4 20 636 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/7da16331cdf9d38416021d84c878e7c4.jpg cecdf8ce8ebb9f9b2fe2db0ad27e28e5 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ae96973ea76cc9691e0a73fc9290b328.pdf 0d1b00cce9ef6ff32418740b60fddd06 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 Wichita, Kansas (316) Bars & Restaurants Buddies Country, 4000 s. Broadwav 529-4953 Our Fantasy, 3201 So. Hillside 682-5494 South Forty, 3201 So. Hillside 682-5494 R & R Brass Rail, 2828 E. 31st 684-9009 T-Room, 1507 E. Pawnee 262-9327 Harbor Restaurant, 3201 S. Hillside 681-2746 Lassens Bar & Grill, 155 N. Market 263-2777 Th.e Upper Crust, 7038 E. Lincoln 683-8088 Service & Retail Businesses Visions-& Dreams, 3414 Maple 942-6333 Watermark Books, 149 N. Broadway 263-3007 733-4075 N. Market 267-6522 262-8444 269-441.1 832-1816 269-9036 688-5343 Queen Anne’s Lace Dr. Laura Shook, D.C. 7(~0 Roommates Paradise Antiq. 430 E. Harry Adult Entree, 220 E. 21st Plato’s, 1306 E. Harry St. T.B.’s, 1516 S. Oliver Camelot Cinema, 1516 S. O1ive688-5343 Adult Entertainm’t Ctr3721 S. Broadway Adult Entertainm’t Ctr 7805 W..Kellogg Adult Entertainm’t Ctr 2809 N. Broadway Adult Entree’ South, 8025 S. Broadway Circle Cinema, 2570 S. Seneca Organizations Wichita/Sedgwick Cty. Health Dept. 1900 E. 9th 268-8441 Wichita Gay/Lesbian Alliance 942-1786 The Lesbian Celebration 683-7561 P-FLAG 687-4666 Gay Information Line 269-0913 Wichita, Kansas (316) Churches Wichita Praise & Worship Ctr. 651-6903 First Unitarian Church 684-3481 Mission of Faith Fellowship 539-0633 Junction City, Kansas Aftei Dark Video, 1206 Grant Lawrence, Kansas (913) Ek)uglas County AIDS Project 843-0040 G~ty & Lesbian Ser. of Kansas 864-3091 Manahattan, Kan/as (913) Douglas County AIDS Project 843-0040 Topeka~ Kansas (913) Bars & Clubs Classics, 124 SW 8th 357-1960 Expressions, 110 SE 8 233-3622 Service & Retail Businesses Adult Entertainment Ctr. 903 N. Kansas Some Like It Hot 4732 S. Topeka Ave. Organizations, Topeka AIDS Project 232-3100 Gay & Lesbian Task Force 357-8727 Mayors Task Force 234-6699 Gay Rap Line 223-6558 Manhattan Outreach ’ 271-8431 HIV Affected Group 234-8562- Churches MCC of Topeka Z32-6196 United Methodist Affirmation 235-6101 Emporia, Kansas Gay & Lesbian Alliance Box.65, ESU, 1200 Commercial, 66801 Salina, Kansas Alternatives Lifestyles, POB 2532, 67402 Pink Triangle Parents of Kansas POB 153, Falun, KS.67442 Eureka Spr’gs, Arkansas Bars & Restaurants Center Street, 10 Center St. 253-8071 The HOP, 19 1/2 Spring St. 253-8361 Ermillio’s, 26 White St. (501) 253-8806 Churches MCC of the Living Springs 253-9337 Bed & Breakfast Rock Cottage, 10 Enenia St. 253-8659 Dixie Cottage, 2 Prospect 253-7533 Southern Rose, 9 Benton St. 253-5800 Purple Iris Inn, RR 6 253-8748 Pond Mountain, Rt. 1 253-5877 Maple Leaf Inn, 6 Kingshgwy 253-6876 Service & Retail Businesses Satori Arts, 81 Spring St. 253-9820 Crazy Bone, 37 Spring St. 253-6600 Corcelli Studio, 159 Spring’St. 253-7399 Little Rock, Arkansas Bars & Restaurants- Backstreet, 1021 Jessie Rd. Q 666-6900 Micheal’s, 601 Center 376-8301 Discovery III, 1021 Jessie Rd. 664-4784 Silver Dollar, 2710 Asher Ave. 663-9886 Organizations HPWA, POB 4379, 72204, 666-6900 AIDS Support Group 374-3605 RAIN-Arkansas 375-5908 The House 374-3758 PALS, People of Alter. Lifestls 374-3605 Womens ~oject 372-5113 Service & R~ail Busin~es Twis~ ~tennmt, 7201 Asher ~-4262 Shields:Marley Studios, 117 S. Victou Travel by Philip 227-7690 Hot Springs, Arkansas, Our House ~unge/Rest. _35 Broadway 6 2 4 - 6 8 6 8 Tulsa, Oklahoma (918) Bars & Restaurants Laff’.s " Underground. 31 Tops (across from Laffs) 4812, 4812 E. 33rd Silver Star Saloon, 1565 S. Taj Mahal, 2630 E. 15th Time n’ Time Again, 1515 S. l E. 7th 583-5233 587-8677 742-5262 Sheridan 834-4234 742-8274 Memorial 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 TNT’s 2114 S, Memorial Tool Box. 1338 E. 3rd Service & Retail Businesses Tomfoolery at the Silver Star 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233 .Kelly Kirby, CPA 663-9399 Elite Goods, 814 S. Sheridan 838-8503 Whittier Bkstore, 1 N. Lewis 592-0767 Dreamland, 8807 E. Admiral 834-1051 Organizations ACT-UP; POB 532, 74101 Names Project, POB 3181, 74101 ¯ 748-3111 P-FLAG POB 52800, 74152 749-4901 TOHR, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Gay Lin~ Info. 743-4297 Shanti Hotline 749-7898 STIR (Tulsa Univ. student ors,) 583-9780 Oklahoma AIDS Hotline 800-535-2437 Churches Family of Faith MCC, 500 W. ’A" Jenks 298-4622 Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213 MCC of Tulsa, 1623 Maplewood 838~1715 Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 Enid, Oklahoma Phillips Univ. Gay & Lesbian Group 242-0628 Oklahoma City (405) Bars & Restaurants Angles, 2117 NW 39th 524-3431 Bunkhouse, 2800 NW 39th 943-0843 Coyote Club, 2120 NW 39th 521-9533 Finish Line & Gushers Bar & Grill 2200 NW 39 Expwy 525-0730 Hi Ix) Club 1221 NW 50th 834-1722 KA’s, 2024 NW 1 lth 525-3991 Levi’s 2807 NW 36th 947-5384 The Park, 2125 NW 391h 528-4690 The Porthole. 3630 NW39th 949-9’837 Sneakers, 919 N. Virginia 272-9833 Tramps, 2201 NW 39th 528-9080 Wreck Room, 2127 NW39th 525-7610 The Kitchen, 2124 NW 39th 528-5133 La Rocca Mexican Restaurants SW 4th/Walker, 409 W.’Reno & 7550 N. May Service & Retail Businesses- Banana Products 341-8965 Exec. Travel, 2113 NW 36th 521-9100 Habana Inn, 2200 NW39th 528-2221 Herland, 2312 NW 39th 521-9696 Jungle Red, 2200 NW 39th 524-5733 Lobo’s, 2131 NW 39th 528-5156 Deb Roberts, Entertainer 843-5624 Second Chance Credit 752-2209 Stephen Scott, Masseur 525-8689 Shirley Hunter, M.Ed/counselor 848-5429 Larry Prater, MD, Psychiat~’ 232-5453 Religious Organizations New Beginnings MCC 3136 N. Portland 942-63 13 Dignity/Integrity, POB 25473 360-0414 Friends Meeting 632-7574 Gay Christian Ecum. Council 528-5635 Light House MCC, 2522 N. Shartel 524-4687 Unitarian Church, 600 NW 13 232-9224 Ft. Smith, Arkansas Court Garden 305 Garrison 783-9822 B & B Lounge, 1004 Garrison 783-9347 Fayetteville, Arkansas Ron’s Place, 523 W. Poplar 442-3052 Wash. Cry. AIDS Task Force 443-AIDS Gay/Lesbian Act’n, Delegations 521-4509 MCC of the Ozarks 443-4278 Oklahoma City (405) Organizations ACLU, 1411 Classen, Ste 318 524-8511 Names Project, POB 12185 625-6277 OASIS Resource Ctr. 2135 NW 39 525-2437 OK Gay Pol. Caucus POB 61186 73146 OK Gay Rodeo Assoc. 943-0843 OKC Metro Mens’ Chorus 424-1753 Pride Network 340-3575 RAIN 232-4372 ACT-UP/Queer Nation 447-4209 OU Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Alliance 303 Ellison Hall, 633 Elm, Norman 73019 Womens’ Resource Ctr. AIDS Mastery A1-Anon (Gay) Alcoholics Anonymous OK AIDS Hotline Other Options 364-9424 525-3636 947-3834 " 525-2437 800-535-2437 728-3222 Testing the Limits, 2136 NW 39th 843-8378 The Parachute Page 2 Springfield, Missouri (417) Club 1105, 1105 E. Commercial 831 ~9043 Down Beat, 219 W. Olive 846-4572 Bolivar News, 4030 Boli.var 833-3354 Joplin, Missouri (417) Billy Jack’s, 720 S. 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Title A name given to the resource [1993] The Parachute, September 1, 1993; Volume 1, Issue 6 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource The Parachute of Oklahoma was a monthly newspaper; the only publications available are August 1993-December 1993. The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center with permission. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Parachute of Oklahoma Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Chuck Breckenridge & Wayne D. (assistant publisher) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John Christiansen Cookie Arbuckle Mary Arbuckle Stephan Scott Babby Michael Canfield Kevyn Jacobs Scott Curry Emerald Rainbow (horoscopes) Catherine Boyle Tom Neal Kelly Kirby David Stokes (volunteer) Rhonda Guy (volunteer) Leslie Thomas 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 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) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The Parachute/Dennis R. 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Title A name given to the resource [1993] The Traditional Values Coalition Video Subject The topic of the resource 1993 The Traditional Values Coalition Video: Politics of Divisiveness & Hate (Summary of Discussion Points in "Gay Rights/Special Rights") Description An account of the resource A 24 page collection regarding the Traditional Values Coalition's (TVC) anti-gay propoganda video "Gay Rights/Special Rights", prepared by Renee DeLapp for the Western States Center Advanced Leadership/Mentorship Program, Fall 1993. Includes an analysis of the ideologies expressed and relevant articles from the National Black Lesbian and Gay News Magazine, the Boston Phoenix, the Traditional Values Foundation (TVF), the Oakland Tribute, the Coalition for Human Dignity's Dignity Report, and the 1993 March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. 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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. 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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. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa~s LeJbian~i Gay & Bisexual Communities7 Our-Famitie:.S. of the Heart- .Tulsa Gay Chu.rc~hes C.elebratel " ~........ ....... " =Family of-Faith-- MCC~Founder IS Moving! FamflyofFaithMetropolitan Greater Tulsa- Community Church .has moved fromitslocationinJenksto5451- MO r t g E South:Mingo. Family of Faith PastorsPam~rockerandMarim: B u, r n i n F’mk sLat’ted the chu:.chfour.years The ago in Broken Arrow. " - founder 6f the Universal The programming of,the lowship of MetropolitanCom:: church lias ~xpanded toinclude¯ - munity Chuiches joined the Project-ReachOut- HIV TeSt- . Reverend Alice.Jones andher ing and Cou.nsell.ingCe.nter~.a_ congregationinaworship service ¯ choir, a co-depe:!dency Support ~ .andinadinner/dancet0~ei-el~ate group, and Bible Study-. ....the burning of the.mortgage~ on. " ¯ The Church will celebrate_ser- the buildii~b ofthe Metr~t~ll-tan v!ces inthe new facility begin- . : Communi~ Church of Creater mng in April. For information,: . Tulsa, Call MCC-1441: .. . MCC-Greater.Tulsa wasthe ~_ .NEWS April - May 1994, Volume 1, IsSue 5 :Say No To Hate .....M a ~y . o r Ci~Counci!.~,e.ars. ~ C o n db m-n.s. Praise&.Cr,t,c,sm ~ ~ .ByKliarmaAmos. A n t i - G-~ y council.from the Westside Min- . . isterial Fellowship, 13 people , ad~r~ssedt~e~t~o=caa~ont Uncertain .on- ~o reoont oo~t,o~or. ~r-An¯ b.-=G~,- a. yBz¯as ¯ rounding the inclusion of’.’sexual orientation"in a Say No To-Hate brochure inserted in :the city water bills...... , At the city Council meeting on --March 31, Rev. Rod Harris, . Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage showed up as .schedu!e.d on Tuesday, March 29atthe Metropolitan Community Church of G-teater Tulsa for a community -..President of the F.ellowship and meeting with the Lesbian/Gay7 ~astorofTrinity.BaptistO~urch, Bisexti~l communities. " ! representedthe.concerns of 22 .~ The mayor’began by apolochurches from .the west side of gi._zi_’~g: for, cancelling her Feb. Tulsa; appearance .:due to fi family Rev. Harris, Dale. Leander, emergency. Taking questions from the ~udience’~f about-50, ,~s~rvice an i . .: JtsephSteffan(s~aseappears to :, .’, -:~’.. %fientation’ to "~ ¯ : :.~ gres~ional brief in a case:before thd.Supreme: :. ~’mPrecedented:¯ ¯ "’: " -~ : :: :’: .~, : " " ..... " Sgt ............. What’s Wrong With Our "World"? By Kharma Amos Recently I spent some time in Springfield, Missouri and had the opportunity to read their local newspaper, "The News Leader". I have to say, reading their paper for two days made me wonder what is wrong with the Tulsa.World?_ In both weekend issues ~f the Sprmgf~eldpap~r the~:~as s:ig~ nifieanti¢overage ofGay xssues,. There was an article taken from "The Advocate" in Saturday’s paper, and on Sunday there was a headline about the anti-gay positions Missouri’s governor supports. Additionally, The News Leader runs Deb Price’ s syndicated column about Gay Issues weeny. I don’ t know if you’ ve been watching the news, but Springfield is not rumored as being among the world’s most progressive and accepting cities. Springfield just repealed their hate crimes statute by a 71% to 29% vote because voters objected to protecting citizens on the basis of sexual orientation. Does this sound like a town that should have better media coverage than Tulsa? When anti-gay proposals are made in.the Missouri House or Senate, the News Leader gives it a headline. When anti-gay proposals are made in the Oklahoma House or Senate, the Tulsa World buries the illformation in an article with a different headline. Does this sound like equal coverage? I think not. Springfield is not the only U.S. city whose media coverage should make the T0ulsa World .hang its-head in shanie. As a matter of fact, cities all over the U.S. have newspapers who do not exhibit the blatant homophobia apparent in the Tulsa World. I recenffycorresponded with an editor from the Tulsa World and suggested that the Tulsa World get up off of its complacency and give the people of Tulsa the unbiased journalism they deserve. Needless to say, my request wash’ t greeted with open arms. In fact, the Tulsa World has no intention of changing the way it covers gay issues. I wonder what would happen if all 40,000+ Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, their families, and their friends cancelled their subscriptions to the Tulsa World until the coverage of Gay issues improved. I think we might be surprised. Corrections & Comments Any organization or business will make mistakes. The more complex the job, the greater the likelihood of error. The process of investigating, researching, organizing & editing news coverage as well as selling advertising to support this paper and physically producing is challenging. What is surprising is that this paper is not filled with mistakes from cover to cover. One mistake for which we apologize is the following: the name of our Local Hero of last month is Jane Rother, not Jane Roth. To Jane, a modest but true hero, we apologize. To our readers we apologize See Corrections, page 7 INTERNATIONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel Reservations Ticket Pick-Up ¯ Cruise/Tour Packages Group & Incentive Programs "NO" Service Charge RSVP’s 10th Aniversary Cruise .on board Carnival’s mega-fun Ship Jubilee March 19-26, 1995, Mexican Riviera, d. LA Space going fast, Call for details. 181 341-6866 Oklahoma’s Only LG.T-4. Affiliate (International Gay Travel Association) Tulsa Family News, April - May 1994, page 2 Letters Dear Tulsa Family News, We are children of God We are your mothers and fathers We are your sons and daughters We are human beings We are from all walks of life We are doctors.and lawyers . : We areiS01iC~:~and~i~,’ : :.: We are ~eachers anrfann~rs :. .We are i~Ii~sters~:and. RhblJ~s We are Student~d " churchgoers We are bosses and laborers We are home-makers, and taxpayers ¯ We are young and old We are black, white and brown We are good and bad We are poor and rich We are loving and caring people We are the pa~t and the future We are a part of this world, too. Many men and women have fought and died to keep the United States of America a land of the free. If this is the land of the free, let there be FREEDOM FOR ALL, not just for some. Lesbians and Gays are part of this country and all others, and a part of what makes this world go ’round. We do not ask for special rights, only equal rights - the rights every American are entiffed to. Jimmy Flowers A Gay American. Dear Tulsa Family News, After I received the news that the Westside Ministerial Fellowship was coming before the city council to propose ameasure that would prohibit the city from promoting the "homosexual lifestyle", like they supposedly did in the water bill insert, I became deeply concerned. I called the city council office and spoke with the secretary who informed me that my city councilor, James Hogue, had put the item on the agenda. My immediate conclusion was that he would be the one with the mos.t concrete facts, & therefore was the person to whom I should direct my questions. I expected to be treated with respect, and to have at least some of my questi0ns answeied: : This was not the case. My first question was, "Why did you put this on the. agenda?" To my ¯ - sui-prise his answer was, "Because they. asked me to". He had no facts andgavemenopertinent information. Within the course of three minutes the conversation mined fr~rm a reasonable inquiry about a specific issue mto a debate on human and civil rights, t asked ¯ him, "If you hired someone not knowinghe was homosexual and he came out to you at a later date what would you doT’. His reply was, "If I had a woman secretary and she came on to me, I would fire her too." To my knowledge coming OUT and coming ON are two completely different See Letters, page 7 TULSA FAMILY NEWS Publisher/Editor Assistant Editor Staff Writer Tom Neal James Christjohn Kharme Amos 91.8-832-0233, POB 4140, Tulsa, Oklahoma 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. 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Community of H.o-pe Re,aches Out For May ~Meeting ~ ~.~ Leslie Penmse describesitheCommunity of Hope as a missionary style fellowship delivering the Word through the deeds"0f its members. This month Rev. Penrose will be the guest speaker at the TOHR monthly meeting to be held Tuesday, May 3 at 7 pro. As usual, social hour begins at 6:30 pm at the HIVRC, 4154 S. Harvard,.Suite H-1. A chartered community of the United- Methodist Chh~ch, Rev. Pem’ose says the fellowship is open andaffirming to all its members. Some ofthe christqike projects offered by the CommunityofHope include providing transiti~hai;living quarter~ for victims of domestic violence and their children; Rainbow Village, a hospice for people living with AIDS; a RAIN care team; [he At/gel Proj~i;, deii~,ering packages of~food and ~necessities’ for PLWAs; the homeless. Fashioned after a Central American community: basedstructure, the Community of Hope is a welcome addition to the Tulsa ar~a. 15,16, &17 A COOPERATIVE PRESENTATION OF TOHR MiD THE BISEXUAL, LE~BL~ GAY :ASSN. 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ATLANTa-Rights groups have asked the AtlantaCommittee for the Olympic Games to move the, site of the volleyball matches .at the 1996 Summer Olympics out of nearby Cobb County. Last y.ear the CobbCounty Commissioners approved a resolution condemning the "gay lifestyle" and cut all county arts funding because of a play which included references to homosexuality. So far Atlanta Olympic organizers have refused to do anything, saying the games are "not about politics." Activists have asked people to contact the Olympic Committee organizers to protest locatinganyoftheevents inCobb County. You can contact: Billy Paine, president, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, POBox 1996,AtlantaGA30301, orphone (404) 224-1996,orFAX (404) 224-1997 Gay Long Distance Carrier Controversy CHICAGO - After CommunitySpirit, the long-dis: tance phone carrieraimedat gays and lesbians, dropped its customer billing service, Trans National Communications, customers began complaining of receiving calls from TNC saylng that CommunitySpirit is not donating the portion of customers" bills that is earmarked to gay and AIDS organizations. Jeffrey Vitale, president of CommunitySpirit, said, "This accusation is a complete falsehood" and called it a "’smear campaign" on the part of TNC because of its lost contract with the carrier. Vitale noted that Community,Spirit’s 1st year of donations, which are based on customers’ long-distance charges through the carrier, couldn’t even be computed until April 1 since customers have up to 90 days to pay their phone charges. "’As soon as the books can be dosed for 1993," Vitale said, "approximately $80,000 will be distributed to approximately 600 different lesbian and gay supportive organizations." He said the payments are scheduled to go out in May. Ugly Child Custody Fight in North. Carolina LEXINGTON, N.C. - In what rights activists say is a child custody battle between a lesbian room and her own mother, two lesbians have been charged with sexually abusi.ngone of the women’s 2-year-old daughter. Shirley EdwardS, 25, and Donna MaVen, 34, were airested January I 1 on felony child sexual abuse charges inacomplaintfiled by a friend of Edwards’ own mother, Elaine van Zant. According to Madren, after Edwards told van Zant last year that she is a lesbian, van Zant began demanding that. she be given custody of the woman’s infant daughter and the two women began receiving menacing phone calls, had car windows smashed, and were beaten up in a parking lot. "This all stems from her mother notliking the relationship," Madren said. "When she [EdwardS] came out she said that Shirley had a choice of.either giving her her child or gomg to a "normal’ lifestyle." Florida Anti-Gay Measure Can’t Go on Ballot TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A proposed state constitutional amendment that would bar gay civil rights in Florida was ruled unconstitutional Thursday, March 4, by the state Supreme Court and blocked from appear~ ing on a statewide ballot this November The justices ruled the ballot measure was flawed because it did not advise voters of its true meaning and consequences, and because it would conflict with basic civil liberties, such as the right of employees to bargain collectively without fear of discrimination. The ballot initiative was backed by the American Family Association, which led a successful campaign to strike down a gay rights ordinance m the city of Tampa in 1992. The wording of the now-dead measure banned new law.~ and repealed all existing ones granting protections on the basis of any "characteristic, trait, status or condition other than race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, ethnic background, marital status or familial status." ’’The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling is a critical national precedent," said Suzanne Goldberg, who argued against the measure on behalf of the Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund. "It - -Kelly Kirby Certified Public Accountant Please Note New Address & Phone: POB 14011, Tulsa 74159-1011, 747-$466 Faster refunds available through electronic filing. Tulsa Family News, April - May 1.994, page 4 makes dear that civil rights are not special rights - and it deals a powerful blow to the national radical right attack on lesbians and gay m.en and civil rights generally." VA Governor Fears Housing Loans Might Encourage Gays RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Gov. Ge0rge Allenis opposing a plan to make it easier for lowincome Vir-ginians .to get state housing loans because he says the changes would encourage homosexual and unmarried couples to live together. In a letter Allen argued that the plan would change "long-standing policy in Virginia as it relates to the definition of !family?" According to a spokesman for the governor, "Allen doesn’t agree with these relationships and is not going to be advocating these relationships in his .administration .... This could establish a precedent that could lead to a redefinition of what family is." The spokesman added that homosexuality "is basically viewed by the governor as an unnatural relationship." Zimbabwe Homophobia, AIDSphobia HARARE, Zimbabwe- Several political leaders in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe have recently shocked gay and AIDS activists worldwide with statements calling for the arrests of homosexuals in the country, as well as forced abortions for women with AIDS who become pregnant and the execution of infected mothers. Chief Nathanid Mutoko said during a debate in the Zimbabwean parliament, "ff a pregnant womanis found to have AIDS, she should be killed so that the AIDS ends there with-her." Mutoko added, "You should not only terminate the pregnancy, because the woman would still continue to spread the AIDS." In January, Home Affairs Minister Dumiso Dabengwa told state police he was "anxious" to have local gay men arrested"because it 0aomo= sexuality] is illegal in this country.". Local gays have reported that police indeed have begun raiding private residences of members of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe (GALZ). So far, GA~LZ members- say, authorities have not arrested anyone but have seized GALZ materials. All this current anti-gay campaign follows in the wake of a statement last yearby PresidentRobertMugabe that homosexualitywas "acurse" on indigenous African culture that was_"for whites only." Sydney Gay Pride Goes on TV SYDNEY - Sydney’ s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, one of the largest gay pride events in the world, made history this year when the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) aired an hour of coverage of the event on AustralihnTV during prime time Sunday evening, March 7, in spite of objections by Anglican bishops and members of parliament. Police put the crowd estimates at 300,000 people, but organizers say the figure was closer to half a million. The ABC broadcast attracted more than 600,000 viewers - the largest Sunday night audience ever for ABC. The network also issued a 3-hour videotape of the parade. Partners Ordinance Under Attack AUSTIN, Texas - Anti-gay opponents of the Austin, Texas, domestic partners ordinance turned in nearly 17,000 signatures to the city clerk’ s office in the latest anti-gay ballot campaign in the U.S. At least 15,269 valid.signatures are needed to put the repeal measure before the voters this May. The ballot initiative would amend the city’ s charter to define a. spouse as a legally married husband or wife and would restrict city benefits to workers’ spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents and the parents and grandparents of an employee’s spouse. The city’s partners benefits package, which applies only to city workers, was approved by the city council in September and is the only such benefits packages in Texas. Georgia Legislature’s Weird Gay Agenda ATLANTA-The Georgia Legislature is considering a number of measures of interest this session. In the state Senate, one resolution urges GPTV, a PBS television affiliate, never to broadcast "Tales of the City" again; while one bill (SB 350) would decriminalize consensual iUUlilil i In l I Nil ill i lllllil II II II Puppy Pau:se II .! ¯ ¯ ¯ [] ¯ ¯ ¯ m¯ All Breeds Dog Grooming ¯¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ llth & Mingo, 838-7626 " ¯ ¯ ¯ Open Tuesday - Saturday at 8am. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Call for Appointments ¯ ¯ Walk-ins Also Welcome. ¯ ¯ ¯ immmmlinm m iimmim¯mmm imimimmmmmmm¯ sodomy in Geor~a. In the state House, one bill would prohibit local government agencies from recognizing domestic partnerships; but a second measure (HB 1331), which reclassifies rape into varying types of offenses, also would decriminalize consensual sodomy: The oddest bill (HB 605), however, would create something called a"covenant marriage" that would require both p~rfies, regardless of their ages, to have written permission from both parents unless they are dead; documentation that both have received pre-marital counseling; and a notarized statement from both stating that they understand that a "covenant marriage" cannot be dissolved under any circumstances. The proposed law would allow for legal separation - not divorce - only for spousal abuse, child abuse or homosexual conduct by the other spouse. Another Roseanne Kiss LOS ANGELES - When Roseanne Arnold was given the People’ s Choice’ award for best female performer on television Tuesday, Mar. 8, by Carol Bumett, Americans watching the CBS-TVbroadcas.t got a replay of Roseanne’s recent "lesbian kiss" when Arnold embraced Bumett and gave her a lengthy kiss. A spokesman for Arnold said the People’s Choice kiss was Bumett’ s idea because the 2 women ’~ust wanted to make fun of all the silliness about the "Roseanne’ controversy." Earlier in March, Mariel Hemingway’ s lesbian character on the show took Roseanne to a lesbian bar where Hemingway kissed her, creating something of a media frenzy when ABCTV initially said it would not broadcast the episode. More ’Roseanne’ Kiss HOLLYWOOD - Just in case you aren’t tired of hearing the phrase "lesbian kiss" in connection withABC-TV’ s "Roseanne" show, we hasten to note that the episode featuring the Roseanne Arnold-Mariel Hemingway smoochwas the week’ s top-rated program. The show’ s 21% share o~" the nation’ s viewing audience represents some 19,782,000 households. Colombia High Court Says Gays Can Serve in Military BOGOTA - The United States couldn’t quite bring itself to end the 50-year ban on gays and lesbians in the armed forces, but with one sweeping ruling, the Colombia Supreme Court has toppled its own military’s prohibitions - and thrown in police forces as well. The Colombia Supreme Court ruled that all the nation’s military and police forces must accept gays and dump its rules barring homosexuals. The high court cited constitutional guarantees of "indmacy and personal-developNews Briefs-News ment" in ordering the military to re-admit Eduardo Cuevas, .who had been expelled from a cavairy school in 1993. The army had claimed Cuevas was.seen "with another male. student, hugging, kissing andcommittii~ g acts that a~e immoral .and., abnormal het~een;t~0~men, I ~f .a~, ~.e.~~¢tfi~it~,i~,int~~ fere~i-W~th mjliiary dilfids~ the court said,e~en then the rail - tary Would have to makea.very good arg~ument for diSCharging anyone for homosexual behavior. ¯Colombia is the-lst Latin American nation, and onlythe 2nd nation in th~ Americas - Canada was the 1 st - tolift its banonhomosexuals in thearmed forces. New Regulat!ons at FBI WASHINGTON - The Federal Bureau of Investigation has is: lsounegdstnaenwdingguipdreolhinibeistieonn~dnin’ ggaiytss and lesbians in the n~tiori, s top law enforcement agency. At a press conference, F~I’ Director Lores. Ereeh said that homosexual conduct isnot per se misconduct," but added that "’the FBI will draw adverse conclusions if there is an attempt to conceal activities that might make the employee or applicant vulnerable to coercion~ espio- nage or theft. The new-gin"delln~ s ~ame abomf0116wing a " protractedlawsni~byforme~.FBI agent Frank Bu’ttino of San Di- ~0 which was only settledlast year with thelaw enforcement ~gency agreeingto ~em0~e its -- r~strictions On. gays. and lesbians. Gay Games Versus World CuoSoeear NEW YORK: :- Organizers of the World Cup soccer tourna- - ment, slated to take placeinNew York the same time as the, Gay Games, are complaining tlmt the lesbian and gay athletic-cultural event is creati~ig transportation and hotd booking problems,f0r them. Charlie Stillitano, World Cup director, said "They [the Gay Games] impact on.us very directly. Everything fr0mlimousines to buses are being taken up and so are hotel rooms.Jt’s been jus(incredible." Stillitano also said he had_been stunned to be askeffata meeting last year -with city officials "-if we conld move the .dates of our games because they,,co.~nflicted with the Gay Games: O~ganizers of the two events, .however, have re~ ;NeWs Briefs.News Br=efs News Br,efsNews BriefsNews munity] member states" .: to :. eliminate.anti-gay laws and:~idd Civil rights pr0ie~tiong forga~ and lesbians in their respeCtiVe BBC Radio toBegin : We~kly Gay Program LONDON:~-BBC Radio will be launc!~gi.tSJst,weeklylgay and lesbia~ ii~ws ~d c~em affairs ~_nchtr~d I~y Nigel.wr~nd~;-frill be broadcast Saharday eveniligs and Will aim at substantivenews affecting the gay and lesbian commlmity in areas such as civil rights, same-sex marriages, ho~nophobla and simiiak topi~s. Vatican Again Attacks Saran.Sex Marriage.. "ROME - The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano has published another attack on:the Eur0peanParliamentr s calls for legalizing game~sex marriages, claiming i( conld lead to incest. The lengthy., opinion: pieceby Bishop AlesSandro. Maggiolini ~asks~ "What if-incest began to spread as an instinct, world that .be marriage too?r’ Maggiolini reiterates the Catholic Church’s moral objecti0ng to .homosexuality as an "objective moral disorder" and cha~ges thatgay fights activists’ campaign to legalize samersex marriage is ."aggressive; hedonistic;.and indi~Cidual-~ ¯ ~!stte.: In.whatsomenghts.actt - -~sts-cons~dered an- ~rome-’ truth :that the-Catholi,,c: lea-ders~p.:it: .. ~sMel~fggsihoofui~ldwr:0|atek-e~~:/0~eh~har:t~thYe: .~ die~’0~hip of~those:who)think they po~se~S the. truth-and- the good.takes over; you can be slire of the imminent decline of that cnlture." -. TextbookPubiisher .. Withdraws Book.from ¯ ~ Texas AUSTIN, Texas - PubliSher Hold, Rinehart & Winston.has told the Texas Board of.Education that it will not market a health textbook iii the state be- _ cause ’of changes the state had insisted, o~ being made Concerning sex education~" bir,th control teen suicide andgay and " lesbian help phone, numbers. WilliamT~g~0n;president of ¯ the publishing firm, said in a letter, "~We simply cannot pro~ duce a product that does.~not provide children with ade~luate ¯ in§truetion on .life:threatening tion 175,.. which never criminalized lesbian rel~tionships, waS widely used by the Nazis to force thtlisandS Of homosexuals into concentration camps andhas become the symbol of legal bias among.German gay and i~sbian rights groups. Tl~e change.alsom~16. ~e sexual sex, the same as for he - ¯ ero~exual sex! Ttf~ fo.rmer F~_.t German Republic ha.d:’iilready abolished Section 175f611owing .World War II, and-with !the reunification of-.Germafiy in 1990, the:newly reunited ~oun- " ’ try announced ~e.anti-gay pro- - hibition would be removed. European Parliament Gets Behind Gay Rights BRUSSELS:-In its most .sweeping statement t6 date .on gay rights, the European Parliamenthas voted .159 to 96 for equalized age of consent laws throughout the European Community governing gay and nongay- sexual behavior. The measure also instructs the European Commission to develop, guidelines for member nations to dismantle laWs discriminating against homosexuals or used to persecute gays and lesbians. The resolution, which does not have" the force of law, also says that gay and lesbian couples should bepermitted thesai~ legal.mar- ¯ fiage fighB:andadvantages as ¯ opposite-sex couples.~Cl’.atidia RatA, the Germaii~liamefi~.th.ry: ’ ~epre~entafive Wfi0 infroduc~d : the resolution;initiall~ipr.opoS~ : measiires that would haw :--m~tted the :European C0mmission to fight anti-gay bias in EC military forces and ~hurches, as well as extending asylum status to refugeesfleeing persecution in theirhomeland~ because of their sexual orientation. Roth’s originalproposal would ha~e 2amended.the Maastricht Treaty to prohibit discrimination on the basis of Sexual 6dentation. The reso!ution-was especially criti~ eal :of iGreat ~B~t,~in: which has the highestage.of sexual consent laws inEurope, contimies tohave a higher age of consent for ’sex among men than for heterosexuals, and still has some of the most repressive antiSgay laws in theEC. Paul Elling, the International. Gay and Lesbian Association’s representativetothe European Uni0n~ said parliament’ s actions were"badly needed to spur .[European Cam- :lgsues." Conservative groups in ] the state hadinsisted fl]at ihfor- I marion ~n abortion bedeieted, ¯ thatI abstin(nce be emphasized in the~ex,education secfioni and that warliings ahem th~ state’s ¯sodomy lhff~ be inclUded. The textbooks are aimed at high school students, - ~. . ,.:-, .. ~.~ .... ;- ~-,-~ -. St. Patr,cks ay: ~ ;NEWYORK-St. Patn~k.s~ y. parades iffNe~: Y~0rk and:B0s’- ton remained embroiled in controvetsy, this year as Irish- American community, leaders continued trying to keep gays and lesbians fr~in marchin~ in those.2 cities.. In New York’s massive parade, the Ancient Order of Hibemians again re- .fused to permit the Irish Lesbian & Gay Organization to march in the c~ty-s’parad , as several hundred gay fights activists prote~ ted wiih a rally. Asprotesters blocked-an intersection near the ¯ parade route~ police arrested at least 3Oaf the demonstrators, including gay city_councilman Tom Duane. It is the 3rd year running .that the gay-and lesbian -Irish group has been excluded from the parade inNew York. In Boston, the.Allied War Veterans -COuncil of So.uth Boston canceled the annual event it has spomored there since 1947 after the Massachusetts Supreme Ju~ didal COurt ruled that theJrish- ’Am~ric~ Gay; ~sbian &~:Bi~ Sexual .G~tup’tf~ BOSton had a le~al:ri:ght to march in the pa-.. - mde~ U.S, SupremeCo~Jus..rice DaVid: ~:tUt~r ~r~fu~d~it~bl:tek- i the state high court riding after parade 0rg~mizers argfaed that being compelled to allow the gay and lesbian group to march violated the veterans group S own right of free as~eml~ly. S0uter did not comment on his refusal to intervene in the Case. ’ Elsewhere around the country, gay and lesbian Irish,American groups joined in St. Patrick’s. Day paradesin Seattle mid San FranCisco without protest Or Opposition. While in Irdand~ gays and lesbians again marChdd in .Dublin’s giantparade for the2nd time and a gay.group in Cork for : the 1st time joined in the celebrations .there. Gay and lesbian marchers in neither parade in Ireland were opptsed. BOSTON - The city’s official St. Patrick’S Day Parade. was formally canceled when the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council refused to sponsor this year’s event after the state supreme court said a gay and lesbian group Arid a right to inarch. But there was a parade - sort of -Sunday, Mar. 20, anyway: ¯A quickly orgamzed motorcade assembled in South Boston.with more than.200 vehictes~’" packedo with-~-I¥is ~i~fi~ans~ b~i~fl~, dr69~hlO~g i~dt<Wi~~ membekS ~0f Ameriean:-Gay, LesbiAn=, Bi--~ Sexual-Group of Boston. Leaders Denounce Hate WASHINGTON - In response ,t~ the verbal attacks. against .whites, womefi, Jew¯s,’ Arabs, ~gays,. and African Americans" by some KhaiidMuhammad and other leaders of the Nation of Islam, the AmericanJewish Committee has. put ads in a ntafiber 6fnational publications, incinding the’New Republic, Cosigned by a number of leaders ¯of the Catholic Church, political leaders and gay and o~er civil rights or~aii~za_tio~is.-- We, the undersigned, believethat the best response we can ~ve to those who teach hate is to join our voices, as wehave so oftenjoined . forces, in a better me.ssage - of faith in each other, of shared devotion to America’s highest ideals of freedom and equality," the ads state. The ad is Signed by 2 Catholic cardinals, 5:archbishops,. and3 bishops. Addition signa~ories:inchide~ New York ~ Gay. Marie Cuomo;~ Chicago ¯ MayorRichardDaiey,NewYo~k ., Mfi~or. Rudolph Giuliani~ U.S. Rep.~,ThomaS Manton of New Yo}k, andThomas Melady, u.S. ambassador to the Vatican. Gay rights signers included David Geffen, Tim McFeely of the Human Rights Campaign Fund:, and Peri Jude .Radecic of the National Gay. & Lesbian Task Force. Gay Book Awards BUFFALO; N~Y. - The American Library AssoCiation’s Gay and¯Lesbian Book .Awards .Committee has announced this years’s winners. The 1994.book awardforliterature went to Leslie Feinberg for Stone Butch Blues (Firebrand Books), a poignant exploration of transgendered identity in the years surrounding Stonewall. Chosen as the 1994 nonfiction award winner was Family Values: Two Morns and Their Son by Phyllis Burke See News Briefs, page 6 . :.. ¯ ;:Webuy,pre:owned"CDs . "Law Deleted. I BONN, German~¯i-~The Germ.an: parliament (Bulidestag) delet,ed mained on.good terms~ in trying to deal-with ~the.eomplexides ~of " " . [ . putting o’n their large’events simultaneously: BOth events .take place this. June. ¯ Germany’s:Anti-Gay ~: 10AM.i0PM MONDAY THRU SATURDA¥o N00N.SPM SUNDAY Section:175,fron " "- .... ’ - . . :. - €onstitgtion;. i.ending the country: s. l24~ye~r:oid legal 749"1563 - .- Esr SOUSD Tulsa Family News; ~ril ~M~ 1994, page 5 I .... (Random House), a chronicle of the author’s transformationfrom the closet to up-front activism though the catalyst of lesbian parenthood. The awards will be formally presented during the ALA’s annual convention irt Miami on June 27. WASHINGTON,-The Internati~: Lesbian, and~ Gay ~outh Orgaliizhtion (IGLYO) has!announced its 1 lth. annual youth and student conference slated for July 31-Aug. 7, 1994, in Dublin, Ireland. Registration for the conference is $95 (U.S.) for tGLYO members and $110 for non-members. For information in North & South America: IGLYO:America, P.O. Box 42463, Washington, DC 20015- 0463, (202) 362-9624 (voice & fax), or via Internet e-mail at EP4417A@American.EDU In Europe contact: IGLYO General Secretariat, Postbus 542, NL-!00 AM Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tom ~nks Wows HOLLYWOOD - Steven Spielberg’s dinosaurs from "Jurassic Park" and the director’ s stunning Holocaust film "’Schindler’s List" may have dominated the ammal Academy Awards Monday night, Mar. 21. but it was Tom Hanks, winner of the best actor accolade for his bx)ru’ayal ofagay man with AIDS m the box office hit "Philadelphia," who walked a~vay the hearts of thousands of gays and lesbians around the country for his moving acceptance speech. "I know that my work in this case is magnifiedby the fact that ~the streets of heaven are too crowded with angels...We "know ~their, names.~ Thgy number a thousand for each one of the red ribbQns that we wear here tonig~ L.They finally rest in the warm embrace of the creator of us all." Acknowledging "two gay men" from his high school days in Oakland, Calif., when he was just beginning to learn the art of acting, Hanks said during his acceptance speech, "I would not be standing here if it weren’t for two very important men in my life, Mr. Rawley Famsworth, who was my high school drama teacher who taught me that "Act well. There all the glory lies’ and one of my classmates, Mr. John Gilgerson." His voice cracking, Hanks went on: "I mention their names because they are two of the finest gay Americans, two wonderful men, that I had the good fortune to be associated with, to fall under their inspiration at such a young age. I wish my babies could have the same sort of teachers, the same sort of friends." Farnsworth, now retired, taughtHanksfor three years at Skyline High School in the early 1970s. Farnsworth wasn’t out to his students back then, but it was apparent to Hanks and other students that their teacher was gay. H~V-PosNve V~Ntors Can Attend Gay Games WASHINGTON - The Clinton administration will pe.rmi.t.for~ eigners infected with HIV to attendGayG~ e~ IV~Newyork this Jun~ Af(er being advisedby the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that there was no public health reason to prohibit the brief stay, Attorney General Janet Reno on Mar. 22 approved a waiver to a nile prohibiting people with HIV from entering the United States. Visas granted under the waiver will allow visitors to stay in the country for up to 10 days. Between 10,000 and 15,000 participants and spectators from more than 40 countries are expected to attend the event. Or~on Communiti~ OK Anti-Gay M~sures PORTLAND, Ore. - Continuing its city-by-city, county-bycounty sweep of passing antigay ballot measures, the Oregon ~itizens Alliance won voter approval in 3 more cities and 1 county on Tuesday, Mar. 22. Marion County voters approved its measure by a 61%-39% margin; Albm~y voted 59%-41% in favor; Junction City approved an initiative by 57%-43%; and Turner voters gave its local measure a whopping ?9%-21% vote. News Briefs News Briefs News All 4 communities had voted for dence that he might be targeted the statewide anti-gay ballot initiative Measure 9 ~at failed to pass in 1992. The state legislature enacted an emergency law last year that prohibits such measures from being enforced, although that law is being challengedincourt: LonMabon~head of the OCt, Sai&he:was #eased with the vote: "This is:exactly what I was hoping for. Gay W~na US Asylum SAN FRANCISCO- The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has granted asylum to a gay Mexican man in what may be the first agency decision recognizing gays and lesbians as a social group vulnerable to persecution in other nadons. San Francisco attorney Ron Silberstein announced Mar. 24 that a special asylum unit of the INS in San Francisco had determined on Mar. 18 that his irumigrant client had established well-founded fear of persecution" if he were to be returned to his homeland. The man, who identified himself by the pseudonym Jose Garcia, said he entered the U.S. illegally more than 10 years ago to escape a lifetime of abuse and ostracism in Mexico. Garcia sought asylum in October on the grounds that he had been beaten, harassed and at one time raped by Mexican police because of his sexual orientation. He also presented eviby Mexican authorities because he has spentmost of his time in the U.S~ asa gay advocate and AIDS outreach worker. Silberstein credited the Clinton administration for the groundbrealdng decision,~ ~LBKNY; N~;~L, T~a~ New rights activists inputting pressure on Republicans in the New York Senate to support a statewide gay rights measure. A bill last year passed the state Assembly, but died when Senate majority leader Ralph Marino, a Republican, refused to bring the measure to the floor for a vote. The Times reported that a number of GOP senators last year had privately expressed concerns over a backlash over the measure and wanted to avoid a floor vote altogether. Optien fer Gay Fi~m LOS ANGELES - David Caruso, the sexy red-head actor starting in the controversial TV series NYPD Blues has signed a film opuon on James Delessandro’s murder mystery "Bohenfian Heart,"based on the fictional killing of the first openly gay mayor of San Francisco. ff the motion picture deal goes through, Caruso would play a private detective. Where God Uplifts All People Sunday service, 10:45 am Wednesday service, 6:30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sundays, 6:00 pm 1623 N, Ma~lewood Phone: Tulsa, OK 74115 (918) 838-1715 3% Down Co w tio a Loa s Free Seminars Tulsa Garden Center 2435 S. Peoria April 16, 1994 Owen’s Park 560 N. 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A Place where we all come together to worship, praise &glorifiy the name ofJesus (Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God!) i’ Services are held each Sunday at 1:00 pm and our weekly bible study is held each Wednesday at 7:30 pro. 628-0594, message phone. gdd e Cook, pastor Tulsa Family News, April - May 1994, page Choir Tulsa Family News~ April -- May 1994, page 7 ’ -’ :’-. ¯ ," ri.efs,Health Briefs. Health Briefs¯Health Briefs Health Briefs ¯ New iHWMagazine._ th~ virus)’ Local activists are .creasesin.funding~f0rpr0gr~s-: Under the_Orphan Drug Act; the budgyts, ,develop!rig pub.l,ic NEW¥ORKLPoz~.one of s~v- demanding that the list,be de-. .targefing,ordeSigned,.developed maker of an approved¯ orphan healtla policy,, evaluating tlae eral national nifigazifies aimed stroyed. . . " " " ’and implemented by gay and.N- drug enj:oysexclusiv~ approv.al su.c~e.s.s of.prevention pr,ogram,s, a’t ~eople with I~iV or ~IDs’ " Men¯ o! Color¯AIDS Edue sexual menof color. 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Subscriptions are free to people infected with MS Police Keep HIV+ LiSt BILOXI, Miss.- According to the G.ulfport (Miss2) Sun-Herald, T0mmy Moffet,.police chief in Biloxbacknowledged that city. police kept a list; of re~,idents infected With HIV, in.~hat he said was an effort .to protect paramedics, police andother= emergency personnel who "frequently come into contact"With of all the infected men studied, 0nly i3 %of.available funding is allocated to AIDS prevention programs aimed at these,groups. ’qqais document is a long overdue assessment of the impact of HIV-disease on giay men of color," said Steve Lew, Asian co-chair 6f ithe Campaigi~ for Fairness. "Federal and local goffemments"havE ignored or underfunded appmpiiate HIV prevention pro~ams targeting gay mbn of Ctl0r," The ~mdv recommei~ds, substantial ~- Thest dard isoption .~’c6rd LXSedan . . an,Accordi~ the ~t aut~’in’~bile’fo~-x’oui , the driver’s and;fr0nt passenger’s" ag " (918) 62~.-3636 ¯ ¯ .. - lower than Wellcome.charges in CDC’s often criticized current WASHINGTON-According to Europe. ~ estimate of 1 million will drop. a review in the current issue of Firm Seeks ’Orphan The CDC plans to makea new Governing magazine, the AIDS estimate in July and~]n prepara- epidemic has provoked more le- Drug’ Status .- tion, the agency invited inde- gal: actions than any disease in NEW ORLEANS ~- The New pendent experts to review data. U.S. legal history. AIDS and Orleans~based-biotech co~apany, M0stotheiiestimates rangedfrom Governmental Liability~ a book Imreg tnc:, has applied to the Food 8~ Drug Adrn]fiistration for 600,000 to 800,000. The new by the American Bar Assn., adestimate could have critical dresses the issues with Which Orphan Drug stares~ for its ex- health, political, and economic .state and local governments are pedimental, d-rug IMREG-1 and ramifications. Identifying ~the nowconfronted. It describes the synthetic counterparts. IMREG- national trend in HIV infection court decisions and legislative 1 is being-tested with HIVdn- and pinpointing geographic ar- fOundatiOnS that define the legal fected patients¯who caunot tol, eas where the virus is concen- atmosphere, and recommends crate other antiviral medicationS, trated is crucial to preparing guidelines for avoiding liability in the areas of HIV testing, confidentiality; discrimination, and BROOKSIDE JEWELRY Racism.in HIV Treatment BOSTON ~ According to a ma- Fine Jewelry jot study published in (he March Watch & Jewelry Repair 17 issue ofthe prestigious New . England Journal of Medicine, - 4649 South Peoria, 743,5272 Af~Can Americans diagnosed with HIV infection are far]ess Comer of 48th & Peoria likely than whites to be pre- 9:30~ 5i00 Monday-Friday..... scribed medicines to fight the infection. The s~mdy, conducted - ShopWhereYouAreAppreciatedL ~¯. under theausplces of ~eU.S.. I 1-635E’i15thSt,reet" 99 8070 | " ’." .. , Serving Tulsa’s .: . ~ -: |, L sbian &.Oay Co ,nities it Priae I "Look for our Rainbow Flag ~. ~ ¯1 | -: ,;..-. .--. ’ - ,,, 1 .found..thatjust58 percentofHIVpositive African American patients were prescribed drugs approved to fend off the onset of p.neumocyStis carinii pneumo- ....... .- ma,. a common AIDS-related 1¯635 E.-15th Street, 599-8070 ailment, while 82 percent grinretted white patients.are pre- Scribed the pn~tunonia-fighting drugs. Similarly, less than half - 48 percent- of HIV-positive -African Americans are pre- .... - Look scribed Azr, an anti-viral medi- " cine, while 68 percent of whites . are given the drug, according¯to the researchers. Cure Difficult to Imagine KUWAIT -The World Health Organj’zation’s chief AIDS re- . . search expert-said that while scientists would doubtless eventuallybeable todevelop atreatment to keep HIV infection atbay, it is not likely that they will find an " ouuight ~ure. "I think cure is a big word," Joep Lange,.chief of~ clinical research and product development at WHO s Global ¯ Program on AIDS, said. "I think - W~ are much further away than - we..ttlink we are in ~ffective " treatment ofthe.disease.’; Hesaid that e~en, if a yac.€~e was available today; itwt~lld take another decadeor two to. break the back of the ep~dennc be~ cause.Ofthe10gisfieal difficulties of Vaccinating groups most at Health~ ¯Briefs¯ H¯ealth Briefs risk in the developing world. Lange said he is optimis.tic a vaccinewould eventually be developed, but that this event would inevitably slow down the search for a cur~. "Even if we had an effective vaccine today, it stillmeans there are millions and millio,m,,bf infe.c,te,d.~ople to be treated,.-he said. "I ~"sure:that ifwdhadtaneffe~tive vacdri~; ¯ thedfi;ce to find’an~ffeetiveCur~ wouldsuffer.b~usew.by _Would you be looldng for an effective cure when eventually ther~ is not going to. be a disease anymore?" N¥C HIWAIDS Pharmacy NEW.YORK-APP (Americ~an Preferred Prescription) has opened New York City’s first pharmacydevoted topeople with- HIV/AIDS. The A~PPPharmacy opened in the city’ s_ Chelsea districtWednesday,Mar. 23,and is believed to be only the 2rid " such facility in the country. A similar HIV/AIDS plaarma~y operates in San Francisco, . SyringesResold inlndia PUNE¢India --The Indian Express repor.ts fliat hundreds :.of ihoiisands of used and possibly co~ita~il~ted IV syringes-are being soldheredufing,the religiousHoli celebration. The fesrival includes spraying pe6ple wi.th-.tinted water, which celebrants_ do by using the syringes. According to tlie papet,-th~re are some,~,000~es0f.r~Hinfe~ca- lt"h~uvBe~lresiemafys. be.-inHfecetead,ltahnd .Kris. Kohl’s " Miss Female- Coming Events Impersonator tion in ~e westeru Indian city.. ~ejuv¢~l~ bo~d ml~g ~lows ~eteens~obetestedwi~outthe ~Apfil 16~atRe~egades, NEOK Pageant consent "of their parents. ~e "Red ~bbon.- Gift s Night - - University Asks Students for HIV Status HOBART, Australia- Tlie University of Tasmania s school of medicine and plmrmacy has-to!d medical Students to supply the university.administration with medical records indicating their HIV statusl The herod of the Tas: manianAIDS Council; however; said the request violates the Australian state’s confidentiality l~ws and has referred the matter .to the human rights commission. A.school official said the university is investigating whether the letters to medical school students violated the law but,!nsisted they hail been written, in go0d faith~ with the The newspaper reported that the used syringes,were probably. obtained illegallyfrom hospitals discarding reusable syringes in favorofdisposablehyp0dermtcs. Indian Express reported that many "of the needles still ~ontained tra~es-of blOOd even though.several shop :owners selling the,s.yringessa~d they had been ~qeanedbefore beingr~sold. Australian with AIDS Symptoms,¯ But No HIV LONDON - According to. areport in the BritiSh Medical Jour~ hal, rese-archers in Australia "found7 people who appeared .clinically to have ¯AIDS there, but were-~ot infected with HIV, the virus generally believed to caus.e the disease. "Only one patient gave ahistory of exposure. to a factor associated with an increased risk of HIV infection: he had received-multiple blood transfusions during 1982~. 83,Tthe University ofNew South Wales.reported. HIV Testing fo r " - Juvenile Detainees HousToN -The H0uhton Clitonicle reportsthat the Harris County (Houston), Texas, jure- " nileboardhas agreed t0 lethealth workers t~estconSentingjuvefliIes waiting to appear in court cases for HIV. County health officials ¯bdieve a larg~- number of the Out"will behappeningas aTulsa .The ’Wliss Female Impersonator Pride. Benefit at 1 l:00p.m. On April 24th, the Miss Silver Star ’ 94pageant will-take place at, Of course, the Silver Star Saloon. Linedupare Ivana B.Real, Anne ¯ Marie, and Miss Cote. ApplicatiOnsand other information will be available at the clu,b,. -;>: .". On Ma~ist, TNT s Tulsa Pride Benefit GaY.Picnic show¯ with an all star cast will be the event. Held to provide funding "for the eventof the year, the Gay Pride Picnic, the show¯ starts at 9:00 p.m., and donations at the door wduld be appreciated. -- On May 13th,"tbe Silver Star Saloon Will host-a Tulsa Pride Benefit for the picnic, with a stellar cast. The curtain is set for Northeast: Oklahoma Pageant’: ¯ (MFINQP) isbeing formed by Jordan Henry of Broken Arrow. Mr. Henry intends to mix a pageant’~ a benefit; and Selec.tE~een Who wi~-repre~’~nt antl:pttifiote fUfih~iq~n~fit~-tg,hel’p:~e~m: munity ~S a Wh0[e. ¯ This year, the MFINOP benefit SHANTI, which is an agency that provides information, referral, and suppdrt services for persons involved with _AIDS. The pageant is limited to only the 918 ar~a-code, anffwill take place on May 22nd. special Notice: TheNational Institut~ofhealth is seeking pairs of Gay brothers, intention of protecting members ’ ~0"00 n m anddonations will of the pub!!c and~e Students l~’acd~te~i, at.the door:- . ’ .theirLesbianparents,SisterS~toandpartpicoispsatiebilfe,in concerned. : : ¯ " ~ Th(-Picnie has grown a lot" :. basic research which includes a sinceits inception, and the costs blood sample and a short inter~ ,, Quote- Unquote, have grown, too. Supporting view. The-NIH islocated in Leviticus.20 is- eleaLthat a. these eventsi§~ruci~l.s0~aatthls Bethesda, Maryland: Transpor: man Wholi~s wi~atioth~rman - year’.s picnic will !~e the best tationcosts andasmall perdiem is an abominationand should be- ever!Gr,e~t things are coming to payment.will b~ provided. Strict killed.Ofco~se,itals0~aystliat Tulsain 9~;:’s0-.-~yatch the T.ulsa cohfldentialit~ is agsured. Gay a man who handlegla pigskin is .fami.]FNeWs;.~d listen fortip: brothers may write to Dr. Dean an abomination. W,hatwill that ..€omj.’~eyefi~;,~: ¯ ,~ ~ ".. ~:~. Hamer, NIH Bldg 37,Room Bethesda, MD, 20892, 1:402:2709. Lesdo to American footbati: - -- Mel White,. once speechwriter for Jerry Falwell ahd Pat RoiSertson, nowDean Of the MCC~d~edral:in Dallas Jeffery A. Beal, MD TedCampbell, LCSW Ginny Butler, RN MS Specialized in HIV Care Providing Comprehesive Primary Care Medicine andPsychotherapeutic Services -.::;~w,ze hifayvOe’umba~neyloinngs:u~rtba~niclnespurroavnicdee~rp, ;a:fbfiglmiamtiotn" s.. " ’~ "-."~hatdobs~n~.t_.,ili~[.ius:. aslprov~der~i " " -" ~ -ca_ll us :ahd~ewill apply. ~ . 1560East21stStreet, Suite21.0 - Monda3 Window coverings of..~ll types; accessories, silk " flowers, rUgs;icustom dpholstery& more. - - all. yourinteHor ,needs. ~ - Wemb!ey Center ..... 7116 South~.MingO, Suite i02, 254-2100 Sandra. J. Hi!t, M.S. Psychotherapy and Clinical Consultation 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste.215 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105, 745-1111 ~ulsa Family News, April - May 1994, page 9 T H E G A American Theatre Co. Lost in Yonkers 4129-517 Brbken Arrow Community Playhouse : :-: TBSp. (;lark HellefTheatre TBA. Plfilh~mn6nic _ - 4/16-17 Sapldpa Commmfit~¢ .Theatre "FBA Spotlight Theatre THE DRUNKARD Ongoing Theatre North . THE MEEFING 4/19-20 Tl~catrc Pops TBA Theatre Tulsa. - ~ ~AN-NE OF THE " :i~- --THOUSAND DAYS 4/8-17 PRELUDETOA KISS 5~20-29 ,TCcltic Music Shries 4~22 Tulsa 13allot Theatre " TBA. 746-5065 596-711i 22%2169 587-5030 596-7111 596-77111 596-7111 Y L I F E- S T Y L E T~ea~r~ [~[ot~ How.eanan established Arts When.fewer and fewer people Group_suddenly find itself on buyseasontickets,theArtsgroup . By GeraMMiller the verge of extinction ? First.- has to remove "Art" dollars and ¯ I:wanted fo talkabout season because i(hasprobablynot been transfers.that. ~t,o ,trying. to find subs.c.r.i.p.t.ion for Thea" tre Tulsa’s abl~ to recognize and adapt to other "dollars" to ma~htain the 596-7111 73rd consecutive which will be: the new economic environment the group. .gin next September. Here’s What we all face. Second, because it is Sh~ak,e,speareas always has said 258-0077- " we have oil tap forne~,t season: taken for~tedbythe commu: it best, for want of the nail the September ~rmed): Blithe nity, mea~iiiag the public Third, :gho~ was lost, fob-wantof the 596-7111 ~- /Spirit b’yNod Cow.ard,October andmost dangerous, becamethe - SfiO~ the horse was lo~t, for want Thriller: Dracula -based on the of .the horse, the Kingdom was Brain Stoker Novel, December 16St% Each of you as a season Family: Miracle on 34th street $70.00 dollars is S" ubscriber fs the nail in the shoe (with seasonal music), February what you ai~d a:fri~nd of the horse called "arts". Comedy: Jakes’ Women - Nell. might spend on one Theatre Tulsa has this year Simon’s latest script, March .... done something unhehrd of, we Family: Charlottes" Web - really good dinner have lowered the overall ticket Childrens Classic, March and drinks, cost. As a Season buyer you can Drama: Twelve AngD’ Men - have 8 admissions to be used Courtroom type drama., May Why not. nourish however you wish next season Classical: Cyrano de Bergerac - the "Arts" with that for ST0.00. YoU could use 1 ad- Period Romance Comedy, missionforeachofthe8produc- Summer Musical: Forever Haid same $70.00 .9 tions, ot two admissions for your - Musical Comedy/Drama. All 8 4 favorites or bring 7 friends for productions are included in one a Dracnla Halloween party. package price with a lower price community has begun to believe $70.00 dollars is what you and than the 1993 - 1994 seas.on, that wealthy patrons and bust- a friend might spend on one re- Butwith the news that the nesses will take care of the needs ally gooddinner and drinks. Why Philharmonic is filing for of the organization, not nourish the "’Arts" with that 596-7111 Chapter 11 .Bankruptcy :reorga- .When you decide you.won’t same $70.00 ? You are the ulti- --.~ nization, I have been answering buy a season subscription you mate decision maker, about - a lot a questions about how such have wounded on the overall whether Tulsa can have a thriv~ a thing canhappen to an es.tab~ health of the Arts group. T.hat ing Arts Community. Here at the lished Arts organization. So, asa wound becomes even more fatal Theater, we refer to Theatre Non-Prbfit Arts manager I want because Chances are when you Tulsa as Tulsd’s Theater. Help to take minute to touch on that aren’t a season ticket holder, you us continue with the 73rd Seaissue, because it is joined at the won’.tbe comingas an individual hip, so. to speak, with Subscrip- ticket buyer either dueto schedtions. - - uling and other constraints. Tnlsa Junior College ’: CURSEYOU JACK DALTON Apr::~8~l7 596;7t11 Tulsa Opera " - ’ . - MARR1AGEOF FIGARO:: 4/30-5/1 son, call 587-8402 and hammer your nail home for the A~ts in.... Tulsa.. TOHR & BLGA ofTU Present the- Friday; April 15, 7:30 pm ¯ 1 Two Spirit People FlrstAnnua, , NativeAmeficanLesbian&Gay Traditions, 1991, USA Tulsa Lesbian Anthem A music video by the late Marion & Gay Film Riggs,199t, USA Barbara Hammer #1 .... Video:.sh0rts by Lesbian filmaker. Festival With assistance from the Canterbury Ministry & Tulsa Family News Saturday afternoon, April i6, 2:00pm Beauties Without a Cause Drag queens out of control 1986, USA. Comedy in.Six Unnatural Acts Vinrge Lesbian comedies, 1975, USA: . Dead Boys Club A young man’s coming out story, 1992, USA. ~: 15, Intermission ,_~o: ~ ~:3 30, Absolutelv.Posttt e . ~ i Peter, ad~..’~r~’int~y~,ews wi~l~ven HIV+ persons, 1990, USA. 198%89, .US.A+...... " 9:00, Intermission 9:15, Fun Down There . A naive, young man faoves to NYC to learn about Gay life. 1989;.USA. Saturday~ April 16, 7!30pm 1Got That-Way From Kissing Girls Justkissing with a couple of guys too, 1990, USA. Stop The Church Documentary on ACT-UP (AIDS Coaliton to Unleash Power). demonstration; !991,USA. 8:15, Intermission 8:30, Urinal ~ . Notqu~t~Whatyoumightthink, partly i newsstory,partly suffeal comic in- -vention, a look at police harassment, 1989, canada. ." - Sunday aftemoon, April 17 2:00, Tongues Untied Marion Riggs acclaimed exploration of being African-American & Gay, 1989, USA. 3:15, Intermission 3:30, Choosing Children Lesbians having children, 1984, USA. Sunday, April 17 7:30, Among Good Christian.People The:story of an African-American Lesbian who grew upas Jehovah’s Witness, 1991, USA. 8:15, Salut Victor Two older men, one Gay, coping with living in a nursing home, 1989, Canada. vHugePatio - .. .. vVolley Ball ¯ Horseshoes rye 01’ Sunday OPEN Afternoon Beer Bust, 2-4 pm$2 v Happy Hour, Daily 4-6 pm ¯ Pool Tournament Tuesdays, 8 pm v.Dart Tournament Saturday, 3 pm & Mondays After Dart League Male Dancers Open: Mon-Sat, 10am - 2am, Sun, Noon - 2am NEVER ECT!! Tulsa Family News’, April - May 1994, page 10 1229 S. MEMORIALDR~ T H~ E so yOU WANT A E :S T Y L E ¯ by todd 1calm Gay.P~de:Picnic Benefit. Tues.-Thurs. 4:2,.Fr~:"i &!Sat. 7-2, Sun. 4-2 .1565 South Sheridan, 834:4234 Herland Spring Womens’ Retreat! ¯ R0manNose ¯State Park is the si~eof the armua~ Hind~Sp;ring Retreat for Women, held May 2 lst~-23r& FeatUredentertainers ate" Miss Brown To You with Mar)’ Reynolds, Louise Golberg, Terri Hoersch;. and Elvse An~elo.. Other l~hligh~s h~dudeth~ ]at~-night. campfire s~ng-a[ongs, ~he fabulot~s .~ot-luck"supper~ia :Women~ s Market, open mike with jokes;.poetr.~~, and music, and all’ the. other things that a hundred br so women could dream ~up~ For more information regarding tickets and lod~ng!camping, write Herland Sister Resources at 2312 N.W. 39th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 731.1~2, or:phone 405-521-9696. . . ~- " " Hosted The Greeu Country Clogger~ - SCOTT JOHNSON Tulsa Family News, April- May 1994, page 11 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, April-May 1994; Volume 1, Issue 5 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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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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. The four meetings are: HEAT: HIV EducationAndTreatment, SAND: Sex And Nineties Dating, SEA: Sdf Esteem and Attitudes, SWIM: Sex With Intimacy for Men. Need a good argument against working weekends? ¯ - TheHondaPassport .:It happens dfi_ring the 48 hourswhen you’re on your 6\~ The roads look a tittle ¯ more inviting, and you find yourself heading out to places you\’e never been before. And there is plentyofroom for all your toys, Plus. the DX won’t cost you an arm and a leg. There~ argument settled. The Passport DX 1~[][]1~[11~ don carlton I1~.11| € 4[e]|Od| ,]ff;~l 3900 S. Memorial ¯ Tulsa, OK. 74145 (918) 622-3636 Tulsa Family News, August- September 1994,page 9 o Younger Gays cont!dfrom p. 2 persona~ safety, i A grim issue is that of suiciBe. Over 30. percent of all youth suicides ate related to sexual orientation. "I felt committing suicide wouldn’t matter because I was going to Hell anyway." said one ga~ youth. 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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Affiliate (International Gay Travel Association) SALOON Open: Wed.-Sun. 7-2-Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 Tulsa Family News, August - September 1994, page 8 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. Desire I F E S Tulsa Prime Timers Celebrate 1st Year 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. 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, August 15-September 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 9 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August-September 1994 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 conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued between December 1993-January 1994. The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, military, law, charity, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice and politics all at the local and national level. This document is available in searchable PDF attached. It is also available to be seen at the Dennis R. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document <p><strong>TULSA FAMILY NEWS</strong><br /><em>Serving Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay &amp; Bisexual Communities — Our Families of the Heart</em><br />Volume 1, Issue 1<br /><br /><strong>HIV Exposure Lawsuit Could Give Final Blow To Sodomy Law</strong><br /><em>By Tom Neal, Tulsa Family News reporter</em><br />A ruling by Oklahoma district level judge, Melinda Monette on a civil lawsuit filed by Drumright attorney, Tim Daniel, may strike the killing blow to Oklahoma’s "sodomy" law. The lawsuit seeks damages from the estate of a Gay man allegedly for knowingly exposing the plaintiff to risk of HIV infection (human immune-deficiency virus) during the course of a two-year sexual relationship. It is alleged that the decedent knew he had been diagnosed with AlDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), concealed his health status, and knowingly enegaged in sexual behavior that exposed the plaintiff to high risk of infection. Exposing another person to risk of HIV infection without full disclosure is a violation of Oklahoma law.<br />Tim Cheek, attorney defending the estate of the decedent, challenged not the facts of the plaintiff's case but challenged the plaintiff's right to sue. Mr. Check claimed that the plaintiff, a person admitting to violating Oklahoma's "sodomy" statute, a felony crime, has no right to seek damages for an injury that occurred during "the commission of a crime" — i.e. the violation of Oklahoma's "sodomy" statute, ".... [the] detestable and abominable crime against nature, committed with mankind or with a beast, is punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding ten years...."<br />Legal scholars have questioned whether Oklahoma's "sodomy" statute still applies to homosexual conduct. In 1986 in a case concerning heterosexual conduct, the law was found to be unconstitutional. In <em>Post vs. the State of Oklahoma</em>, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma found that "'natural repugnance' [on the part of many for certain sexual acts] does not create compelling justification for state regulation of 'abnormal' sexual acts involving consenting adults, and thus, application of....[the OK sodomy law]....to allegedly private, consensual acts violated defendant's constitutional right to privacy...."<br />Attorney Daniel suggests that the case, <em>Post vs. the State of Oklahoma</em>, logically should apply to homosexual conduct as well as heterosexual conduct but add that in our system of law these issues are determined by successive court tests. As a different circumstances are examined by the courts, the application of a ruling is better understood.<br />Some of the legal support for overturning sodomy laws was lost in a US Supreme Court ruling, <em>Bowers vs. Hardwick</em>, also from 1986.  This case found that homosexual conduct is not protected under the US Constitution’s implied right to privacy. Legal experts have characterized this 5-4 case as poorly reasoned, being more informed by traditional prejudice than by sound legal principles. Former US Justice Powell, who provided the "swing" vote to continue to criminalize private, consensual homosexual conduct, has since recanted his vote, saying he made a mistake.<br />In his response to attorney Tim Cheek, Mr. Daniel argued that his client should not lose "the most fundamental right, that of a fair hearing in court" because the client is Gay and engaged in homosexual conduct. In challenging defense attorney Cheek, Daniel claims that the ruling in <em>Post vs. the State of Oklahoma</em> applies to homosexual conduct as well. Daniel further states that the <em>Bowers vs. Hardwick</em> decision is the product of a sharply divided US Supreme Court and does not represent "settled doctrine." Daniel adds that while the <em>Bowers vs. Hardwick</em> decision does allow the state of Georgia to keep its "sodomy" law, it does not require Oklahoma to reinstate its "sodomy" law which has already been found to be unconstitutional.<br />Judge Monette ruled in favor of Tim Daniel's client, ruling that the decision of <em>Post vs. the State of Oklahoma</em> does apply to homosexual conduct. This means that homosexual conduct is no longer criminalized in the state of Oklahoma unless a higher court reverses Judge Monette's decision. Atty. Cheek said he would seek such a ruling from a higher court, up to the State Supreme Court if necessary. If Judge Monette's decision is upheld, Oklahoma's "sodomy" law will be clearly unconstitutional and Tim Daniel's plaintiff's case will go to trial like any other civil damages case. At press time, no further action had occurred. An appeal to a higher court and further rulings can be expected within the next several months.<br /><em>Attorney Tim Daniel</em><br /><br /><strong>HOSTILE CLIMATE</strong><br /><strong>New report cites anti-gay public policy incidents in 41 states in past year</strong><br /><em>By CHRIS THOMAS</em><br /><em>GayNetNews Service</em><br />A new report on anti-gay efforts across the nation spotlights several dangerous strategies being used by anti-gay groups, and shows how scattered victories can be turned into a broader base of support. "Hostile Climate: A State-by-State Report on Anti-Gay Activity" Was prepared by People for the American Way (PAW), a 300,000-member non-partisan constitutional liberties organization based in Washington, D.C.<br />According to PAW president Arthur J. Kropp, "While national battles over gay rights have captured, the limelight, dozens of low-profile campaigns against basic civil rights for gays and lesbians have been proliferating at the local level. The spread of anti-gay activity has reached a point where millions of Americans fear their most basic rights are being held hostage to hate politics.<br />According to the report, 41 states and the District of Columbia have experienced anti-gay activity since the November 1992 elections. A total of 132 state or local battles are chronicled in the report, and ranged from attacks statewide anti-discrimination laws to the vandalism of the home of Melbourne, Iowa, mayor Bill Crews, who had publicly come out just prior to his participation in the March on Washington. Schools are a major focus of anti-gay efforts, and the religious right movement<br /><em>see Hostile Climate, page 4</em><br /><br /><strong>TX Welcomes Apple</strong><br />CUPERTINO, Calif. — Williamson County, Texas, county commissioners who snubbed Apple Computer Inc. at the end of November because of its domestic partner health benefits package for gay and lesbian employees reversed themselves a week on Dec. 7. Just a week before, on Nov. 30, the commissioners had refused 3-2 to extend a $750,000 tax abatement to Apple because of the domestic partners benefits. The second vote that give Apple the $1 million for improvements, also 3-2, involved no change in the computer firm's partners policy, which Apple insisted from the time the issue first erupted here nearly a month ago was not up for negotiation. "Our policy remains clear and we did not waiver," said Bill Keegan, Apple's spokesman in Texas. "We feel this policy is an important component of our business plan. It's a way to attract and retain the best and brightest employees."<br /><em>–GayNet News Service</em><br /><br /><strong>AIDS Bias at American Airlines?</strong><br />November 22, 1993<br /><br />Mr. Robert Crandall, President<br /><br />Dear Mr. Crandall,<br />We were extremely disappointed to lean [sic.] that American Airlines has once again behaved irresponsibly in its treatment of passengers who either have or are perceived to have AIDS or HIV disease.<br />The latest incident of which we are aware, that of the forcible arrest of Mr. Timothy Holless from flight 50 out of Chicago, is in our view, deplorable. Our understanding of the facts leads us to belive that there was a phenomenal insenitivity to the needs of those who suffer from AIDS, and seems to us as if American's actions may have been violative of both the Air Carrier Access Act and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.<br />To add insuit to the the [sic.] indignity of your treatment of Mr. Holless, when AIDS advocacy groups sought a response to the treatment of Mr. Holless, American's answer was that the incident does not warrant a response. That is unacceptable.<br />We understand that American has apologized to Mr. Holless. By that we infer you recognize that you have erred, and changed your opinion that the situtation merited no response. We will now look to see that American implements clear and appropriate guidelines with respect to how the airline will accommodate the needs of future travelers who have or are perceived to have HIV or AIDS. We expect shortly from you a clear statement of non-discrimination and full compliance with all Federal anti-discrimination laws, and we expect you to abide by that anti-discrimination in the future.<br />Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA<br />Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA<br />Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-CO<br />Rep. Gerry Studds, D-MA<br />Rep. James Oberstar, D-MN<br />Rep. John Lewis, D-GA<br />Rep. John Olver, D-MA<br />Rep. Jolene Unsoeld, D-WA<br />Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-CA<br />Rep. Thomas Andrews, D-MA<br />Rep. Major Owens, D-MA<br />Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA<br />Rep. Tom Lantos, D-CA<br />Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY<br />Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA<br />Rep. Marty Meehan, D-MA<br />Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-HI<br />Rep. George Miller, D-CA<br />Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY<br />Rep. Lynn Schenk, D-CA<br />Rep. Howard Berman, D-CA<br />Rep. Lynn C. Woolsey, D-CA<br />Washington, D.C.<br />The letter above was sent after Timothy Holless was arrested and removed by force from an American Airlines flight on November 14 bound from Chicago to San Francisco. Speaking with <em>Tulsa Family News</em>, Gus Whitcomb of American Airlines public relations department portrayed the incident as merely an effort to insure Mr. Holless' wellbeing.<br /><em>see American, page 4</em><br /><br /><strong>Tulsa Public Schools Ignore Pro-Gay State Educa. Regulations</strong><em></em><br /><em>By Tom Neal, Tulsa Family News reporter</em><br />The Tulsa Public School System has ignored for eight months state non-discrimination regulations that include protection for students based on sexual orientation. On March 18, the Oklahoma State Department of Education adpoted standards of performance and conduct for teachers. These standards were adopted as a result of HB 1017.<br />These standards state, "the teacher must strive to help each student realize his or her potential as a worthy and effective member of society ....the teacher: .....shall not on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, marital status, political or religious beliefs, family, social or cultural background, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">or sexual orientation,</span> unfairly, a. exclude andy [sic.] student from participation in any program, b. deny benefits to any students, c. grant any advantage to any student...."<br />Jack Pontious, Manager for Human Resources for Tulsa Public Schcols (TPS) told <em>Tulsa Family News</em> that school system had not been aware of the regulations before <em>Tulsa Family News</em> called. Mr. Pontius indicated that Tulsa Public Schools would distribute the regulations sometime before March 1994. In the Tulsa area, the Jenks school system, in contrast, included these regulations at the beginning of the school year with all new teacher contracts.<br />Tulsa Family News asked the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Sandy Garrett, for an explaination of how it was that the second largest school district in the state not only was not in compliance with these regulation [sic.] but didn't even seem to know about them. Press secretary for the superintendent, John Delanders, initially took this request but failed to respond to further phone calls over several weeks.<br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993 – January 1994, page 1</em><br /><br />[Comic caption: "Because their greed matters more than what he taught."]<br /><br /><em>Why Tulsa</em> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Family</span> <em>News?</em><br /><em>Hey, girl that one’s cute, is she family?</em> Said with irony, sometimes, said by men, or said by women (though maybe not quite in those exact words), the meaning of <em>family</em> for Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals is fluid.<br /><em>Family</em> is, yes, our birth/adoptive parents and siblings but <em>family</em> is also that tribe of women and men, sisters and brothers <em>(or perhaps just sisters)</em>, who welcomed us after we realized our differences from the heterosexual world.<br />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. <br />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.<br />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.<br />And perhaps this is not part of our special gift to America: in some Native American traditions, Men Who loved Men &amp; Women who loved Women were known as <em>Two-Spirits</em>. 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.<br />We must reclaim <em>family</em> from those who would take it for their use only — who would pervert it for their political and monetary gain. The family historically has been large and messy, sometimes biological but just as often tied together by need and sometimes, love. It has always included us, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuals, though not always by those names (spinster aunts and bachelor uncles, and as we know, being married doesn’t make straight).<br />The family in America has rarely been what the Christo-Fascists have claimed. We know it and they know it to. 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 gain wealth and political power.<br />We have demonized Native Americans, Blacks, Jews, Catholics, Asians and others. These days, Lesbians, Gay men and Bisexuais are <em>the enemy</em> of choice, and the coffers of the Religious Right, the Christo-Fascists are full.<br />So this is Tulsa Family News, news for our families of the heart, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">and</span> for our families that are biological, our brothers, sisters and parents, cousins, uncles, and aunts.<br />This is the first of what I 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.<br />This paper follows several other attempts by folks, whom I honor for their hard work. <em>Tulsa Family News</em> 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 basinesses that support us and tell them that you saw their ad — <em>there is a connection between your actions and this paper being here.</em> 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.<br />Tom Neal, publisher.<br />PS, anyone interested in a Lesbian/Gay Indian organization, drop a line to Jesse, c/o <em>TFN</em>.<br /><br />Kelly H. Kirby<br />Certified Public Accountant<br /><strong>9933 East 16th, Suite 104</strong><br /><strong>Tulsa 74128</strong><br /><strong>918-663-9399</strong><br /><br /><strong>Tulsa Directory</strong><br />* Asterisks indicate distribution points<br /><strong>Bars &amp; Restaurants</strong><br />*The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896<br />*Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15 583-8398<br />*Elearic Circus, 606 S. Elgin 587-8677<br />*Laff's, 311 E. 7th 583-5233<br />*Silver Star Saloon, 1565 S. Sheridan 834-4234<br />*Renegade, 1649 S. Main 585-3405<br />*Time n’ Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial 660-0856<br />*TNT’s 2114 S. Memorial 664-8299<br />*Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd 584-1308<br />*Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Lewis, 582-2400<br /><strong>Retail Businesses/Galleries</strong><br />*Indian Territory Coffee Company 1613 E. 15 587-1633<br />Galerie Europa, 203 N. Main 592-2787<br />Harry &amp; Mrs. Jones, 1617 E. 15 582-1617<br />Jared’s, 1602 E. 15 582-3018<br />Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599-8070<br />*Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 Pl 664-2951<br />Novel Idea Discount Books<br />7104 S. Sheridan 492-0335<br />3356 E. 51 747-6711<br />*Phun Stuph, 1519 E. 15 584-7486<br />*Tomfoolery, 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233<br /><strong>Organizations</strong><br />ACT-UP, POB 532 74101<br />Names Proj. POB 318 74101 748-3111<br />P-FLAG POB 52800 74152 749-4901<br />HIV Resource Consortium<br />*TOHR, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1<br />Gay Line Info. 743-4297<br />Shanti Hotline 749-7898<br />B/L/G Alliance, Tulsa U. 583-9780<br />Oklahoma AIDS Hotline 800,535-2437<br /><strong>Other</strong><br />*Tulsa Central Library, 400 Civic Ctr. 596-7977<br />*Chapman Student Ctr. TU, 631-0000<br />*University Center at Tulsa<br /><strong>Professionals</strong><br />Theodore Campbell, MSW<br />1560 E 21 743-1000<br />Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy 2865 E. Skelly, Ste. 215 745-1111<br />Tim Daniel, Atty. 352-9504 or 800-742-9468<br />Bill Hinkle, Atty. 749-1586<br />Kelly Kirby, CPA, 9933 E 16 663-9399<br />John Kirk, Realtor 747-5800, 745-2245<br />Tom Neal, Designer 832-0233<br />Buildings/Gardens/Graphics<br /><strong>Religious Organizations</strong><br />*Family of Faith¯MCC, 500 W. ’A’ Jenks 298-4622<br />Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213<br />*MCC-Tulsa, 1623Maplewood 838-1715<br />Dignity/Integrity 298-4648<br />*Canterbury Ministry Ctr. TU, 583-9780<br /><br /><strong>TULSA FAMILY NEWS</strong><br />Publisher/Editor<br />Tom Neal<br /><br />918-832-0233<br />POB 4140<br />Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159<br /><br />Issued on the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1993 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 in no way indicates or reflects that person’s sexual orientation.