Dialogue with the Other: Healing & Hope Operating trader a new federal mandate seeking greater comnmni~ y involvement in the distribution of funds for HIV MDS preven~on, the O~oma ~ta~e Dept. of H~th has begtm dae commmnff phnnfing group (CPG). "l]fis group will help to determine where sm~c do!tars wii~ be distributed, t’he group ha~ 3 sub-groups: needs assessmenu epidemiology and nomination/membership. For more h~kx call William at 7423520. Tulsa wilt hos~ the I4th Nafiowal Worlcshop on Ctmsfian.Jewish Relations on Nov. 6-9 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel. The !~ organizers of ~he confernece which is associated with the National Conference (formerly the National Conference of C~stim~s m~d Jews ~ trove noted dmir parficuk~ efforts to m~e fl~is conference broadly diverse. including not on13 a v~me(y of Christian and Jewish organi7~itions m~d traditions but Nso representatives of tstam Native American {raNfions. Convener Dr. William J. Wiseman writes in ~he promotional brochure. "..,diversity ~s a given. Plurality is our response. We are capable of mutual suppo~ as we seek to dialogue with ’the other’ in healing m~d hope..." Despite this public co~mnitment to diversity, no part of the brochure indicates any effo~ttoincludeI~sbianmqdG@ C)n August 22. Tulsa’s Hmnan Rights * 7ommission received the revised report on discrimination based o~ sexual orientation if( ,m the Standing Committee on Sexna~ Orientation Discfimnafion~ The revised mlma reflects cfitidsms and sugges~ons made at sever~ public hegNngs held in fl~e late spring. The committal added Ioomotes and more of i~ source matefi~s m the ofi~nal re~)rt as wet1 as a&hng a seared re] ume eft all the materials that were st~bmited hy me public to the stantfing comnfiuee. This second volume comains a numt~r of documenls fl~at can be chm’acterized as ~mti-Gay but also contains letters or memor~mda urging support of pro~ecdons against discriminauox~ based on sexual oriemadon, submitting such documents vere: ~he I.eague of Women Voters of Metropolitan TNsa. the Session of John Knox Presb~ te~am Church. the Dept. of Ecumenical & Social Concerns of Eastern OMahoma PresbyteD’, All So~’s UNaNan Church and the Green Conntry Monthly Meeting of the September 15 October !4, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 10 Another letter endorsing protections was signed by some of the mos~ distinguished religious leaders in Tulsa. Fhe Rev. Caldwetl, College Hil! Presbyterian, P,abbi Fitzermim. B’nai EmunNl Synagogue. ~e Rev. Fox. St. John’s EpiscopN, the Rev. Kennedy, Trinity EpiscopM, Dr. Knippa, Grace l.:utheraa~ Emeritus. t~he Revs. Newman ~d WILLS, Boston Ave. Me~xJist. Rabbi Shenn~m Temple ~srae!. hrs. Wolf and S~th and ~e hey. Caused,. Soul’s (Jnitarian and the Roy Me,mesh. Kendal W~i~tier Ministries and Center. TU. The gist of ~his letter iBllows: "...ore’ {radifions are no{ uNfonn in our un, lerstanding of...sexud orientation we agr~ that ~r~Nn basic h~mmn rights ...are due NI persons...discmm~ ina~ion violates ..ont._faith tradition:~ wNch regains all_to be of sacred worth...h a~ers any of God’s children must be identified ~md rem(,ved.._" Fur&er action may be t~fl~en at the next Humm~ Rights Commission meeting on 9/19. The report if accepted will be forwarde~ to the Mayor & US Congress catgdtaate L~r~em Want Gays er y. .................. Lynn I~vner Lynn Lavner & Sandra Gillis At Benefit Show Tulsa Oklahomans fol,Human Rights (TOHR) and Parents, Friends & Family of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter (PFLAG) will present a gala appearance by Ly~m Lavner and Sandra Gillis at All Soul’s Church, 29th & Peoria on Wednesday, September 28. Lavner, who bills herself as "America’s most politically incon’ect entertainer." combines /:greedy and cabaret-style musical performance. While the co~ uent of her ac~ is primarily (~3 myone with a ~ense of }mfl~or will appreciate her l~r~ly [ nvner dcscfi~>gs herself as "a ~;hor~ ~cf~..hm~&;d. New York lewish ~ esbia~’ who~s bce~ 1~ ~c }~e was seven. She’s role:, dcd d~me albums and a ~ivciwconcer~ recording, "Butch Fatale." Her perffmnauces have taken her to ~) smms and five coumries, playing venue~ rar~ging from Hippodrome. P~is’ Lc Piano see Lavner. pal SALT LAKE CITY The Japanese American Citizens League overcame enormous odds m its national convention in Salt Lake City Aug. 3-7 to become the first non-gay national civil rights organization in the U.S. to endorse same-sex marriages. Gay and lesbian thealready contlicting quesuons about gays and lesbians in this country, researchers this week released timings in 2 separate studies that sharply contradict earlier studies. One review study suggests the percentage of gays and lesbians in America may in fact be significanfly greater than members of JACL, church leaders, and even a U.S. other recent researchers have found; while another ’ study see JACL. page 10 see Studies, page 10 Fed. Crime Bill Includes Big Changes at NGLTF Anti-Gay Hate Crimes WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Gay & L~esbian Task Force has announced the resignations of 4 key staff meln~rs at the lobbying group, including ~he ~eparture of Pefi Jude Radecic. NGLTF’s execaave dirdctor who will ~ hying flint W~s~ m November ffter h~s~ 1 ,’ear a~ the agency. Radccic wiI~ sm~ on a~ the Task PerLe ~5 ~s atrec~or of ,mbtic ~otic~. l~eavhv are: Deborah Cos, director ff finance ~ ~dministra~ion ~y Yoking, Jirec~or of Cr~fing Chm~ge: and Robin Kane. NGITFF’s acting Nrecmr ~{" public in~2}rmafion In its news release on ~he staff ~4hakeup. N(}t:I’b offered -~, reasons for the departures The vee NGL77;L pa~ ~’ /0 Task Force’s ’Crea~ng Change’ Conference to CINCINNATI U.S. District Court Judge S. Arthur Spiegel has declared that a Cincinnati city charter amendment excluding gays and lesbians from existing city civil rights protections violates the Constitution’s 1st Amendment and is vague. A spokesperson for the city solicitor’s office said the ruling would probably be appealed. WASIIINGTON. D.C. The contentious federal crime bil! approved by the Semite included a little-noticed amendmen~ that adds [~enalties for bias-based crimes based "sexna~ orientation the fir<~ time Congress has penalized ;rod ~av vi~tence in this coum> amendment offered ~, , aa~mc };eb~s~ci~ (D-Calif. and color, religion. ~,~ ;rod eflmicity, a~d ~,~,~ camgorms of disabiIity, g~:nder smmmem. Daniel Zinga~c o~ ~h see Ha~e Crimes. page ~0 Be in Dallas in Nov. Court Reinstates Sailor WASHINGTON. D.C, - The Nafiomfl Gay & i.esbi~m Task Force has annonnced that its annual CreaUug conferm~ ~a~ wilt 13 in Datias. Some 70 worksho~xs havebeen stated SAN FIRANCISCO -The W.S (Term of Appeals here has rnlea tl:,~/ me ])efcnse Deoartmcm c;mno~ discharge lesbians m, U~ da~e "TV Activism .... L{ealth m Pet Color Commmntms~ as Organim~g ~’~x>~ Qt,eer Culture." ~y)rg~q~ ~ng Workplace. Ad~. anc~i I x)bb? Techniques," "’Rural/Small T6wu Orgm~zing, "SexuNi~ and Ne Right Wing, �TULSA FAMILY NEWS 918-832-0233, FOB 41dO. Tuisa. OK 74159 Issued on orbefore the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright i994 by Tulsa Family News 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 that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondencd should be sent to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution locations. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! extremism, he may render The buzzword of the ’90’s himself isolated and almost Pu blishe r/Edito r is ~olerance. The hallmark useless in the House. Tom Neal ofthis decade will be its call (Washington observers say that Assistant Editor to toleranc- the big ol’ tent even conservative business James Christjohn mentality. To be openpolitical action committees have Staff Writers minded woud be synonybegun to abandon Inhofe because Kharma Amos mous, but, are we to be so of his extremism and his Brannon Crain open-minded that we allow prejudices.) Maureen Curtin our brains to fall out?.! I wish Tulsa Family News Staff Photographer For example, a prominent could tell you what Steve l_argent ’JD Jamett university in California reallymeans, but apparently part (where else?), wants to of not tolerating Lesbians and include in its policy and Gay men means not talking to procedures, literature that our press, or our community ~lubs & Restaurants it does not discriminate organizations. After repeated 744-0896 *The Alley,-3340 ~. Peoria against pedophiles - you calls, Terry Allen, Largent’s 835-5083 *Bad Boys Club, 1~229 S. Memorial "know, those folks who get campaign manager, did speak 749-1563 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th their kick out of abusing with us long enough to say that 587-8811 *Metropole, 1902 E. i11 innocent children! Excuse Largent would not support any 834=4234 *Silver Star Saloon~ 1565 Sheridan me, would you hand me my policies that.sought to reduce 585~3405 *Renegade, 1649 S~. Main brain - it justfell out! discrimination based on sexual The question is just what Mr. 835:1055 *Rex, 6101 E. Admiral To be sure, much evil goes orientation (that is prejudice :Largent actually means. Does he 660-0856 *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial on under the guise of: against homosexuals and ’~mean that we shodd be shunned? 664-8299 *Time n’Time Agaia, 1515 S. Memorial religiouszealotry.However, bisexuals, but also against Does he.mean that we should be 584-1308 *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd we read in the Bible that .on heterosexuals when that occurs). ;systematically removed from 582-2400 *Whittier Cafe~ 416,& Lewis numerous occasions Israel, positions ofresponsibility, or Mr. Allen spent most of the Businesses/Services ¯ under direct command of conversation making hostile :merely banned from certain types 747-9506 God, was ordered to destroy Kent Baleh & Associates, Health & Life Insurance remarks that showed the breadth iofjobs?Are we to be tolerated as 743~5967 other nations. Why? Often BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria ofthatcampaign’sprejudiceand long as we are politically silent 743-5272 it was for the evil practices Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria the depth of its ignorance. He that is, Subsidizing the heteroandtheworshipoffalse gods . Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 clearly was not interested in ¯ sexual commtmities with our tax 491-9474 by that nation. Intolerance? *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan learning from us Of the reality of dollars but asking nothing for 587-6030 Absolutely! " . *CD Warehouse in -Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria our lives. }urselveS-?Wodd We be allowed 628-8745 I agree that, as anation, First Franklin Financial, Bob Hardy ~ Maybe I’m out of iouch for to owfi""pi}operty, to run 744-9595 we must be more comFloral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100 believing that ~ p01it~cian;"~r businesses? Would we be 592-3317 passionate to one another *Java Dave’s, Lincoln Plaza wanna:be tradingonapretty face allow&l tofuncti0n iwour soc58%1633 regardless of our differ*Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15 and faded football g~ory, would iety if we. ,%onverted" to 341-6866 ences. However, the day we International Tours wa~t t0~kn0~ ~fi~ fiieis~ues are heterosexuality? Does he mean ¯ 599-8070 ’ s Flowers, 1635 E. 1 5 -"tolerate" the evil practices Ken d not only m southeast Tulsa an ............... thaf~)~ ivohlffbe segregated into .-587~g10g th of homosexuality, abortion, ~ " ~rro -- w , out *---" m "- Tulsa’s t~roKen ° " Major a[~mrs, zoz,~ ~ ~ re-education camps? Or does he 584:3112 .... ¯ .... .-~.~- -~--~-~ Mrdtown ~eater, 319 E. 3 po rnography .~nd ope.d,2mean that-we would be stoned 664-2951 philia-forsa~tE£Jua~i~6~-" ........ ’ ., =~¢t~raw~s;c, t~t3/ ~ .-.ax. rt~ts Gay ones Ma~.b..e tt ¯ for the "abomination of our 592-7700 Christian tenets our country f~hi~.od ~ me tg~hinl~ thTl~ , t~4mem~ lVl~rtgage corp.’ homosexuality?" 838-7626 ..............................=........... Min o was founded .upgn,..~S the 7S~omeone who wants tO repi:eseii~t~= ~ii~p,y,.~aas;e ..l~k~ l,,tn~: : " g N~W~It~-’S’t~ve Largent were 49@2410 .day we bd~b~ne~.~uT~b~’able Vour’city/county in governm.eiitJS ~y~ ~r_a,ve~ou,z/. ~. t_...a~a~t,o~n,,. , just to continue as an ex-football 749-630 ! to God’s irRolera~d and bcnt~ner s boo~store, [~z utica bquare w0~d~{v~t to meet with a cro~°~ player :-and- "business consul583-1572 judgment. Sound Warehouse, 1338"E. 15th section of its cilizeus, eventhose tant," his. opinions would be 747-3322 Southwest Viadcal, 4146 8~. Harvard, S re. F-5 ft6~ whom he is different. God offensive but not particularly 832-0233 Editor’s note: Largent *Tomfooleryr 1565 S. Sheridan forbidthatacandidatemightfind si~rdfieartt,--:Hpwever, as a US 583-1500 : implies a connection betWe~tcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza~ that we-have more in common congressman, he would be in a ween homosexuality & Organizations that.he.thought.. pdgftion to make decisions that pedophilia. Reeetit medical 583-9780 BUt,th~n maybe not i-~’~.t.~ ~1 ....... B/IJGAlliance, University of Tulsa. c0iild"g~eatly, harm Tulsa’s research suggests that 438-243% 800-284-2437Interfaith AIDS Ministries .if you re ~ust goirigt~-~eti{d of Legbiai~ ’alnd: Gay communities heterosexual men are"mt~ch theseftlks, why waste your time *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S: Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 andOur.friends, and ultimately, more likely to be- sexual;:~: 748-3111 with tho~e not "ch0ge~n"?~ NAMES PROJ~ECT, 4154 S. Harvard. Ste. H- 1 the city... 749-4901 abusers of children-,.than P:F-.LAG, POB 52800 74152 Tom Neial .... Now if:he continues in the Jim Lesbians & Gay men. 74128 editor & publisher Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 Inhofe.tradition of radical right 599-8423 ’ Rainbow V:illage, POB 50403, 74150-0403 749-7898 -Shanti Hotline Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay He!pLine (hff0.) 743-4297 We.~.y.e ..:he.en ~¢ told. that in order to get..theendorse.m_ent . Last month, Tulsa Family Other. candidates in OklahOmh iniiSt and the $1,000 donation of News endorsed-Jack Mildren for * Chapma!3. S t0dent Center, University of Tulsa ~pp~ to;l~%~-QWin order to. NOW.;the Nafitiial Or~zafion.Governor l~e~ause he had done ~’ Tulsh City/County Libraries (sometimes-depends on the censor) ~t di~z{ed~We vebeentoldeven of Women. Perhaps she mislead what had been unheard of in *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor by our own folks that we should NOW, or perhaps, NOW was Oklahoma politics: he said he *University Center at Tulsa just "put up and shut up" so that willing to sell out Lesbians (and supported fairness and equa! Professionals we can get these folks elected. Gay men) in order just to get a oppommity for all Oklahomans, Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 2! 743-1000 Now maybe I’m a little slow but woman elected. NOW’s dumped including those of us who are Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Ginny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW it-doesn’t seem tome that if a Lesbians before. NOW was as Lesbian ’and Gay. This Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 politician won’t say the right bad about returning phone calls commitment was made directly 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Tim Daniel, Attorney thing when "it" wants your vote, over many weeks as was to me and with seemingly real 744-0102 Learme M. Gross, Finandal Planning it’s less likely to do so after Shedrick, so we can’t tell you. conviction. Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 elected. Unfortunately, Mildren seems Mildren’s actions were in 749-3000, 800-539-7767 Jonathan & Dee Nicholas, Realtors Down in Texas, hardly a to have reneged on his strong contrast to Bernice 7~’7-5800, 745-2245 John Kirk, Realtor Nogressive oasis (Dallas politics commitment. A few weeks ago, Shedrick’s who ran away from 5g L-0902, 743-4117 Richard Reeder, MS, Psychotherapy can make Tulsa look like some his brother, Richard, told the giving an honest answer faster Fle~!gious Organizations liberal New E~gland townI Tulsa World that Jack couldn’t than the purse thief she allegedly 62g-0594 Lesbians and Gay men have bee~ *Bless The Lord At A~t Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. ,~. I remember our conversauon. chased. Shedrick’s equivocation 838-7232 a key part of tJr~e coalition that *Community of Hope 1347 N. Yale Repeamd calls to his campaign was especially disturbing since 622-1441 got Ann Richards etected. D~llas *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mir~go to get a status repor~ on his she was supposed to be 838-1715 has 3 .Gay city council persons memory have been ignored. *MCC of Greater TuI,a. 1623 N. Maplewood supportive of Lesbian civil rights 298-4648 Dignity/integrity see Politics’, p. ~ *Canterbury Ministry Center, . :z~versity ol ~fulsa 583-9780 Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 2 I can just hear you all now "Tom, you’ re just 0ver-reacting, you’rejust being melodramatic." However, Mr. Largent’s letter to the editors of the Tulsa World (reprinted with their permission), is troubling. What does he mean when he says that we (society?) should not "tolerate" homosexuality? He acknowledges that much evil occurs in the name..of religion .but then Says that God commanded ~ttestmettonof "~"" ~ " "naUons " " for their "eviE’ practices and praises this intolerance.. He characterizes homosexuality as an "evil practice." The association of ;destruction with intolerance of ’;Lesbians and Gay meil is dearly �tohr reporter Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights. PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 September/October 1994 Volume !4 Number 10 The Crews expc~.~md elsewhent in Tu/se Family News are not necessarily the .views of TOHR. Permission is. granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along ~ ~ items, under lhe byline, "submitted by TOHR", contained elsewhere inTulse Family News. case management for people with HIV/ Several candidates vying for your votes in state and federal elections this November have been invited to the October meet- New Hours, AIDS. Derrick also works at Morton Health Clinic, helping people get needed health New Staff care and focuses outreach efforts to the African-American community. ing of TOHR to hear members’ at Testing eli=tic The new employees, and volunteers, are ~ concerns regarding human rights.’ ~ Candidates for U. S. Senate O- and House o£Representatives, TOHR’.slHIV Testing Clinic is now open with extended hours. Coutiseling and.test,. committed to offering testing that is both- ¯ free and anonymous. The clinic is housed ’in the HIV Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I. The center offersclients_. ~ ~: i i:: =s~a~te govern.or; a~dother~ublic!’ "ink!~s::~fi~bi~!.l~ippointment-Monday., seiviee~ iinduding counseling, case. mare ~- i~f~Ces!willibe inVi~d~ ati~nd or~ fl~gh ~~day~om 9 a.m. until 5p.m: agement, Care teams;"support groups, and - BENEFIT send representatives or even just to send a policy statement to the membership of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. The nominating committee will present a slate to fill 1995 officer positions. Nominations will also be taken from the floor ~l~°lduring this meeting and.then Same.day appointments am0ften po~.sible, .. a.food pantry. " butbe sure tocal1749-4194 to make surea AuguSt. was a briny month at the clinic! counselor will be available. -The-walk-in :. 93 p~op!e’were tested and 79. came to get. clinic is still openon Thursday.evenings at ~th~ir ~e~tilts. Clinic-staff and ~i01unteers-. Dave~ Definna, Mary, Mercedes, Steve and Tim for ali their efforts: Fifleeri ~eople hhge recently offered to. Septembe~!~hI. closed. Elections will be held at the November meeting: Social time begins at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7 p:m: on Tuesday, October 4, at the HIV/ Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-1, lower level. become~iinie volunteers, and.w~i be tak..... ing the training offered by’ the Oklahoma I_ynn La~ner.:/ 7 p.m. Please arrive by8:30 tobe tested, to allow time. for the counseling and testing process.’ Results are given between 7 and 9p.m: No appointments a~e needed ~9~r the :evening clinic. : . TOHR’s HIV Testing Clinic welcomes new. employees ClaudettePeterson and De~pk Dav~s,: ~21a~dette Was hir~ director and has been working in the HIV/ . StateDepartment of Healtli that will.result AIDS arena since 1988. She and.herhus-, in theircertification Os ,testingc0unselors: , band Tim moved to Tulsa ~from.-Mont~ ’. Mri~fraining is scheduled to Start in-_: Comic...Songwriter.’ii:::~inger,. ...... ::~:-::~ ~,~;~, & " ; -- ~ ..... g0mery~Alabama three years ago: .... November, so anyone interestedin volunAssistant direet0r, Derrick, has, expe.ri- tearing for the clinieshould call Claudette eneeinHIV eounse!ing and testing, and-in orDen’ickat 749-4194. Sandra Gilti BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS I 4G2A9Y7s Address ~ Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans .for Human Rights. Please accept p~yment as described below: I-I $10 Lirnited hacome/Stadent Membership Iq $20 Regular Membevzhip City. I:] $35 Organizational/Household Membership I=1 $100 Sustaining Membership Membership Application Name Phone (optional) Signature have.been:workingvery ha~’.tokeep up With the d~mand. Claudette’ahd Derrick: givespecifiithanl~s t0~Brian, Connie, Cheryl, I:! Iam~rer~nx~ivingTOHR mailings and the TuisaFarnil)~News I-I lamnotonthemailinglist would like to volunteer help with: Members’ Representatives Iq Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine I-I H1V Counselor I-I Executive Board Member I-I Event Planning and Party Preparations Kelly Kirby .................................... President Rie Kirby ........................... 1st Vi~e President Kathleen Golden ............ :.. 2nd Vice President Robert Crow .................................... Secretary .......................................................... Treasurer I:! Monthly Meeting Support Owen ........................... HelpLine Coordinator Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR over set raernbersbip "fees are Tax Deductible. Reporter Editor Activities Coordinator ..................................... . ................................. FundraisingCoordinator Ruben Garcia ........... :; By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Risihts Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 FREE & ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:3’0 p.m. 41 54 S. Harvard Suite H- 1 Tulsa Family News, September-October 1994, page 3 �News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News, Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Opposition to UN Cone CAIRO, Egypt- Islamic fundamentalists have allied themselves with the Roman Catholic Church in trying to prevent the UN International Conference on Population & Development from adopting policies that they say would encourage homosexuality, abortion and promiscuity. A spokesman for the allied religious groups, known as the Ad Hoc Coalition for Cairo, argued in court that the shooting the political .content of the program ends. was accidental. British Soldiers May Go Search for AIDS Czar WASHINGTON - Faced with to European Court difficulties in finding a new LONDON - Since 1990 the AIDS policy coordinator, the British Defense Ministry has Clinton administration brought discharged some 260 military gay tights and AIDS activists to men and women for being the White House to meet with homosexual according to domestic policy adviser Carol informationreleaseby Labor MP Rasco and acting AIDS policy Barbara Roche, who got the director Patricia Fleming¯ information from the Defense Activists said that as a result of Ministry, told The Guardian the meeting, the White House newspaper, "They are treated has started its search for a appallingly, with investigators replacement for thepost all over asking intimate questions and again. According to Daniel searching their personal Zingale, public policy director belongings¯" Some of the with the Human Rights discharged military personnel Campaign Fund who attended have said they may take their the White House meeting, the discrimination complaints to the Clinton administration agreed to European Court of Human set up a new working group on Rights. AIDS that will include the Justice Anti-Gay Bias Suit Dept. in fighting bias. ATLANTA - Ronald Kirkland "Discrimination has hampered has filed alawsuit against C~a~rtel the battle against AIDS from the Restaurants Inc., charging that very beginning, and continues he was fired as a chef at the to hamper education, prevention restaurant chain because he is and research efforts todoy;" gay and the firm’s management Zingale said. "!f we hope to end believed-he was infected with the epidemic,’we must also end discrimination ag_ains~ those; HIV or had AIDS and would cost .the chain money .through most vulnerable to the disease. increased insurance prelmums. Discrimination in health care, Kirkland was fired the day before education, employment-and ]_,.he ~a,s slatedto be enrolled iw "...~o$.h ! area~---i.s -~ a..-s¢~ou,s, )"i~.l~.,!diment t~ s~bppiffg ,~IDS." .~i (~ a ti~’ff~li ng ..... ~v~i~e -?.~’plan. Ex~employees ,with-the<., chain submitted sworn representauves of the National statements as part of Kirkland’s Black Gay & Lesbian smt that , restaurant Leadership ]:orum, National " sa3]ng ~¯..,.~ :.i.,.. ...... , , ,~. &"a. : ,4~,=~:~,.~,, managers:mscusseo Lanno Lesman a.no~a,.~ ;,~.=..~,~: ..-::,-..-.. me_man _ .s g ¯ ,. " ....... ~ conce s a t. KIV smms Lesb~ Task Force ~~~ ~=.~ ~ . ~>~ne 0~0~ l~S~Ce Amenc~ Assn¯ OI rnys~:. ~-,~¢-..~, - ~ __,~ _ for Hm~ ~"gts Gay Bar Ratd M~BOU~E, Am~Mia-~e -~_~A~traua~t° uount Melbo~e poa~ dep~ent’ s ~~~Uouples SYDNEY%~i The’~ustrahan head of civilian complaints has government has given the said he may investigate an Aug. {hum~ proposdl,.from the 7 raid on the Commerce Club, a Australiaii"SWakistics Bureau to popular gay nightclub, during enumerate sam&sex coup~~s~ which 463 patrons were publicly families during it~ strip-searched for possible drug of the nation. The plan got the possession. Only 8 people were approval of the Australian charged during the drug raid, on cabinet after lobbying efforts by various charges ranging from both gay rights groups and the possession Of illegal drugs to s.upport of the Anglican Synod. being drunk in public. The police was asked about gay flight attendants working on the charters, he was told the Cowboys’ "wouldn’t like that at Gov’t to Intervene in ~ Anti-Sodomy Laws CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government has agreed to accept a proposal to legalize sodomy in the nation in an effort to override state antisodomy laws in Tasmania that were declared a violation of asked U.S. officials not to push international human rights by a for proposals-that would "attack U.N. commission earlier this religious beliefs on birth control, year. The move by the federal abortion and same-sex unions." government to negate the The So. Baptist Convention’s Tasmanian sodomy statutes is Christian Life Commission also likely to be challenged in court. joined in attacking the Clinton If federal legislation is adopted, administration. A1-Azhar, an it will not, however, remove influential center for Islamic Tasmania’s anti-sodomy laws studies, also denounced the UN directly since that island-state conference which it said has refused to repeal its statutes. promotes the acceptance of City Outlaws Kisses homosexuality, extramarital ANKARA, Turkey - The relations, and abortion. Other Reuters news service has Islamic leaders have condenmed reported that the southern the conference as "aZionist plot." Turkish city of Adana has Death Penalty in TX outlawed, public-kissing by men KERRVILLE, Texas - Donald as-unsanitary, The city has not, L. Aldrich, 29, has been found however, banned men kissing guilty of the brutal murder of women or women kissing other Nicholus West, a 23 -year-old gay women, and Eker offered no man, in Tyler, Texas, last explanation of how these other November¯ "The death sentence kis~s:-would be h~genic while handed down by the jury onl~= .iiiale,mate ’kisses were represents justice in this case," considered unsanitary. Smith County District Attorney Episcopal Bishops Jack Skeen told the Dallas Give Mixed Signals Morning News . It was a coldblooded, heinous crime. The INDIANAPOLIS - The bishops defendant deserved nothing less of the nation’ s Episcopal Church than the death sentence~.’’ tried - with~ mixed-results - to According topolice, West had deal with homosexuali~ during been kidnapped in Tyler, taken its national convention. A to a clay pit outside the town document issued by the bishops says that "lifelong, where he was stripped, brutally monogamous, heterosexual beaten, and shot at least 9 times unions between husbands and - including one shotinhis genitals wives" is the standard of the - before being finallykilled by a shot in his head. Henry E. Dunn, church’s teachings. But the document/which has been in the 19, and DavidR. McMillan, 18, have also been charged with works since 1991, also urges the murdering West and areawaitmg church to "respond pastorally to those persons whose sexual separate trials. behavior does not conform" to Outrage Over UT Killing its standards. Confusing the issue SALT LAKE C1TY - Utah gays further, the bishops voted to and lesbians are outraged over change the proposal from a Di,s.t&c~,C,o,O1;t,.Judge David S. Y0.’upg s-~nt’encing Of David :., ~Attendar~t Sues Airline: .:- ’~pa~torkl:t~hdhih~?~ to simply~a . study documen Under ~ DALLAS~7:Ame.fiean;Mrl:mes Nelson~Tl~gket to a mere 6 years .=,brzg~_n its ,,~v~, pressure-fro~m"a group" in ~,ri~9~ for,.~e killing of a gay - ~hves~_gafion-into ~9~ inc~delji~Q 7,fl~ight ~t,~qfi,.~t, Jay..Ma,uk_has ~ ~6~seNativelbishops, h0wewr( man, Douglas Koehler. " sued hls employer and theDall~s ~ the conference wenteven further already filer ~omplaia~ .o.j9’~ Protesters outside the state "aifd ffd6lStEd ~ companion connection with tile3-1ib~ i~ai~t. capitol building the day after the football team’ s chartered flights document that says ruling demanded Young’s to and from games exclude male Falwell Gets Offensive homosexuality "cannot be removal from the court. "With JACKSONV~I-L. LE, Fla ...... attend~m, ts.. M~auk’.s ,lawsuit, ~¢On~oned by the church" and clowns on the bench, you get Telev~slon stal~a XU3I’L,~:Tg ~E~’. s~-~X relationships "a murderers in the streets," Val Cowboys. Jacksonville ll’a~ tl~e~It&ie~I ~o denial of God’ s plan." Mansfield, a gay rights a.ctivist "me, pull Jerry Fal,,well &A)34T s~eriraination and~is aski~fot .3:~t~late Retracts "Joke" said. "Judge Young ts an Gospel Hour off~di~r~for embarrassment to the state of ¯ ;, BUENOS AIRES - Cardinal and, that: what .he ~.h.~ges is~ month for focusing~mo~¢~or~ Uuda ...". Hate-motivated crimes politics than on religl;hNi Wdgf Ame ~ncan A~rl~nes ,~ policy be" : Ant onto Quarracino, deserve stiffer sentences not picketed the TV st~. 7 ~gentina’s leading Catholic more lenient ones." Members of 74Jrelate, said his suggestion Cowlloy~ wpt!ld comment~ Falwell spent a good Oe~ of Koehler’s family agreed. "It’ s a ~fiean-q~ickty d~eified"thatTii’ ’.2{Furing a television interview that ume on the show mockery," Koehler’s sister homosexuals were "an ignoble broadcast in what.protesters °has sue~ a~ poti~y. Susan Nelson told the Salt Lake ¯stain [on] the face of society" called criticism of°~f~gi~eht Tribune¯ "It’ s like his life wash’ t and shoutdbe put in their own "~t!o3,,w ork,on the Dallas,Cowboys’Clinton ~at i~...p~%ed,)~g~y giae~{o,-~ayshis remarks were "a worth anything. When you charter b~cause explicit language b3~ the murder someone, you should joke, something that just crossed The suit also claims that when an televangelist. A spokesperson my mind¯" Quarracino told spend y~.u(, life paying for that I fox~the,stationsaidWTLVmould. American Airlines employee~ murder7 ~" ~liacker.s attorney --air re-runs of the.p~o’grAm tmt~l 2 ~ w~ ]~an~tlgs the charter flights~. - reporters later th~it he was sorry.. Tul~[~’aTm~[y News, September - O~t~’bdr~1994,--page"4 ~ ....................................... 