<br />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.<br />Tulsa Family News is a [sic.] event &amp; entertainmnt newspaper distributed free of charge in local businesses and organizations.<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Next Month</strong></em><br /><strong>First in a Series: Interviews with City Council Candidates on Our Issues New Feature: Local Heroes</strong><br /><br /><strong>toMfooLery!</strong><br /><strong>Tulsa’s Only Openly Gay-owned Gift Store</strong><br /><strong>Pride Jewelry, Buttons, Stickers, Cards, Newsmagazines, T-shirts &amp; Sweatshirts &amp; more for Lesbians, Gay Men &amp; Bisexuals, Our Families &amp; Our Friends</strong><br /><strong>Come find those Holiday Gifts at the Store where you know you’ll be treated like <em>Family!</em></strong><br /><strong>1565 South Sheridan, Tulsa</strong><br /><strong>918-832-0233, Visa/MC accepted.</strong><br /><strong>Open Evenings</strong><br /><strong>Wed.-Thurs. 7-12, Fri.-Sat. 7-2am, Sun. 7-10pm</strong><br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993 — January 1994, page 2</em><br /><br /><strong>PROUD OF HIS PREJUDICE</strong><br />The editodal reproduced above is from <em>The Grove Sun,</em> Grove, Oklahoma. It was faxed directly to <em>Tulsa Family News</em> with permission to reprint.<br />Should we laugh or cry after reading this editorial by its publisher, M. Gerald Stone? The view is so extreme and so ignorant that at first it is hard to take it seriously.<br />Sadly, though, we recognize that M. Gerald Stone is not being facetious. He’s serious when he suggest [sic.] that "sex between males <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is the main cause</span> of the HIV virus." It seems that Mr. Stone is not one to let 10 years of medical evidence from around the world get in the way of his prejudice. He adds that "faggots" should not come crying to the government and the taxpayers for help in fighting the HIV epidemic.<br />Excuse us, Mr. Stone, but last we checked, Lesbians &amp; Gay men were still citizens. We know that we are certainly paying our fair share of taxes (probably more) and we know it’s <span style="text-decoration:underline;">our</span> government too, no matter how much that government treats us as 3rd class citizens. It’s our right to call on our government to try to prevent further suffering by finding treatment for HIV related diseases, including we hope a cure ultimately. It's our right to be angry at our government who during the past decade did so much less than it could have done precisely because it was dominated by men who think like you — though most of them were somewhat more subtle in expressing their bias.<br />Now, we recognize that it is your right to express yourself and we defend that right, no matter how churlish that opinion is. But we can’t help but wonder as we approach this sacred season — when Jews celebrate the miracle of the lamps, Pagans the lengthening of the day, and Christians, a man who called out for compassion, could you not put aside at least some of your hate? And as a journalist, couldn't you at least check your facts?<br /><br /><strong>Timothy W. Daniel</strong><br /><em><strong>Attorney at Law</strong></em><br /><strong>Estate Planning, Adopbons, Personal Injury</strong><br /><strong>Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation</strong><br /><strong>1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504</strong><br /><strong>128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma</strong><br /><strong>Weekend and evening appointents are available.</strong><br /><strong>Know Your Rights!</strong><br /><br /><strong>SILVER STAR SALOON</strong><br /><em>New Year's Eve</em><br />at the Silver Star Saloon<br /><em>Buffet, Champagne</em><br /><em>Party Favors &amp; Door Prizes</em><br /><em>$10 couple, $6 single</em><br /><strong><em>Afternoon Beer Bust 4-7pm, Tues. - Fri.</em></strong><br /><strong><em>Dancers on Thursdays thro' December</em></strong><br /><em>Look for Miss Gay Tulsa in January</em><br />1565 S. Sheridan, 834-4234<br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993 — January 1994, page 3</em><br /><br />[duplicate of page 2]<br /><br /><strong>News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News</strong><br /><br /><strong>Arrests in Anti-Gay Killing</strong><br />NEW ORLEANS — Grat Gunderson, 24, Ronald D. Graves, 24, and Mingo Graham, 23, were charged with 1st-degree murder in the stabbing death of Joseph Balog of Gulfport, Miss., while he was walking through the French Quarter of New Orleans earlier in November with a friend. The second man was seriously injured in the attack while 4 or 5 men yelled anti-gay epithets. Officials say they are looking for other suspects in the killing. According to police, neither the dead man nor his unidentified friend were gay even though their attackers apparently believed they were.<br /><br /><strong>Previously Unknown Wilde Love Letters Auctioned</strong><br />LONDON — A [sic.] anonymous bidder purchased a collection of love letters from author Oscar Wilde to Philip Griffiths for $27,580. The letters were written by Wilde to the wealthy young Griffiths in the 1880s and included a photograph of the famous gay playwright. The brief affair between the two men had not been previously known about and the letters were offered for sale through Christie's auctioneers by a descendant of Griffiths.<br /><br /><strong>Library Ban on Out-of-Town Papers Anti-Gay?</strong><br />TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa County library commission has voted to prohibit out-of-town publications from being distributed at libraries, a move Tom Neal, the Tulsa reporter for the Wichita, Kan.-based gay paper <em>The Parachute</em>, says is aimed to excluding the gay publication from distribution at the libraries. Library officials denied that was their motive, noting that it will continue to carry <em>The Gayly Oklahoman</em>, which is published in Oklahoma City. (<em>Editor's note: The Tulsa City-County Library does not <span style="text-decoration:underline;">distribute</span> </em>The Gayly Oklahoman <em>and only carries one copy in its downtown branch.</em>)<br /><br /><strong>Clinton 'Not Done' With Military Issue Yet?</strong><br />SEATTLE — Seattle radio and TV stations reported that while resident [sic.] Clinton was in the city for a summit conference with leaders of Asian and Pacific Rim nations in November, a jogger who was out running in the early morning ran into the president and commented that "You let gays in the military down, didn't you?" Clinton reportedly replied, somewhat enigmatically, "We're not done yet."<br /><br /><strong>Mass Test for AIDS Virus Planned at Concert</strong><br />SEATTLE — The Vancouver, Wash.-based Saliva Diagnostic Systems Inc. will help gather saliva samples at a Budapest rock concert on Nov. 26 in what the firm says will be the largest mass AIDS testing ever conducted. More than 1,000 samples will be collected and analyzed using the firm's self-administered saliva test, which checks for the presence of HIV. The samples will be analyzed by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Budapest. According to Dr. David Barnes, director of the firm's European offices, the mass testing will be an opportunity to demonstrate the usefulness of the company's Omni-SAL device over standard HIV blood tests.<br /><br /><strong>Anti-Bias Executive Order in Louisiana</strong><br />BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Gov. Edwin W. Edwards, has signed a proclamation barring state agencies from discrimination based on sexual orientation in providing services, hiring, awarding contracts or in the practices of state contractors.<br />The text of Gov. Edwards' executive order follows:<br />STATE OF LOUISIANA EXECUTIVE DE ARTMENT<br />BATON ROUGE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. EWE 92 - 7<br />WHEREAS, a portion of the population of our State is subject to potential harassment and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation; and<br />WHEREAS, the result of this potential harassment, and discrimination is the denial to some Louisianians of rights, privileges or benefits, solely on the basis of personal matters; and<br />WHEREAS it is inappropriate for government either to encourage or discourage, to condone or condemn in the area of sexual orientation;<br />NOW THEREFORE I, EDWIN W. EDWARDS, Governor of the State of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order:<br />SECTION 1 - No state agency or department shall discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation against any individual in the provision of any services or benefits by such agency or department.<br />SECTION 2 - No state agency or department shall discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation against any individual in any matter pertaining to employment by the state, including, but not limited to, hiring, promotion, tenure, recruitment, and compensation.<br />SECTION 3 - All contracts for the purchase of services by any state agency or department shall be awarded without discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in any matter relating to employment.<br />SECTION 4 - This Order shall take effect immediately upon promulgation.<br /><br /><strong>AIDS Scientist Urges Vatican to Relax Condom Rules</strong><br />VATICAN CITY — Dr. Luc Montagnier, the French co-discoverer of HIV, has urged the Catholic Church to ease its restrictions on the use of condoms in an effort to fight the AIDS epidemic. "I don't want to give lessons to the Church, but I do invite it to be more pragmatic and tolerant," Montagnier said at a Vatican-sponsored gathering. Montagnier, himself a Catholic, said, "If AIDS is a diabolical disease, no method to beat it can itself be considered diabolical."<br /><br /><strong>Black Clergy Urged to Battle AIDS</strong><br />WASHINGTON — The Rev. George Stallings, archbishop of the Imani Temple, has urged other black ministers to overcome their moral concerns and assume a more active role in the battle against AIDS. "If preachers are apprehensive about AIDS issues because they view it as a result of sinful behavior, that is no excuse not minister to those afflicted," Stallings said at a recent meeting with United Response to Black America's Needs (URBAN). Also at that meeting, Stallings announced plans to develop an AIDS education program to be used by the clergy. According to URBAN, the reverend promised that Imani Temple would "become a center for black theological responses to the AIDS crisis in under-served communities." A similar call for the black clergy to assume a more active leadership role in fighting the epidemic was made in Philadelphia at a meeting sponsored by the Ecumenical Info. AIDS Resource Center.<br /><br /><strong>Erotica Booming in Sexually Perilous Times</strong><br />SAN FRANCISCO — According to a report in the November issue of _American Demographics,_ [sic.] fears about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases have prompted Americans to curb their anything-goes sexual attitudes and behaviors of the past. But spending on pornography, sex toys and other sexually-related articles has been skyrocketing during the past 10 years or so, says a survey by the Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. "Because of fears about sexually transmitted diseases, people are having fewer partners," said Dr. Ted McIlvenna, president of the Institute. "So now they're buying paraphernalia."<br /><br /><em>Sandra J. Hill,</em> M.S.<br /><strong>Psychotherapy &amp; Clinical Consultation</strong><strong></strong><strong><em><br /></em></strong><em>Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &amp; Transgendered Individuals, Couples &amp; Families.</em><br /><strong>2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215</strong><br /><strong>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 745-1111</strong><br /><br />Novel Idea<br />Discount Books<br />7104 S. Sheridan, 492-0335<br />3356 E. 51st, 747-6711<br /><em>Titles of Interest to the Lesbian &amp; Gay Communities</em><br /><br /><em>Hostile Climate, cont. from page 1</em><br />is at the forefront of these efforts both in schools and elsewhere, according to the report. Anti-gay efforts in Arizona, Florida, Missouri, and Oregon have been spearheaded by members of the Christian Coalition, the Traditional Values Coalition, and the Oregon Citizens Alliance. By the Christian Coalition's own post-election tally, at least 66 right-wing candidates were elected to school boards across the nation, often using misleading claims of "homosexual-lesbian propoganda" in curricula to win election [sic.].<br />Another strategy being used by the religious right is to drive wedges between gays and other minority groups, including African-Americans and Jewish Americans. The term "special rights" has been appropriated for use in these battles, in which opponents claim that gays are not a "legitimate" minority group, and that the struggles fought by these other groups are being trivialized by the gay equal-rights movement.<br />National gay leaders were thankful that the report had been released, but also spoke strongly against the incidents documented. Peri Jude Radecic, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, called the report "shocking." Radecic added that the report "crystallizes the sobering reality that we are fighting an unprecedented mobilization by the Far Right, who are trampling over the ideals of freedom and liberty in their pursuit of political power." [sic.] In the coming months, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will be working with other national, regional, and local groups, gay and non-gay, to turn back this march of hatred which masquerades as legitimate politics and threatens the real American values of fairness and decency," said Radecic.<br />Tim McFeeley, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, said that the report "is a landmark study, providing state by state documentation of the radical rights [sic.] agenda of intolerance, discrimination and violence."<br />Amid the losses at both the local and state levels, the report also cites a few successes. One particularly notable victory occurred when Minnesota became the eighth state in the nation to bar discrimination against gays in housing, public accommodations, and employment. The report says that one of the main reasons for the success in Minnesota was that members of the group "It's Time Minnesota" were able to marshall the support of several state religious leaders, including Catholic bishops, behind the anti-discrimination bill.<br />The nation's middle ground, "the undecided American," will be the next battleground in the struggle for equal rights, says the report. "Rising to this challenge," the report conlcuded, "gay rights supporters in communities across the country are reaching out to broaden their alliances with the business community, with African-Americans and Hispanics, and with the main-line churches. The next cycle will reveal which side has made the most compelling case to the American public."<br /><br /><em>American, cont. from page 1</em><br />Mr. Holless was visibly ill and was carrying a [sic.] IV bag which fed a catheter. Mr. Whitcomb said that the flight crew asked six times that Mr. Holless deplane temporarily for a more private conversation while his medical records were checked. Mr. Holless refused and was removed by Chicago police. Several eyewitnesses indicated however that Mr. Holless was dragged from the plane, screaming in pain.<br />At press-time, Congressman Frank told <em>Tulsa Family News</em>, that he had not yet recieved any response from American.<br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993 — January 1994, page 4<br /><br /></em><strong>News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News</strong><br /><br /><strong>'American Gladiator' Comes Out</strong><br />LOS ANGELES — We are everywhere, gay rights activists are fond of pointing out. Yet another indicator of the reality of this small truism came for viewers of the TV program "American Gladiators," a show with a penchant for hunky guys and gals in light spandex super-hero costumes doing pretty silly things simulating soft-core war-game contests. During a chat with one of the regular beefcake hunks on the show called Turbo (yes, that's the kind of names they're known by), the interviewer asked him why he wears an earring. Turbo's cool response: "Because I'm gay." The rest of the interview went ahead without further reference to Turbo's - or with a body like that, maybe it should be "Mr. Turbo's" - sexual orientation. We suppose the next coming out semi-star will have to be one of the drivers on those strange monster-truck programs.<br /><br /><strong>NIH Agrees to Ask Women About Sexual Orientation in Study</strong><br />WASHINGTON — According to the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, an organization of gay and lesbian doctors, the National Institutes of Health has agreed to ask about sexual orientation when it begins a massive study of women's health issues. The study, which will survey some 160,000 women nationally, will be the largest study of women's health ever undertaken by the federal government. It is scheduled to begin in January 1994. NIH agreed to include questions about sexual orientation and behavior after AAHR and the National Center for Lesbian Rights mounted an intensive lobbying campaign to convince the federal agency that there might be increased health risks among lesbians that would not show up in a survey of women in general. Earlier this year, Suzanne Haynes, an epidemiology expert with the National Cancer Institute, reported increased risk factors for breast cancer among lesbians, a study AAHR cited in convincing NIH to ask about sexual orientation in the upcoming $600 million federal survey.<br /><br /><strong>Shareholders Nix Cracker Barrel Anti-Bias Policy</strong><br />LEBANON, Tenn. — Shareholders of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store chain of restaurants voted against adopting an anti-bias policy that would include sexual orientation at their annual meeting at the firm's headquarters. Rights activists say a 1991 company policy of hiring only straights and firing gays and lesbians remains in effect, a claim that the chain denies.<br /><br /><strong>World's 1st Lesbian Sperm Bank Planned</strong><br />OAKLAND, Calif. — Leland Traiman, a gay nurse, is in the process of opening the Rainbow Flag Health Services, which will be the world's first lesbian-specific sperm bank. Traiman says the medical service will stock only sperm donated by gay men and that the agency will encourage the women to meet the sperm donor because "a lot of lesbians don't want to have children by using anonymous donors, and they'd rather be connected to a gay male household than to a heterosexual one." Traiman says locating the sperm bank, which is planned to open next year, in Oakland makes sense because of the large number of lesbians believed to live in the city across the bay from San Francisco.<br /><br />The Barney 'Homo Conspiracy'<br />CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Joseph Chambers, a former Church of God minister and gay rights foe in Charlotte, N.C., is publishing a booklet indentifying Barney, the PBS-TV purple dinosaur currently the rage with the preschool set, as a "new age demon" who promotes homosexuality. Chambers, who was earlier this year removed as pastor of the Paul Creek Church of God after he had tried to claim ownership of the church and its property, has condemned Barney as "straight out of the new age and the world of demons and devils."<br /><br /><em>THE GAY LIFESTYLE</em><br /><br />HOLIDAY THEATER SCHEDULE<br /><strong>Company Show</strong><br />American Theatre Co. POB 1265<br /><em>A Christmas Carol</em> December 10-23 $11-16 William Theatre, Perf. Arts Center<br />Broken Arrow Community Playhouse 1109 E. Memphis 258-0077 Clark Theatre 11440 E. Admiral<br /><em>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</em> December 10-19 $10 BA Community Playhouse<br /><em>Working</em> December 17-19 $5 Clark Theatre<br /><em>It’s Sad, So Sad, When an Elf Goes Bad</em> December 21-23 $3 Clark Theatre<br />Helier Theatre 5328 S. Wheeling 669-6455<br /><em>An Evening of Dance with Locomotion</em> January 7-10 $5 Heller Theatre<br />Spotlight Theatre 1381 Riverside Drive 587-5030<br /><em>The Drunkard</em> December 18 January 8, 15 $7.50 Spotlight Theatre<br />Performing Arts Trust 101E Third<br /><em>Jungle Book</em> January 8 $7 Studio One, Performing Arts Center<br />Tulsa Ballet 4512 S. Peoria 749-6006<br /><em>The Nutcracker</em> December 16-23 (prices vary) Chapman Music Hall, Perf. Arts Center<br />Theatre North 132 N. Greenwood<br /><em>Ma Rose</em> December 12-18 $10 Studio One, Performing Arts Center<br />This schedule is brought to you as a service of <em>Theatre Tulsa</em>. Next performance: Tennessee Willlams' <em>The Glass Menagerie</em>, Jan. 21-30. Call 587-8402 for more info.<br /><br /><strong>Paula Poundstone - The Pop Tart Queen</strong><br /><em>by Lee Moon - IN - Boston</em><br />Offbeat, eccentric; quirky, hysterically funny, a comedy watershed, an artist, and an inventor, are just a few of the words and ways that have been used to describe Paula Poundstone. She fits all of these descriptions and then some. She also possesses an extraordinary, insightful mind and a special talent for interacting with her audience.<br />When Paula hits the stage, she uses all of those elements in her routines. She addresses everything from cats (she has 5), to the Persian Gulf War. "I figure if you go to the bottom of the whole thing, ten years from now, it’s gonna turn out that some yellow ribbon salesman somewhere was at the root of the entire thing. I love the idea of tracing it. You know, you go through the Pentagon, through the ambassadors, through the Emir of Kuwait, and then there’s one little ribbon salesman basking in the sun..."<br />She has her own topics as well. On grown-ups: "You ever wonder why adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up? They’re looking for ideas!"<br />And on junk food: "Driving a convertible has changed my eating habits. I used to eat those Hostess Mini Gems with the white powdered sugar on the sides, Now I find I’m eating a bald doughnut with a lot of white junk on my face." She can tell you in exactly how many states Ring-Dings (which, she says, are far superior to Ho-Ho's) are sold, and the nutritional ingredients of Pop Tarts. ("Pop Tarts are a fine taste treat. They are truly one of life's finer pleasures. I don’t go anywhere without 'em. I do ’em cold right from the box.")<br />With her dead-on perception and deadpan delivery, Paula displays a remarkable ability to see things as they really are, not as they are meant to be. She says her intention "isn’t to upset or bother people; my intention is to entertain. It’s not like I’m a historian or an expert on anything. Particularly recently, I guess, I’ve made some effort to be political, but it’s also what interests me lately."<br />While on stage, her body language alone is entertaining as she drapes herself over the stool, wraps herself in the mike cord, or lays on the floor while delivering her material. Because of her improvisational approach and the relationship she develops with her audience, each show is an experience - no two are alike.<br />Paula was born in Alabama, ("Thankfully, I only spent one month there"), raised in Sudbury, Massachusetts, moved to San Francisco at the age of 19, and now resides in Los Angeles.<br />She credits Massachusetts as the state where she received her first break. "It’s the typical story of almost every comedian: I was busing tables at a club in town and they started an open-mike comedy show, and I thought I might be able to do that. So I did." Based on the audience response when she performed at various clubs, she felt that she had found her niche.<br />Despite frequent appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman", the 1989 American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Stand-Up, numerous cable television specials, including her own "One Night Stand - Cats, Cops and Stuff" on HBO, "The Paula Poundstone Show", (HBO’s "talk show with a twist"), and the nomination for an ACE Award, Paula remains low-key about her success and she has no plans to star in a movie or TV series. "I just do what I do. I have never been to [sic.] ambitious and one to seek fame or status." She likes comedy because it’s nice, easy work — it’s really a<br /><em>See Poundstone, page 7</em><br /><br /><strong>HIV TESTING CLINIC</strong><br /><strong>EVERY THURSDAY EVENING, 7-8:30 PM</strong><br /><em>sponsored by</em><br />Tulsa Oklahomans For Human Rights<br />4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1, Quadrangle Building<br />SW Comer of 41st &amp; Harvard, SW Corner of office building<br /><strong>FREE ANONYMOUS</strong><br /><strong>Finger Stick Method</strong><br />Daytime Testing, Tuesday and Thursday, by Appointment- Call 749-4194<br /><em>By &amp; for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay &amp; Bisexual Communities</em><br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993 – January 1994, page 6</em> <br /><br /><em>THE GAY LIFESTYLE</em><br /><br /><strong>SILVER STAR SALOON</strong><br /><em>New Year's Eve</em><br />at the Silver Star Saloon<br /><em>Buffet, Champagne</em><br /><em>Party Favors &amp; Door Prizes</em><br /><em>$10 couple, $6 single</em><br /><strong><em>Afternoon Beer Bust 4-7pm, Tues. - Fri.</em></strong><br /><strong><em>Dancers on Thursdays thro' December</em></strong><br /><em>Look for Miss Gay Tulsa in January</em><br />1565 S. Sheridan, 834-4234<br /><br /><em>Poundstone, continued from page 6</em><br />good job for me: I have no self-discipline. I don’t even write down my jokes and stuff on pieces ofpaper like other people. Everything that I do on stage is a reflection of how I spend my days and nights."<br />Just how these days and nights are spent is evident in her material (she does a funny routine about the comfort of airline travel), and where she is performing. Always on the go, her appearances at clubs, colleges, benefits and events take her across the conutry non-stop. She averages 45 weeks a year on the road.<br /><br /><strong>How To Buy Real Estate Together</strong><br /><em>by Donald Vaughan</em><br /><br /><em>COUPLES: A Gay &amp; Lesbian Newsletter</em><br />This article is written from a real estate lawyer's poitit of view. Couples interested in buying real estate together should consult their own legal, tax and financial advisors.<br />Most of us were brought up to believe that owning a home with a husband or wife is a major part of the "great American dream." Although some of us may still end up with the cottage on the hill, for most of us the dream has changed. We now are more interested in a condo in an urban center, a multifamily in a city neighborhood, or a vacation home, to say nothing of the dream spouse’s change in gender. Buying real estate with our companion is still a strongly-felt desire for many of us. This is the first in a four-part series of articles which will explore:<br />– the process of deciding what type of property, location, search process and financing to use;<br />– negotiating and closing the deal, moving in, running the place &amp; selling;<br />– the merits of co-tenancy or other legal agreements which define the rights and obligations of the individual owners.<br />Is buying real estate together a good idea? The decision to buy a real estate together often times is the major choice a couple makes after establishing their relationship. There generally are three types of advantages and disadvantages gay and lesbian couples need to consider in making this decision.<br />Eager would-be buyers tend to think of the pros first: Buying real estate...<br />– will be economically rewarding;<br />– will be emotionally rewarding;<br />– will give us a solid rate of return;<br />– will create equity for us;<br />– will give us income tax benefits.<br />And now that...<br />– prices are at rock bottom, why not?<br />– interest rates are much lower, why not?<br />Real Estate is a status symbol both in society at large and our own community. On the other hand consider the cons. Buying real estate can cripple your incomes if one of you loses your job, nor is it a good way to shore up a troubled relationship. It can be a time commitment for which neither of you is ready. lt can accentuate differences in taste and long-range personal goals. If you break up dissolving estate assets can be messy, even with good agreements in place.<br />In the second article in this series, we will discuss the general formulas, lenders use to detetmine what housing expenses most couples can comfortably afford. An accoantant or financial advisor can advise a couple as to appropriate savings plans and disability and life insurance programs which may limit the financial risks involved. Co-tenancy agreements, to be discussed in the last article of this series; can define who pays what if problems with the relationship develop. Buying property together is a serious commitment; a detailed plan going in always simplifies the process, not to mention your sanity! Location, financing and looking for that winning piece of property will be in future issues.<br /><br />John Kirk<br /><em>"For All Your Real Estate Needs"</em><br /><strong>Res.: (918) 745-2245</strong><br /><strong>Bus.: .(918) 747-5800<br /></strong>5727 South Lewis, Suite 120 - Tulsa, OK 74105<br /><strong>John Hausam,</strong><br />REALTORS<b>©</b><br /><br /><em><strong>OUT IN THE STARS</strong></em><br /><strong>Aries</strong> (Mar. 20-Apr. 19): Roll up the windows, gun the engine, and get a move-on. Ever since you left the city limits, you’ve no longer been subject to the federally-mandated 55-mph speed limit. That semi from Topeka is crawling up onto your tail, and he's about to crush you into a metal pancake if you don’t start moving as fast as you safely can. The officer will just politely give you a thumbs-up, so don’t worry.<br /><strong>Taurus</strong> (Apr. 20-May 20): These must not be the happiest days for our dear Les Nessman, newscaster at the fabled WKR Pin Cincinnati. Not only did he get kicked out of the locker room because they thought he was gay, now he's got a whole city aming to get him off the air. Les knows better, though, and you might try his technique next time there’s some static on your dial: grab one of your Buckeye News Hawk awards and tell Herb to sit on it.<br /><strong>Gemini</strong> (May 21-Jun. 20): Let’s clear one thing up right away. I’m so direct with you only because I care, not because anyone’s paying me on the side to feed you false advice. It’s tough, though, because some rather lucrative offers have come my way, but I’ve humbly placed my honesty toward you ahead of my need to stop eating macaroni and cheese. Not everyone else may be as magnaminous as I, so be sure to buys [sic.] lots of grains of salt to take with the advice you receive.<br /><strong>Cancer</strong> (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): I hafta get something off my chest about NAFTA. It was quite a laffta see that Ferengi guy debating the vice president. I told my whole staffta watch, and it quickly became obvious that hardly anything rhymed with NAFTA. Consider your own trade tariffs right now, because some of them maybe too high and might be inhibiting the free flow of happiness across your borders. If anyone offers you photos of Messrs. Smoot and Hawley, just decline and say that they make a marvelous couple.<br /><strong>Leo</strong> (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Here are my Top 3 reasons (intellectual property laws prevent me from doing 10) why you should try to have more fun this week: 3. You’ve been a bump on a log for so long you’re getting wood rot; 2. That churning noise in your stomach has nothing to do with mass quantities of melted processed cheese flavor product; and Number One: Thanks to this advice, your world will be flooded with people all having more fun, and one of them has a very special type of fun all planned out for you.<br /><strong>Virgo</strong> (Aug. 23-Sep, 22): You walk into the waiting room, Ralph Edwards jumps out from behind the chair and screams, "This is your life," and your first instinct is to run back to the parking lot, head between your legs. Since you’re probably not (yet) a well-known star, though, you can do better. Haven’t you been secretly wishing for a sneak peek at the next couple of chapters? Of course, that may send you packing for the parking lot, but at least you’ll have a chance to rewrite the book.<br /><strong>Libra</strong> (Sep. 23-Oct. 22): Winter is here! Grease those skids, oil those chains, brush those gloves, and wash the mask. Someday you may want to take up outdoor activities as well but, in the meantime, be sure to buy your lift tickets early. The forecasters say it’s going to be an above normal season, so start planning those controlled avalanches now to keep everything under control.<br /><strong>Scorpio</strong> (Oct. 23-Nov: 21): The ancient ways seem to be what you need this week. So I lit some. incense, turned down the lights, arranged all my stones in perfect concentric circles, andstarted to chant some Bulgarian folk music. After I was politely reminded that Foley's did not approve of such behavior in its furniture department, the answer appeared before my eyes. It’s absolutely crystal clear for you this week. It was there in front of me, almost in black and white. "Elegant luxury can be yours with low monthly payments."<br /><strong>Sagittarius</strong> (Nov.22-Dec. 20): What your world needs right now is a little more gay cultute. Fortunately, I have a few Petri dishes handy, and you know exactly where to find some of those pesky cultures that have been festering on the fringes of your laboratory. Now, let’s put them under this huge ultraviolet light, grow them to ten times their normal size, and then watch them explode in a mass of protoplasmic self-contradiction. Stop playing in the lab, and create some new life in the real world instead.<br /><strong>Capricorn</strong> (Dec. 21-Jan. 19): Tax-free municipal bonds. I'm not a registered broker or agent, so I can’t say anything else about them without running afoul of both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Gay Astrologers’ Collective, Local 1. But beware that some investments can take a very long time to mature, and the test is whether or not you can sit there and wait for time to take its course. Your most immature investments might just produce the most interest.<br /><strong>Aquarius</strong> (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes I wonder about people who think there’s nothing more to life than quiet candlelight dinners, gentle walks along the beach, and cuddling in front of the television. I wonder how nice that would be, actually. Every once in a while, it’s time to turn off the sirens, unload the ammunition, and take off the fatigues; somewhere on the other side of your battle line is someone who wants nothing more than what you want. If you’re quiet enough, you might just hear them whisper.<br /><strong>Pisces</strong> (Feb. 19-Mar. 19): Turn on the Sunday-morning preachers (actually, please don’t, because it would only excite them), and you’ll hear that our country is morally bankrupt. They’re thinking of something totally different, but your own bank’s assets are critically low, and you need to take a serious look at your policy toward lending to foreign governments. Write off those uncollectible debts, open some new branches, and mail out a few thousand free credit-card offers.<br /><br />Please support our advertisers!<br /><br />Tulsa Family News, December 1993-January 1994, page 7<br /><br />[duplicate of page 6]<br /><br /><strong>THE Alley</strong><br />Presents The<br />First Annual<br />New Year's Eve Bash<br />Free Champagne Toast And Food Buffet At Midnight!<br />Door Prizes Awarded Every 30 Minutes!<br />Tickets On Sale Now<br />$10 In Advance Friday, December 31st, 1993<br />3340 South Peoria 21 To Enter 744-0896<br />Tulsa, Oklahoma<br /><br /><strong>WHERE ALL THE HAPPY PEOPLE GO</strong><br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, December 1993-January 1994, page 8</em></p> 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. 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Text Any textual data included in the document [WORK IN PROGRESS]<br /><br />February <span>—</span>March 1994, Volume 1, Issue 3<br /><br />Several Tulsa citizens have aecuged the Tul~Poliee Dept. misconduct~ specifically;<br /><br />th~se aileged complaint’s ~re  nmh0fiOfed at press time When informed that citizens felt that officers were ~ilty of miscon<br /><br />at aft open forum sponsored by Simply Equal/Tulsa and Tulsa F~ily News on Thurs, t....  i~fo~ed that .,iJ: with ~ ;hePrinide)~,iC&amp;hurch°fGreater Good News lot Tulsa The Mayor ~ill be welcomed by the Reverend Alice J0nes, Robert Council District Six Crow of Simply Equal and TOn{ Neal, publisher of Tulsa Family by Kharma Anos i ,family&amp;friendsoftheTulsaLesbian/Gay/Bisexual In a candid interview with ~s are inVitdd to hear and to question our mayor. Tulsa Family News, Suzanne men than for hetero: TFN asked Ch: Palmer what ..... .... Marler~Republican candi&amp;ate for sexu¯ als; and also of c0mmitting sort of enforcement efforts were directed at heterosexual activity by citi- in the: were zens arrested and by other ob- there an) o~the behavior ofTulsa ficers hanging out in the , male officers by .... to have parkUsers? Ch, Palmer w~ un, : Further, See Police ACcused, page 6 ~he 0ffiC: ........ district Six City Council, adlressed the problem ofdiscrimination againstGay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people in the city of Tulsa¯ Suzanne firmly believes that "Discrimination is wrong, no matter who the victim,,’ In fact, she says there could be no possible argument for its justification. When asked if that included discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation, Suzanne wasted no time in answering !’Absolutely!" .... See M~He~ p~ge 7 some my oft ’ery was made abe had his hand Superintendent agency agreed to investigate Schools; Here is what he had to TN: OK. Racism is not gone, ~ , ,,_~ ..... " say regarding Gay and Lesbian and we do a lot of work tO ia3’ to comfort with public sexuality, ~[~~’~~,~[~ issues in our schools: promote tolerance, totry toedusuggesting that he &amp; theofficer :imnressive Ratinr s TN: What we re interested in care people, to try to hopefully should go to an apartment or ..... r- ;" Pi3~ TV is how the public schools are change [heir hearts but obviotherprivate setting. The officer NEW YORK -- The o- " Gay &amp; Lesbian Civil Rights: ~, New Issue,With Dist:3R~~!~pnD~arrell Gilbiie~ri~t (Gii aS:t se ~ent. ~r the ~a~ ~d ~s2 bian community before the M~ch 1st generN election: Tulsa Fami[~ News: The city’s human rights commission is studying a possible civil rights ordin~ce to include protections for gays ~d lesbians. What are yo~ ~oughts? Gilbert: The Gay ~d Lesbi~ version of Armistead Mau’-in’s dealing with providing services ously }hose are issues that just has every right as an american said he had no place to go. The ,,,v.~.... ~ :...... T. to Lesbian and Gay students in have,n t gone away. Likewise, citizen. But I do not support mi- .a,,,~ ,~I me ~lty scorea lm citizen the,n pldced his fiand on . , . ? ... . - thepubli,c,schoolsystemln_o},her there stremendousprejudiceand nority status [for gays and the officers,, ~hi~t! and was,,ar- pr~es.s~vm.y ~n.the p.~mse~.n ratings places, ~multiculturalism is bigotry that LeSib~’an and! Gay lebians] because of my Chrisrested for sexual battery, a .o~ zv mIaJor metrop.om.a.n.mar- seen as including Gays and Les- people experiencel There are tian background. But you still felony crime not to exceed 5 l~et_s in this countl3,. ~T~!e~s got bians, inTulsa, I guOss it’s been school systems, particularly in wouldn’t treat them differently years in prison. Despite its mis- a 3-m"gnt avera~ge ot 4~. - or: defined more narrowly, having New York and Los Angeles that as a citizen. leadingname, Sexua~battery can some 4 million households. For to do with race exclusively.How have been trying to promote tel, See Gilbert, page 7 occur When the slightest ~buch comparison, the average rating i~isthatyouseemulticu}turalism, erance for all people, including _ _ . occursonany.partdf.the~dy, if for network TV shows in the I d like to know if you re famil- Lesbian and Gay people~ Ho~ Stepping Forward: thearrestingofficerbelievesihat same evening time period this iarwithareportthatwa~doneby doyouaddresstheissu~ofpreju- Candid Talk with there, is "le~vd &amp; l~scivious in- season was 2.3. "Tales" also Dr. Louis Sullivan under the dic~andtoleranceforGayI~o~le doe Williams tent. This citizen claims ihat turned in the 2nd highest ratings Bush administration. It studied within the educational system? by TomNeal&amp; James Christjohn any lewd and Iasci)iot~s intent of any PBS production this sea- te~n suicide and found that Les- How are we in terms of our edu- Late last year, TFN reporter was initiated by the police offi- son "i’li~ highest rated PBS pro- bian and Gay youth were at sig- cational system? Tom Neal ~poke with Joe W!Icer. duciion this season was "I’ll Fly nificantly higher risk of suicide JT: I haven’t re,a.lly looked at liams, who is running for tile This citizen claimed that in Away Then and l~l’ow" x~hich becanseofthediscriminationand that, and I haven t really been District 1 city Council seat. His court this omcer lied about hiS a.~ir; October . prejudice they experience. Ob- confronted with that issue in my opinions reflected a healthy reand the citizen’s conduct: The P~litical’Fallout vi0usly, Lesbian and Gay youth experience as an edUcator; all spect for diversity, and a strong officer told the court that the wa&lt;i.tlNGTOi~ writin- in are at risk for STD’s, in pa}ticu- students should be given an op- sense of fairness for all people. cm¯ -zen walked up to h~¯ m, began ...".~.",.a;....a o~a,-’--’n ~, ¯ ¯ " ’ " w run- M’-rton lar HIV mfecuon. All of these portumty, and that s what I will When asked wh.y he as , byaskingtheofficerifhewanted .,.a. s~,,...,~.,~,.~ ,.,,~.:,, , q.y ; areissuesthatthepublicschools focus on. We need to have cul- ning, herepliedthathehasfouna ¯ NonoracKe, execuuve ealtor el ..... . ¯ ,, " a blow ob and then grabbed ^ ~ . ~n Tulsa, on some level or an, tural awareness ~n the school thatffyou makeacomm~tment tiae ~ffic~r’s ~,enitals Ro!l Cal!; pred~cted,,that thee 0ih~r n~d to address Would systems. In order to do that, you to achieve certain things, indi- On Feb. 2,~hief ~on PaImer Clint°0ad~inistrati°n maY su!i;, like{0 fiiad~Ut~iiether’y0u think h~ve to have some experiences viduals can make a difference." stated that this sort of law en- fer,the political consequences so, too: ; that will allow that td happen, ’ "Any time a change takes place, forcement effol~ is not a high of the PBS network airing of iT" Well mY basic ohiloso- for all children and all pedple; I it will require people willing to priority, but is done in respon’~e "Tales of the City" earlier in phy iS that were establishing think ~ple Should be able step forward. Inste.ad of comte ’citi~e~ ~omplaints. Several January ~hqn Coogm_~s :r~con- some schoo! system to ensure an .See Thotnpson, page 8 See Wilhams, page 6 reques ,t~e Chief and to venes. Kt~ndra~Re !, described internati0nally SUperior educalvl@ 0i:S:a)~ge s press aide; Jim Seb~ies;:p~ge7 don for a/! c[iildr~fi. ’. Ail kids Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page ! Sexwith the Tulsa Police L e t t e. r S .... TULSA FAMilY NEWS Let’s talk about sex, in par- of deep-rooted prejudice in the Publisher/Editor Assistant Editor ticular, sex in public places.The department, as well as raising Tales of the City Tom Neal lames Christjohn reality is that people have sex in issues of possible law-breaking Dear Editor; 918-832-0233, POB 4140, TUlsa, Oklahoma 74159 public places. Some of this be- by those supposed to be uphold- In recent days, OETA channel Issued on the 15th of each mon~, the entire contents of this publicahavior is heterosexual and some ing the law. 11 showed Armistead.Maupin’s tion are protected by US copyright 1994 by Tulsa Family News and may of it is homosexual. All of it is We call on the Mayor and the "Tales of the City". The first not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission inapprbpriate. All of it is illegal, chief of police to investigate responses I heard from the gay _ from the publisher. Publication. of a name or photo in no way indicates There are public parks in Tulsa these operations in detail to as- and lesbian community were or reflects that person’s sexual orientation. thatareknownasmeetingplaces sure Lesbian and Gay citizens upset and disappointment that Correspondence is assumed’t0 be for publication unless Otherwise wantf.°!r0~nto Save~w=h°....." oh the munitioesuthratcOm-are language and content were cen- notedcorrespondanbceecaonmdeS:shouldthebesOlesentProtpheretYatoddress°fTulSaabove.Family NewL All sex with each not being sored. - other. Thisfact- Mayor. and .the. singled out for The second wave of reaction Tulsa Family News is aevent &amp; entertainment newspaper distributedmay. be repug- ch ief Of police to selective en- was from thereligiousright, who free of charge in local businesses and organizations. nant to many investigate...to forcement of were outraged that it was shown heterosexuals, assure Lesbian the law, or for at all. I have heard that the sta- Itisalsorepug- g e n e r a 1 tion received over 4001etters of nant to many and Gay citizens harassment, protest. I wonder how many of Gay men &amp; Lesbians. that our eommuni- Wecallonboth those"onourside"wrotetocomof these offi- mend ,OETA for showing the Wecan&amp;do ties are not being cials to work series? Bars &amp; Restaurants ask our police singled out for with minority We have been given to under- *The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 officers to dis- communities, stand that thelocalPBS station *Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15 583-8398 courage public selective enforce- in particular, did not want to air "Tales.." at *Deep Elm, 61st &amp; Memorial 250-0933 sexuality so ment Of tile law.,, with ours, to all, and are. now able to say *Laff’S, 31t E. 7th 583-5233 that the major- solve together ’I told you so’. *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th - 749-1563 ity of us can actual and per- ...... What those of us in the gay *Paradise Bar &amp; Grill, 12570 E. 21 234-9007 enjoytheparkswithourspouses, ceived commhnity problems, andlesbiancommunity, andour *SilverStar Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 friends and families without ha- Finally, we call on the Mayor to friends and families who sup- *Renegade, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 rassment or.embarassment. But issue an executive, order ban- port human rights, must do is to we remember also that it is not ning discrimination based on *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 illegal in Oklahoma for two per- sexual orientation among all city send a letter (not just phone) sons to meet each other in a park employees. We call on Chief stating that you believe in free- *Time n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial 664-8299 so long as they are of age and go Palmer to institute immediately domofspeechandhumanrights, *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd, . 584-1308 elsewhere iftheydo anything, cultural awareness training for and that you support the show- *Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Le~ffi~ 582-2400 It is in this context that we police officers, both in-service ing of programs like "Tales of Businesses/Services consider, the= allegations raised andattheacademy, that includes " the City". And include a contri- Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Suite 102 254-2100 by some citizens. Each of these - sexual orientation issues. With bution of.whatever amount you *Indian Terr. Coffee Company 1613 E. 15 587-1633 persons, some speaking anony- Lesbian &amp; Gay police, officers - can manage. Galerie Europa, 203 N. Main 592-2787 mously, others on the record, and a c~ty commitment not to .We have in our community Harry &amp; Mrs. Jones, 1617 E. 15 582-_1617 none0f whomkno’w the other, discriminate, then can Tulsa’s the tendency to criticize politi- Jared’s~ 1602 E. 15 :,..~:.:z~=~%- 582-3018 tell simitar:stOries~ And-these _LesbianandGay~itizen~startto -: ~;cal~!gaders:who"don’~.t-~standup .... ~ K~eii’~s, ~Flow~rs,- 1635 ,.E.,=~=~:~:~’ . .......599~8070 stories aretoO consistent to. be tm" stTulsas’ fin" estag" ax"n, fo~ru"s", an~d" to be outr"aged when *Living -Arts of Tulsa, 224 N, Main 585-1234 dismissed. Their charges Speak Tom Neal, publisher we don’t get full and favorable. porlrayals in the public media. *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI - - - 664-2951 Yet how many ofus are willing Novel Idea Discourit Books to take any risk at all? Do we 7104 S. Sheridan. ~92-0335 On January 29th on C-SPAN, the Coral Ridges Ministries Confer- risk our jobs the way we expect . 3356 E. 51 747-67 t 1 enceheldinF~Lauderdale, Florida was broadcast to thousands of ~political leaders to for the sake *Phun Stuph, 1519 E. 15 584-7486 households across thenation. The purpose of the conference was to ~ofgayandlesbianrights?Dowe Puppy Pause II, 1 lth &amp; Mingo 838-7626 urge Christians to "reclaim America" for Christ. However, the goals even risk a Small degree of per- *Tomfoolery, 1565 S. S heridan 832-0233 of this conference cannot be said to have anything to do with Jesus sonal discomfort when coming Zat’s, 3708 South Peoria 742-6909 Christ or with compassion, acceptance and love that Christ spoke of out to people around us who Organizations vociferously. . probably know already? ACT-UP, POB 532 74101 What they should have called the conference was "How to Impose PBS operates on public ~up- Your Morals on the Nation and Disregard Anyone Who Does Not port. tf they believe that airing a Names Proj. POB 31.81 74101 748-3111 Wholeheartedly Agree With You." The keynote speaker for the show will lose that support, they P-FLAG POB 52800 74152 749-4901 conference was the former Vice President of the United States, Mr. won’t air it. If we don’t speak *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Dan Quayle. Notonly has Dan recently learned how to spell"Potato", out, we don’t have any right to TOHR Gay Line Inf0. 743-4297 but he has also learned how to put-words like "tradition", "family complain if we never again see Stianti Hotline 749-7898 values", "moral", end"ethical" together to form a moving speech. He urged Christians to go back to their home towns and no longer be part any positive gay/lesbian shows BiL/G Alliance, University of Tulsa. 583-9780 of the "silent majority", but instead to speak out about the principals on PBS. We will have helped Oklahoma AIDS .Hodine 800-535-2437 "upon which this nation was built." The principals he was talking cause that possible scenario by Other about were the principals-that construct the "traditional family’~. our silence. *Chapman Student Center, .University of Tulsa 631-0000 Perhaps a more appropriate tide for his speech would have been "To Paul Thompson,Co-chair *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule . _ : . Heck With Love And Acceptance, Let’s Keep Dysfunction Alive!" Oklahoma Gay &amp; Lesbian *University Center .at Tulsa Among other things, Dan noted that Christians need to fight to keep Political Caucus Professionals Gays and Lesbians from having the same sanctified relationships as Assistant editor’s note: We are heterosexuals, all too ready to criticize, as Mr. Theodore Campbell, MSW, 1560 E 21 743-1000 After receiving an extended standing ovation, Dan Quayle turned Thompson points out. We need Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 the microphone over to Dr. James Kennedy, who ended theevening’s to remember that it is just as Tim Daniel, Attorney " . 352-9504, 800-742-9468 festivities by stating that he doesn’t hate anyone, but hehas a moral important to praise positive ac- Bill Hinkle, Attorney . 587- i~500 obligation to help save people who are "chained to their sins." tions, as well as point out the Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Although th~s type of ~gnorance can be amusing to all of us, t s negative. Let OETA know that. John Kirk, Realtor 747,5800, 745-2245 really a very serious and frightening thing. At virtually any time they did well in spite of them- Tom Neal, Designer, Buildings/Gardens/Graphics 832-0233 during the day from anywhere .in the world, people can tune in to selves! .... Religious Organizations television or radio programs that are motivating people to do all in The address: *Family of Faith MCC, 500 W. ’A’ Jenks 298-4622 their power to stop ’sin’ and ’immorality’ from infiltrating society - OETA allinthe"nameofGod".It’seasytounderstandhowsomanypeople 811N. SheridanRd. Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213 can be so uninformed and so filled with hatred. Tulsa, OK 74115 *MCCof Greater Tulsa, 1623Maplewood 838-1715 What recourse do we have? we can dothe same thing any group of PBS comment line: Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 people mustdo when faced with ignorance.Wecan educate ourselves *Caqter.b:ury. Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 and those around us. We can’t continue to sit around hiding and 800-356-2626 waiting for someone else to speak up for us. It’s time we take the initiative and responsibility for defending ourselves. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 2 -Tulsa Oklahomans fOr Human Rights February/March 1994 Volume 14 Number 3 PO Box 52-729 TulSa OK 74152 Serving G~een . Country’s Lesbia~ Gay and Communities in our i4th Tulsa’s Gay &amp; Lesbian Information and RefferalLine ¯ TOll 1 -! EI PL:I N4= elcome to the new format for new this past year, a. picnic and dance in the TOHR Reporter. We enter this venture. Bait!ett ¯Square. Our membership meetwith Tulsa Family News to help bring ings, held the firstTuesday ofeach month, Tulsa news to our members~ and to bring include specialguest Speakers and updates TOHR info to the larger community, on local happenings._. .. . For those of you unfamiliar with ~- -~ -Please join us for our next gathering on TOHR, we are in.our 14th.year as acorn- Tuesday, March 1st, at 6:30pro foroursomunitybased organization . serving the cial time followed by our meeting needs oflesbian and gay Tuisan’ s. Among commencing promptly at 7:00pro: Locaother things, weprovideaGayInformafion tion is 4154. S. Harvard, Suite H-l, Line (743-GAYS) and an HIV Testing downstairs in the"Gathering Place." Clinic. We hav. e. been a ~oice for Tulsa’ s We look forward to seeing you then! gay community to the mainstream media and press and to city, county and state government. -~ We sponsor social activities such as our annual TOHR Follies, Benefit Auction, Christmas Party, swimming parties and, by Kelly Kirby, President, TOHR 74.3-4 .2A9Y7S New in Town? Having Problems? Need ~Referrals? The TOHR Gay Information Line is-here-for you. - " We offer a wide variety ofreferrals free ofCharge, _ from legal and medical to AIDS. TOHR and bar information. The HelpLine is staffed?days a week, 8-10PM ¯Volunteers are always welcome! TOHR fields calls for an on-going discrimination survey. If you, or someone you know, are being discriminated against, please contactthe HelpLine at 743-4297. Also,TOHRtracks hate crimes statistics. Ifyouare, or someone yo9 knowis, a victim of a hate crime this information is very valuable. Please call theHelPLine. And ifyou move orare having problems receiving yourTOHRmailings ogthe Tu/sa Family News, call to provide a change of address or to ~verify you~ add~ss. T gT.I NG:-:CL:I 749-4194 Thursday 7,8:30.pm 4154 ~., Harvard, SuiteH-1 . ~ :: :~ -Quadrangle,Building~ cornerof41st andHa...~...ard, SWcOrner ofbffice complex AService ofTulsa Oklahomansfor. Human Rights - FREE ANONNYMOUS -- ..... -Con Finger Stick Method Volunteers Always Welc6~e For and by but not limited to Lesbian, G~s, .Tulsa Family News, Febr~ary~March 1994, page 3 News Briefs-News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News BriefsNews Briefs News Gays Battle Anti-Straight any discrimination within the lenging its constitutionality is~ Chiola, running forqhe Cook D [ S c r i m i n a t i 0 n agency based on sexual orienta- pending, but the AHA council County, Ill.,.¯Circuit Court; TAMPA, Fla. - A gay rights tion, and agree to hire Dana decided to move its 1995 con- Victor~h Sigler, running for the group, the Human Rights Task Tillson, a 32-year-old San Fran- vention until the referendum is Dade County, Fla., Court; and Force ofFlorida, has been cham- cisco private investigator whose declared unconstitutional. Ken Wolf, who is running for a pioning the case of 4 straight application had been rejected Catholics Blast .Bishops seat on the Ft. Lauderdale,Fla., - womenfiredfromtbeLateShow because she is a lesbian. CHICAGO - Three Catholic City Commission. bar in New Port Richey, Fla., Adobe Offers Benefits groups have .taken the U.S. Gay Marriage in Hawaii after the owner of the club de- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Catholic Conference of Bish6ps HONOL~U~::;When. the .Hacided t~&gt;tum it intQ a barcatedng The gay newspaper OutNow! in to task for its opposition to fed- wail Legislature reconvenes this to gay men,~cl~fiining the ng~b SanJose, Calif.,reportsthatcom~ emlly-spons.ored television and month for its J994 session, one customers wouldn ~t f~el c6~n- puter manufacturer Adobe Sys- radio public service announce- of the measures that will come fortalSie~ith straight~aitreSges " tems of Mtn. View is thelatest merits promoting condom use~ before the lawmakers will be a andbarienders. ="~Ve ve always high-tech :firm :to extend com- Leaders of the National Coali~ proposed bill offeredby conserknownthat. thiskindofdiscrimi- pany-benefits to-the domestic-- tionofAmericanNuns;Catholic vativesthatwouldexpliciflypro= nation is wrong no matter .who partners of its workers. The new ~Advocates for Lesbian and Gay. hibit same-sex marriages. The it’s directed againsL" saidTodd benefits program went into ef- Rights and Chicago Catholic state Supreme Court ruled more Simmons of the task force. "No fect at Adobe on Jan. 1 and is Women joinedwith AIDS edu- than a year ago that~ same-sex one deserves to lose their job available to both same-sex and cators in scolding the bishops, couples may not be denied marbecause of their sexual orienta- - .op~p0site-sex coupleS, whoearlierinJanuarydenounced riage licenses unless the state tion, particularly when it has Historians Cancel ’95 as"immoral and murderous" the can prove a compelling stateinabsolutely no relevance to the Convention in Cincinnati just-announcedTVandradioads terest in prohibitingthem from iob they’ve been hired to per- SAN-FRANCISCO ~-- The " encouraging the use of condoms gettingmarried.Alowercourtis "form." country’s foremost historical or- to prevent the spread of HIV still reconsidering the case un- Buttino-FBI Settlement ganization - the American His- infection among sexually active der the high court’s guidelines SAN FRANCISCQ - A federal todcalAssociadon-hasformally y-ounger Americans. of stricter scrutmy, and many court judge has’~approved a canceled its planned 1995 an- Carolina Anti-Gay Bills activists believe the earlier Su- $205,000Settlementbetween the nual convention in Cincinnati, COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South preme Court ruling set the stage FederalBureau. of investigation accusing thatcity ofdenying les- Carolina House has overwhelm- for Hawaii to become the first and gay former agent Frank biansand gay men equal protec- ingly approved legislation that state to lega!ly Fecognize. gay Buttino,’who charged in a years- tion under the law. The AHA’s wouldbar gays and lesbians from and lesbian ¯amazes. long lawsuit against the federal governingcouncilvotedto move serving in the state National Arizona Antt-Gay Bill .crime agency that his dismissal its January 1995 meeting to Chi- Guard, adopting children or act- PHOENIX, Ariz. - A proposed in 1989 after 20 years of service cago or New York because rot- ing as foster parents; The mea~ state constitutional amendment Was discriminai6ry. The agree- ers in Cincinnati in November sures, some of the most restric- that would ban legislation promentwas approved by U:S. Dis- approved an amendment to the five’in years, were prompted by tecting gays andlesbians against trict Judge Saundra Brown City charter barring civil rights several high-profile child-cus- discrimination has been intro- .Armstrong and requires the FBI protectionsbased on sexual ori- tody casesinvolving lesbiansand duced by Rep; Rusty Bowers, a entafion. A federal court has - gay men around the country as Conservative MesaRepublican, to pay Buttino’s attorneys $53,000 in legal fees involved in blockedenforcementoftheanti- ’ well as by the national debate in the Arizona legislature and his court battle, pledge to stop gaymeasurewhilealawsuitchal, last year 0yetending the~Penta- senttotheHouseJudiciaryCom~ ~" g0n ban~ mittee: Bowers Said ~he intro- ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ m,mm ¯ ¯ m.m ¯ ¯.. ¯ ¯," ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯¯ ¯ ¯ ¯~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 1¯ Anti÷Gay A~dopti~nBill-~: ducedtheand:gaylegislatiOn~be- ~ " it " ~: =OL~YMPiA~~Wash; L~tieW~h~:~: eaus~ of:gay ~:rights.laws.passed ¯ = ington Legislature will consider , in Phoenix and Tucson that out- ¯ . . . = a-proposedbill this session that law .anti-gay bias. The Arizona = ¯ would make it illegal to place a Traditional Values- Coalition ¯ ¯ foster child in a household with began gathering signatures for a ¯ ¯" 11 th &amp; Mingo, 838,7626 ¯ a homosexual, bisexual, trans- similarstatewideanti-gay initia- ¯ ¯ sexual or transvestite. The pro- tive in December. ¯ Open esday" Saturday atSam. -- posed legislation was prompted " Sex Classes Evaluated ¯ ~ ¯ by the case of Megan Lucas, a WASHINGTON - Classes on ¯ _ - Call. forAppointments 22-year-oldwomanwhoisfight- sexuality and AIDS are offered ¯ ¯ Walk-ins Also Welcome. ¯ ing to regain custody of her 3- " in some 93% of all U.S. public ¯ ¯ year-old son who¯she had aban- ¯ high schoo!s, and the most effec- ¯ ¯ donedin 1990. Lucas started her _ tive courses combine informa- ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯= ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " fight last year to regain custody tion on, abstinence along with of the boy after learning he had theimportanceofusingcondoms beenplaced in the foster care of and other contraception, accord- Parklane BUilding Louis and Ross Lopton, 2 gay ing to sex. researcher Douglas men, who are seeking to adopt Kirby in a report sponsored by Secure Midtown/Riverside-Area the boy as their son. Washington the Kaiser Family Foundation. One Bedroom Apartments is one of 6 states that permit The research indicated that, con- Skyline views available, same-sex couples to adopt chil- trary to opponents of sex ed dren. classes, the courses neither has- $315, bills paid. 587-4640 Lesbian/Gay Candidates ten the start nor increase the fre- WASHINGTON -The Gay &amp; quency of sexual intercourse " LesbianVictoryFund, theWash- among t.eens. Nor do the sex ed ington-based network of politi- classes ¯crease the number of cal campaign donors, has en- sexual-partners. dorsed 6 more gay and lesbian Gay &amp; Lesbian Americans candidates .in .upcoming 1994 WASHINGTON - Activists races. Theyinclude: Tony Miller, from around the country gathwho isrunning for statewide of- ered in the nation’.s capital over fice as California’s Secretary of theJan. 15-17 weekendtoiaunch Ken’-s Flowers State; Will Fitzpatrick, running Gay and Lesbian Americans,- a ¯ for a seat in the Rhode Island " "diverse, nonpartisan coalition Senate; George Eighmey, run, of grassroot~a~l~ocates commit, ning f_or a seat .in .the Oregon ted to civil fights for gay, les- 1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070 House of Representatives; John " bian, _b,!sexual and transgender Duran, running for a seat in the Ixople ’ in this country~ E~ected Serving Tulsa’s California Assembly; Susan ~ts ihtefim officers ih the new Leal; running.for a. seat on the group while it builds member- Lesbian &amp; Gay Communities -San Francisco Board of Super- ship, creates .local chapters With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag visors.; and Barb Jones, who is around the Countryand firms up . running for a seaton the Tempe, i[s structure were Kim Edwards Ariz., City Council. The Victory as OutreaCh :Dir~ctoL JonCarl Tulsa Family News, February 1994 -Marcht994, page 4 Fund had earlier endorsed Tom Lewis as Communications Specialist, Steven Reichert as Net- ~work Coordinator, and Mickey Wheatley as ChiefFinance Officer. GLA Chapters quickly began forming as the founding membership returned .to their home towns, and the first group of local GLA chapters will be formally announcedaround the countryonValentine~s Day;Feb. 14, at.a-multiple-citynews conference that-is being called "Queers Across~rA-merica.".~ Bringing some unexpected muscle to GLA were Bob Paris, former Mr: America and Mr. Universe, who in 1989 shook up the professional bodybuilding world by coming out and ex- .changing marriage vows with his husband and fellow physique model.Rod Jackson. The Olympia, Wash., couple -became the first non-founding members to join GLA following the official formation of the group in mid- January: For information aboutjoining Gay &amp; Lesbian Americans, contact the organization at: PO Box 77533,Washington, D.C. 20013- 7533 or phone (202) 546-4124 or theorganization" s toll-free line at 800-889-5111 or, for hightech types, contact them through their Intemete-mail address: glajoin@ queernet.org for membership details. ~upport For Activists. ST.LOUIS-A group ofgay and lesbian mental health workers in. SL Louis has formedCPR(Counseling Professio0al. Resou~r~es).~. ~ to pro’tide cou.n.seling and s.up~ port services~f0r activists wfi0 are experiencing the same sort of post traumatic stress disorders soldiers experience during battle. "We want to offer services that could address needs before they escalate and overwhelm individuals:There’s so much emotionalfallout, and for .an issue like this, where it really is our life or death, we’ve seen a ~reat buildup." " ime to Try Gay Meg? NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. says that it is tentatively considering publishing a magazine targeted to gay and lesbian readers, although the publishing giant declined to give any details of the possible magazine. Time spokesman Peter Costiglio said "It’s at a very preliminary, early stage. There’s no timetable yet." Nor would Costiglio discuss what sort of magazine Time might launch in a market where no lesbian/gay periodical has yet broken the 100,000 paid circulation barrier. ’Out There I1’ .Comedy HOLLYWOOD - Tickled that "Out There," Comedy Central’s first gay and lesbian comedy special, doubled its prime time ratings, the cable network has announced plans for "Out There 117 which will be taped before a live audience in Manhattan during the Gay Games IV (June 18- 25), Gay Pride Weekend (June. 24-26) and Stonewall 25-celebrati0n in New York. The program will be aired later in the summer. :News¯ Briefs NewsBriefs News Briefs News Briefs .News Briefs News Briefs News NV Anti-Gay Initiative CARSON CITY, Nev. :- Lon- Mabon, founder of the anti:gay OregonCitizens Alliance,j0ined with Daisy Stanley of the newly formed Nevada Citizens Alliance, Tuesday, Jan: 25, in filing a petition to prohibit the "presentati0n of homosexuality as a positive lifestyle" by .any government institution in Nevada, Theinitiative petition; similar to thevoter,approved Amendment 2 in Coloradi~;needsonly 51,000 signatures to qualifyfor the ballot- this November." Gov.’Bob Miller had denounced the antigay initiative as a ,message of intoleranceanddiscrimination." Mabon, however, snapped back that Miller "’will ultimately pay the price". Jesse Helms vs.-U;N. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted 99-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to cut contributions to the United Nations by $119 million this year and next unless the federal government insures that the international agency has severed all ties with any .group that endorses ~xfial-relatio~is with children.The amendment to a funding bill for the State Dept. was offered by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C;), who railed so, donrt expect a kiss-and-tellall bio,.~ Smith Says;-because Louganis "fervently hopes this [Ms,sexual orientation] does not become the primary focus of media attention?, Revealing an open secret? Ten years after his cies to specify only "race, ag.e, color, religion, national origin, sex, veteran status, disability or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law" - discreetly omitting "sexual orientation" from the list. Olympic fame? Afterthe outing Idaho ¯Anti-Gay Initiative "ofJ. ~dgar-Hoover? NoL!ikely,...: BOISE, Idaho--Apollby Boise TNT s Gay Celeb IAneup ~ State ~University’s Survey Re- NEW. YORK ’.Just in case.you:~.: searchCenter found that 54% of missed a truly, memorable-too-: .. like!.y..s.~te.~voters.opP0S~.~..t~: ment in American cultural his;:~ :~ gay !mt!alave sponsorea oy. t e tory, wwr’.~,,-,,,-t~.re.~a.n.tation of th.e,~ ..~ Idaho ¯-Citizens. A!!iance,. wh.ile. 1962 Rosalind Russell~Natahe _ 26%support themeasure which Wood film ’~Gypsy~’ was comes before voters.in-Novem.... against the U.N. Economic &amp;°~ SociatCoun~cil’srec0gnitionlast sexual exploitation of children yearofthelnternatiofialLesbian ¯ orrepealofage:0f-cousentlaws. &amp; Gay Association 0LGA):be:- The vote; clearly aimed at excause theNorthAmeri~anMan/ eluding:members 0f the North :Boy Love.- Association ~ ¯ AmericanMan/B0y LoveAssn. hostessed by supermodel ultradrag queen RuPaul. Coming up on the cable channel’s "Our Favorite Movies" series being hosted by celebs is-Barbra Streisand’s"Funny Girl,"hosted by comic, actress and lesbian icon Sandra Bernhard.. By the ’way~ the statuesque platinum blond bewigged RuPaul still insists- that, even though he "loves "Gypsy,’ he still wants to’do an all-blackremake ofanother Roz Russell classic, "Mame;~ "starring moi, Of course." No NAMBLAat UN March ATLANTA-TheSteeringCom-- mitteeofStonewall25 has voted to bar from its March on. the UnitedNationsinNewYorkthis June any groups that advocate ber. The pollsters said.the survey has a 3.4% margin of error. A full 20%. of those polled, how-. ever, said they weren’t familiar with the anti-gay ballot measure and weren’t sure where they stoodon it. Apoll commissioned by. the Idaho Citizens Alliance last November, but challenged by fights activists, had indicated 63% of the state’s residents favored the anti-gay measure. ’Domestic Par[ners’ Fly JERUSALEM A gay-flight attendant with Israel’ s E1 AI Airlines has won a court ruling that requires the air carder to extend is in queer films. According to Variety, the motion picture industry trade paper’s just published listing 6f the most proffiable films released in 1993,"Jurassic Park" came as last year’s second most profitable film, topped by "The Wedding Bansomebasic questions about why fraternities and sororities are appealing to gays and lesbians, what they gained from the experience, what, if any, anti-gay experiences they may haveencountered, and similar topics. To obtain a copy of the survey, write quet.". Ahn Li’s film about a~ re- - to: Fraternity Research, PO Box cially mixed yuppie gay cou~!e 15863, San Diego CA 92175. ’ whotryto.hoodwinkWei-Tung.S ~ CO Funflie.’,Boot~CamP’ parents~ from Taix~an into ..be- COLORADO SPRINGS,. Colo. lieving he .i~. straightby miount-.ii_. Fi’~edo~iW-.atCh~.-a.~ligiq,us. ing a fake wedding gro~s~,dmor~,(~ rightm~hi.@ing pubiiCau."0,’~~ than any film in 1993 compaored - r@0~ted fiaat th~:Coaiition ~ to itsexpenditures, Variety.says. .....Reviv,a! (COR),. located, in The Hollywood- trade paper.re~ Sonoma County, Calif., is relopOrted in its annual survey of most profitable films that "The Wedding Banquet, grossed a staggering 23 times what it cost to produc..e~ handily beating Stephen Spielberg’s dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park," which earned only 16 times its ~roduction expenses. . orority/Frat. Survey SAN DIEGO, Calif. The San Diego-based Fraternity Research is conducting a confidential national survey of lesbians and gay men who are either currently undergraduate or alumnimembers caring to Colorado later this year to open a "boot-camp training school for radical world-changers" where fundamentalists will learn "hand-to-hand combat intellectually and spiritually..." COR, an extremist far:right fundamentalist group has ties to farright leaders Beverly LeHaye of Concerned Women for America and Donald Wildmon of the American Family Assn. It also advocates setting up a Chrisiianbased government in the U.S. and urges followers to "systematically and effectively rebuild to the unidentified gay worker’s of a university sorority or frater- theircivilization on Biblicalprindomestic partner the- same an- nity. The survey is under the .ciples, thatincludethe mandated nual free ticket the airline makes direction ofDouglas Case, a gay death ._l~=,,nalty for an assortment available to the marfiedspouses .-~-. actavlst and currently Coordlna~ of sins. ranging from. dell - . ofitsempl0yees.Thecourtru!ed° ’ tor of Fraternity &amp; Sorority Life quencyandblasphemytohomo- . thatin-refu~ing to,g_i~ie:the free-., at San Diego State University. - sexuality, adultery and:failure to bie to the gay man s boyfriend it. The 32:question survey results .repay ~ bail ¯ was ,dolating the nation,s anti-i are aimeJl at Shedding light on bond. ¯ biaslaws, which includesexual . orientation.. Europe, that NAMBLA withdraw from only recently been granted conthe Belgian-based association of sultative status in the UN’s Ecolesbian and gay organizations, nomic &amp; Social Council. ~Russlans Anti,Gay "~.... S~FI Supervisors. Take SAN FRANCISCO - A report .... First InterState to-Task by MarshaGessen for the-San Francisco-based International Gay &amp; Lesbian Human Rights Commission finds that in spite of the repeal of Russia’s antigay law in 1993, the country remains a "land of terror" for gays and lesbians: The report charges that government officials still have not accounted for some 200 gay men sentenced to labor camps for violating the nation’s anti-gay law before it was repealed, even though those convicted in the past .were supposed to be released under the measure passedb~ the Russian Parliament last year. The report also says law enforcement officials continue.to harass gays and les,N~s,p.fison and~a_l~o..rca~p:.’ offl~i~iig ~stili .mi~izM[ iii~arcer2.... ateff:gayS ~d intimidate lesbi-~ .~ ans in their"cust0dy, and g~y . bashingscoiitinuethrbughoutth6~ :" country unchecked. Louganis- Coming Out NEW YORK - Gossip ColumnistLiz Smithreports thatOlympic gold medalistGregLouganis " has signed abookdeal with Random House for his biography in which the reserved athleteturned- entertainer will finally discusshis homosexuality: Even SAN:FRANCISCO - Shocked that. banking giant First Interstate Bank, under pressure from anti~.gay fundamentalists,had unceremoniously dropped its personnel policy barfing discrimination based on sexual orientation, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has sent a-sharply critical letter to First Interstate BankCorp president William Siart, expressingits"disappointment" in the bank’s decision. "There is norestricti0n against First Interstate Bank Corp’s prohibition ofdiscrimination based upon sexual orientation in all of the states in which your subsidiaries are located," the letter states. "Such a policy would be far more Consistent than allowingSuch di~criminationin-those...... states where it is notprohibited~’~d.: Las~ year First Interstate, Which operates" banks in. 11 Western_ states, became th~’tatge_t~f-anti~ ,=, gay fundamentalists:oafter (2hristNet, a national computer network for far-right Christians, urged its subscribers and their supporters to write to the bank protesting FIB’s anti-bias policy including sexualorientation; The bank then quietly changed :its employmentdiscriminati0npoll.... ~W..Bush, president said, if elected,: he would veto any repeal of.the state’s sodomy statute because he said. the law "is a symbolic ~/. gesture of trad’m’onal values." Texas gay rights activists said they considered Bush’s corn: ments to be the kind of pandering to the religious right that lost his father the 1992 presidential race. ’Harvey Milk’ - The Opera SAN FRANCISCO ~ At the snail’spacerate the Oliver Stone proposed ~motion picture "The Mayor of Castro Street" is mov- ~ ~ng, you may be able to catch the opera based on the assassinatedgay politician Harvey Milk’ s life before it hits the big screen as a biopic. Theopera- called simply "Harvey-Milk"- is slated to premiere atthe Houston Grand Opera on Jan. 21, 1995,_followed by a spring 1995-performance by theNew York CityOpera and a production~ by the San-Fram cisco Opera in the fall of 1996. The opera was commissioned jointly by the three companies and ~is the. work of composer SteWart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. 1993’s.. Most Profitable Film? Guess Again! HOLLYWOOD -- Forget "Jurassic Park," "Schindler’s LiSt," "Philadelphia,"-and similar .motion picture box office-block: bustt/s; the real profit in movies Sensitive to the Challengesof Gay, Lesbian:, Bisexual &amp; " Transgendered Individuals, Couples &amp; Families. 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215 ¯Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 745-1111 . . Certified:Public Accountant Please Note New Address&amp; Phone PO.B¯ 1401. 1, Tulsa 74..,:t59.:M L1,,1 . 747-546.6 Faster refunds available through electronic filing. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 5 News Briefs-News Briefs News Briefs NewsBriefs News BriefsNews¯BriefS News Gays Battle Anti-Straight Di. scri m ination TAMPA, Fla. - A gay fights group, the Haman Rights Task Force ofFlorida, has been championing the case of 4 straight women fired from the Late Show bar in New Port Richey, Fla., after the owner of the club decided to turn it intoa barcatering to gay men,claiming the new customers~wouldn~’~t~ feel ctm~ fortaSte~ith straight ~idtreSses and~artenders. :"we Ve always known thatthis kind ofdiscfimination is wrong no matter *who it’s directed against," saidTodd Simmons of the task force. "No one deserves to lose their job because of their sexual orientation, particularly when it has absolutely no relevance to the job they’ve been hired to perfOrm." Buttino-FBI Settlement SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court judge has’~approved a $205,000settlement between the Federal-Bureau of Investigation and gay former agent Frank Buttino,’who charged in a yearslong lawsuit against the federal crime agency that his dismissal in 1989 after 20 years of service was discriminatory. Th_e agreementwas approved by U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong and requires the FBI to pay Buttino’s attorneys $53,000 in legal fees involved in any discrimination within, the agenc~y based on sexual orientation, and. agree to hire Dana Tillson, a 32-year-old San Francisco private investigator whose application had been rejected because she is a lesbian. Adobe Offers Benefits MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The gay newspaper OutNowt. in SanJose, Calif, reports thatcom~ putermanufa~turer Adobe Systems of Mtn. View is the.latest high~techfirm :to extend company- benefits to-the domestic parmers of its workers. The new benefits program went into effect at Adobe on Jan. 1 and is available to both same-sex and .opp0site-sex coupleS. Historians Cancel ’95 Convention in Cincinnati SAN- FRANCISCO -- The country’s foremost historical organization - the American Histodcal Association- has formally canceled its planned 1995 annual convention in Cincinnati, accusing thatcity ofdenying lesbiansand gay men equal protection under the law. The AHA’s governingcouncil voted to move its January 1995 meeting to Chicago or New York because voters in Cincinnati in November approved an amendment to the city charter barfing :civil rights ePnrtoatfei0ctnio. nsAbafseedderoanl sceoxuuratl ohraisblocked enforcement ofthe antilenging its constit,utionality iS:" ’pending, but the AHA council decided to move its 1995 convention- until the referendum is declared unconstitutional. Catholics Blast ,Bishops CHICAGO - Three Catholic groups have taken the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishtps to task for its opposition to federally- spons.ored television and radio public service announcements promoting condom use~- Leaders of the National Coalition ofAmericanNuns, Catholic -Advocates for Lesbian and Gay Rights and Chicago Catholi~ Women joined-with AIDS educators in scolding the bishops, whoearlier inJanuary denounced as "immoral and murderous" the just-announcedTV andmdio ads encouraging the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV infection among sexually active younger Americans. Carolina Anti-Gay Bills COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House ha~ overwhelm- - ingly approved legislation that wouldbargayS and lesbians from serving in the state National Guard; adopting children or acting as foster parents; The mea~ sures, some Of the most restrictive in years, were prompted by several high-profile chiM-custody cases involving lesbiansand gay men around the country as well.aS by :the national debate Chiola, running for :the Cook County, IlL, Circuit C0urt; Victoria Sigler, running for the Dade County; Fla., Court; and Ken Wolf, who is running for a seat on the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., City Commission. Gay-Marriage in Hawaii HONO~UI2U~-~When the HawaiiLegislature reconvenes this monthfor its49.94 session, one of the measures that will come before the .lawmakers will be a proposed bill offered by conservatives that wouldexplicitly pro~ hibit same-sex marriages. The state Supreme Court ruled more than a year ago that~ same-sex couples may not be denied marriage licenses unless the state can- prove a compelling state interest in pr0hibitingthem from getting married. A lower court is still reconsidering the case under the high court’s guidelines of stricter scrutiny, and many activists believe the earlier Supreme Court ruling set the stage for Hawaii to become the first state to lega!ly recognize, gay and lesbian marrla~ges. Arizona Ant,-Gay Bill PHOENIX, Ariz~ - A proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban legislation protecting gays and lesbians against discrimination has been introduced by Rep:Rusty Bowers, a conservative Mesa Republican, in the Arizona legislature and his court battle~.pledge to stop gaymeasurewhilealawsuitchal~ lastyear overending thePenta- ~ senttotheH0useJudiciaryCom~ - ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯.= ¯ ¯¯ ¯ ~ gon ban~ - mittee:.~Bowers Said heintro- St.Louishasf0rmedCPR(Coun- ¯ ¯ ¯=¯¯ =¯ =.:=¯ ¯ =. : ¯ .-.....,......... ¯ ~ o= ; An;t[,Gay~AdOption~,~:Bill~--:~ duced0theand÷gayl~gislafion~be-~ :,: se!ing ..~=.ofessio0,..M.-:.R~sou[~es) .... ~:,i-.~ ,~..~i;-, ~.~., ~-: ,--.-~’~-~ ~i", ~.~:~i÷~OL~MPi~sli~::’~ti~e~h’:;::",:~-"cau~e~of~gay~ghts:4aws.:Passed ~.~---to provide CO~,Bsdan.g:;.~and~.u.P7 "- ingtonLegi~lfiture:will con~idtr’~ in Phoeni.xandTueson that.out- ¯ port services"tbt acuv~sts who ¯ : 1: HI !.1 IV IO~,.LI ~:~d~’: :.tJ~...., ¯ aprop0se~-bill this-session that -.. ~ law_anti:gay .bias. The Arizona are experiencing the same. sort ¯ .~.~-" d ’ " : woul~i make it illegal to pla~e a Traditional Values. Coalition . of post traumatic stress disor- ¯¯ ¯ foster child in a household vcith began gathering signatures for a ders soldiers experience during 11 th &amp; Mingo, 838-7626 " ¯ ¯ a homosexual, bisexmil, trans- ¯ ¯ sexual or transvestite. The pro- - Open esday" Saturday atSam. - posed legislation was prompted- ¯¯ ~ " - = ¯ by the case of Megan Lucas; a Call for Appointments ¯ ~ - . 22-year-old woman who.is fight- " Walk-ins Also Welcome. ing toregain custody of her~3- ¯ ¯ year-old son whom she had aban- ¯ ¯ doned in 1990. Lucas started her of the boy after learning he had beenplaced in the foster_.care of Parklane BUilding Louis and Ross L0pton, 2 gay Secure Midtown/Riverside-Area men, who are seeking to adopt the boy as their son. Washington One Bedroom Apartments is one of 6 states that permit Skyline views available, same-sex couples to adopt chil- - dren. $315, bills paid. 58%4640 Lesbian/Gay Candidates WASHINGTON-. The Gay &amp; Lesbian Victory Fund, theWashington- based network of political campaign donors, has endorsed 6 more gay and lesbian candidates .in upcoming 1994 races. Theyinclude: Tony Miller, who isrunning for statewide of. Ken’s Flowers fice as Califoruia’s Secretary of ~ State; Will Fitzpatrick, running for a seat in the Rhode Island Senate; George Eighmey, running for a seat_in .the Oregon 1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070 House- of Representatives; John " " . Duran, running for a seat in the Serving Tuisa’s California Assembly; Susan Lesbian &amp; Gay Communities With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag Tulsa Family News,.February 1994 -March 1994, page 4 similar statewide anti-gay initiative in .December. S~x Classes Evaluated WASHINGTON - Classes on sexuality andAIDS are offered in some 93% of all U.S. public high schools, and the mosteffecrive courses combine information on., abstinence along with the importanceofusingcondoms and othercontraception, accord: ing to .sex researcher Douglas Kirby..in a report sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The research indicated that, contrary- to opponents of sex ed classes, the Courses neither has- " ten the start nor increase the frequency of sexual intercourse among teens. Nor do the sex ed classes increase the number of sexual-partners. Gay &amp; ¯Lesbian Americans. WASHINGTON - Activists from around the country gathered in the natiOn’,s capital over theJan215-17 weekend to launch Gay and LeSbian Americans, a "diverse, n0~partisan coalition ofgrassrootsadvocates commit, ted to civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people" in this countryJ Elected. as interim Officers in the new Leal,. runningfor a: seat onthe group while it builds member- -San Francisco Board of Super-- ship, creates :local chapters visors.; and Barb Jones, who,iS arohnd(he Countryand firths up running for a seaton the Tempei " it~~ structure were Kim Edwards Ariz,, City Council. The Victory . as Outr:.~k~Direetor, JonCarl Fund had earlier endorsed Tom ¯ Lewis as Communications Specialist, Steven Reichert as Net- .work Coordinator, and Mickey Wheatley asChi~fFinance Officer. GLA Chapters quickly began forming as the founding membership returned to their home towns, and the first group of local GLA chapters will be formally announced around the countryonValentine~s:Day,Feb. 14, at.a-multiple-city nears conference that :is being called "Queers Across ,,America:".o Bringing some unexpected muscle to GLA were Bob Paris, former Mr: America and Mr. Universe, who in 1989 shook up the professional bodybuilding word by coming out and ex- .changing marriage, vows with his husband and fellow physique model.Rod Jackson. The Olympia, Wash., couple-became the first non-founding members to join GLA following the official formation of the groupin mid- January... For information about joining Gay &amp; Lesbian Americans, contact the organization at: PO Box 77533, Washington, D.C. 20013- 7533 or phone (202) 546-4124 or the organization’s toll-free line at 800-889-5111 or, for hightech types, contact them through their Intemete-mail address: glajoin@ queernet.org for membershi_ p details. ~upport For Activists ST. LOUIS.-Agroup ofgay and lesbian mental health workers in battle: "We want to offer services that could address needs before they escalate and overwhelm individuals:There’s so much emotional fallout, and for .an issue like this, where it really is our life or death, we’ve seen a ~r_eat buildup." ime tO.Try Gay Meg? NEW YORK.- Time Warner Inc. says that it is tentatively considering publishing a magazine targeted to gay and lesbian readers, although the publishing giantdeclined to give any details of the possible magazine. Time spokesman Peter Costiglio said "It’s at a very preliminary, early stage. There’s no timetable yet~" Nor would Costiglio discuss what sort of magazine Time might launch in a market where no lesbian/gay periodical has yet broken the 100,000 paid circulation barrier. ’Out There I1’ Comedy HOLLYWOOD - Tickled that "Out There,’~ Comedy Central’s first gay and lesbian comedy special, doubled its prime time ratings, the cable network has announced plans for "Out There IL" which will be taped before a live audience in Manhattan during the Gay Games IV (June 18- 25), Gay Pride Weekend (June 24-26) and Stonewall 25-celebrati0n in New York. The program will be aired later in the summer. Williams from page 6 ignorance". He feels there has been devastation because of ignorance. He wants to make knowledge available to all, but respects therights ofparents who would object. He feels that parents should have a right to veto in terms of their own children, but that "it’s appropriate thateducation should be available" and accessible to those who want it. He thinks that 16 is an appropriate age to make education available. Williams does not feel that education will encourage kids to become more sexually active, but allow them to make better decisions about their activity and its consequences. "The kid’s going to do what they want to do, and when kids makedecisions, they don’tmake them based on consequences for the most part. But I hope that they can make better decisions when they make them, because they understand how to make ,..discrimination is wrong. If we don’t putsome kind ofprotections to say that we’re not going to let you take away [rights].. ,then we’ve really taken .the wrong p0sitionr~ rant that ¯ about HIV. Teenagers~ he said, need to make informed decisions based on knowledge and understanding of the consequences. "I think knowledge is power,i think knowledge is freedom, I think knowledge leads to understanding", Mr. Williams states. Logic needs be be present on both sides of an issue. "If I close my mind, I really don’thave any understanding at all. If you really want to make good decisions, even if you don’t agree with all the other sides that you hear, I think part of being a good leader is to get as much information as possible, as many diverse opinions as you can, and if nothing else, I think it makes you a better person, and hopefully makes you a better leader too. Mr. Williams thinks that if the Mayor has an opportunity to issue a declaration banning dis- - crimination on the basis ofsexual orientation, then "She should do that. There’s people who could be excellent employees, and all ot a sudden someone firids out ten years later, that so-and-so’s Gay. And then they make a decision they can treat them different, andrun them out and all that. " Has nothing to do with their job performance...The people that work for me, I don’t hire them because I want them to agree with my political views, or my religious views, or this and that. I hire them because of their per- .formance..With Clinton, I .Marler ¯ from page 1 Suzanne is running for City Council because she believes that it is possible to make changes, and to honestly represent all of the people, in the city of Tulsa. She believes that her opponent, James Hogue, has not done that. Suzanne’s goal is to make decisions for the city of Tulsa that make sense. As far as Suzanne Marler is concerned, equal rights make sense and it"Is apriority to be able to guarantee equal rights and equal representation to every citizen in Tulsa." Suzanne believes that discrimination isa problem in Tulsa, and it is necessary to add’ sexual orientation’ to the non-discriminationpolicies ofthecity."When there is such obvious injustice taking place, it.’s time we take appropriate action to make sure that it stops. That’s whatgovernment should be about." Williams, continued thoughtheshouldn’t have backed off [the ending of the Military ban on Gays in the armed services]. Are we now doing to decide that certain people can’t be executives, now certain people can’t be school administrators? It goes on and on, and it comes out to one reason; but no one discusses performance:They!re discussing everything but-that." WHAT GAY AND LESBIAN ISSUES? by Kharma Anos Darla Hall, incumbent City Council member from District 2, won the Democratic Party primary. She will-face Republican Gary Moore in the March first election. When asked for an interview, Councilor Hall said that trying to run her business, City Hall, and a campaign left her little time to talk with people. However, she was able to spare a few minutes by phone. After her initial question of "What (do Gay issues) have to do with the City Council?", Darla answered questions about what she woulddo to combat the problem of discrimination based on sexual orientation.That is a "very difficult" issue to address, Darla said. She is aware that Tulsa has a large Gay, Lesbihn, and Bi- Sexual population, but feels that adding "sexual orientation" to the nob-discriminatory policy of the city "would be like passing a law to protect you if you’re Catholic." (Editor’s note: existing law protects on all statuse~ exceptfor sexual orientation.) Darla says that before she would voteeither for or against a Gilbertfrom page 1 TFN: Weunderstand thecommission may not act, but will instead ask the state to do so. Is that yourunderstanding? DG: We haven’t heard anything about it yet, and I don’t know how other council members feel, or will act. TFN: Are you aware that there are no current protections for gays and lesbians, even under the E.E.O.C.? (fair empl. laws) DG:I haven’t spent any time studying this issue. In fact, I’ve never been contacted by gays and lesbians before. TFN: Should there be any protections, .even for employment? DG: People have predujices. There should be education. Prejudice is a problem. This is a moral value for a lot of people. We need to be more tolerable (sic) and treat them as ciuzens, regardless of their preference. In my office, every citizen has the same voice. TFN: Mayor Savage will address a gay and lesbian group on March 24th at the Tulsa Metropolitan Community Church. On that date, the mayor will be asked to issue an executive order measurethatw0uldprotectGays,, -to protect gay andlesbian city she would have to thoroughly employees and contract workresearch the issue. "Right now, ers. What is your comment? my cup runneth over...I am. so DG:.I’msurethatwhoeverthe busy that I only have time to Mayor is [following the electhink about the [current]issues." tion] should act their conscience, Tales from page 1 "’Tales" as "’featuring raunchy language, fronta! nudity, samesex kissing and drug use - all in a positive light. But Congress will be back soon, and PBS inevitably will come in for legitimateattack." Even before the 6- hour "Tales" hit the airwaves, however, Robert H. Knight of the anti-gay Family .Research Council attacked the series at hearings held by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Jan. 12, calling the TV version Of Armistead Maupin’s hit book "a slick piece ofgay propaganda" _and objecting to what he said was "taxpayers [being] hit up to pay for a national propaganda exercise glorifying homosexual promiscuity." Yes, you are seeing double! Tu.lsa’s only Gay Gift Store -now Gilbert. continued and rightfully so. C i t i z e n s sho.uld be treated equally, regardless of their lifestyle outside the job. TFN: If there was a petition drive in your district, and thousands, of signatures supported protection, how .would you act? DG: I would act the same way as I did about the half-penny sales tax. If there were enough s~gnatures, I would at least consider it. The council wants to protect the rights of all citizens of Tulsa. ~ has 2 locations! ~ ~ ~:. ;. ~HIV’TESTINGC.LINIC~ ’ - ~,: : :. EV~E;RY "~HUR~iEVENIN~"~: 7!~8~:130 PM sponsored by TOHR, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Finger Stick Method Daytime Testing, Tuesday and Thursday, by Appointment Call 749-4194 By &amp; for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay &amp; Bisexual Communities YOU ARE NOT ALONE For more information about a Tulsa based support/education group for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or questioning youth, 15-20 years old, call 587-1300 Tulsa Family News,.February 1994.~ March 1994, page 7 John Thompson from page 1 cope and live with, respect one another’s opinioris. I don’t separate people out as Gays/Lesbi-- ans, especially as an educator; I’m the Superintendent for all k~ds, black, white! and all kinds of things. But when you see a certain kind of group being d!scrimin.. ated against; you must ~n- TN:I think the thing that concerns both young and adult Lesbian and Gay-people, is that. an approach that says, "Oh we’re included in [with:out being mentioned specificaHly]’, in effect often renders us invisible and doesn’t really address our issues. Lesbians and Gay men have a culture; have history..¥ou don’t learn about the different people who contributed who also were sure, or try to make sure, tha.t..that Gay, I mean, you learn about d~n’t happe~ and.try t6 make ’ ’em, but ~omehow nobody ev.er surethfit~y a~e ffi~ienan equal gets around to mentioning me opportumty as well as the other factthat, Oh,bytheway.2 .Its students. That’s ~;here I Come a kindof way of ripping off our from, I just want all kids to have this opportunity:i TN: So; if I understand you properly, then certainly if it comes to your atte’n.tion that Lesbian and Gay 3~oung adults are experiencing discrimination, either from faculty, staff, or from other students, then you would institute steps to address those problems? JT: I think it’d be up to the individual schools, as superintendent, I can’t do it from my office, and we’re getting into site-based decision making. I think that leaders at the schools need tO b6-aware of those kindS of situations. And I would hold administrators and teachers accountable for educating all kids, and 1 repeat, you know, educat=- ing all kids, and Fm not saying just Gays &amp; ISesbians. I’m talking poor kids, rich kids, white kids, educating all kids...... role models from our culture. Our readers are very concerned about a problem of invisibility. I would think that that is setting out inclusion for all people, including specifically Lesbians andGay men. I think that would be part of the role of a Superintendent;. to say everybody is included here, especiall3i since Lesbians andGay menhavechildren and pay taxes. JT: To be~very candid with you, I’m ignorant to the point of being able to walk into a building~ and identifyaGay person vs. the one that’s not Gay, or Lesbian and say this person’s Gay, and this person’s not Gay...When I taught Pythagorus’ Thb,orem, I didn’t seeany difference in teaching any child the same theorem. I’m just ignorant to some of the things you’re saying about special kind of ’lesson, or .Special way, orspecial kind ofapproach that Gay people and LeSbians have to be... I don’t understand that. I just think that all children are children, they have a brain, When a child’s in Tulsapublic schools; we i~dI gonna work with that child,, regardless of any differences, and when we employ people in that school district. we expect to be representative of the culture... ~ they have a mind, they function, -and what we try to do is educate, vs. one that’s nota Lesbian...l is reach those children through know a lot of people.2I’ve s~en themostappropriate way,fdeala lot ofpeople come out of-the ing with their, needs: -I m just closeLas they usedto.say, and ..........ha~ing some problems right have-thoseoutwardappearances -: now..; you can identify. But there’s so - TN: Let me give .you a spemany other people who are. not- -t cific, then. Ifwe}re talking about [identifiable], and you just canrt elementary, then wemay be dealwalk into any particul~, culture. ingwith exclusiv.ely i_ssues of Gay, Lesbian-&amp; Bi-sexual Friendly. People of Color are especially encouraged to apply. Applications accepted until 4pm on Feb. 24th. Please call Roger Morrig, 749-4194 Expert. leaning/Pre sing, " Alterations &amp; Drapery Cleaning 4951 So. Peori~i~ (across from the Camelot) 743-5967 Monday-Friday 7-6, Saturday 9-2 Same,day dry cleaning service on_ request.. ~ traditional education- math-" ematics, reading, whatever. But once we get to. ithe junior and senior.high level, the curricula expands, and in Tulsa, from my recollection of being in Schools here, you4eal with human sexuality at some point. Now, human sexuality, when it’s approached exclusively from a heterosexual context ’where it presumes that everybody is heterosexual, is not going to serve Lesbian and Gay :- ¯ kids; because it doesn’t even ’.~ speak to their reality~ And you’ re right abOut visibility, Gay-and Lesbian: people are not always visible on sight, butChristians aren’t, andJewsaren’ t, and there are cultural differences there and peoplerespectthose cultural differences. Do you see where l’m coming from? JT: Yeah, I understand where you’re coming from; I just have to be very honest with you,-I am not coming in to discriminate against any child. When achild" s in Tulsa public schools, we’re gonna work with that child, regardless of any differences, and when we employ people in that school district, we expect to be representative ofthe culture that we are. about. So I have some real serious problems with separating .people out. This Country and say weare all put here on earth to do the best wecan to live together, and work together in harmony...You’ll have to excuse me, I’mnot a student of a lot~of this discrimination that goes on in our country...I don’tcare what: you are, we create an environment for children to learn. I’m sorry, I can’t say anymore about that. I don’t like to talk about our ignorance. You have given me a topic that I~hadn’ t -given a~lotof thought to, and I think I deserve an opportunity to think about it. YOU haveraised some questions that is something that we need to consider .and think about. I plan to put together some advisory panels, to includepeople from all walks of life.My first six monthson thejob will be doing a lot of listening and observing. I really want to make sure I’m in tune with what’s going on in that particular school district. You have raised some questions thatprobably I haven’t given a great deal of thought to, because in some places-that’s not the issue. Gays and Lesbians have been in all cultures, but they’ vebeen in thecloset. You’ re_ telling me in Tulsa that those people are no longer willing to do that and want to comeout and speak for their rights and privihas labeled so many people over ~ " leges as all otherAmerican citithe years; we-have more labels- zens, and I’m telling you. that for our children than any other we’re gonna educate our chiladvanced culture in the world, dren, I’m a kid’s person; and I IYmjust so tired ofheatingthem, love all kids. 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" NEwYORK - .In a case with badly: needed=While"they set-to striking, similarities, to the just-- to think they wi!l no~be,in_fected releasedmotion picture Phila- by AIDS, .people over~:age 50 delphia; a New,York law :firm = haVe,consistenfly?acc0unt~d for ’that fired an AIDSqnfected law- 10% OfAIDS 6ases, with the toll yerhasbeenorderedt0paymOre now at more than 33,000: . than: $5,00,000 - to= the deceased ’ N-ee d I.e -Sw alp: s attorney s estate by the state Di-, ¯ DOil’t Add Addiets visi0nof~HuinanRights; iBaker . CHICAGO Impo~t;-new. &amp; McKenzie said it-would ap- .. evidence¯ backs-.up claims, that, peal ’the decisi0n~ maintaining needle-’exchange.~ programs ihatit.was;unaware ofGeoffrey aimed at preventing ~:IDS Bower.’scondition when he wa’s- among drug users can?~li’amatifired in 1986. The firm contends callycurb high-risk needle:sharthat Bower was released, from his-employment because of his jobperformance. Bowers never told anyone at the-law-firm that he was gayor that he.had AIDS, but doctors testified that he had disfiguring lesions on his faceas a result of Kaposi’s Sarcoma. 9 Cities Eligible for Funds ST. LOUIS ~-By exceeding the grim benchmark of 2,000 AIDS cases, St. Louis is the latest of 9 U.S :cities tobecomeeligible for federal grauts to help care for its AIDS patients. TheDepartment of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $1~2 million to the city to help¯pay the cost Of out-patient services, meals, medication~ counseling andother services to residents with HIV/ AIDS. The agency awarded a total of $t59.9 million in grants to 34 metropolitan areas which ing by IV. drugu,sers ~ without attracting newdrug abusers, accotdingto- two reports published in the Jan~ I2issue of the Journal of the American. Medical Association~ A five-year research project by the University of Califomia at San Francisco found that about 3% of the IV drug injectors w_ho exchanged needles in 1988 were new drug ¯ users, but that.by 1.993 that figure. had.dropped to barely 1%. According to theUCSFresearchers, the study indicates such needle programs do not contribute to increased IV drug abuse. ¯ Another research effort, at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center, also founda dramatic shiftin the use of shared needlesamong IV drug users, in 1984, theNew York researchers found 51 percentof the ¯ vet; peop!e;.seem to be.getting the - .. jecting it. ~ ’" " :. ~ ~- messageaboutAIDSprevention, New AIDS Ads in .N~ older Americans are largely ig- ~WYORK -~Th~Gay Men s noting, safeguards against the ¯. Health CrisiSha~ mounted a new disease~ a riew¯ medical survey s~bway AIDS preventiOn ad Concludes.. To find out what ’ campaign in Manhattan~targe~- older~Am~ricans ~aredoing to ~:in~--’youngerh0m0sexualsand protect .themselves¯ against bisexuals: Tlie ads feature gay, AIDS, Dr. Ron Stall.and Dr. Joe lesbian, and heterosexual ¢ouples CataniaoftheUni~ei’~ity ofCali: kissing 0rembmcffig while ho!dfomia atSan Francisco .studied ing ~ontlomsand Other protec- ’ more than 3~000 interviews-of tire de,rices. Official~-fro:m people over the age of 50 taken GMHC, the largest AIDS ser~ .from large national surveys, vice organization in the country, Some 10% 6f therespondents say the ads are more explicit reported having multiple sex than whatthey have produced in pai,tners or a bl~5odtralisfusi0h " the pastfor the general public in the 1980’s before AIDS spokespersonforthecity’shealth screening was widely available, department said the ads were no Despite these risk factors, the more explicit than those used by researchers say, olderAmeri~s Calvin Klein and other adverti~, were 6 times less likely to~Use ers to p~0mote their products:.. co0doms and5 tim~s:~less likely AIDS Has. Hit 3,000,00.0 to undergO AIDS testing thah’. .Ii~GENEVA ~ Since AIDSwa~ younger people with simile,riSk- ~;!-. firstidentifiedm0re than 13 years factors. Smllpointsoutthat, f0r-.~; ago; aft estimated 3 million olderAmericans, there havebeen - ~ p~ple:worldwide-have develno public health warnings, bpedl!ae full-i~lown disease, ac- :"When have you ever seen an cording to the World Health Or- AIDS poster with a wrinkled ganizarion;Inatwice-yearly re face?" he asks. Also,. adds Dr. port,, the UN agency al~so, said Mitchell Feldman, an assistant that some¯14million adult~ andl professor of medicine at UCSF, million !children ha~e been indoctors tend to ignore AIDS risk fectedwithHIV, the~,irus.that is " factors, in older patients. ,!’They assume older pe~le don thave sex and arern0t at risk," he says. "But :not only arethey ha~,ing sex, theyare not-lakingprecantions." He says education protions since the previous report in July: Federal Funds for ¯ ¯ NeedleProgram.s WASHINGTON TheClinton administration is studying whether or not itshould put-federal.. funding~ into needle exchange. programs around the country in-an effort to slow the spread.of HI.V among iV drug users, White HOUse AIDS advisor Kri~stineGebbie told repo~- ers. The~earemorethan 3 dozen needle-swap programs ~in_. U.S. cities;.m0st of them technically illegal and poorly funded through volunteer efforts.. Federal regulations block the government from funding such needle-exchange programs without scientific evidence that IV~needle exchanges actually slow transmission of the virus without in- Editorial in the Baltimore creasing drug use. Late !ast year,. Sun ~bout the government’s researchers published the most AIDS :awareness radio and.TV comprehensive study to date on S~.l~,~. ~- " needleexchangesandc0ncIuded ~ ~ =The Clinton administration that the. needle-swap programs deserves credit for prying the lid do in fact block transmissionand offof what previoUSadrriinistradon’t ~addnew addictsto the tionsmisto6kforacanofworms. nation’s population. That .re- The fear that public service ads search, Gebbie said, piompted . might promote promiscuity¯ - a federal health.offiCials t0begin ¯ cause that.seems to thi~ive with reevaluating federal fundi~ng for " or wi~i~’u?prom~otion- .kept’!he the programs. Q u o t e --U n q u o te ingiife~s~ixqng infoima~:oirffiih "No one expects publi~ service announcements to .stem the tide of AIDS. But at least¯ the Clinton administration is getting aggressive about spreading what we do know to be true: Using a condom dramatically reduces the chances of contracting the AIDS VIYUS." young people who needlessly were risking their lives. There were no worms inthat can, ~3nly vital, life-saving information. Condoms do reduce risk. Intbrmation about staying healthy promotes health." . Edi~torial in the Miami Ile~- aM about AIDS info. spots. SALOON ; drawing,dancing &amp;fun! February 27, Sunday Showcase Miss Gay Tulsa ~9~1, Bobby Sue So.mmers Ashlev Mikkels, Rebecca Hunter with Host Kris Kohl February 27, 6pm, OGRA,Tulsa Organizational meeting for Tulsa Chapter of Oklahoma Gay RodeoAssociation - March Events March 12iI OGRA Fundraiser :March 13, MDAFundraiser March 27, Sunday Showcase withKris K0hl¯¯. -Hours: Tuesi-Thurs. 4,2, Fri, &amp; Sat. 7-2, Sun. 4-2 believed to cause AIDS..~ The estimateSwere:-farhigher ith~ ~ pi’eviously repo.rted.~ s~tistiCs. ~l’hey repiesent ajump6f ahalf-. million~in AIDS cd:ses,.~.-an’d.~a .... " ......... ~ ~ ~...... ¯ leap of 1 million in HIV infec- - TulsaFamily News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 9 T H E G American Theatre Co. BREAKING LEGS Mar. 18-26 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse WAIT UNTIL DARK Feb. 11-20 Clark To be announced. 596-711 t Heller Theatre SHERRY’S TURN Feb. 17-20 NO EXIT Mar. 10-13 Sapulpa Community Theatre RHONDA "PEACHES" LOVELACE’S ONE WOMAN SHOW Feb. 18-20 A 596-7111 258-0077 746-5065 227-2169 Spotlight Theatre THE DRUNKARD Ongoing 587-5030 Theatre PODS OUR TOWN FEB. 25-.27, MAR. 3-6 596-7111 Feb, 19-27 Mar:ll-20 596-7111 Theatre Tulsa- CHARLEY’S AUNT LIFE WITH .FATHER Tulsa BalletTheatre To beannounced. 596-7111 TulsaOpe_ra RIGOLETI’O Feb, 26, Mar. 3-8596-7111 Y L I, Mardi Gras 94 For Shanti-Tulsa The Mardi Gras tradition is being brought to life by SHANTI-Tulsa, with all proceeds going to this AIDS-support agency.. Mardis Gins 9 ~vill be held in the rejuvenated Brady District at Brady Street Studios,20 E. Brady. Street; on Saturday, February 19, from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. There will be dancing costumes, and cocktails, as well as raffles:The raffles will be ongoing, and local merchants and friends of SHANT!-Tulsa have donated many wonderful items to be given as prizes. Start now on your costumes, mark your calendars, and plan on enjoying this Mardi Gras ball with your friends. Tickets are still S10.00 each, Patrons $25.00 each, and raffle tickets are S1.00 each. For more information, call SHANTI-Tulsa- at 918-749, 7898. SHANTI-Tulsa was established in 1986 as a non-profit organization for HIV+ persons, persons living with AIDS, their families and loved ones. Througha network of volunteers, SHANTI-Tulsa provides AIDS information, support groups, buddy programs, social activi- ¯ies, and a food pantry. .-~ ¯¯, ¯ :¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 0 . ¯ ¯ oo ¯ " ~ " ’~~~ :~ ;"~ ~%:Le~bianiGaylBil THEATRETULSA : Transgendered . " ~..Organizing Meeting Presents ¯ S~t..Feb. 26,11am ~ - Life yith Fat ,er :"S"nlver Star: ,Saloon., March: II 20, call 587.8402 ¯ 1565 ~ Into: O’O O O lilt I O ¯ OO0 VICTOR BORGE Celebrate his 85th Birthday Tour! Thursday, March 17 8 p.m. Chapman Music Hall Tulsa Performing Arts Center ~Tickets: $1.5, $20, $25, $35 Call. 596-7111 Tickets by Phone, Tulsa Family News, February 19-94 - March 1994, page 10 E S T Y L E Bobbie Sue S,ommers A NEW QU.EEN REIGNS.! by Kris Kohl Bobbie Sue Sommers is now Miss Gay Tulsa 1994, having won the pageant held at the Silver Star. Kris Kohl stated that this year’s competition.brought in a standing room only crowd-, and was most successful in terms of raisingmoney for its cause, the AIDS fund of Tulsa MCC. Kris is ~ery proi~d of the people and. businesses that supported the pageant and donated flowers, ads, time, space, and prizes. The winner of Miss Gay Tulsa, Bobbie Sue Sommers, added a special thank you to her Sponsors, including the Silver Star Saloon, Paradise, Deep Elm, and Tomfoolery. She says,"As your Miss gay Tulsa, I fully plan to represent the title tO the best of my ability; and proudly take it to Miss Ga~ ’Oklahoma." Runners-up were Ashley Mikkels and Rebecca Hunter, HelenHolliday took home an award for Community Service; and Bobbie Sue also scored in the Beauty, Artistry, and-Sportswear categories. Pat Wilson, AKA "Sluticia", won for Male Interview. " " Kris Kohl extends a warm thank you toall ten contestants: Bobbie Sue Sommers, Anita Mann~ Ivana B. Real,Constance.Monroe~Jd. Gentry; Sensuous, RebecCa Hunter, St~phanie Ross; Sluticia swamppussy, and Ashley Nikkels; and to all who made the event posSible; . Monroe Replaces Scott a:s Miss Gay Tulsa-Metroplex by DaM Pa~i " Constance Monroehas .been. named "Miss Gay- Tulsa Metroplex" for the remainder of 1994. This results from Fall0n.S~ott’s being chosen as th~ current:reigning ’"Miss Gay Oklahoma, USA". A~,Miss ~alloh Sd0tt ~ obligationsid that tide w6uld supersede:that of ,Miss "GayTulsa M~trop[~’i’, Central Pageant’s bo~d of governors have :agreed that tliis iiction be taken, Moriroe will represent Central Pageants, inc. at-the ~’MissGay Oklahoma America" pageaht this ¯ y~r, al0ngwithAnita Richards an,.,,d, JJ. Gentry:CentralPageantsalso announces the crowning ofanew Mis~ Gree~i country ofOklahoma ’94" later this..spring. This pageant will be open to. all female impersonators, (Eduo s note: Central Pageam accompanied their press release with copies _of legal documents establishing the corporation.) 2630 East 15th, Tulsa, 749-1563 .Dart Tournament,. Tuesdays, 8 pm Pool Tournament, Fridays, 7:30 .Every. Friday’at 1.0:30, SHOW! T .H E LIVING ARTS OF TULSA 1994 CALENDAR Pathology ofSymbols by Osage/Pawnee painter ~Norman Ak~rs, .-: Vid~.o:b~!ghdi~iraphers UyTM~a~Ey~photographers. Photographs Th~T~lsaPhoto Collective. February 19~20. Two Tuesdays Performance art FebrUary 22. Process in Clay by Jorge Ortega February 28-April 3. Reception For Ortega and Harris, March 10, GI_ A-,,-.Y TULSA LIBRARY. CALENDAR March 1: . Lecture ~ Wildflowers of-Oklahoma, 1:30, Bixby Library March 1~3 ~5 8,i0,12 Noontime:B0ok Fair~ 2p.m., Centr~fLibrary March 2: . : . Treasures oftheGilcrease, lp;m., Hardesty S0uth-Regional March5,12: Poets in Person;~! 0a.m.o 12p.m., Central Library. March 7,14: Books Sandwiched In, 12:10- 12:50 p.m., Central Library March 9: Cowboys. lp.m., Hardesty South Regional Library March 10: ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, Hardesty South Regional Library L I F round. E Y L ;dd cam E Does God Hate Gays? Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church invites you toa workshop, "Homosexuality and the Bible"., Sunday, Feb. 20. This workshop will begin at ap: proximately lpm (after services) at 500 W. ’A’ Street in Jenks. This is the 1st ina series. Others will be, "Sharing the Flame" on Feb.. 27,and" The Blessing" on March 20. For more info: call 298-4MCC (298-4622). STANDING. TOGETHER New Support Group . Responding to the need for peer support, counseling, and social and informationalneeds of ;.~.couples living with HIV, a new " Ug~oup is forming,.called"Standing Together". Meetings are fa- Cilitated by William and Jeff, both train~ counselors. Tfier~ is no cost. Meetings :every Thursday atT:00 p.m. Forlocation, call 743~2917. TODD CAMPS IT UP IN-LIFE UNDERGOUND "For me as a person, ’Life frontofhundredsofreaderswho tinued his cartooning as a col- Underground’ Has been the best have been there before?" lege student. He now works at a therapy a guy could ask for", He posted his firstcomic strip major Texas daily newspaper. said Todd Camp of his monthly , , He is out at work, as well as comic strip now aPl~,,,aring in I,,t~ ~mu’r,, ~in~ t~ ~nf[ being out regionally, via "Life Tulsa Family News. I mean, -I,’,k,f,;X~i’~,o~’~v~fflil Underground". As.hesays,"If - do it statew de r ght?" your love life;.(or lack thereof), :- :1...... Ym°~.r~sg°~e~°gt~t°~’geu, : " : I Y ,, ; :- the frustrations ofbeing Gay in a ; rt ’’ " " " ’ " right? Well, hes out;.inat.least straight world, and the great : 6~?a bulletin board in the hall: two States now,"thanks:tO+~ulsa mystery we call dating; all: in "wayofhis:high:scho01,andcon: ¯ FamilyNews.. -Gay.OWneddhdOperared " ii-: ’: . . : Thank.you Tulsa,: for " .support! 21st &amp; 129 East Avenue Monday ~ Tuesday ~ Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Satuday - Sunday - Feb. 19- Feb. 26 - March 5 - March 12- (Next to Homeland) Phone 234-9007 $3 Beer Bust, Everyday 4-7, $1.50 Pitchers, 9 to midnight. Dart League, 8pro Paradise is looking for good players for 2 dart teams, call for info. Pool Tournament, 8pm. Bamboo Night with Singing/Dancing Star Gene Kernaghan. Music from the401s, 50’s &amp; 60% Ladies Night, with $1.25 Longnecks for the Ladies. Talent Search ’94. Looking for Male/Female Dancers, Singers, Comics~-Cal!...the Paradise. Male Dancers (Looking for Leather). Disco &amp; Mixed music, 10pm. , ~ Showcase with Mersades, and special guest Stephanie Cassidy. And Dancers too! AfterMarch 1st, Brunch,~.noon -2pm. Keyboards by Cool Breeze; Rita’s. Karaoke from 2-6pm~ Stephanie Cassidy with Erika Grant,We~idy Storm, Mersades. Male &amp; Female Dancers, Mike &amp; Sidney. stephanie Cassidy withMersades, Fallon Scott,_ Stephanie Ross, &amp; Male Dancers. T~ger Lily Night (1 st Sat.). Tiger Lily with Stephanie Cassidy,_Mersades, Stephanie Ross,&amp; Lola! Hosts Mersades &amp; Stephanie Cassidy, with Courtney, Michell Ross, &amp; Dancer, Bobby! Open daily till.2am,~.Fpod served during all open hours: Major credit cards accepted. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 = March 1994, page 11 1 MONEY! MONEY-! MONEY! Every Thursday &amp; Sunday, $50 give-away Every Friday &amp; .Saturday, $200 give,away Each night between 1 0 &amp; 12! Beer BUst: Thursday &amp; Sunday, all night $5 Friday &amp; Saturday, 9-1 2 $3 Domestic Longnecks 50¢, 9-1 0 pm, $1, 1 0-11 everynight On Feb. 24, From Kansas City The SHOWME Man -Dancer Doug Boyce Comi.ngMarch 20th First Class Male. Dance Revue Graphics by Tulsa Family News 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, February-March 1994; Volume 1, Issue 3 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 was issued between December 1993-January 1994. 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Text Any textual data included in the document <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">[WORK IN PROGRESS]</span><br /><br />TULSA FAMILY NEWS</strong><br /><em>Serving Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay &amp; Bisexual Communities – Our Families of the Heart</em><br />January - February 1994, Volume 1, Issue 2<strong><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">National News</span><br /><br />Family Support Essential For Healthy Gay Kids</strong><br />WASHINGTON – A tolerant, loving and supportive environment built around young gays and lesbians could be the life saving force lhat counteracts the problems that often place them at high risk for HIV infection, said Rayford Kytle, deputy director of the news office at the U.S. Public Health Service, in a recent speech to the agency’s employees.<br />Kytle, who said he has experienced first-hand the intolerant attitudes towards gays and lesbians, said that a negative attitude toward homosexuality by family and friends creates a confused young adult who, in trying to come to terms with sexuality, often succumbs to isolation and low self-esteem. These traits can lead to self-destructive behaviors - such as alcohol and drug abuse, suicide, and unsafe sex - which place them at risk for all sexually transmitted diseases, and especially for AIDS.<br />Accepting a young, homosexual and providing a supportive famiy climate, on the other hand, could allow these youngsters to value themselves enough to want to stay healthy and live fulfilling, responsible lives, Kytle said. He added that gay and lesbian youths need community role models who promote healthy and responsible choices.<br /><br /><strong>Condom TV Ads Begin Airing But Not for Gays</strong><br />WASHINGTON – Thirteen years into the AIDS epidemic and with more than 200,000 Americans dead, the federal government has finally broken years of silence with the debut Tuesday, Jan. 4, of major network television and radio spots promoting condom use to prevent HIV infection. But amazingly what the explicit federal ad campaign fails to address because of pressures from conservative members of Congress is the largest group at risk for HIV infection - gay and bisexual men.<br />The rather steamy ads began running on ABC-TV nationally on Jan. 4 and local stations will be getting the PSAs on Feb. 1 when they will be distributed to an estimated 2,800 TV stations and 4,700 radio stations around the country. And while AIDS activists had guarded praise for the administration's decision to launch the blunt ads promoting condom use, many were disappointed in the failure of any of the PSAs to target gay and bisexual men, the largest at-risk population in the U.S.<br />Washington D.C. AIDS educator Jim Graham said, "We would like to have seen it done differently," he said. "We'd like to have seen ads tailored for gay and bisexual males, definitely. But with that said, I think that this is a major step forward in the prevention effort in the United States." The PSAs, created by the ad agency Ogilvy &amp; Mather, include nine TV spots and four radio ads featuring celebrity voice-overs by Jason Alexander of "Seinfled" and Martin Lawrence of "Martin". Some of the ads promote abstinence, and Spanish-language radio and TV stations will get dubbed versions of the PSAs.<br /><br /><strong>Human Rights Campaign Fund Organizer Named</strong><br />WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Capaign Fund has named Cathy Woolard as coordinator of its new Federal Advocacy Network (FAN), a program aimed at mobilizing a grassroots activist network working on lesbian and gay rights. Woolard coordinated HRCF's regional office in Atlanta until becoming a lobbyist at the group's Washington, D.C., office. "We recognize that the work of national organizations can never be accomplished without the active participation of our community at the local and state level," Woolard said. "We need local activists with the skills and training to effectively lobby Congressand [sic.] mobilize support on the local level. That is what the Federal Advocacy Network will do."<br /><br /><strong>New "National" Gay Group</strong><br />WASHINGTON – Gay &amp; Lesbian Americans has announced plans to hold a summit and organizing meeting in Washington D.C. at the Georgetown University Law Center on Jan. 15-16. Part of the organizing meeting will be broadcast over C-SPAN. The group will be forming a national network of grassroots organizations with state and local chapters around the country. "The purpose of the summit is to bring together gay and lesbian grassroots leaders who are interested in forming a national group with state and local chapters," said Steven Reichert.<br /><br />[text in cartoon:]<br />HONOR SERVED<br />A GAY SERVICEMAN ***WINS*** IN APPEALS COURT<br />JOSEPH STEFFAN<br /><br /><em>Cartoon by David Brady<br /><br /></em><strong>UPDATE: Gays in the Military Pentagon Unveils New Regulations</strong><br />WASHINGTON – The Defense Department outlined new procedureson [sic.] Wednesday, Dec. 22, to implement its new policy concerning gays and lesbians in the U.S. armed forces that gay rights leaders called only "marginally less intolerable" than the previous policy. The complex regulations will take effect Feb. 5, 1994, and are intended to set down guidelines for military commanders about what is and is not the basis for investigating a service member's sexual orientation.<br />Defense Secretary Les Aspin said that the policy has already passed a crucial test by meeting the approval of both the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Congress, despite continuing opposition from rights activists and setbacks inthe [sic.] courts. Gay rights advocates, however, said they would challenge the new policy in court as unconstitutional. "The new regulations are simply a repackaging of thesame [sic.] prejudice and discrimination that existed under the pre-Clinton policy," said Tanya Domi, a former Army captain, now with the National Gay &amp; Lesbian Task Force.<br /><br /><strong>Tulsa Lesbian Bar Bombed</strong><br /><em>by Tom Neal</em><br />January 10 – Time-N-Time Again, a local bar serving primarily the Tulsa Lesbian community, suffered light damage from a home-made pipe bomb that was thrown through its door. There were patrons in the bar as well as staff but no one was hurt. Damages were limited to burns on the flooring, broken glass from the windows blon [sic.] out and signs shaken off the wall.<br />Police have taken descriptions of the person seen throwing the bomb. Jane Roth, owner of Time N’ Time Again, said that the description given of the bomber resembled that of an individual banned from thc bar previously. She characterized the bombing as possibly motivated by a "grudge" rather than by anti-Lesbian bias.<br /><br /><strong>TJC Officials Express  Gay-Positive Attitudes</strong><br /><br /><em>Opinion:</em> <strong>Bigotry at City Hall</strong><br />Back in July, Robert Nelson, Tulsa City Councilman, told the Tulsa World of his opposition to proposed human rights protections for Lesbians and Gay men. Although he is not a lawyer, Nelson proclaimed that current laws already protect Lesbians and Gay men from discrimination based on their sexual orientation.<br />In October, speaking with Mr. Nelson; I sought to learn if he genuinely believed that current laws provided civil rights protections for Lesbians and Gay men. I met with Mr. Nelson and his aide, Rebecca, in his City Hall office. When questioned about his earlier statements, he repeated them: "[there are] enough laws to cover any conditions....[he would] like us to be color-blind, politics-blind, gender-blind...." This statement is admirable but not accurate about current law.<br />By chance, in the middle of this conversation, City Attorney David Pauling stuck his head in Mr. Nelson’s office. We asked Mr. Pauling if there were any laws, federal, state or local which would protect citizens on the basis of their sexual orientation? Mr. Pauling stated, "...no ordinance explicitly addresses that point [providing protection based on sexual orientation] and no redress is available..."<br />I also shared with Mr. Nelson mv research on the issue. If you ask them, the City of Tulsa Human Rights Commission will tell you that there are no protections under any current laws from discrimination based on sexual orientation. Likewise, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Oklahoma which enforces applicable federal law said there are no protections under any current laws from discrimination based on sexual orientation. This information which I confirmed with a few phone calls was easily available to Mr. Nelson.<br />He could have had a staff person call. He hadn’t asked EEOC. He hadn’t asked the Human Rights Commission. He hadn't even asked the City Attorney right there in City Hall. And even after heating my information and that of the City Attorney, he still claimed that current laws prevent sexual orientation discrimination.<br />Mr. Nelson’s ability to hold on to this view in spite of considerable evidence to the otherwise was only the beginning. He proceeded to say that "...what we've done in the past [laws providing civil rights protections] have hurt us....civil rights [laws] orders you to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, etc...." In some disbelief, I asked him if this meant he was opposed to the civil rights acts of the 1960’s which ended, at least officially, segregated public facilities. As I understood him, he stood by his opposition to civil rights protections, not only as proposed for Lesbians and Gay men but also those already in place to address discrimination based on race, gender, religion and so forth.<br />Perhaps in this context, that of a man who seems to have no understanding of the fact that Jim Crow laws did not just disappear on their own, Mr. Nelson’s declaration that the law protects Lesbians and Gay men, when it does not, is at least consistent if not logical. Robert Nelson also added that he didn’t think that there was that much discrimination against Lesbians and Gay men. He was not familiar with a 1978 study done by the City documenting discrimination in housing and employment.<br />However, if he’s willing to ignore what the City Attorney says to his face, then it seems likely that he would ignore any other research too. Nelson’s attitude seems to be one of: don’t bother me with the facts when I’ve already made up my mind. Mr Nelson says that Lesbians and Gay men have every right that everyone else does; and that we should not be discriminated against based on our sexual orientation, BUT that he would do everything he could to make certain such a human rights ordinance <span style="text-decoration:underline;">is not passed</span>.<br />This politician says there should be no discrimination but opposes any effort to actually to end civil rights abuses. Perhaps what we've got here is a kind of <em>bigotry that dares not speak its name.</em><br />The lesson in this for us, Lesbians and Gay men, our families and our friends, is that we can no longer remain complacent about local politics. Nelson is perhaps less smart about his bigotry and is therefore, more vocal but we have few friends on the Tulsa City Council. <em>And that is something we can change.</em> The City Council primary elections are February 1, and the election is March 1. There are folks running for some of those seats who are very good On Lesbian and Gay issues. There are some who are very bad. And there are some who might be educated.<br />This is where we can make a difference. Oklahoma City has come close in recent months to passing a human rights ordinance. Tulsa could pass one too if We just get fair-minded folks elected. Those candidates, new and incumbent need to hear from us. They need our volunteer hours and if we can, they need our contribution. We can make a difference in the quality of life for ourselves and for the Lesbian and Gay kids growing up now.<br /><br />Tom Neal, publisher<br /><br />Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa<br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Services</span><br />Sunday 10:45 am<br />Wednesday 6:30 pm<br />In Home Cell Groups 2nd &amp; 4th Sundays 6:00 pm<br />1623 N. 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TU, 583-9780 <br /><br /><strong>TULSA FAMILY NEWS</strong><br />Publisher/Editor<br />Tom Neal<br /><br />Assistant Editor<br />James Christjohn<br /><br />918-832-0233<br />POB 4140<br />Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159<br /><br />Issued on the 15th of each month, the emire 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 in no way indicates or reflects that person’s sexual orientation.<br />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.<br />Tulsa Family News is a event [sic.] &amp; entertainment newspaper dimributed free of charge in local businesses and organizations.<br /><br /><strong>CORRECTION/RETRACTION</strong><br />Due to false information provided to GayNet, a news item was carried indicating that one of the "American Gladiators" had acknowledged heis [sic.] gay on one of the television programs aired nationally. The news report was erroneous and we sincerely regret any missnformation or inconvenience thereport [sic.] may have caused.<br /><br /><strong>Tomfoolery!</strong><br /><strong>January Sale</strong><br /><strong>Tulsa’s Only Openly Gay-owned Gift Store</strong><br /><strong>Pride Jewelry, Buttons, Stickers, Cards, Newsmagazines, T-shirts &amp; More for Us, Our Families &amp; Our Friends</strong><br /><strong>Valentine's Day</strong><br /><strong>Find Those Cool Gifts For Your Honey!</strong><br /><strong>1565 South Sheridan, Tulsa</strong><br /><strong>832-0233, Visa/MC accepted.</strong><br /><strong>New Hours: Wed.-Thurs. 9-12, Fri.-Sat. 9-2am </strong>[sic.]<strong>, Sun. 8-11 pm</strong><br /><strong>Coming Soon: Tomfoolery! at the Alley</strong><br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, January 1994 – February 1994, page 2</em> <br /><br /><strong>DO I REALLY WANT TO SURVIVE THIS EPIDEMIC?</strong><br /><em>by Alan G. Nyitray, M.S.</em><br />For many, the question in the headline above may seem absurd. The will to live is a motivation that we generally take for granted. Alarmingly, though, reports from the west coast indicate that some people are responding to the above question with ambivalence.<br />Workshops at the 1993 National Lesbian and gay [sic.] Health Conference in Houston and the National AIDS Update in San Francisco are shedding light on a disturbing development in AIDS epicenters. So far, most of the anecdotal information is coming fromSan Francisco. However, even here, away from the AIDS epicenters, many of us who work ih HIV prevention are starting to see how this deepening epidemic is taking its toll on the mental health of the gay community.<br />Health educators have long known that health behavior change is an extremely complex process. Human beings who have full knowledge of the negative consequences of certain behaviors nevertheless choose to participate in those behaviors. There is ample evidence all around us, in our friends who are overweight, who smoke, who drive without seatbelts, who abuse alcohol and other drugs, etc. The majority of the individuals who participate in these unhealthful behaviors know that their actions can have negative consequences.<br />Lack of knowledge is not an issue. Internal cultural factors and external societal factors drive people to do things that are harmful. The deepening AIDS epidemic itself is prompting some HIV negative men to question the quality of life they can have if most or all of their friends and family are to die of HIV. In San Francisco, approximately 50% of gay and bisexual men are infected with HIV. In some specific age groups, that percentage is much higher. For instance, in gay and bisexual men in their upper thirties in San Francisco, approximately 80% are infected with HIV.<br />Some gay men are unconsciously asking themselves "How much is life worth when I only have funeral after funeral after funeral to look forward to?" In such an environment, some gay men may feel that becoming HIV infected is not such a terrible scenario. Consider the words of a newly HIV-infected client of Berkeley psychologist Walt Odets:<br />"Becomnig newly HIV postive is a less stressful place to be. I'll probably stay healthy for another decade. I don't have to worry about seroconverting; I don't have to worry about burying my friends for the next 50 Years; and I don't have to worry about being the ’last gay man’."<br />This newly infected man may have had a specific intention to becomce HIV infected, or he may simply have grown weary of living through a horrible epidemic that only promises to get worse. Will this phenomenon grow as thc epidemic progresses and more people become ill? The impact on gay men’s will remain uninfected may be profound.<br />Counselors in AIDS epicenters who are reporting this phenomenon stress that these feelings are almost always subconscious. Admitting ambivalence about one’s own survival is taboo. Many counselors are familiar with gay men still engaging in unsafe sex, who say they are surprised, baffled, or confused about their own unsafe behavior. These men often pummel themselves and call themselves ignorant for having unsafe sex. Meanwhile, underlying motivations for their risky behavior may not be explored.<br />A group of San Francisco counseling professionals have begun to call for greater attention to be paid to the mental health needs of gay and bisexnal men living through this continuing AIDS epidemic. Stories from clients and friends who had recently bccomc HIV infected provoked them to speak about a "psychological epidemic" happening in AIDS epicenters.<br />Two of the most visible lecturers on this "phsychological epidemic" are Berkeley pshycologist [sic.] Walt Odets and San Francisco therapist Tom Moon, MFCC. Odets says that gay men in AIDS epicenter [sic.] are increasingly having to grapple with a fundamental truth of human existence: biological survival is not enough. Many people with AIDS, whose health may be deteriorating, have to deal with the issue of quality vs. quantity. Now, people without AIDS – whose lives have been changed by AIDS, nevertheless – are addressing the same concern.<br /><br /><em>Gay-Owned and Operated</em><br />PARADISE Bar &amp; Grill<br />21st &amp;" 129 East Avenue (Next to Homeland) Phone 234-9007<br />$3 Beer Bust, Everyday 4-7, $1.50 Pitchers, 9 to midnight.<br />Sunday - Free Buffet at 4:00<br />Monday - Pool League at 8:00<br />Wednesday - "Bamboo Night" Starring Gene Kernigan<br />Thursday - Ladies Night with $1.25 Longnecks for the Ladies<br />Saturday - Pool Tournament at 8:00<br />Open Daily 11am-2am, Food served during all open hours. Major credit cards accepted.<br /><br /><strong>Town Hall Meeting</strong><br /><strong>Mayor Susan Savage</strong><br /><strong>7pm, Monday, February 21 <em>(tentative)</em></strong><br /><strong>Silver Star Saloon</strong><br /><strong>1565 S. 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Please call Roger Morris 749-4194<br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, January 1994 – February 1994, page 3</em><br /><br /><strong>News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News</strong><br /><br /><strong>Country Goes for AIDS Prevention</strong><br />NASHVILLE – Beginning on Jan. 13, some 35 country music stars will be seen in no-nonsense public service announcements on radio, TV and print media to promote awareness of the AIDS epidemic. Stars featured in the "Break the Silence" ads include Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, Tammy Wynette, Wynonna Judd, Dolly Parton and WillieNelson [sic.]. Singer Mark Chestnutt started the Country Music AIDS Awareness Campaign. Some of the messages in the campaign include: "Sleeping with your partner is sleeping with their past" and "Use a latex condom every time you have sex."<br /><br /><strong>Michael Callen Dies of AIDS</strong><br />LOS ANGELES – Michael Callen, the composer, singer and writer whose 12-year struggle with AIDS made him one of the most visible people with AIDS in the U.S., died at his Los Angeles home Monday, Dec. 27. Callen, who recorded "Purple Heart" and "The Flirtations" with the a cappella group of the same name, was also one of the founding organizers of groups suchas [sic.] the People with AIDS Coalition and the National Association of People with AIDS. He was 38.<br /><br /><strong>Gender-Bender Barbies &amp; G.I. Joes</strong><br />NEW YORK – He’s big, bad, burley and butch. And the talking G.I. Joe Battle Commander is supposed to roar off things like "Attack!" and "Vengeance is mine." But instead, because of the work of a group of New York artists, several hundred of the G.I. Joes this Christmas are saying things like "Will we ever have enough clothes?" and "I love to shop with you." The group, which calls itself the "Barbie Liberation Organization" (or B.L.O.) earlier this year bought some 300 G.I. Joe and Barbie dolls and swapped the computer chips that give the popular dolls their collection of set phrases. The switched dolls were then carefully repackaged along with a flyer urging the purchasers to contact their local media "about this funny doll they got" and stealthily put back on toy store shelves in more than 40 states, Canada and England. When Christmas rolled around, of course, the effort, which the B.L.O. admits is an "unabashed publicity stunt," became public as kids found their G.I. Joes exclaiming in the voice of teenage girl [sic.], "Let’s go to the beach," and their Barbies snarling out in a deep baritone, "Eat lead, Cobra!" The B.L.O. says the voice-change operation was a head-on attack on "gender-based stereotyping in children’s toys. No one has taken up Mattel’s offer to exchange any of the butch Barbies,and [sic.] several major toy stores have reported a number of inquiries about the new gender-bender dolls.<br /><br /><strong>Pulling of Gay Books Prompts Student ’Check-Out’ Protest</strong><br />KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a,school district in suburban KansasCity [sic.], Mo., Ordered the removal of two gay- and lesbian-themed young adult novels donated by the gay rights group, Project 21, students at one of the district schools began a massive "check-out" of some 2,900 library books to protest what they see as censorship of what they read. A Shawnee Mission School District committee voted Thursday Dec. 16, to return the novels <em>All-American Boys</em> and <em>Annie On My Mind</em> to Project 21after [sic.] a group of eight parents in the district complained that the books "promote homosexuality." The 11-member committee decided that the school district should return the books because "they were presented by a special interest group advocating its own agenda," and recommended that in the future the district not accept donated books at all. Shawnee Mission is the fifth area school district to be confronted with controversy about the books during the past year as anti-gay actlvists have escalated attacks on gay-positive materials in the public educational system. One of the students involved in the protest told reporters that the withdrawal of books by students would continue as long as the district tried to restrict what they could or could not read.<br /><br />2nd Annual Benefit for Tulsa PFLAG<br />The Oklahoma City Metro Men's Chorus<br /><em>Will Perform</em><br />Saturday, February 12, 1994, 8 pm<br />Hope Unitarian Church, 84th &amp; Sheridan<br />$10 donation requested for Concert &amp; Reception<br />Part of the proceeds of the benefit will go to the HIV Resource Center in appreciation of meeting space provided to PFLAG.<br />Parents &amp; Friends of Lesbians &amp; Gays<br /><br /><strong>HIV TESTING CLINIC</strong><br /><strong>EVERY THURSDAY EVENING, 7-8:30 PM</strong><br /><em>sponsored by</em><br /><strong>TOHR<br />FREE<br />ANYONYMOUS<br />Finger Stick Method</strong><br />Daytime Testing, Tuesday and Thursday, by Appointment - Call 749-4194<br /><em>By &amp; for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay &amp; Bisexual Communities</em><br /><br /><strong>Female Condoms for Gay Men</strong><br />LONDON – They’re still not yet commercially available in the U.S., but in Britain the female condom has become increasingly popular with gay men. When the condoms went on sale in England in 1992 under the brand name "Femidom," the National AIDS Manual promptly included guidelines on their use by gay men. AIDS educators say the female condom with an extra-heavy domed cap allows for more vigorous sex, reducing concerns about leaks and breakage, and because it’smade [sic.] of polyurethane rather than latex it can also be used with nonwater-based lubricants. The female condom also has a psychological advantage, educators say, because it can be iinserted in advance. The manufacturer, Wisconsin Pharmical Company; has tried to get final Food and Drug Administration approval for 6 years. The firm hopes for FDA approval early in 1994.<br /><br /><strong>Gays 'Family Members' in NY</strong><br />ALBANY, N.Y. – New York state’s housing agency may consider gay and lesbian couples as "family members" the state high court has ruled. The decision will permit surving partners to linherit rent-controlled housing in the state.<br /><br /><strong>Anti-Gay Campaign in Arizona</strong><br />PHOENIX, Ariz. – A statewide petition campaign to prohibitlegislation [sic.] outlawing anti-gay bias has been launched in Arizona. Supporters of the anti-gay initiative proposal, based on Colorado's Amendment 2, will have to gather more than 150,000 signatures by July 7 to qualify the initiative for theballot [sic.] next year.<br /><br /><strong>Idaho Legislators Aren't Anti-Gay</strong><br />IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – According to an <em>Idaho Falls Post Register</em> survey, only 9 of the Idaho's [sic.] 105 legislators support an initiative sponsored by the Idaho Citizens Alliance to prohibit civil rights protections covering sexual orientation. Voters in the state will vote on themeasure [sic.] in November 1994.<br /><br /><strong>Residents Trying to Block MCC</strong><br />MATTHEWS, N.C. – Two dozen families in the Charlotte, N.C., community of Matthews have gone to court in an effort to prevent the New Life Metropolitan Community Church from opening its newly purchased church in their community because many of its parishionhers are gays and lesbians. But Rev. Robert Darst of New Life MCC, with the support of the Charlotte Area Clergy Assn., is fighting back. "If they want to buy it [the church  property] from us,we’ll [sic.] sell it to them - at a profit, of course. We’ll make money off their homophobia," he said.<br /><br /><strong>Mass. Student Bias Law Signed</strong><br />BOSTON – Mass. Gov. William Weld signed a law barring bias against students in public schools in the state because of their sexual orientation. It is the first such state law in the U.S. and was approved by the legislature after 2 previous attempts at passage had failed.<br /><br /><strong>FBI Investigating Colorado Mail</strong> <br />COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The FBI is investigating reports of hate mail being sent to readers who wrote letters to the editor of a new weekly <em>The Colorado Springs Independent</em> as a possible violation of First Amendment rights by someone upset with the paper’s anti-Amendment 2 editorial positions. Most of the anonymous letters handed over to the FBI so far are signed simply "The Concerned Americans" and are rife with Christian references, veiled threats and sexual obscenities. One 63-year-old woman, for example, wrote a letter to the editor that was published in <em>The Independent</em> merely suggesting the paper use a larger typeface so she and other older readers with vision problems could read it more easily. She received a letter from "Concerned Americans" calling her a "weak-minded sheep" and indicated in explicitly sexual language that she should be sodomlzed. The letter also warned, "Do not attempt to write more letters." John Weiss, editor of The Idependent has handed all the anonymous letters to the FBI which is investigating to determine if the author or authors of the threatening letters have violated federal civil rights laws, particularly in the area of suppressing First Amendment guarantees of free speech. The weekly newspaper has also offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the anonymous letter writers.<br /><br /><strong>Couples Equality in Baltimore</strong><br />BALTIMORE – Baltimore’s Board of Estimates has ruled that same-sex couples will get the same health and family benefits as married couples do under the city's domestic partners program. The city workers' partners plan doesn't go into effect until 1995, however.<br /><br /><strong>Children's Wish: A Cure for AIDS</strong><br />NEW YORK – Responses from the North Pole Poll, a nationwide survey of children conducted by Nintendo of America Inc., indicate that American kids have their own societal concerns, chief among them the AiDS epidemic. The survey of more than 3,000 children, ages 7 to 13, found that more than 26% of them, given a holiday wish that could come true, would ask for a cure for AIDS. That response was the most popular of the 11 choices given, ranking higher than elimination of drugs, crime, homelessness, war, racism or gangs.<br /><br /><strong>Canada More Positive About Gays</strong><br />TORONTO – <em>Maclean’s</em>, Canada’s largest circulation news magazine, has just published its annual national poll of what Canadians think about a variety of issues, including homosexuals, Overall, 56 percent of those responding agreed with the statement, "It would be fine if one of my children turned out to be gay." In Quebec province, where more than a third of all Canadians live, an astounding 85 percent of the respondents agreed with the statement. When presented with the statement, "It would bother me if openly gay and lesbian people were teaching in schools," 51 percent of the respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed, with only 13 percent agreeing that openly gay teachers would bother them. Contrasted with American attitudes about homosexuals, a 1993 <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em> poll found 52 percent of those surveyed oppose teaching students anything about homosexuality in the public schools.<br /><br /><strong>More Opposition to 'Sister Spirit'</strong><br />ELLISVILLE, Miss. – At a packed meeting Monday, Jan. 3, in rural Jones County, Mississippi, residents created the Ovett Community Defense Fund in an effort io prevent lesbians Wanda and Brenda Henson from converting a 120-acre former farm into a feminist retreat. Locals set up the legal fund to help finance lawsuits against Camp Sister Spirit on the grounds that it would create a local nuisance and lower the area's property values. Sister Spirit earlier recieved the support of Ben Chaney, whose brother James was one of 3 civil-rights workers murdered in Philadelphia, Miss., in:1964, who said the women's retreat had every, right to exist and operate its literacy center, food bank, clothes closet, crisis phone line and displaced homemakers’ program. Chaney has even led a caravan of several cars full of people who acted as late-night guards at the Sister Spirit property. The women have been the continuing object of threats and the property vandalized since local ministers stirred up opposition to what they termed a "lesbian compound."<br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, January 1994 – February 1994, page 4</em><br /><br /><strong>News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News</strong><br /><br /><strong>Sir lan Enters the ’Ring’</strong><br />HOLLYWOOD – Sir Ian McKellen, the openly gay noted British actor, is set t0 co-star as a political adviser in the long-buried Orson Welles movie project, "The Big Brass Ring," based on a fictional story about a U.S. presidential candidate who must hide his homosexuality to run for office. No date has been set for the delayed film to go into production.<br /><br /><strong>Cleric Wants Condom Ads Pulled</strong><br />INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Roman Catholic Archbishop Daniel Bucchlein called on local TV and radio broadcasters not to air the federal government’s newly released public service announcements promoting condom use as part of a new AIDS-prevention effort. Bucchlein said condoms encourage young people to engage in casual sex, but most of state's stations [sic.] said they would run the government PSAs anyway.<br /><br /><strong>A Very Natural Thing</strong><br />ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – The <em>Staats-Zeitung</em> newspaper reports that 2 male flamingos at the Rotterdam Zoo have bonded so closely that they repeatedly tried to steal eggs from nesting females to raise their own baby. Moved by the persistence of the gay birds, zookeepers finally gave them their own fertilized egg which the two hatched and began rinsing as their own.<br /><br /><strong>Virtual Safe Sex</strong><br />SAN FRANCISCO – The high-tech computer world inched forward (maybe even 8 inches forward) with the premiere of "Dream Lovers," the first gay sex CD-ROM at the MacWorld Expo. For the computer illiterati who don’t know a CD-ROM from Baba Ram Dass, suffice it to say that ROM (or "Read-Only Memory") is to your average desktop computer what videotape is to 8mm film - a high-tech zoom that reproduces and generates amazingly sharper, more detailed images. With interactive capabilities, CD-ROM allows the user to manipulate the images in a variety of ways not possible in any conventional medium - which means you can do a lot more With "’Dream Lovers" star Joe Romero than you ever thought possible. Romero, who attended the opening of the 10th annual MacWorld Expo where "Dream Lovers" was ... ahem ... being exhibited, said he was surprised by the "number of women who are just going crazy over it." (Well, if you’ve ever seen the swarthy Romero’s "it," you wouldn’t be all that surprised.) But witihout batting an eyelash, Romero points out with perhaps justifiable pride of ownership, that the program’s windows displaying the sex-acts menu "is the largest window size. The heterosexual versions [of porn CD-ROMs] have small windows." And because inquiring minds want to know, we can assure readers that Romero's claims of gigasize are not mere hubris or some optical illusion. It’s tough work, but someone’s got to do it.<br /><br /><strong>What Sign Are You?</strong><br />DETROIT – Just thought you'd like to know that, according to Patricia Fedclum of the Deaf Hearing &amp; Speech Center in Detroit, deaf Americans have generally stopped using a limp wrist to sign the word indicating a homosexual. As a sign of the times, the newest sign is simply the letter Q for (guess what?) the word "queer."<br /><br /><strong>Settlement in FBI Bias Suit</strong><br />SAN FRANCISCO – The FBI has agreed not to discriminate against gay and lesbian employees based on sexual orientation or conduct as part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed by former San Diego FBI agent Frank Buttino, a 20-year-veteran of the crime agency fired when the bureau learned he is gay. Under the terms of the settlement, the FBI does not admit any wrongdoing but agrees to formally adopt guidelines prohibiting discrimination against applicants and employees on the grounds of sexual orientation. The agency retains, however, the option to investigate how an applicant’s sexual conduct might affect their character or judgment. The FBI will pay Buttino an undisclosed amount of money, including court costs, and he will be allowed to receive his pension. But Buttino will not get his job with the FBI back. As part of the agreement, the FBI will accept its first openly lesbian applicant Dana Tillson, a 32-year-old private investigator the bureau had earlier rejected after learning she is a lesbian.<br /><br /><strong>National HIV Magazine Launched</strong><br />CHICAGO – <em>The Advocate</em> reports that the premiere issue of <em>Plus: The Magazine About Living and HIV</em> will be launched this month. Themagazine [sic.] will focus on lifestyle issues and daily concerns, the difficulties faced by people infected with the virus but not usually addressed in medicalpublications [sic.], including career decisions, dating, family relationships andunconventional [sic.] approaches to staying healthy.<br /><br /><strong>Pneumonia Treatment Causing Shifts in Opportunistic Diseases</strong><br />BOSTON – <em>The New England Journal of Medicine</em> reports thatthe [sic.] early and widespread " treatment of AIDS-related pneumonia in the U.S. ischanging [sic.] the pattern of illnesses related to HIV. Because drugs treating pneumocystis carini pneumonia extend life expectancyof [sic.] people with AIDS without stopping the decline of the immune system, 4 types of AIDS-related illnesses occur more frequently: mycobacterium avium complexdisease [sic.], esophageal candidiasis, wasting syndrome, and cytomegalovirus disease. The four, once relatively uncommon, are now fairly often found among patients.<br />(c) 1994 by GayNet News Service.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>TULSA NOTES</strong></span><br /><br /><strong>Computer Matching Service</strong><br />Linking with one or more like-minded partners is now as simple as making a few keystrokes, thanks to The Matchmaker, a world-wide matching service for the gay and lesbian community. In allowing Graphical Interface Format images of the users to be exchanged, this service is the first of its kind.<br />Users of the Matchmaker can find new friends, potential mates, or just someone to chat with about similar interests. Travelers looking for compatible people in distant cities find the service very helpful for locating new friends in destination cities.<br />As with most matchmaking services, a questionnaire is filled out by the user, describing him or herself, as well as indicating preferences for traits desired in a partner. The computer selects a match from files, based on gender, location, age, and percentage of matched interests, similarities, and desired qualities.<br />For more information about The Matchmaker, contact:<br />Arnie Holder, Looking Glass Services, Voice: 918.838.1222, BBS: 918.838.7575 or 7755<br />P.O. Box 33076, Tulsa, OK 74153<br /><br /><strong>PFLAG Support Groups</strong><br />Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Tulsa Chapter in a partnership with the HIV Resource Center and the Visiting Nurse Association is offering a support group for parents, friends and family of those persons living with HIV/AIDS. The group is meeting the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 pm.<br />PFLAG is also sponsoring a RAP group for family, friends, Gays and Lesbians who want to talk about their experiences on the journey to understanding and acceptance. This group will meet on the fourth Sunday of each month.<br />Both of these groups will meet at the HlV Resource Center, 4154 South Harvard, Suite H, Conference Room. For more information, please call the PFLAG Hotline, 749-4901.<br /><br /><strong>New Community Building Organizatlon</strong><br />New consciousness raising organization being formed. Goal: building a stronger, healthier Tulsa Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual community. Needs: Like-minded persons. Organizational meeting: February 29, 2pm. Call for directions, 832-1816.<br /><br /><em>Sandra J. Hill, M.S.</em><br /><strong>Psychotherapy &amp; Clinical Consultation</strong><br /><em>Sensitive to the Challenges of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual &amp; Transgendered lndividuals, Couples &amp; Families.</em><br /><strong>2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215</strong><br /><strong>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 745-1111</strong><br /><br /><em>THE GAY LIFESTYLE</em><br /><br /><strong>THEATRE SCHEDULE</strong><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Show</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Company<br /></span><br />City of Angels TPAC<br />Jan 18-20 596-7111<br />Chapman Theatre, PAC $29<br /><br />Ed Metzcer as Albert Einstein TPAC Trust<br />Jan 21. 596-7111<br />Williams Theatre, PAC $12<br /><br />Glass Menagerie Theatre Tulsa<br />Jan 21-30 596-7111<br />Studio 1, PAC $12.50<br /><br />Phillip Bianconi Philharmonic<br />Jan 22-23 596-7111<br />Chapman Theatre, PAC $25<br /><br />Armchair Traveler Celebrity Attrac.<br />January 24 596-7111<br />Chapman Theatre, PAC $6<br /><br />One Mo' Time American Theatre Co.<br />Feb. 4-12 596-7111<br />Williams Theatre, PAC Prices vary.<br /><br />Romeo &amp; Juliet Tulsa Ballet<br />Feb 11-13 596-7111<br />Chapman Theatre, PAC Prices vary.<br /><br />Wait Until Dark Community Playhouse of Broken Arrow<br />Feb. 11-20 258-0077<br />BACP $10; $8<br /><br />Charley’s Aunt Theatre Tulsa<br />Feb 18-27 596-7111<br />Williams Theatre, PAC $12.50<br /><br />The Drunkard Saturdays, 8:15 p.m.,S8<br /><br />TOM NEAL<br />DESIGNER<br />Buildings, Gardens &amp; Graphics<br />832.0233 <br /><br /><strong>What Is Meaningful Theater, Anyway?</strong><br /><em>by Gerald Miller, M.A.</em><br />What is "Meaningful Theatre", anyway? Today, political "correctness" has translated "meaningful" into abstracted heavy drama aimed at the issue of the moment. Those scripts don’t hold a monopoly on being meaningful or valuable. Sometimes, there is value in being simply... entertained. Sometimes, being able to escape the cares and concerns of daily life can be even more meaningful to an audience.<br />At Theatre Tulsa, our mission statement enunciates that we place equal emphasis on both the quality Of the production and the quality of the "experierice for the participants". By "participants", we mean the talent pool, the volunteers, and the <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">audience</span>.</strong> Our objective is to provide the best quality theatrical entertainment we can, from the resources available in the community. Our objective with this approach was to provide for the community of actors and the local audience to participate in the best of live theater.<br />That best may sometimes be dark dramas, and sometimes frothy comedies or musicals. The very best and most meaningful theater will be entertaining in the delivery of its message. Good drama, by definition, has to be accessible to the audience. If the work is not entertaining, there will be no audience. If there is no audience, how can anyone have an associated "meaningful" experience?<br /><br /><strong>Gay and Lesbian Committment Ceremonies</strong><br /><em>by Lori Livingston</em>, COUPLES<br />As Carolyn and Nancy, professionals in their mid-thirties smile and exchange silver-and-amethyst bands, the wedding party of old friends witness. Later, a midnight celebration supper will include Nancy’s mother and Carolyn’s two children. Star and Brigid choose to simplify their commitment ceremony, reciting vows and making love on a secluded stretch of beach in Aruba. Michael and Kevin, antique dealers who have co-habitated for three years opt for the traditional trappings of matrimony: tuxedos of dove grey, exchanging rings and vows in the Universalist Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Trish and Patty wear matching gowns, organdy and white lace for their Autumn union. No one gives the bride away; willingly she takes the arm of her lover as they stand beneath the laden grape arbor in their Madison, Wisconsin backyard. Jo and Kelly, avid bikers, wear leather and commit themselves in a celebration of joined life, riding Harley Davidson motorcycles in Colorado. And in windy Chicago Tim and Pat quietly re-affirm their sixteen-year relationship every 365 days; sharing a bottle of cognac and a reading of Dicken’s <em>A Christmas Carol</em> each Christmas Eve.<br />Commitment ceremonies. Matrimony. Espoused union. Across the United States and beyond gay men and lesbians are joyously, openly and privately, noisily and in quiet pledges joining in a wave of loving ritual.<br />Is, this a new trend? One might suppose yes, citing the number of public commitiments in recent years but in actuality same-sex couples have been sharing life and hearth for eons, albeit discreetly. Still technically not legal in the United States (in the Netherlands, however same-sex unions are given the same status as heterosexual counterparts), gay marriage is gaining slow acceptance. In 1989, an estimated three hundred gay men and lesbians clad in attire ranging from formal to ultra-casual and hailing from as far away as Japan came together on the streets of our nation’s capital and publicly acclaimed their unions in a great Gay Wedding. Churches and religious institutions such as the Universalist Meeting House and Unitarian sects accept and encourage gay marriages, offering same-sex couple counseling and performing services.<br />Those gay men and lesbians who choose not to affirm their joining religiously can and do create their own personal expressions of shared love, as varied and diverse as the individuals themselves.<br />Edited by Becky Butler, <em>Cerernonies of the Heart</em> (Seal Press) is a documented account of same-sex commitment ceremonies. Well-researched, it is a moving testimony of gay couples acknowledging their unions, both traditionally and avant-garde.<br />As we approach the twenty-first century, and seemingly in the final rounds of a fight for gay rights which we will win, the trend to publicly  acknowledge gay unions with the institution of marriage is on the upswing. With the self-absorbed 80’s decade at our backs, more same-gender couples are declaring their relationships in all manner of ritualistic creativity.<br /><br /><strong>GAY MARRIAGE? NOTHING NEW, JUST OUT OF CLOSET!</strong><br /><br /><strong>Timothy W. Daniel</strong><br /><em><strong>Attorney at Law</strong></em><br /><strong>Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury</strong><br /><strong>Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Workers Compensation</strong><br /><strong>1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-9504</strong><br /><strong>128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma</strong><br /><strong>Weekend and evening appointments are available.</strong><br /><strong>Know Your Rights!</strong><br /><br /><em>Tulsa Family News, January 1994 – February 1994, page 6</em><br /><br /><em>THE GAY LIFESTYLE</em><br /><br /><strong>No Domestic Partners Benefits – Are You Being Ripped Off?</strong><br /><em>by Mary Troltnstine - Entre Nous</em><br />If a prspective employer said, "I pay heterosexuals $15 an hour and lesbians and gays $10 an hour?" [sic.] would you take the job? Every time we accept a job at a company that does not offer domestic partners benefits we have taken the job for $10 an hour. Benefits packages represent 25-35% of an employee’s pay. As a gay or lesbian employee working in a company that does not recognize our partners, we can’t utilize the medical/dental plan for our partner. We can’t take sick leave to tend our sick partner, family leave when our partner has a child, or bereavement leave if our partner should die. If our company extends health club privileges or other perks to its employees and family, our families are once again left out. These are all benefits that the company would extend to us, if only we were straight.<br />There are companies that extend benefits to their gay and lesbian employees. Are they altruistic companies, out to do the morally right thing? Companies are not moral. They can be persuaded however, to do the morally correct thing if it can be shown to be in the company’s best interest.<br />Why should a company extend costly benefits to non-traditional families? Some of the reasons given by employers who have extended domestic partnership benefits include:<br />1. Benefits packages help employers recruit and retain qualified workers and a diverse workplace.<br />2. Employees are more productive if they feel management values them and takes their families seriously.<br />3. Financial needs of an employee in a non-traditional family are no different from financial needs of a married employee, nor are their responsibilities to their partner different.<br />4. Denying benefits violates principles of fairness.<br />5. Redefining "family" to include long-term committed relationships reflects the changing social reality.<br />In fact there may be legal precedence for extending domestic partners benefits. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act specifics that any benefits offered by a company must be equitably offered to all employees. Recent EEOC rulings have used this act to force employers to give men the same parenting leave as they give their female employees.<br />There is no corrcct way to fight for domestic partners benefits. But there is enough experience to date to be able to draw some general conclusions. It is important to understand and work with the "corporate culture" that defines your company. How does information flow in the company? How are decisions made? Who has the power to make and to influence decisions?