7_ ~.7.L ~ if he "offended anyone, ff I hurt someone’s sensitivities." During an TV interview earlier, Quarracino said gays and lesbians should be have "alarge area.., to live in, with their own laws, their own media and even their own constitution." Gay tights activists in the country have threatened to sue the Cardinal over his remarks. Quarracino said he thought people "had a better sense of humor." Oregon Ballot Measure to Go Before Voters SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon state Court of Appeals has unanimously overturned a lower ruling against a proposed statewide anti-gay ballot measure, clearing the w ay for the initiative to go on the November ballot. Earlier this year a lower court had ruled the proposed measure- violated state constitutional restrictions against restricting voter initiatives to only 1 issue in each proposed measure. Proposition 13, a revised version of a s tatewide measure than failed to get voter approval in 1992, would repeal exisdng gay rights measures throughout Oregon, would bar any such legislation or ordinances in the furore, and would restrict access to educational and library information about homosexuality to adults only. Opponents of the anti-gay initiative say they will not appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. Cobb Cty. GA Rally MARIETTA, Ga. - Commemorating the first anniversary _ of the Cobb County (Ga.) Commission’s adoption of a resolution condemning "the gay lifestyle," hundreds of gays, lesbians and supporters rallied in the town square to mark the date with a protest¯ Estimates of the number of people attending ranged from 1,000 to 5,000 people. Some 200 police officers were on duty during the protest and rally. Law enforcement officials called it the most peaceful protest in more than a year. Seattle Dom..Partners SEATTLE- On Tuesday, Sept¯ 6¢ Seattle formally .began allowing unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex COul~les to register as domestic partners. Some 70 couples showed up when the city clerk’s office opened Tuesday morning to pay $25 each to register the relationship¯ The partners registration extends no legal benefits to couples. IdahoAnti-Gay Measure BOISE, Idaho- Several hundred people joined Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus in officially launching a campaign against Prop. 1, an andgay initiative that will go before the voters this November¯ "We reject hatred whenever and wherever it appears, and it appears," Gov. Andrus said at the rally at the state capitol. �Saturday, 1994. Check-in, .9 am. ~Walk begins at.lO am. ~..~. Veteran’s Park 18th- & Boulder Avenue Benefiting non-profit (501(c)3) HIVIAIDS care-giving agencies:Indian Health Care Resource Center Clinic, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)~ Tulsa Oklahomans for Hum an Rights (TOHR), Visiting Nurse Association of Tulsa, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN), Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Interfaith AIDS Ministriesl NAMES Project Tulsa Area, Hospice of Green Country, HIV Resource Consortium, Saint Joseph Residence, and SHANTI-Tulsa. ~DS~walk Tulsa Benefits Bad Bbyz - S.eptember 18; 10 pm Lola’s -.September 24, 10:30 pm Renegades ~ October 1, 11 pm Silver Star - October 7, 11 pm Metropole-October 12, 10 pm Alley- October 16, 9 pm After Walk Party For more information, call Walk 94 at 9-18 587 7222. Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 5 �Southwest A viatical company now open right here in Tulsa. y:u are considering selling your~life insurance are in busineSs~t0 helpy0u: receiVe the highest amount in the best, quickest, most ~Confidential manner possible. A Quality of Life Alternative Southwest 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 7521,9 800/559-4790 Tulsa Farm~l~d~#, September -Octobek I994, page 6 E. 41 st St. Suite F-5 Tulsa Office 4146 So. Harvard, Suite F,5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 -918-747-3320 �Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs to acknowledge and A Profile of HIV American~, 18 per 1000 pop., Oklahomans between the ages LIFEGUARD designed celebrate yourself. We will~ of 18 to 65basedon6% of general and Asians/Pacific Islanders, 3 in OK’s Gay per 1000 pop. This AIDS rate is population, with an assumption Proj~ect explore Gay identity and develop strategies to confront anti-Gay estimated assuming 6% of each of a higher percentage in urban Communities race/ethnieity The LIFEGUARD project is hostilities, both internal and areas and a lower one in rural is Gay or Bisexual. by Alan G. Nyitray~ MS "It’s important that we look at the Oklahoma Gay community as a collection of many smaller communities like African American Gay men, Hispamc! Latino Gay men, Lesbian and G~y youth, rural Gay peop!e, etc. Each of these smaller communities have their own issue that must be specifically addressed; There is no one monolithic Gay community," concludes Nyitmy in a summary of findings done by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. These materials were compiled for the use of the HIV Community Planning Group (CPG). The CPG is a new, federally mandated body that is hoped .will provide more community input into state HIV prevention efforts. These f’mdings indicate that in Oklahoma, African-American Gay and Bisexual men have’an estimated rate of AIDS that is twice as high as thatofCaucasian Gay and Bisexual men~, The following rates a~e fofGay and Bisexual males with AIDS: African-Americans, 39 per 1000 population, Hispanics/Latinos, 29-:per 1000 pop., Caucasians, 221i per 1000 pop., Native Nyitray, who is Gay & Lesbian ones; if 8% of Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro area Outreach .Co-ordinator of the population are Gay or Bisexual HIV/STD Service for the State males, then about 20% are likely Dept. of Health, concludes that infected with HIV. the higher rates of AIDS in Gay Men of color with AIDS are and Bisexual men of color show more often Gay and Bisexual that HIV prevention efforts must be improved in communities of rather thanheteros.exualinjeetion color. "Just as Gay people riced ’drUg users as ts commonly their own specific.~iHIV.. believed. Gay men of color are lesslikely to have had an HIV prevention message apart..from antibody test than Caucasian Gay heterosexuals, smaller .Gay communities with in the Iarger ¯ men. Gay/Bi men under age 25 are Gay community need.their ow.n significantly more likely to say messages and projects. One HIV that they did not use a condom in preventionmessage for the whole anal sex with a casual partner Oklahoma Gay community does than men older than 25. In larger not even come close to meeting urban areas outside Oklahoma, our needs." Gay/Bi young men have HIV Other issues identified in these infection rates estimated at 10~ f’mdings are: 30%. public health researchers have While Oklahoma’s Gay and never determined the true rate of Bisexual male populations have :.HIV infection for any Oklahomararely been ~tudied,. Lesbians based Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual ~mmunity~nor hav~ there bee~ ..... hav~nignbred~althou~h iiife¢fion occurs in this .group any random-based study to and no prevention projects have measure the HIV-related directly addressed Lesbians.., knowledge, attitudes, behaviors or;beliefs of Gay men~Bisex_uals ....For more inf0~aaonc~ Nlan Nyitray at 405-2714636 or write or Lesbians in Oklahoma, though these sorts of studies have been .,HIV/STD Service, OK Sta.te -successful elsewhere;~ . , ~ .~ ~ Other observations ar~........... ~ fOO6NE 16di’s~ oKC, ~731 i~/1299. there are at least 114,000 Gay, Les.b~an and Bisexual Jeffery A. Beal,-MD Ted Campbell,. LCSW Ginny Buffer; RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehesive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic ~ervices We have many insurance provider affiliations - if you be~long to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday. Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 external. coming to Tulsa. This project October 26, SWIM: Sex With was originally developed in Los Intimacy for Men, this meeting, Angeles, California, and had held in an auditorium rather than been adapted to fit the needs of a home, brings together 30 to 50 Tulsans. men to discuss and celebrate the LIFEGUARD is a series of many safer and sexy options four meetings, dealing .with available to Gay men today and’ differentaspect~ of HIV disease~ help develop skills in increasing The meetings are free and are you own~sexual satisfaction. de~ignddes~allyfor Gay and. ~i~fial?. high-’of all: age~ :find ~. For more information, call 584-4983. color. The meetings will be held in voluntc~s~l~_m.cs through~0u.t Tulsa on wednesday evedings and will provide an excellent environment for meeting. Places Support Services announces and times are available by calling the return of the Being Aware Brian Jackson at 584-4983, rap group for the fall &-winter The four meetings are: seasons. The group will meet. October 5, HEAT: HIV. every week at 7 pm at 2440 East Education And Treatmefit, a 51st, Suite BS. The next meeting medical overview focusing on will,be Monday, September 19. living healthily with HIV for _ Being Aware is degigned to those who are seropositive and meet the needs,of pedple living negative, ~fe issues such_as. ~rdl~tidn~liiiis a~discuss~by with HIV/AIDS and thosepcople dealing-, with.the AIDS crisis. participants. This.is,~ a drop,in groupi:open to October 12, SAND: Sex And Nineties Dating, a fun._.and= allpcople regardless of race, age :e~pel-i~nfiid~m~efiiag desigixbl. of sexual expression. :Being’Aware is facilitated by examine our personal .goals and objectives in dating. Exploring - ~William Brnder, certified HIV/ AIDS test.counselor/educator/ -! s0me:;.0fith~issues of da~t~ing the age of AIDS. activist, and JeffMartin, Masters Level Counselor/Activist. For October 19, SEA: Self Esteem and Attitudos,.-.this meeti,n.~g ~’~ is more information, cal1742-3520. ~ Being Aware Support Group Clinical Trials* now Open for Treatment of HIV Disease and Related Infections _Nevirapipe...HIV Treatment Oral Vs. IV Ganciclovir...CMV Retinitis Treatment Zithromax-Biaxin-Ethambutol...MAC Treatment *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. For mo~e information, call 918-743-1000, ext. ’HIV’ between 10am - 4pm. To receive more information about new clinical trials as they are available, send your name & address to: Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family N.ews~ September - October 1994, page 7 �presents... ’.:HIV Education Treatment \~// _ �(of 14). I’m not convinced that the culture mad prejudice is that different here. The difference is that in Texas, Lesbians & Gay men have been involved in politics and have demanded better treatment. Here we’re too busy being grateful for getting only one kick in the pants instead of two. As long as we don’t demand more of our politicians, we’re not going to get more. In many cases, we still may not get what we want but at least we can make an informed decision. Most social change in this country, this state, and this city did not come from well connected minority folks working their inside connections. It was the ones with inside connections, the Adam Clayton Powells who were telling Dr. King, "son, you’re going too fast..." Social change has come from those who were pushy, who said, "sorry we’re not going to accep,t, what you’re trying to do to us. Ada Louise Sipuel Fisher, Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP pushed OU towards desegregation. Joe Williams and others with the NAACP forced Tulsa out of its racist city commission form of government. They may have been polite but ~y weren’t just us, about us mad our issues as long as we allow them to get away with doing so. Tulsa Family News will do all we can to shame, cajole or persuade Oklalaoma politicians into upholding basic American values of fairness, honesty and respect for all citizens. Accordingly, Tulsa Family News ~s withdrawing its endorsement of Jack Mildren. We cannot recommend either Mildren or Shedfick. We find them to be both cowardly and less than honest. Repeatedly, we’ve been told that Shedrick "does not have a bigoted bone in her body." We been told Mildren believes in fairness. Well, this Gay man says start proving to our comnmnity that you stand for something other than only getting yourself elected or taking our money. The winner of the Detnocratic runoff election (September 20) will face Frank Keating, Republican nominee on November 8.. Meanwhile, media observers may wonder where the "mainstream" media has been in covering minority issues, including Lesbian~:and Gay issues, in this campaign. The Tulsa Woddhardl~,.~ms to make any connection between local issues concerning Lesbian and Gay Tulsans and the ahoma politicians are We do honor Chuck Ervin (State Capitol) and Jim Myers (DC burean) for asking a hard ques tion or two but wonder when the rest of them will get it? Then there’s television. The same stations that cover local Lesbian and Gay issues fairly well are as bad as theTulsaWorld on state and federal issues. Could it be that the tv stations did not ask about Lesbian and Gay issues in the tv debates because of well documented anti-Gay bias of some news people? Maybe they believe that if they don’t talk about us, we’ll just go away. I’m not. You know you can call these folks up and tell them you’ re not happy with their coverage. We do. We hope you will too. Conf, cont’d from p.l and Gays from other faith traditions. Nancy Day, executive director of the Tulsa chapter of the National Conference indicated that the office had not tried to involve local Lesbian/ Gay congregations or organizations. Other organizers apologized for the lack of inclusion and promised to investigate making last minute changes to the programming. Also at press time, organizers could not ’verify whether workshop presenters would address tbe anti-Gay aspects of the Holocaust. For more Friends seeking Friends College grad, 23, 6’ 1751bs. new to Tulsa, seeks friends with humor and self-esteem. Clean-cut, straight-acting, Christian wishes to meet Christian or moral, straight-acting, non-smokers, no. 44600, To respond to this ad, call 900-230-0027 $1.59/min. aver. 3 rain. Fall into a Relationship this Autumn Cool, crisp days, awash with color. Walking though piles of fallen leaves. Is this your ideal of fall? 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Norman Mineta wrote in a letter to JACL: "Where Congressman appealed to the would we be today if the groups to approve the resolution NAACP, or the National Council endorsing equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians, which ~of La Raza, or the AntiDefamation League of B’nai passed by a 50-38 vote with 11 Brith, or the National Gay & abstentions. The proposal Lesbian Task Force, had taken caused serious dissensions in the the position that redress was a 65-year:old, 24,000-member Japanese American issue - and JACL. Allen Kato, JACL’s legal had nothing to do with African counsel, resigned m protest over Americans, Hispanic Americans, the proposal which he .called Jews or gay and lesbian "morally wrong." Bill Americans? These organizaHosokawa, a former _Denver tions, and their members;joined Post_ editorial page editor wrote us because they unders~c~i a column in JACL’s weekly believed in;our argument-that a publication saying that "JACL threat: t~ the civil fights 6f established ~i proud record that AmeriCanis a threat ito the civil includes adv~acy for all. But rights Of all Americans.;’now it has gone .beyond that, choosing;, arole,on..the cutting edge of t~e~litant hUman rights cont’d frdOip; 1 moveme~(," ~, ~Former JACL Human Rights Campaign Fundchap te rlf ~i~ie~.s,i.d~n t s Tak said~ "This is the;first ~tim~ Yamam6(6 i~.fid.~fi~ Yaniamoto Congress has acted to ~punisli rand formei; JACL staffer Lia violeiac¢ against lesbians and gay Shigemura,~e,,0ut during the men tlLrough stiffer periiiltie~ f0f months:l.0ni~i~d~fiate, over the hate crim~s, The inclusion of resolufioi~ arid: all~ addressed the disability aiid gender, aloi~g with conventi~ox~.tf.-app~al for its sexual brientation; sendS a adoption/., ,.M,~ religious message to loc;al law leaders,~"Ec~’li’ a~" the Rev. Joan enforcement agencies’ that the Ishibashi’ ~iUnited Church federal gfvemment is of Chris-ili~ :~olidu and the about g@~bashing:..""The full Rev. M~?~agawa of hate ~es bill passed the Senateon a 61=38 vote. President same-sex nim-ri~ag~;~gesblu_fi0n Chnton is-expected to s~gfithe as did ~/~’ cau.c.~s, bill into law. the. As~iation Hate .crimes cont’d from p. 1 indicates that gay men and lesbians, contrary to other findings and popular myth, earn considerably less than their heterosexual co-workers. One study, presented at the annual meeting of. the American Statistical Association in Toronto, indicated that 10% of American men and 6.4% of U.S, women have had sex with a member of the same’sex at least once during their lifetimes. The study also:found that more than 18% Of males and over 17% of females said they.had ~ither had sex with or had felt sexually, attracted.to:someone Of the Sam~’ sex - or both,- duriiigtheir lives. In additi0fi, the Study~also foimd tha~4:l% of’m~n arid 2:3% Of" women in this Cfuntry said they had’ duly iiad same:s:ek relatio~~. during their fives.~ AnOther Stud~; by ~/~ unive"r~itybf:Mafyland surveys have suggested that gay couples earn $56,000 to$63,006 annually, ~ompared with the national average of just $36,500. According to the study’s findings, gay men are more likely to hold professional jobs, but they are less likely to be promoted into managerial ranks, thereby eontributing to their overall lower income levels. While 1’7.9% of heterosexual men surveyed were managers, only 12.8% .of the gay men were. Navy. cont’d from p. 1 rational reason for its anti-gay policies. The appellate court ruling upheld the reinstatement order, but did not deal.with the issi~of the military ban’s constitutionality: .There was speculation that because the appeals .court only applies to Meinhold’S reinstatement and does not challenge the researcher, found that gay men’", c0nstitutiooality of the ban itself make 11% :t6 27% less than the government may not appeal hete-rosexu’al males in thedecisiontotheU.S.Supreme comparablejob~. Lesbians, the .. Court.’The Jnsdce Dept. would researchers found2earn ~% to- " onJysay that the decision was 14 % less thatl -heteros exual being reviewed. femaleS. "Lesbians’ men are experiengi.ng.’discont’d from p. 1 crimiuation fliat ’ actually hurts organization will launch a them -ec0nomically," said Leenari.on’al~search,, for ~ a new Badg.ett; a:’Univ~rsity. of Maryl~d e~01iomi’c~’ pro~essor, and ao:tli6r of!the’smdy;:’*They NGLTF. - Y Zinc and New York’s EightyEights to colleges and community centers to MCC’s in Wichita and Sarasota, the 25th anniversary of the National Organization of Women and the International Mr. Leather contest. Ms. Lavner typically performs in black leather. Sandra Gillis is the executive director of PFLAG’s national. organization. According to !ocal co-organizer, Nancy McDonald, Ms. Gillis will not be performing in leather, black or otherwise but: will be giving an update on the substantial efforts of PFLAG to fight discrimination basedon sexual orientation. Patrons may attend a private dinner with Lavner & Gillis, a special reception and the erformance with a donation of 100 for two persons. A sponsor ticket for the reception and performance is $50-for two, Tickets for the performanceare $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets and information is available at Tomfoolery! or by calling 747-4125 or 742-8565. g Change Had credit )roblems in the )ast? WANN 800 apl!~intment. $I6,049 810 S.~incinnati Suite 100 .~.’~u!~a; Okla 74119 Sandra.J. MITSUBISHI The New Thinking in Automobile~" Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgen~lered Individuals, ¯ Couples & Families, 1 11 2865 E.-Skelly .Drive, Ste. 215; 745-. 1 " r :~: "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" Tulsa Family News, September- October 1994, page 10 ,-: . cont’d from p. ! ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’" and "Legislating Against Violence.," For further information, contact Sue Hyde at (61"7) 492-639~/ .... �T H E L ... I F E S T Y L E "G A Y sketch the impact of different don’t buy until you’re satisfied to it for 40 years and you work Where do I want to be? How do I want to live? More serious, as a survey by financial services giant Merrill Lynch shows, is the substantial gap between what people expect to afford in their retirement and what their retirement income will actually enable them to afford. They haven’t answered the most important question. What will my retirement income be? To answer that question, experts in the field agree the place to start is the income every Planner Leanne Gross. employed person will have: Social Security retirement benefits.. Until August 1988, the odds of your getting a satisfactory answer were about as good as by Leaane M. Gross beating a sidewalk gambler at three-card Monte. Most people look upon Since then, under a Social retirement as a happy exchange Security Administration of activities: playing golf, program called PEB ES (Personal visiting friends and family, siting Earnings and Benefit Estimate by the pool, traveling the world, Statemen0, you can have an or simply lazing the days away answer in a couple of weeks. in some pleasant climate. Call 8001937-2000, request form And yet, a growing record of. S SA-7004, complete it and return dashed hopes casts a shadow it. The information you receive across the expectation of will include your-estimated untroubled days. Stories abound monthly retirement, benefits of retirees adrift without a chart based on your projected earnings of daily obligations to direct and the age at which you expect them: They haven’t posed these to reure. questions about retirement that Be prepared for a shock., your they’ve routinely answered during their working years:. .. PEBES will most likely show . What do I want tq do wi~,m~i:: :( fliatS~al Seeurity-~ even ff you time and my life? ~ :" " " "..~ mad y~employer(s) contribute Mapping Your Financial Road to Retirement this is what you need. past 65-- will hardly meet basic living expenses. First Rule: Start your planning early. It takes from 20 to 25 Uncle Sam has not deceived you. Social Security is not a years to implement a successful pension, and was never intended retirement plan. Unless you have to be a pension, although that is major amounts to contribute to a. common assumption. Its the fund; however, some objective, zs to replace part of retirement savings m better-than none in any case. the income that individuals and their families lose, when they During those years, you’ll be building assets that will provide . retire, become severely disabled, or die. You should consider your retirement income, even under severeinflationarypressures, and Social Security and company pension benefits a "retirement ensure your security and that of your survivors, m the event of paycheck", using this to determine the income you’ll need health or other emergencies. to finance the retirement you You’ll set the process in want. motion by giving the planner a What is your next move? meticulous account of your The same action you take to.. present income and expenses, your total assets and liabilities, prepare for a home purchase, or. a vacation, or a child’s college, plus incomeyou expect toearn education. You must plan. ...... after retirement-along with the The only difference is that this year you intend to retire and the annU~il retirement income you is long:range.Pl~ng that.will want to have. pay a co~mm~anding role i~a your life for. many.y.e~s~. .. : ........ ..~ Afte_r analyzing, this But.a retirement .p!an, like a informa’d0~’. ~he pl~e!~...w~ll tailored suit, should fit. you propose ~a:ys¯ you can manage your current earnings andassets perfectly. Few ~people other than fiscal, e~per~s have the time or so they Will"yield the r~xiui~ed saw;y to onstruEi. such a piah, . incrm~ when you retire, q’his]s, and you’ll ..probable need essentially,, a long-range ¯ " in~;~stmeiat program bUii~,iin professional help. There’ s plenty available. Most mo~t eXtses,.onsi~me form0f ~xlarge banks, insurance free.annuity or other h~dged investment that will make the companies, investment houses most of the resources you can and accounting firms offer retirement planning. Pick a dedicate to it. ’ T.he :p~an, :wpically, will_ also quality instituti.on, ask questions, econon~ic scenarios high/low stable interest rates, high/low stable inflation, recession growth/depression- on vour rettrement~ncome. The complete plan will be a road map to your retirement security. However you dev~lop your plan, on your own or with experienced help, you can count on it requiring investment of time and personal resources. But never doubt that it’s worth every hour, every dollar you devote to it. As I always say: "People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan." Leanne M. Gross is a member of the Rainbow Business Guild, a Tulsa non-profit organization. Boy George Paternity ? LONDON - To the SUrlY,rise of virtually no one,iaB.fitish court has tossed out a ~i~fl claim by a woman in the. U.S°.iWho had charged that,.openly gay pop singer Boy Ge01ge.h~igl ~athered her 7-year-old~oiX:Th~ ~ed woman filedttie"aUit i~t~-t: year, but the court dis~ssed:the case when it was told tile ~vbman had not been heard:i~rO~ ~i:~ then. Boy George s~d Of:th~ w~oman’ s claims that he haffnever had sex with a woman ~ M8 !ifeand that therefore the birthmust have been "a miracle." Homes change with the times..: 496-2410, 800-336-3524 munic~ting withith’eir corn: parties via fax"modems. .Homes With two offices~will ~o~ ~ unusuat. Hou~ho[d size is shrinking and the number of -householders will increase nearly 20e~ this d~ade. At [he same [im~ mallv house- holds are expanding to dude grandparents, .~dult children, or both. That calls for flexible floor plans, and more accessory units ~ selfcontained "apartments"" within homes. Dining rooms mav be going the way of sculleries and ~pus rooms¯ ~me builders are.eliminating them in favor of more spacious eating areas open to family rooms. he National Association of Home Builders recenflv surveved industry watchers, futurist~,..and feading-edg~ builders to find out how new technology and changing demographics will be changing our homes. Here’s what they For buyers and sellers found. If you’re a buver remember that all the There will be more media rooms and larger family rooms because ot increaslates( improven~ents don’t mean a thing unless vou really like what you buy. The ing sales ofbig-screen TVs. Many Upscale,homes are being built with home should fit’your requirements.° complete home theaters. If you’re a seller, keep tn mind that - Many hgflae~ already have office opthere are buvers who will "decide ~that your home i~ exactly what they want. tions -- dens or extra bedrooms that can be used as home offices. But the trend is Putting buyers a~d sellers t~geth~er is ac6elerating. Bv theyear 2001, 70% of all. our job. Call us to learn how w~.can homes are expected to have computers guide you to success. Thei-e’s ¯ as more ,peopte-.work at home, com~ ....... obligation for a meeting. - ...... T ................................................................................................. ~;-,~4--.-~.~- ...... ’:~.~.,,,Tulsa Family~ews, September - 6CtOb’~’~’:"179~),~i pcige 11 ). �T H E F E S T Y L E Prime limers AiDS Info-Line Family of Faith-,~iOij g ~!~;ii~it’ ~y &. :~Body,~., Electric Interfaith AIDS Ministries has added a 918 area code 800 number (800-284-2437) to provide greater access to HIV/ AIDS information throughout eastern Oklahoma. As the State of Oklahoma AIDS information line is still inoperative, this is the only 24 hour, 7 day a week information source. Interfaith ¯AIDS Ministries also is seeking volunteers for the information line. Volunteers work from their homes as calls are forwarded from the Interfaith AIDS Ministries number. This phone line is the only 24 hour a day source of HIV/AIDS information and referrals in the 918 area code. Volunteers are asked to consider donating a 3-4 hour block of time at least one evening a week. Night owls would be especially welcome for late shifts. Training on HIV issues will be provided and typically requires about 4 hours and is conducted one on one. Another 2 hours on phone line protocals and crisis training is also provided. For more information or to volunteer, call Interfaith AIDS Ministries at 438-2437 or 800284-2437. Family of Faith MCC, Prime Timers, a social nonThe Tulsa Body Electric group I n t e g r i t Yannounces a workshop and profit organization for Gay men formerly of Jenks, celebrated a 5 over 40, will hold its monthly -°~.C~aP°_Ga,~, &~"_~.~.s:bi ~a!~:~~-~.~.etreat;.’!Celebrating the Body year birthday on Septembe:~;9; meeting on Saturday, September The church, now located at 5,L51- -:,LT~nistry ~t the Ro~an!!Ggtholi¢., :Eleclfic’~ to be held October 22 17 with social and business E South Mingo, had a dat~ee ;(::~Epi~s_~,.pa~C~h~i?.~-" : :’.i: :& 23. Tl~is will be the only segment at 2 pm and with a D/I WilI celebrate an Episcopal ...... ~’Midw~st site for a Body Electric party on Saturday the 10th to presentatmn at 3 pro. John commemorate the e~,ent. The mass at its Saturday, October 8th workshop in 1994. Denny, past president of the celebration confiiiu’ed:wthS~ an ~ i~mee~..ng, ~-at2.~Pm:2’ a~.~ Sai~..t ....... !~n". t_.h.e: !~ork~hop, each Tulsa Geneological S ociety will inspimfi6nal praiseland"~V orsliip .;Z(~:u.ns,~a~. s)~9~l qhurch,~.... ~.~(tic~p.ant -ie~;-/(o give and SamtDunstan s ~sl0cated on the:÷-; ~r~cfii~( fi (6rnplet~ : Taoist speak about tracing your celbrafion.on the 1 lth. Church north side of 71st Street between ancestry at the Gathering Room members were pleased to h~ve massage. Because of the healing Yale & Sheridan. All are at 4154 So. Harvard, Ste. H-l, natures of Eastern approaches to former Pastors Crocker and Fink welcome, including nonBasement Level Room. erotic energy, men living with back in Tulsa for the celebration. denominatibnal believers, In October, the organization Five years ago, Pastors Pam HIV and in recovery from will return to its regular s_chedule Crocker and Marian Fink started" with a meeting on October 1st. behavior addictions are Family of Faith from a renta!:~ .~. y.~ especially welcome. Tom Neal, publisher of Tulsa location in Broken Arrow. From Family News will speak about more information, the location in Broken Arrow, the newspaper and the TBE, POB 3502, Tulsa, OK the church moved to a more community. permanent location in Jenks, and 74101 or call 446-7883 or 587more recently to its present with location in Tulsa proper. Family of Faitli has grown~ ,-:~" Saint Afdan’s Episcopal from an hfitial membership of 3 Church will host Tulsa’s 9/20 " Tulsa City-County Library Commission, noon, Owasso observance of a national day of to 4 to a membership of over 50. Library, 103 W. Broadway. Programming at the church prayer for persons living with HIV and. AIDS on. Sunday, 9/21 An English Country Garden: a Potpourri of English Songs, includes a support .group for codependency, a ch0ii’; a w~kly October3at3 pm. The Presiding noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib: 4th & Bishop of Episcopal Church Denver. Bible .study, and many other USA has called all Episcopalians Liebeslieder Waltzes, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central acdvities. _ 9/28 to this observance though all are Lib. 4th & ~Denver. welcome. Saint Aidan’s is located 10/18 Tuls¯ City-County Library Commission, noon, Central at 4045 North Cincinnati. The Lib. 4th & Denver. vicar is the Reverend Gall Keeny 10/27 Parent Connection, AIDS Awareness for Parents, 7pm, -Mulligan. Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. -N:aii0nai- :o "of P rayer fo r s.U,tan o aUuse, mooa aoa write For Persons t-,v,nu HIV/AIDS 1658. Tulsa city-county Library mmmmm|mm|||mnmmmmim|||||m||mm|mm| | U | m ¯ ¯ U n | | m ¯ | ¯ m m Puppy-.Pause IIAll Breeds Dog Grooming llth & Mingo, 838-7626 m m FIRST FRA~IN .... | ¯ Brady Heights 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments Small Complex | FINANCIAL. ¯ ¯ ¯ u Bob Hardy -TJC, Downtown Pager: 628-8745 Water paid Open Tuesday - Saturday at &am. | Call for Appointments | Walk-ins Also Welcome. | mm.m m m m m | i m | | mm | m | m ¯ m.mn mm m mmml mmm | Great Gay Area Close to UCT $285-325 918’582-8608 SALON Dart Tournament, Tues. 8pro - Pool Tournament, Fri. 7:30 2630 East 15th Every Friday at 11, SHOW[ Mr. Tulsa Leather 9/1% lOpm 749-1563, 4-2 m, M-Sun. Miss Ul~r Cherry St. Pageant 10/8 Parking at Massad~s BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry Watch & Jewelry Repair 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5:00 Monday-Friday Shop Where You Are Appreciated! Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 12 WINFCOPA Kelly Kirby ’Ross Folsom Hairdesigner Color Technician Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities " with sensitive &timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th St. 583:1500 �FALL BENEFIT CONCERT Benefitting TOHR & PFLAG~ FEATURING LYNN LAVNER Co mic. . . ~o ngwriter. . ;Singer �H E G A Tulsa Family News Survey In order to find out more about the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Tulsans, Tulsa Family News has constructed the following survey We would appreciate your cooperation in this effort. Please complete the survey and return it to P.O. Box 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 or drop your completed survey by Tomfoolery! at 1565 South Sheridan (in the Silver Star Saloon) Thursday thru Sunday from 9:30 p.m. until 12:00 am on Thurs. & Sun. and till 2 am on Fri. & Sat. As this is the first such survey we’ ve done for the Tulsa area, we would appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have. Please circle or fill in the appropriate response. The voluntee~ information at the end may be sent separatdy in order to protect the privacy of your answers. L Y I F E S How often do you go to a "cultural!’ event, opera, conEert, - etc: T Y L E Political SupportGroup (specify): What types of organizational activities are important to Every six months Every three months More Frequently Less Frequently you? How many books have you read in the last three months’? How often do you read Tulsa Family News? Proties Scheduled Meetings Political Activities Social Gatherings Pride Activities News Updates Other (specify):. Every Month Occasionally Every Other Month First Time Reader Do current Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered organizations in Tulsa adequately suit your needs? What other Gay papers/publications do you read? If not, what suggestions do you have? PART I, ABOUT YOU The GaylyiOklahoman Age: The Advocate Gender: Tulsa. N~s Out Genre Denueve Do you think Tulsa needs a community center? How do you identify yourself? Other R~gional Publication (Specify): Gay. ~sbian Bisexual;,;+ Heterosexiad Other~specify)~. " Whi~K!~.~.i~the following Tulsa organizations are you affiliaied!,~ithi? ~ TOHRo:,+ Faith Community (MCC, Dignity, etc.) TU GLBA TJC GLAS Prime Timers. Women’ s Alternative PFLAG Pleage"rank each of the :following interest segments . :: according to importance (5 is~ the highest ranking) What would you be willing to do to support such a project? Political News 1234,5 Social News 1.2345.... Medical/HIV/AIDS News 12345 Religions News 12345 Phone Banking Tulsa Community News 12345 Mailing Oklahoma News 12345 National News 12345 Ir’Please Y 7indicate V- in’U77OT 7 FI 7---which of the following areas you I would be willing to volunteer. Yes No Yes No Yes No Hosting Parties Yes No ........... Hosdng Benefits Yes No " ; + l Editorial Republican Independent Democrat Other (specify): PolitiCal Research ¯ " If so, what is your party affiliation? ~.~12345 ..... I ’; -Hosfng Meetings Letters to the FAitor 12345 TOHR Reporter 12345 Public Speaking Advertisements 12345 ~Media Work Other (specify) 12 3 4 5 " Some College MA How can Tulsa Family News better meet your needs for news/issues of interest? " Less than 15,000 15-20,000 Yes. Yes No[ | No Writing Letters to the Editor Yes No + Writing Politicians Yes No Serving as a group officer Yes No Financial Contributions Yes No Other (specify) Yes ¯ ~ I I I I I I I 50,000 + PART IH - COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS How often do you eat out other than fast food? What type of organization would best suit your needs/ interests ? Every week 2,3 times a week AIDS Care Educational Social Religions How often do you go to see a moTie? Once a month Twice a month More often Thoughts of Desire . poetry by Collette This book is meant as a gifi to la friend, a lover, or even for yourself. B’s O sexy, sensual way to say this is how you make me feel. It’s available at Totnfoolery! or by mail for $9.95 plus $1.50 p&h. Send check or money order with your address to: 768 West 13th, Suite A, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127 Tuba Family News, September - October 1994, pag~e 14 I " 20-30,000 Own or rent? Twice a month | PhD Income level: 30-50,000 l Yes + Nd-!~!~,. Education: BA I Other (specify): Are you a r~gistered voter? High School I | No I In order to contact you for volunteer work, please give I us the following information: I Name:_ Address: City:_ Phone: -~ -~ ~ I I I --.I �Care Hours: Bar Hours: Cafe: Tuesdau - Saturdau - 4:00 pm - Midnight Monday.-Saturday I1:00 :am - 2:00 am Serv~g Dinner 4:00pm to Midn~t, Tuesday through UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS Sat’ul’~y. 253-7457 253-6723 BBQ, ]~asta, Vegetarian, Cajun, Chicken, Reubens, Steak & i Seafo(~d specials:, Eureka’s Best Burgeks, Finest Salads & Hous~made Dressings. Dine: ~, pstairs in our Care, Dowr~stairsin the Bar or Outside on our spacious Patio.I Free Delivery Downtaura. Chelsea’s Corner Cafe 10 Mountain, at Center Street Movies 8, 250-4513 Open Year Round! 68th & Memorial, Village Shopping~Center EXPECT SALOON (!;oen: Wed.- Sun. 7-2 Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 Tulsa Family News, September .October 1994. pv:o, e15, �Wednesday Nights. Jockey Shorts Contest -, $50 Prize, Beer Bust $4, 8-11 " Thursday Nights. Amateur Night- $25 to Winner Judged by Audience Applause September ~ec~a! " ~ Charle’ Wies Sour- $2.50 No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To. Enter- Open Daily 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 16 � 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. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart September 15 October !4, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 10 Operating trader a new federal mandate seeking greater comnmni~ y involvement in the distribution of funds for HIV MDS preven~on, theO~oma ~ta~e Dept. of H~th has begtm dae commmnff phnnfing group (CPG). "l]fis group will help to determine where sm~c do!tars wii~ be distributed, t’he group ha~ 3 sub-groups: needs assessmenu epidemiology and nomination/membership. For more h~kx call William at 742- 3520. Gays Not Confer÷nee onTo erance Dialogue with the Other: Healing & Hope Tulsa wilt hos~ the I4th Nafiowal WorlcshoponCtmsfian- .Jewish Relations on Nov. 6-9 at the Adam’s MarkHotel. The!~ organizers of ~he confernece which is associated with the National Conference (formerly the National Conference of C~stim~s m~d Jews ~ trove noted dmir parficuk~ efforts to m~e fl~is conference broadly diverse. including not on13 a v~me(y of Christian and Jewish organi7~itions m~d traditions but Nso representatives of tstam Native American {raNfions. Convener Dr. William J. Wiseman writes in ~he promotional brochure. "..,diversity ~s a given. Plurality is our response. We are capable of mutual suppo~ as we seek to dialogue with ’the other’ in healing m~d hope..." Despite this public co~mnitment to diversity, no part C)n August 22. Tulsa’s Hmnan Rights * 7ommission received the revised report on discrimination based o~ sexual orientation if( ,m the Standing Committee on Sexna~ Orientation Discfimnafion~ The revisedmlmareflects cfitidsms and sugges~ons made at sever~ public hegNngs held in fl~e late spring. The committal added Ioomotes and more of i~ source matefi~s m the ofi~nal re~)rt as wet1 as a&hng a seared re] ume eft all the materials that were st~bmited hy me public to the stantfing comnfiuee. This second volume comains a numt~r of documenls fl~at can be chm’acterized as ~mti-Gay but also contains letters or memor~mda urging support of pro~ecdons against discriminauox~ based on sexual oriemadon, submitting such documents vere: ~he I.eague of Women Voters of Metropolitan TNsa. the Session of John Knox Presb~ te~am Church. the Dept. of Ecumenical & Social Concerns of Eastern OMahoma PresbyteD’, All So~’s UNaNan Another letter endorsing protections was signed by some of the mos~ distinguished religious leaders in Tulsa. Fhe Rev. Caldwetl, College Hil! Presbyterian, P,abbi Fitzermim. B’nai EmunNl Synagogue. ~e Rev. Fox. St. John’s EpiscopN, the Rev. Kennedy, Trinity EpiscopM, Dr. Knippa, Grace l.:utheraa~ Emeritus. t~he Revs. Newman ~d WILLS, Boston Ave. Me~xJist. Rabbi Shenn~m Temple ~srae!. hrs. Wolf and S~th and ~e hey. Caused,. Soul’s (Jnitarian and the Roy Me,mesh. Kendal W~i~tier Ministries and Center. TU. The gist of ~his letter iBllows: "...ore’ {radifions are no{ uNfonn in our un, lerstanding of...sexud orientation we agr~ that ~r~Nn basic h~mmn rights ...are due NI persons...discmm~ ina~ion violates ..ont._faith tradition:~ wNch regains all_to be of sacred worth...h a~ers any of God’s children must be identified ~md rem(,ved.._" Fur&er action may be t~fl~en at the next Humm~ Rights Commission meeting on 9/19. The of the brochure indicates any Church and the Green Conntry report if accepted will be effo~ttoincludeI~sbianmqdG@ Monthly Meeting of the forwarde~ to the Mayor & er y. .................. US Congress catgdtaate L~r~em Want Gays Lynn I~vner Lynn Lavner & Sandra Gillis At Benefit Show Tulsa Oklahomans fol,Human Rights (TOHR) and Parents, Friends & Family of Lesbians & Gays, Tulsa Chapter (PFLAG) will present a gala appearance by Ly~m Lavner and Sandra Gillis at All Soul’s Church, 29th & Peoria on Wednesday, September 28. Lavner, who bills herself as "America’s most politically incon’ect entertainer." combines /:greedy and cabaret-style musical performance. While the co~ uent of her ac~ is primarily (~3 myone with a ~ense of }mfl~or will appreciate her l~r~ly [ nvner dcscfi~>gs herself as "a ~;hor~ ~cf~..hm~&;d. New York lewish ~ esbia~’ who~s bce~ 1~ ~c }~e was seven. She’s role:, dcd d~me albums and a ~ivciwconcer~ recording, "Butch Fatale." Her perffmnauces have taken her to ~) smms and five coumries, playing venue~ rar~ging from Hippodrome. P~is’ Lc Piano see Lavner. pal CINCINNATI U.S. District Court Judge S. Arthur Spiegel has declared that a Cincinnati city charter amendment excluding gays and lesbians from existing city civil rights protections violates the Constitution’s 1st Amendment and is vague. A spokesperson for the city solicitor’s office said the ruling would probably be appealed. Fed. Crime Bill Includes Anti-Gay Hate Crimes WASIIINGTON. D.C. The contentious federal crime bil! approved by the Semite included a little-noticed amendmen~ that adds [~enalties for bias-based crimes based "- sexna~ orientation the fir<~ time Congress has penalized ;rod ~av vi~tence in this coum> amendment offered ~, , aa~mc };eb~s~ci~ (D-Calif. and color, religion. ~,~ ;rod eflmicity, a~d ~,~,~ camgorms of disabiIity, g~:nder smmmem. Daniel Zinga~c o~ ~h see Ha~e Crimes. page ~0 SALT LAKE CITY The Japanese American Citizens League overcame enormous odds m its national convention in Salt Lake City Aug. 3-7 to become the firstnon-gay national civil rights organization in the U.S. to endorse same-sex marriages. thealready contlicting quesuons about gays and lesbians in this country, researchers this week released timings in 2 separate studies that sharply contradict earlier studies. One review study suggests the percentage of gays and lesbians in America may in Gay and lesbian fact be significanfly greater than members of JACL, church other recent researchers have leaders, and even a U.S. found; while another ’ study see JACL. page 10 see Studies, page 10 Big Changes at NGLTF Task Force’s ’Crea~ng WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Gay & L~esbian Task Force has announced the resignations of 4 key staff meln~rs at the lobbying group, including ~he ~eparture of Pefi Jude Radecic. NGLTF’s execaave dirdctor who will ~ hying flint W~s~ m November ffter h~s~ 1 ,’ear a~ the agency. Radccic wiI~ sm~ on a~ the Task PerLe ~5 ~s atrec~or of ,mbtic ~otic~. l~eavhv are: Deborah Cos, director ff finance ~ ~dministra~ion ~y Yoking, Jirec~or ofCr~fing Chm~ge: and Robin Kane. NGITFF’s acting Nrecmr ~{" public in~2}rmafion In its news release on ~he staff ~4hakeup. N(}t:I’b offered -~, reasons for the departures The vee NGL77;L pa~ ~’ /0 Change’ Conference to Be in Dallas in Nov. WASHINGTON. D.C, - The Nafiomfl Gay & i.esbi~m Task Force has annonnced that its annual CreaUug conferm~ ~a~ wilt 13 in Datias. Some70 worksho~xs havebeen stated U~ da~e "TV Activism ....L{ealth m Pet Color Commmntms~ as Organim~g ~’~x>~ Qt,eer Culture." ~y)rg~q~~ng Workplace. Ad~. anc~i I x)bb? Techniques," "’Rural/Small T6wu Orgm~zing, "SexuNi~ and Ne Right Wing, Court Reinstates Sailor SAN FIRANCISCO -The W.S (Term of Appeals here has rnlea tl:,~/ me ])efcnse Deoartmcm c;mno~ discharge lesbians m, I can just hear you all now - "Tom, you’ re just 0ver-reacting, you’rejustbeing melodramatic." However, Mr. Largent’s letter to the editors of the Tulsa World (reprinted with theirpermission), is troubling. What does he mean when he says that we (society?) should not "tolerate" homosexuality? He acknowledges that much evil occurs in the name..of religion .but then Says that God commanded ~ttestm"~e"t"to~no" f "naU" ons" for their "eviE’ practices and praises this intolerance.. He characterizes homosexuality as an "evil practice." The association of ;destruction with intolerance of ’;Lesbians and Gay meil is dearly The question is just what Mr. :Largent actually means. Does he ’~mean thatwe shoddbeshunned? Does he.mean that we should be ;systematically removed from positions ofresponsibility, or :merelybannedfrom certaintypes iofjobs?Are we to be tolerated as long as we are politically silentthat is, Subsidizing the hetero- ¯ sexual commtmities with our tax dollars but asking nothing for }urselveS-?WoddWebeallowed to owfi""pi}operty, to run businesses? Would we be allow&l tofuncti0n iwour society if we. ,%onverted" to heterosexuality? Does he mean thaf~)~ ivohlffbe segregated into re-education camps? Or does he mean that-we would be stoned for the "abomination of our homosexuality?" N~W~It~-’S’t~ve Largent were just to continue as an ex-football player :-and- "business consultant," his. opinions would be offensive but not particularly si~rdfieartt,--:Hpwever, as a US congressman, he would be in a pdgftion to make decisions that c0iild"g~eatly, harm Tulsa’s Legbiai~ ’alnd: Gay communities andOur.friends, and ultimately, the city... Now if:he continues in the Jim Inhofe.tradition of radical right Last month, Tulsa Family News endorsed-Jack Mildren for Governor l~e~ause he had done what had been unheard of in Oklahoma politics: he said he supported fairness and equa! oppommity for all Oklahomans, including those of us who are Lesbian ’and Gay. This commitment was made directly to me and with seemingly real conviction. Mildren’s actions were in strong contrast to Bernice Shedrick’s who ran away from giving an honest answer faster than the purse thief she allegedly chased. Shedrick’s equivocation was especially disturbing since she was supposed to be supportive ofLesbian civil rights The buzzword ofthe ’90’s is ~olerance. The hallmark ofthis decade will be its call to toleranc- the big ol’ tent mentality. To be openminded woud be synonymous, but, are we to be so open-minded that we allow our brains tofall out?.! Forexample, aprominent university in California (where else?), wants to include in its policy and procedures, literature that it does not discriminate against pedophiles - you "know, those folks who get their kick out of abusing innocent children! Excuse me, would you hand me my brain - itjustfell out! To besure, much evilgoes on under the guise of: religiouszealotry.However, we read in the Bible that .on numerous occasions Israel, ¯ under direct command of God, wasorderedto destroy other nations. Why? Often it wasfor the evil practices andtheworshipoffalsegods . by that nation. Intolerance? Absolutely! " I agree that, as anation, we must be more compassionate to one another regardless of our differences. However, theday we - -"tolerate" the evilpractices ofhomosexuality, abortion, pornography .~nd ope.d,2- philia-forsa~tE£Jua~i~6~-" Christian tenets our country was founded .upgn,..~S the .day we bd~b~ne~.~uT~b~’able to God’s irRolera~d and judgment. Editor’s note: Largent : implies a connection between homosexuality & pedophilia. Reeetit medical research suggests that heterosexual men are"mt~ch more likely to be- sexual;:~: abusers of children-,.than Lesbians & Gay men. 918-832-0233, FOB 41dO. Tuisa. OK 74159 Issued on orbefore the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright i994 by Tulsa Family News 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 that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondencd should be sent extremism, he may render himself isolated and almost useless in the House. (Washington observers say that even conservative business political action committees have begunto abandon Inhofebecause of his extremism and his TULSA FAMILY NEWS Pu blishe r/Edito r Tom Neal Assistant Editor James Christjohn Staff Writers Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin to the address above. Each reader is entitled to one Staff Photographer free copy of each edition at distribution locations. ’JD Jamett Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! prejudices.) I wish Tulsa Family News couldtell youwhat Stevel_argent reallymeans, but apparently part of not tolerating Lesbians and Gay men means not talking to our press, or our community ~lubs & Restaurants organizations. After repeated *The Alley,-3340 ~. Peoria 744-0896 calls, Terry Allen, Largent’s *Bad Boys Club, 1~229 S. Memorial 835-5083 campaign manager, did speak *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th 749-1563 with us long enough to say that *Metropole, 1902 E. i11 587-8811 Largent would not support any *Silver Star Saloon~ 1565 Sheridan 834=4234 policies that.sought to reduce *Renegade, 1649 S~. Main 585~3405 discrimination based on sexual *Rex, 6101 E. Admiral 835:1055 orientation (that is prejudice *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 against homosexuals and *Time n’Time Agaia, 1515 S. Memorial 664-8299 bisexuals, but also against *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308 heterosexuals whenthat occurs). *Whittier Cafe~ 416,& Lewis 582-2400 Mr. Allen spent most of the Businesses/Services conversation making hostile remarks that showed the breadth Kent Baleh & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 ofthatcampaign’sprejudiceand BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria 743~5967 the depth of its ignorance. He Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria 743-5272 clearly was not interested in Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 254-2100 learning from us Of the reality of *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan 491-9474 our lives. . *CD Warehouse in -Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria 587-6030 ~ Maybe I’m out of iouch for First Franklin Financial, Bob Hardy 628-8745 believing that ~ p01it~cian;"~r Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100 744-9595 wanna:be tradingonapretty face *Java Dave’s, Lincoln Plaza 592-3317 and faded football g~ory, would *Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15 58%1633 wa~t t0~kn0~ ~fi~ fiieis~ues are International Tours 341-6866 ¯ ’ 5 d Ken s Flowers, 1635 E. 1 599-8070 not only m southeast Tulsa an ...............th ~ " -- w *---" "- Tulsa’s " Major a[~mrs, zoz,~ ~ ~ .-587~g10g t~roKen ~rro , out m ° .... ¯.... .-~.~--~--~-~ Mrdtown ~eater, 319 E. 3 584:3112 ........’ ., - =~¢t~raw~s;c, t~t3/ ~ .-.ax. rt- 664-2951 ~ts Gay ones Ma~.b..e tt f~hi~.od ~€ me tg~hinl~ thTl~ , t~4mem~ lVl~rtgage corp.’ ¯ 592-7700 7.S~.o.m.eo.n.e.w.h.o.w.a.nt.s.tO.r.e.pi.:e.se.ii.~t.~=..~.i.i~.p.,y.,..~=aa.s.;e....l~.k.~.l.,,.tn.~.: :M" ingo 838-7626 Vour’city/county in governm.eiitJS ~y~ ~r_a,ve~ou,z/. ~. t_...a~a~t,o~n,,. , 49@2410 w0~d~{v~t to meet with a cro~°~ bcnt~ner s boo~store, [~z utica bquare 749-630 ! section of its cilizeus, eventhose Sound Warehouse, 1338"E. 15th 583-1572 ft6~ whom he is different. God Southwest Viadcal, 4146 8~. Harvard, S re. F-5 747-3322 forbidthatacandidatemightfind *Tomfooleryr 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233 that we-have more in common We~tcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza~ 583-1500 that.he.thought.. Organizations BUt,th~n maybe not i-~’~.t.~ ~1....... B/IJGAlliance, University of Tulsa. 583-9780 .if you re ~ust goirigt~-~eti{d of Interfaith AIDS Ministries 438-243% 800-284-2437- theseftlks, why waste your time *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S: Harvard, Ste. H-1 749-4194 with tho~e not "ch0ge~n"?~ NAMES PROJ~ECT, 4154 S. Harvard. Ste. H- 1 748-3111 - Tom Neial .... P:F-.LAG, POB 52800 74152 749-4901 editor & publisher Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 74128 ’ Rainbow V:illage, POB 50403, 74150-0403 599-8423 -Shanti Hotline 749-7898 in order to get..theendorse.m_ent . and the $1,000 donation of NOW.;the Nafitiial Or~zafion.- of Women. Perhaps she mislead NOW, or perhaps, NOW was willing to sell out Lesbians (and Gay men) in order just to get a womanelected. NOW’s dumped Lesbians before. NOW was as bad about returning phone calls over many weeks as was Shedrick, so we can’t tell you. Unfortunately, Mildren seems to have reneged on his commitment. A few weeks ago, his brother, Richard, told the Tulsa World that Jack couldn’t remember our conversauon. Repeamd calls to his campaign to get a status repor~ on his memory have been ignored. We.~.y.e ..:he.en ~¢ told. that candidates in OklahOmh iniiSt ~pp~ to;l~%~-QWin order to. ~tdi~z{ed~We vebeentoldeven by our own folks that we should just "put up and shut up" so that we can get these folks elected. Now maybe I’m a little slow but it-doesn’t seem tome that if a politician won’t say the right thing when "it" wants your vote, it’s less likely to do so after elected. Down in Texas, hardly a Nogressive oasis (Dallas politics can make Tulsa look like some liberal New E~gland townI Lesbians andGay menhave bee~ a key part of tJr~e coalition that got Ann Richards etected. D~llas has 3 .Gay city council persons see Politics’, p. ~ Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 2 Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR Gay He!pLine (hff0.) 743-4297 Other. *Chapma!3. St0dent Center, University of Tulsa ~’ Tulsh City/County Libraries (sometimes-depends on the censor) *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University Center at Tulsa Professionals Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 2! 743-1000 Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Ginny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Learme M. Gross, Finandal Planning 744-0102 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Jonathan & Dee Nicholas, Realtors 749-3000, 800-539-7767 John Kirk, Realtor 7~’7-5800, 745-2245 Richard Reeder, MS, Psychotherapy 5g L-0902, 743-4117 Fle~!gious Organizations *Bless The Lord AtA~t Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. ,~. I 62g-0594 *Community of Hope 1347 N. Yale 838-7232 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mir~go 622-1441 *MCC of Greater TuI,a. 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, . :z~versity ol ~fulsa 583-9780 tohr reporter Tulsa Oklahomans forHuman Rights. PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 September/October 1994 Volume !4 Number 10 The Crews expc~.~md elsewhent in Tu/se Family News are not necessarily the .views of TOHR. Permission is. granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along ~~items, under lhe byline, "submitted by TOHR", contained elsewhere inTulse Family News. Several candidates vying for your votes in state and federal elections this November have been invited to the October meeting of TOHR to hear members’ ~ concerns regarding human rights.’ ~ Candidates for U. S. Senate O- and House o£Representatives, ~ ~: i i:: =s~a~te govern.or; a~dother~ublic!’ ~- i~f~Ces!willibe inVi~d~ ati~nd or~ send representatives or even just to send a policy statement to the membership of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. The nominating committee will present a slate to fill 1995 officer positions. Nominations will also be taken from the floor ~l~°lduring this meeting and.then closed. Elections will be held at the November meeting: Social time begins at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7 p:m: on Tuesday, October 4, at the HIV/ Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-1, lower level. New Hours, New Staff at Testing eli=tic TOHR’.slHIV Testing Clinic is now open with extended hours. Coutiseling and.test,. case management for people with HIV/ AIDS. Derrick also works at Morton Health Clinic, helping people get needed health care and focuses outreach efforts to the African-American community. The new employees, and volunteers, are committed to offering testing that is both- ¯ free and anonymous. The clinic is housed ’- in the HIV Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I. The center offersclients_. "ink!~s::~fi~bi~!.l~ippointment-Monday., seiviee~ iinduding counseling, case. mare fl~gh ~~day~om 9 a.m. until 5p.m: agement, Care teams;"support groups, and - Same.day appointments am0ften po~.sible, .. a.food pantry. " butbe sure tocal1749-4194 to make surea AuguSt. was a briny month at the clinic! counselor will be available. -The-walk-in :. 93p~op!e’were tested and 79. came to get. clinic is still openon Thursday.evenings at ~th~ir ~e~tilts. Clinic-staff and ~i01unteers-. 7 p.m. Please arrive by8:30 tobe tested, to allow time. for the counseling and testing process.’ Results are given between 7 and 9p.m: No appointments a~e needed ~9~r the :evening clinic. : . TOHR’s HIV Testing Clinic welcomes new. employees ClaudettePeterson and De~pkDav~s,:~21a~dette Was hir~ have.been:workingvery ha~’.tokeep up With the d~mand. Claudette’ahd Derrick: givespecifiithanl~s t0~Brian, Connie, Cheryl, Dave~ Definna, Mary, Mercedes, Steve and Tim for ali their efforts: Fifleeri ~eople hhge recently offered to. become~iinie volunteers, and.w~i be tak..... ing the training offered by’ the Oklahoma BENEFIT Septembe~!~hI. I_ynn La~ner.:/ director and has been working in the HIV/ . StateDepartment ofHealtli that will.result Comic...Songwriter.’ii:::~inger,. AIDS arena since 1988. She and.herhus-, in theircertification Os ,testingc0unselors: , ...... ::~:-::~ ~,~;~, band Tim moved to Tulsa ~from.-Mont~ ’. Mri~fraining is scheduled to Start in-_: & " ; -- ~ ..... g0mery~Alabama three years ago: .... November, so anyone interestedin volun- Sandra Gilti Assistant direet0r, Derrick, has, expe.ri- tearing for the clinieshould call Claudette eneeinHIV eounse!ing and testing, and-in orDen’ickat 749-4194. BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS Membership Application Name I 4G2A9Y7s ~ Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans .for Human Rights. Please accept p~yment as described below: I-I $10 Lirnited hacome/Stadent Membership Iq $20 Regular Membevzhip I:] $35 Organizational/Household Membership I=1 $100 Sustaining Membership would like to volunteer help with: Iq Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine I-I H1V Counselor I-I Executive Board Member I-I Event Planning and Party Preparations I:! Monthly Meeting Support Members’ Representatives Kelly Kirby .................................... President Rie Kirby ........................... 1st Vi~e President Kathleen Golden ............ :.. 2nd Vice President Robert Crow .................................... Secretary .......................................................... Treasurer Owen ........................... HelpLine Coordinator Address City. Phone (optional) I:! Iam~rer~nx~ivingTOHR mailings Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Ruben Garcia ........... :; Reporter Editor and the TuisaFarnil)~News Human Rights. Donations contributedto TOHRover ..................................... Activities Coordinator Signature I-I lamnotonthemailinglist set raernbersbip "fees are Tax Deductible. . ................................. FundraisingCoordinator By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Risihts FREE & ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:3’0 p.m. 41 54 S. Harvard Suite H- 1 Tulsa Family News, September-October 1994, page 3 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News, Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Opposition to UN Cone CAIRO, Egypt- Islamic fundamentalists have allied themselves with the Roman Catholic Church in trying to prevent the UN International Conference on Population & Development from adopting policies that they say would encourage homosexuality, abortion and promiscuity. A spokesman for the allied religious groups, known as the Ad Hoc Coalition for Cairo, asked U.S. officials not to push for proposals-that would "attack religious beliefs onbirth control, abortion and same-sex unions." The So. Baptist Convention’s Christian Life Commission also joined in attacking the Clinton administration. A1-Azhar, an influential center for Islamic studies, also denounced the UN conference which it said promotes the acceptance of homosexuality, extramarital relations, and abortion. Other Islamic leaders have condenmed the conference as "aZionistplot." Death Penalty in TX KERRVILLE, Texas - Donald L. Aldrich, 29, has been found guilty of the brutal murder of Nicholus West, a23 -year-oldgay man, in Tyler, Texas, last November¯ "The death sentence handed down by the jury represents justice in this case," Smith County District Attorney Jack Skeen told the Dallas Morning News . It was a coldblooded, heinous crime. The defendant deserved nothing less than the death sentence~.’’ According topolice, West had been kidnapped in Tyler, taken to a clay pit outside the town where he was stripped, brutally beaten, and shot at least 9 times - including one shotinhis genitals - before being finallykilled by a shot in his head. Henry E. Dunn, 19, and DavidR. McMillan, 18, have also been charged with murdering Westand areawaitmg separate trials. Outrage Over UT Killing SALT LAKE C1TY - Utah gays and lesbians are outraged over Di,s.t&c~,C,o,O1;t,.Judge David S. Y0.’upg s-~nt’encing Of David Nelson~Tl~gket to a mere 6 years in ~,ri~9~ for,.