<br />How you present the problems/solutions is critical to whether or not you’ll be listened to. A confrontational approach does not work, but you must stay visible. Frame the issues so that the company sees that it is in their best interest to change their policies. Give the company as much information as you can, including policies and monetary analysis of other companies; domestic partners policies.<br />Partnerships are important. There is strength in numbers. Form a lesbian &amp; gay employees association. Join forces with other employee groups. Unmarried heterosexuals take advantage of domestic partnership benefits far more often than lesbian and gay couples. Joining forces with unmarried heterosexuals can push the cause forward much faster.<br />It is helpful to get the support of Human Resources. Even though the HR department is often the preserver of the status quo, there are many good people in HR who honestly want to do the right thing. Enlist the support and help from someone in management. This person does not have to be lesbian or gay. Bennet Marks, co-chair of the gay employees group at Apple Computer summed it up when he said "I would much rather work with sympathetic straight people than closeted gay people on these issues.<br /><br /><strong>If a perspective employer said, "I pay heterosexuals $15 an hour and lesbians and gays $10/hour?" </strong>[sic.]<strong> would you take the job? Every time we accept a job at a company that does not offer domestic partners benefits, we have taken the job for $10/hour.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Miss Gay Tulsa Oklahoma’s Oldest Pageant</strong><br /><em>by Kris Kohl</em><br />Fans and contestants are preparing for the annual Miss Gay Tulsa Pageant to be held on Sunday, January thirtieth at eight p.m. at the Silver Star Saloon, 1565 S. Sheridan. At twenty-three years old, the pageant is the oldest in Oklahoma; it predates by two years the Miss Gay American Pageant of Norma Kristie in Little Rock, Arkansas.<br />The pageant will be an AIDS benefit, with proceeds going to the MCC AIDS fund. Money collected from advertisers, raffle tickets, and donations at the door of the Silver Star Will all contribute to the fund. Last year, this wonderful event was the largest fundraiser of its kind in our state. The pageant brought in over $ 1,100, which was divided between Shanti and MCC.<br />Our pageant over the years has benefited from the contributions of many shining stars. Each, in their own way, shone bright as title-holders, and will all be long-remembered. Two people without whom this pageant would never have achieved its status and grace are EmCee Parker and Tim Warren. These two men created the Miss Gay Tulsa Empire.<br />Last year, as a memorial to these two pioneers who have passed on, an award was created by pageant director, Kris Kohl. The Award of Artistry recognizes the power and contribution to the art of female impersonation of the stage performance of its recipient.<br />Last year, the fabulous Jazzmyn Cherri took home this honor, as well as being first runner-up. Second runner--up [sic.] and winner of Male Interview, was Sensuous Helen Holliday. Who will be crowned this year? Come find out on January thirtieth at the Silver Star!<br />A limited amount of reserved seating is available for ten dollars per person. A donation of three dollars cover will be asked for at the door, and raffle tickets for some wonderful prizes can be bought at the door as well. Remember <em>all</em> proceeds benefit MCC-AIDS benefit fund!<br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Advertisers<br /></strong><strong>And</strong><br /><strong>Let Them Know You Read It Here!</strong><br /><br />SILVER STAR SALOON<br />Miss Gay Tulsa Pageant<br />Sunday, January 30, 8pm<br /><strong>New Hours:</strong><br /><strong>Tues.-Thurs. 4-2</strong><br /><strong>Fri. &amp; Sat. 7-2</strong><br /><strong>Sun. 4-2</strong><br />Beer Bust<br /><em><strong>Tues. - Thurs. 4-7 pm, $4<br /></strong></em><em><strong>Wed. &amp; Thurs. 9pm-1am, $4</strong></em><br /><strong>Male Dancers Every Thursday</strong><br /><br />BUDGET WINDOW TREATMENTS and more!<br /><em>Visit our expanded showroom</em><br /><strong>Window coverings of all types, accessories, silk flowers, rugs, custom upholstery &amp; more – all your interior needs.<br />Wemberly Center</strong><br /><strong>7116 South Mingo, Suite 102, 254-2100</strong><br /><br /><strong>Drop your pants at</strong><br /><strong>BellAire Cleaners*</strong><br /><strong>Expert Alterations &amp; Drapery Cleaning</strong><br /><strong>4951 So. Peoria, (across from the Camelot) 743-5967, M-F 7-6, Sat. 9-2</strong><br />*and your shirts, dresses, ties <span>–for all your cleaning!</span><br /><br />Ken's Flowers<br />1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070<br /><strong>Serving Tulsa's Lesbian &amp; Gay Communities With Pride </strong><span><strong>– Look for our Rainbow Flag</strong><br /><br /></span><em>Tulsa Family News, January 1994 – February 1994, page 7</em><br /><br />[duplicate of page 6]<br /><br />The Alley<br />3340 South Peoria<br />21 To Enter<br />744-0896<br /><br />The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria Ave., is the current room of choice for Tulsa's gay community. Formerly Spectrum and, before that, T-Birds, The Alley's turntables pour out heavy doses of hardcore techno and disco-laden hip-hop, making it a popular spot for heterosexual clubgoers in search of good dance music.<br /><br />The only one recognized by THE WORLD 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, January-February 1994; Volume 1, Issue 2 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document TULSA-FAMILYNEWS Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart July 15 - August 14, 1994, Volume 1, Issue 8 National News Gay Games IV & Stonewall 25 NEW YORK - "Welcome to Yankee Stadium! You’ve come to the right place," actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein said to the roared approval ofmore thzn 40,000 spectators as nearly 12,000 athletes from around the worldmarchedin thefamedNew York stadium during the dosing ceremonies of Gay Games IV. The thousands of women and menfrom 43 countries competed in 31 spordng events held at 42 locations around the New York City ’metropolitan area. The weeklong event, which organizers said drew more than a halfmillion visitors to Manhattan where they spent at least an estimated $400 million, was astOundingly free of trouble. At the opemng ceremonies at Columbia University Stadium on June 18, three rather forlorn antigay fundamentalists showed up outside the arena to warn of "the evils of homosexuality" while tens of thousands and lesbians see Games, page 6 Co ng.ress to Consider Anti- Discrimination Proposal No OK Lawmakers Willing to Sponsor WASHINGTON- According~ to the Human Rights Campaign Fund, .the Employment Non- Discrimination Act (Senate, $2238 &House, HR4636) that would bar bias in the workplace based on sexual orientation, has gotten the backing of30 sponsors in the U.S. Senate and ll6in the House of Representatives - 136 Democrats, 9 Republicans and 1 Independent -.since the measure was introduced June 23. Legislative aide to Mass. Representative Gerry Studds, Mark Agrast noted that this bill is a "serious" proposal written in "real" legislative language. While he charaterized earlier TOHR Defends Human Rights Chief Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights (TOHR) praised Eddie Fay Gates for her work as a member of the Human Rights Commission ofthe City ofTulsa. TOHR alSO condemned the announced opposition of several councillors to Ms. Gates reappointment."This is an attempt to punish Ms. Gates for institutions and for employers with fewer.than 15 employees. Agrast also noted the unprecgiving civil rights proposals that include Lesbians and Gay men a fair hearing" said Ric Kirby, TOHR vice-president. Headded, "Ms. Gates has a long and distinguished record of volunteer service to the city. Our councillors should consider the city lucky ifsheis willing to continue to serve." civil rights proposals as usefulin edented number of Republican raising the issue of rights pro- c0-sponsors foi the bill. teetions, he emphasized that this bill has much more serious Chances 0fpassing. The bill provides exemptions for religious At press time, neither Representative McCurdy’s staffor Sen. Nickles staff had returned re: peated calls asking for explanations of their respective positions. Sen. Nickles’ staff indicated that he would oppose the bill but also stated that they had not even read it yet. Representative Mike Synar while in Tulsa for a pro-choice rally at Temple Israel said he would vote for the bill. He tioted that he has a very " good record of voting in support of issues of concern to Lesbian & Gay Oklahomans. He stated that he would not be a co-sponsor of the bill since it did notgo through any committees on which he serves. He added that he did not feel co-sponsorship was particularly important to a bill’s passage. Senator Boren’s press aide, Nick Hathaway issued a brief statement saying that the senator was supportive of the concept of the bill but was still undecided about co-sponsorship. State H.ealth Dept. Kills HIV Testing Grant to Family of Faith MCC’s Project Reach Out; Flags Management Problems Officials with the HIV/STD Services of the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health have issued a certified letter to Family of Faith (FoF) Metropolitan Community Church notifying it of the end of funding for Project Reach Out Too, an HIV education and testing program aimed at Gay & Bisexual menof color in Tulsa. The end of funding for Project Reach Out Too will also end state funding for HIV testing at Project Reach Out, aFoFproject begun in 1993 to educate and test underserved sub-communities: youth, rural inhabitants and leatherfolk~ State Healfla Gay & Lesbian Outreach co-ordinator., Alan Nyitray and co-liason Ernestine Hill indicated that the grant was withdrawn due to repeated failure to complete federally mandated forms. These "scan" forms which are coded with identifying numbers to matchblood samples and test results; help,in part; to verify thatpersons teSted actually have received their test results as well aspr0per ~-.re~e~t and p~st~ test counselling. Nyitray indi, eated that inlate 1993 under the original grant, problems ~ith not receiving the forms _began to appear. In early 1994, FoF received a grant six times larger than its 1993 grant to begin the "men of color"-outreach at a non-SOuth Tulsa location and a small amount of funds was included to continue to pay for HIV testing as a continuation of the 1993 program. However, according to Nyitray, problems with paperwork continued. He recalls that heand Hill had either four orfive meetings in Tulsa with Pastor Pam Crocker over Several months during the spriiag as well as a similar number of phone calls. Nyitray said that it got- to the point that his dept. was making photo copies of blood sample paperwork in order to be able to track how many "scan" forms were missing. Nyitray said _Crocker claimed that volunteers were failing to complete the forms. In April; Nyitray states his office’ feared that Crocker did not seem to be-able to fix the problem but none-the-less met with Crocker who was told that the project would have to have "excellentreporting" duringMay or theprojectwouldbecancelled. As of June 17, the "scan" forms that went with blood samples submittedinMayand that should have been sent before June 5, had not been received and the state health dept. began the process to withdraw the grant. Who’s Res ponsible? Family of Faith board members, Kharma Amos and Dee Chambers, both stated that the church board knew that there were problems with Project Reach Outbut that they understood that Project Reach Out and the church were two separate entities. The board was aware that Pastors Pare Crocker and Marion Fink were involved in managing Project Reach Out. Amos remarked on conflict earlier between the board and Project Reach Out management about the accountability of the project to the church. However, according to Nyitray, the contract with the state for Project.Reach Out was signed by Marion Fink as pastor ofFoFand state officials considered Pare Crocker to be the person responsible formanaging the project: Rudy Castillo; a volun= teerco-ordinatorwith theproject, stated that Project Reach Out was using the church’s tax-exempt status (federal tax identificationnumber) to order toreceive the grant. Individuals familiar with Metropolitan Community Church bylaws and Internal Revenue Service regulations indicate that under those circumstances that the church is legally responsible for the project. Rudy Castillo stated that he and Crocker shared responsibilities for Project Reach Out but that paperwork/financial matters were Crocker’s. He recalled two meetings state officials held with Crocker about Project Reach Out problems but says h( was not informed of the meetings until after they took place though he understood that Emestine Hill had requested his participation. He also says heoffered to help with paper work but was turned down. Castillo indicates that last Week he found in the Project ReachOutoffice about75"scan" forms that were incomplete or incorrect. He added that if forms were. not completed properly by a volunteer, they could have been corrected by Crocker, himself or a volunteer receptionist. Castillo also reports rumors, confirmed by Nyitray, that state forms which require notarization after first being filled out, signed were see Family ofFaith, page 9 Tulsa Family News, July - August 1994, page 1 by Senator Edward Kennedy At all critical stages in the history ofa free people, forces of oppression must be confronted in order for the frontiers of juslice tobe extended. ForAmerica, the time has come again. For Gay men and LeSbians, the time is now. Just recently, a million Ameri.c_~ans gath_ered to comwe intend to prevail. Polls show that the vast majority of Americans agree with us that Lesbians and Gay men should not have to face discrimination in the workplace. Many fortune 500 corporations have ¯ alreadyincluded sexual orienta~~ tion in their non-discrimination policies. Eight states and more than 100 munic~alities have complacent and convert th Skeptical. To make this bill a reality, we need you to take the followi~ ng steps: If you have been discriminated against in employment or know someone who has - make sure we know about it. Make sure we know the facts. (Write to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, SD. memorate the 25th anniversary’ ": ~d" tt-" bail: discrimination? S" ~4~g,’DC 20510.)Send ti~ all theof Stonewall, the first milestone in this longjourney onfreedom’ s road.The civil rights movemem is on the march again, moving closer to the American ideal, of liberty andjustice for all. We have refused to be intimidated by hate. Once again, it i~ timeto challenge our country to live up to its founding ideals. A great dealof progress has been made in the past quarter century. Although many miles have been traveled, there are many promises yet to bekept. They are promises to a cook in Georgia fired for being a Lesbian; to a postal worker in Michigan beatenunconscious by co-workers for being Gay; and to a truck driver in New Hampshire, a stock broker in Maryland, a social worker in Mississippi, and countless other Americans - all fired because of prejudice despite their productivity "and performance. Such flagrant discrimination is wrong, and it is time to fight back. Thatis why, along with thirty ofmy Senate colleagues and 115 House members, I have sponsored the Employment Non- Discrimination Actof 1994. Our bipartisan legislation will extend existing federal protections againstjob discrimination to Gay men and Lesbians, and give relief to those living in fear of losing their livelihoods. Our bill will send a strong message to employers and allAmericans that homophobiawill notbe tolerated as employmentpolicy anywhere in the nation. This is not about granting special~rights - it is about righting senseless wrongs. Our case is strong, our cause is just, and against Gaymen andLesbians. By joining Congressmen Barney Frank, Gerry Studds and myself at the press conference introducing this legislation, Coretta Scott King affirmed this action as the next chapter in "This is not about granting special rights- it is about righting senseless wrongs." US Senator Edward Kennedy America’s civil rights history. She said: "I support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 because I believe that freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. As my husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. said, ’Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’ ." The fact remains that in 42 states, qualified Lesbians and Gay men with excellent records can be fired - with no warning - just for being Gay. It happens every day, and it is up to us to stop it. Lets be clear - The radical right will leave no stoneunturned to block the enactment of this essential legislation. Our own commitment must be even stronger. To ensure success, we need your active support and assistance. Being right is good, but it is not enough. Wemust inspire the information you think will be useful in making our poinL Job discrimination against Gay men and Lesbians is not a myth-it’s a reality that is shattering lives and denying opportunities daily. Write and call your Senators and Representatives at (202) 224-3121 and tell them to co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination act of 1994 (S.2238&HR4636). Make sure they know that this is important - not just to the Gay commtmity, but to all their constituents who believe in the fundamental principles of a democratic society. Contact your friends, neighbors, co’workers, employers, and family members and make sure that they, too, make their voices heard for freedom andjustice. Thephone banks.of the radical right will be working overtime - and yours must be, too.... Thereis likely tobea massive misinformation campaign about what ourbill does. Form "truth squads" and make sure your delegation in Congress has the facts to seperate truth from malicious fiction. Work closely with others in the civil rights community in your area - people of color, women, physically challenged, religious, and labor organizations - and ask for their support and s.uggestions. They are veterans In the civil rights movement and can be helpful with coalition-building and strategy. AS Harvey Milk said, ’None of nsare free until-all of us are free." We need to join together, not let others divide us. by Tom NeaL publisher Civil fights protections are one ofthose things we shouldn’t need to have. Tulsa City Councillor Vicki Cleveland says so and many of us would agree. Unlike Ms. Cleveland, however, most of us recognize that often we are judged by our status: our race, gender, religion or our, sexual orientation rather than by our ability to perform a job, pay for services or rent/buy a home, Many Americans assume that Lesbians and Gay men, and Bisexuals enjoy civil rights protectionsjust likeeveryonerise. They assume that a problem encountered can be addressed by complaining to the right governmental agency. Many are very surprised to find that those agencies will not, and can not take a complaint of discrimination based on sexual orientation. Some people know better or have good reason that they should. Some of the people who should know better are Oklahoma politicians. Locally, John Tulsa Family News, July - August 1994, page 2 ......................... about silencing debate on civil tights issues and his harrassment ofHuman Rights Commissioner Eddie F.aye Gates make one wonder if he’s a member of a totalitarian branch of the Republicanparty - those who believe in democratic principles of debate and minority rights need not apply. He’s joined by some €ol,l leagues who at least need to review their basic civics lessons: they represent all citizens, .not the ones who are exactly like see OKPoliticians, page 8 TULSA FAMILY NEWS Publisher/Editor Assistant Editor Staff Writer Tom Neal James Christjohn Kharma Amos 918-832-0233, POB 4140, Tulsa, Oklahoma 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 free copy of each edition at advertiser and ,Qther_ !9.~ca__tign_~, _Ad.d.ifional .cgpies.are .ay.ai_l a.b.1e .a.t .Tgm_fpp[er~ ~ ........... Clubs & Restaurants *The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria *-Bad Boys Club, 1229 S. Memorial *Cherry St. Bakery,. 1344 E: 15 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *Metropole, 1902 E. 11 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegade, 1649 S. Main *Rex, 6101 E; Admiral *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memoriai *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Lewis Businesses/Services Adventure Base One BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 1.02 *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan *CD Warehouse in Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria Encore M0rtgage Corp, 4835 S. Fulton, Ste 105 Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. 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Mingo 622-1441 Shanti Hotline 749-7898 TulsaOklahomansforHumanRights,(TOHR) POB52729, 74152 TOHR Gay HelpLine (htfo.) 743-4297 Other. *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa * Tulsa City/County Libraries: Central, Hardesty South, Martin East, West Regional, Rudisill North. For info: call 596-7977 *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule, Ground Floor ~*University Center at Talsa ........... Professionals Associates in MedicaJ & Mental Health, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 Jeffery A. Beal, MD, Giuny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW K~ithi Biarns, LCSW, Lie. Clinical Therapist, 425-4778 Phillip Cyr, Gen. Contractor-Cosmetic Remodeling 745-9911 Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 [L Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Bill Hinkle, Attorney 587-1500 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74"159 747-5466 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 262713 E. 11 *Community Of Hope, 1347 N. Yale *Family of Faith Mcc, 5451-E So; Mingo *MCC ofGreater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood Dignity/Integrity *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of. Tulsa 628-0594 838-7232 622-1441 838-1715 298-4648 583-9780 tohr reporter Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights ¯ PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 July/Augusl 1994 Volume 14 Number 8 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 Reporterpage along with other items, under the byline, "submitted by TOHR’, contained elsewhere in Tulsa Family News. President’s Column by Kelly H. Kirby Pending Legislation Alert The Employment Non=Discrimination Act of 1994 (ENDA) has been introduced into both houses of congress as House Bill 4636 and Senate Bill 2238. There are currently more than 100 sponsors in the House of Representatives and 33 in the Senate. As opposed to legislation which has been introduced every year since the 1970s proposing basic rights for gays and lesbians, the act deals only with non discrimination in employment. This particular issue seems to have the broadest public opinion support (’/8% per one recent poll). That means 4 out of 5 Americans believe that sexual orientation discrimination should not be allowed in the work place. Other basic rights issues draw less and less public support, ranging from housing down to spousal and parental rights for lesbians and gay men. There are two very important things YOU can do: 1. Write or call your Representative and Senators urging their support for passage. This legislation may be acted upon rather quickly so take time to write or call soon. Your personal message will make a difference. 2. The Human Rights Campaign Fund (HRCF) is looking for persons with employment related discrimination stories, some from each state. The best and most clear cut accounts will be written up and some persons may be invited to testify at possible Congressional hearings. Ifyou or someone you know clearly fit these guidelines, please write to: HRCF Attention: Steven Leanos P.O. Box 1396 Washington, D.C. 20013 Our quick action can help this measure pass. With a couple of exemptions for small employers (under 15 employees) and religious organizations, this proposed legislation would give far reaching protection to bisexuals, gay men and lesbians. How would it feel to be able to go to work tomorrow and know that you couldn’t legally be fired for being who you are? Please ACT NOW! August Meeting PARTY ON BARTLETT SQUARE TOHR will observe its August meeting with the Second Annual Picnic and Dance on Bartlett Square. Everyone is invited to join TOHR and its members in celebrating summer at 5th and Main in beautiful downtown Tulsa. On Tuesday, August 2, 1994, from 7 to 10 p.m. we will be OUT in public. TOHR will provide soft drinks and have a live DJ spinning the hottest tracks. You are invited to bring your own picnic ifyou like, bring your family and friends and come prepared to show your pride. We had a great turn out last year so let’s do it ’til we’re satisfied. t Membership Name Address Cit~ Phone (optional) Signature Application BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: $10 Limited Lncome]Student Membership $20 Regular Membership $35 Organizational/Household Membership $100 Sustaimn"g Membership I-I I~nctana~n:ceg,ingTOHR mailings and the Tulsa Family News [:i I am not on the mailing list 743- AND REFERRALS would like to volunteer help with: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine HIV Counselor Executive Board Member Event Planning and Party Preparations Monthly Meeting Support Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations contn’buted to TOHR over set membership fees are Tax Deductible. 4G2A9Y7S Memb e rs’ Re presentatives 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 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV T[STING CLINIC FREE--- ANONYMOUS Finger Stick Method EDUCATE ynURSELF~ REDUCE YOUR RISK BEHAVIORS, IT’S YOUR LIFE- BE IN CONTROL, Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Every Thursday Evening 7-8:30 p.m. 4154 S. Harvard Suite H-1 By and for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Tulsa Family News, July-August 1994, page 3 I News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News NAMBLA Expelled NEW YORK-The members of the International Lesbian & Gay Association have voted by 214- 30 to expelNAMBLA(the North American Man/Boy Love Assn.). An 80% majority is requiredbyILGA’ schartertoexpel a member organization from the international fights group; the vote represents an 88% majority in favor of expelling the controversial NAMBLA group. Two other groups that deal with man/ boylove- the Dutch organization Vereniging Martijn and the USbased Project Truth - were also expdled from ILGA at the same time. Debate over the position of NAMBLA in the lesbigay movement has raged on and off for the past few years. But its membership in ILGA became an urgent political issue during the past year when U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms proposed - and Congress approved - an appropriations- bill amendment the would require the United States to cut off some $118 million in UN contributions unless the government certifies "that no United Nations agency...grants any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes, condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia, or which includes as a subsidiary ormemberany such organization." ILGA last year was granted consultative status with the UN’s Economic & Social Council - the first lesbigay organization to gain such status. In.a press release, NAMBLA condemned the expulsion vote as "a capitulation to US blackmail" and accused the ILGA secretariat of distorting NAMBLA’s position and purpose. Ohio Anti-Gay Measure CINCINNATI-The Cincinnati Post reports that Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher has f’ded an amicus brief in opposition to the anti-gay Issue 3 approved by Cincinnati voters. Thebrief f’fled by Fisher argues that any measure approved by voters in the state must be consistent with the provisions of the U.S. Constitution but that Issue 3 violates the equal protection clause by pre-. venting a class of people from seeking legal protections on an equal basis with other citizens. Gay Pastor Begins Fast COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rev. Mel White, the Dallas gay minister who was once a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, has begun a 7- day "fast for understanding" outside the offices of Focus on the Family to draw attention to attacks by the religious right against gays and lesbians in this country. "In the last six months, Focus on the Family has quietly assumed leadership of an unprecedented attempt by extremist Christians to exert political and moral control over the nation," Dr. White said in a press statement. "Attacks against gay and lesbian people have become apivotpointin theirmovement." Focus on the Family backed Amendment 2, approved by Colorado voters and now being challenged in the courts. The organization now has chapters in all 50 states and, until recently a little-known organization, is one of the richest groups to emerge in the religious right recently. NO Arizona Initiative TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona will not be one of the states facing a vote this year on an anti-gay measure that would have barred state and local laws prohibiting discrminafion based on sexual orientation. Frank Meliti, leader of the Traditional Values CoalilionofArizonawhichhadbacked the statewide measure, claimed the group had collected some 247,000 signatures - well over the 158,000 required- but would not be turning the petitions in, charging that ’~nilitant homosexuals" would only keep any such measure passed by the voters tied up in court challenges. At a press conference, Meliti displayed 4 cardboard boxes taped shut, but refused to open the boxes to show reporters the signed petitions he claimed the group had gathered. Louganis Tells Olympic Committee to Move Out ST. LOUIS - Olympic diver Greg Louganis told members of the U.S. OlympicCommitteethat the 1996 volleyball competition should be removed from Cobb County, Ga., because of a resolution adopted by commissioners there last year condemning the "gay lifestyle." Louganis, who acknowledged being gay at Gay Games IV in New York in June, made his remarks at an awards ceremony after receiving the USOC’s prestigious Robert J. Kane Award recognizing Olympic athletes who continue making contributions to their sport. According to a New York Times report, the USOC is trying to find a way to move the volleyball competition out of Cobb County without appearing to have caved in to pressure from gay rights activists. In speaking to the audience, Lougams identified himself as an "openly gay athlete." He told the awards audience, "They [the Cobb County Commission] have made it dear some of the athletes won’t be welcomed. An openly gay athlete should be able to compete without barriers." Cobb Cty. Extremists SALON WESTCOPA Ross Folsom Hairdesigner Color Technician Lincoln Plaza 1310 E. 15th St. 583.1500 NATHANAEL MATTINGLY salon estetica 749-0777 3509 S, Peoria ¯ Second Level ¯ Tulsa, OK 74105 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! i RO,YAL TRAVEL Our Clients Always Receive Royal Service" 496-2410, 1-800’336-3524 6927 So.. Canton Ave. PhillipCyr General Contractor CosmeticRenovations InteriorlExteriorPainting Carpeting Cabinet Re-facing CeramicTile Countertops 918-745-9911 Tulsa Family News, July -August 1994, page 4 News. Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News. ATLANTA-TheAtlanta-based anti-bias group Neighbors Network has released a report, ’~-Iidden Agenda: The Influence of Religious Extremism on the Politics of Cobb County, Georgia," which links anti-gay County COmmissioner Gordon Wysong with a little-known farright religious movement that advocates the death penalty for homosexuals and replacing democracy in the U.S. with a theocracy. Cobb Cty, Politico’s Daughter Comes Out ATLANTA - Rights activists battling to change an anti-gay resolution in the Atlanta suburb ofCobbCounty gotamajorboost when the daughter of Cobb County Commissioner Chairman Bill Byme, told the Southern Voice, Adanta’s gay paper that she struggled with what to do ever since the commission’s resolution made national news last August. After cgnfronting her father about it, Byme said, she decided to take the next step. ’Tm sorry for what my dad has donee" she said. ’That’s one of the reasons I’m coming out.... I felt like I needed to tell these Christian people that they are dead wrong. I don’t think they hdve any idea about l~ow to be Christian." Boy Scouts Lose SAN DIEGO - California Superior Court Judge Anthony Joseph has awarded $5,000 to Chuck Merino, an E1Cajon Police officer who sued the Boy Scouts for drumming him out of the youth group as an Explorer Scout leader after he-acknowledged he is gay. Judge Joseph ruled that the Scouts are in fact a business as defined under state law and are therefore prohibited from discriminating on a variety of factors, including sexual orientation. The judge ruled that acknowledging being homosexual "does not translate into "teaching’ that homosexuality is proper or improper." The state Supreme Court has already agreed to hear 2 cases involving the Boy Scouts’ policies conceruing gays and atheists which hinge on the same question of whether or not the youth group qualifies as a business under California law. Lesbian Officer Wins Reinstatement Appeal SAN FRANCISCO - The federal government has lost its appeal to block Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer’ s immediate reinstatement while the case of her dismissal is being appealed. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down the government’s appeal of a lower "-court thatorderedCzmmermeyer reinstated in the Washington State National Guard while her discharge is being appealed. It was not immediately clear whether the government would appeal the ruling to.the U.S. Supreme Court or not. Justice Dept, Appeals Cammermeyer Ruling WASHINGTON-To almost no one’s surprise, the U.S. Justice Department says it will appeal a recent decision by a U.S. district judge in Washington state to reinstatehighly decorated National Guard nurse Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, who declared to military officials she is a lesbian. Earlier in June, a U.S. District Court in a summaryjudgmentin favor of Cammermeyer concluded that the government discriminated against the nurse without a "rational" basis for doing so and that the action was "grounded solely on prejudice." Ballot Measures Fail to Qualify in Washington OLYMPIA, Wash. - Two antigay initiatives in Washington state have not qualified for the ballot when backers of the initiafives failed to turn in the nearly 182,000 valid signatures. The measures would have barred the state orany governmental agency in Washington from recognizing the legal rights of gays, lesbians or bisexuals as a protected class. Texas Daily Publishes Same-Sex Unions EL PASO,.Texas -The El Paso Times has become the first daily newspaper in Texas - and one of only a handful in the U.S. - to accept same-sex couples announcements on an equal footing with opposite-sex wedding notices. The Everett (Washington) Herald near Seattle is believed to be the first daily paper in the U.S. to begin publishing same-sex partaers notices, which it began doing in November 1990. Fed. Hate Crimes Report BERLIN - FBI Director Louis Freeh, in Germany for an antiright wing conference, released details of the U.S. government’ s 1993 hate crimes statistics. Of the 7,684 crimes reported, the report indicate~, 806 - or 10.5% - were motivated by the victim’ s sexual orientation. The crimes reported ranged from minor property vandalism to assaults, rapes and murders. The motivation in the majority of the reported hate crimes continued to be race (4,168), followed by religion (1,189). Sexual orientation - which almost exclusively means anti-gay attacks - followed next, and national or ethnic origin was last with 583 reported crimes. American Airlines Gay-Positive Video ATLANTA -’ American Airlines, which ran into troubled skies when a flight crew carrying passengers back from the National March on Washington last year replaced all the pillows and blankets midway through the flight because gays and lesbians had used them, has putout a gay-positive employee videotape for its 70,000 workers "to help prevent the unfortunate incidents in the past" and ’’to make it clear that its policies of nondiscrimination and fairness are taken to heart." German Rights Proposal Fails BERLIN - The government of German Chancellor Helmut See News Briefs, page 6 numnnnnmumnmnnnumunmnnnnnunnunnnn ¯ [] ¯ ¯ ¯¯ [] ¯ [] ¯ [] [] ¯¯ ¯ Puppy Pause II All Breeds Dog Grooming llth & Mingo, 838-7626 Open Tuesday - Saturday at 8am. 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The ACLU says it will probably also file a similar suit in behalf of 98 other city workers - beth gay and straight - whose partners lost the benefits following the May 7 election repeal. The suit charges the city with breach of contract and unfair insurance practices because voters yanked the benefits program that had been in place since September when it was initially approved by the city council. Lesbian Gets Son Back RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia CoUrt of Appeals has overturned a lower court child custody ruling that. ordered the 2- year-old son of Sharon Bottoms removedfrom herhome because she acknowledged she is a lesbian. "A parent’s private sexual conduct, even if illegal, does not create a presumption of unfitness," wroteJudgeSamColeman for the. 3-member panel. The unanimous appeals court ruling overturned a lower court ruling that gave custody of the boy to Bottoms’ 43-year-old mother, Kay Bottoms, who had brought the custody dispute against her daughter. The grandmother was unavailable for: comments following the decision, but her attorney, Richard Ryder, said his client, would appeal the ease to the state Supreme Court. Virginia Adds Lesbian/Gay Families RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia Housing Development Authority has. approved a pror posed regulatory change that would allow offering low-income loans to non-traditional .households, including gay and lesbian couples. The pr0~posal alters current regulations, which restrict such loans to families that are related by "blood, marriage or adoption," to include low-income joint house purchasers defined’as "two or more individuals living togetheronthe premises as a single, nonprofit housekeeping uuit." Several area gay andlesbianhomeowners and prospective buyers spoke in support of the proposed change as did representatives of Richmond’s and Virginia’s mortgage bankers association and the Richmond Assn. of Realtors. But Margaret Braddy of Concerned Women of America called the proposal a move toward "illegal and immoral behavior. ....Virginia will not be improved by disregarding-the importance ... ofthe familyuuit," Braddy said. But the VHDA board disagreed and approved the regulation change with oul.y one vote cast against it. ~ Nevada Measure Fails CARSON CITY, Nev. - An attempt by a group in Nevada to put an" anti-gay ballot measure before voters in the state failed when a group backed by the Oregon Citizens Alliance failed to get the 51,399 valid voter signatures needed to qualify the measure by the June 21.~date petitions were due to be turned in. ’The opposition was well-organizedandworkedextremelyhard but they just couldn’t get anywhere near the ... signattires they needed," said Beverly Baum of the Campaign for Liberty, the group fighting the proposed amendment. The signatures needed for proposed ballot measure in Nevadamustinclude voters from 13 of the state’s 17 counties. Surg. General v. Fundies WASHINGTON-U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders has set off a firestorm of controversy for critical remarks she made about anti-gay fundamentalists. During a speech at the Lesbian and Gay Health Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 22, Elders said of the religious right’s opposition to AIDS and schoo! sex education programs: "We’ve got to be strong to.take on those people who are selling our children out in the name of religion..We’ve got to be as aggressive as .they !ve .been." At one point the outspoken Elders referred to the ’bin-Christian religious right." Idaho Pride Draws Crowd BOISE - More than. doubling last year’s turnout, more than a thousand people turned out Saturday, June I 1, for Boise’s 5th annual Gay Pride.celebration as the state faces a likely nasty antigay ballot measure. Anti-gay protesters also showed up for the event, some carrying signs reading: "Only good queer is a dead queer." Organizers of the event said the Idaho Citizens Alliances’ attempt to put an antigay ballot initiative before the voters in the state contributed to the larger tdmout this year. Navy Bans Anti-Gay Civilian Job Bias WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy has become thefirstbranch of the nation’s armed forces to formally prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation among its civilian workforce. The Coast Guard had earlier this year issues an anti-bias statement including sexual orientation, but the U.S. Coast Guard is a division of the Department of Transportation rather than the Defense Department. Games cont’dfrom p. 1 and gay men simply ignored them. New York s police force, beefed up with some 6,500 ofricers on overtime duty during the week, reported not asingle anti-gay attack connected with the gigantic event. On Saturday evening, June 25, after the Gay Games closing ceremonies the International.Dyke March drew. an estimated %000 women who marched from 42rid street down Fifth Avenue - without a permit -to a mucous andfestive rally at Washington Square Park. A mile-long rainbow flag led the parade from the United Nations up First Avenue to Central.Park on Sunday - the "ofricial;"Stonewall 25 march that included Mayor Giuliani. ACT UP, Gay & Lesbian Americans and other groups Organized an unautho-, rized parade up Fifth Avenue. Stonewal125 organizers hadbeen refused a city permit for that route. Organizers estimated participation at 1.1 million. City police and parks officials estimated the number was a mere .100;000 people. Sandra J. Hill, M.S, Tulsa Family News, July - August 1994, page 6 The only thing tired about your trip should be you.., when you get back! 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President Ronald Reagan, depicting him with kaposi sarcoma lesions. According to a Benetton spokesperson, the retouched photo was, the clothing manufacturer s way of pointing the finger of blame at the onetime actor and former president for not acting to battle the AIDS epidemic. Asian AIDS Epidemic GENEVA - The number of AIDS cases around the world has risen 60% during the past year, according to the World Health Organization, which estimates that there are 4 million actual cases of AIDS and 17 ¯ million cases of HIV infection globally. While most of these infections are in sub-Saharan Africa, WHO officials say the greatest danger is in Asia, which has experienced an eighffold increase in the number of AIDS cases during the past year. Of particular concern, says WHO, is thespreadofthe diseaseamong female prostitutes in Thailand, India,.and.other countries.~. HIV Measures in Sweden STOCKHOLM = The Swedish government has adopted a number of compulsory measures intended to control the spread of HIV,including voluntary routine testing, mandatory contact- and partner-tracing and testing. If a case of HIV is diagnosed, the physician will be required under the new.policies to file a report including a coded case number, gender, year and country ofbirth; risk category and, if possible, time and place of transmission. The physician will also be obliged to see the patient on a regular basis, and to inform him or her of binding regulations to prevent further spread of infection. These regulations now include informing prospective Sexual parmers about the infection before intercourse; practicing safe:sex; refraining from shared use of hypodermic needles or syringes; and not engaging in prostitution. Patients must also inform medical authorities before undergoing any treatment involving Mood contact. If the patient does not follow these regulations, the doctor is required to report the patient to medical officers in charge of the ctntrol of communicable diseases. If thepatient continues to ignore the mandatory restrictions, however, they can be detained in ahospital if health officials believe they present a threat Of infecting others = a decision to be made by the administrative courts. Transmission Risks Among Bisexual Men SAN FRANCISCO - A study on the prevalence and patterns of sexual behavior among male -bisexuals has concluded that San Francisco men identifying themselves as bisexual are not likely to transmit HIV to their female partners. The finding by . researchers at the University of California at San Francisco contradicts a general misconception that bisexual men provide a "bridge" can’ying HIV from the gay subculture to the larger heterosexual community, according to UCSF lead researcher Dr. Maria Ekstrand. The study, which involved 140 unmarried men whose HIV status was known to the researchers, found thatmost ofthe sexualris~k-taking took place when the bisexual men had sex with other males - not when engaged in sex with women. Only 7 percent of the bisexual male actually reported having sex with women, and among this group,.a mere 2 percentreportedhaving unprotected vaginal intercourse, the. study reports. The findings also indicate that the men in the study significantly cut back on sexual risk-taking behaviors in general and particularly during malemale sex, during the five-year term of the study. Although unprotected vaginal intercourse remains common among men who have sex with women, this behavior wasreported! almost exclusiVely by the HIV-negalivemeninvolvedintheresearch. Drug Trials in Australia SYDNEY- Australian AIDS researchers have announced that a new drug that is believed to boost the immune system rather than attack the HIV virus itself, is to be tested for the first time in the country. Scientists hope that the drug, Interleukin-2 (IL-2), will increase the life expectancy and quality of life for people infected With HIV. Preliminary studies using IL-2 have shown that some HIV positive people have experienced a fourfold increase in T-cell counts. One hundred twenty volunteers in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth with relatively healthy immune systems are being sought to participate. The drug is supposed to boost the immune system so the virus has less chance of reproducing. In a trial in the U.S. two years ago, 90 percent of the participants, with an average Tcell countof400, showedmarked increases in their counts for about a year. A stronger immune system also makes people less sus--- ceptible to secondary infections. H!V Home Test Kit WASHINGTON -According to Advertising Age, Johnson &: Johnson hopes to become the first healthcare marketer to put an HIV home sdf-test kit on the market. The $30 kit, known as Confide, would include a lancet with which to draw blood and a smear card to send off to a national laboratory. Results, counseling,andmedical referrals would be dispensed by phone. The Food & :Drug Administrationhas refused approval to other home test kits, citing concerns such as packing and mailing, false positives, and the need for in-person medical consultations. Johnson & Johnson claims that Confide will provide easy access and total anonymity. An independent survey by the company found that 80% of gays and lesbians would be inclined to use the test, and a recent poll from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta ~ound that 1 in 4 Americans woulduse such a test. 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To receive more information about new clinical trials as they are available, send .your name & address to: Associates in Medical & Mental Health 1560 E. 21st St, Ste. 210, .Tulsa, OK 74114 Tulsa Family News, July ~ August 1994, page 7 OK Politicians co.t’d omp. 2 them. A couple of them, like Ms.lCleveland, need to remember or learn~that even if they’re tired of hearing about a problem, their job ($12,000 annually) includes actually listening to citizens. Councillors Hall, Hogne, & Gilbert, who in theory are members of the Democratic Party, might do well to re-read the national patty platform: civil rights are for everyone, including Lesbian and Gay citizens. Runningfor governor, Bernice Shedrick. is touted as one of the brightest in the OK legislature (and no, that is not damning her by faint praise) and is an attorney. She apparently thinks that being Gay or Lesbianmeans that you’re dumb too. Amonth ago Shedrick was told that current civil rights protections do not include Lesbians & Gay men. She was asked if she would support amending those to provide protection based on sexual orientation. She promised, "H1 look into it." Amonthlater, after repeated phone calls,, she issued a statement that civil rights laws protect all citizens and tt~t as governor sheql uphold the laws. Hello, Bernice-we started with the fact that current civil rights laws don’t include Lesbians & Gay men, a fact that as a legislator orlawyer she could easily verify. So what we’re being told us that she’ll support the laws that don’t include us. Whydoesn’t shejust tell us that she doesn’t want our votes and we’ll vote for Jack Mildren who believes in civil rights, even for Gay p~ople. However, it is the Oklahoma Congressional delegation which shames us as Oklahomans most. Between Inhofe & Nickles (no doubt members of the same branch of Republicans as John Benjamin) who are openly prejudiced and Democrats such as .Dave McCurdy and David Boren who just. don’t have seem to have the courage to include Lesbian & Gay Oklahomans in their constituencies, Lesbian & Gay Oklahomans just don’t get much represention at all. Except maybe from Rep. Mike Synarwho never-the-less won’t join 116 of his peers in co-sponsoring a new bill, the Employment Non-Discrimi- 3 DA Y PRODUCTION MINI BLINDS VERTICALS PLEATED SHADES SAME PRICE! 25" l|° 1|" $2" $6" 40° 44" 48" 42" 1 7 1 8 1 9 21 23 25127 29 48" 18:19 21~23!26128!30i32 18121123 24~281 30~32~35 SG" 22~24127!29132~35 37140 7116 South Mingo, Suite 102, 254-2100 nation LAct of 1994, designed to discourage discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace. Mike says cosponsorship doesn’t matter but if that’s so why are 116 congress folks wasting their time? Synar at least is familiar with the bill. Sen. Nickles.office will tell that he’s opposed to it but his folks can’t tell you why because it turns out they haven’t even read it. They just know they wouldn’t like it. Now duck & cover Dave McCurdy "wants to be a senator and probably will get our votes only because the alternative, "Tulsa’s dysfunctional congressman"- The Tulsa WorM, James lnhofe, is not only bad for Gay people, he’.s just plain bad. ButMcCurdy’s positiononcivil rights for Lesbian and Gay citizens seems to be that he doesn’t mind ff we have a few as long as no oneknows he said so. McCurdy too is alone among Oklahoma’s semimoderate Democrats in refusing to sign a Human Rights Campaign Fund pledge not to discriminate in hiring in his office. He told The Tulsa Worm that he did not sign the pledge because he already had he is leaving DC, the best that he c~an muster is that he’s supportive of theconcept of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1994 but he’s still undecided whether to become a co-sponsor. Hello, Senator - you’re a lame-duck! If he can’t stand up for civil rights now, when will ke ever? At the rate this session’s going he’ll be gone before a vote will ever be likely. Many Oklahomans find these legislators to be a disappointment, and in the case of our city council, the word clown comes to mind, but Lesbian and Gay Oklahomans have more justification for those feelings than many citizens. We are not yet represented in the council or the’ legislature or openly represented in our congress. There’s not much we can do but this: get registered if you’re not; vote no matter how inconvenient it may be; get involved- call or fax McOardy and Synar and even Inhofe and Nickles if you are feeling "masochistic." They might not like us but they still need to hear from Us. Call your city councillors and Mayor Savage. Remember that the primary is August 23 and you can make a difference such protections in his office. However’, inwho’s govemor.TulsaDemocraticparty on direct questioning, his press secretary, Cindy Cain said that McCurdy’s office policy does not include protection from discriminationbasedonsexual orientation. Hello, Dave - back here in Oklahoma, we’d call that a lie-maybe in DC, you call it something else? Sen. Boren to our knowledge is the only Oklahoma politician who’s ever felt it necessary to swear an oath of heterosexuality on the steps of our state capitol. Having been the victim of anti-Gay prejudice, one would hope he might be moreforthcoming. However, even though headquarters phone is 742-2457. If you’re a Republican, call TFN to.get in contact with folks who want to starta Log Cabin Republicans chapter, an organization for Lesbian and Gay Republicans. What each of you does makes a difference. Other Issues Our report of the loss of state funding for Project Reach Out is a story of pain for a number of individuals, the congregation of Family of Faith MCC and this writer. 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Richard Reeder, MS Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates Serving the Diverse needs of the Gay and Lesbian Community Individuals 1515 South Lewis Tulsa, OK 74104 Couples Groups (918)743-4117 (918)581-0902 Bless The Lord At All Times CHRISTIAN .CENTER 2627-B East 11th Street We would like to (Because every- !nvite you to join one has a right to ,nou.rspiritf!lted be blessed by serwces. A Place God!) Sunday where we all School, 9:45 am, come together to " Services at 11:00 worship, praise & am & our weekly glorify the name bible study is held ofJesus ! each Wed. at 7:30 628,0594, message phone. Eddie Cook, pastor Tulsa Family News, July - August 1994, page 8 Faith continuedfrompage,1 pre-signed blank by Fink, allegedly in tile presence of a notary who would later seal the documents. Castillo wonders just exactly what has happened to funds that were donated to Project Reach Out from fundraisers held in two Tulsa bars. Over $400 was raised in these events but right now there is no money in the Project Reach Out account; it appears there have been a couple "bounced" checks (one of which has been made good by Crocker & Fink) and Castillo has yet to find records of expenditures from that account. When he questioned Crocker about where the funds were spent, her accounting of the expenditures did not fit his recollection of the bills. He expected that there would be some funds remaining. Castillo was authorized to sign checks was Crocker but claims the only things he’s ever signed were the signature card and co-signature on a check to help a community enterminer during a serious illness. What do Crocker & Fink Say? Marion Fink and Pam Crocker have moved to Kansas City, Missouri, having resigned their pastorate. They attended a final service on July 10 at Family of Faith at which a special offering of $500 was given to them, according to Dee Chambers, FoF treasurer. Board member Amos suggested that Chambers might have a phone number for Crocker & Fink though Amos did not. Chambers said that the former pastors did not yet have a phone but would call as they got one. A Project Reach Out volunteer suggested that there was a non-published listing for Pare Crocker at what is alleged to be their new address in Kansas City. Shortly after speaking with Chambers about these issues, Amos calledTFN with a message from Crocker threatening to sue ifan article were written. Rudy Castillo say he,Amos and another churchmember were called by Crocker about this time. Castillo characterized it as she (Crocker) went "crazy" on me. Crocker called TFN directly and inquired if we’d received her message from Amos. TFN expressed our interest in getring the information sorted out and the following is a transcription of the tape. TFN: "...I’m really happy that you called" Crocker: "yeah well I’m not sure you’re going to be with me" TFN: "I’m tape-recording this conversation. I’d be happy to talk with you and see what you have to say." Crocker: "I think you better take the tape recorder off." TFN: "no ma’am, any conversation we have is going to be stlictly on the record with the tape recorder going, I already have from Kharma that you are making threats" Crocker: "the only threat, dear, is just you know, if a story is printed untrue, then I can take you to court, that’s just plain & simple, that’s not a threat..." TFN: "...People have come to me with allegations. My job as a journalist is to report on items of interest and concern to our community and clearly Family of Faith & Project Reach Outare programs of interest to our community...I am very much interested in heating from you all your version of what has happened with these programs." Crocker: "tell you what I need to do, let me do some talking, let me see what people have said, I don’t want to be on your tape recorder saying things unless I know what’s (been) said." TFN: "...you can share with me your version of what has happened." Crocker: "OK, when I get ready to tell you my version, I’ll give you a call." TFN: "OK would you be willing to give me your number so that I can follow up with you?" Crocker: "no" TFN: "ok, you’re not willing to do that?" Crocker: l...u , I want to do things in my time when I’m ready to talk with you." TFN: "so, do you have anything to hide in this whole matter?" Crocker: "no, I don’t have anything to hide." TFN: "ok, so that you feel that all of your behavior with regard to Project Reach Out and financial management of that particular project as well as the church, all of that is on the up & up?" Crocker: "yes" TFN: "great I’ll be happy to go on the record with that." Crocker: "wall like I said when I have anything to say to you I will...let me talk to my lawyer and I"11 be in touch with you." According to state health officials, although they now reside in another state, Crocker and Fink are still contractually responsible for Project Reach Out. State officials know that they’re gone but can do nothing until Family of Faith sends official notice of the former pastors departure. Family of Faith remains fiscally responsible Rudy Castillo worries whether Project Reach Out can continue with out access to state blood testing Which now will be denied. Private testing is available but funds may not be. And until questions about the disbursement of funds are answered, he worries that the community may be less willing to help. Even now a small food bankproject for PWA’s is only continuing because Castillo’s co-workers seeing his anguish are helping. Alan Nyitray and Emestine Hill of the State Health Dept. are preparing an RFP, request for proposals from other’ groups, as quickly as they can to try to address the need for which the program was intended: to get H1V information and testing to Gay & Bisexual men of color, an seriously underserved sub-community both in Oklahoma and across the US. Nyitray commented that finally what killed the program was not just the fact that the required paperwork was not done but was that call after call after call left on answering machines about the programs wereunreturned. Shortlybeforepress lime, Pam Crocker called back and was Willing to discuss Project Reach Out. She confirmed many of the details mentioned above though sometimes in a misleading fashion. When asked if she, as project financial director, felt responsible for the loss of the grant monies, she cited her inexperience but felt she did not bear the full responsibility. Wanted: Lesbians who like to play with balls. 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Friends & Lovers is intended to provide an alternative means of meeting new people for friends or for long-term relationships. You must provide your name, address and day & evening phone numbers. This information is completely confidential. Catagories are: friends seeking friends, women seeking women, & men seeking men. Ads containing sexually explicit/implieitlanatomical 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 persons 18 years of age or older. No ads will be published seeking persons under 18. Tulsa Family News assumes no liability for the content or reply for any personal ad. The customer placing the ad assumes complete liability and holds Tulsa Family News harmless for all cost, expenses, (including attorneys fees), liabilities and damages resulting from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the adveaiser or any reply to any such advertisement. By using Tulsa Family News Personal Service the customer placing the ad agrees not to leave his/her phone number, last name or address in his/her greeting. ~ ..... ’ ’" Jackson-Henry Holy Union & Celebration Brian Jackson &Tim Henry exchanged vows and rings in a Holy Union ceremony at the home of Bob Ames in North Hollywood, California on June 10. The Reverend Judy Dahl officiated, reading from the 13th chapter of Hebrews and blessing the rings. The couple also held a Commitment Celebration on June 17 in Tulsa. Friends helping to witness the ceremony and celebrate the union included Randy Ditmore, Craig Tmvis, Frank Harris and Bob ,Mnes. Follies Revue, Inc. Presents Cabaret ’94 Follies Revue, Inc. has announced plans for the sixth annual fundraising eventbenefitting Tulsa area organizations that provides services and direct care to individuals who have HIV/AIDS. "Cabaret ’94 will follow the format of the ’93 event, a dinner/nightclub entertninment evening. Cabaret ’94 is scheduled for 8:30pm on August 25, 26, and 27 at Escargot, 8th and Main. The 25th performance is a"Patron’s Evening", with pre-show music, dinner, wine & valetparking. Tickets are $40. On the 26 &27, tickets are $25 & are available from Carson Attractions, 584-2000. For more information on other locations selling tickets or whole-table rates, call Follies Revue, Inc., at 437-0201. SALOON New Hours: Wed.- Sun. 7-2 Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 "ulsa Family News, July - August 1994, page 10 Open: Men-Sat, 10am- 2am, Sun, Noon -2am KNOW WHATTOEXPEC THE G A Y L I F. E S T Y L E Miss Gay Tulsa USA On Sunday, September 4, 1994, the Official 1995 Miss Gay Tulsa USA Pageant will be heldinTulsaattheMetropole’, Tulsa’s hot new dance dub located at I902 East llth Street, beginning at 10:00pro. The Miss Gay Tulsa USA Pageant is an official preliminary to the 8th annual Miss Gay OklahomaUSA Pageant, which will be held ih November. This will be the seventh year for the Miss Gay Tulsa USA Pageant and former Miss GayTulsaUSA’s include: Raghenna, Bobble Sue Sommers,Jordan Blake, Toni, Jazmyne Cherri, along with the current Miss Gay Tulsa USA, Taylor Bryan’s. The Miss Gay USA Pageant celebrates its 10th anniversary in 1995 and David Bridgman, Oklahoma USA promoter, is inviting all female impersonators to enter as the Miss Gay Tulsa USA Pageant will send the winner and the 1st runner-up to the Miss Gay Oklahoma USA Pageant which will send its winner and 1st runnerup to the 10th anniversary Miss Gay USA Pageant to represent OUR state. Entry forms are available at Tulsa dubs or by contacting David Bridgman at 838-3701. Tulsa Family News is proud to announce Passages to serve our communities. In this feature, we will publish holy union, birth, anniversary announcements with photos & obituraries on a space-available basis in the issue after the event. Please send materials by the 1st of the month with a phone number. Other Issues cont’dfrom p. 8 essary and ultimately, was an issue of my responsibility offairandaccurate reporting to our communities. I would like to write only of the many heroes of our communities: the McDonalds, the Kirbys, Phil Wiley, Tay Clare to pick on-a few and neglect many others but also I must write ofwhen things go wrong. This story is especially painful because it involves persons who are also heroes to some here but who seem to have made unwise choices. If the individuals involved were only harming themselves, we might pity them but not pass judgement on them. In this case, it’s not ~lear that anything illegal has been done. It appears that most of what happened evenhiay not be unethical but it was negligent. And this negligence resulted in the quite unnecessary loss of funding to an HIV education projectto an underserved part ofour communities, Gay &Bisexual men of color. Itis conceivable that some lives actually may be lost or end sooner because of the loss of this funding for HIV education and testing. Itis this failure to be responsible that we as communities have a right to evaluate. Just as we reqture our elected leaders to be responsible, we too must ask others who choseroles ofleadership to beresponsible. If say you’ll do something, then do it. If you find you can’t do it, then hand the project off. In this situation because of the profession of the individuals, the expectations of responsible actions are higher. Did these people do good things dmSng much of the time they were here? Yes. Ate these people bad? I don’t think so. Did they do anything bad? Probably not. But did they do what they should have? No. And have they .taken responsibility for their actions? Only just barely, it seems. Charity Event: 1.994 Tulsa Famil ~ News, July - August 1994, page MET POLE RAN.D OPE NING ........Saturday,. July 16, Openi"ng ~Gala with~hoSt Rachael Erlkks, Lola McCall, Paula Rae & More! Fri. & sat: DanCing by Cody! Sunday: Sensuous & Friends! Stage Sets by A Major Affair Monday-Thursday 50¢ Draws, 4,Spm & regular specials Friday We put you in charge, pick your own beer bust, any 2 hour period from 4- 10, only $3 Saturday 25¢ Draws, 4-7, $1 Longnecks 8-11 Sunday $4 Bud Beer Bust 8-11 Sundays: Sensuous & Friends, llpm Through the End of July T’s for $2 For Your Entertainment Dart Board & Pool Table Disco opening during the week Dancers every Fri. & Sat. evenings No Cover - 1902 East llth - 587-8811 - Must Be 21 To Enter-.Open: Mon-Sun, 4-2 am Tulsa Family News, July-August !994, 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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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 by David Nava "Whendowe getourparade.7"" The question was asked more .in fun than wi~.en_v.:.~;~more m joking than with;~alice, but it struck a chord, with me. I had casually mentioned to a couple of my straight :.f..,ri~n~.that. the. Gay Pride E~de ~a~-coming up and I was looking forward to it’"What abgut, S~aight .Pride ¯ Day?" the female .of~¢O,uple asked with a gin~ "Everyday is Stratght Pride Day., I auswere , also grinning, ’..’This culture celebrates it with gay abandon." She laughed...When do we get ourparade?’dem~ndedhermale counterpart ’Turn the television on." I said. ’¢Fhere’s your parade." We all laughed and went about our business but the brief exchange kept coming back to me through the week. The more I thought about it the more serious it became. WhyhaveaGayPride 15arade? It’s a question many straight people might be asking in the next few weeks. Gay people, I believe, inherently, intuitively know why wehave a parade. We have aGay Pride Paradebecause 25 years ago a bunch of drag queens at a bar called The Stonewall fought back for the first time when the police overstepped the bounds of their authority for the millionth time, thereby launching the Gay Liberation Movement. We have a Gay Pride Parade so that at least for one day in a year we can walk down the streets of Where we live and show our numbers for all the world to see. We have a Gay Pride Parade to celebrate our defeat of The Closet, to have a day when we can proclaim, Al! across the country, members of the Lesbian/Gay press have been ruminating about this big 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots...Stonewall on this cover, Stonewall on that cover...it’s going to be one hell of a party. But unlike last year’s March on Washington, it’s not clear what, beyond a.party, it will be. Yes, there is a March on the UN; yes, there are the Gay Games, glorious and worthy in themselves, and yes, there is the annual conference of the Inter~ national Lesbian/Gay Association (ILGA). But still I am haunted by the comments of Mary Breslauer in The Advocate this spring. Ms.~ Breslaner asked if we; our wonderfully diver~e communities couldorganizeforany thing other than a party: She suggested that the 100 million or so dollars that will pour into New York could buy a lotof grass-roots lobbying, education, tv & radio ads. The combined budgets of our sowithout reservation, who we are and Who we love. So, whendothe straightpeople get their own parade? When straight peo.ple are prevented from marrying the people they choose to marry, precluded from . enjoying tax benefits availabl.e to married people; then they should have a parade. When straight people are barred from serving their country in the mili7 ¯tary,i then they should have a pal:ade. When straightpeople ,are routinely fired from. their jot~s because of who they love with or live with then they should have a parade. Whenstraight people axe blocked from holding sensitive jobs in the government merely because of their sexual orientation, then they should have a parade. Whenstrai,gh.t people,.a~e, forbidden to raise their Own cm~- dren orto adopt others, if they so choose, then they should have parade. Whenstraight people are beaten, harassed and shot at for holding hands in public then I’ll march in their parade. A man who lives in my neighborhood was shot onour street 2 years ago by a carload of young thugs because he was bidcling a companion farewell with an embrace. The companionwas another man. TheHuman Rights Commissioner of this city publicly intimated that the mean were "aski"ng~ for it" throug,h en..ga..,g, ig,g in "provocative benavmr . embracing to say good-bye. That’s why I’ll be. at The Gay Pride Parade. Unless we stand together, march together, care together, no one will do it for us. We Gay and Lesbian people are on our own and we must depend on each other. So, when some well meaning, called national organizations (Human Rights Campaign Fund, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund) are but a fraction of the Stonewall dollars. VvTnat’s wrong with this picture - how much do we value our civilrights? Oppression- we usually think of it as something done to us by non-Gay people. Unfortunately, it’s also something we do to ourselves and each other. Growing up in a heterosexist and homophobic society, that hatred poisons us too. I’ve been talking advertising with a Gay merchant for over 9 months. His large & successful business stocks products specifically made for us. He whines about sales but he refuses to advertise those products to us. Many here in Tulsa would buy from him if they only knew. While dearly I wouldlikehim to advertise (that’s whatmakes it possible to bring you news not ~ound in The Tulsa Worm or any L.e t te rs Miz Sensuous Tells Us What, When & Whereforel The drag queens, female impersonators, or gender illusionists today have a problem: they are busy cutting one another down.,There’s enough room in Tulsofor ev~:e~y~_~body.~to get a~ong.. " Ba~kwheh l~Ii~ s~n~tious~vas born no one put anyone down, everyone triedhelping everyone. Old! Damn right...the way some of the Darlings are doing,,cutting the older Queens down....they TULSA FAMILY NEWS F~ublisher/Editor Assistant Editor Staff Writer Tom Neai James Christjohn Kharma Amos 918-832-0233, POB 41at0, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159 Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright I994 by Tulsa FamilyNews and may not be reproduced either in whole or in part withoutvaitten permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or photo in no way indicates or reflects that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondance is assumed to be - for publication unless otherwise noted and becomes the sol~ p.ro_perty, of Tulsa Family News. All eorrespondance should be sent to the. address above. TulsaFamilyNews is distributed freeofchargeinlocallbusiri~s~ and organizations. ¯are here and will be here...keep Clubs & Restaurants gettin up, planting your feet~On’% thefloor e,~ery day, and you1~be ~ .~The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria old too! People like myself, MC ..... ~’B~d Boys Club~ 1229 S. Memorial Parker, Mr. Timm~ Miz Dorian, Bead Aheads and Lady Diana laid the ground for you to be performers, not critics....the future can be outstanding if we love one another..stop the hate and discrimination....why fight among ourselves? By the way, thank you all for your support when I was ill back in October. I’ve come a long ways...I’m still here to terrorize each and everyone of you...let’s go forward as one...the past was good, now let’s make it a fabulous future! - Sensuous Editor’s note: the preceeding ts only an excerpt of an informative and interesting letter about some ofour community’s past. We will publish more as space allows. We apologize if we’ve mispelled any names. *Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15 *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th *.Metropole, 1902 E. 11 *Silver Star Saloon, 1565 Sheridan *Renegade, 1649 S. Main *Rex, 6101 E. Admiral *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Whittier care, 416 S. Lewis Businesses/Services BellAire Cleaners, 4951 S. Peoria Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 *CD Warehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan - *CD Warehouse in Lincoln Plaza, 15th & Peoria Floral Design Studio, 3404 S. Peoria, Ste. 100 *Indian Territory Coffee Company, 1613 E. 15 International Tours Harry & Mrs. Jones, 1617 E. 15 Jared’s, 1602 E. 15 Ken’s FlowerS, 1635 E. 15 *Living Arts .of Tulsa,-224 N. Main Major Affairs, 2014 E. 6th- *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI Novel Idea Discount Books 7104 S. Sheridan, 492-0335 3356 E. 51, or not-so well meaning straight acq~mintance of yours questions the need for a Gay Pride Day Parade, edueat~ the poor soul. I’mpicking up the phone to call my two friends now. David Nava is an actor and writer in Chicago. other Tulsa paper), there is a broader community interest too. Theproducts he sells can educate and enlighten our community if you know where to find them. Till now, what he’s stocked, thoughafractionofwhathecould do, has been almost the only choice in Tulsa. He could make money and help his community at the same lime but it seems that he’s too inhibited by his fears of ,fundies." More frustrating, this met- . chant has refused to allow distribution of this paper while continuing to distribute a monthly paper withdocumentedanti-Gay policies. This sort of disclSmina. fion is unacceptable from non- Gay businesses but is unbelievable from our own. Fortunately, one of his better rivals across town, although it is a non-Gay business, is more open-minded. They’ve welcomed Tulsa Family News and our readers. You can guess where Irll be shopping. Tom Neal, publisher &.editor 744-0896 835-5083 583-8398 749-1563 587-8811 8344234 585-3405 835-1055 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582-2400 743-5967 254-2100 491-9474 587-6030 744-9595 58%1633 341-6866 582-1617 582-3018 599-8070 585-1234 587-8108 664-2951 Puppy Pause lI, 1 lth & Mingo - *S~ribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square Sound Warehouse, 1338 E. 15th *Tomfoolery, 1565 S. Sheridan Zat’s, 3708 South Peoria Organizations B/L/G Alliance, University of Tulsa. *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-l NAMES PROJECT, POB 3181 74101 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 Project Reachout, HIV Testing, 5451-E So. Mingo Shanti Hotline 747:6711 838-7626 749-6301 583-1572 832-0233 742-6909 583-9780 749-4194 748-3111 749-4901 74128 622-1441 749-7898 TulsaOklahomaus for HumanRights, (TOHR) POB 52729, 74152 TOHR Gay HelpLine (Info.) 743-4297 Other *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa * Tulsa City/County Libraries: Central, Hardesty South, Martin East, West Regional, Rudisill North. 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, Giuny Butler, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW Kathi Bums, LCSW, Lie. Clinical Therapist, 425-4778 Phillip Cyr, Gen. C0ntractor-Cosmetic Remodeling 745-9911 Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Bill Hinlde, Attorney -587-1500 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 7~159 747-5466 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 LordAtAll Times Christian ctr 2627B E. 11 628-0594 *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 Tulsa OklahomatiS~or Human Rights ¯ PO Box 52 729 Tul~a; 0 K 74152 tohr reporter . , The views expressed elsewhere in Tulsa Family News are not necessarily the views of TOHR. Permission is granted to reprint information contained within the TOHRR~:~,p~’~long with other items, under the byline, "submitted by TOHR; contained elsewhere in-Tblsa Family News. TOHR proudl9 presents the annual pride meek~ .o: . :. _ L_ . . i-i " " " ~ ’ : ’~ ’ ’ at the 1565 S. Sheridan Friday, June 17th from 9 p.m. to Midnight $5 at the door to benefit TOHR. TULSA’S BI ST I llT! RTfllfllTII llT! M.C. MK. TONI SINCLAIRffom OKC HELLEN BACK Miss Renegades 1994 KRIS KOH% Miss Tulsa 1986 FALLON SCOTT Miss Oklahoma USA 1993 I-~LGA Miss Renegades 1993 SADIE BROOKSMiss Silver Star 1994 MR. SILVER STAR 1993 . .- ~;~: ~-:~: o~::.>..~.~>:~.~: .--~.-~ -~-~........ ~<- L>.~-~:~S ~.E..-R S~.~t~:................. , ~,:~, ~:...:~. . - ~ ~::5-~. 7 30 9:~00-p:m::~- ~ ~"-~ ~-gb~a~~te~L"O~n~ ~f~a~’~ ~= ’~~= ..... ~ . -. . $8 per Person $15 per Couple includes Show! KATHJ_,EEN ’GOLDEN Singer/ACtress ¯ FACES THEATRE GROUP &.many tam’e fabulous entertainers. limited sea~t~8 July Meeting Racism in :the Gay ¯ .: ~ Community~ "What €olorjs the "GayCommunity?" a~ Jtily’s fe~a.tuted.~St-sp~aiter; " Alan Nyitray, iofOklahoma: City; The July membership meeting of TOHR will begin wlths~iai time at 6:30 and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5 at the HIV/Resource Center, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite.Hol, lower level. -A lesbian and gay fights activisl, Nyitray has offered his expertise and talents to Oklahomans, from human rights organizing, to lobbying the OklahOma state legislature, to speaking out for marginalized people. BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND REFERRALS 743-4 2A9¥7S Membership Application Address s~u, z~ 17 Yes I want to be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept payment as described below: [] $10 Limited Income/Student Memberslup 17 $20 Regular Membership [] $35 Organizatiox~l/Household Membersltip r7 $100 Sustaining Membership Phone (optional) S~aature [] I am cur~ly/eceivh~ TOI-I~ mailings mad the Tulsa Family News n I am not on the mailing list 17 I WOuld like to vohmteer heJp with: Mem bers’ Representatives 17 LesbimVGay/Bisexual HelpLine [] I-{IV Counselor I-I Executive Board Member [] Event Plannmg and Party Preparahons [] Monthly Meeting Support Kelly Kirby .................................. Premdent Ric Kirby ......................... 1st Vice Premdent Kathleen Golden ............ 2nd \-’ice President Robert Crow .................................. Secretary." Don .............. -. ................................. Treasurer Owen .......................... HelpLme Coordinator Make check payable to Tldsa Oklahomar~ for ............................................. Reporter Edilor Human Rights. Donations contributed to TOI-~ .................................. Activities Coordinator over set membership fees are Tc~x" Deductible. . ............................ Fundraising Coordinator "EDUCATE YOURSELF~ .REDUCE YOUR RISK BEHAVIORS, BE IN ODNTRDL." ROI3ER MORRIS -- DIRECTOR~ HIV TESTINI3 CLINIC Daytime Testing Monday-Thursday by Appointment 749-4194 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights HIV TESTING CLINIC FREE ANONYMOUS Rnger Stick Method By and [or but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Communities. Every ThurSday Evening 7-8:30 p.m. 4154 S. Harvard Suite H- 1 Tldsa: Fanlily "News. J1me-Ju{Fl1994. page 3 News:Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Students Fight the Right MINNEAPOLIS - Recalling student civil rights activism in the South during the 1960s, dozens of gay; lesbian, bisexual and transgeader students from the University of Minnesota will be departingby bus from Minneapolis July 10 f,o,r what organizers are calling ’Missouri Summer’ 947~TI~ sthd"ent campaign will work in a~ 8-week grassroots campaign With the Missouri- based :group -Show -Me Equality :to ~gh~.a proposed statewide anti-gayballot measure. Formoreinformation about the student grojeet contact Gary Schiff, c00r~liffator, MISSOURI SUMMER’.94 at. (612) 724- 5942, by writing to MISSOURI SUMM~.~94, 1i5 E. 34th St. Miuneapolis..~ MN 55408, or scbif003 @maroon.tc.nmn_edu Anti-Gay .Ballot to. Fail? BOISE, Idaho- With less than 3 months until a July 8 filing deadline, the Idaho Citizens Alliance says it had gathered just over a third ofthe signafures needed to put a proposed anti-gay ballot initiative on the ballot this November, according to the Idaho Statesman newspaper. Opponents of the proposed measure were hopeful about ICA’ s difficulties in getting the required number of signatures, but were not yet celebrating. "Itjust goes to Show that Idaho is not the pushover state that they thought it was," said Brian Bergqnist, co-chairman of the Don’t Sign On Committee. No Bias in Health Reform WASHINGTON - According to a poll released bythe Human Rights CampaignFund,-67% of Americans favor anti-bias proteetions including gays andldsbian~ as part 6f~dfi6aal health-care reform efforts, while only 24% opposed such civil rights protections. HRCF, a gay rights advocacy groupbased inWashington, is lobbying Congress to include anti-bias language in various health care proposals currently being considered by the legislature. 10,000 Athletes NEW YORK - At least 10,000 athletes from around the world have registered for the June 18- 25 Gay Games IV, organizers of the cultural and athletic celebration have announced. Gay Games officials said they expect more than a million visitors in the city from 42 different countries, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Zimbabwe, and New Zealand. They also confirmed that theU.S. Justice Dept. has waived a ban that bars foreigners With HIV and AIDS from entering the country. Fundie Candidates Lose VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Pat Robertson-backed slate of 5 fundamentalists vying for seats on the televangelist’S own hometown of Virginia Beach, Va., were all rejected by Voters Tuesday, May 3. ~ Edward Kreyfin~ Jr., one of the defeated fundamentalist candidates, said ¯ ilie ~featbf-~e slht~~~iil~d by talk ’~thdtwe w~ia ri~litwing takeover" group. Austin Repeals Benefits AUSTIN, Tex. - By almb~tla 2~ 1 margin, voters in the Texas state capital dealtasurprisebodyblow to gay rights in one of the few cities in the state that likes to pride itself on its progressive politics by repealing Austin’s domesticpartnerprogr~.forcity workers. With a!L _o,f~e ~recincts reporting, thenbn~0fficial count was 51,475, or 62%; in favor of Proposition 22, and 31,082, or 38%, against. Although the group backing the successful repeal measure, Concorned Texans, had couched much of its campaigning to overturn the city-approved partners benefits in economic terms, the organization also made it clear that it considered the recognition of same-sex partnerships a"perversion of traditional family values." Charles Bullock, pastor of the Christ Memorial Baptist Church and the head of Concerned Texans, said the vote in the usually liberal Austin showed a dear majority with conservative moral values,, even if they do not always ¯¯out at decti0ns. The resultsof the election stunned ¯ ¢die~city’~’s’ |esbian/gay~commu- " ~ifity,~many:of’whom said ihey felt let down by Austin’ s usually tolerant residents. Colorado& Amendm’t 2 I~E~VE~~The ~10rado attorney general’ s office has applied to the state Supreme Coqrt asking it to restore the anti-gay Amendment 2 to the books. The appeal, which is expected to be heard by the court later this year, c~aim’~ ~e,voter-approved mea- . sure would.have protected the legal rights of citizens, including landlords and employers, wi~h "deep-seated and profound religious objections to homosexuality" byrepealinglocal civil rights measures throughout Colorado. Canadian Partners TORONTO ’- The Canadian government says it will go ahead with legislation requiring employers to pay benefits to samesex couples. Attorney General Marion Boyd said the goyernment will introduce the legislation shortly in an effort to make certain that same-sex couples get thesame fights as married heterosexuals. If the proposed legislation is enacted, companies would be required to pay~amily benefits to the’ Same-sex partners of ~mployees, and the def’mition of"spousev would be modified ~in’softie 80 p~dee~of ~Xisting legislation t0 bring it in line with the changes. Although exact details were not made available, the proposed legislation and its relaied changes would mean that same-sex couples would be able tojointly adoptchildren. Passage of the legislation will hinge on approval in the legislature. NYC Councilman to Run for Congress NEWYORK-TomDuane,New York’s first openly gay city councilman, has announced that hey s throwing his .hat inthe race to.represent part of Manhattan’ s West Side 8th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dtmne, 39, announced during his 1991 bid for a seat on theCity Council that he is HIV:positive. He will face ¯ All Breeds Dog Grooming ¯ llth & Mingo, 838-7626 ¯ Open Tuesday - Saturday at 8am. ¯ Call for Appointments ¯ Walk-ins Also Welcome¯ ¯ BROOKSIDE JEWELRY : i * Fine Jewelry ¯° Watch & Jewelry Repair 4649 South Peoria, 743-5272 DartTournament, Tuesdays, 9 pm . 