~e killing of a gay man, Douglas Koehler. Protesters outside the state capitol building the day after the ruling demanded Young’s removal from the court. "With clowns on the bench, you get murderers in the streets," Val Mansfield, a gay rights a.ctivist said. "Judge Young ts an embarrassment to the state of Uuda ...". Hate-motivated crimes deserve stiffer sentences not more lenient ones." Members of Koehler’s family agreed. "It’ s a mockery," Koehler’s sister Susan Nelson told the Salt Lake Tribune¯ "It’ s like his life wash’ t worth anything. When you murder someone, you should argued in court that the shooting was accidental. Search for AIDS Czar WASHINGTON - Faced with difficulties in finding a new AIDS policy coordinator, the Clinton administration brought gay tights and AIDS activists to the White House to meet with domestic policy adviser Carol Rasco and acting AIDS policy director Patricia Fleming¯ Activists said that as a result of the meeting, the White House has started its search for a replacement for thepost all over again. According to Daniel Zingale, public policy director with the Human Rights Campaign Fund who attended the White House meeting, the Clinton administration agreed to set up a new working group on AIDS that will include the Justice Dept. in fighting bias. "Discrimination has hampered the battle against AIDS from the very beginning, and continues to hamper education, prevention and research efforts todoy;" Zingale said. "!fwe hope to end the epidemic,’we must also end discrimination ag_ains~ those; most vulnerable to the disease. Discrimination in health care, education, employment-and "...~o$.h€! area~---i.s -~ a..-s¢~ou,s, )"i~.l~.,!diment t~ s~bppiffg ,~IDS." .~i (~ a ti~’ff~li ng ..... ~v~i~e representauves of the National Black Gay & Lesbian the political .content of the program ends. British Soldiers May Go to European Court LONDON - Since 1990 the British Defense Ministry has discharged some 260 military men and women for being homosexual according to informationreleaseby LaborMP Barbara Roche, who got the information from the Defense Ministry, told The Guardian newspaper, "They are treated appallingly, with investigators asking intimate questions and searching their personal belongings¯" Some of the discharged military personnel have said they may take their discrimination complaints to the European Court of Human Rights. Anti-Gay Bias Suit ATLANTA - Ronald Kirkland has filed alawsuit against C~a~rtel Restaurants Inc., charging that he was fired as a chef at the restaurant chain because he is gay and the firm’s management believed-he was infected with HIV or had AIDS and would cost .the chain money .through increased insurance prelmums. Kirkland was fired the day before ]_,.he ~a,s slatedto be enrolled iw -?.~’plan. Ex~employees ,with-the<., chain submitted sworn statements as part of Kirkland’s Leadership ]:orum, National sm" t s~¯.a.,.~3:].ni.g,.. ..t..h..at ,re,stauran, t Lanno Lesman a.no,~~. a&,".a~. : ,4~,=m~:~a,.~n,,ag;,e~.r=s..:~m,~:sc..u-:s:,s-.e.-o.. me_ma_n . s g ¯ ,. " ....... ~ conce s a t. KIV smms Lesb~ Task Force~~~~=.~~. Amenc~ Assn¯ OI rnys~:.~~>~-ne,~0¢~-0..~~, -l~~S_~_C,~e_ forHm~~"gts Gay Bar Ratd M~BOU~E,Am~Mia-~e -~_~A~traua~t° uount Melbo~e poa~ dep~ent’ s ~~~Uouples head of civilian complaints has SYDNEY%~iThe’~ustrahan said he may investigate an Aug. 7 raid on the Commerce Club, a popular gay nightclub, during which 463 patrons were publicly strip-searched for possible drug possession. Only 8 people were charged during the drug raid, on various charges ranging from possession Of illegal drugs to being drunkin public. The police .=,brzg~_n its ,,~v~, - ~hves~_gafion-into ~9~ inc~delji~Q already filer ~omplaia~ .o.j9’~ connection with tile3-1ib~ i~ai~t. Falwell Gets Offensive JACKSONV~I-L.LE, Fla...... Telev~slon stal~a XU3I’L,~:Tg Jacksonville ll’a~ tl~e~It&ie~I ~o pull Jerry Fal,,well &A)34T "me, Gospel Hour off~di~r~for month for focusing~mo~¢~or~ politics thanonreligl;hNi Wdgf picketed the TV st~. Falwell spent a good Oe~ of ume on the show broadcast in what.protesters called criticism of°~f~gi~eht Clinton ~at i~...p~%ed,)~g~y explicit language b3~ the televangelist. A spokesperson government has given the {hum~proposdl,.from the Australiaii"SWakistics Bureau to enumerate sam&sex coup~~s~ families during it~ of the nation. The plan got the approval of the Australian cabinet after lobbying efforts by both gay rights groups and the s.upport of the Anglican Synod. :., ~Attendar~t Sues Airline: .:- ~ DALLAS~7:Ame.fiean;Mrl:mes 7,fl~ight ~t,~qfi,.~t, Jay..Ma,uk_has " sued hls employer and theDall~s football team’ s chartered flights to and from games exclude male attend~m,ts.. M~auk’.s ,lawsuit, Cowboys. ~s~eriraination and~is aski~fot and, that: what .he ~.h.~ges is~ Ame~ncan A~rl~nes ,~ policy be" Cowlloy~ wpt!ld comment~ ~fiean-q~ickty d~eified"thatTii’ °has sue~ a~ poti~y. "~t!o3,,work,on the Dallas,Cowboys’- charter b~cause The suit also claims that when an spend y~.u(, life paying for that I fox~the,stationsaidWTLVmould. American Airlines employee~ murder7 ~" ~liacker.s attorney --air re-runs of the.p~o’grAm tmt~l 2 ~ w~ ]~an~tlgs the charter flights~. - Tul~[~’aTm~[y News, September - O~t~’bdr~1994,--page"4 ~....................................... 7_ ~.7.L was asked about gay flight attendants working on the charters, he was told the Cowboys’ "wouldn’t like that at Gov’t to Intervene in ~ Anti-Sodomy Laws CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government has agreed to accept a proposal to legalize sodomy in the nation in an effort to override state antisodomy laws in Tasmania that were declared a violation of international human rights by a U.N. commission earlier this year. The move by the federal government to negate the Tasmanian sodomy statutes is likely to be challenged in court. If federal legislation is adopted, it will not, however, remove Tasmania’s anti-sodomy laws directly since that island-state has refused to repeal its statutes. City Outlaws Kisses ANKARA, Turkey - The Reuters news service has reported that the southern Turkish city of Adana has outlawed, public-kissing by men as-unsanitary, The city has not, however, banned men kissing women or women kissing other women, and Eker offered no explanation of how these other kis~s:-would be h~genic while onl~= .iiiale,mate ’kisses were considered unsanitary. Episcopal Bishops Give Mixed Signals INDIANAPOLIS - The bishops of the nation’ s Episcopal Church tried - with~ mixed-results - to dealwith homosexuali~ during its national convention. A document issued by the bishops says that "lifelong, monogamous, heterosexual unions between husbands and wives" is the standard of the church’s teachings. But the document/which has been in the works since 1991, also urges the church to "respond pastorally to those persons whose sexual behavior does not conform" to its standards. Confusing the issue further, the bishops voted to change the proposal from a ’~pa~torkl:t~hdhih~?~ to simply~a . study documen Under pressure-fro~m"a group" ~ ~6~seNativelbishops, h0wewr( ~ the conference wenteven further "aifd ffd6lStEd ~ companion document that says homosexuality "cannot be ~¢On~oned by the church" and ~E~’. s~-~X relationships "a denial of God’ s plan." .3:~t~late Retracts "Joke" ¯;, BUENOS AIRES - Cardinal : Ant onto Quarracino, 7 ~gentina’s leading Catholic 74Jrelate, said his suggestion ’.2{Furing a television interview that homosexuals were "an ignoble ¯stain [on] the face of society" and shoutdbe put in their own giae~{o,-~ayshis remarks were "a joke, something thatjust crossed my mind¯" Quarracino told reporters later th~it he was sorry.. if he "offended anyone, ff I hurt someone’s sensitivities." During an TV interview earlier, Quarracinosaidgays andlesbians should be have "alarge area.., to live in, with theirownlaws, their own media and even their own constitution."Gaytights activists in the country have threatened to suetheCardinal overhis remarks. Quarracino said he thought people "had a better sense of humor." Oregon Ballot Measure to Go Before Voters SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon state Court of Appeals has unanimously overturned a lower ruling against a proposed statewide anti-gay ballot measure, clearing theway for the initiative to go on the November ballot. Earlier this year a lower court had ruled the proposed measure- violated state constitutional restrictions against restricting voterinitiatives to only 1 issuein eachproposedmeasure. Proposition 13, a revised version ofa statewidemeasure than failed to get voter approval in 1992, would repeal exisdng gay rights measures throughout Oregon, would bar any such legislation or ordinances in the furore, and would restrict access to educational and library informationabouthomosexuality to adults only. Opponents of the anti-gay initiative say they will not appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. Cobb Cty. GA Rally MARIETTA, Ga. - Commemorating the first anniversary _ of the Cobb County (Ga.) Commission’s adoption of a resolution condemning "the gay lifestyle," hundreds of gays, lesbians and supporters rallied in the town square to mark the date with a protest¯ Estimates of the number of people attending ranged from 1,000 to 5,000 people. Some 200 police officers were on duty during the protest and rally. Law enforcement officials called it the most peaceful protest in more than a year. Seattle Dom..Partners SEATTLE- On Tuesday, Sept¯ 6¢ Seattle formally .began allowing unmarried same-sex and opposite-sex COul~les to register as domestic partners. Some 70 couples showed up when the city clerk’s office opened Tuesday morning to pay $25 each to register the relationship¯ The partners registration extends no legal benefits to couples. IdahoAnti-Gay Measure BOISE, Idaho- Several hundred people joined Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus in officially launching a campaign against Prop. 1, an andgay initiative that will go before the voters this November¯ "We reject hatred whenever and wherever it appears, and it appears," Gov. Andrus said at the rally at the state capitol. Saturday, 1994. Check-in, .9 am. ~Walk begins at.lO am. ~..~. Veteran’s Park 18th-& Boulder Avenue Benefiting non-profit (501(c)3) HIVIAIDS care-giving agencies:Indian Health Care Resource Center Clinic, Parents and Friends ofLesbians and Gays (PFLAG)~ Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR), Visiting Nurse Association ofTulsa, Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN), Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Interfaith AIDS Ministriesl NAMES Project Tulsa Area, Hospice of Green Country, HIV Resource Consortium, Saint Joseph Residence, and SHANTI-Tulsa. ~DS~walk Tulsa Benefits Bad Bbyz - S.eptember 18; 10 pm Lola’s -.September 24, 10:30 pm Renegades ~ October 1, 11 pm Silver Star - October 7, 11 pm Metropole-October 12, 10 pm Alley- October 16, 9 pmAfter Walk Party For more information, call Walk 94 at 9-18 587 7222. Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 5 Southwest A viatical company now open right here in Tulsa. y:u are considering selling your~life insurance are in busineSs~t0 helpy0u: receiVe the highest amount in the best, quickest, most ~Confidential manner possible. A Quality ofLife Alternative Southwest 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 7521,9 800/559-4790 E. 41 st St. Suite F-5 Tulsa Office 4146 So. Harvard, Suite F,5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 -918-747-3320 Tulsa Farm~l~d~#, September -Octobek I994, page 6 Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs A Profile of HIV in OK’s Gay Communities by Alan G. Nyitray~ MS "It’s important that we look at the Oklahoma Gay community as a collection of many smaller communities like African American Gay men, Hispamc! Latino Gay men, Lesbian and G~y youth, rural Gay peop!e, etc. Each of these smaller communities have their own issue that must be specifically addressed; There is no one monolithic Gay community," concludes Nyitmy in a summary of findings done by the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health. These materials were compiled for the use of the HIV Community Planning Group (CPG). The CPG is a new, federally mandated body that is hoped .will provide more community input into state HIV prevention efforts. These f’mdings indicate that in Oklahoma, African-American Gay and Bisexual men have’an estimated rate of AIDS that is twice as high as thatofCaucasian Gay and Bisexual men~, The following rates a~e fofGay and Bisexual males with AIDS: African-Americans, 39 per 1000 population, Hispanics/Latinos, 29-:per 1000 pop., Caucasians, 221i per 1000 pop., Native American~, 18 per 1000 pop., and Asians/Pacific Islanders, 3 per 1000 pop. This AIDS rate is estimated assuming 6% of each race/ethnieity is Gay or Bisexual. Nyitray, whois Gay &Lesbian Outreach .Co-ordinator of the HIV/STD Service for the State Dept. of Health, concludes that the higher rates of AIDS in Gay and Bisexual men of color show that HIV prevention efforts must be improved in communities of color. "Just as Gay people riced their own specific.~iHIV.. prevention message apart..from heterosexuals, smaller .Gay communities with in the Iarger Gay community need.their ow.n messages and projects. OneHIV preventionmessageforthe whole Oklahoma Gay community does not even come close to meeting our needs." Otherissues identified in these f’mdings are: public health researchers have never determined the true rate of :.HIV infectionforanyOklahomabasedGay, Lesbian or Bisexual €~mmunity~nor hav~ there bee~ any random-based study to measure the HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors or;beliefs ofGay men~Bisex_uals or Lesbians inOklahoma, though these sorts of studies have been -successful elsewhere;~ .., ~ .~ ~ Other observations ar~........... there are at least 114,000 Gay, Oklahomans between the ages of 18 to 65basedon6% ofgeneral population, with an assumption of a higher percentage in urban areas and a lower one in rural ones; if 8% of Tulsa and Oklahoma City metro area population are Gay or Bisexual males, then about 20% are likely infected with HIV. Men of color with AIDS are more often Gay and Bisexual rather thanheteros.exualinjeetion ’drUg users as ts commonly believed. Gay men of color are lesslikely to have had an HIV antibody testthanCaucasianGay ¯ men. Gay/Bi men under age 25 are significantly more likely to say that they did not use a condom in anal sex with a casual partner than men older than 25. In larger urban areas outside Oklahoma, Gay/Bi young men have HIV infection rates estimated at 10~ 30%. While Oklahoma’s Gay and Bisexual male populations have rarely been ~tudied,. Lesbians .....hav~nignbred~althou~h iiife¢fion occurs in this .group and no prevention projects have directly addressed Lesbians.., ....Formoreinf0~aaonc~Nlan Nyitray at405-2714636 or write .,HIV/STD Service, OK Sta.te ~ fOO6NE 16di’s~ oKC, ~731 i~/- 1299. LIFEGUARD Proj~ect The LIFEGUARD project is coming to Tulsa. This project was originally developed in Los Angeles, California, and had been adapted to fit the needs of Tulsans. LIFEGUARD is a series of four meetings, dealing .with differentaspect~ of HIV disease~ The meetings are free and are de~ignddes~allyfor Gay and. ~i~fial?. high-’of all: age~ :find color. The meetings will be held in voluntc~s~l~_m.cs through~0u.t Tulsa on wednesday evedings and will provide an excellent environmentfor meeting. Places and times are availableby calling Brian Jackson at 584-4983, The four meetings are: October 5, HEAT: HIV. Education And Treatmefit, a medical overview focusing on living healthily with HIV for those who are seropositive and negative, ~fe issues such_as. ~rdl~tidn~liiiis a~discuss~by participants. October 12, SAND: Sex And Nineties Dating, a fun._.and= :e~pel-i~nfiid~m~efiiag desigixbl. examine our personal .goals and objectives in dating. Exploring - -! s0me:;.0fith~issues of da~t~ing the age of AIDS. October 19, SEA: Self Esteem Les.b~an and Bisexual designed to acknowledge and celebrate yourself. We will~ explore Gay identity and develop strategies to confront anti-Gay hostilities, both internal and external. October 26, SWIM: Sex With Intimacy for Men, this meeting, held in an auditorium rather than a home, brings together 30 to 50 men to discuss and celebrate the many safer and sexy options available to Gay men today and’ help develop skills in increasing you own~sexual satisfaction. ~. For more information, call 584-4983. Being Aware Support Group Support Services announces the return of the Being Aware rap group for the fall &-winter seasons. The group will meet. every week at 7 pm at 2440 East 51st, Suite BS. The next meeting will,be Monday, September19. _ Being Aware is degigned to meet the needs,of pedple living withHIV/AIDS and thosepcople dealing-, with.the AIDS crisis. This.is,~ a drop,in groupi:open to allpcople regardless of race, age of sexual expression. :Being’Aware is facilitated by ~William Brnder, certified HIV/ AIDS test.counselor/educator/ activist, and JeffMartin, Masters Level Counselor/Activist. For and Attitudos,.-.this meeti,n.~g is moreinformation, cal1742-3520. ~’~ ~ Jeffery A. Beal,-MD Ted Campbell,.LCSW Ginny Buffer; RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Clinical Trials* now Open for Treatment of HIV Disease and Related Infections _Nevirapipe...HIV Treatment Oral Vs. IV Ganciclovir...CMV Retinitis Treatment Zithromax-Biaxin-Ethambutol...MAC Treatment Providing Comprehesive Primary Care Medicine and Psychotherapeutic ~ervices We have many insurance provider affiliations - ifyou be~long to an insurance program that does not list us as providers, call us and we will apply. 1560 East 21st Street, Suite 210 Monday. Friday, 9:30-4:30 pm, 743-1000 *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. For mo~e information, call 918-743-1000, ext. ’HIV’ between 10am - 4pm. To receive more information about new clinical trials as they are available, send your name & address to: Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family N.ews~ September - October 1994, page 7 presents... ’.:HIV Education Treatment \~// _ (of 14). I’m not convinced that the culture mad prejudice is that different here. The difference is that in Texas, Lesbians & Gay men have been involved in politics and have demanded better treatment. Here we’re too busy being grateful for getting only one kick in the pants instead of two. As long as we don’t demand more of our politicians, we’re not going to get more. In many cases, we still may not get what we wantbut at least wecanmake an informed decision. Most social change in this country, this state, and this city did not come from well connected minority folks working their inside connections. It was the ones with inside connections, the AdamClaytonPowells whowere telling Dr. King, "son, you’re going too fast..." Social change has come from those who were pushy, who said, "sorry we’re not going to accep,t, what you’re trying to do to us. Ada Louise Sipuel Fisher, Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP pushed OU towards desegregation. Joe Williams and others with the NAACP forced Tulsa out of its racist city commission form of government. They may have been polite but~y weren’tjust ahoma politicians are going to try to avoid talking with us, about us mad our issues as long as we allow them to get away with doing so. Tulsa Family News will do all we can to shame, cajole or persuade Oklalaoma politicians into upholding basic American values of fairness, honesty and respect for all citizens. Accordingly, Tulsa Family News ~s withdrawing its endorsement of Jack Mildren. We cannot recommend either Mildren or Shedfick. We find them to be both cowardly and less than honest. Repeatedly, we’ve been told that Shedrick "does not have a bigoted bone in herbody."Webeen told Mildren believes in fairness. Well, this Gay man says start proving to our comnmnity that you stand for something other than only getting yourselfelected or taking our money. The winner ofthe Detnocratic runoff election (September 20) will face Frank Keating, Republican nominee on November 8.. Meanwhile, media observers may wonder where the "mainstream" media has been in covering minority issues, including Lesbian~:and Gay issues, in this campaign. The Tulsa Woddhardl~,.~ms to make any connection between local issues concerning Lesbian and Gay Tulsans and the We do honor Chuck Ervin (State Capitol) and Jim Myers (DC burean) for asking a hard question or two but wonder when the rest of them will get it? Then there’s television. The same stations that cover local Lesbian and Gay issues fairly well are as bad as theTulsaWorld on state and federal issues. Could it be that the tv stations did not ask aboutLesbian andGayissues in the tv debates because of well documented anti-Gay bias of some news people? Maybe they believe that if they don’t talk about us, we’lljust go away. I’m not. Youknow you can call these folks up and tell them you’ re not happy with their coverage. We do. We hope you will too. Conf, cont’dfrom p.l and Gays from other faith traditions. Nancy Day, executive director of the Tulsa chapter of the National Conference indicated that the office had not tried to involve local Lesbian/ Gay congregations or organizations. Other organizers apologized for the lack of inclusion and promised to investigate making last minute changes to the programming. Also atpress time, organizers could not ’verify whether workshop presenters would address tbe anti-Gay aspects of the Holocaust. For more information, call 5846116. L IIII I II__L I I li~ I I Illl OKs Only IGTA Affifiate(ln~1 Gay Travel Assoc.) "No" Service Charge 91~.~41-6866 New York Film Festival, NYC 9/23-10/9 " ." ’" Lone Star Women,s Music Festival, Texas Sonora Bay Women’s Week, Mexico 10/1‘8~ ’"~ ~ Gay & Lesbian Scuba Jamboree, Cozumel 10/1-8 ~bian Cruise, G~n¢lslands 10/2-8 Lost in Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada 10/7-9 W~,s ¢ek, ProvincetownlO/12-17 K¢y Wea Fantasy Fest 10/31 New Orleans Halloween 10/31 Puerto Vallarta RSVP Vacation 11/5-12 Food & Wine Weekend, Provincetown H/11-14, man more Family orient vacat,on$. Friends seeking Friends College grad, 23, 6’ 1751bs. new to Tulsa, seeks friends with humor and self-esteem. Clean-cut, straight-acting, Christian wishes to meet Christian or moral, straight-acting, non-smokers, no. 44600, To respond to this ad, call 900-230-0027 $1.59/min. aver. 3 rain. Fall into a Relationship this Autumn Cool, crisp days, awash with color. Walking though piles of fallen leaves. Is this your ideal of fall? Well there are people who feel the same way, reading ads in Friends & Lovers. But, like you, they’ve had trouble finding someone who shares their interests. That’s where we come in. Y6U n~ay place an ad of 30 words or less for a month free. After you mail your ad to TFN by the first of the month, you will be assigned a voice mail box in which you can leave a message to which other readers can respond. Leaving messages or listening to responses costs $1.59/ minute. You must provide your name, address and day & evening phone numbers. This information is completely confidential. Categories are: friends seeking friends, women seeking women, & men seeking men. Ads containing sexually explicit/implidt/anatomical language will not be accepted. Tulsa Family News reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement. Ads may be submitted for publication’ only by per~_ns 18 years of age or older. No ads will be p.ublished seeking persons under 18. Tulsa F_amiJ_¥ News assumes no liability for the content or reply [or any personal ad. The customer placing the ad assumes complete lhbility and holdsTulsa Family Newsharmless forall cost, expel.. (induding attorneys fees), liabilities and damages resulling from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the a~verliser or _any reply ~any sitch ailvertisement. By using Tulsa Family News Personal Service thec~placing the ad agrees not to leave his/her phone numbs, last name ~addiess inhis/her 018i 747-9506 Fax 1918) 747-1154 4308 South Peoria ~tha, OK 74105-980~ Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God! ~-0~J~l, message phone. Eddie Coo.k, past~r Mini Blinds 70% off" Tulsa Family News, September = Oc~!~¢r J~894, page 9 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS JACL cont’dfrom p. 1 Congressman appealed to the groups to approve the resolution endorsing equal marriage rights for gays and lesbians, which passed by a 50-38 vote with 11 abstentions. The proposal caused serious dissensions in the 65-year:old, 24,000-member JACL. Allen Kato, JACL’s legal counsel, resigned m protest over the proposal which he .called "morally wrong." Bill Hosokawa, a former _Denver Post_ editorial page editor wrote a column in JACL’s weekly publication saying that "JACL established ~i proud record that includes adv~acy for all. But now it has gone .beyond that, choosing;, arole,on..the cutting edge of t~e~litanthUmanrights moveme~(," ~, ~Former JACL chap te rlf ~i~ie~.s,i.d~n t s Tak Yamam6(6 i~.fid.~fi~ Yaniamoto rand formei; JACL staffer Lia Shigemura,~e,,0ut during the months:l.0ni~i~d~fiate, over the resolufioi~ arid: all~ addressed the conventi~ox~.tf.-app~al for its adoption/.,,.M,~religious leaders,~"Ec~’li’ a~" the Rev. Joan Ishibashi’ ~iUnited Church of Chris-ili~ :~olidu and the Rev. M~?~agawa of same-sex nim-ri~ag~;~gesblu_fi0n - as did ~/~’ cau.c.~s, the.As~iation the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium. U.S. Rep. Norman Mineta wrote in a letter to JACL: "Where would we be today if the NAACP,or the National Council ~of La Raza, or the Anti- Defamation League of B’nai Brith, or the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, had taken the position that redress was a Japanese American issue - and had nothing to do with African Americans, HispanicAmericans, Jews or gay and lesbian Americans? These organizations, and their members;joined us because they unders~c~i believed in;our argument-that a threat: t~ the civil fights 6f AmeriCanis a threat ito the civil rights Of all Americans.;’- Hate .crimes cont’dfrdOip; 1 Human Rights Campaign Fundsaid~ "This is the;first ~tim~ Congress has acted to ~punisli violeiac¢ against lesbians andgay men tlLrough stiffer periiiltie~ f0f hate crim~s, The inclusion of disability aiid gender, aloi~g with sexual brientation; sendS a message to loc;al law enforcement agencies’ that the federal gfvemment is about g@~bashing:..""The full hate~esbill passed the Senateon a 61=38 vote. President Chnton is-expected to s~gfithe bill into law. Studies cont’dfrom p. 1 indicates that gay men and lesbians, contrary to other findings and popular myth, earn considerably less than their heterosexual co-workers. One study, presented at the annual meeting of. the American Statistical Association in Toronto, indicated that 10% of American men and 6.4% of U.S, women have had sex with a member of the same’sex at least once during their lifetimes. The study also:found that more than 18% Of males and over 17% of females said they.had ~ither had sex with or had felt sexually, attracted.to:someone Of the Sam~’ sex - or both,- duriiigtheir lives. In additi0fi, the Study~also foimd tha~4:l% of’m~n arid 2:3% Of" women in this Cfuntry said they had’ dulyiiad same:s:ek relatio~~. during their fives.~ AnOtherStud~; by ~/~ unive"r~itybf:Mafyland are l~sing money just for being gay.’ Earliermarketing reseaich surveys have suggested that gay couples earn $56,000 to$63,006 annually, ~ompared with the national average ofjust $36,500. According to the study’s findings, gaymen aremorelikely to hold professional jobs, but they areless likely to bepromoted into managerial ranks, thereby eontributing to their overall lower income levels. While 1’7.9% of heterosexual men surveyed were managers, only 12.8% .of the gay men were. Navy. cont’dfrom p. 1 rational reason for its anti-gay policies. The appellate court ruling upheld the reinstatement order, but did not deal.with the issi~of the military ban’s constitutionality: .There was speculation that because the appeals .court only applies to Meinhold’S reinstatement and does not challenge the researcher, found that gay men’", c0nstitutiooality of the ban itself make 11% :t6 27% less than the government may not appeal hete-rosexu’al males in thedecisiontotheU.S.Supreme comparablejob~. Lesbians, the .. Court.’The Jnsdce Dept. would researchers found2earn ~% to- " onJysay that the decision was 14%lessthatl -heterosexual femaleS. "Lesbians’ men are experiengi.ng.’discrimiuation fliat ’ actually hurts them -ec0nomically," said Lee- Badg.ett; a:’Univ~rsity. of Maryl~d e~01iomi’c~’ pro~essor, - and ao:tli6r of!the’smdy;:’*They being reviewed. NGLTF. - cont’dfrom p. 1 organization will launch a nari.on’al~search,, for ~ a new Lavner cont’dfrom p. 1 Zinc and New York’s Eighty- Eights to colleges and community centers to MCC’s in Wichita and Sarasota, the 25th anniversary of the National Organization ofWomen and the International Mr. Leather contest. Ms. Lavner typically performs in black leather. Sandra Gillis is the executive director of PFLAG’s national. organization. According to !ocal co-organizer, Nancy McDonald, Ms. Gillis will not be performing in leather, black or otherwise but: will be giving an update on the substantial efforts of PFLAG to fight discrimination basedon sexual orientation. Patrons may attend a private dinner with Lavner & Gillis, a special reception and the gerformance with a donation of 100 for two persons. A sponsor ticket for the reception and performance is $50-for two, Tickets for the performanceare $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets and information is available at Tomfoolery! or by calling 747-4125 or 742-8565. Change . cont’dfrom p. ! ’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’" and "Legislating Against Violence.," For further information, contact Sue Hyde at (61"7) 492-639~/.... $I6,049 Y WANN MITSUBISHI The New Thinking in Automobile~" Had credit )roblems in the )ast? 800 apl!~intment. 810 S.~incinnati Suite 100 .~.’~u!~a; Okla 74119 Sandra.J. Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgen~lered Individuals, ¯ " r :~: Couples & Families, 1 11 2865 E.-Skelly .Drive, Ste. 215; 745-. 1 "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" "~" ,-: Tulsa Family News, September- October 1994, page 10 T H E Planner Leanne Gross. Mapping Your Financial Road to Retirement by Leaane M. Gross Most people look upon retirement as a happy exchange of activities: playing golf, visiting friends and family, siting by the pool, traveling the world, or simply lazing the days away in some pleasant climate. And yet, a growing record of. dashed hopes casts a shadow across the expectation of untroubled days. Stories abound of retirees adrift without a chart of daily obligations to direct them: They haven’t posed these questions about retirement that they’ve routinely answered "G A Y Where do I want to be? How do I want to live? More serious, as a survey by financial services giant Merrill Lynch shows, is the substantial gap between what people expect to afford in their retirement and what their retirementincome will actually enable them to afford. They haven’t answered the most important question. What will my retirement income be? To answer that question, experts in the field agree the place to start is the income every employed person will have: Social Security retirement benefits.. Until August 1988, the odds of your getting a satisfactory answer were about as good as beating a sidewalk gambler at three-card Monte. Since then, under a Social Security Administration program calledPEBES (Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statemen0, you can have an answer in a couple of weeks. Call 8001937-2000, request form SSA-7004, complete itandreturn it. The information you receive will include your-estimated monthly retirement, benefits basedon your projected earnings and the age at which you expect to reure. Be prepared for a shock., your during their working years:. .. PEBES will most likely show .What do I want tq do wi~,m~i:: :( fliatS~al Seeurity-~even ffyou time and my life? ~ :" " " "..