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Some 24 ¢ommuni, ties in Oregon have SO far approved anti-gay ballotmeasures, and the anti-gay Oregon Citizeus Alliance is planning to put ¯ its 2ndstatewide measure before Oregonvoters this November. A similar 1992 effortwas narrowly rejected by the state,s voters. Bermuda Sodomy Law BEtLMUDA - The~i Bermuda House of Assembly has voted 22-16 to. legalize homosexual relations between men after a tense and oftenbitter debate. The proposed legislation must still be approved by the British colony’s senate: PremierSirJohn Swan opposes the legalization efforts. ~ " ~ ~. ~Aussies .Fight forRights SYDNEY÷~TheAus~ian-fed-. ’ eral gove~ent is,[aunc~izg legal moves .tO nullify Tasmahomosexual acts following failure. of state and federal officials to reach any compromise. The UN Human Rights CommiRee . earlier this~ year declared Tasmania’s male;male sedomy statutea conmavention of internati0nal- human rights accords. .i_ A~s_trali.an~ Attorney General - Michael Lavarch said he would ~recommend that the federal ~. governmenttak,e steps to assure~ -. that-~ Tasmania~:s.,homosexuals. enjoy the~ii~e rights :as other citizen..Gay .activists, who: ¯ s~~eWl~lsofthiscomplex fight: bgtw~i the.:fe~der~ and T~angovernments bySuccessfulty ~g-thelr Caseuf human rights violations to the UN,-Said theyh~ot~xttoice s0me sort ofiegal reforms by-the end - Gay RightsLaw. Sort -. of -.,in. N.C. City. ASHEViLLE, H.C:~ Aresolution be~fore the .Asheville City Council- ban’ing anti-gayempl0yment =ind h6using discriminaottieo- nl~puatsoseadly.b~yftaern.a~reropwhr4a-s3e "sexual orientation" was replaced with~ the vague "or any ~therreason~’ ~. thg list of prOtected classes. Far right, anti:gay fundamentalists hadobjected to including sexual orientation in the legislation: .i " " " petitioned to Queen Elizabeth II for a royal pardonfor gay playwright Oscar Wilde as a fitting commemoration of his conviction on "~uggery" (or sodomy) charges nextyear.Apresstel~e~s.,e from the group said Wilde s . "imprisonment is astain on the -judi~al. :s~y~t~m...~Th.e-very least ~ ~oc~t~i~n d6i~ ~icl~iov~!edge --the wrong done.to Wilde an,d, grant him; a royal pardon?-.. -~ Buckingham Palac~~ did!i ~ngt - CiVilian-ACcu~Navy.- .-LOS ANGF_~F_~ .-~. ¯ S~v~ a foyer Mari.e¢~rps sergemlt and: 12:year:.civilian employee with the Strike~Systemi~~ tatthe~M"gu ". Naval!firWeapons station;- has reacheda settlement~in his’ federal’c6mplaintwith the Equal Employinent-. Opportunity cO-~m~ssion, c~ar~ii~g ~th~ - was harassed and discriminated against by the.Navy because of ~his sexual orientation. As part of -the settlement, however; Swarm will keep hiscivil service rank and transfer to the base’s comptroller’s office.as a management analyst. Gavs-& the Holocaust JERUSALEM - Conservative Jewish demonstrators scuffled with gay rights activists, at the Holocaust ~demorial .in Israel group of 19 rabbis took out anad in the Jerusalem Post denounc- -ing the ceremony as "an abomination" and threatening a boycoRof the Holocaust Mem6rial ifthe ceremony wentaheac~ One protester shouted . "You are full of shit and AIDS, at a gayrights .hCfi~ist,~-No s.e~ous incidents wererepoff~dandrio arrests were : _Lesbian Book Rev|ew ¯ ~ALTADENA~ Calif..~ The~-~ bian~Revi~w:~0f:-B0oks will -la~ch¯pubu~ati0n ~s AUguSt, :o f~atuiing reviews of~o~, by, ¯ about and -directed,t6 lesbian readers. The review will also :~ feature essays about :authors, fiterary~issues:and related topical m~tters in a wide range, of works, from histo~ and literature tosCiencefictionand erotica. The, quarterly review is available at a subscription price of $I0 for 1 yeafor $18 foi 2 yeats at:, Lesbian Review 6f Books, PO Box 6369, Altadena CA 91003 (for a sample copy of the first issue, send $2.50 to that address). Conoentration Camps ROME - Gay rights activists in Italy called for an international boycott of the country after remarks. by a neo-fascist r.nning fora seat in the European Parliament that Franco Grillini,-head of the Italian group Axcigay, urged "forcigagovernments toboycottItaly until wehave assurances that the presence of fascists, in governinent woii’i-iaffect ite-;bcratic rights.,~ In Bonn_. the Society for the Threatened People said it had called ~e vigil outside the Italian ¢mbassy~use Of Concern for the rightS of minorities Friday 1;o Sunday, July 15’17 . on t,heOU Gampus,-Norm.an. Oklahoma " " yoU’re a part-of Oklahorna l .fi $t st t .wide’ .gathering of :Gay, Lesbian, Bisexualand Transgendered people! FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL (91~) 445-0922, OR WRITE TO : R0. [50X 61305 . OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA ¯ 73146 Tulsa Family News, June:July 2994, p~age 5 News Briefs News continuedfrom page 5 page ruling. "Prejudice, whether founded on unsubstantiated fears, cultural myths, Stereotypes or erroneous assumptions cannot be the basis for a discriminatory classification," JudgeZilly ruled. Cam~ermeyer, a 27-year.veteran and Army nurse who was awarded the Bronze Star for her 14-month tour of duty in Vietnam, was thrilled at the ruling. Partners Bill Fails in CA SAC~MENTO; Calif: =-The day after.the California Assembly passed a statewide domestic parmers registration measure by the narrowest of. margins, the proposed bill failed to pass the state Senate by 2 votes - althoughit s611lmsa secondchance at passage in the upper house. The limited partners bill would extend to registered couples - heterosexual or homosexual - Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News such legal benefits as hospital visitation rights; serving as a conservator for their partner, and willing property as married couples do. The legislation, authored by Assemblyman Richard Katz, was approved by the state Assembly on May 31 by a 41-26 vote - the bare minimum needed for approval in the lower chamber. But the next day, the Senate compamon measure, sponsoredby Sen. Gary Hart (D- ~anta Barbara), gam~red.only 19 votes for passage with 16 against. A21-vote majority is required in the upper chamber to pass such legislation. Because of the bill’s passage in the AS- . sembly, along with the close Senate vote, Hart asked for and was given permission to put the measure forward on the Senate agenda during a future session. Church~of Greater Tulsa Where God Uplifts All People Sunday service, 10:45 am Home Cell~Groups, 2nd& 4th Sundays, 6:00 pm Phone: (918) 838-1715 SF Partners’ Tax, Break SAN FRANCISCO- Same-sex couples here took.another incremental step toward equal-recognition of their domestic parmerships with an exemption from the ~ity’s real estate transfer taxes if they dissolve, their relationship - an exemption married couples enjoy under state law. The exemption measure, unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday€May ¯ 31, is themostrecent legal effort here to .extend benefits to gay and lesbian couples already enjoyed by married conples: "We’re endeavoring to chip.away at the issue of lesbian and gay equity in society," said Supervisor Carole Migden, author of the measure. "Lesbians and gays live here in great numbers, the majority of whom are hard-work- Photography J.D. Jamett 592,0608 ing, taxpaying citizens who should be entitled to the same rights awarded to others." Boy Scout Ban Review SACRAMENTO~ Calif: - The state Supreme Court has agreed ~dreview conflicting lower court ings about whether the Boy Scouts of America policy, of excluding gays and atheists vio= -lates ~S~’e anfi-discrimiiiation statutes. The high court .-anntua~ d:it wilIe~xi~ the ii~- peals Of two separate eases involving the. youth group, both of which concern wl~ether the Boy Scouts are a ’~business establishmeni"’ aS defined by Califomia~s sweeping Unrnh Civil Rights Act. Early last year a state Court of Appeal in Santa Aimruledthat the OrangeCounty Council of the Boy Scouts isin fact a business as defined by the Unnth ACt and cannot exclude youngsters from membership because.of their religious beliefs _and refusal .to swear an oath to God. Just weeks later, however, a state appeals court in Lo~ Angeles. ruledthat the scouts were not a~business under the Unruh Act and that the youth group could legally exclude gays~ Tl~t ruling came in the case’of~Tim Curran, a former Eagle Scout who filed suit originally in 1980 after he was rejected as a scoutmaster for a Berkeley troop be- San Diego Gives Benefits SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The San Diego, Calif., city council narrowly approved a measure extending health care benefits to the domestic partners of unmarried municipal employees. The council approved the measure oN a 5~4 vote during a session. concerned with contracts between the city and anion workers. Councilwoman Christine ,Kehoe,. a lesbian who recently became the council’s firstopenly gay member and sponsorof the measure, said, "It’s a fairness is, sue. What the city has done is made it - I hope - OK for other employers in San Diego to say this is the kind of coverage I want to offer." Time Kills Gay Magazine NEW YORK - Time Inc. has said abandoned plans to launch Tribe, a national gay magazine that would have been the first such publication started by a major :-mainstream publisher: There were reports that Time had been the object Of intense letterrwriting campaign by anti~ gay fundamentalists, but executives with the publishing firm denied their; decision to drop plans for the new.magazine were a result of any outside pressure and insistedthe Switch in plans was based entirely on economics.. The Village Voice had, reported, however, ~at ~ime:~Inc, Sandra J, Hill, M,S. 745,1111 INTERNATIONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel Reservations Ticket Pick-Up " ~C~se/Tour Packages Group & Incentive Programs "No" Service Charge --- :.:: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~"~-r. -. :::::::::: :~ RSVP’s 10th Ai_niversary Cruise on ~~i!~~i~~:::~:-~- JbuoabrildeeC, aMrnairvcahl s19m-2eg6a, -1fu99n5S, hdi.pLA ~Mexican Riviera, Space going fast. Oklahoma’s Only LG.T.A. 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Disney World’s Gay Day ORLANDO, Fla. - Despite .angry complaints from anti-gay ~uhdamentalists ~and evencon= spicuous signs saving it wasn’t a Disney World sponsored event, "Gay Day at Disney" drew some 20,000 lesbians andgay men to the popular theme park. A small gro~ip 0f about 2 dozen protest-= ers connected with theAmerican Family Assn. and Operation Rescue picketed along an entrance road to the park, but without much apparent support. Disney World posted signs outside the park explaining that "members of the gay.comn~unity have chosen to visit the Magic Kingdom today in their recognition of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" and that Disney "does notdiscriminate againstdnyone’s fight to visit the Magic Kingd~ m." / Lesbian and gay Workers at the park volunteered to serve as off:duty guides for the thousands who showed up. The eventis the 4th such lesbian!gay trip to .the central Florida park, but, because of the ~eelebrations of the 25th annivers~, of.the Stonewall:Riots Daya~’Disney, ~6t@id~pf~! Swedish Partners Law STOCKHOLM -Following a 4-hour debate, the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) narrowly. adopted legislation that would allow-same-sex Couples nearly - - but not all - the Same bentfits and responsibilities of marriage. The bill establishing registered partnerships in tile e0untry passed 171-141. The law, which will go into effect at the begin~ ning of 1995, a!lows same-sex couples a civil.(but not churdh) ¯ ceremony similar to a wedding; couples dre ntt allowed to adopt or have children through artificial insemination, Denmark and Norway already have similar laws. Minneapolis Law Illegal MINNEAPOLI.S.~ (June 8) -- District Court Judge Deborah ¯ Hedlundhas ruled t~at the Min~ neapolis:eity council overstepped its authoriU when it enacted a measure tl~t extends benefits to. the.partners of lesbian .and. gay city workers.: Judge Hedlfin-d ¯ declared the parmers Ordinance illeg.al.and ruled,that the state of Minnesotahad given cities the ..legal. right to finance employee benefits~0nly f0rthe spouses mid dependents ofcity workers. Becaiase sathe-sex couples-cannot leg~ly!-marry, thejudge, ruled,- " ~y eann0t~ome eli~ib!e for - ¯ su~hibenefi.ts~ It Was’not imm¢- ’ ~ ~a~i~ ~|~ but~many,.~obse~. ers expect the city to appeal the ruling since gays and lesbians cannot legally marry anywhere in.the U.S~ Dutch Partners ,Law AMSTERDAM-- The Dutch cabinet hastabledameasur~ that couples, extending,to gays andlesbians whoregistered many of the same benefits as married het-. erosexuals,- No e~planation ~was ~ given for .the:action.which is. believed-tobe only temporary. Ontario Partners,-Lose TORONTO ~- The Ontario Parliament has rejected on a 68-59 vote a. government-sp0nsored measure that-would have-established a:domestic partner registration in the province.This means the measure is dead:in Ontario for the time being. AT&T Wants Gays! CHICAGO - ~T&T, the giant long-distance cartier, has broken something of a barrier by-sending some 70,000 direct-mail pieces targeting gays, .lesbians and bisexuals. ~as ~ prosPectiv.e customers. It is believed to be thefirst time ~ maj0r U.S. firm has specifically sought-to target the country’.s !argelyuntapped gaycomm~ty in a direct’mail advertising campaign..o"It.’.s .. a ¯v~ry €o~fitiV~ m~rket,’~ Jo~ Heath, AT&T’S public relations manager in Chicago, said. :"It" s a good market Segment. to tar_get.. It includes affluent, highly e~hicated and brand loyal consumers with ahigh level of discretionary income.’.’ quotes froms~,~eral AT&T customers and includes excerpts from a letter’i explaining the corpo- ,Kami =Burns,. LCSW License~d Clinical Therapist - SolutiOn~oriented Therapy I¯nd[viduals,~couples,¯ families, adolescents Confidential - ethical, reputable _ : ~ Tulsa, OK ration’ s pro-gay policies and its gay-lesbian-biSexual employee group. 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June-July 1.994, page 7 1~ E N() VATd()N,~ Health Briefs Health Briefs .Health, Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs AIDS Groups Call on Gebbi6 tO Resign WASHINGTON-Th~ National Assn. Of People with AIDS and ACT UPhave both called for Kristine Gebbie, President Clinton’s.iAIDS policy coordi: nator;to ~esign. lqAP’~VA’s ex- ¯ecutive direc~r, William Free~ man, said the:organization had "worked hard" with Gebbie for OK State Health Dept. Aussies Tout Acyclovir Seeks Planning Input SYDNEY - High doses of the The HIV/STD Service of the herpes drug Acyclevir can sig- Oklahoma State Department of . nificanfly prolong the survival Health (OSDH) announces the of people with AIDS, according establishment of a community to a 19~2_. study. "the study has ~tflznningo~,~r°un to,_ ad’Vi~OSDHI: shown, thatAcyclovir. can extend on funding priorifiesfor HIV .... hfe by .around szx months, a prevention: OSI-ID~!.00.kstowtxk " significant advantage in this somore elbsdy with a variety of rions disease," said David Coocommunities around the state to per, director ofthe National man’s complaint last year and concluded he had been wrongfully dismissed because of his HIV status. Officials at the university deny any wrong doing. FDAOKs New Drug WASHINGTON - An advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the government approve-a new drug to treatHIV, emergency room in Fremont, Ohio. But, the suitcharges, when Dr.Charles Hull, the physician in charge at the time, discovered Charon’s AIDS diagnosis, Hull refused to admit Charon to the hospital and sent him to another hospital f~ treatment. 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MCC-1441 Other Time~ by Appointment Demo~ €ontinuedfrom page I " that’s so, then the laws and rules need to be changed?’ 3Vhen asked if he would issue an executive order banning discrimination basedon sexual orientation for state Pride Summit continuedfrompage l include protection from discrimination on.the basis of sexual orientation. She is now leading acampaignto fight the radical employees,, hel responded by. asking, right’s targeting of the black community "do~n’tthatfollow fromwhatIjust said?" in anti-gay ballot initiatives. Bernice Shedriek’s campaign literature Radecic and Carter will.join with Gays speaks o~ the. great adversity she.has and Lesbians from across the state for overcome and Jf her doggedness in fo!- .Oklahoma’sfirsts-mmitconference.Early " lowing what she believes is right. 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Memodal * Tulsa, OK 74145 (918) 622~3636 Tulsa Family Ne~s, June,July l~.~, page 9 T H E G Greenwood & Archer JUNL~F~NTH JAZZ, BLUES & GOSPEL FF~TIVAL 6116d9 Broken Arrow " CAROSEL 6/16-26 River Park Wdst " RFfoGAEFEST 6/24~25 American Theatre Co. BYE BYEBIRDIE 7/8-17 Theatre Pops ANTIGONE/ANOTHER ANTIGONE 7/8-17 Theatre Tulsa AND THEWORLD GOES ROUND 7/22-31 Svotli~ht Theatre THE DRUNKARD Ongoing A 596-71 I1 596-7111 596-7111 587-5030 Y L I Theatre Notes by Gerald Miller, Theatre Tulsa If it is Summer, thenitmustbe SummerStage time. The KOTV Spirit of Oklahoma SummerStage~ Festival ’94 kicks off this monih. The original idea for. the: Summer Festival was developed toprovide live Theatrical entertainment during the time.when most area theaters were notin production. Thatidea .wilt be translated into nine productions by eight companies this summer. For. convenience ..you~may make reservations for’any of the productions by calling the Per= forming Arts Center Box Office at 596-7111 for res.ervations. This year the Performing Arts Trust and KOTV Television are co-sponsoring the entire Festival and all of us from the SummerStage Board ~want to express our thanks. A-Festival arrangement like this allows all the producing companies to really strut their best efforts. Be sure to take advantage of wide range of offerings. After all, how much time can you really spend at the lake ? Theatre Tulsa will be offering something, very special this summer during the Festival. The World Goes ’Round is a Broadway Musical Revue which pro- F E S T Y L E vides 30 of your favorite Broadway hits in a single evening. From Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York to Kiss of the Spider Woman and many, many more shows, you can enjoy a full evening of the best of Broadway music inone clever evening. For continued to mount productions during the Second World War, both for civilians and for service men and women. Between 1942 and 1943, one of.our Artistic Managers was Ward Mendenhall w’ho was called into service and the last additional information glvem a twoplays of1943 were directed call at 58%8402 and ask about .- by Virginia Weaver Russell.. our Group Discounts. So here in.this moment of re- I want to take: a moment to reflect on the .other big event which is occurring as I write. The D,Day. Invasion was fifty years ago today. The events of this ..day 50 years ago have been the inspiration for some wonderful dramatic works. Infact the Theaterhadits’ own dramatic moment relative to the war. Tulsa Little Theatre, our name back then, was one of the few Community Theaters which fleetion about sacrifice and service; I find another tie between the life of this Theater, this Commtmity and the wonderful peoplcwho kept up; not only their Own spirits, but the spirits of _the whole community in that darkest of times. Here’s to Ward Mendenhall, and .all the other men and women from Tulsa Little Theatre who served their community so honorably at home and on the battlefield. ADVENTURE BASE ONE Trainino in rappieling/backpacking/. _m oun?aineering/wil~ernes s treks/ ropes courses Consulting in experimental wilderness adventure based programming. Private & group rates available. Exclusive "family groups" welcome Call for information, 918-425-4778. SALOON New Hours: Wed.- Sun. 7-2 Closed Mon. & Tues. 1565 South Sheridan, 834-4234 Tulsa Family News, June-July 1994, page 10 "TULSA’S HOTTEST CRUISE BAR" ¯ Huge Patio ¯ Coors Pool Tournament ¯ Volley Ball Tuesdays, 8 pm ¯ Horseshoes ¯ Dart Tournament, ¯ Classic Trashy Sunday Saturday, 5 pm Afternoon Beer Bust & Mondays 2,4 pm $3 After Dart League ¯ Happy Hour, Weekdays 4-7 pm Male Dancers Open: Mon-Sa,,, 0am- 2~.m~S~n, Noon - 2am NEV.. NOW::: WHAT.:TO EXPEC T. H E G Gay Marriage Video:. Parmers Task Force for Gay &Lesbian Couples has announcedit:Will produce a Videotape to promote legal marriage for " same-sex cot~ples. The video will make a point-by-point Case for same-sex mar~ riage largely through intervie.ws of gayand lesbianinovem~it leaders, legal ex- - perts; andcouples ~ho are suing for the right td marry. The Video willhighlight :: the: many,valuable-benefits that are :et~ently denied.tO same-sex~,, couples. Partners is seeking f’mancial support.for tile projectforproduelionand distn’bution. Formore info: Partners, Box-9685, Seattle, WA 98109; (206) 935-1206. I F -E S T Y L E TNT’s 7th Anniversary Party Sunday, July 10th Dancers, Singers, Comedians Specials All Night! 2H4 So. Memorial., 660-0856 SAIL ON OVER TO ¯PHOENIX MORTGAGE CORR AND SEE THE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM WE CAN ANCHORFO.RYOU. YOUR ALTERNATIVEMORTGAGE COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN ¯ SELF-EMPLOYED NEW CONSTRUCTION LOANS PROFESSIONALS 918,592.7700 -? Black ~.~ White Charities, It the continuing traditic FRIDAY, JUL’f 29 ¯ Gilcrease Come be. a part of two evenings A Night of Sizzling Sounds, Delicious Dancing, Savy Socializing & Exotic E -~: Eight o’clocktil Midnight Tulsa Fairground Pavilion on Expo Square Black & White Attire: Suggested Cash Bar on the e~oning of dance. Appropriate Proof ofAge 21 will be Required forAdmission Ticket Purchase & Information Numbc 1994 Tulsa Family News, June-July 1994, page 11 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, June 15-July 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 7 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay.& Bisexual Communities L O.ur Families of the Heart 3rd t=.me s the charm? Community 29 Newly M.S an open forum sponsoredby " March ~ ,~ April -|994:,.-¥olume !; Issue 4 W-e.l c o.. m ~? : Urban T.uls-a; a monthly enter~ tainrrientnewspaperreiterated its .. policy of rEfusing-to accept advertising that:-, uses the words _... _: -: LesNan hr"Gay. The exception is_ an-.ad: for- the CliniC. Keith Skrzypczak, edit0~& pubfisher, Tulsa business Business Guild.. While the organizers are still developing a formal. mission statement, Tim ’Gillean of Budget Window.. Treatments &Mote :describes _ April 15, 16 & 17 Plans for Tulsa’s 1 st Lesbian/ Tulsa Family News and hoste_d Mayor Susan Savage by the Metropolitan Community Church Of Greater Tulsa, 1623 North Maplewood(northwest of. Sheridan & Pine). This is a fulfillment ofapromise. made inan interview ~lone in the fall with Tulsa Family, News had to.cancel her earlierdate of February 24. . The Mayor will be welcomed by the Reverend Alice Jones and- Tom Neal. Members, family & friends ofthe TulsaLesbian/Gayl Bisexual/Transgendered ~ c6m~ publisher, Tom Neal. Due toa mUnities are iriVited again to hear family emergency, .the Mayor .- and to question our mayor. .ayorSavageCancels . said that this. ad was.accepted because heterosexuals might be interestedin the service. Pat Devlin, the owner of Cherry St. novelty.shop, Phun See NotWelcome, page 7 its goals as.providing a place for Lesbian & Bay businesSowners to meet each other for support, sharing advice and resources, r The first two meetin.~s have See.RainboW Business" page 6 .Gay Film ~Festival have been annoUnced byits .organizers. A jointeffort between members of TOHR. Tulsa Oklahomans for Human -Rights and the BLGA, Bisexual/Lesbian/Gay Ass0cia~ fion of the University of Tulsa will be held April 15.17 in Lorton Hall at theUnivers!ty of Tulsa. See Film :Festival, page 8 :u I s a Sava . allegedly held ~ thing from police haiassment-to ing. aswell as . Gay & Bisexual up by family prob!ems,sent Jim - - .diScriminationinthe workplace, metropolitan :area was included threats motiva_ted by raceT reli~ communities to come together East and Hi!ary Kitz torepresent --. Specific requests and sugges- in each_ bill. The insert was a. gion, nationatofiginor.other sta- to celebrate our pride, and this her at the town meeting on Feb-. ¯ tions to the Mayor were to in- joint effort of the city of..Tulsa, tuses. It was notable for its inclu- year, the 25th anniversary of the ruary 24. Apparently, this is the elude Gay and Lesbian sensitiv- the Tulsa Human. Rights Com- . sio" n of-the words, "sexuaton’en- Stonewall rebellion. second time Mayor Savage has See Mayor Cancels, page 6 mission, theTulsaHumanRights . S~eNO’Hate, page 6 The picnic traditionally has See Tulsa Picnic, page 6 Clinton Slams Anti-Gay Politics WASHINGTON - President Clinton has sent a letter to the. Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund condemning anti-gay rights effortg that have cropped upin nearly a dozen states and even more cities and counties around.- the country as what he called an attempt to le~,ahze d~scr-rm~nation." In the Feb, 14 letter, addressed to William Waybourn, executive director ofthe Victory Fund, Clinton said the sponsors ofantigay campaigns around the country "are gravely-mistaken abo.u~t the values that make our nation " strong." "All people in our society must enjoy the opportunity to be judged on their merits," Clinton wrote. "Sadly, as you point out, this simple principle 0fjustice has come under assault in several states this .year-:" " Clinton went on to write, "Those who wguld legalize, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or any other gr0unds :are gravely mistaken about the val- ,,ues that make out-nati0n.str0ng. The essential, right .tp. ,e,qua!ity See Clin~on, pag.e 8 LocaI-Heroes:-JaneRoth TFN: Tell us about the Pride said "Gee whiz, Janethere’s,;not Picnic, and your involvement gonnabeaGayPridepicnic ,so with it? then we took it over. The first JR: When we first came t0¯ ~ year, there weren’t.really that town, TOHR had been doing it. many people. The second year, I And they dropped it. I really talk~d~,ithRoyandJimmyfrom don’t know the circumstances, the To,olbox, to see if they They dropped a lot of things €ouldn:t help me.out a little bit. around 19~.8, like the Southwest So.they-~can{e in with me and it Invitatiohal, which we picked grew quite a bit the next year. up. Every year it has grown some. . But when I got;here,.!he girls Se_e Jane Roth~ page 7_ ~ebruary 14, ~t994 ~. William Weybour~ Gayand Lesbian Victory Fund Seventh Floor ~$2 14~h Street, Waahington, D.C. 20005 Sincerely, Oklaho.ma i d e S um m i. t On February 26 at the Silver - Star SalOon in Tulsa. 18 representatives from Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual o.rganizations from Oklahoma City, Norman. Stillwater and Tulsa met to de.... o velop plans for a State-wide meeting Or conference to be held this June. Oklahoma City organizers had held a meeting on Feb. 6th at which they "brainstormed" ideas -for goals and possible outcomes " Of d state-wide nieeting. At the Tulsa meeting, Tulsa representatiT.esproposedthat thismeeting should be held in Okla- See Pride Summit, page 8 Tulsa Family New~ March - April 1994, page 1 Good Idea Bad Attitude: Youth Services of Tulsa’s GayYoung Adults Program Some months ago, Youth Services of Tulsa. a United Way agency, began .a program to help Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and ques, ti0mng young adults by iproviding a support group. Gay. youth (using the term gay to indicate aH the statuses above)are at greater-risk than many other youngadults. Government studies have shown that gay youth are 2 to 6 times more likely toattempt suicide and may account for 30% of completed suicides. Low__self esteem, identity, conflicts, isolation, and fami~ alienation, all which can .be blamed on the prejudice and bigotry of our society, are factors in their behavior. The problems for gay young adults are real; the need for help are real. Friends and members of Tulsa’s Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual communities should applaud Youth Services for taking this brave step. We should recognize the "right-hearted-ness" of the individuals involved. Lisa Pottorf and others on staff, some Gay, some not, are clearly committed to doingtheright thing: helping kids. Members of our communities have also become involved as volunteer facilitators. Many others would probably help if.they but knew about the program. - - There-inlies the problem,The program, is .hamstrUng by. the. fears, an~possibly, prejud{~e, Of Youth Services’ top officers and staff. Because of fear of backlash, Youth Services hardly wants any one to know about the program but in the process risking that those who need to know See Gay Youth, page 7 INTERNATIONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel Reservations Ticket Pick-Up ¯ Cruise/Tour Packages Group & Incentive Programs "NO" Service Charge l~xperienced Personnel Packages Availablefor Gay Games & Stonewall - 25 (918) 341-6866 Oklahoma’s Only LG.TJ~ Affiliate (Internagional Gay Travel Assoc~aglon) Tulsa Family News, March - April 1994, page 2 Letters Several .times last night during the forum with Mayor Savage’s staff, I heard people from the audience talking about "Bible Thumpers". The fact that MCC Tulsa allowed us to meet in their church building should demonstrate that all "Bible thumpers" are not .bad people. nor are they all anti-Gay. In fact, there are more than two Christian organizations in Tulsa that specifically serve our commuriity. AS we ask the world to put aside its prejudices, shouldn’t we also ask ourselves the same thing? How many of us automatically assume that if someone is heterosexual. Republican, and Christian, they are also anti- Gay? Isn’ t that assumption based on prejudice? As we as a community, ask the people in our society to change; let’ s also make the necessary changes within ourselves. As we. ask the people in our society to give everyone a chance regardless oftheir sexual orientation, let’s also start giving everyone around us a chance, regardless of their sexual orientation, religious affiliation, or political partnership. If we can do that, we will become a better people. Editor’s note: the letter above was Submitted unsigned and TULSA FAMILY NEWS Publisher/Editor Assistant Editor Staff Writer Tom Neal James Christjohn Kharme Amos 918-832-0233’, POB 4140. Tulsa. Oklahoma 74159 Issued on the 15th of each month, the entire contents of this publication areprotected 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 in no way indicates or reflects that person’s sexual orientation. (~orr~l~0ndan~ is ]as~um~dtb’b~for ptiblicati~n iahless otherwise noted and becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondance should be sent to the address above. Tulsa Family. News is distributed free of charge in localbusinesses and organizations. . . without a phone number. While TFN is happy to print letters with.name withheld by request, *Indian Territory Coffee Com.pa-ny, infUtiirei "unsigned letterk Will- Galerie ~...~-Europa, 203 N. Main.... no}be rep]:oduced~ .....~ "" ’~ " H,a~.~y &:-Mrs lon~s.;-<164q--El 15 Jared’s, 1602 E. " 15 Bars & Restaurants *The .Alley, 3340 S. Peoria *Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15 *Deep Elm, 61st & Memorial *Laff’s, 311 E. 7~h *Lola’s, 263.0 E. i 15th *Paradise Bar & ~rill, 12570 E. 21 *SilverStar Saloon~ 1565 Sheridan *Renegade, 1649 S. Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial *Time n’Time .Ag~i-n, 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338~ E. 3rd *Whittier Cafe, 4~16 S. Lewis~ Businesses/Services Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 *CDWarehouse, 6080 S. Sheridan 1613 E. 15 744-0896 583-8398 250-0933 583-5233 749-1563 234-9007 834-4234 585-3405 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582-2400 254-2100 491-9474 587-1633 592-2787 582-3018 Dear TFN, The angerl disappointment, and feelings of betrayal that resuited from Mayor Savage’s last minute unavailability last night are only natural. However, I am concerned about what might result if those feelings are not handled in the appropriate way. If we, as a community, harbOr those feelings and allow them to expand instead of doing the appropriate thing and focusing that negative energy into something positive, it will be counter-productive and detrimental to our struggle for equal rights. We cannot generate change by sitting around being angry and feeling sorry for ourselves. We can generate change by taking action. I understand that there are those in our community who are afraid to stand up and OUT because they may lose their jobs, their homes, or families. Isn’t it sad that there has to be that fear? But even thos’e people who have that fear can write letters, can make phone calls, can actively vote, and can follow up on their votes by talking with their representatives. Wecannot expect our government to take all of the chances and do all of the work while we sit around absorbed in our own self-pity. We have to show our governmental leaders that we are willing to support them before,, during, and after See Letters, page 7 Ken?s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 599.8070 *Living Arts of Tulsa, 224 N. Main 58.5-1234 *Mohawk Music, 615~7 E 51 PI 664-2951 Novel Idea DiscOunt Books 7104 S: Sheridan 492-0335 3356 E. 51 747-6711 Puppy Pause II, l lth & Mingo 838-7626 *Tomfoolery, 1565 S. Sheridan 832-0233 Zat’s, 3708 oSouth Peoria 742-6909 Organizations ACT-UP, POB 532, 74101 B/L/G Alliance, University of Tulsa. 583-9780 *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard,Ste. H-1 NAMES PROJECT, POB 3181 74101 - 748-3111 Oklahoma AIDS Hotline 800-535-2437 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 749~4901 Prime-Timers P.O. Box 52118, 74128 Shanti Hotline 749-7898 TOHR Gay Line (Info.) 743-4297 - Other *Chapman Student Center, University of Tulsa 631-0000 *Tulsa City Hall; Cafeteria Vestibule *University Center at Tulsa ,._ Professionals Theodore-Campbell, MSW, 1560 E 21 743-1000 Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psylchotherapy, 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 Religious Organizations *Family of Faith MCC, 500 W. ’A’ Jenks 298-4622 Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 Tulsa~ Ok~ahomans .for Hum-an Rights March/April 1994 Volume 14 NUmber 4 PO’Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152~ .The views expressed elsewhere in Tulsa Family News are not necessarily the views ofTOHR. 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.. APRIL MEETING NOTICE Janiee Nicklas, Senior Planner on - because ofher extensive work in the HIV/ llealth, Promotion, Community Service AIDS arena over the past several ~years. CounoilufTulsa Ar~a United Way, Will be-~ Slic isa ’tremetidous asset to our commuspeaking at-the April TOttR. meeting, nity and a wonderful spokesperson-for about the Tulsa Community AIDS Part- persons-livingwith HIV & AIDS. : nership (TCAP). TCAP, part of NCAP Please join us for this excitingpresen- (National Community AIDS Partnersh!~p)~’ tation on Tuesday,. April 5, 1994 at the expects to grant approximately 1/2 milhon Gathering Place, 4154 S. Harvard, Suite dollars to organizations in the Tulsa MSA -|t~ We have a social time.starting at over the next four years. Thisnew venture - 6:30pro and the meeting. commences. will greatly benefit areas that currently promptly at 7:00pm~ TOHR, Tulsa’S unserved or underserved, growing human rights community set3’ice Janice brings a wealth of information organization, NEEDS YOU! TOHR to Go-sponsor GaylLesbian Film Festival April 15-17 have beenset as tentative and diverse showing of timely cultural isdates for an extensive Gay/Lesbian Film sues and enterta’inment. Mark these dates Festival to be held on the University of NOW and look for additional information Tulsa campus. This should be an_exciting as the time draws near. President’s Report This marks the second issue of the TOHR Reporter running within Tulsa Family News. Feedback has been very positive to this new format, getting more local news to our membership as well as TOHRnews to the larger community. Our last meeting saw several new faces and TOHR nee~ the support of all of Us. " Mayor’s office ...... : .......,.. 596-2100 City of Tulsa Human Rights Department ..................... 596-7818 Quik Trip (ask.for President’s office) ........... 836-855 ! PSO (ask for Carol t Iuff Hicks) ..... ~ ...... 599-2000 - Samson ~ompanies (ask for Sentell Fox) ....... 583-t791 Currently TOItR i.~ working in:c6ali- - " .................. ’ ti0n with other groups towards the goal of- llaankthem for participating ~the Say spurring our legislature-tuadd sexual o_o.’- N6 Tb I-!a-te educa,i~nai.e~i’~beeptentati0n to Oklah0ma’s~ hate ¯ crim~es - ingthediversityof’~i6:ubmmiinit~_andfor statUte:. This past niUnth" sh~’a itei~s~3i~ : -n6t toleratinj(li~it-( ilirected agaii~t any No to Hate-pUblicity’campaign, sponsored ~grou,p, including gays and lesbians~ If locally, which included a Tulsa utility bill you re afraid to identifyyourself, leaveout insert with sexual orientation in its text. the speoitic reference to gays and lesbians, The City of.Tulsa, along with the corporate sponsors of the projeoL have received afew negative phone calls about the campaign. I urge you to show vonr personal. support of the projeetby’tak]ng a few minutes :to call: but please take a few minutes to make the calls. It’s important that these folks know that ~ve appreciate the stand they have taken. Feedback ofpublic opinion will affect their future decisions. by Kelly ~Kirby, President, TOHR Gay Gale ndar ofEvents,COMING SOON! TOHR is in the proo¢~ of o’olle~ting your. event, meeting or gathering. 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And if you move or are having problems receiving your TOHR mMiings ~ the 7"visa Family News, call to pro~Ade a change of address or to verify yore-addr~s. Tuba Family News, March--April 1994, page News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News.Briefs Boycott Threat toGay Marriages .in Hawaii HONOLULU- Anti-gay forces have apparently been flooding the Hawaii Visitors Bureau with letters and phone calls threaten, ing an economic boycott of the state if it permits same-sex marriages. The head of the state?s tourism office t01d legislators that the agency has received over-~: whelming numbers of calls and lettersthreatening boycotts, of conventions, vacations, family reunions, and other visits to the islands if Hawaii alloWg gays and (esbians to marrY. Tourism officials also noted ti{at they.had received hardly any expressions of support for. same,sex marriage~ and concluded that jr’state courts.rule that/est~ian-and gay nel protections. Now the bank has agreed to put "sexual orientation" back into its anti-bias policies just weeks after politicians, led .by San Francisco Supervisor Susan Leal, and activists, led by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force. launched a campaign to pressure the banking giant to reinstate the old policy. In a.letter to Leal, who had written a stinging letter to the bankto complain about the change in FIB’s personnel-language, ¯Julius L. L0eser. senior vice:president assistant .general counsel at the bank, said~ "’For o clarity, we will add language ~o . ¯ our-written corporate policy to state more-directly our existing policy:.afiat will explicitly state that we .Er0hibit discrimination and harassment based on race. marriages are legal under state a,~e color reli,,ion nationalorilaw. it_would me~asurably dam~.-...-.~t~:.~.sex. ~ete~n st’atus, disabiiage the state’s:important tour- ity and s~xualorientation.’" ism industry. The agency can contacted by writing: Hawaii Visitors Bureau. 2270 ’Kalakaua Avenue. Suite 80 L HoaOlulu HI 968.15 or by calling (808) 924- 0266. ’Seattle Times’ Extends Benefits to Partners SEATTLE - The Seattle Times has become the 2nd major daily newspaper in the U.S. to extend health insurance and family leave Amnesty En.ds Silence SAN FRANCISCO - The human rightsorganization Amnesty International USA announced the launching of a broad, siXmonth campaign in the United States to end government imprisonment, torture and execution. of gays and lesbians around the world. The campaign, kicked off in conjunction with the publication of AI’s groundbreaking omy laws only to homosexuals, and the organization now says. it "would consider an individual imprisoned under these laws a Prisoner of Conscience and~ would call for their immediate and unconditional release." To get copies of the report "Breaking the Silence:’ send $8.00 (which includes shipping and handling) tO: AIUSA, 322 Eighth Avenue, New York NY 10001. Poll: Jobs, Housing -Yes; Marriage, Adoption - No NEWYORK~Apolt, published in the Feb. t4 issue ofNewsweek underscores-Americans’ con- .tinuing contradictory attitudes about gays and lesbians. While .the poll, conducted Feb. 3-4 for the magazine-by.the Princeton Survey Research Associates based on_ telephone interviews with 750 adUlts, found that 74% endorse .employment anti-bias protections forhomosexuals, and 81% think gays and lesbians should have housing protections. as Well, more than 60% said they .oppOse same-sex marriages and adoption rights for gays and lesbians. Fewer than 0ne-third of those polled support .marriage and adoption rights for gays. Of those surveyed, 43% said they had a friend or acquaintance who is horaosexual, while56% said News Briefs News Briefs News benefits to the partners of its gay report "Breaking the Silence: they didn’t know aflyone who is Defeat in Missouri City SPRINGFIELD, Mo, - In what activists fear may be.a harbinger of next November’s statewide vote on a Missouri anti-gay constitutional amendment, Springfield, Mo., residents voted overwhelmingly to repeal a city hate crimes measure that includes sexual orientation,. among other categories. The vote was. 71%- for- repeal to 29% against. The repeal campaign was headed by a local group Citizens for Decent .Standards .which has close ties with the statewide Arfiendmerit Coalition, which ig backing a state anti-gayconstitutiOnal amendmentbased onColorado’s Amendment 2 prohibiting any gay rights measures inMisSouri. Rights Battle Erupts in New Mexico Legislature. " N.C..Parade Gets. P.etmit . CHARLOTTE, N.C.-TheFront Page reportsthat the 8th annual North Carolina Lesbian & Gay Pride parade and rally has gotten’, approval from city officials for its scheduled. June 5 event in spite ,of objection by an influential Baptist minister. Organizers of the. event, being held in Charlotte for .the first time, will hold the post-parade rally at Marshall Park, located next to the First Baptist Church. The church’s pastor, Rev. Charles Page, had objectOd that the event .doesn’t ners of employees.Activists are callingon people to contact Sony USA officials to let them-know the importance they. place on Sony’s move, its refusal to take the:anti-gay vote.seriously, and its reluctance to publicly discuss its domestic partners policies. Oregon activists urge contacting: RonSommer, Chairman, Sony of America, Sony Drive, Park Ridge. NJ 07656 FAX: " 201-930-2263; and James Frische, SonyDigitaiAudioDisc Corp., 1.8100 N~ Fruitridge Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. 47804 FAX: 812~466~i [ 2 " Protections; ~Benefits at BelI,NorthernlNorthern : _T e ili e c o m. -OTTAWA,~Sta!!.ing thisl year~.. " .... Beli~b~0flh~m Research now in=~ ~5/ ’ ~ eludes s~xuai orientation in it~ equal employment opportuni/y~ ent corporation, Northern ~ Telecom.Ltd. implemented the - new policy throughout all its subgidiaries. And beginning in July of this .year Northern Telecom is extending domestic partner benefits to Bell-Northern Ltd. in Canada and Bell- Northern USA. The Gay, Les~ bian, Bisexual Association has also formed for Bell-Northern Research/NorthernTelecom employees..... "Front RUnner’ Sequel and lesbian workers. The Bos-" -HumanRightsViolatio,nsBased ton Globe_became thefirst daily . on Sexual Orientation,’ was arito o-~t’Stich~ ’6~i~fi~; the~Vi~~ ~’~-: ~0un~d -~t ’~iress~"~onf~r~ne~ lage Voice,~-the p..op~lar :New ,:,held:~i~rnultaneousl~haSanF~,an~!’::~ " York weekiy.:~lso:’indludes the": cisco~indWaghingt~n;D.C. "~tie unmarried partners of its employees in its benefits package. First Interstate Restores Anti-Bias Language SAN FRANCISCO - First Interstate BankCorp: which operates banks in 13 Western states from Oregon to Texas. has agreed to reinstate nondiscrimination language m ~ts personnel polictes to include sexual orientation. saying thewhole issue was a"naisunderstanding:" In 1993, under pressure from fundamentalist groups in Utah and Arizona. FIB changed its anti-bias policy to include only"race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex. veteran status, disability or any other basis protected by federal. state or local law." Rights activists said, because only ’one state - California - has a gay rights law, the change amounted to FIB dropping its own person- U.S. branch ofthe London-based international human rights Watchdog group said the intensive campaign "places .the government repression of gay men arid lesbians squarely on the international human rights agenda ., to put government on notice tha( homosexuals are no longer easy targets for human rights abuses." "Breaking the Silence" documents attacks against gays and lesbians ranging from government- backed rape and torture to executions because-of individuals’ sexual orientation. The report notes that in Romania, gay men are routinely targeted for police assaults and torture, citing several cases of beatings lasting as long as 13 hours. Similar reports are cited in Great Britain, the United States, Costa Rica and Turkey. .The report also notes that 5 U.S. states - Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Montana and Tennessee - apply their sod- Kefi’s Flowers 1635 E. 15th Street, 5.99-8070 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian & Gay Communities . With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag Tulsa Family News, March - April 1994, page 4 gay or lesbian, When asked if ¯"representthe Valuesof0ur com- ~,N~.W, yORK AIDS. hfid changed their f.eeling’ : .muni.t.Y.":But.qi~Yoffigia!s voted erant of gays, while 31% said it thaiderailed a proposed city Or- nest=semng novel ~ane front had made them less sympathetic, dinance adding sexual orienta- Runner, will be on 15ookshelves Pollsters said the Survey had a 4 percent margin of error. Pope Says ’Nope’ to Lesbian/Gay Families VATICAN CITY - A proposed resolution before the European Parliament calling for the legaP ization of same-sex marriages and allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children drew a quick - and negative ~ response from Pope John Paul.. The pope, speaking to a group of bishops about thee need to. protect the unity of the family, mentioned the European Parliament resolution, saying a growing number .ofpoliticians are recognizingthe importance of keeping families together, but added, "not all of them, however, as we have seen...We can’t let .this pass." The gay and lesbian marriage and adoption resolution was introduced Tuesday, Feb. 8. tion to Charlotte’s anti-bias protections. Sony Mulls Plant in Springfield, Ore. SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - Activ~ ists are raising warning flags over plans by Sony Inc. to construct a new compact disc plant in Springfield, O?e., which in 1992 approved an anti-gay ballot ihitiative. Springfield city council members who backed the antigay ordinance have said the legislationactually would makethe: town more appealing to businesses that support "traditional family values." Sony officials have played down the. importance of the anti-gay measure, even though they acknowledged to reporters that the finn .has an anti-bias, policy that includes, sexual orientation. Th.ecompany refused, however, to say whether it-recognizes the domestic partin time for Gay Games IV this June in New York. Warren’s sequel; Hailan’s Race, contin-~ ues the story ofcharacters Harlan Brown and Billy Sire. The author calls fhe continuation "a story about loss and healing, about the courhge to love again." Comic Targets Gays ST. -LOUIS - Washington University students and Officials are trying to figure out how to respond to a comic book drawn by an unidentified student at the university’s fine arts school depicting a string of 27 grisly killings, mostly of gay men. "Today it’s fags, tomorrow it’ll be some other idiotic fringe group that pis~es me off;" thecomic’s murderous character says. "Like I said before, I am God. I decide who lives and dies, and my hand reaps the harvest?’ The grimly explicit drawings depict its victims .being shot, stabb~d, CUt in ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯¯¯ mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Puppy Pause II "¯ ¯ ¯ All Breeds Dog Grooming _, llth & Mingo, 838-7626 Open Tuesday - Saturday at 8am. ¯ ¯ Call for Appointments. ¯ Walk.ins Also Welcome. ¯ m ¯ News Briefs NewsB.riefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News .Briefs News half, disemboweled, and one way to prevent the disease, financially-successful far-right ~n anti-God message and pro-. African-American woman being Chisum also co-authored a 1993 groups battling gay rights, a_bor- - moting homosexuality. murdered with a "garden wea- measure that gave the state in- tion; gex education and similar CCABers .are following the in sel." The creator of the comic surance department authority to social policy issues in this court- the -footsteps of Joseph Cham~ book writes in a chilling intro- regulate the selling of life insur- try. B. Allan Ross, a spokesman bers, a former Church of God duction,"thethingthispromotes ance policies, by .people with for the boycott group, DomiNO minister and gay rights foe in is hatred and contempt." School AIDS, the game viatical .s.ettle- . Pizza. Theory, said, "Focus on Charlotte,N.C:¢ who’s recently along the electronic telecommunications superhighway can really be. AndersonandBenvenuti attracted media attention earlier inF.ebruary whe~; frustrated.with trying to meeting women at singles bars and classified ads. officlalsand studentleadershave ,o ments that he.~s now.cashing ~n the Famdy is one of the ¯many pubhshed booklet, - Barney the they shelled out $3,000 .h r a held .a.,seriesOf meetings, about .:~ on. 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B~ney " z~ne. ., ~ - ~ serwce unless manflested by hoa nationwide gay and .lesbian Frank of Mass.;thattbe good Hi~h-ToehSoxHal -- " -.- mosexual conduct." Rep. Ron boycott of Domino’ s Pizza with fol~s of Tampa are Worried Orientation Cha~e Dellums (DvCalif.), chai~mn of Springs-basedFocus0n theFam: ily, one of the largest and most more than 5,000 locati0nsin the ’about, claiming they intend to SAN JOSE, Calif. -Noone ever U.S. after Domino’s chief-ex~ _"expose,,Barneyfor what he re- said findingthat special Valenecutive officer Tom..,Mo-riaghan ally. i.s... W~ a.~w.a.y~ thought tine Was easy. But two San Jose; awardedthec0mpany,shiamafii........... .’ " ’ ¯ ~ Barney was a cloyingly, super-" ’: " Calif.;’het~ros~(ial men’-sted,~, " tarianawardt0Dr. James D0b2 saccharine cha.ract~r on.:a: " Anderson and "chriStianson, head of the Colorad0~ Benvenuti;thirty¯so~efhingguys with-strapping good looks -found out..e.xac.tly how difficult love children’s TV ¯show. but Citizens Concerned say the.pbptilar pre-historic Barney is.spreading ance p01icies.at:~ a discount by haming-the .pu~.clih~rs. 0f the ¯policies as beneficiaries. According tothe Dallas Morning News, Chisum’s investments have so far netted him a t7% annual return. Chisum is head ofthe Texas Conservative C0a~ition, which last year attempied.td.~av¢ a!l state AIDS edu~at.ion fundg for adults¯ transferred tO programs for children and teens - w~io by state education regulations can only~ 1~ ~taug~h:.t~bs~r~ce ~~h¢ Window coverings of all types, accessories, silk flowers, rugs, custom, upholstery & more - all your interior needs. Wembley Center " 7116South Mingo, Suite 102, 254,2100 the House Armed Services Committee and a: leading liberal Democrat, said the change was a sign Glinton was ~’backpedaling’? on the issue and that-it-’was a tragic step backward that is catering to the wrong forces." Ds. as $1.99 10AM-10PM MONDAY THRffSATURDAY, N00N-8PM SUNDAY " Tulsa Family¯ News; March - April.1994, page 5 Rainbow BUsiness from page 1 had between 15" & 20. persons attending with businesses re.presented from retailers, bar-owners, lawn-care provider~s to professionals, such as graphics & building designers, attorneys & physicians. Officers will. be elected at the next,meeting on Monday, March :21 at 7pm,.For more i~n~formation.-call,i, Ti’m G~llean~at BudgetzWindow..-T.reatmentsi~~ More ar~ 254=21~00~: MayorSavage from page 1 ity training among the training currently being given-to Tulsa police officers, to-advertise Tulsa’s youth services as beinga sale place for Gay and Lesbian teens to-go, and to issue an executive order that would protect Gay and Lesbian city employees from any type ofjob discrimination, When questioned about current operating procedures of the City of Tulsa and -the Tulsa Police Department. the Mayor’s staff repeatedly asked for "specific cases" of unfair.treatment. Mr. East and Ms. Kitts indicated a willingness, on the part of the Mayor, to combat: injustice if there were specific documented cases that theCity could investigate. Several people from the audiencedid stay after the forum to discuss specific incidents. Several peopJe from the-audience commended the office of the Mayor for the February waterbill inserts thatlisted sexual :,.ofientati0n among the diversi- - fieso£society. Mr..East saidthat lhey had e×pefienced some cases of negativefeedback from certain citizens in Tulsa. Mr. East and Ms. Kitz told the audience that the Human Rights Commission is studying the need to include sexual orientation in the non-discriminatory policy of thecity. Before the Mayor takes any action, she will probably wait to find out what the recOmmendation ofthe Commission is. Ms. Kitzsaid that the Mayor is constantly appointing people to various boards, one of which is the Human Rights Commission. She indicated that there are current vacancies, on that commission, as well’ as On many other city boards. Resumes can bb sent to the Office of the Mayor. 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Memorial 665-6595 Tulsa Family News, March -April 1994, page 6 Jane Roth fro-, page 1 Last year, Johnand Stevefrom the Silver Star came in with us. It really helped because it takes a lot ofpeople. Nobody else wants to help .with the cooking, and you’ve got all that stuff to do. TFN: Doyou have an estimate of how many people were there last.year? JR: The.guys.at the gate said it was approximately eleven to twelve hundred. What Fd like to do is .get a.little more inyglvement. we .get a .lot of peopie who say, "Well, everything’ s donated. We’ll have shows or something for donations." The beer’s donated, the hotdogs were donated, but they don’t realize our costs. T.he park costs, the cooker costs, porte-potties cost; the chiPS~ the plates cost.:There’ Sjust so much money involved, that one person cannot.do it anymore, Ifwe could get some volunteers; ff we could get the equipment, that’d be great, That’s why we’re starting a little earlier this year. Editor’s note: wealsoaskedJane . to tell us a little about .herself andher experiences.. " TFN: .’~hat brought you tO Tulsa? JR: .I read about the bar for sale, andI came down tb to0kat it. , ¯ " TFN? Wla~i-e wereyou living about40acres ofland down there nity; We"ve had a lot of different and ended up staying there"for girls who have needed help and about five years, then moved to we’ve, done fundraisers, and . Watonga; lived in Kansas City they’ve got another one right about twenty years, now we’re planning on doing TFN: Have been involved in Something for.... mostly bar businesses? Any rimein your life, there’s JR: Yeah. Over that periodof times that you-don’t expect. I time I started in Kansas City, had a friend who was here from then. opened my own in SanFranciscO~ndshementi0ned Humansville; and Wato.nga. that she had.. :never see~a~.such a ’ Those were straight bars/You closeness in-a community: belearn theropes all different ways. fore. !She Said.I musto b.e.,rea!ly Our~,~rlsthereatT&T, they-re proud, and I-was so overpr0bably" the m0si supp0~tiVe ....w.,.h.e..lm.. ed, ! ~as.just crying...~ :: bunch 6f~arii~h th~ii illa~,e ~ver " , !f ! s.a.y ~H-’ey, we~ need some- ~en-in ai~i c~in~muflity.:I got a thing, there ssome~rtsoutthe_re callandwastoldthiswomanhad (who need help)’, they’ll say just moved to Tulsa, she had no ’Well we’ll put this show toapartment, she had no furniture, ,,ether,~, Jane.’ she had two children. !/€_e made Our auctions ’seem. to work a couple calls out, and I’m not betterthananything.Wehadone kidding you, we hfid everything in September, and one. arotind there by that night. Christmas, for a needy family. ¯TFN: Wow, one day. That is TFN! How do. you find out oneof the reasons TFN wanted about who needs help? t0’.talk with you. People go ¯ JR: There are ways offinding around with a lotta stereotypes, peoplein need. Oneyear, Rocky you know, "There’s this kinda from TOHR, he helped me. I folk, and thatkinda folk, and think that was the first year l was there’s bar pe0ple... In actuality, here, W~ had .the woman with - there are good people all around the two childrem Jimmy and Roy but we don’t hear about it. We also went With us to deliver. I hope to change that, and raise think we had two pickup loads. awhrenessof some of the good There was anotherfamily who thatisdbne. That’sanincredible had a little boywho was really story.. - sick; and their phone bills were JR: Well, you kngw, every- " s0tremendous,justtryingtofind body does what they Cando w!th doctors. Last year, we gave the wllat they have:Now, me.~! m .proceeds to .shanti; who delivin. the ba~business; AiidI danY:t ~r~ff£tii~ mon_ey to sever~ldiffer- .. ent. families who needed fobd.. ~b6ut i 6 kids ~in"the~ p~ogram inow. Betterthan nothing, but the best we can do? We think not. In a meeting with Tulsa Family News, Ms. Wiggins stated Youth Services does not have a timeline for reaching those who need theprogram by going more public, and will not make any commitment tO consider developing one. Futhermore, at that Gay Youth ft~om page2 about the program, Lesbian & Gay youth, won’t find out either: Tulsa Family News became involved in this issue inad.vertantly. A high school q,uamtance was ¯approached abotit advertising for one of his businesse.s. He declined citing ,<~the-homophobia of the town in -wh.ict~it~s located but suggested , same meetin.g~ MS,. Wiggins -"~,thar:he::wouldlilke to pay for "mad~d-riUmO~r~0.f hgs’til~_ re= ;advertising :f6r;.this youth pro- riiarks aimed at the.Lesbian & -’grams" -~ : ’ . ~-: Gag’(ommuniti~ she accused Tulsa FamilyNews contacted us ofai.min~,:"brick~ats,~atYomh :YouthServices arld the 0ff~rwas accepted: The donor.later’asked cfifiz~d t]~T0~" not hd~ihg d~elif his dollars could go to Youth 0ped anything fOr OU!: young Services (in order to-get a tax adultsourselves, andco~plained deduction) with Youth Services that "your communities" had payingfortheadwithear-marked hardly raised any money for the dollars (it is not Unusual for gifts program in: contrast to .her board to be dedicatedl to a partio.ular of.directors, MS.. Wiggins.~uggested that if we didn’t like what the~, were doing, we should shut- UP or start our own. In response, Tulsa Family News would liketo sugges[ that "our communities" can hardly support pi’ograms about .which we haven’t been told. We would add that the Lesbian/Gay compurpose). This is where the problems arose.Youth SerVices would not honor what should have been routine donor request. It tUrns out that Youth Services n" ev"er wanted the ads that they.approved to run but did-SO because they felt to-refuse the 0ff~r would ¯ people in thecommunity that are : .justprejudiced. Theydon’t want the guys around, the guys don’t want~hg girls ar0un~,:and I.think that" s so stupid. Everybody needs everyb0dy.,~ ..-. . ’ ~’. TFN: Do y0u: think Tuls,~t needsa ciammunity center? . J:,R: It does.i, but I don’.t-.krtow ifit’.d w0rl(.~ we’ve:had.~ 10t of different things, SO many different things that have :failed t-hat Jane Roth......" " "~ 0nhimterribly.Hegbtl~t~r~t~i~i~":NOHate ,.: _f_r,Orh page 1 she said~ "My heai:t g~es out-to:.... . : .. ~ , . from page I perspective on Tulsa s €ommu- these kids, and is there any wa~ .~-tation" in the:;~.ntCiiCC. "~Vc arc nities? ¯ " youcan dome and get them with- -a stronger’ Commtmitv because ~: I think the community is a out somebody kn~WingT" .. -- /of ouraccepkmce-of ~arions re: 10t more togetherthan it was,. I said that I kn0w,{~ 10t 0t; ,.- ie 0n~rac~s, sexual oicntat from when I first came here. people that .Could . ~ake~’em:to & _ a~d naii0mil 0ri~in:" it went You’re always gonna ha.ve afew meriting, if we Could .fi~d 0he,::if t0: say that luws~that target haw we could find a meeting place -. crimes arc imp(~rtant but that tb~ these kids. She said, "It’s - gh0fild also Ibcdg,ol~ our bcli’~’ls hard for’em in school I:kh0w -. : how Fdfeel if it had~been:oneof ,’~Ougm~essagc~,sbould;,~c my own chddren ,The~boy.had - come to her house;,and,s~e;said; ::.. th~l(d’i!’l~r~hces 5h;~t ~’My heart-went-ouvto ~i~¢and I o~c-oLus..a~un(~zo~.. : :¢.-- am not-Gay. Ithought thatma~ ~im East. prc~s, spokes something.. The ,kids do need Ibr Tuls~fimyoriSusan Savage, some lsupport]. ¯ -. indicated that a l~vpersons had TFN: Whatdovou think,about called lo complain of the inclu: a program that ~xists [for’Gay sion of "sexual orientation.’ peoplehavetfiedt~puttogether., kidsl, but refuses to advertiseor Those wishing to commcm And why? Id0n t .knoff.~..still ~ . otfierwise :make themselves this essay may call the Nia.xor’s we’ve got a lot more than what known. 6ven ~hen a donor .oI~ office at 596~41 I. we.had when I first.came here. a l~rs to donate, money specifi5 lot more. - " " cally lbr that purpose’: The?e arc LetteFs lioml,,Ce 2 You know~ when.I firstcame cuwentlv sixteen:kids utilizinu thev take the initiative to stand here .one of the.pe0ple that was the proffram. Do you think: .th~ ,_up ibr us. the biggest help to me was Kris in al! ol~ Tulsa.- there are ,only Additionally, the. worst thing Kohl. ~is was always donating si.xtcenGay kids? we can do is t¢;Ict disagreements his time forbenefitS and stuff. . JR: That does not make sense and’ ar,e,’um,.-n.,.s.s,eparm¢" - us He s been dora= ~t.e~er-s~nce I. to me. How arc the. kids sup- one another. It is not necessary got here, and was probably.do- posed toknow about this’? When lk)r every Gay. Lesbian or Bfing it b~fore i got here.~... ’ I have straieht x~:0mcn calline - sexual person to,agree on every traps Of thecl0Setl and how easy it i~ to i-afionali~e hiding. Another thing Ms. Wiggins refuses to answer is what, if any timeline, Youth Services for taking the program more public? If they~could reach all the young adults who need their help through their current outreach that would be fine. But ~hat outreach is limited at present to putting cards with their phone number in library books that gay youth might pick up and to the beginnings of a word of mouth built network of "sympathetic" school counselors. The result is there", perhaps our experience and advice might be given a little more respect, Youth ServiCes is partially funded by United Way.Some of those dollars are Our dollars. They are also receiving funding from the state of Oklahoma. and some of .those dollars are. definitely ours: Sooner or later, Youth Services is going-to have to get brave and come out about serving all youth, including ours. Youth Services’ mission is not ¯and should not be restricted to heterosexual youth-only. SALOON Sunday March-13, MDA Benefit Couple Dancing Workshop By Paula Hand Sat. &Sun. March 26.& 27, $35 for. both days. Learnthe Best in Country Da.ncing!- - Sunday Show" case,"Mar.ch.!2.7i.i !!i ..... Anne Marie "Liza" Ivana B. Real & Sadie Brooks Hosted byKris Kohl Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 4~2, Fri. & Sat. 7-2, Sun, 4-2 1565 S. Sheridan : ~.~. Ttd_sa Family. News March -~ April ! 994, page Clinton frompage l must not be denied by ballot initiative or otherwise." The Clinton lettercame as a result Of a request by the Victory Fund for the~Clinton’s support in fighting the anti-gay campaigns. Waybourn’s letter was written Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Trials Begin of Global AIDS Vacci ne HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - United Biomedicallnc. has started clinical trials.ofthe 1 st multi-component syn!hetic AIDS vaccine Silverman, AmFAR’s president, agreed that he was hardly happy with the Bush administration’s -record on AIDS, but said AmFAR had hoped the expresident’s inv01vement’would reach people "whom we might on behalf of his own or~aniza- .designed~peclfically :to target tion. as well as the HumaffRi~tits i~ae .e.xte~.~i~i-.~0rldwide vari- - " Campaign Fund. the’ N~.t~fial ~: "ability o~7~I~:.2.ii virt)s..W~hil~ Gay & Lesbian Task For~vthe’~ .~thef cai~4idat~:-vaccines~:a?e ~ -lh;~ Ga~&LesbianAlliance~ga~st~;~ ~b~sed on~i~le;varmnt ol~me ¯ . ............ ...... - :~ ¯ . ~]’amation (GLAAD). a~d~’~: NOrth N~strai:n~. ~j’)~.~. ~4nts, Families & Prien~s 6~4ff~~ ,-¯virus; ~,~¢~cu~d"~i.fs;rff:? / Heartstrings 101 is a musical theater event challen~in~ the audience- ~bianshndGavs(P-FEAG3~r~. sea?ch o~t~g:~bleculaf d~si~n.......t.i.o.ns in the ¯state. Drug addicts to think about the realities of HIV & AIDS. ThecmTent tour is president’s backing brings a ofa"cocktait,:vaccinetargeting designed Ibr young.adults and is a call to action to save a generation measure of hope to thos~, who- a range ofHIV- 1: strains existing who eXchangesex f0r-crack and at risk. Heartstring 101 is a pmgrana ofthe nationa.l Community AIDS Partnership and is touring the country this spring as part-of a new national youth mmamc. The perlkm]mncc on March _: will be a ~review lbr our community In preparation t~r an .egtended tour ih 1995 Which will visil T~dsa area colleges and universities. . HIV infection is steadily increash~ in ad01escentsand voun~ adults in our c~mmunitv. Aheadv more titan 1.100 cases of HIV & AIDS have been dia~no~scd in tbe~ulsa area. Many of the cases ofAIDS are reported among young adults between the ages of 20 and 29. indicatin~ that most 0f tlwm contraclcd the virus at a much earlier a~e. ~hc GatckOcpcr~ Pfrfdrmancc is lbr community leaders an~ other are fighting in the.trenche~~ery day to defeat these anti-ga,ymeasures.’" Waybourn sai& ;’R v~-ill sustain them through battle¯ We are not alone." Pride Summit from page 1 homa City lbr geographical reasons. The group also came to consensus that this state-wide meeting should be called the~ :around, the .glob~. The PhaSe trialS, to deier~]’ne safety and iriimunogenici(~~ is beiri~ Sl~O~i- Sored-:by ,th~ ~.accirie ~lini~al Trials Ne~ff~r.t4:of th6 U.S! National’ Institute of Allergy and other~drugs ,are the main force behindthe rising VD rate, officials .said. According to state . health statistics:, the syphilis rate in Mississippi is 7 times,that of the national average. AIDSex- Infectious Diseases and is being, perts say a dramatic increase in conducted at the Universit9 ~0f the syphilisrate portends¯, in the Rochester and Johns Hop¯kins next few years~ a similar:sharp University. rise in new HIV infections as welli Concerns Over Federal ~ - " " " AIDS Funding " Calif°rniaissuesSafer ¯ Oral Sex Guidelines Cleaning/Pt:essing, Alterations & Drapery Cleaning 4951" So. Peoria, (across from the Camelot) 743-5967 Monday-Friday 7-6, Saturday 9-2 Same-day dry cleaning service on request. l’u~s,~ I"amffy News. March - April 1994 .p.a.ge 8 .tate AIDS prevention and- care presentorsuspected; avoidrough - to value our digersity, seeking politiCal unity for common goals, and in particular, recogniz(. the strengtl~s and contributions ¯of race, gender and class, Outcomes of the Summit may .. "- - fn~tude h rapid ~l~onsen~twor~= of GLB.T organizations, the creation 6t il ic~nt~al :i’esofrC~’prbvider,"- a dii-~ctbry of organizations, and a leadership caucus. Outreach to:rural Lesbians and Gay men is a topic of particular concern. For more information, call Tulsa Family News at 832-0233. efforts in rural states, and community," said Jeremy Landau, or vigorous oral sex; check for executivedirectoroftheNational cutsin the mouth and genitals Rural AIDS Network-. ~ before having oral sex; wash the sex or._.qans before:arid after;:and Bushes Bow Out of avoid~tushfffg ~rfl0ssing t~eth AIDS Benefit WAS HINGT0iN :2: iF:0~.irner .... : immedi:ate!y before Or after .ha,~- Pi’egident.George Bush and wife .ing oral Barbara have fo?mally .,With-¯ . -u~lan !nqulry~ drawn from a fundraising event forAm., FAR (Ame.ric.an.Fou.ndation f0rAIDS ReSearch) follow- -’:~-K~,r_~ ~-~;:,;~,,~or,’~ in_ ~ng w~despread protests of their be,ng ,nv,ted to s,t on an honor aryhostcommitteefortheevent, than 1,000-Canadians with the Opponents said Bush’s support in the fight against the epidemic virus got under way Monday, was negligible When he was I "This seems a little hypocrit!-[, president.R0s~m~irialBush’s I cal to me, especially consider-~ chief Of st,aft, t01d the Washing~ ling where ABC had to kiss/ ton Post,- They have withdrawn. I Roseannejust to keep her from / It.was more out..of courtesy so I going tO .CBS." - Jay Leno/ they would not harrfi .the.fun& [ about Roseanne’s lesbian kiss.I raising .event." Mervyn Feb. 14~although the head ofthe commission doesn’t expect to ..... make anyfindings availabi.e for nearly 2-years. More than a thousand hemophilia~cs and patients receiving blood transfusions in Canada are known to have been infected since 1978, and some Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs_ Health 400 of them have since died..The government commission, headed hy Justice Horace Crever, will begin by holding hearings throughout the rcountry during the next 8 months to gather infor~ mation and testimony. Although the commission has a September 1994 deadline, Crever said he does not expect a report to be ready before December 1995. U.S.’Women Unaware of, Sexual Health Risks WASHINGTON- The overwhelming majority of women surveyed, inthe U.S. believe they are safe from sexually transmitted diseases,including AIDS~ according to a poll of !;000 women between .the ages of 18,60. The survey, condiacted by the Ameri- Can Medical womenrs Assn. and the Campaignfor ¯ .Vgomen~s Health, determined that.two-thirds,.ol~ U..S.:women know "almost nothing:’ aboutSTDs other than .AIDS, .arid one-third know "almost. n0thing?’ about, any STDs,, including.. AIDS. In.. addition~ some.50%bf womenbelievemonogamy -is.effective protection against disease;fewer thaii" one-third of the women surveyed use:condoms during sex; and t:wo-thirds of the ~women under age 25. use condoms or abstain :from se~,.?This survey confirms that women are uninformed, .unconcerned-and not taking action in the.face of rising risk,, said Joan Kuriansky of the Campaign for Women’s Health. AIDSEpidemic Declining in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO.- San Francisco Health Department officials have announced what may be the most significant pieces of good news inthe grim recent history of the AIDS epidemic. An analysis by health officials indicates that the epidemic peaked in 1992 in this city, the first to be hit by the disease that has killed more than 200,(300 Americans in the past 13 years. The Health Department report indicates that the number of new A:IDS cases. i’eported in i992 hit a high point of 3,326 and has begun -slowly but.steadily to decrease. By t997, health dfficials here now estim’d{e.there will ~ only I~204¯1 ~V : Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs reported. The report also indicates that the-number of people living with AIDS in the city’crested at 9.109 in 1992 and projects that number will fall to 6.460. by 1997. Health officials said the safe sex campaignslaunched bv the’city’s gay community early in.the, epidemic were the most important contributor to breaking the relentless spread of HIV. In other larger U.S. cities, such as New York and Los Angeles, ~prevention efforts were less effective, they said. As a result, the number of new AIDS cases there, and elsewhere around the country’, have continued to grow annually. The. Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership (TCAP) is.seekin,,¢ applications.. "l’Olll co. n nt,. airy. organizations/bE the pu~osc ol strc ~gt.hcn ng Tulsa" s ability to meet the Challenge of HIV/AII)S. On the merits of a proposal IY0m t~c Tuls~ area United Way and the Community Scrv.icc Council. Tulsa was chosen this year Ibr a ffiliation. Throu~la the National Communi.ty AIDS Partncrst~ip Challenge Grant program; the TACP will Ol’l~r ftmding l~r proposals addressing the lbllowing cohccrns: H1VLMDS information scrvi¢cs,,~art cular[~,.lhosc.~vhich expand or enhance~tfic HIV/~?II~S h~i( ~i~c nt~rnlation and rcl~f~il services c6~crauc cthrcfith’ avmlable in Tulsa: HIV prcvcntion/cducath~n: ~crviccs especially those whic~ target ytmth. ~ omt’n, minorities, injection, dru_,, u~c¯ rs: Hlk’/..kll)S ca~c ~ci’viccs: includmgdental ~trc. psycho~ocial ~iCcdk including" counseling, transportation assistance, l i~ ing hcalth- ~ ily with HI~ and support: agcnc~ ,labili/ation: and volan.teer development and coordination. I:cllcrs of interest arc due by 5 (~)p.m.on March 251h. I -Full proposals arc duc by 5 ~.m. 0n April 22nd. I There will hc an inlbrmalion ~c~i6n trom tl_ IO a.m. on ~arch 17th in the Collin~ R~,m. t:nitcd Way Building. 1430 S. Boulder. Applicators mull bc c~ted jn and scr~c pc0plc in the "l’ul,a~MS~-~ (Tulsa. R(~gc~s.Wagoner. Creek. and ()sage ~’ounl~c~ If you are unable to attend thi~ meeting and ~ ould Ilk6 copies of the inlk~rmation, contat’t Sharon Pottier at 5S5- 5551 after Mardh 17lh:Scnd lett~r~, tt~ Jani~’~’ ~ikla~. Project Director. TCAP. 1431) S. Boulder. l’ul~a ()K: 74119-3604. For more information, call NI~. Niklas at 918-585-5551. Quote- Unquote "The perverts ofthe ’50s arethe saints of the "90s.’" ~ Long-time lesbian activist Del Martin who, along with her partner Phyllis Lyon. the Rev. Cecil ~Williams; and the Rev. Robert Cromey, received ’.’Liying Saints" awards :from. the Metropolitan Cbmnianity Church.in San~ Francisco. - Fri ds K pi/ g Fri ds. . , for details Look for-us at our REACH Thursdays from 6: 0 - 9:00 pnt the11"th $’[’reet Loeafio. (Project Eeaeh.Otrt !!) for details. Tulsa Family News, March 2_ April i 994. page9 T H E G A American Theatre Co. BREAKING LEGS Mar. 25-Apr..2 596-7111 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse ALL MY SONS Mar.48~27 258-0077 Clark - , - , _-:. To be~:affnounced. ~ 596-7111 Holler Theatre NO EXIT Mar. 1(/213 746-5065 Sapulpa Community Theatre TBA _,7-_169 Spotlight .Theatre THE DRUNKARD Ongoing. 587-5030 .Theatre Pops TBA 596-7111 Theatre Tulsa I,WE WITH FATHER ANNE OF THE THOUSAND DAYS Mar. 11-20 Apr. 8-1, 596-7111 Tourin~ THE WIZARD OF OZ Apr. l&2 596-7111 Tulsa Ballet Tlaeatre THE MIGHTY CASEY Apr. 8-10 5i-)6-7111 Tulsa Junior College CURSE.YOU. JACK DALTON Apr. 8-17 596-7111 THEATRE TULSA Life With Father Marc_h 11-20 Anne ofthe Thousand Days April 8-17 Kelly Kirby Certified Public Accountant Please Note New Address & Phone: POB 14011, Tulsa 74159-1011, 747-5466 Faster refunds available through electronic.filing. 2630 East 15th Dart Tournament. Tuesdays; 8 prr 749- !-~63 poo! Tournament. Fridays, 7:30 ~ Every Friday at t 0:30, SHOW! L I F E S AreYou Prime? Tulsa Area Prime Timers are on the move. TAPT began in August. 1993, as the 27th chapter of International Prime Timers. Initially having 15 mem, -bers. the organization now has 45 members: and is growing. The purpose of TAPT is to provide social and cultural/recreational activities organized out ofinterest surveys fromthemembership. TAPT pUblishes a monthly newsletter .\vith an activity calendar/’or its members. ACtivities range from dinin~ out to get-togethers: swim parties and cookouts. Many members are planning to attend the Dallas/Fort Worth Prime Timers 4th anniversary Celebration March 18-20. Springtime is on its way, and outdoor activities are being planned. One overnight trip is being organized for the 67 mile train ride through the Ozark mountains. If you are 40 or over, you may write to: Tulsa Area Prime Timers, P.O. Box 52118. Tulsa: Oklahoma. 74158 Worksho.p Family of Faith is hosting a workshop entitled "’The Blessing" on. Wednesday. March 3.0. The workshop Will b~ preceded . bya potluck dinner.at 6:30. The ¯ %cus of the workshop.is to.talk about how each 0f-~s can be a blessing to those-in our lives, and also how we canbe blessed by our families and loved ones For info., call 298-4622. T Y L E Theatre Notes by Gerald Miller Volunteerism and community service is something whictiThea. tre Tulsa deals in every day. It is part of our mission as a community ~heater, and a mainstay in our ability to prOduce shows. We are-constantly surprised at the number of people who want to come and dip their toes in this thing called theater. While I will never discourage anyone from that desire, I do want to pose the question as to Why that volunteerism and community spirit doesn’t get translated into other worthwhile efforts. ¯ Even as 1 pose that quesuon, I havetoremindmyselfthatldoff’t do all that I can. or all that I once " did. My "explanation’. (read :’~xcuse") is TIME. Where I once volunteered to walk my block for the American Heart Association. I don’t anymore. Where I once was extremely active in political volunteerism, I’m not anymore. Where I once invested time in civic committees, I don’t anymore. The over-riding reason that I don’t do these things anymore is. the amount of time spent in my duties with the theatre.. In all honesty, part of the ieason that I don’t make time for these efforts due to the fact that in a couple of~ cases, I had a.di~heartening ex- . perience, t let the individual am acutely aware that I have to make the experience as positive and beneficial as I possibly can. I also have to be constantly attuned to the potential negative incident. That means t spend a lot oftime trying to guard against that potential negative, and I am sure that I’m not always successful. Let me suggest for all of you who have had the one negative experience, or for those of you who haven’t given yourselves the opportunity of either the negative or positive experience of volunteerism, give another shot~ or a’firgt shot. Keep in mind that involvement is the only way you can help shape the community in which we all live. YOU have a vast potential outlet to suit your individual interests. Tulsa is blessed with countless community service organizations, artistic outlets, religious service organizations, community committees, ed.ucational outreach programs, and of course, political activity. Somewhere out there is a group that needs your talents and time. Get out there and get involved. Don’t expect the .negative experience. No matter how busy’your life may be, there isa very selffulfilling opportunity waiting for you. You must be pro-active. about your involvement. Here’s what I commit to do before the end of summer. I will negative .experience-:drive me . find some non,theater:avenue av,;~t)"f{om iill thdg~0d that those ’ and provide ¯time and money to efforts represented, that group. I’ll report back to As a person Who regularly so- you as which group it- was and licits ¯volunteers, relies upo_n what I was able to do: Now, it’s them, and appreciates them, I your turn! Leaves of Grass Health Center is an organization dedicated to the enhancement of health in body, mind. and spirit, through counseling, play & art workshops, retreats, and prevention education towards the transformation of consciousness. LOGHC is located in the (oothills of the Ozarks in-Northeastern Oklahoma in Tahlequah. LOGHC is-an association ofpr0- fessionals who have counseling expertise with all forms ofad-~ diction processes, stress illness, people living with HIV/AIDS and people affected by PLWA’ s. education, and nutrition. Director Jan Bauer also extends. an invitation, as local representative of the national organization, ’Old- Lesbians Orga-. nizing for Change’, to Lesbians House Share GWF lookingfor GF or couple to share " 4 bedroom home. $350/mo. incl. utilities, washer, etc. 1/2 rent offfor yard work/maintenance, 832-1816 age 60 orolder to.acquaint with with the OLOC organization and who might enjoy participating in an OLOC ageism c.onscioushess raising group. OLOC is committed to networking with old lesbians everywhere to combat ageism, and celebrate differences and affirm the diversity of our races, ethnicities, class back~ grounds, of herstories, and present lives, For further information on either LOGHC or OLOC, call Jan Bauer at 918-456-2448. OSUGay, Lesbian, Bisexual -Community Association Alumni Banquet Saturday, April 2 Crestview Clubhouse 2323 East Sixth,Stillwater Reception, 6pm, Dinner, 7pm, Dance, 9:2am, RSVP by March 26 Speaker: Robyn Ochs, author/activist GLBCA, 405-744-5252 040, Student Unio, Box ~01, Sti!!water 74078 !.I.~,~ l"ami/;" News, March April 1994. page lO T H E ClTY/COUNTY L I B R A R Y April 1-30 Display: Book Collectors Club of Tulsa, 4th anti Denver. April 2,5,7,9,11,14 Noontime Book Fair 1 la.m.-2p.m., 4th and Denver. April 2 Workshop: Begin’g Genealggy 9:30a.m.- 12p.m. 1520 N.Hartford Ave. Api-il 4 . . Family Film Night, "Winnie The Pooh and Tigger Too" 6:45p.m.-7:30p.m., 5 [3113! 91 st April 4 Books Sandwiched In 12:10-12:50 p.m. Aaronson Audit., 4th& Denver. April 4, 11 Lecture: "Positive Parenting: Meeting The Challen=e , 6:15p.m.-7p.m., 551 E. 46th St North. April 6 BookDiscussion, i :30p.m:, 3219 S. 113th W. Ave¢Santi Springs. April 6 Lecture: "Tulsa’s Scandalous Past.", 12:10p.m.- 12:50p.m., Aaronson Audit., 4th &Denver. April 7 Lecture: "Herbs to Know ~and Grow", 10:30a:m.-1 l:15p.m., 3210 E.21st St. April 8 Book Signing, William Sanders, author of"The Next Victim", & "’A Deathon RoUfe 66......... 7p.m., 1207 E.45th PI. April 11 ,, . G A, Y L. life life 6737 S. 85th:E.Ave. April 1.1 Book Review, 2~2:50pira.,.Br0-:.: .. ken Arrow Library, 300 Broadway .- April 13 Lecture by Rev. Dr. John Wolfe 737 S. 85th Sandra Z Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy and Clinical Consultation 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 2.15 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 745i 1111 I F E S ........ T.....Y L E rouna 21st..& ,129.East Avenue (Next.to Homeland) 234-9007 . $3 Beer .Bust, Everyday 4-7, $1.50 Pitchers, 9. to midnight. Mon. - Dart League 8pm. Tues.- Pool Tournament, 8pm. Wed.- Bamboo Night with Singing/Dancing Star, Gene Kernaghan, 40’s, 50’s & 60’.s Music Thurs. - Ladies Night, $1.25Longnecks for the. Ladies. Fri. - Male Dancers, Disco &::iMixed .music, 10pm. Sat. - Showcase with Mersades; and. guest, Stephanie Cassidy, And Dancers too! Sunday Brunch, noon.-2pm, Open daily till 2am, Food served during all open hours. Maj0r; credit cards accepted.. "Tulsa Fantily.Ne.ws, March - April !994, page 11 Thursday-:& Sunday The bestshows in town - call for lineup! Friday & Saturday Music:--in town! Coming March 20th, First Ciass Male Dance Revue Fourhot guys &. One outrageous girl! _Cheap-beer every-night! Nightly beer busts! Domestic Longnecks 50¢, 9-1.0 pm, $1,10-11 every night! r I toMfoo~ery.!.