~ mad y~employer(s) contribute L ..... I F E S T Y L E to it for 40 years and you work don’t buy until you’re satisfied past 65-- will hardly meet basic this is what you need. living expenses. First Rule: Start your planning Uncle Sam has not deceived early. It takes from 20 to 25 you. Social Security is not a years to implement a successful pension, and was never intended retirement plan. Unless you have to be a pension, although that is major amounts to contribute to a. common assumption. Its the fund; however, some objective, zs to replace part of retirement savings m better-than the income that individuals and none in any case. their families lose, when they During those years, you’ll be . retire, become severely disabled, building assets that will provide or die. You should consider your retirement income, even under Social Security and company severeinflationarypressures, and pension benefits a "retirement ensure your security and that of paycheck", using this to your survivors, m the event of determine the incomeyou’ll need health or other emergencies. to finance the retirement you You’ll set the process in want. motion by giving the planner a What is your next move? meticulous account of your The same action you take to.. present income and expenses, prepare for a home purchase, or. your total assets and liabilities, a vacation, or a child’s college, plus incomeyou expect toearn education. You must plan. ...... after retirement-along with the The only difference is that this year you intend to retire and the is long:range.Pl~ng that.will annU~il retirement income you pay a co~mm~anding role i~a your want to have. life for. many.y.e~s~. .. : ........ ..~ Afte_r analyzing, this But.a retirement .p!an, like a informa’d0~’. ~he pl~e!~...w~ll tailored suit, should fit. you propose ~a:ys¯ you can manage perfectly. Few ~people other than your current earnings andassets fiscal, e~per~s have the time or so they Will"yield the r~xiui~ed saw;y to €onstruEi. such a piah, . incrm~ when you retire, q’his]s, and you’ll ..probable need essentially,, a long-range professional help. ¯ " in~;~stmeiat program bUii~,iin There’ s plenty available. Most mo~t eXtses,.onsi~me form0f ~xlarge banks, insurance free.annuity or other h~dged companies, investment houses investment that will make the and accounting firms offer most of the resources you can retirement planning. Pick a dedicate to it. quality instituti.on, ask questions, ’ T.he :p~an, :wpically, will_ also sketch the impact of different econon~ic scenarios high/low stable interest rates, high/low stable inflation, recession growth/depression- on vour rettrement~ncome. The complete plan will be a road map to your retirement security. However you dev~lop your plan, on your own or with experienced help, you can count on it requiring investment of time and personal resources. But never doubt that it’s worth every hour, every dollar you devote to it. As I always say: "People don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan." Leanne M. Gross is a member of the Rainbow Business Guild, a Tulsa non-profit organization. Boy George Paternity ? LONDON - To the SUrlY,rise of virtually no one,iaB.fitish court has tossed out a ~i~fl claim by a woman in the. U.S°.iWho had charged that,.openly gay pop singer Boy Ge01ge.h~igl ~athered her 7-year-old~oiX:Th~~ed woman filedttie"aUit i~t~-t: year, but the court dis~ssed:the case when it was told tile ~vbman had not been heard:i~rO~ ~i:~ then. Boy George s~d Of:th~ w~oman’ s claims that he haffnever had sex with a woman~ M8 !ifeand that therefore the birthmust have been "a miracle." 496-2410, 800-336-3524 Homes change with the times..: munic~ting withith’eir corn: parties via fax"modems. .Homes With two offices~will ~o~ ~ unusuat. Hou~ho[d size is shrinking and the number of -householders will increase nearly 20e~ this d~ade. At [he same [im~ mallv households are expanding to dude grandparents, .~dult children, or both. That calls for flexible floor plans, and more accessory units ~ selfcontained "apartments"" within homes. Dining rooms mav be going the way of sculleries and ~pus rooms¯ ~me builders are.eliminating them in favor of more spacious eating areas open to family rooms. The National Association of Home Builders recenflv surveved industry watchers, futurist~,..and feading-edg~ builders to find out how new technology and changing demographics will be changing our homes. Here’s what they found. There will be more media rooms and larger family rooms because ot increasing sales ofbig-screen TVs. Many Upscale, homes are being built with complete home theaters. For buyers and sellers If you’re a buver remember that all the lates( improven~ents don’t mean a thing unless vou really like what you buy. The home should fit’your requirements.° If you’re a seller, keep tn mind that - Many hgflae~ already have office op- there are buvers who will "decide ~that tions -- dens or extra bedrooms that can your home i~ exactly what they want. be used as home offices. But the trend is Putting buyers a~d sellers t~geth~er is ac6elerating. Bv theyear 2001, 70% of all. our job. Call us to learn how w~.can homes are expected to have computers guide you to success. Thei-e’s as more ,peopte-.work at home, com~.......obligation for a meeting. - ...... ¯ .................................................................................................~;-,~4--.-~.~- ......’:~.~.,,,Tulsa Family~ews, September - 6CtOb’~’~’:"179~),~i pcige 11 ). T H E AiDS Info-Line Interfaith AIDS Ministries has added a 918 area code 800 number (800-284-2437) to provide greater access to HIV/ AIDS information throughout eastern Oklahoma. As the State of Oklahoma AIDS information line is still inoperative, this is the only 24 hour, 7 day a week information source. Interfaith ¯AIDS Ministries also is seeking volunteers for the information line. Volunteers work from their homes as calls are forwarded from the Interfaith AIDS Ministries number. This phone line is the only 24 hour a day source of HIV/AIDS information and referrals in the 918 area code. Volunteers are asked to consider donating a 3-4 hour block of time at least one evening a week. Night owls would be especially welcome for late shifts. Training on HIV issues will be provided and typically requires about 4 hours and is conducted one on one. Another 2 hours on phone line protocals and crisis training is also provided. For more information or to volunteer, call Interfaith AIDS Ministries at 438-2437 or 800- 284-2437. Family of Faith-,~iOij g ~!~;ii~it’ ~y Family of Faith MCC, formerly of Jenks, celebrated a 5 year birthday on Septembe:~;9; The church, now located at 5,L51- E South Mingo, had a dat~ee party on Saturday the 10th to commemorate the e~,ent. The celebration confiiiu’ed:wthS~ an inspimfi6nal praiseland"~Vorsliip celbrafion.on the 1 lth. Church members were pleased to h~ve former Pastors Crocker and Fink back in Tulsa for the celebration. Five years ago, Pastors Pam Crocker and Marian Fink started" Family of Faith from a renta!:~ location in Broken Arrow. From the location in Broken Arrow, the church moved to a more permanent location in Jenks, and more recently to its present especially welcome. of Prayer fo r For more information, write TBE, POB 3502, Tulsa, OK Persons t-,v,nu 74101 or call 446-7883 or 587- with HIV/AIDS 1658. location in Tulsa proper. Family of Faitli has grown~ ,-:~" Saint Afdan’s Episcopal from an hfitial membership of 3 Church will host Tulsa’s to 4 to a membership of over 50. Programming at the church includes a support .group for codependency, a ch0ii’; a w~kly Bible .study, and many other acdvities. _ mmmmm|mm|||mnmmmmim|||||m||mm|mm| Puppy-.Pause II- | U | m ¯ ¯ U n| |m ¯ |¯m m F E S T &. :~Body,~., Electric I n t e g r i t YannoTuhneTcuelssaBaodwyoErlkecsthroicpgroaunpd -°~.C~aP°_Ga,~, &~"_~.~.s:bi~a!~:~~-~.~.etreat;.’!Celebrating the Body -:,LT~nistry ~t the Ro~an!!Ggtholi¢., :Eleclfic’~ to be held October 22 ;(::~Epi~s_~,.pa~C~h~i?.~-" :: :’.i: :& 23. Tl~is will be the only D/I WilI celebrate an Episcopal ...... ~’Midw~st site for a Body Electric mass at its Saturday, October 8th workshop in 1994. ~ i~mee~..ng, ~-at2.~Pm:2’ a~.~ Sai~..t ....... !~n". t_.h.e: !~ork~hop, each .;Z(~:u.ns,~a~. s)~9~l qhurch,~.... ~.~(tic~p.ant -ie~;-/(o give and SamtDunstan s ~sl0cated on the:÷-; ~r~cfii~( fi (6rnplet~ : Taoist north side of 71st Street between massage. Because of the healing Yale & Sheridan. All are natures of Eastern approaches to welcome, including non- erotic energy, men living with denominatibnal believers, HIV and in recovery from -N:aii0nai- :o "- s.U,tan o aUuse, mooa aoa .~. y.~ behavior addictions are All Breeds Dog Grooming llth & Mingo, 838-7626 Open Tuesday - Saturday at &am. Call for Appointments Walk-ins Also Welcome. mm.m m m m m | i m | | mm | m | m ¯ m.mn mm m mmml mmm m m | ¯| ¯ ¯ ¯ u || | | Y L E Prime limers Prime Timers, a social nonprofit organization for Gay men over 40, will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, September 17 with social and business segment at 2 pm and with a presentatmn at 3 pro. John Denny, past president of the Tulsa Geneological S ociety will speak about tracing your ancestry at the Gathering Room at 4154 So. Harvard, Ste. H-l, Basement Level Room. In October, the organization will return to its regular s_chedule with a meeting on October 1st. Tom Neal, publisher of Tulsa Family News will speak about the newspaper and the community. observance of a national day of prayer for persons living with HIV and. AIDS on. Sunday, October3at3 pm. The Presiding Bishop of Episcopal Church USAhas called all Episcopalians to this observance though all are welcome. Saint Aidan’s is located at 4045 North Cincinnati. The vicar is the Reverend Gall Keeny -Mulligan. Tulsa city-county Library 9/20 " Tulsa City-County Library Commission, noon, Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. 9/21 An English Country Garden: a Potpourri of English Songs, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib: 4th & Denver. 9/28 Liebeslieder Waltzes, noon, Aaronson Auditorium, Central Lib. 4th & ~Denver. 10/18 Tuls¯ City-County Library Commission, noon, Central Lib. 4th & Denver. 10/27 Parent Connection, AIDS Awareness for Parents, 7pm, Owasso Library, 103 W. Broadway. FIRST FRA~IN FINANCIAL. Bob Hardy Pager: 628-8745 Brady Heights 2 & 3 Bedroom .... Apartments Small Complex Great Gay Area Close to UCT -TJC, Downtown Water paid $285-325 918’582-8608 Dart Tournament, Tues. 8pro - Pool Tournament, Fri. 7:30 2630 East 15th Every Friday at 11, SHOW[ 749-1563, 4-2 m, M-Sun. Mr. Tulsa Leather 9/1% lOpm Parking at Massad~s Miss Ul~r Cherry St. Pageant 10/8 BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Fine Jewelry Watch & Jewelry Repair 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 Comer of 48th & Peoria 9:30 - 5:00 Monday-Friday Shop Where You AreAppreciated! Kelly Kirby Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax situations, whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities " with sensitive &timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 SALON WINFCOPA ’Ross Folsom Hairdesigner Color Technician Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th St. 583:1500 Tulsa Family News, September - October 1994, page 12 FALL BENEFIT CONCERT Benefitting TOHR & PFLAG~ FEATURING LYNN LAVNER Comic...~ongwriter..;Singer H E G A Y L I F E S T Y L E Tulsa Family News Survey In order to find out more about the needs of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Tulsans, Tulsa Family News has constructed the following survey We would appreciate your cooperation in this effort. 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Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Family News Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Neal Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource James Christjohn Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin JD Jamett Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Tom Neal/Tulsa Family News 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 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/490 Relation A related resource Tulsa Family News, August 15-Issue 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 9 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://history.okeq.org/collections/show/24 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/53c938bb504890d7ff105132ec1355ba.jpg e738486ca585a71b984539cba46fbed8 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/1a6b8afcade5f041648264f295c96d67.pdf 2fbde23bb5a7fffa2d07a50807fee086 PDF Text Text TULSA FAMILY NEWS Serving Tuba’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart August 15 - September 14, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 9 Senate Bias Hearings OK Primary Round-Up Who’s Good, Who’s Bad WASHINGTON - The Senate Labor & Human ResourcesCommitteebeganhearingsontheproposed Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would prohibit bias in the workplace because of sexual orientation- the first time the upper house of Congress has considered such a job discrimination measure. The bill was introduced in June by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who is also chairman of the Senate committee. If enacted, the legislation would add sexual orientation to the classes protected under federal law from employment bias, along with race, sex, religion, age, national origin and disability. Among those slated to testify during the hearings will be a fired Cracker Barrel restaurant worker, a postal employee who was beaten unconscious at his job by a co-worker, and an executive with Pacific Bell. The hearings began on Friday, July 29. Most Child Molesters Are Heteros, Doctors Say DENVER -Adults who sexually abuse children are more likely to be heterosexual than gay, according to a study published in the current issue of the prominent medical journal Pediatrics. The study, which examined the medical records of 269 children treated for sexual abuse at Denver’s Children’s Hospital, was prompted by a 1992 anti-gay ballot measure in Colorado that excluded gays and lesbians from civil rights protections in the state. Researchers with the University of Colorado, led by Dr. Carole Jenny, wanted to see if there was any basis to the claim. What they found was that only 2 of the offenders involved in the 269 abuse cases seen at the hospital - just 0.7% - were identified as homosexual. Statisti,eally; the researchsugge:sts tha~ dafldren are more than 100 times likely to be ~exu~ii~assi~tilf~ by.a relative or the sexual partner of a relative, nearly always males. Senate Cand McCurdy Anti-Gay Bias is OK ¯ US Congressman Dave McCurdy has publically stated his opposition to civil rights protections for Gay Oklahomans. In a letter issued in response to repeated requests by Tulsa Family News, McCurdy refused to support pending legislation, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 but stated that such "legislation is not necessary." When asked ff he was aware of civil rights abuses in Oklahoma, he answered, "no." To further questioning, McCurdy said that he felt that discrimination based on sexual orientation was not as bad as discrimination based on religion or race. Also, as far as TFN has been able to determine McCurdy had never met with any Oklahoma Lesbian & Gay community organizations or leaders here in the state. ~ou~ o! ~pt~-nlatlue~ Tulaa, Oklahoma Dear Mr. Neal: Thank yo~ for your In~eras~ In my poai=~0n o= gay ~ will ~u ~ a co~neor of legislation ~=i~ed =o by Maureen Curtin Norman, Oklahoma "Thank-you Congressmen Inhofe, Brewster, and Ishtook," exclaimed Mandy Carter; keynote speaker for the first annual Oklahoma Pride Summit. Member of the Board of Governors of the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, Carter quickly explained her gratitude. Earlier this year, the three Congressmen openly admitted that they would not hire gays or lesbians to their respective staffs. The admission caused a stir in Washington D.C. that did not die, thanks to members of the Human Rights Campaign Fund who circulated a pledge. Each of the 244 members of the House of Representatives and 79 Senators who signed the pledge vowed that he or she would not discriminate on the see Summit, page 9 In an interview at the Sapulpa Public Library, Keating made the comment above and stated that he thought current civil fights laws pmvidelegal recourse to discrimination. He indicated that he felt that protections might not be needed because of Gays’ alleged higher wealth & education. He did emphasize his ’;openess" to discussion though he said he would not issue an executive order banning discrimination in state employment. Dome. for Gov. Bernice Shedrick: Not a Bigoted Bone in Her Body But Dodging the Issue & In Trouble with NOW Shedrick’s campaign staff claims she doesn’t have a bigoted bone but they don’t seem to be able to get a clear position out of her. She accepted a $1,000 donation from the National Organization of Women which supports civil rights for Lesbians but this issues seems not to have been considered. Oklahoma NOW president, Karen Ray had promised to "hold Shedrick’s feet to the fire." see Politics, page 2 Noted Evangelist at Family of Faith MCC on Sunday, August 21st. For more information, call 622-1441. National News- Military Update First State-wide Gay Conference Is Success Gays were all rich and travel a lot" Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church welcomes Delores Berry who will conduct a "Praise and -:Worship,..I .............. ~...... _~_....... Don’t Forget to Vote, Primary: August 23, General Electio: November 8 photo: Maureen Curtin Radecic &friend Helen, Reaves, Bray, Neal, Carter Political analysis by Tom Neal GOP Frank Keating for Gov: "1 thought reporter~ page 3 Youth Speak Out: Older Lesbians & Gays Should Help Gay Young Adults Lesbian Officer to be Reinstated SEATTLE- Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was kicked out of the Washington State National Guard in 1992 because she byBrannon Crain working to assist is a lesbian, will go back to her post as chief nurse as a result of a Lesbian & Gay youth. The future of the Gay federal court ruling. On July 8, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Community lies in the One of the most refused to accept the government’s request that Cammermeyer be hands of its youth. It prevalent issues is that kept out of the military. of peer acceptance. "It is seems obvious that as 2 Gays Discharged by Navy Boards difficult how to predict one generation follows NORFOLK, V~- A Navy Board of Inquiry hearing the discharge another, the Lesbian/- hqw you will be p~rceived." said one Gay communities mus~ proceedings against Lt. jr. grade R. Dirk Selland has unanimously youth in the community. support and train the ruled that the 25-year-old gay naval officer should be honorably next generation. discharged because of his sexual orientation. Selland told his "I was told by several commanding officer he was gay the day after President Clinton, Lesbian & Gay youth people that I was face more than their danmed." Lesbian and who had promised in his campaign to end the anti-gay Pentagon share of problems, such Gay youth need ban, took office. The naval board concluded that Selland had violated the Defense Department’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy as lack of peer reassurance from the acceptance, Gaywhen he informed his commanding officer of his sexual orientation. adult community that bashing, suicide, fear of Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., another Navy Board of Inquiry they are not alone. recommended that Lt. Tracy Thorne also be honorably discharged Along the same lines coming out, and drug because he told ABC-TV’s "Nightline" program in 1992 that he is abuse. However, with is the fear of bashing. gay. Navy Secretary John Dalton still must approve the board’s help from older Lesbian No one whether they be and Gay groups and gay, straight, black, or discharge ruling, which he is expected to do. Thorne’s attorneys individuals, Gay youth white should be held have said they will take Thome’s case to the federal courts if the Navy lieutenant is in fact discharged. Michelle Benecke, coprisoner by their fear of are surviving. In Tulsa, director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said there being beaten because of Tulsa Oklahomans for I-Iuman Rights (TOI-IR) their practices, are more than 100 cases of gay military personnel pending before inquiry boards and federal courts that could reach the Supreme and Gay and Lesbian convictions, or beliefs. Bashing creates a Court in the next few years. AssociationofStudents legitimate fear of"being (GLAS) at Tulsa Junior Conn. Court Rules Pentagon Discriminates College Southeast out" in the sense of HARTFORD, Conn.-Connecticut Superior Court Judge Frances see Youth, page 8 Campus and others are Allen has ruled that the Defense Department’ s newest "don’t ask, see Military, page 9 Tulsa Family News, August- September 1994, page I �The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is calling on our community to take aggressive action in the month of August before and during the summer recess of Congress to advocate for health care reform and passage of the Employment NonDiscrimination Act of 1994 (ENDA). Constituents must also communicate their outrage at the recent deluge of anti,gay amendments offered by Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC). :During late July and early August Sen. Jesse Helms unleashed a gay bashing agenda on Capitol Hill by filling the Congressional record with antigay speeches and by attaching amendments and making antigay motions to several bills. So far, he has attacked Agriculture Appropriations, the National Endowment for the Arts, Interior Appropriations and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Helms’ strategy has forced NGLTF, and other .groups, to spend its time battling against anti-gay attacks, rather than advancing our affirmative agenda by lobbying for the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) and preserving, anti-discrimination provisions within health care reform bills soon to be on both the House and Senate floors. Helms must realize that ENDA enjoys unprecedented support on Capitol Hill. Helms knows that the gay, lesbian, and bisexual Community has been successful in getting sexual orientation included in civil rights provisions of a majority of health care reform bills. Helms also recognizes that the Clinton Administration has advanced the basic civil rights of federal gay, lesbian, and bisexual employees bY enacting non-discrimination employment policies in most federal agencies. Helms is attacking because he recognizes that we are winning thewar onbigotry. Helms hopes that in creating a hostile environment in the Senate on gay issues, he will prevent future votes to affirm gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights. Helms’ agendais to destroy any advance by the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. We need you to take action now and hold your senators accountable for their votes in supporting Helms’ gay bashing. Act now! You can advocate for healtk care reform, support the Employment NonDiscrimination Act, and hold your senators accountable for their anti-gay votes in just a few minutes of your time. I. Contact your Representatives and Senators! Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard for the phone numbers of your Members of Congress at: 202-224-3121. Don’t worry if you don’t know their names; the operator can tell you based on your zip code. A recently introduced federal bill prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is receiving unprecedented bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) of 1994 has 125 House and 30 Senate co-sponsors making it the most popular gay and lesbian civil rights bill in Congressional history. Senate hearings, held July 29, clearly demonstrated that job discriminationis areal danger for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. September is an important month for ENDA with a vote expected in the Senate and hearings expected in the House. The following are talking points for ENDA: Federal law currently protects employees from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, and disability. ENDA extends fair employment practices -- not special rights -- to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and heterosexuals. A February 1994 Newsweek opinion poll found that "74% of all Americans favor protecting gays from job discrimination." ENDA is endorsed by civil rights, labor and religious leaders, and by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the pre-eminent civil rights umbrella group. Health Care i(eform The House of Representatives and the Senate plan to vote on health care reform legislation before the August 19 summer recess. Both the Gephardt bill in the House and the Mitchell bill in the Senate .contain antidiscrimination language that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation. This is an historic civil rights victory for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. However, NGLTF expects that some legislators may attempt to delete sexual orientation before a final vote. We must insist that sexual orientation remains in the anti-discrimination language of whatever reform bill passes. Talking points are: Anti-gay bias and stigma creates barriers to health care that increase vulnerabilities and risk for certain diseases and health problems. In a recent national survey conducted hy the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, 9 out of 10 physicians reported observing anti-gay bias, including cases where patients received substandard care or were denied care because of their sexual orientation. The health insurance industry admits that it may avoid high risk groups when possible. Gay men make up the largest number of cases of AIDS in this country and are thereby perceived to be at risk for costly HIV/AIDS health care. Gay men are thus in danger of discriminatory redlining. Politics cont’dfrom p 1 even 10 rain. time. Tulsa World and Tulsa TV reporters suggest that they probably would have to wait only a week or so. cannot recommend the better candidate, we can identify the undeniably bad ones. And since Tulsa in Dist. 1 has had a rep. (inhofe) who’s obsessively antiGay~ ~ulsa.F_ami!y ..News has~ decided to endorse Steve Largent, anti-Gay bigot, as a perfect choice to continue the lnhofe."tradition of bias ?’ Largent’s campaign manager, Terry Alien, confirmed that Largent does not support civil rights protections for Lesbian and Gay citizens. Since Lesbian & Gay endorsement is so feared, maybe this will hurt Largent. Between the two strongest Democratic gov. candidates, Mildren and Shedrick, there is a clear choice. Mildren is openly supportive of our communities. Shedrickis not. I’m going to vote for Jack. Demo. Senate Hopeful Cody Graves: the New Duck & Cover Candidate Although h~’s ~oldtwo prominent Tulsa professionals all the right things on Lesbian/ Gay civil rights issues and health issues, this campaign like Shedrick appears to be ducking the issue. Many calls to his campaign have resulted in no position and it’s rumored that the Graves campaign is "Gaybaiting" the McCurdy campaign. Inhofe? TFN would like to .interview him as a sitting member of the House of Representatives and as a candidate for the Senate. However, monthly or more calls since Nov. ’93 have failed to get Prieo, dohnson, ate. These campaigns would only speak off the record or would not return calls. Republicans who are simply fair - who feel folks should be judged on job performance not sexual orientation or religious affiliation, have said toTFN: my actions speak for themselves but I can’t openly call for fairness or I’ll lose my race. Some Democrats have said the same. Do we recommend a candidate and undermine their race (if they are right)? How can we share our research and help our readers make an informed decision? This leaves us in a quandry. While we Tulsa Family News~ August - September 1994, page 2 TULSA FAMILY NEWS Publisher/Editor Tom Neal Assistant Editor James Christjohn Staff Writers Kharma Amos Brannon Crain Maureen Curtin Staff Photographer JD Jamett 918-832-0233, POB 4140, Tulsa, OK 74159 Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1994 by Tulsa Family News 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 that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondance is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondance should be sent to the address above, Each reader is entitled to one tYee copy of each edition at distribution locations. Additional copies are available at Tomfoolery! Clubs & Restaurants 744-0896 *The Alley, 3340 S. :Peoria 835-5083 *Bad Boys Club, 1229 S. 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Maplewood 298-4648 Dignity/Integrity *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 �tohr reporter September Meeting .Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights*PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 August/September 1994 Volume 14 Number 9 The views expressed elsewhere in Tulsa Family News are not necessarily the views of TOHR. Permission is granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along with other items, under the byline, "submitted by TOHR’, contained elsewhere in Tulsa Family News. THIS IS YO U-R Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay TOHR Seeks "New Blood" for the 1995 Lesbian/Gay Calendar Year SURPRISE! The nominating committee of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights has anThe September membership meeting nounced it is seeking nominations for its of TOHR will begin wilh social time at 6:30 1995 board of directors, according to com.and themeetingstarts at 7p~m. on Tues-_ day, September 6, at the HtV/Resource - mittee chair; KevinPortz. Offices open are: Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I, lower President level. 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Members-at-large are being sought for: Reporter Editor HelpLine Coordinator Public Relations Coordinator Fund-raising Coordinator and Activities Coordinator Applicants must be current in TOHR membership dues before applying. Nominations may be made to the committee by mailing or faxing your resume, no later than September 15th, to: TOHR PFLAG BENEFIT TOHR P.O. Box 14212 Tulsa, OK 74159-1212 Fax: 918-582-1124 September 28th Comic... Songwriter...Singer... The slate of nominees will be presented at the October membership meeting on Lynn Lavner Executive Director of PFLAG Int’l. Sandra Gillis MARK YOUR CALENDARS//! Application Name Address City. stat~ I1 Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: I1 $10 Limited Income/Student Membership i’l $20 Regular Membe~hip I=l $35 Organizational/Household Membe~hip I-1 $100 Sustaining Membership Zip. Tuesday, October 3. Voting will take place HelpLine Coordinator . during the November membership meeting Oversee, coordinate, schedule and reon Tuesday, November 1. Officers will be cruit volunteers for the HelpLine. Reporter Editor sworn-in at the.Annual Holiday Party in . .... Produce monthly.newsletter and distribearly December. Descriptions of the offices to be filled ute to membership. Fundraising Coordinator are as follows: Oversee major TOHR fundraising events President Public Affairs Director CEO of TOHR and subject to Executive Oversee, schedule and recruit volunteers for outreach programs General guidance and supervision Activities Director Preside at all meetings Oversee social and recreational activities Recommend measures to further TOHR’s objectives First Vice President Plan and develop programs and meetings for the general membership. Welcome Claudette Peterson and Second Vice President Derrick Davis, two new employees ofTOHR Plan membership recruitment activities selected to serve at the HIV Testing Clinic. Chairs Human Resources Committee Next month’s issue of the Reporterwill Secretary feature more clinic news and biographies Maintain membership list of our new staff. Keep minutes of meetings Give notice of general meetings Memorandum of Understanding Treasurer TOHR and the HIV Resource Center Collect membership fees have entered into an agreement of cooperaMaintain TOHR’s bank account tion, an acknowlegement of mutual goals Maintain TOHR financial records and intentions. Report financial status to members, board, and executive committee. Clinic News Flash! BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS & Membership HANs¢ E Phone (optional) I ~n aa.a dly nx~-’ivingTOHR mailings and the Tulsa Family News I am not on tbe mailing fist Signature would like to volunteer help with: [] Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HeipLine [] HIV Counselor [:1 Executive Board Member n Event Planning and Party Preparations I1 Monthly Meeting Support Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR over set membership fees are Tax Deductible. 