¯ .. at the Alle_v . "lllitis,,,- ~ur~l Oish-2am Airl~.idt)iscol=" accepted. Tulsa’s only ~ Lesbian/Gay Gift Store April 3rd The JimmyJames Show ..Tickets on sale now! $5 advance, $8 at the door 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, March-April 1994; Volume 1, Issue 4 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September of 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s -Lesbian, Gay & BiSexual Communities:2.Our Families of the Heart" ~ ~--~ay is-.Jtme 14, 1994, Volume 1, Issue a h ts. city councilor Co mm!ss n ,on ro-Lesb=.a Ga:y HogueAg.a,inst n t i a s Non-D scr rni.nati on.Arnendrnelnt- p o.s-a.z Gay Congressional Aides Organize WASHINGTON- The _Congression~ l Roll Call_ reports that a group of Capitol Hillemployees has gotten approval i’~om House Speaker Tom Foley (DWash.) to start the Lesbian &. Gay Congressional S taff Assn:,. to look at~ter the general welfare of Congressional-staffers. The group still requires approval of the House Administration Commj’ttee, which is expected soon. Approval will give theemployee group House mail privileges and useof office slLace at the Capitol complex. The~oup said it was prompted to form the association because of reports in the TulsaWormandotherpapers that 3 Representatives from Oklahoma said they would not hire any openly gay staff members. The 5 founders of the association are: David Vershure with the office of Rep. Pat Schroeder (D-Col0.), Robert Raben, an aide to Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), MarkAgrastin the office of Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.), Victor Castillo in the office ofRep. Bob Filner (D,Calif.), and Karen Anderson, in the office.of Rep. Jolene Uusoeld (D-Wash:).. Sodomy Laws Violate Human Rights HOBARTH, Australia - After repeated failed attempts to deci’iminalize sodomy laws in the Australian islandstate of Tasmania, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has dedared the legislation a violation of civil and human rightsunder the UN Declaration of Human. Rights. Details of the UN committee’s decision were not in’mediately available, but the lengthy six-year fight by gay rights activists in the conservative,, southern island state to topple sodomy laws there has been given an enormous boost by the influential international organization’s decisiom -The UN decision reportedly is based on the sexual equality provisions of Article 2 inthe Declaration Of Human Rights, which states: "Everyone is entitled to all-the fights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction 6fany kind, such as race, .color, sex, language, religion, political or .other opinion, national or social origiq,~ property, birth or other stares. It is the first such decision of its kind by the United Nations. bets of these groups will hold a summit the weekend of July 15= 17 atthe University ofOklahoma campus in Norman, By providing a forum for members ofthese groups to meet and. s..h3re news. of each other’s acttvztaes and goals, organizers say they hope the meeting will further empower and motivate participants,building unity while recognizing diversity. Precise schedules:"for the Oklahoma Pride Summitare gtill being discussed, but those planning the meeting, have arranged inexpensive hou_sing .for regis, tere.d participants at ~the OU dormitories, and the feasibility of affordable or free child care is being pursued. Participants are being encouraged to use the dormitory housing to enhance the summit,s focus on building networks and comradery..The groups plan to create a gayfriendly, ,safe space" for conference participants. Interested Okl~Jaomans from all parts of the state are invited to register and attend; housing will be guaranteed only to those preregistering by June 25. Orgauizers say additional information will be forthcoming, and costs will be very affordable, varying See Summit, page 7 Tulsa Family News, May - June 1994, page 1 "Ibelieve the timehas come for Congress to put’into law a very simple principle: individuals have a right to be evaluated, in. the workplace based onthe quality and quantity of work they do; and not be disadvantaged because someone doesn’t like what they do in their private lives," Said Congressman-Frank. "Discriminating against honest, hardworking people because they are gay or lesbian makes no sense - morally, socially, or ecbnomically. I believe the Ameri- : can people .will support appropriately drafted legislation that embodies this principle." ’q’he time is right for federal legislation to end discrimination onthe basis of sexual orientation in the workplace," said Tim McFeeley, Executive Director of HRCF.. "Several recent national polls make it clear that Americans by large margins oppose workplace discrimination against lesbians, gay men- and bisexuals." McFeeley also noted that more than 230 members of the U.S. House have issued nondiscrimination policies with regards to sexual orientation in theirown employmentpractices. The strategy for this bill includes Congressional hearings on job See Fed. Bill, pa~,e 7 Cancel That Hawaii Honeymoon HONOLULU-The Hawaii state House of Representatives has iipprovedby a wide 35-12 margin a bi!l, already approved by the state Senate,~t~at defines marriage as a legal contract only between:a man and a woman. The measure, which Gov. John Waihee is expected to sign, also includes a warning for the state’ s courts not to become embroiled in the controversy around samesex marriages, claiming interpreting marriage licensing is ithe exclusive domain of the state legislature. The state Supreme Court last year ruled that the state must prove in a lower court a "compelling interest" ifitwants to block same-sex marriages, Virtually setting the stage for the lower court to order the state to issue licenses to gay and lesbian couples. " Marriage .Bills In Conference HONOLULU - The Hawaii Legislature has appointed a conference committee to resolve" differeiices between bills from the-state House and Senate.that See Marriage, page 7 .... Federa I - - . By KharmaAmos Tulsa City Cotmeilor James DiscriminatiOn : Hogue (District 6, fareast & . ¯ . northeast Tulsa). attended the Bill tO. Target: publiehea ngs eldbytheXulsa Human ~Rights Commission to ~m ~ ] o ~-m e n.| discuss the repd~;~l’~$:com-~ " me.datiousmarauding WASHINGTON - Representa- . Committee on Sexual Ori.entafives Barney Frank (D-4th MA) tion Discrimination.. Councilor andGerry Studds (D-10th MA) Hogue stated~that2he~i~iends will introduce federal legislation because ’~ae wiii~y~’li~ien to to outlaw anti-gay discriminatiOn any citizen of Tulsa who wants in ~the workplace, the Human to speak their mind." .Rights -Campaign FUnd~(HRCF) ,~.~ See Hogue~ p~ge 7 and the National Gay and Les.......~<~’~ bian Task Force (NGLTF) have Human Rights Commissioners Over 350citizens pack Tulsa City-County Library’s Aaronson announced: The legislation is EddieFaye Gates&Dennis.Neill_ Auditorium ~ one ofseveralpublic hearings. Photos: JD Jamett ~ expected to be introduced i’n By Tom Neal with the City. lobby. June. Record crowds have attended , Over.350 attended, the first - A third hearing is. scheduled ’q’heright.tobesecureinone’s publiclhearingshel~dby the City. hearingheldonWednesday,May- for. Friday, May 13th from :6- livelihoodis abedrock principle of Tulsa’ Human Rights Corn- 4th at AaronsonAuditorium of 10pm in the Assembly Hall of with which every.American-can . mission on .a report reco~-, the City-County CentralLibrary the Tulsa Convention Center.. identify,Y said Congressman mending-the ad~.0oni0fff.S.exfial with many standing around the The Human Rights Commission Studds. ’%!}llions iCame tothese 0rientati0n"to th( City’s non- perimeter iahd at the doors of the " is scheduled tomeet on Monday._, shoresin-sdarehof,gpp.or~t~!~- . .dls(fi~iiation Ordinance, The.-...room for several hours. Esti- " May !6th to decide whether to’: The time will surely come someday when we can truly call ourselves freeand as equal as the rest of our society. But when.’? How muchlonger do we w.aitfor something that by the nature of our democracy is already ours? We were born to it, believe init, have fought and died .for it, but still it is not ours. Those of us who live in the warmth and security of our fash: ion-grey closets are deceiving ourselves if we think someone else will get it for us. Weaifhave to work and be part of it. How foolish we are to think that our silent vigil Within~ur collective closets will eventually bring us freedom and equality. Some of us say, "we don’~ really have it all that bad, so why rock the boat?" Have we forgotien what that closetis really? It is nothingmore than the cramped and dimly:lit imprisonment of our very essence by a,society whose inju.srice is based on ignorance, iresinformation, and prejudice. How mUChlonger do we wait until we can all walk away from thatprisonandbeableto embrace: the ideals of equality with the dignity of.being who we ’are? How many more Gay people,’.m the city of Tulsa will have to die or be mercilessly beaten before we finally step out and face the crowdwiihaunitedvoice saying, "all right, wehavehadenough! "? Howmany moreof-usmustsuffer property damage, or~ have our jobs andhousing denied or taken from us. How much longer do we remain a silent minority quietly praying for the day when people will accept us in this city? we have to understand that as aunite~.Gay commlmity,we can and will bring about change. We cannot remain a scattered and out of touch group when our health and livelihoods are at stake. We must bring the forces of individuals, orgamzations, gathenngs togetherto speak as one vo,ice if weare to overcome the injustice that prevails in this city. It is our city too. We-helped build and continue to support Tulsa and we are entitled to its benefits and protection as is everyone. We c-~nnot forget we are not alone. We have each other and within that fact lies our direction, ourpower,, and our voice. We cannot wait for a personal tragedy to.strike each,of us for then it will be too late. We must orgamze in eve~ meeting place in our commumty and draw alliances with each other for the good of us all. For some it is TOHR. Others may choose MCC’s as the place to organize and for still others, it is our local barg and social clubs. But we must all work together or fall victim to internal powerstruggles and self-serving hypocrisy. Our direction must be clear and a noble one. We must stand together witha unity of purpose and proclaim our rights as citizens and human~ beings. How mochlonger must we wait? - John R. Silver Star Saloon Editor’s note: readers mayfind it interesting that this viewpoint was written 12 years ago though it’s message seems still appropriate today. Wake Up & Smell The Coffee OK folks, it’s time now to get forward the proposal (it seems to moving if we, Tulsa’s Lesbian, - Gay, Bisextml & friends communities, want to have a hope of getting civil fights protections passed. The proposal being reviewed by the City’s Human Rights Commissionis notperfect - because of the ordinance the proposal amends does not affect pfivate emp!oyers, many cases of job discrimination would not be covered. But it would cover those who do contractual business with the City and it could cover the City’s own practices, and therefore, .is of symbolic importance. We’ve gotten a good start on ¯ this issue. Shawn Hayes, Nate Mattingly, Alice Jones andmost of the bar owners deserve praise for organizing info: _rallie~s .f.or these publichearings. Mostto,lKs I’ve spokenwith, can’trememoer when something like this has happenedbefore. It’s a great start. However, these hearings, no matter, how nasty & meanspirited, they’ve been are only skirmishes. Assuming that the HumanRights Commission does me that the anti-Gay folk have -only proved the need for protection with all their lies & propaganda), the real batde is at the City Council. And we just don’t have enough friends there right now. Of the,me councilors, we haveonelikely ’yes’ vote, abunch of ’maybe’s’ and some pretty likely ’no’s.’ Robert Nelson and Robert Gardner have stated their opposition in print. John Benja~ in is thought nnlikely to be supportive by those who know him. Darla Hall has indicated to Gay constituents that she is unlikely to vote ’yes,’ as has now James Hogue. You all can count as well as I can. :Ifyoucare evenjust the tiniest bit,#easegetinvolved. Call your council person. Call all the councilors. Talk to your friends because what each of us does really can add up. Get involved. Go to aTOHR meeting. Maybe if ’we work hard enough, weal get it through the council. If not, we must keep hope alive and begin preparing for City Council elections only L e.t te r s As most people know, a lot of mengo to the parks and have sex with other men. Many of these men are married and do not identify as being Gay or Bi~ sexual. Because they don’t idendfy as being partof Gay society, they don’t go to bars~ and therefore, don’t have access to literature on HIV/AIDS, and probably don’t realize the extremely high risk they are putting themselves in._ This is a population that needs to be reached and educated about the realities of HIV/AIDS. My JwOb includes this outreach. I am ritinginhopes that anyone who would beinterested in doing this kind of outreach will contact me. I have already cleared this with the Tulsa Police. I have t-shirts for volunteers to use While doing such outreach. I also havea letter from my. executive director and from the Oklahoma State Dept. of Health that affirm the purpose of such outreach. By doing this outreach we are not condoning sex in parks. We are simply acknowledging that it happens and these people need HIV/AIDS educadon. If you are interested in volunteering to do park outreach, please contact me, Brian, at 582- 7225. Obituaries Activist. Brett Tarvin TULSA - HIV/AIDS educator and bar tender Brett Carlos Tarvin died, on May 6 from AIDS,related illness. Only 24, Bfett enriched many lives with his energy, his humor, his passion. Brett worked, with Indian Health Care as an HIV/AIDS educator, atthe Silver Star Saloon and as avolunteerfacilitatorwith Youth Services support group for Lesbian& Gay young adults. He is survived by many loving family members and many ffiends. Tulsa is a poorer place without him. two years away. If the ones in right now, won’t do fight by. us, then there are other candidates, some of whom nearly won just this last time, who wantour votes and who support our civil rights. A final thought: our mayor, Susan Savage, has even now the ¯ authority (and direction from a resolution from the old City Commission) to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in city hiring. If our Mayor wanted to stop the discrimination that city employees have told her and her staff about, she d issue that order now. No doubt, it’s politically safer not to help Lesbian & Gay people out but it sure does make you wonder if there’s a single politician in the state of Oklahoma who cares about justice and has the courage to do anything about it. Tom Neal, pubi~sher & 9ditor Mayor’s 596-7411 City Council 596-1990 TULSA FAMILY NEW S Publisher/EditOr Assistant Editor Staff Writer Tom Neal James Christjohn Kharma Amos 918-832-0233, POB 4140, Tulsa, Oklahoma 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 in no way indicates or reflects that person’s sexual orientation. Correspondance is assumed to be for publication Unless otherwise noted and becomesthe sole propertypf TulsaFamilyNews. Al!correspondance should be sent.to the address above. Tulsa Family News is distributed free of charge in local businesses and organizatigns. . , Clubs & Restaurants *The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria *Bad Boys Club, 1.229 S. 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Beal, MD, CAnny Buffer, RN, Theodore Campbell, MSW Phillip Cyr, Gen, Contractor-Cosmetic Remodeling 745-9911 Sandra J. Hill, MS," Psychotherapy, 2865 E.. Skelly 7.45-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Bill Hinlde, 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 .....Religious Organizations *Bless The Lord AtAll Tmaes Christian Ctr 2627B E" 11 628-0594 *Community of Hope, 1347 N. Yale 838-7232 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1441 Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213 *MCC of Greater Tnlsa, 1623 N Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights.PO Box 52729 Tulsa OK 74152 I May/June 1994 Volume 14 Number (l . I The views expressed elsewhere in Tulsa. Family News are not necessarily the views ofTOHR. Permission is granted to repdnt information contained within the TOHR Reporter page along with other i items, under the byline, "submitted by TOHR", contained elsewhere in Tulsa Family News. From the President 1. When we make slanderous public comments we are hurting our credibility. A person could have these feelings about their opposition. But there are appropriate places to vent those feelings without damaging our case. 2. Speaking to the point helps educate -the people who will be making these decisions. Gay persons have many life experiences that many if not most heterosexuals aren’t aware of. Sharing these experiences in credible and understandable ways will help them to be more informed. 3. Realizing that some folks will never change their minds about who we are, how we live and what wedo should help us to utilike our energies more effectively. If a person is unreasonably set in their thinking, it probably is something that we cannot --change. -The serenity prayer comes to mind here and leads.to my next-point. 4. It takes courage to speak out publicly, particularly to come out as a gay .person. But without hearing our stories about losing a job or not getting a place to live,, the general public wants to think this discrimination doesn’ t exist. 5. It is important to use language that will be well received, including the terms radical right, gaypeople and basic rights or human rights.- For some of you, these may not be politically correct terms, but they have been attacks on the opposing sides, are terms Which recent polling has found At one forum a streaker referred to "right to have the most favorable appeal to mainwingNazi Christians.’ and another Speaker. stre.am Am~nca~ . . In. other words, ; the mainstream Amenca ts TOHR and it’ s members have taken a very active role in the recent events surrounding the proposed amendment to city ordinances tO include sexual orientation in all non-discrimination sections. Our community has really rallied around the issue and I think its impbitant t6 fiote many other organized efforts as well as our own. Particularly evident in awareness raising and at. the public forums have been PFLAG, MCC, the gay bar owners coalition and the League ofWomen Voters. It’ s inevitable to leave persons out of a list of thank yous and I won’t undertake an exhaustive list. But I personally appreciate the efforts of each person who has either spoken at the forums or simply, been present .to be portive. There are so many people in Tulsa who are supportive ofus and I feel it isimportant that they. be recognized. As we fight this battle for our basic human rights, many hurtful and inflammatbry remarks have been made, both by those for and those against the proposal. Which leads me to ponder, what purpose do these comments serve? This is a very emotional issue on both sides. Much ofthe public commentary has not been focused on the proposals but tion? The proposals deal with human rights,- -.;a~. m.ore e The right for a person to do his or her job amy t and be judged on the merits of their work racial struggles): While some of this may be difficult for you to accept, it is clear that the way wepackage our message is vitally important to winning these battles. This battle is far from over. After the human rights commission votes on the report, probably in their Ju~.e meeting, it will then be up tothe Mayor and City Council performance. The fight for personsto rent an apartment. The right for persons to be served in a restaurant or other public accommodation. The issue here is basic rights folks, not Nazis and feces. To effectively advance our issues and to be successful, there are several things I think are important to note. to decide what action they want to take on the reports recommendations. It is very important, let me relY_,at very important that you make your feelings known to both of them. Write letters, make phone calls, set up appointments to make personal visits with l~oth the Mayor’ s office and your City Councilor. Let them know how you have been discriminated against and why these proposed changes are necessary. Your actions will make a differenc!! by Kelly Kirby 1994 TOHR Follies The Annual TOHR Follies will be held in conjunction with other Gay Pride events Friday, June 17th at 9 pm at the Silver Star Saloon, 1565 S. Sheridan. "’This year’ s show will offer a fresh look at local talent including singers, dancers, musicians-and comics," said this year’ s follies director, Ric Kirby. "We are giving the annual show a boost with a new location and incredible acts. Tulsa has excellent talent and we are proud to have them performing for us in what we hope will be the best FOLLIES ever." Jun.e Meeting WET CAN YOU GET." The pool party and social will begin at 6:30 and all members are asked to bring a swimsuit, towel, and a potluck dish. BYOL or BYOB. Pop and ice will be -provided. Old and new members are welcome. Call 747-4125 to R.S.V.P. Show off your svelte swimmer’ s body or]ust shoW up. Membership Application Name Address city Sta~ Z~p Phone (optional) Signature O Yes l want tO be a contributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept, payment as described below:. O $10 Limited Income/Student Membe~fip [21 $20 Regular Membership l-I $35 Organizational./Household Membership ~ $100 Sustaining Membership Iamctm~lym:eivingTOHR mailings and the T.lsa Family News I am not on the mailing list I would like to volunteer help with: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual HelpLine. HIV Counselor Executive Board Member Event Planning and Party Preparations Monthly Meeting Support Make check payable to Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Donations cofi~ib’uted tb TOHR over set membership fee~ are Tax Deductible. Mem bers’ Representatives Kelly Kirby .., ...........................:..... President RiC Kirby .......................... Is! ~ic~.]~fident Kathleen Golden ............... 2nd~yice Pres!dent Rb~rt Crow. ~:,;.:~.~.,.::.J~=~.:..~.~:~::..;..~::.: sg~ta~j ..... Don.........:.......~,.,,.: ............. 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Anti-Gay Forces in Wisconsin MILWAUKEE- A group known as Wisconsin Christians United says it will launch abroad campaigh called "Project Resist & Restore’"to fight gay rights in the state. Ralph Ovadal, head of WCU, said the campaign intends to "resist the homqsexual agenda and restore decency and sanity to our public policy here in Wisconsin and to our governing institutions." He said the group would raise funds to purchase and distribute :"The Homosexual Agenda," an anti:gay film; publish a statewide newspaper "ex-. posing homosexuality," and in: troduce legislation to remove all sexual orientationlanguagefrom State laws. PBS Won’t Fund "More Tales of the City" SAN FRANCISCO ~ The Public Broadcasting System has dropped plans to contribute any financial support for the production of ’‘More Tales of the City," a s.equel to the popular mini-. series based on Armistead Maupin’s ’‘Tales of the City" books. Britain’ s Channel.. 4, whichunderwrote nearly all the productioncos.ts ofthefirstmini: stiles, had expectedPBS,to un- " derwrite about half tile costs of the sequel becauseof the enormous popularity of’Tales"when it aired in the U.S. on most PBSTV stationsin January. Donald Wildmon of the Tupelo, Miss.- based American Family Assn. and a long-time critic of American television, in March urged members of his group to protest the use of U.S. tax funds for the mini-series. A PBS spokespcrson told the San Francisco Chronicle that it had dropped plans to fund "More Tales of the City" because of ~"budgetary reasons," not because of pressure from conservative ann-gay groups. But Maupin told the Chronicle, "For them (PBS) to deny that they’re running scared at this point is preposterous, because I think that’s exactly what they’re doing." Alan Poul, who produced ’‘Tales of theCity" in Los Angeles and San Francisco, said he expects Britain’s Chaunt 4 to look for new U.S. financial partners for the sequel. Others May Take on ’More Tales’ BOSTON - According to Variety, the entertainment magazine; Boston’s WGBH public broad, casting station has been talking with other major PBS affiliates around the U.S. about the possibility ofjointly funding produc,; lion of"More Tales of the City, . a proposed sequel to the popular British mini -series that aired on PBS early this year. PBS has backed out of co-funding the sequel, reportedly because of pressure from anti-gay far-right religious groups that found the series offensive. ’‘Tal~s" garnered enormous ratings in most major TV markets when it first aired on PBS in January. Lutherans Back Minister FRESNO, Calif., Delegates at the Evangelical Lutheran Church ofAmerica annual nafonal conference voted in favor of a resolution supporting an openly gay Lutheran minister and his church, even though the minis: ter has technically b~en defrocked by a retiring bishop. Outgoing. Bishop Lyle Miller defrocked the Rev. Ross Merkel ofSt. Paul’ s Lutheran Church in Oakland, Calif., for "conduct incompatible with the character of the ministerial office" after Merkel came out to his congregation last year by introducing them to the man he described as his "partner in a c0mmitted relationship." The congregation at St. Paul’s has, however, steadfasfly stood byMerkel as their pastor, and the ELCA resolution underscores the growing conflict in many denominations between more conservative, orthodox members of the clerical hierarchy and a grassroots movement toward greater liberalization in .many churches. Anti.Gay iMeasure in Oregon Tossed Out SALEM, Qre, 7iMari,on County: (0~egon) cireiii.t: -c0urt~:3~idge. .Rtdney Miller has niled that a proposed statewide anti,gayballot measure is unconstitutional: on technical grounds. Judge Miller ruled that the pro- .posedinitiative, which wouldbar any government agency from granting minority status to homosexuals, restrict school .and library information abOuthomosextiality, bar state funds to "promote" homosexuality, and restrict public employment of gays and lesbians, violates the state constituti0nal, requirement that ballot measures be.limited to a single subject. In barring the ballot measure, backed.by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Judge Milleralso saiditwas sufficiently broad that it in fact would be an attempt to revise instead of merely amend the state constitution. Charles Hinlde, an ACLU attorneywho argued against the OCA measure, said; "The purpose of the single-subject rule is to protect the integrity of the mitiafve process from measures that attempt to misleadthe voters. The OCA refuses to follow these basic rules." An attorney " fortheOCAsaidthegroupwould probably seek an emergency appeal to overtumJudgelVlhler s decision. Julie Davis,.a spokeswoman for Support. Our Communi. ties PAC, the group fighting to defeatthe OCA proposed measure, Said: "While today we can celebrate avictory, we must remember, this ruling is otily, basedonatechnicality.TheOCA will continue its attempt to impose its discriminatory ideas on the people of Oregon. We are relievedtodaygbutrecognize this is but onestep in a very long fight to create a state where the - fights of all citizens are held Sacred and cannot be threatened by radical groups like the OCA." Russians Try to Marry MOSCOW-KarmemBruyeva, director of one of Moscow’s Wedding Palaces (as the Russian marriage registries are known), _politely told Robert Filippini, .an American’artist, and Yaroslav Mogutin, a Russian reporter, "I cannot register your union because the law specifies marriage as a voluntary union between a man and a woman,". as scores of reporters from the city’s international press corps stood by. "I amreally sorry;" she t01d the two men. Brny~va sug~ gested that. *Filippini and. Mogptin, bdieved-~ be the first s~-coupf~inthe~fioh .~ to l~gally~,a~k the Riis~ sihnPa~lia~ent: t0amend the law" and then askb.d the bevy of journalists who had come to cover thehighly publicizedevent how many of them thought the laws shoul,d be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. Filippini, a 41-year-old artist from New York, met Mogutin during a visit to Russia a little over ayear ago and the two have lived together in Moscow since January. Bothmen saidthey were not surprised that their attempt to register their relationship:had failed, but said it was imp(3rtant to make the attempt. "What we did was an actaimed at stressing growing- U.S.-RuSsian friendship, Mogutin told reporters following the,rejection of their ap plication. It is also a protesf against any form of sexism. The main thihgis to draw attention to the difficulties of homosexuals 2630 East 15th 749-1563 Dart Tournament, Tuesdays, 8 pm Pooi Tournament, Fridays, 7:30 EverY Friday. at 10:30, SHOW! in Russia, protest the polities of sexism and demonstrate the solidity ofRussian-American ties." Brits OK Gay Military Sex LONDON -The British House of Con~mons has voted to remove any criminal penalties involving homosexual acts in the nation~smilitaryforces,although British gay and lesbian .soldiers can still bedischarged from.the " services because of their sexual Orientation. The legislation, which som~-British rights activists labeled ’.’CanDo,Can-’tTell still must win the approval of the House of Lords where it is unlikely to be rejected, despite many of the Lords opposition. Roger Goode ofthe English gay rights group Stonewall said, the change wouldn’t change much for.gays andlesbians in thearmed forces "because they could still be discharged for being gay. "However, itis progress," Goode added, ?because it should now mean an end to the cruel and humiliating investigation procedures of gathering bodily eviden- ce to prosecute men on charges of being gaY in the forces." Calif. Councilwoman Recalled Over ~emarks SAN JOSE, Calif. - Voters in San Jose, Calif., made a strong statement againstdivisiveness by recalling Kathy Cole, an embattled 1st term:black city councilwoman who came .under fire for videotaped remarks:last year -at an~Pffric~an-~meri(!ati !1eader,-~ ship conference sayinggays and° As.ian~AmericanS get preferential treatmentfrom city-hall and comparing Hispanics to-"little pit bulls." A coalition of gay, black, Hispanic, Asian-American and white San Jose residents launched the recall Campaign, and voters decided by a 59%- 41% margin to remove Cole, the firstmember of the City Council ever to be.removed from office. CA Court Rejects Lesbian Custody Case SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court voted 6-0 not to review Mower court decision to prohibit visitation rights by alesbian Who helped raise her lover;s child..After the two women, identified only as Georgia P. and. Kerry P., broke up, Georgia sued the child’s birth mother, Kerry, in an attempt to enforce an agreement.they had signed that ~gave bOth women parental rights. A s.tate .court in January, however,.~nA!..€:~ that the agreement had-no legal standing paanrdentthaal.t Griegohrtgsia~Po.nhcaedrnnionglegthael child, now 8 years old.:.The state high court declined to review the lower court decision. Camp Sister Spirit SAN FRANCISCO ~:°Lesbians andgay men in the San Francisco Bay Area as of:mid,April had contributed more than $10,000 to support theembattled women who have:started-a lesbian- feminist camp in rural Mississippi. Camp Sister Spirit in OveR, Mi’ss., has l~en:tmder fire from anti-gay forces in,the rural community since word Of the retreat became-.l~aown ’l’as t year. ’~I feel more e.mj~0~r~d;~"Sister Spiritco-found~BrendaH~nstn s~id during a ~si~ here lastweek ....to~ICh-ov~led~fli~Support the womenatthecamphayeregeived from ?the region:~’J~st~to known that you’ve got that ~uppott- we needed that," she said. TheCamp Sister Spirit Defense Fund brought Brenda and Wanda Henson, who run the rural re- See News Briefs, page 6 r 3404 S. Peoria, Suite 1 (30 ~ulsa, OK 74105 . (918) 744-9595 1-800-933-9595 ¯ Full Se~ice Flodst ¯ Contemporary & Custom Design- , WorldwideDelivery.. Located in Brookside One Block South of ¯ Distinctively Different ¯ Superior Quality ¯ A Professional Staff YOU SAVE! Purchase little as .$’L99 10AM-10PM MONDAYTHRU SATURDAY, N00N-8PM SUNDAY BEST SOUND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! 1338:E;~ST 15TH STREET ~,583-1572: ~",’- . ..... ~.- -. - News Briefs News Briefs News. Briefs News .Briefs.News Briefs News Briefs News Asylum for Gay Mexican SAN FRANCISCO-In its most unmistakable indicator to date that oppressed gays and lesbians may qualify for political sanctuary, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service has granted asylum to a gay Mexican citizen who said his life would be endangered ifhe were returned to his native country. Officials at INS headquarters in WashingtOn authorized the asylum status On Mar. 18, extending political refugee status tothe man, known by the fictitious name of, Jose Garcia, who convincedimmigration officials that he has ~ifff~fetF"unspeakable degradatifns" ’iii :his homeland becauseofhis sexual orientation. Garcia’s attorney, Ron Silberstein, announced the INS decision in San Francisco on Mar. 24, saying his client’s case appears to .be. the first that the government has-accepted as of- ~ ficial oppression based on homosexuality. "We.hope that the INS decision will serve as a wake-up~ for government all over theworld that persecution on account of someone’s sexual orientation is. unacceptable," Sflbersteinsaid at a press con-. ferenceannouncing the decree. Garcia, who refused to be pho~ tographed out ~of concerns forhis personal safety, said he was "deeplygrateful to the INS" for its decision, ,The Mexicaq police, on numerous occasions. arrested me solely because I was gay," Garcia saidin a written statement: "’They accusedme of committing bogus crimes. They extorted money from me. On one occasion [as a teenin 1976], they raped me. As a gay man in Mexico, life was made intolerable for me." But it is unclear exactly what the recent INSdecision acmally means in terms of gay and lesbian refugees seeking asylum in. fli~ U.s. In a news statement, INS spokesmanDuke Austin said the decision was made because of the "specific and unique circumstances, of Garcia’s case. "This does not mean that homosexuals in Mexico are persecuted,, Austin atd, q~his means that this individual, due to the facts and circumstances, convinced.an asylum officer that he has.a wellfounded fear of persecution that would justify asylum. It only relates ~o him.It doesn’t-relate to a class of people." MCC Destroyed by Fire SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Metropolitan Community Church burned late Sunday evening~ Mar. 27, while the prdd0minately gay and lesbian religious group was in the midst of party relocating to a new facility. Fire officials are treating the blaze as "suspicious." The fire broke out on the roof of the building between 11 pm; ¯when MCC officers and volunteers quit working for the night, and midnight. In addition to most of MCC’s records, a 10,000-book library housed at the church was also totally lost in the fire. There were no injuries reported in counection with the blaze. TV Ads with Gay Couple PLYMOUTH MEETING, Penna. - Ikea, a Swedish-based, international home furnishing chain began airing4n~w TV ads in’its ~Lifestages" advertising campaagn~ that includes a gay male couple discussing their purchase of a dining-room table, among other non:traditional family relationships portrayed in the commercials.,"We’re pro, filing the diverse lifesty!es and lifestages to reflect what s common to all of us: commitment to a relationship, the importance of family, and making a house a home,, said Peter Connolly, Ikea’s marketing director. The 3% Down Conventional Loans Free Seminars Tulsa.Garden Center 1 Year ARM 4.375 Owen’s Park 2435 S. Peoria 560 N. Maybelle April 16, 1994 May 14, 1994 ~~30 Year Fixed 7.75% ~One Year em ployment (not two year) 1~3% Downpayment (2% from other sources) fi’~iSome derogatory credit allowed I~]~Higher debt ratios (33/38) [~Specializing In: Self Employed Borrowers New Construction Loans Please call for either-a 9 am or 11 am appointment . at592-7701 TV spots began airing in New York, Houston, Philadelphiaand Washington,~D.C. Thefirmop: crates 12 Stores in the U.S. and 118 around the world: In the gay ad, two men named "Steve" and "Miteh" are shown shopping at Ikea and sitting at a dining room tableathome. "We’ve been to: gether about three years,"-Steve says."’Imet Steve at my sister’s wedding,’ Miteh says. Themen, dressed casually and in their30s, discuss thecraftsmanship of thefurniture, their taste in designs and the deeper meaning of buying a table with d leaf. "A leaf means staying together, commitment," Mitch says. Court Upholds Boy Scout Ban LOS ANGELES - The California Appeals Court has ruled that the Boy Scouts of America are° not a business under state law and as such are not required to allow an openly gay man to become a troop leader. The court said that although anti=gay discrimination by businesses is illegal under state law, that law does not apply to the Scouts and other charitable groups are exempt for the law’s provisions. The court said the Scouts are guaranteed freedom of association under the Constitution and cannot be compelled to accept individuals whdm they consider contrary to their principles.. Timothy Curra~, a fdrmer: ~a.gle Scout wh6 has’-sued theSc0uts after he was not allowed to become a troop leader in 1980 because heis openly gay, was stunned by the court ruling. "I can be just as much of a role model, regardless of my sexual orientation, as anyone else," he said. "I think that people need to judge me by actions and the things I do."A Scout spokesman said the youth group isn’t "dis: Criminating but rather differenflaring’.’ based on moral principles. Jon Davidson, anACLU attorney representing Curran, however, said the court decision "overturns decades of state law" prohibiting discrimination. Davidson said he would ask for a rehearing and would appeat to the state Supreme Court if necessary. Gay Rights in Japan TOKYO - District Court Judge Toshiald Harada has ruled that the Tokyo city government refused to let Japan’s largest gay rights .group, ,OCCUR,.use the overnight facilities at a government~ run lodge in 1990. The court found, i~ the first ruling of its kind in the country, that the Tokyo city.government illegally discriminated against OCCUR members because of their,sexual orientation and ordered the government to pay the gay rights group the equivalent of $2,0~0. Rush’s Military Career (Not!) WASHINGTON - The Washington Post has revealed that America’s favorite orange-juice poster boy Rush I Jmbaugh, who regularly blasts PresidentClinton for "dodging" the draft during the Vietnam War, himself ducked military service during that tumultuous period. According to Post reporter David Remnick, Limbaugh got a 1-Y exemption during Vietnam for, of all things, having an ingrown hair onhis backside - animageto contend with. Despite his own service-ducking, Limbaugh, a Southeast Missouri State dropout who managed to graduate instead from the Dallas-based Elkins Institute of Radio and Technology, has gotten a lot of mileageout of his super-patriot posturing by belittling Clinton (and anyone else to the. left of Genghis Khan) for not joining up to fight for Truth, Justice and the An~erican Way. Remnick ¯ also notes S~me other outstand: ,. ing fightiSii-¢ ciiicken hawks?(asi he describes .war wimps with no military service who nevertheless bristle at other people’s lack Of military trainihg). Among them: DanQuayle, George Will,. Newt Gingrieh, Sylvester Stallone, Pat Buchanan and Ronald Reagan.Hey, we’ll drink to a crew like that. Pass that apple juice, would ya? Limbaugh-Od Update NEWYORK - A spokesperson for theFlorida Citrus C~inmission has told Advertising Age" that ithas received 6,341 complaints .and 5,265 expressions of support for its decision to use arch-conservative talkshow host Rush rimbaugh as a spokesman. "’We’re still using Mr. I imbaugh, although we continue to review the situation,’" the commission spokesperson said. Meanwhile, citrus consumption is reportedly down 6% compared tO the same period last’year, butcommission officials say there’s no counec- - Puppy Pause-II - All Breeds Dog Grooming l!th & Mingo, 838-7626 Open Tuesday - Saturday at 8am. Call for Appointments Walk-ins Also Welcome. i InNo nn ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Im ¯ am ¯ ¯ nn’n ¯ in ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ tion with Limbaugh’s role. PBS Station Offers ~ Partnership Benefits SANFRANCISCO-KQED,the Public Broadcasting Service station in San Francisco says it will extend health insurance benefits to the partners of its employees effective May 1. To obtain the benefits, workers at the station must sign a confidential affidavit of their domestic partner relationship. Nevada Pols Oppose Anti=Gay Initiative RENt - Nevada Gov. Bob Miller, Rent Mayor Pete Sferrazza and Democratic con: gressional candidate Jim Spot all spoke at a rally in Reno to oppose a proposed initiative by theNevadaCitizens Alliance that would amend the state constitution to-bar minority status for gays, lesbians and bisexuals. "This petition isn’t just repugnant and negative for gays and lesbians," Miller is quoted as saying, "it’s a threat to everyone in Nevada. It goes against the basic premise of all religions and is designed to divide us and to instill hatred and intoleranceT’ NGLTF on Justice Harry Blackmun’s Retirement WASHINGTON ~- As Justice Harry,Blackmun announced his retirementfromthe U.S. Supreme Court today, the Nationa) Gay and .Lesbian: Ta~k Forc~ .(NGLTF~ p~ifi~ed’his ~agsitiiate defense ~of the right to privacy during his 24 years of service to the nation. Justice Blackmun’s eloqu,ence in defense of the right to privacy extended beyond his landmarkopinioninRoev. Wade to his forceful dissent in Bowers ¯ v. Hardwick, in which the Supreme Court denied that a fundamental right to consensual sexual intimacy between two adults of ¯ the same sex exists. In his dissenting opinion "in Bowers v. Hardwick, Justice Blackmun cited a previous case and wrote, "...This case is about ’the most comprehensive of rights and the right most valued by civilized men,’ namely, ’the d~lat to be let ne....uepnvmg individuals of the right to choose for themselves how to conduct their intimate relationships poses a far greater threat to the values most deeply rooted in our Nation’s history than tolerance of nonconformity could ever do. Because the Court today betrays those values, I dissent," he wrote. As Justtce Jackson wrote so eloquently," Blacklnun added, ’"Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ asto things that touch the heart of the existing order.’" "Administration officials have discussed the need to ensure that the next Supreme Court appointee is ’able to build consensus on the Court" noted NGLTF Executive.Direc-, News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs ,News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Continuedfrom page 5 treat, to the Bay Area to talk aboutthe trouble thewomenhave had in the tiny community of Ovett that has exploded into a national issue for gay rights activists. Contributions to the taxexemptbrganizationcanbemade directly to: Camp SisterSpirit, PO Box 12, oveit; Mississippi 39464. Gay Asian:Americans to be in SF Festival. SAN FRANCISCO-~ Some 100 membersof the Gay Asian Pacific A~ance, the.Asian!Pacific Sisters, and the Older Asian Sisters in Solidarity will participate in th~’--amiii~il"~San Francisco Cherry:Bloss6i~l’Festival Parade this-yearlslated for Sunday, Apr. 24. Iris thefirst time gay ahd lesbian groups have marched in the Cherry Blossom Parade here, and is believed to be one.of the f’Lrst-ifnotthein’st- tojoinin the celebrations in the country. The marchers will also have an accom, p,anying float carrying 1993 s Mr. & Miss GAPA as well as alavender Godzilla: LongOistance Carriers Fight Over Gay Market BOSTON- The Boston Globe reports that the fight between long-distance carriers Tram Na= tional Inc., Wlfi.’ch operates the new..=. Pride .=Network, and CommunitySpirit in_ Chicago, ownextb~i(3V~!~x)ked-Opinions, for lesbian and gay phone customers has now gone to U.S. Federal Court in Boston. Trans National filed for an injlmc.tion to prohibit Overlooked Opinions from switching Pride Network customersto CommtmitySpirit without the consent of the customers - apracticeknown among long-distance carriers as "slamming?’ Trans National had provided CommunitySpirit customers With l_ong-distance set: viceunti! !ast year when the two firms became embroiled ina dispute. and then set .themselves in ~lirectcompetition for the gay andlesbianmarket this past February when CommunitySpirit terminatedits conWactwithTrans National. The two firms have been locked in a bitter campaign of charges and counter:charges against each other .since then in the complicated case. Chicago Ares Village Adds Partners Benefits CHICAGO - The Chicago region village ofOak Parkbecame the first in illinois to extend benefits to city workers with samesex parmers by a unanimous 7-0 vote Tuesday, April 19, following. 5 hou!gs of often heated.public testimony and a full hour by the village trustees. The board reject by a 4-3 vote, however, a compamon amendment that would have granted the same benefits to unmarried Oppositesex couples~ and by the same 4- 3 vote turned down a measure that would have set up a partners’ registration procedure for village residents. Georgia County Tries to Mute Anti-Gay Stance ATLANTA-Commissioners in Cobb County,Ga., said gays and lesbians would be welcome in the county when part of the 1996 Olympic Games arc slated to,be held where the Same officials only a year ago had condemned the "gay lifestyle:" BillByme, chairman Of the County Commission, issueda proclamation stating the county would welcome "all athletes and visitors " from all participating countries, without discrimination." The 1996 summer games;s volleyball events are slated to be held in the Atlanta suburban county, andgay rights activists have.b~e,n pressuring the host orgamzang Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games to move them from Cobb County because of (he commissioners’ anti-gay actions last year that declared the "homosextml lifestyle" was "incompatible with the standards to which ,this community subscribes.’ Byrne rather soured even this minor move toward improving the county’s recent anti-gay rhetoric, however, by casually saying thatneo-Naziand skinhead protesters were also welcome. Atlanta Benefits Lost? ATLANTA - The Atlanta Constitution reports that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Isaac Jenrette.has declared Atlanta’s domestic partner) registration measure unconsu-; tutionai. The paper reports that" Jenrette ruled that"the domestic partnership ordinance was outside[ Atlanta s] authority under the municipal home rule act" and the state’s constitution. City Officials immediately said they would appeal the ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court. N.H. KillsGay Rights Law CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Senate rejected a proposed statewide gay rights law by a vote of 13-10 against, effectively killing the measure during the current legislative session. Disappointed lesbian/ gay rights activists say they will try again toget the law through the next!egislature. NM Univ. Gives Benefits ALBUQUERQUE-According to a new policy at the school, employees and faculty at the University of New Medic6 will be eligible to get health insurance and other benefits for their domestic partners. The:new benefits program extends to the partners of gay and lesbian employees the same benefits now available tothe spouses of mar: ried workers at the school. Coach Sues Baptist U. over AIDS Firing ~RALEIGH, N.C. - A Baptistrun Campbell University gym coach has filed a lawsuit under the Americans with Disabilities Act because the religious school fired him when it discovered he has AIDS. The "John Doe" suit was fried after the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigated Doe’s complain last year. The EEOCis also seeking to enjoin the umversity from fm-the~ bias against campus employees infectedwith HIV. The-university !earned of Doe’s illness when he took time off last year becanse ofa bout of AIDS:related pneumonia. Officials with the school declined to comment on the lawsuit. Coast Guard BarsBias WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard issued a revised directive clarifying anti-bias protections to gay and lesbian civilian workers after it decided an earlier policy statement was vague enough that it could appear to include military personnel as well. The new directive, dated yesterday, states: "Equality of treatment and opportunity for civilian Coast Guard members without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ethnic groups~ cultural backgrounds, age, sexual orientation, or disability is the policy of the Coast Guard." Timothy W. Daniel Attorney at Law Estate Planning Adoptions Personal Injury Criminal Law. Bankruptcy Workers Compensation Initial. bonsultation at no charge. Attention All Lesbian & Gay Couples. -Protect your -relationship! There-are ¯ways to replicate the legal benefits/ protections of marriage. ~,, For~the feeof only $15OOaCh, you can provide for. ~:. each :otherowRh pow~rsof~orney, living wills, ~edi" cal authorizations, testamentary wills and other documents if needed with full consultation. ;1-800-742-9468-or 91~352’9504 ..... ’-. " ¯128 East Broadway,, Drumright, Oklahoma Wi~d andeveningappointments are available. . Tulsa FamilyNews, May- June 1994, page 6 INTERNI I.ONAL TOURS Airline/Hotel Reservations Ticket Pick-Up Cruise/Tour Packages Group & Incentive Programs "No" Service Charge (918)341-6866 RSVP’s 10th Aniversary Cruise board Carnival’s mega-fun Ship Jubilee, March 19-26, 1995, d. LA Mexican Riviera, Space going fast. Oklahoma’s Only LG.T.A. Affiliate (International Gay Travel Association) Bless The Lord At.All Times CHRISTIAN CENTER 2627-B East 11th St~et Wewould like to invite youto join Place where we all cbrnetogether to W~ship, ~ praise &glorify,. the name ofJesus ..... . (Because., ’everyone:has a Hght to be ~lessed by God!)- . ~-. Servicesare held~ach ~3itnday atl:00’~ and.,, "~ our weekly bibles~dyis heid each Wednesday atT:30~pm. 628-0594, message phOne. Eddie cook, pastor Fed. Bill from page 1 discrimination against people based on sexual orientation that could take place within the next two months. Each year since 1974, a Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Bill has been introduced, but each time died in committee. "We will effectively communicate to ithe American people the tigly reality Ofdiscrimination that gay people face,everyday and h0wit negatively impacts the entire country," said PeriJude Radecic, NGLTF’s Executive Director. Radecic and MeFeeley also noted the.value ofeducating the public about anti-gay bias during the critical 1994 election cycle, duringwhichup to 9 states are facing anti-gay ballot measures. A broad-based coalition of organizations led by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, NGLTF and HRCF is forming to organize support for the bill. Marriage from page 1 would prohibit same-sex marriages in the state. Both bills passed by substantial margins and define marriage as-a legal relationship specificallybetween a male and a female. The differ~ ences between the two measures are largely technical complexities. The senate-house conference committee must complete its work by the end_of April " Summit from page 1 according to income. Volunteers areneeded to assist in planning, conference staffing, and Child and adolescent care. Information on becoming involved willb~available-atbooths set up at various community events throughoutMay and June and will appear in gay publications. The nextplanning meeting for the Summit will beheld on May 19, in Stroud, and -all those interested are invited to participate. For more-information on this meeting, or on volunteering or registering for the Oklahoma Pride Snmmit, phone Herland Sister Resources at (405) 521- 9696, or Oklahoma Gay and Lesbianpolitical Caucus at (405) 791-0202. Hogue from page 1 When asked if he had reached any conclusions, Councilor Hogue replied, ’~the report (issuedby th~ commitfee) is ajoke." He believes the report to be ’totally biased and not representative of all the cOmmunity." Whenaskedif anythingwould persuadehim to supportiLHogue responded, "I doubt it." Lesbian Support Group Forming For more information, call TRy Clare at 587-4669. Hearings o el " Military Update the 2-minute ttme ~ln~t ~gu~r- _h .=11~-- n,--n, €~, ~gh~ng ch~erson, D~s ~u.......v......... their legM chMlenge to the Neill to have library security officers to escort speakers away. Onesuchincident’ocenrredwhen perennial Tulsa political candidate, Virginia Jenner spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance change wliile promoting her latest campaign. At both hearings so far, more have spoken against the proposal than in favor. MOSt of the ~rguments are variationson religious objections,.usually by indiViduals who .identify themselves as evangelicalChriStians.. However, representatives of the E. Okla. Presbyterian Synod and the Society of Friends (Quaker) spoke in favor as did the president of the Tulsa chapter of the League of Women Voters. Speakers from.PFLAG, Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays spoke in support, in particular, Pat Padgett, Judy Crumrine, & Joe McDonald:The Rev. Alice Jones of the Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa testified as did Shawn Hayes and Nate Matting!y. Mr. Hayes and Mr. Mattingly Were largely respon, sible, with,assistance from JD Jamett &others, for the unprecedented rallies suppol~ted by almost all Tulsa bar owners to inform Community members about the hearings & to encourage attendance. . WASHINGTON -Justice Dept. attorneys began arguing, their defense of the Pentagon s 50- year ban against homosexuals, even though PreSident Clinton supported ending the ban. A 51- page brief filed by. gove,mment lawyers with the Federal Court ofAppeals Contends the anti-- Pentagon’s new "don’task, don’t tell" policy is is decided, saying there is "serious question" about Whether the new policy oversteps the military’s claimed interests in preserving morale and good order. U.S: District Court JudgeEugeneNickersonorde_~ the Department of Defense not gaypo!icy"pre~ents homosexual to investigate or discharge the 6 . : acts that wouldinterfere withthe Soldiers ~liile their constitutional . military missjon,.and.i~s ."ratio- challenge to. the new. policy is nally related-to the vital military still pending. Two of.the service goal of maintaining .unit cohe~ members areon active duty and sion.’ TheJustie~. Dept.brief 4 are in reserve.units. In a urged the full appeal court to lengthy ruling, Judge Nickerson, reviewa 3-judge appeals court ruling that struck down the old -Pentagon ban in November in the.case involving Joe steffan, a former Naval Academy midshipman discharged in 1987 after he. said he was gay. Even tho,u,gh the new "don’t ask, don’t tell policy is not directly at issue in the Steffan case, the brief notes that COngress recently passed legislation codifying the new policy, and affirming the Pentagon’s reasoning, behind both the old and the new policy. Judge: ’Serious Question’ About New Pentagon Policy .raised doubts abo~t:~e basis of the new, comply5 ..policy, enacted by Congress !a~t year after President Clinton said he would lift the 50-year:old ban on gays andlesbians inthemi,li :.t~ry. Judge Nickerson also .questioned whetherthe new .policy in fact extendsany greater.protections m homosexuals m~th.e,military than the old policy.of blanket exclusion did. ’q’here is a serious questionas to whether a regulation goe~s_~eyond what is reasonably .0gge~.mX¢~.~o protect any possible government interest," the judge~wrote; "when it inhibits six service members from continuiitg to Speakin court :rl NEW YORK - A Federal Dis~ triet Courtjudgehas ruled that 6 service members :~5:gay men and 1 lesbiae , fn’ ds; PROJECT REACH llivd T: O.pm Thursday - 622-1441 lookfor usat our 5451-E So. Mingo Tulsa Family News, May -:;!une 1994, page 7 Health Briefs Health, Briefs Health Briefs betes, coronary disease or Other medical Conditions. AIDS and gay rights activists say Doman is just grandstan.,ding as the elections comeup. "It s election time, and Bob Doman will say whatever he needs to whip up.his homophobic, AIDS-phobic supporters," said Jieff LeTourneau of the Orafige County (Calif.) Visibility Leagtie: "’He’s a Cold Warrior who doesn’ t have a Cold War to fight anymore, so he’s picking on marginalized people." ’Newsweek’ on Deathi Futures WASHINGTON- Am article~n the Mar. 25 issue of Newsweek deals with "Living Benefits," on~e of at least 50 investment grougs offering "deathfutures" to AIDS patients. Technically called "viatical settlements," a terminally ill patient names the company as sole beneficiaryofhis or her life insurance policy; in return, the company pays the patient a portion of the benefits. When the patient dies, the cam- Health Briefs Health .Briefs Health Briefs Legislator Wants HIV+Soldiers Booted SANTA ANA, Calif. - Ultraconservative U.S. Rep. Robert Doruan (R-Calif.) has called on the Department of Defense to discharge some 1,400 service personnel who have tested posifive for HIV. Testifyingbefore a. subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, Doruan said, "The impact on combat readiness is only beginning -. a nightmare could develop." Dornan said he would introduce legislation to require discharges for. military personnel who are medically unable to be deployed for active duty. A similar bill.by Doman in 1993 failed to win approval. ’According to the Defense Dept., there are 757 members of the Navy, 422in the Army, 164 in the Air Force and97 in the Marine Corps who have tested positive for the virus. DaDalso says there are an additional 2,120 service members who are non-deployable because they have Cancer, die- 1994 DIAMANTE Includes: Dual Air Bags. Power Windows & LOCKS, Classi( tyling With Economical Price Tag. 299Pot MO.* 1994 GALANT ES $750 5.15% Down APR ¯includes Dual A~r Bags. Automat=c Transmission. Air COndlt~on$ng. Power Windows & Door LOCKS, Cr0lse OontroI, 6 SpeaKer AM/FM C’assetle Stereo System and more "59 payments of $199. $18.300 MSRP. sale price $16.764: last " payment of $7320, 15,000 m=les per year free, ,12€ per mile thereafter w.a C don carlton MITSUBISHI 4423 S. Memorial 665-6595 Tulsa Family News, May =.June 1994, page "8 stratus of the HIV virus - a find that he says could yield a vaccine within thenext decade. Sigvard Olofsson, a professor at Gothenburg University claims, ’"We have found the key that fits all locks." That key is a so-called Tn-antigen that was effective against all types of HIV in laboratory experiment.. "In the test tube, this kills all thinkable types of the HIV virus," said Olofsson, who was quoted by Sweden’ s national news agency, TT. "The next step is to test this against reality." According to the report, the professor said that he and Danish colleagues wilt first testthe:vaccine onmonkeys~ then on humans within 5 years, and that a vaccine could be available in 10 years. Hattoy vs. AIDS Chief WASHINGTON - Bob Hattoy, the Clinton administration’s most visible gay rights advocate, criticized AIDS .policy coordinator Kristine Gebbi~ in this month’s premier issue of POZ, a magazine produced by-and for pany redeems the policy for the full amount, thereby making a profit. According to Newsweek, because AIDS is always fatal, such patients are a good risk and business is booming. The largest company-will buy more than $300 million worth of policies this year alone, and investors can rake in as much as 25% profit in a year. According to the magazine’s report, the National Association ofInsurance Commissioners is alarmed at the rapid proliferation of viatical deals, and concerned about po-. tenfial abuse,.andithas proposed preliminary guidelines governing the settlements. Patients would have to be informed exactly how theymightbe affected. Swede Claims Advance Toward AIDS-Vaccine STOCKHOLM - Following a recent declaration by HIV codiscoverer Luc Montagnier that vaccine research has reached a standstill, a Swedish researcher claims to have discovered antibodies which can :destroy al.l BROOKSIDE JEWELRY. 1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070 Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian & Gay Communities With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag people infected with HIV. Hattoy, challenges Gebbie’ s assertion that AIDS is an "educational prbcess." "I wantto say to Gebbie, ’If you think AIDS is an educationalprocess, theneducate yourself, honey! It’s a war and my side’ s dying," Hattoy, who has AIDS, says. He also commented- that Gebbie "doesn’t have a sense of vision or an action plan." There are growing reports that there has been widespread- dissatisfaction with the AIDS office in the gay and AIDS communities, which complain that the office is ineffective and lacking in leadership. Gebbie’ s supporters counter that the 6- month-old office has made significant progress in coordinating the administration’s AIDS efforts, including increased housing programs for AIDS patients and the establishment of an office of AIDS research. HIV & the Deaf Community " WASHINGTON - The Mar. 4 issue of Newsweek contains a frightening article on the virtual ignorance of deaf people in the U.S. about ways to prevent exposure to HIV- and indeed the epidemic itself - because ASL (American Sign Language) and notEnglishis theirfirstlanguage. Deaf activists say English reading levels among the average deaf adult are between 3rd and 8th gr.ade leaving this. community virtually in ~the.dark about ’’The knowledge base is lacking," DonnaLestme, aNewYork social-services counselor, told Newsweek. "With all the ways we have of t,ransmitting infermarion, they re just not receiving it.". But language is only one ofthe problems, the magazine says. The weekly says residen- ’ tial schools for the deaf are more ’~puritanical" than others,leaving many deafpeople lagging behind in the basic knowledge of anatomy, diseases and medicine generally. The magazine also says some scientists believe that IV drug abuse.among the deaf is proportionately higher because of the alienation of the community from the restof the country. To help combat the problems, some 100 activists have been working since 1991 as the National Coalition on HIV and the Deaf Community, working at clinics and in outreach programs for the deaf around the country. AZT - No Help for Asymptomatic Patients LONDON - The British medi~ ealjournal Lancethas published the long-awaited large-scale combined British-French study known as the Concorde Report which concludes that AZT, the most widely used ,AIDS drug, does not prevent fatal oppormnisfic illnesses in people infected with HIV but who remain asymptomatic. The report backs up earlier f’mdings that AZT is of Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health .Bri¯efs Health Briefs little or no value in preventing the onset of AIDS among those already infected. ’q’he results of Concorde do not.encourage the early use of zidovudine (AZT) in symptom-free HIV-infected patients," the team of researchers concluded. AZT has,":how, ever, been.shown to prolong the fives of patients with full,blown AIDS. The Britis~h-based Wellcome PLC, which manufactures AZT worldwide and which participated in the research, refused to sign the final report and has formally rejected the study’s findings. Texas GOP ’Quarantine’ Resolution Draws Fire GALVESTON, Texas - AIDS activists and the county _Democratic Party sharply denounced a .resolution approved by the Galveston County Republican Party calling for a quarantine of people infected with HIV, the virus generally believed to cause AIDS. "Inmyopinion, the whole resolution is Idled with rhetoric, innuendo.and misinformation," Maurisa Bylerly; head of the AIDS Coalition of CoaStal Texas, told the Houston Chronicle. David Jameson, chair of the Galveston County Democratic Party, said the ¯resolution smackedof Nazi Germany.. "It sounds alive told the newspaper, foruia at San Francisco say a a patient’s blood viatubes, heat- HIV Causes Cancers study ofHIV patient longevity~ ingitseveraldegreesabovebedy SAN FRANCISCO- Research- sh0ws infectedindivid_u~al~.s diag- ten~_perature, and re-injecting the ers at the University of Califor- nosed with AIDS are now living " treated.blo0dwhile still warm, nia at San Francisco say they ~ aboutayearlongerthanpatientsl muchlikeakidney dialysis. The have f~t~nd the first evidenc~ didade~deagofl:hestudyfonnd ....treatment, developed in 1990, that-HIV,- the virus generally that between 1983,86 the mebelieved to cause AIDS¯ is also ~frectly linked to certain forms lymphoma or cancer Of the lymphatic system. Although lymphoma is common among people with AIDS¯ it has been assumed that the cancer was an indirect result of the failure.of the body’s immune system to stave off the potentially fatal cancer rather than directly linked to the vires itself. Butin a new dian survival-time was 28:4 monthsfrom the pointwhentheir lymphocyte cell count fell below 200. From 1987-89, the survival time rose to40.1 months from the time of the 200-mark indicator: The Survival time has plateaued at thatlevelfrom 1990- 93. The scientists saythe increaseinlongevityfrom thepoint of the200:inark has not been because of anti-viral drugs like study, theUC-SFresearcherss~ay AZT, but has been the result they have found evidence at the .~ mainly of improved treatments molecular level that the virus is to battle the opporttmistic infec= directly responsible for spawn- tion of pneumocystis carinii ing malignant cells. ’cHriswould pneumonia, the leading.cause of be the first time that any human death for people with AIDS in retrovirus has been implicated this country. in causing cancer like this," said Limited Bloo.d Heat the study’s senior author, Dr. TreatmentTrial OK’d Michael McGrath. "It’ s a totally WASHINGTON - The Baltidifferent perspective of what more Sun reports that the Food HIV can do." The report will be &DrugAdministrationhfis given pubfished in the April 15issueof ¯ a doctor in the U.S. permission the journal Cance¢ Research, to use a controversial bloodpublished by the American As- heating method to treat 6 AIDS sociation for Cancer Research. patients in effort to cure them of S.F. Researchers Cite .the fatal disease.. Dr. Kenneth Increased )r Alonso received notification from the was dismissed at the time by the National ¯Institutes of Health which said’ the patient Alons0 claimedhe cured ofAIDS didn’ t even have the disease but was suffering from "cat scratch fe, ver,, which can produce~similar - although not usually fatal - symptoms, GospelAID ’94 PHILADELPHIA - GospelAID ¯ 94, a musical production featuring leading local and national gospel¯ choirs, as.well as some of the country’s most popular secular voices, is slated for April 30 in Philadelphia: Sponsored by Philadelphia’ s Gospel Music Preservation Alliance in conjunction with ActionAIDS, the extravaganza will be hosted by Tony Award-winning actor James.Earl Jones and will feature some 355 choir singers as well as musicians Grover Washington Jr., Rachelle Ferrell, and Boyz II Men.. Denmark Considei;ing HIV-Sex Crime Bill the Danish Supreme Court overturned the conviction of an HIVpositivemanwhohadbeenfound guilty~by a lower court of reckless endangerment because he had unprotected sex with nearly two-dozen women. Texas Insurer Ordered to Continue Benefits DALLAS - An article in Business Insurance magazine reports a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Robert Maloney ordering that Fidelity Security Life Insurance Co. must continue to pay medical benefits-to a Texas AIDS patient: even though his. group health insurance policy was canceled. Ac~ordi~ng to the magazine, the company’s master policy dictates that it may ¯cancel group coverage at any time with 60 days’~ notice, but that provision was not included in the certificates issued to individual policyholders. AIDS pa, tient Michael Elder sued Fidelity and Albert H. Wohlers & Co. - the agency which administered the policy - in a bid to keep about $800,000 in medical benefits: Elder contended that, because he was unaware that his policy could be Canceled, he was de-- pending on $1 million in lifetime COPENHAGEN-Danishhealth :ben.efits. Judge Maloney ruled and J"ust"ICe m~,-,~~t,-~-, officia. ls ... agm.nst F.i.d.elity b. eca~ use Texas ¯ n ;;~..~ _~W^:... ......=l.k :, :law reqmres pOhcyholder eer~ illegal f~r pe0plewith Hiv to tificates to include essenttal, m- .... cancella- Jeffery A.BeN, MD Ted Campbell, LCSW Ginny Buffer, RN MS Specialized in HIV Caw: -Providing .Comprehesive Primary Care- Medicine and Psychotherapeutic S.ervices We ¯have :many insurance,provider affiliations -ifyoubelong to. aninsuranceprogram .that does notlist us as providers/ 1560. EaSt2lst: Street, .Suites21-0 -. Window coverings of all types, accessories, silk flowers, rugs, custom upholstery & more -all your interior needs. Wembley Center 7116 South Mince, Suite 102, 254-2100 r Sandra.J, Hill, M.S. Psychotherapy and Clinical Consultation " .. 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215 - Tulsa Faraily:News. May.- June1994i,page 9 T H E G A Y Sl~otlight Theatre ’ THEDRUNKARD Ongoing Theatre North READERS THEATRE 6123-25 Theatre Works ROAD TO NIRVANA 619-12 Theatre Tulsa PRELUDETO A KISS 5120-29 Touring WILL ROGERS FOLLIES 5131-615 DALLAS BRASS WITH PETER NERO 587-5030 596-7111 596-7111 596-7111 596,7111 5121 L I F E S T Y L E Theatre-Notes By GeraldMiller, Theatre Tulsa As snmmer approachs, there will be a little lull in the "Theater World" as most of us will be dosing out.this season and diving into preparations for the next one. But-there will still things happening in the summer. The KOTV Spirit of Oldahoma SummerStage ’94 Festival is scheduled through July and into August:The University of Tulsa and the Gilbert& Sullivan Society.will have aJune offering, and TheatrePOPS has plans to re-mountA Mid SummerNight’s Dream again. So its’ not like there won’t be anything happeningthis snmmer. As for Theatre Tulsa wewill be bending efforts toward our SummerStageoffering, And the Worm Goes Round, a musical revue saluting 25 years of Broadway collaborators Kander and Ebb. They produced music andlyricsforthelikes ofCabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and New York, New York and the list goes on and on.. So when its’ really hot and sticky this summer, join us for a cool and relaxed evening ofpure Broadway Music. Prelude to a Kiss by Craig Lucas is our season closer. I understand this show will be previewed elsewhere in this issue. But I still want to invite anyone interested in seeing more contemporary works onTulsa stages to attend. Theatre Tulsais taking. a chance on this production because of its adult themes/language and we need audience support if this kind of show is to be a regular part of future seasons. We also are looking for new and different-ways to promote Theatre Tulsa. If you have suggestions, please forward them to me. We have developed a card listing our 1994 - 1995 season, an individual adult ticket discount and a #ace for your business card. Give me a call at 587- 8402 if you think this would be effective for you. Dance Center DANCE RECITAL 6/25 596-7111 PAC Ttust PIANO RECITAL 6/10-11 Broken Arrow CAROSEL 6116-26 596-7111 258-0077 MCtropolitar(Community Church of Greater Tulsa Where God Uplifts All People Sunday service, 10:45 am Wednesday service, 6’.30 pm Home Cell Groups, 2nd & 4th Sundays, 6:00 pm. 1623 N. Maolewood Phone: Tulsa. OK 74115 (918) 838-1 715 Tu!sa’s OldestTheater Co. Presents Play With Gay-Relevant Message By James Christjohn The theme of Prelude to a Kiss is that love is love, no matter what form the participants take. It speaks to the underlying prejudices that weall face in our Or is it? He struggles to live a more gay theatre in Tulsa, we lie trapped in ber body; married need to support shows that are a to a man; and she has to de~l with step in that direction. Theatre the problems of aging; and des- Tulsa is going out on a limb; perately trying totellher husband several battles were fought siredaily lives. At the marriage of a [hat. she is the old man he sees. ply to bring this show to life, young couple; an old man kisses The play.has many underlying with its language and action inih~":’~ d~. iiaher~.~iie "g~e§-tlx~ : ~’th~n~eg>of’i~I~#an~.t0out.:-s_~ci:~ .iNct,:Th(¢~ ~,a,.:~!~P~s,.~:...... chance tO start anew, in a-young ety; living a lie; d~aling ~{th" .... ~b~i~: b~d~ti~::~fi~d the body, to recapture kis ownyouth, mamage _ you.kngw; y0u havea show hasn’~ even been seen yet! great courtship, .the mate seems It’s up to us to let those folks tobe everything you were. look- In him, she sees an answer to the know that they don’tmatter, be- .fears she experiences daily living in the modem World - all that is behind him, she thinks. For a moment, they desire to switch, and in that moment, the desire is powerful enough to make the transformation happen.,,"The grass is always greener... 11th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization Sunday, May 22, 7pm Shiloh Baptist.Church 1124 No. Cincinnati, Reception after service. For more info. call 438-2437, Interfaith AIDS Ministries Tulsa Family News, May - June 1994, page 10 ing for, then you move m, get cause thereis an audience that married; and boom! Who is this will appreciate this. person, you start to wonder. How The cast is excellent, the dimany of us, in such a situation, rector is sensitive to our issues, haveturned tO our partners and and knows what she’s doing. said, "You’re not who I thought There is an openly gay characyou were!" ter, and a wonderful message. The play can be characterizedby For reservations, call 596- this quote: "Never to be squan-_ 7111.ToletTheatreTulsaknow de.red.., the miracle of another that you appreciate what they’re human being." The groom over- doing for us by fighting to do comes his own issues of homo- this show, call 58%8402. Those phobia. As to how and why - see who would have this show the play! banned have called, ~o it’s up to I am urging you to see this us to counter with positive comshow, because in order to have ments. Pride Picnic Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, dean-up, cooking at the Tulsa Pride Picnic on Sunday~ June-19. Booth space will be available for organizations & businesses. Call Jane at 664-8299. Rainbow Business Guild The Guild will hold its next meeting on Monday, May 23, at 7pm. Topics will include the Pride Picnic & more Call 254- 2100 for info. Festival to Include Gay-Artists The New Genre Festival to be held June 10, 11, and 12inTulsa at the Living Arts Space~224 N. Main, features time-based works by artists which stretch the limits of their media. Local performance artistRobert Hernandez will be presenting his newest piece. . Nationally acclaimed Chicano multi-media artistDavidZamora Casas ofSanAntonio, Texas will be presenting ’The Born Again American Mexican." Casas, a self-taught painter, sculptor, singer, activist, curator, videographer and performance artist, will be visiting Tulsa to lecture for the Harweldin hstirote for Arts and Education Snmmer Session Workshops. T H E -G.- A Y L I F E RTIFICIAL INSEMINATION q-HING HA5 MEAT A L055. :E WANT TO lqgLP OUT KIT AND LESL IE --"." BUT T- 17:~DN"F KNOW IF . ~ COULD LIVE NIT~ THE FACq"T~AT IVI6~ CI#ILD WILL WANli)gRING AROUND OUT TF~F.RF_. WITHOUT MY" BFING A PART OF: NI5 LIFE: S T Y L E John Kirk "For All Your Real Estate Needs" SOIIIIT:HIIIG NlW IH VOICI- PIRSONALS Watch Tulsa Family News for more information! Res.: (918) 745;2245 Bus.: (918) 747;5800 15727 South Lew.is, Suite 120 *Tulsa, OK 74[05 .John REALTORS*. -~.. Ph-ilh. .p..C".yr. ~ , ..:. ! ,- . , _ ".:-.. . General Contractor R F:N()VA:FI( CosmeticRenovations lnteriorlExteriorPainting Carpeting Cabinet Refacing CeramicTile Countertops 918-745-9911.1 ROYAL TRAVEL -"Cruise Airlines, Cruises, Tours~’ Free 8.:30-5:30, Mon.-Fri., -.Member ASTA;. International Sat. of 1994, pag~il "TULSA’S HOTTEST CRUISE BAR" ¯ Huge Patio ¯ Coors Pool-Tournament ¯ Volley Ball ¯ Horseshoes ¯ Classic Trashy Sunday Afternoon Beer Bust 2-4 pm $3 Tuesdays, 8 pm ¯ Dart Tournament,. Saturday,-5 pm ¯ & Mondays After Dart League ¯ Happy Hour, Weekdays 4.7 pm Male Dancers Open: Mon-Sat, 10am - 2am, Sun, Noon-2am WHAT TOEXPEC Tulsa Family News, May - June J994, page J2 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1994] Tulsa Family News, May 15-June 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 6 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. 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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Title A name given to the resource [1995-1996] NGLTF - Media Releases Description An account of the resource 15 pages of various media/press releases from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:<br /><br />- NGLTF Applauds Congressional Passage of Church Arson Prevention Act; Permanently Reauthorizes Hate Crime Statistics Act (2 pages)<br /><br />- Barney Frank to Analyze Presidential Election at Ninth Annual Creating Change Conference; Writer/Artist/Activist June Jordan to Deliver First Annual Vito Russo Lecture on Art &amp; Politics (2 pages)<br /><br />- The Marriage Debate by John D'Emilio (3 pages)<br /><br />- Attorney General Reno Responds to Task Force Inquiry; Assures NGLTF That Anti-Lesbian Bias is Being Considered in Slayings of Women in Shenandoah National Park (3 pages, includes Reno's response letter)<br /><br />- 1996 State Marriage Legislation; Real Discrimination, Real Rights and Responsibilities (2 pages)<br /><br />- NGLTF Urges Attorney General Reno to Intervene in Wake of Murders on Appalachian Trail; Asks Confirmation that Possible Anti-Lesbian Bias is Explored by Investigators (3 pages, includes Melinda Paras' letter to Reno) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 20, 1995 - June 27, 1996 Subject The topic of the resource 1995-1996 National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Media and Press Releases Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Melinda Paras, Tracey Conaty, John D'Emilio, Janet Reno 1995 1996 1996 Creating Change Conference 1st Annual Vito Russo Memorial Lecture 9th Annual Creating Change Conference arson Attorney General Janet Reno Barney Frank Carmen Vasquez church Church Arson Prevention Act Church Arson Prevention Act 1996 Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 churches conference Congress Creating Change Creating Change Conference Creating Change Conference 1996 Defense of Marriage Act First Annual Vito Russo Memorial Lecture Gay marriage gay marriage ban hate crime hate crime bill Hate crime legislation Hate Crime Statistics Act Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) HCSA Janet Reno John D'Emilio Julianne Williams Julie Williams June Jordan Laura Winans LGBT marriage Lollie Winans marriage equality Melinda Paras Murder National Gay and Lesbian Task Force National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) NGLTF NGLTF Creating Change Conference Ninth Annual Creating Change Conference press release same sex marriage same-sex marriage Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park murders Sue Hyde Tracey Conaty Vito Russo Memorial Lecture Vito Russo Memorial Lecture on Art and Politics https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/25717db863a454a19d0b75416f47b6a6.pdf 0dc286339f004f1686f7ae26a7196d2b https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/18df3677bd3cd9f38d1745c4d0057f2b.pdf b56c1ae0ab1511ebdaab72d840352573 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/80874fd97ac8047e5459bf1d448bd270.pdf 8a22b33fa66aaa98590dd9a706c54613 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/9a64ad2abb8204ddb728e50427fdef41.pdf 7fdb778d34699cfffb053af30257f141 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/9a2ba253a2154408d6d99b02b28f2241.pdf 05438828f5ee994a5c14acf7f9df01ed https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/e0a2febe2573999921247ceb676f00e9.pdf 34d24f08b4955a1c0d3860c2899c0eb9 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/f4e1c8625e5ffee8387f4d405a8cb0fb.pdf 4fca54b491ef0914fc8543adf0422524 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/1c94553dc7e78f1b0a6bf30c8681b4c2.pdf 67ba92216256c7ebc022c3cf23b5d198 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/4a006056a2c1d14ddb06b4a08239950b.pdf 4494d956ee8a87b6c27eff8e001e2c2e https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/2ba3447f17b102263b18b2bef19c7544.pdf da014992d827eca2fcd5644036a55086 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/a35a75718ebf811faa921b666ce040eb.pdf 5372dfd4751074b7af04d8952860cb0d https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/3ad0f8dc79853f41ade701eb310c63a0.pdf 3e0c49db5c4c3b49a40c302e08ef9730 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/29c1743db6a3dcd8626493032747e606.pdf 35c4b6db286b76eb3ec7178dba8b9b75 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/5045de63615af51631e2bd36da788d5b.pdf 4b37c9be7386421f202eb6f5b1363d03 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ae5d079e2f587cfe4acc76915836a22c.pdf 70dc521820aa7fefd723c8e9b48d8aa5 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/96fd4c4cbb6b2c40ba0be985e62420bf.pdf 18ce49b846014a333096a0fc65fbfe14 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/6daea92081794c9fc1c34374eda072f8.pdf f48f9fbd2f0b7aea65b7ee4fb1f6b64b https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/2919e33a7dae0b3ba4e590871fb4b793.pdf 99f93a5bb57e0b27c23c9bef3609dfb2 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/11b1c20a17e80aefb3241e7ae4a032dc.pdf ad2a5b9cd91360cad6b09d41706aa28a https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/bd95260ac59dbc66b13f7711f9898aa6.pdf ae181f7a1a36e0663e4ee763cf208510 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/946664b8c17ca87d48a102de8e92f3f1.pdf ff78b5fd63317b5b1c3e9660c2194936 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/ad1e7feecd2cf4f3d367b87f867ef945.pdf db4cd4f592e24bc19ff1de3ec59884a9 https://www.history.okeq.org/files/original/857d663a49eb51ff22964e862ed162de.pdf 6f38f75a30de4f8d485f5f7b3d307695 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Cammermeyer,photo: Cooper April 15 - May 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 5 Col. Cammermeyer at TU by Laurie Cooper Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, an decorated member of the US Armed Forces spoke in March at the University of Tulsa to an audience of over 300 about her experiences of being forced out of the US Reserve because of being Lesbian. Her experience was dramatized in a recent television fihn which diva Barbara Streisand produced. TFN asked Laurie Cooper, a Lesbian and also amember of the US Reserves, to interview Greta Cammermever. Q: In your lecture you talked about the strategy of "dehumanizing the enemy’" - making it easier to hate them. With the visibili~,, ofyourfilm "Serving In Silence" and "rehumamzing the enemy" andshowing people that gays are human, does itfrustiateyou thatprogress seems to be made so slowly? see Cammermeyer, page 3 Montana: Police Were to Register Convicted Gays HELENA, Mont.-The Montana state Senate gave m to a popular outcry and stripped a provision from a sex-offendermeasure tlmt would have forced anyone convicted of homosextml acts to register with police officials for the remainder of their lives. A voice vote to remove the provision without further debate followed au outpouring from constituents fnrious about the proposed legislation. The measure would have placed consenting gay and lesbian adults in the same category as murderers and rapists. The bill had initially been approved by the Senate on only the day before by a storming vote of 41 to 8, even though both supporters and opponents of the measure agreed that it probably would have hadno actual impact. Although same-sex sex - even mnong consenting adults - is a felony m~der Montana law, there are no indications anyone has ever been convicted in the state under thc statutes. The proposed measure created a fitror~ter state Senator A! Bishop- said homosext~d acts are"even worse than a violent Sexual act.’" see Montana. page 3 Lesbian/Gay Community Center Campaign Begins Tim Gillean, president ofTulsaOklahomans forHuman Rights (TOHR), announced the beginning ofa fundraising campaign for a community center for Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual communities. Aftermonths of work with donors, bankers and community activists and organizations, Gillean noted that an appropriate building has been located and that negotiations art Uiide~ way with possible tenants and major donors. "We have secured a promise of a matching funds ~ant- that would match accumulated donations made by members of our see Center, page 7 Youth at Risk: Understanding & Supporting Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youths; Planned Parenthood Hosts Workshop on April 28 Planned Parenthood of Eastern Oklahoma & Western Arkansas, Inc. will present a one-day workshop on April 28, on understanding and supporting Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Youth. Joel W. Wells, Ph.D. professor of Family and Consumer Sciences at the Univer_sity of Northern Iowa, a noted author about homosexuality and see Youth, page 7 Radio Host Ann Williams: Talkshows & Censorphip Ann Williams fascinated members of Tulsa s Gay & Lesbian business organizauon, Rainbow Business Gt~ild, with her plans for "liberal," and possibly even Lesbian/ Gay talk radio in her new job as program director for Taylor Satellite Talk (TST). This new service of Tulsabased Taylor Communications is a direct-to-home satellite network scheduled to begin in June. Williams, who was joined by her spouse, photographer Jim O. Williams, also spoke about what she felt were the see Williams, page 7 Evangelist Robertson Slams Anti-Gay Violence VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Pat Robertson, who has rarely had anytlfing positive to say about gays and lesbians, took a brief, haJting Step during the broadcast of his "700 Club" television program to deuounce violence against homosexuals. "We abhor violence against homosexnals," Robertson said. "We would counsel strongly, in relation to homosexuality, that yon can hold vonr religious beliefs withont beating people up and being violent." Mel White, a Metropolitan Community Church miuister who had fasted 23 days in jail after being arrested for trying to have a lueetmg with Robertson, called Robertsou" s statement small but very real victory.’" When Robertson fiually agreed to drop trespassing charges against Wlfite and meet the MCC pastor iu his jail cell, one of the things Wlfite asked was that Robertson, for ~vhom he was once a ghost writer, shonld publicly denounce antigay violence. "I con~atulate Pat on saying the words we’ve ~vaited so long to hear," \\qfite said ,alter the broadcast. Gingrich: Gays Should Have No Rights in Court WASHIN’GTON-After a public meeting about Lesbian & Gay issues with his sister, Candac’e Gingrich, who is Lesbian, House Speaker Newt Gingrich rm~kled gay rights activists by saying the next day that workers who are fired because they are homosexual should not’have a right to file discrimination lawsnits in federal courts. When he appeared with Iris sister immediately after their meeting to answer reporters" questions, the House Speakerhad nrged tolerauce for homosexnals in America. But at a press conference ,alter being lobbied by his sister, Gingrich suggested the courts should apply their own "kind of "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy to such bias snits based on sexual orientation, and that gaypositive counseling programs in public school were used to "recrnit" homosexuals. Saying that although employers should not ask, Gingrich said employees should-not have any legal recourse in the courts if they were fired because of their sextml orientation. "I don’ t think that" s grounds for federal legal involvemem," Gingrich said. see Gingrich, page 3 Tim Gillean, DavidLhevine& Kelly Kirby,photo: Cooper Cty. Demo. Party Adds Gays at Biennial Comm. Meeting by Laurie Cooper On April 1st at Hale High School, the Tulsa County Democrats held their biennial Central Committee Meetinff. The theme of the meeting was "Children, Compassmn and Caring"; this theme provided a stark contrast to the potentially brutal and destructive agenda of the Republican "Contract with America". Included in the order of business during the four hour meeting was: * election of county party officers for a two year term; * election of state central committee members, and * passage of resolutions to be forwarded to the state and congressional district meetings. Elected to two year terms as Count)" officers were Dr. David Lhevine, Chair; Laurie Phillips, Co-Chair; aud Eric Bolusky, Secretary. Dr. Lhevine’s nomination as Chair was offered by Gary Underwood. In January and February, Mr. Underwood had shared with TiDHR members the usefulness of becoming involved with the political process As a continuauon of this outreach effort, Dr. Lhevine attended the March monthly meeting ofTOHR and shared his vision of the future of the Tulsa County Democratic part3", continued on page 3 Anti-Gay Violence Documented MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Ho~nosexnals bore the brunt of bias-lnotivated violence m the U.S. last year, according to the atmual study Klanwatch Project of the Sonthem Poverty Law Center. In its annnal report to lmv e~fforcement agencies, the Klanwatch Project also warned that the white supremacist ~oup Aryan Nation is expanding ral~idly after years of decline Klanwatch saidit determined that and-gay bias lay behind 25% of the hate-based assaults and nearly two-thirds of the homidides it tracked. The group determines motivation by exanfining a numbei of factor’s including statements made by the assailant, the de~ee of force used, crime location, robber)," and statemeuts made by friendg and community leader~. Utah’s Anti-Marriage Bill SALTLAKECITY - Gov. Mike Leavitt has signed a bill passed recently by the Utah LeNslature that bars recognizing same-sex marriages, even if legally performed elsewhere. Activists in the. state have begun orgamzlng to fight the bill see Utah. page 11 Judge Says Pentagon Policy Unconstitutional NEW YORK - The Clinton administration" s colnpromise "’don’t ask, don’t tell’" military policy on gays and lesbians ih the armed forces has been declared unconstitutional by a federal district court judge ~:ho ruled the policy violates the free speech and due process rights of homosexuals in the conntrv’s military services. Federal Judge Eugene Nickerson of U.S. see Military, page 7 U.N. Asks About Civil Rights for U.S, Gays NEW YORK - The United Nations Human Rights Committee heard for the first time representatives of the U.S. Justice Department outline the mixed civil rights status of homosexuals in the United States. Deval Patrick, Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the Justice see UN, page 3 918-832-0233 ~ub~is !ditor POB 4140 Tom Neal Assistant Editor Tulsa, Oklahoma Jmnes Christjohn 74159-0140 Writers/contributors Kharma Amos Laurie Cooper Maureen Curtin Staff Photographer Tu]saNews@aol.com JD Jamett Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the,’entire contents of this publication are protected by US copyright 1995 by Tulsa Famil v News mid may not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written pemfission from the publisher. Publication of a uame or photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientauo~: Correspondeuce is assumed to be for publicatiou unless otherwise noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family News. All correspondence should be sent to tile address above. Each reader is entitled to one free copy of each editiou at distribution locations. Addi tional copies are available at Tomfooleo.’ ! Steve Largent.- Full of It? Dear Editor: The headline "US Rep. I_argent Open to Jobs Protection Bill" on the front page of the last Tulsa Family News canght my eye, for it implies that Rep. Largent lnay indeed have a social conscience. And the last sentence of the article accomp,’mying the headline states "that some observers i~fferred that Largent ~night consider supporting a nondiscrimination bill that protects Lesbians m~d Gay men," once he researches it. I doubt it. I have a letter from Rep. Largent dated March 6, two days after meeting with Lesbiaus and Gays in Tulsa, in which he makes the following statements: 1. "\Vhile I am strongly supportive of each individual’s Constitutional civil rights, I do not believe that some segments of our society should have greater rights thaa~ others based on their sex, age, race, level of abilities, or behavior.’" 2. "’. . I do not believe ’sexual orientation" qualifies as a criteria for special civil rights laws. No one" s behavior should qualify them for special protection by thglcourts.’" 3. "I am sa~fied that current civil rights legislation prrYides a sufficient level of constitutional protection to serve each and every member of our society regardless of their sex, age, race, religion or level of ability." Frown these statements, cleaf-ly Mr. Largent will see the Eanploy~nent Non-Discrimi-nation Act not as providing fairness,but asproviding greater rights. I do not take comfort in Mr. Largent" s seeming concern that it is wrong to fire a Gax man for no cause other than his sexual orientatirn, because I tl~ak his concern is as shoddy as is Iris reasoning. Sii~.cerely, Les Ennnett Dear Mr. E~mnett: Thank you for contacting me with your views. I always al~preciate hearing from people I work for and represent. When I took the oath of office, I pledged to "defend and uphold the Constitution." I firmly intend to do so. While I ,’un strongly supportive each individual’s Constitutional civil rights, 1 do not believe that some segments of our society should have greater rights thau others based on their sex, age, race level of abilities, or behavior. H.R. 382 attempts to make"sexnal preference" a new protected minority-classification under the nation" s civil fights laws. There are m,’mv reasons to oppose such laws. First, I do not believ~ "’sexual orientation" qualifies as a critefia for special civil rights protection. No one" s behavior should quali~’ them for special protection by the courts. Allowing such would violate the constitutional principle of .equal protection under the law--opening a pandora" s box for any type of behavior to qualify for civil rights protection. Second, large segments of the country hold deep moral and religious beliefs regarding the appropriateness of leNtimizing offensive behavior. By protecting certmn types of behavior through legislation, the federal governmen! lnav be mandating associations mad practices that create violations of conscience for many citizens. I mn satisfied thai’current civil }ights leNslation provides a sufficient level of constitutional protection to serve each and every member of our society regardless of their sex, age’, race, religion or level of ability. Thmak you again for 3our colmnents. I would appreciat~ 3our prayers and further suggestions regardiug this or other issues on your lnind. Sincerely, Steve Imrgent Thanks Again, Tulsa! I’m writing to thank yon once again for your support&generosity. "Ful~a has been on the fore[¥ont for some time in supporting its titleholders & charities statewide. On March 17th, you turned out at the Silver Star & gave $435.00 formy travel fund to compete in Chicago at International Mr. Leather Memorial Day weekend. Special Thanks to Amie Holder, Link, Pat Wilson (Sluticia), Steve Tucker, Green, Country Cloggers, & T.U.L.S.A. for putung on the event. Also, a very special thamks to the owners of the Silver Star mad my sponsors, Steve & John, for allowing the fundraiser to go on at their club. In addition to this fnndraiser, theTool Box techificiaa~s have held 2 fun&’aisers at the Tool Box in the past 6 mouths, including a garage.sale on April 1 st that brought in over S265.00. Thank you Roy \Vilcoxin & Tool Box Teclmicians for your continued support as well I will continue to serve you with honor & pride. If there is anything you n~ed me to do to support other causes or chariues, just ask. Yours tufty, Larry Everett Mr OK Leather 1995 Miscellany According to the Newsletter of the Tulsa Chapter of PFLAG, Youth Services of Tulsa is holding a volunteer gaining for its educational/social/support gronp for Lesbian. Gay, Bisexual or questiomng youth 15-20 on Saturday, April 22, from 9am to 4pro in the colfference room of Youth Services of Tulsa~ 302 So. Chevemae. For info: call Lisa at 582-6061. Gay & Lesbian young adults may be interested in the 2rid ammal Anytown, Oklahoma, a hmnan relations camp that looks at prejudice reduction. This Anytown will be held July 23-29 at Cmnp Waluhili on Lake Fort Gibson. The cost of the progrmn is $190 but some scholarships are available. Applications must be received by May 15. For info. call 583-1361. Tulsa Area Prime Timers will meet Sun. Mav 7 at 4pro at the Resource Ctr. 4t54 S. Harvard. After the meeting, this ~oup for Gay & Bisexual men over 40 will Share a pot luck dimmer. On April 23 the group will go the the Azalea Festival in ~Muskogee Also "a gardening group is forming. For more iofo, call 747-8121 or write POB 52118, Tulsa 74152-0118. In closing, the Log Cabin Corral, a Gav Republican newsletter reprints the following with credit to Mad magazine: The Contract with America (truthful post-election version) WE promise to revive the policies ofReaganomics (despite the fact they tripled the national debt) hoping that maybe they’ll work this time around! WEpromiseto throw everyone in America to the mercy of the Free Market System...E~XCEPT for our friends the Defense Contractors. Tobacco Growers and S&L Operators ! WEpromise to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Clubs & Restaurants *Bad Boys Club. 1229 S. Memorial *Ban’accnda’s Wild NightsiDom~a’s Crazy Days 2405 E. Adnfiral *Concessions. 3340 S. Peoria *Lola’s. 2630 E. 15th *Mela’opole, 1902 E. 11 *Silver Star Saloou, 1565 Shefidan *Renegades, 1649 S Main *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memofial *Time n’Tiuae Again. 1515 S. Memorial *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd *Whittier Cal’e, 416 S. Lewis Businesses/Services *B,’ua~es & Noble Booksellers, 8620 E. 7l Blne Moon Bakery Brookside Jewelry, 4649 So. Peoria Budget \Vindo~v Treatlnents. 7116 So. Mingo, Ste. 102 Certified *loNe Auto Repair 438-3393, pager: Creative Collection, 1521 E. 15 *Elite Books & Videos, 821 S. Sheridan *Java Dave’s, Lincoln Plaza International Tours Ken’s Flowers, 1635 E. 15 Lonp-Garou, 2747 E. 15 Major Affairs *Midtown Theater, 319 E. 3 *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI Mortgages by’ Desigu Phoenix Mortgage Corp. Pounds & Francs, 1706 S. Boston Puppy Pause II, l lth & Mingo Royal Travel, 6927 S Canton *Ross E&vard Salon, 1438 S. Boston *Scribner’s Bookstore, 1942 Utica Square Southwest Viatical, 4146 S. Harvard, Ste. F-5 *Tomfoolery, 1565 S. Sheridan \Vestcopa Salon, Lincoln Plaza Organizations B L;G Alliance, University of Tulsa 835-5(/83 582-4340 744-0896 749-1563 587-8811 834-4234 585~3405 660-0856 664-8299 584-1308 582-2400 250-5034 492-4918 743 -5272 254-2100 591-0597 592-1521 838~8503 592-3317 341-6866 599-8070 742-1992 587-8108 584-3112 664-2951 342-4252 592-7700 587-8333 838-7626 496-2410 584-0337 749-6301 747-3322 832-0233 583-1500 583-9780 Interfaith AIDS Ministries *HI\; Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H- 1 NAMES PROJECT, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 P-FLAG, POB 52800 74152 Prime-Timers, P.O. Box 52118 Rainbow Business Guild Rainbow Village, POB 50403, 74150-0403 Save the Nation, Indian Health Care Shanti Hotline Tulsa O"ldalmmans lbr Hmnan Rights, (TOHR) POB 52729 74152 TOHR (Jay HelpLine (hffo.) 743-429"7 T.U.L.S.A. Tulsa Uniform,Leather Seekers Assoc. 838-1222 438-2437, 800-284-2437 749-4194 748-3111 749-4901 74128 254-2100 599-8423 584-4983 749-7898 Professionals Associates in Medical & Mental ttealth, 1560 E. 21 743-1000 Kent Batch & Associates, Health & Life Insurance 747-9506 Chem" St. Psychotherapy Assoc. 1515 S. Lewis 581-0902, 743-4117 Fideli’ty Home Health (are, Inc. Coweta 486-1174 Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E Skelly 745-1111 Tim Daniel, Attorney 352-9504, 800-742-9468 Leanne M Gross, Fina~]cial Plmufing 744-0102 Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Mohawk Living Center, 3910 Park Rd: 425-1354 Jonathan & Dee Nicholas. Realtors 749-3000, 800-539-7767 Richard Reeder, MS; Psychotherapy 581-0902, 743-4117 Religious & Educational Organizations Bless The Lord At All Times Christian Ctr 2627B E. 11 628-0594 *Community of Hope, 1347 N. Yale 838-7232 *Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E So. Mingo 622-1"441 *MCC of Greater Tulsa, 1623 N. Maplewood 838-1715 Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 *Canterbury Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 *Chapman ~tudent Center. U~fiversitv of Tulsa *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule-. Grouud Floor *Universitx Center at Tulsa *indicates a distribution poiut Constitution...so xve can avoid dealing with the defict for years while it’s out being approved by the 37 states necessary to ratify it~ WEpromise to talk up a storm about the need for health care reform while simultaneously accepting millions of dollars from insurance lobbyists to keep fl~c whole rotten system the way It IS .... WE promise above all to accuse anyone who disagrees with us of being unAmerica, to blast the "!iberal" media for reporting auything negative about us... [and it goes on - TFN] Cammermeyer cont’dfrom p. 1 A: I think what has been exciting to me is to remember where we started mad where I started five years ago. Myattordeys saying, "Grete, there isn’ t asnowball’ s chance that anywhere the courts are going to rule in our favor or that anything is going to happen and all we can hope for is that enougl~ cases going through the courts that the government will be forced to sort oflook at this Issue again." Whathappened instead was that it seemed to be the right time and the right place an our point in society... I spent about six weeks lobbying and saw changes take place in Congress over those six months [ofthe moratorium]. Tiffs issue of human sexuality had never been talked about by old petple like us. The-youth of today were talking about human sexuality alfthe time... So, what we have is an old population of people who are setting the staudards andthe laws who are out of touch with the reality and morals of today’ s generation. Weare being offered a forum because the kids of today are saying "What’ s the problem?" I don’ t expect that anything is going to change overnight but there are some things that have - the world recognizes that there are gays and lesbians in the military. Like it or not they are there. Q: When all ofthese issues came about, did you have a way of putting yourself through what I call a "Lesbian 101" in order to educate yourself about the community? A: Some of that I am not going to respond to. Some ofit I will. We will leave the "’I01" out and talk about it in the context when I first separated from the military and the reception when I was asked t’o speak at the gay rights, rally. It ~v.as over~vhelming to have 20,000 people g~ve me a standing ovation for the first tmie and this was days after my actual scparatiou... I’m still learning and I read, and I have gotten books from the 50’ s of what fern and butch and all of these things what they meant and what the culture was at the time and women’ s friendships and how those have changed over time. So, it is like trying to mnnerse myself in culture that, first, I never kaaew existed and, then secondly, that I am a part of and realize that there is a diversity in this culture as well as the diversity as in any other and it doesn’ t mean that you have to buy into all of it. Q: In recognition that this is Oklahoma, the "’Buckle ofthe Bible Belt", is there a specific role that religion or spirituali& playsfor you? A: l)iane and I are active in the Church of Religions Science at tiffs time. I think that it is through that spiritual basis that onr lives have been totally changed. I used to feel that my world was measured byexternal validation and that it was somehow a giving up of myself to the coutrol of others. Wheu I had to shed my rod form, part of what happeued was that ao longer did I need that external validation of who 1 was, and what becmne more salient was that tuner meaning, that sense of inner peace and feeling that there is nothing that I cannot do if I mn supposed to be doing it. I don’ t think that yon will ever find me regretting even the toughest decisions having to do with [such things as] any divorce, that those were the best decisions of the time and that there had to be.a reason why I had to go through this pare. Q: There are some very powerful comments and thoughts yot; shared [in the book] about Vietnam. With those feelings about Vietnam, have you in your own mind resolved them? A: You know, I was thinking just the other day of how much I have resolved them. I have come to the point of having extraordinary respect for the resistors, which speaks to how far I have come from feeling that they were traitors and skipping out of their responsibility to the American way - and coming to understand, because ofmy own experience of late of having to challenge the military that I love and the country that I love. And seeing that the people who felt so strongly about the horrors ofVietnam, theymade the decision to leave the country rather than fight an immoral war, immoral in theireyes. Being where I am now, having to leave the military and fight it because I believe that it is unconstitutional - the law as it exists now- that with every breath I will continue to fight for overturning that particular ban....it has given me a new respect for the difficulties they [the resistors] had in making those decisions to leave- and I must say that I could never have imagined myself saying that three or four years ago. It’ s actually the first time I have ever said it to anybody. Q: Last night somebody had asked you ifyou had thought aboutapolitical career. Since integrity isso important to you, how in the world can you be a politician? A: I don’ t know rather or not there is a match. I do believe inthe"Peter Principle" and so there is a certain concern that I have abouta mismatchbetweenwhateverfuture careerImay have and the type ofleadership style that I have and how I like to work a system for the good of an individual... that’ s why I’mnot really quite sure ofhow I will move, whether it will be to first See about a political appointment and see whether or not I could tolerate it or whether it would be so binding and against my belief system, because I do have very strong feelings about iL Q: You commented last night that you lost your military career but you gained your freedom, as you coined it, "In Your Face Freedom." Ifyou.had a message to us what would your message be? A: We do end up sort of compartmentalizing people by the roles that they are allowed to have in society and that those roles are created by the dominant society mad that part of learning about other people and about other ways of being, other non-traditional families, is to opeu ourselves up to that. And What I have decided that we ought to focus on is that on October 1 lth, National Coming Out Day, that something new is that the gay community is to invite a heterosexual couple home for dinner. With that we open up that dialogue of"Our home is just like yours" and be~n to break down the wall of separation. And what we have glory in, I think, is that the ufix of friends that we have is from the breadth of all combinations - that we are not bound in a heterosexOal world, we are not boundin a ....homosexual world, butrather that wehave both. It’ s more a matter of "We’ re all here" - and it’s an acknowledgement of the egalitarian position that we all share. Gingrich cont’dfrom p. 1 don’t think you have a right of filing a federal lawsnit or of getting the federal government to protect you based on your sexual behavior." He went on to say, "You have had, clearly, examples of what is, in effect, recruitment ~n so-called counseling programs. So I’m Very cautious about the idea that you want to have active h0mo~xuals in junior high school and high school explaining to young people that they have all these various wonderful options." Ehzabeth Birch, of the Human Rights Campaign Fund, said, "His remarks are disingenuous after he appeared...with his sister.~.and told the truth about American famihes.. Montana cont’dfrom p. 1 Hundreds of people flooded the Capitol and the governor’ s office with phone calls, faxes and letters denouncing the bill. Despite its dramatic about-face, the state Senate nevertheless rejected an opportunity at the same time to suspend the floor rules and debate repealing the state’ s deviate sexual conduct statute, one of the country’ s most draconian anti-gay laws, carrying a possible lO-year prison sentence and fines of up to $50,000. UN cont’dfrom p. 1 Department, admitted to the committee that bias because of race, ethnic origin, gender and orientation continue to be problems in the U.S. Patrick told the committee, which is gathering information from U.S. officials on the United States’ ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, that the problems ~’vereff t simply the results of historical bias in the country but "current, real life, pernicious discrimination of the here and now." Patrick assured the committee that the Clinton administration remains committed to the goal of expanding opporttufities for all American citizens in education, employment and the economy, and that there would be ~’no retreat from that commimaent." Robin Kane, of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, praised Patrick as a "’very articulate spokesperson...who undei:stands the limitations that are placed on the Justice Departu~ent because of lack ofcivil rights laws [for Lesbians &G~ys]" "A TRIUMPH! ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST PROVOCATIVE FILMS OF THE NEW YEAR]" -Peter Travers. ROLLING.STONE ONE MAN IS ABOUT I0 CHALLENGE 2000 YEARS OF TRADITION, ES Movies 8, Opens April 19th 68th & Memorial, 250-4513 Utah cont’dfrom p. 1 legally, and many rights advocates have begun what’s being called "Olympics Out of Utah," an effort to convince Olympic Game officials not to select the state, widely considered a leading contender, as the site of the 2002 winter games. Democrats cont’dfrom p. 1 Kelly Kirby, Tim Gillean, Ken Draper,Rob Hill, Laurie Cooper and Bruce Lewis were among the precinct officers who attended the Committee meeting. Kelly Kirby and Rob Hill were also nominatedand electedbyprecinctofficials to serve on thestate Cer~tral Comm~:~iee. The State Central Committee develops the statewide political platform’l~r the Democratic Party. As one of the last items of the meeting’ s agenda, fourteen party platform resolutions were adopted. The text of Resolution #7 is provided in its entirety: "Be it resolved that the Tulsa County Democrat party supports fairness and justice for all individuals or groups regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, race or disability. We support equal rights in public accomodations, employment, and housing for all Americans.’" The Democratic Party is seeking the involvement of people who believe that equal rights extend to all individuals. Volunteer opportunities with the Tulsa Cry. Democratic Party and with the Young Democrats can be investigated by calling the Democratic headquarters at 742-2457. TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS! A stinging comedy of sex and politics!" -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE "1RRESISTIBLE!" -Kevin Thomas,.LOS ANGELES TIMES "DELIGHTFUL! A warm, sentimental film from one of Cuba’s major directors!" -Caryn.James, THE NEW YORK TIMES SAVOR THE FLAVOR Movies 8 Opens 4/28 News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Louisville Leaders Held for Civil Disobedience I,OUISVILLE, Ky. - Police arrested 25 activists on trespassing charges in the I Jouisville Board of Aldermen chiuubers alter they refused to leave when the aldermen voted 7 to 4 against a proposed antidiscrimination measure that would have added sexual orientation to the city’s anti-bias ordinance As soon as it was clear that the aldermen had rclected the racism’e, I protester ~l~ray~d a can of air freshener in the ,air and yelled, "The stenchin this morn is foul!" Some 50 people then stood in silent protest holding signs reading, "’Waiting for Justice" until police warned them they would be arrested. Aboul 25 of the demonstrators refused to leave and were then arrested. Carla Wallace of the Fairness Campaign, wlfich has pushed for the measure for the past 4 years, said of the protest, "’There comes a time in the life of every civil rights movement.., to stand before the body politic and demand accountability for crimes committed ~]nder protection of law. Our refusal to passively accept this assault to our freedom is an affirmation of our commitment to the high and noble task before us."In addition to Wallace, others arrested at the protest included;: Everett Hoffman, executive, director of the ACLU of Kentucky;. Dr. George Edwards of the Southern Presbyterian Seminary; Dr. Hal Warheim, a theology professor also with the senfinary; Jane lIope :rod Reba Coffman, board members of P-FLAG in Louisville, and attorney Eric Grmfinger. Gays Raise $2.5 Mil. for San Francisco Library SAN FRANCISCO - San Franosco’s new public library is currently being constructed at city expense. But because of bu~tget constraints, the city added no new funds to the librarY’s budget for new acquisitions, meaning the new library would have to be filled with little more than the material the old library already had on its shelves. But an enterprising citizens’ advisory conunittee set up a special fundraising effort directed at -affinity groups" to help finance new materials and resources at the new facility - including a .proposed new gay and lesbian resources center. In a burst of gay civic pride, gays and lesbians in the city Contributed some $2,596,822 toward the new "’gay wing" at the library - the largest amount raised among any of the groups supporting various specialized facilities in the new library. The figure represents about a third of the total $7,938,504 raised for new facilities at the library. Lesbian Mayor of S.F.? SAN FRANCISCO ~ Itlooks as if the woman Sen. Jesse Hehns likes to refer to as "’that damn lesbian" is on the verge of deciding whether or not to ~ake what would be the first senous bid by an openly gay politician for the city’s mayoral seat. Roberta ,~kchtenberg told reporters from her office in Waslfington, D.C., in early April that she may leave the increasingly hostile political environment of the nation’s capital, where she is ea~ assistant secretary for civil rights in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to possibly enter the mayoral race this November. "’I am very seriously considering it and will make my decision within a matter of a fe~, days,’" Achtenberg sai.d. Achtenberg madehistory in 1993 when the then city supervisor faced U.S. Senate confirmation to the HUD post. During the televised Senate debate over her confirmation, which normally would have generated little attention, anti-gay legislators repeatedly attacked Achtenberg’s nomination with Helms leading the offensive, referring to her as a "damn lesbian’" because she rode in the city’s gay pride march along with her long-time partner, Judge Mary Morgan, and their son. Gingrich to Lead San Francisco Pride Parade SAN" FRANCISCO - San Francisco’s Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade this June took a sudden turn toward becoming a "perfect family thing" with the announcement that the grand marshal for the huge event will be Candace Gingrich, the half-sis{erofHouse Speaker Newt Gingrich. Robert Allen, president of the parade committee, said, "She was selected primarily because of the statement itmakes and the media response.... I think it’S really a treaf that she’s not afraid to say he" s full of shit. ~[t’ s the perfect family thing. Gingnch, who will be one of four marshals-in the 25th annual event, becmne an instant celebrity earlier tiffs year when she went, on a highly publicized lobbying mission to her brother" s Capitol Hill offices in behalf of the Human Rights Campaign Fund. ’Tales of the City ’ Wins PeabodyAward ATHENS, Ga. - The Britishproduced television mini-series of Amfistead Maupin" s ."Tales of the City," which aired on the .PBS network last year has won a Peabody Award for its portrayal of San Francisco in the mid- 1970s PBS pulled out of producing the follow-up "’More Tales ofCity"despite the oriNnal nfiniseries" enormous popularity and critical acclaim after "Tales’" came under intense criticism by conservative pressure ~oups and politicians. Mayor Fined for Refusing ’Gay Pride’ Proclamation HAMILTON’, Canada - Bob Morrow, the mayor of Hamilton, has been fined $5,000 by the Ontario Human Rights Commission for refusing to issue a gay pride proclmnation in the city in 1991. Morrow personally will have to pay the fine because such proclamations are in the hands of the mayor, not the city government in general. Death Threats Against Greg Louganis WASHINGTON - The Washington Post reports that due to death threats against Greg Louganis since disclosing that he has AIDS, the Lambda Rising bookstore in Washington said it had to take added security precautions for his book-signmg appearance there. Some 2,000 people showed up and more than 300 people had to be turned away due to the crowd. Louganis’ recently published autobiography, Breaking the Surface, is already in its 7th printing, the publisher said. Court Rules Against Gay Couple for Bank Loan LOS ANGELES -U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer has ruled that the California Federal Bank was within its rights in refusing to give a special discountedhome loan to Jeffrey Bagley, a bank vice president,_and his partner. Judge Pfaelzer gave summary -judgment to the bank in the lawsuit filed by Bagley against his employer. The bank contended that Bagley did not quality for the special discounted loans, which are a standard benefit the bank offers its mm-ried employees, because he and Iris partner are not legally married. Maine Postpones Rights Measure AUGUSTA, Maine Gay rights advocates ~n Maine have announced that they will not introduce a statewide antidiscmnination measure in the legislatm:e this yezr, concerned that voters who are already faced with an anti-gay ballot measure wotdd find a competing measure confusing. "This issue is too important to risk confusing matters by putting a partially competing measure (the antidiscrimination bill) on the ballot as well," Patricia Ryan of the Maiue Human Rights Commission said. "We believe voters will say that Maine, as a state, won’ t discriminate, and we want them to have a clear shot at that issue." Attorneys for the Maine Human Rights Commission determined the gay rights bill probably would be declared a "competing measure" to the anti-gay ballot referendum and would therefore have to go before the voters as wellifit was brought before the legislature. British Priests Blessing Secret Gay Marriages -- LONDON The London Times reports that a number of Church of England priests - as many as 60 of them -have been secretly conducting marriage ceremonies for same-sex couples in churches around England, even though the priests face expulsion if they are discovered by church officials. The paper reported that the priests have conducted hundreds ofgay and lesbian unions despite being officially prohibitedby the Church of England. "I had no idea they were having the ceremonies in church," Ven George Austin, the archdeacon of York told the Times. "It’ s such a perversion ofa church wedding that you shouldn’t even have to point out it is wrong." St. Patrick’s Day Parades NEW YORK - Making good on a promise that they would indeed march in the annual St. Patrick’ s Day parade, some 70 gay rights activists were arrested as they attempted to have their own march in New York. A U.S. District Courtjudged had turned down a request by the Irish Lesbian & Gay Organization to overturn a rule barring the group from participating in the city parade and the 2nd Circuit Court ofAppeals uphddthe lowercourt decision on Mar. 16. In Cambridge, Mass., a large contingent frmn the Irish- American Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Group of ’Boston, marched peacefully in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade there. BOSTON - South Boston’s controversial "protest" St. Patrick" s Day march, which has already become the cause of a case headed to the U.S. Supreme Court because organizers refused to allow Irish gays and lesbians to participate, also turned down a request by a group of former military members with HIV or AIDS to join the event as well. When asked why the ailing veterans were being excluded, Jo!m Hurley of the South Boston War Veterans Council, declined to comment, saying only that the organizers of the protest don’t give reasons for who is and isn’t allowed to march. Classical CO for Gay Men LOS ANGELES - A CD from a major recording company explicitly being marketed to gay men has been launched by WarnerClassics - and Beethoven will never be quite the same. Described as "75 minutes of musical passion for men." the CD is called "Sensual Classics Too," following up on the title of an earlier - and heterosexualoriented - popular disk Warner released in 1992 and that is still on the classical music charts. Making it even clearer who the intended audience for the disk is, the cover shows two hairy-armed men half-undressed and tenderly holding each other. It’{ enough to get your classical motor running -which is exactly what Warner wants. Lesbians Blocked from Conference on Women NEW YORK In an unusual alliance, China and the Vatican are blocking women’s groups they disapprove of- including lesbian organizations - from attending amajor United Nations conference on women slated for Kelly Kirby Certified Public Accountant Lesbians & Gays face many special tax sttuatlons whether single or as couples. We are proud to serve our communities with sensitive & timely information. 747-5466, POB 14011, Tulsa 74159 Photography- J.D. Jamett 621-5597 $30/hour - in, call for out rates Licensed Massage Therapist Specializing in: ¯ Pager: 672-2035 ¯ Therapeutic ¯ Shiatsu ¯ Sports News Briefs News later this year. Hundreds of delegates and non-gov.ernmental organizations (NGOs) havebeen meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York, reviewing the credentials of delegates to the conference to be held in Beijing in September. China has used its position as host ofthe conference to denY credentials to women’s groups from Taiwan and Tibet - neither of:which China recognizes as indepe-ndent nations. The :Vatican also raised objections inan effort to exclude women’ s groups that don’ t agree with the Catholic Church’s positions on abortion, birth control and homosexuality. Delegates from China seconded the Vatican’s objections to lesbian groups, citing its own laws against homosexuality. Another Custody Battle DETROIT - Carol Hess, a lesbian who helped rear the 2 children of her deceased lover, is fighting the children’s father, Russel Overton, in court for custody ofthetwo boys. Overton won provisional custody of the 2 children earlier in March, but Judge William Giovan has now given Hess weekend visitation rights and said he will shortly decide if Hess has any legal .standing to ask for custody of the 10- and 13-year-old sons o fher partner of20 years, Leigh Porter, who died in January.. Gays & Government Security Clearances WASHINGTON - A General Accounting Office review of 3 U.S. government departments and 5 federal agencies has concluded that the federal government has stopped using homosexuality as a reason for refusing security clearances to civiliml employees mid contractors. The GAO reviewed records from the U.S. State, Defense and Energy Departments, as well as the FBI, the Office of Personnel Manage- ~nent, the U.S. Infornlation Agency, the Secret Service and the Customs Service. Ahnost ,all feder,’d agencies in the past had routinely refused to give gays and lesbians security clearance, ~naintailfing that homosexuals were snbject to being blackmailed. Trouble Over Benefit Plan at CalTech/JPL PASADENA, Calif. - A number of major U.S. universities - Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News including Harvard, Stanford, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - have extended domestic partner benefits to their gay andlesbian staffers withlittle or no controversy. But plans by the California Institute of Technology (CalTech) to begin offering same-sex partner benefits beginning May 1 may set off a firestorm,~The plan would extend health insurance benefits to the same-sex partners of the school’ s staff and faculty~ although opposite-sex couples would be not be eligible because the university says such couples have the option of legally marrying. The controversy over the plan, however, is arising largely because CalTech, along with its best-known facility, the Jet Propulsion Laboratories, are the largest employers in the region andbecauseJPLis heavily involved in both governmentrelated research and the public school system. Conservative anti-gay critics of the move have been bombarding members of Congress in an effort to derail the benefit proposal. Opponents say they don’t want school children in the area to see gay and lesbian relationships as the same as heterosexual marriage and they are telling members of Congress that they don’t want federal tax money that goes to CalTech andJPLused to provide benefits to homosextml partners. "’Our institutions should, in whatever way possible, help mmntain heterosexual Inarriage as ,’m ide,’d," said one critic. Best Actor Oscar "Nominee Always Out LOS ANGELES Popular British actor Nigel Hawthorne, ~vho has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "’The Madness of King George,’" told the Advocate that he is gay mid that he has "’never been a closet queen.’" The 65-year-old Ha~vthorue, who is perhaps bestknowll to Americans for Iris role on the popular British-made TV series "Yes, Minister," said he will be attendiug die glitzy Oscar ceremonies with his long-time partner, writer Trevor Beathmu. Interviewed in the British newspaper Today, Beuthanl was eqnally candid about their relationship. "\Ve’ re just a dear old married couple. It’s not a qnestion of Nigel mid me coining out we’ ve uever been in," he said. "Heterosext/~L& Proud" Campaign in Australia BRISBANE, Australia - The Australian newsmagazine Brother Sister reports that an organization calling itself the International Heterosexual Foundation is planning to ldunch a $4 million anti-gay ad campaign in the country. The publication says the group’s national advertising campaign will be aimed at teena:gers’, ~ing electronic and print spots, because it is "deeply concerned with the overt propagation of deviant sexual practices." The campaign reportedly is being called "Heterosexual and Proud Of It." A spokesperson for the foundation said the campaign was aimed to counter what it says is pro-gay material being put before the public by AIDS agencies. "Enormous amounts of public monies are being spent to promote homosexu,~lity under the gmse of HIV/AIDS awareness," Kris Picketing 0f the group said. Drag Queen ’Ring’Foiled LAS VEGAS - Police in Las Vegas have charged two transvestites with stealing clothing from the Rare Breed store, and said the 2 are part of a ring of drag queen thieves who authorities believe have stolen thousands of dollars worth of women’s clothes and jewelry. Police said the 2, whom they refused to identify because of their on-going investigation, were involved with up to 5 other transvestites who shoplifted merchandise from local stores that they later ~old in order to buy drugs. Transsexual Brit Takes Case to European Court BRUSSELS, Belgium - A woman identified in official records as "’P" has filed a complaint with die European Court of Justice, charging that she was fired from her job with the Cornwall County Council in Great Britain after she told supervisors she was undergoing a sex-change operation. A British labor panel said "P’" was not protected trader the countD,’ s sex discrimination laws, mid the county council said die woman was not fired because of the surgery but because it had too many workers. In her complaint before the European Court, how ever, the woman claims the council had offered h~r a salary rinse and a new contract before she said she was undergoing the sex change. The womanis asking the European C6urt to determine whether transsexuals are protected under European Union statutes, even if national laws don’ t extend such protections. Swedish Sports StarGay STOCKHOLM-WhenSwedish authorities announced that a nee- Nazi skinhead had confessed to the Mar. 11 brutal stabbing death oficehockey star Peter Karlsson, one of the reasons given by the 19-year-old for killing Karlsson was that the 2 9-year-old hockey pro had made sexual advances to him. Police say Karlsson was stabbed more than 60 times in nearby Vasteras after he had left a local discotheque to go home. It is the 2nd brutal slaying of a gay man in the Stockholm area in the~past few months. Bomb Threat at Canadian Bookstore VANCOUVER-Canada’ s gayoriented Little Sister’ s bookstore has been the object of a bomb threat, that the store’s manager believes is the work of an antigay extremist religious fanatic. The single-page hand-written letter threatened "a day of reckoning," with references to Sodom and Gomorrah and other religious allusions. Little Sister’ s manager Janine Fnller denounced the threat, which police respondedto quickly, saying, "I think people who are true Christian~ would condemn that kind of sentiment of hate.’" In February, the store also received a telephoned bomb threat. Police checked the store thoroughly then, but found no explosives - but they did warn workers at Little S~ster’s to be watctfful of suspicious parcels and cus toulers. No One Can Get Rep. Frank’s Name...Straight WASHINGTON - Rep. Barney Frank - or at least how politicos pronotmce his name - has setoff another flap. In Jmn|ary, die Rep. Dick Armey, the 2nd. ranking House Republican, referred to the openly gay Frank as "Barney Fag" during a radio interview, which he later.said was a slip of the ton~le. Now James Carville, a prominent Democratic Party consultant who helped orchestrate President Clinton’s 1992 presidential bid, referred to the Massachusetts Democrat as "Barney Fife," the inept and incompetent depmy in die Audv Griffith television show. Ironically, Carville was criticizing Armey for his "Barney Fag" mistake when he refen:ed to Frank as "Barney Fife "" Carville said he had an excuse for his slip of the tongue, :however, since h( is president of ah Andy Griffith Show Fan Club andh"ad be,eli thinkifiglabout the r Bamey Fife characte~-~ffhen hc made the :mistake. "Wbat did Dick Armey have on his mind when he said what he did’?" Carville asked Vive La Difference! French Say Gay Pres. OK PARIS - The Paris newspaper Liberation has reported the results of a poll of some 1002 registered French voters" views of the upcoming presidential campaign. The paper reported that the Illico-Radio FG poll indicated that 85% of the respondents agreed that TV campaigns aimed specifically at gay men to help stem the spread of HIV were needed. Perhaps even more surprising, the poll also found that 71% of those mlsweri~ig pollsters’ questions indicated,they would vote for a presidential candidate, even if it was disclosed he had had a gay relationship. British Airline Goes After Gay Market SAN FRANCISCO - Virgin Atlantic Airways. the imiovativc mid enterprising British airline noted for such amemties as mflight massages and personal video screens, is now offering gay- and lesbian-themed tour packages from the U.S. to London, with fly-ons to Paris and Amsterdmn. The three-night four-day tours, which industr~ watchers say is a first for a majo’r airline, start at $679 and are promoted with such up-front names as "’Out in London" s West End" and"London Proper~G ay Paree." The packages include round-trip airfare, hotel accolmnodations from tourist to first class, transfers, theater tickets in London, contiuenud breakfasts mid other little perks. Elizabeth. Hlinko of Virgin Aflandc said "’Gays and lesbimas are a wonderful group of people who enjoy traveling..That’s a group we want to attract to our airline. "" Low or Old Low How aboitt a new look for your love nest? Come see Bryan, Ken or Tim at our fab~dous designer showroom with definitely NOT designer prlees! Budget ~Vindow Treatments & MORE! ~,~,,t~, e,,,~,,, G~a ~.... 7116 S. lM][in~o, ~te. 109. 254-2100 1438 S. Boston, Tulsa m Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Fast HIV Test Found i BRUSSELS - Belgian scientists s~y that they have developed an HIV test that can directly detect the presence of HIV in just a few days of being infected instead of the usual months-long wait required before current tests are effective at detecting antibodies produced by the body. "Usually you have to wait about 3 months after exposure before knowing whether you are HIV-positive,’.’said Prof. Jose Rem~cle of Namur University.."But.with this one we ¢~a detect.the virus: a day, or:so later. 7: The,ne.~ ~test,differs. from: o~ers in that it check~specifically far HIV; ~rather than antibodies which ’can 0nly be detected several months following infection. The manufacturer is seeking approval for sales elsewhere in Europe and the U.S. The tests are expected to cost about $10 each. HIV Contact Tracing Suggested ATLANTA - A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention underscored the way HIV can spread .to insidiously. Researcl~ers at the University of Pittsburghlinked a single prisoner with HIV with 50 other people who were also infected either through shared hypodermic needles or sex. Even more worrisome, the scientists found that of the 50 who had been infected, 24 were unaware they were infected. The researchers and CDC officials said the study indicates that contact tracing, especially of drug users and prisoners infected with HIV, may be of value in fighting ~e spread of HIV. -Setback in Vac._cine Research WASHINGTON- ,am experimental AIDS vaccine that appeared to work in adult monkeys kills newborn monkeys, scientists report in the current issue of the journal Science. Earlier studies with adnlt monkeys were encouraging to researchers "! who thought a weakened version of HIV itself conld be used in the vaccine. But the study - which used a weakened form of the virus in monkeys - suggests that such a strategy could actually lead to infection instead "’This approach to un AIDS vaccine is fnll of hidden danger,’" said Dr. Ruth Ruprecht of Harvard University m~d" the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Rupre.cht’s.team administered awacciue of HIV with:key genes.removed-to:4 newborn,monkeys: Althongh none~v.ere exposed, to full HIV, 2 ofthe monkeys died of~the diseaseand 2 now, have severe.. ~ immune deficiency. EPA StudyingParasite in Water WASHINGTON - Carol Browner, administrator of the Enviromnental Protection Agency, has called for research on how to protect drinking water supplies in the U.S. from the cryptosporidium parasite. The EPA has already set tip a special study ~oup on the microbe which has b~.en s.hown to be extremely infectious, even ru rmnute amounts. The parasite can cause severe diarrhea in healthy adults, but it can be fatal to individu~s with weakenedimmtme systems, such as people with AIDS. Doubts About Early AIDS Case NEW YORK - New medical evidence suggests that what was believed to be the earliest documented case of AIDS may not in fact have been the disease. EXamination of Stored tissue samples taken from David Carr, a man who died in 1959 from mysterious symptoms, prompted 2 University of Manchester doctors in 1990 to attribute the symptoms to AIDS. But .when Dr. David Ho, head of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Ceuter in New York, recently tested the samples, he cotdd only isolate HIV in one smnple that had been sent to trim. Further testing showed the tissues sent .to Ho were from at least two different people. In Ho’s opinion, there is no longer proof that Carr died of AIDS. Althongh Uuiversity ofManchester officials reject Ho’s findings, the university is planning further investigation. Poor ~Prospects for AIDS Drug LONDON "--New, highly resistaifi Strains ofHIV ~re dirmning hop~ that aigroniising new dhsg Of tltugs WilI be able to control the deadly virus as effectively as researchers’had hoped just a few months ago. Researchers reported in the-British medical journal Nature that some strains of the virus are now able to simultaneously ward off the effects of as many as six drug compotmds. Although researchers say the new findings aren" t the end of the road for the potent class ofdrugs known as protease inhibitors, the latest discovery, is a serious setback for what had been considered an encouraging strategy for combating the deadly virus. Protease inhibitors, which work by preventing the AIDS virus from replicating, are under study by several companies. Scientists at Merck Research Laboratories in West Point, Pa., say it now appears that extended use of such drugs can create strains of the virus that are a thousand times more resistant than the original virus. Case of Infant HIV Remission LOS ANGELES - According to a report in the New England Journal ofMedicine, the white blood cells of a baby apparently have succeeded where every drug and potential vaccine against HIV have so far failed. According to researchers reporting in the journal, the tufidentified infant has become the first thorouglfly documented case of an individual whose own natural body defense may have fought off the infection. Dr. Yvom~e Bryson ofthe UCLA AID~ Institute said, "It used to seem like heresy to say that you could potentially even eli~nin~te the virus. And now I think that we caasay .that that is a possibility. ?’ Th~ repoi’t sh~ th~ 16~l~y kb(th’~: vi~u~ from his’ infected mothefaiad’~Xmnifiafi0ns afte~ birth c01ffimiedflifit h~Was itffected. Retesting again at age two months, the baby still tested positive for the virus. Bu! tests at age 13 months revealed that the virus had disappeared. The infant is now five years old and he continues, the scientists say, to show no signs of HIV and is tlwiving. Researchers said they were initially skeptical of the test resul’ts and suspected a clinical error. But they retrieved all the child’s original blood samples and did extensive doublechecking. They found no mistakes, and no virus in the little boy. Screening for HIV Subtypes BOSTON - Max Essex, chair of Harvard University’s AIDS Institute, toldaregional colfference on AIDS that the U.S. should begin blood screening to determine if extremely ilffectious subtypes of HIV that are fueling spread of the virus among heterosexuals in Africa and Asia are in this country as well. "We don’t really know if they are in the U.S.," Essex said. "It’s logical to assume that they should be." Essex said it is critical that the highly infectious virus subtypes be identified FI_DELITY HO_/v E HEALTH CARE, INC. 113 E. Paul St. Pauls Valley, OK 73075 (405) 238-6487 Main Office 905 No. Highway 51 Coweta, OK 74429 (91.8) 486-1174 (800) 999-3442 7319 No. MaeArthur Okla. City, OK 73132 (405) 722-0551 Caringfor Life We provide comprehensive home health services 24 hour per day, seven days as week. The range of services include: Skilled nursing services (RN’ s, LPN’ s) Home health aides Physical Therapy Speech Therapy Occupational Therapy Medical Social Services In-home psychiatric care Non-emergency transportation Private duty nursing " Companion sitter services This list is not all inclusive. Please contact our offices at 800-999-3442 with specific treatment issues. CHERRY STREET PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOCIATES Eating Disorders Co-Dependency Issues Same Sex Relationships Trauma Recovery Chemical Dependency/Relapse Prevention Leah Hunt, MSW Della Blackburn, CADC Serving a J. Seymour-Taylor, CADC Richard Reeder, MS 1515 South Lewis Tulsa, OK (918)-743-4117 (918)-581-0902 Diverse Community More Health Briefs because they may not become apparent until an epidemic is full-blown. HIV Infection in the Elderl~ ATLANTA - Two studies, both of them small, published in AIDS Clinical Care suggest HIV among people over 60 may go undiagnosed longer because doctors don’t consider the elderly at risk for infection, and that how older Americans get HIV may be very different than most health .care, wqrkers ,think. One study of patients~ages. 60 .to 83 with HIV. at.an Atlanta h0spithl:f0und that ifi 15of the 20 cases~,where~ithe s6urc~ Oi~ transmission was 16a6~ni-Hi~-w~ ~6ntractedddaer through:Sex: or by Iv drug use. Blood tran~filSi6iis, ~ffer~ .the r0Ui~ "~ tram.mission in ouly 3 of the cases. :In the 2nd study, researchers examined sernm samples of 170 elderly patients who died between 1992-93 at New York’s Harlem Hospital. The researchers found that6% -of themen and-:-9% of:~the women were infected with HIV, although mostor all of the infections .were um,uspected at time of death. The studies authors suggested that health care workers., should rake sexual anddrug use histories of elderly patients. House,Cuts AIDS Housing $ WASHINGTON -~ The House. of RepreSentativeshas:approved some $17.1 billion in-federal Spending cuts, including eliminating federal funding for Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA). An amendment offered by Rep. Christopher Shays (RrConn.) to restorethe $186 million inHOPWAfunds was blocked by Republican lawmakers. White HOuse Chief of staff Leon Panetta promises apresidential Veto of the bill in its present form,. m,,,tary con,’d rom, p. 1 District Court in Brooklyn ruled that the 1993 policy that Congress forced the administration to adopt violates the freedom of speech of the sxx gay and lesbian military personnel who brought the suit and discriminates against homosexuals. Matt Coles, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union representing the.6 service members, said the guidelines, .which are part. of the: National Defense Authorization Act of 1993, were based entirely, on prejudice and-e~pecied-negative ~tions of heterosexual members of the military. The act violated gay and lesbian officers’ constitutional rights to free speech and .equal protection under the law; he argued m court. "Congress -betrayed the- Constitutionby caving in to the prejudices of others," Coles said. Government attorneys-had arg,ued that the unique~demands of~[Jaenatior;~:armed forces rbxtuire Special rUles. The attorneys " forthegovernment argued thatoverturning the policy could damage military effectiveness. Judge Nickerson agreed with lawyers for the six that they. v~ere in effect being forced to live a li:e in order to serve their country. Judge Nickerson ruled that"the policy.., is not only inherently deceptive, it also offers powerful inducements to homosexuals to lie." He added that the current policy "craftily sought to avoid the First Amendment" and "twisted the English language in ways that are nothing less than Orwellian." In rejecting the government’s arguments, Judge Nickerson wrote: "Even if defendants do believe that heterosexual service members will be so ups~et by a.co-- orker s mere statement ofhomosexuality as not to #ork co-operatively in the unit, ..,suda a belief does not justify a discriminatory policy." Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon said after the decision that the government would appeal the ruling. "We bdieve our policy is constitutional and we intend to defend the policy," he said. "The Department [of Defense] has told the Department of Justi~ that we want them to appeal, the policy. ¯ Despite the ~meq~ivocal nature ofJudge Nickerson’ s. ruling, it oul.y applies to the two active duty service members and four reservists in the case itself and does.not. keep the military.from-continuing.to7 discharge other gays and lesbians who come out. It is the first direct constitutional challenge to the compromise Don~t Ask Don’t Tell policy, accepted by Presl Clinton. Center - " ~ cOnt’dfromp: l " communities up to $10,000," said Gillean. "However, to make this ~zork, weneed suppor’t .from everyone -in our. communities. The d0nationof $10 from 100 people is important as is the $1000 from one-. We welcome one-time donations butm0ntllly pledges, even of $5 or $10 a month are critical to making this dream a reality." Gillean added that TOHRis discussing. setting up a direct debit and credit card debit system to make donating on a monthly -pledge basis easier. Any donations directed to the .Community Center will be limited to that project, and sinceTOHRis.a tax-exempt organization~. :can .be tax-deductable. For more information, call TOHR at 743-4297. YOuth cont’dfrom p. 1 homophobia, and award-winning consultant will lead the workshop. It is open to health professionals, social service providers, therapists and clergy. The Planned Parenthood Training Institute offers this workshop as aresponse to the alarming rate of suicide in Lesbian/ Gay/Bisexual youth and to the experiences of Planned Parenthood’s Lesbian mad-Gay volunteers and workers who sought mid found little support from their schools, churches Or homes. The miss:ion of Planned Parenthood hasat:its~hearvnot ;: only.fami!yplauning and reproducti~,e choice, but:~ials6 the.empowerm.ent.~of individuals tO ldad healthy; happy and ~se×ually fulfilling lives, regardless of sexual orientation. Planned Parenthood -hopes to be at the forefront of advocacy for Lesbian/Gay issues. Formoreinformation, call the Education DepL at 587-1101, ext..4. Williams : cont’dfrom p. 1 reali reasons, she was forced off the air . ¯from KWGS. Williams noted.that she received positive comments even when she aired "controversial" programs (for -example, Gay & Lesbian issues) but that it appeared that station management had censoredherdue topressure from a Radical Right TU donor, perhaps also .with the Christian Coalition targeung her underwriters..Station manager Frank Cristal also threatened her with immediate censorship if Williams saidanything on theair after.she was giyen notice. I NeXt RBG meeting is Tues. April 25 ] 7pmat the Whittier Cafe; 1. . ’ Call 254-2100, RSVP. 745-1111 Accepting Medicare. Medicaid. private pay andprivate insurance. Oklahoma owned and operated. Where have people living with AIDS in the Tulsa area gone to receive skilled nursing care ~n a homelike, loving setting? Until now - no where...... Announcing the opening ofMohawk Living Center, a facility specializing in caring for people living with AIDS. Overlooking beautiful Mohawk Park in North Tulsa, our facility is dedicated to caring for PLWA’s and improving their quality of life through skilled nursing care delivered by a staff of dedicated professionals The staff at Mohawk Living Center invite you to come & tour our new facility. To arrange a tour or.for more information, call our offices at 918~125-1354 Mohawk Living Center 3910 Park Road ¯ Tulsa, OK¯ (918) 425-1354 Know Your Rights! Estate Planning, Adoptions, Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Bankruptcy & Workers Com.pensation 1-800-742-9468 or 918-352-95.04 128 East Broadway, Drumright, Oklahoma Weekend and evening appointments are available. ~Letter from the Pm~ddent: As I reflect on the last month I feel like I’ve been on a roller coaster ride. We began the period since our last reporter waiting to he~r about the 3 grant proposals we had applied for: We waited and inquired to no avail. Then on March 24th the newscame, we had received all3 of thegrants. This made us.feel wonderful as this really expands the outreach of TOHR. During our bdef moments of excitement we realized that the grant begin on April 1st. This meant we needed to start implementation immediately. A Human Resource committee is now in place and job descriptions are being written. We will be hiring an additional full time person. During this pedod we also heard fror~ the,local grant we. had wdtten 2 letters of interest for and thesehaVe to bO’totally repackaged.and submitted as full proposals by the!4th of -- Apdl, Still, this is all good for TOHR. I will keep you updated. .The Community Centeris go ng full steam ahead andwe are accepting donations now. What we will be requesting is monthly pledges as well as one timedonations. The monthly pledges will be and integral part of the financing package. Please think about what would be comfortable for you and make the pledge or donation today. We have located a building that will work very well for the Center and have put together a proposed monthly budget for anyone who is interested. To continue my ride on the roller coaster, we had some lively debate at the April membership meeting that quite frankly left me confused and shell shocked. When I accepted this position it was with the vision that the community needed to be more cohesive. I have worked very hard to achieve this goal and continue to do so daily. This meeting made me question the effectiveness of my efforts. I found myself conducting a meeting with more than a fdendly debate taking place. Being a first time board member, I was not equipped to diffuse this discussion. I simply ended it. I apologize to anyone I offended or that felt suppressed by my action. It was all I knew to do. Let me say now that as President of TOHR my vision remains the same, to unify the community to resolve matters that affect us. There will be times when one of us does not understand the actions of others. We are all working for a common goal and should stay focused on that goal.. Our goal will not be achieved until we all work together. TOHR is a community based organization and every member is requested to participate in our meetings and events, but matters of personal conflict should remain just that. Remember the vision is to unite, for united is the only way we can achieve our goals. Please come to a meeting or TOHR sposored event, we rely on your participation and support to expand our programs. Until next month. Tim Bash-Back Training April 29th 10am to 12pm $ i 5 per person A great self defense class that can benefit each of us. Come in your sweats and your tennis shoes, "’The Gathering Place" 4154 South Harvard Helpline Training and Update April 22nd, 10:00- 12:00 Training for all current and nexv volunteers. All volunteers need to attend "The Gathcring Place" 4154 South Call for Committee Anyone interested in.serving on a committee for creating conversation and exploring ways TOHR can help with implementation and passage of the Report from the Human Rights Committee, Please call the Help Line and leave your name and number. 743-4297 It’s Follie time again ! An.vone interested in volunteering for the Follies Committee or interested in sharingthier talent with the rest ofour Tulsa Family, please call L.v~n at 743-0132 BISEXUAL, LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INFORMATION AND REFERRALS 743-GAYS (4297) 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 Membership Application Name Address State Zipf- I I would like to volunteer help wi~: [] HIV Counselor [] E~nt Planning and Pare. Preparations Every Thursday Evening 7:00-8:30 p.m. 4154 So. Harvard Suite H-1 [] Yes I want.to be a oontributing member of Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights. Please accept pa)~x~cnt as described below: [] $10 Limited lnoome/Student M~mbership [] $20 Regular Memb~hip [] $35 Organizational/Household Membership I-I $100 Sustainin8 Membership [] I am currently reaei,dn8 TOHR mailings and the Tulsa F,amib" Nest,s [] I am not on tl~ mailing list [] Lesbhn/Gay/Bisexuai HolpLin¢ [] Executive 8mrd Member [] Mon~.v Mcain~ Suppoa The Sadie Hawkins Women’s Dance was a blast. TOHR would like to thank everyone who made the dance possible. The turnout was great and we got some nc~" member & made some new friends. TOHR ~ill continue to support these events so ifyou have an idea let us "know. Additional thanks go to: Carol & Sue for the great music. Renee for taking tickets, Miriam for being the boss, Marvita for the balloons, chairs, tables, Dee for the balloons, Joan for tickets, Laurie for ¢ver~.C.hing, Melanie for all her help, Jim & Don for serving drinks, Tim & Ken for manning the TOHR booth, Pam for the soda, R~’. Alico Jones for the coasters, the Black & \Vhite Committee for providing child care & general support, Aaron for child care and all of you who participated in the dance. Thanks. ¢ommunitp enter Monthly Pledges Center Stage One Time Donations $100 Mo. $75 Mo. $50 Mo. 545 Mo. $40 Mo~ $35 Mo. $20 Mo. $10 Mo. Mail to TOHR P.O. Box 52729 Tulsa OK. 74152 Altn: Cehter Spotlight $2500 - $5000 Lead Actor $1500- $2499 gfpportingA~: $750 - $1499 Cast Member $300- $749 Audience $100 - $299 Extra $ ISuNDAYS I BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES CHRISTIAN CENTER - SUnday School 9:45, Moming. Worship::Service 1-1:00." 2627-B East 11th. Call 583-7815 for Info. BLGA - University of Tulsa. 6:30 p.m. Canterbury Center. COMMUNITY OF HOPE (United Methodist) - Faith and Struggle Group - discussion group, subjects vary. 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service 6:00. 1347 North Yale. Call 838- 7232 for Info. FAMILY OF FAITH MCC - Morning Worship Service 11:00. 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for Info. MCC OF GREATER TULSA - Morning Worship Service 10:45 1623 North Maplewood. Call 838-1715 for Info. THE BANNED - GayBand - Practice weekly in OKC. Call 838-2121 for Info. IMONDAYS " " " : I BIBLE STUDY- 6:30:p.m. Comm0nity of Hope. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232 for Info. LAMBDA BOWLING LEAGUE - Bowling begins at 8:45. Sheridan Lanes 3121 South Sheridan. 1TuEsDAYs I MINISTER’S CLASS - Bless the Lord at All Times Christian Center. 7:30 p.m. 2627-B East 1 lth. Call 583-7815 for Info. Wednesdays AUTHORITY OF THE BELIEVER - Bible Study 7:00. MCC of Greater Tulsa 1623 North Maplewood. Call 838-1715 for Info. BLESS .THE LORD AT ALL TIMES 7:00 - 8:30 pm Results Hours: 7:00 - 9:00 CHRISTIAN CENTER - Choir Practice 7:00, pm, Call 749-4194 for Info, 2627-B East 1 lth. Call 583-7815 for Info, FAMILY OF FAITH MCC - Potluck 6:30, PRAYER.TIME-7:00.p,m, MCC~ofGreater Bible Study 7:00, Choir Practice 8:00, 5451- Tulsa.¯ 1623 .North Maplewood~ Call 838- E.South Mingo, Call 622-1441 for Info, 1715 for Info. ITHURsDAYs I TULSA FAMILY-CHORALE = Weekly 16-STEP EMPOWERMENT GROUP FOR practice 9:30. Lola’s. 2630 E. 15th Street. WOMEN - 7:00, Women’s support group, Community of Hope, 1347 North Yale, Call 838-7232 for Info, CO-DEPENDENCY SUPPORT GROUP - Weekly meeting 7:30, Family of Faith MCC, 5451-E South M[ngo, Cal! 622-1441 for Info, (Regula[ Meetings begin Mamh 23) HIV TESTING - TOHR Clinic, Free and Anonymous testing using fingerstick method. No appointment required, Walk in test hours: ISATURDAYS I NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - Meets weekly at 11:00 pm, Provides confidential support for recovering addicts, Community of Hope, 1347 North Yale, Call 838-7232 for Info, IAPRIL 15 I DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope. 8:00. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232 for Info. IAPR~L 16/EASTERI "HOPE IS ALIVE" - Easter Cantata. 11:00 a.m. Family of Faith. 5451-E South Mingo. Call 622-1441 for Info, IAPRIL 17 I RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Allen Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary - Third of an eight week course. Sponsored by TOHR/Community of Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info, IAPRIL 18 I TOHR BOARD MEETING - 7:00 p.m. TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call 743- 4297 for Info. IAPRIL 19 I FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP - Bi- Monthly meeting. 6:30 4154 South Harvard - Lower Level. Call 749-4901 for Info. IA P R I L 2 1 .I FEED THE HOMELESS -. Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale. Meet at church at 5:30 and caravan to Day Center for the Homeless. Call 838-7232 for Info. IAPRIL 24 I RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Allen Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary Fourth of an eight week course. Sponsored by,.,. ~ TOHR{Community of Hope/BLG~,(TU). ,Call 838-7232 for Info. IA.e p, L 29 I DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope. 8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale, Call 838-7232 for Info. IMAY 1 I RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Allen Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary. Fifth of an eight week course. Sponsored by TOHPJCommunity of Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info. IMAY 2 I TOHR MEMBERSHIP - Monthly meeting 6:30 social hour 7:00 p.m. meeting. "The Gathering Place" - 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H. Call 743-4297 for Info. IMAY 3 I FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154South Harvard - Lower Level. Call 749-4901 for Info. IMAY 4 I NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER - A Spin off of the Christian Right’s Nat’,l Day of Prayer. Gay and Lesbian community will meet to pray for an end to prejudice and discrimination in the church. Call 622- 1441 for more Info. IMAY 6 I GAY MAYDAY - Celebration in Oklahoma City. Featuring musical entertainment by THE BANNED, Oklahoma’s Gay Band, For Carpool Info. call 838-2121. WOMEN’S SATURDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB - 6:30 p.m. Hong Kong Restaurant 4307-B South Sheddan, IMAY 7 I PRIME TIMERS - Monthly Meeting 4:00 p.m. - "The Gathering Place" 4154 South Harvard, Ste. H. Call 747-8121 for info. PFLAG 1011102 - Monthly meeting 6:30- 7:30’p.m:- 4154 South Harvard, Ste~.H. Call 749-4901 for Info. RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p:m. Allen Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary. Sixth of an eight week course. Sponsored by TOHR/Community. of Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info. SPOUSES For spouses of Gay/Les/Bi/Trans. 7:00-7:30 p.m. social 7:30-8:30 meeting. Call 749-4901 for Info. Sponsored by PFLAG. IMAY 13 I DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope. 8:00 p.m 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232 for Info. IMAY 1s I RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Alien Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary. - Seventh of an eight week course: Sponsored by TOHPJCommunity of Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info, IMAY 16 TOHR BOARD MEETING. 7:00 p.m. TOHR Office. 41st & Harvard. Call 743- 4297 for Info. IMAY 17 I FAMILY AIDS SUPPORT GROUP Meeting. 6:30 p.m. PFLAG. 4154 South Harvard - Lower Level. Call 749-4901 for Info. IMAY 1 8-21 I MCC .DISTRICT CONFERENCE - South Central District(OK, TX, LA, AR) Southern "Hills Mardott at 71st and Lewis. Workshops/Services/Banquet. Keynote: Rev. Elder Nancy Wilson: Call 622-1441 for more Info. [MAY 19-21 I HERLAND SPRING RETREAT - Women’s Retreati Roman Nose State Park. Sponsored by Hedand ofOklahoma City. IMAY 22 RAINBOW BUSINESS GUILD - Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m. Call 254-2100 for location. RESCUING THE BIBLE - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Allen Chapman Activity Center (TU) - 440 South Gary. - Final week of an eight week course. Sponsored by TOHR/Community of Hope/BLGA (TU). Call 838-7232 for Info. "~ IMAY 26 28 I GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL RODEO - OK State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. Call 405-943-0843 for more Info. IMAY 27 I DANCE CLASS - Community of Hope. 8:00 p.m. 1347 North Yale. Call 838-7232 for Info. IMAY 29 I FEED THE HOMELESS - Community of Hope. 1347 North Yale. Meet at church at 5:30 p.m. and caravan to Day Center for the Homeless. Call 838-7232 for Info, S C E L L A N E O U S I ROU P. MEETINGS LAGPAC - Lesbian-and Gay Political Action Committee. Call 838-1222 for Info. LOG CABIN REPUBLICANS - Gay and Lesbian Republican Group. Call 832-0233 for Info. - SWAN’~ Sirigle Women’s Activity Network. TOHR CLINIC - In addition to Thursday Clinic Hours (see Thursdays), offers daytime testing by appointment Monday - Thursday from 10 am - 5 p.m. Call 749- 4194 for appointment. TOHR HELPLINE - Staffed daily 8:00 ,p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Call 743-GAYS. TULSA - Tulsa Uniform .and Leather Seekers Association. Call 838-1222 for Call 405~720-0044 for Info. IM , , 2 1. i REV. ELDER NANCY WILSON - Evening Service - 6:00 p.m. at Family of Faith MCC - 5451-E South Mingo: Also featuring Tulsa Family Chorale. Call 622-1441 for Info. !.nfo. ,, WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S SUPPER CLUB Meets-at varying locations the 2rid or 3rd Wednesday of each month. . Do:you.have a.group ,or event _that should be listed in the TOHR Community Calendar? Ifso, please Call us at 838-2121; " Every effort Was made to ensurethe accuracy and completeness of this calendar, however, neither Tulsa Family News nor TOHR assumes responsibility for errors or omissions. QUALITY VE "~TISVIATICATION? " ’- ..........HOWDOESA Viaticafion is:the process through which :a person.... - SETTLEMENT.WORK? living withan terminal illness can receive a cash payment -fr0mthe facevalUe of their insurance policy.- ~-:. Withyourwritten permission, we gather medical and " insurance records with which to determine your policy’s WHOIS:ELIGIBLE FOR A -- value. Then, a setflemnt offer is presented toyou, You may always decline the offer with no obligation: VIATICAL SETTLEMENT? whatsoever. Should you accept the offer, payment is .... made directly to you. You pay nothing else on your . Generally, t0be eligible for a viatical settlement you policy, and you owe us nothing. must have a documentable terminal illness, and life insurance coveragein either an individual term, whole ~e, orag~ouppolicy. IS VIATICATING MY HOW MUCH IS MY POHCY WORTH? POLICY THE RIGHT HOWISSO~HWEST : VIATICAL DIFFERENT? Today, many ¢ompanie.s offer viadcal setdements, doing business only by bulk advertising and. 1-800 numbers. Theytlansfer yo,urimurancean0medical.records by mail, and do business from another statel At Southwest¥iatical., webefieve you should be assured of. complete confidentiality and the.best possible service by working with us in person, face-to,face. We are involved on a community lkvel, and are responsible directly to our local community. By .working with yOuin,pers’~m; but at the same time CHOICEFOR ME? h~ving access to nationwide financial resources, we are IVlany factors influence whether viaticating your life ~ able to deliver the best: Value: on your policy :available ......... ’-<The value:bf~~;6u~ :iife i.ii~i~fan~e-p01iey4n-a vi~itieal. ,:,.~..insuran.~:~S~.the~b~s~ financial alternative available for ~. tod,~y..And because o~ o~ established reso~ces, we can ;-) .~:~ ~etflemem. is determined by-the, specifics Of your.p01icy.::!,: ’you. Sofithwest-Viaticalcan digcuss all ofthefactors with : 7 deliver a.set~ement in less than a third, the time o.ther . ,:.andyour uikique medical situati6n. Not every p0li*yd:~ 2.?; ~ou~dy01i~{dnl~er~on,indetailandc~mreco~end -:~ ~ companie~ ,take. bY m~il, typically in f~wer than30.days. suitable for viatication, but settlement offers typically an experienced. Certified Financial Planner to assist you ’We!ll do what it. takes ~ inplanning~e.best°utc°mefr°mY0uruniquefinancial: to findthe hestsolution for you, your.poli~y and medica! history ........ situation.. . " Southwest South Harvard East 41st Street I 4146 Suite F-5 2919 Welborn Dallas, Texas 75219 800/559-4790 Tulsa Office 4146 So. Harvard, Suite F-5 Tulsa, OK 74135-2610 918-747-3320 by Beverly H¢zey, MCCofGreater Tulsa In February, I talked about Paul’ s letter to the Romans. This is the text used most frequently by Christians who argue against homosexuality and the article discussed the words in the text. I would like to discuss why Paul felt it necessary to talk about homosexuality at all. At this time, homosexuality between men was an accepted part of life in Roman and Greek cultures. In Romans, Paul indicates that homosexuality was socially unacceptablejust as long hair was socially unacceptable. In two passages in this chapter, Paul uses strong language to discuss sin. They occur before and after the section on homosexuality but not in it. In Verse 18 of the first chapter, Paul talks about the "ungodliness and wickedness" of people who suppress the truth. "Ungodliness" and "wickedness" are the translation of the Greek words asebeia and adibia. Adibia occurs again in verse 29. This verse lists several things that are ethically wrong, but no sexual offenses. Paul refers to cleanliness or purity laws in Leviticus are still part of Jewish life. It is obvious that Paul is making an issue.of Jewish purity laws here. Jesus was never concerned about purity laws and the Gentile Romans had no such concerns - so w.hy is Paul bringing it up? In verses 22-25, Paul accuses the Christians inRome ofidolatl~. His concern was that they still had their idols and were worshipping them as well .as God. Paul then states two results of their idolatry: one is uncleanness, mad the other, real sin. Paul calls their sexual deeds degra~ting, shameful, dishonorable. He calls their other deeds wickedness, evil, malice. The terminology itself shows a deliberate contrast between what is socially unacceptable and what is ethically wrong. Three times Paul repeats this phrase, "God gave them up." This phrase separates Paul’s lecture into different sections. He begins verse 24 with, "therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity." Paul is introducing the first effect of their idolatry. Paul digresses in praise of God but .......;~ ,: brings himself "~J~" nf-fs.:ta~dm¯ ~ back in verse 26 by repeating his phrase, "for these reasons God gave them up to degrading passions." In verse 28, Paul starts talking about the second effect of idolatry, "God gave .them up to a base mind and things that should not be done." This list is what Paul really considers sin but there is nothing sexual in the list. The question arises whether Paul really disapproves of homosexuality. Paul’s letter addresses two groups: gentile Christians and Jewish Christians. Paul was about to journey to Rome to vi sit the Church and he was paving the way for his visit. Keep in mind, whether Christians should keep Jewish purity laws was a hot debate. The "Council of Jerusalem" as recorded in Acts 15, decreed that Gentiles converted to Christians need not be circumcised nor keep other Jewish laws Just like the church today with its denominations fighting over doctrine, the church then fought over doctrine. Jewish Christians believed that they were superior kcomes with 1 moonroof, 2 airbags, 6 stereo speakers, aad a slewofaccolades. "lhmda’s labors resulted in a new ~ar that’s the strongest, safest, quietest, best i~crtbrming, and most fl~cl-ct~cicnt Accord ever7 ,llotorTivm~ I’~bmarv 1994 "Few cars ot’[’cr ~ts astute a I)]cnd o|’slnoofll ride and adroit road handlintz. "l’hc most frequent remark t’rom editors exiting tim Accord after their drives: ’N<~x\" that is a great ride? "" (;arm~dDrivez January 199-I "\Vhilc l londa goes a~z~.mst the mainstream trcntb, the latest Accord is (}no of die best-engineered cars t~day-with a SCIISC 0~" purpose that sets it apart t~off~ the crowd? Popuhv’,~irm~: ~ lay 1994 "Few vehicles have capn~rcd the hearts and minds ofAmcricat~ mttonmbilc buyers like the I londa ..\ccord7 ,llotorTivm/. I’~bruarv 1994 AccordEXSedan don carlton because of their purity laws and were t~Nt~g~,to i,mpose them Oll Gentile ~hrist~ans. Paul was known to side with the Gentile Christians but he had to be tactful to try not to offend anyone. Part of his letter to the Romans addresses Jewish Christians, playing on their sense of superiority. He wants to win their good will, so he seemingly takes their side by putting down the Gentiles for their homosexual acts. By chapter 2, Paul has :. gently turned th~"conversation arotmd and .