7434 2A9Y7s Members’ Representatives Kelly Kirby ..................................... 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Barry Goldwater, dubbed "Mr. Conservative" by friends and foes, and Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts have become co-chairs of Americans Against Discrimination, a group launched by the Human Rights Campaign Fund to battle farright anti-gay ballot measures around the country. -The 85year-old Goldwater said in a press statement that "extremist gr6ups" around the country were trying to "institutionalize discrimination" with the anti-gay ballot initiatives of the past few years. ’q’hese initiatives would legalize discrimination against people in the workplace," the former Arizona senator said. "People should not lose theirjobs because of factors unrelated to their work performance." In an article in the Washington Post, Goldwater wrote, "It’s time America realized that there was no gay exemption in the right to "llfe, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ Job discrimination against gays - or anybody else is contrary to each of these founding principles." 3 Anti-Gay Initiatives Fail TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona, Missouri and Washington state will not be facing anti-gay ballot initiatives this year as backers of measures in the three states failed to turn in enough signatures to qualify the initiatives for statewide elections this year. The measures, generally modeled on Colorado’s Amendment 2, would have barred state or local governments from extending or recognizing civil rights protections for gay and lesbians. In Springfield, Mo., the Amendment Coalition, announced that it had failed in its effort to get an anti-gay initiative measure on the November general election ballot in the state because it had not collected the needed signatures. Two anti-gay initiatives in Washington state did not qualify for the ballot when backers of the initiatives failed to turn in the nearly 182,000 valid signatures at the state capitol in Olympia. The measures would have barred the state or any governmental agency m Washington from recognizing the legal rights of gays, lesbians or bisexuals as a protected class. Protest Vigil in Colorado In Colorado Springs, an estimated 5,000 people gathered at a rally in support of a weeklong fast and vigil by Mel White at the headquarters of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, Colo., which backed that state’s voter-approved anti-gay Amendment 2. White is the dean of the Cathedral of Hope in I demanded free drinks. McHugh’s attorney said it was a Dallas. In Denver, more than case of mistaken identity, but a 2,000 people gathered for a police officer found the 4 men in peaceful march in the Colorado a parking lot wearing women’s capital in support of White’s clothes. The arrested men are all "Fast For Understanding." After members of a rugby team that concluding his vigil, White said had played golf all day dressed he was sure he would "be misunderstood and condeumed" as women in a tournament lampoomng the Ladies’ PGA by James Dobson, head of Focus Tour. on the Family. "But I am convinced that what he and his Gays Slam Propaganda friends are saying and doing to TWIN FALLS,IDAHO-Gay end the rights of gays and lesbians rights activists are denouncing a in this country is morally and "debate manual" produced by spiritually wrong. I can’t be the Idaho Citizens Alliange that silent." labels homosexuals as "spawn Rugby Players in of the devil." The manual states, "Promiscuous sodomite activists "Drag" Attack Gay Bar are the most violent andirmtional BOCA RATON, Fla. - In one group of people on earth." It also of the strangest reports of an says that gays and lesbians attack on a gay bar, Mark "aggressively demand: the McHugh, an assistant state closing of all churches that prosecuting attorney, and 3 of oppose them; the total his rugby teammates have been destruction of the family; exile arrested on charges they went and actual murder of those who into the Paradise Club, a gay bar oppose them in any .way; the in Boca Raton, Fla., in. drag, ’conversion’ by forced sodomy screaming insults at bar patrons of all young men to and trashing the bar itself. Barhomosexuality; the official goers and employees said the 4 condemnation of normal love were part of a group of 10 men between men and women, and dressed as women who screamed the raising of private armies of insults such as "Faggots!" and thugs to enforce their agenda." "Dykes !" at patrons, scaring half Mary Rohlfing of Idaho for the people in the bar away, and Human Dignity said, "The tearing up plants and ripping similarity between the type of pictures off the wall. Police said deceitful rhetoric the ICA is a few of the men in drag started selling in this manual and what to strip during the episode and Germans heard about the Jews from the Nazis is uncanny." VA City Adds Protections CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The Charlottesville, Va., City Council has unanimously voted to add sexual orientation to the classes of citizens protected from discrimination under municipal law. The change was largely symbolic since the c~ty attorney’ s office had already given a legal opinion that discrimination based on sexual orientation was not legal. The addition of sexual orientation to city anti-bias protections was supported by both the Republican and Democratic parties. Oscar Wilde Honors LONDON - Flamboyant poet and playwright Oscar Wilde will be honored this coming Feb. 14 on the 100th anniversary of the opening of his best known play, "The Importance of Being Earnest" - in the company of fellow literary figures at Westminster Abbey. He will be honored with a plaque at the abbey’s new memorial window which stands above the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer. Wilde spent 2 years in a British prison after the public exposure of his sexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. Limbaugh Squeezed Out MIAMI - Rush Limbaugh has gone the way of Anita Bryant to For A Taste of Local Flavor Jim & Brent Invite You to ea ’s i ROYAL TRAVEL Tulsa’s only "family" owned & ~ ~ ~ ] rner fe & q3a r CAJUN-ESE CRAB-RANGOON ^ unt~lUe blend of crab meat:whitefish, cream cheese & fresh herbs.wrapped in won-tons & deep. fried. 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Whitman, a recently elected Republican, said the t-shirts were "so deeply offensive and so potentially harmful that I felt compelled to speak out publicly" about them "The message is an insult to the gay community," Gov. Whitman said, "and is offensive to anyone who sees it. It is demeaning to individualsandislitdemorethan an appeal to personal bias and bigotry,.’" Olympic Out of Cobb Cty ATLANTA - Gay and civil rights activists applauded the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) for its decision to move the 1996 Olympic volleyball competition from suburban Cobb County, Ga., because of a resolution adopted by county commissioners there last year condemning the "gay lifestyle." Followingmonthsofclosed-door negotiations between Olympic Games officials and Cobb County commissioners, along with intense pressure by gay and civil fightS groups to move the games if the county did not rescind its 1993 anti-gay resolution, ACOG announced Friday, July 29 that it would relocate the volleyball competition to a stadium at the UniversityofGeorgiainAthens, about 60 miles east of Atlanta. Helms Targets Schools’ Anti-Bias Programs WASHINGTON - After an exhibitionofwhatbackers called "disgusting" materials, the U.S. Senate late on Aug. 1 overwhelmingly approved by a 62-36 vote an amendment to cut off all federal funds to school districts in the country that teach acceptance of homosexuality "as a positive life style alternative." The move - an amendment to the reauthorizati on of the Elementary and Secondary School Act offered by Sen. Robert Smith (R-N.H.) and Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) - is amuch more strident version of a companion amendment sponsoredbyCongressmanMel Hancock (R-MO.) and approved by the House of Representatives earlier this year. The twoparagraph Smith-Helms amendment would cut federal funds for school districts in the U.S. with programs "that have either the.purpose or effect of encouraging or supporting homosexual_ity as a positive life stylealtemative"orusematerials for gay-affirming organizations, An attempt to weaken the impact of the Smith-Helms amendment, offeredbySen.EdwardKennedy (D-MA), was approved by a 990 vote, but the Kennedy amendment would cut federal funds to school districts that directly encouraged sexual activity of any kind heterosexual or homosexual. Local school districts in the U.S. get about 10 to 15 percent of their total budgets from federal educational funds, School Bd. Defies Helms CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Only days after the U.S. Senate approved an amendment offered by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) prohibiting school districts that offer gay-positivematerialsor counseling from receiving federal education funds, aschool board in his own back yard defiantly adopted a policy doing exactly that. The Chapel Hill school trustees unanimously gave the thumbs up to a policy that would create "safe schools" where everyone is respected regardlessofrace, gender, sexual orientation, political persuasion or religious affiliation. Chapel Hill trustee Mary Bushnell said of the new policy, "This plan grew out of a need to have students be more respectful and have a greater understanding of each other regardless of their diversity. Here we have to~do what is right and hope the Congress of the United States will do the same." Hollywood’s ’Closet’ HOLLYWOOD - HBO has started work on "The Celluloid Closet," a feature-I ength television documentary of Vito Russo’ s book on Hollywood’ s portrayal of gays and lesbians, The documentary is expected to premiere late next year and will I be produced and directed by Oscar-winning Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman ("Common Threads: StoriesfromtheQuilt"). According to HBO, the major Hollywood studios are all cooperating in the production of the documentary by providing clips from the more than 100 films represented in "The Celluloid Closet." Seattle Adds Domestic Partners Measure SEATFLE- The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a domestic partners registration ordinance. The measure will take effect a month: afteritis signed by MayorNorm Rice, who is expected to approve the measure. 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The U.S. Food and Administration neither requires scientists to test drugs for safety in women nor stops them from denying women’s access to experimental drugs because of liability fears, said attorney Theresa McGovem of the HIV Law Projectin testimony before the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development. In one Irial, the FDA - fearing the possibility, of birth defects demanded that women get sterilized in order to participate, she told the task force. Another drug trial said women could enroll oulyifthey gotintmuterine devices to prevent pregnancy effectively blocking women with advanced cervical cancer, who could use other contraception but physically could notuse an IUD. An estimated 80,000 U.S. women of child-bearing age are infected with HIV, according to federal statistics. Scientists fear experimental AIDS drugs could cause birth defects if the women become pregnant, so those that do allow research on women insist they use contraception. Immune System Booster TOKYO - Japanese scientists have announced that their joint HIV research with an Australian team may support a diseasefighting strategy calling for injecting patients with their own lymphocytes. The method is based on the premise that lymphocytes attack foreign invaders in the body - but that the .quantity of these all-important immune-system agents drop significantly in people infected with HIV. An Australian team, headed by- John Dwyer, conducted the experiment, and the Japanese team,ledby Takashi Kurimura, did the research. Dwyer’s group extracted highly active and healthy lymphocytes, matching them to those of an HIV-positive young man; and then transferred the lymphocytes to him. After the procedure, the Virus decreased dramati6ally. The young man regained his body’s basic immtmity, and the treatment still proved to be effective six months later. AIDS Research Needs Better Sex/Drug Use Data WASHINGTON A committee of the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, has issued a report concluding that a lack of reliable studies of sexual behavior and drug abuse have hampered progress in fighting the AIDS epidem~ in the U.S. Basic research on behavior modification has not yet been conducted on the necessary level, the report says. Panel members wrote that despite extensive efforts to develop effective treatments or a vaccine against AIDS, research has been "inhibited by a political climate during the first decade of the epidemic that made it difficult, and on some occasions impossible to conduct research on the very behaviors in question: drug use and sex." The report recommended a comprehensive national survey of the two factors, which are the primary modes of -HIV transmission. Jocks Fight AIDS SAN FRANCISCO-The San .Francisco Giants shot down the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in their match-up Sunday, July 31, but the real winner at Candiestick Park here was the fight against the AIDS epidemic when the Giants became the first professional sports team to mount a benefit game to battle the epidemic. Some 50,007 fans turned out to watch the game and to witness history as pro sports moved from official silence about the disease that has killed more than 220,000 people during the past 13 years into center field~ In the process, the benefit game may have raised $100,000 or more in what has become known Jeffery A. 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The BASS ticket agency also donated 50 cents from all ticket sales for the game to the foundation. With additional funds from sales of AIDS memorial bracelets and other mementos, the total proceeds from the benefit were expected to surpass $100,000 for the day. Half the money raised will go to vaocine research, while the other half will be given to local agencies. Vaccinations Urged WASHINGTON-The federal government has kicked off a nationwide effort to urge HIV/ AIDS patients, senior citizens, diabetics, and heart or lung disease patients to receive a pneumoma vaccination. The need for immunization is especially urgent given the new drug-resistant strains of the bacteria. Pneumonia sickens more than 200,000 people and causes 40,000 deaths annually. Interim AIDS Leader WASHINGTON - President Clinton has named Patricia Fleming, an AIDS policy specialist and assistant to Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, to take the post as the administration’s AIDS policy coordinator temporarily. The appointment of Fleming fills a troublesome post in the administration that became vacant when Kristine Gebbie, informally known as Clinton’s "AIDS czar," resigned after months of widespread criticism for failing to make the epidemic a high-priority issue in the administration or the country. Fleming said she would hold the post for just two months while the White House searches for a permanent replacement for Gebbie. "I took the job because I really care deeply about AIDS," she said at a news conference. "If called upon, it’s my responsibility to do what I can to fight this epidemic." "Female" Condoms JACKSON, Wisc. Wisconsin Pharmacal has finally begun commercially distributing the country’s first approved female condom. The Reality condom, which will be sold at drug stores and supermarkets. Clinical Trials* now Open for Treatment of HIV Disease and Related. Infections Nevirapine...HlV Treatment Oral vs. IV Ganciclovir...CMV Retinitis Treatment Zithromax-Biaxin-Ethambutol...MAC Treatment *must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria. : ~F~r~ more:information, call 9i8~743.-1000, ext. ,HIV’ between 10am -:4pm. To recei~ve more information about new clinical trials as.they are available, send your name & address to: Jeffrey Beal, M.D. 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210 Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family News, August- September 1994, page 7 �Su m m it continued from page I grounds of sexual orientation when hiring staff. More importantly, in Carter’s opinion, the turmoil won co-sponsors for new legislation prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. But none of it would have been possible, Carter maintained, if not for Oklahoma’s brazen Congressmen. Their views made painfully obvious that the protection gays seek is not a special right but rather a need in the face of institutionalized prejudice. Meanwhile, Carter noted that it was Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who introduced the legislation on June 23,1994. Her reference to King was not a casual one. Sounding one of the summit’s themes, Carter explicitly linked advocacy of gay rights to advocacy of civil rights in general. "Because the Radical Right has targeted anyone who does not fit their rigid conception of "family," Carter explained, "we have allies among single parents, unwed couples, and people of color." Accordingly, she called for the gay community to "bridge the gap" between gays and straights and, more specifically, to reach out to the NAACP and the Urban League. In calling for these coalitions, Carter did not fail to make anothercrucial request. S he implored people wi thi n the movement to do two things: 1) appreciate their own diversity; and 2) agree to disagree. In fact, the summit’s agenda seemed designed to address both tasks. The opening panel, entitled "Living in Oklahoma," provided a glimpse of the varied experiences and profiles of OK gays. An "out" and vibrant employee of Catholic Charities, Tina Steeves served as panel moderator. She introduced Rudy, a soft-spoken, long-time Ada resident; Kharma, music director for one of Tulsa’s MCC churches; Jessica, an 18 year old activist, student, and actress from Enid; and Tom Neal, a Tulsan, who takes pride in both his Oklahoma roots and his "Cherokee/Korean/European family." After the four spoke, those in attendance were asked to break into Small groups and discuss, first, a plus and, then, a negative about living in Oklahoma. Meeting as strangers, the groups quickly established anintimacy that would grow to camraderie with each of the weekend’s events and conversations. Among the summi t’s other events were panels including, ’~fhe Law and How It Affects Us," "Affirming Our Spirituality," "Historical Perspectives on G/L/B/T Living in Oklahoma," and "G/L/B/T Health Issues." While local attorney Tim Daniel painted a grim picture of the ways Tulsa’s law enforcement has violated citizens’ rights, Alan Nitray encouraged individualSto explorehealthissues beyond the stark shadows HIV has cast. In addition to these planned panels, the summit’s organizers provided unstructured time for caucuses so that all attending-could meet those of similar interests and voice their concerns. Mandy Carter, for example, called a caucus for people of color. At midday, everyone gathered for a panel entifled,"Creating a Justice-Seeking Society." The panelists, Carter, Robert Bray, Tom Neal, and Vivien Ng, packed a punch as they combined practical suggestions with refreshing thoughtfulness. For example, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force member Robert Bray proclaimed the closet "the biggest obstacle to organization" and appealed: "I compel you.., come out of the closet." He went on to observe, "The true test of democracy is not its extension of protection to those who are the same, but its extension of protection to those who are different." "Energized and enervated" by Bray’s talk, Vivien Ng spoke of herself as an individual comprised of many dimensions. She explained that, as an Asian woman who is both academic and activist, her struggle for liberation must include all parts of her reality. "Otherwise," she warned, "those who need me have only my divided support." As Carter had earlier in the day, Ng highlighted the need to rink "divergent threads of community." The panel was, by all accounts, a breathtaking SUCceSS. Of course, not all was business at the summit. Simply Equal of Norman hosted a marvellous barbeque at a public park nearby the OU campus. Afterward, everyone was invited to watch movies, featuring Salmonberries, starringk.d, lang, and No Skin off My Ass. Pat Reaves, director of Herland Sister Resources, remarked on the willingness of Norman locals to stay in the dorms and enjoy "play" time with the out-of-towners. The second full day of summit activities was focused on developing skills. Steve Lazarus led a pant that discussed the "continuum of coming out and living out." Later in the morning, conference attendees chose from among three workshops: "Media Advocacy," "Influencing Public Policy," and "Organizing in your Community." Individuals from different regions across Oklahoma had time to brainstorm and network with an eye to thg future. The summi t closed with a luncheon that culminated in an enthusiastic address from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Forcedirector, Peri Jude Radecic. She congratulated the conference organizers and attendees for mobilizing across the state in a way many.have not yet in other states. Echoing a sentiment Tom Neal has articulated, Radecic predicted that the struggle for rights will be waged and won in ’the heart of the country. Financial donations, pledged by Tulsan Laurie Cooper and Norman resident S teve Lazarus, together with exchanged phone numbers promise that Oklahomans will struggle together in 1994 and1995. And that they will gather for the 2nd annual Oklahoma Pride Summit to share their successes, their failures, and themselves. M!lit,,ary, continued frompage l don t tell pohcy excluding gays and lesbians ¯from the military violates state civil rights laws. Judge Allen’s decision, a permanent extension of a temporary 1992 ruling, means Pentagon officials may notrecruitat the University of Connecticut. Alien wrote, "The court is asked to determine whether, under the new federal act and Department of Defense directives, the military continues to discriminate based on sexual orientation. The court finds it does." 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Coming out to parents can be one of the most~difficult experiences in a youth’s life..They live in constant fear of being disowned or abandoned. This can often be worse if parents are anti-gay. "My mother perceived homosexuality as a lifestyle that would ultimately destroy lives, and it had no redeeming qualifies. She felt the ordy thing Gay men were thiilking about was sex, and that’s how she raised me." said one Gay youth. Most parents feel that they caused this "problem" and perceive it as a failure. While there is a large amount of drug abuse in youth, it is especially prevalent among Gay youth. "Drugs provided an escape from all the hassle of living. You can just take a pill .or smoke something and everything is better." said one teen. An easier method for some is runmng away. It’s sad that Gay youth seek asylum on the streetsrather than from those that love them most: Older Gays and Lesbians must teach younger Gays and Lesbians that this is not the solution and try to help them find other alternatives. However, there are preventative measures being taken..Several groups such as GLAS aremaking their presence known. This group, along with others, is designed to benefit youth. Other groups, such TOHR and the Black & White Charities take special interest in youth. There is also an existing group for 16-21 year olds. With all this support, the future of the community should be well preserved. Editor’s note: Brannon Crain is a 17 year-old writer who’s active in a Tulsa Lesbian/Gay youth group..He recently was graduatedfrom high school andplans to attend Tulsa Junior College and the University of Tulsa. Kent Balch & Associates Kent Baich President Self-employed? 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Affiliate (International Gay Travel Association) Tulsa Family News, August - September 1994, page 8 Open: Wed.-Sun. 7-2-Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 �r T H E G A Y L Tulsa City/County Library Events/News Film Series on Prejudice Excludes Gays Tulsa City/County Library System film series on prejudice does not include films on anti-Gay bias (two of the film series have been shownand two are listed above). A spokesperson for the Central Library’s Media Center indicated that the exclusion was due to a lack of films on the subject in the system’s collection rather than bias by the programmers. Next year’s budget includes .funds for the purchase of film and video of Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual issues, and library staff is finding sources for materials. I F E S T Y L Tulsa Prime Timers Celebrate 1st Year Gay-Friendly Radio Station Seeks Help Tulsa area Prime Timers will celebrate their first anniversary August 27, 1994. An evening of fun, entertainment, and fellowship will be enjoyed in the true TAPT tradition. A recognition reception, entertainment, and some surprises are planned for the evening. TAPT is a social organization forolder Gay and Bisexual men over forty. TAPT was chartered in August of 1993. Starting out with 15 members, TAPT is now 59 members strong. A monthly newsletter and activity calender is published, updating members as to social activities and events planned for that month. Tulsa Prime Timers is one of 33 chapters in Europe, Canada, Australia and the USA. Prime Timers was begun in Boston, Massachusetts in 1987 by Woody Baldwin. For more infOrmation, write Tulsa Area Prime Timers, P.O. Box 52117, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104. by Brannon Crain EOI (the Edge of Insanity), Tulsa’s only Lesbian/Gay friendly station could go off the air for lack of advertising support. Station founders, President "Mother Theresa" DeVeto and vicepresident Deja Thoris have annouced a fund-raising drive to raise funds to keep the "alternative" programming on the air. DeVeto & Thoris are appealing to the Lesbian & Gay communities in particular. "EOI is probably one of the only Gay friendly stations in the country." Says Deja Thoris, who has 25 years’ experience in the entertainment business. EOI promotes "being yourself," and, "believing in who you are". Also, they attempt to "provide a catalyst for Gay youth" by establishing a sense of self-worth. EOI is probably the only radio station that acknowledges Lesbian & Gay issues and Lesbian/Gay youth in a non-hostile manner. If you are interested in helping this late night ally, donations can be sent to: EOI Network c/o KCMA, 2021 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK, 74104-5758. For more info. call the station at 747-9999 between the hours of 12am and 6am. Another option is the EOI club card. Fill out an application ( whichmay be pickedup at Zat’ s, Mohawk Music, or Closter’s Skate Shop), return it along with $5, and receive discounts at places like the above mentioned shops. Also, there is a weekly Alley party every Thursday. The cost is $3 and all proceeds benefit EOI airtime. Desire Photography J.D. Jamett 582-0608 The only thing tired about your trip should be you.., when you get back!. Travel-with DAMRON Open: Mon-Sat, 10am - 2am, Sun, Noon - 2am .......... ¯ YOU’LL NEVER the freshest WHAT TO EXPECT!!!.: lesbian & gay travel gu ides! For a FREE catalog and/or credit card orders call ._ (800) 462-6654 " DAMRON COMPANY -PO Box 422458 San Francisco, CA 94142-2458 9am-5pm Pacific Standard Time Tulsa Fgtmily News, August - September 1994, page 10 E 1229 S. MEMORIAL DR;I:~::~’ULSA:,I~: 918,835-5083 �(2 A B A R E T 9 4 1 It’s Cabaret ’94. Follies Revue, Inc’s. annual fund-raising eventto benefit Tulsa area organizations that provide services ~nd care to persons with AIDS or who are HIV-positive. In the past four years we have contributdd nearly $64,000 to these groups. Cabaret ’94 is three full evenings of friendship, excellent food, beverages and fabulous musical talent, all in an intimate cabaret format. This year’s show features an outstanding cast of Cabaret performers, along with Ernastine Dillard, who recently opened for Della Reese in Las Vegas and at the Kennedy C(nter. So get ready for 90 minutes of pure entertainment in a redesigned seating arrangement that gives new meaning , ~.~ August 25, 26 & 27, 1994. to the promise, "there’s not a bad seat in the Muse." ~ Patrons Night, August 25,$40 per ticket, $300itable of 8. ~ Ticket prices include preshow music, dinner and August 26 & 27, $25 per ticket, $180 table of 8. ~ Pre-show music & dinner 7:30 pm, cash bar available. cabaret performance. For reservations call Carson i~:,~a~’~’ Escargot (formerly Harringtons) 8th & Main Attractions now at 584-2000. Produced by Follies Revue, Inc. Sponsored by TCI Cablevision of Tulsa & Bravo-Broadway Cares. Tulsa Family News, August- Se?tember 1994, page 11 �METROPOLE Coming Soon: One of Tulsa’s Favorite MC’s, Raghenna! Elegance Tour ’94 (drag comedy) Saturday, August 27, llpm After Metropole, they play Dallas’ Village Station Miss Tulsa USA, Sunday, September 4th, 10pm, $3 No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To Enter- Open Daily 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, August - September 1994, page 12 � 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. Text Any textual data included in the document WASHINGTON - The Senate Labor & Human ¯ ResourcesCommitteebeganhearingsontheproposed Anti-Gay Bias is OK Employment Non-Discrimination Act that would prohibit bias in the workplace because of sexual orientation- thefirst time the upperhouse ofCongress has considered such a job discrimination measure. The bill was introduced in June by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), who is also chairman of the Senate committee. If enacted, the legislation would add sexual orientation to the classes protected under federal law from employment bias, along with race, sex, religion, age, national origin and disability. Among those slated to testify during the hearings will be a fired Cracker Barrel restaurant worker, a postal employee who was beaten unconscious at his job by a co-worker, and an executive with Pacific Bell. The hearings began on Friday, July 29. Most Child Molesters Are Heteros, Doctors Say DENVER -Adults who sexually abuse children aremore likely to be heterosexual than gay, according to a study published in the current issue of the prominent medical journal Pediatrics. The study, which examined the medical records of 269 children treated for sexual abuse at Denver’s Children’s Hospital, was prompted by a 1992 anti-gay ballot measure in Colorado that excluded gays and lesbians from civil rights protections in the state. Researchers with the University of Colorado, led by Dr. Carole Jenny, wanted to see if there was any basis to the claim. What they found was that only 2 of the offenders involved in the 269 abuse cases seen at the hospital - just 0.7% - were identified as homosexual. Statisti,eally; the researchsugge:sts tha~ dafldren are more than 100 times likely to be ~exu~ii~assi~tilf~ by.a relative or the sexual partner of a relative, nearly always males. Don’t Forget to Vote, Primary: August 23, General Electio: November 8 US Congressman Dave McCurdy has publically stated his opposition to civil rights protections for Gay Oklahomans. In a letter issued in response to repeated requests by Tulsa Family News, McCurdy refused to support pending legislation, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 but stated that such "legislation is not necessary." When asked ff he was aware of civil rights abuses in Oklahoma, he answered, "no." To further questioning, McCurdy said that he felt that discrimination based on sexual orientation was not as bad as discrimination based on religion or race. Also, as far as TFN has been able to determine McCurdy had never met with any Oklahoma Lesbian & Gay community organizations or leaders here in the state. ~ou~ o! ~pt~-nlatlue~ Tulaa, Oklahoma Dear Mr. Neal: Thank yo~ for your In~eras~ In my poai=~0n o= gay ~ will ~u ~ a co~neor of legislation ~=i~ed =o photo: Maureen Curtin Radecic &friend Helen, Reaves, Bray, Neal, Carter First State-wide Gay Conference Is Success by Maureen Curtin Norman, Oklahoma "Thank-you Congressmen Inhofe, Brewster, and Ishtook," exclaimed Mandy Carter; keynote speaker for the first annual Oklahoma Pride Summit. Member of the Board of Governors of the Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, Carter quickly explained her gratitude. Earlier this year, the three Congressmen openly admitted that they would not hire gays or lesbians to their respective staffs. The admission caused a stir in Washington D.C. that did not die, thanks to members of the Human Rights Campaign Fund who circulated a pledge. Each of the 244 members of the House of Representatives and 79 Senators who signed the pledge vowed that he or she would not discriminate on the see Summit, page 9 National News- Military Update Lesbian Officer to be Reinstated SEATTLE- Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who was kicked out of the Washington State National Guard in 1992 because she is a lesbian, will go back to her post as chief nurse as a result of a federal court ruling. On July 8, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to accept the government’s request that Cammermeyer be kept out of the military. 2 Gays Discharged by Navy Boards NORFOLK,V~-ANavy BoardofInquiry hearing the discharge proceedings against Lt. jr. grade R. Dirk Selland has unanimously ruled that the 25-year-old gay naval officer should be honorably discharged because of his sexual orientation. Selland told his commanding officer he was gay the day after President Clinton, who had promised in his campaign to end the anti-gay Pentagon ban, took office. The naval board concluded that Selland had violated the Defense Department’s "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy when he informedhis commanding officer ofhis sexual orientation. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., another Navy Board of Inquiry recommended that Lt. Tracy Thorne also be honorably discharged because he told ABC-TV’s "Nightline" program in 1992 that he is gay. Navy Secretary John Dalton still must approve the board’s discharge ruling, which he is expected to do. Thorne’s attorneys have said they will take Thome’s case to the federal courts if the Navy lieutenant is in fact discharged. Michelle Benecke, codirector of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said there are more than 100 cases of gay military personnel pending before inquiry boards and federal courts that could reach the Supreme Court in the next few years. Conn. Court Rules Pentagon Discriminates HARTFORD, Conn.-Connecticut SuperiorCourtJudge Frances Allen has ruled that the Defense Department’s newest "don’t ask, see Military, page 9 OK Primary Round-Up Who’s Good, Who’s Bad Political analysis by Tom Neal GOP Frank Keating for Gov: "1 thought Gays were all rich and travel a lot" In an interview at the Sapulpa Public Library, Keating made the comment above and stated that he thoughtcurrentcivil fights laws pmvidelegal recourse to discrimination. He indicated that he felt that protections might not be needed because of Gays’ alleged higher wealth&education. He did emphasize his ’;openess" to discussion though he said he would not issue an executive order banning discrimination in state employment. Dome. for Gov. Bernice Shedrick: Not a Bigoted Bone in Her Body But Dodging the Issue & In Trouble with NOW Shedrick’s campaign staff claims she doesn’t have a bigoted bone but they don’t seem to be able to get a clear position out of her. She accepted a $1,000 donation from the National Organization ofWomen which supports civil rights for Lesbians but this issues seems not to have been considered. Oklahoma NOW president, Karen Ray had promised to "hold Shedrick’s feet to the fire." see Politics, page 2 Noted Evangelist at Family of Faith MCC Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church welcomes Delores Berry who will conduct a "Praise and -:Worship,..I .............. ~......_~_....... on Sunday, August 21st. For more information, reporter~page 3 call 622-1441. Youth Speak Out: Older Lesbians & Gays Should Help Gay Young Adults byBrannon Crain working to assist The future of the Gay Lesbian & Gay youth. Community lies in the One of the most hands of its youth. It prevalent issues is that seems obvious that as ofpeer acceptance. "It is one generation follows difficult how to predict another, the Lesbian/- hqw you will be Gay communities mus~ p~rceived." said one support and train the youth in the community. next generation. "I was told by several Lesbian&Gay youth people that I was face more than their danmed." Lesbian and share ofproblems, such Gay youth need as lack of peer reassurance from the acceptance, Gay- adult community that bashing, suicide, fear of they are not alone. coming out, and drug Along the same lines abuse. However, with is the fear of bashing. help from older Lesbian No one whether they be and Gay groups and gay, straight, black, or individuals, Gay youth white should be held are surviving. In Tulsa, prisoner by their fear of Tulsa Oklahomans for being beaten because of I-Iuman Rights (TOI-IR) their practices, and Gay and Lesbian convictions, or beliefs. AssociationofStudents Bashing creates a (GLAS) at Tulsa Junior legitimate fear of"being College Southeast out" in the sense of Campus and others are see Youth, page 8 Tulsa Family News, August- September 1994, page I The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is calling on our community to take aggressive action in the month of August before and during the summer recess of Congress to advocate for health care reform and passage oftheEmploymentNon- Discrimination Act of 1994 (ENDA). Constituents mustalso communicate their outrage at the recent deluge of anti,gay amendments offered by Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC). :During late July and early August Sen. Jesse Helms unleashed a gay bashing agenda on Capitol Hill by filling the Congressional record with antigay speeches and by attaching amendments and making antigay motions to several bills. So far, he has attacked Agriculture Appropriations, the National Endowmentfor the Arts, Interior Appropriations and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Helms’ strategy has forced NGLTF, and other .groups, to spend its time battling against anti-gay attacks, rather than advancing our affirmative agenda by lobbying for the Employment Non- DiscriminationAct (ENDA) and preserving, anti-discrimination provisions within health care reform bills soon to be on both the House and Senate floors. Helms mustrealize thatENDA enjoys unprecedented supporton Capitol Hill. Helms knows that the gay, lesbian, and bisexual Community has been successful in getting sexual orientation includedincivil rights provisions of a majority of health care reform bills. Helms also recognizes that the Clinton Administrationhas advanced the basic civil rights of federal gay, lesbian, and bisexual employees bY enacting non-discrimination employment policies in most federal agencies. Helms is attacking because he recognizes that we are winning thewar onbigotry. Helms hopes Politics cont’dfromp 1 Demo. Senate Hopeful Cody Graves: the New Duck & Cover Candidate Although h~’s ~oldtwo prominent Tulsa professionals all the right things on Lesbian/ Gay civil rights issues and health issues, this campaign like Shedrick appears to be ducking the issue. Many calls to his campaign have resulted in no position and it’s rumored that the Graves campaign is "Gaybaiting" the McCurdy campaign. Inhofe? TFN would like to .interview him as a sitting member of the House of Representatives and as a candidate for the Senate. However, monthly or more calls since Nov. ’93 have failed to get that in creating a hostile environment in the Senate on gay issues, he will prevent future votes to affirm gay, lesbian, and bisexual rights. Helms’ agendais to destroy any advance by the gay, lesbian, and bisexual community. We need you to take action now and hold your senators accountable for their votes in supporting Helms’ gay bashing. Act now! You can advocate for healtk care reform, support the Employment Non- Discrimination Act, and hold your senators accountable for their anti-gay votes in just a few minutes of your time. I. Contact your Representatives and Senators! Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard for the phone numbers of your Members of Congress at: 202-224-3121. Don’t worry if you don’t know their names; the operator can tell you based on your zip code. A recently introduced federal bill prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is receiving unprecedented bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives and Senate. The Employment Non- Discrimination Act (ENDA) of 1994 has 125 House and 30 Senate co-sponsors makingit the most popular gay and lesbian civil rights bill in Congressional history. Senate hearings, held July 29, clearly demonstratedthat job discriminationis areal danger for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals. September is an importantmonthforENDA with a vote expected in the Senate and hearings expected in the House. The following are talking points for ENDA: Federal law currently protects employees from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, and disability. ENDA extends fair employment practices -- not special rights -- to lesbians, gay even 10 rain. time. Tulsa World and Tulsa TV reporters suggest that they probably would have to wait only a week or so. Prieo, dohnson, ate. These campaigns would only speak off the record or wouldnot return calls. Republicans who are simply fair - who feel folks should be judged on job performance not sexual orientation or religious affiliation, have said toTFN: my actions speak for themselves but I can’t openly call for fairness or I’ll lose my race. Some Democrats have said the same. Dowerecommenda candidate and undermine their race (if they are right)? How can we share our research and help our readers makeaninformed decision? This leaves us in a quandry. While we Tulsa Family News~ August - September 1994, page 2 men, bisexuals and heterosexuals. A February 1994 Newsweek opinion poll found that "74% of all Americans favor protecting gays from job discrimination." ENDA is endorsed by civil rights, labor and religious leaders, and by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the pre-eminent civil rights umbrella group. Health Care i(eform The House of Representatives and the Senate plan to vote on health care reform legislation before the August 19 summer recess. Both the Gephardt bill in the House and the Mitchell bill in the Senate .contain antidiscriminationlanguage that bars discrimination based on sexual orientation. This is an historic civil rights victory for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals. However, NGLTF expects that some legislators may attempt to delete sexual orientation before a final vote. We must insist that sexual orientation remains in the anti-discrimination language of whatever reform bill passes. Talking points are: Anti-gay bias and stigma creates barriers to health care that increase vulnerabilities and risk for certain diseases and health problems. In a recent national survey conducted hy the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, 9 out of 10 physicians reported observing anti-gay bias, including cases where patients received substandard care or were denied care because of their sexual orientation. The health insurance industry admits that it may avoid high risk groups when possible. Gay menmake up the largest number of cases of AIDS in this country and are thereby perceived to be at risk for costly HIV/AIDS health care. Gay men are thus in danger of discriminatory redlining. cannot recommend the better candidate, we can identify the undeniably bad ones. And since Tulsa in Dist. 1 has had a rep. (inhofe) who’s obsessively anti- Gay~ ~ulsa.F_ami!y ..News has~ decided to endorse Steve Largent, anti-Gay bigot, as a perfect choice to continue the lnhofe."tradition of bias ?’ Largent’s campaign manager, Terry Alien, confirmed that Largent does not support civil rights protections forLesbian and Gay citizens. Since Lesbian & Gay endorsementis so feared, maybe this will hurt Largent. Between the two strongest Democratic gov. candidates, Mildren and Shedrick, there is a clear choice. Mildren is openly supportive of ourcommunities. Shedrickis not. I’m going to vote for Jack. 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For info: call 596-7977 *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor *University-Center at Tulsa .... Professionals Associates in Medical & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Girmy Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW Phillip Cyr, Gen. Contractor-Cosmetic Remodeling 745-9911 Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Bill Hinkle, Attorney 587-1500 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 John Kirk, Realtor 747-5800, 745-2245 Tom Neal, Designer, Buildings/Gardens/Graphics 832-0233 Richard Reeder, MS, Psychotherapy 581-0902, 743-4117 Religious Organizations *Bless The Lord AtAll Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. 11 62820594 *Community of Hope, 1347 N. Yale 838-7232 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 tohr reporter .Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights*PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 August/September 1994 Volume 14 Number 9 The views expressed elsewhere in Tulsa Family News are not necessarily the views of TOHR. Permission is granted to reprint information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along with other items, under the byline, "submitted by TOHR’, contained elsewhere in Tulsa Family News. SeptemberMeeting Lesbian/Bisexual/Gay SURPRISE! The September membership meeting ofTOHRwill begin wilh social time at 6:30 .and themeetingstarts at 7p~m. on Tues-_ day, September 6, at the HtV/Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite H-I, lower level. TOHR PFLAG BENEFIT THIS IS YO U-R € HANs¢ E TOHR Seeks "New Blood" for the 1995 Lesbian/Gay Calendar Year The nominating committee of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights has announced it is seeking nominations for its 1995 board ofdirectors, according to com- - mittee chair; KevinPortz. Offices open are: President 1st Vice-President 2nd Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Members-at-large are being sought for: Reporter Editor HelpLine Coordinator Public Relations Coordinator Fund-raising Coordinator and Activities Coordinator Applicants must be current in TOHR membership dues before applying. Nominations may be made to the committee by mailing or faxing your resume, no later than September 15th, to: TOHR P.O. Box 14212 Tulsa, OK 74159-1212 Fax: 918-582-1124 September 28th Comic... Songwriter...Singer... Lynn Lavner & Executive Director of PFLAG Int’l. Sandra Gillis MARK YOUR CALENDARS//! The slate of nominees will be presented at the October membership meeting on Tuesday, October 3. Voting will take place HelpLine Coordinator . during the November membership meeting Oversee, coordinate, schedule and reon Tuesday, November 1. Officers will be cruit volunteers for the HelpLine. sworn-in at the.Annual Holiday Party in Reporter Editor early December. . .... Produce monthly.newsletter and distrib- Membership Application Name Address City. stat~ Zip. Descriptions of the offices to be filled are as follows: President CEO ofTOHR and subject to Executive General guidance and supervision Preside at all meetings Recommend measures to further TOHR’s objectives First Vice President Plan and develop programs and meetings for the general membership. Second Vice President Plan membership recruitment activities Chairs Human Resources Committee Secretary Maintain membership list Keep minutes of meetings Give notice ofgeneral meetings Treasurer Collect membership fees Maintain TOHR’s bank account Maintain TOHR financial records Report financial status to members, board, and executive committee. BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS would like to volunteer help with: Phone (optional) Signature I1 Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: I1 $10 Limited Income/Student Membership i’l $20 Regular Membe~hip I=l $35 Organizational/Household Membe~hip I-1 $100 Sustaining Membership [] Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HeipLine [] HIV Counselor [:1 Executive Board Member n Event Planning and Party Preparations I1 Monthly Meeting Support I~naa.adly nx~-’ivingTOHR mailings and the Tulsa Family News I am not on tbe mailing fist Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOHR over set membership fees are Tax Deductible. ute to membership. Fundraising Coordinator Oversee majorTOHR fundraising events Public Affairs Director Oversee, schedule and recruit volunteers for outreach programs Activities Director Oversee social and recreational activities Clinic News Flash! Welcome Claudette Peterson and Derrick Davis, two new employees ofTOHR selected to serve at the HIV Testing Clinic. Next month’s issue of the Reporterwill feature more clinic news and biographies of our new staff. Memorandum of Understanding TOHR and the HIV Resource Center have entered into an agreement ofcooperation, an acknowlegement of mutual goals and intentions. 743- 4 2A9Y7s Members’ Representatives Kelly Kirby ..................................... President Ric Kirby ........................... 1st Vice President Kathleen Golden ............... 2nd Vice President Robert Crow .................................... Secretary Don .......................... ~°, ...................... Treasurer Owen ............. .............. HelpLine Coordinator Ruben Garcia ......................... Reporter Editor ..................................... Activities Coordinator Fundraising Coordinator By and-for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and-Bisexual. Communities. Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Tulsa Oklahomans ~or Human Rights HIV TESTING CLINIC FREE & ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:30 p.m. 4154 S. Harvard Suite H-1 Tulsa Family News, August-September 1994, page 3 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News GOP Conservatives Oppose Radical Right WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, dubbed "Mr. Conservative" by friends and foes, and Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts have become co-chairs of Americans Against Discrimination, a group launched by the Human Rights Campaign Fund to battle farright anti-gay ballot measures around the country. -The 85- year-old Goldwater said in a press statement that "extremist gr6ups" around the country were trying to "institutionalize discrimination" with the anti-gay ballot initiatives of the past few years. ’q’hese initiatives would legalize discrimination against people in the workplace," the former Arizona senator said. "People shouldnotlose theirjobs because of factors unrelated to their work performance." In an article in the Washington Post, Goldwater wrote, "It’s time America realized that there was no gay exemption in the right to "llfe, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.’ Job discrimination against gays - or anybody else - is contrary to each of these founding principles." 3 Anti-Gay Initiatives Fail TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona, Missouri and Washington state will not be facing anti-gay ballot initiatives this year as backers of measures in the three states failed to turn in enough signatures to qualify the initiatives for statewide elections this year. The measures, generally modeled on Colorado’s Amendment 2, would have barred state or local governments from extending or recognizing civil rights protections for gay and lesbians. In Springfield, Mo., the Amendment Coalition, announced that it had failed in its effort to get an anti-gay initiative measure on the November general election ballot in the state because it had not collected the needed signatures. Two anti-gay initiatives in Washington state did not qualify for the ballot when backers of the initiatives failed to turn in the nearly 182,000 valid signatures at the state capitol in Olympia. The measures would have barred the state or any governmental agency m Washington from recognizing the legal rights of gays, lesbians or bisexuals as a protected class. Protest Vigil in Colorado In Colorado Springs, an estimated 5,000 people gathered at a rally in support of a weeklong fast and vigil by Mel White at the headquarters of Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, Colo., which backed that state’s voter-approved anti-gay Amendment2. White is the dean of the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas. In Denver, more than 2,000 people gathered for a peaceful march in the Colorado capital in support of White’s "Fast For Understanding." After concluding his vigil, White said he was sure he would "be misunderstood and condeumed" by James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family. "But I am convinced that what he and his friends are saying and doing to endtherights ofgays andlesbians in this country is morally and spiritually wrong. I can’t be silent." Rugby Players in "Drag" Attack Gay Bar BOCA RATON, Fla. - In one of the strangest reports of an attack on a gay bar, Mark McHugh, an assistant state prosecuting attorney, and 3 of his rugby teammates have been arrested on charges they went into the Paradise Club, a gay bar in Boca Raton, Fla., in. drag, screaming insults at bar patrons and trashing the bar itself. Bargoers and employees said the 4 were part of a group of 10 men dressed as womenwho screamed insults such as "Faggots!" and "Dykes !" at patrons, scaring half the people in the bar away, and tearing up plants and ripping pictures off the wall. Police said a few of the men in drag started to strip during the episode and I demanded free drinks. McHugh’s attorney said it was a case of mistaken identity, but a police officer found the 4 men in a parking lot wearing women’s clothes. The arrestedmen are all members of a rugby team that had played golf all day dressed as women in a tournament lampoomng the Ladies’ PGA Tour. Gays Slam Propaganda TWIN FALLS,IDAHO-Gay rights activists are denouncing a "debate manual" produced by the Idaho Citizens Alliange that labels homosexuals as "spawn of the devil." The manual states, "Promiscuous sodomite activists are the most violentandirmtional group of people on earth." It also says that gays and lesbians "aggressively demand: the closing of all churches that oppose them; the total destruction of the family; exile and actual murder of those who oppose them in any .way; the ’conversion’ by forced sodomy of all young men to homosexuality; the official condemnation of normal love between men and women, and the raising of private armies of thugs to enforce their agenda." Mary Rohlfing of Idaho for Human Dignity said, "The similarity between the type of deceitful rhetoric the ICA is selling in this manual and what Germans heard about the Jews from the Nazis is uncanny." VA City Adds Protections CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Charlottesville, Va., City Council has unanimously voted to add sexual orientation to the classes of citizens protected from discrimination under municipal law. The change was largely symbolic since the c~ty attorney’ s office had already given a legal opinion that discrimination based on sexual orientation was not legal. The addition of sexual orientation to city anti-bias protections was supported by both the Republican and Democratic parties. Oscar Wilde Honors LONDON - Flamboyant poet and playwright Oscar Wilde will be honored this coming Feb. 14 on the 100th anniversary of the opening of his best known play, "The Importance of Being Earnest" - in the company of fellow literary figures at Westminster Abbey. He will be honored with a plaque at the abbey’s new memorial window which stands above the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer. Wilde spent 2 years in a British prison after the public exposure of his sexual relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas. Limbaugh Squeezed Out MIAMI - Rush Limbaugh has gone the way of Anita Bryant to For A Taste of Local Flavor Jim & Brent Invite You to ea ’s rner fe &q3ar CAJUN-ESE CRAB-RANGOON ^ unt~lUe blend of crab meat:whitefish, cream cheese & fresh - herbs.wrapped in won-tons & deep. fried. 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Threads: StoriesfromtheQuilt"). areh-conservativetalkshowhost Olympic Games (ACOG) for its School Act offered by Sen. prohibiting school districts that According to HBO, the major won’ t be pitching Florida orange decision to move the 1996 Robert Smith (R-N.H.) and Sen. offer gay-positivematerialsor Hollywood studios are all juice after mid-August, the Olympic volleyball competition Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) - is amuch counseling from receiving cooperating in the production of FloridaDepartmentofCitrushas from suburban Cobb County, more strident version of a federal education funds, aschool the documentary by providing announced, following months of Ga., because of a resolution companion amendment board in his own back yard clips from the more than 100 protestsbygays, women,African adopted by county sponsoredbyCongressmanMel defiantly adopted a policy doing films represented in "The Americans and other groups. A commissioners there last year Hancock (R-MO.) and approved exactly that. The Chapel Hill Celluloid Closet." Citrus Dept. spokesperson condemning the "gay lifestyle." by the House of Representatives school trustees unanimously Seattle Adds Domestic downplayed the change, saying, Followingmonthsofclosed-door earlier this year. The two- gave the thumbs up to a policy "We’re doing what’s right for negotiations between Olympic paragraph Smith-Helms thatwould create "safe schools" Partners Measure Florida citrus growers." Games officials and Cobb amendment would cut federal where everyone is respected SEATFLE- The Seattle City NO Gov.Condemns Bias County commissioners, along funds for school districts in the regardlessofrace, gender, sexual Council has unanimously TRENTON,N.J. -NewJersey with intense pressure by gay and U.S. with programs "that have orientation, political persuasion approved a domestic partners Gov. Christine Todd Whitman civil fightS groups to move the either the.purpose or effect of or religious affiliation. Chapel registration ordinance. The hassentanangryletterprotesfing games if the county did not encouraging or supporting Hill trustee Mary Bushnell said measure will take effect a month: the manufacture and sale of an rescind its 1993 anti-gay homosexual_ity as a positive life of the new policy, "This plan afteritis signed by MayorNorm anti-gay t-shirt that parodies the resolution, ACOG announced stylealtemative"orusematerials grew out of a need to have Rice, who is expected to approve Trixbreakfast cereal slogan with Friday, July 29 that it would for gay-affirming organizations, students be more respectful and the measure. one that reads, "Silly Faggot, relocate the volleyball Anattempt to weaken the impact have a greater understanding of Far Flight Long Distance Dix are for Chix." In a press competition to a stadium at the ofthe Smith-Helms amendment, each other regardless of their PHILADELPHIA - Some statement, Gov. Whitman, a UniversityofGeorgiainAthens, offeredbySen.EdwardKennedy diversity. Here we have to~do 1,200religiousrightgroupshave recently elected Republican, said about 60 miles east of Atlanta. (D-MA), was approved by a 99- what is right and hope the joined to promote LifeLine, the the t-shirts were "so deeply Helms Targets Schools’ 0 vote, but the Kennedy Congress of the United States country’s first long distance offensive and so potentially Anti-Bias Programs amendment would cut federal will do the same." service "built on biblical values harmful that I felt compelled to funds to school districts that Hollywood’s ’Closet’ and centered around the lord WASHINGTON - After an directly encouraged sexual HOLLYWOOD - HBO has Jesus Christ." LifeLine will speak out publicly" about them exhibitionofwhatbackers called activity of any kind started work on "The Celluloid donate 10% of its billings to far- "Themessage is an insult to the "disgusting" materials, the U.S. heterosexual or homosexual. Closet," a feature-I ength fight groups battling abortion gay community,"Gov.Whitman Senate late on Aug. 1 Local school districts in the U.S. television documentary of Vito rights, gay rights, and said, "and is offensive to anyone overwhelmingly approved by a get about 10 to 15 percent of Russo’ s book on Hollywood’ s pornography. By the way, under who sees it. It is demeaning to 62-36 vote an amendment to cut their total budgets from federal portrayal of gays and lesbians, strict biblical principles, people individualsandislitdemorethan off all federal funds to school educational funds, who don’t their bills an appeal to personal bias and districts in the country that teach The documentary is expected to pay bigotry,.’" acceptance ofhomosexuality "as School Bd. Defies Helms premiere late next year and will (including presumably their Olympic Out of Cobb Cty a positive life style alternative." 