- is rebuking those,,who judge others. His ~ language gets and naive rg~adl.n~ ot~ stronger as he 3900 S. Memorial ¯ Tulsa, OK 74145 (918) 622-3636 the Scripture has led many sincere ~ollower~ dJesus astray. They oppose and oppress lesbian and gay people in the name of the Apostle Paul." - Father Daniel A. Helmlnlah points out their real sil~~ of the JewishChristians. Theg-- steal commit adultery, and rob temples. Paul calls for purity of the heart. Likewise, Paul doesn’t let the Gentile Christians off the hook. In chapter 9, he rebukes them for feeling they are superior to the Jewish Christians. In actuality, Paul’s reference to homosexuality serves as a rhetorical function alone. He chose homosexuality because it was not a sensitive issue. The debate over clean and unclean food was a hot issue as well as whether circumcision was required for conversion to Christianity. Homosexuality was a point of differenCe, but apparently there was no argument over it. The Gentiles were well aware of the Jews’ attitude toward homosexuality, but they shrugged the whole thing off. In chapter 2, verse 22, Paul even condenms.the .Icws for judging the Geutiles lbr their idolatry. Thc wholc pu~ose of Romans is a lcct;,’c on thc sin ofjud~ng others. Ronmns 14: 13-14 says. "let us ~eretbre no longer pass judgcmcnt on one mlother, but resolve instead never to pnl a stumbling block or laindrancc m the wav of another. I know and am persuaffed in the Lord Jesus that nothing ~s unclean in itself; but it is unclcm~ I’or anyone who flfi~s it nnclean. "" In his book entitled, What the Ihbh, Really Says About Homose.ruali~, b~ l)r. D~el A. HelmiNg, a Roman {?a~mlic priest, wfites:"A long-standing and naivc reading of the Scripture has led man~ sincere followers of Jesus astray. Thcv op~se~doppress lesbian~dgay peoplc in ~e nmne of ~e A~sfle Paul. Bolstcrcd by sociN prejudice and zeNous iu thcir sex~ self-fighteotmness, C~sfians havc been misreading Paul’s letter to lhc Romps ~d rejecting members of the C~sfi~ co~u~tv because of it. "" Yet, to ins~e ~e t~fity of ~lievers was a major reason for Paul’ s writings. Paul insisted on fM~ andlove as ~e dfings that really matter ~n Christ. By nusunderstanding Paul’s argument, people unwittingly rely on tastes and customs .instead of the Word of God. They ~guc about what"s dirty or unclean,.disputc who’s pure and impure, aud pll heterosexuM against homosexuM. Tiros. they divide and splinter the church ovcr what does not matter in Cl~st. In God’s name they foment hatred mid [’ncl oppressio~ ~d disrnpt ,sodiety at largc. They comet a grave injusfi~ - the very offehse that Patti’ s letter meant to cotmter. Metropolitan Community Church of Greater Tulsa Where God [rplifts All-People Sunday Service. 10:45 ~nn Wednesday Service. 6:30 pm Home Cell"Gronps, 2nd & 4th Suuda\ s 1623 No..X Iaplewood, Tulsa 74115. 838-1715 ¯ Sunday Services 11:00 am ¯ Wednesdays 6:30 pm Potluck 7:00 pm Bible Study ¯ 8:00 pm Choir Practice I To do justice, love mercy & to walk humbly With our God... Micah 6:8 ] I 5451-E S. Mingo ¯ Tulsa, OK74146 . (918) 622-1441 Bless The Lord At All Times CHRISTIAN CENTER Sunday School, 9:45 Tues. Minister’s Class, 7:30 Sunday Services, 11 am & 6:30 pm Wed. tntercessionary Prayer, 7 pm 2627-B East 11th, 583-7815, messages, Eddie Cook, pastor Because everyone has a right to be blessed by God! 2 ,[ READ ALL ABOUT IT bv Barry Henslev Tulsd Ci&-Co’un~. Library The results of the November 1992 elections included the passage of an unprecedented piece of legislation "known as Amendment 2, in Colorado. It effectively banned any city or town in the state, including the three which already .had gay rights laws,, from including the :words sexual orientation in auv antidiscrimination !aws. This amendment passed by 53% of the vote after a divisive campmgn led by the group Colorado for Fmnily Values. In "Gas" Politics vs Colorado and America,:" author Stephen Bransford explains ONE side of the story of the origins of this law and the impassioned people who focused most of their daih" lives during the election can~paign to fife passage of this amendment. Bransford explains his theory that this law was really just a necessary correction of unfairand restrictive gay fights laws which he alleges preveuted average citizens from fully realizing their rights to religious freedom. He believes that protecting gay citizens from tmreasonable haras_sment, firings and denial of housing, places an excessive burden ou other c~tizens who may have a personal or religious right to discmninate. In short, gay rights laws infringe on personal freedo~ns more than Amen&nent 2 infringes on the rights of gay citizens to equal treatment under the law. Br~asford’ s writing sUle is elementary, with many one mad two-word sentences. He often slants his arguments by using [the. author says about Colorado’s Amendment 2]: "It had yielded a polltleal vletory for fairness & justlee, not a moral Vletory for the reli4ous tight " His next sentence: "’Th~ " Colorado approach reeo$nlzed the fact thdt. llke h or not. Amerlea has retreated from its Judeo-Chrlstlan roots." He is apparently unable to see the eontradletlon. incomplete information and iaflannnatolx language. Situations are superficiallY, explained to appeal to basic fear~. Sympathetic readers will nod in agreement. Others will easily note contradictions throughout the book. An example of this is when Bransford claims that neither morals uor religious bias had an3 part of Alnendment 2’ s passage: "It had yielded a political victory for faimess mad justice, not a moral victory for the ,religious right." His next sentex~ce: "The Colorado approach recognized the fact that, like it or not, America has retreated from its Judeo-Christian roots." He is appareutly tmable to see the contradiction. Bransford’s astonislnuent at a Colorado judge blocking enforce~nent of 2 results in tiffs: "Like the assumption of ixmocence, why cau’ta good law be constitutional until proven otherwise?". His criteria for determining what is a "’good" law, other than majority rule, is not explained. The U.S. Supreme Court recentlya~eed to decide tiffs case, and the result will have a widespread impact. This book is an important exmnple of the mindset and logic of the people who calnpaigned so vehemently to pass Amendment 2. Should tiffs subject arise locally, this book will provide a valtmble eyeopener for you to share with relatives, coworkers and politicians. Check the Central Library Readers Service departmeut at 596-7966 for tiffs title mad books on the other side of tiffs debate, such as "Created Equal: Why Gay Rights Matter to America" by Michael Nava, and "’A More Perfect Union: Why Straight America Must Stand Up for Gay Rights" by Richard Mohr. Other recent.titles of interest include: *"Uncharted Lives: Understanding the Life Passages of *"Science of Desire: The Search for the Gay Gene" by Dean Hanaer Gay Men" by Stmfley Siegel *"Soldier Of the Year" by Jose Zuniga *"Queer mad Loathing" by David Feinberg *"Dance Against Time"’by Diane Sohvav Elder Nancy Wilson at Family Of Faith The Reverend Elder Nancy L. Wilson will be presenting a special message at . Fatnily of Faith Metropolitan Commmffty Church, 5451-E South Mingo, on Sunday, May 21st at 6:00 p.m. Rev. Wilson, who will be in Tulsa for the South Central District Conference hosted at the Mamott Southern Hills from May 18 - 21, is : currently the Vice MOderator of the Univers~ Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches and €he Senior Pastor of Metropolitan~-C0mm~nity Church of Los Ang¢l~s. ; - ~: - :~ . Nancy Wilson has been active in the Universal Fellowship siuce 1972. She was first elected to the Board of Elders of the Universal Fellowslfip of Metropolitan Community Churches in 1976, and has subsequently been re-elected to four consecutive terms. Rev. Wilson has recently completed work on gay and lesbian theology and her book, Outing the Bible, will be publishedby Harper/Collins in the sunlmerof this year. Elder Wilson has been the UFMCC representative in front of the National Council of Church~s at the General Assembly mad the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches. She remains in the forefront of human fights issues. Family of Faith welcomes the Reverend Elder Nancy Wilson as she comes to present a message to the gay and lesbian religious community of Tulsa Tulsa -Family Chorale, Tulsa’ s gay and lesbian chorus sponsored.by Lola’s, will be performing at the service. Everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, please call 622-1441. WE UNDERSTAND. TWO WORDS TOO SIMPLE TWO SECONDS 2 That’s all the time it takes to say ’,We Understand" But how often do .you hear your real estate agent say them? Experience the power of TWO! The Nicholas Team. Jonathan & Dee Nicholas and their team of licensed associates will make buying and selling a home a positive experience. So, TAKE TWO and call us in the Morning! Jonathan & Dee Nicholas " (918) 749-3000 "Selling the Dream, the Nicholas Team!" RE/MAX Metropolitan, REALTORS 6400 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK 74136 Club RSVP Puerto Vallarta, Mexico April 23-30 and November tl-l& ’95 From 595 lncludef: 7 night6 accommodation. 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As a commtmity ofGay men & Lesbians, we find ourselves to be as diverse as the general population in seeking to attain balance in our lives. Often confronting the personal struggles of fitting in, transition or knowing where we belong, we hesitate to establish ourselves in traditional ways. Is this because we don’t want to’? Not necessarily! More.times than not it, is a matter Of being equipped with sufficient knowledge and information from which to base an intelligent decision or form a positive direction. In other words, when we or anyone can come to grips with "how" we can achieve any goal, be it home ownership, career advancement or a satisfying personal relationship, the ability to realize that goal increases 100%. Home ownership is something each of us can experience. Yet within the American Gay culture, there exists a considerably lower percentage of home ownership "compared to other social ~oups. Understanding why this occurs is as simple as understanding traditional American values of how and when home ownership plays into the life eqtmtion. For many it is when they find themselves involved in a committed relationship. Raising a fanfily,hedging against inflation, saving tax dollars or building equit) vs payi,ng rent’can also be sufficient to p_r~voke the decision - it’s time to enjoy h’~ine ownership. Interestingly, ag~, position in life, or economic status have little or nothing to do with one’s ability to own their own home. Usually it is those other value oriented factors aforementioned. Perhaps your goal is to build that perfect dream home or ....Choosing a Realtor can become ~noveuptoalarger almost as stressful as findln, tl~t home situated in a d i f f e r e n perlTeet property....Who are they? neighborhood. Are they working for me? Will- Maybe it’s a they understand the needs, values matter of diversifying yourinvesor security issues of Gay people? tment potential and rental pro-. perty is your goal. Whatever it is, from first time homebuyer to property baron, nothing happens until action is taken. Where does the process begin? In today’s econolmcenvironment, with your mortgage lender! Doesn’t it make sense to start with where the money comes from in order to establish what can realistically buy and borrow? ]~his procegs is referred to as prequalification. Essentially it is a process of analyzing income, d~bt, and your credit history to determine a maximum loan amount and property value suited to your financial profile. Tiffs consultation service is typically providedat no cost and should deliver to you a wealth of information, options mad choices (including a cost estimate mad breakdown specific to projected purchase price) from which to base your decisions. Knowing what you can then achieve, it’s time to visit with a Realtor. All too often tlfis process is mistakcnly rcvc~:scd Choosing a Realtor can bccoulc almost as stressflil as finding that perfcct propcrty.,. mad a flood of questions cross your ufind. Who are they? Are they worki’ng lk)r mc? Do they ki~ow how to truly negotiate on my behalf? \\’ill they laldcrstand thc uccds. values or security issncs of gay pcoplc? Are they a property specialist m thc arca or neigl~borhood I ,’an intcrcsted iu? Arc they more interested in making the salc or mb~d"ng a satisfied customer? Ifyou cannot . put these.questions to rest in making one of the biggest economic decisions of vonr life, it’s time tostep.back: Going into a bad situation would be like-receiving an improper medical diagnosis from a lcss than competent practitioner - vou’rc uncomfortable! This is anotli’e~ good reasou to start with your mortgage lender, as they work with Realtors every &U and have a keeu perception, based on experience, who can best represent your needs. Over the COlmng tuonths in this cohunn. TheHomefront, ~ve will cxplorc various aspects of the home ownership process and experience. The next subject will be credit and yore" rating. More people think their credit is worse than it really is by mortgage lending standards, hi many cas~s it is easier to get a home mortgage than it is to get a VISA card! No credit does not equal bad credit, and bad credit Is morc appropriately defined byits severity. \Vc will discuss how for~vi]lg a lender can bc and those special alternate’loan programs designed to overcome credit challenges. (editors #tote: Bud Wharton ts vice president ofMortgages By Design. hw. Claremore, OK - serving all of Green Country.) PRID.E Renting and considering Buying? Moving up or Investing? Credit Problems? 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This event is ,also the deadliue for folks to turn in their ideas for the REB logo. Ou Sat.. April 29. REB plans to lffke in the Wichita Mouutains in SW OK. The trail head is about 1,Q hours from OKC so we" 11 leave at 7:30am in order to savor some quality mountaiu moruiug time. We’ll hike d~rot|gh forests, grasslmlds mad a beautiflfl water-filled canyon Afterwards, we’ll eat al the fmnous Meets restaur,’mt. We’ll arrive back in OKC around eight or mue o" clock. The next day. Sun. April 30, REB will go bowling. Tiffs is fine make-up event originally plmmed in Marcia. We’ 11 meet at Brmlswick Heritage Bowl just south of N’W 122nd mid Pem~ in OKC at lpln. The finals of a gay bowling toummneut coiucides with our bowliug so the 1,’rues Serving Lunch & Dinner. Noon to 10pro Eclectic Menu * Moderate Prices FOR SALE: Beautifully remodeled lake home. ~end $.~.95 eheek or money order Approximatel.v 4 miles north of Wagoner, near entrm~ce to recreation park. 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On Suu. afternoon, May 21, a Bear Bust is plmmed for ]Levis in OKC. During the Memorial Day weekend. REB heads to the very woofy gay rodeo in OKC wifla a pool party on Monday.. Fiually, a cmnping trip ts plammd for Lake Tlmnderbird ou Jmm 10th, mid the Gay Pride.festivities will end the month. Other summer activities include a weekeud trip to Tulsa (Tulsa REB folks: tell us what to do tlfis weekend) mad a Bear Hug at the Habmaa hm in Aug. or Sept. The REB Newsletter is published with your help of ma manual lnembership fee of ten dollars. REB’s address is Red Earth Bears, PO Box 57561, OKC, OK 73157-7561. 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Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Serving Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities - Our Families of the Heart National News Clinton Ends Anti-Gay Security Restrictions WASHINGTON - President Clinton on Friday, Aug. 4, signed an executive order that bans bias against homosexuals in issuing federal security clearances. Clinton’s move is one that has long been sought by gay rights advocates. Under the Clinton executive order, which takes effect immediately, a security clearance can not be denied solel, on the basis of sexual orientation. \~qaite House spokesman Mike McCurry said the order standardizes criteria throughout the federal See Order. page12 The directors ofBlack & White. Inc. celebrate their largest attendance Washinton State Official yet at the 1995 Patrons Gala at Philbrook Museum, photo: Jamett Condemned for Bias The NAMES Project Fundraisers AUGUST 11, !995- Dr. Dexter Amend, Spokane County Coroner in Washington State, has invoked gays-and-child-molestation stereotypes by blaming the sexual abuse and lnurder of a 9-year-o!d gift on homosexuals because an autopsy showed the victim had been sexually molested, including sodomized. "She’s been sodomized over and over and sodomy i s a homosexual act. it is," said Dr. Amend. an elected official. ’q’o have everybody ttfink ho~nosexuality is OK is a bunch of baloney. I don’t care see Official, page 3 Hawai’i Marriage Case Delayed HONOLULU - Hawai’i Circuit Court Judge Kevin Chang has put off for a full year the legal case that may decide whether same-sex couples in Hawaii can legally marry or not. At the same time, however, Judge Chang refused to change a state supreme court order that requires the state to show a "compelling interest" in order to deny marriage licenses to gays and lesbians - a difficult tegal test to meet in most cases. The new trial date is July 15, 1996. U.S. Grants Asylum to Iranian Gay Man NEW YORK - The U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service has determined that an Iranian gay man now living in Brooklyn and identified only as ’~A.T.," has a %veil-founded fear of persecution" if he is deported back to Ins native country. Granting political asylum to themzabrought praisefromgay rights activists. ’~Persecution of lesbians and gay men around the world has escalated to epidemic proportions," said Suzanne B. Goldberg of the Lambda Legal Defense &Education Fund, wInchrepresented"A.T." in the case. ’TIns ruling reflects our nation’s commitment to providing refuge for all persecuted persons~ including lesbians & gay men, who meet the strict digibility requirements for political asy- Ohio Activists Appeal to SupremeCourt CINCINNATI - Ohio activists have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort toovermm a federal appeals court ruling that allows a 1993 voter-approved city amendment prohibiting civil rights protections from including homosexuals t o stand. The anti-gay amendment, which is similar to Colorado’s Amend. 2, was approved by the city’s voters after the city council had passed an anti-bias measure barring discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, sex, and other characteristics. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in May that gays and lesbians were not an "identifiable class" like other minority groups and could not therefore be granted civil rights protections. Feast for Friends - 8/26 The Sum of Us- 9/5+6 In preparation for the return of the Quilt in October, The NAMES Project. Tulsa Chapter is holding two fundiaisers. Its mmual Feast for Friends is a series of dimmers held at private homes around the city with individuals inviting their guests to make contributions comparable to what they would spend if they were to go out to dinner. The guests from the many dinners come together for a dessert finale at the Southern Hills Marriott. see NAMES, page 3 Tulsa Could Host State Gay Conf. Organizers of the Oklahoma Pride Conference ~vill hold their next planning meeting on Saturday, August 19 at the University of Tulsa’s ~klan Chapman Activity~Center at 1 lain. Tulsa-orgamzers will bring a proposal to the meeting that the next statewide conference be held in Tulsa. Conference organizers have tentatively set the date for this next conference to be Feb. 17-18, 1996. This meeting is open to all who are interested in helping with the project. The first OK Pride Conference was held at the University of Oklahoma in the summer of 1994. Speakers included then-executive director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), Peri Jude Radecic, Mandy Carter, longtime activist now working with the Human Rights Campaign Fund and the Black Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference and Robert Bray, media gnru for NGLTF. For more information, call 832-0233. Friends In Unity Labor Day Fete Friends in Unity Social Orgamzation (FUSO), an organization for African-American men of diverse sexual orientation, will hold its annual picnic on Saturday, September 2, followed by its banquet on Sunday, the 3rd. This picnic will honor the 4th anniversary of FUSO but is the 16th picnic. This tradition began with a group of~riends but has developed in to a community tradition. Invitations have been extended to people in St. Louis, Dallas, Little Rock, Kansas City as well as Oklahoma City. FUSO has also announced a fundraising drive to support its efforts to provide HIV care and services and education to the African- American community. For more information, call 425-4905. New Civil Rights Organization Fight for Your Rights commiUee has taken the name Green Country Pride and will hold its next meeting on Thursday~ August 24 at 7pm at the Tulsa Central Library at 4th & Denver. The organization adopted a mission statement at its July meeting: toimprove the quality oflifein GreenCotmtry-(northeastemOklahoma) - for LGBT people, our families and friends through,education, communication, and organization within our community and the community at large. Several action committees have been established: a speakers bureau to help educate non-Gay people about Lesbian/Gay/ Bi and Transgendered issues, a Community Leadership committee to try to create better communication among the various orgamzations and part of the communities and a youth committee winchhas already found a safe space for Gay youth to hold quarterly dances. For more information, call 838-2121. August 15 - September 14, 1995, Volume 2, Issue 9 Tulsa Organizers of Human Rights Conf. Leave Out Local Gays TULSA, OK - IAOHtLa~, the International Associafon of Official Human Rights Agencies brought attendees from across the United States and abroad to Tulsa for its 47th Almual Conference held at the Southern Hills Marriott on August 5- t 1. Speakers included Sanford Cloud, Jr. president of the National Conference ffonnerly the Nat’l Conf. of Christians & Jews) and Gov. Frank Keating. Local orgamzations like the NAACP, the Tulsa Urban League and the lo’cal office of the National Colfference were invited and had exhibits at the conference. Missing were any local Lesbian/Ga\ orgamzations, such as Tulsa Oklahomans for Hu’- man Rights (TOHR). TOHRpresident.Tim Gillean said that organization had not received any information about the possibility of exhibition ;pace. Claude Rogers, president ofIAOHRA. responded defensively to questions that Gay issues and folk were not represented. \~qaen asked abont the lack of Gay topics in the conference agenda, he stated that many issues, like hate crimes, were relevant to Lesl~ians and Gay men. Rogers did provide a cop3 of the conference program which included copies of pro-Gay resolutions from last vear’s conference in Tampa. Bill Carlon. an openly ~ay ~nan from the Austin, Texas Human Rights Co~mnission. said Gay issues were discussed in the Tulsa workshOl;S he httended pmnafily becanse he’said he made a point to raise them. The Tulsa Executive Coxmnittee which was responsible for local organizing had no member representing Tulsa Lesbian/Gay coxmnunities and the larger advisory board had only one openly Gay pel~son, Demlis Neill. Neill told TFN that while h~ was asked some months ago to be involved, he was not a~vare that the advisory board ever met nor did anything. Dept. ofHuman Rights director, Dymme Mason who was involved in the conference planning claimed that "everyone was invited" but could name only Dennis Neill specifically as being involved in the planning. City of Tulsa staff were paid by the City winle helping with conference organizing according tO Hilary Kitz, aide to Mayor Susan Savage. Conference chair, Jerry Goodwin of the Oklahoma Eagle, did not return phone calls to TFN to explain the failure to involve local Gay organizations. Several Gay Conference attendees stated that they felt the problems at this year’s conference would be better addressed at next year’s event wInch will be held in Ft. Worth, Texas. Interfaith AIDS Ministries Holds ’Old Fashioned’ Carnival Interfaith AIDS Ministries will hold an carnival on Saturday, August 19 from 10am to 6pm at 1515 S. Lewis in the parking lot of Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates. The carnival will feature food, entertainment, a "fortune teller" and games, notably a dunking tank. Several community activists, Janice Nicklas, Ric Kirby, Sharon Thoele and others have agreed to risk dunking for the cause. InterfaithAIDS Ministries provides spiritual support and has provided a24-hourHIV/AIDS information line. For more information, call 438-2437. EDITORIALS PAGE 2 ||| DIRECTORY PAGE 2 NEWS BRIEFS PAGE 4 HEALTH BRIEFS PAGE 7 CALENDAR PAGE 9 FINANCES PAGE 10 HOROSCOPES PAGE 14 PERSONALS PAGE 15 918-832-0233 POB 4140 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-0140 TulsaNews@aol.com Publisher/~dltor Issued on or before the 15th of each month, the’d~tff~"~onten}s of Tom Neal this publication are protected by US copyright 1995 by Tulsa Family Assistant Editor News and may not be reproduced either in whole or ~n part withotit James Ghristjohn written permission from the publisher. Publication of a name or Writers/contributors photo does not indicate that person’s sexual orientation. Kharma Amos Correspondence is assumed to be for publication unless otherwise Laurie Cooper noted, must be signed & becomes the sole property of Tulsa Family Maureen Curtin Ne~vs. All correspondence should be sent to the addres s above. Eac[a Staff Photographer reader is entitled to one free copy of each edition at distribution JD Jamett poirits. Additional copies are avai lane at Tomfoolery! by John D ’Emilio The Republican Party’s Contract with America--and its younger sibling, the Contract with the American Family .have dominated political reportmg for most of the ’year. Because both have chosen to sidestep head-on discussion of homosexuality, gay issues have slipped from the national media’s radar screen.For many gay men, lesbians and bisexuals this must come as a welcome relief, a moment of respite in a hard political season. Who, after all, could enjoy being the target of the kind of rhetoric generated in the lastfew years at the Republican convention in Houston, in the Senate hearings on the military’s exclusion poll cies, or in tire fight over the NEA? The lull, howe~er, is more apparent than reaL; Congress is not the only bodythat legislates. In the fifty states, there was no Contract ~;¢ith America to discipline local right-wing political leaders, but in many of them there is an infrastructure of gay organizations eager to moveforward their quest for respect and equality. The rcsult is that state capital,s rather than Congress have become the battleground upon ~,.hich the issue of equal rights for gays is being fought. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute recently released a study of state legislation. Because the survey is the first of its kind, it is impo~- sine to determine whether the .action level is greater or less than m recent years. But what can be said with certainty is that legislative debates about the place of gay’, lesbian and bisexual citizens in society are extensive. At least 97 gay-related measures moved forward in 33 states. In 30 states, anti-gay measures received serious consideration, while 18 states advanced nondiscrimination bills of one sort or another. The news, both good and bad, can tell us much about the political strength of the gay community and of its most outspoken opponents. The brightest spot was RhodeIsland, whichbecame the ninth state to enact a statewide civil rights measure banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. The clearest pattern of gay-friendly activity was the tendency, expressed in fifteen states, to include sextml orientation among a list of categories needing protection against discrimination. They tended to cluster around two broad areas of policy-making legislation: health care and hate crimes. In Massachusetts; for instance, several bills whichprohibit discrimanation in the delivery of various kinds of health services made it through committee. Forclose observers ofgay politics, these results should provide some measure of comfort. The AIDS crisis has propelled activists out of their community and into the center of the health-care rid& Their work, and that of the women’s andlesbian health care movements, is reaping dividends. In the same way, activists since the early 1980s have fought vigorously to call attention to anti-gay hate violence. At the state andnational level, theyhave workedclosely in coalitions with other targeted groups to have hate crimes recognized as aform of violence needing special remedies. Meanwhile, the national climate ofdivisiveness and intolerance is playing itsdf out in state politics. Even in states like New York, Californiaand Massachu- .seas, where the gay community ~s wall organized and has long been visible, anti-g~, measures were able to receive a hearing. In other states, right-wing Republicans had an eas~er time transsee Politics. page 11 by Ira Glasser ° The merchants of virtue have been very busy lately telling us we are in a period of steep moral decline. Comparedwith the "50s, they say, America has lost its moral compass. I disagree. I think we are a more moral nation today than we were then. As evidence of moral decline, the merchants of virtue cite a variety ofbehaviors: the increasingly explicit sex and violence depicted in movies and popular music: the growing tendency of people to have sex and make babies without the sacrament of mamage; the recreational use of disapproved psychoactive substtmces like marijuana; and, yes, the choice some women make sometimes to terminate their. pregnancies. They also like to cite the growing legitimacy of gay’ andlesbian relalionships and the idea that family, love and commitment can take many fornls. Andof course there is the everpopular issue of school prayer. At the root of our moral decline, we are told, is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 1962 that state-sponsored prayers in public schools were an unconstitutionaI government intrusion on a family’s right to determine their children’s reli~ous upbringing. The merchants of virtue want to amend the Constitution to over- A nation’s morality used to be measured by its elvle virtue - how soeiety treated its eltlzens, whether justlee and fairness prevailed, whether ]~eople were free to pursue tml~plness in their own way and whether it was sa~e to he different from the majority. turn that decision. They believe that if children were exposed to daily school prayer rituals, as once they were, we might at least take a first step back on the road to national morality. But are these behavioral phenomena the appropriate criteria to use in measunng a nation’s morality? Significantly, every one of these phenomena involve personal behavioral decisions. They don’t like some of the choices filmmakers and record companies are making and necessarily, of course, they" don’t like the choices consumers are makingin deciding inlargenumbers to_ see those movies and buy those records. They don:t like some people’s sexual choices or their preference for marijuana over martinis or their decisions about whether to have a baby or whom to love. And they would prefer people to be more pious, especially in public. Anation’s morality used to be measured by its civic virtue - how society treated its citizens, whetherjustice andfairness prevailed, whetherpeople were free to pursue happiness in their own way and whether it was safe to be different from the majority. see Glasser, page 12 For those who would like to receive discreet home delivery of Tulsa Family News, please send $15 for a 12 month subscription, $8 for 6 months. Tulsa Clubs & Restaurants *Bad Boys Club, 1229 S. Memorial *Concessions, 3340 S. Peoria Ground Zero. 311 E. 7th. 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It’s a horrible, unbelievable tl~ing that this ctfild went through and they (homosexuals) destroyed her life.’" His comments have outraged local human rights commission members and gay and lesbian citizens in Spokane and nationwide, and have called into question Dr. Amend’ s ability to perform his job as a medical official. The controversy has also stirred up scrutiny of homophobia and AIDSphobia in the medical profession in general. The body of young Rachel Carver was found near the Spokane River on June 15. The gid’s disappearance and murder has shocked the local community. Police arrested heruncle, Jason Wickenhagen, who confessed to the killing. The autopsy indicated the girl had been beaten to death and repeatedly sexually assaulted. KXLY Television local news reported that court records show Rachel’sfather, uncle and her mother’s boyfriend are all suspected of molesting her over the years. Although there i~ no evidence whatsoever that Rachel Carver was ever abused by a homosexual, Dr. Amend took the opportunity of releasing his autopsy report to condemn gays and blame them for th~ spread of AIDS. Dr. Amend’s comments, as reported by KXLY and the Spokesman-Review, inelude: "It’s a crime that we don’t expose the homosexual community, and it is not just a simple...aberrant sexual activity. It is significant when it takes in innocent minds like this Carver gal~ :’I think it (homosexuality) is an aberrant sex activity that is promoted by the thoughts and sensations that are associated with the sex act that drive people to do...abaormal things and animalistic things and as a result bring about cancers and death on the part of the recipients and the active individuals." Until now, nobody has ever blamed or linked the death ofRachel Carver to homosexUality or AIDS. In follow-up interviews in the Spokesman-Review and other local media, Dr. Amend said, "AIDS is a disease that comes from anal intercourse and homosexuals have anal intercourse. As a physician, my job is to try to control disease. ’’It can’t be normal considering the impact it has on the lifestyle and death of people with AIDS...the bottom line, it (AIDS) wouldn’t have started if there wasn’t homosexual activity that brought whatever causes AIDS...reactivity of sperm in the rectum or whatever," said Amend. There was no indication from the autopsy report whether Rachel Carver had HIV orAIDS, nor was there an explanation from Dr. Amend of why he was directly linking HIV to this murder case. The Spokane Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has called for Dr. Amend’s resignation, saying, ."Dr. Amend has scapegoated an entire group of people. His comments are personal in nature and devoid of fact. Most sex crimes are not perpetrated by gays or lesbians, but by heterosexual males. Homosexuality and pedophilia are not the same thing. The SHoRC welcomes the opportunity to help the public distinguish between the myth and reality regarding our gay and lesbian neighbors." Members of the local gay commumty are now considering a recall campaign against Amend. Robert Bray, spokesperson and field organizer with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the nation’s oldest gay, lesbian and bisexual civil rights group, released the following statement: Party Pics: Black &White-Party & More Dr., Amend’s bigoted mid unconscionable comments are revolting; medically unsound and dangerous. He is fueling an environment of harassment and violence and has endangered the lesbian, gay and bisexual.citizens of Spokane. His p,.oiso~ ous prejudice and erroneous ’facts" prevent him from serving the health and medical wall-being of his community. We call on citizens of Spokane, the soentificmidhealth professions, and all people of conscience to stop this medical monstrosity. Dr. Amend makes two wildly inaccurate assumptions. First, that sexual abuse is only a gay phenomenon, and, second, being gay equals AIDS. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the World Health Organization, and.numerous national and international medical groups report that HIV affects men, women and children regardless of their sexual orientation. AIDS is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 40. HIV does not discriminate, Dr. Amend does. The July 1994 issues of Pediatrics, the jonmal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and child welfare workers, reports that a child’s risk of being molested by a heterosexual may be more than 100 times greater than being abusedby a homosexual, lesbian or bisexual. The report, conducted by the University of Colorado, states, "No evidence is available from this data that children are at greater risk to be i molested byidentifiable homosexuals than by other adults," said the report. Dr. Amend’s assertions about the victimization of young Rachel are based on loathsome and medically indefensible stereotypes and mistruths. They are also seriously insensitive. Althou~,,h he is enrifled to his personal opinions, he cannot use his public health position to spew bigotry. Ima~neif you are the traumatized parent of a person who has died of AIDS, or of adeceased gay son or daughter, and you must take the body to Dr. Amend. It boggles the mind at how shockrag, tragic and incompassionate Dr. Amend’s statements are to the family of Rachel Carver & the citizens of Spokane. We support the call for his immediate resignation. We also call on public offi- Cials of Spo-kane particular the County ,Commissioners -- and clergy, elected officials, the media, medical, child welfare and educational leaders of the community to condemn the doctor’s statements. Silence equals complicity and allows bigotry to perpetuate. Photos: JD Jamett Unfortunatdy, Dr. Amend’s comments reveal a larger problem not endemic to Spokane. He is ali~ensed doctor as well as an elected Official. Despite the advances inmedical and scientific research onAIDS and homosexuality, prejudice and bigotry still permeate the medical profession. Blind prejudice allows physicians such as Dr. Amend to practice medicine and matriculate through the medical acadelmc system. Therefore, we also call on the American Medical Association and other professional coroner, medical school and health professional groups, especially those in the state Of Washington~ to con’- demnhomophobic andAIDSphobicrhetoric of its practitioners such as Dr. Amend. We urge them to implement ongoing trainings that sensitize medical practitioners to the facts about being gay. NAMES cont’dfromp. 1 In September, Movies 8 will host two special screening of the film, "The Sum of Us". The film is based on an Australian play about the lives oftwomen, a "straight" father and his Gay son. The Sept. 5 showing will be followed by a reception at the Holiday Ima Holidome and a second benefit Screening will be held on Sept. 6. For more info. call 748-3111. News B.... riefs News Briefs. News. Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Zimbal~qb.,B6bk Fair allege they possess under the document as "nihilistic" and originalERAin guaranteeing the thinks are important to the com- ExcludesGa-ys . rubri(sofindividualfreedomand thredatened to urgethe comltry’s equal rights of women - and munity where she has lived for HARARE, Zimbabwe-Thefu- !humanrights,indudingthefree- largerCatholicp~,p~tiontovote would assure a constitutional more than 10 years. tureofsub-SaharanAfrica’slarg- dom of the press to write, pub- against the b"on~tJtution if right to abortion and the equal Prosoeutor Dumped est publishing event, theZimba- lishandpublicizetheirliterature changes aren’t made. rights of gays and lesbians. bwe International :Book Fair, onthem?" Gay-Friendly Baptist Patricia Ireland, NOW’s presi- After Anti-Gay Remarks appears to.be.up in the air fol- In a press statement, GALZ Churches May BePurged dent, said,"It’soneofthosetimes SAN FRANCISCO-Califorma lowing the expulsion of a gay said it was "deeply concerned by when we’re going to try very Attorney General Dan Lungren and lesbian rights group and PresidentMugabe’sstatementon SAN FRANCISCO - The hard to be leaders rather than hastakenAndrewLoomis,astate opening day remarks., by Presi- homosexuals at theoffici,al open- American Baptist Church, the followers.of our movement." deputy attorney general, off a dent Robert Mugabe who de~ ing of the ZIBF’95. This year’s smallest of the Baptist denomi~ federal bias lawsuit case after scribed homosex~alz. ~ as Book Fair was intended to pro- nations in the U.S. with only ..~T:he. new.., proposed ERA, ...... which is in draft form .within Loomis defended the discharge ¯,sodomists,,aiid,,Oerv~t~.~vh0 mote..dialbgiieab0uthum~an;i~ht som(~ 1.25 million members na- NOW currently, says that "’atl of a gay man ~fr0m the.~ed wah~:t~ h~v~ ~e~ ii~. ~ub~ic ~d i~uess0itisunfoi:tunat~fllatthe donWide, may be poised to bepersons shall l~ve equal rights tbrces bexzause~’theConstifiition are ’~extree,m,ly...o.u.trageo"us.-~~" and~~’ top government officials re- gin. a purge Of local congregaand privileges without discrimi- does no,trecog~ize anything sperepugnmat. ’: ’ ’ S~c~lOl~nandfr~e discussion lions that accept gays mad lesbi.-~ nation on account of sex, race, cial ~bbut lfi~ owfffa~orite-~aasty Ti~ tileme o~t~iS year;S bobk needed to reduce prejudice ans among their ranks.. Backers sexual .orientation, marital sta- habitS" and apparently comparfair ironically is "human rights Phelps Kin Convicted of the move to oust the churches ms, etlmicity, national origin, iug homosexuals to child mosay they are "in direct opposiand freedom Of expression" and EMPORIA, Kan. - A Lyon color or indigence." After de- lesters. tion to the national principle was expected to draw represen- County, Kansas, jury has found bate, the NOW delegates added "Uudisputably homosexual adopted by the [American] Bap- tative of some 450 publishers Benjamin Phelps, a grandson of 2more categories to thelist- age acts are despised by a great protist Church" that "homosexualfrom more than 40 countries, notorious anti-gay picketer Fred and disability. Ireland saidofthe portion of the voters," L0omis ity is a sin." The Gay and Lesbian Associa- Phelps, guilty of battery for spit- _ new proposal, "We’re not naive wroteindefendingthedischarge Four S an Francisco area don of Zimbabwe (GALZ) had tingonJeroldBergerduringone There’s not one of us that of Lt. Andrew Holmes from the churches are the first targets of .... California National Guard. ,already been given a booth at the of the many demonstrations led does not know we are starting at lair to distribute educational lit- an expulsion campaign by other ground-zero." The 1 st ERA was Those oters have acted through by Phelps and his family mem- Baptist pastors that will be taken erature, but in late July, under bets. The Phelps grandson is 20 passed by Congress in 1972, but their president and their ConupinSeptember whenthe Amerigovernment pressure, the orga- years old and is the first of the narrowly failed to be ratified by gress to rid themselves of those canBaptist’swestemboardholds mzers of the book fair canceled extremist family picketers to be enough states to be added to the acts. In truth, there is no further its regular annual meedng. Out the GALZ reservation. Interna- convictedofacrimesincePhelps Constitution. justificationformostchaptersof tional rights .organizations of that regional board meeting thecriminallaw. And therefore," begandemonstratingagainstho- could come a call for a national Pastor Fired for sharply condemned the expul- mosexuals in 1991. Loomis wrote in a footnote to s~on of GAI_Z, a protest letter convention of the denomination Mari~ing L~bian Couple the court document, "it is still While the conviction is likely signed by hundreds of interna- to decide if gay-friendly Ameri- PATCHOGUE,N.Y.-TheCon- okay to be "prejudiced’ or ’bi- to be appealed by the family, the - - - can Baptist churches can remain gregationalChurchofPatchogue ased" against crirmnals, such as tionalliterary and publishing fig- younger Phelps faces a possible in the ABC or not. on Long Island has voted 84-67 molesters and pederasts, and to ures- including Nobel literature maximum $1,000 file and 6- l_e,aders of the churches that to fire the church’s pastor, the fire them forit." winners Nadine. Gordimer of month jail term on the charge, South Africa and Wole Soyinka accept gays,who formed theAs- Rev. RenwickJackson. Jackson Lungrenalsosaidhewassend- Phelps followers and family QfNigeria- was sent to the fair’s sociation ofWelcoming andAf- was dismissed by the congrega- ing a personal letter of apology members are being tried in 6 orgmtizers, and 4~ members of firming Baptists in 1992 which tion because he married a les- forLoomis’remarkstoU.S.Dis- other cases in the county resultnowincludes some30ABCcon- bian couple in the church which trict Judge Saundra Brown the fair’s governing board re- ing from protest activities by.the gregations in the U.S,, are pre- was first set up in this country Armstrong who is the presiding signedinprotest.Inaddition, the far-right minister, pared to fight the effort to oust more than 200 years ago by judge hearing Holms’ challenge Pt.~blisliing Assn. of South Af- Polish Church: Anti-Gay themfrom the regional groupof American colonists who were to the so-called "don’ t ask, don’t nca (PASA), .the largest exhibi- WARSAW- In whatmay be its AmericanBaptistcongregatious. looking for a "free and open tell" policyexcludinghomosexu- for at the fair, broke off negotia- most aggressive move into Eu- The Rev. Jim Hopkins of the place" to worship, als fromthe military. Lungren’s lions for a.joint sub-continent ropean politics in decades, the Lakeshore Ave. Baptist Church Transsexual Runs for office =nade the announcement l~x~k fair being discussed for Catholic Church in Poland is in- inOakland,Calif.,saidhewould of Loomis’ removal from the next.year and threatened to comcreasingly becominginvolvedin fight the move to purge the 4 City Council plete’ly withdraw from the Zim- case after stateAssembly =Memthe government affairs of Po- churches in order "to keep that SAN BRUNO, Calif. ~- Alice ber JohnVasconcellos (D-Santa babwe,fairnext vear. land, according to a _report in the hallmark of Baptist religious Barnesannouncedhercandidacy Clara) demanded an apology In hi.s. openinff remarks at the New York Times. According to freedomfrombeingtakenaway." foroneof2openseatsontheSan from the state attorney general bookfair,Mugabesaid "Ifindit the paper, the church is even Lakeshore, along with New Bruno city council, saying she for what Vasconcellos called cxtrcmelyoutrageousandrepug- considering making an official Community of Faith Church in wanted to get on to "real cam- Loomis’ "hateful, homophobic nant to. my human conscience endorsement in the country’s SanJose, theFirstBaplistChurch paign issues" - which is why attack." that such i~mnoral and revulsive presidential elections later this of Berkeley and the San Leandro Barnes also-announced at the org,’ufivahons, like those of ho- year. During the lengthy process British Activists Protest Community Church, are the 4 same time that she is a transmoscxuals who offend both ofhammeringoutPoland’scon- churches, sexual. Barnes said she wasn’t Bishop’s Address against the law of nature and the stitution, church officials got NOW Proposes New ERA bringing"mytranssexualisminto LONDON - The British gay nlorals of religious beliefs es- theirway ondefiningthechurch- this...but I’m being realistic, rightsgroupOutRage!disrnpted poused by our society, should PHILADELPHIA - Flying di- That’s why I confronted it right the farewell sermon of the Rt. state relationship, and are now rectly against what many politi- up front." In a prepared state- Rev. John Taylor, the out-going have anx advocates in our midst insisting on anti-abortion provi- cal analysts see as a more conand even elsewhere in the sions and specific constitutional ment, Barnes said, "My life’s Bishop of St. Albans at the ca- servative swing in America, the world...If we accept homosexu- languageprohibitinghomosexu- challenge has been difficult and thedral northofLondon. The 10- alitvasaright,asisbeingargued National Organization for " alsfromteachinginthecountry’s Women at its annual convention personal. I makeno secret of it. minute demonstration was to It has not been a factor in my protest the bishop’s support of by the association of sodolnists public school system, has not only resurrected a proand scxual perverts, what moral Proposals currently included contributing to San Bruno’s the so-called"ex-gay group," the fiber sh~dlonr society ever have posed Equal RightsAmendment in the draft constitution would progress. It is not a campaign Courage Trust. In a press state~ deny o~gmtized drug addicts, to the federal Constitution, it is issue." In her campaign for a ment,GlennHaltonofOutRage! prohibitdiscriminationbasedon also suggesting a revised veror even those given to bestialJty, sexual orientation, but church seat on the council, Barnes said said, "Today’s action sends a the rights they might claim and sion that goes far beyond the ,, leaders have denounced the she wants to focus on issues she message to the Church of En- 1438 S. Boston, Tulsa Kerry $28/hour MASSAGE THERAPIST "Tension, Stress, or Injury" YMCA 515 S. Denver Tues.-Fri (12-8pm) (918) 583-6201, Ext. 19 News ,Briefs News Briefs-News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News gland that the lesbian and gay commumty will not stand by as the Chinch allows other gay peopletobedamagedinthename of their religion by’funda mentalist bigots. Weare seeking an unequivocal condemnation ofthe actions ofthe ex-gay groups from the church and will not stop our campaign of disruption until the church acknowledges its moral responsibilities." Anti-Gay Measure Ruled Unconstitutional BOISE, Idaho - Idaho’s Attorney General Alan Lance, a Republican, has issued a formal "certificate ofreview"including his opinion that the latest proposed anti-gay initiative by the Idaho Citizens Alliance is unconstitutional. Voters in the state rejected a similar ICA anti-gay amendment last year, which the attorney general at the time also considered unconstitutional. Brian Bergqnist, who led the organization against the 1994 ICA measure, said, "This opinion is devastating to the ICA because now two attorney generals, a Democrat and a Republican, have both advised them that their anti-gay initiative proposals are unconstitutional." Louganis’ New Role NEW YORK - The New York Times reports that Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis will be starring soon in the off- Broadway play by Dan Butler, "The Only Thing Worse You .Could Ha~e Told Me.’"The pi;iy is described as a "view of contemporary gay life as shown through several characters in 14 vignettes." Lougams has appeared in other theater productions, including mostnotably the hit "Jeffrey." Austria Activists to Out Catholic Bishops VIENNA - The Austrian gay rights organization, Vienna Homosexual Initiative (HOSI), has said it would out 4 of the country’s Catholic bishops at a press conference on Aug. 1 in what would be the first case of outing clergy in the overwhelmingly Catholic country. HOSI spokesperson Kurt Krickler said, "We’re not having a go at anyone, ,we’re just trying to show that bishops can be gay too." The HOSI activists say they decided on the more drastic measure of outing 4 of the country’s 16 bishops after Parliament delayed aproposal to lower the age b~ consent for homosexual acts from 18 to 14 years ofage, equalizing the consent laws with heterosexuals. The Catholic Church in Austria has been wracked with controversy since April.when an ex- Catholic schoolboy chargedthat Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer, the Archbishop of Vienna and the Austrian church’s primate, sexually mOlestedhim years ago. U. Of Texas May Offer Partners Benefits AUSTIN, Texas - When the Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Computers took steps to open a facility in the suburbs near the Texas state capital last year, the company’s domestic partners policies erupted in months of controversy that eventually led to city voters repealing Austin’s domestic partner ordinance. Now, the Student Advisory Groupat the University ofTexas at Austin says it is considering recommending that the university’s board ofregents add partners benefits, perhaps as early as this September. Student leaders have said the benefits could range from library and sports passes for spouses to student family housing and health insurance benefits. Canadian Gov’t Admits Anti-Gay Discrimination OTrAWA - According to a report in the Toronto Globe & Mail, atforneys fighting a court case by the Canadian Union of Public Employees to extend survivor benefits to partners of same-sex couples, admitted in court that the government does in fact discriminate against gay and lesbian couples in benefits. But Brian Saunders, a government attorney, said the issue should be settled gradually by Parliament and notby the courts. "Parliament must be allowed to take an incremental approach to equality issues," Saunders told thejudge hearing the union case. Lesbians Win Bias Case VANCOUVER, Canada- Vancouver gynecologist Gerald Korn has been ordered to pay $3,000 in fines plus damages to a lesbian couple for refusing to artificially inseminate one of the women because they are lesbians. Dr. Tracy Potter and her partner, attorney SandraBenson, filed a complaint with the BritishColumbialmmanrights council after Kom refu_s,e~,insemination services Because of the couple’s sexual orientation. Kom had originally claimed he had refused his services because he didn’t want to get involved in any .possible child custody disputcs if the couple later separated. But the council ruled that he had refused to gi."ve the couple the kinds of serv|ces routinely available to heterosexuals solely because they are lesbians. Gay Em ployee Groups Gaining Ground SALT LAKE CITY - Accord- .ing to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune, gays and lesbians are organizing in the workplace not only nationally buteven in conservative Utah. While such gay and lesbian employee groups ,are fairly common in major urban areas with large and active gay populations, the paper reports that late last year, when American Express Travel Related Services in New York authorized minority employee groups at the firm,, the Utah branch was the first to organize a gay workers group - Gay & Lesbian Organization to Build Equality (GLOBE). Despite the state’s stannchly conservative image, govenmaent workers with Salt Lake County have also formed the Gay & Lesbian Employees Assn. (GLEA), and last year workers with AT&T’s Lesbian and Gay United Employees (LEAGUE), alsofornaally organized ~at the ’tdephone giant’s offices in Utah. in May, US West’s EmployeeAssn: forGays & Lesbians (EAGLE) also hosted a regional conference of other EAGLE groups. Ultimately, the gay and lesbian employee groups say it is the company itself that benefits from such worker organizations since they help generate a sense of loyal~ty. "It’s much easier now for employees to be out in the work force mid not worry about repercussious from the boss," says Richard Cottino at US West. "They know file company is behind them "" Compromise on Rights Revision in Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY - Under pressure from local mid national gay rights activists, the Salt Lake County Board of Cormnissloners voted not to remove protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation in county governmentand services. The Gay and Lesbian-Utah Democrats in Salt LakeCity had threatened to lead:a nationwide boycott if the commissioners gutted the county’s anti-bias ordinance: County officials said they wanted tomakethechanges to avoid potentially costly lawsuits byunmamedcounty workers’sdeking insurance benefits under the anti-discrimination code. Under political pressure, the commisSibn decided not to adopt broader revisions that would have removed all references to protected classes, including sexual orientation, and instead made changes that re~ strict some county worker benefits and services not specifically required by state or federal law. Because domesdc partner benefits aren’t mandated by either Utah or U.S. law, the compromise measure would exclude the county from. being required to provide partner benefits to unmarried or gay and lesbian couples. But it would not remove existing explicit protections based on sexual orientation or marital status. Ill a news statement, Michael Aaron, chair of GLUD, said, "We’re pleased that the board has agreed to keep the protection of equal-employment rights for bisexual, gay and lesbian people ~n county government. But, it’s discouraging to us that ,this action further destabilizes samesex partnerships andfamilies.by making it morse difficult for:bisexual, gay and lesbian.county employees to receive the same benefits like health care for their same-sex partners.’" Sports Bar Bias Lawsuit CHICAGO - A popular sports bar in the Chicago suburb of Harwood Heights, the Sidelines, has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by 4 gay men - Steven Kleinedler, Robert Castillo, Craig Teichen and John Pelmycuff. In March 1994, the owner of Sidelines had the 4 men arrested because they were dancing with each other at the bar. The disorderly conduct charges against the 4 men were later dismissed, but they filed a complaint with the Cook County Commission on Human Rights, charging discrinlination based on sexual orientation. The bar will have to pay the 4 men aal undisclosed amount in damages and attorneys’ fees, a $2,000 fine to Cook County, and put upnotices in the popular, predominately straight bar promising to abide by the county’s anti-bias code, which prohibits disc rimination based on sexual orientation. State Official Comes Out MONTPELIER, Vt. - Ed Flanaga~2 Vermont?s state attditor, has Come out during an interview with the Burlington (Vt.) FreePress. Flanagan has held the auditor’s post for more than 2 years, turning the usually donothing post into a high-profile office that’s criticized many of the state’ s toppoliticians for what Flanagan sees as a failure ofsome state officials to serve the public interest adequately. Flanagan said he had decided to take the step of going completely public after marching in this year’s gay pride parade in Burlington and because of what he sees as growing anti-gay bias nationally. "I think .public bigotry creates a moral obligation to respond publicly," he said. Ex-Congressman From Mississippi Dies of AIDS SILVER SPRING, Md. - Jon Hinson, the.former Mississippi member of,~ongress mad conservadve Republican; has died of an AIDS-related illness. Hinson resigned hisHouse seat during hi.s 2nd term, ’of office after he was arrested on charges of having sex with another mma in a federal office building in 1981: Hinson acknowledged that he was in.fac~ gay’after his resignation and went oh to Work for the gay rights moV(m~nt. He helped found the statelrbbying group Virginians for Ju’sffce and Fairfax Lesbian &Gay°~itizens Assn. Lesbian Sunday ’Si~hool Teacher Forced to Quit GLASGOW, Scotland - Le~ley Craise, an openly lesbian Sunday school teacher, has been forced to leave the Presbyterian Church of Scotland after telling teenagers in her Bible classes that Goddidn’t have to be viewed as a male. 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Both drugs arein afamily of medications known as protease inhibitots, which are being tested by about a dozen drug companies. Early studies indicate the drugs can remove a significant amount of HIV from the bloodstream, although the virus that remains appears to devdop resistance to them~ Merck & Co. notified some 130,000 doctors that it will give Crixivan to about 1,400 patients in later stages ofAIDS without charge. Supplies are limited, Merck officials say, because of the difficulty ofmaking the drug, so the company is restricting the distribution to those with extremely impaired immune systems.Those interested in the Merck program can call 1-800-497-8383. Study Raises Questions About Early Medical Intervention LONDON - A study published in the British Medical Journalindicates that the limited array of AIDS medications appears to delay the onset of symptoms early in the infection, but may actually shorten the survival time of people with the disease in the long term. The Study examinedthehealthhistories of436people -.339 who began taking anti-AIDS medicines shortly after first learning they were infected with HIV, and 97 who didn’t begin taking medications until they had already developed full-blown AIDS and Briefs Health Briefs Health Briefs Health become gravely ill. Dr. Mark Poznansky, the lead researcher in the study, reports that people who started treatment early on in the infection experienced fewer ailments related to AIDS. But the study also found that once they became seriously ill, they lived on average a year less than patients whohad not begin treatment until they were severely sick with AIDS-related illnesses. The study raise~ questions ofwhetherthe short-termbenefits ofwarding off symptoms outweighs the shortened life span. Vitamin A May Help HIV Babies WASHINGTON - A report published in the current issue of the American Journal ofPubtic Health by researchers in South Africa suggests there may now be hope for giving newborns infected with HIV a better lifeby ~vingthemmoderately large doses of vitamin A. The Natal University. doctors studied 118 infants born to HIVpositive mothers. Half the babies were ~ven vitamin A, while the other half were given placebos. All the infants who received the vitamin A supplements - regardless of their HIV status - had fewer illnesses. According to Dr. Anna Coutsoudis, a Natal University pediatrics professor and lead author of the study, the vitaminA made a much larger difference among the infants infected with HIV. If other researchers confirm the effectiveness of vitamin A, it could substantially reduce hospital and health-care costs for infants infected with the virus. Senate Rebuffs Helms on AIDS WASHINGTON- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved continued funding for the Ryan WhiteCAREAct,which had been delayed by Sen. Jesse Helms (RN. C.) for month~. AIDS, Helms had said, is a disease perpetuated by "the offensive "madrevolting conduct of gay men." Helms, one of the most homophobic members of Congress, tried unsuccessful to turn the reauthofizafion of the bill into a referendum on homosexuality, charging that "Congress is falling all over itself to do ~vhat the homosexual lobby is almost hysterically demanding that Congress do." Helms also insisted that the federal government spends more money on AIDS than it does on,cancer and heart disease. But even fellow Republicans disputed Helms figures. "HIV/AIDS receives $5.4 billion, cancer $15 billion, and heart disease $34billion," said Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R.) on the Senate floor. As chair of the Labor and Human Resources Committee her figures apparently impressed the senators moie than Helms’ attacks on gays and lesbians. In the end, Helms could get only 2 other Senators - Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Robert Smith (RN. H.) - to side with him in the 97-3 lopsided vote to refund the act. President Clinton lashed out at Sen. Jesse Helms, saying it was "luSt wrong" for the North Carolina Republican to advocate curlingfederal AIDS researchfunds for the deadly epidemic because he believes that people who have it are immoral. "The gay people who have AIDS are still our sons, our brothers, our cousins, our citizens. They’re Americans, too," Clinton said in a speech at Georgetown University. "They’re obeying the law and workinghard. 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Flu Shots May Stimulate HIV LOS ANGELES Scientists at the University of California’ s Los Angeles AIDS Institute report in the current issue of the journal Blood that even the mild stimulauon to the body’s immune system that results fromaninfluenza vaccinationmay stimulate the growth of HIV in infected individuals. Dr. William O’Brien of UCLA, who headed the research team, said the people infected with HIV should _ still get flu shots because"actual infection with influenza may be more damaging." But he added that patients with advanced AIDS may not be good candidates to receive flu vaccinations. "’Perhaps these patients should not be vaccinated." he said, noting that they do not respond well to the flu shots. 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Over the past 10 years, college costs have increased, faster than the rate of inflation, whilefunds availablefor scholarships and financial aid have decreased. ¯ How do college bills get paid? ......... Motiiating college costs have forced parents and students to become more creativein their search for funding. There are three main ways to pay for college: Grants and/or scholarships. Financial grants are an unpredictable source of funds. Grants are usually based on financial-need tests that exclude many middle-income families. Also, it’s difficult to know whether or not your child will be eligible for scholarships in the future, Loans Banks, civic organizations, colleges, and federal and state governments sponsor loan programs. There are, however, two main drawbacks to borrowing for college: The amount of the loan is limited by thefamily’s (or the student’s) ability to repay and the loan (plus interest) becomes a long-term financial burden. 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From a proposal in Oregon that would effeciively prohibitdoctors from performing alternative insemination on unmarried women--including lesbians - to a bill in Vermont that would ban adoption by unmarried couples and second-parent adoption, the Far Right is attempting to construct a barbed-wire fence of law and public policy. !ts purpose: to keep lesbians, gay men and bisexuals out of the territoly marked "children and family." The strategy speaks both to the history of gay oppression and to the contemporary state of lesbian and gay concerns. In the past, medical, legal, and religious discourse defined homosexuals in opposition to the heterosexual nuclear family. Inflammatory stereotypes definedqueers, .whether male or female, as predators seeking to invade the sanctum of thehome and to steal the young. For previous generations, the price of adopting a gay, lesbian or bisexual identity has often been to live outside the faniily. When a gay political agenda took shape after Stonewall, basic goals such as sodomy law repeal, civil rights protections, and the removal of the stigma of mental illness took precedence. But now, the gay community across the country is reclaiming family. Lesbians are choosing to have children, gay men are seeking to become foster parents, both men and women are insisting that their intimate partnerships be recognized by law. Lesbian, gay and bisexual parents want their children--and their children’s peers to be taught tolerance in school, while the parents and advocates of gay youth are insisting that the schools respond to the needs of their sexual minority students. In almost every area of public policy that impinges onfamily and youth, gay voices are being heard. These voices .are new, and not yet well orgauized.; And so the Radical Right has rushed into the void, playing-upon the emotional’ flashpoints that run through American :culture, and fomenting fear. It is not hard to do. With the crisis of family and community that Americans are living through, gay men, lesbians and bisexuals are easier, simpler-targets than a changing labor market with wage structures that compromise family stability, or school systems without the resources to educate. This year’s legislative record suggests that battles over family are likely to remain frontline conflicts. It also suggests that the gay community needs to apply to the arenaof family the lessons it has learned in its fight for health care and againsthate-motivated violence patient, deliberate, and sustained organization; broad-based education of sympathetic al - lies; and the careful articulation of an agenda rooted in the real needs of its members. Historian John D’Emilio is director of the Policy Institute at the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force in Washington, DC. Reviewed by Barry Hensley Supervisor, Circulation Department Tulsa City-County Library Currently,in our society, theword ’Tami! y" has a very specific meaning which includes a father, mother, children andthe extended, related family. This definition ofafamily follows a standard format during the family life cycle: courtship, marriage, children and anniversaries. Recently, lesbian and gay male couples have begun to create their own role models and traditions within the contextof their relationships, developing a broadened understanding of the word ’~famil y". In "The Lesbian- Family Life Cycle," author Suzatme Slater has produced a helpful guide to creating and maintaining a lesbian family. The first half of the book, which is an examinanon of ’~aaduring Realities of Lesbian Family Life," addresses stress, strengths and coping mechanisms, and lesbian families with children. The rest of the book is a stage-by-stage analysis of the lesbian life cycle. Stage One: Formation of the Couple, acknowledges that there are obstacles to overcome, such as isolation, lack of role models or mentors, the possibility of social stigma and, sometimes, a lack of compatibility. This chapter helps lesbians ...lesbian & male couples ~aaYve begun to create tl~eir own role models & traditions ...developing a broadenedur~der: - standl,n,~ of the word family" learn to create a persistent expectation that 10rig-term, devoted relationships are productive and possible.. Stage Two: Ongoing Couplehood, focuseson getting both partners to agree on commitment, living together, and the problems of distance.. Stage Three: The Middle Years, assumes that both partners persevere. The lesbian couple then experiences the unprecedented security and joy that deepened commitment has to offer. Stage Four: Generativity, looks beyond the earlier storms that partners have weathered and concentrates on other things, including, perhaps, children. Stage Five: Lesbian Couples Over Sixty-Five, describes a period.that can tast twenty years or more and includes retirement, financial and heal.th concerns and lesbian widowhood. ’The Lesbian Family Life Cycle" is a telpful guide, in a very readable format, which can help ’lesbian partners dare to redefine the very concept offamily and to design especially personalized approaches to their own family lives." Other new titles of interest include: ’Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present" by Neil Miller ’$:reedom, Glorious Freedom" by John J. McNeill ’Queer Spirits: A Gay Men~s Myth Book" by Will Roscoe TWO for ONE SALE! Enjoy the ultimate in technology with Mitsubishi autos & electronics. Buy any Mitsubishi car before Sept. 11 & get. a 20" stereo TV or 4-head hi-fi VCR! Come in to register for big screenTV give-away! Y 50wS cont’dfrqm p.- 2 Measured that way, the ’50s wer~ a time of moral depravity transformed ’by the ’60s, a time of moral advance. Think about it: During the 1950s, racial segregation was the law of the land, enforced by state-sanctioned terror. People of dark skin color, for that reason alone, were not permittedto i~0te, Serve on-juries, enjoy, mainstream public accommodations like restaurants,movie theaters., ,h,otels and: swimfiiing ~pools,~euroll in ’white" public schools b~ e.Ven t~se certain public toilets. And they were not infrequently beatenorkilled ffthey tried. While all this w~ going on, children prayed every day in Southern schools. During the ’50s, women throughout the country were expected to be stay-home wives and mothers, denied equal opportunity in education andemployment and usually forced to risk degradation and death to terminate a pregnancy. It was not until 1965 that laws prohibiting even married couples from obtaining contraceptives were struck down. During the ’50s, gay men and lesbians lived secret lives, terrorized by the fear of revelation. Their most intimate, personal relationships were considered criminal in more than half the states. The disabled were hidden away as wall, their physical impediments disabilities compounded by imposed social and economicrestrictions. And free speech wasn’t so free either in the 1950s. Loyalty oaths prevailed, the attorney genera[~pt alist of disapproved political organi,~,~tions, the FBI infiltrated them and harass~d~p~ople whose views J. Edgar Hoover di~lh t like, and congressional committ~ summoned citizens to account for thei?:political beliefs and associations, recant and rat on their friends. Those who refused often lost theiijobs and some even went to jail: Signing the wrong petition or going to the wrong meeting was riskY business, despite what:¢ the First Amendment appeared to say. The ’60s changed muchof that. Jim Crow laws were dismantled and equal opportunity was guaranteed by enforceable laws for both women and racial nilnotifies. Other minorities were encouraged and emboldened by these startling gains and begantheir ownmovements for equal:¯rights. The government’s spying apparatus was dismantled .and discredited. Theroad to freedom and equal rights is arduous, and much of it still remains to be traveled. New road-blocks have been erected, threatening the progress made in the ’60s. Both the Supreme Court and congress are in full retreat on affirmative action remedies for race and gender discriminations. A purge of black members of Congress from the South is under way. Th6 separation of church and state, which protects religious freedom, ~s seriously threatened. The retreat back to the ’50s is certaluly under way. But were we a more moral nation when legalized racial segregation prevailed; when women were denied equal opportunity and forced to submit to back-alley butchers; when people were punished because o_f their polifical beliefs and associations? Abolishing these gross abuses of individual rights in so short a time was arguably the greatest moral advance this nation or any other nation has ever expe~ rienced. The notion that we are a less moral nation today than we were in the ’50s is a monument to historical revision- Ira Glasser is the executivedimctor of the American Civil Liberties Union. Cherry Street Psychotherapy Associates 1 51 5 South .Lewis Are you ¯looking for a relaxed, amicable, private atmosphere for therapy? Our office provides a level of confidentiafity and comfort that enhances the therapeutic process. For further- information call 743-4117 Leah Hunt, MSW Judy Seymour-Taylor, CADC Della Blackburn, CADC Richard Reeder, ~S Serving a Diverse Community Tropical Caribbean Feb. 11-18,1996, $795-1950 Deep Caribbean Feb. 18-25,1996, $795-1950 Mexican Riviera March 17-24,1996, $795-2495 French Canada June 30 - July 7, ! 996, $895-2295 Call International Tours 9z8-34/-6866 RSVP Methodist Comes Out ST. P,~UL, Minn. - The Rev. Jeanne PowerS, the associate general secretary of the 8-million-member United Methodist Church’s general commission on Chtistianunity andinterreligious concerns, told a meeting of UMC officials at Augsburg College that she has been a lesbian all her adult life and has served in the church despite rules against "selfavowed, practicing homosexuals." Powers, who is 63, made the revelation just one year before she is slated to retire as a "political act" to encourage church debate about ordaining gay & lesbian ministers. Powers is the highest ranking United Methodist Church official to reveal her homosexuality. ,I have been lesbian all my life," Powers said. ’~’ve never known my identity as otherwise." Powers Said she won’t resign as an ordained minister, nor will she turn overher ordination papers. If terminatedr as a minister,.Powers could lose some of her retirement benefits. Powers stopped short ofactually saying she is sexually active, a key point in the UMC prohibition, but she lives with her life partner and promised to answer any questions UMC officials may have. "If you’re called to do something, you take the risks," Powers said. ’~If I waited a year, until after my retirement, it would be too easy to discount me. What I need is a year to help the church struggle with this. If this act of resistance keeps the church restless about its understanding of homosexuality and the Christian faith, then I believe I will have continued my own commitment to working for justice and being a change agent in the church and the world. Order cont’dfrom p. ] governmentfor deciding who should have access to state secrets. McCurry noted in amaouneing the executive order that under the previous system, anindividual’s sexual orientation was often grounds for launching extensive background checks. The federal government, in fact, has a ~ long history of denying clearances to gays and lesbians: ... " Activists, :.many of whom backed Clintonwhenhe raft forpresidentin 1992, and whosesupport world help him in ~s expected re-election bid next year, ha;€~ long urged the administration to take tion to end discrimination against gay people in granting the important clearanceS. The order states simply, ’The United States government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or sexual orientation in granting access to classified information." Leonard Hirsch, president of GLOBE (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Employees of the Federal Government), saidin thepress statement that the Clinton order "takes a very large step in removing the legal bartiers to equal treatment in the federal workforce. By explicitly including sexual orientationin thenon-disctimination statement, he finally expurgates decades of legal harassment and discrimination." 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The researchers are hoping tI~t l~tienew combinationw0uldhelp l~ulld anew immune system to fight the disease being challenged locally. Drug Task Force Under Fire WASHINGTON - The medical technology newspaper BioWorld Today reports that several key Clinton administration officials are increasingly frustrated with the work of the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development, a federal panel set up 2 years ago to advise the government on AIDS drug treatment policies. The paper reports that Phil Lee, Assistant Secretary for Health, David Kessler, the FDA Commissioner, andHarold Varmus, director ofthe National Institutes ofHealth, and all members of the task force, have raised questions about whether the panel should be renewed When its current authorization expires in October. Non-administration members of the task force expressed frustrations with the panel as well. "In 2 years, we have nothing to point to,",Peter Staley of New York’s Treatment Action Group told the paper. But Staley said the fault wasn’t with the task force, but with the Clinton administration. "We had inadequate staff, a minuscule budget, a slow schedule, and not enough support from Kessler, ~ and Varmus," Staley said. More Condoms Needed in India NEW DELHI - The World Bank has urged the Indian government and health officials to emphasize malecontraception practices in the nation. The World Bank recommendation is aimed at both reducing the population gro.wth rate in the II!III robert owen freeman architectural & interior design consulting, architectural renderings pob 52621, tulsa, ok 7~,152 918.747.0880 Open Arms Open Minds Open Hearts Saint Aidan’s 4045 No. Cincinnati. 425-7882 Saint John’s 4200 So. Atlanta PI., 742-7381 Trinity 501 So, Cincinnati. 582-4128 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You world’s 2nd most populous nation.and at curbing the spread of HIV. The World Bank said there was a "pressing need to promote the use of condoms" in India where the "growing HIV epidemic makes greater use of condoms an urgent priority." AIDS Postman Fired CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The postal.letter carrierwho refused tQ d¢liyer,mail:to a couple who have AIDS won’t be deliverlng any moreU.S., mail for a while.’Tim Snodgrass says he was afraid of contract~ ing HIV from stamps.or envelopes Fred and Pat Grounds had licked. Snodgrass went throughan AIDS educational seminar at the main post office in the West Virginia capital, but when he had finished the course, Snodgrass insisted he had not changed his mind about his fears of being exposed to the virus. Hehas been fired for refusing to deliver the couple’s letters. Needle-Swap Program Works BOSTON - A state-funded study of the Boston-Cambridge based needle-exchange program, Project-A-HOPE, indi- .cates the project has lowered needle sharing among IV drug users, thereby reducing the risks of transmitting HIV. The study also found no indication that either drug use or crimes related to drugs had increased because of the exchanges. Frisco Giants Fight AIDS SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants have announced that its Aug. 13 game against the Chicago Cubs will be the pro baseball team’ s 2nd annual "Until There’s a Cure Day" fundraiser to fight the AIDS epidemic. The Giants are the only major league team to designate a regular season game to fighting the epidemic. ,!~Y Pat Morehead Life is like a box of chocolate, sticky and messy. If you don’t believe me just ask Hugh Grant! While I was looking for my limes, Hugh was looking for something else. What is going on out in LA LA Land? I mean we know what was up with Hugh Grant, nudge nudge, wink wink. Now weknow thatCharli~ Sheen spent 53 grand.fo~? hogkers.,First off, credit ~oes to Hugh .f0~ ~ompa’~ftive shopping~. But what’s With these guys? Did they miss the orientation class on the benefits of Hollywo0dfamemad fortune?HughandCharl~e are my picks for Dumb and Dumber, Part Two. And speaking of Dumb and Dumber, somebody in the County Commissioners office should be in the running as well. You don’t fund an operating budget (i.e. a jail of all things ) with a Sales Tax. What happens when theeconomy takes a header and we all quit spending? Evidently the Comm.issioners have already forgotten the recess~onary period in the eighties. Besides, I’m not supporting any added tax when we can’t even get recognition from the Human Rights Commission. So when the September Jail vote comes along, everyone in our commumty should go vote "NO". And you thought the only thing I thought about was Brads" butt. Hooooo, Brads’ butt....sorry, momentarily distracted. So, while I’m on political news I can’t let Ms. Vicki Cleveland get off without a word. And believe me, after her successful NO POOR PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD deal, she really got off. Course that’s about the only way she could get off. In an e~fort .to appear Politically Correct she is rumoured to be planning an additional ordinance. This will be a Community Block Grant Development Fund to foster Miflti-Cultural un: derstanding, In effect CBGD funds (read tax dollars) will be awarded to families in qualifying income brackets to help with multi-cut~ral unders,t?),n~ding. ., t-f Iunders~tand th(~r0gram,C0rre~tl.y, it will w~ork some.~)ng like this. Ira family in her neighiaorhood hire~ fin Asian Gardner, tlae f~ifiiy wiil re~i~,e $30~000 in CBGD money. AnHisp~aiC hired, as. a domestic will be worth $20,000 andan English Nanny will be worth $22,500. An additional CBGD amount of $10,000 will go to the same family if they hire a French Au Pair after filling one of the above mentioned catagories. To apply for this Federal money you must meet the following requirements: I) Live within 5000 feet of Southern Hills Country Club, 2) contribute $5,000.00 or more to the Republican party and 3) be personal friends with Ms. Vicki. And you thought she wasn’t doing her part to advance multi-cultural understanding. That’s it for now, campers. Me, I’m headed back to rmx up another batch of Bloody Bulls, get naked and relax in the hot tub there to ponder the greater questions of life, like where do I find that Internet File with the pictures of Brad Pitt. Have a nice August aa.d don’t for_oct to vote NO on the Jail S~ Tax. ~ "Pat Morehead is a T~i~an whose commentaries focus on arti~olitics & Brad Pitt’s derriere. These vi~_s are notnecessarily those of Tulsa Family News. At Tomfoolery, coming out is what we’re all about. We’re Tulsa’s. original gay" "........ ~:~!:: & lesbian gift shop, and we’ve got the best selection of T-shirts, rainbow gear and novelty items in town. 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Memorial, 835~5083 Open 2pro M,F, Noon Sat/Sun TULSA’S HUGE PAT][O BAR 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/. Title A name given to the resource [1995] Tulsa Family News, August 15-September 14, 1995; Volume 2, Issue 9 Subject The topic of the resource Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa’s Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities. Description An account of the resource Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 issued December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September 0f 2001 (Volume 8, Issue 9). The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level. 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