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A Quality ofLife Alte natgve Southwest 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 75219 800/559-4790 Tulsa Office Opening Mid-September in the Quadrangle Office Center Tulsa Family News, August - September 1994, page 6 Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Women & AIDS Trials WASHINGTON - An AIDS attorney has charged that government regulators allow scientists and researchers to discriminate against women in trials of promising AIDS drugs, even demanding that they be sterilized if they want to ~ru’gCAipadtem. iTnhisetrUa.tSio.nFonoeditahnedr requires scientists to test drugs for safety in women nor stops them from denying women’s access to experimental drugs because of liability fears, said attorney Theresa McGovem of theHIV Law Projectintestimony before the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development. In one Irial, the FDA - fearing the possibility, of birth defects - demanded that women get sterilized in order to participate, she told the task force. Another drug trial said women could enroll oulyifthey gotintmuterine devices to prevent pregnancy - effectively blockingwomenwith advanced cervical cancer, who coulduse other contraceptionbut physically could notuse an IUD. An estimated 80,000 U.S. women of child-bearing age are infected with HIV, according to federal statistics. Scientists fear experimental AIDS drugs could cause birth defects if the women become pregnant, so those that do allow research on women insist they use contraception. Immune System Booster TOKYO - Japanese scientists have announced that their joint HIV research with an Australian team may support a diseasefighting strategy calling for injecting patients with their own lymphocytes. The method is based on the premise that lymphocytes attack foreign invaders in the body - but that the .quantity of these all-important immune-system agents drop significantly in people infected with HIV. An Australian team, headed by- John Dwyer, conducted the experiment, and theJapanese team,ledbyTakashi Kurimura, did the research. Dwyer’s group extracted highly active and healthy lymphocytes, matching them to those of an HIV-positive young man; and then transferred the lymphocytes to him. After the procedure, the Virus decreased dramati6ally. The young man regained his body’s basic immtmity, and the treatment still proved to be effective six months later. AIDS Research Needs Better Sex/Drug Use Data WASHINGTON - A committee of the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academyof Sciences, has issued a report concluding that a lack of reliable studies of sexual behavior and drug abuse have hampered progress in fighting Briefs the AIDS epidem~ in the U.S. Basic research on behavior modification has not yet been conductedonthe necessarylevel, the report says. Panel members wrote that despite extensive efforts to develop effective treatments or a vaccine against AIDS, research has been "inhibited by a political climate during the first decade of the epidemic that made it difficult, and on some occasions impossible to conduct research onthe verybehaviors inquestion: drug use and sex." The report recommended a comprehensive national survey ofthetwofactors, which are the primary modes of -HIV transmission. Jocks Fight AIDS SAN FRANCISCO-The San .Francisco Giants shot down the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in their match-up Sunday, July 31, but the real winner at Candiestick Park here was the fight against the AIDS epidemic when the Giants became the first professional sports team to mount a benefit game to battle the epidemic. Some 50,007 fans turned out to watch the game and to witness history as pro sports moved from official silence about the disease that has killed more than 220,000 people during the past 13 years into centerfield~ In the process, the benefit game may have raised $100,000 or more in whathas become known Health" Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs as the "Until There’s a Cure Day." During a moving ceremony, 700 AIDS volunteers deckedinred t-shirts andbaseball caps moved to center field to form a giant red ribbon, the symbol ofthefight againstAIDS. From a podium, Giant’s pitcher Rod Beck, shortstop Royce Clayton, actor Danny Glover, and singer Bobby McFerrin read out the names of scores ofpeople who have died of AIDS, while volunteers gracefully unfolded sections of the massive Names Quilt. The Giants are donating $1 from each ticket sold for the game to the Until There’s a Cure Foundation. The BASS ticket agency also donated 50 cents from all ticket sales for the game to the foundation. With additional funds from sales of AIDS memorial bracelets and other mementos, the total proceeds from the benefit were expected to surpass $100,000 for the day. Half the money raised will go to vaocineresearch, while the other half will be given to local agencies. Vaccinations Urged WASHINGTON-Thefederal government has kicked off a nationwide effort to urge HIV/ AIDS patients, senior citizens, diabetics, and heart or lung disease patients to receive a pneumoma vaccination. The need for immunization is especially urgent given the new drug-resistant strains of the bacteria. Pneumonia sickens more than 200,000 people and causes 40,000 deaths annually. Interim AIDS Leader WASHINGTON - President Clinton has named Patricia Fleming, an AIDS policy specialist and assistant to Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, to take the post as the administration’s AIDS policy coordinator temporarily. Theappointment ofFleming fills a troublesome post in the administration that became vacant when Kristine Gebbie, informally known as Clinton’s "AIDS czar," resigned after months of widespread criticism for failing to make the epidemic a high-priority issue in the administration or the country. Fleming said she would hold the post for just two months while the White House searches for a permanent replacement for Gebbie. "I took the job because I really care deeply aboutAIDS," she said at a news conference. "If called upon, it’s my responsibility to do what I can to fight this epidemic." "Female" Condoms JACKSON, Wisc. - Wisconsin Pharmacal has finally begun commercially distributing the country’s first approved female condom. The Reality condom, which will be sold at drug stores and supermarkets. L Jeffery A. 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More importantly, in Carter’s opinion, the turmoil won co-sponsors for new legislation prohibiting employment discriminationbasedonsexual orientation. But none of it would have been possible, Carter maintained, if not for Oklahoma’s brazen Congressmen. Their views made painfully obvious that the protection gays seek is not a special right but rather a need in the face of institutionalized prejudice. Meanwhile, Carter noted that it was Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who introduced the legislation onJune 23,1994. Herreference to King was not a casual one. Sounding one of the summit’s themes, Carter explicitly linked advocacy of gay rights to advocacy of civil rights in general. "Because the Radical Right has targeted anyone who does not fit their rigid conception of "family," Carter explained, "we have allies among single parents, unwed couples, and people of color." Accordingly, she called for the gay community to "bridge the gap" between gays and straights and, more specifically, to reach out to the NAACP and the Urban League. In calling for these coalitions, Carter did notfail tomakeanothercrucial request. She imploredpeople within themovement to do two things: 1) appreciate their own diversity; and 2) agree to disagree. In fact, the summit’s agenda seemed designed to address both tasks. The opening panel, entitled "Living in Oklahoma," provided a glimpse of the varied experiences and profiles of OK gays. An "out" and vibrant employee of Catholic Charities, Tina Steeves served as panel moderator. She introduced Rudy, a soft-spoken, long-time Ada resident; Kharma, music director for one of Tulsa’s MCC churches; Jessica, an 18 year old activist, student, and actress from Enid; and Tom Neal, a Tulsan, who takes pride in both his Oklahoma roots and his "Cherokee/Korean/European family." After the four spoke, those in attendance were asked to break into Small groups and discuss, first, a plus and, then, a negative about living in Oklahoma. Meeting as strangers, the groups quickly established anintimacy thatwould grow to camraderie with each of the weekend’s events and conversations. Among the summi t’s other events were panels including, ’~fhe Law and How It Affects Us," "Affirming Our Spirituality," "Historical Perspectives on G/L/B/T Living in Oklahoma," and "G/L/B/T Health Issues." While local attorney Tim Daniel painted a grim picture of the ways Tulsa’s law enforcement has violated citizens’ rights, Alan Nitray encouraged individualSto explorehealthissues beyond the stark shadows HIV has cast. In addition to these planned panels, the summit’s organizers provided unstructured time for caucuses so that all attending-could meet those of similar interests and voice their concerns. Mandy Carter, for example, called a caucus for people of color. At midday, everyone gathered for a panel entifled,"Creating aJustice-Seeking Society." The panelists, Carter, Robert Bray, Tom Neal, and Vivien Ng, packed a punch as they combined practical suggestions with refreshing thoughtfulness. For example, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force member Robert Bray proclaimed the closet "the biggest obstacle to organization" and appealed: "I compel you.., come out of the closet." He went on to observe, "The true test of democracy is not its extension of protection to those who are the same, but its extension of protection to those who are different." "Energized and enervated" by Bray’s talk, Vivien Ng spoke of herself as an individual comprised ofmany dimensions. Bless The Lord At All Times CHRISTIAN CENTER 2627-B East 11th Street Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God! Sunday School 9:45 Sunday Service 11am Choir Rehersal Mon. 7:30 Minister Class Tues. 7:30 Bible Study Wed. 7:30 HW Testing Clinic, Thurs. 6:30-9 628,0594i message phone. Eddie Cook, pastor ~- i . Wembley Center 7116 S. Mingo #102 254,21 OO Crystal 75% off Pleat -Mini Blinds *O, Select Colors She explained that, as an Asian woman who is both academic and activist, her struggle for liberation must include all parts of her reality. "Otherwise," she warned, "those who need me have only my divided support." As Carter had earlier in the day, Ng highlighted the need to rink "divergent threads of community." The panel was, by all accounts, a breathtaking SUCceSS. Of course, not all was business at the summit. Simply Equal of Norman hosted a marvellous barbeque at a public park nearby the OU campus. Afterward, everyone was invited to watch movies, featuring Salmonberries, starringk.d, lang, and No Skin off My Ass. Pat Reaves, director of Herland Sister Resources, remarked on the willingness of Norman locals to stay in the dorms and enjoy "play" time with the out-of-towners. The second full day of summit activities was focused on developing skills. Steve Lazarus led a pant that discussed the "continuum ofcoming out andliving out." Later in the morning, conference attendees chose from among three workshops: "Media Advocacy," "Influencing Public Policy," and "Organizing in your Community." Individuals from different regions across Oklahoma had time to brainstorm and network with an eye to thg future. The summit closed with a luncheon that culminatedin an enthusiastic address from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Forcedirector, Peri Jude Radecic. She congratulated the conference organizers and attendees for mobilizing across the state in a way many.have not yet in other states. Echoing a sentimentTom Neal has articulated, Radecic predicted that the struggle for rights will be waged and won in ’the heart of the country. Financial donations, pledged by Tulsan Laurie Cooper and Norman resident Steve Lazarus, together with exchanged phone numbers promise that Oklahomans will struggle together in 1994 and1995. And that they will gather for the 2nd annual Oklahoma Pride Summit to share their successes, their failures, and themselves. M!lit,,ary, continuedfrompage l don t tell pohcy excluding gays and lesbians ¯from the military violates state civil rights laws. Judge Allen’s decision, a permanent extension of a temporary 1992 ruling, means Pentagon officials may notrecruitatthe University ofConnecticut. Alien wrote, "The court is asked to determine whether, under the new federal act and Department of Defense directives, the military continues to discriminate based on sexual orientation. The court finds it does." Lifeguard Project The LIFEGUARD project is coming to Tulsa. LIFEGUARD is a series of four meetings dealing with different aspects of HIV disease. The meetings are free and are designed especially for Gay and Bisexual men of all ages and color. The meetings will be held in volunteer’s homes throughoutTulsaonWed. evenings. Dates to be announced in Tulsa Family News. 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Statements like this are all too 0fteffechoed by other Lesbian and Gay youths. Coming out to parents can be one of the most~difficult experiences in a youth’s life..They live in constant fear of being disowned or abandoned. This can often be worse if parents are anti-gay. "My mother perceived homosexuality as a lifestyle that would ultimately destroy lives, and it had no redeeming qualifies. She felt the ordy thing Gay men were thiilking about was sex, and that’s how she raised me." said one Gay youth. Mostparents feel that they caused this "problem" and perceive it as a failure. While there is a large amount of drug abuse in youth, it is especially prevalent among Gay youth. "Drugs provided an escape from all the hassle of living. You can just take a pill .or smoke something and everything is better." said one teen. An easier method for some is runmng away. It’s sad that Gay youth seek asylum on the streetsrather than from those that love them most: Older Gays and Lesbians must teach younger Gays and Lesbians that this is not the solution and try to help them find other alternatives. However, there are preventative measures being taken..Several groups such as GLAS aremaking their presence known. This group, along with others, is designed to benefit youth. Other groups, such TOHR and the Black & White Charities take special interest in youth. There is also an existing group for 16-21 year olds. With all this support, the future of the community should be well preserved. Editor’s note: Brannon Crain is a 17 year-old writer who’s active in a Tulsa Lesbian/Gay youth group..He recently was graduatedfrom high schoolandplans to attend Tulsa Junior College and the University ofTulsa. Kent Balch & Associates Self-employed? 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An evening of fun, entertainment, and fellowship will be enjoyed in the true TAPT tradition. A recognition reception, entertainment, and some surprises are planned for the evening. TAPT is a social organization forolder Gay and Bisexual men over forty. TAPT was chartered in August of 1993. Starting out with 15 members, TAPT is now 59 members strong. A monthly newsletter and activity calender is published, updating members as to social activities and events planned for that month. TulsaPrimeTimers is oneof33 chapters in Europe, Canada, Australia and the USA. Prime Timers was begun in Boston, Massachusetts in 1987 by Woody Baldwin. For more infOrmation, write Tulsa Area Prime Timers, P.O. Box 52117, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104. Photography J.D. Jamett 582-0608 T Y L E Gay-Friendly Radio Station Seeks Help by Brannon Crain EOI (the Edge of Insanity), Tulsa’s only Lesbian/Gay friendly station could go off the air for lack of advertising support. Station founders, President "Mother Theresa" DeVeto and vicepresident Deja Thoris have annouced a fund-raising drive to raise funds to keep the "alternative" programming on the air. DeVeto & Thoris are appealing to the Lesbian&Gay communities in particular. "EOI is probably one of the onlyGay friendly stations in the country." Says Deja Thoris, who has 25 years’ experience in the entertainment business. EOI promotes "being yourself," and, "believing in who you are". Also, they attempt to "provide a catalyst for Gay youth" by establishing a sense of self-worth. EOI is probably the only radio station that acknowledges Lesbian & Gay issues and Lesbian/Gay youth in a non-hostile manner. If you are interested in helping this late night ally, donations can be sent to: EOI Network c/o KCMA, 2021 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK, 74104-5758. For more info. call the station at 747-9999 between the hours of 12am and 6am. Another option is the EOI club card. Fill out an application (whichmaybepickedup at Zat’ s,Mohawk Music, or Closter’s Skate Shop), return it along with $5, and receive discounts at places like the above mentioned shops. Also, there is a weekly Alley party every Thursday. The cost is $3 and all proceeds benefit EOI airtime. The only thing tired about your trip should be you.., when you get back!. Travel-with DAMRON the freshest lesbian & gay travel guides! For a FREE catalog and/or credit card orders call ._ (800) 462-6654 " DAMRON COMPANY -PO Box 422458 San Francisco, CA 94142-2458 9am-5pm Pacific Standard Time Open: Mon-Sat, 10am - 2am, Sun, Noon - 2am .......... ¯YOU’LL NEVER WHAT TOEXPECT!!!.: 1229 S. MEMORIAL DR;I:~::~’ULSA:,I~: 918,835-5083 Tulsa Fgtmily News, August - September 1994, page 10 (2 A B A R E T 9 4 It’s Cabaret ’94. Follies Revue, Inc’s. annual fund-raising eventto benefit Tulsa area organizations that provide services ~nd care to persons with AIDS or who are HIV-positive. In the past four years we have contributdd nearly $64,000 to these groups. Cabaret ’94 is three full evenings of friendship, excellent food, beverages and fabulous musical talent, all in an intimate cabaret format. This year’s show features an outstanding cast of Cabaret performers, along with Ernastine Dillard, who recently opened for Della Reese in Las Vegas and at the Kennedy C(nter. So get ready for 90 minutes of pure entertainment in a ~.~ August 25, 26 & 27, 1994. , ~ Patrons Night, August 25,$40 per ticket, $300itable of 8. ~ August 26 & 27, $25 per ticket, $180 table of 8. ~ Pre-show music & dinner 7:30 pm, cash bar available. i~:,~a~’~’ Escargot (formerly Harringtons) 8th & Main redesigned seating arrangement that gives new meaning to the promise, "there’s not a bad seat in the Muse." Ticket prices include preshow music, dinner and cabaret performance. For reservations call Carson Attractions now at 584-2000. 1 Produced by Follies Revue, Inc. Sponsored by TCI Cablevision of Tulsa & Bravo-Broadway Cares. Tulsa Family News, August- Se?tember 1994, page 11 METROPOLE Coming Soon: One of Tulsa’s Favorite MC’s, Raghenna! Elegance Tour ’94 (drag comedy) Saturday, August 27, llpm After Metropole, they play Dallas’ Village Station Miss Tulsa USA, Sunday, September 4th, 10pm, $3 No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To Enter- Open Daily 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, August - September 1994, page 12 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data newspaper periodical 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Equality Gala Pamphlet Subject The topic of the resource Pride Description An account of the resource Pamphlet advertising 2014's Equality Gala. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource [2014] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Pride 2014 Description An account of the resource Items and documents relating to 2014's Diversity Celebration. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Diversity Celebration https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/30861cc66ea9094ab64af18ca0a4924d.pdf 4bbc84a23c23fa358b1b6d043d621f80 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 Documents Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1983 Description An account of the resource Miscellaneous documents from Pride 1983. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Greater Tulsa Business Guild Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 3, 1983 June 30, 1983 July 29, 1983 September 16, 1983 September 19, 1983 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Planning documents Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride 1983 Greater Tulsa Business Guild Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Diversity Celebration 1983 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1117 PDF Text Text ����������� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource [1983] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1983 Description An account of the resource Documents and items pertaining to Diversity Celebration 1983 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 1983 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/475 1983 Diversity celebration Greater Tulsa Business Guild Pride Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ae07f1f8cb917e083eb403cfe0410ac6.pdf ac5d5647548bb1a380a01dff7fb82cc6 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 Cash Balance Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1985 Description An account of the resource Cash balance from 1985's Pride celebrations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 1, 1985 July 8, 1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Financial document Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Financial Diversity Celebration 1985 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1115 PDF Text Text �� https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/3478c31da7a4cf68103060efd3b7b699.pdf fbe4219e708451cb78418e9d709e3147 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 Pride ‘85 Financial Report, letter from committee coordinators, advertisement for OHR Follies ‘85 Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1985 Description An account of the resource Three pieces of paper, stapled together with three-hole-punches on the left side. Page One is titled “Pride 85” and is a letter from the Pride 1985 committee congratulating members, soliciting applications to next year’s committee, and introducing the financial report. The page is neon green and signed at the bottom by Ron Greenwood, Terry Jefferson, Glen Raney, Vickie Robinson, Mark Sutton, and Larry Yokum. Page Two shows financial proceeds from Pride 1985. Printed on white paper. Page Three is an advertisement for OHR Follies ‘1985. Printed on blue paper. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oklahomans for Human Rights, Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Oklahomans for Human Rights, Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985 1986 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pride 1985 committee, Ron Greenwood, Terry Jefferson, Glen Raney, Vickie Robinson, Mark Sutton, and Larry Yokum. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Three-page stapled handout Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Financial Pride Diversity Celebration Follies 1985 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1116 PDF Text Text ��� 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 [1985] Diversity Celebration 1985 Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1985 Description An account of the resource Documents and items relating to Diversity Celebration 1985 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1985 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 1985 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/474 1985 Diversity celebration Financial follies Pride Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/5802c7b919d10b7b065d61f398ad0537.pdf 32ada5fb9030f675af94f8e4ccaf76b4 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 Newsletter Subject The topic of the resource Pride Week 1987 Description An account of the resource Newsletter released by Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights for Pride Week 1987. Includes essay about visibility, schedule of upcoming events, and ads for gay bars. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 19-28, 1987 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newsletter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration Pride Glen Raney Carole Brown Lynn Holloway Vickie Robinson Terry Jefferson Jim McPherson 1515 Golden Eagle Distributing Co. Major Affairs Renegades Tool Box Too Underground 1987 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Relation A related resource Diversity Celebration 1987 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1114 PDF Text Text ���� 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 [1987] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1987 Description An account of the resource Documents and items relating to Diversity Celebration 1987 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 1987 Pride Pride Committee Visibility Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/473 1987 Diversity celebration Pride Pride Committee Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Visibility https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/4da33f166d5d6b61c61cbdaf51290413.pdf 4e896860a8f9f5dfc06d813af213d170 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 Gay and Lesbian Pride Week Proclamation Subject The topic of the resource LGBT Pride Week 1994 Description An account of the resource Mayoral proclamation declaring June 19 through June 25, 1994 as Gay and Lesbian Pride Week. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Susan Savage Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 19-25, 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Proclamation Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Week Pride 1994 City of Tulsa Diversity Celebration Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1111 PDF Text Text � https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/beef7dc457b38c5e34c34b9ebb9d84f3.jpg f63b8a3bcca7c5d159e1e88a525ee14d 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 Gay Group Enjoys Downtown Picnic Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1994 Description An account of the resource Newspaper article covering Tulsa’s 1994 Pride Picnic. A DJ played in Bartlett Square. TOHR President Kelly Kirby was interviewed. Article discusses lack of legal protections or LGBT folk, such as hate crime legislation and protection from housing discrimination. Two more attendees are interviewed but decline to give their names because they fear discrimination. Includes photo of six people dancing in Bartlett Square by Steve Crane. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Steve Crane Tulsa World Staff Tulsa World Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Tulsa World Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Tulsa World Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 3, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Steve Crane Tulsa World Staff Tulsa World Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper article and photo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1112 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 Pride Diversity Celebration 1994 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) Ruben Garcia Chris Sturgis Kelly Kirby Hate crime legislation Homophobia https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/6fedf19d5c628461afd8f03e4f6cd3c4.pdf d967d5d0eca12af917564a9d7fdbdac3 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 Letter to Mayor Savage Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1994 Description An account of the resource Rough draft of a letter criticizing Tulsa's mayor for declaring a "Human Rights Month" in lieu of Gay Pride Month. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride City of Tulsa Diversity Celebration 1994 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/files/show/1113 PDF Text Text � 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 [1994] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1994 Description An account of the resource Documents and items relating to Diversity Celebration 1994 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration Pride 1994 Susan Savage City of Tulsa Hate crime legislation Homophobia Pride Week Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context https://history.okeq.org/items/show/472 1994 City of Tulsa Diversity celebration Hate crime legislation homophobia Pride Pride Week Susan Savage https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/de236dfb180171a4136def9aadd5154b.pdf 7a0f7dd7604abc55c546b3328f0a5c03 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 Miscellaneous Files Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1996 Description An account of the resource Miscellaneous documents relating to 1996's Pride Celebrations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 15, 1996 June 18, 1996 July 31, 1996 August 14, 1996 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Tom Neal David "Ken" Turner Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Miscellaneous files Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride 1996 Homophobia Diversity Celebration 1996 PDF Text Text ������ https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/995778c175135e3c7a7b1e24f4b0c950.pdf 158917c2c90c82da42aee4a6f20e880c 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 Picnic Booth Application Subject The topic of the resource Pride Picnic 1996 Description An account of the resource Blank application to operate a booth at 1996's Pride Picnic. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1996 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Application Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride Picnic 1996 Diversity Celebration 1996 Pride Picnic PDF Text Text � https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/d5fd394ce5319a9f09eb0ac58f614717.pdf 3e96cb45b74c39240841db2c43cea598 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 Human Rights Month Proclamation Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1996 Description An account of the resource Proclamation from Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage declaring June 1996 as Human Rights Month Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Susan Savage Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1996 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Proclamation Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride 1996 Human Rights Month Diversity Celebration 1996 Susan Savage PDF Text Text � 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 [1996] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1996 Description An account of the resource Documents and items relating to Diversity Celebration 1996 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 1996 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/3cd3f8c7b32276f0eeaa086ef42b6505.pdf ac9e16184fde06ce17f7ce13dc88da94 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 Flier Subject The topic of the resource Pride Picnic 1997 Description An account of the resource Flier advertising 1997's Pride Picnic. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 1997 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Flier Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride 1997 Diversity Celebration 1997 Picnic PDF Text Text � https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/d455e116df76d9f99205eed86c25dc82.pdf 46ac1d78c11aafcd17a4f58111c6cbb2 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 Letter to Tulsa World Subject The topic of the resource Pride 1997 Description An account of the resource Letter from 1997 Pride Events Chairperson Tom Neal to Joe Worley of the Tulsa World. Letter thanks the newspaper for their coverage of Pride activities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Tom Neal Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 15, 1997 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pride 1997 Diversity Celebration 1997 The Tulsa World PDF Text Text �� 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] Diversity Celebration Subject The topic of the resource Diversity Celebration 1997 Description An account of the resource Documents and items relating to 1997's Diversity Celebration. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997 Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Diversity Celebration 1997